Boys' Troubles Need Girls' Guidance

In the evening, Yuigahama Yui also started to get busy.

Her cellphone had been ringing non-stop since she finished showering.

Being a popular girl who could socialize with both sides in the "Refilling Group," she had so many contacts on her mobile phone that she had to flip through several pages to find them all.

Well, to a certain extent, this was also an aspect of her personality that surpassed that of a girl with long, straight black hair and a flat chest.

"Yumiko... are you okay today?" she wondered.

Everyone in the group was still chatting excitedly. Makeup, clothes, plans for tomorrow, and who to date—topic after topic.

But Yuigahama, being observant, noticed that Miura Yumiko, who used to be the center of attention in these discussions, hadn't said a word today. Even her profile picture was grayed out.

"I wonder if Yumiko is mad at me after what happened..." she thought.

With that in mind, she didn't hesitate any longer and sent an email directly to Miura Yumiko.

The email primarily consisted of an apology on behalf of Makoto Amano, asking about Yumiko's current situation, and why she hadn't been active on the chat.

Miura Yumiko responded promptly.

It seemed like she had been staring at her phone all along. The response was brief—she mentioned going shopping tomorrow and asked Yuigahama to accompany her.

"So, Yumiko must be worried that people in the group will pay too much attention to what happened on the tennis court today, so she chose not to show up,"

The girl with the dumpling head, who had just finished showering and was ready to sleep, understood Yumiko Miura's concerns.

However, just as she was about to agree to Miura's invitation, she hesitated, withdrew her finger, and entered Makoto Amano's name in the contact list.

Tomorrow was Saturday... She wondered if Amano-san had thought about going on a date...

"Have you slept?" she messaged him.

But after contemplating for a moment, the girl decided to keep the message short and simple.

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"Utako Kasumi's 'The Metronome of Love' is simply amazing! It's hard to believe it's the work of a new author... (The following section contains extensive praise for the novel)."

Makoto Amano, lying bored on his bed, quickly became engrossed in a tweet.

"Aki... oh, it was sent by Tomoya Aki... and there's news about the book signing event?"

He hadn't expected to have the opportunity to get in touch with Kasumigaoka-senpai so soon.

He knew that Kasumigaoka Utaha was the pen name of Utako Kasumi, the light novel writer, thanks to the information from Tomoya Aki.

"Student Aki, can you provide more details about Kasumigaoka's book signing event?" he asked.

"It's unusual for a new writer to have a book signing right after their debut, isn't it? Unless they're trying to generate hype using the gimmick of a beautiful female author..."

He made a series of judgments based on the news shared by Tomoya Aki.

"Amano-san, you really love the book 'The Metronome of Love,' right? That's great! I knew you were also an otaku like us... Oh, and that last shot you made on the school tennis court today, it was Ryoma's whirlwind smash, wasn't it?"

Aki replied, including a lot of information.

However, the fact that even Aki knew what had happened at the tennis court today made Makoto Amano feel that the story of him beating Miura Yumiko to tears had probably spread throughout the school.

Makoto Amano felt a mix of emotions.

After exchanging pleasantries with Aki and discussing various otaku and manga topics, He finally asked about the time and location of Kasumigaoka Utaha's book signing event.

Without him even needing to ask, Tomoya Aki directly invited him to go together.

"He's such an enthusiastic otaku, but it seems like a waste not to invite any girls on such a great weekend."

Makoto Amano found his two potential love interests on his Line contact list.

"Yukino... Although there's still a chance to ask her out, she definitely won't cooperate with me. So, Yui..."

Recalling what Yuigahama Yui had suddenly said in front of the service club,

"Yukino would be upset if she saw us, right?"

Amano Makoto realized that this girl had a talent for acting.

With a bit of training, she might even surpass Haruno in the future...

"Um?"

Before he could even send a message, he noticed that Yuigahama Yui had sent him a new message.

It seemed that the girl was also thinking about him...

"I can't sleep," Makoto Amano quickly responded.

"You can't sleep? Why?"

Yui asked, sending a cute rabbit emoji with a question mark.

"I have insomnia,"

Amano Makoto admitted. Closing his eyes filled his mind with thoughts of the Yukinoshita sisters.

Maybe it was due to unfamiliar surroundings. Sleeping at Yukinoshita's house would take a few days to get used to.

"Insomnia... Is something bothering you?"

Although it is just a line message, it can also be seen that Yuigahama Yui cares.

'It's a little trouble. '

'Trouble...can you talk about it? '

Could it be the trouble of the harem king again?

Yuigahama Yui tried to continue asking.

'It's the kind of trouble boys have...'

'Trouble with boys? '

Yuigahama Yui posted another emoji expressing confusion.

'Yeah, the kind...you should know, the kind where you get angry at night...and can't sleep...'

'What is it exactly? '

What anger? Yuigahama Yui said that she didn't understand what Makoto Amano wanted to say at all.

"Anyway, if Yui sends me a selfie now, maybe I can calm down and fall asleep," Makoto Amano continued to tease.

"Selfie? Now?"

"Yeah, like how you look in your pajamas right now..." he suggested, though the implication was for her not to wear any.

"Oh,"

Without thinking too much, Yuigahama Yui took a selfie of her face and sent it to Makoto Amano.

The girl casually sent the selfie.

"This kind of level is not enough, you can take more shots, preferably the kind that can show the whole body, and don't fasten the clothes so tightly, it will easily affect the development..."

Makoto Amano can't guide ordinary selfies like showing her face and neck.

[Bro's a dog in heat]

"What are you planning to do with my picture?" Yui asked, becoming suspicious.

This... the anger this guy said is...

This guy... his intentions were clear. If Yui couldn't figure it out, it meant she wasn't just naturally clueless but actually stupid.

"Take a few photos of the bare feet, I didn't see it last time..."

Yuigahama Yui sent Makoto Amano an emoji of an angry little rabbit hitting the floor with a mallet.

"I won't take those kinds of pictures for you, pervert! Go to hell!"

I knew that this guy had nothing good to do, every time he had to tease me...

So angry.

The girl tossed and turned on the bed with a flushed face, and then angrily tapped the bed sheet with her tender toes.

But when she finally calmed down, she felt a little happy...

"I knew you wouldn't give in. In that case, I'll have to ask Yukino,"

Makoto Amano replied with a regretful emoji.

"Liar! Yukino won't give it to you!"

Yui retorted, seeing through his transparent lie.

"Well, then what should I do if I suffer from insomnia at night?"

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Gojo_sensei_ : As there was network outage in our area due to excessive rainfall, I was unable to upload the chapter timely.

It seems the rain will be coming for a few more days, causing much problem like light outages and network issues. I may or may not be able to upload the chapters timely. I hope you understand this.

As I've already uploaded 15 advance chapters on Patreon, you can go and check them there. The upload speed is the same as here, one chapter per day.

There may also be some issues for a few days, but I'll make up for any chapters that get left out. If I can't upload any chapters, I'll upload two chapters another day.