I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

She suddenly sighed, her face full of regret, and said, "Indeed, Yui missed the best opportunity."

Mrs. Yukinoshita frowned slightly, her expression just beginning to show confusion, when she saw Mrs. Yuigahama looking disappointed, yet her lips couldn't help but curve upwards several times as she spoke:

"After all, he and Yui have such a deep relationship. It's really inappropriate for him to confess like a child by playing the piano now."

She paused, then added with feigned seriousness, "The fun between an old married couple isn't in such frivolous things!"

"..."

Mrs. Yukinoshita fell into a brief silence.

If vision had power, in that instant, Yuu Tenkuji might have frozen to death several times over.

Snapped!

The fan opened again, obscuring the lower half of the kimono-clad beauty's face.

As if she was closing her eyes to adjust her mood, Mrs. Yukinoshita opened her eyes after a long while. Instead of looking at Yuu Tenkuji in front of her, she said to Mrs. Yuihama:

"May I ask if your daughter has someone she's dating?"

Mrs. Yuihama narrowed her eyes into slits and slowly said, "I also find it strange... Could it be that your Yuki is also dating 'that person'?"

"..."

After a brief pause, the conversation suddenly shifted, naturally pointing to the person who started it all.

Mrs. Yukinoshita's tone instantly turned cold, even slightly stern: "Since you don't want us to test you with a little quiz, then I'll just ask directly—Tenkuji-kun, you're probably dating our Yukino, right?"

Mrs. Yuihama's smile vanished completely, and she stared intently at Yuu Tenkuji's face: "Young Yuu, you haven't done anything to betray our Yui, have you?"

"..."

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't speak, but simply rested her chin on her hand, casually observing the solemn and heavy atmosphere.

Kasugano Sora didn't intend to get involved; she was simply prepared to take her brother away from these two older women at any time, and didn't care what they thought.

As for Yukino Yukinoshita and Yui Yuigahama, knowing that this was not the time for them to speak, they simply reached out and tugged at his sleeve again, letting him know that they were on his side.

But the next moment, he took their hands, held them firmly in his palm, and placed them openly on the table.

Faced with the wives' direct questions, Yuu Tenkuji no longer needed to hesitate and answered calmly:

"As you two can see, I, Yuu Tenkuji, am currently dating both of your daughters at the same time."

The two ladies: "..."

That sudden, deep, and terrifying gaze made Yuu's heart clench and his breathing become labored for a moment—not because he was frightened by his wife's imposing and cold aura, but because in that short time, images of Yukino being sent abroad and Yui being forced to transfer schools flashed through his mind, both of them leaving their futures under the orders of their parents.

Because he doesn't want to face such a future, he will work harder than ever to protect the precious present.

Tenkuuji Yu took a deep breath, as if letting the sword tip press against his chest, and looked directly into the eyes of the two ladies without flinching, saying calmly:

"Logically speaking, no matter how shameless a guy is, he shouldn't say such outrageous things in front of the woman's mother..."

However, from my perspective, my feelings for them and their feelings for me are not the kind of things that need to be hidden, concealed with pretense, or difficult to talk about.

Even though I have endless apologies to both mothers, I will never let our relationship become a lie!

In the completely silent air, Tenkuji Yu released the girls' hands and declared loudly once again:

"I am dating your daughters at the same time, and I will continue to date them, even if it means being a shameless bastard—believe me, I will dedicate my life to bringing them the same and lasting happiness."

"..."

The voice slowly dissolved into the silent dining table, as if all the air nearby had been expelled, and an unbearable heat began to spread.

These heartfelt and eloquent vows seemed to have no effect on the wives whatsoever. They treated them like children jokingly saying, "I want to marry XX when I grow up!" They couldn't muster any enthusiasm to take them seriously and found them utterly ridiculous.

However, the fact that he was two-timing was right in front of everyone, which made it impossible to laugh at all—especially his righteous and heroic face, as if he were saying that dating two girls at the same time was not a bad thing, and as long as we were happy, you should not interfere.

First came absurdity, then anger, and finally disappointment.

"Yukino, break up with him." Yukinoshita Saori said coldly, leaving no room for rebuttal.

“I refuse, Mother,” Yukino Yukinoshita replied calmly, her eyes as firm and resolute as ice.

"Yui, what do you think?" Yuihama Nao's face darkened, signaling her daughter to think it over before answering.

"This is my decision." Yui Yuigahama said earnestly, giving the answer she had already thought of.

Then, they looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

Yui: "Mom, you don't know anything."

Yukino: "Because we've been through so much together, struggled countless times, and suffered countless times, we are now able to feel grateful for making this choice and have no regrets."

Following closely behind his two girlfriends, facing Mrs. Yukinoshita, whose anger was as cold as a frozen wind, and Mrs. Yuihama, who was frowning slightly and seemingly lost in thought, Yuu Tenkuji spoke up again:

“I don’t want to use my care and love for my daughter to threaten you two into accepting our relationship. I also don’t know what I can do to make you believe that I will definitely bring happiness to Yui and Yukino.”

He helplessly spread his hands, like a cheat who had exhausted all his cards and could only resort to cheating, making a last-ditch effort in front of the dealer.

"I will prove this future with my actions. As for now, all I can do is offer some high-sounding words in the hope of making you feel a little better."

Snapped!

The fan ribs tapped crisply on the table, and Mrs. Yukinoshita stared at him with sharp eyes, her imposing aura seemingly suffocating him.

"Actions? Words? Don't be ridiculous! Tenkuji-kun, no matter how well you do or how justified your reasons are, once you choose to have your cake and eat it too, it's equivalent to treating Yukino and the others' lives as only half of your own!"

Who do you think you are? Someone superior to everyone else?

Yuu Tenkuji calmly smiled and replied, "I'm sorry, but even if you put such a big label of 'life value' on me, I won't feel guilty and break up with them because of it—after all, I'm nobody, just a boyfriend who wants to be with them."

"Okay, aren't you afraid of what others will think of you?" Pointing to the other guests in Class A, Mrs. Yukinoshita pressed on relentlessly.

His tone was stern but not agitated, as if he wanted to make him realize his mistake through continuous questioning: "Even if you are not afraid, if word gets out that they are dating you at the same time, what will other people think of them? Have you considered the criticism from their peers, and even the gossip from the whole society and their relatives in the future? Have you thought about what kind of pressure and pain they will face?"

"Of course, all of these are things that have troubled me in the past."

Like a rock standing firm in a raging torrent, Yuu Tenkuji remained unmoved, then suddenly waved to Kasugano Sora.

Then, to the astonishment of Mrs. Yukinoshita and the others, a plan of several dozen pages appeared on the table.

Unzipping the small bag, Kasugano Sora sighed speechlessly: "...In the whole world, probably only Yu would do something like this, right?"

Even as she muttered this, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up, as if she were admiring her silly and scumbag older brother.

"You...this is..."

Once the two ladies finally fixed their dazed gazes on the cover of the proposal, Tenkuji Yu pushed up his nose, as if an invisible mirror had flashed before his eyes.

He gave a gentle smile, interlaced his fingers on the table, and began speaking slowly and deliberately, in a salesman's tone:

"Of course, no one will believe me if I just say it, so I spent several days listing out the problems we would encounter after the three of us started dating, the solutions to overcome them, and the various principles to avoid risks."

The way we get along will generally follow what's written above, and at the end there's my current life plan, including how big a house we'll buy in the future, how we'll handle marriage, and whose surname the children will take—all of these are things we can discuss together…”

His eloquent words dispelled all the tension and solemnity in the air.

Like a manager at a product presentation, Yuu Tenkuji talked on and on as if no one else was there, completely oblivious to the frozen expressions on the faces of everyone except Kasugano Sora.

Because he understood better than anyone else that there was very little he could do.

I don't want to use verbal stunts to hypnotize the wives, and I know it's unlikely I can persuade them to hand their daughters over to me just by talking. Besides, light novels don't cover how to handle your girlfriend's parents after starting a harem—

He's rigid like an honest man, yet he lacks the authority that makes everyone trust him, and he doesn't know how to play dumb or flirt to get by. How is he going to get through the battleground of the wives and gain the approval of his two girlfriends' families?

Yuu Tenkuji never gave up thinking; it was his instinct for survival.

Would he risk his life to prove his love for them if he encountered an accident?

Let alone the possibility of such a coincidence, Yuu Tenkuji had no intention of using their safety as a bargaining chip to gain recognition, nor did she want them to be sad and cry because of their worry for her.

Or should he cultivate his power to the point where it rivals that of the Shinomiya family, and openly marry several wives?

No one would object to this, after all, many people in the so-called "upper class" do this, and you can often hear rumors about legitimate children, concubine children, and illegitimate children, and no one has ever made a fuss about it. When it comes to having a harem, what are Japanese high school students? Those old men are the most unscrupulous and immoral group.

But there's not enough time!

Given his current resources, if he dared to say that he wanted to establish the Sky Temple family in the future, planned to marry several wives and have a bunch of heirs, and that having two girlfriends was nothing to him, he would probably be slapped by both of his wives on the spot and blacklisted from then on.

After thinking it over, I realized that someone as stupid as him could only resort to this most basic method.

"To be honest, I have to thank the two of them for not turning their backs on me with their daughters after they heard that I was dating them. This gave me the opportunity to prove myself."

After finishing a paragraph, Tenkuji Yu let out a breath, the confident look on his face slowly disappearing, and he coughed a couple of times in a slightly hoarse voice.

Seeing this, Kasugano Sora immediately handed over a bottle of barley tea—Yui Yuigahama was still in a daze, so naturally she had to do it for her.

After moistening his throat with barley tea, he continued, “‘What’s the big deal about high school students having two girlfriends?’ ‘It’s none of your business if we’re just dating.’ ‘Even if you deny our relationship, we can still find ways to meet each other in private,’ or even elope to a place where no one can find out… I’ve thought of all these reasons and excuses, but even if we actually succeed, so what?”

His eyes were like a quiet, twinkling galaxy, and his voice was as if it had been unplugged from a voice changer, no longer displaying the confident, eloquent tone he had just displayed.

It was a simple, sincere, and heartfelt plea.

"My goal is not to date them and satisfy my own desires. It is to make Yukino Yukinoshita and Yui Yuigahama—to make my girlfriends happy and achieve an ending where no one gets hurt. That's all."

Meeting the two ladies' slowly raised, silent and complex gazes, Tenkuji Yu once again took the girls' hands and said earnestly, word by word:

"So, this is my feeling."

Then, he glanced at the project proposal on the table, which had been turned to the last page.

That's my reality.

Yuu Tenkuji lowered his hand, smiled slightly at the ladies, and gave his final summary.

"Perhaps you can't accept me now, but I'm ready—to make this kind of feeling a reality that everyone can accept."

"Although these are all heartfelt feelings, if you can't stand such high-sounding words, I can put it another way."

Seemingly no longer intending to pretend to be a good child, Yuu Tenkuji's smile grew even brighter, reaching a shameless and refreshing level.

"I love Yukino Yukinoshita, and I love Yui Yuigahama! I want to be with them forever, and I don't want any other man to touch a single hair on their head!"

"I'm sorry, that's my selfishness."

Despite this feeling, I already had it from the very first mission.

But this was the first time he had put it into words and expressed it clearly to others.

—Yeah, Yuu Tenkuji is the kind of scumbag who has an extremely strong possessive desire for himself, yet can still be unfaithful to other girls.

He is usually a devoted person, but if he has multiple crushes at the same time, he can say outrageous things like "I want them all".

It's a real shame; it turns out he wasn't as noble and virtuous as he thought he was.