Narration: “—I won’t want him to gaze at someone else. Whether it is summer vacation or right now, I just give him trouble. *flustered Yuu watches Haruto play soccer with the others* If I can make Kurosaki-kun happy, I also believe that [I/we?] can move one step further.”
At the hotel, Yuu’s heart beat loudly as she mutters that this place is a lovers’ hotel!? Haruto calls out to her which causes her to stiffen and move back. She asks ...what is it?
She accidentally pushes a switch on the wall. It turned on the mood lights in the room. Yuu wonders what’s going on, the mood suddenly become more warm and dark!! “...for real... this kind of place. The bed is even in the shape of a shell...”
Seeing her reaction, Haruto crumples Sakura’s note and says that they’ll go back immediately. This surprises Yuu. Haruto says that Sakura isn’t here and it is another one of his pranks. “There is no meaning for us to stay here any longer.”
Yuu looks at Haruto. Then, she drops her bag on the bed and thinks, “—the time is now.” Haruto is surprised when Yuu suddenly hugs him from behind. Flustered Yuu exclaims that this is a rare opportunity! “Let us stay here in a while.”
Haruto says that he doesn’t have time to play around with her. Yuu says, “I know that my chest isn’t that developed and it’s possible that I’m making you really indifferent about it. *Haruto goes ha?* But, indeed, there aren’t many opportunities like this...” Haruto asks what she is talking about.
Yuu tiptoes and kisses Haruto. Narration: “Since I don’t have anything else that I can give back to you, then...” Yuu blurts out that she is okay with it so let’s do it, okay!?
Holding her chin, Haruto asks if it was Sakura who taught her about this thing today. Yuu exclaims no! “...he...gave me... a little bit of... suggestion...-type of...” This made Haruto grab her wrist and throw her on the bed.
Surprised Yuu calls out to him when he suddenly pulled up her blouse from behind. He darkly asks, weren’t they going to do it? “Then, strip off everything.”
Yuu turns to see Haruto’s seriously expression. Puzzled, she wonders if he is in a bad mood. “—but, I cannot just shy away from this...” Yuu says that she knows already. “I... by myself...strip... you turn and go over that side.”
She blushes even more when Haruto unhooks her bra. She mutters wait... He is already on top of her. He touches her back. Trembling Yuu slightly clenches her fist and tells herself that it is okay, she isn’t scared...
Haruto says that obviously, she is so scared that she wants to run away. “How come you won’t be honest [/behave] and listen to what I say. *slightly flustered* ...stupid dog.” With a tear in her eye, puzzled Yuu turns to him in surprise.
Getting off her and switch the lights back on, Haruto tells her to quickly put on her clothes [/bra]. Yuu asks if he isn’t going to do it anymore. Haruto mutters annoying to death.
After sighing, Yuu thinks no, what’s up with her that she breathed a sigh of relief! “I have failed again...” Sitting at the corner of the bed, Haruto repeats for her to quickly fix herself up.
Yuu notices that her bra is exposed. She quickly pulls down her blouse. She wonders what up with this, the light is so bright... it’s so embarrassing... Haruto takes her bag when the box of condom falls out. Blushing Yuu nervously shouts, ...ah! “That! That is...”
Haruto asks if this is the thing that Sakura want them to use. Yuu says no, it was picked... Haruto says that with one lie, she is exposed. “Don’t think of hiding things from me.”
Looking away, Yuu finally admits that it is his brother who gave it to her. This made Haruto stand up and say that didn’t he tell her not to become Sakura’s pawn. With that, he threw the box of condom in the trash bin. As he leaves, Yuu shouts for him to wait for her.
In the elevator, Yuu is catching her breath. She mutters that he walks so fast. She tells him that she isn’t Sakura’s pawn and today, she also doesn’t plan on running away. “This time, I’m really psychologically ready...” Di-ding. The elevator door opens. As Haruto walks out, he says, so she doesn’t care at all about what he thinks?
Yuu calls out his name as he quietly walks out. She thinks that it is because she is worried, so she did that so how come he’s angry? Just when she is telling him to wait, Haruto says don’t say anymore, let’s go back.
Yuu turns to see a guy with his girlfriend. The guy says that he isn’t free except for today. The girlfriend protests that she isn’t feeling quite well today. The guy says, “Then, all the more you should go inside and rest. Is it okay, Meiko?”
Yuu’s eyes widen as she looks at the girl. It was indeed Meiko who has noticed Yuu. Meiko calls out to Yuu and asks how come she is...and also Kurosaki-kun... Blushing Yuu says that this is really such a coincidence!? Haruto has already noticed the two’s interaction.
Blushing Meiko tells the guy that they quickly leave and go somewhere else. The guy asks huh. Meiko urges him to be quick. Yuu tries to call out to Meiko but Haruto tells her that they are going back to the dorm.
While they are in the train, there is an announcement for the passengers to pay attention since this part of the way will cause the train to shake [/unstable]. Yuu is lost in thought over how awkward it feels since Haruto isn’t saying a word. “Just now, he said about his thoughts is...”
Suddenly the train leans to the side so Haruto shields Yuu from the crush. While the others are complaining about how crowded it is, Haruto tells Yuu to stay and don’t move.
While Yuu looks at him, he says that they’ll barely be able to catch the curfew hour. Yuu says, “About that... ...thank you.” Haruto tells her that when they get off the train, they have to make a run for it.
Flustered Yuu thinks that just like the others say, it seems that Meiko has already made the one step further. “How come I always have no way of making any progress...” Ting Tong. At the school’s blackboard, it is written: first period English 9-950am. Second period Math 10-1050am.
The teacher says, start. Yuu says and thinks that right now, she must first give it her all and concentrate on the exam. “I have to get a 100 [/full marks]!” Meanwhile, Takumi is watching Yuu.
Flashback: Takumi exclaimed, “Hotel!? And, here I was wondering why you would suddenly go out with Yuu-chan... *taking a bath while Haruto is showering* That guy’s pranks are still so offensive [/distasteful].” The octopus toy in the tub belongs to Yusuke.
Takumi continues, “Don’t mind him. Anyway, he’ll only stay until winter. *takes the toy* What is this-” Haruto said, “He dared fool[/joke] around with me and Akabane. *smiled* I’ll make him taste the feeling of being stuck in a dilemma.” End flashback.
Takumi thinks that for Haruto to be like that, it seems that it has been a long time since he wanted to run amok and get a kick out of it. “I’ll just quietly protect them.” Concentrating on her exam, Yuu mutters that this is the example that Haruto told her before.
Later on, Yuu thinks that the first day of exam is quite good! “I’ll go and report to Kurosaki-kun. I went ahead by myself this morning. In the end, it was the final sprint before the exam!”
Just then, her glasses teacher calls out to her and tells her to wait. Yuu exclaims if the exam results are already out!? “Wait a minute. I’m not yet psychologically ready... *glasses teacher put a pile of papers on her hands* Huh?”
He tells her to go to the infirmary. “Kurosaki-sensei has something to talk about with you.” Realizing that it is Sakura, Yuu says that she doesn’t have anything to talk about with him. “It’s possible that I’ll be...[by him again]”
Waving at her, glasses teacher says that in passing, help her bring these things to Sakura. “I’ll leave it up to you- Wait for the results of the exam--”
At the infirmary, a lot of girls surround Sakura. They are telling him that they go hang out [/have fun] together. Sakura says that he isn’t interested in brats so come back after 10 years. A girl says that he is unexpectedly so serious and they are already adults.
Watching all that, Yuu sweatdrops. She seriously calls out, “Kurosaki-sensei, I have something for you.” Sakura says that she’s so slow, quickly put it inside.
Inside, Sakura sighs and says that he really doesn’t know if he should say that Japanese high school girls are lively or noisy. “I still have to sort out a lot of material [/resources], so troublesome.”
Acting calm, Yuu thinks that Sakura absolutely want bring up that thing yesterday to go and make fun of her. “After all, I’m not in the dorm yesterday.”
After dropping off the papers, Yuu casually turns and says that she’ll go ahead. Sakura blocks the door and says that she won’t even say a word of thanks. “That’s really rude, Yuu.” Yuu darkly says that he’s blocking her way.
Sakura asks, “Could it be that it was so intense that you are embarrassed to talk about it with me?” Her stance of ‘acting calm’ wavered. She blushes and mutters, in...tense... “We didn’t stay for too long, and we just went home. *tries to open the door* Can I trouble you to move away.”
Stunned Sakura says ah? “...I don’t really understand. During high school, earlier on, I and my girlfriend...” Flustered Yuu shouts that she isn’t interested. Sakura is speechless. Then, he apologizes. “I didn’t think that it will cause you to be dumped.” Yuu goes huh?
Sakura says that he simply saw her feeling a bit frustrated when earlier, she had a satisfied face since she could play soccer with Haruto. Yuu recalls how frustrated she was with English during the soccer game.
Sitting down, Sakura muttered, “...darn, that guy’s situation totally cannot be used as reference. What should be done to solve my problem.” [<- ah, is he referring to what Yuu might be thinking?] Yuu wonders, “Could it be that because she has fallen into a predicament that Sakura simply wanted to help her out?” Approaching him, Yuu says, about that...
Yuu is surprised when he suddenly made Yuu sit on his lap. “Like jilted people, let us properly have some fun.” Yuu shouts for him to let her go. Holding her chin, Sakura says as a jilted lover, passing the days depressingly is very boring, right?
“Anyway, based on genes, I and Haruto aren’t that much different. But then, I’m more mature than him. If you don’t properly enjoy then, you’ll lose out, right...” Yuu viciously kicks him.
Holding his shin, Sakura says that hurts. “In this kind of situation, would a person kick someone...” Holding out her fists, flustered Yuu shouts that she won’t break up just because of that kind of issue. “My days with Kurosaki-kun in the future is still long!”
With that, she goes out of the room and slams the door. Sakura says that her vigor is quite strong and it turns out that Haruto also likes that kind of type.
While running at the hallway, Yuu thinks that she always thought that simply with that kind of times [playing soccer], he won’t feel satisfied.” She recalls Haruto saying that the school trip is the one and only school activity that they can do together.
She also recalls him asking if she doesn’t care about what he thinks. When Yuu seems to have realized something, Tarako calls out to her and says that she finally found her. “Go to the roof with me--”
At the roof, Tarako says that Meiko is telling it all to Haruto regarding her worries. Yuu says worries? “But, for Meiko to tell it all to Kurosaki-kun, isn’t that a bit...” After seeing Meiko with Haruto, Yuu calls out to Meiko and asks what’s happened?
Meiko apologizes to Yuu regarding her attitude yesterday. Patting Meiko’s shoulder, Yuu asks if she is alright and did she encounter some problem!? Holding a handkerchief to teary-eyed Meiko, Tarako says that she thinks that Meiko is embarrassed to tell them but they are really worried about her so they came running here. “Sorry--”
Haruto tells Meiko to tell them and they won’t ridicule her. Meiko looks flustered. She says that Yuu has seen her boyfriend at the hotel, right. Tarako asks, hotel?
Meiko says that he is quite intense so she wants to maintain some distance from him. “But, it is no good... he’ll get angry, ...even... took a picture, and threatens me...” Haruto says that it is because her approach isn’t firm enough. “Don’t see him again.”
Flustered Meiko says that’s right, it’s possible that is the only way. “Thank you, guys for agreeing to listen to what I have to say. Anyway, it isn’t such a big deal.” To the other’s surprise, Yuu tells Haruto that she wants to be with Meiko when she goes to talk with her boyfriend. “What do you think?”
Haruto darkly tells her not to be meddlesome. “You’re not thinking clearly and in the end, it will definitely become really troublesome.” Meiko assures Yuu that she’s fine and Yuu has to properly concentrate on the exam. Yuu protests that she was crying and that is proof that this thing isn’t that simple!!
Meiko retorts back that what if because of this, she cannot go to the school trip!! “Right now, you simply need to consider your own boyfriend!” Flustered Yuu thinks that she knows, and she also want to do that. Yuu says, but!?
Haruto pinches both of Yuu’s cheeks and says, “‘Meiko is currently in a difficult situation, I must help her!’ Isn’t that right? That is what you’re thinking.” Yuu looks at him and says that she knows that she is ignoring his feelings and he is also really hurting but...
Haruto says that she is really not a bit cute. Yuu starts shouting that hurts. Tarako says that her face will elongate. Aghast Meiko shouts that her face will be pinched until it breaks! After letting her face go, Haruto tells flustered Yuu, “So, I’ll accompany you. Let’s go find that jerk.”
Comment: This is nice as they are acting more like a couple. Haruto is really doing his best to understand Yuu and I guess, has come to know that there are things that Yuu cannot change about herself. Actually, even if Haruto keep on saying her being meddlesome for helping others and it will be troublesome, that is one part of Yuu that he likes.
So, instead of quarreling with her about the potential dangers and trouble like failing an exam for not reviewing, he’ll just help her out with the said problem. Indeed, a troublesome boyfriend like Meiko’s might be easier to deal with when there is another guy around. Well, a guy like Haruto.
Actually, that is indeed better since with her nature, Yuu won’t really be able to concentrate at all. She’ll keep on thinking that she should have helped Meiko in her troubled times. The chances of her being distracted is higher if she didn’t help.
Now, the potential problem with this is Haruto will gain another enemy. We still don’t know that guy’s background and whatever. I’m referring to connections to Haruto’s previous enemies. Even if he doesn’t look like a hoodlum/gangster-type, but for him to use discriminating pictures to threaten Meiko from leaving him, I guess that is already a red flag.
The possible good thing about this is depending on how it goes, the couple will know more about each other/relationships. I was thinking if it will help Yuu realize that not all guys put top priority to sex like what Sakura is implying and Meiko’s boyfriend seem to be into. I mean, he wanted to do it even if she isn’t feeling well. Yes, it crossed my mind what if Meiko is pregnant but nah, let’s not go into that. ^^;
It is already predictable that nothing will happen at the hotel. So, what made Haruto dislike this set-up? One, he doesn’t like Yuu forcing herself? Doesn’t like it when it seems like he is ‘raping’ her since she’s scared and everything?
But most likely, it is two, this is set-up by Sakura. He wants it to be natural/no outside interference. So, he quickly asks if Sakura has something to do with how she’s acting. It doesn’t help that Yuu is somewhat covering up for Sakura because she is embarrassed.
About not considering his thoughts, aside from what was mentioned above, for a moment, I thought what if he has the same belief as his father about not doing it before marriage. Hehe, probably not. Maybe not up to that point but at least, for it to be mutual...they are both ready and want to do it.
From the looks of things, Sakura has a bit of thing for Yuu. Would he suggest that they have fun together with her just for the sake of comforting her? Just because she is Haruto’s supposed jilted lover? Even putting her on his lap? And, he claimed earlier that he isn’t interested in young girls.
Perhaps, aside from being played around by Sakura, Haruto has some sort of instinct about this that he kept on mentioning about not wanting his brother have anything to do with Yuu. It seems that Sakura believes that not having sex can destroy a relationship.
Since he mentioned about having fun after being jilted, could it be that he was dumped recently so he is spending some time in Japan? He’ll check out the girlfriend and he’ll also entertain himself with the ‘boys’ through pranks? Aside from the fact that it just so happened that Kpapa asked him to come back for a while? So, it is like two birds in one stone?
About him mentioning wanting to help Yuu out, was that genuine? Or a lure for Yuu to approach him so that he can put her on his lap? It seems like the latter. In the end, Sakura did admit that he also likes a Yuu-type of girl. Ah, aside from strong vigor, perhaps, unlike fangirls, he likes a girl who is hard to get.
It seems that Haruto wants to do some payback at his brother. I think that will happen during the field trip. Since Takumi mentioned about Sakura’s offensive pranks, that is probably the cause of the kiss. And perhaps, subconsciously, aside from wanting to help the couple, he also wants to do some payback at Sakura.
Anyway, as they say the third time is the charm, so I think that on the third attempt, it will happen. Scans by 腾讯动漫
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Trusting God’s faithfulness dispels our fearfulness. ~ Our Daily Bread