I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

Explaining everything would be a bit complicated, so to sum it up in one sentence:

Even at the very end, the person he loved remained so twisted.

"Yukinoshita is such a troublesome woman..."

Chapter Ninety-Five: Sunshine Under the Snow (2/?)

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"So, what's the answer?"

He looked at his daughter with a slightly helpless expression, as if he had been prepared for this, neither panicked nor wavering.

Even though she already knew the answer in her heart, Mrs. Yukinoshita still stared at him intently, pressing him with a smile.

"Rather than acting, it's more like you're trying to force me to make a statement in front of you, isn't it?"

He turned his gaze to them and bluntly stated his opinion.

Mrs. Yukinoshita winked at him, her smile elegant and composed, and said, "This has nothing to do with me. I'm just making a suggestion. It's up to Haruno to decide what to say."

"Tsk, despicable old woman..." Yang muttered to himself, a sneer on his lips.

A cold gaze swept over her instantly, but her tone remained gentle: "Yonai, did you say something?"

"Ah! Little Yuuyu, save me!" Like calling for the Chainsaw Man, Yukino Shino hid behind him in fear, her voice trembling as she cried out, "My mother, who's forty years old, has two daughters, and still wants to act young, is going to have those two bodyguards arrest me and punish me!"

Speaking and laughing at the same time, this kind of acting is probably not even at the proficient level, right?

“Very well, I wasn’t planning on doing this…”

Her beautiful, mature face was trembling as if in spasms. Mrs. Yukinoshita took a few deep breaths, her chest heaving beneath her kimono, before she suddenly waved her hand:

"Take her away!"

The two burly men who had been standing by with blank expressions watching the show strode out the moment they received the order and walked towards the two men.

They had barely taken a step when Tenkuji Yu glanced at them sideways, looking at them with a cold expression.

The perfect acting skills, the masterful ventriloquism, and the ability to convey emotions all combine to create something truly special.

"Stand still, don't move."

The "verbal bullet" was fired and hit its mark.

As if given a command by a military officer, the two burly men involuntarily tensed their muscles, instinctively stood at attention, head held high and chests out, and gave a proper but stiff salute.

"Sir, yes sir!"

Where did Mrs. Yukinoshita hire her bodyguards?

Yuu Tenkuji glanced at the two of them strangely, but didn't care. He squatted down with his back to Yukinoshita.

"Get on, I'll carry you."

“...Ah, oh.”

Startled for a moment, she looked at the bodyguards with a strange gaze, then wrapped her legs around his waist and her arms around his neck.

Tenkuji Yu grabbed her straight, full thighs and stood up easily.

He bounced it around, savoring the wonderful sensation in his hands and on his back, and couldn't help but exclaim, "I didn't realize you were actually so light!"

"...Honey, can't you figure out what that means?"

Her voice suddenly turned sweet, but her warm, jade-like arms slowly tightened around his neck, as if a wrong answer would strangle him on the spot.

Sky Temple Yuu is not afraid at all. With her meager strength, even if she tries harder, she can only cure her stiff neck at most.

After carrying Yukino Yukinoshita on his back, he looked at Mrs. Yukinoshita, who was standing there in a daze, staring back and forth between him and the bodyguard, and spoke again:

"Um, Auntie, there's something I'd like to say to you."

Mrs. Yukinoshita snapped out of her daze, temporarily setting aside her surprise and uncertainty, and asked in confusion, "What did you say?"

Tenkuji Yu simply gave her a shy smile.

“I’m taking your daughter with me.”

One of the scenarios men most want to experience—

Take his/her daughter away in front of the parents and say this line!

As soon as he finished speaking, under Mrs. Yukino's speechless gaze, he whispered, "Yono, hold on tight. I'm going to speed up." Then he took off running into the boundless night.

The two bodyguards only then realized what was happening, and quickly broke free from the inexplicable restraint, instinctively trying to run after them.

However, before they could actually set off, watching his figure disappear into the darkness as quickly as lightning, the two instinctively gave up the chase and murmured in disbelief:

"WTF, he can run that fast while carrying someone on his back? Even Olympic sprint champions aren't that amazing..."

"SHIT, putting aside that insane speed, what just happened? Was it hypnosis?"

After a few words of discussion, they stood next to Mrs. Yukinoshita and bowed respectfully: "Madam, shall we drive after them?"

"...No need, let them be affectionate."

Shaking her head with a strange expression, Mrs. Yukinoshita turned and went back to the car, instructing, "Prepare to return. And you two, tell me in detail how you felt just now... A retired special forces soldier can't possibly be intimidated by a high school boy's casual shout and salute him, can he?"

"Of course. Madam, there is indeed something strange about this place..."

The car door closed, and the black sedan quietly drove off in the opposite direction into the night.

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In the wild, outdoors.

On the deserted road, a man and a woman were intertwined, moving freely in the midnight breeze.

"Wow, so fast... Little Youyou, how did you do that?"

With an excited flush on her face and her smooth hair dancing in the wind, Yukinoshita Haruno couldn't help but exclaim, "How could an ordinary person be so fast? This is beyond the professional level!"

"Couldn't you have added 'running' to it!?"

With "Track and Field (Expert Level)" stacked on top of "Accelerated" mode, Yuu Tenkuji spent another five seconds running the 100 meters, shouting irritably:

"Be careful someone hears the police calling; I can't outrun a police car!"

"You're kidding! I believe you can do it, you're my hero!"

She leaned down, resting her head on his shoulder to avoid being pulled away by the momentum, and said with a grin, "I always feel like you really know everything and can do everything!"

"That's called a god, not a hero."

After answering, Tenkuji took a breath and began to slow down.

Both skills and physical condition are related to physical fitness. After running at high speed for more than a kilometer, his body began to cry out in pain. Without a quick recovery, he still had to do what he could.

That's what he said, but when he actually ran at the speed of a vehicle, he felt very exhilarated.

If he were a little more dramatic, he probably would have named this combo "Godspeed" and silently recited the skill name the moment it was activated.

Unfortunately, he had long since outgrown his teenage years, so he only had a basic understanding of how fast he could run.

"Are you tired? If you are, then walk."

Noticing that the speed had slowed down, Yukinoshita gently wiped the sweat from his forehead with a touch of heartache, a few strands of hair sticking to his neck.

Strangely, even though being carried on someone's back should have been more bumpy than galloping on horseback, she felt as if she were riding in a rickshaw, with no discomfort whatsoever except for the slight heat from the friction.

Even if the reason is unclear, she knows who it's all thanks to...

So before getting off him, Yukinoshita Haruno had something else she wanted to tell him.

"Little Youyou, thank you."

"Ok?"

Unaware of the change in her tone, Tenkuji Yu, while adjusting her pace and breathing, casually asked, "What's wrong? Are you thanking me for playing the hero and saving the damsel in distress?"

"I do thank you for that, but what I want to talk about now is something more important."

With her hands crossed over his chest, Yukinoshita gently rubbed her cheek against his side, her voice soft and intoxicating, as if she were drunk:

"You know what? I've always wanted to run away."

"..."

Yuu's steps suddenly stopped. He sensed something and opened his mouth slightly as if he wanted to stop her.

Looking at the deep black night, he fell silent and continued walking forward.

Just as she is now, she continues to speak with heartfelt sincerity:

Even knowing that escape is impossible, I still want to escape from a world full of lies. I always have this fantasy.

"..."

"Lying to take responsibility, lying to get along with others, lying to please everyone, lying just to exist... I don't know when I started to lose sight of my true self. I don't know when I'll tell the truth, or what kind of feelings are genuine."

"..."

"Ah, I don't dislike this way of life, do I? After all, even I think that the most foolish people are those who always tell the truth."

"..."

"Even if it's just for a day, or even just a moment..."

It was a gentle tone, like telling a fairy tale, brimming with beautiful things.

"Is there anyone who can pull me out of this air full of lies and take me away from this boring world that is both real and hypocritical..."

Who can let me have an ordinary love affair and dream a romantic dream like a normal girl...?

Who can stand before me, even if it's so hypocritical, I'd be willing to protect them, like a hero I can rely on...

I used to think that way, until I met you.

Every word and phrase fell gently on Tenkuji Yu's heart like snowflakes, transforming into rain.

"Isn't it childish? But that's just me, and I only realized it recently."