Let's do it again, Yukino.

"How about we eat first, and then you can take it off in the bedroom or bathroom, okay?"

Chunri, resting his chin on his hand, hesitated as he tried to persuade the girl.

Are women necessarily more impulsive than men in that area?

It's only been a few days...

……

"Take it off!!"

The third time, his tone was clearly impatient.

"Hi!!"

Chunri immediately placed her hand on her belt, and in a few quick movements, she prepared to pull down her pants and underwear together.

Before even a sliver of darkness could be revealed, a slap landed squarely on his thigh.

Chunri, feeling wronged, covered the red mark on her thigh and muttered to Xiaoxue, "Didn't you tell me to take it off? Why did you hit me again? I just advised you to wait until after dinner."

Yukinoshita seemed to laugh in anger at the boy's behavior.

"Are you sick in the head, or is that all you can think about? I told you to take off your socks yourself!!! Have you applied any ointment to your sprained ankle since then?"

Seeing the boy sitting there blankly, the girl sighed and took off the pair of socks that were on his heels.

"No, it's dirty there..."

As the girl took off her socks, Chunri blushed slightly.

"Are you going to tell me those dirty jokes again?"

The girl's slender, delicate fingertips touched the boy's ankle, which was swollen like a pig's trotter, threateningly.

"Hiss—sorry, I was just having wild thoughts. I'm not pure, my mind is dirty, okay?"

Springtime surrenders.

Honestly, if Xiaoxue hadn't reminded him of his injury, he would have almost forgotten about it.

Anyway, given his recovery ability, if we leave him alone, he'll probably be fine after one night's sleep.

"Fool,"

He took out the ointment from behind his back.

The girl carefully applied the snow-white ointment to the red and swollen area.

Does it hurt?

"It doesn't hurt that much anymore, and this is the first time someone has ever touched my foot. I finally understand why you didn't like me touching your feet when we first started dating in my past life."

The cool, slippery sensation of the plaster instantly traveled from his heels to the boy's brain, but at this moment, the boy felt somewhat unaccustomed to it and his body moved erratically.

"Haha—it's so itchy... Xiaoxue."

"Bear with it!!"

The night passed quietly.

written request for leave

I'm a bit tired, and I haven't had any inspiration these past few days. I sat in front of the computer tonight, thinking for ages, but still couldn't update anything. I'll try again tomorrow. (Repeated "100 words")

Chapter Fifty-Two: The Boy

The cultural festival is approaching.

Yukino Yukinoshita gradually took over Sagami's work.

Although Chunri still harbored considerable resentment, he could only agree with everything Xiaoxue had done as a supporter.

But one day

"Hi, Kasuga-kun, long time no see?"

He encountered the person he least wanted to see in the courtyard of Zongwu High School.

As Yukino Shino was leisurely walking across the stone bridge, she saw the boy she had met once before and couldn't help but smile warmly.

"Yukinoshita? What brings you here?"

"Don't be so formal. Just call me Yang Nai-neechan. After all, you are all Xiaoxue's friends, so naturally you are my friends too."

"I've been visiting Zongwu High School for several days now, as a volunteer group to cheer on you lovely junior students."

The woman in front of me, Ms. Yang, was wearing a purple off-the-shoulder wool sweater and had a brown handbag hanging from her chest.

"If you want to find Yukino, just go to the conference room on the third floor."

Haruhi didn't dislike Yangnai, but she didn't like her either. As a college student, she had traveled all the way to her former alma mater, so she didn't need to think twice before she came for her sister.

"Compared to Hikigaya-kun's coldness, I, your older sister, still quite like you honest and straightforward boys. What should I do? Should I try to snatch you away from Yuki?"

"I'm not interested in older men, sorry."

The sky was somewhat overcast.

A few raindrops even fell onto Spring's face.

During this time, Kasuga also had his own things to do, so he didn't intend to continue chatting with Ms. Haruno.

The boy nodded and said nothing more before brushing past Miss Yang Nai.

"Well, you and Hikigaya-kun know what's been going on with Yuki lately, right? If this continues, Yuki's body won't be able to handle it, with all the work falling on her shoulders."

Behind Haruhi came the voice of Ms. Haruno, whose identity was still unclear. She called out to Haruhi, who was about to leave.

"..."

As Chunri turned around, he saw Miss Yang Nai squinting her eyes, quietly scrutinizing him.

"Even though my Yuki considers you all to be very important, even Hachiman knows to do his part, but what about you, Kasuga-kun?"

"Miss Haruno, what do you intend for me to do? Are you suggesting I follow Hachiman's example? If I help him, it will only create unnecessary trouble."

Haruhi scratched his head, looked at Haruno whose sister complex was starting to manifest, and couldn't help but chuckle awkwardly.

"Don't look so upset, Kasuga-kun. I'm just feeling sorry for my little sister from Yuki's perspective."

"..."

Tick-tock,

Tick-tock,

The rain began to fall quietly...

It wasn't a downpour. On the contrary, the rain was fine, falling from the sky like a thin veil, with the characteristic drizzle of autumn rain.

It wasn't warm, but it wasn't icy cold or excruciatingly painful either.

For Chiba, it was just an ordinary autumn rain...

Chiba is located near the sea, and the moisture from the sea blows throughout the entire Chiba Prefecture.

The soil beneath Haruhi's feet gradually became damp. Although she was less than two meters away from the Great Demon King Yang, Haruhi felt as if there was an invisible wall separating her from the woman on the other side.

It feels unreal, yet it truly exists, giving people a strange feeling.

So, how long have the two of them been standing like that?

I can't even remember the spring days.

From the moment Yang called out to Chunri,

Time flows and fades away in this silence.

How long has it been since you last got caught in the rain?

"Well, Kasuga-kun, don't be so angry. Everyone has their own way of life. Just take what I said earlier as a joke. Kasuga-kun doesn't seem rude at all."

The woman put her hands behind her back, her previous stern expression replaced by her usual gentle smile.

"It's a pity. If it weren't for Xiaoxue telling me more than once not to get close to you, Chunri-kun, perhaps I would have wanted to have a closer conversation with you out of curiosity."

They make jokes that are hard to tell if they're true or not.

As Ms. Yang Nai also felt the raindrops slowly wetting her clothes,

She turned and walked towards the teaching building.

"I'm going to find Yuki in a bit, Kasuga-kun, do you want to come over?"

"..."

Springtime stared blankly at the sky for a moment, then shook her head.

"No need, there's nothing I can do even if I go."

"Uh... that was a terrible and dislike-reducing statement. Oh well, whatever, I'm going to find Yuki now. If you've thought it through, Kasuga-kun, let's come together then."

Through the blurred vision, Miss Yang Nai seemed to be smiling, and soon her figure disappeared into the light rain.

……

…………

Memories are sometimes truly wondrous things.

If it weren't for Ms. Haruno appearing before Haruhi again today...

Perhaps spring has begun to slowly forget the terrible self from her past life.

Some things, even if they change, will not change in their essence.

On a spring day, I looked out over the autumn-colored rainy day.

It still exists.

It lurks in your mind, silently watching you record new memories and then slowly forget them. Suddenly one day you remember it, and it will silently step forward again, taking out the things you wanted to hide and forget, parading them before your eyes like a public spectacle, trying to reclaim the feelings you once abandoned.