In front of the refrigerator in the living room,
Akira took out a can of drink.
He could tell that Yuigahama Yui was pretending to be asleep, so he didn't do anything to her.
In fact, he knew very well that with the current relationship between the two, he could easily bully Yuigahama Yui.
But the consequences must be taken into account.
Moreover, it would leave Yuigahama Yui with some not-so-good memories.
Akira was not in a hurry.
At least, Yuigahama Yui needed to take the initiative.
...
Early morning,
When Yuigahama Yui woke up, the sun was already shining into the room.
She yawned, sat up, and began to change her clothes.
After changing her clothes, she left the room and walked into the living room.
Then she saw Yukinoshita Yukino.
Yuigahama Yui was stunned for a few seconds, thinking she was hallucinating.
"Yuigahama-san, it's already nine o'clock. I came here at eight o'clock," Yukinoshita Yukino looked at her, said calmly.
"Yukinoshita-san, you… how could you…"
"I want to see the story as soon as possible," Yukinoshita Yukino replied.
Yuigahama Yui finally looked at the manuscript in front of her.
"I told Yukinoshita last night that you stayed at my house, so she came to rescue you without even having breakfast," Akira's voice rang out as he walked out of the kitchen.
"Eh?" Yuigahama Yui blushed.
"Yui, please tell Yukinoshita-san if I have bullied you." Akira put away three breakfasts and looked at Yuigahama Yui.
"Akira-kun is a gentleman. I fell asleep very soon last night, and it was Akira-kun who carried me back to the room," Yuigahama Yui explained.
"How do you know he didn't do anything to you while you were asleep?" asked Yukinoshita Yukino, in her usual tone.
"This…"
"Yukinoshita-san, even if I did something, Yui would forgive me. So, don't ask any more questions. If you ask again, I can only describe in detail my mental journey last night. By then, you will definitely look at me with cold eyes, and I don't want to be looked at like that," Akira interrupted Yuigahama Yui.
Upon hearing this, Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Akira with cold eyes.
"Yui, I bought new toiletries and put them in the bathroom." Akira pretended not to see Yukinoshita Yukino's cold stare.
"Yeah." Yuigahama Yui nodded and walked towards the bathroom.
"Yukinoshita-san, please take a seat." Akira stood beside the dining table and said to Yukinoshita Yukino.
Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the breakfast made by Akira, stood up, walked to the dining table, and sat down.
She didn't eat immediately, but waited for Yuigahama Yui.
Akira sat opposite her, just like the distance between them in the Service Club.
Soon, Yuigahama Yui finished washing up and came to the dining table.
She looked at their seats and sat next to Yukinoshita Yukino.
Then, the three of them started to eat breakfast.
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After breakfast, Yukinoshita Yukino helped Akira wash the dishes.
When the three of them went out, they saw a car parked in the yard.
It was Shizuka Hiratsuka's car.
Because Yuigahama Yui wanted to change clothes, they walked towards Yuigahama's house.
On the road.
Akira asked Yukinoshita Yukino what she felt about the new story.
"The new story is a complete one. It seems to be about alien creatures, but it actually talks about the damage humans have done to the environment. Whether it's family or love, it's described very well…" Yukinoshita Yukino slowly spoke of her thoughts after reading the script.
Yuigahama Yui blinked her eyes in curiosity, as she had fallen asleep and hadn't read the new story yet.
But, after hearing what Yukinoshita Yukino said, the new story seemed to be very profound?
"This is a story that can be interpreted from many perspectives, and your interpretation is not wrong."
Akira nodded after listening to Yukinoshita Yukino's review.
"If this story is adapted into an anime, it will definitely attract most people. But why are there so many regrettable things in your story?" Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Akira.
She was talking about the death of the supporting actress.
The presence of this supporting actress was even greater than that of the leading actress.
Faced with Yukinoshita Yukino's question, Akira had no way to answer and could only remain silent.
Because the original work was like that, if the fate of the characters was changed, it would inevitably affect the overall work.
Seeing that Akira didn't answer, Yukinoshita Yukino didn't delve into the issue any further.
Perhaps, the more regrettable a work was, the easier it was to be remembered.
When the three of them arrived at Yuigahama's house, Akira brought a box of snacks and pressed the doorbell.
Not long after, Yuigahama Asuna opened the door.
She saw Akira and smiled slightly, but was stunned when she saw Yukinoshita Yukino.
"This is Yui and I's clubmate. We joined her club, Her name is Yukinoshita Yukino." Akira introduced.
"Yukinoshita Yukino? Hello, Yukino." Yuigahama Asuna said with a warm smiled.
"Hello." Yukinoshita Yukino said politely.
"Come in." Yuigahama Asuna said, as she made way for the three people and let them walk into the room.
Yuigahama Yui took slippers for the two of them and walked upstairs.
Akira handed the snack box to Yuigahama Asuna.
She took the snack box with a smile, put it aside, and went to pour tea for the two of them.
"You can sit wherever you like."
Akira and Yukinoshita Yukino sat on the sofa.
As soon as Yukinoshita Yukino sat down, she saw the group photo next to the TV.
The family of three looked very warm, and Yuigahama Yui had a smile on her face.
"Are you envious of this kind of family relationship?" Akira suddenly asked, after seeing Yukinoshita Yukino's expression and understand what Yukinoshita Yukino was thinking.
"....Yes." Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at him and did not deny her envy.
The situation in Yukinoshita's family was not as warm as Yuigahama Yui's family.
Her father and mother appeared to be in harmony in front of outsiders, but in fact, they had been separated for a long time.
Even when her sister was looking for friends, she always had a purpose and wore a fake smile on her face all day long.
Such a family relationship made Yukinoshita Yukino feel disappointed, but she could do nothing about it.
Of course, compared to Akira, her situation could be said to be much better.
"I see sympathy in your eyes. You don't need to have that kind of thought towards me. I'm not that fragile...I feel it's fine to be alone."
Akira and Yukinoshita Yukino looked at each other, and he avoided her gaze.
"From now on, you will have Yuigahama-san's company, and things should be better, as long as you cherish her enough." Yukinoshita Yukino looked at him and said softly.
"Thank you for your reminder, Yukinoshita-san." Akira looked at her deeply.
"You're welcome. This is my duty as the Club President. I have the responsibility to remind you. If you become a bad person in the future, I will feel guilty for not stopping Yuigahama from being with you." There was a small smile on Yukinoshita Yukino's face, as she said that.
"....Yukinoshita-san, I feel like I'm already a bad scum in your eyes." Akira said helplessly.
"I didn't say that." The smile on Yukinoshita Yukino's face deepened.
Akira knew that the smiling Yukinoshita Yukino was a sinister person, completely different from the quiet Yukinoshita Yukino who was reading a book.
"Akira-kun, do you… do you want the Yukinoshita family's shares in the animation production company?" Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly asked.
".... Yukinoshita-san, are you planning to keep the shares for yourself and then sell them to me at a low price?" Akira looked at her and ask calmly.
"..If your other two stories satisfy me, I can do this." Yukinoshita Yukino hesitated for a moment and looked at Akira in front of her.
"Do you like my story?" Akira asked.
Yukinoshita Yukino nodded without hesitation.
"Then lets, watch the anime production with me. I want to live my life without regrets, I have a lot of stories that I want you to see." Akira said seriously.
Yukinoshita Yukino was stunned for a moment and fell silent.
She lowered her head and said nothing.
She seemed to be able to guess what Akira meant.
But it was precisely because of this that she wanted to sell the shares of the animation production company to Akira so that he could create more excellent animations.
And Akira…
"Yukinoshita-san, my first story is not entirely because of Yui's expectations, as I said. The reason was because I want to see your real smile." Akira continued.
When Yukinoshita Yukino heard this, she couldn't help but look up at Akira.
Akira looked at her with complicated eyes.
Yukinoshita Yukino felt a little flustered and avoided Akira's gaze.
She was afraid that Akira would say something he shouldn't.
The living room fell silent for a moment.
Akira sighed and looked at Yukinoshita Yukino.
"I… I want to be friends with you."
Yukinoshita Yukino heaved a sigh of relief when she heard that.
She slowly looked up at Akira.
"If the first animation is successful, I will continue to cooperate with you and let you own 60% of the shares."
"Looking forward to our first cooperation." Akira extended his hand to her.
Yukinoshita Yukino's face turned red, but she still slowly stretched out her hand and shook hands with Akira.
With Akira being the first to let go.
Then suddenly—
"Sorry to have kept you waiting. Here comes the tea."
Yuigahama Asuna came over with brewed black tea.
"Thank you." x2
Akira and Yukinoshita Yukino said thank you almost at the same time.
This made Yuigahama Asuna slightly stunned, but she didn't say anything.
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