Fuutarou: "Yotsuba, can I hug you?"
Gohan: "Uesugi-kun, that's sexual harassment…"
Fuutarou: "Of course I was just joking."
Yotsuba: "Th-then! I'll go call the others!!"
"Sorry to keep you waiting~!"
The one who came jogging into the living room was Itsuki.
Itsuki: "I just finished getting ready! Please take care of me from now on, Son-kun!"
Gohan: "Yes. Please take care of me too!"
Fuutarou: "Oh! Itsuki came too! Now there are only three left!"
Itsuki: "Don't get the wrong idea. I came to listen to Son-kun's lesson, not yours!"
Fuutarou (thinking): She's still angry…
Fuutarou: "Well, well, as long as you're willing to listen, it's fine."
Yotsuba: "Then I'll go call everyone!"
Fuutarou: "…Wait. Gohan, could I trouble you to go instead?"
Gohan: "Eh?"
Fuutarou: "You're more likable. If you go, the chance of them coming to class is higher."
Itsuki: "At least you know your limits. Then I'll go with Son-kun."
Yotsuba: "Eh? Okay Itsuki! I'll lead the way!"
Itsuki: "No, I'm not going to listen to Uesugi-kun's class. Yotsuba, you start first."
Gohan (thinking): Uesugi-kun… looks like because of last time, he's really disliked… Ahaha… I just hope they can get along.
Itsuki: "Right… starting from here, in order it's my room, then Yotsuba, Miku, Nino, and Ichika's rooms."
Gohan (thinking): I see. The rooms go from near to far in descending order. Easy to remember.
Itsuki: "Since Yotsuba and I are already here, let's start with Miku!"
Gohan: "Okay!"
So they went to Miku's room, but…
Miku: "No. And anyway, why is our tutor a classmate? Isn't there a proper home tutor in town?"
Gohan (thinking): Being rejected so bluntly hurts a bit…
Itsuki: "D-don't say that! Son-kun's lessons are really easy to understand! Just try once and you'll know!"
Miku: "I said no."
Gohan: "Am I… being hated?"
Itsuki: "W-well, out of five people, one acting like this is normal! Next is Nino. She's sociable, you should be able to get along right away!"
Gohan: "…"
Gohan: "There's no one in the room…"
Itsuki: "Eh? Eh~…? Th-then let's go to Ichika! Ichika is...…"
Gohan: "Eh? Why the pause…?"
Itsuki: "P-please don't be shocked, okay?"
When Itsuki opened the door…
Gohan: "W-what is this…"
The floor was completely covered with clothes, bags, and other things. Was this supposed to be a bedroom…?
Ichika: "Haa… don't treat my room like some undeveloped wasteland…"
Gohan: "No, but if it's this messy there's no helping it…"
Ichika: "Little brother, you can actually be pretty harsh with words…"
Itsuki: "That's just the truth! Yotsuba only helped clean up a few days ago! How did it turn into this again!!"
Ichika: "Hmm… before I realized it, it became like this~. Such a headache…"
Gohan: "A-anyway, it's about time to start the lesson…"
Ichika: "Eh~? But your onee-san here isn't dressed yet. I need more time."
Gohan: "…Why aren't you wearing clothes?"
Ichika: "Because I always take them off when I sleep."
Gohan (thinking): People have habits like that…?
Ichika: "Hey, barging into a female classmate's room and just talking about studying and studying… is that really okay?"
Gohan: "…??"
Gohan (thinking): Is it not okay? I came here as a home tutor. Besides teaching, what else is there to do?
Ichika: "Eh? You don't know? With that face, you're totally pretending, right…?"
Gohan: "I don't really understand what you mean. Since I came as a home tutor, I think there's nothing else to do but teach."
Ichika: "Seriously… You might be the safest boy in the whole world. No wonder Itsuki-chan is totally unguarded around you."
Gohan (thinking): What does that mean? Could it be… she knows I was strong enough to defeat Cell, so she feels safe around me? No no, that's impossible…
Itsuki: "Kyaa!"
Ichika: "Hmm~? What is it, Itsuki-chan?"
Itsuki: "Y-you actually wear something like that, Ichika…"
Ichika: "Wouldn't it suit you too, Itsuki-chan? Itsuki doesn't wear kiddie underwear like Yotsuba, so I think you could go bolder."
Gohan (thinking): Isn't she just bragging about herself in a roundabout way…?
Itsuki: "B-but… Son-kun is right here…"
Gohan: "…Anyway, please come down quickly~"
Itsuki: "W-wait a moment!"
Gohan: "Hm?"
Itsuki: "…Do you think this would suit me?"
Saying so, Itsuki held up Ichika's black underwear against her uniform, showing it to Gohan.
Gohan: "…Um, I think it's better if you ask Ichika about that instead of me… I'll see you downstairs!"
Itsuki: "Ah! Wait!"
Ichika: "That's great, Itsuki-chan. He was just shy. There's hope, isn't there?"
Itsuki: "That's not it!!"
After escaping the chaotic room of Ichika, Miku was standing outside.
Gohan: "What's wrong?"
Miku: "I want to ask you something. My gym uniform is missing. The red tracksuit."
Gohan: "Ah, I see… I haven't seen it."
Miku: "It was here just before you came. Could it be… you stole it?"
(End of Chapter)
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