It's a romantic comedy for everyone, so why am I the only one single?

However, Hoshino Ai didn't need him to actually give an answer.

“Actually, I was angry just now!” Hoshino Ai said, suddenly stepping forward and hugging Iura Shu.

“But as long as I see Onii-chan, I can’t stay angry anymore.” As Hoshino Ai said this, she pressed her cheek against his chest, rubbing against him like a clingy kitten, and then looked up into Iura Shu’s eyes.

"Besides, I'm an adopted daughter, so I can wait patiently."

"Even if Onii-chan really marries another woman in the future, it doesn't matter. I'm going to stick to Onii-chan and I will never let go."

"No matter when, no matter if Onii-chan has a girlfriend or not, I'm always available whenever Onii-chan wants me!"

"Cough-cough-"

Hideaki Iura almost choked on his saliva.

The beginning sounded quite heartwarming and touching, but then...

Iura Hideki's heart raced involuntarily, and he gently patted Hoshino Ai's head.

He already really liked the character Hoshino Ai, and now that Hoshino Ai had confessed to him like this, he really couldn't refuse.

"You should grow up a bit more first," Iura Hide could only say.

Hoshino Ai's smile froze, and then she let out a soft snort of dissatisfaction, almost like she was being coquettish.

"I'm all grown up now! Even according to the law, it only takes less than four months!"

""

Iura Shu was taken aback for a moment upon hearing this, then realized that this was Japan, and the average age for that kind of thing was indeed quite young.

"No wonder this guy could have twins at 16 in the original story without any problems."

However, if the discussion continued, he had a feeling that some ominous danger was about to befall him, so

"Well, you should just keep reading!"

"No! Onii-chan, let's go take a bath!"

"It's only a little past seven o'clock, it's way too early."

Iura Shu quickly refused, completely forgetting that he had previously used the excuse of taking a bath together to find Hoshino Ai.

Yes, it's just an excuse.

"Then Onii-chan, please teach me. I have a lot of questions that I can't understand just by watching videos."

""

Iura Hide's lips twitched slightly.

He really wanted to say that he didn't have time, but looking at the starlight in Xiao Ai's eyes and thinking about her previous confession, he still smiled bitterly and agreed.

"Okay, I'll go get the chair."

"No need for that, I can just sit on Onii-chan's lap~"

"This seems to be more troublesome, doesn't it?"

Iura Hide couldn't help but complain.

However, his heart, which had been as still as stagnant water when facing Kitagawa Kaimu, couldn't help but stir at this moment.

In the end, he chose to follow his heart.

And just as he expected, Hoshino Ai, who had only just started learning on her own, didn't have that many questions at all; she was just making excuses to spend more time with him.

Her petite, soft body exuded a faint, delicate fragrance unique to young girls.

This made Iura Hideki's heart flutter.

Moreover, because they had already had more intimate contact, his Dao heart offered absolutely no resistance to this impulse.

Before they knew it, their breaths were getting closer and closer, and finally they embraced and kissed.

Those soft, sweet lips were like the most delicious candy in the world, leaving Iura Hide's mind blank, deeply intoxicated and captivated.

until

"Boom boom boom!"

"Ai, is Onii-chan in your room?"

Having seen Iura Hide enter Hoshino Ai's room through the crack in the door, and waiting and waiting for Iura Hide to come out but not coming out, Kiko finally couldn't help but run over and knock on the door.

Iura Hide and Hoshino Ai were then jolted out of their reverie.

"I'm teaching music theory to little Ai."

Iura Shu quickly spoke up, while simultaneously pulling the blushing Hoshino Ai off his lap.

He was quick enough, because he had just finished doing all that and hadn't even had time to get up and open the door when Ji Zi couldn't help but open it herself.

"Teach music theory?"

Kiko looked the two of them up and down suspiciously, then puffed out her cheeks in a huff.

Please, she's not stupid!

Hoshino Ai's face was flushed, and their clothes were disheveled. Even she could tell what had happened before, let alone now that she had read several niche comics and evolved!

Seeing her angry and aggrieved expression, Iura Shu hurriedly tried to explain.

But when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he didn't know how to say them. He couldn't really treat Ji Zi like an idiot and fool him, could he?

Fortunately, Hoshino Ai ran to Motoko's side and whispered a few words in her ear. Motoko's fair face quickly turned blush, and the grievance and anger in her eyes turned into panic and shyness, and a little bit of eagerness.

Like a child caught playing a prank, he quickly avoided Iura Hide's gaze.

"This change is happening way too fast!"

Iura Hide couldn't help but feel curious, but he knew that even if he asked the two of them, they probably wouldn't tell him.

At that moment, Hoshino Ai grabbed Motoko's hand, turned to him with a grin, and said, "Onii-chan, let's go to XZ."

Iura Hide felt that there was something hidden behind her smile, and he had a bad feeling, but he couldn't refuse at this time, could he?

He soon realized where this ominous feeling came from.

At the same time, he could roughly guess what this guy had just said to Jiko.

Half an hour later, Iura Hide jumped out of the bathtub again as if fleeing in panic, creating a large splash of water.

There was nothing he could do. He didn't know if it was Hoshino Ai who instigated it, but Kiko actually took advantage of the opportunity to take a bath together to launch a sneak attack on him.

Caught completely off guard, he almost cried out in surprise. If he had run away a second later, he might have been defeated and surrendered on the spot!

"Oh no, this little sister has completely gone astray."

Back in his room, Iura Hide dried himself off while ranting and raving, his heart pounding wildly and unable to calm down.

Until the phone suddenly rang.

He picked it up and glanced at it. When he saw that it was a message from Kitagawa Kaimu, he felt as if he had been doused with a bucket of ice water from head to toe.

The restlessness in my heart was instantly extinguished.

The message wasn't about breaking up with him; on the contrary, Kitagawa Kaimu kept apologizing and begging for his forgiveness in her messages.

However, after reading it, his mood did not improve at all; on the contrary, it became even more complicated.

Because even now, Kitagawa Kaimu hasn't realized what the key point he's bothered about is; he's just saying that you shouldn't lie.

What he's really bothered about is that Kitagawa Kaimu will lose the distance she usually maintains with other boys when she's with Gojo Shinna!

Just thinking about Iura Shu makes me feel suffocated!

However, seeing the apology, regret, and anxiety filling the lines, and Kitagawa Kaimu's humble plea for forgiveness, he couldn't help but feel heartache.

The Kitagawa Kaimu he knew was not like this.

Unbeknownst to him, Kitagawa Kaimu had already changed a lot for him.

And what does he do with Kitagawa Kaimu?

Should we go grocery shopping and cook dinner together?

This was nothing to him, especially since he had eaten it himself.

Is she planning to use the money she earns to buy a cosplay outfit for Kitagawa Kaimu?

This doesn't really count as a sacrifice, does it?

At that moment, he suddenly recalled the image of Hoshino Ai studying intently alone in her room.

Learning music theory on your own is not only incredibly difficult, but it's also certainly not very interesting, at least not as much as learning a musical instrument yourself.

But Hoshino Ai endured the tedium of self-study for him, working incredibly hard to learn and change.

And then there's Jizi, who also started learning cooking skills for him, hoping to take care of his lunchboxes every day from now on.

Is this how you show you like someone?

And what about him? He's still busy with his own things every day, seemingly never making any effort or change for Kitagawa Kaimu.

Admittedly, it is important to maintain your individuality in a relationship.

But love is ultimately a matter between two people; it requires mutual effort, compromise, and change.

A relationship where only one party is making an effort is undoubtedly doomed to fail.

"How about I learn to make clothes too?"

Iura Hide stared silently at the now-off phone screen when this thought suddenly popped into his head.

He didn't know whether Kitagawa Kaimu was so enthusiastic about Gojo Shinna because she could make clothes, or because of Gojo Shinna herself.

But if he learns to make clothes, then Kitagawa Kaimu would have no reason to contact other costume designers, including Gojo Shinna.

If Kitagawa Kaimu is still close to Gojo Shinna, then at least he has tried his best for this relationship, hasn't he?

At least he didn't just let Kitagawa Kaimu make the sacrifices; he also tried his best.

As for drawing comics...

"It seems that we really can only leave it to Mashiro alone."

"Hmm, I'll provide the creative ideas and character designs, and Mashiro will draw them. This division of labor makes sense, right?"