Yotsuba looked at Nino, who hurriedly went upstairs, and asked:
"Nino! What are you doing up there?"
"Shiratori..." Nino, who came out of the room holding something, looked downstairs at Yotsuba.
"Huh? What's up with Teacher Shiratori?" Hearing Hakuto's name, Yotsuba scratched her head.
"He's got something going on lately, so he won't be coming over as our tutor for a while..."
"Huh?!"
Hearing Nino's words, Itsuki immediately stood up from the sofa.
"Teacher Shiratori has something going on? Then what about my reward for getting first place..."
"Guess you'll have to wait until next time..."
Hearing Itsuki's words, Nino shook her head. "Shiratori told Dad that he won't be coming for at least the next few months..."
Σ(ﾟдﾟlll)?!Σ(ﾟдﾟlll)?!
"Huh?! Teacher Shiratori quit?!"
"Huh?! Was it because I'm too dumb and made Teacher Shiratori angry enough to quit?!"
"It's not your fault, Yotsuba... Shiratori said he has things to deal with at school and he won't be available for the next few months, he might not even be able to pick up calls..."
As she spoke, Nino walked downstairs, changed her shoes, and got ready to go out, since Hakuto was still waiting for her downstairs.
"I'm going out to buy something..." Nino waved her hand casually as she spoke.
Meanwhile, Yotsuba and Itsuki weren't paying attention to her at all — they were still trying to digest the news about Hakuto quitting.
"Itsuki, what do I do?! I finally started improving my grades, and now they're going to fall again..."
"Yotsuba, stop shaking me..." Itsuki swatted away Yotsuba's hand from her shoulder.
At this moment, Miku, who had been in her room, sleepily walked out wearing her headphones.
"So noisy..." Miku yawned as she looked at Yotsuba shouting downstairs.
However, once she heard Yotsuba mention Hakuto quitting, her drowsiness vanished instantly!
"By the way, how does Nino know that Teacher Shiratori is quitting?" Itsuki took out her phone.
Just as she was about to send a message to Hakuto to ask, Miku had already rushed to her side from upstairs.
Σ(ﾟдﾟlll)?!
"Miku? When did you wake up?"
"Shiratori... is quitting? Why?"
"Huh? Why..." Itsuki backed away a step or two because Miku was practically right in her face.
"Nino said Teacher Shiratori has other matters to take care of, so the tutoring has to be put on hold."
"Where's Nino?"
"She just went out, said she was going to buy something..." As she said this, Itsuki suddenly realized something.
How did Nino know about Hakuto quitting?
Why did she come home so early and in such a rush?
Why did she leave again after coming back?
Before Itsuki could say anything, Miku had already dashed outside in her slippers.
"Miku can move that fast, huh..."
"Huh? What are you saying, Itsuki?" Yotsuba scratched her head. With her straightforward thinking, she couldn't possibly figure out what was unusual about Nino's behavior today.
"It's nothing... just, Teacher Shiratori might be downstairs right now... probably..."
⊙ω⊙?Huh?
"Teacher Shiratori is downstairs?" Yotsuba paused for a second, then dashed outside like an arrow.
"Why are they all running so fast... it's not like they won't see him again."
Itsuki sighed helplessly. She wondered why her sisters couldn't be a bit more composed like her.
Though she said that, Itsuki subconsciously quickened her pace to catch up with Yotsuba.
Meanwhile, Nino was unaware that the other three had started chasing after her.
It wasn't that Nino deliberately wanted to hide Hakuto's presence downstairs, but rather because she didn't want others around for what she planned to do next.
As for Hakuto, he was leaning quietly against his motorcycle, waiting for Nino.
But before the second daughter arrived, the eldest showed up first.
"Hey? Our tutor is here again?" Ichika appeared out of nowhere, naturally patting Hakuto on the back.
"Oh, it's Ichika?" Hakuto turned his head to look. "Just finished your part-time job?"
"Yeah, it's so exhausting to work part-time every week..." Ichika sighed, her face instantly showing signs of fatigue.
"If you need money, why not just ask Mr. Maruo?"
"I don't really want to trouble Dad..." Ichika waved her hand, dropping the subject. "By the way, why are you waiting here instead of going up?"
"I'm not going up..."
"Oh~?" Ichika glanced at Hakuto's outfit and his motorcycle.
"Wow~ Such a cool motorcycle! Is it yours, Hakuto?"
Hakuto frowned slightly. Although he didn't know what Ichika was thinking, he still nodded.
"You're waiting for someone, right..." Ichika nudged him with her elbow. "Let me guess... Nino or Miku?"
As the most perceptive among the five sisters, Ichika didn't need many clues to guess why Hakuto was there.
Dressed so nicely, with a motorcycle — if not for a date, what else could it be? Was he quitting? That didn't seem right either.
Aside from Nino and Miku, Ichika couldn't think of anyone else. After all, Yotsuba and Itsuki probably weren't interested in such things.
"How did you know I was waiting for someone?" Hakuto chuckled.
"That's not hard to guess. Come on, tell me, which of my four sisters is it?"
"All four of them..." Hakuto replied casually, looking completely serious.
Σ(ﾟдﾟlll)?! All four?!
Hearing this, Ichika was completely stunned. She had thought one of her sisters had won his heart, but now it sounded like all four of them had?!
Does that mean... I'm the odd one out?
No, no, that's not the point... the point is, Hakuto is actually building a harem?!
"Alright, I'm just kidding. I'm here waiting for Nino. She should be down any minute now."
"Hakuto, you really didn't sound like you were joking just now..." Ichika sighed. "Since you're waiting for someone, I won't bother you."
Ichika was genuinely happy for Nino. After all, she had caught her "white moonlight."
Though she felt a bit sorry for Miku and Yotsuba, there was nothing she could do. She couldn't really ask Hakuto to build a harem, could she?
Still, Ichika couldn't help but ask:
"Is Nino coming back tonight?"
"(눈_눈)?" Hakuto was a little confused by Ichika's train of thought. "I just dropped Nino off, and she told me to wait here for a bit."
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