A youth story of a passerby at the end of the world

"Then I'll give you another long sword later. It's also important to practice with a real sword." Uesugi Genshin thought about which sword in his inventory looked suitable for girls.

Considering the height, the blade length should be shorter.

"Okay." Horikita Suzune responded, pursing her lips.

After giving her some more instructions, Uesugi Genshin decided to end the training.

"There will be action in the afternoon, so take a good rest during lunch time."

If you torture your body to the point of breaking it apart, it will be counterproductive.

"Huh..." Horikita Suzune loosened her grip on the bamboo sword and took off the noodles with her free hand. Instantly, fresh air rushed in from all directions.

She shook her hair that had been pressed down for a long time, and suddenly felt that her decision to cut her hair short was unexpectedly wise and very convenient to manage.

Of course it would be more convenient if she shaved her hair off, but this was not something she considered at all. After all, she was still a girl, and short hair was already her limit. Moreover, she cut her hair short just to show her determination.

"Is it better to keep it longer?"

"Hmm?" Realizing that the other party was not talking to himself, Uesugi Genshin looked at Horikita Suzune's fingers that were playing with the side braid.

"I said it last time, short hair looks good too. As for whether to grow it long, just let nature take its course."

A girl’s hair doesn’t grow long in just one or two months.

Just when Horikita Suzune was about to say something, Ichinose's voice came from the door of the dojo.

"Is that...over?"

Wearing the uniform of Koukouei High School, Ichinose Honami stood at the door of the dojo, her small hands resting lightly on the door frame.

The school uniform looks particularly youthful on a girl like Ichinose.

"Ichinose-san..." Horikita Suzune greeted, "It's over, why are you here?"

Logically speaking, Ichinose had no reason to come here. For a moment, she couldn't understand Ichinose's purpose in coming here, and who he was looking for.

Thinking of this, she turned her gaze to the man next to her.

"It's just a little thing." Ichinose Honami smiled bitterly and scratched his cheek.

"How was your work this morning?" Putting the knife on the ground back into his waist, Uesugi Genshin asked Ichinose with concern.

The appointment of Ichinose should have been confirmed last night, and the changes to several departments were also posted on the bulletin board this morning.

"It's okay. Basically, we will continue to use the management regulations of the previous Disciplinary Committee. Hayama-kun has done a good job before, so there is no need to make any changes." Ichinose Honami smiled with a slight sense of relief.

"Well, actually part of this is due to Ms. Hiratsuka's contribution. Hayama has a lot of work to do in the executive department and cannot take care of the work of the Discipline Committee. Ms. Hiratsuka is still the advisory teacher of the Discipline Committee. If you don't understand anything, you can ask her." Uesugi Genshin gave some advice.

"I understand." Ichinose Honami nodded.

"So, Ichinose-san, what can I do for you?" After putting the protective gear in a corner, Horikita Suzune also came over.

“Ah, um.” The cheerful expression on Ichinose Hoba’s face changed, and now she looked like a girl in trouble. “I have something I want to ask Uesugi-kun, is that okay?”

"No problem." Being bothered means being trusted, and since it was a request from the angel-like Ichinose, Uesugi Genshin had no intention of refusing.

"Have you ever been confessed to by a girl?"

This straightforward question still made Uesugi Genshin pause, "There have been a few times."

Well, this “several times” statement made the two girls present slightly widen their eyes.

Horikita Suzune's bright eyes seemed to express her admiration for the fact that she was quite popular, while Ichinose Honami's eyes were mostly filled with surprise.

"Ah, maybe I didn't express it properly. What I meant is, Uesugi-kun, have you ever rejected a girl's confession?"

"Well, that happened before." Uesugi Genshin said after thinking for a moment.

"What about it?"

Perhaps she really felt it was helpful, so Ichinose Honami continued to ask.

"Before, just a few weeks ago, a bunch of love letters were stuffed into the shoe cabinet..."

"Yeah." Ichinose Honami nodded her head repeatedly, listening attentively.

"Yumiko, who happened to be passing by, threw it into the trash can."

"and then?"

"Then I never received any love letters again."

"I see." Ichinose Honami lowered his head in thought for a moment, then raised his head and asked, "Does that mean Uesugi-kun has never rejected a girl's confession in person?"

"......Not really. Last year when I was a freshman, a classmate gave me a love letter." Uesugi Genshin talked about the past in a light tone.

"Come to think of it, Uesugi-kun is still my senior." Ichinose Honami said with a smile, as if she suddenly thought of something happy.

"Love letter, what next?" Horikita Suzune asked with great interest. Maybe it can be used as a reference.

"I rejected her in person afterwards, saying that I already had someone I liked."

"Is that so?" Ichinose Hoba said as if she had realized something, clasping her hands together.

"Hey, Ichinose-san, you haven't been confessed to, have you?" At this time, Horikita Suzune basically guessed Ichinose's troubles.

"Eh? Ah——well, I'm exposed." Tilting her head, Ichinose Honami smiled shyly.

"After all, Ichinose, you are kind-hearted and beautiful." Uesugi Genshin was not at all surprised that Ichinose was so popular.

Even now, the campus of Sobu High School is filled with many students who are trying to date each other every day.

"Eh." It was the first time that Ichinose Hoba heard such a compliment. She was slightly stunned for a moment, and immediately became shy. "Well, if it's okay, can I take up some of your time after dinner?"

"It doesn't matter, and I don't have anything special to do."

Then the three of them decided to have lunch together first.

In the cafeteria, Uesugi Genshin greeted Yui and Yumiko, then sat opposite Ichinose with his lunch.

"I didn't expect that someone would confess to you on the first day." At this time, Horikita Suzune and Ichinose continued the previous topic.

"Maybe it's because of the apartment allocation." Ichinose Honami gave an answer that Uesugi Genshin did not expect.

"What do you mean?" After sitting down, Uesugi Genshin looked up and asked.

Looking across, Ichinose Honami raised a finger cutely, "Actually, we haven't decided on an apartment for Class B yet."

The reason is that everyone actually wants to live with Ichinose, and these few days just happen to be the time when Sobu High School finally confirms the apartment.

Last night, the girls in Class B actually slept together in a large bunk bed, just like a group stay on a school trip.

"Ah——" Uesugi Genshin understood.

Confessing at this time, don't you want to take advantage of the situation to live together?

Well, if that’s the case, then the person confessing is an acquaintance… After all, if they are not familiar with each other, it is impossible for them to live together directly even if they confess.

He vaguely remembered someone.

"What do you think about staying in an apartment?" Uesugi Genshin asked after picking up the honey-grilled fish with chopsticks, taking a bite and chewing it for a few times.

"As for me..." Ichinose Hoba hesitated for a moment and looked at Horikita Suzune beside her, "I really hope to continue living with Horikita-san."

"I don't mind." After swallowing the food in her mouth, Horikita Suzune turned her head and said, "It's just that I live with Kushida now."

"Kushida-san...it's okay." Ichinose Honami didn't care about the bad reviews about Kushida himself, or rather, she thought that the person who should care the most should be Horikita-san.

After dinner, Uesugi Genshin followed Ichinose alone to the side of the special building.

"..." Looking at his beloved horse in the distance, Uesugi Genshin was a little speechless.

Because Ichinose should be confessed here, right? Is it really okay for the other party to choose this place so hastily?

"Then..." Ichinose Honami adjusted her breathing and quickly turned around, "I think someone is going to confess to me here."

really!

"..."

She wasn't going to use the old lie of "This is my boyfriend" to evade him, was she? Uesugi Genshin looked around uncertainly. There were only him and Ichinose here, and his beloved horse looking at him from a distance.

"Here!" Ichinose Honami said this and took out a letter to show him.

This was a cute love letter with a cute heart-shaped sticker on it. Because it was so cute, Uesugi Genshin confirmed his guess.

Since he was told that he could read it, Uesugi Genshin took a quick look at the content.

The handwriting in the letter was of the same style as the envelope, and was quite beautiful. One could even say that it was filled with cute handwriting that was not something a boy would write.

The contents are two things: "I have cared about you since I entered school" and "I have recently confirmed my feelings."

Seeing that the agreed time in his mind was one o'clock, Uesugi Genshin glanced at his watch. Well, there were only five minutes left.

"It would be better if I'm not present for this matter, right?" After returning the letter to Ichinose, Uesugi Genshin asked her for confirmation.

"That Uesugi-kun... I don't know much about love, because I've never been in a relationship before, and no one has ever confessed to anyone. I don't know how to deal with it so as not to hurt the other person, and I don't know if we can still be good friends, so I hope you can help." Ichinose Honami stared at Uesugi Genshin with burning eyes.

Hearing this, Uesugi Genshin looked around again, then pointed at himself and said with a wry smile: "Are you sure you want me to help? My reputation is a bit subtle, and I'm not very suitable. I feel like you're going to suffer a great loss, Ichinose."

There are rumors circulating in Sobu High School that the vice-president has several girlfriends, and it was Yui who told him about this.

Although the students didn't seem to care much about this, he still wanted Ichinose to think about it carefully.

"No, Uesugi-kun is a very outstanding person. It's you who is at a disadvantage that someone like me can date you. And since the person I'm confessing to is from Class B, I can't ask boys in the same class for help." Ichinose Honami hurriedly shook his head and stroked his huge, round chest.

"I want to keep today's events secret as much as possible. If I don't, it will be very awkward later. And I trust you very much, Uesugi-kun. So... can you please pretend to be my boyfriend?"

As expected, this is the way it is! Uesugi Genshin instantly remembered the story of Hachiman and Ebina.

"I conducted various investigations and found that being in a relationship is the least likely reason to hurt the other person." Ichinose Honoki explained quickly, "You once rejected a girl's confession by saying that you had someone you liked, didn't you, Uesugi-kun?"

This means that it is very effective. Let’s use this method this time as well.

"What should we do after that? Isn't the relationship fake?" Uesugi Genshin asked, raising his hand, and then he thought of Hachiman and Ebina.

"Just say we're breaking up right now. You can also say that you dumped me."

"......No, no matter how I think about it, there is no way I can dump you, Ichinose. After all, to have a girlfriend like you, Ichinose, he must have saved the world in his previous life." Uesugi Genshin sighed.

“Eh?” Ichinose Hoba lowered her head with red cheeks, twisting her fingers subconsciously at the hem of her skirt, “But if I say that I dumped you, won’t your girlfriends be angry?”

“!!!” Ichinose, how did you know how many girlfriends I have so quickly?

Uesugi Genshin suddenly raised his head, but before he could express his surprise, Ichinose Honami seemed to have discovered something, and then raised his hand with a little stiffness.

It seems that the confessor arrived at the confession destination very punctually.

"Um, Ichinose-san... who is this person?"

This soft voice reminded Uesugi Genshin of Sakura Airi, and the girl who appeared at the confession place was naturally wary of the boy with a strange back.

"This is Uesugi-kun, Chihiro. You should have met him before."

So Uesugi Genshin turned around and stood side by side with Ichinose, facing the yuri girl.

Girl, your love fortune is bad today.

Chapter 336: Very Bad Reputation

"Like..." Uesugi Genshin was about to open his mouth.

"Could it be that he is Ichinose-san's boyfriend... or something like that?"

But the girl named Shiranami Chihiro was confused by the unexpected situation and asked with tears in her eyes.

"......" This made Uesugi Genshin unable to utter the words that were on the tip of his tongue.

I originally wanted to say that as you can see, Ichinose actually likes men, but that would avoid the most crucial issue.

Without directly admitting anything, it solved the current problem of lesbianism.

"Ah...uh..." Ichinose Honami glanced at him.

From this action, Uesugi Genshin thought that Ichinose was probably planning to answer "yes".

However, just as they seemed to have not reached an agreement yet, Shiranami Chihiro appeared, and Ichinose seemed to pull the words back into his throat.

"Why... is the vice-chairman of Sobu High School... here?"

Is he your boyfriend? If not, why is he here?

At this moment, Baibo Chihiro seemed unable to understand why.

Seeing this situation, Ichinose Honami became even more at a loss. She didn't know what to do and was also very panicked.