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The fireworks faded away, everything returned to peace. Shirakawa Sawahei and Little Arrogant slowly descended the stone steps from the hillside.

"Why are you laughing?" Hayakawa Kashi turned and asked.

"Oh, nothing, just found it odd that Hayakawa invited me to watch the fireworks."

"Oh, then what do you think I was going to do with you?"

"..."

Shirakawa Sawahei coughed lightly, casually brushed it off, "It’s nothing... Speaking of which, I didn’t seem to take a picture earlier."

"I forgot."

"I forgot too."

"So this is Shirakawa’s fault." Evil Little Arrogant nodded, shirking the responsibility, "You still owe me a picture of the fireworks festival as a memento."

"Huh? Hayakawa, haven’t you already seen the fireworks, why do you still need a picture?"

"Isn’t the purpose of a photo to help us remember better?" The girl replied as if it was obvious, "It’s my first time seeing fireworks, isn’t it a pity not to have a memento?"

"..."

"Seeing as you invited me to watch fireworks, I’ll reluctantly forgive your unreasonable behavior." Shirakawa Sawahei said, "By the way, was it also Asano’s first time seeing fireworks?"

Little Arrogant glanced at him, the corner of her mouth slightly curled up as if intrigued by his casual mention of Asano, softly replied, "Her grandma didn’t allow her to go out before."

"That’s a shame... How about finding a picture online and pretend we took it specially for her." Shirakawa Sawahei suggested, "Remember to remove the watermark."

"Things like pleasing my sister should be Shirakawa’s job."

"Without Hayakawa’s backing, forget it. I don’t want her finding out and crying to me later."

Somewhere in the distance, a damaged Black Hearted Lolita: ???

I may not be human, but you two are truly sly.

The two chatted casually, their conversation began to drift into tangents. They didn’t worry about what they said, knowing the other would understand the meaning behind their words. The mountain breeze gently carried away the summer night’s heat, unknowingly bringing the scenery of the mountain base into view.

He couldn’t help but look back in surprise, wondering when did the mountain path become so short?

"Come on, I’ll take you back."

"You’re not going to check on your sister?"

"I’ll go later, do you want to see her?"

Shirakawa Sawahei considered for a moment, decisively declined, "Better not, I’m afraid she’ll keep me there."

Little Arrogant smiled noncommittally, "I’ll convey your concern to Shirakawa for you."

"..."

The helicopter soon landed, Shirakawa Sawahei nodded at Little Arrogant, then turned and left to catch the train, there were quite a few messages on his phone, including two from Tachibana Tomoku.

The occasions when Little Transparent actively sought him out were rare, yet now suddenly saying she enjoyed the fireworks festival, he instinctively felt something was wrong, hastily replied while on the plane.

[Tachibana, what’s up?]

The other seemed not to be checking their phone momentarily, so Shirakawa Sawahei continued replying to messages from Tsukimi and Ise Yu.

First was Tsukimi, who for some unknown reason sent him several eye-rolling emojis, Shirakawa Sawahei responded with a question mark, then called her after landing.

"Hello~ Shirakawa."

A playful and alluring voice unique to her echoed from the other end, but after a second, she exclaimed somewhat exasperatedly, "How dare you call me! Do you know what you did wrong?"

Shirakawa Sawahei looked bewildered, "What did I do?"

"How dare you ask! You know very well what you did!"

"How would I know if you don’t tell me."

"The truly informed need not be told."

"If you said it, I would understand."

"What’s the point in saying it, you should understand without being told."

"..."

Shirakawa Sawahei said faintly, "Where did you learn this nonsense of a girlfriend’s unreasonable antics... was it Tik Tok again?"

"Oh my, how did you know, Shirakawa?" Tsukimi sakurazawa exclaimed in surprise, "How was it, did it feel like love?"

"Sorry, not at all, in fact, it started making me afraid of marriage."

"Tch~ Shirakawa, you’re no fun at all."

"Alright, what happened tonight?" Shirakawa Sawahei asked in confusion, "Didn’t I send a message asking you all to go back?"

"You still have the nerve to say it." The playful voice angrily exclaimed, "Shirakawa, didn’t you watch the fireworks with Kaori?!"

"Before the festival started, you messaged saying you were already by the riverside, was that a lie?"

Shirakawa Sawahei paused for a moment, then immediately realized, "Did you call Asano?"

"Yes! And we even found out you secretly went with another girl to watch the fireworks! Shirakawa, you’re getting bold, managing to date so many girls at once!"

"What could I do, Asano twisted her ankle and had to go to the hospital. If you knew, you wouldn’t have been in the mood to watch the fireworks." He replied, somewhat helplessly, "So I had to use a kind lie to deceive you all."

"That’s exactly what makes me angry!" Tsukimi sakurazawa huffed, puffing her cheeks, "Clearly Kaori was hurt, yet you didn’t tell us immediately, just wanting us to enjoy the fireworks in peace... Shirakawa, did you learn this from rom-com protagonists?"

"If that girl hadn’t been with you, were you planning on keeping it a secret from us, pretending you watched the fireworks?"

Hmm?

The playful girl’s response made him pause for a long time, initially thinking Tsukimi would be upset that he went to see the fireworks with Hayakawa and didn’t tell her, but unexpectedly, she was upset about nearly missing her first fireworks viewing.

Indeed, had Hayakawa not invited him to watch the fireworks, he would have left first, pretending to leave with the little loli, and sealing off Black Hearted Lolita’s mouth in the process, so that the three girls wouldn’t find out and feel guilty or regretful.

As expected, Black Hearted Lolita was the largest unstable element. In the future, when doing bad things, he must find ways to hide them from her, or somehow involve her, otherwise, she’ll blow up the secret instantly.

"Don’t do that again next time." Tsukimi sakurazawa warned fiercely, "It’s just fireworks, there’s always next year. Besides, the important thing about a fireworks festival isn’t just watching, but who you watch it with..."

"In short! If something like this happens in the future, you must tell me immediately! No hiding! Understood!"

"Understood..." Shirakawa Sawahei replied somewhat helplessly.

"Mhm~ That’s more like it... Admitting your mistake and changing is what makes you my favorite Little Shirakawa~" The playful girl seemed very satisfied, "By the way, Shirakawa, who did you watch the fireworks with?"

"Why do you ask?"

"Just curious... I won’t get mad."

Tsukimi sakurazawa casually delivered the classic girlfriend line; Shirakawa Sawahei didn’t suspect anything, answered without any guard.

"Oh... It was Hayakawa Kashi."

"..."

The playful girl, who had maintained a gentle tone earlier, changed her expression at the mention, coldly laughed twice, and spit.

"I knew it... psh! Scumbag! Isn’t having me and Xiao Mo enough, looking at the pot while eating from the bowl!"

"I hate you the most!"

Shirakawa Sawahei: ???

The playful girl let out a hum, hung up the phone, leaving Shirakawa Sawahei, whose face was painted in confusion, standing motionlessly in place.

Was there even such a trick?

Oh no, I’ve been caught by a fish!

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