Let's do it again, Yukino.

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Back in the hotel lobby, seeing Yuihama waiting for Haruhi on the lounge seats and Hikigaya looking very sleepy, Haruhi casually asked them if Yuki had returned.

"Xiaoxue came back five minutes ago. She just handed us the drinks, said she wasn't feeling well, and went back to the dormitory."

At this moment, Yuihama's gaze seemed somewhat subtle as she looked at Haruhi, who was clearly not in high spirits either, and she tried to soften her voice.

"Um, Qingjun, Xiaoxue is often all bark and no bite, so if possible, please don't bully her."

"I bullied her? Yuihama-san, in your memory, when have I ever bullied Yukinoshita?"

"But when Xiaoxue came back, her eyes were red, and she had gone out with you."

Yui pouted, recalling the evasive look in Yuki's eyes when she looked at her and Hachiman. It was clear that, just as Hachiman had casually mentioned before, Yuki and Kasuga, who were standing in front of her now, had been hiding a lot from the other two members of the Service Club.

"I'm the one who should be crying, who knows what's wrong with her."

Spring sighed helplessly.

Perhaps every girl has a few days each month when she's in a bad mood.

amount……

Judging by the timing, Xiaoxue's period is indeed coming soon.

Springtime suddenly made me feel like I might have grasped something important.

Could it be that the period has started, which is why Xiaoxue's temper has been acting strangely these past few days?

Yes, that must be it.

Spring breathed a sigh of relief and took a step.

"Um, Haruki, what happened between you and Yukima?"

"Who knows? Never mind, I'll go out again. Hachiman, do you want to come with me?"

"No way! Besides, I've already made plans with Caijia, I'm going to find him in a bit."

Hachiman pursed his lips. Seeing that Kasuga had returned, he also planned to go back to his dormitory first. After saying that, he turned around and walked into the hotel.

Soon, Hachiman disappeared from Haruhi's sight.

Just as Yui turned to leave, Haruhi stopped her.

"Yui, wait a minute, wait for me a little longer?"

Perhaps it was because Chunri had rarely had physical contact with Tuanzi, but the moment she touched Tuanzi's arm, the tea-haired girl in front of her shuddered and took two steps back.

"Waiting for you? Um, Qingjun, I really don't like you. No matter what you do, I can't like someone I don't like."

"What are you thinking about? I'm going out to see if there's any brown sugar in the convenience store. You can deliver it to Xiaoxue for me. I can't go into the girls' dormitory."

Brown sugar? Eek!

Although Yui was a bit dim-witted, she wasn't completely clueless. Although she didn't quite grasp the meaning behind Kasuga's words for the first couple of seconds, it wasn't long before she seemed to understand something, and her face instantly turned bright red.

"Qingjun, are you a hooligan? I'm not going to see you off. Xiaoxue will definitely scold me. Um, I'd rather you were planning to confess to me just now. Even if you reject me, at least it won't make Xiaoxue angry."

"You have to help with this whether you want to or not. Yui, wait here for ten minutes, and I'll bring it over for you. By the way, what brand of sanitary napkins do you girls usually use when you have your period?"

"You pervert, you lewd guy!! I'm not talking to you!!!"

Too lazy to explain anything to Yui, whose face was already as red as boiling water, in the blink of an eye, Chunri's figure had disappeared at the hotel entrance.

"How did he know Xiaoxue's birth date? I only found out last month."

Yui's mind went blank for a moment.

Could it be?!

In an instant, Tuanzi's eyes turned into round eyes.

Was it really as Xiaoqi guessed?

……

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The third day of the school trip,

Today's activity involves inter-group travel between Tatham and Los Angeles.

The first destination was the cinema in Taechin.

Chunri followed her classmates and took a private bus from the hotel to Taechin.

"I heard you almost got arrested by the hotel management yesterday because you were carrying women's personal items? I don't remember ever having a student who could wander around the girls' dormitory with a sanitary napkin in his hand."

Looking at the boy sitting next to her, yawning and with hair so messy it looked like a bird's nest, Hiratsuka Shizuka generously smoothed out his hair while teasing him.

Although she knew the inside story of his relationship with that girl and had a pretty good grasp of what had happened, she wasn't as angry as she had imagined.

Just thinking about the scene back then makes her, a woman in her early thirties, blush.

"It's because Yui ran away after I came back. What could I do? I was desperate too."

Springtime covered her mouth with her hand, blocking the yawn that was about to escape, and sighed.

Although the item was never actually delivered.

Fortunately, at the crucial moment, Yumiko and Ebina saw Haruhi being harassed by the dormitory supervisor in the girls' dormitory corridor. They kindly helped Haruhi out of the predicament by telling her that "she asked Haruhi to buy those things."

Otherwise, I might really have a sleepless night in the spring.

Thank you, Yumiko-sama!! If anyone ever says a blonde is a loser again, I'm definitely going to cut ties with that person.

"That guy who insults others, he has such a good girl by his side but doesn't know how to cherish her, Yumiko is such a good girl."

Haruhi snorted coldly, remembering Yumiko's kindness and vowing to repay it when the opportunity arose.

"You have no right to talk about others. We're still a while away from the movie theater. You look so tired. Why don't you take a nap in the car? I'll wake you up when we get there."

"Thanks, master."

"Idiot... Go get some sleep."

Hiratsuka Shizuka punched Haruhi hard on the head.

This guy has really had some bad luck lately.

Could there really be some kind of ghost story? Is it really that eerie?

Chapter 71 I look forward to your future story with her

For some reason, perhaps because of Xiaoxue's mood, their original plan to explore the Taizu area around Kyoto was completely ruined.

At this moment, Haruhi was sitting alone on a free bus that could take you all over Kyoto. This was partly because Kyoto had a very well-developed bus network, and partly because the tourist attractions near Utsuzara could be reached by this bus.

Because it's still the season when the autumn leaves are in full bloom, the buses are quite crowded during the tourist season.

Fortunately, I didn't run into anyone I knew in the spring. I managed to reserve a window seat in advance and quietly enjoyed the scenery.

Finally, the bus stopped again at the cinema in Taichin.

Compared to the scenic tourist spots he had visited before, the streets in the movie theater had a bit of an Edo period style. In addition, given the influence of the movie theater itself, Kasuga hadn't walked far before he saw a group of men dressed as samurai brush past him.

The elegantly dressed courtesans, surrounded by a crowd, walked through the streets they had just walked on in the spring.

"...Shopping alone is indeed a bit boring."

Looking at the scenery around me in spring, I felt a little lonely while enjoying the view alone.

But the feeling of loneliness didn't last long. When they arrived at the next tourist spot, not far from the haunted house, Haruhi spotted a familiar figure lingering in front of it.

Human figures are all too familiar to spring.

"Huh? Isn't that Xiaoxue?"

Haruhi hesitated for a moment before finally entering the haunted house. Looking at the facilities outside the haunted house, which seemed to have a pretty good atmosphere, Haruhi gritted her teeth and followed Yukino inside.

To be honest, although Kasuga doesn't really believe in ghosts and spirits, she is still a little sensitive to haunted houses, which are artificial creations designed to scare people. After all, sometimes people can really scare each other.

There happened to be one person left in Xiaoxue's group. Seeing that Xiaoxue hadn't noticed him standing in the back row, Chunri quietly and unintentionally walked up behind Xiaoxue.

Stepping into the haunted house,

An atmosphere that gave off goosebumps, typical of springtime, instantly filled the somewhat dim space.

The theme of this haunted house is probably set in the Edo period. The dim lighting makes it seem like even in springtime, you can feel the chilling air conditioning that the haunted house staff have deliberately turned on to make you extremely sensitive.

Spring's footsteps retreated two steps.

So it was definitely a wise choice not to take Xiaoxue to the haunted house before; those kinds of things are never fun.

Xiaoxue, who was standing in front, still didn't notice Chunri behind her and continued walking forward at the same speed.

"..."

Watching Xiaoxue's figure gradually disappear into the howling, ghostly space,

Standing at the back, Chunri gritted her teeth and followed once again.

Since it's all fake anyway, I'll just treat it as watching a horror movie.

……

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"Waaaaah~~~"

Several ghostly-like monsters dressed in white robes appeared in front of Kasuga, who had suddenly bumped into the surrounding buildings.

The strange screams sent a chill down Chunri's spine. In an instant, the boy forgot the premise that "these monsters are all played by people," and his expression became somewhat subtle.

"...Don't come any closer...or I'll beat you up!"

Distracted, Chunri momentarily lost sight of Xiaoxue. Without a word, watching the disappearing white-clad figure, Chunri hurriedly chased after her.

"Xiaoxue, wait for me!!!"

Inside the haunted house, Haruhi ran frantically for an unknown amount of time. When she saw a somewhat familiar white hem of clothing, she didn't even have time to think. She grabbed the hem, wiped the sweat from her brow, and let out a long sigh of relief.

"I was so scared just now, those monsters really looked creepy."