I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

Not to mention, she has other more important things to do right now.

After glancing around to make sure there was nothing else that needed her help, Yui Yuigahama said goodbye to A-ko, handed the sewing kit to the logistics department, and asked the HR manager next to him, "Um, I'm almost done here, can I go out for a bit?"

"Of course, thank you for your hard work, Yuihama-san." B-ko, who was in charge of personnel, smiled slightly. "Leave the rest to us, and we'll definitely make sure the stage is packed!"

"Yeah, let's make it the most popular program at this school festival!" Yui Yuigahama turned around, pumping her fist with determination. "I'll be going now, feel free to call me anytime if you need any help~"

"Okay... Oh, right, Yuihama-san!"

Suddenly remembering something, B-ko quickly called out to Yui Yuigahama, who was about to leave the classroom: "You should know, right? The others secretly arranged an impromptu performance for him..."

"Hmm? Of course I know. After all, it was Yumiko who suggested it, and I was there at the time..."

Thinking about this, Yui Yuigahama couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

Whether she wanted to witness someone's acting skills, which she described as professional, or simply wanted to prank her boyfriend, Miura Yumiko pulled the scriptwriters and all the actors aside to discuss an impromptu performance—only Tenkuji Yu was improvising, while the others were responsible for coordinating and wrapping up the performance—and 'asked' Yuigahama Yui to keep quiet and give that seemingly omnipotent guy a little surprise.

Of course, Yui Yuigahama, like everyone else, initially strongly opposed this kind of prank-like impromptu performance, and was already thinking about tipping them off...

However, Yumiko Miura convinced everyone, including herself, with just a few words:

"You don't believe in his abilities? Even in an impromptu performance, that guy can handle it perfectly, and even react in ways we don't expect, right? Don't you want to see just how far he can go in this situation? Ha, really? Nobody really thinks they can mess with him like this?"

The audience was speechless, and many people even sided with her after hearing her performance, agreeing to an impromptu performance targeting Yuu Tenkuji.

Yui Yuigahama's feelings were indescribably complicated.

To be honest, the way Yumiko said those words didn't seem like the person who usually saw Yu as a thorn in her side. It was clearly just a very obvious provocation, but the unwavering trust and the tone of her agreement made people suspicious.

On the surface, she seems to be hostile towards Yuuko for her own sake, but could it be that Yuuko is actually...?

Are you a fan of Xiaoyou?

"Are you sure it's okay? What if Tenkuji-kun doesn't want to go on stage, or gets nervous and just stands there awkwardly..."

Meeting B's worried gaze, Yui Yuigahama couldn't help but give a wry smile: "It's no use talking about this now. They've already come up with the whole plan and are just waiting for Yui to come and watch the show... But don't worry, I'll be watching from the side!"

Her eyes shone brightly as she confidently declared, "If Xiaoyou doesn't want to go on stage, I'll take his place. If he's willing to go, then there's nothing to worry about—after all, he's our club's top male star!"

B-ko breathed a sigh of relief and smiled, "If you're confident, then there's no problem. To be honest, I really want to see Tenkuji-kun's performance soon..."

A sly, businessman-like grin immediately appeared on her lips. Yui Yuigahama rubbed her fingers together in a mock-mercenary manner: "Hehehe, come watch it in the audiovisual room during the break! Remember to bring your 200 yen ticket fee~"

B-ko said helplessly, "No wonder she's Tenkuji's girlfriend, she really knows how to do business."

"You flatter me, you flatter me!"

Yui Yuigahama left the classroom in a good mood. She took out her phone and was about to send a message to ask where they were when a call came in.

It is the mother.

Her eyes widened slightly in surprise, and she quickly answered the phone: "Mom, have you arrived yet?"

The school festival had only just begun when she arrived. Just how bored must this married woman be at home... how excited must she be to come visit the high school?!

"Yes, it's right at the school gate now~" Mrs. Yuihama chuckled like a young girl, seemingly very happy.

As for Yui Yuigahama, who is the daughter, all I could hear was a strong sense of her trying to look young.

She glanced out of the corridor; the school gate wasn't visible from here. She then quickly headed towards the stairs, saying into her phone as she went down, "Wait for me a moment. I've just finished here, and I'll take you to find Xiaoyou."

Mrs. Yuihama obediently replied, "Okay, try to hurry! Lots of handsome young men are hitting on me, and Mommy can't take it anymore and has to go with them!"

Yui couldn't help but shout, "Hold on, you middle-aged woman!"

"...Huh? Say it again if you dare?"

"I'm talking about young wives that middle-aged women envy. Please don't do anything that will trouble your daughter!"

"Just kidding~ Although some people did try to chat me up, I politely turned them all down, okay?"

"There really is someone... No, it's nothing, I'm almost there!"

When Yui Yuigahama arrived at the school gate without stopping, the 00-year-old married woman standing under the parasol, who bore a resemblance to her but exuded a mature and gentle temperament, turned around, withdrawing her distant gaze from the bustling scene on campus and revealing a light and lively smile.

"I really need to spend more time with young people other than you. I've only been in high school for a short time, but I already feel like I've become three or four years younger!"

Yui Yuigahama approached silently: "That was just an illusion..."

Looking around, although there weren't any guys who would approach her like her mother had described, many passing high school boys would casually glance at her once or twice, though it was hard to say what part of their eyes they would focus on.

Both mother and daughter were well-developed, especially the mother. Even though she was wearing a full-body winter coat, her ample bosom still swayed dramatically. Combined with her mature and beautiful face and the gentle temperament of a married woman, she naturally had a strong appeal to boys of that age, and it was only natural that they would be attracted to her.

"What a bunch of shallow folks..." Yui Yuigahama scoffed, leading her mother toward the school building. "People like Yui, who have no evil thoughts, are definitely a minority..."

“Indeed, when Yu is around me, he doesn’t even bother to peek, he avoids me like the plague…” Mrs. Yuihama sighed with some worry, her hand lightly touching her cheek. “Even I can’t attract him… Yui, could it be that he’s only interested in boys?”

"No way! He's just a decent person!" Seeing her boyfriend being questioned about his sexuality by his mother, Yui Yuigahama hurriedly tried to explain, "Keeping his distance from women he's not interested in, not looking at them too much or having too much contact with them, and being able to firmly refuse even if someone pursues him—that kind of guy is the ideal dating partner, right?"

“That’s true, but the points above only prove he’s a gentleman at best.” Mrs. Yuihama frowned, her tone sharp as she retorted, “Are you sure he’s actually responsive to women? What evidence do you have?”

Yui Yuigahama retorted defiantly, glaring back: "Of course! When we kissed before—"

She paused slightly, a primal sense of shame making her stagger; then, in that brief pause, she realized something was amiss, and her eyes widened in disbelief as she asked:

"Mom, you wouldn't..."

That aggressive look vanished from her face faster than turning the pages of a book. Mrs. Yuihama shook her head regretfully, looking disappointed.

"Just kissing? Yui, you're so useless! You've known him for years and you're still stuck in the same place. Mom doesn't even set curfews for you, you go to and from school with him every day, and you still haven't caught him red-handed..."

"Mom, you tricked me!"

"What do you mean by 'tricking you'? Who told you to be such a troublemaker!" Meeting her daughter's angry and indignant glare, Mrs. Yuihama reached out and pushed her forehead with her finger.

"I've been waiting for you to bring him home to officially define our relationship, but several days have passed. You come home on time for dates, and you don't stay overnight when you visit his house—you silly girl, is he your boyfriend or your male best friend?!"

"We've only been officially dating for a month!" Yui Yuigahama retorted softly, blushing, her fingers pointing at each other, a strange lack of confidence in her voice. "We just haven't taken it to the final step yet. I hinted at it before, and he agreed. What's the rush..."

With her elbows crossed and her chest supported, Mrs. Yuihama sneered, "Not in a hurry? Don't you know that modern high school couples go to bed after seven days of dating?"

Yui Yuigahama was speechless with astonishment: "Really?! Mom, do you know someone in your family...?"

Mrs. Yuihama put her hands on her hips and puffed out her chest with a righteous air.

"I don't know, I saw it online! It's data analyzed by experts!"

"Don't scare me, okay..." Yui Yuigahama was immediately speechless, then let out a long sigh as if all her strength had left her, turned her head away, too lazy to look at her, and hummed twice.

"Besides, so what if it's only seven days? Their relationships are just fast food. Xiaoyou and I are going to walk into the future together and grow old together. There's no rush at all!"

Mrs. Yuihama rolled her eyes: "Yes, yes, you're talking about the purest love... Do you still want to hear my secret technique?"

"...What secret technique?" Yui Yuigahama silently walked back to her mother's side, pouting somewhat unwillingly.

Mrs. Yuihama leaned her shoulder gently over and gave a mysterious smile.

"It's a secret technique that, once you've done it, will make a man never want to leave you."

Snap, snap.

Staring incredulously at her finger making a lewd gesture in the shadows, Yui Yuigahama murmured in a daze, "Mom, so you're this open-minded...?"

Mrs. Yuihama sighed deeply and looked into the distance: "There's no other way. For my daughter's happiness, I'm going all out."

Yui Yuigahama hugged her arm, deeply moved, and nuzzled her head gently like a puppy: "Mom, I'm sorry. You've always been thinking of me, but I just said so many bad things about you..."

"Silly child, it's alright, I am your mother."

Mrs. Yuihama stroked her hair affectionately, her eyes crinkling with a smile, and the corners of her mouth curving into an extremely pleased arc.

"And doing it this way would obviously be more fun!"

Yui looked up in confusion: "Did you say something?"

"It's nothing! Come on, let me tell you an important premise first—" Mrs. Yuihama's expression quickly turned serious, and she raised a finger, "The first time, you must do it in your own room! I've already put a box of Mr. Rubber in your room, so you absolutely must take precautions!"

"I know that... Hmm? When did you put that kind of thing in my room?!"

"That's not important. Next is the second point. Let me start with the Forty-Eight Styles of Edo..."

And so, on her way to the audiovisual classroom, with her mother’s careful guidance, Yui Yuigahama gradually stepped onto the path to adulthood.

...Well, on a theoretical level.

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"Haha~ I haven't seen such a funny movie in a long time."

As she walked out of the dimly lit audiovisual classroom, Kasugano Sora wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, her face still beaming with a smile she hadn't had time to suppress. She was so weak from laughing that she could barely walk while clinging to Tenkuji Yu's arm.

"I thought watching my brother act would be awkward, but it turned out to be twice as funny..."

Tenkuji Yu's lips twitched slightly, his smile a little awkward.

"Hearing your comment, I really don't know whether to be happy or sad..."

"Feel happy, huh!" Kasugano Sora patted his shoulder, trying hard to suppress her smile, and said with a serious face, "If you burn this onto a Blu-ray, I'd be willing to buy three copies to take home and keep!"

Then, looking at his slightly helpless face, and recalling the various famous scenes from the movie, she couldn't help but chuckle and bury her head in her hands.

"Hehe, thank you so much for coming..."

Being laughed at like this by his sister while acting in a movie—from an actor's perspective, he should feel proud, and from an older brother's perspective, he should feel gratified by his sister's smile.

However, from Tenkuji Yu's perspective, a strange sense of shame filled his heart, making him make a decision almost instantly—after the cultural festival, he would definitely delete all the original videos!

He will use his existing hacking skills to physically bury this movie in everyone's memories!

"After all, it's a collaborative work, so it's only natural that it's interesting. But we also hope that the audience can experience something on a deeper level."

Yukino Yukinoshita smiled proudly, her small chest puffing out unconsciously, as if she wanted to talk to Sora about the movie a little more, beyond Yuuki Tenkuji.

Suddenly her phone vibrated, and she turned off the alarm she had set in advance. She sighed with a hint of regret, but quickly returned to her composed demeanor when she was dealing with serious matters.

Looking at the two of them, she gently brushed aside the long hair on her shoulder with her fingers, her eyes revealing a hint of warmth.

"It's time to say goodbye for now. I have to go to work."

Chapter 148 Even a Dryad Girl Can Grow

Without any hesitation, after saying goodbye, Yukino Yukinoshita went to the executive committee's office alone.

After all, it wasn't a matter of life and death, and they could meet again after work, so Yuu didn't say much; however, looking at her last look before she turned away, it seemed that she didn't want to leave so easily.

...If the two of them were alone, she would probably take the initiative to do something 'exciting', right?