A youth story of a passerby at the end of the world

He wouldn't let her leave like this. It's best to make things clear now. Is it that he thinks Mai's relationship with him is inappropriate? Or is he worried about losing his sister?

Staring at her lowered eyelids and her pitiful face, looking so wronged, Uesugi Genshin seemed to sense something. "I say, you wouldn't happen to be..."

Do you like me?

Her almond-shaped eyes widened, and she was about to shout, "Only..."

"Don't be so arrogant," Uesugi Genshin interrupted.

"Who's being arrogant!" Kazuka Toyohama showed her fangs, her expression clearly angry.

Indeed. Toyohama is just rebellious, not arrogant. She is usually very polite to her peers, otherwise she wouldn't get along so well with Hirokawa and the others, or with Utaha and Miura.

When she usually "humphs" at him, it's usually just her being affectionate; at least in that respect, she clearly distinguishes herself from being arrogant.

Besides, she's an idol who's been through thick and thin, so her mental resilience isn't that bad. Her rebellion is directed at her elders, specifically her mother.

"Then answer me seriously." He had always considered Feng Bin as a younger friend, and because of their close relationship, he didn't see the boundaries between them clearly.

Therefore, he and Hachiman will always hold the idea that "liking someone is an illusion," because things without evidence will only cause more trouble, which is a common problem for stupid men.

"Who wants it..." Feng Binhe and Xiang were not in a good mood, and she shouted again.

Seeing her embarrassed and angry expression, Uesugi Genshin took immediate action.

"Mmm..." With her lips kissed and her body embraced, Toyohama Kazuka felt her mind go blank for a moment.

"Mmm~, chirp...sizzle..."

The resistance in her arms was not strong from the beginning. The moment her mouth was pried open, all her movements stopped. At most, it was a state of feigned resistance.

The tongue initially retreated timidly, but after being invited, it began to cautiously probe forward, more or less reflecting the body's owner's state of mind.

The saliva tasted slightly sweet, and the entanglement of the tongues was pleasant.

After the passionate kiss ended, Uesugi Genshin confirmed that the boy did indeed like him.

"!" Toyohama Kazuka's body trembled, startled, because she saw Kasumigaoka Utaha watching them with great interest behind Genshin, a strange smile on her face.

Uesugi Genshin noticed the movement behind him and turned to Shiha, saying, "Go take a shower first, I'll make breakfast."

"Okay." She was only wearing a white shirt, with two buttons casually fastened, revealing her navel, collarbone, and... all of which were barely visible.

As Kasumigaoka Utaha passed by Toyohama Waka, a slight, meaningful smile played on her lips. "Heh~"

"..." Feng Bin and Xiang breathed a sigh of relief, their eyes darting up timidly as they turned their gaze back to Xuan Xin.

"Then stay for dinner." He released her, but a completely different fragrance still lingered around his nose, very sweet and refreshing.

“…Mmm.” A voice as soft as a mosquito’s buzz escaped her lips.

Uesugi Genshin went to the kitchen, washed his hands, placed the pot on the stove, lit the fire, heated the pot, and began to make breakfast.

"Ah, go and call Kato over too," Uesugi Genshin said to Toyohama, who was slumped on the sofa in the living room, his eyes covered, seemingly devastated.

There are four people in the apartment. Three of them are eating here. What should the other person do?

"Okay." Pouting, Feng Bin and Xiang got up, put on their shoes in the entryway, and went to open their own door in the hallway.

While I was making breakfast, Shiyu came over to take over after she finished showering. She told him to go and shower too, but it was quick.

While rinsing, she saw a figure outside the door. Uesugi Genshin opened the door and pulled her inside.

“Breakfast is coming soon, so it’ll save time if we shower together,” he said.

"I need to use the restroom." Mai Sakurajima pointed impatiently at the glass door as the man who was almost finished washing, telling him to leave.

"Okay~" I was just about to lean in for one last kiss.

"Uh..." but it was blocked by a hand.

"Don't get too close, what if you get excited again?" She pushed his face away, preventing him from getting any closer. "Breakfast is almost here."

"No, I believe in my willpower."

"..." Sakurajima Mai silently pointed to the door again, indicating that they should go out quickly.

"Okay."

"Mmm, very good." She patted his head like she was comforting a child, and then kissed his cheek before he left.

"..."

At the dining table, several people ate together. Because it was an island table, the space was not large, so Toyohama Kaori and Kato Megumi knelt on the carpet and ate by the coffee table.

In fact, Uesugi Genshin intended to give the island to them, but Toyohama and Kato had already taken their seats.

"Senior, you didn't come back tonight?" Kato Megumi asked naturally.

"Yes, they stayed overnight at my place." Putting down his chopsticks for the moment, Uesugi Genshin answered Kato's question on behalf of Utaha.

"Them? Who do you mean?" Kato Megumi blinked lightly, then suddenly realized, "Ah..."

He admitted it? He actually admitted it? At this moment, Feng Bin and Xiang felt very complicated.

However, Uesugi Genshin felt a slight sense of anxiety, as if he had forgotten something.

what is it?

"Speaking of which, Feng Bin."

"yes?!"

How did you get into my house?

This is it!!!

He remembered giving the key only to Shiyu and Mai, and the two of them had used the key to open the door and come in yesterday. So how did Toyohama manage to enter his house and even his bedroom without a key?

"..."

Chapter 164: Juses is right

The idiom "overjoyed" has a real basis in reality.

After resolving the troubles, I felt much refreshed, both physically and mentally.

Aside from encountering a few minor issues, well, things will work themselves out.

Without taking the steps of two hops and three leaps, Uesugi Genshin straightened his katana at his waist and opened the door to the dojo.

"Didn't you sleep well?" After he sat down in the correct position, he saw Hachiman yawning and sitting there pretending to doze off.

"I played cards until very late last night, and I was woken up this morning." Hachiman believes that the morning hours are crucial for sleep, otherwise people wouldn't say, "Just five more minutes of sleep."

"..." Uesugi Genshin stared at him speechlessly. Even when there was no reason to stay up all night, people would still unconsciously look for opportunities to do so.

He automatically ignored what had woken up Hachiman downstairs, and the fact that he himself also went to bed late, but he was doing important things when he went to bed late, which was completely different from having fun with friends to kill time.

"What happened on your end?" Hachiman suddenly asked.

"Nothing?" Uesugi Genshin sat down and shook his head.

"No, something must have happened, right?" Rolling his eyes, Hachiman decided to explain.

"Am I that obvious?" He felt he should be as composed as usual, not showing his emotions.

"I'm just more perceptive." He was the only one who, through a combination of guesswork and deduction, figured something out. "So, it really is related to a woman?"

"..." Uesugi Genshin looked at the other person strangely, wondering what basis his conclusion was.

"Didn't you say yesterday that things were going smoothly?"

“Ah, it went quite smoothly. To that place flowing with milk and honey, that is the promised land that everyone longs for.” Uesugi Genshin closed his eyes, looking deeply convinced. “Juses is right.”

"Cough cough cough." Hachiman choked on his own saliva and had a huge question mark in his mind. Hey, hey, hey, is that what God said?

And you even claim to be a Juses believer? Be careful, devout Christians might come after you, you bastard.

"Which one?"

"The two most voluptuous."

"..." Hachiman almost choked up. He looked around the empty dojo and then asked in a low voice, "So, is there any experience to share?"

Uesugi Genshin looked at the other person in surprise, "Didn't you say you didn't need it?"

Hachiman stared at the ceiling, thinking to himself that he was a man after all, "curious."

“Yes.” Uesugi Genshin nodded. “In terms of military strategy, it is to know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle.”

"Please explain in simpler terms." What's the difference between this and the "Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain" style calligraphy? Hachiman glanced at the calligraphy on the front wall.

"According to circumstances."

"......" is too simplistic, it's practically the same as not saying anything at all.

Uesugi Genshin shrugged. He knew that Shiwa's waist was very sensitive. They had talked about ticklish spots when they went out together before. She had said that she would laugh out loud if her waist was touched. If she didn't want to lose her composure in front of Mai, she would have to take action.

This was also what he hoped for: to break the deadlock. Given Shiyu's pride, she certainly wouldn't back down, and Mai was also a proud girl.

That's why we say, "Know yourself and know your enemy, and you will win every battle." Sun Tzu was truly brilliant; his military strategies can be applied anywhere.

"Good morning~" Hayato Hayama and Ai Hayasaka arrived almost at the same time.

Hayato Hayama is a very punctual person, so it's normal for him to be the third person to arrive early. As for Ai Hayasaka, since she shares an apartment with Yukino Yukinoshita, her schedule is also very regular, and she arrives early when they go out together.

“…Hmm.” Uesugi Genshin stared at Hayasaka Ai’s face, trying to find some clue.

"?" Hayasaka Ai glanced at the gaze following her, ignored it, and sat down directly behind him. That way, he wouldn't look at her for no reason.

"How was the patrol around the area yesterday?" Uesugi Genshin asked Hayasaka Ai, who was in charge of the matter, as he turned around.

"Aside from a few zombies wandering around nearby, there's nothing else unusual." Hayasaka Ai calmly reported this while looking straight ahead, then lowered her eyelids.

"Understood," Uesugi Genshin nodded.

"Good morning." People came in one after another, all saying the same thing. Although each person had their own style, Hobe's words sounded very different. Tamaki used polite language properly, while Shiroyama bowed slightly with unusual solemnity, probably because he used to do so in the judo club.

Except for Hayasaka Ai, who was sitting behind Uesugi Genshin, everyone else was present.

"So......"

"Sorry I'm late." Just as Uesugi Genshin was about to say what the day was about, Sakurajima Mai arrived late.

"..." Uesugi Genshin glanced around, as if to say, "Didn't I tell you to rest today? Why are you here?"

"..." Then Sakurajima Mai rolled her eyes at her, took small steps through most of the dojo via a side path, and then sat down behind Uesugi Genshin.

Most of the people were sitting opposite each other, so no one saw the two of them exchanging glances. Hachiman, who was sitting the closest, did see it, but chose to ignore it. Hayasaka Ai also saw it; she was looking at something with her head tilted to the side, her golden ponytail swaying with her head.

"Alright, let's begin today's morning class."

"Yes!"

At the beginning, everyone stood together to warm up and swing their "swords," but a couple of them didn't actually have "swords."

After my body warmed up and I rested briefly, my turn to be beaten began.

"Don't you think he's become much gentler today?" Hachiman asked softly, tilting his head as he stared straight ahead.

"Really? I think it's the same as usual," Hayama Hayato said with a smile.

"No, no, no, his movements have become much more conservative. Otherwise, Zaimokuza definitely wouldn't have lasted five rounds." Looking at the two fighting back and forth in the center, it's not that Zaimokuza has made any leaps and bounds in his progress. It's more plausible to speculate that the opponent is holding back.

With a "bang," Yoshiteru Zaimoto fell to the ground after a close-range blow to the face.

"Well......"

"Not bad, your lower body is very solid, but your offense is too conservative. Your physique means you can't use any agile movements, and just blocking will only gradually put you at a disadvantage." After giving his evaluation, Uesugi Genshin reached out and pulled up the wooden stand.

"Yes!!!"

"See!" Hachiman nudged Hayama with his elbow. "Normally, he would kick them again after they fell to the ground, just like the guys in front of him."

"That's an exaggeration." Hayama Hayato smiled wryly, saying that kicking him was just a joke, although sometimes he really would.

"Ye Shan."

"Yes." Hayato Hayama walked neatly to the center, adopting a very standard mid-section posture.

In the blink of an eye, he pushed off the ground with his feet, lunged forward, and executed a perfectly executed Kasaya Slash, without a single flaw.

He would privately consult with former members of the kendo club, a fact that Uesugi Genshin was well aware of. He easily blocked Hayama's continuous attacks, leaping forward and thrusting his wooden sword straight at Hayama's heart, instantly disrupting Hayama's offensive momentum.