Even with chuunibyou, let's learn together!

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Fumino Furuhashi looked at Hayakawa and Ogata in disbelief, her voice urgent, "And why are you two acting like nothing's wrong?! This is a student dormitory!"

"..."

Hayakawa stared blankly at Ogata, who met his gaze with the same look.

"Uh…"

Hayakawa hesitated for a moment and said, "Then shall I go to your room?"

"That's the key point?!"

Fumino Furuhashi covered her forehead in despair, and said weakly, "I just don't understand anymore..."

Hayakawa said expressionlessly, "Then tell me, how do you plan to study?"

"Of course I need to study,"

Fumino Furuhashi said weakly, "But studying in your room is too dangerous, what if a teacher comes to check the dorms or something..."

"Uh…"

Hayakawa said, bewildered, "Then tell him we're studying. Isn't this a training camp?"

"Is it really that easy? You'll definitely get criticized, won't you?"

Fumino Furuhashi said, "If it's that Kirisu-sensei who comes, we'll definitely be in big trouble."

"Ah! This is indeed a bad sign!"

Ogata Rizu, who had been nonchalant just moments before, suddenly changed her expression and looked at Hayakawa with some panic: "Hayakwa, only that teacher..."

"You guys are really afraid of her, huh?"

Hayakawa shook his head helplessly and said, "Then you can hide in this closet. I haven't put anything in it, so it should be able to fit the two of you."

"this…"

Fumino Furuhashi glanced back at the wardrobe and whispered, "Well, that's the only way."

And so the learning began.

……

Yotsuba sat on her bed in the dormitory, hugging her legs and looking up at the endless woodland outside the window.

Hayakawa-san…

Long time no see! You've become so amazing, the top student in your grade, and so handsome too.

I never expected to see you here again. I'm so glad I was able to transfer to Ichinose Academy!

"Aha…"

Four Leaf lay on her back on the bed, her bright eyes like a clear lake under the night sky, reflecting the dark sky and countless stars. Her little face was full of anticipation and hope, and a silly, innocent smile played on her lips.

You probably don't remember me anymore, since we knew each other when we were kids and have been separated for a long time...

But I've always remembered you and kept dreaming of meeting you again.

Then suddenly I saw you in the corner of the cafeteria, it almost scared me to death, my heart was pounding, and then…

I'm so happy.

Yotsuba Nakano covered her face with her hands and burst into uncontrollable joyful laughter.

It feels like a dream to be able to go to the same school as you, become friends with you, and even go to your room last time!

If this continues...

"Clap!"

Yotsuba Nakano slapped her burning cheeks twice, realizing she couldn't let her fantasies continue in that direction; otherwise, she'd go crazy.

"Dong dong~"

There was a knock on the door.

"Who?"

Nakano Yotsuba got out of bed and asked.

“It’s me, Nino.”

Nino's voice came from outside the door.

"Nino?"

Yotsuba went over and opened the door, where Nino, dressed in casual clothes, stood.

"Yotsuba, let me tell you something."

As soon as Nakano Nino entered, she complained, "That May guy, he actually abandoned me and ran away in the jungle during the test of courage today, it's unbelievable..."

"Ah ha ha…"

Yotsuba listened with a smile to the little squabbles between her sisters, which was one of her daily pleasures.

However, after saying a few words, Nino suddenly changed her tone and became hesitant.

"There's another very important thing today,"

Nino Nakano's face flushed red, her voice filled with excitement and anticipation: "I've met a guy who makes my heart flutter!"

"Huh? My heart is fluttering?!"

Yotsuba Nakano's eyes widened immediately, and she asked, "Who? Who?"

"He's the guy I met for the first time today,"

Nino Nakano, her voice trembling with excitement, whispered, "Didn't May throw me into the jungle today? I was terrified in the jungle, but that boy found me through the jungle and rescued me. Isn't that romantic?!"

"Yes!"

Yotsuba Nakano felt both shy and envious; she also wished that a boy would go through great hardships to save her when she was in danger.

If it's Hayakawa-kun...

Thinking of this, Yotsuba's pretty face turned even redder.

"He looks like a prince, and his appearance is exactly my type. He's totally my type."

Nino Nakano covered her face and said, "He is my destined one. I can feel it. I'm being really serious this time."

"That's great~"

Yotsuba became even more envious upon hearing this, and gently shook Nino's hand, saying, "So who is it? Tell me, Nino, you've come all this way, don't keep me in suspense."

"Hmph~ I'll tell you, but you can't tell Ichika or the others. They'll definitely laugh at me. I'm only telling you because you're my most important sister..."

Nino Nakano proudly raised her snow-white chin, then said coyly, "Don't tell anyone..."

"This will be kept absolutely secret from Nii!"

Yotsuba reached out and made a line across her mouth, indicating that she wanted to seal it.

"Seriously, fine, I'll tell you then,"

Nino couldn't help but chuckle at Yotsuba's reaction, her shyness lessening somewhat, before she said seriously, "You know that person too."

Yotsuba looked at her expectantly.

"It's that Hayakawa-kun... Hayakawa Shiro,"

Nino mustered her courage and said, then immediately covered her feverish face: "It's the tutor I've been talking about for the past few days in May, and that's the one I met today."

Yotsuba Nakano: "..."

The moment that name came out of Nino's mouth, Yotsuba felt as if time in the room had stood still, as if the world was taking pity on her, giving her time to understand the meaning of those words, and then time continued to flow.

Yotsuba was petrified; her emotions and soul were frozen inside her body. The overwhelming reality crashed into her small world like a car accident, shattering her heart into pieces.

Yotsuba didn't know how to describe the feeling; her mind went blank, she felt like she'd been struck by lightning, and the world was spinning... none of those descriptions quite captured it.

If I had to describe it, it would be bewilderment, so bewildered that I didn't even know whether I should show a sad expression, and could only stare blankly at Nino.

"Four leaves?"

Nino Nakano looked at her with a puzzled expression.

"No...it's okay!"

Nakano Yotsuba suddenly woke up and immediately put on a fawning smile: "I'm fine!"

"what happened to you?"

Nakano Nino said, "Are you too surprised?"

"Ah... um,"

Yotsuba nodded absentmindedly, her voice so soft it sounded like a sigh: "Yes, I'm very surprised."

Chapter Forty-Two: Goodnight

"It's understandable to be surprised, after all, I was so resistant to him becoming a tutor not long ago,"

Nino Nakano sat on the bed, her slender, snow-white legs swinging back and forth, her tone as cheerful as a lark on a branch: "But I hadn't met him back then, and things are different now that I've met him today."

Nino, stop talking.

"I feel now that he is exactly my type."

Nino Nakano cupped her face in her hands, her flushed cheeks reflecting an expectant look: "How should I pursue him~"

Don't make that face, Nino.

Yotsuba's mind went blank. She looked at Nino's expectant expression, that look of hope for the future, and it seemed somewhat familiar to her.

"But we've only just met, so I felt a little awkward going up to him and making contact..."

"so…"

Nino Nakano's voice suddenly reached Yotsuba's ears: "Can you help me, Yotsuba?"

"…ah?"

Yotsuba jolted awake from her daze, her heart clenching as if gripped tightly. "What did you say? Nino?"

"Hey, can you get Hayakawa-kun's LINE ID for me?"

Nino Nakano looked at Yotsuba with some confusion; her reactions had been rather strange since earlier.

"Why...why me?"

Yotsuba suddenly felt dizzy and instinctively panicked.

"Because you and May were the first among the five sisters to know Hayakawa, it seems like you two are closer to him,"

Nino Nakano whispered, "Besides, May won't do. She experienced everything that happened today. If she knew that I was moved by what happened tonight, she would definitely laugh at me. So I don't want her."

"I…"

Nakano Yotsuba stammered as she reached out her hand, a tearing pain gripping her heart.

LINE…Let me ask Nino for Hayakawa-kun's LINE…

This kind of thing…

Yotsuba's eyes were filled with confusion, and she felt as lost as a puppy curled up in the rain, its fur soaked through.

If I help them get their LINE account, then what happens next? Will they end up together?

Nino and Hayakawa were together... They held hands and hugged on the street, and then Hayakawa put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her lips closer, almost touching.

Stop! Immediately stop fantasizing, just like the director of a tragic film shouting "Cut!" Today's filming is over. The main actors have worked hard and should go and rest. The extras should also go and collect their lunch boxes. Then, feeling as if they have been granted a pardon, they squat in a corner with their lunch boxes and eat their meals.

Just thinking about it makes me feel like I can't stand it.

Nakano Yotsuba unconsciously reached out and covered her chest, where a dull ache had been throbbing since earlier, making it difficult for her to breathe.

She could hear the voice in her heart, as if a tiny Yotsuba inside her was shouting loudly.