I suddenly became a yakuza boss.

Unexpectedly, among the group of high school students and office workers, Li Xuan spotted a rather familiar figure.

[Beep beep beep.]

The robotic arm throws empty air toward the shipping port.

"Phew, how do you play this game? I have absolutely no idea."

Hikigaya Komachi sighed, seemingly overwhelmed by the game, complaining as she studied it.

"...Machi-kun, aren't you Machi-kun?"

Just then, someone in the crowd asked in a surprised tone.

Komachi paused for a moment, then turned around and saw Li Xuan in the arcade.

"Oh, isn't this Senior Ah Xuan?"

When Komachi saw that it was someone familiar, she smiled reassuringly and greeted them.

Li Xuan asked, "It's almost six o'clock now, why aren't you home yet? Your family must have a curfew, right?"

Komachi paused for a moment, then replied, "Yes, there are. But I don't want to go back right now. I'll tell my family I'm at a friend's house."

As expected, the video game arcades on Qiancang Street are very famous; people from the surrounding schools all know that there are many fun shops here.

"Are you really going to lie to your family like this and go to the game store to play games by yourself?"

Li Xuan asked, somewhat surprised.

"It's nothing. After all, I only play games occasionally. As for dinner, Komachi still has pocket money to spend at restaurants."

Hikigaya Komachi said with a smile.

Li Xuan hesitated for a moment, staring at her with his naturally sharp eyes for a while, before asking, "Did something unpleasant happen to you?"

After all, Li Xuan had spent quite a long time with Xiao Chu, and he was quite perceptive and familiar with the little girl's thoughts.

"!!"

Komachi looked at Li Xuan with a start.

“Senior Ah Xuan, your observation skills can become quite sharp at times.”

This statement is almost like saying that someone who's usually like a block of wood can occasionally regain a normal level of emotional intelligence.

Komachi fell silent. She quickly inserted a coin and tried to retrieve the figure again.

"However, I always feel that every time I meet Ah-Xuan-senpai, the situation is a bit special. But I can understand it, because if it weren't for your sister or some other things, I would probably be happily watching the show at home at this time." Komachi commented with some emotion as she operated the buttons.

If it weren't for Xiaochu's involvement in the previous encounters, she would never have met this senior in sunglasses.

However, this time the situation is somewhat reversed.

"I had a fight with my brother."

Komachi explained the reason for the matter to Li Xuan in a straightforward manner.

Li Xuan was slightly taken aback.

Komachi carefully picked up the doll and said, "Last time, Senior A-Xuan explained to me properly about you and Little Hina, so I can't lie to you."

"You argued with your brother, so you're going to skip dinner at 6 PM and come here to play claw machines?"

Li Xuan stood to the side and asked.

"A few weeks ago, a brother came to school in the afternoon looking for his sister, soaking wet without an umbrella."

Komachi quickly responded to this question with an example.

The examples were compelling and convincing, and Li Xuan immediately understood.

That's just how relationships are sometimes.

When Komachi tried to grab them, she still hadn't managed to grab a single figure.

"Ugh, this kind of game is really hard to play."

Komachi placed her hands on the buttons and sighed as she looked at the figure.

Li Xuan asked curiously, "Have you ever played this kind of claw machine before?"

"I've come here with Ni-chan a few times before, but Ni-chan is better at it," Komachi said to Li Xuan, sounding a little complaining.

Li Xuan had no way out. He took out a coin and said, "There's no other way, but I'll try to help you."

"Senior A-Xuan, do you know how to play?" Komachi asked, slightly taken aback.

Li Xuan, with a reliable and steady demeanor, said, "I've played this game forty or fifty times before, so I've got a pretty good grasp of the basics, and I've successfully captured it once."

"I see, then senior, please give it a try." Komachi was a little surprised, and she quickly stepped back, letting Li Xuan play.

However, after several playthroughs, the robotic arm simply picked up nothing and continued dropping items out of the outlet as usual...

Under the "warm" gaze of the shop assistant behind him, Li Xuan accomplished the feat of missing ten consecutive shots.

That won't work at all.

Li Xuan looked at the new figurine and thought to himself.

In this embarrassing situation, Li Xuan really didn't want the middle school girl next to him to suddenly say something like "no need" or something similar.

Komachi glanced at Li Xuan beside her.

You can clearly see those eyes through the side profile.

That look in her eyes, the kind of gaze that suggests someone is fighting for her time.

They look completely different, but sometimes they do have quite a few similarities.

"Your skills are much better than mine."

Komachi, standing nearby, said, "It's been such a pity so many times. Why don't we try a few more times, Gen-senpai?"

Li Xuan was astonished by this encouragement, feeling that Komachi was truly incredibly understanding.

He said, "If I fail three times, I'll have to give up today. I can't waste too much money on games like this."

"Yes!" Komachi replied with a cheerful smile.

But on the second attempt, Li Xuan successfully captured a figurine.

Suddenly, the lights flashed, and Li Xuan, holding the figurine in one hand, felt a sense of accomplishment far greater than when he had defeated ten Centurions Nagano, amidst Komachi's excited cheers.

Thank you for your patronage!

The female shop assistant watched Li Xuan leave.

"Then let's go home now, I'll take you to the station."

After giving the figure to Komachi, Li Xuan said...

Komachi waved her hand and said, "Senpai, no, I have to go to a restaurant for dinner, otherwise it will be too obvious."

"Well then, thank you for today, senior. You can go back now. You've worked hard."

Komachi bowed to Li Xuan and said.

"Are you really not planning to go back?" Li Xuan asked, somewhat surprised.

He didn't think this middle school girl was the type to get upset over such a small conflict. Perhaps ordinary Japanese people thought the streets were safe and nothing to worry about, but he was a yakuza member and knew all too well what dangers lurked in the streets. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "So, can you talk to me about your conflict with your brother? Like you said, I told you everything last time, so you can tell me this time too, as a way of repaying me for last time, okay?"

"Forehead....."

Komachi's expression seemed somewhat resistant.

It seems like a tit-for-tat exchange; just as she had previously used her older brother's perspective to supplement this brother's "Komachi knowledge," this unusually fierce-looking older brother seemed to be using the same method to instill "Nissan advice" in her...

However, despite feeling awkward, she didn't dislike it.

"You really know how to worry... Judging from your concern for your sister, I definitely can't escape."

Komachi sighed helplessly and glanced at Li Xuan.

He barged into the school to deliver food, and then came to pick up his younger sister in the rain that afternoon...

He's also a really awful older brother.

She stood in the crowded street, carrying her schoolbag, and felt that if she were to walk with this straightforward guy, it would be easy to have sensitive thoughts like whether they were on a date.

However, this person probably wouldn't have thought of that.

That's why she found all of this troublesome.

Li Xuan felt that she seemed quite unwilling.

But then, Komachi Hikigaya smiled and praised, "However, if it were your sister's side, you should be able to score points."

He is a very good person.

With an emotional intelligence beyond her years, Komachi Hikigaya stood on the bustling street as it gradually darkened, and said, "Yes, yes, I am not very talented, so please guide me from now on. Ah—Gen—senpai!"

Chapter 065 Other People's Onii-chan (Second Update, 5k words)

There was an indescribable aura about Li Xuan.

Pitch black, lonely, and not close to anyone.

He's handsome, with a slightly wicked kind of handsomeness that's actually quite popular with girls.

This gives her a significant advantage over her brother.

Every time Komachi saw the older brother of this classmate, she felt that he was inexplicably conspicuous and special, but he was not a cool person.

Is this natural aura really something a student can exude?

Looking around in the crowd, Li Xuandong spotted a restaurant serving rice.

"How about that one?"

Li Xuan asked.

"!" Komachi looked at Li Xuan in the crowd. His question brought her back to reality from her thoughts of speculating about the background of this older brother who was seven years her senior.

Soon after Komachi agreed, the two walked into the restaurant.