manga artist Kirito

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Kirigaya glanced at Yukino, who was still smiling, and coughed twice to clear his throat. "Actually, it's not some secret plan targeting you. It's something very obvious. I think you can figure it out, right, Yukino-chan? Your sister's personality, stalking... Ugh! What are you doing? Did I say something wrong? You stalker?"

Kirigaya, who almost got stepped on, glared at Haruno, while also noticing Asuna's increasingly amiable gaze. He shrank back sheepishly, "It's probably something like... 'Don't believe your sister, she's a normal person'..."

What on earth are you guys doing?

Yes, Yukino Yukinoshita's eyes clearly conveyed this meaning. Her expression was full of distrust, coupled with that heartbreaking suspicion, which made Kiritani-kun want to shout it out loud—Yukino Yukinoshita is actually a stalker, especially when it comes to stalking you, she is very attentive!

"Well, let's not talk about this for now!"

Cheng Huixun interrupted, her pretty face beaming as she faced Yang Nai, "Long time no see, Yang-senpai!"

"Well... it's been a long time since we last met."

Yang Nai flashed a business-like smile. She had been visiting Soubu High School quite a few times lately. Although the people patrolling the castle hadn't seen her, it didn't mean Yang Nai hadn't seen them.

"So, sister, what brings you here?"

At just the right moment, Yukino-chan began to ask questions.

"Oh, Haruno, actually Shiro was worried that the volunteer group didn't have enough performers, so she asked me to invite them."

The female teacher, who had just been feeling guilty and with a stiff expression, quickly composed herself and explained the general situation.

Yukino Yukinoshita was skeptical. "Really...?"

"Oh, sorry, sorry! I was helping out in the classroom and I lost track of time. I was just so busy."

An unpleasant personality trait...

P.S.: Still playing offline. I've decided to start writing dirty jokes next month... Or maybe I should add some surreal elements?

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【NO.357 Dislike】

"Oh, please~ I really came here because of the volunteer recruitment."

"Um, I'm sorry, Senior Yang, I invited you because I was worried that we wouldn't have enough volunteer groups. The main thing is... I didn't know what to do."

However, the sudden noise didn't attract much attention. Instead, the conversation between Yukino and Haruno drew more attention. But I still feel sorry for Shiroko, who is caught between Yukino and Haruno, and the pressure is increasing.

"Y-maybe Yukino-san doesn't know, but Haru-senpai's volunteer band during the school festival in her third year was really amazing! So, I..."

"...I know, I was there at the time."

After a moment of silence, Yukino looked at Haruno's smiling face and smug expression, her expression somewhat forced.

"Well, I just thought it was fun at the time, but I can't embarrass myself in front of Yukino-chan now, so I'll do my best!"

With a flicker of her gaze, Yukinoshita Haruno made no attempt at modesty, "But that means it'll take a bit longer to get here to school... Yukino-chan won't mind, will she? I'm here to practice?"

Ah, so this is why this siscon failed so miserably, right?

However, I must say that Yukino-chan has a really good mentality. If it were me, whether it was Yoko or Mikasa, they would probably have used a set of joint locks to take me down.

She brought her face close, almost rubbing against it, and said in a spoiled tone like Yukino, "As long as it's something Yukino-chan needs, I'll definitely do it perfectly, okay~!"

I think I'd be much happier if you could just shut up—no, I mean, it would be better if you just sat there doing nothing.

Yukino took a slight step back, a hint of wariness in her eyes. "My sister is still..."

"Huh? What's wrong, sister? Did you not prepare properly? Ah, could it be that you're bothered by something..."

"The decision is not in my hands. You should go and talk to the Chairman."

Yukino turned around indifferently and saw Sagami Minami standing at the door of the conference room. Her eyes were still cold, even colder. Without pausing, Yukino returned to her seat and began to deal with the matters at hand.

"Wait a minute! Isn't Yukino-chan the executive committee chairperson?"

Whether it was true or not, Haruno showed a surprised expression, then turned to look at the castle patrolman beside her, "Then, can you tell me who is the executive chairman of this school festival?"

His voice became a little deep.

Kiritani-kun propped his cheek on one hand, watching Haruno, whose expression was normal but who was actually angry. It was rare to see Haruno so clearly showing her unpleasant feelings. Yes, for Yukinoshita Haruno, whose greatest skill was disguise, even this level was enough to surprise those who knew her well.

Of course, this does not include times when Yang Nai acts foolishly or loses his mind.

In that moment of complete silence, Kiritani-kun's lips twitched slightly. "That one standing by the door is it."

Kiritani's subsequent remarks drew attention to Sagami Minami, who seemed somewhat bewildered.

"I'm so sorry! I had a lot of things to do with the class, so I was late..."

Although he showed his nervousness, there was no hint of apology in his words.

"By the way, Hachiman, are you very busy over there?"

Looking at the dead fish eyes sitting opposite him, Kiritani asked with a slight smile.

"It's alright, a stage play... I mean, you've already read the script, why are you asking me?"

Dead Fish Eyes naturally knew why Kirito-kun was asking him this question at this time, and calmly gave a cooperative response.

"Ah, that stage play... I don't think I'm that busy, am I?"

The guy with dead fish eyes gave a rather awkward smile. "How should I know?"

"Oh? You're the chairman of the executive committee?"

With her eyes slightly narrowed, the woman, who was both cunning and a sister-complex, sized up the somewhat reserved junior in front of her. She knew very well how busy her younger sister had been since the school festival started. She had originally wanted to stay with her sister last night, but considering that it might cause trouble or disturb her sister's rest, she reluctantly stayed with that older single woman. However, when she saw the executive committee chairperson, who was responsible for her sister's exhaustion, being so leisurely, her mentality instantly exploded.

A heavy sense of oppression emanated from Yang Nai, whose face wore a businesslike smile, but whose eyes were unusually cold.

"...Um, I'm Minami Sagami, and I'm the executive chairperson for this school festival."

Unconsciously taking a step back, Sagami Minami's voice trembled slightly.

"Oh? The executive chairman of the school festival is late for the meeting?"

With an intrigued expression, the sister-obsessed man approached Sagami Minami, who seemed inexplicably flustered, and said in a deep voice, "You actually have the leisure to go help out in class?"

But at this moment, Kirito narrowed his eyes. The situation was developing a bit ahead of schedule. Given Haruno's personality, she would never openly help Yukino even the slightest bit. This was clearly not right. Was she going to show off a new tactic and abandon the old methods of winning her over?

"Um, um, I..."

However, just as Sagami Minami was desperately trying to find an excuse, the cunning woman in front of her suddenly laughed and even patted her on the shoulder. "Hehe! As expected, the class representative should act this way. Without the utmost desire to enjoy the school festival, you probably won't be able to get things done, right? That's great~"

"Ha, ahaha... Really?"

Although Haruno's sudden change of expression relaxed Sagami Minami, her expression still seemed somewhat strained.

"Of course! Oh, right, there's something I'd like to ask the class representative for a favor."

Yang Nai's smile was so fake that it made you want to slap him.

The others seemed completely bewildered, as they hadn't expected things to turn out this way.

Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed, shook her head slightly, and then met Kiritani's disdainful gaze, the veins on her forehead throbbing slightly.

Well, with so many students, there's bound to be some problem children... Well, it's not impossible for a couple of lunatics to appear occasionally.

"I don't like her."

With a silent expression, Asuna tilted her head and whispered in Kiritani's ear.

Haruno's actions were clearly the complete opposite of Asuna's gentleness, giving Asuna the feeling that Haruno was a natural enemy.

Of course, the dislike mentioned here only refers to the way Yang Nai handled this matter.

"Well, that's how this guy is."

Kiritani-kun shrugged, looking quite helpless.

...Yukinoshita Haruno is just like that.

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[NO.358 Unexpectedly Unlikable]

In the matter involving Yukino, Sagami Minami seemed to be very pleased with making Yukino-chan suffer, but both Hiratsuka Shizuka, as the teacher, and Shirokazuru, the student council president, were extremely troubled, because the current situation... it was really hard to understand why Sagami Minami was so optimistic.

While it's certain that Yukino Yukinoshita won't give up halfway, Minami Sagami probably really doesn't think before she speaks. Yukino Yukinoshita accepted her request to help, and yet she still dares to talk back... Anyone with a brain wouldn't do something like that.

In short, Sagami Minami, this useless executive committee chairman, only holds a small place in the hearts of most executive committee members.

On the balcony of this classroom, Kiritani-kun held a coffee in one hand and scrolled through Twitter with the other, while Yukinoshita Haruno stood opposite him, looking up at the azure sky, lost in thought.

There haven't been any particularly eye-catching posts on my personal Twitter account lately, but there are definitely more and more doujinshi covers bearing the name Fujiwara Echizen, and most of them are by an artist using the pen name Kurenai... Holy crap!

I don't know him, and I completely don't understand why these perverts are so obsessed with his gender-bent doujinshi...

In addition, it's Friday today, and Kasumigaoka Utaha is also saying in the manga club's discussion group that she will be returning to school tomorrow... Yes, even though tomorrow is Saturday, she still chose to go back to school.

Of course, students like Kiritani, who serve as executive committee members of the school festival, also need to come and don't have any free time to enjoy the weekend.

However, Kiritani-kun didn't find it too troublesome. Anyway, he only needed to attend the meetings of the executive committee members. It didn't matter whether he made any suggestions or not. In addition, Eriri, who was in the same position, was also there. If he was careful not to be seen, he could slack off and play games during the meetings.

"Hey, Kazuto..."

"Ok?"

Right now, Asuna, Eriri, and the others are all attending the meeting, while Kirito has taken the opportunity to slip away. Anyway, Yui will help record the meeting process, so it doesn't matter at all. There's nothing wrong with relaxing a bit.

"...Don't you think I'm still acting too strangely?"

"I didn't find it strange at all, after all, you've always been like this."

Kiritani-kun closed his Twitter page, took a sip of coffee, and thought, "I knew it. Kasumigaoka, you'd better come back soon. It's so inconvenient to have to go downstairs to the vending machine just to get coffee."

"If you were to be frank, you wouldn't be like Yukino Yukinoshita. But if you want to help, I think it's better if you just say so. That's the kind of person Yukino Yukinoshita is, so it's better to be a little tougher on her."

"..."

Yukino instantly became alert, and her gaze towards Kiritani-kun turned uneasy, but her voice was muffled, "Why should I help Yukino-chan?"

"This is not a reason for you to provoke her by using that idiot Minami Sagami."

Kiritani curled his lip. "Trying to motivate Yukino by showing her just how terrifying a useless teammate can be is useless, especially for her. It might just make Yukino's feelings for you drop even further—what a failed siscon."

"To be honest, if things continue like this, the second young lady of the Yukinoshita family might soon be sent to a mental hospital—the cause of which is being driven insane by her own older sister, tsk tsk tsk..."

"Screw you, mind your own business!"

"Asuna just told me that she doesn't like you."

Kirigaya leaned against the railing, watching the boys and girls walking down the corridor, his words extremely flat, "Your way of handling certain things may seem well-intentioned, but it's really hard to like you. I think I've said it more than once—your hypocrisy is really annoying."

"...I'm being disliked. As expected, Asuna and I just don't get along."

There are many reasons why we don't get along, but I'm too lazy to go into the most obvious ones.

Kiritani waved his hand, "Completely opposite personalities, no matter how beautiful the occasion, would make it impossible for them to speak."

"Yeah……"

The muffled voice indicated that Yang Nai's emotions were extremely conflicted. There were many things she wanted to say, but... she couldn't say them, and she had no reason to say them.

"Senior Yang!"

At the other end of the corridor, Cheng Huixun waved in this direction.

"I've passed."

Yang Nai revealed a business-like smile and strode quickly toward the city's return patrol.

Kiritani-kun seemed unconcerned, swaying his coffee cup slightly. "Well, let me say one last thing—Yukino Yukinoshita, don't you know her already, Haruno?"

"..."

Yang Nai fell silent, which was unusual for her, but soon Cheng Huixun came over, chatted with her, and led her into the conference room.

Yukinoshita Haruno, an excellent older sister, and her younger sister Yukinoshita Yukino, who is no less outstanding than her.

The relationship is not as simple as I imagined... This circuit diagram is simply distorted.

Yukinoshita is constantly struggling with the shadows left by Haruno's past, wanting to determine a winner—the school festival is a good stage because Haruno's past school festival was a great success. Therefore, Yukinoshita wants to use this to stand on the same stage and determine a winner with Haruno.

So, despite both Hikigaya and Ryunosuke's refusal, she still eagerly accepted the commission in her own name—clearly, in that case, even if she worked herself to death, it would be her own fault.

After all, she could have run for the position of executive committee chairperson, but she didn't... well, that's just her personality.

She still has to be mindful of others' opinions; it just goes to show that Yukinoshita is still too young.

The appearance of Sagami Minami gave her the best reason to participate!

Tsk, you're just like a little kid... But, Haruno... Yukinoshita probably won't be able to feel your deep love.

After throwing the empty coffee can into the trash can, Kiritani-kun stopped thinking about how Haruno's deep love would eventually turn into something, but he already knew that Yukino's path this time would definitely not be smooth.