My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As Expected

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Let me introduce you. This is my younger sister, Komachi Hikigaya.

"Ah, it's Komachi! Hi everyone."

"Māluó!"

Has another subspecies of Hiro been born? And this time the pronunciation sounds like kicking someone's thigh at supersonic speed, it's really hard to pronounce smoothly.

"What is 'Maluo'?"

"Of course it's taken from the small one."town"MA! Komachi explodes in respect to Yui-neechan."

Wow—my sister's speech has started to sound a bit like the Ministry of Revenue.

Besides, why not take Komachi?The "KO" has become "叩罗"? My name also has the sound "MA"... (Note 18)

I kept this thought to myself, deciding that I should still say it, and faced the snow.

"Can you please stop summoning my sister all the time?"

Doesn't this guy have any other friends who aren't members?

No, I'm sorry. I'm not in a position to judge her.

"I think middle school students are more knowledgeable about trends. Komachi is very reliable in these situations."

"Yukino-neechan, you don't need to worry about it at all! Let Komachi decide what's trending online! Komachi's generation are people who dedicate their lives to GAFA!

Komachi placed her fist in front of her chest to indicate that she was trustworthy.

That new generation's darling, whose name I don't know whether it's GAFA or TIBA (Note 19), immediately asked Yukinoshita about what happened, and then looked through all the drawings we made.

"Hmm... Both Hachiyo-kun and Effort Cat are good... Sorry, if I had to choose, Komachi thinks Hachiyo-kun is more suitable."

"I don't mind, Komachi."

Komachi stared uneasily at Yukinoshita, who shrugged with a wry smile.

...Huh? Where's the mushroom serving?

"However, since we're going to use her as a mascot, I think it would be better to remove the older brother's elements and highlight the elements of Yukino and Yui."

If you remove the older brother element, he's just Chiba-kun. What, do you want him to become Yukiha-kun or Yuuha-kun?

"Even if the mascot is Hachiyo-kun, Komachi will still be his loyal fan☆... Komachi thinks that sentence just now gets a high score."

Komachi continued, "I don't know if she's trying to comfort me." She then gave a thumbs-up, using her usual catchphrase.

It is speculated that it refers to pressing the "I like" (YouTube) gesture.

Without pausing, everyone immediately began discussing.

"Hearing you say that, Hiratsuka-sensei is betting on Yui-neechan's 'Hi-ra' (a greeting in Mandarin), so Komachi thinks we should definitely make good use of 'Hi-ra'!"

"My...my Hiro isn't worth that much...!"

"How could that be—please have some confidence! Komachi loves to party!!"

"Yes, I also like Yuihama's cheerful greeting."

Even Yukinoshita explained it so clearly, which naturally boosted confidence. Yuihama, who had been looking confused, finally smiled.

"Ugh—I hate it—I love Yukino the most!!"

She hugged Xue tightly and subtly winked at me.

It seemed like they wanted me to say a few words... but it would feel a bit odd for me to pretend to be an expert and praise them at this point. So I decided to pretend I didn't notice and looked up at the ceiling.

"Komachi has a suggestion! How about a combination of Yukino and Yui as the Service Club's mascot? Their catchphrase, of course, would be 'Hi!'"

"Aha, not bad! I've combined with Yukino!!"

Yui and Yui were pressed together under the snow, their cheeks almost touching. You two have such a good relationship.

"I see. Snowbill?"

I picked up a piece of paper and started doodling on it with a mechanical pencil.

Yukino's long hair remains the same, with a bun on top... This casual combination of the two characters' features creates a chibi-style high school girl.

For some reason, what I originally intended as a funny drawing turned out to be somewhat presentable. What happened?

"Wow, that's really well drawn... No wonder I watch Pretty Cure every week without fail."

Komachi, like an expert, examined the picture with exaggerated gestures, then turned to me and gave me a strong thumbs-up. Another "I like it" from me.

"Moreover, my brother observed Ms. Yukinoshita and Ms. Yuigahama very carefully."

Komachi put her hand to her mouth and gave me a meaningful smile.

Haha, come on, don't even mention observing them closely, I always try my best not to pay attention to them.

"...Not bad. I have no problem with this mascot."

Even though it was as if she was being drawn and played with, Yukinoshita revealed a gentle smile.

"Hmm, that's great! This introverted guy is starting to feel more and more hopeful!!"

As for Yuihama, she was so happy that she seemed to want to hold the design drafts tightly in her arms.

Hmm, is the mascot design complete now?

Where there's a will, there's a way. When Hiratsuka-sensei asked us to create a channel, I was still worried.

I propped the picture of Shebibin up on the table and pointed my phone camera at it.

In a modern filming environment, this is sufficient.

"Hi~! I'm Xuebibin, the mascot of the Service Club! We've created an official channel~!"

The moment the record button is pressed, the black and white Shebihama is given a color called sound.

This guy is pretty adaptable.

It might be because of the sense of security that their face won't be photographed.

Just as Yuihama was about to continue, Komachi, like a director, called for a stop. She was probably about to offer advice.

"This is our first video, so it would be best to explain to the audience what 'Hi-Luo' means, right?"

However, I also have my opinions.

"Idiot, that would be unnecessary. You can tell from the tone of the words that 'Hi-lo' is a greeting. It's better to let it become a fixed phrase without explaining it further."

Komachi made an "Ooh ooh" sound of admiration and patted my arm.

"Hmm, as expected of my older brother. He understands you better than Komachi does. Komachi is a little jealous."

Is it the adorable jealousy unique to younger sisters, like "My favorite older brother only cares about me, I don't want him anymore," or the twisted feeling of "I'm the one who understands me the most!"?

Regardless of the outcome, we continued filming.

"Today, let me introduce the president of the Service Club—Yukino!"

"etc……⁉"

Yuihama, like a YouTuber unboxing her newly purchased home appliances, suddenly started introducing the company president. No wonder Yukinoshita was speechless.

She spoke fluently and enthusiastically about how excellent Yukinoshita is, without even looking at the script. I even felt like Yukihihama's illustrations were moving on their own, though I don't know if it was just my imagination.

Perhaps out of shyness, Yukinoshita immediately reached out her hand, but could not stop Yuihama, her hand hanging in the air, at a loss.

"The club that Yukino has worked so hard to build is the Service Club! Next time, I'll introduce the introverted male member!"

The readership will definitely plummet. No way, next time we'll just talk about Yukino.

"Remember to subscribe to my channel and give me a like!"

Yuihama concludes the film with a fixed line.

I also pressed the stop recording button on my phone.

"...Yuigahama-san, you're amazing. Hiratsuka-sensei was right."

Listening to Yuihama's introduction, Yukinoshita blushed and her ears turned red with embarrassment, but after the film was completed, she seemed to give it a very high rating.

"I never thought about keeping a record of the activities until now... but seeing the traces that Yuihama-san left for the Service Club, I think it's great."

"Is that so... I'm so happy to hear that!"

indeed.

The Service Club's activity records... that's something only Yuihama could tell, not me or Yukinoshita. A slight certainty welled up in my heart.

"Yeah—Komachi's got that urge to make a film too. Right, brother?"

My brother disagrees. We'll have to use the guardian filter. People like Taishi will probably just stay glued to the screen, waiting for Komachi to upload a new video and be the first to post it.

As I expected, designing the mascot was the biggest challenge, and the test footage was quickly completed.

I'll probably go see Hiratsuka-sensei for a check tomorrow to see if it can really be used as the first video on the Service Club's official channel.

At least it's certain that Xuebibin's manuscript will not be rejected.

That's how well he and Yui Hama are compatible.

Yukinoshita said she would walk Komachi to the school gate and leave the clubroom. She probably felt that since she had called Komachi over, she should at least see her off on her way back.

Yui and I started cleaning up the mess at the same time.

The so-called cleanup was just putting away the phones and papers.

Yuihama happily began to look at the drafts of the mascots again.

"You seem pretty motivated. Didn't you dislike doing this kind of work?"

She paused for a moment—

"Haha... I'm quite happy."

Then she immediately gave a shy smile.

"'Hi-lo' is a greeting I made up on the spot. Everyone likes it. I thought it would be great if this could help the service club... and that gave me motivation. Because usually when people come to me for advice, I can't really help them much."

Yuihama scratched her cheek helplessly. Even I was a little dumbfounded by the extent of her self-harm.

"Your self-deprecation sounds ironic. You're overthinking it. If it weren't for you, this club would have run into problems long ago."

Yuihama's shoulders trembled, and she looked over anxiously. Her eyes were brimming with tears, and it was impossible to tell what emotions were swirling within them.

"You know how tense the atmosphere is when it's just the two of us, Yukinoshita, right? It was because you walked in carefree, saying 'Hi-lo'... that the Service Club finally started operating."

I feel so embarrassed saying this, but she wouldn't understand if I tried to phrase it more subtly or use metaphors. Maybe it's okay to express my gratitude to her directly like this once in a while.

"No, no...that's an exaggeration."

However, even Hiratsuka-sensei, who said "I forced myself to say it," may have been observing the timing of saying "Hello" for a long time.

The impression that Hiro left was more profound than Yuihama had imagined.

"I mean, I also think Hi-Lo is pretty good. My sister likes it too."

I'd like to take this opportunity to say what I was too embarrassed to say during our discussion earlier. Although I'm still a little embarrassed.

"...Thank you, you autistic guy!"

Yuihama blushed slightly and smiled at me shyly.

"However, to be honest, I think you'd better not put too much pressure on yourself with this request. Setting up a channel in the name of the school or club is still in the experimental stage. If it doesn't work out, there's a good chance that one day they'll suddenly use the excuse that it will affect your studies and call it off."

It's more accurate to say that this possibility is quite high. I'm worried that Yuihama might get too invested and then suffer a setback.

"Hmm. But... I want to preserve the memories. Because the Service Club is a club that you, Yukino, and I have built up to this day. No matter what it is, it's always good to have videos or photos to remember it."

I want to leave a record because I know this period of time will eventually come to an end.

Not just today, but Yuihama might always be in this office with a melancholy mood.

I harbored that loneliness that I hadn't faced and had silently accepted.

"In that case, designing a mascot might be a good idea. Yabihama is the biggest symbol of the Service Society."

As a result, the design drafts were not put into anyone's bag; they were simply stacked together, with Xuebibin placed on top.

Upon closer inspection, although this is self-praise, the drawing is actually quite good.

"About that matter."

Yuihama took out Yuihama's design sketch from the stack of papers and ran and jumped to my side.