"Nothing, I just suddenly remembered the soup is still simmering."
"I'll go take it off the heat, hopefully it's not overcooked."
Regaining his composure, Nakano Yu saw the Five Sisters looking at him worriedly, so he immediately came up with an excuse. After saying that, he turned and left.
Watching Nakano Yu's back as he walked away, Nino slightly frowned. She had the feeling that Nakano Yu had been a little strange just now, as if he had discovered something that shouldn't exist. That mix of confusion, surprise, and… excitement was clearly palpable.
"Yu is hiding something from us."
Yotsuba suddenly said, immediately drawing the girls' attention.
"I think so too."
Seeing that Yotsuba had noticed it too, Nino nodded in agreement.
"Come on, what could Yu possibly be hiding from us? If Yu is hiding something big from us, I'd rather believe that Yu and Nino are getting married."
Ichika waved her hand casually and glanced at Nino.
Seeing Nino's calm expression, she inexplicably felt relieved.
"As for Yu, the only thing he's hiding from us is why his grades are so good, right?"
Miku also nodded. She didn't think Nakano Yu would hide anything from them. Even if he did, it was probably something they couldn't help with even if they knew, and it might even burden both Yu and themselves.
"You can't put it like that. Just a few days ago I found out that Yu has two really good female friends in class, and they even call him by name! And both are really beautiful! Maybe one day one of them will become my sister-in-law!"
Yotsuba replied. Only when she was assigned to the same room as Katsura Kotonoha did she learn that Katsura Kotonoha and Nakano Yu had already been friends for some time.
And they only realized it now!
This event made Yotsuba understand how closed-off and secretive Nakano Yu actually was!
"From now on I can tell Yu all my little secrets; he will definitely keep them to himself."
Putting a bite of rice in her mouth, Yotsuba thought to herself.
"No, he won't. Yu promised me that he could choose the one he likes most among us to marry."
Yotsuba, busy eating, heard the conversation of her four sisters. She swallowed the bite in her mouth and said seriously.
She had asked Nakano Yu earlier, and Yu had agreed at the time, even though she didn't know which one he liked the most.
The moment Yotsuba finished speaking, the dining table fell silent. The four sisters, including Nino, looked at Yotsuba strangely.
Seeing that everyone was staring at her, Yotsuba frowned uncomfortably, and her tuft drooped. She explained with less confidence:
"Yu is adopted, you know. No blood relation, and the law allows it. Moreover, Yu loves us, right…?"
"Yotsuba, Yu only said that to tease you, right?"
Ichika's eyes were complicated. She looked away and glanced at her phone.
"No, Yu said he could marry one of the five of us!"
Hearing Ichika's words, Yotsuba suddenly gained confidence and replied.
The moment those words were spoken, the dining table fell silent again.
Miku glanced at Yotsuba, then pulled the look away and put on her headphones, busy with her own things.
Nino, on the other hand, had a victorious expression, completely ignoring Yotsuba's words. That was the calmness of an internal beta player.
Ichika looked deeply at Yotsuba, then subtly glanced at Nino. Seeing Nino's smiling expression, she suddenly remembered the night of the courage test.
Could it be that Yu and Nino…
Thinking about it, Ichika lost her appetite after a few bites of rice and went to the living room.
As for Yotsuba, she played the role of peacemaker, saying things like: "Yu loves all five of us the most, he won't choose just one."
Of course, in a certain sense, Yotsuba's words were not wrong.
All the chatter of the Five Sisters was heard by Nakano Yu, but at this moment, Nakano Yu had no desire to pay attention to those things.
At that moment, the young man was standing in the kitchen, eyes fixed through the window.
"How is this possible? I clearly felt it."
Frowning, Nakano Yu muttered in confusion. At that moment, he really felt the aura of a God, and it was the God of the Sun!
For so many years, Nakano Yu had firmly believed that he was the only God Slayer in the world, and even the system had confirmed it. So that aura absolutely could not belong to the God Slayer. It wasn't the God Slayer, yet it had the aura of the Sun God.
Could it be a divine artifact related to the Sun God? No, impossible. That aura was too powerful; a mere divine artifact could not reach that level. Could it be that it was the Sun God himself?
The aura at that moment was too fast; although Nakano Yu immediately reacted, he still couldn't locate where the other party was.
But why?
He had been in this world for more than ten years. Even if artifacts and a Heretic God truly existed in this world, at least one should have appeared by now, right?
However, he hadn't encountered a single one, and the so-called "artifacts" he had collected were all fake and low-quality products.
"Could this be the effect of the system?"
"Looks like I'll have to go out for a walk again tonight."
Recalling the system upgrade from some time ago, Nakano Yu muttered to himself, shook his head, collected his thoughts, and carried out the simmering soup.
Now he couldn't find a trace of that unknown God, so thinking about it was useless.
But at least one thing was clear.
Gods were beginning to appear in this world!
…
"What Itsuki said… could it be that Yu and Nino really are…"
In the bedroom, Ichika didn't turn on the light. It was completely dark, and she lay quietly on the bed, looking at a photo of Nakano Yu and Nino on her phone, feeling very bad.
Ichika didn't know what was wrong with her. Nino was her younger sister, and Nakano Yu her younger brother, who, although not blood-related, was closer to her than family.
If Nino and Nakano Yu were together, she should be happy, right? But why now… did the feeling feel so bitter?
Why, why was she crying?
A tear slipped from her eye, not in a rush, but quietly flowing from the corner of her eye, sliding down Ichika's cheek and falling onto the pillow.
"What's wrong with me? Could it be that I also love Yu?"
Putting her hand over her forehead, Ichika muttered quietly.
Her voice was very soft, only she could hear it, and Ichika wanted only she to hear it.
"Yu, I feel so bad."
Just as Ichika could no longer endure and wanted to cry, her phone screen suddenly lit up.
Wanting to distract herself from thinking about Nakano Yu and Nino, Ichika took the phone.
Unlocking the screen, she saw a message from Arima Kana.
But why was Kana contacting her so late?
Ichika wasn't particularly talented in acting. She often chatted with Arima Kana about dance, music, and their understanding of certain roles in scripts, all to deepen their friendship.
But usually, Arima Kana would only contact her during the day, so why today…
Confused, Ichika opened LINE, and what awaited her were Arima Kana's excited and flustered words. Although just typed messages, Arima Kana's euphoric joy at that moment could be felt:
"Ichika-chan! I, I got into a reality show!! And it's that super popular 'Starting Now? Serious Love'!!"
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