All the Heroines are my Ex-girlfriends-Chapter 255: The Story of the Christmas Eve Tangerine

Chapter 255: The Story of the Christmas Eve Tangerine

After dinner.

Sora Ginko and Hinatsuru Ai left Yukima's house first.

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Both of them still had other matters to attend to.

Kirisu Mafuyu also returned to her room.

After all, she was a teacher—staying any longer might make the other girls uncomfortable.

The remaining group gathered around the kotatsu with Yukima Azuma.

In the freezing winter, once you crawl under a kotatsu, it's hard to leave.

"Weren't we supposed to play a game?"

Yukima Azuma reminded them.

"Ehm, I think we did say that... Let's do it later."

(* ´ ﹃｀*)

Eriri leaned back, her eyes half-closed, looking utterly lazy.

Kato Megumi's gaze unconsciously landed on Haruno.

Initially, she had a rather good impression of this office lady onee-san.

After all, from the way Haruno spoke to how she carried herself, it was hard to dislike her.

However, after learning about the history between Yukinoshita Haruno and Yukima Azuma...

Kato Megumi could no longer look at Haruno the same way.

You seems so refined, yet you's actually that kind of person?! Haruno-san!?

Whether Haruno had noticed Kato Megumi's gaze or not was unclear.

She was peeling a tangerine from the fruit plate on the heated table.

Then, she casually handed a fully peeled tangerine to Kato Megumi.

Kato Megumi was slightly distracted.

She took it without thinking, only realizing afterward.

"Thank you, Haruno-san."

Hearing that, Haruno simply smiled without saying a word.

Kato Megumi blinked in confusion.

Then, she broke off a segment and popped it into her mouth.

The next moment, her usually expressionless, adorable face twisted ever so slightly.

(｡>﹏<)

She wrinkled her nose.

Kato Megumi shot Haruno a glare.

Then, in silence, she handed the tangerine to Kasumigaoka Utaha.

Kasumigaoka Utaha took it and ate a piece as well.

After finishing, she too fell silent, staring at Kato Megumi for a moment.

( ಠ _ ಠ )

Without a word, she passed the remaining tangerine to Eriri.

Eriri, who had been lazily lying down, perked up the moment she saw a peeled tangerine being offered to her.

She immediately sat up.

"As expected of Christmas—even Kasumigaoka Utaha is being kind today."

( ｡ •̀ ᴗ •́ ｡)

Eriri joked.

Normally, Kasumigaoka Utaha only ever bickered with her.

Offering food like this was practically unheard of.

Kasumigaoka Utaha still said nothing.

Eriri didn't think much of it and casually shoved two or three segments into her mouth.

And then—

"UUUUUW!"

ᕙ( ᗒᗣᗕ )ᕗ

The blonde-haired, twin-tailed girl let out a distressed groan.

She struggled to hold back the tears welling up in the corners of her eyes.

Eriri handed the rest of the tangerine to Yukima Azuma.

"I'm not eating it."

(;一_一)

Yukima Azuma refused outright.

"W-Why not? It's really sweet!" Eriri insisted.

As she said this, her eyes were still tightly shut.

"It must be sour—Eriri can't even keep her eyes open!"

"It's not sour! Not even a little!" Eriri protested, forcing her eyes wide open.

(˚ ˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥ )

Her watery eyes sparkled, making her look adorably pitiful, like she'd just been bullied.

Yukima Azuma remained unmoved. "Give it up. I'm absolutely not eating that tangerine today."

Hearing this, Eriri seemed devastated and dramatically collapsed onto the tatami.

"Uwaaaa! I'm throwing a tantrum! I'm throwing a tantrum right now!"

.·°՞(¯□¯)՞°·.

She rolled around on the tatami, making the kotatsu shake along with her.

"Lonely-kun, if this keeps up, all the warmth in the kotatsu will escape."

Kasumigaoka Utaha commented.

"That's right, Azuma-san, you should give in to Sawamura-san a little."

Kato Megumi added.

The two former victims of the tangerine had already passed the pain onto the next person.

But they couldn't stand the thought of someone escaping this punishment.

Yukima Azuma sighed helplessly.

With a spirit of reckless abandon, he accepted the remaining tangerine pieces.

Eriri had already eaten quite a bit, leaving only three segments.

Yukima Azuma took one and placed it in his mouth.

"So damn sour." His voice turned hoarse.

"Umu, really sour." Kato Megumi nodded in agreement.

Eriri fumed. "How can a tangerine be this sour?! Was it born just to take revenge on us?!"

"Lonely-kun, let me have a sip of your tea." Kasumigaoka Utaha reached out, demanding Yukima Azuma's teacup.

Yukinoshita Yukino watched their reactions with curiosity.

Was it really that sour?

She picked up one of the remaining two segments and hesitantly put it in her mouth.

The next moment, she wrinkled her nose.

૮(˶˃ᆺ˂˶)

Meanwhile, the true culprit was chuckling softly to herself.

"Haruno-san, here, I saved the last piece especially for you."

Yukima Azuma glanced at Haruno.

He wasn't about to let this wicked woman enjoy herself while the rest of them suffered.

Haruno paused for a moment.

Then, without hesitation, she picked up the last piece and put it in her mouth.

The instant the tangerine juice burst out, it was indeed extremely sour.

But Haruno ate it with ease.

Compared to the bitterness she had tasted before, this sourness was nothing.

Like that day, when Yukima Azuma got out of her car without looking back.

And held her little sister in his arms.

Like the disgust in his eyes when he told her:

"The only person I need is Yukino."

Compared to that... this tangerine was almost sweet.

(˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)

Watching Haruno eat so nonchalantly, Yukima Azuma felt complicated emotions rise in his chest. He turned away.

....

The afternoon passed quickly amidst various diversions.

In the end, they never got around to playing White Album 2 as planned.

Instead, they ended up playing Minecraft online together for a while.

As night fell, Yukima Azuma reluctantly left the warmth of the kotatsu and headed to the kitchen to prepare dinner.

Kasumigaoka Utaha was quicker than Kato Megumi—she rushed into the kitchen first.

Intent on helping Yukima Azuma.

It was strange.

With a skilled cook like Yukima Azuma handling every meal,

Logically, none of the girls should have needed to bother with cooking.

Yet somehow, their culinary skills had improved significantly.

Before long, a lavish Christmas feast was laid out.

"I brought some wine. Want to try a little?"

Haruno took two bottles of premium wine out of her bag.

Aside from Yukino, everyone else was under twenty.

Yukima Azuma rolled his eyes.

As for Kirisu Mafuyu—

Ever since her legendary drunken incident, the group had silently banned her from drinking.

"Just a little won't hurt," Haruno said with a soft laugh.

Yukima Azuma shook his head in refusal.

At the same time, he glanced at Yukino and silently mouthed:

"How's your sister's alcohol tolerance?"

Noticing his lip movements, Yukino responded:

"Never seen her drunk before."

Having attended countless high-profile parties, Yukinoshita Haruno's alcohol tolerance was naturally top-tier.

Ordinary wine? Even a few bottles wouldn't faze her.