Hearing Yukino threaten her, Yui immediately lowered her hands and gazed at the flustered Yukino with a beaming smile.
It's rare to see Little Snow like this. She's completely different from before.
After Yui put on the apron Yukino had given her, she spun around twice before grabbing the edges and spreading it out.
"How does Hikki think it looks?" Yui asked Hachiman, who was sitting nearby, while leaning forward.
"Mm, it's okay. You really look like a virtuous wife and mother."
Hachiman looked her up and down before giving an extremely objective evaluation.
"Eh~ Really? Hikki's evaluation is so high."
Miss Dango blushed immediately upon hearing Hachiman's answer.
"Then, Hikki, did you get me a present too?" Yui asked Hachiman expectantly.
"I knew you'd ask that."
Hachiman reached into his schoolbag and said, "I thought this would suit you."
He took out a brand-new dog collar and held it up for Yui to see.
Yui took the collar from Hachiman and immediately put it around her neck.
"Eh, isn't this... Never mind."
Hachiman stared in stunned disbelief before waving his hand helplessly.
"What? I think it suits me really well."
Yui spoke in confusion, unable to understand the situation.
"Well, as long as you like it."
"This... isn't..." Yukino, who knew what Hachiman had bought, blinked, looking a little bewildered.
"What?"
Yui was confused by the strange reactions of the two people before her.
"Nothing. Yukino and I just think it suits you very well."
Hachiman tried to fool the silly Miss Dango.
"Eh~ Little Snow thinks so too?" Yui turned and asked.
"Ah, yes... It suits you very well."
Yukino cooperated with her boyfriend in fooling the unsuspecting Yui.
Hearing the two of them affirm her, Yui smiled happily.
"Eh, wait a second~ You two went out together last weekend?" Yui suddenly realized.
"Ah, yes. We went together to buy you a present."
Yukino said it casually.
"Then let's all go out together sometime! I've never gone shopping with Little Snow before."
Yui raised her index finger as she made the suggestion.
Hearing Yui's proposal, Hachiman covered his face in pain.
"Next week? Why don't we wait a little longer? I spent so long practicing tennis with Totsuka-kun last week, and I haven't had much rest this week either. My feet and calves still hurt."
Yukino, whose stamina was her weak point, negotiated with Yui.
"Okay, then. That gives us time to plan properly."
Yui nodded in agreement with Yukino's suggestion.
"Um, can I say something? Could we not go shopping or anything like that?"
Hachiman voiced his weak protest.
"Then what should we do?"
Yui looked at Hachiman and asked.
"Look, the weather is so hot. If we go shopping, we'll probably end up covered in sweat. It'd be so uncomfortable and sticky."
"Then where do you want to go, Hachiman-kun?" Yukino narrowed her eyes at Hachiman.
"It's summer, so swimming is obviously the best choice."
"Oh? Is that really what you think, Hachiman-kun?" Yukino stared straight at Hachiman with her dark-blue eyes. "Then let's go to the beach. I'll have the driver take us there and bring us back."
"Eh?" Hachiman, who had originally intended to suggest a swimming pool, was left dumbfounded.
"Really? Little Snow, you're the best~" Hearing that they were going to the beach, Yui's entire expression brightened.
"Mm, then it's settled. Yui, go home and prepare your things. We'll spend two days at the beach next weekend."
"Um, in that case, can I bring Komachi? She'd probably really like to go too."
Hachiman asked Yukino.
"Komachi can come too."
Yukino nodded in agreement.
"Who is Komachi?" Yui looked a little confused.
"You've met her before, haven't you? My little sister. Wasn't she the one who received you when you went to the hospital to bring me a gift and apologize?"
"Oh, right. I remember now."
Seeing Hachiman bring up the accident again, Yui stuck out her tongue awkwardly.
"Then it's a date~ Hikki, Little Snow, I'll be going now."
Yui turned around and said goodbye to Yukino and Hachiman.
After Yui left, Yukino turned to Hachiman and said, "Hachiman-kun, massage me."
As she spoke, she slipped off her indoor shoes. Her toes, wrapped in black stockings, fidgeted restlessly before she stretched out her leg and rubbed it against Hachiman's inner thigh.
The corner of Hachiman's mouth twitched. He grabbed the little foot that was rubbing against a certain indescribable part of him.
He gently massaged the sole of Yukino's foot. The smooth stockings and the warmth radiating from her sole gave Hachiman a unique sensation.
"Mm..." Stimulated, Yukino let out a soft, delicate gasp, then asked Hachiman with a smile, "Hachiman-kun, why are you so skilled at massage?"
"I practiced on Komachi. That girl used to complain about being tired after walking only a few steps and ask me to massage her. What about it?"
"Nothing. I just think it feels really good."
Hearing that answer, Yukino closed her eyes in satisfaction and quietly enjoyed her lover's gentle massage.
Chapter Eighteen: Komachi's Way of Getting Along
"Eh~ So that means next week we'll be going to the beach with Sister Yukino and that pink-haired big sister?" Komachi exclaimed after listening to Hachiman, who had just returned home, explain the decision he, Yukino, and Yui had made.
"Mm, that's right."
Hachiman lounged on the sofa with one leg crossed over the other, lazily watching television.
"And what do you mean by 'pink-haired big sister'? You can call her Yuihama, but I think she'd prefer you to call her Sister Yui."
Hachiman tapped Komachi on the head as he lectured her.
"Ow, that hurts! Onii-chan, what are you doing? You'll knock my brains loose."
Komachi rubbed the top of her head and looked pitifully at her brother.
"Stop pretending. I barely used any force."
Hachiman was completely used to his sister acting cute and spoiled, so his face remained expressionless.
"I seriously wonder how someone with Onii-chan's emotional intelligence managed to win over a gorgeous beauty like Sister Yukino."
Komachi suddenly climbed into Hachiman's arms, hooked both hands around his neck, and looked up at her Onii-chan.
"Gorgeous beauty?" Hachiman lowered his head and glanced at Komachi, who was wearing only a tank top and shorts at home. Her snow-white, porcelain-smooth thighs and flat stomach, without a trace of excess flesh, were exposed to the air.
Since she was wearing only a tank top, a third of her small breasts was exposed, while the remaining snow-white skin and buds were hidden beneath the thin fabric.
Her flawless shoulders and delicate collarbones were completely exposed before Hachiman's eyes. However, the Great Teacher had once said that his sister's underwear was nothing more than a piece of cloth, and that even seeing her naked would not affect him in the slightest. He had long since grown used to all this.
Hachiman smoothed the hem of Komachi's tank top, which had ridden up during her earlier movement, then continued, "She's okay, I guess. About the same as Komachi."
"Oh! You just said Onii-chan had no emotional intelligence, and now you're flirting with Komachi? Still, hearing Onii-chan say that makes Komachi super happy."
Komachi, pleased by her brother's praise, happily revealed her little canine teeth. The cowlick on her head trembled with her joy.
Komachi, who had completely failed to realize that Hachiman was not praising her, was unusually delighted. Hachiman felt something furry brush against his chin.
He looked down and saw that it was Komachi's hair.
He reached out and pressed down the little tuft of cowlick that was sticking up, but the moment he lifted his hand, it sprang upright again.
Hachiman began battling the cowlick with great interest, but Komachi slapped his hand away.
With tsundere-like irritation, she said, "Don't touch me. You're so annoying. If you want to touch someone, go find Sister Yukino."
Although she said that, Komachi had no intention of getting out of Hachiman's arms. Instead, she rubbed backward, pressing her body even more tightly against him.
Hachiman reached out, gathered Komachi's snow-white long legs, and placed them across his own.
Supporting her waist, he leaned back against the sofa and watched television with Komachi.
After they had watched for a while, he heard several meows. A cat with gray, black, and white stripes was sitting beside the sofa and looking at the siblings.
"Kamakura, what's wrong? Are you hungry?" Komachi leaned forward and looked at the cat before her.
Hachiman glanced at Komachi's lower back and saw a glimpse of her pure white panties exposed by the forward-leaning motion.
He reached out and pulled up Komachi's shorts to cover the exposed underwear, but Komachi suddenly turned her head around.
"O... O... Onii-chan, what are you doing? Why are you suddenly taking off my pants?"
Komachi's pretty face turned bright red, and she stammered as she spoke.
"You... You already have Sister Yukino, so why are you making a move on Komachi too? Komachi isn't mentally prepared yet. No, no, we can't do this now."
Hachiman looked at Komachi, who could barely get the words out, his face filled with speechlessness.
"Your underwear was showing. I was just pulling up your clothes. Is there really any need to make such a fuss?"
Hachiman responded indifferently, automatically ignoring the more unusual implications in his sister's words.
"Is... Is that so?"
Komachi lowered her head, not daring to meet her brother's eyes.
Looking at Komachi, whose cowlick had drooped as well, Hachiman said, "By the way, have you bought a swimsuit yet? Don't forget we're going to the beach. There'd be no point in going if you don't get in the water."
Hachiman's change of subject immediately caught Komachi's attention, and she sent what had just happened straight to Java.
"I'll buy a swimsuit when I have time."
"Come to think of it, I haven't decided what style to get yet."
"Hehehe, Onii-chan, what kind do you like?" Komachi asked Hachiman with a giggle, probing his preferences.
"What else can you wear besides a school swimsuit?" Hachiman looked over his sister's figure and mercilessly mocked her.
"Aw, Onii-chan, that really hurts my feelings. Do I look that small? I can wear a bikini too, you know."
Komachi pulled open her tank top and glanced at her still-developing breasts. Seeing Hachiman's disdainful expression, she rolled her eyes mischievously.
"Hehehe, Onii-chan, do you want to touch them? Komachi isn't so bad, you know."
"Besides, I've been drinking milk lately. I might not catch up to Sister Yui in the future, but I definitely won't lose to Sister Yukino."
As she spoke, Komachi took Hachiman's hand and pressed it toward her chest. Before his hand could make any contact, Hachiman jerked it back as if he had been shocked.
Looking at Komachi, whose scheme had clearly succeeded, he raised a hand as if to smack that mischievous little head, but the instant he made contact, he withdrew all his force.
Seeing Komachi close her eyes and enjoy his touch, Hachiman smiled gently.
Just as the siblings were enjoying a moment of peace, Kaa-kun, who was crouched beside them, meowed in protest.
Hachiman reached out and picked him up, placing him on his lap. He scratched his head, under his chin, and stomach. As Kaa-kun stretched his body in comfort, Hachiman smiled as well.
"Looks like you're enjoying yourself. Little one, are you jealous of Komachi?" The moment Hachiman finished speaking, Kamakura lazily meowed.
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