Days flew by quickly, and before they knew it, a week had passed.
Miku had to admit that Nino's illogical decision to hire Eiji at their restaurant was actually a great one.
Thanks to a high school girl who secretly took a picture of Eiji while he was working and uploaded it to social media, the restaurant went viral!
Many women came directly to verify the authenticity of the photo. After seeing that Eiji was indeed handsome as in the picture and not because of an app filter, they started coming more often just to see him work.
As a result, the restaurant had to close earlier than usual because they ran out of ingredients due to the influx of customers. The majority of them were women.
"Huft... I'm so tired, this is more tiring than studying before exams."
Stretching her body, her full breasts swayed beneath her work uniform, Nino complained about the intentions of the women who came just to see Eiji.
"Be patient, this shouldn't last long. Sooner or later, the viral news about Kamiki-kun will be forgotten and replaced by other viral news."
"Thank you, Miku."
Accepting a warm cup of coffee from Miku, Nino Nino saw that Eiji had cleaned the table and asked him to rest.
"Kamiki, take a break, don't work too hard. People will think I'm a cruel boss who doesn't give employees a break."
"Okay, Nino-san."
"Here's for you, Kamiki-kun."
"I can make it myself. Miku-san doesn't need to do it for me."
"Just take it. It's nothing compared to the profits the restaurant has made from hiring you."
Miku pushed a glass of coffee in front of Eiji with a serious look. It wasn't just words of comfort, but an undeniable fact.
"Thank you, Miku-san."
Eiji had no choice but to accept Miku's kindness even though she was his boss.
"Slurp..."
The atmosphere in the restaurant was quiet, only the sound of the air conditioner could be heard faintly.
Turning to the window, Eiji saw pedestrians passing by wearing thick winter clothes.
"What's wrong? Do you want to play in the snow or make a snowman? Turns out Kamiki has a childish side."
Observing Eiji's gaze, Nino rested her chin on her hand and teased him with a faint smile.
"I don't remember ever saying that. Don't treat me like a child, Nino-san."
"But you're still a teenager. Judging by your appearance, you're about 16-17 years old, right? You're younger than me, try calling me Onee-chan~"
Nino poked Eiji's cheek with her nail-painted finger.
"Nino, stop teasing him. Kamiki-kun looks uncomfortable."
"Are you serious, Miku? In my eyes, Kamiki doesn't change his expression. You need to learn how to smile."
Ignoring Miku's advice, Nino wasn't satisfied with just poking. So she put her hand on Eiji's cheek and squeezed his face several times.
"..."
Eiji didn't resist being treated like this.
"By the way, I haven't seen Kamiki smile once. How about you, Miku? Have you ever seen him smile?"
"No."
Thinking for a moment, Miku realized that Eiji had never smiled since she and Nino got to know him.
"Don't tell me your face is paralyzed like father, right? Kamiki, try smiling."
"Okay."
Under the gaze of the two girls, Eiji tried to smile. But his smile wasn't natural and seemed stiff and forced.
"..."
Nino and Miku looked at each other without saying a word.
"Sorry, I went a little overboard."
"...?!"
Not knowing the reason behind Nino's apology, Eiji wasn't interested in asking and just nodded indifferently.
"By the way, Kamiki-kun, do you remember anything about your past?" Miku changed the subject.
"Nothing, I still don't remember anything." Eiji shook his head.
"Be sure, everything will be alright. You can stay here until you recover from your amnesia."
Patting Eiji on the shoulder, Nino gave him words of encouragement.
'Nino might not realize she looks happy. Maybe in her subconscious, she doesn't want this everyday life to end.' Miku thought as she watched Nino.
"Tomorrow the restaurant is closed for Christmas. Do you have any plans for Christmas?"
"Nothing special. Maybe I'll go for a walk like usual."
Hearing Eiji's plan, Nino gave him a sympathetic look.
"Your mental fortitude is amazing, Kamiki."
"What do you mean, Nino-san? I don't understand what you're saying."
"I don't know how Christmas feels abroad, but Christmas in Japan is a special moment that couples take advantage of! During this period, singles prefer to stay at home rather than watch many couples flaunting their affection in public."
"So that's it... Nino-san and Miku-san will be on a date tomorrow."
*JLEB*
Eiji's innocent words seemed to pierce an arrow into Miku and Nino's hearts at the same time.
'I didn't think my words would backfire on me.' Nino regretted bringing up this topic a little.
The quintuplets were incredibly beautiful. Of course, there were many men who approached them.
It's just that their love lives were tragic because they loved the same man. They even got into a civil war that temporarily damaged their sibling relationship. In the end, Yotsuba emerged as the winner of the love war.
Although Nino and the others had given up, they found it hard to like other men until now.
In short, Ichika, Nino, Miku, and Itsuki were still single even though they had many suitors.
"Kamiki~... There are words that can be spoken and words that can't be spoken~"
With a creepy smile on her face, Nino clenched her fist.
"I'm sorry if my words offended both of you."
Realizing the emotions of the two girls, Eiji admitted his mistake even though he didn't know where his mistake lay.
"A verbal apology isn't enough. As punishment, you have to spend the whole day playing with me tomorrow."
Miku's eyes widened when she heard Nino say that with a blush on her cheeks.
'So that's Nino's real goal. Her words are so convoluted, but she wants to ask Kamiki-kun out on a date on Christmas.' She thought to herself.
"Sure."
Unaware that he was falling into a conspiracy, Eiji nodded in agreement.
For him, adding Nino to his usual walk wasn't a big deal. In the end, he would do his usual routine if he had free time.
"Good! Then, the meeting time is 8:30 am and the meeting place is at the xxx fountain."
"No problem."
"Then it's settled. Don't be late tomorrow."
Miku was also happy that Nino had chosen another man who could replace Fuutarou.