Anyway, Let's Go Look for the Time Machine First?

He sensed Saori and the Black Cat's arrival, so he went out to open the door and greet them.

"Shuya- shi, excuse me!"

Good evening...

Saori greeted him cheerfully, while the Black Cat nervously clutched the hem of its clothes.

The former, as always, dressed like a typical otaku, while the latter was still dressed in Gothic Lolita fashion.

Welcome in.

Shuya brought them in.

Their arrival didn't cause much of a stir; everyone exchanged casual greetings and then paid little attention to them.

This didn't put any pressure on the Black Cat; she thought it was fine.

Kyousuke was familiar with them, so he waved and said, "Oh, you're here! What would you like to drink?"

Seeing that he was happy to help greet the guests, Shuya let him do his job.

"Oh, good evening, Kyousuke! It's been two days. We went to Akihabara together the day before yesterday, and I had a lot of fun. When will we go together again?"

"Well, I'm just Kirino's substitute player. I'm glad I made you happy."

Kyousuke scratched his head; he had been quite startled when Kirino suddenly ordered him to go to Akihabara with them the day before yesterday.

The Black Cat remained silent, probably withdrawn like it had been during previous offline gatherings.

We can only wait for her to get used to it.

"Make yourselves at home, just like you would at home."

Shuya thought about it for a moment, then politely replied.

Yukino retorted, "Treat it like your own home? I knew you had ulterior motives, you're a pervert."

"Oh."

Shuya didn't care at all; he was already immune to Yukino's words.

Seeing Kyousuke open the refrigerator, he grabbed a bottle of water and a glass, then sat down at the dining table and poured himself a drink.

He glanced subconsciously at Hyakka beside him; she was scrolling through Twitter.

As she was brushing her teeth, she seemed to see something and suddenly panicked. "Teeth, white teeth! Oh no, oh no, Shu-chan, you motherfucker!"

"Why are you suddenly yelling at me? I didn't do anything, did I?"

Shuya glanced tentatively at Uesugi, Haruno, and Mai nearby.

The first two looked at him blankly; they were engrossed in their studies and paid no attention to anything else.

Mai guessed, "Could it be that your presence is making Hyakka uncomfortable?"

"Goodness, it's causing direct physical discomfort."

Shuya shook his head. Mai was really too influenced by Yukino; sometimes she could be quite sharp-tongued.

Hyakka shouted anxiously, "No, no! It was your mom who was a guest on my mom's radio show, and they seemed to be talking about us! Yabai! Yabai!"

She hurriedly repeated the words.

"Holy shit!"

Shuya instantly realized the seriousness of the situation.

He knew Hanazawa Sakura's personality all too well; once she got into a conversation, she would say anything.

If things go wrong, he might suffer social death.

He urged, "Hurry! Open it and listen!"

Haruno, disregarding procedure, directly fueled the fire. "He's getting anxious, he's getting anxious!"

Hyakka's forehead was also covered in cold sweat. "Of course! Who wouldn't be anxious! I'm going crazy too!"

Shuya decided to drink some water first to calm his nerves.

She hurriedly opened the broadcast page.

Soon, Hanazawa Sakura's melodious voice filled the living room. "---Sigh, to be honest, I've been wondering lately if my Shu-chan is impotent."

"Ugh! Cough cough cough!"

It's over!

Shuya spat out a mouthful of water.

Opening ceremony lightning strike!

Public execution!

Social death!

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A few seconds of eerie silence fell over the living room, then Haruno burst into unrestrained laughter. "Hahahaha, as expected of the president, hahahaha!"

She clutched her stomach and laughed hysterically, almost rolling onto the ground.

Yukino, much like her sister, laughed wildly, "Hoo hoo, hoo, Inoue- kun, you, hoo hoo... heh heh... hahahaha!"

Kyousuke also burst out laughing, "Hahahaha! The president, she... hahahaha!"

"Hmph, hmph..."

Mai was somewhat considerate enough not to laugh too loudly, but she was still slumped over the table, her shoulders shaking with laughter, completely exhausted.

The others couldn't help but laugh.

The living room was filled with a cheerful atmosphere, except for Shuya and Hyakka, whose faces were ashen.

Hyakka knew she was in trouble too, so she couldn't laugh.

Sure enough, she then heard Yusho Sakura say worriedly in her pleasant voice, "Sakura-chan, I'm also very worried about my Hyakka. How should I put it... I always feel like she might not be interested in boys?"

"Eh, Ben Dang?"

"Ben Dang, Ben Dang. When your Shu-chan came to my house before, they actually played games in the room for half a day. Do you think that's normal?"

"Huh? Teeth are white!"

"So should I take her to see a doctor?"

"My Shu-chan might need to take a look too?"

"Aaaaaah! Shut up! Stop talking!"

Hyakka clutched her head and screamed in agony.

Shuya comforted him, "Don't panic, let's go find the time machine first, shall we?"

"Aren't you even more panicked than I am!"

Hyakka's Rant.

Shuya stopped pretending and urged, "Damn it, call them right now!"

"Yes, yes, yes! Hurry up and hit him!"

Shuya immediately called Hanazawa Sakura, ignoring the fact that she was doing a radio broadcast.

Soon, a vibration was heard over the loudspeaker.

"It's connected!"

Shuya full of hope.

However.

"Oh, I'm sorry."

Hanazawa Sakura casually turned off the phone without even glancing at who had called.

Yusho Sakura smoothed things over. "Www, Sakura-chan really didn't mean to."

"Sorry, sorry, I forgot to mute it."

Hanazawa Sakura got away with it and laughed happily with Yusho Sakura.

"Hana-chan!" Shuya slammed his fist on the table angrily. "Hyakka -chan, call your mom!"

Hyakka shouted, "It's no use! She's turned off her phone!"

But then she suddenly remembered something. "That's it, the writer! Call the writer, I know his email address!"

"Hurry up! Hurry up!"

"Ha ha ha ha!"

While Shuya and Hyakka were having a frantic conversation, Mai finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.

But neither of them had time for her.

When Hyakka turned off the broadcast to send an email, Shuya turned it on for her.

Soon, a man's suppressed laughter faintly came through the loudspeaker. "Um, hehe~ Ms. Sonou, Ms. Hanazawa, Hyakka -chan just sent a message. She and Shu-chan asked you to stop talking about them... You guys, haha, what do you think we should do?"

Hanazawa Sakura sighed upon hearing this, "Sigh, if only Shu-chan were half as proactive in finding a girlfriend as he is today."

Yusho Sakura sighed, "That's right, that's right..."

"So noisy!"

Shuya knew she couldn't hear him, but he still made a sarcastic remark.

After receiving Hyakka's message, Hanazawa Sakura and Yusho Sakura did not offer any further opinions on their romantic relationship.

They changed the subject and began discussing their children.

Hanazawa Sakura said with dissatisfaction, "Sometimes I really envy you living with your daughter, Sakura-chan. My Shu-chan has been getting colder and colder lately, and he doesn't like to come see me anymore."

Yusho Sakura asked with slight surprise, "Eh, is that so...?"

"No, didn't you tell me I was bothering you and your husband and that you wanted me to stop coming over too often?!"

Shuya said angrily.

"Calm down, calm down."

Hyakka patted him on the shoulder.

Then, Yusho Sakura's comforting voice rang out. "Oh dear, my Hyakka is pretty much the same. She never talks to me about work, she's so cold~"

"Isn't this just you adopting a laissez-faire approach?! Even if I told you, you just told me to decide for myself, so what's the point of talking to you?!"

Hyakka was furious; her mother had perfectly stepped on her landmine.

"Calm down, calm down."

This time it was Shuya's turn to take pictures of her.

Haruno slammed her hand on the table and laughed, "Are you guys doing manzai here?! It's so funny!"

Shuya didn't have time to pay attention to her angry outburst, because Hanazawa Sakura had already continued complaining:

"Shu-chan has always been aloof. Let me tell you, he didn't even notice when we moved. He just lived his life on his own, Sakura-chan. Do you think that's reasonable?"

"That does sound a bit..."

"---This is absolutely blatant distortion of the truth."

Shuya felt that his reputation had been unfairly damaged.

They were the ones who didn't tell him they had moved, but now it's all his fault.

Good heavens, Shuya could only say "good heavens."