I, who advocate giving up, feel like a disqualified person

"Nonsense... You were just saying irresponsible things..."

"Would you tell the truth if I didn't?"

I can't see my expression right now, but judging by the way Rinquanchuan looks like he's about to hit me, I think he deserves a beating...

"It's not nice to hit people..." I said and grabbed her right wrist which was about to touch my left cheek.

"Snapped"

Okay, the left hand has also caught it.

"open!"

The tear-stained eyes seemed to radiate anger, but coupled with the inexplicable blush on her face and the struggle to retract her arms... I suddenly felt a little excited...

"Listen to me, okay..."

"No...let me go!" She was still struggling.

"Tsk..."

In this situation, some movies suggest forcing a kiss, using the power of shyness and shock to calm the irrational partner down. However, this move is a sure-fire way to kill someone, and in real life, it could be life-threatening, so it shouldn't be used lightly. After all, you don't have the aura of a protagonist.

Normally, I should pull the target towards me, then hold them tightly, no matter how hard they hit or struggle, until I achieve the effect mentioned in the previous point... But I think I'd better forget it. Who knows if Rinquanchuan will play by the rules...

So...

"I know... your mood, Hanekawa's mood..."

Although my heart beats incredibly fast when I put the idea that flashed through my mind into practice, but...

"Can you trust me again?"

I asked, pressing my forehead against Rinzenkawa's.

【True Title】

A world that has given up on winning and losing is still a world where winners are kings and losers are bandits.

Things are always going in a good direction

Close at hand.

At this moment, I could clearly feel the temperature of Rinquanchuan's forehead. Although I had prepared myself mentally in advance, my heartbeat still quickened.

"Huh?" Rinquanchuan seemed frightened by my sudden action and instinctively wanted to retract his hands, but I still held them tightly.

"That...Rin..."

I suddenly felt Rinquanchuan's body trembling, but it wasn't because of fear, it was most likely because of shyness or anger...

Just as I was thinking about whether to let go of Rinquanchuan, her head suddenly moved back, and before I could react, she hit my forehead very hard and quickly without any hesitation.

In severe pain, I immediately let go of my hand and covered the place where I was hit.

“Ahh…”

Are you fighting?! Is this a skill a young lady should master? By the way, doesn't your head hurt from using so much force?!

"It hurts...what are you doing..." I endured the pain and looked at Rinquanchuan.

I saw her squatting on the ground, rubbing her forehead, muttering words like "Oh my God" and "Idiot" under her breath. When she found out that I was looking at her, she covered her head and ran quickly towards the exit.

...Well, I'd better not chase it.

Chapter 16: Things Always Turn for the Better

The human heart is unpredictable...?

If you want to know what a person is thinking, no one can do it unless they have super powers. But if you want to roughly infer what a person is thinking, it is actually relatively easy, and you can also influence other people's thoughts through some actions.

If your observation skills are strong enough, you can infer a person's thoughts at that moment through certain special actions or fleeting expressions.

However, it is not always possible to judge other people's thoughts. After all, it is difficult to capture some people's subtle movements or expressions, and the average person's observation skills are not that strong.

Therefore, it is easier to make other people's thoughts become what you want than to perceive their thoughts.

for example.

If you want to make someone angry, many people know how to do it, such as verbal abuse and ridicule.

However, it is easy to make people angry, but it is not so easy to make them happy. In short, it is easier to make people feel negative than positive, and it is more difficult to change negative emotions into positive ones.

On this basis, if you want to control people's minds more easily, you must first understand the common characteristics of people's thoughts.

Although everyone has his or her own attitude towards things, no one lacks any emotion. It's just that the reasons that can lead to each emotion are different. So something that makes Passerby A angry may make Passerby B sad.

Well...that's why being able to adapt to changing circumstances is so important...

Anyway, after what happened just now, Rinquanchuan should be much nicer to me now... probably.

But in this situation, there is no need to go to Rinsengawa anymore. Well, I'd better go to Rinhanegawa.

In fact, the solution to this problem is very simple, because the cause lies in the request made by Rin Yukawa. Now as long as she withdraws this request, the problem can be solved.

"Well..." It's time to think about how to persuade Rin Hanekawa.

............................

"Um?"

Rin Hanekawa, who was sitting in the tea ceremony club's activity room, saw me and showed a surprised expression on her face.

"Where's my sister? Haven't you found her?"

"Ah... I found her, but she doesn't seem to want to come back..."

Speaking of this, I can't help but recall the words that Rinquanchuan just said with tears in his eyes.

"You don't want to...Is that so..." Rin Yukawa said as he looked at the tea leaves in the cabinet next to him, but his eyes were empty and no one knew what he was thinking.

"Hey..."

Lingcan's voice rang in my ears, but she was deliberately keeping it low. So I turned my gaze towards her.

"What... happened...?"

Lingcan asked me while mouthing questions, and her expression was unexpectedly cute.

However, I could only shake my head in response and motioned for her to go out first.

So she went out obediently, although there was still a look of worry in her eyes.

"Um... I roughly understand what Rinquanchuan is thinking."

I said as I closed the door of the activity room.

"Oh? Really..." Rin Yukawa's tone didn't seem to care much, and he continued to look at the cabinet opposite, "You can understand? Well, then tell me what you understand."

The tone clearly implies, "I'm your elder sister and I don't understand you, so don't brag like you, an outsider."

Well, it’s normal to have such thoughts, so just don’t worry about it.

"Actually, Rinquanchuan doesn't hate you, nor is he deliberately against you. He's just worried... no, it's better to say he's afraid."

"Huh?" Rin Yukawa turned towards me, as if she had heard something funny, with a laugh on her face. "Scared? Are you saying she's afraid of me?"

"Yes."

Perhaps because I answered so decisively, Lin Yuchuan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head, "You said she's afraid of me, what exactly is she afraid of me for? Could it be that I would do something to harm her?"

"Well, that wouldn't be the case..."

"So what do you think about me that should scare her?"

I've become strong again without realizing it... You change so quickly.

"To be precise... she's not afraid of you, but of the things you've given her." I paused. "Have you been giving her tasks to complete since she was little?"

"Of course, this is necessary exercise to help her develop independent habits. Besides, my parents also let us do some things. What's the big deal?"

An expression of disapproval...as expected...

"Then you must have done it better, right?"

"Of course, I'm the older sister. How can I not do better than my younger sister?" She said it in a matter-of-fact tone again.

I couldn't help but smile bitterly in my heart.

"So..." I looked directly into Rin Hanekawa's eyes and asked:

"Have you ever considered the feelings of Rinsenchuan, who is inferior to you in everything?"

......................

The moment the words came out, time in the entire activity room seemed to stand still, and the expression on Rin Yukawa's face froze.

After a while, she opened her mouth slightly as if to say something, but closed it again.

"Ah..." I sighed, "Now you should understand, right? This is what Rinquanchuan fears the most."

"You...you mean...she's afraid of me...that..."

There was panic in her eyes... Perhaps she had never considered Rinquanchuan's feelings before.

It seems that she is a little overwhelmed and her speech is incoherent... It seems that she is really insensitive when it comes to emotions.

"I told you, she's not afraid of you." I looked at the still flustered Lin Quanchuan, "She's afraid of letting you down."

"Huh?" Hearing this, Rin Yukawa immediately regained some of his sanity, "You mean..."

"Yeah, she's different from you. She actually cares about your feelings. That's probably why you don't think about her often."

"is that so?"

Rin Hanekawa seemed a little bit unbelievable.

Actually, it’s not like that... Well, there’s nothing wrong with telling a white lie, right?

"Then I..." She looked at me seeking advice.

"Well," I scratched my cheek, "actually, I think it's best not to form an alliance... After all, Rinquanchuan isn't the type to seek attention."

"Is that so..." She thought for a moment, then smiled. "It seems I was really asking for too much... Maybe I should withdraw that request..."

Very good, the purpose is achieved and a lot of energy is saved.

"However, even though this matter has been withdrawn, don't forget that you have already promised to help me do something, so I still have the right to order you once more."

Hey... This kind of statement is really annoying. He was wavering just now, but now he's suddenly regained his strength... In some aspects, Rinhanekawa is really much stronger than Rinizumikawa...

"Okay, okay." I agreed reluctantly, "It's getting late, I should go back..."

"Wait..." Rin Hanekawa suddenly stopped me as I was about to leave, "Um...should I apologize to Izumi Kawa...or something...Hey, look..."

“Just keep it as it is.”

Looking at Rin Hanekawa who was a little flustered when it came to matters related to family, I couldn't help but smile, "There will always be a chance, but now is not the time."

"...Well, then...goodbye."

"See you."

..........................

As usual, I met Yehui waiting for me near the school gate.

"Looking at your expression...did anything good happen to you today?"

Yehui seemed to be infected by my emotions and asked me happily.

"Well...it's not really a good thing..."

The conflict between the two sisters was resolved a little, but not completely. There is still a gap between them. How to completely eliminate it not only requires my efforts, but the most important thing is whether the two can really understand each other.

"Has the agreement been settled?"

"Well, I guess so..." He just didn't tell Rinsenkawa that the event had been cancelled.

But thinking about the Rinsen River, whose foreheads we'll have to touch when we go to school tomorrow...ah, I'm so worried...will he be killed?

"Huh? Did you cancel your agreement with Xiaolin?"