There is no self-confidence, but there is absolute determination to win.
Nino raised her eyebrows: "Are you talking about that Warring States game of yours? Remember to call it invincible or something…"
"You don't need to know this," Miku smiled mysteriously.
"By the way, I never told you that I not only like historical games, but also like Warring States generals such as Takeda Shingen and Date Masamune."
"Hah? Do you like that uncle with the mustache?" Nino remembered the ugly uncle depicted in the textbook. She looked at Shinichi directly and suddenly burst out laughing while bending her elbows.
"Hahahaha... Hey, did you hear that? What Miku likes is not a literature club member like you who reads books every day, but an old man with a mustache who holds a sword and a gun? Are you disappointed?"
Miku expresses her dissatisfaction with Nino for openly sowing discord, and she immediately fights back.
"Isn't it the same as Nino? Is there a poster of a handsome man in the room? The last time Shinichi came to stay over, you tore everything down, and put it back together after the sleepover. You really like handsome men."
Nino wouldn't be knocked down by such a weak counterattack, the two started fighting again.
"Just because I like handsome guys doesn't mean I want to date handsome guys!"
"That's not what you said before. You keep complaining every day because you don't have such a handsome and cold-hearted man as your boyfriend..."
"Hah? Did I say that? Sorry I forgot. If you have proof, just listen."
"Misdirection. Shinichi's appearance may not suit you. You might as well give up early and go after that handsome guy... There just happens to be a yellow-haired guy with earrings there. Just borrow an umbrella from him, and a new meeting is waiting for you."
"Your tongue is really getting sharper... But sorry, I just rejected a handsome guy for Shi-kun this morning. I value a person's heart and talent more than looks!"
Shinichi: "😐"
(My heart... No, my face was suddenly shot many times)
(Can't you worry about the client sandwiched between you, who doesn't say anything but gets shot for no apparent reason? Is there any harm in being unhandsome?)
(I consider myself above average looking, so I don't do anything to disappoint the public!)
(Well, at least I'm on the same level as Fuutarou and Nariyuki...)
Shinichi became depressed for some reason.
Miku and Nino were still glaring at each other.
"I wanted to ask beforehand, what the hell is Shi-kun?"
Nino smiled proudly: "That's my exclusive name for him. After all, we have a relationship like this. Isn't it too foreign to call him by his surname?"
Miku muttered: "This clearly has nothing to do with it... And Shi-kun sounds like a mushroom. Do you want to say that Shinichi is the same as a kind of bacteria?"
Shinichi becomes increasingly depressed.
"That's what you said, not me." Nino rested her head on Shinichi's shoulder like a baby, and said sweetly, "Even bacteria can make people catch love sickness. Good bacteria~"
Miku looked disgusted: "Nino, so disgusting..."
Suddenly, Shinichi stopped.
On their way forward, there happened to be a puddle blocking it, the rain did not stop, and the water surface continued to splash.
If he is still small, he will probably happily jump and splash enough water to make his parents beat him.
But these three were old enough to play, and Yotsuba wasn't there, so naturally they wouldn't accidentally step on it and get it shoes wet.
So, they prepared to take a detour.
Shinichi stood still, while Miku and Nino each held his arm and looked at each other in surprise.
Then they said in unison.
Nino tried to pull Shinichi towards him, even though she was directly hit by the rain, she didn't care.
After pulling him for a moment, they found that Shinichi wasn't moving. They had no choice but to hide under the umbrella, looking at Shinichi at the same time again.
"Shi-kun, you decide—"
"Do you want to come with Nino or come with me?"
With sharp gazes, the two girls simultaneously emitted a sinister aura.
"You must be following me, right?"
Nino's hand squeezed his arm harder.
But Shinichi felt that, Nino's hand was very strong...
It really hurts.
In any case, this choice seems unavoidable.
After pondering for a moment, Shinichi sighed in resignation, and handed his umbrella to Nino.
"Why..." Nino took the umbrella, before the question was spoken, Shinichi took the coat from Miku's hand.
At this moment, they all had a premonition in their hearts.
Could it be that Shinichi has had enough and is planning to run away in the rain wearing a coat?
To prove this expectation, Shinichi who had not resisted until now, used a little force to break free from their hands, and his arms that were clamped by the plump breasts, finally became free.
There seemed to be a smile on his face.
Usually before he ran away, he would smile like a child.
At that time, Nino and Miku didn't care where Shinichi wanted to go, they were so anxious that they reached out to hug him, not wanting him to leave like this.
A pair of arms suddenly opened behind their backs, and hugged their shoulders, lowering their heads to rest on his chest.
The slightly damp but warm coat in his hand also covered the three of them, creating a shadow under the umbrella.
"…Stop arguing, it's okay with this, right?"
His calm voice sounded overhead.
They could both hear his loud heartbeat, but his expression was calm.
They looked at each other in surprise, and both found that each other's face was slightly reddish. The awkward smile only appeared for less than a second, then the pupils lost their light, and they asked without emotion.
"I have an opinion. Shinichi, why do you have to cover yourself with a coat when you have an umbrella? What does this have to do with walking left or right?"
"I also have an opinion. Shi-kun, do you want to use this method to fool us? Or are you planning to accept our feelings at once and directly express your determination to stand on both sides here?"
Facing the questions of the two girls who looked dissatisfied, Shinichi said helplessly.
"You guys really don't understand..."
Before the two girls got really angry, he let them know through his actions what he was planning to do.
Shinichi took a step forward and immediately stepped into the puddle.
Nino and Miku who were being carried on their shoulders, didn't react before they stepped together into the puddle. They stared at the feet of the three people who were making small splashes.
Then the water quickly gets into the soles of the shoes, and the socks and soles of the feet. The uncomfortable feeling of wetness made them tremble.
Shinichi led them through the puddles. He stared at the dark rain clouds in the distance.
"Do you know?"
"The closest way to the end is to walk straight..."
And that sentence is like a famous quote.
If he used these words as his last words, he might be remembered forever.
A second later, the girls' cold voices came from his arms. From left to right, fingers pinched his waist.
"Shinichi..."
"Shi-kun..."
Right now, while holding the two girls in his arms, Shinichi felt happy for some reason.
"Stupid. E. Coli."
"Stupid! Playboy! Go to hell!
"By the way, why E.coli? "
"Because I only remember this bacteria..."