Lost Narrative Poetry

"...Well, I already know about this. I didn't expect that you would be targeted by her. This is my fault...but you don't have to worry. I am suspicious of everything she said. Attitude.”

The girl's calm and unusual voice came from the other side——

"Although she is a troublesome person in every sense of the word, she shouldn't be able to do something like forging a recording to frame others. As long as you didn't say anything you shouldn't have said at the time, it's okay. Problem."

Although Yukinoshita's voice was extremely calm, Xia Ran intuitively felt that there was some kind of wave suppressing behind this calmness.

——What is the reason?

...Is it because she hates Yukinoshita Harano interfering in her affairs? ...or are you dissatisfied with the topics that the two of them just discussed one-sidedly that were a little offensive to her?

Of course, this is probably an eternal mystery that will never be answered.

"Who knows? I just want to be on the safe side, and I very much agree with what you said before, Yukinoshita-san, so that I won't have to worry about how to deal with it if she takes action later."

Although Xia Ran was a little curious, she wisely did not ask any questions at this time, but agreed casually——

"After all, it seems that your sister is really... well, the kind of person who only acts according to her own interests. If she is not interested, she will not do anything. If she is interested, she is really capable of amazing actions..."

Because Yukinoshita Yono's impression of him is actually not bad, so Xia Ran doesn't really hate her. In addition, she is still Yukinoshita's sister no matter what, so she can only describe her as euphemistically as possible. Perception.

Although the relationship between the two sisters seems to be very stiff and not good enough, when Yukinoshita Yukino talks about topics about her sister, she will be very impatient, as if she has been touched. of.

However, Xia Ran still doesn't think it's a wise thing to say unpleasant things about her sister in front of her sister, and to go along with her like this. If someone really does this, he is definitely an idiot.

"Then you are quite perceptive and not hopeless... You know, other people have been full of praises for her after seeing her."

Yukinoshita sighed softly.

"Huh?" Xia Ran suddenly sighed in surprise.

"What's the matter? Isn't this surprising? She has a beautiful appearance, first-class IQ, both civil and military skills, and is versatile... No one can be as perfect as her, so everyone will naturally be full of praise for her..."

Yukinoshita explained rather impatiently.

"No, that... Yukinoshita-san, are you praising yourself in disguise?"

Xia Ran was silent for a moment. The more she thought about it carefully, the more she felt that Yukinoshita-san seemed to be talking about herself... No, it didn't seem like she was talking about herself.

"……Huh?"

Hearing what he said, it was Yukinoshita's turn to be surprised this time. It seemed that she discovered this problem belatedly, or that she had never had this consciousness and felt that she was perfect in the eyes of others. ?

"Forget it, let's not talk about this first, and I think the feeling your sister gives people is just a disguise... Well, how to describe it? Her perfection is like covering herself with a layer of protection. armor."

Xia Ran thought about it for a while, and based on his own feelings, he gave Yukinoshita Yono a more accurate conclusion.

That's right, that "perfection" that people are full of praise for is not real, it is just a layer of armor that she specially equipped for herself.

——The reason why Xia Ran felt that Yukinoshita Harano's words and deeds seemed to be natural, but with a sense of incongruity was probably because of this reason.

To say that she "covered herself up" is probably the most appropriate description. However, ordinary people's naked eyes cannot see it at all, and they may even praise it.

"Hmph, the wisdom of mortals..."

"What are you talking about?" Yukinoshita asked in confusion, "What kind of mortal wisdom?"

"It's nothing, it's just something I felt..." Xia Ran breathed out softly, "But your sister is indeed very clever. I guess most people won't notice that she is wearing a mask."

"Of course, as you said, that's just the way she shows it. She is the eldest daughter in the family. Due to her work, she often has to visit various places and attend banquets. As a result, she naturally develops that side …”

Yukinoshita said calmly.

Xia Ran listened to her voice quietly, but couldn't help but use her brain at this time, thinking about what made Yukinoshita Yono become like this.

Is it really because of birth and family reasons that as the eldest daughter, she unwillingly took on the family's various social and entertainment activities and future political and business responsibilities, so she read through people's hearts too early?

If this is really the case, it means that her perfect disguise, her evil intentions and evil intentions are actually ways she uses to protect herself when facing the maliciousness of the world and the ugly human heart?

Although it is very strange, there is one thing that Xia Ran did not reveal, that is, Yukinoshita Harano's performance is not strictly hypocritical. Although he judged that it was the armor she used to arm herself, he did not deny that those attributes also belonged to her. One side -

Because after wearing the mask for a long time, you can no longer take it off. It's like a habit becomes natural.

Even if Yukinoshita Yono really put on that perfect layer of armor to protect herself, after years of doing this, she has probably become accustomed to it. Who can say that these attributes are not natural? What about her real side?

"...Classmate Xia Ran, are you listening to me?"

At this time, Yukinoshita's displeased voice sounded, bringing someone's thoughts about starting a race back to reality.

He couldn't help but shook his head, dispelling all the possibilities that flashed through his mind. After all, there is no point in thinking and guessing here. After all, only she knows what the situation of that sister is.

Therefore, it is better to deal with her sister first——

"Sorry, I was a little distracted just now. What were you talking about?" Xia Ran didn't even hesitate for a second, and decisively explained that she didn't pay attention to what Yukinoshita said just now, and she didn't intend to deal with it.

If it were Yukinoshita Haruno, she would probably just expose it with a smile, and both parties would understand it tacitly. But Yukinoshita Yukino has a very serious character, so being perfunctory is not a good choice.

"I mean, what do you think of your sister?" the girl repeated unhappily.

"Didn't I say? He is a very troublesome person..."

"Is this the only one? I mean a more specific evaluation."

"Well, let's put it this way, I think for most boys, your sister is the very ideal type." Xia Ran thought carefully and gave such an answer.

"Very ideal?"

"Yes, we can chat easily with each other. Regardless of whether it's true or not, at least she makes people feel good and always has a smile on her face. I doubt she can even talk to Hikigaya-san normally. …”

"Don't you think your judging criteria are a bit disrespectful to members of the same club?"

"Do you think what I said is wrong?" Xia Ran asked.

"Based on the conclusion, it is indeed not a mistake..." Yukinoshita had no way to deny the fact and could only change the topic helplessly, "So, other than that, are there any other opinions?"

"Do you want to say more? If I insist on saying a few more words..." The magician thought hard, "It's probably because she seems to be able to easily close the social distance with others, almost feeling like the whole person is glued to her. , the skin communicates very closely and feels very soft..."

"Are you a pervert?"

"They say she's the one who got her here. It's none of my business. Has she always been like this?"

"How is it possible? You are the first person to be treated like this..." the girl said coldly.

"Is that so? It seems like she really does this because she cares about you?" Xia Ran thought thoughtfully, why Yukinoshita Yono was interested in her, probably because she was a young girl. Is there anyone who can get close to the iceberg that is her sister?

At least when the other party said this reason, she was indeed very sincere. Maybe she is really a girl who cares about Yukinoshita Yukino, but she can no longer change the mask she wears and take off the armor. ——

So there is no way to care for my sister like a normal sister? Can we only use detours in such a seemingly sinister and evil way?

"..."

"..."

Yukinoshita said nothing, as if she was unconvinced about this, and seemed to instinctively not want to talk about this kind of issue.

"Ahem, speaking of which, Yukinoshita-san, you shouldn't be in the classroom right now, right?" Xia Ran also knew that there would be no further dialogue on this topic for the time being, so he quickly changed the topic. He compared the time and was very sure. asked.

"I'm in Mr. Hiratsuka's office now."

"Huh?" He originally thought the girl was in the activity room.

"Because I have already finished answering the papers before, I don't want to continue wasting time in the classroom. I might as well take this time to do other meaningful things..."

Yukinoshita Yukino seemed to sigh helplessly at first, and her tone was no longer as cold as before.

"What's something meaningful?" Xia Ran asked with interest, "Are you still worried about those two people?"

Yukinoshita didn't answer, as if she had acquiesced. Although she was just talking on the phone, Xia Ran instantly figured out her expression at the moment.

"It seems true, but you can't do anything now, right?"

Xia Ran sighed. He felt that this kind of thing might be meaningful, but it was really difficult for outsiders to interfere——

"Are you still planning to take advantage of this moment to find them one by one and let them reconcile directly?"

"Of course I'm not that stupid..." Yukinoshita said displeasedly, "I just want to confirm whether there has been any change in their team application for workplace internship."