Chapter 639: Chapter 402: The Nonexistent Sakura
The seawater washes over the stone beach, with tiny pebbles glistening like silver stars under the moonlight.
Gazing into the distance, the sound of the waves can be heard, and the foaming seawater appears as if sprinkled with white salt.
Uesugi Sakura just stared at the coast for a moment, feeling as if his heart calmed down with the tranquil night.
"Is it wrong to do this?"
Hanamaru Hanabi stood up, merely giving him a gentle smile in response to his gaze. Upon hearing his words, she let out a soft hum and said in a coquettish voice:
"Men."
"Hanabi even somewhat believes that you would leave the other me in the future as well."
Uesugi Sakura was silent for a moment, then asked her, "Can you tell me about the other Sakura?"
"Sakura, do you want to learn from him? Hanabi won’t bring up any information about him, whether it’s for Hanabi or the other Hanabi."
"In the future, will you and Hanabi share the same body?"
"Sakura, how many times have I told you, I am her, and she is me." Hanamaru Hanabi pressed against his chest, looking up at his face, reaching out to pinch his nose, "Also, do you ask this because you dislike Hanabi’s personality?"
Chest to chest, with almost no gap, Uesugi Sakura could distinctly smell the sweet lily fragrance on her.
Hanamaru Hanabi continued saying to him, "Do you also think, after marrying Hanabi, you get everything, and then can just throw Hanabi away?"
"No, Sakura, it won’t be like that!"
"Hanabi will hold onto you tightly, whether it’s for Hanabi or the other me."
By the end, her expression had a slight possessive wickedness, and Uesugi Sakura noticed her violet eyes filled with a serious gleam while looking at him.
...
The barbecue social gathering by the beach was quite lively.
But Kitagawa Sakisa purely treated this gathering as a trip, rejecting any boys who approached her.
Besides, students from Tokyo University were either too arrogant or too timid.
Some were overly confident, constantly boasting about their strengths, which women disliked.
Some were so shy that even with a girl sitting next to them, they were too embarrassed to greet.
In this way, let alone finding a girlfriend, they couldn’t even find a boyfriend.
Kitagawa Sakisa sat under the dim yellow light of the barbecue stall, holding a big crab leg in her hand.
Seeing Kyujuu Rika approaching, she greeted her and asked, "Rika, did anyone try to chat you up?"
Her intention was to tease, but unexpectedly, Kyujuu Rika caught on and laughed lightly without caring, "Of course there were, as many as five. How about you?"
"Five!?" Kitagawa Sakisa was stunned, "I... I..."
Ayaka Rie, next to her, answered for Kitagawa Sakisa, "Not a single one."
"Rie! What’s that supposed to mean!!!?"
"Haha, just answering for you."
While the three of them were messing around, Kitagawa Sakisa saw Hanamaru Hanabi walking over from under the moonlight. She quickly wiped her hands clean and stood up to lead her to a seat by her side, inquiring about what happened in the afternoon.
"Hanabi-chan, why did you suddenly leave in the afternoon? Did Uesugi annoy you?"
"Hmm..." Hanamaru Hanabi’s attention wasn’t on her question.
"Did he actually bully you!? Turns out... married men can’t be trusted!" Kitagawa Sakisa said these words as if standing up for the sad Hanabi-chan.
Ayaka Rie: "Hanabi-chan, did you forgive him? I saw him go out with you just now. Did he apologize to you?"
"Kind of, I guess..."
"That’s not okay! He upset you; how can you forgive him so quickly? Hanabi-chan, you should be angry for a few more days, and it would be best to ignore him, let him think about how good you were to him before!"
Upon hearing this, Hanamaru Hanabi, who had been acting normal, suddenly fell silent.
"Hanabi?"
"Hanabi-chan?"
"Ah... Sakisa, do you have anything else to say?"
"Did you hear what I just said, Hanabi? I saw you were lost in thought this whole time."
"Hmm... hmm..." Hanamaru Hanabi nodded, "I heard it."
The three women all noticed Hanamaru Hanabi’s expression suddenly became much more downcast, exchanged looks, and decided not to say anything unnecessary to her.
"Hanabi-chan, why don’t you eat some seafood! Look! This is the grouper I just caught! Just grilled, golden and crispy, sprinkled with a little cumin, look at the fragrant oil sizzling on the grilled fish!"
"Yeah, yeah, don’t think about those unhappy things, tomorrow we can make Uesugi apologize to you again."
Listening to their concerned words, Hanamaru Hanabi just nodded blankly.
...
The first day’s fishing dinner ended.
Everyone laughed and chatted as they headed back to the hotel to rest.
When Uesugi Sakura was taking Hanamaru Hanabi back to rest, he was inexplicably berated by the three women, labeled as a scumbag who no longer cherished girls after marriage.
Clearly, his wedding vows were eloquent, yet he completely forgot them after marriage.
Uesugi Sakura wanted to explain, but yandere Hanabi proactively helped him, saying it was just a minor disagreement, and she wasn’t blaming him.
"Then why didn’t Hanabi-chan say so clearly earlier at the barbecue?"
"At that time... Hanabi was preoccupied with some thoughts, not paying attention."
"I see..."
After they left, inside the hotel room, Hanamaru Hanabi suddenly hugged Uesugi Sakura.
Her little head kept snuggling into his arms, as if seeking some warmth from him.