Let's do it again, Yukino.

The long table in the service department trembled slightly as the glasses clinked together.

As dusk fell, Yuki secretly told Yui about her relationship with a certain idiot.

Graduation was approaching, and she didn't want the girl to misunderstand that she had always had other feelings for Hachiman.

"Pfft—Xiaoxue, are you serious? I never thought you'd like that guy..."

Yui was holding her graduation certificate, her petite body leaning against the snow-white wall of the Service Club. Looking at Yukino's somewhat incredulous gaze, she breathed a sigh of relief, but couldn't help but laugh.

"Yui, your voice is a bit too loud."

Although Yukinoshita was prepared to be teased by her friend, when she saw the dango girl in front of her also showing that playful smile, the usually icy Yukinoshita couldn't help but panic a little. Like a frightened bird, she looked around and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that Hachiman Hikigaya was pretending to be oblivious and turning his gaze to the other side.

Once she told Yui this secret, she had no intention of keeping it from Hachiman any longer.

She also didn't think that Hachiman, who had once felt ashamed all night for crying out that he wanted the "real thing," would be so gossipy as to tell others about it.

“I didn’t hear anything, I didn’t see anything, you two continue.”

As expected, the moment Hachiman Hikigaya turned around, he muttered a low complaint and was shoved by Yui, who was all smiles.

"Little Qi, you're not allowed to eavesdrop on our girls' conversations. Get out of here now."

"Why do I have to go out, instead of you guys going out to talk?"

Hachiman shook his head fiercely once more, then lowered his head and took a sip of cola.

Today is the club's last gathering, and he doesn't have the habit of sneaking away halfway through.

Furthermore, he didn't want to be caught at the door by some guy who always resorted to violence when he went out.

Yui patted Hachiman on the shoulder and said cheerfully, "Hachiman, don't be so scared. At this time, Kasuga-kun shouldn't be in a place like this."

"me……"

Looking at the chubby girl who had pushed him out of the Service Club, Hikigaya felt somewhat innocent.

"Alright, alright, hurry up and go out. Xiaoxue and I really have something to talk about. Xiaoqi, why don't you go out for a walk first, okay?"

"..."

As Yuihama pushed Hikigaya out of the Service Club, she used a little force with one hand to firmly remove a button from Hikigaya's uniform jacket.

Everything that happened

In the blink of an eye.

……

…………

She closed the door and heard the footsteps of the boy she liked fading into the distance in the hallway outside.

Yuihama covered her proud chest and breathed a sigh of relief, the button she was tightly holding in one hand was also a little warm.

"What about your situation with Hachiman? Are you just going to keep dragging it out like this?"

Yukino watched calmly as Yui Yuigahama, who was laughing incessantly at Hikigaya's buttons like a lovesick woman, remained silent.

"Huh?... Me and Xiaoqi, right? Ahahaha, we're not in that kind of relationship... um, um &"

Yui blushed and kept waving her hands in denial, her slender fingers twisting together in a tangled mess.

Yukinoshita stood up involuntarily; the wind blew in from outside the window.

She walked over and patted Yui on the shoulder, speaking with a rare sly tone.

"In the past, you were always the most enthusiastic when the topic of love came up, but why are you so timid and hesitant when the topic falls on me?"

"Because I don't have Xiaoxue's courage."

Perhaps because of graduation, Yui was less shy than before. While explaining the reasons in a self-deprecating way, she also complained about her timidity and Xiaoqi's slowness.

"Courage?"

Yukino was surprised by Yui's answer.

At this point, Yui also took off the headband that was tied up with a bun, and her half-length tea-colored hair cascaded down her back.

"Yes, both Yuki and Kasuga-kun have the courage I don't have. If Yuki hadn't told me, I would never have believed that Yuki liked him—I always guessed that Yuki liked Hachiman or Hayama-kun."

"..."

"What I just said was the truth. You and Kasuga are really amazing. I can't be as consistent in my words and actions as you are now, and I can't study as hard as you are. I, Yuigahama Yui, really think you are both amazing."

Why would Yui say that?

"For no particular reason, I just suddenly thought that courage might also be a kind of talent."

Yui held Hikigaya's button tightly, a serious look appearing on her face.

However, this seriousness only lasted for a moment. Soon after, Yui Yuigahama's usual silly smile reappeared on her face.

"As expected, Xiaoxue is much cuter than Xiaoqi."

She snuggled closer to Yukino like a Chihuahua and held her hand tightly, warmth emanating from her palm.

Yui Yuigahama said solemnly to Yukino Yukinoshita.

"Even if you have a lover, Xiaoxue will always be my friend."

Even after graduation, even after we all grow up, we will always be best friends, always best sisters.

Yui's genuine voice echoed throughout the spacious Service Club.

"Um……"

Yukinoshita nodded.

Just as she was about to say something again.

With a whoosh,

The door to the Service Department was roughly pulled open from the outside, and the sound of the door scraping against the wooden board startled the two girls inside.

"Xiaoxue, are you done yet? I just ran into this Hitori on the rooftop. He actually dared to talk bad about you and Yui-chan behind your back on the rooftop. I overheard him and caught him."

Kasuga stood at the door, laughing heartily, with a figure that Yui Yuigahama knew all too well tucked under her arm.

Hachiman was feeling quite depressed at the moment.

"Kiba... Haruhi, let go of Kiba right now!! Yuki, look, is this the Haruhi-kun you were talking about?"

Seeing her crush being carried like a chick under someone's arm, Yui angrily ran up to Haruhi, pouting, and loudly scolded him.

"I told you... I didn't want to go out..."

Hachiman looked utterly frustrated.

Aside from Hiratsuka-sensei, this is the second time someone has mentioned me so embarrassingly, as if I were being carried under their arm.

"It's your fault for talking badly about others behind their backs, Hachiman. Well done, Haru."

Yukino smiled and looked at the three of them together. She walked over, patted Haruhi on the shoulder, and said to the boy with a hint of teasing.

"Of course."

Springtime gave a thumbs up and said it as a matter of course.

Serving the department,

It's as if Yui Yuigahama has forgotten that she just told a certain Yuki that they would be best friends for life, her best sister.

"Xiaoxue!!!"

Yuihama cried out in dissatisfaction.

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Chapter 91 Spring Day, Are You Up to It?

At 8 PM,

Night quietly fell.

In front of the apartment, Yukino was silently taking out her key, a hint of weariness hidden in her eyes.

This is also a rare occasion for the two of them to go home together so early.

After listening to Haruhi sing "Snow" for two whole hours in the private room, she hurriedly changed her shoes as she pushed open the apartment door, carrying the dinner ingredients she had bought from the supermarket, and dragged her slightly sore feet into the living room.

"I don't want to go to those kinds of places again for a while."

She tossed the plastic bag containing the groceries onto the dining table, then collapsed onto the soft sofa in the living room, waiting for her physical fatigue to slowly subside.

"Feeling the same..."

The boy behind her collapsed onto the sofa one after the other, each occupying a corner.

Unlike her usual silence, Chunri pointed to her somewhat hoarse voice with a slightly ashen face, indicating that she might not be able to engage in any behavior related to complaining or speaking for a period of time.

He hadn't expected that, in his moment of excitement and fun, he would end up staying in that private room for so long.

When they came out, the blonde hair was no longer in Yumiko's private room.

"Meow----"

Little Snow, who was lying in her little nest, lit up her brown eyes the moment she heard the noise in the living room. She hopped out of her cardboard box home and nimbly ran to Chunri's feet, rubbing her soft, smooth fur against Chunri's sock-clad ankles.

"..."

After an unknown amount of time, both of them regained some strength, and Xiaoxue shakily stood up from the sofa.

First, she made a small plate of goat milk powder for Xiaoying. Then, Yukino yawned and went back to her bedroom to change her clothes. When she came out, she saw that Haruhi, who had been lying on the sofa with her eyes closed, was tinkering with something in the kitchen.

Watching the boy, who was determined to prepare dinner again, Yukino, wearing a V-neck silk shirt and blue tight shorts, leaned against the kitchen door with her arms crossed, silently observing. The boy was panicked as he faced a small cluster of flames shooting into the sky, but instead of stopping him, he joked on the spot.

"Are you even capable, Haruhi? How many times has this happened? I've taught you so many times already, haven't I?"

After a long silence, Chunri turned her back to Xiaoxue and extended one hand, signaling the other not to come forward for the time being.