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Chapter 113 Yukinoshita Hirano, you've gone a bit too far.

Yui Yuigahama seems a little unhappy.

She had initially thought that with summer vacation starting and her not coming to school for a while, people like Saeko Busujima, Megumi Kato, and even Eriri wouldn't have the opportunity or time to bother Hasegawa. However, it now seemed that things weren't like that. At least, Saeko Busujima had actually resorted to the despicable tactic of using the Tamakyuuki Kendo tournament as an excuse to get close to Hasegawa.

Although Hasegawa has mentioned more than once that he wouldn't have a girlfriend before going to university, girls like Saeko Busujima still put a lot of pressure on Yui Yuigahama.

"Hasegawa!"

Just as Saeko Busujima left, and Yui Yuigahama became particularly wary of her, someone called Hasegawa's name again. And it was another girl.

Yui Yuigahama reacted even faster than Hasegawa, turning her head in a flash, almost twisting her own neck in the process.

A blonde girl with twin tails stood behind Hasegawa and called out to him. She said, "Sawamura Spencer Eriri." She was another girl who made Yui Yuigahama feel pressured.

Although Yui Yuigahama knew that Eriri's connection with Hasegawa stemmed from Eriri's work on Hasegawa's *Tokyo Ghoul*, the two frequently met to chat about it, discussing the plot and such. They interacted almost daily. Yui didn't know what Eriri was thinking, but she noticed Hasegawa and Eriri interacting quite a bit, which made her wary. Now, with summer vacation approaching, Eriri had unexpectedly called Hasegawa over again.

"Sawamura, what's wrong?" Hasegawa asked with a smile after seeing Eriri.

“It’s summer vacation now, so we won’t be able to discuss the plot together during lunch break. How about this, come to my house whenever you’re free after summer vacation starts,” Eriri said directly to Hasegawa.

"Uh, okay. No problem." Hasegawa nodded simply. Hasegawa genuinely didn't have any other thoughts. Eriri probably didn't either, well, maybe not for the time being, or perhaps Eriri's other thoughts weren't really related to Hasegawa for the time being.

Yui Yuigahama clenched her fists involuntarily. Yet another person had come to invite Hasegawa. Just like Saeko Busujima, this one even openly invited Hasegawa to her house.

"Then it's settled. I'll be going now. Goodbye." Eriri waved and turned to leave.

Yui Yuigahama frowned. She felt she couldn't continue being so passive and had to find a way to be more proactive.

"Hasegawa!"

Another light, airy voice startled Yui, then a surge of annoyance rose within her. "Will this ever end?" she thought. However, given Yui's personality, she probably just kept these thoughts to herself, never daring to show them.

"Hey, Kato," Hasegawa said to Kato Megumi with a smile.

"It's summer vacation now. It seems like it will be more than a month before we meet again," Kato Megumi said seemingly casually.

"Yes. In a little over a month. But the weather is getting hotter and hotter, so being able to stay home from school during the hottest month is something to be happy about," Hasegawa said with a smile.

"Well, I don't think so."

"Huh?" Hasegawa was a little surprised.

"Because I haven't been able to see Hasegawa for more than a month."

"What?" Hasegawa stared at Kato Megumi in astonishment.

"Just kidding."

"...Kato, your personality is really...a bit awful." Hasegawa shook his head helplessly. Because Kato Megumi had said this more than once, Hasegawa stopped taking it too seriously. And that's why Hasegawa never distanced himself from Kato Megumi.

Yui Yuigahama stared intently at Megumi Kato with her large eyes. She felt that Megumi Kato was a woman, no, a woman, who was particularly cunning.

Kato Megumi left, and Yui Yuigahama breathed a slight sigh of relief. Now, there shouldn't be any other girls showing up, right?

"What a scumbag."

"Huh?" Hasegawa was taken aback.

"Huh?" Yui Yuigahama's expression turned slightly unpleasant.

On one hand, another girl showed up. On the other hand, she said things like Hasegawa was a scumbag.

"Playing the field, you scumbag." Yukino Yukinoshita looked at Hasegawa quietly, her eyes revealing disdain.

"Yukinoshita-san? I haven't offended you, have I?" Hasegawa frowned as he looked at Yukinoshita, feeling a bit confused.

"No."

"Then why did you suddenly start cursing at me?"

"Because I couldn't stand it, I wanted to curse, so my mouth just blurted it out uncontrollably." Yukino Yukinoshita gave Hasegawa a disdainful look, then glanced at Yui Yuigahama, and turned to walk away.

"I said, Yukinoshita Hirano, you're going a bit too far." Hasegawa was a little annoyed at being insulted like that for no reason, and even skipped the polite form of addressing her as "Yukinoshita-kun," calling her by her name directly.

Yukino Yukinoshita stopped abruptly, then turned around sharply, staring at Hasegawa with a fierce look: "What did you call me?"

"Um, Yukinoshita Hirano, you—"

"Shut up!" Yukino Yukinoshita's face was flushed red, her eyes filled with the flames of anger. If the flames in her eyes could materialize, they would definitely burn Hasegawa to ashes.

"Yukishita Taira——"

"Bastard, scum, if you dare to laugh at me again, I, I, I will never let you go." Yukino Yukinoshita's voice turned somewhat gloomy.

"Uh, me, I'm mocking you? You're the one who's insulting me, right? How did I mock you?" Hasegawa thought Yukino Yukinoshita was completely baffling.

Hasegawa's guilty-looking expression emboldened Yukino Yukinoshita, who then strode over to him. Before Hasegawa could even comprehend what was happening, Yukino Yukinoshita kicked him in the shin.

"Ouch. I think you've gone a bit too far—"

"Hasegawa-kun, I think you're the one who went too far." Another voice interrupted.

Hasegawa frowned upon hearing the voice, turned his head, and saw Yukinoshita Haruno leaning against the car.

“Even if Yukino’s words were a bit excessive, it’s not gentlemanly to humiliate a girl in this way.” Yukinoshita Haruno smiled, but her eyes were slightly narrowed.

"How did I humiliate her—wait, what did you call her?" Hasegawa paused for a moment.

"Huh? Yukino, Yukinoshita Yukino. You, you don't mean, you didn't even remember Yukino's name?" Yukinoshita Haruno looked at Hasegawa with astonishment at his expression.

Chapter 114 Yukino's Friend

"Isn't her name Yukinoshita Hirano?" Hasegawa said, subconsciously turning his head to look at Yukinoshita Yukino, then his gaze shifted slightly downwards, landing on Yukinoshita Yukino's chest.

"Damn it!" Yukino Yukinoshita kicked Hasegawa again, this time on the same calf.

"Ouch. Sorry, I'm sorry, I, I didn't mean to, I, I just, I just—" Hasegawa apologized despite being kicked again. After all, it's no wonder Yukino Yukinoshita was angry that he directly changed her name, especially to a name like Hirano, which was almost an open insult.

Yukinoshita Haruno realized what was going on and knew that Hasegawa hadn't meant to humiliate her sister. So Yukinoshita Haruno wasn't angry anymore. Instead, she found it very amusing and looked at Yukinoshita Yukino and Hasegawa with a smile, especially focusing her gaze on Yukinoshita Yukino's chest, which was flat like an airport runway.

"Although I got the name wrong, the wrong name is actually quite... descriptive. It's clear that Hasegawa-kun has a vivid memory of Yukino's physical characteristics." Yukinoshita Haruno said with a grin, as if afraid that things wouldn't escalate.

Initially, seeing Hasegawa's sincere apology, Yukino Yukinoshita was still quite angry, but she didn't want to argue with him anymore. However, after hearing her sister's words, Yukino Yukinoshita became angry again. Her face turned red, and she glared angrily at Hasegawa: "Scumbag, trash, garbage, bastard!"

"..." Hasegawa was a little helpless. Of course, Hasegawa knew about Yukinoshita Haruno's behavior. He knew that Yukinoshita Haruno had a terrible personality, and she would even watch her sister make a fool of herself.

"I'm sorry, I didn't remember Yukinoshita-san's name. I really didn't mean to. However, Yukinoshita-san just insulted me for no reason, so I think this matter—"

"Hmph, did I say something wrong? Just now at the school gate, a few girls called out to you?" Yukino Yukinoshita crossed her arms—well, she couldn't quite manage it.

"Just because a few girls called out to me, does that make me a scumbag? Does that mean I'm two-timing? Yukinoshita-san, according to you, classmates can't talk to each other? Does talking mean there's a problem? Your thinking is so weird! According to you, if a few boys talk to you, does that mean you have several boyfriends?" Hasegawa thought Yukinoshita Yukino was really sick.

“That’s absolutely impossible,” Yukino Yukinoshita said coldly.

"Why is it impossible? To me, I'm a scumbag who juggles multiple relationships, but to you it's impossible? That's double standards." Hasegawa was a little annoyed, and he even felt like he was talking to a girl from China.

"What Yukino is saying is impossible—it's impossible for several boys to talk to her," Yukinoshita Haruno added from the side.

"It's impossible for many boys to say that to her—huh?" Hasegawa looked at Yukino Yukinoshita in surprise. This sentence seemed a little off.

Yukino Yukinoshita blushed again: "I, I just, I just think high school students are very immature, so I don't want to talk to them. No, it's not that I don't have friends—"

"No friends?" Hasegawa looked at Yukino Yukinoshita with a strange expression. If you disregard her somewhat unpleasant personality, Yukino Yukinoshita is still a very cute girl—well, let's ignore her flat chest. A girl like that, actually, has no friends? Is it really because of her personality?

"Is there always a reason why someone is pitiful?" Hasegawa thought to himself.

“I, I have friends. I, I often chat with my friends. Often, often,” Yukino Yukinoshita couldn’t help but retort.

"Oh, is that the air friend that Yukino was talking about, the one that no one else can see or touch, not even Yukino herself?" Yukinoshita Haruno said again from the side.

"..." Hasegawa and Yui Yuigahama couldn't help but look at Yukino Yukinoshita with a touch of pity.

Even if Hasegawa thought that Yukino Yukinoshita might have trouble making friends due to her personality, treating air as a friend seemed a bit too pathetic. Well, Hasegawa didn't really know Yukino Yukinoshita and didn't know what kind of person she was. And because Yukino Yukinoshita had seemed somewhat sharp and assertive in their several meetings, Hasegawa had formed that impression of her.

"Poor Yukino, from now on I'll be Yukino's friend." Yui Yuigahama is a kind-hearted girl. Although she initially thought that Yukino Yukinoshita might be a rival in love and a threat, so she was a little hostile and wary, now that she knows how pitiful Yukino Yukinoshita is, she couldn't help but jump out.

"I... I don't need any friends." Yukino Yukinoshita tilted her head, exuding a touch of tsundere.

"Yukino looks so cute." Yui Yuigahama went straight to Yukino Yukinoshita's side and hugged Yukino Yukinoshita's arm.

"No, no, you, you let me go." Yukino Yukinoshita was very uncomfortable with Yui Yuigahama's behavior and felt particularly awkward.

"Yui Yuigahama, my name is Yuigahama Yui. Yukino, from today onwards, we are friends." Yuigahama Yui looked at Yukino Yukinoshita like this and smiled happily, not giving Yukino Yukinoshita a chance to refute at all.

"You, you let me go first."

"Well, well, it's normal for friends to act like that."

"We're not friends."

"How could that be? We're already friends. I consider Xiaoxue a friend."

Yukino Yukinoshita was thus entangled with Yui Yuigahama.

Hasegawa, watching Yukino Yukinoshita's expression, almost chuckled. It seemed Yui Yuigahama truly was Yukino Yukinoshita's nemesis. However, he still didn't understand Yukino Yukinoshita's personality. Hasegawa felt Yui Yuigahama's behavior might be a bit problematic. After all, if Yukino Yukinoshita wasn't the type to be a good friend, Yui Yuigahama might end up getting hurt. But it wasn't the right time to say anything directly.

As Yui Yuigahama relentlessly pursued Yukino Yukino's desire to be friends, Yukino, understanding Yukino's personality, was now certain that her younger sister would finally have a friend. A smile involuntarily appeared on Yukino's face. This was something she was very happy to see; in fact, it was the very result of her own efforts.

Chapter 115 Morning Exercise

Summer vacation has started, and with no school to attend, Hasegawa has a lot more free time.

Of course, Hasegawa also allocated his time reasonably.

First, Hasegawa usually goes to the Busujima Kendo Dojo to practice kendo in the morning, spending about the entire morning there. He even eats lunch there at Saeko Busujima's request. Then, in the afternoon, Hasegawa provides one-on-one instruction to Yui Yuigahama to improve her musical skills.

In the evenings, Hasegawa would spend an hour or two chatting with Mrs. Yuihama. He would use the excuse of needing to gather information for his novel to talk to her for an hour or two before returning to his room to write. He would usually go to bed around 11 or 12 o'clock.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances or other special situations, this is how Hasegawa arranges his time.

Although it was an ordinary life, it was very fulfilling.

However, this is under the condition that nothing else is happening.

"Sawamura, want to go to your house? To discuss the manga's plot? Okay, I got it. Yeah, tomorrow afternoon, I'll go there then."

"Yes, yes, I understand."

"This time I'll invite Aki Tomoya too."

Hasegawa hung up the phone, shaking his head with a smile. Eriri really is that kind of tsundere girl. Although she did invite him to discuss some manga plots or drawing techniques, she probably wanted to see Aki Tomoya more, but she didn't say it outright.