Machete Style Anime

"Well, your reasoning does convince me. I'll keep it a secret for you from Yukinoshita."

After finishing their business, Hiratsuka Shizuka remembered something she had just heard and asked curiously, "Kasugano, you just said you're a light novel author. Could you tell me what your works are?"

"...My stepmother's daughter is my ex-girlfriend."

Considering that she had just asked the other party for a favor, Kasugano Mirai hesitated for two seconds before revealing the title of the work.

Upon hearing this, Hiratsuka Shizuka's expression turned somewhat strange: "...As far as I know, Kasugano, you seem to have a younger sister, right?"

"Ah."

"then you…"

"This story is purely fictional; please do not apply it to reality!"

Kasugano Mirai interrupted her before she could finish speaking.

"Didn't that old scoundrel Fushimi write 'Oreimo' and 'Eromanga' even though he didn't have a sister?"

After thinking about it carefully, Hiratsuka Shizuka realized that this was indeed the case, and she did not dwell on the topic any further.

"Is there anything else?"

"Gone."

"Then you can go."

"..."

Kasugano Mirai got up and walked towards the office door. Just as he was about to leave, he paused slightly in his grip on the handle, turned back to Hiratsuka Shizuka and said, "Shizuka-sensei, if you have a craving for cigarettes, chew some gum. It's good for both yourself and others."

With that, he turned the handle and left the office.

In the office, Hiratsuka Shizuka was stunned for a moment when she heard the last sentence, then laughed and scolded, "You brat! Mind your own business first!"

Even so, he pulled his hand out of his pocket.

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Service Department.

Yukino Yukinoshita's return to the activity room alone attracted the attention of the other two.

"Xue, why are you the only one who came back? Where is Kasugano-kun?"

Hachiman Hikigaya had originally intended to ask, but then he suddenly remembered something and remained silent.

Yui Yuigahama was so focused on her friend that she didn't notice his unusual behavior, but Yukino Yukinoshita did.

After thinking for a moment, she asked, "Does Hachiman know something?"

Hachiman Hikigaya originally intended to remain silent and be a nobody, but he didn't expect Yukino Yukinoshita to suddenly approach him.

Since things had come to this point, he could only voice his suspicions.

"I wouldn't say I know, I can only say I have some guesses."

He paused, then recounted the scene that had unfolded in the office: "When Kasugano and I were called to Shizuo-sensei's office, he bowed deeply to avoid joining the Service Club, saying, 'Having wandered half my life, I only regret not having met a wise master…'"

"When I heard him say that he was in charge of applying for event funding, I had some suspicions."

"Now that we see that only you, President, have returned, it confirms this suspicion."

As an artistic young woman, Yukino Yukinoshita immediately understood what Hachiman Hikigaya meant, but some people in the classroom still didn't quite grasp it.

"Ah Xue, what kind of riddle are you and Hachiman talking about? What 'wandering half a lifetime'?"

Although Hachiman Hikigaya wasn't popular in his class, his grades were undeniably excellent.

His Chinese language scores, in particular, were among the best in the class.

Therefore, he naturally had some knowledge of literary masterpieces like the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Yukino Yukinoshita is an artistic girl who reads extensively, so she naturally knows the origin of this quote.

Only Yui Yuigahama, the academically challenged student, was completely baffled.

Therefore, Yukino Yukinoshita had to explain the origin and meaning of this phrase to her friend.

Upon learning the origin of this quote, Yui Yuigahama exclaimed in surprise, "Kasugano-san has this side to her?!"

"Isn't he usually expressionless?!"

Hachiman Hikigaya gave an awkward yet polite smile.

Not to mention Yui Yuigahama, even he was stunned by what he saw back then.

Yukino Yukinoshita remained expressionless, but her mind was racing.

"It seems my skin has become much thicker in this future life."

……

"wrong!"

Recalling their past life's dating experience, the girl gently clenched her teeth, and a faint pink blush appeared on her cheeks.

That guy's skin is naturally thick!

Seeing her friend suddenly blush, Yui asked curiously, "Yuki, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Upon hearing this, Yukino Yukinoshita snapped out of her reverie and said nonchalantly, "It's nothing."

To prevent her friend from asking further questions, she subtly shifted the topic to Kasugano Mirai.

"Hachigaya-kun, I see that you and Kasugano-kun are quite close. How much do you know about him?"

Upon hearing this question, Hachiman Hikigaya's first thought was yesterday's sibling rivalry, and he instinctively said, "You siscon!"

This comment made the other two look at each other with a slightly strange expression.

How dare you judge others like that?

After realizing what he had just said, Hachiman Hikigaya rubbed his nose and remained silent.

—It would be better to kill him than to make him tell others that he and Kasugano Mirai argued for over an hour in public yesterday about whose sister was cuter.

On the surface, the only person who knew anything about Kasugano Mirai refused to speak, and the topic came to an abrupt end.

The Service Department returned to its usual state.

Yukino Yukinoshita returned to her seat and quietly flipped through Mr. Pan's books, Yui Yuigahama was busy maintaining her social media presence on LINE, and Hachiman Hikigaya took out a novel from his bag and read it with great interest.

However, this is only a superficial phenomenon.

At least, Yukino Yukinoshita wasn't actually reading.

"Based on past memories, after more than half a month, it can be concluded that he did not undergo a rebirth like me; he has no memories of his past life."

Thinking of this, the girl's expression became somewhat complicated.

Fortunately, her hair fell down as she looked down at the book, obscuring her face, so no one else noticed.

"That's fine too; I can subtly guide him in the direction I want."

"Meow... Let's start with Meow for now and build a good relationship with him."

"After a few months, once we've gotten to know each other better, I'll find an opportunity to visit where he lives now."

……

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Recalling the pair of fair and delicate hands that appeared in the photo last time, Yukino Yukinoshita felt a slight sense of crisis.

She originally thought that, with the memories of her previous life, winning over Kasugano Mirai in this life would be a piece of cake.

To her surprise, Kasugano Mirai's behavior in this life was completely different from that in the previous life, forcing her to change her plans.

To prevent the plan from collapsing again, the girl did not immediately formulate a new plan, but carefully observed for more than half a month before preparing to take action.

"...After what happened yesterday, I'm sure you've become interested in the future too. You should take that into account when making plans."

……

"Yui's present and future don't intersect much, so there's no need to worry too much for now."

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"Isshiki won't be enrolling until next year. By then, Mirai and I will have already reaffirmed our relationship, and she will no longer pose a threat."

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"Right now, the only thing we need to focus on is the volunteer work at the Chiba Village Forest School this summer, and avoiding too much contact with Rumi Tsurumi in the future."

……

"Speaking of which, does this mean we'll stay in touch with her after this incident?"

……

Let's go back and make a detailed plan.

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The flowers bloom at two ends, one on each side.

The Tokisaki family.

"Nanami, have you noticed that Yoshino has been acting a little strange since yesterday?"

Outside the living room, Tokisaki Kurumi and Nanami were whispering to each other, their eyes occasionally glancing at the sofa.

On the sofa, Yoshino sat there blankly, holding the game controller, letting her game character get killed by monsters.

Seven Sins nodded in agreement with Kurumi Tokisaki's words: "So you noticed too, Kurumi!"

"To be precise, Yoshino started acting a bit strange after Hentai left yesterday."

She paused for a moment, then said softly, "Could it be related to Kurumi from yesterday?"

"Kurumi borrowed Yoshino's phone to send a message to hentai, and Yoshino was afraid that hentai would be angry because of it."

Upon hearing this, Tokisaki Kurumi pondered briefly before gently shaking her head: "Yoshino should know that Mirai-san would never be angry with her over something like this."

"Even if Sang gets angry about this in the future, we can still plead for her."