Hakuto downed the coffee in his cup in one gulp, then slung his backpack over his shoulders, ready to leave.
However, as he was walking out, he noticed that the heart-decorated cake was still sitting on the table.
The five sisters hadn't taken it.
"Even if it's not expensive, there's no need to waste food like this..."
Hakuto looked down on these wasteful people for a moment before calling the waiter to pack up the cake.
Although it was called a "Couple's Cake," the label had already been removed.
And when it comes to couples, whether male or female, it takes two people. If you're eating it alone, there's no need to worry about all those rules.
With that thought, Hakuto took the packaged cake and left the café.
Meanwhile, among the five sisters, the four besides Nino Nakano were sitting upright on the sofa.
Nino, however, stood over them, looking down with an unhappy expression.
"Explain yourselves..."
"Nino, you have to understand—gossip is part of human nature..."
"You're ordering takeout for dinner tonight."
"That's fine. I already stuffed myself with egg tarts at the café..."
Hearing this, Nino couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time. So, it turns out a person can be so speechless that they actually chuckle.
"Sorry, Nino. We won't do it again next time."
Nino waved her hand dismissively. She wasn't really bothered that her sisters had followed her, but she had to put on a bit of an attitude.
"By the way, do you guys really want that guy Shiratori Hakuto to be our tutor?"
Ichika Nakano stretched, yawned, and responded lazily.
"Why not? Dad won't stop looking for tutors for us anyway. Compared to other people, I actually have a pretty good impression of Shiratori."
"Nino, you wouldn't want some scruffy, unshaven old man as your tutor, would you?"
That statement struck right at Nino's heart. As someone who valued appearances a lot, she absolutely couldn't stand such a situation.
"Or maybe... Nino, you don't want to take advantage of your position? Shiratori's still single, you know."
"And didn't you say Shiratori isn't interested in Sawamura anymore?"
Every word hit Nino right where it mattered.
She hesitated for a moment, then blushed and gave a small nod.
"Alright! I'm going to tell Shiratori-sensei that Nino agreed!"
"Yotsuba, why are you still calling him 'Sensei'?"
"Huh? Isn't that just his title?"
Miku, listening to her sisters' conversation, yawned as she sat on the sofa.
She was actually looking forward to Hakuto being their tutor.
After all, he had just mentioned Oda Nobunaga earlier.
"By the way... who ordered that cake?"
Suddenly remembering, Nino asked her sisters.
"Cake? What cake?"
"The only thing I ate at that café was the egg tart Hakuto ordered," said Itsuki, looking confused. She didn't remember ordering any cake.
The others were the same. Hearing Nino's question, they instinctively glanced at each other, then all shook their heads.
"So it wasn't you guys..."
"Could it really have been Shiratori?"
At that thought, Nino's eyes widened in realization, and an unsettling idea surged into her mind.
"Wait, wait, wait! It could've been a mistake by the waiter... no, hold on... didn't Hakuto specifically ask the waiter to confirm it?"
As she spoke, Nino felt herself heating up, as if she were about to catch fire.
She waved her hands like a fan, trying to cool herself down.
"It really wasn't you guys?"
The other four shook their heads again. But this time, one of them seemed unable to hold it in anymore.
Yotsuba, watching Nino turn red like a heating kettle, finally cracked.
"Yotsuba?!"
"Wait, wait, Nino, let me explain! It wasn't me..."
Seeing Nino storming toward her, Yotsuba instinctively bolted upstairs.
"Stop right there!"
"Nino, I swear it wasn't me!"
Yotsuba wasn't lying—the cake wasn't ordered by her alone.
"Yotsuba wouldn't rat us out, would she?"
"She would..."
"Then what do we do?"
"Run!"
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The next day, Hakuto jolted awake and sat up in bed. He had never felt so refreshed before.
Maybe it was because he hadn't used his abilities yesterday—he felt much more energetic.
"Today is Friday, tomorrow is Saturday, and the day after is Sunday~"
Even though he slept through last Sunday, that didn't stop him from looking forward to the next one.
Just as he was about to head to the bathroom, something on the balcony caught his attention. A rope.
"This feels like something straight out of a horror movie..."
Muttering, Hakuto walked onto the balcony and tugged at the rope hanging there.
Of course, this was the work of Rikka, but he hadn't noticed her last night.
Hakuto didn't think he was so dull that he wouldn't notice someone climbing into his house via the balcony, which meant...
Sure enough, the next second, a small foot as pale as white jade appeared before him.
Hakuto rolled his eyes and grabbed the foot without hesitation.
"Climbing ropes every day—one of these days, you're going to fall and learn your lesson."
"Ahh, hey! Hero, don't grab my foot!"
Rikka flailed her legs, trying to shake off Hakuto's grip.
"Stop moving! Do you have a death wish?"
Seeing her struggle so wildly while hanging from the rope, Hakuto quickly scolded her.
"Hero, let go of me!"
"You think I dare let go? Stop moving, and I'll let you go."
The two were stuck in a ridiculous cycle—Rikka kept struggling because Hakuto was holding her foot, and Hakuto kept holding on because she was struggling so much that he was afraid she'd fall.
In the end, Hakuto couldn't stand it anymore. He leaned out over the balcony and pulled Rikka inside.
"Successful landing!"
"Landing my ass!"
Hakuto karate-chopped Rikka's forehead.
"Ow! That hurt!"
"If you know it hurts, why do you keep climbing ropes? Were you born this stubborn?"
"Because this is the only path for me to see you, Hero."
"The only path?"
Hearing that, Hakuto almost laughed in frustration. He grabbed Rikka by the collar, dragged her to the door, and carried her upstairs back to her own apartment.
"This! This is the only path!"
"But the Holy Disciplinary Knights set up ambushes along this route!"
"That's still better than falling and breaking your neck."
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