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The day after meeting Mitsuki.
“Please help my sister”—to answer her request.
After school, Yui, accompanied by his classmate Tomoka, headed to meet Mitsuki.
Upon reaching the designated spot, perhaps sensing their footsteps, Mitsukilooked up…
“Ah, Yui-kun!”
…Yui was slightly startled. Tomoka beside him was also surprised.
But Mitsuki paid no mind, her lovely face breaking into a delighted smile as she approached like a small animal.
“Thank you for agreeing to help. So… shall we go right away? To my sister’s place.”
The three of them walked side by side toward the floor where the second-year classrooms were located.
…Incidentally, the order was Mitsuki, Tomoka, Yui. At first, the sisters tried to sandwich Yui between them for some reason, but he politely declined with all his might. Doing that would draw insane attention and kill Yui’s stomach.
Anyway. They chatted casually, with the bright and talkative Akari leading the conversation… and then.
“By the way… Mitsuki-san?”
“Hmm? What is it?”
“I was ignoring it because it felt so natural… but your way of addressing me has changed, hasn’t it?”
Until yesterday, she’d used his last name, but since meeting today, she’d switched to his first name.
When pointed out—Mitsuki froze for a moment.
Gradually, slowly, her face flushed red. …Apparently, it had been unconscious.
“Eh, ah… y-yeah, you’re right. S-sorry.”
“Ah, no! It’s totally fine to call me whatever you like! I just noticed because it changed so suddenly!”
I hurriedly tried to smooth things over.
She must have realized I wasn’t bothered by it. Mitsuki let out a sigh of relief, then gave a slightly embarrassed smile.
“…I think it probably rubbed off on me.”
“Rubbed off? The way you call me?”
“Yeah.”
The question of who… had only one possible answer. Because currently, there was only one person close to her who called herself ‘Yui’.
As if confirming that answer, Mitsuki spoke again.
“Tomo… talked about you a lot at home. Like, yesterday and the day before, it was pretty much all she talked about.”
“Hey, Michi—!”
“Oh, and listen.”
She tried to say something, but Mitsuki spoke first.
Smiling as if recalling that moment… she confessed.
“The day before yesterday, She was practicing calling your name in the bathroom. Yui-kun, Yui-kun. She decided She’d call you by your name tomorrow, so she was practicing not to get nervous.”
“──”
“It was just too cute, so I kept watching secretly, and that influenced me too──Mmmph!”
Mid-sentence, Mitsuki’s mouth was covered. Needless to say, by Tomoka’s hand.
Tomoka, her ears flushed crimson, held Mitsuki tightly as she tried to escape reflexively, forcibly silencing her words.
“Mitchan? Could you please not confess to peeping so openly? Also, there are quite a few things in this world you just shouldn’t say, you know?”
“Momemu”
I think she said ‘I’m sorry’.
Continuing to cover her mouth with her body, she turned towards me this time.
Her lovely face flushed with shame… Tomokai, who had been completely exposed for calling him ‘Yū-kun’ with that devilishly confident, teasing expression yesterday morning.
“…Yui-kun.”
“Yes?”
“…Forget it?”
“Forgotten.”
He nodded without hesitation. …Honestly, Yui had imagined Tomoka practicing calling him by that name, and the sheer cuteness of it had left him flustered.
He probably felt his own face flush slightly too.
Whether she sensed that, or simply hadn’t shaken off her embarrassment yet,
Tomoka’s face flushed even deeper. “I need to use the restroom…!” she said, leaving the spot.
Left behind, Yui found herself replaying Tomoka’s reaction… No, he’d just been told to forget it, he shook his head and dismissed the thought.
Then, glancing over at Mitsuki… he noticed the girl seemed a bit spaced out.
“Mitsuki-san? What’s wrong?”
“…Ah, sorry. I was enjoying Tomo’s boobs.”
“Did you reflect on it properly?”
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After that little scene, the three arrived at the second-year floor.
Apparently, the ‘Snow, Moon, Flower Princess’ was well-known even among the upperclassmen. With two of them standing side by side, they naturally drew attention, monopolizing the surrounding stares.
Yui walked as inconspicuously as possible to avoid strange looks, heading for their destination classroom.
“Yui-kun, wait nearby for a bit!”
The other girl showed consideration, wanting to spare Yui from too much attention.
As the sisters stepped forward toward the classroom’s rear door, leaving Yui behind on the nearby landing.
“──O-nee-chan!”
With a bright, lovely, and energetic harmony.
They called out to the girl drawing everyone’s gaze in the center of the classroom… and she turned around.
…Even Yui, who had been watching, felt an illusion that the surroundings suddenly blossomed with brilliance.
Truly, a beautiful girl who embodied the phrase “radiant presence.” A cool, beautiful face that seemed to make time stop when you looked at her, lustrous hair.
Her hair, giving a transparent impression, had inner coloring that made it stand out compared to others, yet her own aura completely held its own against that flashiness.
That girl was—the eldest of the three sisters, Minasumi Yukina
She didn’t pale in comparison even standing beside her two younger sisters. A stunning beauty so radiant that she became the center of attention for anyone who saw her lifted her face and stood up in response to their voices.
“Mitsuki, Tomoka. Did you come all the way to pick me up? You didn’t have to go to all that trouble, and you didn’t need to call out so loudly either…”
“Eh? We just wanted to see onee chan as soon as possible! Right, Mitchan?”
“Yeah. Actually, onee chan, aren’t you happy to be greeted by your two cute little sisters?”
“Well… I am happy, but—”
“Ahaha, I love my honest onee chan!”
Sandwiched between her sisters, she heads toward the classroom door… and the surrounding classmates whisper about them.
“Those are Minasumi-san’s sisters. …They’re still way too cute, aren’t they…”
“Hey, she’s totally doted on. I wish I had sisters that cute and devoted too… Wait, comparing myself to her would probably just hurt. Guess just watching is best.”
“It’s because it’s Yukina-san, you know. Makes sense they call her the Snow, Moon, and Flower Princess. All three seem to have amazing talents too. They’re just on a whole different level…”
All she could hear were words of envy and admiration.
Yui realized once more just how incredibly popular they were at school… and felt both honored and daunted by his own position, having to interact with those three for three days straight.
Just as he was thinking this, hidden in the shadows, Yukina—guided by her two younger sisters—left the classroom and approached Yui’s spot…
“—Yukina! Mitsuki! Tomoka!”
Just then, another voice called out from the opposite end of the hallway.
All eyes turned. Standing there was—as expected—their childhood friend, Himekami Ryota.
Slightly out of breath from running, he smiled at the three sisters.
“All three of you together. What a coincidence.”
(Coming all the way to the upperclassmen’s floor just for a coincidence? That’s a stretch, isn’t it?)
Yui’s inner question naturally went unheard.
Ryo, wearing what he probably thought was a friendly expression, confidently stepped closer to the three sisters—
“Heading home now? Then your childhood friend here could…”
“—Sorry. We have something to do.”
Without a moment’s pause, he froze upon hearing the refusal.
It was Tomoka who spoke. …A bit unexpected, Yui thought.
“Business? What kind of business? I could come along too—”
“It’s business that requires all three of us. Sorry for turning you down even though you invited us! But—”
As Ryota tried to press further, Tomoka pressed her palms together.
“…When you’re high school girls, there are just some things we need to handle alone. …You understand, right, Ryota?”
With an apologetic expression, she informed him.
…Tomoka’s response was flawless. She had considered Ryota, who was being rejected in public, and had declined in a way that preserved the dignity of the person who had invited her
──But. Even after just a few days, it was clear that wouldn’t be enough for someone with his pride.
“Wh-why…”
His face clearly showed he couldn’t accept it, and he tried to press further…
…Then. Ahaha, laughter rang out from those around them.
Probably just part of the casual chatter and laughter.
But—to Ryota, who believed everyone was naturally paying attention to him now, it apparently sounded like mocking laughter directed at him for being so pathetically rejected.
“Fine! Whatever! Do whatever you want!”
His face flushed crimson with shame and anger as he stormed off with that parting shot.
…He seemed completely unaware of how he must look himself.
Watching Ryota stride away with long strides for a moment… Mitsuki asked Tomoka.
“…Was that okay with you?”
“Yeah. I feel bad for Ryota, but… right now, onee chan is my top priority.”
There was genuine resolve within that apology.
If that was the case, Yui decided he shouldn’t say anything more.
So, he moved with the three sisters who had joined them to a nearby, less crowded spot.
…And finally, Yui met the last of the Snow-Moon-Flower Princesses. Her first encounter with Yukina.
Incidentally, their current positioning had Yui directly facing Yukina, with Mitsuki and Tomoka flanking him. What kind of setup is this?
Thinking that, Yui still felt greetings should come first.
“Um… Nice to meet you… Minasumi senpai…?”
“Nice to meet you. Just call me Yukina. My sister’s been telling me about you, so I’m used to it now. Is it okay if I call you Yui?”
“Ah, yes.”
She seemed like someone who got straight to the point. Just as he was thinking that…
“So, you’re—”
Yukina’s beautiful eyes quietly pierced Yui—
“…the boy who charmed my two little sisters in the blink of an eye, right?”
“Ah!”
His body froze instantly.
Well, of course. From the perspective of their beloved older sister, that reaction wasn’t just understandable—it was inevitable.
This is bad. I have to explain myself, but what could I possibly say…?
“That’s right! We got charmed…♡”
“Yup, we got charmed~♪”
Unexpectedly, the two on either side launched a follow-up attack. Yui panicked completely.
“Wait, wait, wait! Huh, is this a courtroom!? Come to think of it, the positioning does look like it! No, wait, you two, don’t get involved! Whose side are you on!?”
“We’re the sisters, though?”
“Right, that was a stupid question! Sorry!”
Well, duh. Second time today.
The two on either side giggled at the flustered Yui… Ah, he realized he was about to be teased.
“Ahaha, Yui-kun, you’re still so cute. Sorry? I just felt like trying it out.”
“Well, honestly, I figured it was inevitable people would think that, so it’s fine…”
Apparently, it was Tomoka’s idea. That’s fine, but… I still can’t quite read Yukina’s thoughts from her expression, which is a little scary.
On top of that, Tomoka and Mitsuki said they’d step aside. Since we needed to talk about Yukina’s situation, they decided it would be better for me and Yukina to talk alone from here.
“Eh?”
Yui thought that was reasonable… but wait, being left alone with her now felt incredibly awkward… and he felt a little uneasy.
“It’ll be fine.”
As they were leaving, Tomoka leaned close to Yui, making sure Yukina couldn’t hear, and whispered in a sweet voice with a smile.
“It might be hard to tell from her vibe, but onee chan actually already likes you quite a bit, Yui-kun.”
“Huh… Why?”
“I’d like you to hear that directly from onee chan. And…”
With an expression that held a certain conviction.
“Basically, whatever we love, onee chan ends up loving too. So it’ll be fine! Just treat her like the usual Yui kun!”
Leaving only that behind, she cheerfully announced, “See ya!” and departed with Mitsuki.
…By the way.
Tomoka, who had casually and indirectly conveyed quite a bit of affection as a form of assistance, would immediately turn bright red and squirm in embarrassment right after this. But he had no way of knowing that.
After the two left, Yui turned back to Yukina.
“…Um…”
“Yeah. I heard about it from the two of them. That you… umm…”
Then, immediately.
Yukina got straight to the point… her cool beauty hiding an all too adorable blush.
“W-would you… become my… lover?”
“Y-yes, that’s right.”
“…Could you not blush? It’s embarrassing for me too.”
“I think you were the one who blushed first, Senpai!”
Oh no. Combined with the gap from her usual cool beauty, I already thought she was incredibly cute. Truly, the Snow-Moon-Flower Princess.
But, I was relieved to see she was someone who could feel embarrassed about that…
“Well… anyway. I’m sure you have lots of questions, like why I want you to be my boyfriend, or my circumstances…”
“Yes, you’re right.”
“First, we need a place to talk. I don’t think this is something we should discuss at school…”
Yukina, for some reason.
She flushed even more, averted her gaze… and in a voice so delicate it seemed about to vanish.
…said this to me.
“…For now… could you come to my house?”
“Isn’t this beyond just liking me?”
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