I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

The classroom of Class 1-A was bustling with activity. Staff dressed in deacon uniforms were busy at the nearly empty tables, and shouts to the back could be heard from time to time. Although it seemed a bit chaotic, surprisingly, there were no major problems, and the whole operation went very smoothly.

Sky Temple looked around and could vaguely see a petite silver-haired figure moving among the crowd. She wondered if the grand occasion of Class A was thanks to that prospective student council president.

Arriving at the rectangular seating area at the back of the classroom, composed of several desks joined together, they sat down in the following order: Yuu Tenkuji, Yui Yuigahama, Sora Kasugano, Mrs. Yuigahama, Mrs. Yukinoshita, Haruno Yukinoshita, and Yukinoshita Yukino. Iroha Isshiki then took her leave.

"I'll be standing at the door to greet customers for a while. Please take a look at the menu first, and other waiters will come to take your orders later."

She glanced at Tenkuji Yu. Although she had many questions in her mind, her intuition warned her that talking to him in this atmosphere would be tantamount to sending herself into battle. A smart girl wouldn't do something so foolish.

After giving a polite bow, Isshiki turned and left decisively, returning to stand guard in front of the classroom door, while secretly watching the commotion from the corner of her eye.

"Don't be shy, order whatever you want to eat, just don't waste food."

Only a few of them remained at the table. Tenkuji Yu pushed the menu forward, smiling easily as he spoke.

"Okay, then I'll politely decline."

"Come to think of it, this is the first time I've ever eaten at a high school cultural festival..."

As they said this, the two ladies simultaneously extended their fair and firm slender hands and picked up the two menus.

Before long, they handed the menus to the opposite side—to Yukinoshita and Kasugano Sora.

As for why Kasugano Sora wasn't sitting next to Tenkuji Yu... it was something Yuigahama Yui secretly asked her about.

As for the reason, she didn't explain it clearly. Qiong hesitated for a long time before reluctantly agreeing to separate herself from her brother.

After taking the menu from her mother, Yukinoshita Haruno looked at it and then handed it to Yukinoshita Yukino.

Yui Yuigahama also received a menu from Kasugano Sora.

Then, whether by pure coincidence or by a telepathic connection between the two girls, after looking at the menu, they simultaneously extended their hands to Yuu Tenkuji—

"Tenkuji-kun..." "Here, Yuu..."

Yukino Yukinoshita and Yui Yuigahama were taken aback. After exchanging glances for half a second, they tacitly prepared to withdraw their hands and ask the other for the menu.

Just before they did that, the two ladies opposite them also spoke to them at the same time.

"Wait, don't move yet."

"Such an interesting 'coincidence' has occurred, we can't just let it go."

The same calm tone, the same gentle gaze.

But in the eyes of the two ladies, a subtle glint of something different flashed.

"Tenkuji-kun, whose menu will you accept?"

She opened her fan to cover the lower half of her face, and only showed a smile of interest through her eyes: "It's just a small test, don't take it too seriously, just make the choice according to your heart."

"Yes, little Yu. Mom has complete faith in you~" Mrs. Yui stroked her cheek, tilted her head slightly, and pouted her lips in a cute way. "Even if it's just a little test, the answer to which girl you would choose between the two is obvious, right?"

"..."

All other sounds seemed to have vanished in that instant.

The air suddenly became tense, and even breathing became piercing.

Yuu Tenkuji subconsciously held his breath, feeling like a criminal who had been unexpectedly pulled out of the crowd by the detective and was about to face a just trial.

Although their attitude contained no hint of aggression, the two pairs of eyes that were fixed on his face with an unavoidable force, were carefully scrutinizing his expression.

"If you really like my daughter, you shouldn't hesitate to choose her now," the wives seemed to be conveying this message to him with smiles.

Honestly, he thought the trial wouldn't begin until after lunch.

Unexpectedly, the wives were so impatient. They hadn't even started ordering the food yet, but they had only caught a small flaw and were already so eager to test his attitude.

Hmm, so that means I still hold a pretty high position in the hearts of these wives, right? Otherwise, they wouldn't be in such a hurry to get me on the right side.

With a self-deprecating laugh, Yuu Tenkuji maintained a calm smile and was about to straighten up and take the menus from the two of them openly and honestly.

Snap, snap.

The hand that had been hovering in mid-air suddenly fell, placing both menus on the table in front of him at the same time, and then casually put them back.

The young women sitting on either side of him broke the tense atmosphere and the dullness, while also diverting the attention of the ladies.

Mrs. Yukinoshita narrowed her eyes slightly, shifting her authoritative and imposing gaze toward her daughter.

"Yukino, didn't I tell you not to move?"

"..." Her body trembled slightly, and Yukino Yukinoshita crossed her arms, her gaze unconsciously drifting to the ground.

But the next moment, she suddenly bit her lip hard, as if fighting against some kind of instinct, until her lips turned white, before slowly raising her face, which felt as heavy as a thousand pounds, and stubbornly meeting her mother's gaze.

"I can't understand the point of doing this; it's just a waste of time!"

At the same time, Mrs. Yuigahama looked at Yui Yuigahama with a puzzled expression.

"Why? Are you afraid he won't choose you?"

"That's not the issue... Didn't you consider Xiaoxue's and my feelings when you did this?"

Yui Yuigahama clenched her fists on her knees, straightened her back, and looked at her mother calmly and earnestly.

"We are friends, not rivals in love. Please don't use such silly little quizzes to affect our relationship!"

The voice, devoid of any joke, fell heavily, settling into a silent, speechless stillness.

Mrs. Yuihama's eyes widened in surprise as she stared blankly at her daughter, who suddenly seemed like a stranger.

After a long pause, she sighed, her tone tinged with guilt: "You're right. I couldn't help myself when my mischievousness got the better of me, without considering your feelings at all... I'm sorry, Yui."

Mrs. Yukinoshita was silent for a moment, then glanced at Yukinoshita Yukino, her long eyelashes drooping gently: "...Indeed, it is not very rational to act rashly based on mere conjecture."

"Sorry, let's just pretend we didn't say anything."

She looked up again and smiled at Tenkuji Yu, her gentle voice as deep as the ocean, devoid of any obvious fluctuations or emotions.

"Let me treat you to this meal. After all, Yukino's growth to the point of confronting me is probably inseparable from you, Tenkuji-kun."

"...You flatter me."

Slowly recovering from her surprise, Yuu Tenkuji didn't say much, only giving a faint reply. Then, as if nothing had happened, she tidied up the two menus and held them in her hands.

The atmosphere gradually returned to peace. Although no one spoke first, it was no longer as tense as before.

Across the distance from Yuuki Tenkuji, Yukino Yukinoshita and Yui Yuigahama looked at each other again, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, revealing a bitter smile as if they had survived a disaster.

'Yui, I'm quite impressed with you now.'

'Xiaoxue, you've finally mustered up the courage!'

At least in this first hurdle, they successfully said what they wanted to say and protected their lovers.

Even though he knew the truth would eventually come out, and that doing this would at most attract some attention and delay the time it would take to reveal the truth, it was still better than standing by helplessly and watching him become miserable under the attack of his two wives.

If Yuu Tenkuji intends to be a coward, then they might also choose to remain silent to the death, simply using the ambiguity of their relationship to gloss over the matter.

However, now, Yuu Tenkuji has said that he will take responsibility, and is even prepared to say in front of his two mothers, "I like them both," openly admitting that he is a cheater.

So what else can they do as girlfriends?

—Yukino Yukinoshita will stand in front of him and protect him, who is not actually that strong.

—Yui Yuigahama stood behind him to support him, as he was actually very easy to fall over.

Two hands quietly reached out from under the table and tugged at his clothes.

Feeling the force emanating from the hem of her clothes, Tenkuji Yuu lowered her head slightly, her eyes intently scanning the contents of the menu, but the corners of her lips unconsciously curved into a gentle smile, as if she had been defeated by them.

'Honestly, you could have just watched me perform from the sidelines, why did you have to go through all this trouble...'

Do you really treat me like a fragile thing? Where is my male dignity?

I can easily resolve this chaotic situation, so don't underestimate me!

Ignoring the warmth and satisfaction that was gradually swelling in her chest, Yuu Tenkuji couldn't help but complain to herself.

And then, that's how we were treated.

It's probably inevitable that I'd fall for both of them at the same time, right?

So what if he's not faithful? So what if he's a womanizer? So what if people judge him?

None of those things are as important as being with my girlfriends!

"Shall I call the waiter over and start ordering?"

Setting down the menu, Yuu Tenkuji looked up, her eyes sparkling with confidence as she gazed at the ladies across from her.

Was that a declaration of war from the cheating man, or did it conceal a more complex and deeper meaning...?

At least for now, nobody knows that.

Just as those words fell, before the ladies could even react, a figure as white as snow appeared behind him, and words as soft as feathers fell gently.

"Senior Yu, have you decided what you want to eat?"

"Um?!"

Startled, Yuu Tenkuji instinctively snapped out of his "walls have no ears" mode and turned to look.

Holding a menu board, Tachibana Kanade stood expressionlessly behind him. Her silver hair was tied into a dashing long ponytail, and her chest beneath her tailcoat showed no curves. Coupled with her ethereal and otherworldly aura, she seemed more like a disguised nobleman than a handsome young butler.

Her soft, gentle voice and her clear, pale golden eyes remained unchanged, gazing at him with a hint of confusion.

"What's wrong? Do you need to think about it some more?"

"...Ahem, no, it's already decided."

Regardless of why Tachibana Kanade was able to walk so naturally into the "no one can hear" isolation zone, it's uncertain whether she saw Yui and Yukino grabbing his clothes from behind.

Holding the menu, Yuu Tenkuji first glanced at Tachibana's attire before telling her the dishes everyone had just decided to order. Then, he smiled and praised her, "Tachibana, the butler's uniform suits you very well... or rather, there's no one who looks better than you."

"Really?" Tachibana Kanade blinked, gently covering her lips with the ordering board, her eyes narrowing slightly like a cat's, revealing a straightforward and happy expression.

"Thank you, Yu-senpai. Although everyone says the same thing, I always feel like they're just trying to comfort me, and they keep patting my head..."

“I’m not trying to comfort you, you need to have more confidence in yourself!” Gazing deeply into her eyes, Tenkuji Yu encouraged her gently, “You’re naturally beautiful, and basically any outfit suits you. I think you could try out different outfits besides your butler attire in your private life; maybe you’ll find the one that suits you best. For example…”

"Cough cough!"

Before he could finish speaking, two very distinct and cold coughs rang out from the side, carrying a warning that could be met with the death penalty.

"...For example, let's order first."