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Volume 82: Chapter I won’t be an ordinary JK anymore, brother!

Lin You took Yao Lenai's phone, unlocked it, and found hundreds of unread messages piled up in the chat app.

This stray cat is obviously super cool and overly popular?

Wonderful popularity.

Classmates from school, partners from clubs, acquaintances from the band...

There were many short messages that were sent one-sidedly. Yao Lenai, who was not very good at using smartphones, just glanced at them on the lock screen and ignored them.

"I rejected the invitation to form a band for you, replied 'read' to the expired message, and accepted the message about feeding you snacks...and some classmates asked why you didn't go to school?" Lin You asked, skillfully operating Yao Lenai's phone.

"Ah... I forgot."

Yao Lenai said lightly.

She probably really forgot that she needed to go to school. She was so relaxed, her expression was indifferent and unchanged. At first glance, she looked a little cold - as cold as a cat.

Lin You raised his eyes and looked at the girl who looked like a cat. She tilted her head, looking relaxed and at ease, without any guilt or remorse.

It's really unbearable.

Why are there so many troubled girls around me who don’t go to school?

By the way, Chitsuka and Takina are Lycoris. All members of Lycoris are orphans and do not have household registration. It seems that they do not go to school?

Lin You glanced at Qianshu who was lazily lying on the table, fishing, with her jade feet shaking under the table. On the other side, Takina had a somewhat unnatural expression and was wiping the table top that had already been clean again and again.

As for Yuki, she was holding his phone, replying to messages—Yuigahama Yui, Kasumigaoka Utaha, and the like. She seemed to be very interested in the women around her brother, trying to play the role of brother, but Kasumigaoka saw through it immediately. Yui was a little slower to react, but surprisingly, she didn't fall for it either.

Yuki didn't give up and went to talk to Kato Megumi again.

The result is predictable.

Lin You retracted his gaze, and at this moment, a message came in——

"… I've finished replying. This is, Shiina Ritsuki sent a message saying that your pick was left at RiNG. Cat, have you known Ritsuki that long?"

"know."

Kaname's answer was brief.

The girl seemed to be very frugal with words, and her emotions could not be sensed. Even when Lin You affectionately called her "cat", the girl did not give any obvious reaction.

Yuki, who was almost defeated by Hui, was in a bad mood. She opened her beautiful eyes wide, frowned, and pouted her lips.

Watching in secret, plotting aloud—

"It's actually a nickname? My brother's reality is really a love game! Not only is his phone full of girls, but this mysterious girl is also a bit special. She seems to be a more powerful character than the clumsy Chitsuka..."

Qianzhu: "Stupid?"

"Ayano, update the character data for Kaname Rakuna! Also, who is Shiina Riki? Check it out!"

Ayano: "Yes, Ms. Yuki!"

Lin You: “…”

"Help me get it back." Yao Lenai said again.

"what?"

"Plectrum."

"...I'll ask for you when I pass by there."

Lin You had been to the cafe and livehouse called "RiNG" a few times, but his relationship with Shiina Ritsuki was just a passing familiarity. After all, Ritsuki was only a part-time worker and wasn't very good at entertaining guests, always giving strangers a cold shoulder.

"In this way... all the messages have been replied to."

Asking Lenai to take her phone back, she hummed softly, her expression like a lake on a quiet night, a rude girl who wouldn't say thank you. However, after she put away her phone, she said lightly:

"You's song is very nice."

"...You heard it too? Last night's livestream shouldn't have been that popular, right?" Lin You was a little surprised. "No, you could tell I was 'Kasugano Yuu'?"

Kaname nodded.

He looked so calm, as if asking why he couldn't hear it.

No, there are quite a lot of people who can't hear it, after all, Eriri can't hear it...

Hearing this, Qian Shu raised his hands and said, "I had suspected Lin You was 'Kasugano Yuu' before he revealed his identity... After all, Yuu's live broadcasts back then were mostly just gossip and drawings, unlike now, where he even sings!"

"Lin You, I heard you sing too. Your singing is really beautiful, it's simply heavenly!"

Lin You: "Do you also want to be a school idol?"

"Eh?"

Qianzhu blinked, "What school idol? I just think Lin You's singing is unexpectedly good, especially the song "Youxinlun"... Takina has also heard it!"

The girl with warm golden hair spoke in a cute tone. She was a little shy, which was rare for her. Her palm gently covered her towering left breast, as if she was thinking about something... Then, when Lin You cast an inquiring gaze at her, she immediately threw out Takina as a shield.

"I did hear it... because of what happened to Mr. You before, I was a little concerned."

Takina nodded honestly.

Lin You looked at the straight black hair that frankly admitted to it and thought: Takina probably still wants to return to DA and find a place to stay, but she is a little shaken and confused. Qianzhu seems to be thinking about something strange too...

Place your palms over your heart.

——The mechanical heart has no heartbeat.

Am I overthinking it?

Yesterday, in addition to "Youxinlun," he also sang "Heartbeat Number 0822." The latter song was even more famous in his previous life, with over a million plays on Niconico and earning the title of Vocaloid Legend. It's even... a love song written by the author, 蝶々P, for his girlfriend.

"Qianzhu, really down there."

"Huh? Why are you suddenly saying that to me... and in front of my little sister..."

Qianshu opened her eyes wide, pouted her rosy lips, and questioned Lin You.

Girl, so sweet.

People who sing sad songs are generally not sad.

Lin You said, "...Qian Shu, the last day for DA to renew your ID is coming soon. I'll go with you and check your heart while I'm there."

“Oh…eh? Eh?”

The girl's reaction was just as Yuki had commented: stupid.

Lin You pushed her face away and said, "It's almost LycoReco's opening time, stop hanging around here."

If a high school girl was seen working in a coffee shop all day, she would definitely be criticized, so on weekdays, Chizuka and Takina mostly worked shifts outside of business hours.

just now.

With eyes flickering and a heavy heart, she and Takina ran to the training range in the basement of LycoReco.

Kaname Lenai stayed leisurely, enjoying the snacks fed by Lin You, and then Youxi also tried to feed it out of curiosity. The stray cat girl accepted it with peace of mind, and lazily lay around in the cafe, like a mascot.

"My brother has a pet girl at home, but I didn't expect he has another pet cat roaming around outside..." Yuki complained.

Lin You ignored it.

My sister always makes strange complaints of one kind or another, and now she says coquettishly, I am my brother’s only pet!

Not only does she want to be the only sister, but she also rejects Sagiri who has overlapping attributes. Now she is also jealous of Kaname Rakuna and Mashiro's positions?

Lin You still rubbed his sister's head and comforted her perfunctorily.

"Hey, hey, brother... Well, let me say this in advance. If you think that touching a girl's head can make her happy, you are totally wrong. Hehe, this is a big misunderstanding of otakus, onii-sama!" Yuki said seriously, raising her eyebrows.

"Then I won't touch you anymore."

"Hey, but I'll be happy! Hey, touch me quickly~ Touch me a few more times~~!"

Yuki said this while lowering her body slightly, grabbing the table with both hands and repeatedly leaning her head forward.

"..."

"Wow~~"

Ignoring Lin You's disgusted look, Youxi made a stiff sound of happiness, jumped for joy, and raised her head, forcing Lin You to touch her head, grinning happily... Just like petting the kind of friendly dog ​​at her grandparents' house?

Lin You remembered one thing: there was indeed a dog in his hometown.

It was the little female dog Yuki and he had picked up when they were little. Its pure white fur had made the then-middle-aged Yuki think she'd found a mythical creature, and she named it "Lir." However, it wasn't lively, didn't look like Yuki, and didn't live up to her expectations, growing up to become Fenrir, the giant wolf from Norse mythology.

How could he possibly grow up to be Fenrir?

Lin You smiled slightly and patted his sister's head gently.

Lena and Ayano were left alone. LycoReco, now open on a weekday, began to see customers. Kurumi and Mizuki Nakahara politely greeted them, and the atmosphere inside the shop became quiet, with a hint of bustle.

An unpopular coffee shop sometimes seems like an oasis lost in the desert, yet with customers coming and going, it has a rare sense of the everyday world.

Kaname Lenai tilted her head, pursed her lips, and gazed at the displays and customers of LycoReco with her quiet and beautiful heterochromatic eyes.

Some are like solitary stray cats who observe humans.

Lin You glanced at her and said:

"Even though I was interrupted by Neko-chan just now, it seems Chitsuka and Takina are free for the time being... What do you want to do next, Yuki?"

Youxi squeezed next to Lin You, sat on a chair, hugged his arm, and thought carefully for a while.

"Do a—mmmm."

Lin You grabbed his sister's cheek, easily grasping the chin of her small oval face. "I advise you to think it over carefully before speaking properly."

Yuki nodded vigorously.

"Then... let's continue. I want to meet all the women around my brother offline."

"?"

"Ayano's research alone isn't comprehensive enough. Chitsuka, for example, turned out to be rather clumsy. Takina, while quiet, seems to have a straightforward, cold, black, straight hair..."

Yuki spoke slowly, looking like he knew everything about it.

Lin You: “…”

Ayano bowed her head and admitted her mistake seriously, saying that she was not capable enough to help the young lady.

"No, no, no... Ayano is already very capable, but she's still a little lacking in other senses of the word." Yuki shook his head and joked in a very unconventional way.

"Excuse me... Ms. Yuki, in what specific area are you not competent?" Ayano looked inquiring.

"Ahem, you'll know this later!"

Yuki forced herself to explain, her pretty face slightly flushed and her eyes twinkling. She fed a dorayaki to the obedient Kaname Rakuna and nodded in satisfaction.

seem.

Just for a little while.

A girl named Yuki Suho has mastered the personality and behavior of a girl named Kaname Rakuna. Yuki finds her not threatening, but rather interesting.

Yuki: "Interesting woman."

Kaname Lenai: "Interesting woman."

Yuki: "?"

Kaname Lenai: “Ahh——”

Click.

Maomao bit into the crispy snack, her moist pink lips moved, and cream overflowed from the corners of her mouth.

Chew slowly and focus on your food.

He had just said "interesting woman" out of the blue, but now he was eating greedily and obediently as if nothing had happened.

Yuki suddenly laughed: "Hahaha, so the girls in the band are really interesting. I decided not to be hostile to them anymore!"

Lin You: “…”

You sound like you decided not to destroy humans because you thought they were interesting...

I really can’t stand my chuunibyou sister.