"No, I'm not on a date with Tenya-kun..." Kirino explained with a shy expression.

"Really? Then, Tenya, are you interested in dating Kanako?"

Kanako's eyes lit up, and she decisively launched her attack.

"Interested." Tenya replied instantly.

"Wait a minute!"

"Tenya-kun, how can you go on a date with another girl right in front of Kirino?" Ayase said.

"I told you our relationship isn't like that." Kirino shook her head with a wry smile.

"I have an idea. How about we four go on a date together today?" Tenya proposed a bold idea.

Actually, for him, this was standard procedure.

"This..."

"As long as I can be with Kirino, I don't mind."

Ayase always valued her friends' feelings highly, especially treating Kirino like her own family.

"A four-person date? It sounds like it will be very interesting, count me in."

Kanako joined in with a grin, her personality naturally inclined to stir things up.

— — —

One man and three women walking on the street attracted glances from passersby.

"Damn handsome guy."

"I'm so jealous."

"Jealousy is useless, he's a handsome guy, you're just a nobody."

"Aren't you an old woman too..."

"What did you say?!"

"Damn! I've tolerated you for a long time."

A couple started arguing and fighting on the spot.

"Huh? Are they really a couple?" Kirino was startled.

"Love feels very complicated." Ayase expressed her lack of understanding.

"Isn't this quite normal? Things like boyfriends and girlfriends arguing." Kanako pretended to be mature and experienced.

"No. True love isn't this kind of fragile relationship. It must be mutual respect, mutual tolerance of each other." Tenya educated them earnestly.

"As expected of Tenya." Kirino and Ayase said in unison.

"Geez! Tenya-kun seems very experienced. You definitely have a girlfriend, right?" Kanako narrowed her eyes.

"That's natural. I love them very much." Tenya spoke truthfully.

"Them...?!!"

The three girls were stunned, just about to ask for details, but their attention was diverted by something else.

"Kirino!?"

"You, why are you with him?"

The person they encountered on the street was Kyousuke, and beside him was a plain girl with glasses.

"Oh, it's Kirino, long time no see." Manami greeted her kindly, but was ignored.

Tenya glanced at her, no treasure chest, so no value.

"Hmph. Who I date is none of your business?" Kirino looked annoyed.

"Is he Kirino's older brother?" Ayase asked questioningly.

"Really? Kirino doesn't look like him at all, just an ordinary boy."

"He feels like the kind of man who will be a corporate slave in ten years." Kanako complained.

"Mind your own business, you brat." Kyousuke's lips twitched.

"Kōsaka-kun, you too. You're also on a date with your girlfriend." Tenya teased.

"Hehe. Kyousuke and I aren't dating yet." Manami covered her face shyly.

Although her actions were cute, her appearance was too ordinary, making it hard to feel interested.

"Hey! What do you mean 'also on a date with your girlfriend'? Explain yourself clearly." Kyousuke was extremely annoyed.

"Huh? What the hell are you going crazy about? Why are you talking to brother like that?" Kirino retorted with a cold face.

"Brother!? You actually called him brother?!"

Kyousuke's eyes widened, and his face instantly turned red hot.

You know, he, her own older brother, hadn't heard his sister call him older brother for a long time.

Now she was calling another boy older brother, which completely broke him.

"Tenya! What the hell did you do to my sister?" Kyousuke instantly lost his mind, grabbing Tenya's collar, and roaring.

"Wait a minute, isn't there some misunderstanding here..."

Ayase quickly stepped forward to try and persuade him.

"Worried about your sister being snatched away? Sister complex is so disgusting." Kanako showed a look of disdain.

"Kyousuke, you can't use violence..."

Manami pulled Kyousuke's sleeve, but unexpectedly, the latter let out a pained cry like a slaughtered pig.

"Ow, ow!"

"Kōsaka-kun, I advise you to calm down."

Tenya was seen smiling as he pried open the other party's fingers, easily breaking free from the latter's restraint.

"Damn it! I won't hand Kirino over to you."

Kyousuke was in pain, grimacing, but mentally unwilling to admit defeat.

"That's enough! You are so embarrassing." Kirino fiercely kicked Kyousuke's knee.

Thump!

Kyousuke knelt down on the spot, crying from the pain. However, compared to the pain in his body, the pain in his heart was even heavier.

"Kirino..."

"Shut up! You bastard, you clearly ignored me, and now you're pretending to be a good older brother in front of me."

"Die! Die! Die!"

Kirino was emotionally agitated, continuously kicking the prostrate Kyousuke with all her might.

"Kirino?!"

This stunned Ayase and Kanako, who were watching from the side. This was the first time they had seen Kirino, who was polite and kind to other at school, go berserk.

"Stop! Kirino, how can you treat your own older brother like this?" Manami used her body to shield Kyousuke and loudly reprimanded the still rampaging Kirino.

"You plain-looking woman, it's all your fault for stealing my…" Kirino's eyes turned red.

"Kirino, that's enough."

Tenya reached out and placed his hand on Kirino's shoulder, his gentle large hand instantly calming her agitated emotions.

But Kyousuke, who had just settled down, couldn't stand it again. "Tenya! Take your hand off Kirino!"

Kyousuke was furious, flailing his arms and legs, wanting to pounce on Tenya. But he was held back tightly by Manami from behind, who frantically shouted, "I'm sorry! Kyo-chan's emotions are a bit unstable today, please bear with him."

"Let's go."

Tenya expressed he was too lazy to watch this monkey show. And so, both parties parted unhappily.

"I am truly very sorry. My good-for-nothing brother ruined everyone's date." Kirino showed a look of shame and bowed in apology.

"It's fine, Kirino…"

Ayase forced a smile. Although she didn't say anything, her first impression of this "Kirino's brother" was extremely poor.

"That guy looks like a perverted siscon, Kirino, you should be careful." Kanako reminded her seriously.

"Don't worry, Kirino. If anything happens, I will definitely come to protect you." Tenya made a serious promise.

At the same time, he placed a Soul Imprint and a life amulet on Kirino. There was a reason why he did this. Just now, he had vaguely sensed that Kyousuke was tainted with a trace of a strange aura. That's why his emotions had suddenly gone out of control.

For Kirino's sake, he was willing to casually help clear her brother of this strangeness. However, Kyousuke's reckless behavior just now made him lose the thought of helping the latter.

He, Tenya holds grudges!