Chapter 27

"Here's a selfie. *sparkle*"

Along with this message, it seemed that an attached file had been sent.

As soon as it opened, a large image appeared.

"Huh?"

For a moment, she wondered who it was, but then she realized it was a close-up of Yui's face.

Yui, with a raised corner of her mouth, was giving a sideways peace sign with her eyes and winking at the camera.

Her face was paler than usual, her lips had a touch of red, her eyelashes were curled, and her eyes were wide and black.

(Ah, so cute...)

She couldn't help but stare intently.

Since she rarely got to look at Yui's face up close, this made her realize again how much of a beauty Yui was.

She could understand why the boys were making a fuss. Indeed, her teeth were perfect.

"What's up all of a sudden?"

However, she didn't know how to respond to the sudden photo, so she asked back.

After a slight pause,

"Thanks for the gift. I felt like I hadn't properly thanked you. When I look at this, it somehow calms me down. It must have a lot of power."

"But, I'm sorry, I think I gave you the wrong one. It was supposed to be the one for good luck in money."

Yui's reply then stopped.

If this was the end of the matter, that would be fine, but there was a possibility that Yui was very angry on the other side of the screen.

So she tentatively asked,

"Sorry, are you mad?"

"No, not at all? It can't be helped if it was a mistake."

"It's okay if it works. They say illness starts in the mind, right?"

The reply stopped again.

The fact that the replies kept stopping made her think Yui was probably angry.

However, since Yui had said "not at all?" with a lot of ease, it might just be that she was busy.

"Yuki, what are you doing!!"

At that moment, Rina suddenly tackled Yuki from behind.

Caught off guard, Yuki lost her balance and fell onto the bed.

A soft sensation and pressure came from her back as Rina, lying on top of her, leaned in close to her ear.

"Hehe, did I surprise you?"

"Totally surprised."

"You're so calm about it."

"Get off, you're heavy."

Rina, giggling, clung on stubbornly, so Yuki braced her hands and forcefully sat up, throwing Rina off.

Rina, who had fallen onto the bed, picked up Yuki's phone, which had also fallen, and peered at the screen.

"What were you looking at?"

"Give it back."

As Yuki reached for her phone,

"Yuki..."

Rina suddenly looked at her with a sympathetic expression.

Wondering what was going on, Yuki saw that Rina was showing her the photo of Yui.

"That's not good. You can't turn to idols just because you can't get a girlfriend."

"No, no, she's not an idol."

"Liar, she's definitely an idol. Oh, so Yuki, you finally can't resist and are looking at random cute girls' pictures..."

"It's not a random person. We were just messaging."

As she said this, Rina's expression changed dramatically and she leaned in.

"Wait, you're messaging this person right now! Really! That's a great chance!"

"What kind of chance?"

"Yui, how cute~. So cute~."

Rina, who usually said things like "Rina is cuter, right?" when looking at idols on TV, was unusually praising Yui.

As she smoothly scrolled through the screen, she sighed,

"Yuki, you can't be so low-key. You need to be a bit more proactive, like, 'What kind of underwear are you wearing now?'"

"Are you an old man?"

"Wow, look, you and Yuki are in sync! That's funny!"

Rina showed Yuki the message screen.

In response to "What kind of underwear are you wearing now?" there was an immediate reply of "Are you an old man?"

"Why are you really sending that!"

"Ah, Yuki is a bit flustered, which is rare."

"Give it back."

"No, no, just a bit more!"

Yuki forcibly took her phone back from Rina, who was being stubborn.

If she let Rina do as she pleased, there would be no end to it.

Just as Yuki was about to send a correction, another message came from Yui.

"Yuck, Yuki is so perverted!"

(What kind of character is this...)

From "Are you an old man?" to this sudden change. It didn't seem like Yui would say something like this.

If she could see Yui's face, it would be obvious, but just from the text, it was hard to tell.

She suspected Yui was up to something and sent a message back.

"That was a mistake."

"Yuki, what are you imagining?"

"A white pair with a ribbon?"

After sending this, the reply stopped again.

Thinking it was finally over, Yuki was about to put her phone away when Rina peered in from the side.

"Yuki, you can't do that! Give it to me, give it to me!"

"Hey, wait!"

Rina snatched the phone from Yuki's hand and started typing at an incredible speed with both hands.

Distracted by Rina's mysterious skill, Yuki realized too late that messages were being sent and quickly took her phone back.

"What are you doing?"

"Hey, what did she reply?"

"Stop it, that's enough."

Rina, who was trying to peek at the screen with her cheeks almost touching Yuki's, was pushed away.

Yuki, expecting Yui to be silent, sent another correction message.

Meanwhile, in Yui's room, Yui was staring intently at her phone screen.

Last night had been a failure, but today, with Maki's help, she had managed to do her makeup quite well.

Maki had been so excited, saying, "Yui, you look so cute! Super cute!" but Yui was honestly a bit shocked by how much effort she had put in.

After that, Maki had taken a lot of photos and encouraged Yui to send them, which had made Yui feel a bit high and send the photo to Yuki.

But when Yuki replied with "What's up all of a sudden?" (What are you doing all of a sudden...), Yui's face turned serious.

She tried to change the subject to the gift, but then the trap of the wrong stone was revealed.

(Well, the money luck one is good too? I want money? I'm not stressed, and I'm not really depressed?)

She gripped the stone (money luck) so tightly that her nails dug into it.

(I have to hold it together... I'm the cute devil Yui... The sexy cute devil...)

So, when the sudden and suggestive "What kind of underwear are you wearing now?" came, she had to handle it with ease and even play along.

"A white pair with a ribbon?"

But this one line made Yui "Blech!" in a way that was unbecoming of a devil.

Thinking that Yuki must have remembered and recognized her underwear so clearly, Yui felt a heat rise from her core.

Wearing such a cute pair of underwear and trying to be a devil was just ridiculous.

She was about to give up on being a devil when,

"The photo is super cute!"

"Super cute!"

"Kiss kiss"

"Love Yui!"

"Love love!"

A barrage of messages came through.

As soon as the words hit her eyes, Yui's eyes widened and she "Blech!!" again.

Wiping her face with a tissue,

(Finally got him! It's all about the face!)

The delayed effect of the close-up photo kicked in.

Yui, suddenly feeling more confident, typed and sent a message without even checking the conversion.

"I love you too! I love Yuki!"

(We're a couple now!)

She did it. She really did it.

She should have been more cautious and taken a more secure confession, but she had been carried away by Yuki's enthusiasm.

However, Yuki had been faster. This was a complete victory.

Just as Yui was about to do a victory pose, a reply came.

"Sorry, my sister sent that without my permission."

Blech! Yui's face exploded with various things again.

She even felt something come out of her ears.

(Oh no, oh no, oh no, oh no!!)

Panicking, Yui thought about smashing her phone but realized it wouldn't help.

Still, she came up with a last-ditch plan and typed with trembling fingers.

"My sister sent that too!"

(What kind of situation is this?)

But it was the only thing she could think of at the moment.

As she stared at the screen, waiting for Yuki's response,

"We're both in trouble, huh."

"Yeah! We're both in trouble!"

(Phew, safe, safe!!)

She managed to cover it up.

She managed to cover it up...

Yui, feeling all the strength leave her body, slumped her head.

She accidentally dropped her phone, and something glinted next to it.

Looking closely, she saw a 100-yen coin on the edge of the carpet.

"Yay, money. Immediate good luck... Hehehe..."

Yui picked up the coin and smiled happily.

Yui, keep it up! If you think Yui is doing well, please rate this story below!