510 It's All for Nothing

In a fast food restaurant, Hikigaya waited for Kawasaki Saki.

What do you want to tell me?

She wasn't there entirely because of Shuya's mission; Hikigaya even used her brother's name when he asked her out, which is why she cared.

She felt threatened and her attitude wasn't very good.

"Calm down... the others will be here soon."

No sooner had she finished speaking than Yukino and Yuigahama entered, followed by Komachi.

Besides the three mentioned above, there was another person who surprised Kawasaki Saki.

Her younger brother Kawasaki Taishi, also arrived.

Section 549, page 510: All Wood

Early morning.

In a fast food restaurant, the three members of the Service Club, Komachi, Taishi, and Kawasaki Saki sat at a table.

"Um... didn't Hiki notify Shu-chan?"

Yuigahama looked at the doorway, but couldn't see anyone come in.

I did send an email.

Hikigaya replied, but he had never expected Shuya come.

He knew Shuya's lazy nature, so he said directly:

"I don't think he's coming. Let's get started. The sooner we say so, the sooner we can call it a day and go back to rest."

Hikigaya made this suggestion.

He didn't have a good day yesterday.

To prevent himself from not waking up, he came here in the middle of the night to sleep and wait, resulting in very poor sleep quality.

If he could finish sooner, he could go back and get some sleep.

Yuigahama stayed at Yukino's house last night. She slept quite well, but was forced to study for two hours before bed.

"I'll call Shu-chan and ask first!"

She took out her phone.

"Ah..."

Kawasaki Saki recalled the woman beside Shuya yesterday and couldn't help but want to stop her.

But she was also a little conflicted. After all, she didn't know if Yuigahama and the others knew that woman. If they didn't, wouldn't that be considered tattling?

Reporting on your boss is bound to cause trouble...

She hesitated for a moment, but ultimately couldn't bring herself to speak.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Yuigahama laughed innocently, unaware of what she was worried about.

Saki shook her head. "No, it's nothing..."

"Ah, the call went through. Hey there, Shu-chan!"

"Hmm... who is it? So early..."

The answer came from an unfamiliar female voice.

Yuigahama:Σ( ° △ °|||)

She covered her phone, panicking as Yukino, "What?! What do we do?! A woman I don't know answered the phone!"

Yukino excellent hearing, faintly heard the familiar voice and frowned, saying, "Yuigahama- san, could you please give me my phone?"

Upon Yuigahama shoved the phone into her hand.

Yukino picked up her phone. "Hello?"

The voice on the other end of the phone was a sleepy yawn. "Hmm... Hello? Is this Xue?"

"Goodbye."

Yukino hung up the phone in the blink of an eye.

"Huh? Xiaoxue?"

Yuigahama was shocked.

"There's no need to wait for Inoue -kun; he's been busy all night and won't be coming."

Yukino's face was expressionless, making it impossible to tell whether she was angry or indifferent.

Yuigahama asked cautiously, "Yuki, do you know who that woman is?"

"My sister."

Yukino replied.

"Huh? Your sister, is she... in a maid outfit!"

Yuigahama refers to the incident where, during the previous gender swap, Shuya received a maid outfit from the gender-swapped Haruno.

"Yes, is that so? Oh, um."

Yuigahama seemed to understand something, and her face flushed.

Kawasaki Saki never expected that the woman would be Yukino's older sister.

She felt it was wise of her not to say anything.

Otherwise, she would worry that Yukino might tell her sister that she had tattled on Shuya.

Hikigaya said, "So, Kawasaki..."

"Wait, before you speak, I need to ask a question."

Saki interrupted Hikigaya, asking her brother with a headache, "Why are you here at this hour?"

"Isn't that the question I should be asking? Why do you always work so late?"

The siblings were unwilling to give in to each other.

Hikigaya interjected, "Kawasaki, let me guess why you're working part-time and why you need money."

Starting with this, he began to show off his skills, followed by a fierce analysis, concluding that she was saving money for her younger brother's tutoring.

"Taishi said that you've always been very serious and gentle with him, so that's why you decided to do this, right?"

Hikigaya drew a conclusion.

"Sister... it's all because of me, I had to go to tutoring..."

Taishi lowered his head.

Kawasaki Saki shook her head and patted his shoulder.

Hikigaya thought to himself, "This is pretty much the real solution."

The method he planned to recommend to her was a scholarship.

But before he could say it, Kawasaki Saki said, "Taishi, I'm sorry to have worried you. I've decided to quit this job."

"... What?"

Hikigaya looked completely bewildered.

Things took an unexpected turn. Based on his observations, Kawasaki Saki was a stubborn person who wouldn't give up on her path so easily.

"That's it, thank you for your concern. Anyway, my problem has been resolved, and I won't be doing this kind of work again."

Saki isn't a cold robot; she feels she should thank strangers who are doing their best to help her because of her brother's request.

"Ah, uh, is that so? That's wonderful, um..."

Hikigaya was momentarily embarrassed.

The other party has already solved the problem, and I'm still stuck here analyzing it for ages...

If there were a hole, I'd really like to jump in!

Komachi was equally frustrated; she had even come up with a plan to move Kawasaki Saki with her brother's affection for her.

I didn't expect all of them to be Mu Da.

The Hikigaya siblings lost their motivation.

After a moment, Yukino realized what was going on. "Is that so... Since Kawasaki-kun has said so, Taishi -kun, what do you think?"

"Huh?"

Taishi paused for a moment before realizing that Yukino was asking him about the matter he had entrusted to her.

He scratched his head. "Since my sister said so, isn't that a good thing...?"

"Then this task is complete. Yuigahama- san, let's go."

Hikigaya gave Yukino a strange look; she seemed a little distracted, unlike usual.

But since the client has already accepted it, there's no point in saying anything more.

The crowd then dispersed.

Hikigaya personally felt uncomfortable with this anticlimactic ending, but he had no choice but to accept it.

Everyone left the fast food restaurant, Hikigaya rode his bicycle away with his sister on the back.

Yukino deliberately slowed down a step and asked Saki:

"Kawasaki-kun, may I ask you something?"

"What?"

This conversation was different from yesterday's; Kawasaki Saki's tone was much better.

Yukino asked, "You said the problem is solved... does that have anything to do with Inoue- kun?"

"Hmm..."

Kawasaki Saki hesitated; she wasn't sure if she could speak.

"Okay, I understand. Thank you."

Yukino nodded to her, then said to Yuigahama, who was unaware of what had happened, "Yuigahama, let's go back. There's still some time before school starts, you can sleep a little longer and get some rest for your exams."

Yes~

Yuigahama said weakly.

"Huh? Wait a minute, Yukinoshita, what did you just say?"

Kawasaki Saki's expression suddenly changed.

Yukino tilted her head. "?"

You said... there's an exam later? Isn't the exam next week?

"No, it's today."

"... Yes, is that so? I understand..."

Kawasaki Saki's face turned ashen as she and her brother turned and left.

"Haha, it seems someone's ranking will definitely be behind mine this time."

Yuigahama chuckled.