บท 255: A girl's heart is like a lake, rippled by small stones

　　At this moment, the originally gloomy conversation increased in volume, and Shinichi's surprised words rang clearly in their ears.

　　"Mom invited you to our house for dinner?! Obviously last time…"

　　Speaking of this, his voice suddenly fell again.

　　But the five people outside the door were already shaken by this sentence, and their faces were shocked.

　　Five pairs of eyes of the same color opened wide, and heads that were usually dull were analyzing the information hidden in this passage at an incredible speed at this moment.

　　According to Itsuki's information, there is only one woman in the Asada family, and that is Shinichi's mother.

　　As for last time... Had Fumino really been there once? And it seems she got along well with Shinichi's mother, otherwise the other party wouldn't have sent out the invitation on her own initiative.

　　It means-

　　Because Shinichi really liked Fumino, so he specially invited her to have dinner at home, to match the two of them (personal imagination)?

　　At this moment, the atmosphere became dignified.

　　No matter who, there was no smile on the quintuplets' faces.

　　"Shinichi will leave soon, you have to go alone."

　　There was no sound, the dead silence lasted for a while, Nino snorted, and was about to get up and leave with displeasure on her face.

　　Ichika took her hand and shook her head.

　　Miku crouched on the ground, her head buried in her knees, her hands tightly wrapped around her calves, and curled up into a ball.

　　Yotsuba frantically tried to lighten the mood, but didn't know what to do.

　　Itsuki frowned.

　　But that too at this time—

　　"Are you kidding? You scared me... Let's talk about schoolwork later, it's more important now..."

　　The deliberately magnified voice came out again, and then gradually became indistinct.

　　Quintuplets: "😐"

　　Miku raised her head, there was no loss and sorrow in her eyes, her expression brightened, and a smile bloomed.

　　One after another, the sound of soothing breathing sounded quietly outside the door, and their faces showed a smile.

　　Just because of Shinichi's words, it made their minds agitated, and he easily cleared their anxiety.

　　The quintuplets confirmed one more thing from the bottom of their hearts.

　　Now... At least for now, Shinichi is very important to them.

　　It was imperative that they had just heard of the possibility of losing him, and the five of them panicked like idiots, and even did things like eavesdropping, becoming unlike their usual selves...

　　Although the order is somewhat reversed, the emotions remain the same.

　　However, after realizing this fact, the girls' minds must have changed.

　　Only after losing it can we realize how important something is.

　　Luckily, they hadn't lost it yet, and their "Chairman" would need at least five days to part ways with them and become strangers.

　　Previously, there was still an opportunity to appreciate this moment of gradual change.

　　They had to make appropriate changes… Otherwise, the uneasiness that enveloped the heart would sooner or later become a reality.

　　Ichika's fingertips traced her lips.

　　Nino clenched her fists.

　　Miku touched the phone in her pocket.

　　Yotsuba noticed their expressions.

　　In contrast, Itsuki relaxed.

　　The quintuplets outside the door fell into their own thoughts.

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　　"Asada-san? What is it? I think I just heard you…"

　　Shinichi distanced himself from the door and window panels, and spoke in a normal voice.

　　"It's okay, I just thought about it…" Shinichi sighed, "I can't stop her from doing what mother wants to do. If you don't mind, welcome as a guest."

　　"Um, let's make an appointment after forest school is over. That's right, we can have a reading club after dinner!" Fumino laughed happily.

　　Shinichi hung up the phone, sat on the bed, and rubbed his temples.

　　"These idiots..."

　　He looked into the gap in the door, but it was now occupied by several black shadows.

　　The lesson he learned from the rooftops let him know right away that the five people were eavesdropping on his phone conversation outside the door, or rather, since they all chose to eavesdrop, it was only natural for them to commit crimes.

　　Helplessness was helplessness, but he wasn't upset that his privacy had been invaded. He just wanted to take their first two slaps as a lesson.

　　He knew how much these girls depended on him, and it was also because of this entrusted responsibility that he was able to uphold absolute faith in success and work hard until now.

Thus, there was no need to get angry over such trivial matters, he could even talk to Fumino in front of them, and it was fine to turn on the speaker to let them hear.

　　Now that he didn't even have a girlfriend, he wouldn't feel guilty at all, but he wasn't used to their eavesdropping behavior, he could do whatever he wanted, and wouldn't change because of them.

　　His intuition told him that if he kept it hidden, one day the quintuplets would form a group and head over to his house to have dinner with Fumino.

　　Thinking of the happy smile that might appear on mom's face, and the ensuing colic and headache...

　　This kind of development, he absolutely must be avoided!