Yukinoshita Haruno: This Is Great-I Want an Older Brother Too! Paying Back 5,000 Words! (Continued)

So the most direct way to deal with it was still to find a suitable person to talk to.

But finding a suitable candidate was difficult. It had to be someone who posed no threat to her, could keep each other in check, and would not betray her.

And from the looks of it now—

This guy really got it.

Not only had he seen through her false persona, he had also seen through her thoughts. He was even... an experienced listener.

His girlfriend must have been really lucky.

Thinking that—

"I really have run into a problem," Haruno said. "Lately, a lot of boys have been pursuing me."

"..." Hachiman.

Huh?

Being liked was a problem too?

Then Haruno continued, "Using what we were just discussing as an example, Hachiman, what do you think I should do to stop being bored? Or rather, can you think of a way to save me?"

She was not the type to simply admit defeat because someone had hit the mark.

Even if the other person was right.

She was the eldest daughter of the Yukino family and Yukino's older sister, but she had also been chosen by her mother as the family heir. She represented the Yukino family, so she faced society head-on, attended all kinds of high-class gatherings, and came into contact with all sorts of people.

Being sociable.

That was the standard for becoming an heir, so that was the path she had chosen as well...

Unlike her mother, who had become a member of the upper class after completely losing herself, Haruno was only eighty percent there. On one hand, she worked hard to maintain her image. On the other, she hoped that her true side—the dark side beneath the persona of everyone's beloved idol—would not be discovered.

And