"Where is Master?"
In the club classroom, Tsuyuri Kumin said with obvious displeasure.
Haru silently took a sip of his soda, pretending he didn't know either.
But in his mind, he was reminiscing about that day in the movie theater—Takanashi Rikka's shy ears turning completely red, nearly suffocating.
Throughout the day, Haru had taken many opportunities to kiss Takanashi Rikka, but each time, after not too long, she would shyly push him away, playing hard to get.
Although the girl had gradually fallen into Haru's clutches, after the date ended and she came to her senses, Takanashi Rikka, with her frighteningly thin skin, naturally didn't dare face Haru.
She had been deliberately avoiding Haru all morning since returning to school, and now didn't even dare come to the club room.
Haru's face couldn't help but show a smile. He wasn't worried, since they had already kissed, what came next needed no words.
Completely winning over Rikka was just a matter of time.
"Haru-kun, you should know something, right?"
At this time, Megumi Kato suddenly spoke up, looking at Haru with a subtle expression.
Hearing this, Tsuyuri Kumin immediately looked at Haru, saying nervously: "Haru, did something happen between you and Master?"
Tsuyuri Kumin was, after all, a high-intelligence person who was first in her middle school year. She instantly picked up on something from Megumi Kato's words, immediately tracing the reason for Takanashi Rikka not coming to the club room back to Haru.
Even Nibutani Shinka, who was pretending not to care about club activities, pricked up her ears.
Sometimes, girls were naturally perceptive about certain things.
Haru felt helpless inside, looking at Megumi Kato and thinking, "Saint Megumi, oh Saint Megumi, I really have to be careful and on guard at all times."
One careless moment and she'd spot the flaws.
"Ahem, I'm not too sure either."
Haru pretended not to know, actually evading a direct answer.
Evasion might be shameful, but it was useful.
He couldn't very well say he was already dating Rikka.
That way, setting aside Tsuyuri Kumin the middle schooler, Megumi Kato and Nibutani Shinka, these two girls who were Haru's targets, would become much harder to win over.
Some things, as long as they weren't spoken aloud, everything was negotiable.
Gradually, Haru was beginning to master some scumbag skills.
"Is that so?"
Megumi Kato looked at Haru with a half-smile, as if saying "I believe you."
Tsuyuri Kumin became restless, feeling as if she had lost something important.
Nibutani Shinka still maintained her appearance of being uninterested in club activities, but her expression was also somewhat stiff.
Obviously, all three didn't quite believe Haru's nonsense, and were more certain in their hearts that something had definitely happened between Haru and Takanashi Rikka.
Otherwise, there was no reason for Rikka not to come to the club.
Just then—knock knock—
There was a knocking sound at the door.
"Master!"
Tsuyuri Kumin excitedly jumped up immediately, eagerly rushing to the door to open it, thinking the visitor was Takanashi Rikka. She was already prepared to get to the bottom of things and find out what had happened between Haru and Rikka.
But when the door opened, what appeared before her was a beautiful girl with long straight black hair, a cold expression, and an aura full of pressure and aggression.
Tsuyuri Kumin, who was usually fearless, was suddenly a bit intimidated.
Although she had always been casual with seniors like Haru and Nibutani Shinka, that didn't mean she truly feared no senior.
This person before her was someone Tsuyuri Kumin was a bit afraid to provoke.
"Haru."
Yukino Yukinoshita's expression was blank, her cold gaze looking toward inside the club room. Ignoring Tsuyuri Kumin, she directly locked onto Haru. "Please come with me for a moment."
Haru wondered why this person would actively seek him out.
But he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, grateful she came in time, otherwise Megumi Kato would definitely have questioned something out of him.
"Just a moment."
Haru smiled slightly, decisively stood up, walked out of the club room, and came to the adjacent Service Club.
As soon as he entered the classroom, Yukino Yukinoshita slammed the door shut and blocked the entrance, her beautiful eyes staring deadly at Haru. Crossing her arms and looking unfriendly, she questioned:
"What's going on with Haruno?"
Has it been discovered?
Haru raised an eyebrow, not surprised. Recently, after getting Haru's permission, Haruno's actions had become bigger and bigger. It would be strange if their mother, who had an astonishingly strong desire for control, hadn't noticed.
However, at the moment, Haru pretended to be confused: "What do you mean, what's going on?"
"Stop playing dumb!"
Yukino Yukinoshita glared at Haru through gritted teeth, clenching her fists and looking at him with murderous eyes. "When did you two become so close!"
"You're actually... living together!"
"Ahem, no—"
Haru's expression was a bit stiff. How did she even know about this? "Let me explain."
"Stop making excuses, you scumbag!"
Yukino Yukinoshita's face became ice-cold as she stared deadly at Haru. "You have ambiguous relationships with so many girls, yet you still set your sights on my sister. Isn't that going too far? Please break up with my sister!"
Haru sighed.
Seeing Yukino Yukinoshita like this, he knew the tricks he used to fool Megumi Kato wouldn't work.
Yukino Yukinoshita's personality was the seriously direct type—she dealt with issues head-on and would never play games of reading the atmosphere.
However, directly admitting his relationship with Haruno in front of Yukino wasn't something Haru was foolish enough to do.
Haru coughed dryly. Seeing Yukino Yukinoshita's expression growing increasingly cold, he knew that without revealing some truth, he definitely couldn't get past Yukino.
"Actually, we're engaged in a business partnership."
"Still making excuses—" Yukino Yukinoshita's tone became even colder, instinctively thinking Haru was fooling her again.
Actually, facing the truth that her sister had begun dating some scumbag, a certain girl who prided herself on being calm and rational was now somewhat breaking down, gradually entering a state of "I won't listen, I won't listen."
However, when Haru straightforwardly took out his phone and showed the amounts on an investment app, Yukino Yukinoshita's expression immediately froze.
That string of numbers left even Yukino Yukinoshita somewhat incredulous.
"That's the truth."
Haru smiled slightly. "I'm skilled at investing, and your sister is skilled at attracting business. So we've partnered up and are working together on a great enterprise."
"How, how is this possible?" Yukino Yukinoshita found it difficult to believe, but seeing those glaringly terrifying numbers on the app, she had to start believing.
What Haru said might really be the truth.
Thinking back to the weekend when her mother discussed Haruno's situation with her, mentioning things about financial investment, Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly realized the real reason her mother had sought her out.
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