Fuutarou: "Ah! You're just too stupid!!"
…Uh oh.
Fuutarou: "So rely on me more!!"
Itsuki: "…You're right. Teach me this one, sensei!"
Fuutarou: "Of course!!" (completely not noticing that she call him "sensei")
Teacher: "Nakano-san… come to the staff room later. I'll explain slowly."
Fuutarou: "?????"
Good, it was still the usual Fuutarou.
I just hope they don't fight again… When Itsuki sulks, she even skips my classes. It's a headache…
Afterward, Fuutarou said he'd bring Nino too and told me to prepare for a study session in the library. While I was teaching Ichika, Miku, and Yotsuba there…
Gohan: "…Fuutarou? Your face is swollen… You okay?"
Fuutarou: "Don't worry about it."
Yotsuba: "Fuutarou! Question! What's different about me today!?"
Fuutarou: "Do you realize what's coming up soon?"
Yotsuba: "Ignored!?"
…And that's probably why some of them don't want to come to study sessions. Or maybe Nino just isn't the type in the first place.
Still, ignoring someone is a bit much. But since it wasn't my question, it wouldn't be right for me to answer either…
Ichika: "Ah～… It's the school camp."
Miku: "Looking forward to it."
Yotsuba: "Hint: it's above the neck!"
Come to think of it, the camp really was coming up. Skiing, and somehow also a campfire…
Anyway, Fuutarou, give her a reaction already.
Fuutarou: "Heh? You're not even thinking about exams? How reliable."
He smiled, but his eyes didn't smile at all…
Ichika: "Ahaha… I get it～"
Fuutarou: "Do you really…?"
Yotsuba: "Too hard for you, Fuutarou? Gohan, do you know?"
Eh, me?
...…Hm? She doesn't look down… Maybe tired?
Wait, hint was above the neck… She looks kind of sleepy…?
Gohan: "Could it be, you're a little sleepy?"
Yotsuba: "How'd you know!! Though that's not the answer!!"
So not that…
Yotsuba: "The right answer is my headband!! Plaid is in fashion, someone told me!!"
Yank!
Fuutarou suddenly grabbed her headband. …Looked like he was pulling a daikon. I almost laughed.
Fuutarou: "Oh? That's great. Your answer sheet is plaid too." (all marked wrong)
Yotsuba: "Uwaa…! Super trendy～…"
Ichika: "Ahaha!"
Fuutarou: "Hey! Don't just laugh! Yotsuba's at least enthusiastic!
Like this you'll never pass!! And forget about the camp!!
The midterms cover Japanese, Math, English, Science, and Social Studies!!! From now it's one week of full-scale cramming!!"
Ichika: "Eh～?"
Fuutarou: "So Miku, you need to study more than just Japanese history…!?"
Unfortunately, Miku was already studying English. And not because I told her to—she started on her own.
Fuutarou: "Are you sick?"
That's rude…
Miku: "I'm fine. Just felt like trying harder…"
Today's study session went smoothly. Though Itsuki wasn't there…
Ichika: "Haa～…"
Fuutarou: "Uwah!? W-what!?"
Ichika: "You don't need to be so tense. It's just midterms, we're not going to be expelled. We'll work hard too. Take it easy."
Fuutarou: "…"
Ichika: "Well, if there's a reward, maybe we'll work harder."
Yotsuba: "Ah! I want a fruit parfait from the station café!"
Miku: "I want a matcha parfait."
Ichika: "Now that you mention it, I want one too～"
Fuutarou: "Weren't you saying you wanted to go home early…"
Gohan: "…Now I kind of want one too."
Ichika: "Oh? Then shall we go?"
Yotsuba: "Gohan! Give us a reward～!"
Gohan: "Eh, eh～?"
Miku: "…I-I want a reward too…"
Gohan: "No, that's not what I meant…"
Wait. But if treating them once motivates them, then…
Gohan: "A-alright, one each."
Yotsuba: "Yaaay!"
Ichika: "Fuutarou, you come too."
Yotsuba: "Fuutarou! If you don't hurry we'll leave you behind!!"
And so, he came along too.
I thought we'd just go, but…
Yotsuba: "Why didn't you come in that situation!?"
Ichika: "Because Fuutarou does his own thing."
Miku: "…Hey, Gohan, what do you want? I recommend matcha parfait."
Gohan: "Eh? Uh… I don't know much. Then I'll have that…"
In the end, all four chose parfaits. I don't usually eat them, but once in a while isn't bad.
Ichika: "Alright, alright. Miku, sit next to Gohan～"
Miku: "Eh? I-Ichika…!?"
Yotsuba: "Excuse me—! One fruit parfait please!"
"Gohan… and three of the legendary quintuplets, eating parfaits together!?"
"This… this is a dream! How could a newcomer steal Gohan away!?"
"The one next to him is the headphone girl… Ah! Gohan likes headphone types!?"
"…I should enroll as a student too…"
"""Hey—!?"""
(End of Chapter)
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