The next morning, Tachibana Hina was awakened by Tachibana Rui.
Having consumed too much alcohol last night made her head ache, and she didn't look very well.
"Are you okay?"
Murakami Yuu inquired from the side with sincere words, while also feeling somewhat guilty inside.
After all, if he hadn't been ...
2025-07-07 23:18:48 +0000 UTC View Post"Rui, huh..."
Tachibana Hina smiled and drained the beer in her hand, then showed a nostalgic expression.
"How should I put it... since she was little, she's been a very well-behaved child, but one who didn't fit in well with others."
"Oh? How so?"
Murakami Yuu quietly reached for the beer on the tea t...
2025-07-07 23:15:33 +0000 UTC View PostAfter hearing this, Tachibana Hina slowly sat up, stretched, and settled down beside the tea table, taking out a can of beer and opening it.
"So I was discovered? I worked so hard to maintain my initial position without moving at all."
"After all, that night at the bar you drank four bottles of high-alcohol beer c...
2025-07-07 14:54:32 +0000 UTC View PostNight fell, starlight filled the sky, and the stone lamp posts around the hot spring pool in the garden officially activated, emitting orange-yellow light.
Murakami Yuu's mood was very subtle, and this subtle feeling came from his current environment and the person not far away.
Tachibana Rui was wrapped in a bath...
2025-06-26 15:03:42 +0000 UTC View PostConsidering they would be soaking in hot springs later, the three didn't eat too much at the restaurant.
After finishing their meal, Tachibana Hina drove out a rental car from the parking lot. Both Tachibana Rui and Murakami Yuu ignored her request for one of them to sit in the passenger seat to keep her company, and bo...
2025-06-26 14:58:24 +0000 UTC View Post"I really didn't expect that Sawamura-san would actually take the initiative to ask me to stay for lunch."
Kasumigaoka Utaha, who had come to the Sawamura residence, was invited by Eriri to stay when she was preparing to take her leave around noon.
"I just thought that since it's already lunchtime, and considering...
2025-06-26 14:51:04 +0000 UTC View Post"Why did you come to my house?"
On Sunday morning, Eriri stood at the entrance of her home, questioning Kasumigaoka Utaha who had arrived uninvited.
Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't get annoyed by her tone, but responded quite calmly,
"Naturally, I came to visit because I have business to discuss. However, Sa...
2025-06-26 14:45:28 +0000 UTC View PostFrom first meeting Tachibana Rui to their current understanding, Murakami Yuu didn't dare say he knew everything, but he still understood her general situation.
Her parents divorced when she was very young, and she and her sister Tachibana Haruna lived with their mother.
Their family circumstances weren't v...
2025-06-26 14:40:09 +0000 UTC View PostTime came to Saturday morning at a certain café by the main street in the city center, where Murakami Yuu and Tachibana Rui sat huddled in a corner position by the edge.
Today they weren't out on a date, but had other business to attend to.
The two occasionally cast glances at Tachibana Haruna, who sat by the win...
2025-06-26 14:35:24 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day's lunch break.
"What's wrong? You look listless."
Iizuka Takeya sat down beside Murakami Yuu with bread and milk.
"Huh, do I?"
Murakami Yuu yawned and took out a bento box from under his desk.
"That's the third yawn I've seen from you today."
"That many? But I really didn't sle...
2025-06-26 14:30:24 +0000 UTC View PostI'm really stupid, truly...
Murakami Yuu's current feeling was regret, deep regret.
Located near his residential apartment was a large plaza with a well-stocked supermarket, but it had been over forty minutes since they left home, and Murakami Yuu still hadn't taken a single step into the supermarket.
As for...
2025-06-26 14:26:49 +0000 UTC View PostHaving witnessed the confession incident that occurred after school yesterday, Eriri's emotions were now somewhat chaotic.
Although Murakami Yuu's clear rejection of the confession made her breathe a sigh of relief, the scene of that sweet-looking girl standing on her tiptoes to directly kiss him made her heart, ...
2025-06-26 14:22:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe time reached 11:30 PM. After watching Tachibana Haruna walk out of the bar's front door, Murakami Yuu let out a long breath.
The mission was completed quite well—not only did he get her contact information, but his relationship with Tachibana Haruna had even reached the point where they could joke with each other....
2025-06-26 11:40:36 +0000 UTC View PostWhen did she change from being cheerful and outgoing to her current reticent personality?
Tachibana Rui had thought about this question before, but the answer she came up with wasn't very clear.
It might have been because she was affected by her parents' divorce due to their incompatible relationship. The t...
2025-06-26 11:37:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe doorbell rang.
Not long after finishing his bath, with his hair still damp, Murakami Yuu looked through the peephole and saw an unexpected person.
"How do you know where I live?"
Opening the front door, Murakami Yuu asked the nighttime visitor calmly.
"Iizuka Takeya told Yuko, and Yuko passed it on...
2025-06-26 11:33:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe bell rang, and this interruption made the teacher who was imparting historical knowledge frown with dissatisfaction. Originally, he had wanted to drag on for another ten minutes to finish explaining these key points, but seeing the students' somewhat eager and restless expressions, he sighed inwardly, closed the textbook ...
2025-06-26 11:28:30 +0000 UTC View PostComing out of the not-so-crowded campus store, Murakami Yuu had acquired a box of pre-cut sushi rolls and a bottle of purified water.
Originally, he had planned to make his own bento for lunch today, but after having that bizarre dream last night, he really wasn't in the mood to cook this morning, so he could only make ...
2025-06-26 11:25:00 +0000 UTC View Post"H-how is it?"
Eriri stood to the side with her arms crossed, trying to make her voice sound less urgent than it was.
"It's great! She's a cute girl who immediately makes you feel fond of her. I think it's wonderful. If she becomes the main heroine, many people should like her. Eriri is really amazing."
Kato...
2025-06-26 11:18:51 +0000 UTC View PostLunch break, faculty office.
Murakami Yuu sat on the sofa in the conversation area, hands placed flat on his knees, looking well-behaved. On the table in front of him was a freshly filled cup of strawberry milk, its sweet aroma detectable from far away.
Sitting across from him was his homeroom teacher, Saka...
2025-06-26 11:16:04 +0000 UTC View PostMurakami Yuu jolted awake, his heart beating rapidly and fine sweat breaking out on his forehead.
He sat up and looked around, then after thinking for a moment, reached out to pinch his own face.
There was pain. The phone alarm he had set before going to sleep last night was also ringing.
A few rays o...
2025-06-26 10:55:28 +0000 UTC View PostIt was a beautiful sunny day with clear blue skies.
The wind carried pink cherry blossom petals, and there was a faint fragrance of grass and trees in the air.
Murakami Yuu lay with his eyes closed in a drowsy state under a large tree with dense branches and leaves, feeling the pleasant sensation of spring breeze ...
2025-06-26 10:41:08 +0000 UTC View PostNight had already fallen, and it was approaching seven o'clock.
After all the cooking was finished, Ogiso Setsuna stayed behind as usual every weekend to taste the dishes she had made together with Murakami Yuu.
"I feel a bit embarrassed... I feel like my character setting now is that of a shameless person who com...
2025-06-26 10:37:05 +0000 UTC View Post"Don't grind the pork in the meat grinder for too long. If the blades rotate for too long, it will destroy the fibers in the meat and make it lose its natural texture, so this is about right now.
When marinating ground meat for hamburger patties, spices are essential. Everyone has different methods—I'm used to using o...
2025-06-26 10:32:34 +0000 UTC View PostThe moment Iizuka Takeya opened the door and saw who was there, he knew exactly what he needed to do.
First, he enthusiastically stepped aside and said to Ogiso Setsuna:
"Oh, it's Ogiso-san. Please come in, Yuu is inside."
Then he turned back and shouted into the house with a louder voice:
"Yuu! There'...
2025-06-26 10:28:45 +0000 UTC View PostMurakami Yuu returned home carrying fruit.
As he stood in the entryway taking off his shoes, he unconsciously muttered "I'm home," then paused in surprise and chuckled to himself.
The first thing he did upon returning home was turn on the air conditioning in the living room to release cool air, then went to...
2025-06-26 10:24:48 +0000 UTC View PostSunday's weather wasn't very good. Dark clouds covered the sky, and intermittent raindrops fell from above, striking the windows and making continuous, irregular light sounds.
Murakami Yuu quite liked rainy days, especially rainy rest days, as it meant he could stay home all day with a clear conscience. After all, doing...
2025-06-26 10:22:06 +0000 UTC View PostMurakami Yuu's first reaction was surprise.
Are girls nowadays this direct?
After Tachibana Rui said those words, she lowered her head again, slowly returning to that calm expression, and released her grip on the corner of Murakami Yuu's clothes.
"Why me?"
Murakami Yuu asked.
"You're good-looking...
2025-06-26 10:19:37 +0000 UTC View PostYoung people always get acquainted quickly. After learning each other's names, under the leadership of the mixer organizers Iizuka Takeya and Takanashi Yuko, the atmosphere in the small private room quickly became lively.
Toritsuka Reita was sparing no effort to curry favor with the girls: "Eh? Yuko-chan can also...
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"Maybe, no matter the outcome, at least we tried."
Bruce smiled and asked another question.
"By the way, earlier you mentioned that there are many parallel universes in our cosmos. Does that mean there’s another version of me in those universes?"
Norin nodded.
