The quiet night.
In the morning, after Haruto finished breakfast, he picked up his phone and found a message from the head of the Ubusuna family.
It meant that all the onmyoji from outside would be evacuated by the end of the day, and any onmyoji who broke the rules would be held accountable.
Honestly, they executed this quite well.
Haruto put down his phone, greeted Nanako, and went straight to the Nakano household.
In the morning breeze, a young girl stood in front of the apartment building's door.
The girl was wearing shorts and a shirt, with a ribbon in her hair resembling bunny ears, swaying gently in the wind.
It was Yotsuba.
As soon as Yotsuba saw him, her eyes sparkled slightly, and the next moment, she ran toward him like a gust of wind.
"Good morning, Kuromori-san."
"Good morning."
Haruto looked at her as she tilted her head and stared at him: "What's up?"
"Do I have a joke?"
"Huh?"
Yotsuba quickly nodded, grabbed Haruto's arm, and looked at him with hopeful eyes: "If you'd like to hear it, please listen."
"No more."
"Huh? How could this be?"
Yotsuba reached out to poke him unhappily: "Kuromori-san is bullying me."
That's right.
This was Yotsuba — her expressions, tone, movements, and even her body scent were all pleasing!
Haruto asked, "Are you still going to practice today?"
"Nope."
Yotsuba placed her hands behind her back and hopped around on the grid floor, making Haruto worry that her clothes would rip again: "Since I've been waiting for Kuromori-san to help tutor us, I shouldn't miss it."
Once they entered the elevator, Yotsuba looked at him with anxious eyes: "Kuromori-san, are you mad?"
"No, I'm not."
Upon hearing this, Yotsuba sighed in relief, an energetic smile appearing on her face, and she raised her hands in excitement: "Kuromori-san, let's do our best today."
Then...
Haruto sat on the sofa, glancing around the empty living room, then stared at Yotsuba, whose eyes were wandering, with a dry smile on her face. He couldn't help but ask, "Is this what you mean by the quintuplets working hard?"
"Maybe it's still too early?"
Yotsuba scratched her head, then patted her chest and said enthusiastically, "Kuromori-san, don't worry. I'll call them right away!"
However, Haruto expressed serious doubts about this!
Not wanting to waste time, he stood up and said, "Let's go together!"
Yotsuba led Haruto to the second floor and introduced: "Our rooms go in order, starting with Itsuki, then me, Miku, Nino, and Ichika. So the first one is Itsuki."
Yotsuba said confidently, "Itsuki can be easily called."
With that, she stepped forward and knocked on the door: "Itsuki, I'm coming in."
She immediately opened the door.
Haruto peeked inside from behind Yotsuba and noticed Itsuki bending down to put on a skirt.
He had a strange sense of déjà vu!
Now that he thought about it, he realized he had seen this scene at Shouko's house.
Receiving such a pleasant view of Itsuki early in the morning was quite satisfying!
It made him feel like all the fatigue of the day had disappeared!
Unconsciously, Haruto's eyes fell on Itsuki's legs, observing them closely. Her legs were well-proportioned and plump, but their shape and lines were still perfect and likely felt really nice, right?
Then he shifted to her waist.
Surprisingly, he saw no excess fat at all; instead, it appeared stunningly white and slim.
However, before Haruto could get a second look, a sharp, piercing gaze suddenly met his.
With flushed cheeks, Itsuki gritted her teeth and said, "Kuromori-kun, have you seen enough?"
'Not yet. If possible, let me look a little longer. Of course, if possible, let me check the soft flesh on your waist, since it looks like it feels really good!'
Haruto firmly replied, "Sorry, I'll turn around right away!"
"Then you should turn around now!"
"..."
Feeling embarrassed, Itsuki grabbed a pillow and threw it directly at him.
*BANG*
Yotsuba, startled, quickly shut the door, then patted her chest, still trembling in fear, "It's scary when Itsuki gets mad."
*JIII*
Yotsuba clasped her hands behind her back and stared at Haruto. Her cheeks puffed up a little, and she bit her pink lips, "Kuromori-san, you're terrible. You kept staring at Itsuki."
"Kuromori-san has turned bad."
Haruto denied, "I've always been like this."
"No, you haven't."
Yotsuba firmly rejected that, "Kuromori-san definitely wasn't like this before."
"..."
"Kuromori-san, next is Miku."
Yotsuba brought Haruto to Miku's door. However, she didn't dare barge in this time.
Anyway, they decided to let Itsuki calm down for a bit.
When they arrived outside Miku's door, Yotsuba didn't open it recklessly this time. Instead, she raised her hand and knocked on the door: "Miku, Kuromori-san is here, hurry and wake up."
"...Sorry."
A groggy voice came from inside, and it was clear that Miku hadn't woken up yet.
Today was the weekend, and it was only around 8 a.m. Honestly, it was normal to not be awake at this hour.
Yotsuba became slightly impatient, and the bunny ear ribbon on her head drooped. First Itsuki, now Miku. They were rejected right from the start.
And Miku was known for being talkative.
Yotsuba knew Miku had likely stayed up late again last night. Waking her up now was probably impossible.
Thinking this, Yotsuba looked at Haruto with a spirited gaze, "Kuromori-san, should we try waking Nino first?"
"Yotsuba, you can't do this."
Haruto patted her on the shoulder and said, "Let me handle it."
If she wouldn't wake up, just pull off the blanket. If that didn't work, do something even more extreme.
He just liked teasing Miku. Her hamster-like face was so cute.
Yotsuba breathed a sigh of relief and shyly said, "Then, I'll leave it to Kuromori-san."
"Leave it to me!"
Haruto stepped forward and raised his hand to knock on the door.
At the same time, the door next door suddenly opened, and out came Nino, wearing a skirt and sweater.
"Leave Miku and Ichika to me."
Seeing Haruto's gaze, Nino glared at him, crossing her arms and scolding, "What are you looking at? I get up early every day!"
Yotsuba raised her hand: "Nino's right, Nino wakes up early every day."
Haruto raised his hand, "I believe you."
He had known for a long time that Nino was an early riser. Among the quintuplets, though Nino seemed the hardest to get along with, she was actually the most feminine.
She had a fiery temper and needed to be soothed with her hair brushed.
"Hmph..."
Nino snorted softly and turned, the black butterfly hair ornament by her temple fluttering.
"Glad you know."
The corners of her lips lifted slightly. She didn't know why, but she couldn't help but feel happy, and her mood suddenly improved.
After Haruto left, Nino directly opened the door and entered Miku's room.
On regular days, the quintuplets had a good relationship, so the doors to their rooms were usually unlocked.
Compared to Yotsuba, Nino was much more straightforward. She walked up to the bed and said, "Miku, get up quickly."
"No."
Miku refused and pulled the blanket over her head.
A vein appeared on Nino's forehead. She took a deep breath and stepped forward to yank off Miku's blanket.
A cold breeze hit, and Miku immediately curled up. She opened her drowsy eyes and reached out with her small hands: "Blanket... blanket..."
Nino placed her hands on her hips and said in a charming voice: "Miku, get up, it's already half-past eight."
"No."
Miku pulled the blanket up and said, "Ichika isn't up yet, call her first, I want to sleep a little longer."
Nino refused: "Get up quickly, or else you'll fall asleep again."
"No."
"Hurry up. We made a promise with Kuromori yesterday. You don't want him to get mad, do you?"
Miku: "😐"
Under Nino's pressure, Miku could only get up with a pouty and unhappy expression.