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"You came all this way just to say this?"
Hayakawa heard Ichika's soft voice in his ear. The girl's body was very close, and he could clearly smell the faint dampness of her body after taking a bath, as well as the milky and fruity fragrance.
"Um... I came here specifically to talk about this."
"8 Erming (3) Tsubaki P 84 Leaf" sat sideways next to Hayakawa, reaching out as if to touch his face, but then put his hand down.
"There's no need, I'm perfectly healthy," Hayakawa said nonchalantly. "Staying up for a few nights won't affect me at all."
"How can you say that?"
Upon hearing this, "Four-Leaf" immediately became anxious and began to launch into a long-winded explanation: "Long-term sleep deprivation can lead to dry mouth, lethargy, loss of appetite, endocrine disorders, and even cancer and decreased IQ... In short, it has a whole host of disadvantages. And if you stay up all night like that, these are secondary issues; you might even be in danger of losing your life."
"...What you said at the beginning made some sense, but what you said at the end was just made up, right?"
Hayakawa paused for a moment, then said expressionlessly, "How can staying up all night actually put your life in danger? I've been doing this for so many years and I still don't know."
"Staying up late has another huge negative effect,"
"Yoshino" was furious. After hesitating for a long time, she stammered, "It will lead to male dysfunction!"
"So what?"
"???"
How could someone possibly give such an answer? Aren't normal guys most concerned about their reputation in this area?!
Will it affect my reading and writing?
Hayakawa sneered: "No, that means it won't affect my studies, so it's fine."
"..."
"Staying up late will also damage your eyesight, making it impossible for you to concentrate on your studies in the future."
"It's okay, I can get glasses, any prescription is fine."
"Hmm... I just mentioned that staying up late will lower your IQ! You should be worried about that, right?"
"It's okay, I can buy brain-boosting products to make up for my lack of energy..."
"Ugh... Staying up late will cause you to lose hair."
"Four-Leaf" couldn't think of a reason for a while, and said in a bit of frustration, "Then you'll become bald!"
"Oh…"
Hayakawa looked thoughtful upon hearing this: "It seems pretty good."
I don't think I've ever considered this. If I didn't have hair, I wouldn't need to wash it or buy shampoo, which would save me more time to study.
Seeing that Hayakawa seemed to be seriously considering shaving his head, Ichika felt like she had shot herself in the foot. She didn't like the bald hairstyle at all. Whether it was a buzz cut or a bald head, it looked like something a delinquent group would do at school.
(Three) (The rest of the text appears to be gibberish and unrelated to the previous sentence.)
Ichika pursed her lips and hesitated for a long time before whispering, "For me."
Hayakawa was taken aback: "What did you say?"
“I said…” Yotsuba whispered, “In order to be with me for a long time, you need a healthy body…”
After saying that, she turned away as if she hadn't said anything at all.
"..."
Upon hearing what Ichika said, Hayakawa's body immediately stiffened.
At this moment, all he wanted to know was what expression Yotsuba would have inside the blanket.
"Okay, okay, I get it."
Hayakawa dared not refuse this time, fearing that Ichika might say something else after being provoked by him, so he could only agree to appease her: "I will stay up less late from now on, is that okay now?"
"..."
The girl in front of him paused slightly, then seemed to smile faintly, the curve subtle and beautiful.
"Then it's a date."
The next moment, Hayakawa felt a weight in front of him, and a milky, fruity fragrance wafted over him, causing his pupils to shrink to their maximum size.
Suddenly, Ichika leaned down and lay on top of him.
"You have no idea what I saw of you after school today, and after finding out you stayed up so late..."
Yotsuba stretched out a finger and gently slid it across Hayakawa's chest. She tilted her head back and looked at Hayakawa's face with tender and worried eyes, whispering, "I feel so bad."
"..."
I don't know how badly you're hurting, but I know I'm hurting a lot right now.
What are you doing all of a sudden?!
Hayakawa felt as if her heart was about to jump out of her chest, and a violent chill surged wildly from somewhere inside the blanket, as if a female ghost in a horror story was slowly waking up.
This is a bit too scary...
Ichika's advances hadn't stopped; she slowly leaned forward and whispered, "I care about you so much..."
"Hayakawa-kun,"
Ichika leaned close to Hayakawa's ear and breathed softly, "Shouldn't you give me a compliment?"
How should I praise you? Should I say "You're amazing"? I think that's the best way.
As Hayakawa expected, Ichika stretched out her hands towards Hayakawa and then closed her eyes.
"..."
Seeing this familiar scene, Hayakawa's heart was instantly filled with pain.
One night, I faced the "threats" of two different girls with their eyes closed. After all, they looked almost exactly the same. I must have forgotten to check the almanac before going out today, or maybe I was just having some bad luck, otherwise they wouldn't be this fierce.
"hurry up…"
Seeing that Hayakawa didn't react for a long time, Ichika opened her eyes and saw Hayakawa's complicated look. She immediately showed her dissatisfaction, blushed and urged in a low voice, "Do you want to see an innocent girl sad?"
What kind of innocent girl from which world would run into her brother-in-law's room in the middle of the night and pretend to be her own sister to kiss him?
Why the hesitation?
"Four-Leaf" paused for a moment, then said, "Just like that night of the torrential rain, do the same thing to me."
In an instant, Hayakawa felt as if she had fallen into an ice cave.
Why did you suddenly bring this up?
"hiss…"
The warmth inside the blankets was gradually swallowed up by the spreading cold. Hayakawa gasped and quickly said, "Don't talk nonsense. Nothing happened that night. I slept all night."
"What do you mean by 'nothing happened'?"
Upon hearing this, Ichika immediately adopted an angry expression, as if she had been cheated on by a scumbag, and retorted without any politeness, "That night you were the one who took the initiative..."
"Stop right now."
Hayakawa, unable to bear it any longer, got up and reached out to shut the woman who was talking so recklessly, but the next moment, there was another knock on the door.
"Dong dong dong..."
This was the fourth time the door had been knocked on, and each time the thought of Hayakawa intensified his pain, to the point that he now suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, and his body would tremble at the sound of a knock.
"Hayakawa, are you asleep?"
"The door doesn't seem to be locked, so I'll just come in."
Hayakawa immediately recognized the person outside the door because of his decisive personality, slightly arrogant tone, and distinctive voice.
Who else could it be but Nino?
Hayakawa and the imposter Yotsuba recognized the person at the same time. They looked at each other for a moment, and then showed the same look of panic and despair.
At the most opportune moment, the person you least want to be noticed has appeared!
"What should I do, what should I do..."
The imposter Yotsuba was immediately stunned and at a loss for what to do. Suddenly, she saw the thick blanket covering Hayakawa and her eyes lit up as if she had grasped a lifeline. The next moment, she didn't hesitate to lift the blanket and crawl inside.
Damn it! No wonder they're sisters, their escape routes in a crisis are exactly the same!
As Yihua crawled under the covers, she was immediately dumbfounded, because there was another person hiding under the covers—a girl who looked exactly like her.
"..."
"..."
The two stared at each other blankly. Ichika was shocked, bewildered, and incredulous, while Yotsuba was embarrassed, nervous, and at a loss. She had already recognized Ichika from the familiarity among the five sisters when she was eavesdropping under the covers.
Yotsuba should have come out when she recognized Ichika, since Ichika was the only one who knew about her and Hayakawa's affair, and there was no need to hide it from her. However, she was impersonating Yotsuba and even flirting with Hayakawa... This made Yotsuba afraid to come out, and she could only hide and see what she wanted to do.
Then... I heard some truly shocking news.
That night… on the day of the torrential rain, the three of them were trapped in a hotel near the school. Because rooms were scarce, they had to share one room. Yotsuba remembered that she and Ichika slept in the bed every day, while Hayakawa chose to sleep on the floor. After that, she went to bed early, and nothing happened that night…
However, when Yotsuba went to pay the bill the next day, she was told that a whole box of BBQ was missing from the room.
Yotsuba harbored doubts and sought out Ichika for clarification. She was ultimately brushed off with the excuse, "For your safety, I'm keeping it safe for you," and readily accepted it.
But after hearing what Ichika said earlier, it seems that her sister's help in keeping the boxes of tissues wasn't just for the sake of keeping them safe; it's clear that Hayakawa was also keeping them safe for her! And it seems that the box of tissues wasn't kept safe at all; it was just used directly!
Yotsuba's mind went completely silent, with words like "that night..." and "Hayakawa took the initiative" repeatedly echoing in her head. She felt dizzy and wished she could just faint in her blankets.
The changes in Yihua's inner thoughts were just as straightforward and easy to understand as the changes in her facial expressions.
First came shock, then embarrassment, panic, and bewilderment, followed by pain. Then, she suddenly became somewhat calm, and finally, she simply turned her head away indifferently.
It's already come to this, it seems completely exposed. I guess no matter how I explain it, I can't cover up the whole situation now. I was caught red-handed even after I was already under the covers. Trying to clear my name is probably harder than clearing a black lump of coal... Since that's the case, there's no need to hide anything anymore. I might as well just lay it all out and go all out.
The hide-and-seek game is over now; next up is the elimination round.
If I like it, I'll take it.
Although I'm a little embarrassed, there's no reasoning behind liking these things.
Chapter 510 My Daughter, My Mother
Anyway, you two aren't really together yet...
Ichika thought that in her eyes, Yotsuba and Hayakawa were not really together yet, but were just in a state of being almost lovers.
No couple acts like this: they pretend to be ordinary friends at school, don't go shopping together during breaks, and the girl even has a barrier in her heart that prevents her from being a girlfriend, and occasionally intentionally distances herself from the boy.
Because she was always considering Nino's feelings, Yotsuba never dared to truly be with Hayakawa. But if you're always concerned about your own sister's feelings, then who cares about Hayakawa's feelings?
This is unfair to Hayakawa.
So this situation isn't just her fault; Yotsuba also has problems. It's because she had too many concerns and wasn't willing to take things a step further that this situation arose, allowing Yotsuba to take advantage of her vulnerability.
Moreover, in the end, it was only because Yotsuba said she liked Hayakawa that I started to pay attention to Hayakawa, and gradually became attracted to him and fell in love with him. So, Yotsuba bears some responsibility for this, and I even seem a little innocent in this regard.
and so…
Although she felt very sorry, Ichika didn't want to back down any further, even though she was her own sister.
"..."
Silently turning her head away from Yotsuba's gaze, Ichika let go of the lingering warmth in her heart.
……
Inside the blankets, Ichika was rubbing her hands together, ready to fight her younger sister, while outside the blankets, Hayakawa was also having her own "battle."
That was Nino, who had already opened the door and was walking towards her.
Why don't you lock the door when you sleep?
As Nino approached Hayakawa, she asked with a hint of doubt, "Don't you feel unsafe sleeping like this?"
"Hehehehe..."
Hayakawa let out a weak laugh. He no longer wanted to explain that he had actually locked the door before going to bed, but that the three idiots had taken turns opening it.
I knew Ichika wouldn't lock the door when she went in, and that would cause trouble. Sure enough, she took it back immediately!
"Hayakawa."
Nino walked to the bedside and sat down without any hesitation.
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