Under the umbrella, Miku was playing with her phone.
Ichika had gone somewhere. Taking advantage of this time, she could sit here and rest for a while.
Next to her, Yotsuba, feeling bored, leaned closer to Miku with a curious look on her face: "Miku, what are you watching?"
"A short video."
"I want to watch it too."
"Okay."
Miku didn't mind and moved her phone over.
At that moment, they happened to be watching a video of a couple getting dragged into an alley and beaten by an angry old man for showing too much public affection.
After watching, Yotsuba thought for a moment and said thoughtfully, "If it were Kuromori-san, I somehow feel like the situation would be reversed."
Miku nodded in agreement.
One day on the way to school, while riding to Sobu High School, she witnessed Haruto in a fight.
The three guys didn't stand a chance and were defeated quickly.
The scene where Haruto stepped on the guy's chest, Miku thought, was honestly very cool.
That scene left a deep impression on her, so when Haruto first started talking to her, Miku was actually a bit afraid of him.
However, it turned out that Haruto wasn't that bad.
Looking back now, everything that happened in just one month had turned into fond memories.
'Haruto, what are you doing today?' Miku thought to herself.
She wanted to know more about him, curious about what he did each day.
Just then, her phone vibrated slightly.
A message appeared.
"Ichika?"
Miku was a little surprised and instinctively clicked on the message.
Ichika had sent a photo. In the photo, it was Ichika herself, Haruto, and two other girls.
Shortly after, Ichika sent a message: "Miku, I got lost, and then I ran into Kuromori-kun."
Ichika was with Haruto?
Didn't Haruto say he couldn't make it?
Why was he at an amusement park?
Miku stared at the photo, her eyes focusing on the two girls next to Haruto. "Those two girls must be people Haruto knows."
Strangers wouldn't be that close. In other words, since Haruto claimed he didn't have time, did he really just go to the amusement park with other girls?
Miku puffed out her cheeks and muttered, "Guilty!"
"Miku, huh? Is that Ichika?"
Yotsuba widened her eyes slightly and exclaimed, "Ichika really bumped into Kuromori-san."
"What?"
Nino immediately turned her head and said suspiciously, "What did you just say, Yotsuba?"
Yotsuba took a deep breath and replied seriously, "Yeah, Ichika is with Kuromori-san right now, and she even sent a photo."
Nino raised her eyebrows and looked at Miku: "Miku, is that true?"
Miku handed over the phone: "Nino, take a look for yourself. Yotsuba is too close."
Itsuki wiped her mouth and wondered aloud, "Could it be a joke? After all, Kuromori-kun said he didn't have time today."
Ichika loved teasing people, and all the sisters knew this well.
"It's not a joke."
Miku wasn't pleased: "It's not that he didn't have any free time at all, he just went to hang out with someone else."
"That's true."
Nino glanced at the photo, clenched her fists, and gritted her teeth: "Damn it, he rejected our invitation, and then he actually went to the amusement park with someone else?"
Miku added, "And it's a girl."
"How infuriating!"
Nino suddenly stood up, her eyes blazing, and the black butterfly clip at her temple shook: "Let's go there too."
Itsuki hesitated and said, "If we go there like this, won't it bother Kuromori-kun?"
Nino crossed her arms and gave Itsuki a smug look: "Itsuki, what are you talking about? We're just going to find Ichika, not that pervert Kuromori. What's there to be afraid of?"
That reasoning was so sound and strong that Itsuki couldn't argue.
Yotsuba raised her hand: "I agree too. Kuromori-san didn't want to play with me. I want to play together."
Miku pouted but stood up without saying a word.
Nino turned and waved with one hand: "Let's go find Kuromori."
After taking a few steps, Nino stopped and looked back: "By the way, Miku, do you know where they are?"
Miku: "😐"
Yotsuba: "😐"
Itsuki: "😐"
Nino didn't even know where Haruto was, yet she rushed off so quickly.
That's so typical of Nino!
Miku pulled out her phone and clicked on the photo again. The sisters gathered around her.
Unfortunately, they couldn't figure out the location from just one picture.
"Damn, you can't tell anything from this!"
Nino glanced around in frustration, but sadly, her eyes quickly went blank.
This was their first time at this amusement park. Everywhere she looked seemed unfamiliar.
Itsuki sighed in relief: "There's nothing we can do. Let's just wait here until Ichika comes."
"It's very simple."
Yotsuba pulled out her phone: "Just ask Ichika."
"Oops."
"What's wrong, Yotsuba?"
Yotsuba scratched her head and giggled: "I accidentally called Kuromori-san's number."
Nino's eyes lit up, and she extended her hand: "Give me your phone."
"Okay."
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Meanwhile, Haruto stood silently, not participating in the treasure hunt.
He wasn't interested in such a simple game.
His phone suddenly vibrated. Haruto took it out and looked at it, his expression turning subtle.
It was actually Yotsuba?
After thinking for a moment, Haruto answered the call: "Yotsuba, what's up?"
"I'm not Yotsuba." Nino corrected him, then added, "Kuromori, where are you?"
That tone.
It was Nino.
Haruto immediately knew who it was.
Only Nino's voice could be that direct!
But why did she suddenly call to ask where he was?
Haruto unconsciously glanced at the three girls not far away. Could it be that they really wanted to come here?
After a moment of thought, Haruto replied, "Sorry, the signal here is bad, I can't hear what you're saying."
"What?"
Nino gritted her teeth and lowered her voice: "Kuromori, don't push it too far."
"I'm not pushing it."
Haruto said seriously: "Nino, Ichika will be back soon, so you don't need to worry. As long as I'm here, Ichika will be fine."
"I'm not worried about Ichika."
Nino walked further away and hummed softly: "It's Yotsuba who wants to come and play. Please tell me as soon as possible."
Nino was still annoyed that Haruto rejected their invitation and went to the amusement park with other girls.
But more than being upset, what bothered Nino was that Haruto actually accompanied other girls to the amusement park?
That was the real issue!
So, no matter what, she had to go there.
"Not telling." Haruto remained unmoved: "If there's nothing else, I'm going to hang up."
After waiting for a moment, he didn't hear Nino's response. Just when Haruto was about to speak, a sweet, soft voice suddenly came from the other end of the phone, sounding very sugary and coy, almost flirtatious.
"Kuromori-kun~"