The first harem meeting?

"Isn't she going to mention Yukino at all?"

Mrs. Yukinoshita came and went quickly.

Makoto Amano found it difficult to guess her intention or purpose for coming.

But upon careful consideration, he couldn't find any fault in his recent performance.

However, despite this, Makoto Amano still felt a little uneasy.

Ah, if I look at the events of the past few days together...

"Did Aunt Yukinoshita predict from the very beginning that Yukino would run away from home?"

Never underestimate your opponent, especially someone as powerful as her.

"Perhaps she also anticipated that Yukino would come to my house..."

No, my aunt probably foresaw all possible scenarios.

No matter how Yukino reacts, it will ultimately result in the outcome desired by her mother.

"Then tonight... I probably won't be able to keep it a secret."

Since "cohabitation" with Yukino has become a reality, Makoto Amano can't think of any other way.

"Unless... Haruno can help me."

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"Yukino..."

As soon as Makoto Amano entered the service department, he was hit with a blast of Yukino's icy demeanor.

"As expected from a despicable guy filled with arrogance and lust, throwing something like that at me and casually saying hello."

Disgusting, utterly disgusting...

Yukino's expression practically had these adjectives written all over it.

"So, Yukino, have you been paying attention to the questions I raised?"

Makoto Amano pulled a chair and sat down.

"Strange, why hasn't Yuigahama come here today?"

Without the presence of a vivacious girl, Makoto Amano didn't know how to "neutralize" the cold air emanating from Yukino's body.

"She did come here ..."

Yukino closed the library book on her lap and reluctantly walked over to prepare some black tea.

The cup they bought some time ago might come in handy now.

"Thanks."

The aroma of the black tea was delightful, and when Yukino handed it to him, Makoto Amano could still catch a whiff of the fragrance emanating from the girl.

It had a refreshing quality, even without drinking it.

"Just in return for the egg from yesterday...."

Yukino tilted her head unnaturally, then put on an indifferent face and resumed reading the library book she had just put down.

In the club classroom of the service department, there was a moment of silence.

"Well..."

To his surprise, He noticed that Yukino had actually responded to the three harem development questions he had posed.

Although the answers provided were somewhat...

It couldn't be said that they had no effect, but they were rather useless, one could say.

He sipped the tea and then picked up the piece of white paper that appeared to have been discarded on the floor.

Each of the three harem-related questions had circled answers in red ink.

First, regarding Yuigahama Yui, who had just "joined," and whose heart was unstable, with a potential for "rebellion" at any time, how could I improve her "loyalty" as a student?

Answer: Apologize sincerely to her, and before she realizes your true nature, turn yourself in to the police.

Seriously, I hadn't even mentioned what I intended to do with Yuigahama, and now I'm being told to turn myself in?

Moreover, didn't I make my true intentions quite clear before? What else is there to figure out?

Yukino couldn't possibly be jealous,right?

Makoto Amano looked up at the girl's expression and soon met her cold gaze.

However, the girl seemed hesitant to speak.

Makoto Amano suspected that she probably wanted to inquire about her mother, but couldn't bring herself to ask and lose face.

Hmm... let's continue reading.

Secondly, due to Yukino running away from home, Aunt Yukinoshita... has become quite difficult to handle. What can I do to maintain Yukino's goodwill and stabilize my aunt's emotions?

Answer: What does the matter between me and my mother have to do with you?

If it really doesn't concern me, then why did your mother come looking for me today?

Makoto Amano wanted to directly voice his complaints, but he held back.

Let's move on to the next one.

Thirdly, Kasumigaoka Utaha-senpai in the third grade, I don't know what approach to take to "strategize"...

Answer: Transform into an insect and let Kasumigaoka-senpai crush you to death. Maybe that way, you can get close to her?

The style of the last answer was a bit ambiguous...

However, Yukino wanted to vent her dissatisfaction with herself, but she did it through writing on paper.

That much was clear.

"As my number one subordinate, Yukino's response is so half-hearted..."

"Don't use that adjective to describe me..."

Subordinate? Rebel...

No matter what she thinks, she isn't pleased.

This Makoto Amano guy had better disappear quickly.

"Huh? There's actually a response from Yuigahama later?"

He was surprised to find some writing on the back of the white paper.

Unlike the neat and meticulous handwriting on the front, the back had a playful and cute handwriting style, with many symbols of unknown meaning.

At a glance, it was clear that it was written by a girl with a bobbed hairstyle.

"Tsk..."

Yukino made a clicking sound with her tongue and this time simply ignored Makoto Amano's surprise.

However, although Yuigahama Yui's response was extensive, it served more as a reference...

Well, still... no real solution.

"I'm only loyal to Yukino. If you don't want to make me angry, Amano-san, just stop teasing me like you did yesterday, and... you can't... constantly have dirty thoughts about me..."

Loyal to Yukino? Shouldn't it be the other way around?

He couldn't help but feel like laughing.

And sesser... You clearly want to be a sessile organism to me, right?

Then let's move on to the second item.

"Yukino's mother... I haven't met her yet, but Yukino seems a little off today. Could it be that she really ran away from home? By the way, where does Yukino live now?"

Reading between the lines, Makoto Amano could sense Yuigahama Yui's confusion and the surprise that she might have discovered something in the end.

Yes, she lives at my house. I wonder if Yuigahama-san would like to come along?

He really wanted to ask this question.

By the way, isn't it time for me to change the way I address Yuigahama-san? Always referring to her as "Yuigahama-san" feels a bit too formal.

Well, from the next time we meet, I'll just call her... "Dumpling," right?

Wait, that might be too familiar again, and it might be difficult for her to accept...

He began to contemplate what to call Yuigahama Yui in the future.

Next, there's the last one...

"Kasumigaoka-senpai? Why is her name here? What does Amano-san intend to do?"

It feels like a girlfriend questioning her boyfriend.

He could imagine Yuigahama Yui puffing up her cheeks as she wrote those words, and then he planned to explain himself.

"It seems we need to have a proper meeting to truly establish my harem plan..."

The "tasks" he had assigned were dismissively answered by the two girls, greatly hindering the next steps in his harem plan.

"Well, let's call it Makoto Amano's First Harem Meeting!"

Makoto Amano, having made that decision, declared with a serious expression while facing the certain black-haired girl who said,

"It's so disgusting, go to hell."

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