Fox Girl (Continued)

"I'm your senior!" Utaha couldn't hold back anymore and struggled fiercely.

However, the difference in strength between the two was too great. No matter how hard she tried, Yukino's small body couldn't move an inch.

Yukino even had the composure to reply, "Overthrowing one's superior is a classic tradition."

Just when Utaha thought she was going to have to show off her weird XP to the two of them again today, the doorbell suddenly rang.

Fushimi Makoto was halfway there, turned back. "Looks like we don't need to go get it."

Yukino raised an eyebrow slightly. "Do you know who's here?"

"I smelled her favorite perfume."

Stop talking nonsense.

"It's Haruno- jie outside the door."

"..."

Yukino was silent for two seconds, then released Utaha, seemingly annoyed.

Utaha got up from the ground, filled with righteous indignation, and didn't say another word.

She knew she was no match for Yukino, so she wouldn't be foolish enough to continue provoking her at a time like this.

So after she sat back down, she simply said with a straight face, "I will continue to improve."

The subtext of this statement is: Once I surpass you, it will be your death.

Yukino responded with a calm, gentle smile, "Then I'll wait and see."

She was the first girl to know Fushimi Makoto and the first to experience the Time Loop, and she was very confident in her talent.

With so many factors combined, she didn't believe Utaha could surpass her.

Moreover, she seems to be naturally adept at using the detestable term "involution."

Just as Yukino was about to open the door, Fushimi Makoto asked, "Should we tell Haruno about the Shrinking Flashlight?"

"No need," Yukino refused.

Fushimi Makoto gave him a strange look. "But thirty minutes haven't passed yet, you're still a child."

Yukino thought for a moment and then said, "I'll go wait in the bathroom first. Fushimi, you go open the door."

Then, she turned and glanced at Utaha: "If you want to tell my sister, that's fine with me."

"I don't have the kind of sadistic sense to expose other people's secrets behind their backs," Utaha replied coldly.

Her previous defeats against Yukino were all due to this grappling technique.

Since that's the case, she has to use grappling techniques to counter grappling techniques; only such victories can bring her joy.

Soon Fushimi Makoto led Haruno into the living room. When she saw Utaha, Utaha was not good, she was clearly surprised. "Kasumigaoka?"

"Hello, Ms. Haruno," Utaha greeted her first, then casually explained, "I'm here to discuss a new short film with Yukinoshita."

"Oh." Haruno nodded in realization, then looked around. "Where 'Yukino?"

"She's in the bathroom," Fushimi Makoto replied.

Haruno didn't suspect anything. After sitting down opposite Fushimi Makoto, she asked with great interest, "You guys have decided to make a new short film? How about giving me a role this time?"

Fushimi Makoto and Utaha were surprised. "You're interested in acting?"

"I'm not interested, but if Yukino were to participate, my interest would increase significantly," Haruno stated her condition.

Fushimi Makoto Utaha gestured to Utaha beside him with his eyes. "This script isn't under my jurisdiction. If Haruno wants a role, you'll have to ask her."

"I haven't finalized the script yet, but if Ms. Haruno really wants the role, I'll consider it."

"Thank you! If you could get Yukino to play the role, I would be even more enthusiastic."

The three chatted in the living room for a while, and when the time was up, Yukino had returned to normal, came out of the bathroom.

"Come sit here, I have something to tell you." Haruno affectionately beckoned to her younger sister.

Yukino hesitated for a moment, but finally sat down next to her older sister.

"I happen to be free today. After dinner, let's go shopping for clothes together. Fushimi, you're a boy, so you can give us advice from a male perspective," Haruno explained his purpose.

Yukino was clearly reluctant. "I don't want to go out."

Utaha hesitated, "I'm going to go back to working on the script later."

Hearing the two girls' answers, Haruno didn't rush to speak, but instead looked at Fushimi Makoto with a smile.

That look seemed to ask: What about you? Do you have anything to say?

"Should I say something?" Fushimi Makoto asked cooperatively.

Haruno's smile remained unchanged, "Speak freely."

Fushimi Makoto nodded. "I'm their technical advisor. If they don't want to go, then I certainly won't go either."

"I see," Haruno said, indicating his understanding.

Then she looked at her sister. "It's been a long time since we went shopping together."

Yukino and rubbed her forehead in exasperation. "You've used that excuse so many times already."

"But I'm telling the truth. I finally had some free time today, and tomorrow I'll have to go with my mother again."

"... Okay, I'll go with you."

Having settled things with her younger sister, Haruno's gaze fell on Utaha: "Utaha, do you like Prada bags?"

Utaha was taken aback, and replied in surprise, "It's alright, I have two at home too."

"Then come shopping with us, and I'll buy you the latest model." Haruno displayed her extravagant lifestyle as a rich and beautiful woman.

After a brief silence, Utaha agreed.

It's just a short break, and I even get a brand new bag – it's a great deal!

After easily winning over the two girls who didn't want to go shopping, Haruno finally turned her attention to Fushimi Makoto.

Someone was rubbing their hands together, saying, "My turn! My turn!"

Haruno couldn't help but laugh and said, "You want benefits too?"

"It's not that I want any benefits, but Haruno- jie gave my senior a benefit, so shouldn't I get one too?"

"Let me think... Oh, I've got it! You can be the protector of three pretty girls."

"You're not being sincere, I'm not going."

"Then let's change it. I'll wear black stockings for you, how about that?"

Fushimi Makoto glanced at Yukino and Utaha, who were both frowning, and shook his head again. "I don't want to see it, I'm not interested, I'm not going."

Haruno then tried a different tactic. "I'll have Yukino wear black stockings for you to see."

Fushimi Makoto: "Deal!"

Yukino stared at the two who had made the deal with utter disdain. When she turned her head and saw that Utaha was also smiling, she felt even more disgusted.

While Haruno got up to go to the restroom, Utaha asked softly, "Why didn't you tell Haruno about the flashlight?"

Yukino sighed softly, "If she knew how effective the flashlight was, she would definitely shine it on us repeatedly."

Fushimi Makoto imagined the scene. "That's definitely something she would do."

Utaha's feelings were complicated. "You two sisters are both quite strange."

Yukino glanced at her indifferently, as if to ask, "You want to be captured again?"

Utaha ignored him and stood up, saying, "Fushimi, can I borrow the Anywhere Door for a moment? I need to go home and wash my face."

She was so engrossed in her work that she didn't even bother to go out looking like that. Although she fixed her hair before leaving, it's definitely not convenient for her to go out in that state.

"You can wash at my place," Yukino interrupted Fushimi Makoto.

Utaha seemed surprised. "You're willing to let me use your towel?"

"What nonsense are you talking about, senior? I have new towels at home."

"..."

The four of them tidied up quickly and then went out together.

The Anywhere Door was placed in Yukino's living room, Fushimi Makoto was quite at ease about it.

As they passed a coffee shop, Haruno specifically asked Fushimi Makoto and the other two, "Do you want some coffee?"

I won't drink it.

"I want."

"Thank you for your help, Miss Haruno."

Haruno nodded and walked towards the coffee shop.

Fushimi Makoto gazed at her beautiful back, he murmured, "She looks exhausted."

Yukino startled.

Utaha looked doubtful. "Really? I didn't notice it?"

She looked at Yukino beside her as she spoke.

"I didn't notice either," Yukino shook her head.

Fushimi Makoto casually remarked, "Haruno's acting is naturally excellent, it's normal that you didn't notice."

"Then how did you figure that out?" The two beautiful girls seemed a little unconvinced.

"Because I'm better than you, it's that simple... Don't look at me like that, it's just a fact."

Fushimi Makoto's sarcasm drew the attention of the two girls, and also prompted them to think.

Because they could all tell that Fushimi Makoto wasn't joking.

"Haruno is probably really tired lately. I guess she came to see Yukino specifically to get some emotional support from her younger sister," Fushimi Makoto continued.

From the moment Haruno entered the room, he sensed the weariness and heavy emotions in her heart.

"No wonder she insisted on having me go shopping with her." Yukino mused, her mood shifting.

Utaha smiled nonchalantly, "In that case, I don't need that Prada bag."

Suddenly, a large black and brown wolfhound, clearly a German Shepherd, darted out from the intersection ahead. It had a leash around its neck and sniffed around along the roadside as it walked towards Fushimi Makoto and his companions.

Yukino's expression changed slightly, and she instinctively stepped back.

This time, Utaha didn't mock her. Instead, she said in an unfriendly tone, "How come no one cares about a dog of this size?"

"It's possible the owner wasn't paying attention," Fushimi Makoto said, taking out a flashlight.

Yukino was slightly taken aback. "What are you going to do?"

"Since you're afraid of dogs, then make it smaller," Fushimi Makoto said.

Utaha immediately became interested; she had just missed Yukino's transformation.

This time, she has to witness a dog's transformation firsthand.

As the German Shepherd approached, it looked up, neither wagging its tail nor moving forward, seemingly because Fushimi Makoto and his companions were watching it, so it chose to meet their gaze.

"The book says that if you make eye contact with a dog for too long, they will see it as a provocation," Yukino said, Fushimi Makoto close to her.

"Let them provoke me then." Fushimi Makoto first sensed that there were no cameras around before turning on his flashlight.

In an instant, the German Shepherd's body shrank continuously until it became the size of a teacup dog.

Fushimi Makoto put away his flashlight and asked Yukino and the other two, "Is this size enough?"

"It's incredible," Utaha murmured softly.

Yukino responded with a smile.

The German Shepherd clearly couldn't understand why the human in front of it had suddenly become so huge.

Its body immediately tensed up, it barked a few times in fear and tension, tucked its tail between its legs, and turned to run away.

Fushimi Makoto grabbed the rope. "You've offended the Second Miss and you still want to run away?"

"No, it didn't offend me," Yukino said, indicating her lack of cooperation.