All right, you're not allowed to tell anyone about this.
Hachiman reached over and fumbled around on Yui's dango for a long while before removing the miniature camera he had attached yesterday.
Not bad.
Hachiman said this to the red-faced Yui.
"What are you talking about, Hikki?" Yui stared at Hachiman blankly.
"I never expected my nanny to enjoy singing in the shower."
Hachiman shook his head as he spoke.
"What!? You saw everything, Hikki?" Yui asked with a vacant expression, covering her chest.
"No, I only watched for a little while."
"It's over. No one's ever going to marry me."
Miss Dango flopped onto her desk and spoke mournfully.
Hachiman smiled. He felt a unique pleasure whenever he teased Yui.
Chapter Sixty-Four: Yui: Woof woof woof?
"Mm, I have some good news for everyone."
Haruno looked somewhat exhausted as she watched all the committee members sit down.
"After a month of hard work, all the preparations for the Cultural Festival have been completed perfectly. In fact, they've even exceeded my original expectations."
Haruno spoke to everyone below her.
The committee members, who had grown somewhat listless after working for so long, mostly wore relieved expressions when they heard Haruno say this.
"It's finally over. I've been dreaming about meetings this whole time."
The boy sitting to Haruno's left relaxed all at once and slumped into his chair.
"But."
Haruno spoke again, drawing everyone's attention.
"Although the preparations are over, all we need to do now is wait for the Cultural Festival to arrive in three days."
"But we still can't let our guard down. I don't want some ridiculous oversight to ruin the results of so many people's hard work."
Seeing her underclassmen nod in agreement, Haruno rose from her seat.
"That's all for today. Everyone, go back and get some good rest. I'll still be here over the next three days, so come to me if you have any problems."
"Let me wish everyone a happy Cultural Festival in advance."
Amid the applause, Haruno gracefully walked over to Hachiman and Yukino.
"Tsk, tsk, can you two stop being lovey-dovey all the time? It's making me sick."
"You could just not look." Yukino gently smoothed back her disheveled hair.
"Heh. How could I not look when it's shining so brightly?"
Haruno stared at the Wedding Rings on their hands with envy.
"Heh heh."
Hachiman gave Haruno a cold smile.
"I really don't understand what Dad was thinking. He even set the wedding date."
"Who knows? Maybe he and I hit it off at first sight?" Hachiman pretended to ponder.
"Huh? You and him hit it off at first sight?" Haruno froze on the spot, wondering if they were planning to swear brotherhood right there, turning her into Hachiman's daughter.
Haruno pondered this, then suddenly wondered how that would affect Yukino's seniority.
"My little sister's Husband is my father's sworn brother?" Miss Haruno, who had imagined an entire wealthy-family soap opera in her head, stood rooted to the spot.
"What's wrong?" Hachiman asked in confusion as he looked at his dazed sister-in-law. He reached out and flicked her forehead.
"Ah~" Haruno cried out in pain, clutching her forehead and looking at Hachiman with tear-filled eyes.
"What the hell? Are you trying to kill me?" Haruno rubbed her slightly reddened, smooth forehead and cursed him irritably.
"Why did you suddenly stop moving?"
"Why do you care? I'm not your girlfriend. What I want to do is none of your business, is it?" Haruno stepped on Hachiman's foot and stomped down hard.
Seeing his expression twist slightly from the pain, she felt indescribably satisfied.
"Big sister, that's enough."
Yukino stared at her sister with an unfriendly look, like a mother cat protecting her young.
Haruno angrily glanced at Hachiman, who was being shielded behind Yukino, and felt extremely displeased.
But Hachiman was not having an easy time either. Since the three of them had yet to leave the meeting room, all their actions had just been witnessed by the committee members from the various classrooms.
Feeling the boys' gazes, as though they were looking at a class enemy, Hachiman smiled bitterly. He was deeply worried that, once the news spread, it would cause trouble for his and Yukino's school lives.
The girls, however, did not care about any of that. Their attention was drawn to the diamond ring on Yukino's hand. They looked jealous, yet could not help imagining what it would be like when they got married someday.
"If some man gives me a proposal ring as big as this one someday... No, even if it's half as big, I'll say yes immediately."
A girl spoke to her friend, her voice full of envy.
"Hey, let's not think about things like that. Let's figure out where to eat later."
The girl who had been addressed mercilessly shattered her companion's unrealistic fantasy.
"Waaah~ Can't I even imagine it?" the girl said sadly, while secretly preparing to turn her grief into an appetite.
"Heh heh heh. Go ahead and enjoy yourselves. I'll see whether you can still smile so happily on the day of the Cultural Festival."
Sagami Minami sneered inwardly as she watched the three of them.
Because the three of them possessed far greater execution and planning abilities than ordinary people, Sagami Minami, the Cultural Festival committee chairwoman, could be said to be the most miserable one in Sobu High School's history.
Not only had she failed to receive the respect due to her from the committee members under her, but her lack of ability made her seem utterly incompetent compared with Haruno.
Thus, whenever Sagami Minami came to the meeting room during this month, she always felt as though everyone was mocking her—especially that woman called Haruno.
Every time they encountered each other, Sagami Minami would see a smile on Haruno's face that seemed to regard her as a defeated subordinate, while Haruno pretended nothing was wrong and greeted her.
How could the proud Sagami Minami endure such treatment? But with no means of revenge, she could only stab a doll of Haruno every night to vent her anger.
That was, until she had been reporting on their work to Shizuka Hiratsuka in the office two days ago, when something Shizuka had mentioned in passing gave her an idea.
"You want to put on a good Cultural Festival, don't you? Well, I'm not going to let you have your way."
Sagami Minami muttered under her breath as she walked out of the meeting room.
"Ah~ I can finally rest."
Hachiman stretched in the Service Club.
"Yui~ Come over and rub my shoulders."
"Huh?" The girl froze for a moment. Only after turning to see that Yukino was still drinking her tea and had not objected to Hachiman's words did she hesitantly stand up.
She slowly moved behind Hachiman and warily glanced at Yukino, who had her eyes closed. Only then did Dango gently press her chubby hands against Hachiman's shoulders.
"Whew~" Hachiman sighed in comfort and directly rested his head on Dango.
"Eh!" Yui's movements stiffened for a moment, but she continued with a flushed face.
Yukino opened her eyes and glanced at the two of them. She lowered her head, took a paperback from her schoolbag, and began reading, showing no surprise at their actions.
"Right, Yukino, did you bring that?" Hachiman suddenly asked, making Yui's hands go limp on the spot.
"Ah! I forgot all about it because you didn't mention it."
Yukino lowered her head and searched through her schoolbag again.
"Here~" Yukino stood up and placed the small box in Yui's hands.
"What is it?" Dango asked in confusion.
"Open it and you'll know."
Yukino smiled sweetly at Yui.
Yui opened the box, but the object inside startled her so badly that her sudden jolt nearly injured Hachiman's neck, which was resting on her dango.
"Is this for me?" Yui asked in astonishment as she looked at the diamond ring in the box.
Chapter Sixty-Five: Yukino's Authority
"No... this... what..." Yui was so flustered that she could barely speak.
"It's for you."
Yukino took out the ring and personally slipped it onto the ring finger of Yui's right hand.
"What!?" Yui covered her mouth with her left hand and simply watched as Yukino slowly placed the ring on her finger.
"No... Little Snow, what are you trying to do?" Yui stared helplessly at the diamond ring on her hand.
"I'm giving it to you~ How many times do I have to say it?" Yukino held Yui's hand and turned it over several times, nodding in satisfaction.
"Not bad."
"But... why did you suddenly give me a diamond ring?" Yui still had not recovered. She silently pinched her thigh.
"Ah~" The girl cried out in pain and rubbed her soft flesh with tear-filled eyes.
Seeing Yui's reaction, Hachiman nearly burst out laughing. He was completely helpless against this silly girl.
"Did you think only Hachiman could give you one?" Yukino asked with a sweet smile.
"No... That's not what I meant. I'm just surprised that Little Snow suddenly gave me a diamond ring~" Yui hurriedly waved her hands and denied it.
"All right, stop pretending. Do you really think I can't see what you're thinking?" Yukino looked at Dango before stepping forward and brushing Hachiman's hair off her clothes.
"I..." Yui lowered her head in embarrassment.
"What do you think? I feel like it suits you quite well."
Yukino asked Dango.
"Mm... It's beautiful."
Yui looked at the ring on her hand, her heart filled with joy.
"I'm glad you like it. Hachiman even said it wasn't suitable for you."
Yukino shot an annoyed glance at the guy beside her, who was clutching his neck and crying out in pain.
Although she said that, Yukino still stepped forward and gently massaged Hachiman's neck.
"What happened?" Yukino asked with concern as she placed Hachiman's head on her fully developed, tiny little dango.
"Ask Yui. Her movement was so big that she nearly snapped my neck."
Hachiman looked at Dango reproachfully.
"Sorry, sorry~ I didn't mean to."
Yui guiltily stepped forward, only to suddenly notice that the ring on Hachiman's hand was similar in design to hers.
"Hikki, lend me your hand."
As she spoke, Yui did not give Hachiman any time to respond. She grabbed his hand at once, placed their rings together, and carefully compared them.
"This... they're the same, right?" Yui looked at the still-smiling Yukino with a complicated expression.
"Ah~ There are still some differences. For example, the size."
Yukino brushed her off.
Before you continue