Yuan Yuyuan didn't stop just because Horikita Suzune had fallen into thought. "Suzune, I'm telling you all this because I want you to understand that no older brother in the world would be ashamed of his younger sister for not living up to expectations. Take me, for example. I want Yuye to grow up freely and become the adult she wants to be, not force herself into a mold carved in my image and become another me."
"Your brother is the same. He's just emotionally clueless. Look at Tachibana—she's had a crush on him for ages, but he still treats her like a subordinate every day as if nothing's going on. You think he hasn't noticed? That's impossible. He just doesn't know how to express himself. Whether it's Tachibana's affection or your admiration as his younger sister, he can never respond properly. So he chose to give Tachibana the cold shoulder, and the things he said and did to make you give up... They really were excessive, but that was the best solution he could think of."
"Stop..." Horikita Suzune's voice was hoarse. Everything that had happened today had come as too much of a shock. Her brother had said she was his disgrace, yet his friend said he had only wanted her to give up. She didn't know what to do anymore.
"Was I really wrong?"
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"If we're being honest, he was too quick to judge. He clearly hadn't considered that you were just a child back then. Saying that would only make you more defiant."
"If possible, could you arrange another meeting with my brother?"
Yuan Yuyuan looked at the dejected Horikita Suzune and cruelly refused her request. "It's not time yet. Let's talk again once you've really thought it through."
With that, he stood and headed toward the dormitory, clumsily imitating Manabu Horikita's final scene. "If you want to truly understand your brother, try growing up."
Yuan Yuyuan left, leaving Horikita Suzune sitting there in a daze. After an unknown amount of time, she got up and left too. Yuan Yuyuan was right: she would have to grow up. Whatever the truth was, she hoped to mature enough to face her brother.
First Semester: Chapter 34
Chapter Thirty-Two: Honami Seems Too Focused on Her Career and Neglecting Me
[Ugh, Horikita's making me go call those idiots again. And she said something about how it'd be bad if they didn't have an answer later. Is she dead or something? Why doesn't she go call them herself? This is so annoying! So, so annoying!]
Yuan Yuyuan saw that Kushida, who complained to him every day, had finally brought him some useful information. He secretly reassured himself that his efforts hadn't been in vain.
[Those three idiots from last time? She really is growing.]
[Hey, whose side are you on? Didn't you say you'd help her change classes? I'm so sick of seeing her every day.]
[Unread.]
Kushida Kikyo's fists clenched. The social butterfly fired off messages at an unprecedented speed, demanding an explanation from Yuan Yuyuan.
[What do you mean by that? We agreed on this back then. Are you going back on your word now?]
[Don't worry. For various reasons, that plan's been put on hold indefinitely. We'll have to think of another way.]
[I don't care! Then hurry up and think of something. Just looking at that woman makes me feel sick.]
Yuan Yuyuan's head was spinning. He had to help Manabu Horikita set Horikita Suzune straight, and help Kushida deal with Horikita Suzune. At this rate, he'd turn into a two-faced villain himself. But for now, he still had to keep this two-faced villain in check... His head was spinning even more.
[Don't rush me. I'll tell you as soon as I think of something. For now, keep her in check. Also, let me know when it's happening and if anything unusual comes up in the meantime.]
Kushida Kikyo was unhappy, but she knew she'd pretty much reached the limit of how much she could complain. If she dared to rebel, Yuan Yuyuan would definitely make an example of her. She didn't dare test his limits.
[Got it.]
Yuan Yuyuan didn't reply to Kushida again. He was lying on his bed, zoning out. He'd been prepared for this, but this school was far too much trouble.
The days after he received the information were almost too uneventful. He wasn't sure which part of Horikita Suzune's plan had gone wrong, but it took another week before Yuan Yuyuan received any more useful information.
That day, Yuan Yuyuan was replying to Kushida Kikyo's complaints as usual when he learned that their study session would be held in the library after school. Yuan Yuyuan thought it over. Class B was meeting around that time too, so he might as well go. Last time, he'd gotten so caught up talking with Kamuro that he'd completely forgotten about it. Was this all part of Kamuro's calculations? Either way, he refused to believe it was his fault.
Besides, he had a feeling about Horikita Suzune... He couldn't say he looked down on her, but he didn't believe she would invite the Idiot Trio without some outside influence. Manabu Horikita would have asked him before doing something like that, so it was probably Ayanokoji, unable to stand idly by, who had stepped in.
After school, Yuan Yuyuan called out to the angel herself. "Honami, are you going to the library? Let's go together."
"Of course! Let's go."
And so the two of them, along with Himeno and Kanzaki, brought Ichinose's babies to the library. On the way, Yuan Yuyuan noticed that Ichinose wanted to say something to him, but seemed to decide against it because there were too many people around.
Following the principle that fewer complications were better, Yuan Yuyuan didn't press her. Everyone found seats in the library, and he started tutoring some of the students who were struggling. After all, if he hadn't come, he could have claimed he'd been busy with class affairs. But now that he was here, doing nothing would invite criticism.
However, he kept most of his attention on Class D's study session. After a while, some of Class D's idiots seemed to be disturbing the Class C students at the next table. When one of the Class C students learned they were from Class D, he taunted them. "It's great that this school sorts people into classes based on ability. I couldn't stand studying with bottom-dwellers like you."
Yuan Yuyuan frowned at that. He didn't really understand, but he was deeply shocked.
He took a closer look. Sure enough, the one picking a fight was Yamawaki, the troublemaker from Class C. Was he trying to see who was worse? Anyone who didn't know better would think he was from Class A.
Unlike Yuan Yuyuan, who was just watching the show, Sudo couldn't stand Yamawaki looking down on him. He jumped to his feet and shouted, "What did you say?"
"I'm just telling the truth, so don't get angry. If you resort to violence on campus, who knows how much it'll affect your points evaluation? Oh, I'm sorry—I forgot Class D was already at the bottom. I guess it doesn't matter even if you care. And if you start a violent incident, you might even get expelled."
"Fine! Bring it on!"
Their contest over who was worse was already disrupting Class B's study session, and the people nearby were all looking toward Class D. Yuan Yuyuan shook his head. That monkey sure was loud. Was he trying to imitate Zhang Fei? Still, Yuan Yuyuan remained unmoved. He knew their argument hadn't reached the boiling point yet.
Unfortunately, Horikita Suzune couldn't stand watching any longer. First she stopped Sudo... then she jumped into the argument herself.
Yuan Yuyuan had no interest in their childish back-and-forth, with one side mocking the other for being worse and the other claiming they were all just as bad. It was only when Sudo finally lost patience and grabbed Yamawaki by the collar that Ichinose realized things were getting serious and hurried over to stop them. Yuan Yuyuan sighed. Every time he saw that redhead, some kind of violent incident seemed to break out. Even so, he followed.
Ichinose, who had arrived first, seemed to have the situation under control. At that moment, she was reprimanding...
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