Chapter 873: Weight Loss Plan for Itsuki
The Next Morning.
Around 6:30 in the morning, Shinichi finished breakfast and got ready to head to school.
As he walked to the apartment door, he happened to meet Kei returning from delivering the morning newspapers.
To increase the family income, she woke up early every day to deliver newspapers and share the burden with her father and brother as much as possible.
"Morning."
Despite yesterday's awkward encounter, Shinichi still showed seniority and greeted Kei with a friendly smile.
"...Good morning, Senpai."
Kei nodded slightly, maintaining her usual politeness, grabbing her bike, and walking past Shinichi, then into the apartment.
Shinichi glanced back and saw that Kei wasn't interested in saying anything, and for some reason, he felt relieved.
...This feeling is like going back to the past, before he became a delinquent.
It was a period when Shinichi was known as the "new generation male tsundere protagonist" and his awkward personality was widely welcomed by all parties... But now everyone calls him a bad delinquent.
Indeed, times have changed.
Back to the topic.
Seeing Kei's attitude, Shinichi had no intention of catching up and talking... It's not the right time now.
If he really wants to chat with her, he'd better take the initiative when they go shopping together this Sunday.
Thinking about this, Shinichi shifted his gaze and walked towards the nearest station.
Behind him, Kei quietly turned around and watched his figure in front of the apartment door. She didn't turn back and walk into the apartment until Shinichi turned at the corner.
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Nakano Family.
After turning off the alarm on her phone, Itsuki rubbed her eyes and sat up from bed.
"It's morning..."
Mumbling sleepily, she combed her messy hair, letting her crescent moon-shaped ahoge droop, and got out of bed to take a shower.
After leaving her room and heading to the bathroom, she almost woke up. After closing the bathroom door, the first thing Itsuki did was not to go to the bathroom, nor wash her face and brush her teeth, but...
"According to the internet, doing this seems to help with weight loss."
After taking out the scale, Itsuki stepped on it, tiptoed, and assumed a posture like a bird spreading its wings.
The number jumped from zero. She watched in horror. At the same time, she tightened her stomach and chin, doing everything she could to make herself lighter.
Finally, the number on the scale blinked twice, stopped, and was clearly visible.
"I can't believe it!"
Her foot covered the numbers, like a high school student searching for hope in despair. Itsuki turned around and locked the door, taking off her pajamas and underwear.
Standing naked on the scale, Itsuki held her breasts with one hand and covered them with the other. Even if no one saw it, she still felt an inexplicable sense of shame. But at this moment, she focused all her attention on her weight, staring sharply at the number.
With anticipation and nervousness, she watched the LCD screen blink twice and stop at a position only 0.01 away from the previous number.
0.01 More.
"Why!?"
Completely unscientific!
She stomped her foot in frustration and saw the number on the LCD screen start to jump. Itsuki quickly jumped off the scale and put it back in the corner.
"It must have been broken for a long time... I'll buy a new one after school today. I'm not that fat."
Muttering unsatisfactorily, she put her clothes back on, lowered her head, and pinched the fat on her lower abdomen.
"So strange. We're clearly quintuplets, but why does my fat stand out so much..."
Although everyone says it's soft and easy to pinch, like marshmallow, Itsuki is not happy at all. For her, what she wants most is Yotsuba's slender waist!
"Just ask Yotsuba to train me, and work with Asada-kun..." She thought like this.
If she wants to exercise with Yotsuba, she has to wake up early, go to school, run for more than half an hour like her, and endure for a certain period of time.
Yotsuba's appetite is indeed not small, but because of exercise, her figure and body proportions are the best among the five sisters, even Ichika is slightly inferior to her.
This is a small difference known only to the five of them. For example, Ichika's breasts are bigger, Nino's legs are longer, Miku's buttocks are fuller... Outsiders can't see it, but they can glimpse the differences and often tease each other.
Of course, Itsuki is the most frequently criticized, and this tragic case certainly does not need to be doubted.
After Itsuki carefully considered, she still canceled her plan to exercise with Yotsuba. She didn't think she could endure it, and it would also distract her from studying.
For her, the numbers on the exam paper are much more important than the numbers on the scale.
"If exercise doesn't work, eat less!"
She easily came up with another solution.
After showering, Itsuki returned to her room to change into her school uniform, put on her star hair accessory, tidied her hair, and sat in front of the dressing table for about half an hour. She didn't come out until she made sure she looked energetic enough today.
Lately, she has been staying up too late reading. To avoid worrying others, she also specifically studied makeup to cover the dark circles on the Internet. Although it would be faster to ask Ichika and Nino, Itsuki also didn't want to worry them, so she had to rely on herself.
As she walked towards the living room on the first floor, faint flowing sounds could be heard in the kitchen. The enticing aroma spread to every corner.
Itsuki sniffed, her expression sinking.
"As expected from Nino, I could eat three bowls of rice just from this scent... Ah! No, no, no!"
Remembering her weight loss plan, Itsuki shook her head and hurried to the kitchen.
"Nino!"
"Whoa!"
Nino suddenly startled, and the egg liquid in the pan trembled.
She stared at Itsuki angrily.
"Why did you suddenly shout so loudly! That really scared me half to death..."
"S-Sorry!" Itsuki quickly clasped her hands together and sincerely admitted her mistake. At the same time, she peeked at the plates on the kitchen table, which were probably their breakfast.
The first four plates were exactly the same, all omelet rice, but their names were written with tomato sauce to distinguish them.
As for the last set...
Itsuki's mouth corner twitched slightly: "Um... Nino, why is my plate so big?"
"Haha? Are you sleepy?" Nino continued to move her hands.
"Didn't you usually say, 'If the portion size is the same as everyone else's, I won't be full, so I ask you to cook more for me'? You've been eating my food for years, why are you still asking that now?"
"N-No, I mean..." Itsuki swallowed her saliva, mustering her strong determination, and clenched her fists.
"I recently decided to seriously lose weight! So, just adjust the portion size back. It's okay if it's less!"
Seeing her with surprise, Nino didn't forget to turn off the stove and let the remaining heat roast the egg skin.
After a while, she realized, put down her spatula, and sighed deeply.
"How many times?"
Itsuki suddenly became angry, her face flushing. "Not often! And this time I'm serious, I really want to lose weight!"
"When aren't you serious? But what about your weight?" Nino smirked and reached out to grab her stomach.
Itsuki screamed and hid, crouching beside the door.
Nino didn't continue to bother her, putting her hand on her waist and angrily saying, "You always say you want to lose weight seriously, but you don't exercise as much as Yotsuba, and you also don't want to eat the weight-loss foods I prepare. You always say, how can I lose weight?"
"Let me tell you, people who eat five times a day won't lose weight even if they eat less for breakfast! Even if you practice yoga!"
"Uh-huh—" Feeling like she had been stabbed right in the heart, Itsuki wiped tears from the corner of her eyes and lifted her chin to respond.
"Even if you say that, I can't stand it! Learning requires energy. If I don't eat enough, my brain won't function properly and my reading efficiency will get worse. How can I get into a good school like this?!"
Too lazy to argue with her, Nino turned back to the stove, putting a large plate of fried rice on top of the egg, and quickly made perfect-shaped omurice.
"Well then don't think about losing weight. That person probably won't mind if you have a chubby stomach. Just don't get fat and crush him to death."
"Is that so?"
Hearing what she said, Itsuki blinked, and that thought popped into her mind.
"If Asada-kun doesn't mind how fat I am, then maybe I don't need to lose weight? Besides, Asada-kun doesn't hate me, being myself would make him happier..."
"No, that's not true—!"
Itsuki suddenly reacted, her ahoge swinging wildly on her head and her face as red as a tomato.
"My weight loss is just for myself, and it has nothing to do with Asada-kun!"
"Yeah, yeah, yeah~ Don't just stand there looking bewildered, come and help bring breakfast!"
"Oh..."
After Nino brought breakfast to the table, Itsuki went upstairs to wake up Ichika. This was originally Yotsuba's job, but sometimes she went to school early for morning practice, and this time it was Itsuki's turn to wake up Ichika.
After dragging Ichika out of bed, helping her put on her pajamas, and urging her to go to the bathroom, Itsuki returned to the living room and swallowed her saliva as she looked at the omelet rice.
Not long after, Ichika and Miku came down together.
The difference between them was that Miku looked quite awake, while Ichika seemed like she was still in a dream. She staggered and almost fell into the omelet rice when she sat at the dining table, which scared Nino.
"Can you be enthusiastic! We don't have time to wait for you to wash your hair before leaving!"
"Oh~"
Answering lazily, Ichika's eyes were half-closed, and she yawned as she picked up her utensils.
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