The one-on-one tutoring session before bed didn't result in any heart-pounding, impure moments, which was only natural for Hayakawa Haku, a boy with no interest in romance.
"Although the late-night tutoring might be a bit tough on you, the efficiency is pretty good," Hayakawa Haku said to Furuhashi as they walked to the cafeteria during the lunch break, sipping juice. "If you're willing, we can do it every night from now on."
"Hayakawa-kun, keep your voice down! We're at school now! Wouldn't it be a huge deal if someone overheard us?!" Furuhashi Fumino's face was flushed. She lowered her voice to caution him, then whispered somewhat awkwardly, "If you don't mind, of course I can do it."
"Then it's settled. But should I mention this to Ogata?" Hayakawa Haku nodded, then hesitated. "After all, I am a mentor, so I should be fair to everyone."
"Th-that is… of course you can ask Rii-chan, I don't mind," Furuhashi Fumino's smile was slightly forced, her fingers tightly intertwined behind her back. "But Rii-chan goes to bed early every day and has a very regular schedule. Wouldn't studying before bed be too much for her? Something like that…"
Besides, didn't we agree that this time was to compensate me for the study time on the train? Why is it turning into a session for both of us again? That's what's truly unfair!
"Is that so?" Hayakawa Haku lowered his head in thought.
"Hayakawa-kun!" A familiar, lively voice suddenly called out from beside them.
"Hmm?" Hayakawa Haku looked up and saw a cute girl with a green ribbon on her head standing in front of him.
"You are… Ichika-san?" Furuhashi Fumino looked at the girl in surprise, then at Hayakawa beside her. "Do you two know each other?"
"Oh~ Who am I, I wonder?" The ribbon girl was momentarily startled by Furuhashi's words, then seemed to realize something. She smiled at Hayakawa. "Hayakawa-kun, how about you guess who I am?!"
"You're Yotsuba," Hayakawa Haku said, pointing to the ribbon on her head.
"Hahaha, you got me!" Nakano Yotsuba rubbed the ribbon on her head somewhat playfully, then introduced herself to Furuhashi Fumino. "You must be a classmate of Ichika, right? You mistook me for her. I'm her sister, Nakano Yotsuba."
"I see, so you're twins. You look so much alike." Furuhashi Fumino's eyes widened, looking at the face that was identical to the transfer student in her class. She then smiled. "Hello, Nakano-san, I'm Furuhashi Fumino."
The two exchanged glances, both feeling a sense of affinity from the other.
"Not twins. They're quintuplets," Hayakawa Haku quietly reminded them from the side. "I met Itsuki yesterday, and your names all have numbers in them, so you should be quintuplets… or more?"
"No more, only five. Just five." Nakano Yotsuba looked at Hayakawa Haku, her cute face filled with shock. "Hayakawa-kun, you're so smart! You even figured that out."
"Uh…" Hayakawa Haku looked helpless. "It's nothing amazing…"
"Quintuplets?" Furuhashi Fumino was even more shocked than Yotsuba. She looked at Nakano Yotsuba's vibrant, curvy, beautiful body, especially the mountain-like curve of her chest, which exceeded the normal development level for a high school girl and immediately captured her attention.
There are five pairs of breasts like that?
Furuhashi Fumino imagined five such beautiful girls standing together, then looked down at her own chest, instantly feeling a sense of psychological imbalance.
"Are you here for lunch too?" Hayakawa Haku glanced around Yotsuba. "Where are your sisters?"
"They went out for lunch. I just came from the Basketball Club, so I couldn't go out with them," Nakano Yotsuba explained with a smile. "But it's okay. Even though we're sisters, we don't always have to be together."
"I see." Hayakawa Haku nodded silently.
"Are you two heading to the cafeteria?" Nakano Yotsuba looked at the two of them with expectant eyes. "How about we go together?"
"Okay," Furuhashi Fumino hesitated for a moment but then agreed. The girl in front of her had an appealing aura that made it hard to refuse.
Of course, she also wanted to find out how Hayakawa knew her…
It might affect our studying, after all.
"Let's go." Hayakawa naturally had no objection and simply followed them.
When young girls at school order lunch, they generally don't choose items like ramen or fried chicken. First, such greasy food is not suitable for girls, and second, it's messy and unrefined to eat. However, ramen is actually an excellent lunch for energy replenishment.
"Soy sauce ramen, and a side of grilled chicken." This was Hayakawa Haku's order. Furuhashi Fumino ordered a tempura set meal, and Nakano Yotsuba ordered a large-sized seafood rice bowl.
"I was helping out at the Basketball Club this afternoon, so that's why I'm eating so much," Nakano Yotsuba said, blushing a little as she looked at her large meal, waving her hand. "I don't usually eat this much!"
Who asked you?
Hayakawa Haku silently broke his chopsticks, quietly said, "Itadakimasu (I humbly receive)," and lowered his head to eat, not participating in the conversation between the two girls.
Furuhashi Fumino and Yotsuba talked about many topics, such as why the quintuplets suddenly transferred here, how Yotsuba met Hayakawa Haku, and how they were adjusting to the school. Yotsuba answered all her questions.
"So Fumino is the student Hayakawa-kun mentioned," Nakano Yotsuba covered her mouth, looking at Furuhashi with a little surprise. "No wonder you two are eating together."
Hayakawa Haku looked up at Yotsuba: Why did you suddenly start using her first name?
"I'm a bit surprised too. Hayakawa-kun mentioned it to me yesterday," Furuhashi Fumino said with a smile. "I didn't realize it was you and your sisters, Yotsuba."
Here too?
As expected, the speed at which girls become close is beyond my comprehension.
Hayakawa Haku wiped his mouth expressionlessly, then looked down at a formula, waiting for the two girls to finish eating.
"Thank you for the meal."
Yotsuba and Furuhashi Fumino waved goodbye to each other.
"I feel like I made a great friend," Furuhashi Fumino lowered her hand, her face beaming with joy.
"Is that so?" Hayakawa Haku nodded dismissively, then eagerly said, "Let's hurry to the library! Study time has begun."
"...Hayakawa, you're really something," Furuhashi Fumino looked at Hayakawa Haku a bit blankly, then asked, "I wanted to say this at the dining table, but you didn't say a word, and the atmosphere was a little awkward. Yotsuba-san is a girl, and a very pretty one at that. I think it would be more normal for you to be a little more enthusiastic."
"Aren't you pretty too?" Hayakawa Haku said expressionlessly. "I was reading the problems."
This guy…
Furuhashi Fumino instantly fell silent, lowering her head and gritting her teeth.
He made me blush!
"Hurry to the library. Ogata is waiting for us." Hayakawa Haku took the lead toward the library. "We don't have enough study time."