Chapter 145: Jumping Off
“Hey! Yukinoshita, can’t you speak properly?!”
Miura Yumiko, protective of her, slammed the table and stood up abruptly, glaring fiercely at the black-haired girl with a calm expression.
“What’s wrong with what I said?” Snow之下Snow乃 calmly retorted.
“Tsk, you…” The blonde girl clicked her tongue in displeasure, “It’s rare for us to come out and have fun together, why do you always say such things? I actually don’t like you, but I’ve been tolerating it because it’s a trip!”
Seeing them about to argue, Yui Yuigahama hurriedly stepped in to mediate, “Alright, alright, Yumiko, just calm down!”
“Is that so.” Snow之下Snow乃 smiled lightly, “I never expected that your impression of me would be unexpectedly good. I actually hate you.”
“Snow-chan, control yourself too!”
In any case, there’s no need for you all to meddle. Just enjoy your trip, the black-haired girl finished, standing up and leaving, not even considering discussing it with the others.
As the vice president of the Service Club, Hachiman Hikigaya naturally followed the Minister’s steps, summoning Komachi and then leaving with Snow之下Snow乃.
“Huh? Snow-chan!” The bundled girl looked at the resolute departure of Snow之下Snow乃 and became momentarily lost.
Caught between her classmate and her club friend, she found herself in an awkward situation.
After hesitating, Yui Yuigahama managed to smile at Miura Yumiko before chasing after Snow之下Snow乃, “Snow-chan, wait for me!”
Hachiman Hikigaya glanced at the pink-bundled girl and asked, “Leaving everyone else behind really okay?”
“Eh? Well… I don’t think Yumiko will notice,” replied Yui, scratching her head.
“I don’t know if Miura will be concerned, but I know this much: no matter where you stay, Minister Snow之下Snow乃 won’t mind you at all,” said Hachiman, watching as Snow之下Snow乃 walked ahead.
“It’s not that…” She quickly waved her hand; a light blush appeared on her face and she muttered softly, “This matter is more important…”
“Hmm…”
Just as Hachiman’s gaze wavered, he felt something hit his waist three times. Turning around, he saw Komachi smiling mischievously at him.
“Why?”
“Hehe, nothing, just reminding my big brother to seize the opportunity.”
Komachi grinned, her comment turning their ears red. She then retreated, quickening her pace to catch up with Snow之下Snow乃.
“Sister Snow乃, how do you plan to help that girl Harumi Tsurumi?”
“We’ve already spoken, the rest depends on her own initiative. We only need to track the developments,” Snow之下Snow乃 responded.
“What! So soon?!” Yui Yuigahama exclaimed in surprise.
During my happy time enjoying the hostel, Snow-chan has already resolved everything!
A sense of guilt immediately arose.
……
“Haha, originally, I just wanted to see Shizuka’s embarrassed reaction once she learned the truth. But Lin Qi delivered quite a surprise. Now, Shizuka truly can’t live it down.”
In an apartment near the university where classes had ended, Yukinoshita Yono sprawled on the sofa, watching a video file sent by Lin Qi.
Her legs rested on the sofa armrests, and due to her pose, her knee-length dress’s hem slipped down slightly, revealing pale, swelled thighs. Her slender calves gently swung, and the slipper on her foot fell off as she laughed.
“I shouldn’t leave it like this, better show this to Shizuka.”
She began planning to call Shizuka, and then confront her directly, imagining every possible expression on Shizuka’s face, which delighted her immensely.
Snap.
A faint sound came from the balcony.
Yukinoshita Yono didn’t look up, waving her hand, “Good evening, Lin Qi.”
“Evening.”
After greeting casually, Lin Qi made straight for the liquor cabinet and opened a bottle of last time’s leftover Romanée-Conti.
“You come here with clear intentions, just to drink.”
Yukinoshita Yono, looking at the dark-haired man who helped himself to wine like in his own house, complained with a hint of resentment.
“Don’t I already have something for you as a return?” Taking another glass for Yukinoshita Yono, he sat down on the single sofa carrying both glasses of red wine.
She reclined back on the sofa, adjusting her dress’s hem.
“That’s true, I’m too eager to use it on Shizuka,” Yukinoshita Yono raised her highball glass and tapped it with Lin Qi’s, taking a sip.
“Speaking of which, Chiba Village is still quite far, isn’t it? You went in the morning and came to my place at night. Could it be you drove over right after sending the message?”
“No, we came by air after dinner,” Lin Qi replied.
“Air? Will wings sprout from your back?” Yukinoshita Yono asked curiously.
He thought for a moment and then said, “Do you want to go eat some late-night snacks now?”
The implication was: Let’s take a joyride.
The short-haired beauty, well-versed in these matters, immediately understood, eyes lighting up, “Sure! Let me just change clothes!”
Not knowing what Lin Qi meant by “flying,” Yukinoshita Yono didn’t wear her nice dress, instead opting for a simpler shirt and denim shorts, adding a light beige vest, creating a youthful and casual look.
“Am I good?”
Having changed clothes, Yukinoshita Yono twirled in front of the dark-haired man with a smile.
“You look great no matter what you wear,” he answered instinctively before even lifting his head.
“Yet you haven’t even looked,” she said amusingly.
The dark-haired man then lifted his gaze to carefully observe Yukinoshita Yono, who confidently showed herself off to him. “How’s that? Hasn’t my sister stolen your heart?”
“Based on the age on my ID, I’m one year older than you,” Lin Qi said.
“Eh? Really? But you look so young, almost the same age as Yukinoshita,” Yukinoshita Yono remarked, feeling surprised.
“You also look young,” Lin Qi sighed, “Are you being coy?”
“How old are you actually?” she didn’t refute, smiling, “Well, theoretically, one thousand years.”
If time spent under a curse object counts, then only my memories exist; it can’t be considered living that long.
Yukinono felt startled but kept it off her face, “What about the actual age one?”
“Twenty-three.”
After all, I died in my twenty-third year in that past life.
“Lin Qi isn’t fond of being seen as old?” Yukinoshita Yono arched her eyebrows mockingly.
He shrugged, neither denying nor confirming, “Let’s go.”
Yukinoshita Yono followed Lin Qi outside, preparing to see how he could make himself fly. Suddenly, she felt her waist being hugged, her body tight against a strong and warm chest.
“Huh?”
Before she could react, Lin Qi carried her off the balcony and they flew together.
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After School, then Becoming a Jujutsu Sorcerer
