I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"No, just let me take a few photos occasionally and play with Yukino."

"As expected of you."

"Alright." Yuu put away her phone and looked up at Kasugano Sora. "Our family will soon have a new member. You'd better take good care of it."

"I'll try my best," Kasugano Sora replied dismissively.

Yuu Tenkuji didn't care. Given Sora's personality, if she got to know Yukino well, she'd probably be carrying that cat every day instead of carrying a rabbit.

The sound of rain pattering outside the window, and the food in the dish gradually dwindling.

Having gotten used to expert-level deliciousness, Qiong no longer wolfs down her food until she's stuffed. Instead, she sits leisurely at the dining table, sipping barley tea and enjoying the satisfying feeling after her meal.

After clearing the table, Yuu Tenkuji came out of the kitchen.

"Remember to wash the dishes."

"I'll definitely wait."

The standard explanation for procrastination.

Tenkuji Yu rubbed her head, telling her to quickly leave the living room before she could throw the rabbit at someone.

"Yu, wait a minute."

"What's wrong?" Tenkuji Yu turned around. Surely Sora's resentment wasn't that great, and he didn't need to stop and get hit.

Kasugano Sora jumped off the chair, put the black rabbit aside, walked up to him, and looked at him expressionlessly.

"Squat down."

"Puppy PLAY?"

"No way! And what did you look at? Hand over your browsing history!"

“Imitating others will result in points being deducted…” Tenkuji Yuu squatted down as instructed, looking up at her. “Okay, so what?”

Kasugano Sora didn't speak, but bent down, opened her arms, and gently hugged her.

Tenkuji Yuu opened his eyes wide in surprise, his head resting on her firm yet somewhat soft chest, feeling the coolness of her arm and the warmth of her heartbeat.

"...Did something bad happen today?"

She asked softly. Sky Temple slowly suppressed her surprise, and said with a wry smile:

"You thought I got caught in the rain to vent my frustrations? I'm sorry I worried you, but it really wasn't..."

“I don’t care about reasons or causes, I only care about Yu’s feelings.” Holding his head, Kasugano Sora said calmly but earnestly, “If you don’t need anyone to listen to your troubles, then I will just hold you here and hold you until you are happy.”

"..." Silently, with her eyes slightly closed, Yuu Tenkuji's lips curved into a gentle smile.

The rain beat against the window in the lonely night, but inside the room it was as warm as early spring.

After about ten seconds, Yu patted her slender, petite, yet incredibly warm back, signaling her to let go.

"Actually, I'm not exactly unhappy, just feeling a bit complicated... Anyway, thank you, Sora."

“We are family. You take care of external affairs, and I take care of internal affairs. It’s only right that we do this.” She spoke as if she were stating some kind of established truth, with a sense of entitlement mixed with a hint of pride.

"So, what difficulties are you encountering at work that you can't tell me?"

"There's a bit of a romantic entanglement between me and the boss," Yuu Tenkuji said honestly.

"I see..." Kasugano Sora nodded and didn't ask any further questions.

In her mind, the so-called bosses were all middle-aged men with fat heads and beer bellies; the domineering female CEOs were impossible.

As for romantic entanglements...

Yu loves using these kinds of words to hook her up; she's used to it.

"Well, good luck with your work." Kasugano Sora went back to get her rabbit plushie and prepared to go upstairs.

"If you need comfort, don't be afraid of losing face, just tell me... Anyway, I'm the only person you can rely on."

Yuu Tenkuji watched her retreating figure and chuckled, "If there's a next time, will it be the same—a tablet to prop up your head?"

"What... what did you say?" Kasugano Sora turned around, her cheeks slightly flushed, her face showing a murderous expression.

"I said, remember to wash the dishes."

"That's all." Kasugano Sora quickened her pace and ran upstairs, closing the door behind her; you could even hear the sound of it locking.

Yuu Tenkuji chuckled and shook his head, then got up, went to the kitchen to wash the dishes before returning to his room.

"system."

The panel lights up.

Sitting in his computer chair, he looked through his day's work while waiting for the computer to boot up.

From morning till night, from innocent boy to impure boy, Yuu Tenkuji received many rewards from Haruno Yukinoshita.

First, there was the money, totaling over 300,000 yen—just for the moment they kissed during the event, Yukinoshita gave him 200,000 yen directly.

The second time, there was absolutely nothing. I really don't know how this system makes its judgment.

Next are the various physical attributes, but Yuu Tenkuji decides to ignore these rewards that accumulate gradually, and he'll reminisce about them when he becomes a superhuman.

Next are the statuses. Apart from the permanent status "rapid digestion," which, like sharp eyes, can be actively activated or passively enhanced, he also gained two one-time statuses.

"It blends in perfectly" and "It does not dissolve in water".

Chapter Sixty-Three: From this day forward, I too am the King of Akina!

After studying these two states briefly, Yuu Tenkuji put them aside.

One-time draws will eventually be converted into permanent ones, otherwise it would be a waste—this is similar to the concept of single draws versus ten-draws, where ten-draws have a pity system and single draws depend on your mood.

Next are skills.

Unlike the status, the skills given are quite generous.

There are five one-time skills and three permanent skills—including "Kissing Skills (Proficient Level)" and "Acting Skills (Perfect Level)".

There is also a "driving skills (expert level)".

Yuu Tenkuji looked at the skill and fell into deep thought.

"Driving skills... do you mean online skills or real-life skills?"

Don't get me wrong, what's being discussed online is a racing game.

The computer had just finished booting up, so he immediately found a racing game to test it out, and finally came to the conclusion—

"From now on, am I also the Akina Mountain Speed ​​King?"

Sora, brother, I want to... drive my AE86 up the mountain to buy tofu from the Fujiwara family!

Unfortunately, Yuu Tenkuji doesn't have a driver's license or a car, and her younger sister doesn't like going out for fun, so knowing how to drive is basically useless.

It's impossible for me to actually drive for Yukino Yukinoshita, is it?

"Luckily, there are one-time skills that can be synthesized." Yuu Tenkuji glanced at the five one-time skills, randomly picked three proficient-level skills that he didn't usually use, and gave them to the system for fusion.

"Should we synthesize a one-time skill?"

Before pressing confirm, he grabbed his clothes and rushed downstairs to take a shower. He also went to his parents' bedroom, lit some incense, and prayed devoutly twice. Usually, only he would do this, as Qiong didn't dare to see his parents' photos and hadn't stepped into that bedroom for many years.

After burning incense and taking a bath, Yuu Tenkuji returned to his bedroom, sat on the bed, dried his hair, and responded to the system master who had been waiting for him for half an hour.

"Synthesis confirmed."

"...Synthesis complete."

"Congratulations, host, you have acquired the skill: Beast Language (Proficient Level)."

"...You son of a bitch"

With a flick of the towel, Tenkuji Yu collapsed onto the bed, her eyes lifeless as if she had been thoroughly played with.

Getting this skill... it's useful, but it doesn't feel surprising at all!

It's not as useful as writing; it's just a way to communicate well with your new family members soon.

Yuu Tenkuji sighed, closed his eyes, and murmured:

"I'll take a shower before I open the synthesis page next time..."

It's all about metaphysics.

Composing herself, Yuu Tenkuji got up and returned to her computer. She looked up a few articles about cat care and sent them to Kasugano Sora.

Next, I watched "Snow Country" for a while and did some exercise.

Without using muscle control to force myself, I did 10 more push-ups than yesterday, which definitely shows improvement.

As a student, he naturally had summer homework to do—he wrote a few pages, and just then someone sent him a message, so he put down his pen and went to chat with that person.

Around 10 PM, good students are all asleep.

"Goodnight, let's talk again tomorrow." The person on the other end seemed a little reluctant to leave.

Tenkuji Yu couldn't help but smile, a hint of helplessness in his expression.

Today's chat history is full of that person's various complaints about life.

If he hadn't hinted that he wanted to sleep, the two of them probably could have talked until midnight without repeating themselves.

It's pitiful, really. This guy is a college student, but he doesn't have a single friend he can confide in. No wonder he's treated like a dumping ground for all his grievances.

Goodnight, Yuuki-san.

"By the way, Tenkuji, just call me by my name, no need for honorifics. How about I just call you Ayu?"

Koichiro Yuuki doesn't want a junior. He just wants a younger friend he can be on equal footing with.

Tenkuji Yu raised an eyebrow and answered very quickly:

"I'm sorry, our relationship isn't that close yet. Using honorifics is fine, but I think calling him 'Koichiro' is too much, so to avoid misunderstandings, I won't."

"..."

This message had no punctuation, which made Koichiro Yuki dizzy.

"Well, that was just a joke... It's fine if you want to call me Ayou, then I'll call you Brother Hao."