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

"Hey."

"Hehehe, surprised, aren't you?" With a mischievous grin, Tianze Yixia wrapped her arms around his neck, showing absolutely no remorse.

Before he could speak, Uesugi Genshin saw the extremely contemptuous look in Kamuro's eyes, as if to say: "You two are a pair of adulterers."

"Ah, does Kamuro-senpai want to come too? Uesugi-senpai's body is so warm, and his muscles feel so nice to touch, it's practically a VIP seat." As she spoke of her feelings, Amasawa Ichika was behaving like a lovesick girl.

"...No need."

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"Horikita-kun is back, he wants to see... what are you doing?!"

When Akane Tachibana opened the door, she saw Genshin Uesugi stroking the hair of someone who was using his lap as a cat-petting gesture.

"Gurgle~" Tianze Yixia even cooperated by making a meowing sound.

"Ah, Horikita-kun is back?" Uesugi Genshin turned to look at Tachibana Akane standing at the door.

"Yes." After nodding, Tachibana immediately pointed at the other person, "Don't do such indecent things here."

"No, even more indecent things have happened," Kamuro Masumi remarked nonchalantly.

"Please get up, junior." As a senior in the third year of high school, she was definitely older than the girl in front of her, so Tachibana Akane chose to address the cute girl with red twin tails in this way.

"Yes~~~" Tianze Yixia reluctantly got up. To be honest, she could have stayed in bed until mealtime or just fallen asleep.

What a pity~

"Hmph!" Akane Tachibana snorted in dissatisfaction, then explained why she had come: "Horikita-kun contacted me. He's on the bridge now and will be back to see you soon."

"Here?" Uesugi Genshin asked.

“No.” Tachibana Akane shook her head. “Horikita-kun wants you to set off and meet up with him.”

"..." It seems he's in a hurry.

Horikita Manabu was not as indifferent to his sister as he appeared; he knew that.

But I really didn't expect it to be in such a hurry.

Chapter 269: I'm entrusting her to your care.

As the sun sets, the entire sky is dyed orange-yellow, and the red glow on the horizon is exceptionally brilliant, but it may also indicate that another rain is coming.

Horikita Suzune's heart was now filled with gloom.

Being kicked out of the room made me feel terrible.

Did she really do something wrong?

She used to think that as long as she could do things well on her own, it would be fine even if she was all alone.

She is confident that she is better than her peers, so she doesn't need to rely on anyone, and besides, she can't trust anyone else.

Friends don't matter to her anyway, and she's unlikely to make any anyway. Even if she goes to school alone, studies alone, eats alone, and goes home alone, she won't feel lonely.

But now she can't even go back to her own room. In this situation, should she ask her brother to help her change dorm rooms?

The thought that her brother would still think of her as the same useless person she knew back then made her unable to open her mouth at all.

I came to this school to catch up with my brother, but now I can't even stand next to him, let alone catch up with him.

Useless person.

The words that have been echoing in my mind all day seem to have become real.

Even if the pride in your heart keeps negating it, you probably already have the answer in your subconscious.

Thinking this, I saw the man named Uesugi ahead.

Because of her striking figure and the knife at her waist, she recognized her at a glance, even from a distance.

In a sense, he is the culprit who made himself this way.

"Heh..." Horikita Suzune let out a self-deprecating laugh at herself for making excuses.

Now that things have come to this, she won't shift the blame onto that person; isn't that just like the people in the previous classes?

I saw a person waving and greeting me from afar. Who was he going to see?

Well, it has nothing to do with me anyway.

Unexpectedly, her brother suddenly appeared in her field of vision.

This caused Horikita Suzune to instinctively hide in the shadows of the flowerbed; her fear of facing her brother, or rather, her shame, led her to take this action.

The other person was speaking to her brother. Then the two of them, no, the four of them, along with Tachibana-senpai and Kamuro, a subordinate of Sakayanagi, moved toward the bench.

"..."

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"I understand the general situation now. Anyway, thank you in advance," Horikita Manabu said as he walked away.

In response to Horikita Manabu's sincere thanks, Uesugi Genshin smiled and said, "After all, they have also spread rumors about my side. If we let it go unchecked, it might spread even further."

Highly educated universities have internal networks, and the internet is one of the best ways to spread rumors.

Without the internet, this matter wouldn't be so important.

He will still take action.

"Yes. This was caused by Rin's immaturity, and I, as her older brother, also bear some responsibility for it."

He was probably saying that the responsibility for this matter lay with him, and that if Uesugi Genshin wanted to pursue the matter, he would provide compensation.

“That’s not how you put it. Shouldn’t we start by talking about who started this?” But Uesugi Genshin disagreed. Although Horikita Manabu’s actions seemed very magnanimous, ultimately it wasn’t his fault.

“Ah, that Kushida is my sister’s classmate.” Horikita Manabu pushed up his glasses. “I never imagined she was so twisted.”

"Hmm, it's amazing you knew she was the culprit," Akane Tachibana remarked softly from behind.

The school's records did not actually contain any account of Kikyo Kushida's heroic deeds, but Horikita Manabu believed that Uesugi Genshin had investigated it himself. To the outside world, Uesugi Genshin stated that this matter was mentioned in the documents provided by Horikita Manabu.

In any case, neither side will be exposed.

"Rinne, my little sister probably doesn't even know who caused this." If no one points it out to her, she probably will never discover the enemy hiding in the shadows. Horikita Manabu once again sighed at his sister's naivety.

Then the two walked to the bench and sat down, each occupying half of it. Uesugi Genshin crossed his legs and put his arms on the back of the chair. Compared to Horikita Manabu, who was deep in thought, he had a larger and more casual area to sit on.

As for Kamuro Masumi and Tachibana Akane, they stood on the bench, or rather, on either side of the two of them, with Kamuro Masumi just a few steps away from Horikita Suzune, who was hiding there.

“Isn’t that your fault?” Uesugi Genshin pointed a finger at Horikita Manabu, his hand resting on the back of the chair. “If it were me, I would have put her on the front lines.”

No one wants to mess with someone who wields violence, and Horikita Suzune's lack of a voice when facing her classmates' accusations stems from her failure to make any contribution.

“Rin is not suited for this kind of thing.” Horikita Manabu shook his head, having his own reasons. “Besides, she doesn’t understand the importance of teamwork.”

"Who said that?" Looking at Horikita Manabu in such an overprotective manner, Uesugi Genshin chuckled, "Isn't that how you use a lone wolf like her? As long as she dares to fight and charge, she's fine even if she's alone."

Moreover, in life-or-death moments, she naturally learned to trust her teammates, the importance of back-to-back support, and how to cooperate with them.

"Hmph." Horikita Manabu remained silent. The other party clearly knew that he would not let Suzune face real danger, yet he still said such a thing. What a wicked joke.

He knew Lingyin's personality very well, and if he couldn't correct it, she might encounter danger on her first try without the cover of her teammates.

He had considered keeping her with him, but that would only make things more difficult for him. So he concluded that it was best to keep Suzune in a safe place.

Hidden in the shadows, Horikita Suzune felt even heavier in the face of her brother's silence. It was as if a huge rock was pressing on her chest, and a bitter taste welled up in her mouth.

“Ichinose has already gone there.” Kamuro Masumi, standing next to Uesugi Genshin, took out her phone and looked at the message that had just been sent. “We couldn’t find Horikita-kun, but it seems that his luggage was thrown out.”

This left her speechless. To argue to this extent, completely disregarding the feelings of classmates, both sides were quite "formidable".

“Ha…” Uesugi Genshin waved his hand and looked at Horikita Manabu, “What do you plan to do? We’ve already completely fallen out, is it possible to make up? And there’s no need for that.”

If a person's wound is deep enough, it will leave a scar when it heals, just like in Karuizawa.

The same applies to relationships between people.

Furthermore, in Uesugi Genshin's view, there was absolutely no need for reconciliation, as most of the participants were not of equal value to Horikita Suzune herself.

"Um, I'll find a different dorm room for Horikita-kun's sister later," Akane Tachibana suggested, wanting to resolve Horikita Manabu's predicament.

"It's a pity she won't go to my side. Wouldn't that make our relationship even closer?" Uesugi Genshin looked straight ahead, closed his eyes, and chuckled.

Starting over is a good approach, just like Hayasaka, who completely stopped pretending to be a gyaru (a type of female stunner) at Soubu High School and didn't have any fake social relationships.

Overall, it's much easier now, isn't it?

He also heard from Yukinoshita that when it wasn't her turn to make breakfast, Hayasaka would sometimes even sleep in, what a lovely maid!

However, both of them knew that Horikita Suzune was Horikita Manabu's younger sister, so Uesugi Genshin tacitly refrained from going to Horikita Suzune to say anything.

If Horikita Manabu were no longer around, given that premise, he wouldn't mind helping the other person find a different environment.

"What you said might be a method, but Suzune is really not suitable." Horikita Manabu couldn't let his sister go to a place he didn't know enough about. Right now, having her in front of him was the most reassuring thing, after all, she was his only family.

He remembered this person's consideration. The fact that the other person did not seduce Lingyin was enough to prove that the other person's character was different from Nan Yun's.

"Wait, brother!" At this moment, Horikita Suzune stepped out from her hiding place. "I'm willing to go to Chiba."

"Rinne!" Horikita Manabu stared wide-eyed at his younger sister, slightly surprised. "When did you get there?"

“From the very beginning,” Horikita Suzune said, revealing that she had been eavesdropping ever since the two of them sat down.

"No, please." Uesugi Genshin was the first to politely decline. "If you come to my side, I can't guarantee your safety, because I treat everyone equally here."

He couldn't possibly leave Horikita Suzune's fighting skills unused and send her to another position. If she didn't change her aloof personality and was placed elsewhere, it would most likely be a negative outcome.

Even a reasonably good disciplinary committee doesn't need a disciplinary committee member who is completely devoid of human compassion.

"That suits me perfectly!" Horikita Suzune revealed her competitive spirit. If it were a fair fight, she was confident that she would not lose to anyone.

“Ha…” Horikita Manabu sighed heavily, “Rinne.”

"Brother." Interrupting her brother, Horikita Suzune looked up at him as if to deny his words, "Give me a chance to prove myself."

I won't let my brother down.

"Rin," Horikita Manabu continued after his younger sister finished speaking, "I'll take you with me from now on, you'll go outside with me..."

Before he could finish speaking, Horikita Suzune shook her head decisively and said, "No need."

“I don’t need my brother’s charity. Wouldn’t that make me look like a useless sister who only knows how to rely on him?” She lowered her head, her face dejected, and pursed her lips. “That man is right. I can help my brother gather intelligence over there. Isn’t that perfect?”

"Um, Horikita-kun, please call me Uesugi." Uesugi Genshin pointed to himself. Was it a bit rude of him to use that man's same tone to address him? Even if he didn't use honorifics, could he at least use his surname?

As for the reconnaissance they mentioned, he didn't react much, because that was indeed the case. While bringing Ichinose and the others to his side, he also brought over the intelligence from this location.

“...Rin, you stay here quietly.”

Uesugi Gensuke looked at Horikita Manabu sitting next to him with a straight face. Horikita Manabu had never been able to say anything like "My sister, your life is very important to me" from beginning to end. He couldn't help but sigh that this was also a tsundere.

Is he a siscon? Not really, because he expects his younger sister to grow up and is the type to push the fledgling down.

However, the fledgling eagle is pushed off because its wings have already grown out, and it is highly unlikely to die from the fall.

In the current situation, being grazed by a zombie will result in death, just like pushing a bird egg off a tree and gambling on whether it will break.

Incidentally, the reason Horikita Gakuen came to this school was that, through his observations during elementary and middle school, he discovered that his younger sister, Horikita Suzune, often imitated him, and that he was cold to his sister and his sister became cold in return, and that he lied and liked long hair so his sister grew her hair long.

Extremely distressed, he decided to distance himself from his sister, Horikita Suzune, to see if she could change her ways. Unexpectedly, she chased after him.

"I'll have Tachibana change your dorm room. Since Ichinose from Class B left, most of the student council work will fall on you."

"Did you even consider my feelings, brother?" Horikita Suzune's tears streamed down her face as she clutched her chest, her voice trembling. "How am I supposed to stay at school after something like this has happened?"

"That's just someone trying to frame you." Her younger sister is still unaware that someone is targeting her.

"So what? Like Uesugi said, should we make up? They're not worth it." Her pride wouldn't allow it.

"In life, you'll always meet all sorts of people. Suzune, don't you have the courage to face your setbacks?" Horikita Manabu said sternly, seeing his younger sister's hidden desire to escape.

"Because I did nothing wrong!"

"Ring tone!"

Horikita Suzune and Horikita Manabu stared at each other, a brief silence enveloping them.