Chapter 241: I Also Really like Light Novels!

Seiji was rather surprised at Yukari's appearance .

This was due to the clothes she was wearing . She was wearing rather plain clothes—jeans and a hoodie—and they almost made her seem like a boy .

Honestly speaking, Seiji's first impression was that it didn't suit her .

With Yukari's looks, she still looked great in this, but Seiji felt that it wasn't as nice as how she looked in her school uniform . He felt that if she wore a dress or skirt, it would look much better on her, even if it was a plain skirt .

Well, this was mostly because her beauty while wearing a school uniform had given him too strong of an impression, which was why he felt such a contrast when he saw her wearing a totally different style .

It was just a momentary lapse, though .

"Hello, Asamiya-san, what a coincidence . . . " Seiji gestured to the bag of books he was holding . "I purchased a bunch of light novels . "

Yukari's eyes widened slightly as she looked at the books, and her smile grew even wider .

"Harano-san, do you really like light novels?"

"Er . . . Yes . "

"I also really like light novels!" she exclaimed gleefully .

Yukari walked closer to Seiji and looked at his face with a sparkle in her eyes .

She was getting a little too close . Seiji could see his own reflection in her eyes and faintly smell the fragrance of her perfume .

"Oh . . . I see . "

It was somewhat unexpected .

Seiji recalled her mentioning that she didn't like reading classical novels and that she was different from how she appeared . Despite this, her liking light novels was . . . rather unexpected .

"I'm here to buy the newest volumes of Reincarnated Golden Eagle , Record of the Demon Sword , and I Can't Sleep When I'm Sleeping Together with My Younger Sister . Do you happen to like any of these novels, Harano-kun? Or did you buy any of these?"

"Er . . . I bought all of the above . "

'And Shika even bought every single volume of I Can't Sleep When I'm Sleeping Together with My Younger Sister . . . By the way, even you read such stories!?'

Seiji was even more surprised and didn't know how to react .

"You bought all of them? That's wonderful!" Yukari exclaimed, edging closer to Seiji . She was now dangerously close to him .

"I've been following these three stories for so long, so it's great that Harano-san likes them as well! I'd like to chat about these stories with you; is that okay?"

"Sure . . . it's okay . " Seiji quietly took a step backwards . "But I just bought them and haven't finished reading . "

"Then let's chat about them after you finish reading!" Yukari stared at him with hungry eyes .

"Okay . "

Seiji had no reason to refuse . It was great that he had someone to chat with about his hobbies .

"Then it's settled! Harano-san, when will you be able to finish reading?"

"Probably . . . about three or four days . "

"In that case, I'll contact you then . " Yukari's smile was quite alluring, and the expression in her eyes seemed rather seductive .

"Mmm, okay . "

Seiji reflexively answered, then he discovered that he was somewhat shaken .

Why did it feel like he'd just agreed to a date? This . . . would just be a conversation between friends about shared interests, right?

"I'm really looking forward to it~" the purple-haired girl said in a soft voice . She averted her gaze from his face . "That'll be all then, Harano-san . . . see you then . "

Yukari began walking off after saying that sentence .

Yukari began walking off after saying that sentence .

Shika had been watching her all this time . Yukari looked in Shika's direction, glanced at her, and flashed a friendly smile .

That was the only glance she gave Shika .

From start to finish, she didn't seem to pay any attention to the black-haired beauty beside Seigo Harano . She didn't greet her or ask her name; it was as if she didn't even notice her .

A strange light flashed through Shika's eyes as she watched the purple-haired girl leave .

'She's an . . . amazing person . She only looks at her target and leaves right after achieving her goal, without doing anything extra or unnecessary . She made no mistakes and did a great job . '

Shika felt as if Yukari was just like a frosty warrior from a novel . Without hesitation, she unsheathed her sword, executed a one-hit-KO combo, sheathed her sword, and walked away in one breath . There was no indecision whatsoever .

"Shika-chan, let's get going . "

Seiji didn't pay any attention to the fact that Yukari didn't react to Shika . It was just a coincidental meeting, and not asking too much seemed normal to him .

"Okay . " Shika stopped looking in Yukari's direction . "Brother Seiji . . . who was that person?"

"She's a girl in the same grade as me but a different class, and her name is Yukari Asamiya . "

Shika's eyes gleamed . "She . . . likes Brother Seiji, right?"

"Er . . . yes, she confessed to me before, but I rejected her politely," Seiji said awkwardly .

"Why?"

"Because that was the first time I ever met her . I didn't even know her when she confessed to me . " Seiji smiled wryly . "I'm very grateful for her feelings, and to be honest I was quite moved, but I'm not the type to go out with a girl I just met . "

"You didn't accept her confession . . . so you became friends?"

"Yes . "

Shika fell silent .

"Shika-chan . . . she didn't pay any attention to you earlier . Are . . . you angry?" Seiji wondered what was going on .

"Shika-chan . . . she didn't pay any attention to you earlier . Are . . . you angry?" Seiji wondered what was going on .

Shika shook her head .

"I just . . . feel like she's an amazing person . "

"Oh . . . I also think she's an amazing girl . "

A brief period of silence fell between them .

"Is she going to become my sister-in-law soon?" Shika asked abruptly .

*Cough!* Seiji choked upon hearing this .

"N-no, I-I barely even know her yet . . . "

"But she seems just like a strong warrior . "

"Eh?"

"Brother Seiji just fell to her attack and couldn't defend at all . "

"What?"

Just what was she talking about? Seiji was rather confused .

"Brother is too weak to face her . " Shika looked towards her adopted brother . "I . . . have to become Brother's shield . "

Seiji was rendered speechless .

From the look of resolution in her eyes, he could tell that his adopted sister seemed to have come to some sort of realization . However, he didn't know what it was about or what to say .

Afterwards, the two of them toured some shops .

They ate lunch at a rather high-class restaurant, then had fun watching a movie before returning to their apartment .

Back in front of the apartment, they saw Nozomi Uehara cleaning the area with a broom .

"Good afternoon, Miss Landlord . "

Back in front of the apartment, they saw Nozomi Uehara cleaning the area with a broom .

"Good afternoon, Miss Landlord . "

"Good afternoon, Harano-kun . "

"Good afternoon . . . "

Shika greeted Nozomi politely before hiding behind Seiji's back .

It gave her the appearance of being shy around strangers, but it was actually her way of avoiding Nozomi so that she wouldn't bring misfortune upon the kind landlord .

Seiji could only smile helplessly .

Right, there was something he wanted to ask the landlord .

Just as he was about to speak up, Nozomi spoke up first .

"Harano-kun, Mika has returned to normal, which is very good, but . . . " The mature lady was frowning slightly . "Now she's begun talking to the air, or smiling at nothing at all . . . what's going on?"

Seiji's expression froze over .

'Mika!' He restrained himself from covering his face . 'Be a little more careful, idiot! Don't let your mother see such a strange sight!'

But even while inwardly commenting on her actions, he smiled on the surface .

"This . . . I think that Mika is practicing her acting skills . "

"Acting?"

"Yes, we went to see Chiaki's play yesterday, and she was really moved; it seemed like she was interested in drama club . "

He used what happened to Hoshi on Mika and hoped that it would be enough to convince Mika's mom .

Nozomi blinked at this . "I see, she's practicing . . . that's wonderful, then . I was worried that . . . " She heaved a sigh of relief and nodded in understanding .

It seemed that he'd successfully fooled her . Seiji also inwardly heaved a sigh of relief .

He was going to have to give Mika a lecture later!