I have bound two systems.

Suzumiya Chisato ignored her reaction and continued.

"Because you love and care for your sister so much, you always seem to be particularly persistent when it comes to your sister. Just like now when you are facing me, a suspicious guy actually came into contact with your sister without your knowledge. This gave you an unprecedented sense of crisis, and as a result, you couldn't help but want to find out the truth. But to be honest, your sister is already a sophomore in high school. No matter how much you love her, it would be better to leave her some privacy. What do you think?"

After saying this, Yukinoshita Haruno still stood there in a daze.

Suzumiya Chisato silently looked away and grabbed her already packed school bag.

Originally, he had not intended to say such harsh words, but it was true that Yukinoshita Haruno's repeated questioning was a bit annoying, and he couldn't help it and this happened.

But now I can finally say goodbye.

"Well, I really should go back."

"Um...okay."

This time, Yukinoshita Haruno did not try to stop her.

After she sent Suzumiya Chisato out, she walked back to the living room. Yukinoshita Yukino had already walked out of the room and was tidying up the teacups on the coffee table.

"Did you hear everything?"

"What do you mean, sister?"

"Of course it's about the fact that I'm a sister-con. After Suzumiya-kun reminded me, I realized that my past actions seemed to have been too protective of you, Yukino-chan."

"..."

Yukinoshita Yukino raised the corner of her eyes.

From a very young age until now, most of the time she has been played around by this sinister sister in front of her.

For example, when she didn't have the energy to keep up, she was dragged around by her sister who was having fun. She was forced to ride an amusement park ride that she was very afraid of. She suddenly disappeared when they went to the zoo together, secretly observing herself who was at a loss and about to cry in the crowd, and took a picture of her expression at that time. I have kept it to this day, and I still bring it up to make fun of it from time to time.

In these countless memories of interactions with her, there is not even a trace of care and love.

Therefore, regarding Chisato Suzumiya's evaluation and speculation about her sister, saying that she is a "sister-con" or something like that, as the person involved, Yukinoshita Yukino could not agree at all.

Where in this world can you find a "sister complex" with such a bad personality?

Yukinoshita Yukino picked up the cup and walked towards the kitchen, not wanting to continue talking about this topic.

"Stop it, sister. You've been driving for so long. Take a shower and rest early."

Yukinoshita Haruno followed her relentlessly with her hands behind her back.

"If I'm guessing correctly, this should be the first time you actively invite a boy to your home."

"Yes, it's because of gratitude."

"It's really strange. My sister, is she really moved by the little thing I asked for?"

"Aha--"

Yukinoshita Yukino sighed tiredly, then came back to her senses and looked at Yukinoshita Haruno.

"Sister, what do you want to say?"

"Nothing, I'm just a little curious about what happened between you these days. Suzumiya-kun didn't mention it, but I know your situation very well. You've always hated him, right? Yukino-chan is drinking tea quietly with someone she hates. This is something incredible in my opinion."

"So, it's all..."

“Don’t say it’s because of thanks.”

Yukinoshita Haruno spoke her words first, and her expression changed from a smile to an extremely bored one in an instant.

"There is no need to tell such boring lies any more."

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at her and did not choose to retreat.

"I don't understand what kind of story you made up in your mind, sister, but this is indeed the truth."

She didn't lie, Suzumiya Chisato helped her, and she did have such feelings for him, knowing this clearly was enough,

"Although I can't agree with what Suzumiya just said about my sister, I think his last sentence is correct. Everyone should have their own privacy, right?"

At this point, Yukinoshita Yukino thought her sister would show an expression of dissatisfaction or anger, and she was prepared to deal with it.

But the result was that Yukinoshita Haruno not only did not act like that, but also showed an embarrassing expression of relief, "The child has finally grown up", and then she showed a relaxed smile again.

"I understand. I won't ask any more questions."

Yukinoshita Haruno walked forward and gently patted her sister's shoulder as she passed by her.

"I'm going to take a shower first. You should get some rest. I'll show you the gift I brought you tomorrow. It's a limited edition collection of the evil panda picture book and doll. You should like it very much."

The tense atmosphere dissipated with her hearty laughter.

The relationship between the two sisters seemed to have returned to normal.

At the same time, on the other side, Suzumiya Chisato, who had just walked into the house, was sweating profusely as she explained to Kasumigaoka Utaha and Sawamura Eriri why there was a suspicious smell of what was obviously women's perfume on her body.

This woman Yukinoshita Haruno...it turns out that nothing good will happen if you meet her.

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In the second half of July, the hot summer officially arrives.

The cicadas outside began to flutter and chirp around the clock.

In such weather, when walking on the asphalt road, you can see the spatial distortion caused by refraction due to the high temperature.

In short, the sweaty days have officially arrived, and every physical education class is a torture.

Girls in particular complained bitterly because they were afraid that the scorching sun would hurt their delicate skin, but they dared not miss physical education classes.

Because the physical education teacher once said that regular physical education class performance will also be included in the student’s file, which will have some impact on future university choices.

If you miss out on your ideal university because your sports performance is not up to standard, then it will not be something that can be solved by regret.

Holding the view that it is better to believe it than not, most girls still attend physical education classes honestly after taking precautions against sun damage, even if they are reluctant.

However, there is an outlier among them——Touma and Sa

Since the temperature continued to rise in July, she has not attended a single physical education class. Every time she would ask for leave on the grounds of feeling unwell, and sit under the shade of a tree beside the playground, with a bottle of mineral water at the ready, quietly waiting for Chisato Suzumiya to finish her class.

Every time the boys in the group witnessed such a sour and smelly scene, they would either look weird or shrug their shoulders.

This rosy youth is their unattainable dream.

The same was true for physical education class this afternoon.

"Let's go buy some water."

After the boys finished the 800-meter run, they gathered together and walked towards the vending machine with their arms around each other.

"I won't go together."

Chisato Suzumiya left the main group and headed to the other side.

Then I was met with cold stares and ridicule.

"Who is speaking?"

"Go away, don't let me see you."

"Don't talk to us now, we feel offended."

This kind of thing is not the first time that it has happened. Suzumiya Chisato is cheerful and doesn't care. These brats are mostly just talking nonsense and don't actually have any bad intentions.

After he left, Fukube Rishi said to the other boys,

"I know you're joking, but it's not good to keep doing this."

"Huh?! Someone who got his childhood sweetheart into his hands has no right to say such things!"

"I asked you to ask your girlfriend to organize a social gathering before, but there has been no progress for so long. You really don't take it seriously at all, do you?"

"Everyone, listen to me! Lift up the squad leader. There's a pillar over there!"

"Hey! Stop it!"

"..."

Chisato Suzumiya drank the water handed to her by Touma and Sa, and looked at the boys making a mess in the distance, and couldn't help but smile.

Touma and Sa just tilted their heads and looked at him. After he finished drinking the water, they took out a tissue and wiped the sweat off his forehead.

This extremely intimate action was the first time in a while that it happened. It made Chisato Suzumiya feel somewhat uncomfortable, so she subconsciously avoided it.

However, after seeing Kazusa's slightly dissatisfied expression, he calmly straightened his body and let her continue the action.

"Hesha..."

"kindness?"

"It's just my illusion. Recently, I always feel that you are particularly gentle to me."

"Are you a masochist? Do you like being scolded by me?"

"Not really. I just find it a little strange. Did you do something to offend me? So you want to show your kindness in advance so that you can better ask for my forgiveness later."

"..."

Suzumiya Chisato's unintentional joking remarks caused Touma Kazusa to fall into a brief silence.

Seeing her like this, Suzumiya Chisato felt strange.

"... Kazusa, your reaction... could it be that I was right?"

"Long-winded!"

Touma Kazusa stood up, put away her hands, turned her back to him, and threw the tissue she used to wipe the sweat stains into the trash can on the side.

"..."

Touma Kazusa really would never lie, and all the answers to Chisato Suzumiya's questions were stated honestly with straightforward responses.

However, she didn't want to say it at all at the moment, and Suzumiya Chisato had no intention of forcing her.

Anyway, it must be just some insignificant little things. When she thinks about it and says it, you can just express that you don't care at all.

As for Kazusa who was still willing to accept him after knowing that there were other girls around him, Suzumiya Chisato felt that it would not be too much for her to accommodate her.

No longer discussing this matter, Suzumiya Chisato looked up at the sky.

"Summer vacation is less than two weeks away. Then we can relax a little. Kazusa won't have to come to school every day to lie on the desk and catch up on sleep."

Seeing that he didn't ask any more questions, Touma Kazusa breathed a sigh of relief, turned around again, held the hem of her skirt with her hands to prevent exposure, sat down next to him again, and looked up at the sky together.

"The weather forecast shows that the next week will be good weather. Although I like sunny days, but on such a hot day, I still hope it will rain occasionally to cool down the temperature."

Suzumiya Chisato expressed her indifferent feelings, and Touma Kazusa listened silently.

In the past, she would always echo something at this moment, but today she was too quiet and too abnormal.

The girl looked up at the sky with clear and beautiful eyes, and the next moment she turned her head to meet Suzumiya Chisato's gaze, as if she had made some kind of decision.

"Thousand miles."

"kindness."

"This weekend, at around 7pm, there will be a fireworks display at Jingu Gaien."

"..."

Chisato Suzumiya looked at her but did not respond immediately.

Dong Ma He Sha pinched his nose unsatisfactorily.

"Why don't you speak."

"Well... I'm just a little flattered. In a way, this should be the first time that Kazusa has formally invited me."

"Forget it if you don't want to."

Touma and Sa let go, showing an expression that she didn't care.

"How could that be? It's around seven o'clock on the weekend night, right? I'll pick you up at your house in advance then."

This answer satisfied Touma and Sa.

"It doesn't have to be that troublesome. We can just meet on the spot when the time comes."

"Considering that there are too many people at the fireworks display, there may be a risk of poor signal quality, so it would be better for us to meet first and then go to the site together."

What Chisato Suzumiya said made sense, and Touma and Kazusa finally agreed to his arrangement.

In the evening, after returning home, she answered the video call her mother had sent her. After choosing to answer the call, Touma Kazusa told her about the incident while chatting with her.