A youth story of a passerby at the end of the world

Chapter 105: Baiyin, Go Confess Your Love

Ah~ Ah~, Kaguya-sama, you immediately gave yourself away when you were teased.

Hayasaka Ai leaned against the door of the student council room, her head against the door, and sighed inwardly.

She always struggles to remain calm when dealing with the people around her.

It wasn't that obvious a long time ago, no, it wasn't even that noticeable a year ago, but it got worse and worse after I met Guild Master Shirogane.

That supposedly perfect method for ordinary people... in reality, Kaguya-sama considers everyone except those around her to be ordinary people.

Aside from the Shinomiya main family, whom they were extremely hostile to, no one else escaped this assessment; even Shirogane was viewed this way before he became the top student in his grade.

When formulating this plan, a sense of guilt towards Guild Master Shirogane must have arisen in her heart: "The guild master is working so hard, yet she made decisions on her own without permission."

Even if we succeed, is it really a good thing?

This feeling arose naturally, and since she hadn't explicitly rejected the other party, Kaguya-sama considered herself neutral but biased towards them.

Simply put, when a quarrel breaks out, this inflated balloon will burst with the slightest poke.

"Yes, if that's what you want." The voice from inside the door almost made Hayasaka Ai bump her head on the door.

"R-Really?" Kaguya Shinomiya asked, trying to calm herself down and confirming again and again.

“No problem.” Uesugi Genshin closed the wooden box on the table facing him and stepped back. “As for these things, please take them back.”

"Eh..." Kaguya Shinomiya was taken aback at first, then quickly pushed it back, "You can't take back a gift that's already been given away..."

“No,” he interrupted, then continued, “Friendship is a selfless exchange between two equals.”

Uesugi Genshin's grip held the wooden box firmly in place, preventing it from moving an inch in front of the other person. "This is exactly the result I initially hoped to see."

The implication is that the other person's behavior might tarnish the relationship, and if that's what the other person expects, then he'll accept it.

The force from the other side lessened, and Uesugi Genshin withdrew his hand, straightening his back. "Vice President, just show these to President Shirogane and tell him I have no objections."

He stood up, picked up the knife from the table, and hung it back on his waist. "Then I'll take my leave."

Kaguya Shinomiya was left alone in the student council room. She tried to pull her hand back, but it froze in mid-air, trembling slightly.

After closing the door, Uesugi Genshin raised an eyebrow and looked at Hayasaka Ai, who was leaning against the wall on his left.

The two walked side by side for a distance, and Uesugi Genshin joked, "Eavesdropping is not a good thing."

"What do you see in me?" Hayasaka Ai didn't answer the question, but instead asked it.

"Hmm~" Uesugi Genshin rubbed his neck with his hand. "It's about ability and character. I need a responsible and capable deputy to help me with the paperwork of the executive department and to work together on missions. That way, I won't even have to write my own action reports. Just then, you appeared."

"......" That's too much!

However... this also means that she directly entered the upper echelons of Soubu High and came into contact with important matters.

This is an unimaginable burden, accompanied by a heavy trust, just as this person previously stated that she was trustworthy, and that is exactly what she is doing now.

"And I like to drink coffee."

"Is that the reason?" How did this person know she could make coffee? "Then why did you give up?"

"So that's the younger sister you were talking about?" Uesugi Genshin asked back. "Ah~, if you personally don't want to, then I won't force you to do anything."

"..." It wasn't that she was unwilling; she genuinely felt that staying on the other side would be of greater help to Kaguya-sama, rather than watching her work hard alongside President Shirogane every day, listening to her complaints at night, while she herself mostly did nothing.

Hayasaka Ai sighed deeply, twirling a strand of hair with her fingers. Suddenly, a sense of guilt welled up inside her. She had clearly said in Chiba that she didn't object, but now this person was interpreting it as her unwillingness.

"She depends on you a lot."

These words caused Hayasaka Ai's mind to go blank. She stopped in her tracks, frozen in place, her fingers tightly gripping her hair.

"?" Uesugi Genshin turned slightly, looking at Hayasaka Ai, who hadn't followed for some reason. "What's wrong?"

She pursed her lips tightly, her hands clenching into fists as if making a firm decision, "If..."

"If Kaguya, Shinomiya, and President Shirogane can become a couple, then I will go with you."

Kaguya-sama has two people she can rely on, but she has no one at all, even though she longs to...

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"I'd worry about her if she didn't have a man to rely on." This was Hayasaka Ai's dilemma.

That night, Uesugi Genshin, who was sleeping with Shirogane Miyuki, suddenly said, "Shirogane."

"Hmm?" As soon as Shirogane Yuuki put his head on the pillow, all the fatigue rushed to his head, and a feeling of dizziness and drowsiness surged up instantly.

The two of them huddled under the covers on the floor. To ensure that the busiest student council members could get a good rest, they each had their own room.

Therefore, instead of sleeping in the same room with Kasumigaoka Utaha and Kato Megumi, Uesugi Genshin chose to sleep next to Shirogane Miyuki under the pretext of sleeping side by side.

"Go and confess to Shinomiya."

"!" The drowsiness that had been rising within him vanished, and Shirogane Miyuki suddenly sat up.

"What are you saying?!"

Uesugi Genshin didn't even glance at him, and pulled the blanket up a little higher. "I'll talk about the person I want to invite."

"explain?"

"Tell me, you're worried about Kaguya Shinomiya. If you can date her, then come with me."

"How did this get involved with me?!" Shirogane Miyuki was getting a little frustrated by this way of throwing questions at him.

"Because the other person is someone close to Vice President Shinomiya, go and confess."

"No!" Shirogane Miyuki refused decisively. "By the way, who is that person? Secretary Fujiwara?"

There was no answer. Uesugi Genshin asked, "Why don't you confess? What are you struggling with?"

This question struck a chord with him. Ignoring the other's evasiveness, Shirogane Miyuki clenched his fists and roared out his hesitation, "What if we fail!?"

"How could you possibly fail? You're the only boy Kaguya Shinomiya is close to!" Uesugi Genshin coaxed.

"Is that so?" Shirogane Miyuki raised his head, which was covered by his hands.

"Hmm, think about it carefully."

"No, that's not right. It's because I'm the student council president. As the vice president, she'll definitely have some interaction with me in our work," Shirogane Miyuki retorted.

"Are you still saying these things now? There's no doubt that the other person likes you."

"Where did you get this from...?" Shirogane Miyuki realized what was happening and grabbed Uesugi Genshin's blanket. "Could it be someone close to the Shinomiya who said this?"

"Hmm." Uesugi Gen casually pulled at the blanket, not wanting the other to pull it away, and said, "You're right."

"But, but..." Shirogane Miyuki still couldn't muster the courage for this once-in-a-lifetime event.

"Can't you be a little more manly?" Uesugi Genshin urged. "You've been through life and death before."

People who risk their lives to go out every day, and have that kind of awareness, really shouldn't be afraid.

Shirogane Miyuki understood.

"Sure enough, it still doesn't work!"

"you!"

Chapter 106: Pure White Bellflowers and the Refined Gerbera

As a result, he spent an entire night trying to persuade Shirogane Miyuki, but to no avail.

I slowly stretched, the morning air was so fresh, and my weary heart relaxed a lot.

How should Uesugi Genshin respond if his confession is rejected?

There is no solution to this problem.

The originally stable situation fell apart because of his own romantic feelings for his children.

Due to being busy, Shirogane Miyuki, who had been putting things off for a long time, has chosen to put them off again.

According to Uesugi Genshin, the heavy pressure completely suppressed his sexuality.

When reason prevails, the consequence of weighing the pros and cons is endless hesitation.

It's definitely going to work out. She really likes you. No matter how much he, an outsider, says it, it's not very convincing.

It's more like an encouragement, although that's certainly true.

Why do people confess their feelings? Why are they bound by such formalities? Why do they restrict others?

Because it's about enjoying the process of love.

Emotional wounds are a more painful form of heartache than the scars of war, which is why they inspire fear.

"Are you leaving?" The unfamiliar man's voice was very distinctive, a deep and weathered one that you would definitely remember the next time you heard it.

Uesugi Genshin didn't slow down his hand as he wiped the car window; his rolled-up sleeves revealed his well-defined muscles. "Yeah, I have a little something to take care of."

The newcomer was a middle-aged man with very deep nasolabial folds, and the fierce look on his face made it seem as if the world owed him 5 million.

Her golden, tousled hair and blue eyes resembled someone, but her face, full of stories, didn't seem to remind her of that.

"Really? You're busy too." The uncle looked around. "It's so early in the morning, there's not a single person around except the two of us."

"Leaving earlier will save us a lot of trouble, and we might be back by the afternoon." Hayasaka Ai also relayed this to Utaha and Kato.

"I see." He nodded in understanding.

The man added, "Speaking of which, my daughter is a fan of yours."

"Really?" It doesn't seem like it...

"So..." He pulled a small notebook and pen from his pocket, "Could you give me an autograph?"

"An autograph? I'm not an idol star, forget it." Uesugi Genshin shook his head and refused.

After wiping the car with the towel, I folded it up and then used it to wipe the rearview mirror.

"How humble." Although his tone was flat, you could hear the admiration in his words.

"However, you have already been regarded as a faith by others. Every move you make conveys a firm belief and spiritual support, and may be the force that makes others stronger."

As if chatting casually, he talked about his family, "My daughter is going through a rebellious phase now. She keeps everything to herself and doesn't talk about it, but she doesn't pass on her bad mood to her family every day. If something really happens or she's in a bad mood, she'll just cry secretly in bed. So I want to do something for my daughter."

“Alright.” Uesugi Genshin reached out and took the notebook and pen. “Uncle, your daughter must be a beautiful and kind person.”

"Hmm, enough to make me complacent." His tone remained unchanged as the man took back the notebook, glanced at it, and said, "Have you studied calligraphy? The characters are beautiful, slender, and powerful. Hmm, and they're Chinese characters too."

He immediately recognized that it wasn't katakana, but kanji; his keen eye is truly remarkable.

"Yes."

Then Uesugi Genshin drew out a wakizashi from the inside of his clothes. The scabbard was an understated black with pure white bellflower patterns on it.

"Give this to your daughter."

The offered power was not to be refused, so he accepted it without hesitation, looked down at the wakizashi, then looked up at the young man in front of him, "Is it alright?"

"Ah, no problem." Uesugi Genshin chuckled.

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"President," Kaguya Shinomiya said, serving the black tea, "did that guest say anything to you last night?"

These words sent a chill down Shirogane Miyuki's spine.

No, no, no, it's impossible that the Fourth Palace would know about this.

His heart was pounding, and he desperately tried to suppress his trembling hands.

They spent the whole night discussing whether or not he should confess his feelings to Shinomiya.

"What are you talking about?" Without showing any emotion, Shirogane Miyuki took a seemingly calm sip of tea, then put the teacup down; if he picked it up again, he would give himself away.

How should I begin with "It's about... it's about..."

Kaguya Shinomiya was troubled. Yesterday, she had acted without permission, but in the end, she hesitated and didn't tell the president. Instead, that person said he wanted to sleep with the president so they could have a proper chat.