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"I don't hate you. Even if you are a hopeless scumbag, you are still a very important boy in my heart."
"Yeah." Natsume Rin looked at her.
"Of course this also has something to do with the fact that I don't have any friends of the opposite sex. After all, no matter how bad it is, it's impossible for it to continue to fall." She also explained it specifically.
It’s not that he is so important, it’s just that he is the only boy in Yukino’s heart.
This is an uncontested position.
"Should I be honored..."
"Of course, please feel free to do so." Yukino said calmly. After giving him enough time to be proud of himself, she continued, "If... I mean if, you pursue me without a girlfriend, there is a high probability that I will agree."
"You look pretty good, and I can't stay single forever. My mother won't mind, so maybe we can really become a couple."
It's not just couples.
Beneath this gentle tone lies the sadness of Yukinoshita Yukino.
"It will definitely work." Natsume Rin looked at her profile and couldn't help but stretch out her hand.
Under her gaze, he wanted to touch her cheek several times but stopped himself. Finally, he placed it on her little hand and waited quietly for her to continue speaking.
"Is this the extent of your courage?" Yukino looked down at her hands that were placed together. She showed no signs of taking them back, but still sneered a few times.
"Sometimes I really hate this about you." She leaned against the back of the bench and whispered, "Since you want to realize your dream of having a harem, don't be timid. Even if you shout out in front of me that you like me, I will be happy even if I disagree."
"Didn't I shout that?" Natsume Rin was unconvinced.
The result was a ruthless rejection and even a week-long cold war.
He originally thought that method would have no effect on Yukino, but now it seems that he was wrong.
"What else can I do? You can't agree to this." Yukino glared at him, "You want me to compete with my sister and Shiina-san for her boyfriend? If I could learn to be more selfish, I might really do this."
She is a girl who is extremely harsh in words but very soft-hearted at heart. Especially when it comes to thinking about others, Yukino chooses to sacrifice herself in most cases.
Just like the current situation, she can feel that Natsume Rin's love for her sister is definitely not as much as her feelings for her, and even that senior schoolmate is most likely just a running mate.
Shiina-san is the only girl he can't refuse.
That's why she is so nice to her senior, and at the same time she is very sympathetic to Yukinoshita Haruno.
Even though she put in so much effort, Natsume Rin's attitude towards her remained the same. If it weren't for Yang No's sufficient means, Natsume Rin would have taken the opportunity to get rid of her.
"Indeed it is."
Natsume Rin understood the most crucial point, Yukino's personality was very proud.
It was already difficult for her to share her boyfriend with other girls, let alone her dear sister.
The best choice for Natsume Rin at this time is to give up on her and get along with her as a brother.
After all, he has three girlfriends, a real winner in life.
"I'm glad I understand." Yukino stretched, her tight pajamas almost sticking to her chest, finally showing the curves of her body.
"I wish your confession is successful. I'm going back to sleep first."
The evening breeze blew, and the thinly dressed Yukino shivered. She stood up, her eyes no longer showing any lingering feelings, and she returned to the villa in a leisurely manner.
Natsume Rin sat there alone for about ten minutes. There was no movement around him, which allowed him to empty his mind and ease the pain in his heart.
...Ah, so you should just treat me as your brother?
Natsume Rin felt breathless when she thought that she would have that kind of relationship with Yukino every time she met her in the future, and that she would no longer have any reason to be involved in her life and could only watch her live her own life.
He is more selfish than Yukino, wanting to possess everything of her.
Until the night fell and time ticked towards the early morning, Natsume Rin pushed open the door and walked in.
"Cough cough." The cough startled him. The light came on in the kitchen and Shiina Mahiru raised a teacup towards him.
"What are you doing out here so late at night?"
"Thinking about life..."
"Can't sleep?" Shiina Mahiru tilted her head, feeling that the boy in front of her had just experienced a big blow.
"Yeah." Natsume Rin took out a can of ice drink and drank it in big gulps.
"It seems like you have something troubling you. Can you come to my room and talk?"
This time, Natsume Rin was really shocked and looked directly at Shiina Mahiru in front of her.
She looked like she was thirsty and ran out to find some water, so she was wearing cute, tight pajamas.
Compared to Yukino, her pajamas are much more seductive, especially the part in front of her that is covered by the cute little bear's hands.
"It's just a casual chat, don't think too much." The girl's coquettish voice woke him up from his fantasy.
That's right, with Shiina's personality, how could a more intimate contact occur without confirming the relationship?
However, there was a chance to enter her bedroom, so Natsume Rin, who couldn't sleep, nodded in agreement and followed Shiina Mahiru into the bedroom quietly.
"so cute."
Compared to the simple and capable style of the senior's room, her room seems very ambiguous.
Not only are the walls pink, but even the quilt on the big bed in the middle of the room is pink.
"I just picked it randomly, who knew it would be this style." Shiina Mahiru put the water on the table, took off her shoes to reveal her fair and tender feet, sat on the bed and looked at Natsume Rin helplessly.
She didn't look at the room carefully when she chose it, and she was quite satisfied with the room except that the color was not right.
"It means that Shiina-san is suitable for this style."
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me why you look so sad." Shiina Mahiru patted the quilt beside her, urging Natsume Rin to satisfy her curiosity.
"It's about Yukinoshita-san..."
Without hiding anything, he told the whole conversation that had just taken place in the courtyard.
"…Our relationship may be suspended at this level forever."
Faced with such behavior from her competitor, Shiina Mahiru, who should have been happy, looked at Natsume Rin.
"I see you're about to cry."
"…It's impossible. I just feel sad."
Natsume Rin, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, raised her head.
Chapter 243: Tsk, Elementary School Student
"You really didn't cry? What are those tears around your eyes? Tell me boldly, I won't laugh at you." Shiina Mahiru encouraged him, but judging from the gentle smile on the beautiful girl's lips, if he really admitted it, he would definitely be laughed at.
"It's not to the point of crying. Am I that kind of person in your eyes?" Natsume Rin shook her head.
"So what are you going to do?" she asked, sitting down on the bed and stepping on the warm ground.
"Have no idea."
"That's all?"
"Well, what else can I do? She explained it so clearly. I can't just keep pestering her without knowing what's good for me." After saying this, Natsume Rin's depressed feeling in her chest dissipated a lot.
"Looking at you, can you really do it?" Shiina Mahiru doubted his determination.
"Even if you can't, you have to persist. I'm good at this kind of thing anyway."
"You'd better cry." Sitting in front of him, Shiina Mahiru comforted him.
Natsume Rin bared her teeth in dissatisfaction, feeling that she was really being looked down upon. She took a sip of her drink and changed the subject: "Regarding the confession, I have already made arrangements."
Even without mentioning Yukino, the relationship between the two of them is quite strange.
The confession, which contained a lot of surprise, was actually discussed between the two parties, and the other party already knew about it before the confession.
"Haven't you been with us these days? Then when did you come?" Shiina Mahiru was a little confused.
She remembered that the boy said that he would show his sincerity only if he took action himself, but he only had time at night, so how big a deal could he make?
"Hmm~" Natsume Rin whistled guiltily, and then gave up on herself: "I asked others to help me prepare the venue, but I did arrange the atmosphere myself."
"Believe me, it will be grand and sincere enough. Shiina-san will definitely be satisfied."
He was so confident. Shiina Mahiru bit her lip and reached out to touch Natsume Rin's face, "I'm looking forward to it."
"Don't worry." Natsume Rin patted his chest and assured.
"But I'm more looking forward to how you plan to deal with Xiaoxue's matter."
He lost his confidence, looked at Shiina-san 'angrily', and fled the room amid her giggles.
The next morning.
When the three people who had slept very late last night came out, the sun was almost climbing to the center. Kasumigaoka Utaha looked at them, her eyes full of suspicion.
One wanted to go for a morning jog, the other wanted to cook, but in the end, none of them happened. If someone said there were no ghosts, she didn't believe it at all.
"I'll go cook first." Shiina Mahiru stuck out her tongue and found an excuse to escape.
"Why are you looking at me?" Yukino felt a little guilty and tried to straighten her chest.
This gave Kasumigaoka Utaha the opportunity to catch the flaw, and she said with a smile, "Yukinoshita-san, how did you know I was looking at you? And didn't you say you would stick to your morning jog?"
"It's normal to relax on Sunday."
"Tsk, what about you? Why are you slacking off too?" The senior student exclaimed in amazement, her eyes falling on Natsume Rin.
He looked very energetic. He turned on the TV with the remote control and smiled calmly at the doubts of the senior sister: "I didn't say I was going to run here in the morning. Besides, I got up in the morning. Shiina-san wanted to go back to sleep, so she didn't go."
"Damn it!" The senior student who had no way to verify the authenticity could only accept this answer, since she was sleeping at that time.
After finishing breakfast, a few people moved chairs and sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows to bask in the sun, and the topic of their chat turned to matters in Tokyo.
The TV in the living room was on, playing the latest popular anime. When the name of the original author appeared, the familiar words made Natsume Rin the focus of teasing.
"It's already fine now?" Kasumigaoka Utaha watched the animated version of Sword Art Online with undisguised envy in her tone.
"It looks like the quality is pretty good. Natsume-san should have seen it a long time ago, right?" Shiina Mahiru looked up and took a few glances, then gave a good review.
Only Yukino, who was not interested in anime or Natsume Rin, was still busy with her own things with her head down.
"well enough."