I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

—Now he understood that Kasumigaoka Utaha's speaking style was entirely hereditary.

Why are they so curious about that kind of thing? Are they elementary school boys who are just starting to develop a sense of gender?

Seeing him suddenly fall silent, Kasumigaoka's mother immediately realized that what she had just said might have seemed to be a bit like flirting with a minor.

She coughed lightly, her hand gently covering her slightly flushed face. Her gaze darted around as she tried to hide the unease in her voice: "Sorry, that's not what I meant... I was just curious, did you finish talking so quickly? Is the problem resolved?"

As if nothing had happened, Yuu Tenkuji naturally continued, "Yes, thanks to you for giving us a space to talk, I had the opportunity to explain the misunderstanding between us to Shiwa-senpai."

"What misunderstanding?" With gentle eyes blinking twice, Kasumigaoka's mother leaned forward, unable to hide her curiosity. "Can you tell me?"

Yuu Tenkuji smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, this involves the privacy of many people."

"Alright, at least the problem is solved." Although disappointed, Kasumigaoka's mother didn't press for details. As she pulled back, she unconsciously combed her single ponytail that hung down in front of her chest, her eyes darting around as if lost in thought.

"Where's Xiaoshi? Why didn't she come down to see you off?"

"Um, I'm sorry, I'll have to bother you for another half hour or so." Tenkuji Yu scratched his cheek, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "She'll come down and leave with me later after she's packed her luggage."

"Packing your luggage? What's going on?"

Kasumigaoka's mother tilted her head slightly, her gaze becoming a little serious, as if she were interrogating a criminal who was about to abduct her daughter.

However, she had already eavesdropped on a lot of their conversation, but she suppressed her doubts and surprise and pretended not to hear it.

Let them confess on their own so as not to put pressure on them from excessive parental interference.

—It's rare for her daughter to bring a boy home, and regardless of whether he's her boyfriend or not, Kasumigaoka's mother doesn't want to scare him away.

Even if you need to test the waters, you must do it subtly and quietly.

...Ahem, that last sentence was just an accident, please don't mind it.

That's right.

After a slight pause, Tenkuji Yu had already prepared a speech, using a bit of the technique of using verbal attacks to make Kasumigaoka's mother subconsciously overlook certain inconsistencies.

"Shiyu-senpai and I are members of the same club, and our club is going to have a four-day training camp starting tonight... or rather, a high-intensity collective project, in order to make it to the next event."

"As for what the club does specifically, we will personally bring you the finished product in four days. Please let me keep it a secret for a while... Senior Shiyu holds a very important position in it, but at the beginning we couldn't reach an agreement on the work schedule, plus some issues that were hard to explain, which is why we argued and gave each other the cold shoulder."

After Yuu Tenkuji finished explaining with a wry smile, Kasumigaoka's mother nodded in understanding, then sighed helplessly.

"That kid is really something, he didn't even tell me about joining the club... He always used to join the club at home."

Tenkuji Yu smiled and casually said, "Perhaps she was afraid you would worry. After all, she also has to take care of her work as a writer, which is quite a burden. Senior Shiwa reminded us of this as well, but fortunately, we were able to adjust it to a point where everyone is satisfied. This training camp won't put too much pressure on her."

"Is that so? That's good..." Kasumigaoka's mother touched her cheek with worry. "Sigh, Shi is always like this... I know I should trust her, but I still can't help worrying that she's overdoing it."

Yuu Tenkuji sighed with some emotion, "Of course, that's family."

Then his expression turned serious, and he assured her without any room for doubt, "We will take good care of Shiyu-senpai. Just wait for the good news in four days!"

Kasumigaoka's mother nodded and smiled, her eyes filled with pure trust and kindness.

"I believe in you, and I also believe in Xiaoshi's judgment."

The two looked at each other and smiled. At the mother's prompting, Yuu Tenkuji took another grape and swallowed it, skin and seeds included.

The silence lasted for a long time.

"So, what exactly is your relationship?"

She smiled and asked out of the blue.

Yuu Tenkuji immediately replied, "It's a normal senior-junior relationship, the kind where we haven't even held hands."

The sniper shot was perfectly blocked, and she received the answer she didn't want to hear. Kasumigaoka's mother couldn't help but turn her face away and click her tongue in regret.

As if he had anticipated this, Tenkuji Yu continued with his flawless, leisurely smile, and took out a grape from the fruit plate—if the occasion weren't so inappropriate, he would have loved to perform a grape-themed Rerorerorero right there and then.

Like a naked mannequin, he had already seen through the thoughts of the forty-year-old married woman in front of him—with such a little scheming and trickery, there was no way to get any truth out of her.

If it weren't for the fact that explaining things between him and Kasumigaoka Utaha would be too troublesome and unnecessary, Tenkuji Yuu wouldn't actually want to make up such a story for a mother.

His principle is to avoid lying if possible, and he is not proud of successfully deceiving others.

But there's no other way. If you don't want to be misunderstood and you can't tell the truth, then lying is the only option left.

That's what they say, but what if they were facing their own family—specifically, Qiong?

Even if it takes more effort to explain and comfort her, Yuu Tenkuji will choose to be honest with her.

Because no matter what, I don't want to lie to my family.

—So from this moment on, he will tell all the lies that must be told on behalf of Kasumigaoka Utaha.

This allows her to say goodbye to her family without any worries.

"You seem quite interested in our story. Would you like me to share the story of how we first met?"

Tenkuji Yu took the initiative to speak, her eyes sparkling with a gentle light, and smiled sincerely at Kasumigaoka's mother.

The response I received was naturally one of surprise and delight.

"Is it okay? I thought you would keep it to yourself and be afraid to say it."

"It's nothing to be ashamed of. If you want to know, I think Senior Shiyu would be happy to tell you."

"Really? I think she'll just brush me off with 'Nothing to say, it's just ordinary'... Come, come, have a seat, I'll make you a cup of tea."

"Thank you for your help."

And so, Yuu Tenkuji and Kasumigaoka's mother told a story they had made up on the spot for almost half an hour.

Because some of the plot is adapted from 'true stories', there's no need to worry about Kasumigaoka's mother noticing anything amiss. On the contrary, she becomes more and more engrossed in listening, and from time to time, she enthusiastically asks all sorts of strange questions.

For example, how much better is the senior's attitude back then compared to now? Or perhaps it was because of some other world that they both developed feelings for each other...

Tenkuji Yuuya casually replied that even if they were to investigate thoroughly, in four days they would either leave this world or be reincarnated with it.

Therefore, as a native of this "engineering world," Kasumigaoka's mother was unable to detect the possibility that he was full of lies, and naturally let him say whatever he wanted.

This was also one of the preparations made to put Kasumigaoka's mother at ease and entrust her daughter to his care completely.

The sound of suitcases being dragged along with footsteps, as the doors upstairs opened and closed repeatedly, slowly extended from the top of the stairs down to the bottom of the stairs on the first floor.

The two people in the living room stopped chatting and looked at the black-haired beauty who was walking downstairs.

A red cloak, luxurious yet not extravagant; black sheer silk, sexy yet not wanton.

She has a small face and beautiful black hair.

She has delicate features, red lips, and white teeth.

Her cheeks were so tender they looked like they could be squeezed for water, and her eyes were bright and expressive, like a pair of rubies set in her eyes, deep and charming.

The corners of her lips were slightly curved, and the corners of her eyebrows were slightly raised.

Her limbs were slender as willows, yet her figure was so voluptuous that one wanted to hold her in their arms and fondle her.

The fairy-like beauty in the book walked gracefully into the living room, dragging her suitcase. She first looked at the two cups of cold tea and the half-empty fruit plate on the table with a puzzled expression.

My gaze then met that of the married woman and the boy sitting face to face, and I suddenly felt like I had become a third wheel between them, interrupting their emotional exchange.

However, the idea was so stupid that she almost immediately dismissed it.

"What are you talking about so enthusiastically?"

“Let’s talk about our past and present.” Yuu Tenkuji got up from the sofa and, with a look that Kasumigaoka’s mother couldn’t see, subtly gestured to the black-stockinged beauty, “Is everything ready? It doesn’t matter if you forget a few things, since this place isn’t far from our club’s training camp location. You can take anything you want anytime.”

"Training camp... I see."

Kasumigaoka Utaha instantly understood his meaning, and couldn't help but purse her lips, secretly cursing this guy in her heart—he could come up with a reasonable excuse to deceive her mother in such a short time, no wonder he could guide her in writing novels in that timeline.

No wonder he can fool so many girls, and he has girlfriends in pairs.

Of course, she wouldn't publicly smear him, and she was too lazy to do something so pointless.

"Let's head straight there. I'll go call a taxi."

Kasumigaoka Utaha said crisply, then turned to her mother and patted the handle of her suitcase: "I'm sorry, things happened a bit suddenly, I'll have to stay away from home for about four days. I'll try to keep in touch with my family during that time, and please tell Dad for me so he won't worry."

"Yes, take care of yourself." Kasumigaoka's mother sighed, not giving any further instructions, but simply straightening the collar of her cloak and gently combing her slightly disheveled hair with her fingers.

"..."

With her head down, Kasumigaoka Utaha silently looked at her mother. The crow's feet at the corners of her eyes and the rough texture of her fingertips had never been so clear to her in all these years.

She suddenly released her luggage, hugged the other person tightly, and said in a low, muffled voice:

"I love you all, no matter when or where."

Kasumigaoka's mother blinked in confusion, gently patted her stiff and trembling back, and said softly, "What's wrong? You're not usually this sentimental."

Don't call deep affection "affected"!

Kasumigaoka Utaha rolled her eyes helplessly, slowly released the warmth of her mother's embrace, took a step back, and took a deep breath.

Then, he smiled at her with confidence, cheerfulness, and ease.

"It's just something I felt compelled to say. After all, that's what novelists are like—I don't suppress my 'inspiration'!"

"So, Mom, you can just stay home, watch TV, eat fruit, and wait for me."

"I'm going to save the world, I'll be right back."

Kasumigaoka's mother couldn't help but laugh out loud, lightly covering the corners of her slightly curved lips with her hand, her shoulders trembling: "Pfft... It really brings back memories. I think you haven't said anything so embarrassing since you graduated from middle school~"

Kasumigaoka Utaha's smile froze, her eyes twitched slightly, then she glared at Tenkuji Yu, who was trying to suppress a laugh, and said through gritted teeth:

"You've got it wrong, haven't you? I was just an ordinary, quiet, pretty girl in middle school, not some chuunibyou like that guy!"

"Okay, okay, I remembered wrong~"

Yuu Tenkuji glanced at the time, shrugged, and ruthlessly interrupted the heartwarming scene of the mother and daughter chatting and bickering.

"Senior Shiyu, now that you've prepared everything, let's set off!"

"Just like you said, let's save 'our' world."

Chapter 124 Even men with normal sexual desires would be interested in Fury.

White clouds drift lazily by, the morning light is peaceful, and the clean streets stretch out in the slow-paced afternoon.

Yuu Tenkuji walked home alone, casually placing her hand beside her ear and gently pressing the Bluetooth headset button in her ear with her little finger.