Haruto opened a matcha soda and took a sip, then said, "Actually, I've studied world history too, and I like some historical stories and famous historical generals."
The wisdom of the past continues to refresh the worldview of modern people!
Unfortunately, odd events cannot be detected in history.
"That's great."
A happy smile appeared on Miku's face, and she stared at him with bright, unblinking eyes.
"Kuromori..."
"Huh?"
Haruto looked at her and saw the girl with blushing cheeks and a shy smile. It must be said that a shy Miku was quite cute and had a heartwarming charm.
"Actually, I..."
Miku's eyes sparkled, and unconsciously, her right hand clenched her earphones tightly.
"I like Kuromori..."
Without waiting for Haruto to say anything, the girl turned her face away, clutching the headphones to her chest, and said softly, "I like Kuromori being our tutor, thank you."
"Alright, since you said so, make sure to schedule your class this weekend, and remember not to be late!"
Miku turned away: "No."
Haruto said slowly, "I know many interesting historical stories from all over the world."
Miku's eyes suddenly sparkled, and she looked at him with hope.
Haruto continued, "As long as you come and make up the class, I can tell you. Tell me your favorite historical story about generals and warriors. I also know many games about the Warring States period, like the version where everyone is feminine."
"There's Oda Nobunaga in it, and..."
"Besides that, there are many secret stories from the Three Kingdoms period, and also games..."
"Stop talking."
Miku suppressed her heartbeat, turned around, and whispered softly, "Why do you want me to participate? You clearly could've left me alone. Why?"
Haruto thought for a moment: "Because Miku is the best in the world?"
Miku: "😐"
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Friday.
Haruto got up and opened the curtains. The sky outside the window was blue, only decorated with a few white clouds that looked like cotton candy.
Today was another sunny day.
The air was filled with the slightly damp scent of flowers and the aroma of earth.
The air was really good.
Haruto dressed, picked up his phone, and checked the time, then made breakfast.
*KNOCK* *KNOCK*
There was a dull and messy knock at the door. Haruto sighed softly and opened the door.
Sora quickly entered the room: "That took forever."
Haruto stepped forward to close the door and said, "You can have breakfast before going out."
"No."
Sora bent down to change her shoes and said sadly, "Mom's cooking is bad. Yesterday morning I asked her to make curry, but in the end, all we had was curry in a pot."
"Today is the same. Mom made grilled saury, rice, and miso soup, but the saury was so burnt and black that I couldn't eat it!"
"Mom forgot to add rice, and the miso soup was just boiled water..."
"..."
Haruto covered his forehead and thought to himself: "Forget it, stop talking."
His eyes landed on Sora, then he looked away.
One thing to mention, although Sora had a fiery personality and her figure could only be considered slim—not really great at all—when she bent down to change her shoes, the curve from her waist to her hips was very beautiful.
However, even though Haruto only glanced briefly, Sora noticed it.
Sora stood up and looked at him with disgust: "Pervert! You creep... Are you going to report to the orthopedic department in Germany?"
Haruto said with a flat face: "You're overthinking it."
He walked to the kitchen and quickly brought out breakfast.
Since the apartment was small, there was no special dining room, so a small folding table was used.
Sora took the initiative to open up the conversation.
The most common breakfast was grilled saury with rice and miso soup.
But Haruto didn't like sticky natto, so none was prepared.
Sora was displeased: "Is this all we have? I wanted to eat udon. Tonkotsu ramen would also be fine..."
Even as she said this, she obediently ate.
Then, her eyes brightened, and her twin ponytails on her back swayed slightly with her mood.
"Delicious. It's much better than what Mom makes."
"I've decided, I'll come here for breakfast every morning from now on."
"Sure."
Haruto didn't refuse.
Sora left early every day and didn't have breakfast.
And breakfast outside wasn't really that good either, so she mentioned it.
The result was obvious—Sora immediately agreed.
Haruto sipped his soup and said, "I mentioned this to Mom yesterday, and she agreed."
Sora looked surprised.
Haruto raised his eyes and said, "Because she can't cook well, that's why she agreed."
Of course, there was another important reason Haruto didn't mention.
Yesterday, he took a photo of himself and Miku at the shopping mall and sent it.
Then Mom agreed.
Sora poked her rice and said, "Good, or else I'd tell Mom."
"..."
After breakfast, Haruto looked at Sora: "Wash the dishes, as promised yesterday."
"No, washing dishes will hurt my hands."
"There's a dishwasher."
"Hmm~"
Sora puffed out her cheeks, stood up unhappily, and walked to the kitchen holding the bowls.
This was what was promised.
And if she didn't do it, Haruto might not make breakfast tomorrow. After all, there was a dishwasher, and she just had to load it.
Haruto turned on his phone and checked the news.
Last night, there was another "Demon Summoning" incident, but unfortunately, by the time he got there, it was too late.
The result was clear.
As soon as the oddity occurred, monsters appeared and claimed lives.
This reaffirmed his belief.
The ominous aura around Ichika was actually a form of protection for them!
So, here's the question.
Where did this protection come from?
Haruto was silent for a moment, and he had some vague guesses in his heart, but these guesses were somewhat hard to believe, and for the Nakano family, it was even considered cruel.
Humans will die.
No one can be an exception.
The oddity has already begun to take steps, and perhaps there isn't much time left.
What a hassle!
There's no doubt that the pace of the oddity will accelerate, and then this will be the end.
However, even so, Haruto didn't have many problems in his heart.
Because this was an outcome he had already anticipated.
It couldn't be stopped.
What could he do?
Haruto put down his phone and said, "Sora, remember to wipe the table too."
"...I know, you're so naggy."