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Kyousuke believed that tomorrow's process would definitely not be a pleasant experience, but he did not dare to refuse the other party openly. After all, although Yukino's words were polite, the implicit meaning of her words was obviously telling him that he was in trouble. If he dared to refuse, it would be easy to say, but since she clearly stated that she wanted him to participate, it must be Minamoto no Raikou's intention.
"Hey, big brother and big sister, are there any issues? What a shame. But Komachi is having a great time, so you two can go and do your own things tomorrow, big sisters. Komachi and Onii-chan can go back by themselves."
Komachi acted like a little adult, but anyone with eyes wide open could see that she wanted to play with everyone for a while longer.
Naha seemed unwilling to let Komachi's trip end in disappointment, so she suggested to Yukino, "Ms. Yukino, why don't we just invite everyone?"
"Hmm? Are you sure they can accept it?"
Yukino pointed with her chopsticks at Mashu, who was sitting at the end and eating without saying a word.
"You know the venue for this event, so there shouldn't be anything too exaggerated."
"Okay, wait for me."
Yukino put down her chopsticks, took out her cell phone and started writing an email. Kyosuke saw all the conversation between her and Naba.
"Wait a minute, how is this related to Mashu? What are you hiding from me?"
Kyosuke began to feel alert, and he was thinking about sneaking away tomorrow morning.
"Senior, you will know when the time comes." Mashu, who had finished eating everything, wiped her mouth with a white napkin. "I'm done. I'm going back to my room to rest."
After nodding to everyone, Mashu left the room and closed the door. She exchanged glances with Yukino the moment the door closed, but Kyosuke, whose attention was focused on Yukino, didn't notice this detail.
Yukino received a reply shortly after sending the email. It seems that if it is not a coincidence, then Minamoto no Raikou must be paying close attention to Yukino's messages.
"She agreed. How about you, Hikigaya? You two siblings can come as well. But it will take four days and three nights. Do you have any plans for later? Don't worry about the expenses. Someone will cover it."
"Can we participate? Will it be inconvenient? What activity is it?"
Hachiman was aroused by Yukino's words. Although he also wanted to play with his friends for a while longer, he decided not to do so if it would cause trouble to others.
"It doesn't matter. Besides the most important activity, the rest of the time is free, and it won't take too many of you. I'll send you the details, but don't tell Kyousuke."
Kyosuke was very dissatisfied when he heard what Yukino said: "Wait, why can't I know?"
"Because you are the protagonist of the event. If you knew about it in advance, the event would not be able to go on."
"Is it too late for me to quit now?"
Yukino's words gave Kyosuke a bad feeling.
"Hmm? Is this true?"
Hachiman was a little bit incredulous when he saw the message on his phone.
Curious, Komachi leaned over to look at Hachiman's phone. Her eyes lit up after just one glance: "Let me see... ah! It looks so cool. Komachi wants to participate! Please, big sister!"
After seeing the message on Hachiman's phone, Komachi immediately ran to Yukino's side, hugged her arms and acted like a spoiled child, "Big sister is so nice to Komachi~"
"Oh, by the way. I asked for you just now. Yuigahama, Miura. You can join if you want."
"Eh?! Really? Yukino-chan is the best."
Yui was even more exaggerated than Komachi and threw herself directly into Yukino's arms. Although she didn't know what the activity was, she immediately showed great interest.
Compared to the enthusiastic Yui, Miura instinctively wanted to refuse after hearing it: "Forget it, I'm not familiar with everyone."
"It's okay, and I believe you will be interested in the content of the event."
Yukino said something and sent a message to Miura's phone. Miura picked up the phone and his face turned red.
"This is real?"
Miura's voice was trembling a little, and she didn't know if this was a joke from Yukino.
"Yeah, if you don't have any plans, why not come and play? It's fun."
"Ok...ok. Sorry for bothering you."
Kyosuke leaned over to see what Yukino sent to Miura, but was blocked by the other party.
"This is a private matter between girls, Kyousuke you can't watch."
Didn't I send this to Hachiman just now? Why can't I see it?
"By the way, Zaimokuza-san. Do you have any plans for the rest of this week? Why don't you come over as well?"
"Can I do the same?"
Zaimokuza, who had been fighting with the lobster from the beginning, looked up in surprise. In his opinion, he would never be invited actively. If he proposed, Yukinoshita would not refuse, but he did not want to do such an embarrassing thing. After being with Shiyu for so long, he knew some of the ways of the world. He wanted to see a hint of displeasure in Yukino's expression and eyes, so that he could refuse her kindness with peace of mind. But Yukino did not show any venom or the snow girl's appearance in the past, but sincerely invited him to participate in this event.
"If it's not too much trouble..."
Zaimokuza would not give up this good opportunity. No matter what the content was, as a marginal figure outside the group, it was a happy thing in itself to be able to play with everyone.
"Well, sure. I'll send you the information, but you can't tell Kyosuke." Yukino gave Kyosuke a warning look, "You're not allowed to ask either, do you hear me?"
"Uh... don't you arouse my curiosity?"
Kyosuke felt as if his heart was being scratched by a cat, and why is your attitude towards me so different from that of others? You can talk to Fatty Cai in a pleasant manner, so why can't you be gentler to your own brother?
"Anyway, you will know tomorrow, so just go and meet it with your curiosity."
After that, Yukino simply kept silent about the matter. This made it impossible for Kyosuke to ask anything. As for Hachiman and the others, they also kept their mouths shut at Yukino's request, and so did Komachi. No matter how Kyosuke tried to seduce her, she didn't reveal any information.
"Forget it. I'm going to the hot springs."
Kyosuke felt really uncomfortable with the feeling that he was the only one kept in the dark, so he stood up and prepared to leave like Mashu, instead of having an after-dinner tea party here like everyone else.
"You're going to the hot springs?"
Miura's words to Kyosuke seemed a little strange.
"There's an indoor hot spring here. It was written on the sign when we came in just now."
"No, I mean, can you take a hot spring bath with this face of yours?"
As he said this, Miura considerately touched Kyosuke's face, and the wound on Kyosuke's face that had not yet healed made him feel the pain.
"Ah! So you two were too harsh!!——"
PS1: The earliest Japanese Obon Festival was on the 8th day of the seventh lunar month, just like the Chinese Ghost Festival. After the Western calendar was adopted, it was changed to August 15th. However, some places still seem to celebrate it on July 7th (Western calendar). But this is very strange. You have to know that our ancestors were old people who didn't know what the Western calendar was. If you let them go home according to the Western calendar, wouldn't they be afraid that they would run to your bed to find you? _(:з」∠)_
By the way, the Qixi Festival in this book is July 7th in the Gregorian calendar...so, let's mourn for the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl in District 7. But it seems that one day in heaven is one year on earth. So forget it. ┓( ??` )┏
PS2: I feel that there is no need to divide today’s chapter into chapters, so I posted them all together.
Chapter 37 Achilles: Would you like some water?
"Look, I think you'd better not go. Wounds are prone to inflammation in the summer, and if they get infected, it won't be worth it. Anyway, the hot springs here are just man-made ones, so it's no big deal if you can't take a dip."
Yukino held the teacup with both hands, took a sip of tea calmly, then looked at Kyosuke's grinning face and spoke slowly.
"You still scratched my face, luckily I am no longer a person who relies on my face for a living, otherwise I would definitely ask you for compensation."
Kyosuke gently rubbed the muscles around the wound to relieve the pain. Miura had really used too much force just now, and he still felt a dull pain in the wound.
"How about this, when winter comes, I'll invite you to our villa in Hokkaido. There's a nice natural hot spring nearby."
Miss, are you showing off your wealth in disguise?
Kyosuke was blinded by the three words "Rich Man" flashing with special effects behind Yukino.
"Actually, you are doing pretty well the way you are now. They say a man's scars are medals. These medals will definitely attract more girls. As far as I know, someone likes men with scars the most, although she prefers men with good figures."
Yukino raised an eyebrow as she spoke, and the winking look on her face allowed Kyosuke to quickly guess who she was referring to.
"Does your mother know that you said that?"
"If you don't believe it, you can go ask her directly or call her."
Kyosuke felt powerless. He felt that today was a complete failure. Thinking back to when he came here, he was full of energy and vigor. Now he only felt a little sad. He took two deep breaths and tried to calm himself down, then left the room with a heavy heart.
"Hey, don't be angry and really go to the hot springs."
Hachiman reminded from behind Kyousuke.
Kyosuke waved his hand to reassure the other party, "It's okay, I'm just going to sleep."
“At this point?”
Hachiman checked the time and realized it wasn't even 8 o'clock yet.
"Well, tomorrow will probably be very busy, so you should go to bed early later."
"Um... Is Kyousuke okay?"
Hachiman looked at Kyousuke's departing figure with some worry.
"It's okay, that guy is just being sulky. Really, he's not a child anymore, he's always like this." Yukino complained, took out her phone again and made a call. After the call was connected, she said to the other end of the line in a commanding tone, "It's me. Kyosuke has left the room, you can start now."
"??"
Hachiman didn't quite understand Yukino's trick. If the first half of her sentence sounded like a good sister who cared about her family, then the murderous tone of the last sentence made her sound like a female gangster who wanted her younger brother to execute a burden.
Yukino noticed Hachiman's puzzled expression and said, "If we try to invite him nicely, he will definitely not go with us obediently, so we need to take some insurance measures."
You city people really know how to have fun. I have to admit that you are better than me.
After hearing Yukino's explanation, Hachiman immediately focused all his attention on the tea leaves in his cup, fearing that Yukino would also take a set of [safety measures] for him.
Yukino ignored Hachiman's tense body. She picked up Komachi and held her in her arms, rubbing her cheek against Komachi's little face, making Komachi giggle.
"Hey, Komachi. I'm going to take you to the big ship. Okay?"
"Good!! I like Sister Yukino the most~"
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On the other side, Kyosuke had just walked out of the restaurant not far when he heard someone calling him.
"Hey, Kyousuke."
"Master Ma?"
Kyosuke saw Chiron standing not far from him, in the form of a centaur with four hooves.
"Although I am indeed a centaur, don't call me that."
Despite what he said, there was no sign of anger on Chiron's face.
"Can I help you?"