Hakuto sat on the couch, looking at the three girls kneeling in front of him. He then shook the remote control in his hand and spoke.
"Yotsuba, I know... you came to check if my air conditioner was on, right?"
Speaking of this, Hakuto couldn't help but get irritated! He subconsciously tightened his grip on the air conditioner remote.
"Shiratori-sensei! Shiratori-sensei! It's really going to break!"
Remote: I'm done for! I'm done for!
But despite his annoyance, Hakuto shifted his focus to Nino and Miku.
"Nino, Miku, why were you girls hiding behind the curtains? Sleepwalking?"
Hearing this, Nino and Miku simultaneously turned their heads to the side, avoiding eye contact with Hakuto.
However, a second later, Nino realized—wait, this was her house! And why was she acting like some guilty child who did something wrong!?
Realizing this, Nino immediately stood up and met Hakuto's gaze.
"Hah? This is my house. What's wrong with me hiding behind my own curtains?"
Beside her, Yotsuba was surprised by Nino's boldness. After all, in her experience, Hakuto was someone who actually hit people!
So, Yotsuba tugged at Nino's sleeve, signaling her to calm down.
At the same time, Miku also tugged at Nino.
She had noticed that Hakuto's face had darkened, and unlike Nino, she knew exactly why they were here, so she didn't have the same level of confidence.
Even though Miku felt she hadn't done anything wrong, whispering in someone's ear while they were sleeping wasn't exactly an honorable act.
"S-Shiratori-sensei, don't be mad..."
Yotsuba was genuinely afraid that Hakuto would beat all three of them up.
Even though, after spending a day or two together, she had realized that Hakuto wasn't as cold and irritable as the rumors claimed—on the contrary, he was quite gentle.
But that scene of him taking on all three of them at once? Yotsuba could never forget that!
However, to her surprise, Hakuto responded with a puzzled expression.
"Hmm? Mad? Why would I be mad?"
His darkened face just now was simply because he was thinking. After listening to Nino, he really couldn't find anything wrong with her logic.
After all, this was the Nakano house.
Forget hiding behind the curtains—if she wanted to hide inside the toilet tank, he wouldn't have a problem with that either.
"Makes perfect sense!"
Hakuto figured he must still be half-asleep to even be discussing this with the three of them.
Right now, his priority was taking a shower. Then, if he had some free time, he needed to grade the quintuplets' assignments and create a study plan.
With that in mind, Hakuto decided to drop the topic. He got up from the couch and waved at the three girls.
"I'm going to take a shower. You guys should go to bed soon."
"Yotsuba!"
"Yes, sir!!"
"You don't need to be that formal, but could you grab me a couple of outfits that I can actually wear?"
Hearing this, Yotsuba, who was still kneeling on the floor, froze for a moment.
She looked at Hakuto's six-foot frame and hesitated. Even though they had some gender-neutral clothes, the size difference was a real issue.
But despite the challenge, Yotsuba still responded energetically.
"Clothes that Shiratori-sensei can wear... It's tough, but I promise to complete the mission!"
Hakuto chuckled at her enthusiasm. Then, he subconsciously glanced at Nino and Miku before turning around and heading to the bathroom.
As the bathroom door slowly closed, Yotsuba didn't rush to find clothes. Instead, she turned to Nino.
"Shiratori-sensei must be mad... right?"
Hearing this, Nino, who had been acting all confident earlier, instantly deflated and dropped back to her knees.
"The remote... you were the one who threw it, weren't you?"
Miku looked at Nino and asked cautiously.
Nino didn't respond—she just nodded.
"Huh? So, you're the one who woke him up by hitting him with the remote!?"
Seeing Yotsuba's shocked expression, Nino quickly covered her mouth.
"Keep it down! Do you want that guy to come out mid-shower and beat me up?"
In reality, Hakuto was currently enjoying a bath and humming a tune, completely unaware of what was happening in the living room.
Even Nino herself didn't fully understand what had just happened. Maybe it was just her personality—her instincts made her clash with Hakuto without thinking.
Even though Hakuto had brushed it off, his expression clearly showed he was a little annoyed and disappointed...
Actually, he wasn't annoyed or disappointed at all. He just felt like he had wasted his time on something meaningless.
"So, what do you want to do, Nino? Apologize to Shiratori-sensei?"
"Apologize??" Hearing that word, Nino almost reverted to her usual stubbornness, but she forced herself to hold back.
She thought back to her actions just now. After a moment, she irritably waved her hand.
"Fine, fine! I'll apologize to him!"
Seeing that Nino was willing to apologize, Yotsuba immediately breathed a sigh of relief. At least now, she wouldn't get dragged into a fight.
But then, she suddenly remembered the question that Hakuto hadn't gotten an answer to earlier.
"So, Nino, what were you two doing down here? Were you really sleepwalking?"
Hearing this, Nino and Miku instantly shrank back.
"...Checking out a game..."
"...Bringing a blanket for Hakuto..."
Both of them chose to lie and, at the same time, decided not to expose each other.
"Oh, come on, Yotsuba! You still need to find clothes for Shiratori-sensei, right? If you waste too much time, you might get punished!"
"Ahhh!? Nino, why didn't you say so earlier!?"
Hearing Nino's words, Yotsuba jumped up like a startled rabbit and rushed upstairs to find clothes.
Soon, voices could be heard from upstairs as she talked with Itsuki.
"Hm? Yotsuba? What are you doing up so late...?"
"Shiratori-sensei asked me to find him some clothes."
"...Find him clothes? Then why are you in my room?"
"Because your clothes are one size bigger than mine!"
Itsuki: (●—●)??
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