Don't you guys dislike me?

"How about what?"

"You're asking even though you already know the answer. Master Tomoya will put a perfect end to this farce for you. Do you have any feelings about it?" Tomoya raised his eyebrows, his eyes full of anticipation.

Although the expressions of the students below the stage were enough to make Tomoya laugh for a long time, he wanted to hear the thoughts of the person who led the event.

"What do you think? Rather than saying that the Amemiya incident was a farce, it's more like what you did."

Yuichi did not let Tomoya get what he wanted, which made the latter fall into deep thought:

"A farce? It doesn't seem to be meaningful enough."

Just as Yuichi was about to say something, Tomoya interrupted him with a wave of his hand. There seemed to be a steady stream of footsteps coming from outside the door.

"I was seen when I was projecting the screen, so I'm running away now." After saying that, he passed by Youichi, probably preparing to escape through the front door of the auditorium.

Youyi couldn't help but wonder: "With your status, do they dare to cause trouble to you?"

Tomoya, who had already walked a distance away, looked back in vain. Yuichi understood the emotion in his eyes. He was gloating:

"I haven't told them yet. This is the excitement I want. And you said that they only found out my identity after they went through so much trouble to catch me. Wouldn't their expressions be very interesting?"

……

Until the school bell rang in the campus, Yuichi didn't see Tomoya come back. He didn't care. It would be difficult for Tomoya to get into trouble with his identity.

Youyi followed the crowd to the parking shed. There were many people picking up their cars at this time, so he walked to a less crowded alley and waited for a while.

Because Kasumigaoka Utaha unilaterally announced that she wanted her younger brother Yuichi to take her home, Yuichi was dissatisfied with the occupation of his private space, so he fought for a day off once a week.

And that precious day of rest is today.

Yuichi leaned against the wall, and when he had nothing to do, he opened a comic book to kill time. Just when he wanted to complain that recent comics were just toilet paper with a new name but the same substance.

The familiar fragrance wafted slowly towards him, reminding him of the intentional or unintentional feeling of teasing.

Youyi's eyes left the toilet paper, and as soon as he raised his eyes, he saw a pair of long black legs walking towards him, with plump thighs wrapped in dark chocolate-like stockings.

Every time the legs cross one after the other, the delicate pleated skirt will be slightly lifted to one side, and the hem of the skirt will drag lightly, as if the beautiful scene under the hem can be seen in the next second.

It's a pity that the beautiful thought soon disappeared around the corner. Although there was regret in people's hearts, no one dared to look for her, because Kasumigaoka Utaha's aloofness had made too many people who tried to get close to her return home disappointed.

Youyi put down his phone, his eyes stayed on Kasumigaoka Utaha for a moment, and then he hurriedly looked around.

"Are you so afraid that others will see us together?" The young girl came forward, her alluring fragrance entering her nose, her wine-red eyes under her slightly drooped eyelids making people intoxicated.

It seemed like he was teasing, or sulking. This kind of hazy feeling of seeing flowers in the fog was not the first time that Youyi had felt it.

"Isn't this the agreement you and I made?" Youyi leaned back.

"Tsk." Kasumigaoka Utaha smacked her lips, hugged her chest, and stopped teasing him.

"Why did you come to school to see me? Today is my day off."

Seeing how Yuichi couldn't wait to get away from me and enjoy some time alone, I wondered if he was trying to find an excuse that Chizuru Amamiya had come up with specifically.

She saw with her own eyes that Youyi and that girl slipped out one after another.

Thinking of this, Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly became angry, and her beautiful eyes gradually turned cold:

"You promised me last night that you would explain the situation to me! I fell asleep last night, so why did you pretend not to know after I reminded you this morning?"

"Do you mean by reminder that you are angry with me? Why don't you just say it directly?"

Yuichi did not intend to speculate too much about Kasumigaoka Utaha's thoughts. Many things would have results if they were said directly, but many people always found it difficult to be so frank.

"elder sister."

The word "sister" seemed to make Kasumigaoka Utaha put herself in the right place, which dampened the girl's spirit.

She pursed her lips, glared at You unwillingly, and gave in reluctantly:

"Then tell me now."

She thought that her concession would give her an answer, but Yuichi's answer was beyond her expectations:

"The school has explained it very clearly, right? There's no need for me to repeat it again, right?"

Shiyu raised her slightly dazed eyes, which gradually became unfriendly. Looking at his puzzled expression, she wished she could tear off the outer coat of "sister and brother" and pull out Youyi who was hiding inside.

His doubts must have been pretended. He knew what he was thinking, but he always relied on this identity to restrict his actions. She should not have agreed to be a sister and brother again.

Now all communication between the two is separated by a thin membrane that cannot be crossed. They can have close contact but that is where it stops.

With this relationship, how could she stir his heart? He dodged her attacks time and time again...

However, Kasumigaoka Utaha seemed to have forgotten that when she made the promise that day, she did so with the idea of ​​becoming siblings again.

The corner next to the parking shed is not safe, and occasionally a few students who want to take a shortcut will take this narrow section of the road.

The sound of car ringing came from the other end of the road. Kasumigaoka Utaha, who was feeling angry, did not notice the noise. She had no idea how much of a scandal it would cause if she was found being alone with a boy in such a harmonious way.

The girl still lowered her head and looked down, and suddenly a sudden blush appeared on her fair face. A hand wrapped around her waist with an unnatural warmth, pushing her forward.

181. It doesn’t matter if this sister is not

While still struggling over how to reasonably violate the original agreement, Kasumigaoka Utaha suddenly pounced on Yuichi.

After the initial tense and stiffness, the plump body became limp and allowed Youyi to hold her.

The tip of her small nose touched Yuichi's chest, and she twitched her nose slightly. She couldn't help but feel a little confused. They were clearly using the same shower gel, so why did it smell so good on this guy?

Soon, Kasumigaoka Utaha raised her face, and a pretty blush appeared on her cold face, as if it had been a long time since she had such intimate physical contact.

Summer afternoons are the hottest. At this moment, Kasumigaoka Utaha agrees with this point of view. Otherwise, how can she explain her dry face and ears?

At this moment, a refreshing breeze blew past behind him, and the boy sitting on the bicycle glanced enviously at the couple who were hugging each other secretly.

When his eyes fell on the girl, her iconic long black hair and black stockings gave him an inexplicable sense of familiarity, but he couldn't remember who she was for a moment.

Watching the passers-by leave, Youyi let go of the girl in his arms.

As he let go, he and the passing cyclist instantly drove out the thoughts that Kasumigaoka Utaha had in her mind, such as "Has Yuichi finally lost control of his desires after spending some time together?"

When has the scumbag ever come to his senses? No... he has just been pretending to be stupid.

Kasumigaoka Utaha took a half step back, one hand folded across her chest, the other half covering the corner of Zhang Yang's mouth, as if mocking but also with a hint of ridicule to turn the game around:

"If there was a car coming, why didn't you just tell me? It's hard not to think about other things when you hug me like this~"

Hearing this, Youyi raised his eyebrows and explained:

"I just don't want other people to see you and me together. If I scared you, I can only apologize to you. After all, it happened so suddenly that I didn't have time to think of other solutions."

The corners of the girl's mouth froze, and after Youichi faintly heard a "tsk", Kasumigaoka Utaha hid all her previous emotions under her cold face:

"You're quite proactive in apologizing for something like this. Is there really any girl who likes someone as insensitive as you?"

This was just said in anger, Yuichi knew it, and Kasumigaoka Utaha herself knew it too.

"Whether or not anyone likes me is not necessary for me. If no one likes me, I can't live. Such a person is too pathetic. I just want to live my ordinary life peacefully."

Yuichi patiently followed her words.

"Stop joking. Living a peaceful and ordinary life? For that Amamiya, you went to help her fight in the middle of the night and got injured. How can this be called peaceful and ordinary?!"

When she was helping Kotonoha Katsura, she was able to hold Yuichi's heart with ease, but last night, she could only be left aside like a bystander, watching Yuichi save other girls without even the right to ask, and seeing Yuichi injured she was unable to treat him immediately.

She seemed to be blocked from their interaction. Even though she had tried her best to be a sister who respected her brother, she could not hide the loneliness in her heart. She did not ask or pursue the matter.

Is this the agreement I promised Youyi? Let me watch him get closer and closer to other girls, and let him drift away from me?

If that's the case, then it's better not to be this so-called sister.

The atmosphere suddenly turned cold and everyone looked at each other in silence.

Complaints kept coming up in her mind. Kasumigaoka Utaha raised her hand in annoyance and pushed Yuichi, who was close to her, against the wall. She then lifted her long hair covering her shoulders, took a long breath, and said firmly:

“I still can’t agree with that…”

After saying this meaningless sentence, she left without looking back.

The coming and going of Kasumigaoka Utaha raised the noise in the carport to a higher level, with discussions and whispers interweaving. They must be very curious about who will come out from the corner next.

Youyi did not stay there waiting for the heated atmosphere to die down, but walked deeper into the road, planning to make a detour and then come back to get the car. Although it was troublesome, it was safer.

……

……

"Can't you agree...?"

The gentle breeze blew towards him, and Youyi squinted his eyes comfortably. He was fully immersed in the carefree feeling of being alone, but what just happened could not be pretended as if it had not happened.

He more or less guessed the meaning of this sentence from Kasumigaoka Utaha's performance, but whether it was her true feelings was another matter.

Even if it was... he wasn't going to respond.

Instead of trying hard to interpret whether every action of Kasumigaoka Utaha is sincere or false, it is better to simply shut her out.

After all, he had been deceived by Kasumigaoka Utaha once, and those heart-pounding feelings were just treated as a toy for entertainment.

Even after so much time had passed, he still didn't want to face that mocking smile that had toyed with him between applause.

……

"I am back."

“……”, naturally no one answered.

Looking at the empty house, Youyi couldn't help but miss his father and stepmother. Their honeymoon trip had been going on for almost three months. Was it really okay to leave two underage siblings behind for so long?

Thinking of this, Youyi lowered his head to change his shoes and saw a pair of loafers lying quietly in the shoe cabinet. His sister had come back, but she was still angry...

Yuichi put the ingredients bought from the supermarket into the refrigerator, and the clock hanging in the living room was ticking.

He didn't wait for Kasumigaoka Utaha to come down, and Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't wait for Yuichi to go upstairs.

As the alarm on his cell phone vibrated, Youyi, who was lying on the sofa, closed his novel and went out to work.

……

The dusk comes late in midsummer. The sky near five o'clock is just slightly dim and has not yet been dyed red by the fiery glow of the sunset.

When you open the door, the wind chimes make a soothing sound like the gurgling of water, followed by the unique aroma of coffee beans, which is slightly bitter.

"Hoshino-kun is here."

The manager spoke a little louder than usual, and his grin was not noticeable.

"Good afternoon, Manager-san."

Yuichi responded, then walked up to the store manager and said what he had prepared:

"Manager, I accidentally scratched myself while cooking yesterday, so I may not be able to help you today."

Yuichi had anticipated many reactions from the store manager, but he didn't expect him to just stare at his hands, his smile widening:

"It's okay. Let Miura do the latte art and other tasks. I think she won't mind."

These confident words made Youyi smell a bit of matchmaking, but fortunately the manager believed him, and the result was good.

"But... it's useless for me to say that. You have to ask Miura for his opinion. Even if I'm the store manager, I can't force her to do the work of two people."

After saying that, the store manager lowered his head to look at the hardcover book in his hand and stopped talking.

Coincidentally, when Yuichi was about to enter the staff lounge to discuss with Miura Yumiko, she opened the door first.

The accidental encounter brought the two people close to each other, and the scent of the perfume with its strong and distinctive personality was as strong as ever.

The blonde hair that first caught my eye moved back, and the rosy cheeks were a little different from the fair complexion in my impression. The cascading blonde hair was tied into a high ponytail, revealing a round face.

Perhaps the change in hairstyle made her inevitably a little unconfident. Her pupils dodged and the redness on her face became brighter, like a blooming peach cherry or crystal strawberry jelly.

I even breathed very carefully, for fear that the burning breath would hit the other person and be noticed.

This subtle atmosphere made Youyi's heart itch a little, and he opened his mouth to break the ambiguity:

"Good afternoon, Yumiko."

"Good afternoon..." The girl avoided his gaze but still stood in front of Youichi despite the rising heat.

For her, it’s not so much that she is unwilling to admit defeat, but more that she is reluctant to give up.

182. Have the relations really eased?