Haruto looked at the exam paper again and said, "You did well."
He couldn't ask too much from a fool.
Honestly, if Itsuki had paid more attention to time management, there's a good chance she would have passed this exam, even though it was basically middle school knowledge.
After confirming it again, the ahoge on top of Itsuki's head swayed happily, and a very joyful expression appeared on her face.
Next, it was time to explain.
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The explanation was finished. The sun was setting.
The tired birds were returning to their nests.
Itsuki trembled slightly and said, "I memorized everything Kuromori-kun said. It's amazing. I feel like Kuromori-kun could definitely be a great teacher."
Putting away her pencil, Itsuki said cheerfully, "Anyway, I'll keep relying on Kuromori-kun from now on!"
"Right."
Suddenly remembering something, Itsuki hesitated for a moment, clasped her hands together, and looked at him hopefully: "Um… Kuromori-kun, would you be willing to become our sisters' tutor?"
Haruto slightly raised his eyebrows: "Tutor?"
"Mm."
Itsuki's face turned a little red, and she said shyly: "Although it's a bit embarrassing, the truth is, all our grades are really bad. If this continues, we might not be able to graduate. So, our father hired a new tutor for us."
She placed her hands on the table and leaned closer to Haruto, her blue eyes sparkling.
Itsuki stared at him without blinking.
Suddenly, a blush appeared on her cheeks, thinking of Ichika's words.
'As long as Itsuki acts spoiled, no boy could refuse Itsuki.'
Itsuki suppressed her embarrassment and looked at him with wide eyes.
Haruto: "😐"
'You suddenly got so close, aren't you afraid of losing your first kiss? You should know that boys at this age are full of mischievous thoughts. They might just kiss you on a whim!'
But Haruto had to admit that Itsuki's scent was very unique, with a slight sweet smell of milk, a hint of shampoo and shower gel, and a bit of the aroma of meat buns.
Haruto clasped his fingers together, looked at the girl, and calmly said: "Don't look at me like that, just say what you want to say."
Warm breath fell on her face. Itsuki blushed, and she hurriedly sat back, then lay on the table. Steam seemed to be rising from her head out of embarrassment.
"No! I can't do something so flirtatious."
Haruto didn't listen carefully, but he did catch the words "acting spoiled" and "can't do it." A few black lines appeared on his head.
'You just got so close, right? Acting spoiled? Don't even think about it! Even if all five of you acted spoiled, I would never agree.'
Haruto covered his forehead.
Itsuki actually had the bad idea of acting spoiled.
Incredible!
After a while, Itsuki lay on the table and looked up. Although her cheeks were still red, she had clearly calmed down.
She couldn't do anything flirtatious, but she didn't want to give up.
She knew that if it was Haruto, the quintuplets might be able to make progress. Moreover, it was very different from the rumors she had heard.
After spending time together, Itsuki found that although Haruto sometimes spoke in an annoying tone, he was actually very patient and serious. He never got annoyed with her constant requests for advice, let alone bored.
Itsuki took a deep breath, pursed her lips, and said, "Because of a weird tutor, we're a bit worried and afraid of meeting a bad person."
'You're overthinking it. Nowadays, no one thinks girls are helpless, right? Even if that's the case, forget about two sisters. You're quintuplets. If someone dared to do anything bad, the only consequence would be that the perpetrator would be beaten up and unable to take care of themselves!'
'As for situations in some restricted scenarios where girls are bullied without resistance, that's impossible!'
"I know that won't happen because it's a tutor our father chose, so I'm sure."
Itsuki's mood suddenly became a little downcast, and even the ahoge on top of her head drooped.
She softly said, "But in the end, we all gave up."
Giving up again and again, even a fool would feel uncomfortable and choose to stop.
So, they didn't want a tutor.
It's not that they didn't want to work hard, but they knew hard work wouldn't yield results, so why should they keep trying?
They might even be abandoned again.
The feeling of being abandoned is not pleasant.
"So, we don't want a tutor anymore, but our father won't let us."
Seeing Itsuki's gloomy expression and her drooping hair, Haruto thought for a moment and raised his hand to straighten her hair: "Thank you for your hard work, Itsuki."
Because Itsuki was a fool, she lacked confidence. Even though she appeared strong, deep down, she felt sad and helpless, even confused about her future.
Therefore, what a fool needs most now is encouragement.
Itsuki shrank her neck, turned around with a red face, and said angrily: "Kuromori-kun, don't touch my head."
Haruto said seriously: "I was studying your ahoge, Itsuki, not touching your head."
Since Itsuki's foolishness couldn't be erased, Haruto actually cared more!
"Too much."
Itsuki felt both embarrassed and angry. Seeing how hard the other person was working to help her study, even if only once, the other person really came to bully her a second time!
Seeing Itsuki grit her teeth and glare, Haruto could only withdraw his hand and then saw the ahoge on her head stand up again.
Itsuki held her head with her hands and said, "Don't touch me again!"
Haruto coughed and said, "Your ahoge is very strange."
Seeing the regret in his eyes and his desire to try again, Itsuki glared at him: "It's not strange, it's just that my hair is sticking up."
Haruto couldn't help but complain: "Even if your hair is sticking up, it doesn't move at all!"
"It doesn't move!"
Itsuki puffed out her cheeks and said, "Anyway, you're not allowed to touch my head, or I'll hit you!"
"Not afraid."
Haruto said seriously: "If it's for great scientific research, even if I sacrifice myself, it's an honor."
"It's just hair, it doesn't sound that great!"
Itsuki complained, then raised her hand to tuck her hair behind her ear, took a deep breath, and said: "Kuromori-kun, are you willing?"