Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard
Chapter 71: I, Uesugi, very much agree with this statement

Chapter 71: Chapter 71: I, Uesugi, very much agree with this statement

"That’s how it is."

Uesugi Sakura saw Tsubokawa Takahiro thinking, and hurriedly added two sentences to interrupt his thoughts, "Actually, I confessed to her because I didn’t want her yandere side to deepen."

"In the end, it backfired, sigh~~"

Tsubokawa Takahiro glanced at Uesugi Sakura, realizing not only his tone but also the "sincerity" written in his disappointed eyes.

That long sigh also carried his regret for this unfortunate encounter.

"Hanamaru, really a yandere...?" Tsubokawa murmured skeptically, his previous impression of Hanamaru seeming to blur a lot.

"Really,"

Uesugi Sakura placed his right hand on his shoulder, gripping tightly, and said seriously, "So for my own safety, I cannot help you realize your harem dream."

"Please understand."

Tsubokawa, influenced by Uesugi Sakura’s aura, dangled his hands and shook his head, "Alas, what a pity..."

"Wait!"

He suddenly lifted his head and looked at the serious Uesugi Sakura, "Uesugi, you told me all this just to refuse my harem proposal?"

"Feels unnecessary, doesn’t it?"

Tsubokawa Takahiro nodded.

Uesugi Sakura lowered his right hand from his shoulder, having anticipated his question, "Actually, it’s also to let you understand us more; Hanabi and I aren’t just a simple couple."

"She has quite severe personality disorder, easily triggered, and now I need to help her with my identity until she fully recovers."

"So, I also have a request for you."

Tsubokawa Takahiro asked, "What?"

Uesugi Sakura: "Please don’t spread the nature of my relationship with Hanabi around, preferably not mentioning the couple aspect. You know how fragile her surface personality is; if any bad rumors spread, Hanabi might..."

He didn’t finish, leaving Tsubokawa with an implicit understanding, naturally directing his thoughts towards Uesugi Sakura’s perspective.

"..."

After a moment of contemplation, Tsubokawa Takahiro nodded heavily, "I understand, don’t worry."

"Thank you."

Uesugi Sakura said to him, gazing at the direction of the Kyudo Club nearby.

Though he didn’t like being the center of attention, the exposure of his relationship with Hanabi wouldn’t have a major impact.

His actions were due to Hanamaru Hiroki’s request.

He wanted him to refrain from proclaiming their couple relationship, especially the matter of the engagement ring, before Hanabi turned 16 at school.

Uesugi Sakura didn’t know the reason behind Hanamaru Hiroki’s request, but it clearly indicated he didn’t want the matter to spread.

Tsubokawa Takahiro remained silent, feeling that what Uesugi said was somewhat odd, yet those experiences didn’t seem like lies.

His gaze was exceptionally sincere.

’Could it really be true?’

Standing at the entrance of the Kyudo Club dojo now, from here, one would enter the thicket at the school’s corner.

Though it was called a thicket, it was actually a clearing on the edge of the thicket.

The few scattered students gathered were mostly from the Kyudo Club.

The atmosphere didn’t seem very tense.

Before Uesugi Sakura and Tsubokawa Takahiro could approach the crowd, they saw the icy Ogata Asaka and Goto Iwao standing opposite each other.

Ogata Asaka, dressed in pristine kyudo clothes and hakama, with her slender figure and cold expression, appeared very composed.

As Uesugi Sakura approached the crowd, many Kyudo Club members greeted him, and he could only nod in response to each.

However, the call of "Uesugi" immediately brought a gleam of hope to Goto Iwao’s previously grim face, as he turned to look at him:

"Uesugi! Please, explain for me quickly!"

Uesugi Sakura glanced at Goto Iwao, who spoke and then sprinted towards him, still unclear about the current situation.

Ogata Asaka, looking past Uesugi at Goto, frowned and asked:

"Uesugi, do you know him?"

Uesugi Sakura noticed a girl in a sailor uniform standing beside Ogata Asaka, with a similar facial structure, and replied, "Yes, I know him."

The girl didn’t seem as icy as Ogata Asaka.

"Are you going to help him out?" Ogata Asaka’s speech reflected an aura of seriousness.

Under Goto Iwao’s hopeful gaze, Uesugi Sakura agreed to help him:

"Sort of, but I’m not yet sure of the situation. Could you explain briefly?"

"He’s a scumbag." Ogata Asaka stated calmly, while the girl behind her seemed to shrink back a bit.

"I’ve said it’s a misunderstanding!" Goto Iwao hurriedly defended himself.

"Misunderstanding doesn’t exist," Ogata Asaka’s tone was dismissive of his defense, "I’ve seen the messages you sent my sister, and you were still seeing other women."

"I despise people like that the most."

Ogata Asaka looked disdainfully at Goto behind Uesugi with an icy stare.

"I—"

"Since Goto is a scumbag, why not just let him apologize?" Uesugi Sakura interrupted Goto.

Tsubokawa Takahiro, who came with him, adjusted his glasses with his middle finger, assessing the situation.

Goto Iwao was shocked, not expecting Uesugi Sakura to readily label him as a ’scumbag’: "Seriously, Uesugi, I’ve said it’s a misunderstanding, why are you treating me like a scumbag?"

Ignoring Goto’s words, Uesugi Sakura waited for Ogata Asaka’s response.

"No,"

Ogata Asaka coldly began, "apologizing alone is not sufficient in terms of sincerity."

"Then what do you want? I’ll have Goto agree to it."

Goto Iwao looked at Uesugi Sakura in shock, thinking it was his gravest mistake today to ask Uesugi for help.

Ogata Asaka glanced at the girl beside her, seemingly seeking her opinion.

But the girl in the dark sailor uniform seemed unsure how to respond, turning her head to the side.

"Got it,"

Ogata Asaka softly said, and then slowly told Uesugi Sakura, "let him break up with his current girlfriend and continue dating my sister."

"???"

This casual comment stunned everyone present.

Even the girl, Ogata Asaka’s sister, looked at her cold, expressionless face in surprise:

"Sister!?"

Ogata Asaka ignored everyone’s gaze and continued to tell Uesugi Sakura, "Of course, to prevent this situation from happening again, I will make sure he provides an appropriate guarantee."

Ogata Asaka lowered her tone, casting a stern look at Goto.

"If he dares to let this happen again, he will pay the necessary price."

Her tone, along with her icy beauty, created a chilling atmosphere.

Everyone present, even the onlookers, were momentarily taken aback.

Except for Uesugi Sakura.

He stroked his chin, pondering Ogata Asaka’s words.

Quickly, he came to a conclusion for Goto Iwao and looked up to say earnestly to Ogata Asaka:

"That sounds like a good solution, I agree with the feasibility of this proposal."

Goto Iwao widened his eyes again: "Uesugi!?"