I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"Knowing full well that Yukino and his relationship can't be made public, as his 'official girlfriend,' you still brought your mother to the school to find him... Tsk tsk tsk, you're not just killing him, you're destroying his spirit. What grudge does my Yukino have against you?"

With her eyes narrowed into dark crescent moons, Yukinoshita Haruno let out a sneer at her.

"You look like a pure white lotus, but you're more scheming than anyone else. That's exactly what you're like, isn't it, Tuanzi-chan?"

"you--!"

With her eyes wide in disbelief, Yui Yuigahama bit her lip and stared at Yukino Yukinoshita beside her, her clenched fist trembling slightly.

At this moment, she could no longer feel any fear or respect for the elder. Anger surged from the bottom of her heart, and she wanted to shout back angrily, but before she could speak, a deep sorrow welled up in her heart.

"..."

After a long silence, Yui Yuigahama slowly lowered her head, looking as if she was about to admit defeat and swallow her anger, not daring to utter a single word of rebuttal.

Before Yukino could even purse her lips in boredom, her voice, more like a lament about the sad reality than sympathy or pity, softly rang out.

"Miss Yang, you've got a few things wrong."

"……what?"

Yui Yuigahama took a deep breath, her eyes were a little red and her nose was a little sore, but she still stubbornly raised her head and looked at Yukinoshita Haruno.

Being suddenly called a scheming bitch is naturally upsetting, frustrating, and infuriating. You can't even manage your usual wry smile. It's the first time I've ever felt so angry that I want to cry.

However, looking at her in front of him, his anger gradually subsided.

Yui Yuigahama suddenly thought of something.

Even if she can use such words to criticize herself, Yukino Yukinoshita can't find her past happiness and love. She can only do useless work from the sidelines, constantly feeling disappointed and sad, hurting others while also hurting herself.

The fact that Xiaoyou accepted the bracelet last time did not make up for the emptiness much—at least outside his sight, she was still like a cracked glass statue, venting her sadness and resentment of being abandoned to others as the shards of glass fell.

As a woman herself, and liking the same person, Yui Yuigahama felt a pang of pity that she couldn't quite describe.

—And then one day, will Xiaoxue also become like this?

Yui Yuigahama slowly closed her eyes, then opened them again, her eyes clear and calm, like a waveless sea stretching straight to the blue sky.

There's nothing to doubt.

With the two of them around, Xiaoxue will never follow the same path as her ex-girlfriends, no matter what.

Even if Xiaoyou can't do it, she will avoid such a future from happening... because she has something just as important as love.

That's the biggest difference between Yuki and Haruno.

"First of all, I didn't call my mother here; she insisted on coming, and I couldn't stop her."

Yui Yuigahama calmly said, "It's true that I'm incompetent, but it wasn't my intention to create this situation... I won't do anything that would put Yui in a difficult position. You should understand what I mean by that, right?"

"...Tch, still as eloquent as ever."

This time, Huan Yang fell silent for a long time before slowly turning her gaze away. She didn't look at those eyes that seemed to see her own reflection, but simply said casually, "You said before that we ex-girlfriends don't understand his pain and will only make him suffer more and more, right?"

This is what Yui Yuigahama said before leaving the café booth at Disneyland.

"I think the same way you do. Even if it hurts me, I don't want to do anything that would hurt him..."

Yukino sighed softly, crossed her arms, and tapped her elbows with her fingers, as if trying to suppress her anxiety as she spoke to it.

“We were clearly in the same mood, but you suspected me of doing something behind your back. I was annoyed and yelled at you a few times. Is that a problem? I'm just asking you, did you or didn't you?”

"...No, I'm sorry."

After realizing her mistake, Yui Yuigahama apologized readily, but showed no intention of backing down; instead, the light in her eyes shone even brighter.

"But besides that, there's something else I want Miss Yang to understand!"

Meeting Yukino's gaze as she turned back, she said firmly without any hesitation, "No matter what difficulties we face, no matter how many trials the future holds, Yukino and I will face them and overcome them together with Yuuki—the bond between the three of us is a hundred times stronger than that of ordinary lovers, and it will absolutely not be destroyed by mere loss of memory or loss of feelings!"

"It's not that I'm willing to share Xiaoyou with Xiaoxue, or that Xiaoxue has to put up with Xiaoyou cheating on her... it's not that simple!"

The deliberately lowered voice now carried an even greater power, as if it wanted to pierce through the other person's eardrums and heart in one fell swoop.

"It's precisely because we've accepted each other from the bottom of our hearts that we're prepared to move forward together as a group of three! So, unlike you, I would never do something like deliberately provoking Xiaoxue just to monopolize Xiaoyou!"

"Oh."

Even so, Yukinoshita Haruno did not waver in the slightest, but just curled her lips in disdain, looking like she couldn't be bothered to pay attention to her.

"All she does is spout fancy words. Girls who can accept their boyfriends cheating are definitely not mentally sound."

“Because Yui is special, and Yuki is special too, of course you wouldn’t understand,” Yui Yuigahama replied immediately. “This is our love, it doesn’t need your interference as an outsider!”

"An outsider?" Yukinoshita Haruno raised an eyebrow, glaring at her with a sharp, cold glint in her eyes, her anger turning into a mocking smile. "Very well, so all newcomers are this arrogant these days..."

She was only halfway through her conversation, before she could even lower her arms and get serious, when the ladies, who had been engrossed in their chat, finally noticed something was amiss and leaned over to ask in confusion:

"What's wrong? Did you have a fight?"

"Yang Nai, what happened?"

Yukino Shino gave a slight smirk, her eyes coldly glancing at Yui Yuigahama, who defiantly raised her head. Suddenly, she switched to her usual relaxed smile and waved to her mother.

"It's nothing, we just had a disagreement about handsome guys... I didn't expect that my opinion and Tuanzi-chan's opinion would be so different."

She said that everything she did was for the sake of Yuuki Tenkuji—this is no lie.

Because he couldn't stop his mother's actions, he stayed by her side at all times, ready to cover for them at any moment.

Because it's hard to hide the fact that she's two-timing, Yukinoshita Haruno actually intends to side with them and find a way to ease the tension that Tenkuji Yu is about to face, even though she feels very unhappy and like she's helping her rival.

Even now, despite being confronted by Yui Yuigahama, she has no intention of changing her mind out of anger.

I was just thinking of him; it doesn't matter if it's anyone else.

“He is special enough to me... Don’t think that you’re the only one who’s different, just a mere ‘junior’.”

After dealing with her mother, Yukinoshita Haruno spoke expressionlessly in a voice only Yuigahama Yui could hear.

The stage lights suddenly blazed on, and as the emcee introduced them, the next performing group came up on stage to begin their show.

……

No one noticed that Kasugano Sora slowly raised her head.

The game console screen was frozen on the word "pause," and the cold electronic light illuminated half of her cute and delicate face, making her look almost like a doll with an inorganic quality, which made her eyes even more lively and playful.

"Do girls in love turn into idiots no matter how old they are... really."

After the conflicts around her finally came to an end, she couldn't help but sigh helplessly, expressing her feelings with a precocious wisdom despite her young age.

Ultimately, if she hadn't been between the wives and those two, the intensity of Hihama Yui and Yukinoshita's 'arguing' would have been impossible to hide, no matter how much they tried to suppress their voices. The wives would inevitably have overheard some unpleasant things.

That's why I say they're stupid.

They were so focused on laning in the mid lane that they completely failed to notice that their parents might come to gank at any moment.

Shrugging, Kasugano Sora lowered her head and refocused her gaze on the game console, her face inexplicably beaming with pride as she hummed a tune, exuding an air of superiority and self-satisfaction.

"Tch, a bunch of people keep saying they're thinking of Yu's best interests, but in the end, it's me, his little sister, who's secretly protecting him~"

As for the performance on stage?

There's absolutely no need to watch it; just wait for Yu to appear.

Chapter 155 The Melodious Sound of the Qin

As time went by, more and more people poured into the stadium.

Perhaps the publicity department's efforts had an effect, or perhaps it was because it was nearing noon and some people bought snacks and wanted to find a place to watch the performance and have lunch at the same time.

After the rakugo club's performance ended, Kasugano Sora put away her phone, looked up and around. The chairs around her were filled with a sea of ​​heads, as if the air density in the entire stadium had suddenly increased.

During the gaps between the performances, one could hear excited chatter from all sides.

"I heard that Sky Temple is going to perform on stage?"

"Didn't you see the poster at the entrance? It's also mentioned on the forum that because the hip-hop club couldn't perform on stage at the last minute, the festival committee asked Tenkuji to help out..."

"Hello Hip Hop Club! Will we be able to hear the piano music from the fall show again?"

"It is said that after the video was leaked, a professor from the University of Music came to Tiankong Temple and said that he could recommend him to the University of Music... but he refused."

"Really? Such a great opportunity... Ah, but with Tenkuji's grades, he could easily get into Tokyo University, so he probably doesn't need a recommendation from the University of Music."

"When does the performance start? I can't wait!"

"It'll be soon, it's almost time for the next match."

Even surrounded by a bustling crowd, Kasugano Sora did not feel any discomfort at this moment.

Undoubtedly, it was all thanks to those voices talking about her brother.

The satisfaction and pride that filled her heart were indescribable. It took a lot of effort for Qiong to restrain herself from sticking her nose up and showing an arrogant expression that said, "Tenkuji Yu is my brother. How about it? Aren't you envious?"

Hearing a stranger praise your brother is definitely more enjoyable than hearing your brother brag about himself when he gets home!

Is this what it feels like when one person attains enlightenment and even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven? ...Hmm, something seems off again.

"Qiong-chan, did Yu really refuse the music university's guaranteed admission offer?"

Mrs. Yuihama, who was standing next to her, suddenly looked over curiously, as did Mrs. Yukinoshita beside her.

Kasugano Sora coughed twice to ease her tension, then straightened her posture and said calmly, "That's right. Although he only mentioned it to me once... Well, Yu can get into any university anyway, he doesn't need anyone to recommend him. It would be strange if he agreed."

Mrs. Yuihama narrowed her eyes and smiled gently, teasing, "Hmm~ Sora-chan is really lucky to have such an amazing older brother."

Kasugano Sora curled the ends of her hair that fell over her shoulders, tilted her chin slightly, and continued casually: "So-so. Yu should feel lucky to have a sister like me."

Mrs. Yuihama suppressed a laugh, her gaze filled with gentle tolerance, as if she were looking at a ten-year-old child who was proudly declaring, "My parents are superheroes."

"But Qiong-chan, there's something you're wrong about?"

Kasugano Sora paused for a moment, her gaze shifting from the ceiling to her wife's youthful and lively smiling face.

"what's up?"

"You think Yu-chan can go to any university? Hmph, objection!"

Mrs. Yuihama raised a finger, a smug look on her face, and said, "If you ask why, it's because—he couldn't get into a women's university!"

"..." Kasugano Sora blinked, then asked with a strange look, "Isn't that obvious? And even if they don't accept him, he can still get in as a teaching assistant or professor, right? It just takes a little more time."

"Hmm, that makes sense..." Mrs. Yui lowered her head in frustration, looking defeated, which made Yui Yui on the other side cover her face and sigh.