I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"First come, first served. People who are fickle and easily bored are even worse, okay? You wouldn't like someone like that, would you?" Tenkuji Yu glanced at her speechlessly. "If it's either you who gets abandoned, or me trying my best to get both of you to accept the ending, which would you choose?"

"This is infuriating!" Kasumigaoka Utaha crossed her arms, shook her heels, and pouted slightly in dissatisfaction. "Then I'll choose the third one! I'll just abandon you and find a new man, won't I?"

"That's your choice. Isn't there a saying that goes like this?" A faint smile appeared on his lips. "I like you, and that has nothing to do with you. If we both have deep feelings for each other, how could I just watch you walk away and throw yourself into someone else's arms?"

"...I can just watch you throw yourself into another woman's arms? Isn't that just double standards and coercion?"

Kasumigaoka Utaha was speechless. She frowned at him with the look of someone looking at a female public enemy. As soon as the elevator doors opened, she strode out first, leaving only a cold snort behind.

"Fine, I don't want to discuss this kind of issue with you. Anyway, that's something your girlfriends should think about."

"If I had to choose between these two chauvinistic garbage options, then of course it would be the latter, right? Half is better than nothing, and maybe I can slowly snatch the other half from the 'senior'."

Ignoring her sharp tone, Tenkuji Yu glanced at the silver-haired girl who had quietly followed and said in a relaxed tone, "So, back then, you didn't experience the sadness of being rejected, nor the disappointment of not being able to convey your feelings... And after that, how to give you happiness, quell the conflict between you, and help you get along well is the responsibility I, as a man, should bear."

"Of course I still only love Aya, but if one day you drug me or I accidentally lose my mind and fall in love with you..."

Upon hearing this, Kasumigaoka Utaha turned around and quickly hit him with her schoolbag. Her cold and fierce expression was enough to scare a child so much that they wouldn't be able to cry.

Yuu Tenkuji simply shrugged and said calmly, "Other people's love is hard to come by, so I'm unwilling to give up any of them. I can only pay the price for my greed—I suppose that's what I thought when I was juggling four relationships?"

Ultimately, "Yuu Tenkuji's Love" is just this kind of despicable and arrogant thing.

"Yes, these ideas are all recorded in the database. The original older brother did indeed make a lot of preparations so that everyone could accept the harem ending."

Upon receiving the silver-haired girl's reply, Tenkuji Yuu revealed a smug expression, as if to say, "See, I told you so." Then, his smile faded, and he silently walked behind Kasumigaoka Utaha, who showed no intention of turning back, occasionally lost in thought for a moment.

The silver-haired girl walked at the very back, her gaze shifting back and forth between Kasumigaoka Utaha and Tenkuji Yu, her long eyelashes drooping gently, seemingly lost in thought.

Chapter 130: The infiltrated female investigator

As the morning light shone brightly, crowds gradually filled the clean streets.

Like blood vessels transporting various cells, trams carry people to companies or schools. The wind rushes across the tracks, and the platform is unexpectedly quiet and peaceful.

Day after day, the monotonous yet necessary commuting scene unfolds in every corner of the city.

Taking advantage of the relatively low number of students heading to school, Yuu Tenkuji, along with the other two, arrived near the entrance of Kuroyuri Academy.

The presence of a boy and a girl who looked like a primary school student here should have been quite eye-catching.

However, the occasional passersby or students had no intention of paying them any attention. Only a few eyes looked at the pretty girl leaning against the telephone pole with her arms crossed and carrying a heavy load, with curiosity or envy.

"So, you're going to let me in alone?"

While scrolling through her phone, Tenkuji Yu answered Kasumigaoka Utaha's question without looking up: "'Lowering your presence' isn't like invisibility. It's fine on the street, but a man appearing in a girls' high school would feel too out of place, and I'd have a very high chance of being noticed."

Looking at the unfamiliar, towering school gate in the distance, and thinking about how she was about to venture alone into a "dragon's den," Kasumigaoka Utaha hesitated, her fingers tapping rapidly on her elbows like a telegraph machine. She forced a calm expression and said, "So I made you wear women's clothes. What if I encounter danger, or get caught not being a student of this school?"

"Itoko will ensure your safety. If you get caught, just say you're a transfer student who's here to familiarize yourself with the school. I believe you can get away with it." Tenkuji Yu handed her the phone without changing his expression. "Remember this, these are photos of the two of them. They shouldn't look too different in person than in their ID photos."

"Now I know what it feels like to be used and abandoned by a man..." she muttered with a hint of resentment. Kasumigaoka Utaha took the phone, examined the faces in the two photos repeatedly, and then handed the phone back to him after a while. "I've got it. What if they disappear on their way to school, or don't even come to school?"

"We'll see later. First, when there are fewer people, go around their classes and clubs. If you can't find them, look in more secluded places." Yuu Tenkuji continued to glance at the sparse crowd at the school gate, closed her phone's photo album, and brought up a website.

The website contains basic information about the Yuuki and Natsukawa families. Once the names [Yuuki Asuna] and [Natsukawa Masuzu] disappear from the website, he will have to notify Kasumigaoka Utaha that she has returned.

“I’ll be here watching the students going in. Whether you or I spot them first, you have to find a way to get them to talk somewhere secluded, preferably in the grove near the school gate.” Tenkuji Yu paused, pointing to the wall next to the school gate not far away. “That way, if something happens that the department can’t handle, I can get in and rescue you as quickly as possible.”

"Fine, anyway, my only purpose is fishing. I'll try my best to catch them, just wait." Kasumigaoka Utaha said with a hint of resignation, putting on her headphones and glancing at the silver-haired girl. "Itoko, are you coming in with me too? Or are you protecting me through some kind of mysterious ability?"

"Please take this with you."

The silver-haired girl took out a small teddy bear, about the size of her palm, from her pocket and looked at her earnestly: "I sewed this by hand last night. It can serve as a warning... If you do anything wrong, it will issue a warning, reminding you and notifying me at the same time."

"You should have brought this out sooner." Kasumigaoka Utaha breathed a sigh of relief, stuffed the teddy bear into her breast pocket, and waved with a smile. "Thanks, you're much more useful than that heartless man next to me."

Yuuki Tenkuji nodded in agreement: "With the audacity to say such things, I'm sure you can use various methods to trick those two out."

Kasumigaoka Utaha pretended not to hear: "On another note, should I lie to them one by one, or to both at the same time?"

“Being together can lower their guard, but it would be more convenient to talk to them one by one…” After a moment’s thought, Tenkuji Yu decided, “Just be flexible! As long as we achieve our goal, I trust that you won’t let me down.”

Even though she has no friends and a terrible personality, as a high school student writer who is semi-entering society, she probably doesn't have much difficulty in making friends on the surface.

If all else fails, I can still point and whisper to her through the earpiece; once I can find her, everything will be fine.

"Don't think that the power of belief is omnipotent, you irresponsible man."

After giving her critique of Yuu Tenkuji, Kasumigaoka Utaha took a deep breath and turned to walk towards the imposing, elegant, and solemn girls' high school.

They carried an air of fierce determination, as if they were about to embark on a battlefield.

"Well then, I'm off."

Yuu Tenkuji pressed his earphones, watching her straight back as if she were about to leave and never return, and his expression became serious.

"Have a safe trip... and it's a bit windy, remember to weigh down your skirt, I saw what panties you were wearing today."

"?!"

Shinogaoka Utaha shuddered and instinctively covered her bottom with her schoolbag. She hadn't taken more than a few steps when she was forced to turn around at a 45-degree angle and stare at the nonchalant Tenkuji Yu.

She seemed somewhat annoyed, but with a dark face, she forced a strained smile and said in a low, coquettish voice:

"Ugh~ These stockings are the thicker kind today, so they won't show so easily, right?"

"I have good eyesight; I can see clearly even if you're wearing a black lace thong underneath."

"..."

Kasumigaoka Utaha pressed her hand to her chest and took a deep breath, closing her eyes and trying to convince herself that he intended to use this kind of joking around to relieve her tension.

—Yes, very useful.

That hesitation when encountering the unknown has completely disappeared, leaving only a heart full of killing intent!

The day you personally beat that despicable junior to death, then thank his corpse!

With her thoughts finally clearing up a bit, Kasumigaoka Utaha smiled with satisfaction, despite Tenkuji Yu's puzzled gaze.

He then turned around and strode off, calmly blending into the crowd of students at the girls' school, and soon entered the school gate safely.

"This guy's face changes incredibly fast..."

Tenkuji Yu shook his head, turning his gaze away from her, his expression gradually becoming serious.

Listening to Kasumigaoka Utaha's breathing, watching every high school girl walking towards the school gate, and thinking about what to say to her two "girlfriends" after she hooks them up.

While juggling three tasks at once, Yuu Tenkuji also had to constantly refresh the information on the webpage and keep a close eye on the silver-haired girl standing quietly behind him like a doll.

My mood was very calm, and I was even a little expectant.

Now that I know they're actually my girlfriends, how should I treat them since they don't remember anything?

Such a question flashed through his mind, only to be dismissed by him indifferently.

If you are strangers to each other, treat each other like strangers.

It would be incredibly painful if only I were forgotten, but if even I couldn't remember them, and only that tiny, teaspoon-like sense of familiarity remained...

Even Kasumigaoka Utaha is more important than them.

So, before they can regain their memories and escape from this game, I have to find my own memories first.

Because that is the person 'I' love.

He must never let them experience the feeling of being forgotten, otherwise, in the moment they recall it, he will feel immense regret and self-blame.

"call……"

Tenkuji slowly exhaled, and under the guise of "lowering his presence," he stood by the telephone pole with his phone in hand, looking like a suspicious paparazzi, his sharp eyes sweeping over the vibrant young ladies.

The silver-haired girl stood behind him, like a meticulously sculpted doll, her expression calm and revealing nothing of her thoughts, but her gaze seemed to be looking at something in the distance, somewhat dazed, at a clear blue sky.

The hustle and bustle of the campus gradually ignited like kindling.

……

Without the two people's convenient cheat skills, Kasumigaoka Utaha, wearing the Black Lily Academy uniform, was also not noticed by others.

She simply carried her empty schoolbag and walked naturally toward the teaching building with the others.

Even when people cast surprised glances and murmured, "When did our school get such a beautiful lady?", she would simply respond with a gentle and elegant smile and confidently and calmly walk to the shoe cabinet.

"...I didn't see Yuuki and Natsukawa. Yuuki and Asuna are members of the fencing club, so they're probably already at club practice. If they're not in the classroom, I'll have to check the club building."

The school map provided by Tenkuji Yu flashed through his mind, and while looking around, he found Yuuki Asuna's shoe locker.

For Kasumigaoka Utaha, who doesn't have a shoe cabinet, the first hurdle she faces is figuring out how to change into indoor shoes in front of others.

Fortunately, Tenkuji Yu had thought of this for her before she left.

The method is actually very simple: you need to keep a stable mindset and not show any signs of being guilty.

"call……"

Kasumigaoka Utaha subtly tightened her grip on the bag handle, maintained her gentle and elegant smile, and strode forward to open Yuuki Asuna's shoe locker.

The white indoor shoes were inside, but that only proves she wasn't in the teaching building—she had to change her shoes off for club morning exercises.

Kasumigaoka Utaha, with steady hands and quick mind, changed her shoes as casually as the other students, stuffed her leather shoes into her shoe cabinet, and stepped directly into the corridor of the teaching building.

Even though she heard whispers behind her, "Eh? Isn't that Yuuki's shoe locker? Why is she...", she didn't turn around. She simply quickened her pace and blended into the group of girls chatting and laughing ahead, openly following them toward the second-year classroom.

"Ah... my heart is beating so fast. Is this how all the undercover investigators feel?"

Even though she was in an all-girls school, the tension of being caught red-handed at any moment, dragged to the basement, hung up, and handed over to seven or eight burly security guards for torture still made Kasumigaoka Utaha's palms sweat and she lowered her head and smiled bitterly.

"In order to avoid ending up in that situation, let's finish the 'mission' as soon as possible."

Female investigator Kasumigaoka Utaha wiped the sweat from her palms and, without the slightest hesitation, quickly arrived at the classroom of Class 2-A.

She didn't go inside, but just peeked in from outside the door a few times. Soon, a female student came forward to check on her.

"Greetings, senior. Are you looking for someone from our class?"

Yu Tenkuji gave her a third-year student's uniform. After judging that she was a senior by the color of the bow tie on the uniform, the female student's attitude quickly became respectful and her words were very polite.

"Greetings." Unaccustomed to the affected manner of speaking at the young lady's school, Kasumigaoka Utaha frowned slightly, offering only a perfunctory reply before cutting straight to the point, "Have Yuuki and Natsukawa from your class arrived? I need to speak with them."

"Yuki-san and Natsukawa-san?" The female student tilted her head, glanced back at her seat, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, they probably haven't arrived at school yet... As for Natsukawa-san, we'll probably see her a second before the bell rings. As for Yuki-san, she's usually the first one to arrive, either studying for today's lessons at her seat or doing morning exercises at her club."

"Perhaps something happened today? If you have something urgent, please let me know and I will pass it on to them. Or would you like to stay here for a while? We will make you some tea."

Kasumigaoka Utaha's lips twitched slightly: "Uh... no need for that."