You're Such a DD
An awkward silence fell over the room, Shuya stopped listening.
He pushed open the door with a smile and said, "Oh, did you miss me?"
"Huh...?"
Hikigaya's deadpan eyes widened, startled by him.
"..."
Yukino glanced at him:
"What, not going to keep eavesdropping anymore?"
"I wasn't trying to interrupt your discussion."
Shuya wasn't surprised that Yukino had noticed him.
He even knew that some of the things Yukino had said to him were actually spoken by her.
He didn't reply, but sat down directly in the direction of Yukino.
Yukino suddenly said to Hikigaya, "Hikigaya- kun, you know what? Actually, I hate people who run away and wallow in self-pity even more than your approach of affirming their weaknesses."
"Is that so?"
Hikigaya knew something was wrong as soon as he heard that.
Yukino was clearly speaking so that Shuya could hear her.
Shuya laughed and said, "Who would understand any of this?"
He shrugged at Hikigaya: "Actually, you don't need to pay too much attention to what she says. The older she gets, the weirder her mind becomes."
"... Ah, I really miss that tiny Yukino."
"Can lolicon stay away from me?"
Yukino frowned, her disgust blatantly obvious.
Section 337, page 320: You're such a idiot!
"Um... I'm a little concerned, Inoue, did you and Yukinoshita know each other a long time ago?"
Hikigaya had previously thought that it was only Shuya harassing Yukino unilaterally.
"Yes, Yukino- chan and I were elementary school classmates, we're childhood friends."
"Hehe, just how many childhood sweethearts do you have?"
Yukino a sarcastic smile.
Shuya was taken aback. "Not many, right? You, Mai- chan, Hyakka- chan, Motoko- chan... emmmm, Tsuruko, Haruno, and Little Senior Sister, do you count?"
"You forgot about the Quintuplets?"
"Haha, yes, yes."
Shuya managed to fool them.
"???"
Hikigaya listened to this string of girls' names and didn't know what to say.
... In short, we absolutely cannot let Komachi meet him.
He decided not to tell his sister that he and Shuya the same club.
He was afraid something unexpected might happen.
Shuya said with great regret, "Sigh, although Yukino- chan has always been sharp-tongued since she was little, she used to be very cute. Now she's become strange in every way."
"What's strange is this unreasonable world."
Yukino retorted briefly and then silently began reading her book, ignoring Shuya.
Hikigaya and Shuya stared at each other for a few seconds, then he also took out a novel and started reading.
Since Shuya had nothing to do and had finished watching To Love-Ru, he started watching Yukino.
Long, straight, flowing black hair; slender, well-proportioned legs; the absolute territory between black stockings and a short skirt.
And then there's that airport he owned at such a young age.
emmmmm...
"..."
Shuya watched for a while, and Yukino slowly raised her head, meeting Shuya's gaze defiantly.
Ten minutes later, Hikigaya couldn't help but ask, "What exactly are you two doing?"
"Watching pretty girls out of boredom."
"A staring contest."
"Yeah..."
Hikigaya thought to himself, "Can I leave? Can I leave?! These two top students in the grade are clearly out of their minds!"
"Inoue- kun, have you looked enough? It's hard for me to read like this."
Yukino with dissatisfaction.
"I'm bored, how about we chat?"
She firmly refused. "I want to read. Besides, I have nothing to say to you. Even if I jump off this cliff and die outside, I won't talk to you."
Shuya remembered something and took out his phone. "By the way, there are still a lot of videos that Mai- chan and I filmed yesterday. Do you want to see them? She's super cute."
"Okay, let's open it and take a look."
Yukino moved the chair closer to her.
Okay.
Shuya didn't react positively to her "it smells so good" comment.
Who isn't a sucker for something that actually tastes good?
"Um, oh... can I take a look too?"
Hikigaya is weak and authentic.
He doesn't follow celebrities, but Mai is special. It's not a matter of whether she follows celebrities or not; she's just... genuinely likable.
"OK."
Shuya readily agreed.
Hikigaya moved his chair to the other side, Shuya sat between them, turning on his phone to reveal the person on the screen.
This is a beautiful woman with an ethereal aura. She's wearing headphones and doesn't dare look at the camera, staring to the side with a bewildered, animal-like expression on her face.
"You changed your desktop background again? Wasn't it Mai- san before?"
Yukino's implication was that you're quite the idiot.
Hikigaya said, "This is... Miss Itai?"
"Yes, I recently found my Little Senior Sister at the company and pestered her to take a new photo of me."
Shuya sighed, "Oh, how can Little Senior Sister be so beautiful?"
"Because Little Senior Sister's the Little Senior Sister."
Yukino has always held her Little Senior Sister in high esteem.
Please send me one.
She even took out her phone and bowed to Shuya, using polite language.
Shuya sent it to her.
Hikigaya was also somewhat tempted.
Over the years, the name of Itai Seisen has become a household name in Japan Administrative District, and even internationally.
She won numerous international music awards when she was young, and her famous song "Don't Lose" (I Can't Bear It) which she composed in high school became incredibly popular.
After that, she fully displayed her talent and produced a series of famous songs.
At just over twenty years old, she is already a top-tier singer-songwriter.
Besides songs, Little Senior Sister is also active in composing music for animation, games, and movies.
Currently, my Little Senior Sister has joined Inoue Hikoo's company and is fully responsible for music creation.
Shuya often helps out with the background music.
Whether it's music or not doesn't really matter; I just want to see my Little Senior Sister working diligently up close.
After sharing the photos with Yukino, Shuya opened the short video he had filmed with Mai yesterday.
He opened them one by one and admired them again.
He only uploaded a portion of it; he still has a lot of his own stuff to share.
As a result, today's club activity turned into a group movie screening.
"Mai. Mai's acting is really good."
Yukino praised Mai highly, as they were old friends. She heard that they often went out together during the time when Mai retired from the entertainment industry.
Hikigaya to snag a bunch of precious footage, and couldn't help but think that this club activity was actually quite good.
After watching the film, the club activity ended without incident.
A while after Hikigaya left, Yukino also packed her things and left.
Shuya followed her out and went downstairs with her.
Yukino glanced at him. "What are you doing following me? You're not getting the uniform."
Shuya said, "Ahem, it's not that. I have something I want to ask you."
"About Mai?"
Yukino tilted her head, realizing that Shuya wanted to ask something.
Shuya walked alongside her, saying, "That's right, Mai- chan has been contacting me way too much lately."
He said, "Before I knew she had also contacted you, I could explain it away by saying she was lusting after me, but now it's clearly not that simple."
"This is definitely not normal."
Yukino nodded. "In the past, after Mai contacted me or you, she wouldn't contact someone else so quickly. The current situation is clearly abnormal."
"You went out with her yesterday, did you notice anything?"
Yukino asked, but Shuya shook his head. "I could only tell she had something on her mind; she didn't say anything."
"Let's check when she contacted you and me. I spent Friday after school and Sunday with her."
Shuya said, "It was after school last Thursday, all day Saturday, and yesterday."
"Hmph, you actually have one more day than me."
Yukino unhappy.
Shuya said proudly, "That proves she loves me more."
"It's just an illusion, you narcissist."
After retorting to him, Yukino pondered, "This is going too frequently. Based on this pattern, she should have contacted me today."
"But no, does that mean her problem is solved?"
"I hope so."
Yukino asked, "Do you have any suspicions in your mind? Is it about the entertainment industry?"