496 Could It Be... Escort Work? / 497 Cat Person or Dog Person?

Hikigaya looked completely bewildered and didn't remember anything about it.

"Taishi wants to know how to turn his sister back to her original form. Oh, and brother, listen to me too. Didn't you say you could tell me if you had any problems?"

Upon Hikigaya first looked like he thought, "Oh no, did I say something like that?" Then his expression changed, revealing obvious dislike for the trouble.

In the end, it became: Sigh, since it's my sister's request, I have no choice but to comply.

His expressions were so varied that it was definitely the first time Shuya had ever seen him since he met him.

Hikigaya said to Komachi and Taishi, "I see. But shouldn't you discuss it with your family first? It's too fast to be discussing it with others now."

He was ostensibly testing the waters, but what he really meant was that he wanted the boy to leave quickly.

This fulfilled the sister's request and resolved the issue.

"Well... lately my sister has been coming home really late, and she completely ignores Mom and Dad. No matter what I say to her, she just gets angry and says it has nothing to do with me..."

Taishi said pitifully, "Right now, you're the only one I can rely on."

"Wait, who are you calling 'brother'?"

Hikigaya was devastated.

Yukino couldn't stand it anymore and sighed, "Hikigaya- kun, what you just said sounded just like a stubborn old man."

"It's so noisy."

Hikigaya retorted, his anger making him lose his temper.

Yukino didn't take his tone to heart... or rather, ignoring it would be more accurate to say she didn't care.

She said to Komachi and Taishi, "Hello, I'm Yukino Yukinoshita, I'm Hikigaya's... um, what am I? Not a classmate, not a friend... I'm sorry, but we're probably acquaintances, right?"

Shuya explained casually, "Yukino- chan is the president of the club Hikigaya."

Yukino thought for a moment and nodded slightly, "Indeed, it's a pity that Hikigaya- kun and I are in the same club."

"Hey, what do you mean by 'regret'?"

Hikigaya's rant.

Komachi said gently, "Ah, um, I understand your relationship now, let's not talk about it anymore."

After she finished speaking, she remembered something. "Oh right! When my brother brought back Sakurajima Mai's autograph before, he said it was because of the president's connections that he got it! Thank you!"

"You're welcome. Hehe, what a polite child. Completely different from that rotten Hikigaya over there."

Yukino softly.

Shuya tapped the table, a little annoyed. "Hey, don't steal other people's credit. Mai- chan came to school at my invitation, what does it have to do with you?"

Yukino scoffed, "Isn't that what I was just about to explain?"

Seeing that they were about to argue, Yuigahama quickly spoke up, "Um, nice to meet you, I'm Yui Yuigahama."

"Hello!"

Komachi greeted Yuigahama enthusiastically, and then met with Saika.

Her meeting with Saika naturally followed the same pattern of mistaking him for a girl.

After they got to know each other, Taishi couldn't help but ask, "Um... what should I do now?"

"My older sister is a second-year student at Sobu High... Her name is Kawasaki Saki, and recently she's started going astray, or rather, she's become a delinquent..."

Hikigaya saw him start talking, he clicked his tongue, sat down next to his sister, and started drinking his coffee.

When he heard the name Kawasaki Saki, it seemed as if something came to mind.

Yuigahama also said, "Kawasaki Saki? She must be a classmate of ours."

"?"

Yukino looked puzzled; she didn't know who it was.

Saika nodded. "He is indeed a classmate of ours."

"Your friends?"

Shuya asked, as he didn't know who it was either.

"We've talked before, but I don't think we're friends... Seriously! Don't ask girls these kinds of questions, they're hard to answer."

Yuigahama pouted her lips.

Shuya nodded dismissively, thinking it was just some small group or something, and he wasn't interested.

Saika added, "However, I've never seen Kawasaki get along with anyone... She always seems to be sitting in her seat, staring out the window in a daze."

"Indeed!"

Yuigahama pointed, strongly agreeing.

Yukino thought for a moment, "When did she start to change?"

"Yes!"

Taishi was asked a question by Yukino, he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

"Hmm... My older sister studied very hard in middle school, which is why she was able to get into Sobu High. She was also very good to me back then, often cooking for me, and that didn't change until my first year of high school, until recently..."

Hikigaya asked, "So you mean it only changed in your second year of high school?"

"Yes."

Yuigahama asked curiously, "You said Kawasaki-san comes home very late, but how late exactly? I often come home very late myself, and it shouldn't be strange now that I'm in high school, right?"

"Yes, that's true... but she often doesn't come back until after five in the morning..."

Shuya tentatively asked, "Could it be... a one-night stand? Has your sister been wearing any designer clothes lately?"

These words immediately drew a cold stare from Yukino:

"Inoue- kun, even if it's a sex worker, they wouldn't be doing it until 5 a. m... Although I don't know either. Your thinking is awful, disgusting."

"Don't say that, I was just suggesting a direction."

Shuya offered his explanation.

Taishi blushed and said, "I don't think so! My sister hasn't bought anything new lately!"

"Okay, okay, don't get agitated, calm down!"

Shuya offered a word of comfort.

At this point, Saika asked, "Your sister only came home early this morning, didn't your parents say anything?"

"Both parents work, and there are younger siblings at home, so they don't have much time to take care of her. Plus, her older sister only comes home around that time, so she almost never sees them... Anyway, when there are many children in a family, a lot of problems arise."

Taishi replied:

Even when they occasionally bump into each other, all they do is argue. If I try to say anything to her, she always stubbornly insists it's none of my business...

He lowered his head after speaking, looking very sad.

"So, family..."

Yukino sighed softly.

She thought of Haruno's sister complex and felt uneasy.

Shuya chuckled to himself.

Taishi hesitated and said, "Besides... lately I've been getting a lot of strange calls from places that say they're looking for my sister. They're called something like 'Angel,' I think it's from a shop... and it's the shop manager calling."

Shuya's spirits lifted, "Now that you've mentioned this, I'm no longer sleepy!"

"I see."

Yukino smiled slightly, "I understand, it's Inoue- kun's fault."

"Huh? What does this have to do with me?"

Shuya taken aback.

Yukino confidently stated, "Most of those shops in Tokyo are related to the Alliance, right? So it's not unreasonable to say it's your fault."

"Although the name is a bit... well, it doesn't necessarily mean it's that kind of shop."

Shuya immediately retorted.

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Shuya and Yukino were glaring at each other intently.

Yuigahama laughed twice, no longer wanting to persuade him.

She was exhausted after studying for so long.

However, Shuya and Yukino didn't start arguing, since there were other people waiting to discuss things.

Yukino turned to Taishi: "Anyway, we understand the situation. I think the first thing we need to do is find out where she works. Regardless of how dangerous the shop is, working until dawn is still very strange. We need to investigate as soon as possible and persuade her to resign."

Yuigahama said, "Hmm... but it's no use trying to persuade her to quit, is it? There's no guarantee she won't just find another shop to work at later?"

"That's true, we still need to address the problem at its root."

Yukino agreed with Yuigahama's opinion.

Hikigaya asked in surprise, "Wait, are you going to accept a commission?"

"You won't accept it? He's the younger brother of one of our students, and his problem is related to Kawasaki Saki. I think it falls within the scope of the Service Club's services."

"But club activities are suspended now."

Hikigaya, staring with dead fish eyes.

Yukino asked curiously, "That's strange. Didn't you agree to listen to your sister's troubles first? Why are you resisting like this now?"

"No, listening and resolving are two different things. I originally thought I'd just offer a few words of advice and that would be it."

Hikigaya speaks his mind.

"Wow, Hiki, you're so naughty."

Yuigahama was speechless.

"Shut up, you bitch."

You should die!

"Don't just tell people to die, you bitch!"

"..."

Shuya started to feel sleepy.

Yukino placed her right hand behind his neck, radiating a chilling aura.

"Ugh!"

Shuya shuddered and came to his senses.

Inoue- kun, what do you think?

"... casual."

Shuya didn't care much; he wasn't afraid of Yukino and could run away whenever he wanted.

There's only one thing to worry about.

He said, "If we're dealing with this, what about Yui- chan's studies?"