"I won't go."
Miharu shook her head and refused. She was very embarrassed now and didn't want to appear in front of him again.
"No."
Haruto shook his head and said seriously, "Miharu, Kirisu-sensei is a neighbor, and we have a good relationship. Moreover, today was my mistake, so please give me a chance to make it up to you."
'Is that so? He's actually Onee-sama's neighbor and has a very good relationship with her... Someone like that shouldn't be a bad person, right? And he's also apologizing and wants to make amends...'
Seeing his serious and sincere expression, Miharu's resentment faded. She hesitated for a moment and agreed.
Since the other party admitted his mistake, she should accept it too.
It wasn't a big deal.
Miharu hesitated for a moment and looked at him with pure blue eyes: "I can forgive you, but you're not allowed to tease me anymore. I, I'm your senior~"
Haruto immediately raised his hand: "I swear, I promise not to tease Miharu from now on."
"Really?"
"Really!"
Miharu stared at him without blinking, but his expression was serious and sincere, showing no signs of insincerity.
Haruto didn't feel guilty and looked straight into her eyes.
'I have to admit, Mafuyu-chan's genes are excellent. This sister-in-law is really beautiful, and her blue eyes are so pure.'
"I-I see."
After only two seconds of eye contact, Miharu turned her face away, and a blush appeared on her cheeks.
Haruto: "😐"
'This sister-in-law is too innocent. Just making eye contact and she's already blushing? This isn't good. She's too easy to deceive by men.'
'No! She's my sister-in-law, not Yotsuba, I can't tease her...'
Haruto coughed: "Miharu-san, let's go."
"Mm."
Miharu responded and followed Haruto with small steps in a cheerful mood.
After realizing this, Haruto thought Miharu was too innocent and very easy to deceive.
In the yard, when they saw Haruto walking out with Miharu, looks of disdain, displeasure, and subtle glances fell upon them both.
Haruto raised his eyes and looked at them one by one.
❀❀❀
Breakfast was over.
The group set off again.
But now, there was one more person in the car.
After some time getting along, Miharu quickly integrated into the girls' circle. After all, female friendship is strange.
An hour later.
The group finally reached their destination at the foot of the mountain. All they had to do was climb the mountain to see Lake Itomori, left behind by the impact of a comet fragment.
Now three years had passed, and the town of Itomori had become ruins, fading into the long river of history.
Haruto looked around and found that part of the spiritual power in this place had disappeared. Besides the spiritual power, there seemed to be a kind of hopeful energy.
The five sisters lined up, standing around Haruto.
Itsuki looked around and asked, "Kuromori-kun, where should we go next?"
The town of Itomori was gone, and all that remained were ruins.
So even though they had arrived, they didn't know where to go next.
Haruto looked at the five sisters, Ichika, Nino, Miku, Yotsuba, and Itsuki. Although each of them acted calm, their slightly clenched hands gave them away.
Ichika: "What's wrong?"
Nino: "Idiot, what are you looking at us for?"
Miku: "Haruto?"
Yotsuba: "I get it, Kuromori-san must be hungry, right?"
Itsuki: "Does Kuromori-kun want meat buns?"
"I want to eat you."
"Ehhh?"
Itsuki's face turned red, and she immediately hid behind Nino out of fear.
"Hey! How dare you bully Itsuki in front of me!"
Nino put her hands on her hips and glared at him with an unfriendly expression.
"Guilty!"
"Big pervert!"
"Hmm~ Has Kuromori-kun really started evolving?"
"..."
After lightening the mood, Haruto said, "You're all too tense..."
Knowing full well that there might not be any reward, yet still full of anticipation... It's not due to foolishness, but because you can't let go.
However, the more you do this, the more likely you are to get hurt.
"I'm not tense!" After saying that, Nino looked at Itsuki: "Itsuki too, don't get your hopes up too high, just think of this as a trip."
Miku nodded: "I agree."
Yotsuba raised her hand: "I want to go to Lake Itomori to catch fish, then grill it for dinner."
"Catch fish to eat?"
The ahoge on Itsuki's head wobbled slightly, and she averted her gaze, saying guiltily: "I'm not tense, but what if we don't have the tools to grill the fish?"
"Don't worry~"
Ichika hugged Itsuki, rested her chin on Itsuki's shoulder, and looked at Haruto with bright eyes.
"What should we do if we run into trouble? At times like this, we just need to leave it to Kuromori-kun, because he never lets us down~"
Haruto said speechlessly: "It seems I haven't done anything. You have that much faith in me?"
Ichika gave a thumbs-up: "Anyway, Kuromori-kun is the best, sis is optimistic about you~"
Nino: "Yeah, let Itsuki eat fish!"
Yotsuba: "Kuromori-san, please!"
Miku: "I want to eat."
Miharu was stunned.
What's with these five sisters? Why do they all trust him so much?
Even Haruto couldn't catch and grill fish without ingredients and tools.
"Alright." Haruto agreed and said expressionlessly: "But, I want a reward."
The atmosphere suddenly fell silent.
One by one, the girls soon activated their rejection mode.
Good.
In this round, Haruto won.
In the end, the five girls didn't actually let Haruto catch and grill fish.
After all, it made sense not to easily approach lakes, rivers, and reservoirs.
At the same time, don't think it's fine just because you know how to swim.
Those who are good swimmers are the ones who drown.
So every year, most people who drown are those who can swim!
Therefore, never swim in wild rivers, ponds, or other places, never!
Even if you have to, try to take safety precautions.
"Phew~ so tired."
Miku wiped the sweat off her forehead, looking at the mountain peak, and suddenly felt a bit dizzy.
They had clearly walked so far, why was it still so far away?
She couldn't walk any further!
Miku's pace slowed down.
"Give me your hand."
At this moment, Haruto's voice sounded, and then he reached for Miku's hand.