บท 177: Nino and Fumino

　　The venue for the festival is not far from the school, and there will be a fireworks display to be promoted later. It is no wonder to meet classmates here.

　　However, the two of them were currently still caught in a different shock.

　　Furuhashi was shocked when Shinichi left, Itsuki and the others chased him as if they were looking for him... Could it be that Shinichi was being chased by the quintuplets?

　　Itsuki is surprised when Nino says that she saw Shinichi, and Furuhashi who Shinich has a good relationship with, just appeared here... Could it be that Shinichi not only came to the festival, but also took the two girls away together?

After their respective guesses appeared in their minds, it seemed as if a small flame had ignited in the bottom of their hearts, and both of them were displeased at the same time.

　　(Could it be that Asada-san didn't really want to hang out with the Student Council students, but he left so suddenly because he was afraid that Itsuki-san and the others would see us together...)

　　(Why, is he still afraid that Shuraba will happen? Is he at fault? Hmph!)

　　Like a jealous little girl, Furuhashi sulked.

　　(I thought he had something to do that day, so I gave up the idea of inviting him to the festival to calm him down… In the end, does so-called business mean going to a festival with two girls?)

　　(Even if the partners are just close classmates, it will give people the impression of a playboy, I really hope Asada-kun can pay attention to that.)

　　Knowing that this wasn't something she should complain about in that capacity, Itsuki pouted.

　　The atmosphere fell into an eerie silence.

　　Furuhashi took the takoyaki from Ogata, chewed it vigorously as if to vent her anger, and even accidentally broke a bamboo stalk in half with her fingers.

　　Itsuki quickly finished off the remaining strawberry shaved ice, her movements elegant and polite, but her brows furrowed, showing that she wasn't particularly interested.

　　Seeing the atmosphere that was somehow quiet, Nino glanced strangely at Itsuki, then looked at the two strange girls in front, and was amazed by their beautiful appearance.

　　The blue-haired girl is slender. Even though she has a flat chest, she has a good temper. She looks like a classic beauty right out of a painting.

　　The orange-haired girl is petite and beautiful, her breasts are plump in contrast to her height, her face is as cute as a doll, and her thin-rimmed glasses are placed on her small nose, adding a bit of rationality and serenity.

　　Both of them are rare beauties.

　　Feelings spontaneously crossed her mind, Nino asked.

　　"Itsuki, do you know them?"

　　Itsuki came back to her senses, and said quickly: "Ah, I forgot to introduce you... This is my classmate with Asada-kun, Furuhashi Fumino, another one..."

　　"Allow me to introduce you." Furuhashi took a step forward in time, and raised a warm and friendly smile like a spring breeze, "I am Furuhashi Fumino, Asada-san's seatmate, please give me your advice! She is my friend, Ogata Rizu from Class D 2nd year..."

　　Ogata ended the conversation and nodded: "Ogata Rizu, please give me your suggestion."

　　"I am Nakano Nino, please give me your suggestions!" With a bright smile, Nino stretched out her hand and shook hands with them.

　　"My name is Nakano Itsuki. This is our first time meeting. Please give me your advice." Itsuki bowed slightly to Ogata.

　　Ogata returned that just as seriously: "This is our first time meeting, please give me your advice."

　　"By the way, I have met four of you, five sisters, they really look alike."

　　Furuhashi was the first to bring up the topic.

　　"We are indeed quintuplets." Nino shrugged and said "I don't know how many people have said that ever since I was a kid, as long as we had the same hairstyle, no one there except our family would recognize us"

　　"That looks amazing... But there must be a lot of problems in life, right?"

　　"Oh, you understand well! It really sucks when strangers ask us if we have telepathy, if we use disguises to take the exam..."

　　Under Itsuki and Ogata's slightly confused gazes, the two friendly girls chatted and soon became friends, and started calling each other by first names.

　　"By the way, Nino..." Furuhashi wanted to ask her about Shinichi. For example, why are they so eager to find Shinichi.

　　In order not to be misunderstood, Ogata spoke first when she chose more subtle and roundabout words.

　　"Do you have anything to do with Shinichi-san?"

　　Furuhashi looked straight at her and covered her face.

　　"Eh... I can't say there's anything wrong..." Suddenly being asked such a question, Nino was stunned for a moment, and after spitting out the answer, she suddenly frowned.

　　"Shinichi-san?"

　　What, this intimate designation...

　　Even though Miku and Ichika also called Shinichi by his first name, for some reason, Nino reflexively became displeased when she heard such a name from another girl.

　　Is this man so popular with women?

　　Of course, she didn't show any irritation in her heart, but smiled sweetly and answered her in a gentle voice.

　　"It's just that I just saw him appear here, so I came to look for him out of curiosity. After all, he is our chairman, so we can't just turn a blind eye."

　　"I see." Ogata nodded, then pointed to where Shinichi had gone, and said without thinking, "Shinichi-dan came to the festival with the students from the Student Council, so he went there."

　　"Ri-Ricchan..." At first Furuhashi wanted to stop her, he didn't want to tell the two people in front of her about Shinichi's information... Forget it, they could call Shinichi to find out.

　　So she put down her half-extended hand, and she studied the expressions of the two of them.

　　After Itsuki heard the words, she understood, the doubts in her heart were finally resolved, the corners of her mouth rose involuntarily, and her mood improved greatly.

　　Nino sighed, and whispered to herself: "Finally, this guy also came out to play... Forget it, the festival is so big, I probably won't meet him later, so don't worry about it."

　　If she really met him by chance, treat him to a fried noodle or candy apple, as a token of gratitude for his daily hard work… Of course, she wouldn't be invited to a birthday party, which was exclusive to their special holiday.

　　Thinking of this, Nino looked where Ogata was pointing, and after searching in vain, she turned her gaze to Furuhashi.

　　Nino raised her eyebrows. Although she had a strange feeling in her heart, she didn't pay much attention to it, and just smiled at her.

　　"Okay, we will also meet other sisters, let's say goodbye here, we will talk later when we have time!"

　　"I'm free to chat." Furuhashi also smiled back, and after saying goodbye, the two groups of people went in the direction they wanted.

　　—Not long after, the footsteps stopped at the same time.

　　Nino turned to look at Furuhashi.

　　"It is such a coincidence. Are you also going there?"

　　"Yeah, I've never been there so I just went to see if there was anything good." Furuhashi brushed her hair behind her ear, and met her gaze with a smile.

　　Maybe it's a coincidence? Both of them headed in the same direction, namely the direction that Shinichi had just pointed out by Ogata.

　　As if some kind of inexplicable sense of confrontation was ignited, Nino and Furuhashi looked at each other with friendly smiles on their faces but when their eyes met there seemed to be a burst of electricity in the air.

　　Itsuki and Ogata, who were behind them, had their faces filled with confusion.

　　In this seemingly tense atmosphere, Ogata looked at Itsuki, and held out a takoyaki box. Itsuki was taken aback, and stretched out his hand towards the stick, earning her a nod. After that, while saying thanks, she picked up the takoyaki and threw it in her mouth, showing a happy smile.

　　At this time-

　　The sky suddenly rained