"Everyone actually arrived this early."
After walking over to Ritsu, Sato realized with some surprise that everyone else had already arrived. The girls from the Light Music Club, the three from the Service Club, and in addition, two little sisters.
At the moment, there were still another ten or twenty minutes before the agreed time. It seemed everyone had come out quite a bit earlier than planned.
Only...
Sato looked at Mio with a rather strange expression.
Aside from Mio wearing a kimono, everyone else had come in ordinary clothes.
The moment she noticed Sato looking at her, Mio immediately felt wronged, and subconsciously turned to look toward Ritsu.
Clearly, it had been Ritsu's suggestion, yet in the end she was the only one who had actually worn a kimono here. Instantly, she felt like an idiot...
Seeing this, Sato smiled and praised her.
"You look beautiful!"
Mio immediately lowered her head shyly and replied in a voice as soft as a mosquito's buzz.
"Thank you..."
Meanwhile, the attention of the other girls had already shifted onto Kanna. Looking at the adorable Kanna, their eyes practically glowed like a pack of hungry wolves.
"Eh? So cute!"
"Kanna looks really adorable today."
"She looks just like a delicate Japanese doll!"
They excitedly surrounded Kanna and enthusiastically discussed her appearance, some of them even reaching out to pinch and knead her cheeks.
The moment they touched those soft, squishy cheeks, one of them even revealed a blissful expression.
This feeling... it was practically heaven!
Stare...
Kanna expressionlessly looked at the group in front of her, then slowly turned toward Sato.
Can I use dragon breath?
No, you cannot!
The corner of Sato's mouth twitched as he slowly shook his head. At the same time, he stepped in to rescue Kanna.
Walking over, he swatted away the girls' mischievous hands and said helplessly, "Enough already. If you keep pinching her, Kanna's going to get upset."
Hearing that, the girls immediately stopped and cautiously examined Kanna.
"Eh? She really does look a little angry."
"Is Kanna unhappy?"
"Big sis has candy here!"
Yuigahama Yui suddenly pulled out a handful of candy from her pocket and cheerfully held it out in front of Kanna.
"How about letting big sis pinch your cheeks again, and all this candy will be yours?"
Kanna stared blankly at the pile of candy before her. She only hesitated for a single second before rapidly nodding her little head.
Yuigahama Yui used Candy Attack!
It was super effective!
The gluttonous young dragon had fallen before humanity's sugar-coated assault!
"Whoa! Yuigahama-san, you came prepared!"
Ritsu stared at the handful of candy in Yuigahama Yui's hand in shock.
"Hehe! I just always carry some around with me!"
Yuigahama Yui smiled brightly, scratching her head a little embarrassedly.
"Ugh! I want candy too!"
"No, Onee-chan! You ate too much candy a few days ago and ended up with a toothache!"
Sato smiled at the scene over there, then walked over toward the members of the Service Club and waved in greeting.
"Yo! Komachi! How's studying been lately?"
"Waaah! Onii-chan! It's so hard! Why do things like math and English even exist in this world?!"
Hikigaya Komachi let out a fake crying sound, then puffed out her cheeks and looked at Sato with a pitiful expression.
"Eh? Isn't Hachiman tutoring you?"
Sato immediately revealed a shocked expression and glanced toward Hikigaya Hachiman.
"Onii-chan's humanities grades are pretty good, but his science grades can only be called average at best."
Hikigaya Komachi first showed a helpless expression before shrugging.
"And his math is honestly disastrous!"
Even though Hikigaya Hachiman was standing right beside her, she showed absolutely no awareness that she was reopening her own brother's wounds.
Hikigaya Hachiman had been standing there quietly and somehow still caught a stray shot. The corner of his mouth twitched as he said speechlessly, "Did I offend either of you or something? Why are you two singing the same tune against me here?"
His dead fish eyes rolled upward as he looked resentfully at Hikigaya Komachi.
I'm your older brother, your actual biological older brother!
How can you gang up with outsiders to bully me?
Naturally, Hikigaya Komachi was completely oblivious to his resentment and continued lamenting why her Onii-chan's math grades were so terrible.
"Then Komachi, you'd better work hard. Next semester I want another cute kouhai."
"Yes! Komachi will work hard!"
Hikigaya Komachi clenched her right fist in front of her chest to cheer herself on. Her eyes were filled with determination, as if declaring she would absolutely succeed.
"Then do your best."
Sato smiled and rubbed Hikigaya Komachi's head.
Although both Hikigaya Komachi and Hirasawa Ui were third-year middle school students preparing for entrance exams, Hirasawa Ui was unquestionably the kind of little sister who excelled academically while also being perfect at housework.
Compared to her, Hikigaya Komachi's grades were somewhat lacking.
"Oh right, Yukinoshita!"
Suddenly, as if remembering something, Sato turned toward Yukinoshita Yukino beside him.
"Hm?"
Yukinoshita Yukino looked at him with slight confusion. At the same time, her clear eyes subtly glanced at his neck, which was not wrapped in any scarf, before slowly shifting away again.
"You don't need to keep bringing cat food anymore."
"Why?"
Yukinoshita Yukino's brows slightly furrowed. Her cool voice sounded even colder than the winter wind.
"Those two have gotten way too fat. I've decided to change their diet."
"I see..."
The slight frown on Yukinoshita Yukino's face relaxed a little. She seemed to think for a moment before calmly saying to Sato, "I'll consider changing them to another type of cat food."
Sato: "..."
Good grief!
She had completely ignored his suggestion!
Still, since Yukinoshita Yukino wanted to keep bringing cat food, then she could continue. It was not really a big deal anyway.
"Hey! Everyone!"
Ritsu suddenly started calling out to everyone.
After everyone turned to look at her, Ritsu announced, "It's getting late already, so let's hurry up and head inside!"
"Yes!"
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