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Fourth Master tilted his head, unsure. Ever since she grew up and had her own room, she had always slept alone, so she didn't know whether she was sound asleep or not.

But surely it shouldn't be to the point of being completely asleep.

"Have you paid?"

Ichika saw Yotsuba walking over and stood up: "Then let's hurry up and go. My sisters at home have been urging us to go for a long time."

"Okay, let's go home!"

Yotsuba responded with a smile, still thinking about it in her heart.

Furthermore, Ichika and Hayakawa aren't in that kind of relationship, so how could they possibly have sex?

Unless Ichika, like me, also likes Hayakawa…

Her heart skipped a beat, and Yotsuba's mind went blank for a moment.

Yeah... If Ichika has feelings for Hayakawa just like I do, then wouldn't that make perfect sense?

Just like myself... just like Nino...

At that moment, everything seemed to make sense.

Memories flooded Yotsuba's mind: the scene she witnessed in the infirmary, Ichika's strange, overly concerned attitude towards her and Hayakawa's relationship, and the way Ichika's gaze inadvertently fell on Hayakawa. Now, thinking back, her expression at that time was so similar to how Yotsuba looked at Hayakawa…

"..."

Yotsuba slightly opened her eyes, her pupils seemingly losing their luster, as if she were submerged in deep water, her heart filled with suffocation and pain.

what to do…

If Ichika also harbored feelings of love for Hayakawa, like Nino did…

What should I do?

The three of them left the hotel together. The cold evening wind blew against Yotsuba's body, making her shiver slightly. Although the sky above her head seemed to have just been washed after the rain stopped, she felt that it was still covered with dark clouds, just like yesterday.

I want to know…

I want to know the reason behind everything; I don't want things to remain unclear and painful.

The rental car slowly drove up, and Hayakawa, with great gentlemanly manners, gave the first car to Ichika and Yotsuba.

"Bye, Hayakawa-kun"

Ichika and Yotsuba got into the car. Ichika smiled and waved to Hayakawa, then whispered a reminder: "Remember not to spread the word that we've been staying together these past two days, especially to Nino and the others. I told them that it was just Yotsuba and me sharing a room."

Hayakawa's face darkened immediately upon hearing this: "I already know this without you reminding me."

"That's good."

Ichika breathed a sigh of relief, slowly rolled up the window, and the car started moving.

……

Ichika sat back down and frowned slightly when she noticed the tense atmosphere between the two people in the back seat.

That's strange. Usually, Yotsuba would take the initiative to start a conversation at times like this.

Maybe it's too cold outside, and I don't want to talk.

Ichika thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "These past two days have been truly amazing. I actually managed to study for a whole day, which is incredible. It's probably longer than a month of serious study at school. Don't you think so, Yotsuba?"

Yotsuba didn't speak, as if she hadn't heard.

"Four leaves?"

Ichika paused for a moment and looked in that direction.

Yotsuba looked up at her and whispered, "Ichika."

"What...what happened?"

Ichika felt inexplicably nervous, as if she had done something wrong.

Chapter 479 School Finally Starts

Yotsuba stared at Ichika for a long time before turning her head and slowly saying, "It's nothing."

Before Ichika could even breathe a sigh of relief, Yotsuba casually remarked, "It's just that the room rate was a bit higher than usual, which I find a little strange."

"More? Why? Where is it more?"

Ichika frowned slightly, first with a series of questions, then with a look of realization: "Is it because we're staying in a good room that we have to pay extra? That's normal, after all, it's a room that was specially reserved for us."

"no."

Yotsuba shook her head.

Ichika was puzzled: "Why is that?"

Yotsuba looked at the back of the passenger seat directly in front of her, which seemed to be covered in flowers, and said calmly, "It's because we used the things in the room, so we need to pay extra."

"What? We didn't drink the bottled water in the room either."

Ichika raised an eyebrow slightly: "It's not the toilet paper and toiletries, it's too much to charge for those separately."

Yotsuba shook her head, then turned and stared intently at Ichika: "Ichika, do you really not know what you used?"

"..."

"Why are you looking at me with such a terrifying gaze?"

Startled, Ichika placed her hands on her chest and said nervously, "Could it be that I used it all by myself? But I didn't use anything."

"Think about it again."

Yotsuba was puzzled when she saw that Yotsuba's reaction seemed genuine.

Could it really be that it has nothing to do with Ichika, or that the hotel made a mistake, or that they simply lost a box?

Even if you say that, I still…

Ichika tilted her head and thought for a moment, but she couldn't remember what she had used. She hadn't taken anything with her when she arrived at the hotel; the first thing she did was take the room's...

"..."

Yeah, I think I took that and never returned it...

Ichika's expression froze instantly, and her body stiffened along with it.

I put the BYT in my pocket and kept it safe, but then I forgot about it.

Ichika trembled slightly at the thought and quickly reached into her school uniform pocket to take it out, but found nothing.

Why isn't it there...?

Ichika paused for a moment, then remembered that she was wearing pajamas at the time, and her over-the-knee top was stuffed into the pocket of her pajama bottoms. The pajama bottoms were provided by the hotel, and she hadn't taken them with her. After changing into her school uniform, she had left them on the bed. So she hadn't used anything from the hotel at all; she had just not checked carefully enough. She had been overcharged 100 yen.

But the problem isn't that at all; it's that Yotsuba has discovered this!

Ichika was shocked, realizing that Yotsuba had learned about this by paying rent in the past.

Damn it, I was so careless. I should have gone over there to pay.

Ichika cursed herself inwardly for being careless, then quickly said, "I'm...I'm sorry, Yotsuba, I just realized that I was the one who took that thing."

"That thing?"

Nakano Yotsuba tilted her head blankly, her eyes vacant: "What thing?"

"It's that one... Don't make me say the name myself, are you doing this on purpose?"

Yihua blushed slightly and said somewhat irritably, "I only put that away for your own good."

"How can I see it?"

Yotsuba blinked, and light returned to her eyes.

"Didn't you stay overnight at Hayakawa's house before? And you didn't want to go into details about what happened that night. Anyway, it's obvious that you did a lot of bad things."

As Ichika spoke, seeing Yotsuba's hesitant and stammering manner as if about to refute, she rudely stretched out a hand to stop her, saying, "Don't play dumb in front of me. I'm your older sister, the person who understands you best in the whole world. I can tell at a glance whether you're lying or not."

"Well…"

Yotsuba lowered her head upon hearing this and remained silent.

“Then, when you were buying things at the convenience store, you kept staring at all the boxes on the shelf behind the checkout counter. How could I not be worried?”

Ichika continued, "So as soon as I got to the hotel, I checked the room and sure enough, I found that in the drawer. I was afraid you would use it secretly, so I just put it away."

"..."

After a long silence, Yotsuba said expressionlessly, "How could I possibly use it? That's a whole room, and you're here too. Even if I wanted to, I don't have the means. I really don't understand what you're thinking, Ichika."

"Cough cough..."

Ichika coughed lightly after being teased like that, blushing slightly, and said, "I had just finished showering and didn't think much about it. I just put it away casually, mainly because I was worried that you would suffer a loss."

Ichika explained his intentions very seriously. At this moment, he also realized that there was no need to hide the matter of hiding the box. After all, he did it to protect Yotsuba's innocence. As long as he told her, Yotsuba would not blame him at all.

What she really needed to hide was that she had crawled into Hayakawa's bed last night. If Yotsuba found out, everything would be over, so she absolutely had to keep it a secret.

"That's it,"

Yotsuba felt a slight sense of relief and held out her hand: "Then... what about that? Hand it over."

What are you going to do now?

Ichika looked warily at Yotsuba, who was reaching out her little hand to "pay," and said, "I don't have any here."

Yotsuba frowned and said, "Huh? You don't have it there?"

"Still at the hotel?"

Ichika rolled her eyes: "You forgot that I was wearing pajamas at the time, so the box was actually stuffed into the pocket of my pajamas. Then I returned the pajamas to the hotel before I left, so it was useless. You got ripped off for a hundred dollars."

Yotsuba opened her mouth slightly upon hearing this, a look of confusion on her face.

So now that I can neither see the box that serves as evidence nor go back to the hotel to verify it, isn't this a case of "dead men tell no tales"?

Could it be that everything I just said was a lie by Ichika, something she made up to deceive me?

Yotsuba Kokoro had this thought, but it only flashed through her mind. After all, Ichika's explanation was quite insightful, logical, and consistent with her personality. Her eyes didn't waver as she spoke, so it seemed to be true.

It seems I was just overthinking things.

Thinking of this, Yotsuba's originally gloomy heart finally cleared up, and she returned to being the energetic and sunny little angel she used to be.

"Hahaha, so that's how it is, Ichika. You're being too nosy."

"No, it's what I should do, after all, we're sisters."

"That's right, we are five sisters."

"..."

……

The day after the typhoon, Ichinose finally started school, much to Hayakawa's delight.

Amidst the bustling crowd of students, Hayakawa stood at the school gate, looking bewildered, as if in another world.

I haven't been to school for two whole days; things have really changed.

The school's exam papers probably don't even recognize me anymore.

Chapter 480 Final Exam

In just two days, the world has undergone a complete transformation.

Hayakawa looked at the "unfamiliar" viewing pond at the school gate with a deep affection in his eyes.

I will never leave you again.

Good morning, Hayakawa-kun.

A familiar voice suddenly came from the side, causing Hayakawa's bright smile to turn dark instantly.

What came into view was a stunningly beautiful girl with blue hair tied with a white headband, a cute face, and a slender figure. Except for her slightly unsatisfactory chest, she was perfect from every angle. Her humanities grades were also all perfect.

Hayakawa stared at her expressionlessly, mentally introducing himself.

This girl is Fumino Furuhashi. On the surface, she is one of my students, and I was asked by the school leaders and teachers to tutor her. But in fact, she is my nemesis, one of the two people I must defeat in my life.

"Why do you look at me like that?"

Furuhashi blushed slightly as Hayakawa stared intently at her. She awkwardly touched her hair and whispered shyly, "Is there something strange about me?"