Faced with the blackened heroine, they actually stopped time

"I don't know what you're talking about, but you seem to think you're going to lose, right?"

Sakuraba Jianyue sneered disdainfully.

"You must be kidding. You can't win even if you use such a trick. Do you think you have a sure win? Ridiculous."

"Who is the funny one? You will know in a moment."

Oreki Gen on the side really wanted to take advantage of the time when the two were arguing with each other to quietly leave. It seemed that there was nothing for him to do anyway, and the important thing was to escape from the battlefield as soon as possible.

But soon, a gaze shifted over.

"Brother, where are you going?"

Oreki Gen turned around stiffly and looked at Sakuraba Mitsuki who was looking at him with a charming yet dangerous smile.

But Asagiri Ran was stunned.

　 "younger brother?"

Sakuraba smiled at Yue.

"Oh, you don't know yet? He is now my mother's godson, which means he is my brother in name. Oh, by the way, let me tell you a little knowledge... You should know that I am an only child, and what does it mean to take a young boy as a godson?"

Of course Asagiri Ran understood.

Adopting adults is not uncommon in Sakura, and is even very common in some large families. It even has a long history.

A famous example is the fourth CEO of Suzuki, who was adopted and then married to the daughter of the previous head of the Suzuki family, and successfully controlled the huge group. Even his father-in-law was a son-in-law.

It was clear what Sakuraba Mitsuki was hinting at...

She couldn't believe that these things were moving so fast.

She glanced at Oreki Gen, and the boy did not refute anything. Although he knew that the real secret was not enough to decide so many things, if he told it now, it would be a huge offense to Sakuraba Mitsuki.

He couldn't do it even more.

Asagiri Ran looked at Sakuraba Mitsuki and said coldly.

"What does it have to do with me? I don't know what's so great about this. The treasures you think of may not be found in everyone's possession."

Sakuraba saw Yue's smug smile.

"Really? That's good. I hope you will always remember what you said. It will be very ugly if you go back on your words."

"you..."

"Okay, the results are in!"

Finally, Sayuri Yukino's words interrupted everything.

The two girls turned around at the same time and looked over there.

The competitive spirit was obvious at this moment and could not be concealed. Only Oreki Gen felt like crying.

I'm going to sentence myself.

Let’s see who will torture me next?

68: Incoming call (Additional chapter 11!)

The quiet sound of rain and the gathering crowd.

Gathering in the corridor.

Oreki Gen didn't quite understand why it was Sayuri Yukino who made the announcement... but he could probably imagine that Sayuri Yukino was probably the only one present who could bear the pressure that these two girls could convey without saying a word.

At this time, he was a little impressed by this senior student.

There is indeed something about him, at least he is not afraid of death.

Although the other party had dug a trap for him, he probably didn't think too much about it. Unlike him, she couldn't see the intricate connections.

So who can we blame?

It doesn’t matter. In this world, only villains, old children and women can make mistakes, but men cannot.

What's more, he is a handsome man in Sakura City.

At this time, Sayuri Yukino said with a smile.

"We've looked at the photos together. Of course, it was the students from the Youth Literature Club who made the decision. It's their publication after all, so I'm just conveying it on their behalf."

When Oreki Gen looked over, he could immediately see the avoidant looks from those boys and girls. It was obvious that they had an instinctive fear of Sakuraba Mitsuki and Asagiri Ran.

I don’t know why, but I didn’t think Asagiri Ryou was dangerous at first, but when she and Sakuraba Mizuki appeared together, she suddenly became scary.

So Sayuri Yukino had to do it instead.

Sayuri Yukino said first.

"First of all, the Youth Literature Department is very grateful for the cooperation of the three of you, and has decided to sincerely invite the three of you to dinner together after the publication comes out, and of course me as well. Ahem... this is not important. Then, after we looked at the photos after different combinations, we all said that it was difficult to choose. After all, both Sakuraba-san and Asagiri-san are excellent, their performance in the picture is impeccable, and they both have a youthful atmosphere, which perfectly fits the theme..."

Sakuraba Jianyue looked at the other person impatiently.

"Stop talking nonsense and tell me the result directly."

"no result."

Sayuri Yukino said so.

Even Oreki Gen was stunned for a moment.

Sakuraba Jianyue narrowed his eyes, obviously very dissatisfied.

"What do you mean by no results? Don't try to smooth things over here. Since the publication is going to happen, there will definitely be results."

Sayuri Yukino nodded, calmly facing the pressure exerted by the girl.

"Of course, Sakuraba-san is right. We still have to publish the publication, but we can't choose one of them because if we choose any one, the other one will be a pity. So what should we do? After discussing with the head of the Youth Literature Club and me, we came up with a good solution."

"Solution?"

"That's right. The solution is to divide the publication into two issues, the first issue and the second issue. The two sets of photos will be used as the cover of the first issue and the second issue respectively. This will solve the problem perfectly, and these two issues will be published as a special commemorative issue to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of Sakura Metropolitan High School!"

Oreki Xian breathed a sigh of relief.

You are worthy of being called Senior Sister.

You finally did a good thing for once... How did you come up with such a genius solution?

This is indeed perfect, at least for now, it is the most perfect method.

It doesn't offend anyone, anyone can take part, and it also makes sense, which is quite reasonable.

At least now these two people are evenly matched, neither of them has lost, and they won't argue any further, right?

And then the next moment.

Sakuraba Jianyue looked up.

“I want to do the last issue.”

what?

Asagiri Ran took a step forward without falling behind.

"Why should you be the last one? I want to be the last one!"

"..."

Oreki Gen covered his face. He wanted to cry, but his expression was smiling.

Please, stop this farce!!

----

"Actually, I lied to them. There won't be an upper and lower issue. We will just take a photo and use it as the cover of the publication."

"what?!"

"I was just kidding. Look how scared you are. It's so funny. Hahahaha."

Because the result was a draw, neither Asagiri Sumiko nor Sakuraba Mizuki were particularly happy, but it didn't seem like they couldn't accept it. But they were in a bad mood anyway, so they left without saying hello to Oreki Gen, and it was unknown who they were angry with.

So no one expected that the ones left were Oreki Gen and Sayuri Yukino who left the rainy campus together.

The young man was holding an umbrella, and the gentle and graceful Sayuri Yukino was beside him, under his umbrella.

What the boy couldn't understand was that the girl obviously had an umbrella, so why did she have to squeeze together with him?

The rain fell, hitting the umbrella, and also broke into pieces on the ground, wetting the uppers of shoes.

There is a unique smell in the air, which is often present when rain soaks through dry ground. It’s not that pleasant to smell, but it always makes people feel good.

"Can you please stop joking like that? Sooner or later, you'll break my heart."

Looking at the empty look of the boy beside him.

Sayuri Yukino's smile became even brighter.

"Why, you're in trouble now because of something you provoked yourself?"

The boy let out a long sigh.

"Sometimes the development of things has nothing to do with what I do, and trouble will come to me on its own. Most of the time, I am in a passive position."

Indeed, this is largely true.

After all, some things are destined from the moment you come into this world.

Looking at the boy, the raindrops fell on the ground and shattered into countless crystal fragments.

Sayuri Yukino said softly.

"But after all, some choices are made by you, right? You have to know one fact, that is, in the end, every step of our life is self-inflicted. You can regret it, but there is no chance to start over."

Hearing such seemingly harsh words, Oreki Gen was of course a little unhappy.

After all, everyone feels that they have their own difficulties, and they have worked very hard in their lives. Other people's words and opinions cannot determine everything they have worked hard for, and other people do not fully understand their own difficulties.

However, Oreki Gen had no intention of venting his anger on this girl.

He just looked ahead and spoke softly.

"Of course I know, I just hope everything is right now."

But Sayuri Yukino smiled at this time and said.

“Actually, I envy them a little bit.”

"Envy...them?"

These unexpected words caused Oreki's heart to skip a beat for no reason.

Isn't this sentence too ambiguous? Why do I envy them?

I didn't have much interaction with Sayuri Yukino, so I just treated her as a relatively normal senior and didn't have any delusional thoughts.

But why would you say something like this...

Just when Oreki Gen was hesitating.

Sayuri Yukino said with a smile.

"Because in my opinion, you are just like the protagonists in those anime and movies. You may say that everyone is the protagonist in their own life. But you should also know that those who shine more are born protagonists. Such a life is always enviable, and I seem to have nothing to do with it. So just sigh, don't have any weird thoughts or pressure."

Oreki Gen was relieved for the time being.

So this is the reason... I thought it was something else, but fortunately, I just scared myself.

With the current plot, if there is one more person's role, Oreki Gen will really not be able to handle it.

"It's okay. I don't think it's a big deal. And Yukino-senpai is very special."

"Am I special?"

Sayuri Yukino looked at Oreki Gen curiously.

The boy nodded.

"Of course, Senior is also very beautiful and has a good personality. The most important thing is that she is always very determined in her goals, which is something that many people cannot do. For example, if it weren't for Senior's persistence, Asagiri and I would probably mess up everything. But under your leadership, everything seems to be on the right track."

Sayuri Yukino couldn't help but chuckle.