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

Chapter 221: The Sea That Forgot to Breathe

Please don't turn around.

Just as Uesugi Genshin was about to turn around to look at Isshiki, her head bumped against his back, which puzzled him. "?"

He scratched his temples, glanced down at the arm wrapped around his waist, and belatedly asked, "Have you been crying?"

"I didn't cry."

A soft murmur came from behind, followed by her saying in a deliberately lighthearted voice, "Senior... do you know?"

"On the morning of April 16th, I was thinking that this might be the last birthday of my life. No one around me knew what day my birthday was, and I didn't intend to tell anyone."

"Until the afternoon, I suddenly felt wronged for no reason, so I secretly went to the toilet and cried... When I looked up, everything around me was black and white."

As she calmly recounted her memories, it was as if she had opened her heart to him, causing Uesugi Genshin to feel inexplicably heartache.

"...The moment my senior gave me the cake, the world suddenly turned colorful again..."

While listening to Isshiki's story, Uesugi Genshin noticed someone approaching from the opposite direction. It was a student passing by. The student saw them, then met Uesugi Genshin's cold and indifferent gaze, and silently turned around and went back the way they came.

I feel a little bad, because they were the ones blocking the road.

"...So please tell me honestly, was it a coincidence?"

After hearing Isshiki's words, Uesugi Genshin sighed and said softly, "It was just a coincidence."

I would only give the cake to her if I happened to run into her while holding it. Otherwise... I would ask her to give it to Hachiman, Shiromaru-senpai, or Yukinoshita. It's not appropriate to go up to her and say happy birthday on her own, as it would be too deliberate and disgusting.

"Is that so? I knew it! I knew it was so." It turns out it was all just her delusion.

Noticing the dampness on his back and the tears seeping through his thin clothes, Uesugi Genshin began to regret saying those words.

"Yes, it is like that."

But she immediately turned Uesugi Genshin around, her moist eyes looking up at him, staring into his eyes.

“Senior, ...you lied.” She said in a tone of absolute certainty.

"?!" He looked at her, his eyes instinctively shifting away, and her eyes were filled with surprise the next second.

"I knew it!" She smiled sweetly, the last tears welling up in the corners of her eyes as they were squeezed together.

"..." Oh no! He's given himself away. Is this the power of tears?! Uesugi Genshin couldn't believe he'd fallen for it.

"Why lie?" As she said this, Isshiki Iroha's smile, which had been breaking through her tears, turned gloomy.

She sighed deeply, "Ha..." and pouted in dissatisfaction.

"Eh~" Scratching his cheek, his lips twitching slightly, Uesugi Genshin explained, "You see... actually, I have a lot of women, don't I?"

When he used to talk nonsense to Hachiman, he never expected that he would develop relationships with Mai, Yumi, and Yui in succession.

Not to mention Toyohama, whom he felt indebted to. The reason he felt indebted was because, in fact, he met her before he met Mai. Perhaps Toyohama was the first of the sisters to fall in love with him, but he got together with her older sister first, which always reminded him of Ogiso Setsuna.

"Ah!" Her eyes widened, as if she had just remembered something, and she asked regretfully, "Was it that night when we had the pajama party together! And then Miura-senpai and Yui-senpai beat me to it?"

"It was that night, no doubt." That's not the point.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Isshiki puffed out his cheeks. "I knew it!"

"I've become like this because of you, senpai, making my heart flutter." After saying that, she clutched her chest and immediately asked, "Senpai, you... don't dislike younger men, do you?"

This line left Uesugi Genshin speechless, if he were to say he didn't dislike it.

He guessed that the girl would look at him with an innocent yet provocative gaze after hearing this.

And he was right.

Then, Isshiki Iroha patted her chest with both hands, without any dramatic reaction.

"Although it is somewhat lacking compared to Kasumigaoka-senpai and Sakurajima-senpai... it is also somewhat lacking compared to Yui-senpai and Miura-senpai."

To be honest, it was indeed somewhat barren, a thought Uesugi Genshin would only keep to himself.

"Ah~, you definitely compared them just now, didn't you?"

"No." Uesugi Genshin denied it immediately after being glared at by her.

When she said that, wasn't she subconsciously making comparisons?

"Well, I forgive you." With her arms around his neck, Isshiki Iroha leaned close to his face.

She whispered seductively in his ear, "Isn't it said that unripe fruit has its own unique flavor? Please take responsibility properly."

Then, Isshiki Iroha revealed a mischievous smile.

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"Yukinoshita-senpai~"

When Iroha Isshiki entered the student council room, she exclaimed in surprise, "Yui-senpai is here too!"

"Yah hello~, Iroha-chan." Yui Yuigahama greeted him happily.

"Yah hello, Yui-senpai."

"Isshiki." Upon seeing the person who arrived, Yukino Yukinoshita showed a relieved expression. She was slightly unskilled at dealing with Yuihama, or perhaps she was too enthusiastic. The two were two different types, but it wasn't uncomfortable to be around her. However, when Isshiki spoke, she said, "Why are you back?"

"Ah~" Isshiki Iroha chuckled, "About this."

Keeping her in suspense, she hurriedly pulled her glasses case from her pocket, "Ta-da!"

"What's this?" Yukino Yukinoshita took the glasses case from Isshiki, opened it, and looked inside. "Blue light glasses."

"As expected of Yukinoshita-senpai, you recognized it at a glance." Iroha Isshiki clapped her hands and said with a smile, "This is for Yukinoshita-senpai."

"Um, thank you." Without a word, Yukino Yukinoshita quickly put on her glasses and then asked, "By the way, Isshiki, did you give these glasses to me, or were you asked to bring them over?"

Iroha Isshiki met the gaze coming through her glasses, and involuntarily pretended to yawn as she looked away. "Of course it's me."

"Next time, please be more serious when you lie." Yukino Yukinoshita sighed deeply, rubbing her forehead as if in pain.

"Ah, it really suits Yuki!" Yui Yuigahama praised sincerely, then asked curiously, "How did Yuki figure out that Iroha-chan was lying just now?"

"Yuigahama-kun, if your eyes involuntarily look away when you suddenly make eye contact with someone, there's definitely something wrong with that."

As for whether the question was intentional or unintentional, she wasn't sure yet. She could see Isshiki lower his head from the corner of her vision, so she looked at Isshiki again.

"Is that so?" Yui Yuigahama was still thinking. If she had been prepared, she wouldn't have dodged.

"Isshiki, who gave it to you?"

"So direct?" Isshiki Iroha clicked her tongue slightly. "Sorry, Yukinoshita-senpai, I was asked to keep it a secret. It's just a thoughtful gift from a comrade, there's no need to take it so seriously."

"Companions? So, the student council members?" Without thinking too much, Yui Yuigahama clasped her hands together and said affirmatively, "It's a pretty nice gift. They must have thought of Yuki because she spends so much time on the computer at work. They really put a lot of thought into it."

Upon hearing Yuihama's words, Yukino Yukinoshita gently touched her glasses and secretly glanced at Yuihama while letting Yuihama see her.

“…Well, yes, ah.” It was indeed a very carefully chosen gift, Isshiki Iroha thought to herself.

"Isshiki, there are very few people in the student council room who know how to use a computer and are even allowed in." Companions? Everyone from Soubu High is considered a companion, or like Yuihama said, it was a gift from the student council. So it's either a gift from a girl as a gesture of reconciliation, or...

"I'm sorry, Yukinoshita-senpai, I cannot reveal his name."

“Okay, Isshiki, I respect your sense of confidentiality.” Yukino Yukinoshita nodded.

"Thank you, you've been a great help." Iroha Isshiki breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that Yukino Yukinoshita understood, she also prepared to take her leave, placing a hand on her forehead. "Mission accomplished, I'll officially go home now~"

"Well, see you tomorrow."

Even after the door was completely closed, Yui Yuigahama still couldn't figure it out, "So who exactly sent it?"

“Yuigahama-san, since the person involved doesn’t want anyone to know, there’s no need to delve into it.” Yukino Yukinoshita looked apologetic. “Let’s not have dinner together. I just remembered I have to go see my sister later.”

"Ah~, it's okay." Yui Yuigahama said, waving her arms haphazardly. "I just came to see you, Yuki."

"Yui!" The door was flung open with a bang, and from the action, it was clear that this person didn't take the student council's authority seriously. The person who entered was none other than Miura Yumiko. "So you're here after all!"

"Yumiko." Yui Yuigahama blinked as she looked at Yumiko, who had suddenly appeared.

"I didn't see you when I went back to the apartment." Even though Genshin had said that Yui had returned, Miura Yumiko had originally planned to check on her.

Then, Miura Yumiko looked at this scene with great surprise, "Yukinoshita, so you wear glasses?"

Turning her face away nonchalantly, Yukino Yukinoshita replied softly, "...It's just blue light blocking glasses."

Originally, Isshiki didn't mention "him" at all. She even thought there was a small chance that the glasses might have been a gift from the person in front of her, a way to ease tensions in their relationship.

Yumiko Miura nodded silently, then said to Yui, "Ebina and I were planning to give you a welcome dinner. I was thinking that if you weren't at the apartment, you'd most likely be here."

She knew that Yui's relationship with Yukinoshita had inexplicably progressed rapidly, and she didn't know why. Was it because of their compatibility?

"Is that so?" Yui Yuigahama chuckled awkwardly. "Xiaoyuu, would you like to...?"

"Yuigahama-san, you go first." Yukino Yukinoshita replied vaguely, her eyes still glued to the monitor, looking troubled.

"Really not going together?" Miura Yumiko casually invited. After getting revenge on those foul-mouthed people together last time, their relationship had become much closer, but she didn't seem very enthusiastic; it was just a casual remark.

"never mind."

"Alright then." Yui Yuigahama stood up dejectedly, not leaving with Xue, but her disappointment quickly vanished. "We'll be going now, bye-bye~"

"Okay, goodbye, Yuihama-san."

Once she was alone in the room again, Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at the sunset outside the window, adjusted her glasses, and then turned her gaze back to her laptop, intending to finish the last bit of work as soon as possible.

Sister... what exactly did she do?

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After taking a shower and collapsing onto the bed, I instantly felt my body completely relax.

Because it's safe here, Uesugi Genshin subconsciously felt.

Let's take a good rest and get some sleep to relieve the fatigue of the past two days.

Therefore, he canceled his evening meditation and took a bath early, then lay down in bed.

As he lay down, he realized that the light above his head was so dazzling that it was almost blinding. Unable to bear it any longer, Uesugi Genshin got up and turned off the room light.

Now only moonlight shines into the entire room.

I'm not really sleepy yet, but I'll close my eyes for a bit.

She arrived at midnight.

She moved carefully and quietly, her footsteps barely making a sound, like a ghost drifting by. Only the sound of her smooth pantyhose rubbing against her skin echoed in the silent room.

But it was this gentle voice that still woke Uesugi Genshin from his deep sleep, because he hadn't fallen asleep at all. He didn't usually sleep at this time, and now that he was sleeping like this, it was difficult for him to fall asleep.

Moreover, there was an indescribable anticipation in my heart, causing a restless feeling.

But he didn't move or get up, mischievously pretending to be asleep.

The girl walked briskly to the bedside, her underwear slipping off her body, and then she slowly and hesitantly squatted down beside the bed.

Uesugi Genshin watched her through his lowered eyelids, carefully trying not to reveal that he was awake.

Until the girl slowly climbed onto the bed, approached him, wrapped her pantyhose-clad thighs around his body, supported herself with her arms, and slowly moved closer to him.

Her beautiful hair, exuding the fragrance of gerberas, playfully brushed against his cheek.

The long, black hair was as smooth as silk, and it felt very comfortable to touch my face, like a massage.

Finally, she leaned down resolutely, seemingly with some impatience, and slowly ran her breasts across his eyelids, his cheeks, and his lips.

He smiled, then slowly but deftly wrapped his arms around her, but she twisted away and escaped his grasp.

In the hazy, silvery moonlight, the girl's body radiated a soft glow.

He moved slightly, but she grabbed his hands. Her movements were subtle yet decisive, as if she wanted his response.

So he responded to her.

The girl no longer dodged his hands; she tilted her head back, her long hair flying in the air, her skin as cold as snow, yet as smooth as satin.

Her eyes—only glimpsed when her face came close—were large, a vibrant rose-red, reminiscent of passionate roses.

As he swayed, he felt as if he were drowning in an ocean of mutual dependence, forgetting to catch his breath.

Chapter 222: It Won't Be Just the Two of Us Anymore