Chapter 233: Youran / From Extremity to Extremity (2/2)

「Oh-」

Taiyou suddenly stopped walking.

He had stopped walking because he had seen an attractive girl walk by.

An attractive girl of the same age as them.

A girl he remembered meeting before at last night’s party.

He remembered seeing her, but he couldn’t remember her name.

「What was……her name?」

「Urara Natsume. She’s the only child of the Natsume Household. Yeah, she did come to yesterday’s party」

「Yeah, I felt like she had that kind of name」

When Youran said that, he recalled the name of the girl he had met at last night’s party.

Having changed into a dress, it was normal attire (albeit clearly expensive), and she was pretty as always.

She was remarkably proud-looking; enough of a beautiful girl to make eight out of ten people turn their heads.

「That’s what you want？」

「Even if I do, I’m not sure how to……」

Taiyou gave a wry smile.

Taiyou felt like if he said that, the conversation might head in a weird direction for Youran.

「I’m not exactly saying that. She’s the girl who talked to me first yesterday. Which is why I remembered」

「Oh, that’s what you meant」

「Ah. Our eyes met」

「Same with me」

「……I wonder if she realizes who I am」

「Doesn’t seem to have」

「Hey, she doesn’t even recognize you」

Not realizing who Taiyou or even Youran was, after meeting their eyes for a second, Urara walked out guarded by SP, getting into a waiting car.

「She definitely hasn’t recognized us. With the Natsume family’s social standing, bowing would be the minimum if she recognized us」

「What if she’s recognized us but pretends to not notice on purpose？」

Taiyou said, jerking their linked arms.

「If she were able to do that, she wouldn’t have been the first one to approach us yesterday」

「Ah, I see」

Taiyou was satisfied, understanding somewhat.

Youran was sullen next to him.

「……That annoys me」

「I dunno what you’re annoyed about, but you’d best not do anything」

Taiyou warned her.

「I won’t! I won’t, but she didn’t regard you――」

「But she didn’t regard New Moon Director either」

He said, cutting off Youran.

He had a nonchalant face that was staring far away.

「I could care less about myself」

「And the same goes for me. Who cares about me, right？」

「Uu……But I――」

Youran understood what he was saying, but didn’t appear to be satisfied.

Taiyou thought her to be very cute when she looked that way.

Taiyou thought of her as a comparatively logical woman.

It was amusing to see her be torn between emotion and reason like this.

Youran continued to groan until Urara had completely gone away.

Until she breathed a sigh, as if giving up.

「Okay, I won’t do anything. In exchange」

「In exchange？」

「……Pull them」

「Hm？」

「I said pull them. If you do that then I’ll keep it under control」

「……Kay」

For a moment there he wasn’t sure what she was on about, but soon realizing, he pulled her twintails for her just as she requested.

As if that had made her feel better, her eyebrows that had been tight gradually began unfolding.

「And one more thing」

「Whatever you wish, Princess」

As Taiyou was messing around, Youran got out of their arm lock, standing directly in front of him and looking straight up.

「Pull Aoba’s too. She’s been waiting for that」

「……You little」

Taiyou wryly smiled, giving her a casual smooch.

「You really are a girl who goes from extremity to extremity」

He liked that, but he purposely didn’t say it.