The sun rises and sets, the moon rises and falls, and Chongzong is prepared.

After dinner, Chongzong took Yuki out for a walk.

Even though the environment is good, under the light pollution of the modern city, there are only a few stars in the night sky of Kyoto, making it difficult to distinguish between satellites, airplanes, and stars.

When people are in a dazzling environment, they always appear insignificant and can be easily overlooked.

Under the bright night sky, the brother and sister walk side by side.

When they reached the entrance of the baseball batting cage, Eiji Hayamizu was already waiting for them.

In the shadows of the shop door, Eiji Hayamizu's half-lit face is like a perfect sculpture, captivating to anyone who looks at it.

However, in the next second, Kazumi Hayamizu wasted his beautiful appearance when he spoke.

"This little sister...is she the Yuki Uesugi you mentioned?"

Even from a distance, Eiji Hayamizu couldn't hide his curiosity as he stared at Yuki Uesugi fixedly.

If gaze could affect the physical world, Eiji Hayamizu's gaze would have devoured Yuki Uesugi.

Feeling shy, Yuki immediately hid behind Chongzong and didn't even dare to show her face.

"Oh, yes, she's a bit shy."

Chongzong laughed to ease the tension and introduced Yuki to Eiji.

"This big brother is Eiji Hayamizu, our classmate with Yui. Don't be fooled by his handsome appearance, he's actually a playboy."

"Brother, what's a playboy?"

"Well...it means a bad person!"

"Oh..."

Yuki hid herself perfectly behind Chongzong, only peeking at Eiji Hayamizu with one eye.

"Hey, Uesugi-kun! Why are you saying such things about me!"

Although they were still a little far apart, Chongzong and Yuki spoke in a low voice, but Eiji Hayamizu heard it and complained, exaggeratedly dodging his foot.

"I only have one girlfriend now, where am I being a playboy?"

- implying that he had more than one girlfriend before.

Chongzong kept this sentence to himself. On one hand, it was because Yuki was present and it wasn't suitable to delve into this topic. On the other hand, an unexpected visitor arrived.

Kaori Onitsuka, a student from Riwai Industrial High School.

She is also currently Eiji Hayamizu's girlfriend.

Chongzong has good insight and noticed Kaori Onitsuka's arrival, but poor Eiji Hayamizu didn't notice it right away.

"Eiji, how long are you going to hide from me?!"

Before seeing her, her voice was already heard, followed by a girl jumping out of the shadow of a street lamp. She hugged Eiji Hayamizu's neck tightly from behind, just like a koala clinging to a eucalyptus branch. She didn't give Eiji Hayamizu a chance to speak and immediately choked his neck, causing Eiji Hayamizu's face to visibly turn red.

"Sigh..."

It really is unfortunate timing for bad luck, Chongzong sighed, not intending to help but covering Yuki's eyes to prevent her from seeing any inappropriate scenes. He led her into the baseball batting cage first.

"Sumizodo, hurry up and finish, you have ten minutes."

Upon hearing Chongzong's words, Sumizodo, who was already gasping for breath, managed to squeeze out a few words with great effort.

"Don't...say it like that...I...Uesugi...I'm not...just...a ten...minute...man!"

Sumizodo couldn't finish saying these words before Chongzong disappeared from his sight.

Leaving behind his despairing gaze, echoing with Chongzong's cold figure.

...

Just kidding, of course it's not like that.

Reality is often more cruel than imagination.

Upon seeing Chongzong bringing his sister into the baseball batting cage, Onitsuka Kaori released Sumizodo.

"Alright, spill it. What are you guys up to?"

"At this late hour, and bringing along a little girl, you lolita perv."

Onitsuka Kaori stood with hands on hips, her anger evident.

Meanwhile, Eiji Hayamizu was still panting and coughing heavily to recover.

"N-No, it's not like that. We just, we just need to ask something personal, and we thought bringing a child would lighten the atmosphere."

Sumizodo said this wheezily.

But it's worth admiring that, in this situation, he was able to smoothly bluff through without any flaws, without accidentally revealing to more people what he and Chongzong were doing.

"Lighten the atmosphere? Are you guys out of your minds?"

Sumizodo's nonsense didn't seem to work on Onitsuka Kaori.

"But hey, if I wanted to ask someone something, and it's a bit difficult, bringing a little lolita wouldn't solve it."

But Onitsuka Kaori didn't press further, instead she began to explain her approach to this situation.

"When you're seeking a favor from someone, it's simple, either coerce or tempt."

"If you don't give them what they want, how can you expect them to give you what you want?"

Unintentionally, Onitsuka Kaori's simple words enlightened Eiji Hayamizu, giving him an epiphany.