Chapter 173 - 163: Have I Been a Bit Strange Lately?

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Chapter 173: Chapter 163: Have I Been a Bit Strange Lately?Uesugi Sakura walked out of the Kyudo Club, and the first thing Uesugi Shio said was: "Join the Kendo Department." "No." "Oh, Sakura." "No." "Join your cousin and help revitalize the Kamigoe Kendo Department!" "No." Uesugi Sakura repeated, the wind whistling in his ears just as noisily. Uesugi Shio sighed, "You saw it the other day, those old guys are just freeloaders in the club, completely useless besides scraping up some credits." "True," Uesugi Sakura agreed, "They can’t even swing a sword properly, indeed very useless." "So?" Uesugi Shio looked at him expectantly. "So, let me refuse." Uesugi Sakura turned to head back to the Kyudo Club. "Hey, Sakura, can’t you help your sister out?" Uesugi Sakura’s face remained indifferent, but he glanced back at her, "Hasn’t Shio already made a name for herself in the Kendo Department? Everyone will listen to you." "Tch," Uesugi Shio turned her head disdainfully, the light blue highlights in her hair showing a trace of laziness, "Most of them ran away as soon as they heard about intense training, can’t count on them. Besides, a player like Sakura who could be a Main General is hard to find." "I’m not strong." "Don’t joke, isn’t the title ’Unworldly Meteor’ yours?" Every time he heard the nickname given by that lousy reporter, Uesugi Sakura couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, "Not to mention the accuracy of that thing, but it’s a title I earned in the Kyudo World, what does it have to do with Sword Dao?" "As far as I’m concerned, you have that skill level." "No." "Really no?" "No." Uesugi Sakura remained unmoved. Uesugi Shio took out a lollipop and ate it, "There’s a bonus, aren’t you tempted?" "No...how much?" Uesugi Shio held out a number with her right hand. "Five million?" Uesugi Sakura was tempted, lately he was truly broke, with two million in pocket money gone and a significant cut in funds. "Fifty." "That’s so little, what kind of competition is so stingy?" "The sports festival jointly organized by the schools." "..." "Generally, schools do offer quite a lot, but Kamigoe’s fifty thousand is really stingy." Uesugi Sakura said. "It’s not too little, it’s enough to buy a few carts of oranges, Grandpa would be thrilled to see that!" Uesugi Shio fiddled with the lollipop in her mouth restlessly. "This sports festival is being held on a large scale, with several neighboring high schools participating, and there’s also a marathon traversing the city. Join a few more events, and won’t you have a few hundred thousand?" For Uesugi, such exhausting activities were impossible, even if there was money to be earned. The clock’s hand pointed to eight o’clock. Father-in-law suddenly called him to visit the Hanamaru house, originally he thought it was about him secretly spending the night with little Hanabi being discovered. Turns out it was just to help move some things. The boxes were heavy, but for the sake of future happiness with little Hanabi, he kept at it. "Uncle, what’s inside?" Hanamaru Hiroki put down another box and said, "Hanabi’s crib." "Is this still kept?" "Can you casually throw away something so precious? It’s going to be used again anyway." The words were filled with sentiment. Uesugi Sakura did not understand the feeling of being a father, but when his daughter was truly born, his mood must have been excited. In another seven months, little sister-in-law would be born, and he wondered how Uncle would feel upon seeing her. For some reason, Hanamaru Hiroki kept staring at that box, muttering things like twelve years, and how much longer. "Uncle?" Uesugi Sakura called out. "It’s nothing." Hanamaru Hiroki waved his hand, turned, and walked out of the room preparing to be a nursery, "Come down and eat first." Perhaps due to the busy work recently, Uncle’s back seemed very fatigued. After dinner, Mrs. Hanamaru was washing the dishes in the kitchen, while Hanamaru Hiroki was watching TV on the sofa. Uesugi Sakura and Hanamaru Hanabi sat on the extended eaves corridor outside the living room. The girl propped both hands on the wooden boards beside her, with little feet swinging under the moonlit night. Her hair was a bit longer than before, intentionally leaving two strands in front of her chest, saying she wanted to tie them with the hairband he gave her. "Are you feeling okay? You’ve been so tired lately." "It’s nothing; it’s just a bit unfamiliar." Hanamaru Hanabi’s purple eyes reflected the late June moon, unbelievably beautiful. "I have a favor to ask of little Hanabi." Hanamaru Hanabi turned her head, smiling back with a cuteness that tugged at the heartstrings, "Please, Sakura-kun, tell me." "The Kendo Department has started recruiting people again, I’d like to ask you to draw a promotional poster." "No problem." She said, with her white-socked little feet constantly dangling outside, "Sister Shio also mentioned this to Hanabi." Uesugi Sakura’s gaze followed her little feet as they swayed up and down, he glanced back at his uncle in the living room and took hold of her small hand resting on the wooden board. Hanamaru Hanabi met his eyes, four eyes locked. Sometimes communication doesn’t need words. He couldn’t help but stretch out his other hand and pinch her soft, bouncy cheek. "Sakura-kun..." No matter when, she would always shyly lower her head. "Want a kiss?" Hanamaru Hanabi’s eyes glanced cautiously towards the living room behind, "No...what if we get seen..." "So that means...not rejecting?" "..." Hanamaru Hanabi hesitated with a heart as timid as a fawn, looked at his familiar face, and barely nodded, "Mm..." Uesugi Sakura directly pulled her close, leaned in, and bit into her fragrant lips. The swirl of a heated kiss, full of each other’s scent. Their little sneaky actions went unnoticed. On Saturday morning, Uesugi Sakura went to his small garden at home to trim the branches and leaves of the flowers, the pruning shears constantly clicking away the uneven and excessive branches, emitting a leisurely sound.

Chapter 173 - 163: Have I Been a Bit Strange Lately?

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