I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"Hey, hey, hey, you've gone too far! What are you doing in someone else's living room, in front of a minor girl and her brother?!"

“Kyo, you can’t judge things by appearances.” Yukinoshita Haruno advised earnestly, “He used to be able to stay steadfast and not do anything reckless no matter how I tempted him. Several times I hinted that I wanted to go to a hotel and he refused. If I can make him go wild with just a slight movement of his waist now, then there is a high probability that it means he has already tasted the ‘meat’.”

"Is that so?!"

With a sudden realization, Kasugano Sora blinked, completely unconvinced by her words, and then glared at Tenkuji Yu with displeasure.

"Then continue. Although I believe Yu isn't the kind of person who would do such a lewd thing, now that I think about it, there are indeed many things that make me suspicious... Yu, you should be innocent, right?"

With a thud, Yuu Tenkuji pulled away from the chest-attack and quickly defended himself: "Don't believe Haruno's nonsense! What boyfriend can remain unmoved when his girlfriend tempts him like that?! I'm not some impotent protagonist from a light novel!"

"Are you still a virgin?" Yang asked, seizing the opportunity.

"Of course I'm a virgin now!" Yuu Tenkuji retorted confidently.

"Now, what?" Yang Nai looked at him with a forced smile, his deep red eyes gleaming coldly, like rubies formed from congealed blood.

"That's true. If everything that happened can be erased by 'God,' even the broken hymen can come back, right? Not to mention the evidence of virginity that men can't detect. When we went to the hotel to take the final step, why didn't you think of this and just left me there while I was taking a shower?"

"Is that so?" Kasugano Sora temporarily gave up on wondering why she could still retain her memories. She placed her hands on the table and pressed closer to him with a frosty expression.

"Yu, although you did a good job, did you always go to hotels with girls so easily? You're a high school student, a minor! You pervert, a walking sex machine!"

"No, so give me a chance to explain..."

Tenkuji Yu's struggle continued for about an hour.

Chapter Nine: For my own sake, I'll kill Yuuki Koichiro.

The noise in the living room continued for a while.

Around noon, Yukino Yukinoshita prepared to go back. Contrary to expectations, she didn't have the clingy feeling that comes with separation, and quickly packed her things and headed for the door.

Quite surprised, he saw her out of the entrance hall and casually wiped the mark on his neck—this girl had secretly taken a big bite out of it when he wasn't looking.

This habit is really unacceptable. He wouldn't do it if it were him... at least not when there are people watching.

"Aren't you going to stay for lunch? My cooking skills are much better than you think. I guarantee you'll eat until you're blushing and feel like you're floating on air."

"Is this medicine or food you made?" Yukinoshita Haruno looked at him with a half-smile. "Also, I ate your food during the Autumn Performance. Did you think I forgot?"

"No... never mind, we can eat it tonight anyway."

Yuu Tenkuji didn't tell her that since he upgraded his "learning" to the perfect level, his already unsatisfactory culinary skills had opened a new door, allowing him to glimpse even higher levels of beauty.

This also proves that perfection is not the end. As long as it is used in conjunction with other skills, there is a possibility of breaking through to a higher level, whether it is acting skills, sword skills or bedroom arts.

Take, for example, the infamous "Eight Formations of Demon Breaking" technique in the world of dark cuisine. Even without internal energy to change the properties of ingredients, it can use the knowledge and abilities given by the system to conjure up a set of poisonous dishes that are almost identical to its own to bewitch people's hearts. It is no wonder that it is terrifying.

...Although such a terrifying skill is great, its greatest use for him is to satisfy the appetites of girls.

Thinking about what would happen that night, Yuu Tenkuji secretly made up her mind to prepare a feast that would make them so delicious that they would be speechless and so weak that they could only let herself be at her mercy.

Everyone can only obediently listen to what I say, and even if they react strongly, they cannot put up any resistance—this way, I can better control the situation when 'sharing intelligence'.

"But then again..."

Yukino crossed her arms, cradling her sister's enormous breasts—a size several cup sizes larger than her own—and tapped her elbows lightly as she spoke with a slight sigh:

"This isn't how things turned out at all... I waited outside your house this morning, just wanting to ask you out for Christmas. I even had all sorts of ways to deal with Yukino and Yui, and at the same time, I wanted to find an opportunity to make my move on you and test whether you've really gotten over your feelings..."

However, the moment they saw him, those plans simply vanished from their minds, leaving only the man before them and the warmth so close at hand. Before they knew it, they had forgotten their original purpose.

Fortunately, the result was much better than expected, even exceeding expectations completely, leaving no room for complaint.

"What a coincidence!"

But he had barely finished speaking when he blurted out in surprise.

Yukinoshita looked over in confusion: "What coincidence?"

Tenkuji Yu said with some emotion, "To be honest, I was planning to come see you today to tell you that my feelings have returned."

Is this the tacit understanding between couples?

The girl who loves him, and the boy who loves her, always find themselves thinking of the same thing without even realizing it, when it comes to things related to each other.

The warmth overflowing in his heart made Yuu Tenkuji gaze at the mature woman in front of him with deep affection, as if he wanted to share this spontaneous feeling with her.

Then it was met with skeptical stares.

"You came to see me? How could that be?"

Yang Nai looked him up and down, her face clearly showing distrust: "With Tuanzi-chan and the mission around, would you really come and confront me on your own? Especially on Christmas, a holiday that's so important for couples?"

"If you really want to confront me, why don't you just call me the night the cultural festival ends?"

She spread her hands as if shaking her head at a con artist, shattering the feeling of being moved in Tenkuji Yu's heart.

"I'd like to, but like you said, I also have to consider their feelings and the task at hand, so I don't dare to make any rash moves."

Knowing he was in the wrong, Yuu Tenkuji spoke with little confidence, but still tried his best to explain his thoughts at that time to her:

"After confirming that the recurring dreams during that period had brought back all my feelings, I kept thinking about when to go to you and tell you about it in person... but I just couldn't find a good opportunity."

The reason for choosing Christmas is that both high school and college students have already started their winter break by then, so they have more time.

Furthermore, if he had spent Christmas Eve with Yui and Yukino, he would have felt less guilty about sneaking out to see other women on Christmas Day. However, things didn't turn out the way he expected...

In short, they are all kinds of excuses that sound very reasonable, but inexplicably exude a "scumbag vibe".

"Hmph, then I'll believe you this once... Anyway, it's all in the past, and there's no need to pursue it any further."

Shaking her head as if she couldn't do anything about him, Yang Nai suddenly remembered something and bombarded him with questions: "By the way, you're going to find Yui-chan next to talk to her about me and Yukino, right? And the Christmas party, knowing your personality, if you invite me, you definitely won't forget to invite others... So, will Natsukawa Masuzu come too? Have her memories and your feelings for her returned?"

"Wait a minute, let me sort this out..."

Stared at by her casual yet serious gaze, Tenkuji Yu scratched his brow with a slight headache. After quickly sorting through her questions in his mind, he answered them one by one.

"It's not just Yui. I want to tell you everything that I told you about the last mission, regardless of whether they can accept it or not... I might need you and Sora to help me explain. I don't know if the parts I can tell you have changed."

"As for Zhenliang... I don't know if her memories have returned. Anyway, I haven't recalled the feeling of liking her in the past, and I don't know what the necessary conditions are..."

"Anyway, not only will I invite Masaki Asuna to the Christmas party, but I don't know if she'll be willing to come... That girl, she seems to have transferred to Soubu High School because of me, but she always avoids me at school and has refused my requests to talk to her face-to-face several times."

Gently wiping the corner of her lips with her finger, Yang Nai thoughtfully began to analyze the situation calmly:

"I guess you're in the stage where your memory hasn't fully returned, but you already know that you're the culprit? You're just holding back by various anxieties and concerns, which is why you're planning to keep your distance for now and see how things go."

"After all, smart people would choose to gather intelligence before taking action, not to mention that you at that time had Tuanzi-chan, the 'universally acknowledged' girlfriend... Wait a minute. What did you say?"

Halfway through his lengthy explanation, Yukinoshita Haruno suddenly realized what was happening, instinctively raising her voice and glaring at him with her ruby-like eyes wide open.

"That second girlfriend of mine, below me but above Natsukawa and Yukino, is she the young lady of the Yuuki family?!"

"Yes."

Yuu Tenkuji nodded honestly and admitted that his mindset was different from before. He would no longer run away from the past, nor would he deny the things he had done.

Besides, he's chased her all the way from Black Lily Academy to Soubu High School. If you still want to treat her as just a regular friend, then you're worse than a scumbag.

Seeing his composed and natural demeanor, Yang Nai's arms, which had been crossed over her chest, unconsciously fell to her sides. Her face full of confusion and surprise, she continued to question him in an incredulous tone:

"You really made a move on Yuuki's sister? Do you really want to become his brother-in-law?"

"This……"

I hadn't thought of that until you mentioned it!

Realizing what was happening, Tenkuji Yu immediately pulled out his phone, his eyes turning cold and menacing.

"Alright, I'll send the burial department to kill him right now. That way, there won't be any problem with the brother-in-law!"

At this point, at the same time.

Koichiro Yuuki, who was far away in his university dormitory, suddenly sneezed. He put down his PS5 controller, rubbed his arms which were covered in goosebumps, and looked around with a chill running down his spine.

"That's strange. I've been staying home playing games for days. Surely no one is still secretly thinking about me?"

Unable to reach a conclusion, he quickly put the matter out of his mind and continued playing the first-person shooter game in front of him with great enthusiasm.

"On another note, Asuna should be fine, right? She even transferred to Soubu High School specifically for Yu, she can't just be a waiting stone and do nothing all day long... Sigh, I really hope she can win Yu over soon."

A certain image suddenly flashed through his mind, and Yuuki Koichiro couldn't help but narrow his eyes and chuckle in a villainous low voice.

"That way, I can rightfully make Ayou call me brother-in-law, and then bring him in to supplement the strategy team!"

"Hehehe, it feels just like a Sengoku daimyo sending a relative to marry a powerful enemy general to increase their own strength. What a brilliant strategy! No matter how strong you, Ayu, are, you will eventually surrender to me and lay down your arms!"

Imagining all sorts of futures, he couldn't help but hum a little tune, and he played games with even more enthusiasm.

—The happiness of male college students can sometimes be this simple.

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Back at the entrance hall of the Sky Temple's house.

She didn't ask him to explain anything, nor did she inquire about the details of their relationship. Yukinoshita Haruno quickly calmed down from her surprise, rubbing her forehead and letting out a long sigh:

"Looking back now, your reactions back then were really problematic... I was wondering why Yuuki's sister, who was perfectly good at being the top student in her class at the prestigious academy, insisted on begging her mother to let her transfer to Soubu High School, which made Mrs. Yuuki always complain about it in the ladies' salon."

"If it's because of you, then it's not surprising at all..."

Chapter Ten: The Taste of Lies!

That's as if Tenkuji Yu is the culprit behind everything.

...leaving him with no room for rebuttal.

"So my next plan is to get everyone together and have an open and honest talk about how to recover those lost feelings and memories."

After coughing twice, she quickly steered the conversation back on track and said earnestly, "I used to think this was a pointless move. Leaving you alone and letting you drift further and further away from me was the best choice for you."

"However, after everything that has happened, and given my promise to... Yukino, to find her from yesterday as quickly as possible, and not to make any decisions on your behalf while you have amnesia."

Even though it's just trying to fix things after the fact, and even though it will leave them, who haven't regained their memories, feeling incredibly confused, this is what Yuu Tenkuji wants to do now, and what she must do.

However, considering Yukino's feelings, he hesitated for a moment before revealing that he had finally made the decision thanks to Yukino's encouragement, and finally chose to tell the truth.

Since it's something she should know eventually, there's no point in hiding it or giving her the runaround now.

Honesty is the only cure for everything.

As it turned out, his worries were probably unnecessary—after listening quietly to what he said, Yang Nai's expression didn't change much, and there was even a sense of helplessness that he had expected it all.