In front of Takumi Yuuya's house.
After stepping out of the car, the two of them watched it drive away.
Yuuya opened the door and looked at Yukinoshita Yukino."Do you want me to carry you inside?"
Yukino's cheeks flushed red as she walked into the room on her own.
After changing into slippers, they entered the living room together.
Yuuya placed his commuting bag on the sofa and set the plastic bag on the coffee table.
He then retrieved pajamas from his room and handed them to Yukino."You have thirty minutes. If you take any longer, I'll assume you're in danger and come in to save you."
"Don't forget our promise."
"I won't break it. That's just a precaution… after all, my little maid often stays here."
"You… you and her…"
"Our relationship is close. If Yukino doesn't want me touching you, I certainly won't."
[Disgust +50 from Yukino]
She stared at him."So, if I let you touch me… would you give up other girls for me?"
"Impossible."
"Then you're not interested in me at all? You just want to use me because I'm part of the Yukinoshita family?"
"You're overthinking. I just don't want to lie to you."
"How can you prove that?"
"You want proof, right?"
Yuuya took Yukino's small hand.
Once in the bathroom, he closed the door and looked at her."You asked me to prove it, don't blame me."
…
Yukino, in her pajamas, sat on the sofa, her blush not yet fading.
Yuuya had proven it: he was indeed interested in her.
But… the way he proved it was somewhat extreme.
"Click."
The bathroom door opened.
Yuuya emerged, wearing matching pajamas. He grabbed two drinks from the fridge, sat down next to Yukino, and handed them to her.
"If I were weak, I'd have said just now that I'd give up other girls for you," he said."But even though I have multiple girls, I'm honest. I don't lie."
"My little maid was my first girlfriend, and I won't give her up for you. In fact, she holds a higher place in my heart than you do right now."
"Don't think that just because you're the second daughter of the Yukinoshita family, I'll like you more."
He opened his drink and took a sip.
Yukino looked at him.
Though harsh, she respected his honesty.
If he had agreed to her condition, Yukino never would have believed him.
After finishing the drink, Yuuya set the empty can down.
No change in disgust, no change in affection.
This meant…
Yukino acknowledged his honesty, but it didn't make her feel more warmly toward him.
After all, this kind of honesty was… still disappointing.
"Tomorrow morning, my little maid will arrive at seven. You can try the breakfast she makes," Yuuya said.
"I'll leave early," Yukino opened her drink.
"You two meeting shouldn't cause a scene. She knows you; she's a student at our school."
"I don't want to meet her."
"Well… actually, I'd like to introduce you two," Yuuya teased.
"I don't want to meet any other girls you're involved with."
Yukino set her drink down, face serious.
Yuuya glanced at the time and picked her up.
Her cheeks burned red."No other rooms?"
"I promised my little maid I wouldn't let any other girls in her room."
"Then what about other rooms?"
"They haven't been cleaned."
Yuuya opened the bedroom door.
Friday morning.
Yuuya woke up.
Yukino was gone.
After getting dressed, he left the bedroom and headed to the kitchen.
Kawasaki Saki was preparing breakfast.
"Did you meet?" he asked.
"When I arrived, I didn't see Yukinoshita's shoes," Saki shook her head.
"Last night, she set a condition: if I give up other girls, I can touch her."
"Did you refuse?"
"I may be weak, but I'm honest."
"No regrets?"
Saki smiled at him.[Affection +50 from Kawasaki Saki]
"No regrets. I even said my little maid is my first girlfriend and holds a higher place in my heart than her," Yuuya said seriously.
"Is my place really that high?" Saki's eyes softened.[Affection +50 from Kawasaki Saki]
"You're currently number one. No one surpasses you."
"Thank you, Yuuya-kun."[Affection +50 from Kawasaki Saki]
After breakfast, Saki prepared Yuuya's lunchbox.
He noticed the plastic bag was gone from the coffee table.
He looked at Saki.
Her cheeks turned red."It's in the drawer of my room."
"You'll be able to use it soon," Yuuya said with a smile.
Saki shyly lowered her head.
At school.
Totsuka Ayaka shared good news with Yuuya.
Hikigaya Hachiman had joined the tennis club.
The reason: Shizuka Hiratsuka assigned him to join a club, experience club life, and write a report.
Ayaka invited him.
Yuuya looked at Hikigaya.
First, Aki Rumiya… then Hikigaya Hachiman.
He had already changed the fates of two anime protagonists.
Next…
It was time for the third.
To make Tamura Manami dislike him, he only needed to reveal that secret.
It wasn't exactly her secret, but only they knew it.
In this situation…
She would pay a price to keep him silent.
If the secret came out, the consequences would be serious.
Of course, Yuuya had no personal interest in Manami.
In the original story, she was ordinary.
Here, she was even less than Ebina Hina.
Yuuya sought only disgust, not affection.
Even if he did nothing, they would barely end up together.
Third period ended.
Through Miura Yumiko, Yuuya got Tamura Manami's contact information.
He thought for a moment, then sent her a message.
At lunchtime, Manami saw it, froze for a few seconds, and turned to Yuuya.
The message was simple: the words she had said years ago.
Even after all that time, she remembered.
After all, it was the first time she had said such a thing.
Yuuya left the classroom with his lunch.
Manami hesitated, then followed a few minutes later.
Five minutes later, she opened the rooftop door and saw Yuuya standing with his back to her.
"Yuuya-kun… you were there?"
"Yes. I happened to hear it. And my friend investigated your relationship, so I understood what you meant back then."
"That was just childish…"
"If it were just childish words, you wouldn't have come here. Tell me—if I told Kousaka Kirino about this, how would she react? She dislikes you, but trusts you, believing you wouldn't reveal her secret."
Yuuya spoke each word deliberately.
[Disgust +50 from Tamura Manami]
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