In the third year of high school, I exchanged bodies with Yukinoshita

"What's wrong? Yukino."

Yumiko Miura, who was next to Yukino Yukinoshita, noticed that she was feeling a little depressed.

"I'm just wondering if our training with Hikiko Hachiman and the others is really effective?"

Yukinoshita Yukino pointed at Hikiko Hachiman who was fighting on the tennis court. Although he had undergone their training, it seemed that the training was not so effective. Hikiko Hachiman still had not beaten any member of the tennis club.

Even though the members of the tennis club hadn't practiced for a long time, they still had their basic skills and physical strength. It was obvious that Hikiko Hachiman, who had only practiced for a while, was no match for them.

"It must have worked. Look, Ayaka just beat a sophomore member of the tennis club." Miura Yumiko pointed at Totsuka Ayaka on the other side. He had just dealt with a member of the tennis club who had asked him to pick up the ball before.

"Brother, you're such a loser." Hikigaya Komachi looked at the defeated Hikiko Hachiman and felt that he was a bit disappointing. "I thought you could show Sister Yui your handsome side. I didn't expect that."

Hikigaya Komachi shook her head, obviously dissatisfied with her brother's performance.

"There's nothing we can do about it. Even if they haven't practiced in a while, they're still not something a novice like me can defeat."

Hikigaya Hachiman was trying to find an excuse for his failure.

"It's okay. I've already seen Xiaoqi's handsome side." Yuigahama Yui handed the sports drink and towel to Hikigaya Hachiman who had just come off the court, and whispered to him, "Thank you for your hard work. Xiaoqi, you've done your best."

"Oh, it seems that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder." Hikigaya Komachi joked with Yuigahama Yui and her brother.

Obviously, her dissatisfaction was not only about her brother's failure this time, her main dissatisfaction was... why her brother had not yet made Yuigahama Yui his girlfriend.

"No way."

Hikigaya Hachiman and Yuigahama Yui both blushed. Hikigaya Komachi naturally wouldn't let this opportunity go. "You two really do look like a couple."

"It seems that the training is not completely ineffective." After watching what happened to Yuigahama Yui, Yukinoshita said to Miura Yumiko beside her, "At least it played a role in another way."

"Indeed. Now it's our turn. I'm going to avenge Hikigaya Hachiman, and you're going to test the results of Ayaka's training." Miura Yumiko picked up her tennis racket and walked towards the court. She said to Yukinoshita Yukino on the other side, "Is it going to be us two who decide the champion in the end?"

"I think it's very likely. Someone from the tennis club must have beaten us both."

"Then I won't lose to you this time."

.......

After finishing the task assigned by her mother, Yukinoshita Haruno hurried to Sobu High School.

Yukinoshita Haruno looked at Yukinoshita Yukino who was fighting on the tennis court, and thought to herself that she had arrived in time and did not miss her sister's game.

"You finally came."

Yukinoshita Haruno had just walked onto the tennis court when she was spotted by Hiratsuka Shizuka. She curled her lips and said, "That's what I told you. Yukino is competing, how could you not come and watch?"

"Of course I have to come and watch my dear sister's game. What's going on now?"

"It's the finals. Your sister is going to compete with Miura Yumiko. Who do you think will win?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at the two equally matched people on the field. The two were still evenly matched and no one knew who would win in the end.

After watching her sister's performance, Yukinoshita Haruno declared, "Miura Yumiko will win."

"Why, as an older sister, do you actually think your younger sister will lose? This is quite strange."

"It's a simple matter. Yukino's physical strength is almost exhausted. Besides, her desire to win isn't that strong anymore."

"...Are you saying that Yukino's desire to win isn't that strong?" Shizuka Hiratsuka watched Yukinoshita Yukino's performance and agreed with Yukinoshita Haruno's statement.

"However, Yukino's transformation is truly remarkable. Look, everyone over there is cheering for your sister."

Shizuka Hiratsuka pointed at the crowd cheering for Yukinoshita. Some of them were Yukinoshita's classmates, rallied by Hanyu Mie. Yuigahama Yui and Kurohime Yuto were also struggling over which side to support, but ultimately decided to cheer for both teams, whichever was at a disadvantage.

"I can't believe that you, Yukino, who was previously shunned by everyone at school, would be welcomed and trusted by everyone in less than a semester."

Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Yukinoshita Yukino, who was competing on the court, with deep emotion. She asked Yukinoshita Haruno, who was also moved, "Do you know what caused your sister to change so much?"

"Probably... a man."

"what!"

Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Yukinoshita Haruno who picked up her mobile phone to record the video and was shocked by what she said. Was Yukino's change because of a man?

.......

The final result of the match was that Yumiko Miura won, and she defeated Yukinoshita Yukino without any surprise.

"I won this time."

Yumiko Miura said to Yukino Yukinoshita who was standing beside her.

"Yes, you are better than me. After all, you were practicing when you were training Totsuka Ayaka and the others, and I didn't train much. So it was only natural for you to win."

Yukinoshita Yukino was not discouraged by the defeat. Just as Yukinoshita Haruno said, she actually didn't take the result of this match very seriously. If it were her old self, she might have tried her best to defeat Miura Yumiko and prove that she was better than her.

Now, Yukino Yukinoshita no longer pursues victory or strength alone; she now enjoys spending time with Miura Yumiko during competitions. Without friends and the chance to win, participating in competitions would be meaningless. Now that she has friends, participating in competitions offers something other than victory.

Yukino Yukinoshita was generous in praising Miura Yumiko.

She looked at Yukinoshita Haruno who was standing with Yuigahama Yui and the others in the audience.

The girls around Yukinoshita Haruno all have long hair. Yuigahama Yui has long hair, Kurohime Yuto also has long hair, including Hiratsuka Shizuka who also has long hair. Only she has short hair.

Why doesn’t my sister have long hair?

Yukinoshita Yukino already had the answer to this question deep in her heart.

When she was with Zuo Yu before, most of the girls there had short hair except for a few who had long hair.

It was the school that encouraged the girls to have short hair. She still remembered the reason why the girls had short hair...it was convenient for their daily life and would not affect their studies.

Yes, long hair always needs to be combed, but short hair is very simple to care for.

Don't waste too much time.

Just as Yukinoshita Haruno did not rush to watch her sister's game today, she does not have much free time.

Yukinoshita Haruno is ultimately responsible for some of the family's affairs.

So my sister has short hair because she is busy.

Yukinoshita Yukino and her sister returned to her apartment.

"I didn't expect you to lose, Yukino."

"It's normal to lose to her. She is better than me."

"Well, it's rare for Yukino to admit her failure so frankly."

"If you lose, you lose. There's nothing to say."

"So will you try and win it back?"

"will not."

Yukinoshita Haruno was very pleased to see her frank sister Yukinoshita no longer being that awkward person who always pursued perfection in everything. She thought of the nicknames she had heard about her sister while watching the game today, and Yukinoshita Haruno could not help but want to make fun of her sister.

"This is... the Empress of Sobu High pledged allegiance to the Queen of Sobu High?"

"No, I just admit... Sister, you know my nickname at school!"

Yukinoshita Yukino belatedly realized that her sister was just trying to make fun of her nickname.

"The Empress of Sobu High... I don't think I ever received such praise from everyone back then. Yukino, you're much better than me in this respect."

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Yukinoshita Haruno, who was laughing so hard because of her nickname, and felt a little helpless.

There must be a sense of evil in her sister's nature.

"So, Yukino, what did you do to earn such a nickname? I'm curious."

"Of course I can answer this question for you... But, sister, can you answer my question first?"

"Well, what's the problem?"

Yukinoshita Haruno looked at Yukinoshita Yukino who suddenly became serious and had a bad feeling in her heart.

"Sister, why do you have short hair?"

"This question is too simple. I like to have short hair."

"But I remember you had long hair before, at least when you were in elementary school. I also remember I bought you a hairband to tie your hair. So, sister, you must have liked long hair before. Why do you suddenly like short hair?"

"...Do you remember buying me a headband? I almost forgot about it. As for why I suddenly like short hair, people always change, just like you didn't have many friends before, and then suddenly you have so many friends. My sudden liking for short hair doesn't seem like a big deal."

"But, my change is because of that boy. What's the reason for your change, sister?"

You so frankly admitted that your change was because of that boy, which made me very worried... But why did Yukino suddenly start asking herself why she had short hair today?

Yukinoshita Haruno remembered the reason why she kept her hair short. She kept her hair short for Yukino. It should be okay to tell Yukino about this now.

"......Do you remember what happened in elementary school? I only had short hair after that incident with you."

"As expected, so, sister, you are the next heir to the Yukinoshita family designated by mother."

"You knew already?"

"After all, you started learning about family matters when you were in high school. Because of what happened in elementary school, in my mother's eyes, I wasn't a qualified heir... I wasn't even a qualified member of the Yukinoshita family, so you would naturally be the heir chosen by my mother."

"I thought you would be sad when you knew this. After all, you have always wanted to be involved in family affairs."

Yukinoshita Haruno looked at Yukinoshita Yukino, who was analyzing in a calm tone that she had already become the heir of the Yukinoshita family. She originally thought that her sister would be sad because she had taken away what she had always wanted to do, but now it seems that Yukino has really grown up.

"Since you know I want to get involved in family affairs, why do you still try so hard to stop me from getting involved in family affairs?"

"..."

"It's because I didn't have the ability to deal with the tedious family affairs before... But even if I have the ability to take over the family affairs now, you wouldn't want me to take over the family affairs, sister. Just like you are busy with family affairs today." Yukinoshita Yukino looked at her sister and her expression gradually became a little abnormal as she spoke.

"After all, the reason you kept your hair short was to prevent me from taking over family affairs. Even if I wasn't a candidate for the family's heir, I would still have some social responsibilities, and you took them on for me. So in order to have enough time to take on the things I should have done, you chose to keep your hair short."

"I've finally let you know. I thought you wouldn't think about it any further after knowing that I took on the family affairs, but I didn't expect you to have thought about it to this extent."

Yukinoshita Haruno smiled bitterly. She hadn't wanted Yukinoshita Yukino to know so much. But Yukino still knew... She didn't want her sister to feel indebted to her because of this.

Yukinoshita shook her head. This was just the beginning of what she was going to achieve today. There was more to her sister than just her short hair.

"I have more to say today than that... Sister, can you tell me why you are doing everything you can to stop me from taking over the family business?"

"...I want you to have a complete college life. Besides, you probably didn't like those kinds of social occasions before. Therefore, I voluntarily assume all my obligations as the heir of the family."

"It's more than that. You didn't let me take over the family affairs in order to protect me."

"That's not what I said..."

"It's different. When I say protection, I mean...you chose not to let me take over the family affairs so that I wouldn't become an empty person like you."

Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly started to attack Yukinoshita Haruno, saying that she was an empty person, which was unexpected for Yukinoshita Haruno. Of course, what shocked Yukinoshita Haruno even more was that... Yukinoshita Yukino actually saw through her empty nature.

But why is she saying this all of a sudden?

Yukinoshita Haruno looked at her sister with confusion. She felt that the expression on Yukinoshita Yukino's face made her feel both strange and familiar, just like the expression that Yukinoshita Yukino showed after attending the party hosted by Kurohime Yuto's family last time, which made her puzzled.

Chapter 157 The Only One Under a Thousand Faces

Yukinoshita Yukino watched her sister frankly admit her empty nature, and she suddenly felt that the situation was becoming a little tricky.

According to common sense, when a person's long-hidden side is discovered by others, there will be more or less changes caused by panic.

Just as Hayato Hayama suddenly became weak, Kurohime Yuito suddenly became aggressive.

My eldest sister, however, hadn't changed in the same way. She was still the same as always. From the outside, aside from a bit of confusion, her emotions and personality hadn't changed much.

"...Why are you suddenly saying all this? My essence is emptiness or something like that. Is it because you've found a boyfriend and good friends that you suddenly think I'm a lonely person? Are you disgusted with me?"

"I'm serious, sister, you've been wearing a mask all this time. You've been acting like a qualified heir to the Yukinoshita family, but you've worn the mask so many times that you can't take it off anymore. Or rather, you've started to doubt yourself..."

"That's enough, don't say any more."

Yukinoshita Haruno interrupted her sister, firmly declaring that there was no need to ask about what had already happened. "I'm already very satisfied with how much you've grown. So, let's not dwell on what has already happened."

"Instead of worrying about what's going on here, why don't you use your cleverness to trick your boyfriend into coming over?" Yukinoshita Haruno familiarly changed the subject. "After all, don't you want to go to school with your boyfriend and enjoy your youth together? If the guy you like came to watch your match today, wouldn't you be extremely eager to win? I think Miura Yumiko has a strong desire to win, as if she wants to show off in front of Hayama Hayato."

"No, your side is more important."

Although I am very happy that you said that, I really don't want you to continue to explore...

Yukinoshita Haruno wanted to interrupt Yukinoshita Yukino who was about to speak, but Yukinoshita Yukino was still faster.

"Sister, you're worried that I'll feel guilty about your self-sacrifice. Don't worry, I'll make sure the outcome is good."

Looking at Yukinoshita Yukino's confident promise, Yukinoshita Haruno gained confidence in her and tacitly agreed to her next action.