"..."

Kato Yusuke narrowed his eyes slightly and stared expressionlessly at Tonya Aki, who was not far away, without speaking.

An Yilun did not dare to look at him, but instead turned his gaze to the person next to him.

"...Although this may be me meddling, senior Shiyu should feel the same way, right?"

"--oh?"

Shiyu raised his eyebrows slightly when his name was called, but did not answer the question immediately.

She first glanced at Kato Yusuke, who was silent, and Eiri, who was stunned on the spot, and then looked at Aki Rinya with interest.

"Yes~ If you really want to say it, I am indeed a little angry."

"That's really it, isn't it? Right——!?"

An Yilun also asked overjoyed, making several girls who saw his expression at this moment startled.

Shiyu continued calmly: "You seem to have misunderstood me. When I said angry in the last sentence, I didn't mean I was angry with Yu-chan?"

"Eh--?"

"On the contrary, it's you, classmate An Yi Ethical."

The girl's smile suddenly turned cold, and she said word by word: "What qualifications do you have to accuse Yu-chan from the moral high ground?"

"What……?"

The unexpected reaction made An Yilun open his mouth in shock and subconsciously defended:

"But, but -! As a girl, wouldn't Senior Shiyu be angry?"

"Sigh...I always feel like I've been completely looked down upon."

"……What?"

Shiyu deliberately sighed heavily and said, "Let's not talk about whether I want to be angry or not. Why do you think I don't know about Yu-chan going to Sawamura's house?"

"ah??"

"Basically, Yuu-chan told me about this the moment he received the invitation from the Sawamura family."

"——!"

An Yilun also suddenly showed an expression of disbelief, while Shiyu continued.

"Moreover, I not only knew that he stayed at Sawamura's house that night, but I also knew that Shinjoka and Xiaoyu also went there together.

Rather, I had already expected that the three of them would spend the holidays together.

I'm just angry because my boyfriend went to another girl's house to celebrate the festival, went to worship with others, stayed overnight, etc... I'm not that superficial."

Coincidentally, a sentence emerged in the minds of several people present at the same time:

——"This person definitely cares a lot!"

Mayu Sagara and Dekai Hashima sat in their seats with lowered eyebrows and remained silent for a while.

Hui's eyes wandered between the several parties involved, and then he pondered for a moment.

"Well~~ Aki-san probably doesn't know, but Shinjou-san posted a photo with Eiriri and Xiaoyu on New Year's Eve? So I think this is a misunderstanding~"

As she spoke, she took out her mobile phone to retrieve the photos from that time, and took the initiative to show them at the scene.

"Here, it's this photo ~ Shinjou-san posted it on LINE."

"--Well?"

An Yilun also blinked twice in confusion. After seeing the scene on the screen clearly, he seemed to have his neck stuck, and was speechless for a long time.

after awhile.

"...Sorry, everyone."

He rubbed his eyebrows with one hand, "I've been staying up late typing code in the past few days, so I'm in a bit of a bad state. Please allow me to take a day off today..."

Regardless of the reaction of the remaining people, he turned around and left after saying this.

◇

It's dusk.

Kato Yusuke led Shiyu back to his apartment.

——"I have something to discuss with you, Yuu-chan. Let's go to your house together."

For this reason, the girl unilaterally announced her decision to come to his home, and Kato Yusuke did not refuse.

Rather, he actually expected that this might happen, and it would be strange if Shiyu didn't ask anything.

Just like that, the two of them entered the room together.

"Senior, please sit down for a moment. I will suck the hair in the room and then make coffee for you."

"Otherwise, that's fine. I'll vacuum the floor for you, and you can just go make coffee."

"……is this okay?"

"In terms of efficiency, this is the highest, right?"

"I'm not talking about that..."

Kato Yusuke looked at the graceful girl in front of him and said thoughtfully: "With all due respect, senior sister doesn't look like she knows how to clean a room."

"I pinch!"

"Hiss~ It hurts."

"Who told you to suddenly say such rude words?"

Shiyu retracted the two fingers pinching his flanks, puffed up his cheeks slightly and muttered: "... Even I can do such a small thing well."

"Then let's change it. Can the senior sister make coffee for us?"

"Huh? Are you questioning my ability?"

"No." Kato Yusuke smiled gently: "I just suddenly want to drink the coffee made by my senior sister, can't you?"

"...?"

Shiyu blinked twice very quickly, feeling a little uneasy because of his smile, and replied with a blushing face:

"...My skills are not very good. At most, I can give you the taste I am used to."

"Well, that's fine."

"Oh...you're not picky, then I'll make coffee."

The girl said, turned around and walked to the kitchen, getting busy.

Kato Yusuke took the vacuum cleaner from the corner and started cleaning.

In order to appease the black cat that was running around chasing the vacuum cleaner, he also opened a can of canned cat food as a snack, which finally calmed the little guy down.

He had just finished dealing with the black cat when a girl's inquiry came from the kitchen.

"Yu-chan, where did you put the cup?"

"It's in the cabinet on the left above. You can see it when you open it."

"knew."

"Do you need me to get it?"

"No, I can get it...eh——?"

"Any questions?"

"...Is this mug here a new one you bought?"

Kato Yusuke turned around and saw that the Hermès mug he was holding was in his hand.

"Oh...that cup was a Christmas gift from Ms. Kosaka. I haven't used it yet."

"Miss Kousaka..."

Shiyu narrowed his eyes slightly and said calmly and sarcastically: "Hmm~~Are you really not picky?"

Kato Yusuke smiled bitterly and replied in embarrassment: "...Can you not use such a malicious term?"

"I can't stand it."

Shiyu said and sighed: "There is obviously a beautiful girl in front of you who you can take advantage of, so why do you choose to stay far away from her?"

After hearing her words, Kato Yusuke scratched his cheek, "Generally speaking... would anyone praise themselves for their beauty?"

"Um?"

The girl stepped forward and stopped in front of him at a distance that was almost touching each other's bodies. Then she tilted her head slightly and asked deliberately:

"Then tell me, am I not beautiful?"

"..."

The sudden distance made Kato Yusuke take half a step back unconsciously.

Seeing this, Shiyu made a charming and seductive voice: "Eh? Are you shy?"

"Basically, this is a normal human reaction."

"Hey~? So are you excited?"
To be continued...