Even with chuunibyou, let's learn together!

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"Then it comes down to Miku and Nino, right?"

Hayakawa said, "Yes, that should be it."

Nino usually seems like a girl who pays a lot of attention to her image, so she should be good at managing her figure. As for Miku... Hayakawa remembers that one night when he stayed at Nakano's house, Miku accidentally went to the wrong door and slept in his bed. He hugged her then, and she seemed a bit too light. If she were any thinner, she could be considered malnourished.

"OK, then let's reveal the answer,"

Ichika sneered: "Hayakawa's answers are all wrong. The correct answers are May, Yotsuba, Nino, Miku, and me."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Hayakawa silently turned to Yotsuba: "Ranked second? Then why were you nodding just now?"

"I think I eat quite little, but they don't think so,"

Yotsuba blushed and looked at Ichika reproachfully, "Ichika, I don't usually eat that much."

"Yes, although it's far from May, you usually exercise a lot and eat much more for dinner than us."

Ichika said without changing her expression, "Don't try to hide it. We all eat together, and we all know each other's portions."

Yotsuba immediately deflated upon hearing this, turning her head away and avoiding eye contact with Hayakawa, afraid that Hayakawa would think she was a pig that could be eaten.

It turns out that Yotsuba has a large appetite.

Hayakawa was slightly shocked, feeling that she had learned a little more about the angel of the skirt.

However, when we slept together last night, Hayakawa hugged her, and Yotsuba's clothes were all taken off. He touched her all sorts of places, both those he should and shouldn't have. He didn't feel that she was overweight anywhere. Her figure was very slender, flexible, and strong. She didn't have the same plump feeling as May. It seems that she was just more plump in comparison, or perhaps she had lost it all from club activities.

"Then it's Nino,"

Ichika said with a grin, "You didn't expect that, did you? Nino really loves cooking and is a chef, so she often tries different foods. She doesn't dislike good food and especially loves sweets."

"I see."

Hayakawa suddenly realized that if he liked cooking, he couldn't possibly dislike eating; he hadn't thought of that.

"Then there's Miku, she usually eats very little,"

Ichika continued, "Sometimes I see her eating only a sandwich for lunch and she's full. I'm really afraid she'll starve herself to death."

Hayakawa fell silent. Could eating only a sandwich for lunch, the most he could eat, really guarantee the supply of sugar for his brain to study every day?

So that's how it is. Because you don't study at all, you don't expend energy? Now I understand. That's why May can eat so much—she's the only one of the five sisters who's passionate about studying.

Despite eating so much, his grades were still in the single digits. His IQ must be incredibly low.

"Haha, see, you're completely wrong. Hayakawa-kun suffered a crushing defeat in the quintuplets game."

Ichika couldn't help but laugh at Hayakawa, covering her mouth and chuckling softly as her body trembled, while Hayakawa's face turned completely black.

"What about you?"

Hayakawa asked with a dark face, "Why don't you talk about yourself? Why do you eat so little?"

Miku only ate one sandwich for lunch (sixth). That was already very little. Then Ichika even ranked herself after Miku. So what did she eat for lunch? A piece of bread.

Why are you eating so little?

"I?"

Ichika paused slightly, then revealed a mysterious smile and turned her head away: "I naturally have all sorts of reasons, but let me keep them a secret here."

Ichika, whose dream is to become an idol, is the most conscious of her figure among the five sisters. She meticulously manages her nutrition every day, and her manager even sends her a private idol recipe book, which mainly consists of eggs, cauliflower, milk, and the like—a completely healthy diet.

"...I think you're lying."

Hayakawa said expressionlessly.

Yihua turned her head, her brows furrowing slightly: "Why?"

"Because you ordered quite a lot."

Hayakawa raised his chin slightly: "Such a big bowl of ramen, not a drop less than the portion."

Ichika was stunned for a moment. She looked down at the food she had ordered: a large bowl of ramen, chicken with lots of oil and salt and seasonings, and a cup of milk tea. It was clearly not a dish befitting an idol, and it was completely different from her usual diet.

If the manager saw this meal, he would definitely criticize it.

strangeness…

A look of confusion appeared on Ichika's face.

I usually manage my diet very naturally, so why did I forget about it for this meal?

"By the way, Nino, I'll eat less for dinner today. I was a bit too full yesterday."

"Is it alright for you to eat so little, Ichika?"

"No problem, I'm on a diet right now."

Even when I'm eating at home with my girlfriends, I never forget my idol's goals and try to eat slowly. So why am I chatting while eating today...?

Because I am very happy today.

Ichika slightly widened her eyes, recalling how she looked at the beginning; she seemed to smile much more often now. (8) (1) Delete

Because she was so happy today, she even forgot about her idol status and became the ordinary first-year high school student Ichinose again, the girl Ichika. She could eat her favorite food and milk tea, chat freely with her friends at the dinner table, and didn't have to follow those idol's rules...

But why... am I so happy today...?

"..."

A fleeting glance fell silently upon the boy beside her, who was standing with his head down, not uttering a word.

A vague answer was emerging in her mind, but she was unwilling to look at it.

Just as she was feeling lost, a loud bang came from outside.

"Boom!"

Chapter 454 A Typhoon Suddenly Appears

"Boom"

With a deafening roar, a bright light flashed, illuminating the world outside the store in perfect detail.

The three people instinctively closed their eyes at the sight of the bright light, then opened them at the same time. Hayakawa frowned and looked towards the shop entrance.

It was a flash of lightning, a crisp clap of thunder, and then a light drizzle began to fall from the sky, as if the heavens had received a signal to shower the earth with rain. The rain fell gently on the ground, creating a tender melody.

"boom!"

Just then, another deafening clap of thunder rang out, and lightning flashed, illuminating the three people. Outside the window, the few pedestrians who could still be seen scattered along the roadside were now fleeing back into the house, creating a desolate scene.

"So it rains at this time of year too,"

Yotsuba was stunned by the scene for a moment, and murmured, "This is the first time I've seen rain this late. This must be winter rain."

"We haven't really entered winter yet, it's just gotten colder."

Perhaps because of the thunder, Ichika Nakano's face was a little pale. After hearing Yotsuba's words, she forced a smile and explained, "It would definitely snow in the north at this time of year, but it's warmer here, so it's not surprising that it rains or snows."

As she spoke, her legs moved slightly, subtly half-hiding behind Hayakawa, as if trying to shield him from the wind, rain, and thunder outside.

"It seems so,"

Yotsuba scratched her head, then suddenly looked worried as if she remembered something: "This is troublesome. We still have to go home. Let's hurry back, otherwise we won't be able to get to the tram station if the rain gets heavier."

As Yotsuba spoke, her gaze involuntarily fell on the ramen in front of her. The three of them had been busy chatting, and the ramen hadn't been served for long, so each of them still had more than half a bowl left. If they just left like that, it would be a waste except for Hayakawa's pitiful bowl of somen. Besides, Yotsuba was a good girl and had developed a good habit of not wasting food a long time ago. The thought of her wasting a bowl of almost untouched ramen made her feel uncomfortable.

"Hey, should we go back now? No way."

When Ichika heard Yotsuba's words, she instinctively refused, but then realized that her reaction was a bit off, so she made up an excuse: "I haven't eaten much of my ramen yet, it would be a shame to leave now, and at this time of year, the rain outside will definitely make me feel freezing cold. Even if I use an umbrella to go to the train station, the rain will still fall on me. Let's wait a while until the rain stops before we go to the train station."

Without hesitation, Ichika said that her physical condition was not good, and she wasn't wearing many clothes today. She wasn't very resistant to the cold and didn't want to go out in the rain at this time, so she definitely wanted to wait for the rain to stop before going home... However, there were some other factors besides that, such as her inexplicably not wanting the meal to end like this.

"But…"

Yotsuba pursed her lips slightly, the worry still on her face: "What if the rain gets heavier and heavier, and it still hasn't stopped by the time we finish eating? Won't we be unable to get back?"

"How could this be? How could this be?"

Ichika laughed when she heard this: "It's almost winter, and the rain isn't heavy. Have you ever seen heavy rain in winter? When the weather gets cold, the rain turns into snow and doesn't fall from the clouds, hahaha."

Yotsuba wanted to say something, but Ichika quickly said, "I'm not wearing much today. If we get wet in the rain, we might catch a cold. Then we won't be able to go to class and study properly tomorrow, and we won't be able to do our homework. That would be a big loss."

"..."

Siye rolled her eyes, thinking to herself, "I've never seen you pay much attention to your studies before, and you usually just copy and paste your homework halfway through. Now you're bringing up your studies."

Yotsuba didn't believe Ichika at all, but Ichika wasn't saying this to her, but to Hayakawa who was standing next to her.

As expected, when Hayakawa heard that he had caught a cold and might not be able to attend class the next day, his expression immediately changed. He said in a deep voice with a dark face, "Wait until the rain stops before you leave."

His words were practically a decision, and Yotsuba naturally had no objections, so she lowered her head and silently ate her noodles.

"It's okay, the rain definitely won't be heavy."

Seeing this, Ichika adopted a charlatan's demeanor, closed her eyes and started calculating with her fingers, then added an extra layer of insurance: "If the rain hasn't stopped by the time we finish eating, I'll call a taxi to take us back."

"Ride-hailing services are expensive. If you spend that, will you still have that much pocket money left?"

Yotsuba asked in a low voice upon hearing this.

Taxis in Japan are already incredibly expensive, and those that are specifically called for a taxi will cost extra. Even Yotsuba, a wealthy woman who is used to saving money, would feel a little reluctant to spend it, let alone someone who usually spends lavishly.

Yotsuba strongly suspects that she's putting on a brave face.

"Hmmmm"

Ichika didn't say anything upon hearing this, but a mysterious smile appeared on her face.

As a highly popular high school idol who kept her identity hidden, she still had her own income, so she was actually the richest of the five sisters. The taxi fare was nothing to her.

"I'll take you home then."

Hayakawa, who was standing next to him, said something and then lowered his head to eat his noodles.

It was actually him who suggested waiting for the rain to stop before leaving; if anything went wrong, Hayakawa would take responsibility, and he would definitely be the one to call a taxi.

"Boom"

Another deafening clap of thunder sounded outside, causing Hayakawa to involuntarily look up at the light that illuminated the entire street.

At that moment, he had a bad feeling.

If it were just a light drizzle, the thunder seemed unusually loud. And looking up, the thick, dark clouds piled up over the city, as if to cover all the skyscrapers below, stretching as far as the eye could see. Looking out the window, there were no pedestrians on the road for a long time. The gale swept up all kinds of debris and garbage from the streets, tumbling and swirling in the air. Even the roadside trees were caught in the crossfire, clumsily twisting their bodies to avoid the arrows of rain, and soon they were covered in scales.

Will it really be just a light rain, like Ichika said?

Hayakawa shook his head: Just looking at what was outside, he knew this rain was going to be heavy.

After looking out the window for a while, Hayakawa turned his head to look into the warm interior. Beside him, two girls were chatting and laughing in a cozy atmosphere. In front of him was a bowl of ramen with dipping sauce that wasn't particularly delicious but suited his taste.

Hayakawa thought for a moment, then continued eating his noodles.

……

As it turned out, Hayakawa's ominous premonition was correct.

Perhaps it shouldn't be called a premonition, but rather Hayakawa's intuition as a strong person, like a wild beast roaming the primeval jungle, easily sensing danger with its sense of smell when hunting in its territory.

The same goes for Hayakawa.

Chapter 455 Nearby Inn

During the brief break while the three of them were eating noodles, the rain outside started to fall harder and harder without them noticing. By the time they realized it, the rainfall had reached an unbelievable level.

Hayakawa was so captivated by the sight outside that he couldn't look away, staring intently at the world outside the window.

The streets had become a world of rain. Water poured down from the eaves of shops like beads from a broken string, as if water were being poured from the sky, flowing and gushing, a vast expanse of white. Small puddles appeared on the ground, then small bubbles appeared in them, then they became large puddles, and finally the large puddles merged into a vast expanse of water. The water in the drainage ditches also rose, clearly indicating that the city's drainage system was unable to handle this sudden situation in the short term.

Besides the rain, there was also wind.

The open doors and windows along the roadside rattled and swayed violently from side to side as the wind and rain lashed against them. Suddenly, the roof tiles of a house ahead were whipped up by the wind and disappeared into the storm in the blink of an eye. In an instant, leaves, dust, and debris around them were blown up by the wind, flying wildly through the air and vanishing in the blink of an eye.

The rain grew increasingly torrential, and the dark sky seemed about to collapse. The gale chased the downpour, and the downpour chased the gale; together, they chased the dark clouds in the sky. The entire world was enveloped in rain, and the gale whipped the rain like countless whips, lashing the houses mercilessly.

"..."

Hayakawa stared in disbelief at everything. If the rain he had seen before was like "silver needles falling from the sky," then the scene before him was like "giant waves carried by the wind," threatening to destroy everything.

This was the first time he had ever seen such torrential rain.

"What is this?"

Hayakawa wasn't the only one stunned; Yotsuba and Ichika were also dumbfounded by what they saw, sitting in their chairs, staring blankly out the window.