Chapter 487: Itsuki: Am I Stupid? The Four Sisters: What Do You Think?
After Ren left, the five sisters sat back on the sofa, all looking forward to the cat tutor.
Nino took the initiative to open the conversation, mysteriously asking, "How do you think Ren made us understand Haru's speech?" She couldn't figure it out at all.
Itsuki immediately raised her hand. "Superpower!" Her eyes sparkled.
Her answer, however, left them disappointed. It was clearly just nonsense. They wanted to know the specific principles.
"Specifically?" Nino asked again.
"Can't guess," Miku shook her head. The others also shook their heads.
"So we don't know anything," Nino felt quite speechless. But then she thought, how could they possibly know?
"By the way, has everyone thought about a question?" Yotsuba changed the subject. "Isn't Student Ren too trusting of us, to just openly display his superpower?"
She summarized, combining what she had seen in movies. "Like in the movies, if the higher-ups knew about their superpowers, they would be captured and studied, right?"
"…" The group fell silent. From their perspective, it seemed truly possible.
Ichika, as the eldest sister, asserted her authority. "Ren-kun trusts us, and we must not betray that trust. Everyone, don't reveal any information, understand?"
"Mm." They would never do such a thing.
Ichika finally sternly reminded Itsuki. "Especially you, Itsuki. You're easily deceived, so you must stay vigilant."
"Ah? I'm easily deceived? Ichika, are you saying I'm stupid?" Itsuki pouted, quite displeased.
However, she received a collective shake of heads and sighs from her four sisters, who then got up and returned to their rooms, as if confirming she had a good understanding of herself.
Itsuki was left behind. "???"
The next morning, before Ren could even go see them, the five sisters came to his house. Nao, who had moved in, voluntarily took on the responsibility of a maid. She served tea to each of them and was about to excuse herself, but Ren pulled her to sit beside him.
"This is our own home. There's no need to be so formal."
"Yes," Nao nodded gently.
The sisters on the opposite sofa secretly observed her, certain this person hadn't been here before. They also secretly guessed at their relationship.
Ren placed Haru on his lap. "How do you plan to arrange this?"
"Haru is from your family, Ren-kun, so we want to hear your opinion first," Ichika said.
"My opinion isn't important. You should listen to Haru's." Haru was a mature cat and should learn to make her own decisions.
Ren asked, "They want you to teach them, Haru. What do you think? Any requirements, like compensation?"
Upon hearing this, Haru's cat eyes darted back and forth. After a while, she raised her head.
"Meow meow." (Okay.)
"Meow meow meow." (But I want to be at home.)
"At home... you mean at Ren's house?" Yotsuba asked.
"Meow." Haru nodded. She would only be comfortable in her own home.
The five sisters exchanged glances and nodded with almost no hesitation. This was not a big problem; they only lived on the floor above. At the same time, this was an opportunity to observe his house up close. But the biggest problem was still Ren.
Ichika asked, "Ren-kun, would you mind if we disturbed you?"
This worry was excessive. Ren didn't care; Nezuko and Sagiri often came over. After being agreed to, Ichika breathed a sigh of relief and asked a crucial question. "What about compensation?"
To this, Ren looked at Haru. "Since Haru is the tutor, the compensation is for her. Haru, what are your thoughts?"
"Meow meow!" (Dried fish!) she answered without hesitation. She loved eating dried fish the most.
"How about buying some dried fish for Haru every day?" Ren thought this was good. Money didn't mean much to them.
"Is that all?" Nino thought this might be too little.
"That's enough, as long as Haru is satisfied. As for the time, let's just do weekdays," Ren waved his hand.
Haru also echoed, "Meow meow." (That's right.)
"When do you plan to start?" Itsuki excitedly took out books from her backpack. "Can we start now?"
"…" She was truly well-prepared.
Ren had no choice but to pat Haru. "I'll leave it to you."
Haru patted her chest with her paw. "Meow meow!" (Leave it to me!)
Ever since Haru became a private tutor, a strange sight of one cat teaching five people appeared in the house. Even when Eriri and others came over, they found the scene hilarious. Initially, the sisters would feel ashamed of being idiots. Later, they gradually got used to it and met many of Ren's other female residents.
Because the five sisters were there, Ren spent most of his daytime in other people's homes being intimate, except for the evenings.
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