The Hikigaya Couple's Youth Romantic Comedy Is Definitely Not Wrong

"Cough, want some fried noodles and candied apples?" Hachiman coughed lightly, trying to shift the girl's attention.

"Yes!" Yui snatched the bamboo skewers and takoyaki from Hachiman's hand, stuffed one into her mouth, and then said, biting on the skewer.

Seeing his plan succeed, Hachiman turned directly towards the stall.

"Hachiman~" Yui called his name and ran in front of him.

"Your girlfriend is pretty cute~" The busy auntie looked up from her work and teased them.

"Is there something you need? The fried noodles will take a while."

Hachiman handed the candied apple to Yui.

Yui ignored the auntie's teasing and spoke to Hachiman.

"After we buy this, let's go over there. It'll be crowded soon."

Yui pointed towards the spot for watching fireworks.

"It's fine, the Yukino Family has seats over there."

Hachiman said nonchalantly.

"Here, it's ready."

The auntie packed the fried noodles and handed them to Hachiman.

"Have fun."

She waved goodbye to Hachiman with a smile and returned to her work.

"Thank you, Auntie~" Yui smiled back, holding Hachiman's arm as she walked.

"Young Master."

As Hachiman and Yui approached the Yukino Family's seating area, Yukino's driver appeared out of nowhere, startling Yui.

"The young lady is inside. Would you like to join her?" The driver respectfully said to Hachiman, completely ignoring Yui, who was clinging to his arm.

"Take me there."

"Oh my, isn't this Hachiman-kun? What is the meaning of this?" Haruno looked at Yui beside Hachiman. She was smiling, but her eyes held a cold edge.

"I'm Yukino's hired nanny. What do you think?"

Hachiman said casually.

"Huh? Haruno was stunned. What kind of move is this? she thought.

"Fine, Hachiman, you're impressive."

Haruno nodded, accepting it.

"Heh heh, what can you do? Your sister doesn't even mind."

Hachiman said fearlessly.

"I... " Haruno's words caught in her throat, her expression turning sour.

"Alright, in a month, send someone to me. I have something for you."

"What is it?" Haruno asked, confused.

"Something good. You'll know when the time comes."

Hachiman winked at Haruno, teasing her with a mysterious air.

"I can't be bothered with you."

Haruno rolled her eyes, not giving Hachiman a pleasant look.

"Alright, enjoy the fireworks."

Hachiman patted the blanket to his left, signaling Haruno to sit down.

"This is my family's spot, and you're acting like you own the place."

"We're family, why be so formal?"

Yui sat cross-legged beside Hachiman, smiling as she watched the two bicker.

When the fireworks began to bloom, Haruno also sat down beside Hachiman.

Smelling the two different scents, Hachiman thought it would be perfect if Yukino, Komachi, and Rumi were here.

"Where's Yukino? Why isn't she here?" Hachiman asked Haruno beside him.

"She's with Mom and Dad at the banquet," Haruno said, pointing to the building opposite, where only one floor was lit up.

"Eh, why aren't you with them?"

Hachiman sighed, sounding displeased.

"Hey, I'm your sister-in-law, can you be a little more polite?" Haruno bared her teeth, clearly annoyed.

"Well~ It's about time, I should get going."

Haruno stretched out forcefully, put on her wooden clogs, and waved at Hachiman.

"Oh, right, you're classmate Yuihama."

Haruno suddenly turned back to look at Yui.

"Um... that's me. Is there a problem?" Yui tilted her head and asked foolishly.

"Since my sister approves of you, don't make her sad, or else..."

"Alright, alright?" Hachiman interrupted Haruno.

Haruno shot Hachiman a resentful look, said nothing further, and turned to walk out.

"Hikki... let's go too."

Yui turned around and silently stepped into her shoes.

"Are we leaving now?" Hachiman asked Yui, puzzled, as he looked at the still-blooming fireworks.

"Yeah, I'm afraid I'll miss the train."

"Then... let's go."

Hachiman nodded and proactively reached out to take Yui's hand, but the girl gently dodged him.

Frowning, Hachiman wished he could smack that meddlesome Haruno. He forcefully grasped the girl's soft hand and walked outside.

"Looks like the train hasn't stopped running this late."

Hachiman said thankfully.

Yui didn't reply, just lowered her head sadly.

They walked all the way to Yui's house. Seeing her mother under the streetlight, Yui finally spoke.

"My mom's there. I'm leaving now."

Saying this, she tried to pull her hand away from Hachiman.

"Yui."

Hachiman called out to stop her. "You don't need to mind what Haruno said. After all, you're my and Yukino's friend."

Idiot.

Yui didn't speak, just thought in her heart.

Hachiman watched the girl as she jogged away. He saw Yui's mother tap her daughter's forehead, then nod at him before walking into the house with Yui.

Hachiman finally relaxed and walked silently towards his own home.

"Is that all?" Yukino asked.

"Yep."

Hachiman shook his head.

"You're honest."

Yukino yawned and said, "Let's go, time for bed. I'm exhausted."

Hachiman looked at the sleepy girl, said nothing, and just silently followed behind Yukino.

Chapter 50: Hachiman: Living Off a Woman? Cold Expression

In the evening, Hachiman was busy in the Service Club, slowly writing down the development plan for the Yukino Family over the next two years that he had conceived.

These would be handed over to Haruno, serving as Hachiman's gift to his future sister-in-law.

He believed that after Haruno saw these, that woman would surely be able to display her talents to the fullest.

"What are you doing?" Yukino, who was sitting on a chair reading, asked Hachiman, who was writing furiously, with some curiosity.

Hachiman didn't reply. He simply handed some of the already written pages to Yukino, gesturing for her to read them herself.

"Pfft, you can do it like this?" Upon seeing what was written on the paper, Yukino burst out laughing.

"What else? Hachiman shrugged. "Just write the outline, the rest is up to your sister."

"Why do I feel like you're so shameless?" Yukino said with a delicate laugh.

"What's shameless about it? Just you wait, your sister will thank me profusely."

"Give me a break, a lot of this is what she came up with herself."

Yukino rolled her eyes.

"No, the key is the timing,"

Hachiman shook his head.

"By doing this, I can help her save a lot of time for her development."

Hachiman smiled and adjusted his glasses.

"But... I could have given these to her too, and I remember them even more clearly than you do."

Yukino said with a teasing smile.

Hachiman's hand faltered, realizing there was no fault in what Yukino had said.

How could the ice-smart Yukino not guess Hachiman's intentions? But she didn't voice them. Instead, she sat next to Hachiman and took out a pen, adding some details to the proposal Hachiman had written.

After returning the completed proposal to its place, Yukino continued reading her own paperback.

The two of them, in unspoken understanding, remained silent. At this moment, anything Yukino said would make Hachiman exceptionally awkward, so Yukino pretended to be nonchalantly reading her book.

"Yoo-hoo~" Just as the only sound in the entire club room was the rustling of writing, Yui suddenly yanked the door open and plopped down on the seat across from the table.

"Why are you so late today?" Yukino asked.

"Hee hee hee, I was talking with friends and completely lost track of time," Yui said sheepishly, sticking out her tongue.

"I thought you weren't coming."

As Yukino spoke, she got up to pour Yui a cup of tea.

"If I didn't come, I would have told Little Snow," Yui said, taking her cup and taking a small sip.

"Ew, the tea's a bit cold."

Yui tested it and found the water wasn't very hot, so she immediately drank more than half the cup.

"Phew~" The girl let out a comfortable sigh. "I didn't even notice just now, I was so thirsty."

"Don't drink so fast, you'll choke," Yukino gently reminded her.