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

"Alright then." Hearing his sister's affirmation, Uesugi Genshin also chose to compromise.

So the kitten was named Little Jay.

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The afternoon performance was held at an ice rink southwest of Zongwu High School. Since the ice rink itself was basically useless, it was put to use in a different way.

Unlike baseball fields in parks, ice rinks require maintenance, but few people usually come to skate there.

Actually, if we have more time later, we can open it for a few days for a short period of time so people can try it out, and everyone would be very eager to come.

After the lights were turned off, the entire venue went dark, with only the fluorescent lights at the edge of the stage flashing. The hall was then filled with excited shouts of "Oh! Oh! Oh!"

Suddenly, the stage lights came on, and cannon-like fireworks exploded—they were salutes for the performance.

The members of Sweet Bullet were standing on the stage, and cheers began to erupt in the hall.

This is actually the first time that students from Advanced Education College have seen a performance.

"oh oh."

"..." Seeing Ichinose next to her enthusiastically waving her glow stick along with the others, Horikita Suzune looked at her own and wondered if she should try waving it too.

No, forget it.

Still keeping a calm mind, she chose to give up. She looked around and saw that others had already joined in, whether they were from her own class or other classes.

Looking at the stage again, the girls moved lightly and gracefully, giving a sense of stability. The dance was also impeccable, with soft and fluid movements, while also possessing an undeniable charm.

"This is what an idol is like," Horikita Suzune thought, slightly expanding her understanding of the concept.

It's said that the original plan was to have Sakura Airi from her class perform as well, but it seems she's not ready yet. We'll probably see Sakura on stage next time.

By the end, everyone felt a little unsatisfied.

"Is it over already?" Karuizawa Megumi, sitting below Horikita Suzune, complained softly.

"It's only been a little over an hour." Sato Maya checked her phone; it started around 3 PM, even though they arrived at 2:30 PM.

"It seems like Sakura-san will be playing next time too," Matsushita Chiaki said to the two of them.

"Really?" Karuizawa Megumi clicked her tongue.

"Would Sakura-san be a good fit?" Maya Sato thought for a moment. Sakura-san was the quiet type in class, which didn't seem to fit the image of a dazzling idol.

“There’s no problem,” Horikita Suzune said from behind them. “If you want to go, you can give it a try.”

"Well... forget it." Karuizawa Kei felt that she probably couldn't do it. Being an idol was probably not suitable for someone like her.

"Eh, I can't dance." Sato Maya thought about it seriously for a moment. Although she often went to karaoke with her friends in middle school, dancing like Sweet Bullet was a bit difficult for her.

“After all, they are professionals,” Matsushita Chiaki said, shaking her head.

"Ah, let's go." Karuizawa Kei saw that most of the people leaving had already gone, so it was about time for them to leave too.

"Ah."

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"Here you go, a gift." After the performance, Uesugi Genshin was talking to Mai and Kazuka in front of the preparation room, and he handed Kazuka a wrapped sweets.

"What is this?" Kaori opened the box and exclaimed with delight, "It's a fruit tart!"

"Yes, Yukino and the others made it, and so did the others." For example, Yui brought some back for Yumiko and the others to eat this morning.

"Eh~" Kaori sighed.

“I’ll give you more; you can share it with Uzuki and the others,” Uesugi Genshin said, leaning against the wall and turning his head to the side.

"Okay." Kaori nodded, then, remembering something, asked, "By the way, would you like to...have dinner together?"

"Hmm?" Uesugi Genshin thought for a moment, then agreed, "Okay."

"But are you all alone?" he teased.

Kaori gave him a look that said, "How could that be?", then looked at Mai and asked, "Sister, what's for dinner?"

"Let me think about it some more," Mai said with a smile. "But before that, let's go back and take a shower."

"Good~"

They went back and said goodbye to the members. Since Uzuki lived with them, she went back with them. The four of them ate dinner together.

However, students need to buy ingredients, and very few cook in their apartments. This is because, aside from very simple cooking methods like heating up canned food, ingredients and seasonings are expensive, and now only fish is slightly cheaper.

Fresh ingredients and spices can be purchased at the kitchen counter, while seasonings can be bought at the convenience store in the AV building.

"I'm dressed." Kaori came out of the room; she had already taken a shower.

Next, they need to buy the ingredients for tonight's dinner. It's 5 PM now, and they should be able to eat around 7 PM after they finish shopping.

At this moment, Kaori was wearing a blue dress, but she was wearing black sheer tights on her lower body.

This surprised Uesugi Genshin quite a bit, as he had previously heard Mai and Utaha mention that they wore pantyhose in the summer mainly for sun protection.

It was noticeable when they were in bed. Also, Shiyu's skin was slightly fairer than Mai's, I wonder if it was because Shiyu often wore pantyhose with a higher denier than Mai's.

However, Kaori was probably not used to wearing pantyhose, or perhaps she was still a bit hot after taking a shower, and she was very concerned about spreading her legs apart, saying without any attempt to hide that it felt very erotic.

"Actually, you don't have to force yourself to wear pantyhose," Uesugi Genshin said tactfully before leaving the house.

"Hmph~" Kaori glared at him, "Then what are you looking at, you idiot?"

Chapter 344: It Smells Like a Green Apple

"I just found it novel." Uesugi Genshin shrugged, shifting his gaze upwards past her flat chest and back to Kaori's face. "By the way, your posture just now seemed rather suggestive."

Kaori's slightly somber expression instantly turned to one of embarrassment and annoyance. "No way!"

She even looked down and noticed that it was only slightly different from usual.

The main issue is that wearing pantyhose feels a bit strange, with two pieces of nylon sandwiched between my inner thighs; I'm not used to it.

It's also different from the stockings I wore before, because when I stand normally, there is a slight compression on the inside of my thighs, so the feeling is more obvious.

"Pfft."

Kaori heard suppressed laughter coming from the living room.

"Uzuki!?" She pouted as she looked at Hirokawa Uzuki, who was covering her mouth with her hand as she laughed.

Hearing her voice, Hirokawa Uzuki was startled. "Oh my... Ah, Kazumi, your outfit is really pretty."

"Praising me won't help." She said that, but with a smirk, Kaori's attention had already shifted away from Uzuki.

"Everything's ready, let's go." At that moment, a woman dressed neatly in linen clothes walked over from the living room.

He was wearing a very ordinary T-shirt and blue jeans. Uesugi Genshin was a little disappointed that he wasn't wearing tights, but... wasn't the T-shirt that Mai was wearing his?

Surprisingly, the size was just right, perhaps because Mai is considered one of the taller girls.

"Oh." "Ready?" "Me too."

The three of them answered Mai's questions one by one.

"Wait." Suddenly, before leaving the house, Mai called out to Uesugi Genshin.

"What's wrong?" Turning around, Uesugi Genshin blinked in confusion. "Is there anything else?"

"Here you go." She pulled out a mask from somewhere and opened it with both hands.

Uesugi Genshin felt like he'd seen that hand gesture somewhere before—oh, it was when he was wearing panties.

Then Mai put the stretched-out mask on his face, saying, "That'll solve the problem."

As she spoke, she nodded, "It's best not to attract attention."

That is to tell him to keep a low profile. Although people will still know who he is when he gets close, they won't deliberately look at him when he walks on the street.

Mai thought to herself, "Maybe I should make him wear a mask from now on, so I won't have to worry about him attracting other girls."

"The mask smells a little strong," Uesugi Genshin said in a muffled voice from inside the mask.

The smell here wasn't bad breath; to be precise, it was a citrus scent. The scent was a bit too strong, especially since it was right next to my nose, and for a moment, the smell seemed to hit me right in the head.

"Really?" Upon hearing him say that, Mai hurriedly reached out and took it off, then smelled it herself. "It must smell like my lipstick."

"Citrus?"

"This is one of several general-purpose models." It's similar to how most laundry detergents are lavender-scented.

She smelled it again, quite concerned. "Is it really that pungent?"

"No, it's not that serious." Seeing her doubtful look, Uesugi Genshin quickly added, "By the way, are there any other scents?"

"Citrus, lemon, or rose, which do you like?" Mai asked casually.

It was as if he said he'd apply whichever one he liked next time. Uesugi Genshin thought for a moment, "Do you have chocolate flavor?"

"No." Mai glared at him and gave him three options, but she still managed to come up with a fourth.

“Then I’ll give you one later,” Uesugi Genshin said with a smile.

"Okay." Mai readily agreed. She didn't care that much about the taste of the lipstick, but it was a different story if it was a gift from her lover.

"Sister... can we go now?"

Sensing her sister's resentment and her sister's friend's wry smile, Mai raised her arm and gently pushed Uesugi Genshin's back. "Let's go."

The four of them went out when the sun was about to set, and they could still see the wall piled up at the intersection as they walked out of the apartment building.

Although the border wall has been built, the original structures have not been demolished. They have only been slightly modified to facilitate the entry and exit of people and vehicles, and can even be blocked off when necessary.

The two guards recognized their minister and bowed in greeting.

"Keep up the good work," Mai, the head of the security department, said encouragingly, pointing at them like a Spartan.

"Yes!"

When they looked past Mai's body and saw Uesugi Genshin, who was wearing a mask at the back of the group, they didn't recognize him at first, mainly because they weren't sure if he was the vice president.

After all, if someone is wearing a mask and not carrying a knife, they might not be recognized.

Even the old hairstyle was very distinctive, but now... long, layered hair is basically a common hairstyle for almost any Japanese guy.

Then they entered the campus of Soubu High School. Mai took out a piece of paper and said, "This is the list. I'll go to the cooking club first. You guys go to the AV building to buy some seasonings. If there are any snacks you want to eat, you can also buy some while you're at it."

"Okay, sister," Kaori replied.

Watching her sister leave, she turned to the other two and waved the list in her hand, "How about we split up and buy the cooking supplies and snacks?"

"Wait, Kazuki!" Hirokawa Uzuki called out.

"What's wrong?" Kaori looked at her with slight surprise.

"Um... I have something I need to take care of." With her hands behind her back, Hirokawa Uzuki's eyes were a little unfocused.

To be honest, she had seemed a little absent-minded since the beginning.

Kaori noticed this too, so she looked puzzled and asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's just a small matter." She put her hands together and said, "I'm sorry, it might take a little while. If I'm not back by then, you should go back first."

"Ah... never mind, I understand." Kaori was about to say something more, but in the end she gave up. "Then go ahead."

"Okay." After saying that, Hirokawa Uzuki waved and walked into the school. Her figure quickly disappeared from sight.

“Let’s go then.” Kaori said, looking at Uesugi Genshin.

"Wait a minute."

"What? Do you have something to say too?" Kaori stared at him, wide-eyed.

"I think I forgot to feed my horse. I'll go check." Uesugi Genshin wasn't sure if Yuuno had fed it today. Since she arrived, Yuuno, who usually went riding from time to time, had taken over Yumiko's responsibility of taking care of Musou.

However, Yang Nai was on vacation these past two days, so he really wasn't sure how his beloved horse was doing.

"Hey!!! Hurry up and come back." Kaori waved her hand dismissively. Why is everyone so busy?

"Okay~" Then Uesugi Genshin immediately ran towards the side of the building.

As a result, when he walked to the side of the building, he happened to witness Hirokawa Uzuki confessing her love to a boy.

"I like you, please go out with me."

Don't get me wrong, this boy is confessing his love to Guangchuan.

He lowered his head deeply, ignoring Uesugi Genshin who appeared from around the corner.