"I think I understand what you mean, Mr. Shiratori..." Itsuki nodded thoughtfully.
Hakuto smiled and continued.
"Nino and Ichika have no problem with me holding both of them, Itsuki, in this situation, do you think I'm more concerned about my own feelings or the opinions of others?"
Itsuki, hearing Hakuto's words, knew that the other would definitely choose the former, after all, in Hakuto's eyes, the opinions of others were nothing but crap!
"Mr. Shiratori, are you going to accept Ichika's offer?" Itsuki asked, somewhat distracted, as she looked at her white as jade toes.
Hakuto didn't answer Itsuki's question but asked on his own.
"Itsuki... What kind of feelings do you have for me?"
"Me...?" Itsuki was a bit lost in thought, unsure of how to answer this question.
If Hakuto had asked whether Itsuki wanted to be his girlfriend, she would have blushed and agreed right away...
However, now... Itsuki thought about Ichika's determined face just now, and hesitated.
She wasn't sure if she, like Ichika, was okay with Hakuto holding both of them, even though those two were her own sisters...
Itsuki recalled the first time she heard Hakuto's name. It was during a casual conversation after class with her classmates.
They said, "That guy Shiratori Hakuto from the neighboring F class? He's completely insane!"
After that, it was Nino complaining about how Hakuto refused to give her his contact information...
At that time, Itsuki didn't pay much attention, but once she saw Hakuto with her own eyes, she felt a slight curiosity about him.
Hakuto's appearance was truly ideal, the kind of perfect protagonist you'd find in a novel, a typical male lead!
This male lead, however, seemed to have a rather bold personality, always pulling people into the bathroom and such...
At least, that was Itsuki's first impression of Hakuto. She even had some concerns when she found out he was their tutor.
But seeing Hakuto's top-of-the-class grades, Itsuki, who wanted to do well in her studies, accepted him as their tutor.
It was strange... he was just a tutor, but Itsuki still didn't understand why she had developed feelings for him...
Could it be because Hakuto's cooking was good?
Itsuki shook her head, feeling it wasn't that simple...
She looked at Hakuto sitting in front of her, his face full of smiles as he seemed to be waiting for her answer.
Itsuki paused and curled up a little...
Itsuki thought back to what Hakuto had said earlier, that they, the five sisters, represented the five fingers.
Does that mean my bond with Nino is the same...?
Itsuki figured Ichika was already on board, and Miku and Yotsuba would probably follow suit.
She looked at Hakuto in front of her, thinking it wouldn't be good if she fell behind among the five sisters...
And it seemed she really had developed feelings for Hakuto... However, Itsuki still wanted to confirm one thing.
"Mr. Shiratori."
"What's up?"
"Do you see me and Nino the same way?"
"Yes, to me, you and Nino are equally important..."
Upon hearing this, Itsuki nodded. Since Hakuto had said it so clearly, she felt it was time to give a response.
"I don't know if I can accept you holding both Nino and me, but I don't want to run away from my feelings..." Itsuki said.
"Itsuki..." Hakuto sighed in relief.
At this moment, he really wanted to smile, but not a forced smile—this one was genuine.
"However, just so you know, Mr. Shiratori, you can't play favorites, or I'll leave immediately."
"I understand..." Hakuto nodded.
"Well, would you like to hear a story from me?" Hakuto smiled, "It's about superpowers."
"I'd actually rather hear about something that happened to you..." Itsuki said.
"It's about something that happened to me," Hakuto poked Itsuki's forehead and said casually.
As he spoke, Hakuto gently leaned closer to Itsuki, his nose touching hers, and asked, "Are you hungry now?"
"Huh? A little..." Itsuki's face flushed as she felt Hakuto's warm breath so close to her nose.
"What do you want to eat?"
"Why are you asking this, Mr. Shiratori..." Itsuki shrank her head. "Well, if I have to choose, I'd say grilled skewers..."
"Alright, wait for me for five minutes..." Hakuto smiled.
"What does that mean...?" Itsuki was about to ask what Hakuto meant when, in the next second, his figure disappeared from before her eyes.
If it weren't for still feeling the warmth of his breath, Itsuki would have thought she was dreaming!
"Wait... he's gone?" Itsuki's pupils shrank, then she pinched her own thigh hard.
"Ow~! I'm not dreaming!"
"So where did Mr. Shiratori go? Could he really have superpowers?"
Itsuki instinctively grabbed her phone to contact Hakuto, but the next second, she saw Hakuto's phone on the table.
With no other option, Itsuki sat on the bed, following Hakuto's instructions, waiting five minutes...
But in reality, it wasn't even five minutes—around four minutes later, a gust of wind passed, and Hakuto appeared again in front of Itsuki.
"This is your late-night snack!" Hakuto said, shaking the grilled skewers in his hand.
Σ(ﾟдﾟlll)?!
Itsuki's expression couldn't be described with reason at this moment, her mouth almost wide enough to swallow a whole cow.
"Mr. Shiratori, how... how did you do that?"
"Itsuki, you can think of it like time stopping..." Hakuto said casually.
"No, what I mean is, how did you make time stop?"
"Well... it's a superpower, didn't I tell you?" Hakuto shrugged.
"You're not joking, are you?"
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