Let's do it again, Yukino.

"Pfft..."

After a long silence, the boy was the first to laugh, and he laughed for a long time before he finally stopped.

I laughed so hard I cried...

He wiped away the tears that had welled up in his eyes, turned back to look at the girl, and his voice became calm.

"Suddenly I realize that what I just said was quite childish. It seems that I can already imagine what kind of impression you all have of me. Although I don't dislike you, I'm a little tired of it."

He scratched the back of his head, amused, then suddenly squinted and shook his head at the girl.

"This is the last time."

"Hmm, what's the last time?"

"This is the last time I'll be so childish."

He explained it again.

"This is the last time. My teenage self, my immature self, that often childish self, this is the end."

Springtime gazed at the figure of the girl who had always held expectations for her.

do not know why,

It seemed as if some warm liquid was quietly flowing down his cheeks.

"It was your sister's appearance that made me understand this principle again: being childish will only repeat the same ending as in the previous life."

This liquid had never flowed even during the most difficult and painful times, yet it flowed down so easily.

Rainwater seeped silently down the boy's body.

His voice was even more powerful and resonant than it had been in the conference room.

"From today onwards, I will become an adult, a man that you, Xiaoxue, truly admire, not a boy you need to take care of. I will become a man that you would want to marry, the most outstanding man, a true adult who doesn't care about Haruno the Demon King, Junko, or Hiratsuka Shizuka, a man no one has ever seen before. Absolutely, absolutely!!

"Did you hear that, Yukino Yukinoshita?"

Springtime says this,

He looked fragile, almost on the verge of tears, but the girl standing in front of him surprisingly showed no urge to laugh.

Although it seems like they went a bit too far this time.

but,

This unexpected ending,

She lowered her head slightly...

The autumn rain continued.

Finally, she raised her head.

His dark blue eyes, which usually held a sharp gaze, were now just like the boy in front of him.

It was filled with unknown tears.

"Can I trust you one more time, Haruhi?"

In the rain,

Yukino Yukinoshita said this.

"Of course."

Chapter 53 The Birth of the Golden Band

"I really admire people who are brave like that. Kasuga-kun, you were definitely a hero that day. Your performance was completely unexpected, and I could feel the strong admiration from Koyuki. But, Kasuga-kun, you lacked composure in this matter, so you should try harder. At least the Kasuga-kun who dared to appear in front of everyone at that moment wasn't annoying."

Ms. Haruno, who somehow obtained Haruhi's contact number, was chatting leisurely with Haruhi on the phone that day.

"If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now."

On the other side, Chunri's eyes twitched slightly.

"Well, well, don't be in such a hurry to hang up the phone. If you keep pretending to be mature and composed, you'll only end up like Hayama, a kid who gets more and more boring in the end."

"However, Kasuga-kun, if you do that, everyone will reject you. You already seem to be someone that everyone fears and isolates, and this will probably make it even harder for you to be with everyone."

Wouldn't it be more suitable for Hikigaya to do that kind of thing?

Through the phone call, Haruhi could almost picture the enigmatic, half-smiling gaze of the Great Demon King, Hinano.

"That was the last time I acted recklessly. It will never happen again. Besides, you said it yourself, Ms. Haruno, that everyone has their own way of life, and I can't learn Hachiman's way..."

The cultural festival wasn't canceled halfway through because of Haruhi's antics, but the ultimate result of Haruhi's willfulness that one time was...

It means that all the hardworking people were sacrificed like offerings.

Even Koyuki and Hiratsuka Shizuka,

Even all the executive committee members who participated were the same.

Because they accepted the commission, they were placed in the position of sacrifice.

A successful cultural festival is likely due to the chairman's efforts, but a failure becomes an inescapable burden for Yukinoshita and others.

Haruhi knew that according to Koyuki's philosophy, she would not allow her commissions to fail or be stopped halfway, but her way of doing things would only make her sink deeper and deeper.

"As for my previous rudeness towards Ms. Yang, I apologize to you."

"As expected, Kasuga-kun is a really nice person. I feel a little unsatisfied giving it to Yuki. How about trying to date me? At least I'm not as cold as my little sister."

"Miss Yang, I appreciate your affection, but please forgive me for refusing this sudden confession."

"Well, what a pity." The laughter on the other end, however, showed absolutely no sign of regret.

"I'll keep it a secret from your family for now. You should know that if Yuki's mother finds out that Yuki is close to a kid like you, she might be very angry. But I really admire you, Kasuga-kun. Anyway, see you on the day of the cultural festival."

After saying this, Ms. Yang Nai smiled and hung up the phone.

……

…………

Meanwhile, Chunri, who had silently turned off the speakerphone, put away her phone, turned around, and...

Under the bright living room,

The boy's calm face turned toward Yukino, the girl at the other end of the sofa, and he smiled serenely.

"See, Xiaoxue, you heard it too. The only other person who would call me so late at night besides my unlucky sister is your devilish sister, who I don't know if she got my contact information from Yeshan. So, your sister and I really didn't have anything going on. Why don't you believe me?"

"Haven't you noticed that 90% of the contacts in your phone's contact list are women? That's really strange. Apart from your part-time work colleagues, you only have one male friend, Hachiman. Don't you find that extremely odd?"

I think it's alright.

The two sat around the center of the dining table.

The two returned to their pre-festival dynamic.

As for the spring day's phone contacts, Yukinoshita, who had just eaten a meal of vinegar, was still a little jealous even though the boy in front of her explained once again that it was all a coincidence.

It was already night.

However, the two, who were about to have dinner, had their warm meal gradually cool down because of Ms. Yang's phone call.

After dinner, Chunri, having nothing to do, went online and started asking for help from a bunch of netizens who had a lot of terrible ideas.

My girlfriend is very cute, but how should I put it, she's a little proud and shy, and even a bit jealous. So how can I make her feel at ease about me? Urgent, waiting online.

After the post was published,

Before long, Chunri received a bunch of great ideas from kind-hearted netizens.

Method 1: Just push her down.

Method Two: Cut off all contact with all women, and willingly let her lock you in the basement like a masochist. That way, you won't have to worry about her getting jealous.

Method 3: Have a good cry to win a woman's innate sympathy and maternal love.

Method 4: Go wash up and go to bed. You're too much of a shut-in to have a lover.

Method 5: If you're still relying on social networking sites for help, you might as well stop looking for help altogether.

……

There are various approaches, but no single best answer. However, if he had to choose one, he would probably pick the first one.

Because some bad ideas are not as clever as his usual feigning ignorance and fooling people.

However, pushing it down and stuff...

What methods can be used to get a girl to seduce you?

Are there any universally appealing gifts that can truly make the person who likes them feel genuinely pleased?

……

Lying on the sofa in springtime, the corner of her mouth twitched slightly as she continued browsing the web while glancing at the bright light shining from the ceiling.

His eyes gradually became blurry, and then the boy fell into a light sleep.

"Hey, hey, Ah Qing."

He didn't know how much time had passed when the boy seemed to be called by someone. Because it was a particularly reassuring voice, the boy's reaction was a beat slow in his daze.

Having lacked a sense of security since childhood, Chunri is also the type who is easily woken up.

"I just fell asleep... Xiaoxue, if you're done washing up, just go back to your bedroom to sleep. I have things to do tomorrow."

What came into the boy's view was a beautiful woman wrapped in a bath towel, who had just come out of the bathroom.

The evening breeze blowing in from the rooftop ruffled her hair, and a few strands of black hair drifted down in front of her.

"You're not our pet cat, how can we let you fall asleep on the sofa? The cultural festival hasn't even started yet, what if you catch a cold? Also, remember to completely erase your online activity from now on. Seeing posts asking how to get your girlfriend to seduce you is more embarrassing than a mother finding pornographic books under her son's bed, you know?"

Yukinoshita blushed slightly and casually tossed Haruhi's phone back to her.

"Then you won't just not watch it?!"

Spring rolled her eyes.