NOVEL NEXT Chapter 521: She is also my girlfriend
Shirakawa Sawahei's scummy mindset seems to have been vaguely detected by Higashino Rin, but unfortunately, she can't do much about it. She can only gently advise her nephew. Whether he listens or not is secondary; she must fulfill her responsibilities as an elder.
During this process, Higashino Rin's heart undoubtedly faced a fierce attack from Miss Kashi and the Little Lolita — Asano Nazuki had previously used her feelings for Shirakawa Sawahei as a reason to get close to Higashino Rin, and now there's another sister she hadn't met before... One sister is manageable, but the two of them together is really hard to handle...
Moreover, from yesterday's conversation with Nazuki, it seems that both sisters are aware that Tsukimi sakurazawa had been here...
Sakurazawa, what kind of opponents does this kid usually fight against... Is she really okay with this? Miss Kashi and Sawahei seem quite compatible... Even Konatsuori is pitifully appealing, though a little short, but with potential for growth...
If only I could have them all...
Higashino Rin: Gradually turning into a scummy aunt...
No, that's not right, I've already told Sawahei to be an upright person... How can I have such thoughts myself?!
Aunt Higashino reaffirmed her convictions, then started helping Higashino Kei clean up clutter together, so the bodyguards could properly arrange the gifts.
Shirakawa Sawahei glanced at the Black Hearted Lolita who was still tangled up with Higashino Seira over which sister is prettier, and walked over to the Evil Little Arrogant.
"Ahem... Kashi..."
The Little Arrogant glanced at him.
"Hayakawa."
"..."
Why is she just as arrogant as the lazy girl? Is she imitating you, or are you imitating her? Or is this the universal tsundere template for all girlfriends when they're mad?
"Happy New Year." Shirakawa Sawahei didn't call out again but smoothly asked, "You haven't replied to my message yet. According to social etiquette, that's very inappropriate behavior."
"Does social etiquette teach you how to deal with scumbags?" Miss Kashi nodded thoughtfully, "Then I'll go learn about it later."
"It doesn't, but it does teach you how to deal with a lonely boyfriend."
"Who said you're my boyfriend?" the Little Arrogant retorted, "And your loneliness is your own problem, nothing to do with me."
"Of course, it has something to do with you. Didn't you take Nazuki away yesterday?"
"You mean you think I was interfering with your flirting with Nazuki?" The Little Arrogant's expression cooled rapidly. Seeing this, Shirakawa Sawahei quickly waved his hands seriously, "I mean that Kashi, you're ignoring me. So I can only understand your recent status through Nazuki."
"I heard you've been eating very little lately?"
"I'm dieting."
"I've never heard of such a thing." Shirakawa Sawahei shook his head, lightly sighed, "Actually, I've also had no appetite lately..."
"Oh? Really? Do I need to ask Aunt how much you ate yesterday?"
"..."
The difficulty of flirting with Miss Kashi is evidently much higher than with ordinary girls, so Shirakawa Sawahei quickly switched topics, "Aunt seems to be calling us over, let's go."
The Little Arrogant responded with a cold smile.
Higashino Rin prepared tea and invited everyone inside to take a seat. Hayakawa Kashi also followed inside, while the Black Hearted Lolita was still busy with Higashino Seira and had no time to come in, leaving the four of them seated around the hearth.
Higashino Seira: Why is this sister so annoying… I want to read my manga QAQ... I really, really, really think you're prettier than Sister Kashi, okay?
"Sawahei has always troubled you to take care of him." Higashino Rin offered a cup of tea, slightly apologetic, "In the countryside, we don't have any fancy teas... I hope you won't be offended."
"It doesn't matter, I don't pay much attention to these things." The Little Arrogant was unfriendly towards Shirakawa Sawahei but responded to Higashino Rin with grace and poise.
"I heard that the skills Sawahei uses for part-time work are all learned from you... I'm so grateful you can teach him to play the piano." Higashino Rin sincerely said, "Sawahei should have already thanked you properly, right?"
Shirakawa Sawahei's face changed slightly, as he hadn't coordinated with the Little Arrogant about the story of learning piano from her. If it were exposed now, it would be much harder to cover it up than before.
Fortunately, Hayakawa Kashi had no intention of exposing the scumbag's lies in person, she was momentarily dazed, then looked at Shirakawa Sawahei and softly replied, "I actually didn't teach him much, it's mostly his own talent in this area."
"It must be because of a good teacher that he developed so quickly. This kid used to only get C's in vocal music, which didn't match his grades in other subjects at all."
"Knowing such an outstanding friend as you, I'm relieved."
The Little Arrogant looked calm and softly replied, "Aunt, you might have misunderstood, I'm not exactly friends with Shirakawa right now."
"Eh...?"
"Not friends... then what are you?"
Hayakawa Kashi did not immediately reply, Shirakawa Sawahei sighed in his heart and bravely spoke up.
"Um... Aunt..."
"Kashi... she's also my girlfriend."
Higashino Rin: "..."
Higashino Kei: "..."
Your use of the word 'also' is truly masterful... Higashino Kei lightly coughed, stood up, and said, "The water seems cold, I'll go heat some more..."
He was a taciturn middle-aged man, completely at a loss with these young people's romantic entanglements, so he wisely chose to distance himself and left the stage for Higashino Rin to handle alone.
Higashino Rin was stunned for a while, then dazedly said, "Sawahei, you just said..."
"That's right, I like Kashi too, and I've already confessed to her..."
"From my perspective, Kashi has already accepted my confession, she's my girlfriend, I won't give her up."
The Little Arrogant looked calm as she sipped her tea, the gaze she turned to Shirakawa Sawahei finally carried some warmth.
"What about Sakurazawa...?"
"She also accepted my confession..."
"She knows about this, Kashi knows too." Shirakawa Sawahei sighed, "I know you must have a lot of questions for me, but I assure you, I haven't lied to Tsukimi... I like both of them, and I don't plan to give up either."
Higashino Rin: "???"
Who said it before? Who said things might not be like that! Now it's confirmed he's a scumbag!
It's over... It's all over... Sawahei went to school and became bad... He actually wants to be a deceiver of girls' feelings...
Hmm? Wait, he doesn't seem to have deceived any feelings... and he even confessed to liking Sakurazawa in front of Kashi... So does this make him a scumbag or not?
Higashino Rin was astonished by the young people's actions, she gaped for a long time, unable to say a word, finally turning to ask Hayakawa Kashi.
"You and Sawahei..."
"I did accept his confession, but that was before." Miss Kashi softly said, "If you insist on saying I'm his girlfriend, that's not entirely inaccurate."