My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As Expected

Yukinoshita: [...I already booked the installation service for you for the next day.]

Kasumigaoka: "It was you, wasn't it! Still trying to deny it!!!"

Yukinoshita: [...]

Damn it.

Even Kasumigaoka has learned how to use scheming tactics and leading questions!

Although Kasumigaoka stayed up all night yesterday, after a long period of awkwardness, she finally sent a "thank you."

Before the end of this week, Haruno had said she would visit the apartment building where Yukinoshita was renting today, to see if her poor sister had starved to death in her room. However, she called yesterday and said she had to go on a business trip to the neighboring prefecture this weekend.

Haruno seems to be getting busier and busier lately.

In the past, even though Haruno, as the Heir of the Yukinoshita Family, was basically always swamped with work, it wasn't to the point where she wouldn't show up even on weekends.

Never mind.

Yukinoshita changed into her casual clothes and went downstairs. Because she had spoken to Mr. Ito, the driver, beforehand, he wasn't on duty today and had gone home to rest.

Yukinoshita took out the map she had planned earlier, which highlighted the train routes, station names, and meeting point.

Finally, she checked the weather again. It was a clear, sunny day.

Yes, everything is perfect.

Since Yukinoshita rarely took the train, and she was afraid of making any mistakes and embarrassing herself in front of Kasumigaoka, she left half an hour early.

With such a serious attitude, Yukinoshita left her home, successfully got off the train, and arrived at the Music Fountain Plaza, where she had arranged to meet Kasumigaoka.

As expected, Yukinoshita is a genius.

Just as she was giving herself a little self-praise, Yukinoshita heard the system's voice again.

[Automatic scan triggered... A High Popularity Character with extremely intense Negative Emotion towards you has appeared...]

This was the first time the system, which had been silent since she took over this Unscrupulous System, except for when Sensitive Words were triggered, had spoken proactively.

Ah, in other words...

Is this the Boss appearing?

Yukinoshita subconsciously looked up. At that moment, the music rhythm reached a breathtaking climax. The fountains sprayed violently towards the sky in time with the music, forming a water curtain that filled the sky.

Amidst the dazzling spray of water under the sun, Yukinoshita could only vaguely see a figure with Black Long Hair on the other side of the water curtain.

Her posture was so slender and graceful, like a faint Crescent Moon in the sky.

Even before meeting directly, Yukino Yukinoshita already felt that person's gaze on her.

How to describe that gaze?

It was like being bound at the feet and hung upside down in a deep cavern, with countless sharp blades planted upright on the ground, and those gleaming, cold tips were less than a finger's width from her eyes.

At the same time, she could clearly feel the ropes binding her legs creaking, as if they couldn't bear the weight and would snap completely in the next second.

That sharp, cold, oppressive feeling she had never experienced before made Yukino Yukinoshita's skin tingle. In that moment, she even doubted if the person staring at her was human.

The boss appeared, and it was a boss specifically flagged red by the system. Yukino Yukinoshita immediately looked back, wanting to see who this person was.

But as the music calmed and the fountain receded.

In a short time, the figure on the other side of the water curtain had disappeared.

The Music Fountain Park on a weekend was full of people, and even more so with couples holding hands, their expressions sweet. Only that particularly special figure was nowhere to be seen.

If it weren't for the system's special prompt this time, Yukino Yukinoshita would have doubted if the figure she just saw was merely an illusion of her own under the fountain's water curtain.

[System, is the person still here?]

This sudden reminder seemed to have exhausted the system's energy, and it went dead again.

Yukino Yukinoshita pursed her lips, but she couldn't do anything about the system.

And although this Unscrupulous System had always been unscrupulous, giving her the option to "confess liking girls" which was a Social Death upon her arrival in this Timeline, it didn't consider her feelings at all in its pursuit of points.

But Yukino Yukinoshita had to admit that the system had indeed been diligently and conscientiously helping her.

The reason she could make friends now, handle her studies with ease, and occasionally help others was largely because she encountered the Unscrupulous System.

She couldn't find the final boss's trace for now, but Yukino Yukinoshita's alarm bells were still ringing in her heart. She planned to review the victim list again when she got back to see who fit this boss's characteristics.

Although Yukino Yukinoshita had encountered what could be called a First Play situation upon arriving in this Timeline, most people she met harbored complete disgust towards her.

But those who disliked her were, after all, still Young Boys and Girls. Coupled with the fact that they were mostly kind-hearted and had good Upbringing, even if they disliked her intensely at first, they didn't do anything excessive to her.

For example, Miura, at most, used to retort at her, and even embarrassingly couldn't win the argument.

For example, Kasumigaoka, when she hated her the most, only tried to squeeze a bit of Mustard into her toothpaste. But in the end, she still gave up.

The person she encountered this time hated her so intensely and without concealment that Yukino Yukinoshita didn't doubt for a second that the person would suddenly come at her with a Knife in the next moment.

Would she harm her Family? Would she harm Haruno?

Being stared at with such malice by such a terrifying individual, even Yukino Yukinoshita felt pressure in her heart.

She was feeling a bit Melancholy and was about to avoid the crowded center of the Music Fountain Park to wait for Kasumigaoka a bit further outside the park when she suddenly saw a somewhat familiar figure.

Today is the weekend. Young man Tanuma Tsubasa and his girlfriend Kashiwagi Nagisa, who is the cutest in heaven and earth, are having a sweet date at the musical fountain, ranked as the best couple date spot in the city.

These two young lovers have just entered the honeymoon phase, where they see each other as gods. This weekend, they came out shopping to deepen their relationship.

Tanuma Tsubasa is holding his girlfriend's hand right now, and he's so moved he could cry.

Usually, when they're at school, his girlfriend is more willing to stay with her best friend Maki Shijo. But anyone in Shuchiin would know that Maki Shijo hates him more than anyone in heaven and earth!

She looks at him as if he's some incomplete ape, or an even uglier ape chimpanzee.

Even when he tries to get closer to his girlfriend, Maki uses a murderous glare, as if he's some bacteria virus that will contaminate her.

There was a brief rumor in Shuchiin that Maki Shijo liked him. Tanuma Tsubasa really wants to kneel before those who spread such rumors.

Maki would never like him, she'd rather like a dog QAQ.

But today, his girlfriend's best friend Maki Shijo isn't here, so he can finally hold hands with his girlfriend openly and happily.

Hooray!

Tanuma Tsubasa blushes slightly and glances at his girlfriend before quickly looking away. "Kashiwagi..."

Kashiwagi, who was looking at the display window, turns around with a smile. "Tanuma-kun?"

"It's just..." After hesitating for a moment, Tanuma finally mustered up his courage. "Can I, can I call you Nagi...?"

A blush quickly spreads across the girl's smooth face, and she whispers, "Then, then I'll call you Tsubasa-kun too..."

It wasn't a difficult thing to ask, but both young lovers blushed and lowered their heads.

Behind them, not far away, Maki Shijo, who was watching them from behind a wall, let out a muffled groan.

She swears she wasn't deliberately tailing them!

As a young lady from a Japanese noble family, she would never do something that would lead to social death if exposed!

She just happened to run into them...

Although, the number of times she's "happened" to run into them has been quite high recently (:з"∠)

Maki Shijo had liked Tanuma Tsubasa for a long time. This was an awkward truth she could only admit to herself.

The more awkward her past feelings were, the more painful her current emotions were.

Because he's her best friend's boyfriend, she would never do anything to steal him.

But sometimes Maki wonders, if Tanuma Tsubasa wasn't dating Kashiwagi right now, would she really be able to honestly confess her feelings to him?

At this moment, Tanuma's gaze seemed about to turn, and Shijo, who had just emerged from the corner, didn't have time to retreat.

Shijo's face instantly turned pale.

It's over.

I'm going to experience Social Death!!!!!!!!

Just then, an umbrella gently opened with a pop in front of her.

The Dark Blue Umbrella Surface, meant for shade, perfectly concealed Shijo's figure.

With tears welling up, Shijo looked up and saw a familiar, beautiful Girl, as if she had walked out from the interplay of Moonlight and Snowlight.

She tilted her head slightly, her gaze calm as she looked over.

"It seems like every time I see you, you're crying."

The music was soothing, and the fountain gently sprinkled into the pool.

And on this Plaza Street, bustling with people, just as Shijo was about to face Social Death, an umbrella opened before her.

Shijo finally realized who was in front of her.

She hiccuped, "...Yukino?"

She began to question with righteous indignation, "Are you following me?"

Yukino: "..."

Yukino glanced at her, then at the +1 Spirit she had just gained, and turned to leave.

If it weren't for the Point Mission, she wouldn't have come.

But her clothes were gently tugged, "Wait, wait a moment before you go..."

Yukino was wearing a White and Gray Color-Blocked Shirt today, paired with a Cotton Light Blue Long Skirt, and a medium-sized Shoulder Bag slung over her shoulder.

This was a very ordinary Spring Summer Outfit for a young woman, with a color scheme of Black White Gray Blue that was never particularly eye-catching.

But Shijo felt that even if everyone on the street wore the most expensive and dazzling Clothes, no one could compare to this person.

This person truly possessed an ability to attract attention without even trying.

Shijo rubbed her red eyes, "I'm afraid they'll see me again..."

Tanuma and Kashiwagi had probably already gone shopping somewhere far away.

So, she didn't want strangers to see her embarrassing, tear-reddened eyes?

Compared to when I saw her at the banquet, dressed in an evening gown with impeccable manners, Maki Shijo, who even had an imposing aura when she cried, was now in casual clothes. Her light colored shoulder-length hair, a gentle hue, was tied into twin tails.

She was petite, and her pretty, cute face looked somewhat childish, so even when she cried, she looked very adorable.

Yukino Yukinoshita glanced at her, turned around, and switched the rain umbrella in her hand to the other side, pressing it slightly to the right, still shielding the red-eyed girl.

---Although there wasn't any point mission this time.

She took out her phone with her other hand and texted Kasumigaoka.

Kasumigaoka: [I'm already out!!!]

Kasumigaoka: [Yukino, you won't be waiting for me for long, right???]

She also sent a photo. In the photo, the kitten, Star, was in a space capsule cat backpack. Its little head and paws were pressed against the transparent cover, and it looked quite lively.

Yukino Yukinoshita: [I just left too.]

Maki Shijo happened to see the message on Yukino Yukinoshita's phone and felt a little awkward. "You're waiting for someone..."

Yukino Yukinoshita's expression was cold. "Of course, I deliberately faked our chat history starting last night, just to stalk Eldest Miss Shijo."

Maki: "..."

She couldn't help but quietly justify, "It's normal for me to misunderstand when you suddenly appear here, isn't it?"

"It's not entirely incomprehensible," Yukino Yukinoshita said calmly. "It's perfectly reasonable for someone who stalks their friend and their friend's boyfriend to see everyone else as a stalker."

"I'm not a stalker! I just happened to run into you!!!"

"If you can be so righteous, you shouldn't have been scared to tears just now."