I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

"Is it you? The one who stole Yukino's heart after just one meeting!"

With a flick of his middle finger, Tenkuji Yu flicked her forehead without any hesitation.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I haven't even won your heart, how could I possibly win your sister's?"

Corny pickup lines, part two!

It was said in jest, so Tenkuji Yu wasn't embarrassed at all—if he wasn't embarrassed, then it was everyone else who was.

"..."

Blinking, Yukino looked at him in surprise, as if she doubted whether those words really came from his mouth.

Although it is indeed tacky and awkward, it has the feel of a male protagonist in a novel who unconsciously flirts with women, and can always make people's hearts flutter without them realizing it.

...However, she's not so easy to deal with.

With a slight upturn of her lips, Yukinoshita Haruno was about to retort when her thoughts quickly changed. She covered her forehead with her hand and took a step back.

Then, his brows furrowed, and he stared blankly at Tenkuji Yu, speaking in an icy tone:

“My boyfriend is really bold... Even my mother has never hit me.”

Are you Amuro?

“My dad would never dare to hit me. It’s one thing for him to love his daughters, but it’s another thing for him not to dare to hit them… My sisters and I both practice Aikido.”

“I don’t want to know just how undignified your father really is… Never mind, I’ll go wait over there.”

Tenkuji Yu sighed deeply, waved her hand, and stood aside, waiting for her to get tissues and the registration card for the afternoon's activities.

"……call."

Yukino gazed at his retreating figure, and in the rather cold shopping mall, she subconsciously fanned her flushed cheeks.

"Wow, such a big change in attitude... Well, it's not bad this way!"

Muttering to herself, she turned around with a big smile and started talking to the staff with the note in her hand.

Not long after, Yukino Yukinoshita walked up to him, and Yuu Tenkuji naturally took her hand.

She felt a jolt, her heart skipped a beat, and she reflexively pulled away, her fingertips trembling slightly.

Tenkuuji Yu looked completely bewildered: "What's wrong?"

Weren't you just holding hands so enthusiastically and happily? Why did you change your attitude after taking the tissues?

"Um……"

As if surprised even to herself, Yukino Shino bit her lip slightly, touched her hand, stood there pondering for a while, and then casually extended her palm to him again.

"It's nothing, it's probably just static electricity!"

"Really... I'm glad you're alright."

Without asking any further questions, Tenkuji Yu grasped her much warmer hand once more.

Like any ordinary couple, the two arrived at the venue for the Grand Prix competition side by side.

There were already quite a few couples waiting for the event to start, and they mingled into the crowd to register.

The event was organized in a very secretive manner; no one knew what was going to happen next, only that it was a challenge-based competitive game.

A chorus of voices arose, making the entire first-floor lobby as noisy as a high school assembly or a lecture hall before teachers began to control the proceedings.

The event started right on time. At 1 p.m. sharp, the female host took to the stage to warm up the audience and announce the rules:

"There are over forty couples participating in this event. We'll start with a simple game to determine the top ten couples before proceeding with the rest of the event!"

A commotion arose from the audience as each group discussed who to choose to go up. Most of the men rolled up their sleeves, indicating that they could stand out from the one-in-forty elimination rate.

Yuu Tenkuji decisively pushed Yukino Yukinoshita forward—she probably preferred to be on stage rather than cheering from the sidelines.

That's what he thinks anyway.

Then, when the staff brought out an electronic target, advertising it and explaining that it was the prop for the elimination rounds of this event, Yukinoshita Haruno looked at Tenkuji Yuu with a suppressed laugh, her eyes conveying—

You know.

Yuu Tenkuji had nothing to say, and under her shoving, he was forced to join the queue.

"Both the targets and darts are made with the latest electronic technology, and their accuracy is beyond question... Interested customers are welcome to purchase them at the sports center on the 2nd floor, where discounts are currently available!"

After another round of advertising, the staff finally let them throw darts.

Tenkuji Yuu turned to Yukino and asked her a question:

"Something exaggerated, or something more ordinary?"

Yukino Yukinoshita didn't speak, but tilted her head, gazing at him with gentle eyes and a smile.

A pool of autumn water tells of countless longings.

--very good.

This time, Yuu Tenkuji understood.

He went up on stage, took the dart handed to him by a staff member, his eyes suddenly sharpened, and he aimed at the bullseye of the target.

Almost no one saw him make a move; he simply flicked his wrist three times, and the sound of air being cut rang out.

Boom boom boom!

The three darts were thrown one after the other, with the arrowheads piercing the red center and the tails spreading outwards, forming a perfectly symmetrical triangle.

The scoreboard above immediately displayed the words "150 points"—the simplest scoring method, where one red heart equals 50 points.

Everyone fell silent.

Yuu Tenkuji nodded, ignoring the gazes that were focused on him, and casually walked off the stage.

If he weren't worried that the machine would only give one score, he could actually throw all three darts at the same time and hit them all at the same time.

Technology, too, has its limitations.

"..."

The entire room fell silent.

Only Yukino Yukinoshita gave him a high five and laughed happily and contentedly.

Chapter 57 Turn Back, Little Youyou (Seeking First Subscription, Fourth Update)

"Spot the bullseye! That's terrifying, unprecedented! A formidable demon king has appeared in this event!"

"To prevent him from stealing the spotlight, the other boyfriends, you all need to step up your game!!"

The host on stage praised him enthusiastically, trying to rekindle the atmosphere and boost the morale of the audience who had almost completely lost their enthusiasm.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the onlookers, Yuu Tenkuji obtained her advancement certificate from the staff ahead of time—after all, it's impossible for ten people to get a perfect score, right?

Yukino and Haruno waited in a corner near the stage for the elimination rounds to end, and the two chatted casually.

"Actually, I wanted you to be more humble and not so flamboyant."

"Who are you trying to fool? You're laughing so happily."

"Hmph, so how did you know what I was thinking?"

"Isn't this what a boyfriend should do? Try to understand what his girlfriend is thinking, and be able to communicate without saying a word."

"If all boyfriends in the world had such high standards, there probably wouldn't be any girls who wanted to break up."

"Thank you for the compliment."

The darts elimination rounds ended quickly, and the host invited ten couples to the stage to begin the final round.

Because the host was talking a lot, in order to avoid padding the word count, we fast-forwarded directly to the start of the competition.

"Explain the rules!"

"The man hugs the woman and spins her around five times, then puts on a blindfold and, guided by the woman, smashes a watermelon!"

"Smashing the watermelon isn't the end of it! The couple who finishes eating the watermelon as quickly as possible and then kisses each other on screen will win this event, become the king of couples, and take home the grand prize!"

That's a title that really doesn't inspire any enthusiasm.

Tenkuji Yu glanced at the so-called grand prize, which was a suit from a specific brand and style that could be chosen from at a clothing store in the mall. There were two suits, one for a man and one for a woman, worth over ten thousand yuan, which was quite generous.

After all, the admission ticket only costs 30,000 yuan, and it's a free gift with the purchase of other items.

But for a rich woman who can spend 210,000 to rent a boyfriend, it's nothing, right?

"Withdraw from the competition," he said, turning to Yukinoshita.

She returned a puzzled look to herself.

"why?"

"What do you mean, why..." Tenkuji Yu's cheeks twitched, and he subconsciously glanced at her rosy and soft lips.

"Finally, we'll be kissing in front of everyone. Can you do that?"

"Why can't you do it?" Yukinoshita Haruno laughed, looking directly at him calmly and openly, as if she was deliberately provoking him or simply wanted to see his reaction.

"I don't have any problem with it~ It was just a kiss. We're boyfriend and girlfriend, and we don't dislike each other, so it's normal to do that, right?"

She narrowed her eyes, speaking meaningfully: "The only problem is you. If you hate me, or if you're afraid to kiss girls, I wouldn't mind if you withdrew from the competition."

So, do you want a chance to kiss me openly and honestly?

The ball with the question written on it was bluntly thrown in front of Yuu Tenkuji.

He couldn't understand what Yukino Yukinoshita was thinking again—he was her rented boyfriend, was it really necessary for her to offer him her lips for a mere competition?

Could it be that she's experienced so much that she doesn't mind such minor mucosal contact?

"By the way, this is my first kiss~?"

Observing his amusing reaction, Yukino Yukinoshita poked her cheek and deliberately smiled in a very cute way.

Yuu Tenkuji pressed his temples and took several deep breaths.

Of course, he could use reasons like "rented boyfriends can't do intimate things" or "I also had my first kiss, why should I give it to you?" to reject her.

First of all, Yuu Tenkuji doesn't dislike Yukinoshita Haruno, and holding hands with her doesn't feel disgusting; kissing her would probably feel similar.