Yukinoshita, I'm Going to Win You Over

The girl couldn't sit still any longer. She quickly raised her phone and said, "Look at this, everyone! I saw Fushimi on the trending channel!"

"Huh?"

The other four were all taken aback.

Nakano Nino was the most excited and hurried over.

After watching the video, she was dumbfounded too.

So this was your solution?

Leading the police on a life-or-death chase through the city in the middle of the night?

"What's Makoto doing? Is he in trouble?"

Nakano Ichika was frantic and instinctively wanted to call him.

But she quickly realized that Fushimi Makoto was in the middle of fleeing. Wouldn't a phone call just distract him?

So she forced herself to stay calm and called her father instead.

"Fushimi's really fast." Nakano Yotsuba replayed the video, and noticed something new.

Miku Nakano watched for a while too, then nodded. "He really is."

Nakano Yotsuba scratched her head. "Did you notice? They got a clear shot of Fushimi's face in the video. He looks incredibly relaxed, and he's really smooth when taking corners. He must know the route very well. The whole thing looks almost like... he's working out?"

Her four sisters all shot her a look.

Who used a police chase as a workout?

In fact, Nakano Yotsuba was right.

Fushimi Makoto was working out.

These past few days, aside from studying musical composition, he'd been pushing himself to improve his stamina, speed, and agility.

A police chase was a pretty good workout too.

Anyone who'd played Grand Theft Auto knew that when you didn't want the police to catch you, you could keep your eyes and ears open and summon an astonishing ability to evade arrest.

That was, as long as you didn't get out of the car and start shooting at the police.

Fushimi Makoto was playing a real-life version of Grand Theft Auto.

He still couldn't outrun a police car, so he'd decided to turn it into an "obstacle course," leading the officers along all sorts of bizarre routes.

The police officers' stamina was nowhere near a cheat-enhanced Fushimi Makoto's. After chasing him through a few streets, they were completely exhausted and crouched by the roadside, gasping for breath.

"How can kids these days run so much? Is he an athlete or something?"

A middle-aged officer panted, his clothes soaked through.

His colleagues were too busy catching their breath to answer.

Just then, an arm reached out beside them, holding a bottle of mineral water. "Have some water, officers."

"Thanks."

The officers thanked him one after another. They really were parched.

But when they unscrewed the caps and looked up, they realized the person giving them water was Fushimi Makoto.

"You..."

The officers were all stunned. Was he here to taunt them?

Fushimi Makoto said with great warmth, "You've all worked hard tonight. Sorry for the trouble I caused."

One officer asked excitedly, "So you've decided to turn yourself in?"

"No, I've decided to go home. See you."

As soon as he finished speaking, Fushimi Makoto decisively ended today's Time Loop.

[The host may choose to preserve the memories of any target. Do you have anyone in mind?]

"No."

A flash of white light, and Fushimi Makoto reappeared at home.

His phone buzzed. Yukino had sent him a good morning message.

Looking out at the bright weather, Fushimi Makoto muttered to himself, "I should find some time to visit Yukinoshita."

He typed a reply: [Good morning, cute bro.]

Yukino: [If possible, please don't talk to me using such troubling language.]

Fushimi Makoto didn't reply.

Because he had a plan.

So, on the twenty-seventh day of the Time Loop, drawing on his experience from the past few days, he "borrowed" the two delinquents' motorcycles early in the morning.

He left one by the roadside and rode the other away himself.

In the days before, he'd kicked the delinquents once every day.

Once, after improving his physical abilities, he'd leapt into the air and kicked both of them away at once.

His moves had been flawless and cool, and Nakano Nino had been completely enthralled.

After putting on his helmet, he rode the motorcycle to Yukino's apartment.

On the way, he messaged Yukino: [Bro, hurry up and eat breakfast. I'm coming over to hang out.]

Chapter 36: Yukinoshita, I'm Going to Win You Over

Morning.

Yukino, who had only just gotten up, stared at her phone, lost in thought.

There was no one else at home, so she was wearing only a light-colored slip nightdress, with no underwear beneath it.

The hem of the nightdress was very short, barely covering the tops of her thighs and leaving her long legs completely exposed. Her thighs were fair and rounded, while her calves were slender and delicate, as if they could be encircled with a gentle grasp.

Her toes, peeking out from her slippers, were plump and pink, and her nails were neatly trimmed. Their soft pink hue stood out like petals blooming in spring.

The message from Fushimi Makoto was still on her phone screen: Bro, hurry up and eat breakfast. I'm coming over to hang out.

"What does he mean, 'hang out with me'?"

Yukino couldn't figure it out.

He couldn't mean he was coming over right now, could he?

After thinking it over, she decided Fushimi Makoto was definitely the sort of person who might do that.

But she couldn't think of any reason he'd come see her so early in the morning.

Was he planning to go to school with her?

Probably not.

If he just wanted to experience going to school with a girl, he could contact the five Nakano sisters, or that Kasumigaoka upperclassman everyone at school talked about.

Yukino couldn't figure it out for now, so she decided to make breakfast first.

After eating, she was about to go back to her bedroom to change when the doorbell rang.

At the same time, her phone buzzed.

Yukino picked it up and saw another message from Fushimi Makoto: [Bro, open the door. I'm right outside your place.]

A question mark appeared over Yukino's head.

He really came?

She quickly replied, "Just a moment," then hurried to her bedroom and grabbed a long coat to throw on before heading to the door.

She looked outside through the peephole and really did see Fushimi Makoto.

But why was he wearing a motorcycle helmet?

What high school student showed up at a girl's place early in the morning wearing a helmet?

Yukino wrapped her coat tightly around herself and opened the door.

Fushimi Makoto's auto-aim activated immediately, and his gaze unconsciously swept over her fair calves and the pale feet peeking out from her slippers.

"Watch where you're looking."

Yukino unconsciously drew her feet in and asked, a little exasperated, "Why are you here at this hour?"

Fushimi Makoto: "I came to freeload off your breakfast."

Yukino gave a cold laugh. "I'm closing the door."

Fushimi Makoto remained unruffled. "Fine, I came to take you out."

Yukino shut the door without hesitation.

Fushimi Makoto's expression didn't change.

Three seconds later, the door opened again, just as he'd expected.

Yukino's pretty face was expressionless. "I should make this clear first: I don't want to go to school with you."

"Why not?"

"It would attract too much attention, especially since you're wearing a helmet..."

"Then you don't have to worry. I already took the day off."

"Hm?"

Yukino froze.

Then she saw Fushimi Makoto smile. "So you'll have to take the day off too."

She almost blurted out, "What the hell?"

But she immediately caught herself.

At that moment, Yukino stared straight at Fushimi Makoto's face. The arm that had been holding her coat closed loosened unconsciously, revealing... her flat chest.

If Nakano Ichika had been wearing a nightdress without underwear, it would have been obvious at a glance.

But this was Yukinoshita Yukino, so... there was nothing to see.

"Time Loop?"

Yukino completely ignored the neckline of her nightdress. Her breathing had grown quick.

Fushimi Makoto nodded.

Yukino clenched her little fists in excitement, then kept working to rein in her emotions before slowly relaxing them.

Finally, she stepped aside and said softly, "Come in."

Fushimi Makoto took off his helmet and walked inside.

They entered the bright, tidy living room. Yukino said, her voice complicated, "I thought you were joking when you said that to me last time."

Fushimi Makoto asked, "Which part?"

Yukino quickly glared at him. She knew he was doing it on purpose.

Fushimi Makoto chuckled. "Oh, I remember. You mean when I said I'd bring you along next time there was a Time Loop."

Yukino looked away. "Please sit for a moment. I'm going to change."

Fushimi Makoto reminded her, "Remember to take the day off."

Yukino stopped in her tracks.

Fushimi Makoto's voice rang out again. "Everything will reset tomorrow."

This time, Yukino agreed.

Just as he'd said, once they entered the Time Loop, there was no point in dutifully going to class. Everything would reset anyway. She might as well use today to ask him a few things.

Yukino stopped at the bedroom doorway and turned back to look at his face.