Light Novel Chapter 67

横寺くんの胸のなか (Yokodera-kun no Mune no Naka, lit: Inside Yokodera-kun's Heart) is the sixty-seventh chapter of the light novel series of The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat.
==Plot==
Youto organizes a celebration at the Tsutsukakushi household, decorating the garden and banquet hall with the help of Tsukiko, Emi, Azusa and Mai.
Tsukiko notices the party's purpose remains unclear and questions its intent. Cozy-sama soon joins them, which leads her to believe that Youto is using the party to help Mai and Cozy-sama reconnect and rekindle the closeness they once had. However, Youto reveals that she too is a guest. He introduces his older sister, Yokodera Yotsuba, as she arrives, explaining that the party is dedicated to her birthday. Yotsuba, recovering from a long-term illness, is grateful for the celebration.
It is revealed that Yotsuba has a hobby of taking photos — something that she did to quell her boredom while hospitalized, and continued enjoying to this date. She brings a collection of photos of Youto's past, and invites everyone to take one as a token of gratitude.
Tsukushi enthusiastically browses through the childhood photos, completely losing her composure over the sheer adorableness of young Youto. Azusa on the other hand, is captivated by the more recent photos. Mai stays silent for the most part, while subtly slipping a photo of 3-year-old Youto in his diapers into her pocket. Emi is reluctant and questions the "strange culture," but takes a random recent photo after Tsukushi's persuasion.
The party begins. Emi and Cozy-sama observe as Mai and Yotsuba play curling, apparently competing for the prize of Youto's old socks. Emi attempts to strategize, but Cozy-sama responds in her usual laid-back and detached manner. Emi points out that Cozy-sama is constantly staring at Mai, and she admits that she feels a tingling sensation whenever she looks at her. When asked to elaborate, she decides to demonstrate her feelings physically by slipping her hands under Emi's one-piece.
After drinking some juice poured by Mai, Azuki Azusa briefly loses herself to a feral state. She pushes down Tsukushi and shows aggressive affection, her sudden kiss flustering the helpless Tsukushi. Ponta also arrives, taking two girls, Morii and Moriya with him.
Tsukiko watches the party quietly, somewhat uncomfortable with the over-the-top gathering. However, Youto identifies her deeper discomfort: the deviation from the world outlined in the notes she cherishes. He questions why Tsukiko never shared the notes with others. Tsukiko hesitates, admitting that it simply never occurred to her to involve others or use the notes to bring them closer together.
Youto points out that Tsukiko puts all her trust in the past, specifically the world of the notes, instead of believing in the potential of the present and future. He frames the party as an event that challenges the rigidity of the notes, showing that meaningful relationships can form naturally without adhering to prewritten paths.
Tsukiko admits she wished for the world of the notes to become reality, believing it would bring back the happiness she had lost. She acknowledges that her repeated reliance on the notes has kept her trapped in a cycle of sadness. Youto reminds Tsukiko that her mother's true wish was not for her to recreate the past but to move forward and find happiness in the present. He emphasizes that clinging to the past is not honoring her mother's memory but betraying her hopes for their future.
When Tsukiko refuses to accept his statement, Youto turns to Mai for help. She recalls a conversation she had with Tsukasa from ten years prior: She had been upset about Youto's absence from their recent hangouts, and questioned Tsukasa about it. Tsukasa explained that Youto was working to fix his life and relationships, emphasizing the importance of nature taking its course. She promised Mai that Youto would appear in front of her again as long as she remembers him. "People only die when they are forgotten. As long as you remember them, they will exist somewhere... For sure.", Tsukasa said, moments before she left the world behind.
Youto asserts that there was no need to "take back" anything — because there was nothing that they lost. Instead, he urges her to join him in discovering all the new things in this world, promising to always be by her side, whether it's in the eleven volumes of her notes, or in the most distant future. Hearing these heartfelt words, Tsukiko breaks down in tears.
In the aftermath of the party, a lighthearted bath scene takes place. Yotsuba thanks everyone for the day before dropping an unexpected question: "Is my You-kun currently going out with anyone?" The question stuns everyone into silence, and slowly, all eyes turn toward Tsukiko. Tsukiko questions what "going out" means, with responses ranging from holding hands to Cozy-sama suggesting inappropriate behaviors.
Tsukiko casually wonders if focusing on "making children" would be more straightforward, referencing a past "child-making picnic." Tsukushi reacts dramatically, torn between imagining the cuteness of Tsukiko's children and punishing Youto for such indecent acts.
Meanwhile, Youto, who has been secretly hiding inside a laundry basket to spy on the girls, is finally discovered by Mai. As he emerges, Tsukiko remarks that "Senpai really is a pervert," as if finding a constant in the ever-changing new world.
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