Chapter 39
Nino's Straight Ball I'll Make Yu Know, I Like Yu More Than Anyone Else!

“Huh? Nakano, I didn't expect you to be here for the haunted house event.”

Ye Shan Junren, who was organizing the participants, noticed Nakano Yu and his sister approaching, and couldn't help but show a surprised expression.

As the third-ranked student in the year at Totsuki High School, he was no stranger to the year's top student, Nakano Yu. A person who always kept to himself at school, even more popular than him at the beginning of the school year. If not for his cold treatment of girls' love letters, he wouldn't have ended up with a bunch of girls who only dared to look at him from afar.

“I'm a little interested. Is this the route map?”

Nakano Yu nodded, saying so, and looked at a notice board next to Ye Shan Junren. It was a detailed map of Nejime Mountain, with a winding red circle centered around the inn, which was probably the route for this haunted house event.

“Yeah, just follow this way. This is a satellite phone, please take it. If something happens or you get lost, you can call for help.”

Ye Shan Junren smiled and handed Nakano Yu a satellite phone, instructing him.

Nodding, the boy took the phone and left with Nino.

Watching the two leave, Tobe Sho scratched his cheek and said,

“I didn't expect that Nakano would be a siscon. He rejected so many confessions before, I thought he didn't like girls.”

“Don't spread such rumors.”

Ye Shan Junren shook his head, knocking Tobe Sho on the head.

On Nakano Yu's side, not long after leaving the starting point, a mountain breeze blew towards him, and it was actually quite pleasant.

“Hey, Yu, are you scared?”

Holding Nakano Yu's hand, Nino looked at the boy with a sideways glance. Seeing that Nakano Yu was relaxed, she couldn't help but ask.

“Huh? Nino, are you sure you know what you're saying?”

Hearing this, Nakano Yu looked at Nino with a dumbfounded expression. This girl must have forgotten who cut down an evil spirit with two swords two days ago? She was actually asking him this question.

“No! No, no, it's not… it's just that, I didn't know what to talk to Yu about for a while.”

Nino realized her mistake at this point, and quickly waved her hands in explanation.

It was just that her mind was blank. For Nakano Yu, some small monsters in the mountains wouldn't be scary at all, but for her, she was afraid of the dark to begin with, and after what happened the other day, she was even more afraid of such deserted night roads. If not for being able to spend time alone with Nakano Yu, she wouldn't have come even if she died!

Seeing the girl's appearance, Nakano Yu couldn't help but smile.

Seeing Nakano Yu suddenly smile mysteriously, Nino's cheeks flushed red, and she raised her hand to punch Nakano Yu's shoulder. This punch was more like a gesture of affection:

“Yu, you idiot! Seriously, you're even laughing at me!”

“Nino hasn't changed at all, just like when you were little.”

Rubbing Nino's head, Nakano Yu said with a smile.

When she was younger, Nino was very… straightforward? Her personality was like that too. She would often get into fights with her four sisters over disagreements. Back then, Nakano Yu would watch the drama with a glass of juice in hand, and wait until they all went back to their rooms before going to comfort each of them one by one.

After all, Nino's personality is such that if you try to persuade her while she's in a bad mood, she might feel wronged.

“Humph~ Yu is the same as before.”

Nino snorted, seemingly dissatisfied, and retorted.

“Of course, no matter how you change, I'll always be like this.”

Nakano Yu nodded, saying so matter-of-factly.

Hearing this, Nino was stunned, her expression paused involuntarily.

“Speaking of which, Nino, what do you plan to do when you grow up? Your current grades, you might not be able to get into college.”

Nakano Yu glanced at the stars in the sky. On that vast night sky, countless stars twinkled, reflected in the young man's brilliant purple eyes. For a moment, the boy's eyes were like a galaxy.

Looking at the boy's profile, Nino was stunned, subconsciously stammering a reply:

“I… I want to be with Yu forever.”

As soon as the words left her mouth, Nino realized her words were wrong. She was about to explain, but the boy just happened to turn his head, their eyes met, and before Nino could react, Nakano Yu's words reached her ears:

“Of course, Nino is so bad-tempered, she won't be able to get married.”

“Huh?! I'm a pretty girl after all! Why am I not marriageable in Yu's eyes?!”

Hearing this, Nino's face immediately turned red. Of course, it was because of anger, she was extremely dissatisfied and defended herself.

“Whoa!”

Just then, a student behind Nino, wearing a white robe, with pale makeup, and shining a flashlight under her face, suddenly popped out from the bushes, scaring Nino's face pale, and she burrowed into Nakano Yu's arms.

“Yu! There's, there's a ghost!”

Holding onto the boy, Nino yelled.

The student, seeing that she had finally scared someone, laughed sincerely, waved to Nakano Yu, and turned back into the bushes.

Seeing this, Nakano Yu twitched his lips, waved goodbye to the student playing the ghost, and then comforted Nino:

“It's okay, it's a Totsuki student.”

Stroking Nino's hair, Nakano Yu's voice was gentle, calming Nino down.

It wasn't clear if it was an illusion, but Nino's courage seemed to have diminished. She wouldn't have been so easily scared before.

“A student?”

Hearing this, Nino poked her head out to look behind her, only to see the girl with makeup peeking out from behind, giving her a thumbs-up.

In an instant, Nino wanted to find a hole to hide in.

She had been happily chatting with Yu, and then suddenly this thing with a flashlight popped out, Nino hadn't even seen clearly before she threw herself into Yu's arms.

“Cough, let's, let's go, it's not early.”

Nino coughed awkwardly, and pulled the boy to leave.

“Nino hasn't answered my question yet. What do you want to do when you grow up?”

Walking on the night road, Nakano Yu chatted with Nino. Nino's cheeks were still flushed, but she didn't feel awkward being with Nakano Yu. Hearing the boy's question, Nino thought for a moment before replying:

“In the future, I might open a cake shop or a cafe. It's considered starting a business!”

“Not bad.”

Nakano Yu nodded. This answer was expected, but it didn't matter, as long as Nino was happy.

“What about Yu?”

Nino looked at the boy beside her. She rarely heard Nakano Yu talk about his future. It seemed that her beloved boy's gaze was always focused on the present.

“Me? In the future, I'll marry several wives!”

Hearing Nino's question, Nakano Yu raised an eyebrow, then waved his hand, making a gesture of embracing from both sides, saying with unmatched swagger.

As soon as he finished speaking, Nino's face turned black, and then she raised her foot, landing heavily on Nakano Yu's instep.

“Hiss~”

Although it didn't hurt, the boy still 配合着 sucked in a breath of cold air and looked at Nino with a shocked expression.

“Yu, stop daydreaming, that's impossible.”

Nino glanced at Nakano Yu who was holding his foot, crossed her arms and said.

“Tsk, who knows about such things? Maybe I'm an exception in this world.”

Seeing Nino like that, Nakano Yu said jokingly.

Hearing this, Nino was stunned.

Yeah, she's been looking at Yu with ordinary people's eyes. But for Yu... can human laws really restrain him? Or, such a talented person, even without Yu thinking about it, wouldn't there be countless beautiful girls around him?

Thinking about it, Nino's expression became dejected, but it only flashed for a moment. For Nino, no one could take her beloved from her!

She would let Nakano Yu know that she liked him more than anyone else!

“Hey, Yu, if I say… I like you, what would you do?”

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