My Classmate Yukinoshita Is Definitely Crushing On Me

To the point that she now discovered Haruno, not only did she not see the anomaly on her body like everyone else, but she also harbored malice towards her like everyone else, and thus became enraged.

Ridiculous.

How truly ridiculous, Yukino Yukinoshita!

Isn't this what you should expect? Soul Possession and Reincarnation is such an absurd matter. Even Dad and Mom didn't see it, and not a single person in the world would believe it. Why would you demand that Haruno completely understand you without saying a word?!

How dare you demand that there be someone in this world who would unconditionally understand, believe, and comprehend you like this?!

Stupid, arrogant, self-righteous, utterly laughable.

A certain uncontrollable anger towards herself welled up in Yukino's heart. She walked to the end of the hotel's third-floor corridor, which no one came up to, and entered the secluded and quiet balcony.

Then, she heard someone sobbing softly here.

"Actually, I like Tanuma-kun..."

Hearing footsteps, the crying girl with light brown hair fearfully looked up, revealing a beautiful face tearful like pear blossoms after rain.

Yukino: "...

At the end of the observation deck, which was as narrow as a corridor, there were originally a few potted plants. Few people ever came here.

Yukino and the girl opposite each other, face to face.

A cold wind brushed against their cheeks. More irritating than the cold wind was the awkward atmosphere between them.

During the banquet just now, Yukino had heard this Eldest Miss of the Shijo Family confidently and resolutely state that she would absolutely not like that Tsubasa Tanuma.

She had also harshly criticized Tsubasa Tanuma, acting as if she would rather like a dog than him.

At that time, Yukino had thought, how did this young lady of the Shijo Family end up on the victim list? The person who compiled the list was simply messing around.

But speaking of which, who exactly compiled this damned thing???

It wasn't just on the Sobu High School forum, but also on forums of other schools and even some gossip forums for wealthy families. The sheer number of lists and the detail of the information were astonishing.

After this list was made public, onlookers gradually flooded these posts. Some busybodies even created a Harem Map for Yukino.

Then, to everyone's delight, they discovered that the people Yukino had cuckolded spanned from Hokkaido to Honshu, from Shikoku to Kyushu and then to Tokyo. Her Harem Domain almost covered the entire country of Japan.

Initially, all the forums naturally condemned and cursed such terrible behavior. But after consuming all the gossip about Yukino, the atmosphere of condemnation had long since changed.

#When will Yukino release a book? I'll buy it all!#

#When will Yukino's green map expand overseas?#

#Who did Yukino cuckold today?#

# Heard Yukino Yukinoshita abdicated the throne of harem king? Then I won't be able to gossip anymore??? #

Among these many gossip posts, the discussion threads about Maki Shijo were also very high.

After all, she was the only one on the list of victims who refuted her victim status. She said she liked Hammer but wouldn't like Tsubasa Tanuma.

She said, "Who cares if Yukino Yukinoshita cheated on someone?!"

She said, "Don't talk about such boring news in front of me anymore."

She said, "Tsubasa Tanuma is simply an idiot!"

It is rumored that Tsubasa Tanuma almost cried after hearing this evaluation. Even though he later dated Nagisa Kashiwagi, a good friend of Maki Shijo, he still kept his distance from this friend of his girlfriend.

Tsubasa Tanuma: QAQ

And Yukino Yukinoshita, just now, heard this Rich Young Lady crying here about something?

"I actually, really like Tanuma-kun ahhh..."

Yukino Yukinoshita: "..."

Should she say something now?

She had been holding back a breath in her heart since just now, wanting to find a place to calm down, but instead saw such an awkward scene. She turned to leave.

The frozen atmosphere between the two was shattered by her movement.

Maki Shijo's face turned red, and she said excitedly, "I don't like Tsubasa Tanuma!!!"

[System has selected the best option to reverse your negative image: Say to Maki Shijo, "Who is Tsubasa Tanuma?"]

Yukino Yukinoshita: "...Who is Tsubasa Tanuma?"

System, are you really reliable? Saying this doesn't look like it has any use at all!

She, Tsubasa Tanuma's ex-girlfriend, is asking who Tsubasa Tanuma is?

Won't this seem pretentious and full of mockery and hatred??

Maki Shijo will definitely start fighting with her right here and now???

Maki Shijo was stunned for a moment. She had been squatting on the ground, burying her head in her arms and crying. Now, after a crying hiccup, she buried her head again.

But this time, her crying was silent, only a sob in occasional intervals.

The storm of emotions within her, which was so contradictory as if she had Schizophrenia, was now slowly calming down.

Her voice was muffled, "Yukino Yukinoshita, I don't need your pity."

Who pities you???

If I didn't want to gain points from you, I'd turn around and leave immediately!

She herself is still incredibly sad right now!

Maki Shijo turned her face, buried in her arms, halfway towards Haruno, tears in her eyes shimmering slightly under the moonlight.

"I hate you so much, Haruno."

Haruno breathed a sigh of relief, the situation finally returning to something she was very good at handling.

She nodded calmly, "Many people hate me."

Except for Haruno Yukinoshita not recognizing herself and still hating her, there was nothing in the world that could break Haruno's composure. She was someone who could calmly regard others' disgust, curses, and malice.

If not for fearing it would affect the relationship between the Shijo Family and the Yukinoshita Family, as well as the need to gain points, Haruno would have directly ignored Maki Shijo's dislike for her.

Maki Shijo's voice was very, very soft, like a breeze that would die down if you weren't careful.

"Tanuma-kun said you actually knew she liked Kashiwagi. The day you dated him, you only taught him how to pursue Kashiwagi."

Blonde Yukino actually pulled off such a stunt to achieve a successful confession?

But speaking of which, if Maki Shijo knew about Blonde Yukino's confession strategy, she shouldn't hate herself. After all, Blonde Yukino and Tsubasa Tanuma were more like a Love Coach than a couple.

Oh, that's not right. Blonde Yukino's actions successfully matched Tsubasa Tanuma and Nagisa Kashiwagi, which directly eliminated Maki Shijo.

Looking at it this way, the target is still Blonde Yukino.

No more talking, whipping the corpse.

Haruno tried to find keywords for gaining points from Maki Shijo. "You like Tsubasa Tanuma?"

Maki Shijo turned her face away and didn't speak.

On this night, with only the two of them and the moon present, this Eldest Miss of the Shijo Family, accustomed to closing off her heart, was unexpectedly soft in her emotions.

Haruno continued to probe, "If you're willing, I can be your Love Coach right now and help you win back your Tanuma-kun?"

Maki Shijo whispered, "Tanuma-kun has already started dating Kashiwagi. As Kashiwagi's Close Friend and the daughter of the Shijo Family, I cannot do that."

"Not even fair competition?"

"No."

Haruno could tell that although the Eldest Miss's voice was low, her answer was not hesitant or ambiguous in the slightest.

When it came to matters of love, she truly never considered competing with her Good Friend for anything.

This is truly a girl who is too upright.

What binds her isn't the pain inflicted by others, but the moral framework she has set for herself.

Yukinoshita sighed, lightly adjusted her evening gown, and squatted on the ground beside her.

Seeing Maki Shijo cry so sadly, Yukinoshita, who already had worries in her heart, couldn't help but feel a sense of sympathy.

"Then, how about you like someone else?"

"I can't..."

Maki Shijo gently rubbed her eyes, her voice choked with tears, "I've liked Tanuma-kun since elementary school, I can't like anyone else..."

Ah...

Isn't this a complete dead end, like fate?

Poor Maki Shijo.

What exactly are friends?

Even if they don't take the same path, they meet at the school gate and enter school together, share snacks together, chat about which fashion magazine is the most authoritative, and share the plots of TV series they've recently watched.

Even if they argue, they quickly forgive each other.

In the past, Yui and Yukinoshita were friends like that, and later she and Yumiko, Junko, and Kaho were also friends like that.

But Yukinoshita is different, or rather, the current Yukinoshita is different, Yui can feel this very clearly.

"Yui..."

Mrs. Yuigahama, who was coming out of the kitchen, handed Yui a small box with a sweet scent. "Give this to your friend tomorrow when you go to school. They're freshly baked."

Yui, who was lying on the sofa staring at her phone, took the item in her hand with confusion. "...Butter cookies? Who am I giving them to?"

Yui doesn't like to eat this kind of thing; it's too sweet and greasy.

"That beautiful child, the one you brought home before."

Mrs. Yuigahama turned back to the kitchen and bent down to clean the oven. "When she came over last time, she said she liked butter cookies. I was cleaning the refrigerator today and found I had a little leftover butter, so I decided to make some cookies."

Oh, she remembered now.

It was when the Yukinoshita family's car almost hit her dog, and Hikigaya happened to save her dog by throwing himself in front of it, and the three of them met.

At that time, the incident happened so suddenly that Yui was almost stunned. It was Yukinoshita who asked her family's driver to take Hikigaya to the hospital, calmly directing everything.

Yui has always envied people who are so opinionated and have such drive. At that time, by chance, she and Yukinoshita became very close, so close that Hikigaya sometimes teased himself, saying he was the love rival between Yukinoshita and Yui.

She had also brought Madam Yukinoshita to her home a few times. Madam Yukinoshita, who was so arrogant and looked down on everyone, acted like a well-behaved child in front of Mrs. Yuigahama.

Madam Yukinoshita privately told Mrs. Yuigahama that Mrs. Yuigahama was a bit like her own mother.

Mrs. Yuigahama was surprised: "My mother is like that Lady, Madam Yukinoshita?"

After that, Madam Yukinoshita fell silent.

Sometimes Mrs. Yuigahama truly felt that Madam Yukinoshita and she were from two different worlds. The things that made her happy or sad were completely incomprehensible to her.

Mrs. Yuigahama wiped her hands and Smilingly stroked her daughter's listless head.

"It's normal for friends to have occasional disagreements, but if you don't do anything to fix it, you'll truly lose your friend forever~"

But between her and Madam Yukinoshita, it was far more than just a simple disagreement.

Mrs. Yuigahama wasn't a clever Girl, but she had a heart more sensitive than anyone's. She vaguely sensed that Madam Yukinoshita, who always appeared indifferent, always carried an unspeakable Pain in her heart in the past.

Mrs. Yuigahama, who could show kindness to anyone, tried to offer Salvation to Madam Yukinoshita in her own way, even to Madam Yukinoshita, with whom she had completely fallen out.

But that day, during the Warehouse Incident, she had messed everything up.

Did Madam Yukinoshita really need her so-called Salvation and kindness?

Did she really understand Madam Yukinoshita?

She couldn't help but start pondering these questions.

The pink-haired Girl slumped dejectedly on the Sofa, letting out a long sigh.

Friendship, sometimes, could be more troublesome than Love.