Using his more-than-a-decade worth of experience dealing with Yuna and Nina to calm them down, Yuuji finally mao escape his female cssmates’ “attack” auro the locker room with Shu and Raku.

  He let out a sigh as he took off his shirt, revealing his slightly wet muscur body glimmered slightly uhe sunlight ing from the windows in the locker room.

  “I’m sorry I couldn’t be of more help to you back there, Yuuji…”

  Yuuji g Raku’s apologetic expression and smiled before waving his hand dismissively.

  “It’s fine… I uand it was impossible to help me in that situation. I appreciate the thought. At least, you thought about helping me, uhat jerk…”

  “Eeeeeh~? But how do you expect me to help you~? I don’t have a death wish, you know~? I wao help too~”

  Shu turned his gaze away from Yuuji’s gre and whistled.

  “...I would believe you if you didn’t have that shit-eating grin the whole time I was surrounded.”

  He sighed and finished wearing back his uniform. The form-hugging shirt of a uniform stuck to his body even more from the sweat, further emphasizing the beautiful shape of his figure and muscles underh.

  Having finished ging their clothes, the three made their way back to their css.

  “Well well~ Don’t mind the small stuff a’s go stuff ourselves~! I’m super starved after being forced to keep up with our super ace~!”

  Shu ed his arm around his shoulder and lightly hit his chest with his other hand.

  “What do you mean… You didn’t even break a sweat…”

  Yuuji sighed once again before turning his gaze at his friend.”

  “I’m sorry… You guys go ahead. I brought my own lunch today. I’ve promised Yuna and Nina to eat with them.”

  “Oh? Is that so? Alright then, have fun~!”

  “Don’t worry about it. Please give my regards to them.”

  “Alright.”

  Arriving in the css, Yuuji quickly picked up the lunch box he had prepared in his bag and headed back out.

  “Ah! Yuuji-kun! Where are you going? Aren’t we going to have lunch together?”

  “Sorry, Yotsuba. I’ve brought my own lunch today and I’ve promised my sisters to have our lunch together. Let’s have lunch together ime, alright?”

  “Oh… Okay. Have fun…”

  He waived his hand to his pearl-pink haired friend as well as to Ai and Chitoge who met gazes with him as he walked past them aed the .

  Making his way to his sisters’ door, many eyes caught him in their sights as the hallway began filling up with students whoing out for their lunbsp;

  But Yuuji kept making his way without getting distracted and arrived in front of the .

  The sliding door ened as students within are going out, and the moment he arrived, all eyes within turowards him in shobsp;

  Once again trying his best to ighe heated gazes of his sisters’ female cssmates and the shocked and envious gazes of the males, he looked inside in search for his sisters.

  His eyes quickly trained owo most beautiful girls in the css and a smile quickly bloomed on his fabsp;

  “Yuna. Nina. I’m here.”

  Their heads immediately turowards him and both of them immediately brightened up in smiles.

  “Yuu-kun! e on i’s have lunch together!”

  “We’ve been waiting. e quick.”

  Entering the css, he ignored all the gazes, shrieks, gasps, and whispers around him and approached his sisters’ tables in the furthest back of the css.

  “I’ve borrowed a chair from a friend who always go to the cafeteria for her lunch. Take a seat.”

  “Thanks, Nina. I was w what I would do for seats. As expected of you.”

  “U-Uhn… Thank you.”

  “Hehehe~ I’m so excited~ I ’t wait to eat the lunch Yuu-kun make~”

  Yuna cheered as she pushed her table back, bining it with Nina’s and creating e table for the three of them.

  “It might not be the best, but mom made sure it turned out edible. I hope you enjoy them.”

  “You did your best. No matter how it turns out, I will still eat it happily.”

  “Uhn uhn~!”

  “...Thank you, Nina, Yuna. The’s eat! Thank you for the food.”

  ““Thank you for the food.””

  Opening their lunch boxes, Yuna and Nina both excimed in shod awe.

  “Wow~! It looks amazing!!!”

  “It does… Are you really the one making this?”

  “You saw me cooking this m, didn’t you? It’s nothing special. I’m sure mom could make something eveer without me holding her back.”

  “No, this is already really amazing!!! I didn’t know you cook so well, Yuu-kun!”

  “Mm. This is truly shog.”

  “Ahahaha. Mom is a great teacher and cook after all. I still have much to learn.”

  The whispers around him began to bee louder with fes mixed within, and with his heightened senses, Yuuji was able to hear them.

  “Eh?! He made it himself! How amazing!”

  “I ’t believe it! It looks so goot too!”

  “A-A very handsome guy who’s very athletid cook… I-Isn’t he the perfect houshusband?!”

  “He is! If I bee his girlfriend, I’ll definitley lock him ihe house and make him a househusband!”

  “I agree! It’s to dangerous to let him roam outside! What if some vixen saw him and stole him!”

  “That’s right! He’s the perfect husband material who o be locked up inside!”

  Yuuji felt shivers run down his spine as he overhear the whispers of the girls around him. He stole a quice, but immediately avert his gaze away.

  T-Their gazes… How terrifying! They’re looking at me as if I’m a piece of A5 wagyu!!!

  “A-Alright, let’s not just stare at it much longer a.”

  “Ah wait! I have to take a picture of it first!”

  “Me too.”

  Watg his sisters began taking pictures from various angles repeatedly and trying to get the best shot, Yuuji couldn’t help but smile wryly.

  But he did feel very proud and happy that his cooking mao make them this happy.

  If he knew, he would’ve started making them lunch earlier.

  Especially si’d mean he could spent time aloh his mother early in the m too…

  Yuuji quickly shake his head and disperse the naughty thoughts in his mind away, and waited for them to finish.

  “Are you done?”

  “Uhn! But it still feels a bit of a waste to just eat them…”

  “I made it for you to eat it, Yuna. It will only be a waste if you dohem…”

  “That’s right. We should be grateful a it. Thank you for the food.”

  “Mmm…. Alright. Thank you for the food!”

  “Mm. Enjoy your meal.”

  Yuuji took a bite of his bento and, surprisingly even to himself, it tasted better than he expected as well!

  His mother truly is a genius in cooking as well!!!

  “I-It’s so delicious!! Amazing!!!”

  “Mm! This karage is seasoo perfe, and this omelette is also very soft and has just the perfect amount of sweetness and savoriness. You did really well, Yuuji.”

  “Thank you. I’m gd you love them.”

  With a crowd beginning to form around them from the studeing their lun their , students who had just returned after buying their lunch, or students who came after hearing about Yuuji’s lunchbox, the three ate their lunches peacefully while chatting on a while.

  They’re not getting too close to Yuuji and his sisters - most watg them from afar or distahemselves just enough to listen in to their versation - and sihey’re in a css, they were able to have their lunch more peacefully with less crowd than what they experienced in the cafeteria.

  Eating lunch with my beautiful sisters and watg them fill their fluffy cheeks with the food I make. Mm, this is great.

  Nina ate with perfect manners while Yuna didn’t hold ba showing how delicious the lunchbox he made was. Both of them seemed like the total opposite, but they’re both very beautiful in their ht as well.

  He was truly blessed to be someone very close to them.

  “Ah, Yuna. There’s a piece of ri your cheek.”

  “E-Eh? Where?”

  Yuna blushed and began patting her cheeks quickly in embarrassment. But she kept missing it si was closer to her lips rather than her cheeks.

  “It’s here.”

  Stretg his hand towards her, Yuuji caressed the er of her lips softly and picked up the grain of rice before putting it into his mouth.

  “There. It’s fine now.”

  His lips curled into a teasing grin as he enjoyed his sister’s cute expression of shock.

  In truth, he could pick it up without toug her. But the moment he id his eyes on her luscious lips, he just couldn’t hold back. So, he grazed it slightly with his fingers, in hopes to make her heart flutter and also get a feel of her soft lips.

  His sed objectives was fulfilled as he felt the softest lips he had ever touched. As for the first one…

  “...”

  He might’ve overachieved it as the entire , even Yuna and Nina, froze in shobsp;

  The moment, Yuna’s face turned bright red as she became flustered and raised her voibsp;

  “Y-You should’ve just told me where it was!!! Isn’t it embarrassing! A-A-And, you also touched my lips…”

  Seeing Yuna’s adorable rea, Yuuji decided to py i and tease her even more.

  “Hm? What are you talking about? I’ve do several times with him since you would always have something to get on your cheeks.”

  He shrugged his shoulders and smiled ily.

  “Geez!!! Don’t say it like I’m a messy eater!!! Yuu-kun, you idiot!!!”

  “But you are…”

  “Nina!!!”

  “Ahahaha. Okay okay, I’m sorry. It was my fault. I shouldn’t have done something so embarrassing in front of your cssmates.”

  “Hmph!”

  Yuuji smiled wryly and go his other sister. But to his surprise, she was staring at him with a gre and a look of… jealousy?

  After meeting his gaze, Nina quickly averted her eyes with a slight pout.

  I-Is she… jealous?

  Yuuji couldn’t help but smile inwardly after realizing an adorable side to his ever so cool and posed sister.

  How cute~ Hm, maybe I should do something for her too…

  Deg on a pn, Yuuji ate a bite of rid pureposfully stick a single grain on the er of his lips.

  “Ah, Nina. you help me. I think there’s something stuy face.”

  Nina g him and saw the grain of rice right beside his smiling lips.

  Her cheeks blushed, realizing what he’s doing, and began gring at him.

  “...Take it yourself.”

  “Eh? But I’d like it if Nina could take it for me.”

  Nina’s cheeks grew redder and redder as embarrassment filled her heart.

  Kuh! H-How embarrassing!

  Not only did Yuuji realized her jealousy, he’s als to make it up to her by letting her do the same thing he did to Yuan.

  It’s too embarrassing! But at the same time, she ’t pass on this bsp;

  “...Fine.”

  Trying her best to steady her shaking hands, Nina sloroached his face. Her eyes locked onto his lips.

  And as if ag on instinina brushed her thumb across his slightly rough yet beautiful lips before taking the grain of rice away.

  Her eyes were locked to the grain of rice oin her fingers. Her heart thumped very quickly and loudly as her mind suddenly bnked out until a seductive voice whispered into her ear.

  “Aren’t you going to eat it?”

  She turned her head quickly to the side and saw Yuuji smile teasingly at her.

  “...You jerk.”

  Whispering under her breath, she ate the grain of ri her fingers and punched Yuuji’s shoulders with a gre.

  “Hehe~ You’re so adorable, Nina.”

  “...”

  Successfully teasing and flirting with her sister, Yuuji returo eating his meal that had been spiced up by his mother’s love and his sisters ess deliciously.

  --------------------------------X--------------------------------

  The final bell of the day rang, signally the end of csses.

  After giving the css their homework, the teacher left the css and Shu immediately turowards Yuuji.

  “Finally! Css is over! Let’s go home!”

  “Sure. Let me just pack everything to my bag.”

  “Alright! Raku, how about you? Are you going home with yirlfriend~?”

  “...She told me she’ll be going home with all of us.”

  “Oh~ Alright! The usual squa it is~! Ufufufu, please take care of me again today, Ai-~”

  “Will you please not call me with su annoying voice?”

  “Guhak! A-As expected of you. Nice jab…”

  “Ahahaha…”

  Yuuji smiled wryly as he watched Shu being decimated by Ai’s ess and straightforwardness once again.

  He stood up from his chair, approached raku, and bend down for a whisper.

  “Oi Raku. I’ll go isuba and Chitoge to e with us. You go ask Onodera and Ruri.”

  “W-Wha?! I-It’s too sudden!”

  Raku whispered ba a fluster.

  “I don’t care. Good luck, soldier.”

  Yuuji raised back up ao Yotsuba and Chitoge.

  “Hey~ Chitoge, Yotsuba, will you be ing back with us? There’ll be Raku, Shu, Ai, and hopefully Onodera and Ruri too.”

  “S-Sure! W-Wait a moment! I’ll just pack everything!”

  “M-Me too!”

  “Alright.”

  As the two shoved everything on their desk into their bags in a hurry, Yuuji gowards Raku, who was standing nervously in front of Onodera.

  …Seriously, he looks like he’s about to fess.

  Yuuji smiled wryly at his i friend. Fortunately, Onodera and Ruri seemed to have agreed, judging by his beaming smile.

  After finished each of their preparations, they all gathered and walked to the exit.

  “Excuse me~ Is Nina- or Yuna- he- Hya!”

  Just then, from the door they were about to exit from, a beautiful, jet-bck haired girl with cerulean blue eyes and a bck headband suddenly appeared right before Yuuji, almost bumping onto him.

  “Ah, please excuse me. I’m very sorry.”

  “It’s fine~ You just surprised me a bi- Wow~! You look very handsome~! I’ve never seen you before~ What’s your name~?”

  “Ah, five my te introdus. My name is Tsubakihara Yuuji. Are you perhaps… Morishima Haruka-senpai?”

  “Tsubakihara…”

  “Hm?”

  “Ah! I’m sorry~ Hehehe~ I’m surprised you know me~!”

  Yuuji smiled wryly and looked at the beautiful third-year senior before him.

  “It’d be more surprising if I didn’t know the name of the most beautiful uppercssman in the school, senpai.”

  Her cheeks blushed at the sudden pliment and his smile.

  She often got pliments from guys, but… this might be the first time she was ever plimeo genuinely like this…

  There was no ulterior motives at all in his eyes. Just a genuine pliment.

  “O-Oh my~ Ufufufu~ You’re such a cutie, aren’t you~ Just like your sisters~”

  “Thank you very much.”

  Suddenly, he felt a push from his side.

  “Oh~!! Isn’t she Morishima-senpai?! The most beautiful third-year student iire school?! Oi Yuuji~ If you know here, you should’ve told me something~ Isnt’ it cruel to hide such a thing to your best friend~?

  “You shut up. I’ve never met her until now…”

  “Ah, Morishima-senpai. It is good to see you.”

  “Ai-~ Hello~ Are you going home~?”

  “Yes. I am told to take a rest from the swimming club today by Tsukahara-senpai.”

  “I see~ Oh, that’s right! Yuuji-kun~ Do you know where your sisters’ css is~?”

  Y-Yuuji-kun…?

  He was quite taken aback by being called by his first name so suddenly, but he didn’t mind it. After all, getting called by his first name by her was something many would fight for.

  “Yes. They are in the ext to this one. Would you like me to apany you there? I was about to pick them up as well so we could go home together.”

  “Of course~! That would be fantastic~!”

  “Alright. Then, I’ll go pick up my sisters first. you guys wait for me?”

  “Sure!”

  “Uhn~! Take care~”

  “I’m only going to the css though, Yotsuba…”

  Smiling wryly at Yotsuba as she waved her hand eically, Yuuji head to his sisters’ css together with Haruka.

  As they walked, he could feel the gazes of students around him. This time much more intense for reasons he guessed to be because he’s walking with the number one most beautiful and popur third-year student.

  But the most intense gaze was the one from the said beautiful and popur third year girl walking alongside him.

  He wao ask why she was him so closely, even toug and squeezing his arms as if she was dug somesort of experiment on aic species of man”. But before he could, they’ve reached his sisters’ css.

  “We’ve arrived.”

  “Hm? A-Ah, you’re right!”

  “???”

  Yuuji looked at her for a moment, fused by her strange rea. But before he could say anything, Haruka had already called on his sisters loudly.

  “Yuna-~ Nina-~ I’ve e to visit~”

  Yuuji peaked his head into the css and saw both of his sisters looking at Haruka with widened eyes.

  And when their gaze met his, their eyes widened even further and they immediately came to them.

  “M-Morishima-senpai?! Do you need something? A-And why are you with Yuu-kun…?”

  “T-That’s right. Have you met before?”

  “Ah, that’s not it. Morishima-senpai came to my css by act to find you two. And since I’m also going to pick you up, we decided to go together.”

  “U-Uhn! That’s right~!”

  “I-I see…”

  Yuuji smiled wryly as he watched his sisters let out a sigh of relief. They’ve been really overprotective over him retly due to his sudden ge in appearahat seemed to have attracted a lot of attention.

  “Then what do you need us for, Morishima-senpai?”

  “Ah! That’s right! But, uhm… we talk somewhere a bit private?”

  “Eh? Of course, but we might o find somewhere a bit far…”

  Yuuji smiled softly and turowards his sisters.

  “I will wait for you two he school entrahen-”

  “Eh?! You don’t have to! Let’s just find somewhere a little bit more quite!”

  Finding a quite pce… It would be extremely difficult sidering who they are. Yuuji alone would have a difficult time finding somepce where he could be alone, not to mention if three of the most beautiful and pirls are with him.

  Yuuji looked towards Yuna and Nina, expeg them disagree with their senpai. But to his surprise, they’re both smiling at him.

  “That’s right, Yuu-kun~! We find somewhere a little bit more quite!”

  “Mm. Then shall we head to the gym buildihe swimming pool? There would be very few people there sihe swimming club is starting their activity and their captain is very stri preventing anyone from trespassing.”

  “That’s a great idea~! The’s go~!”

  Dragged by the three beautiful girls, literally, Yuuji accepted his fate and followed them to the walkway eg the main school building and the gym/swimming pool.

  They were no alone as Nina said before. There were very few people even on the way here and, thankfully, no one seemed to be following them.

  “This should be good. Well then, is there something you wish from us, Morishima-senpai?”

  “Uhn~! Actually, I’d like to borrow a swimsuit~ Will one of you lend it to me~?”

  “A swimsuit?”

  “Yes~! Just your school swimsuit~! You know, I’ve been feeling the urge to swim and the only swimsuit that would fit me was either one of yours~! Pleeeeeeease~”

  Haruka pleaded with absolute level of ess as she csped her hands together and tilted her head slightly, looking at the two surprised sisters with puppy eyes.

  Listening to her words, Yuuji finally came to a realization and looked at Haruka’s figure from top to bottom.

  I see… That makes sense. sidering her… shapely and voluptuous figure, I only think of Yuna and Nina if she wao find a school swimsuit to match her.

  Although Yuna and Nina still have rger breasts and wider hips thahey might be the only ones iire school who would be able to e close to Haruka’s figure. Swimsuits from irls would most likely cause her disfort by beiher too tight or too loose.

  There was no one else iire school who would be perfect for her cause.

  Yuuji quickly avert his gaze away from her figure, hoping to not make her unfortable from his gaze. While he didn’t mean to, a beautiful girl like Haruka might be sensitive to a man’s gaze, especially lecherous ones, and feel unfortable.

  He wao get along with her if possible since she seemed to be a fun person to be friends with. Moreover, she also seemed to be on good terms with his sisters, so he didn’t want to be the person who’d possibly destroy that retionship.

  Yuna thought for a moment before she g Nina who was deliberating in sileh her eyes closed.

  She really wao help Haruka because she’s such a good senior and an eveer friend. But sidering she would essentially be her partner in crime if she’d ever get caught sneaking into swimming pool while the girls’ swimming club are having their activities, she had to think of her answer carefully!

  At times like this, she was especially thankful to have Nina as her twin sister. She was too easily swayed by her emotions, so when it es to the time when she o make a logical decision, she could rely on Nina to think of what’s the best course of a.

  After a while, Nina opened her eyes and smiled apologetically at Haruka.

  “I’m very sorry, Morishima-senpai. I would love to help you, but I don’t think Tsukahara-senpai would be too happy with your pn.”

  “Ugh!”

  “U-Uhn! You were also scolded by her when you tried sneaking into the pool to swim along with the girls’ swimming club, right?”

  “U-Uuuuuhh… B-But…”

  Her figure shrinked from the logical refusal her juniave her.

  But… she still wao swim with them! Seeing the faces of those hardw cute girls made her feel so excited to swim.

  “Yuuji-kun…”

  With an absolutely adorable whimper apanied by puppy eyes, Yuuji almost blurted out words to help vince his sisters to leheir swimsuits.

  It was very dangerous. It felt as if an arroierced his heart just then. But he o stand steadfast. It is for her own good.

  “...Five me, Morishima-senpai. If lending you a swimsuit would put you in trouble instead, then I think it would be better if you ask for permission from this Tsukahara-senpai before you swim.”

  “But… Hibiki- would never let me do it!”

  “Then… Perhaps you could invite her to a public swimming pool or a ark if you really wish to swim?”

  “ark… What a great idea, Yuuji-kun~! Uhn~! I’ll invite her to a ark~!!! Ah! Would you like to go as well~? Let’s go together~ I’m sure it’ll be fun~!!!”

  “Eh?! Is that fine~?”

  “Of course~!”

  “A ark~ It has been a while since we’ve visited one! What do you think, Nina, Yuu-kun?”

  “...Hm, if Yuuji will e with us, then we will go as well. It would be dangerous if we went with only us girls.”

  Nina g Yuuji, who had fallen into deep thought.

  It was as she said. If Yuna, Nina, Haruka and her frieo go to a ark alohey’d certainly be approached by a crowd of guys, sidering how beautiful they are.

  They’ve already been approached and hit on by guys enough as is. If they were to be in their swimsuits…

  “I will go as well. It’d be too dangerous for such beautiful girls to wander around in a ark alone.”

  This was what he primarily wao use his abilities for. With his [Divine Physique] and [Krav Maga Proficy], he’s fident that he’ll be able to protect them from any men who pushed their luck too far by approag them.

  Just go ahead and try. Be my training dummies so I could test out the power of Krav Maga martial arts.

  His lips curled into a smile as he imagined beating up the guys who had dared disrespect his sisters, mother, and aunt in the past. He won’t ever let such a thing slide again.

  Meanwhile, the three girls were pletely entranced by his smile and words.

  The sound of his voice calling them beautiful kept eg in their minds. They couldn’t help but feel their cheeks heating up, especially Haruka.

  While she had received plenty of praises and fessions in the past, this was the first time a man had ever geold her he’ll protect her without even saying it. She could tell by his eyes.

  Most of the guys who had fessed to her would show nervousness, anxiousness, lust, baseless fidence, or a mix of them. Only some had shown their genuine feeling towards her that she could appreciate. But in the end, none could shake her heart.

  But now, just by looking at his gaze, seeing his smile, and hearing his words, her heart skipped a beat for a moment. She felt so warm and safe with just his words of assuranbsp;

  This was the first time she had ever felt this way…

  “T-That’s great~! Then I’ll invite Hibiki- too okay~? Is Saturday afternoon okay with you~?”

  “Yes, that will be fine.”

  “Uhn~!”

  “I will also be free at that time.”

  “Perfect~! I’ll mail you two after I ask Hibiki-, okay~? Ah, but I don’t have Yuuji-kun’s tact…”

  “If you don’t mind, we exge taformation, senpai. Or you just tell my sisters and they tell me.”

  “U-Uhm… Then, would it be fio exge taformation?”

  “Of course.”

  Yuuji took out his phone from his pocket and exged taformation with Haruka.

  After they were done, Haruka stare at the phone number for a moment before with a sweet smile before beaming another smile to them.

  “Excellent~! Then, I won’t hold you baymore~ Bye bye~!”

  “Bye bye~ Take care, senpai~”

  “Goodbye, Morishima-senpai.”

  “Take care on your way home, Morishima-senpai~”

  They watched as Haruka’s figure slowly receded into the distance before disappearing after she took a turn.

  “Then, shall we go home as well? Chitoge and the others must be waiting for us at the entrance.”

  “Ah! I o pick up my bag first!”

  “Me too. You wait for us at the entrance, Yuuji.”

  “It’s fine. I will apany you back. Let’s go.”

  “Okay.”

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