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After a long silence, it was Hayakawa who finally broke the calm.

"you…"

Hayakawa took a deep breath and said to Yotsuba, "It's about time we started studying properly."

Yotsuba pursed her lips: "Why?"

Hayakawa turned her head away: "Because that way you can get into a good university."

"I see... But even if you say you want to study hard,"

Yotsuba scratched her neat bob haircut and said somewhat embarrassedly, "It's too late to try now."

Hayakawa asked, puzzled, "Huh? Why? We're only in our first year of high school. Only one-sixth of our high school years have passed. Even if our foundation is weak, we can still catch up."

"Probably not."

Yotsuba blinked and pointed at herself: "Because I'm an idiot."

"..."

That's outrageous, there's no arguing with that.

"There's nothing I can do,"

Four Leaf shrugged, somewhat resignedly saying, "We five sisters are all pretty much the same in every way, including our brains. Look at May, she studies so hard, but her grades aren't much better. It's clear we're all idiots."

"hey-hey"

After saying that, Yotsuba gave a silly grin, instantly revealing her low intelligence.

"You say that,"

Hayakawa looked at Yotsuba expressionlessly: "Itsuki will be heartbroken to death if she hears this."

"Well!"

Yotsuba immediately realized that she had unintentionally said something hurtful to her sister, so she quickly covered her mouth and then blushed as she begged Hayakawa for forgiveness: "Please keep this a secret for me, don't tell Itsuki, please."

"..."

Hayakawa was somewhat speechless, and casually waved his hand, saying, "Let's not talk about this for now, but in my opinion, she doesn't even try hard enough."

"Ah, those words are what really hurt May!"

Yotsuba perked up immediately, pointing at Hayakawa with the excitement of someone who had found a criminal: "May-chan can accept people saying she's stupid, after all, she's already accepted that fact, but she'll definitely get angry if people say she's not working hard, because she's really been studying very diligently."

Hayakawa said dismissively, "If I say she's not trying hard enough, she has to accept it."

"Uh, that's too much,"

Hayakawa's attitude displeased Yotsuba, but she had never been assertive in front of Hayakawa and could only weakly retort, "She's always the last one to go to bed among the five of us sisters, and she studies every day."

"What's this? In my opinion, she hasn't been studying at all."

Hayakawa scoffed, thought for a moment, and explained, "If someone were to study with all their might, they would probably be so exhausted that they would vomit blood and faint, or become listless and lose their appetite due to chronic sleep deprivation, but I have never seen such symptoms in her."

Chapter 399 Nino's Misunderstanding

"Isn't this level of seriousness in your studies a bit off?"

After hearing this, Yotsuba remained silent for a long time, then said expressionlessly, "Normal study will not cause you to vomit blood or faint, nor will it cause you to lose your appetite due to lethargy."

Hayakawa looked at Yotsuba, then slowly shook his head and said, "Those who don't study won't understand me."

"Even those who study won't understand you!"

Yotsuba retorted loudly, then couldn't help but burst into laughter herself: "Hahahaha!"

Normally, arguing with someone as unreasonable as Hayakawa would drive an ordinary person crazy, making normal communication impossible. But there's no way around it; Yotsuba is probably not a normal person.

"What are you laughing at?" Hayakawa glanced at Yotsuba and said earnestly, "If May really wants to improve her grades, let me study in my own way. I'm sure it will be fine."

"...Hayakawa-kun, you sound like one of those old men who preach about studying," Yotsuba said with a slight look of disdain. She then bowed and apologized, "I'm sorry, but for the sake of my sister's health, please forgive me for refusing."

"..."

Hayakawa didn't answer immediately, but looked at Yotsuba and hesitated for a moment before asking, "And what about you?"

Yotsuba was taken aback: "Me? What do you mean?"

So, you see…

Hayakawa said slowly, "You can go to the sports club less often and spend more time reading, like having me teach you... that way your grades will be better."

"Hmm? Ah..."

Yotsuba looked confused for a moment, as if she didn't understand what Hayakawa meant. However, the next moment, a jolt of electricity flashed through her mind, and her eyes widened suddenly.

She stared blankly at Hayakawa, meeting his gaze. What emotions were contained in the girl's eyes—a faint expectation, an implication, or something else?

At this moment, Yotsuba felt as if she were standing at a crossroads in her life, where whether the future would be an abyss or a paradise would depend on her choices.

"I…"

Yotsuba's heart pounded, her pretty face flushed red with panic. She hurriedly looked down at Hayakawa's wound, downplaying the seriousness of the injury, and said, "Let me check your knee again..."

Yotsuba frantically checked the bandages tightly wrapped around Hayakawa's knee. She kept her head down so she couldn't see Hayakawa's expression, and she didn't dare to look up. She could only wait anxiously for Hayakawa to speak, as if she were awaiting her judgment.

She gently pulled on the bandage, but her mind wasn't on it at all; she was waiting for that voice.

After an unknown amount of time, the boy's voice came from above, tinged with disappointment: "Alright."

Yotsuba's heart suddenly ached, and her face turned pale. She felt that she had hurt someone important to her again, but there was nothing she could do; it was her choice.

Nino is definitely a better choice than herself. Even if Hayakawa is with her, she won't be happy. She believes that Hayakawa will eventually accept Nino happily, and then this little bit of sadness will be gone.

Yotsuba smiled slightly, but her nose inexplicably stung, and tears silently welled up and slid down her face.

Huh? Why am I crying?

Yotsuba covered her mouth to keep herself from making a sound; she didn't want Hayakawa to find out. The next moment, she heard the sound of a door opening behind her.

"Yotsuba! And Hayakawa,"

The girl's anxious voice came from behind.

That's Nino.

A tall, slender, and domineeringly beautiful girl with purple hair tied with a black butterfly headband rushed into the infirmary. Her voice rang out before she even arrived: "Are you alright..."

The sound stopped abruptly because Nino saw the scene in the infirmary.

Hayakawa was sitting on the hospital bed, while Yotsuba was squatting on the floor pretending to check his knees, but actually covering her face with her head to hide her sadness. Nino entered from the door and saw Yotsuba squatting between Hayakawa's legs with her back to her, looking down and doing something. Her soft shoulders and small head were moving. Hayakawa's school uniform pants had been pulled down and were pulled down to the bottom.

Nino Nakano: "...What are you two doing?"

"Why are you here, Nino!"

Hayakawa was clearly unaware of the misunderstanding his and Yotsuba's posture had caused. He only felt somewhat embarrassed in his current state and awkwardly said, "Isn't it class time now?"

Hayakawa's strange reaction made Nino even more certain of her idea. Her previous worries and concerns vanished, her face changed color, and she took a few steps forward without hesitation to pull Yotsuba away: "What are you doing, Yotsuba!"

When Yotsuba heard Nino's voice, her whole body froze on the spot. She had carried Hayakawa to the infirmary and had almost lost control of trying to steal him away earlier. It was obvious that she had run away, and now that Nino had caught her red-handed, she was filled with shame and her mind was racing. She didn't dare to move.

At that moment, Nino reached out and grabbed her arm, pulling her up from the ground. As soon as she got up, Nino looked at her face. Before her gaze could even land on her pink lips, she was drawn to her slightly red eyes and tear-filled face.

"..."

Nino's face suddenly turned extremely serious, looking as if she had been wronged, clearly indicating that something serious had happened.

Without hesitation, she shielded Yotsuba behind her, and for the first time, a cold expression appeared on Hayakawa's face. She frowned and asked in a hard tone, "What did you do just now? Did you bully Yotsuba?"

She glanced at Hayakawa and saw that, sure enough, his pants were off and he was only wearing underwear on his lower body.

So Yotsuba was facing that spot just now?

Nino's face darkened further as she thought about this: even if nothing else was done afterward, this act already constituted a crime.

"Bully?"

Hayakawa was stunned upon hearing this and fell into deep thought.

Did I bully Yotsuba just now? I don't think so. She insisted on having her wound treated, not that I forced her.

But Yotsuba cried.

Hayakawa noticed the tears in Yotsuba's eyes: Could it be that she felt humiliated when he offered to tutor her, and that's why she couldn't help but cry?

Uh... no.

If it were me, I would definitely feel ashamed, but Yotsuba probably wouldn't feel that way. If she were really that ashamed, she wouldn't have gotten a single-digit score.

Hayakawa was pondering, while Yotsuba began to explain for him.

"Nino, Hayakawa didn't bully me."

Seeing that the two were in a bad mood, Yotsuba quickly pulled Nino back.

Upon hearing this, Nino said without any politeness, "Yotsuba, don't speak. Let me ask you myself."

She knew very well how gentle and kind her younger sister Yotsuba was. Even if she was bullied, she would just keep quiet and swallow her anger. So Nino wouldn't listen to her and would definitely find out what happened herself and then take charge for her.

Chapter 400 Leg Broken

As for Hayakawa, although he is the person she likes, if he really bullies Yotsuba and does such a thing to her, then she will have liked the wrong person.

In short, there will be absolutely no mercy.

“You really misunderstood Nino,”

Seeing Nino's anxious expression, Yotsuba said in a more serious tone, "Look at the wound on Hayakawa's leg. He fell and hurt himself. I'm treating his wound."

Nino glanced over instinctively and saw the bandages wrapped around Hayakawa's leg. She immediately felt relieved. She knew what bandages looked like on Yotsuba, and they were similar to Hayakawa's. It seemed that she had indeed been treating the wound.

Nino had just breathed a sigh of relief when, as if she had thought of something, she asked Yotsuba, "Then why were you crying just now?"

"Uh... this."

Upon hearing this, Yotsuba's face stiffened, and she stammered, unable to utter a word.

How could she answer? She couldn't very well say that she was heartbroken and cried because she couldn't steal your girlfriend or like her future brother.

How can I possibly say something like that?!

"Ok?"

Nino noticed Yotsuba's strange reaction and her increasingly suspicious gaze. She felt that Yotsuba must be hiding something important from her. She had always felt this way, but she didn't know how to ask.

Seeing that Nino's expression was becoming increasingly suspicious, Yotsuba panicked and started rambling, "I cried because I saw that Hayakawa's knee was badly injured and I felt really bad."

"That's it."

Upon hearing this, Nakano Nino blinked, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.

This seemed like a plausible explanation, but upon closer inspection, it still didn't quite make sense. Based on Nino's understanding of Yotsuba over the years, while her younger sister was helpful and perhaps a little too enthusiastic, she wasn't the type to cry over a friend's injury.

There's something strange about why Hayakawa cried like this after injuring her leg.

Thinking of this, Nino couldn't help but recall the strange atmosphere between the two of them when she came in, and a strange feeling arose in her heart.

Hayakawa suddenly said, "I caught Yotsuba when she fell down the steps, which is why she fell like this. That's why she came over to help."

Upon hearing this, Yotsuba's eyes lit up. She glanced at Hayakawa with gratitude and quickly chimed in, "That's right, that's exactly it. I cried because of my intense guilt!"

It was indeed a strong sense of guilt, but for other reasons.

"Yotsuba fell down the stairs? Is she alright?"

Nino was startled and immediately put her suspicions aside. She first looked Yotsuba up and down with concern, and seeing that Yotsuba had no wounds, she turned her gaze to Hayakawa and bowed slightly with a guilty look in her eyes: "I'm sorry, Hayakawa, my little sister has caused you trouble. You must be in a lot of pain."

As she spoke, Nino bent down to look at Hayakawa's bandaged knee. Although she couldn't see the wound, she still showed a hint of worry.

"I'm fine. Yotsuba did a good job. I think the bleeding will stop and I'll recover soon," Hayakawa said nonchalantly. This little injury was nothing to him as an ascetic, not even as damaging as a monthly exam report card. He glanced at Nino and asked, "By the way, why did you come here? Isn't it during class time?"

“Ah, this,” Nino said, “Isn’t Yotsuba and I in the same class? Then during class, the teacher noticed that Yotsuba wasn’t there, so she asked around. It turned out that some classmates said they saw Yotsuba carrying Hayakawa from Class B to the infirmary. I was worried, so I asked the teacher for leave and came here.”

"That's it."

Hayakawa nodded, a vague sense of unease creeping into his heart.

A very troublesome thing seems to have already happened: Nino and Yotsuba are in Class C, and so is Ogata Rizu. They both know that they are in the infirmary, so Ogata Rizu must also know that she is in the infirmary. And if Ogata Rizu knows, it means that Furuhashi Fumino knows too.

This is a problem...

Hayakawa remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he had a vague feeling that disaster was about to strike, so he immediately said to Yotsuba and Nino, "Thank you, Nino. I'm fine now. You can take Yotsuba back to class."