Chapter Fifty-One: Drawing Near

"Ehh~ What's Hikki doing?" Yui asked curiously as she moved over beside Hachiman.

"He's earning your wages for you."

Yukino teased.

"What wages?" Yui asked, somewhat sullenly.

"Didn't you say you wanted a high salary for being our nanny? Forgot already?"

"Ehh! Little Snow knows?" Yui's face instantly turned red.

"Hachiman told me."

Yukino nodded faintly.

Yui glanced at Hachiman, who was working away with his head lowered. A hint of gloom surfaced in her eyes, but she quickly returned to her usual cheerful self.

"Sorry~ I was originally going to call Little Snow over to play with us, but you weren't here..." Yui explained.

"It's fine~ I don't care."

Yukino waved her hand, signaling Yui not to be nervous.

"What do you mean, you don't care..." Yui muttered softly, but sharp-eared Yukino heard her.

"Everything you two did that day was recorded by my sister's people."

Yukino spoke helplessly, clearly disgusted by what her sister had done.

"What!?" Yui instantly jumped up. "They recorded everything?"

"Mm. From when you knocked on the door until my sister sat down beside you two."

Yukino recalled the recording she had watched.

When Yui heard that, she looked as though her soul had left her body. She stood rigidly in place, her eyes vacant.

"What's wrong? Did you break?" Yukino waved a hand in front of Yui's face.

"Th-that means Little Snow saw everything?" Yui stammered, the blush on her face having spread all the way to her neck.

Yukino said nothing and simply nodded calmly.

"Uwaa~ I can't face anyone anymore."

Yui wailed.

"Enough. Stop teasing her."

Seeing that Yui was practically about to burrow into the floor, Hachiman stopped Yukino from continuing to torment her.

"What's wrong? Can't bear to see it? I was exhausted at the party, and I didn't see you showing any concern."

Yukino looked thoroughly displeased.

"I..." Hachiman was rendered speechless.

"Enough~ It's fine~ I'm perfectly at ease with you two going off to play."

Yukino crouched down in front of Yui.

"But... if you two really do anything, you have to confess to me immediately."

Yukino leaned beside Yui's ear and spoke in a low voice.

Yui raised her head in shock. She was just about to say something when Yukino covered her mouth.

"Promise me."

Yukino looked at Yui seriously.

Yui nodded blankly. Only then did Yukino let go of her and return to her place as though nothing had happened.

Yui, meanwhile, remained silent, sitting dazedly in the chair and pondering what Yukino's words actually meant.

"Hey, you saw what I sent you, right?"

Hachiman called Haruno to ask.

"This... did you really write this?" Haruno's voice was filled with intense disbelief.

"Yukino added some details, too."

"Even so, I still can't believe it."

"I've already given it to Mom. She'll contact you later."

With that, Haruno hung up directly.

But only a few minutes later, Hachiman received a call from Mother Yukino.

"Hachiman-kun, it seems I underestimated you."

Mother Yukino praised Hachiman as soon as the call connected.

"At first, I thought your composure came from not really understanding what the Yukino name represented. But now, it seems that isn't the case."

"No, you're too kind."

"It's just a little unfortunate."

Mother Yukino suddenly sighed.

"Wh-what's unfortunate?" Hachiman asked nervously.

"It's a shame that you can't marry into the Yukino Family anymore."

Mother Yukino joked with Hachiman, laughing.

"You're joking."

"Why do I feel like that frightened you quite badly?"

"I was covered in cold sweat. I thought you were dissatisfied."

"No, I'm very satisfied. Consider this your betrothal gift. With judgment like yours, I can rest assured entrusting Little Yukino to you."

"Don't worry. I won't let Yukino down."

Hachiman had barely finished speaking when Yukino, lying beside him, kicked him.

"That's good, then. Pick a time and bring Yukino home for a meal. I'm sure Yukino's father will be delighted to see you."

"As you say."

As soon as Hachiman finished speaking, Mother Yukino hung up.

"How did it go?" Yukino asked after seeing Hachiman put down his phone.

"Heh~ You can rest assured when I handle things."

"What an attitude~ Hurry up and sleep. I'm exhausted."

As she spoke, Yukino switched off the light.

The Approach of the Fifty-First Chapter

In the morning, Hachiman woke up because something was pressing on him. When he opened his eyes, he found one of Yukino's thighs resting on his stomach, while Rumi was sprawled across his entire body, sleeping soundly.

"No wonder I suddenly couldn't breathe."

Hachiman thought this with dark lines covering his forehead.

He slapped the two of them awake without much gentleness, then took several deep breaths.

"What are you doing?"

Yukino cried out unhappily, her waterfall of dark hair spread across the bed.

Faint red handprints appeared on her snow-white thigh.

"Are you two trying to crush me to death?" Hachiman said while holding the dazed Rumi.

"Hah? You're blaming me? Isn't it because your bed is too small?" Yukino sat up while yawning and looked at Hachiman's bed.

"This bed is huge enough for one person, okay?"

"So you're blaming me, then?" Yukino glared at Hachiman. Wearing only her pajamas, she revealed a large expanse of snow-white skin.

"I really don't understand why you insist on coming to sleep here."

Hachiman patted sleepy Rumi's back, coaxing her back to sleep.

"Oh, then I'll leave tonight."

Yukino said this coldly.

She got out of bed, took off her pajamas, and threw them straight at Hachiman's face. By the time Hachiman moved them aside, he saw her standing beside the bed with one hand reaching behind her to unhook her bra.

The girl stuck out her bottom like that as she took the school uniform she had washed and ironed the previous day from the wardrobe.

Hachiman placed the sleeping Rumi on the bed, carefully covered her with the blanket, and quietly got out of bed.

He tiptoed toward Yukino, then pressed a finger to her spine and slid it downward until he reached the area near the cleft of her buttocks, watching the girl shudder violently.

"Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

Yukino shot Hachiman an annoyed look and raised one leg as she put on her skirt.

After pulling her dark hair out from beneath her clothes, Yukino said to Hachiman, "Where are my two red hair ties? Did you take them somewhere last night?"

Hachiman silently pulled the two ties out of his boxer shorts.

Yukino stared blankly at what Hachiman was doing. "Can I still use these?"

"Isn't that your fault? You insisted on tying some stupid bow."

Hachiman's face twitched.

"They should still work."

"No. They're filthy."

Yukino waved her hand in disgust.

"Filthy? How come they're not filthy sometimes?" Hachiman said with a grin.

"Ugh, they were disgusting to begin with, and you even... Ugh!" Yukino dry-heaved in revulsion.

"I've never heard of a virgin getting pregnant."

Hachiman continued digging his own grave.

Yukino said nothing. She simply stepped forward and let Hachiman experience once again what it meant to be at the mercy of someone proficient in aikido.

"Ow, ow, I'm sorry! I'm sorry! Your Highness, I'm sorry!"

With his head clamped between her tender thighs, Hachiman secretly enjoyed himself. While admiring the scenery beneath her skirt, he continued putting on an exaggerated performance.

"You know you were wrong? Too late! You're abstaining for the rest of this month."

Yukino spoke coldly.

"No! Hachiman wailed.

"I don't care. You're disgusting."

Ignoring Hachiman's shameless pleading, Yukino walked toward the washroom without looking back.

Seeing that his ploy had failed, Hachiman pouted and resigned himself to walking toward the kitchen.

Just as he was nearly finished cooking, Yukino came over and naturally took the spatula from Hachiman's hand while speaking.

"Go wake those two up. After breakfast, it's time for school."

Hachiman nodded. He first carried Rumi out, then walked toward Komachi's room. Komachi was sleeping in only her underwear, with the blanket strewn messily on the floor.

Hachiman smiled maliciously, then slowly approached. He pounced onto Komachi and vigorously rubbed her face.

"Aaaah~" Komachi screamed. When she opened her eyes and saw that it was her brother, she abruptly stopped.

"Ah~ Onii-chan, what are you doing? I thought a pervert had broken into the house."