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Just as she was speaking, the owner of the voice not far away seemed to have noticed the sound nearby, and the mournful voice she emitted instantly became even more shrill.

"Nino~"

"Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

Fumino Furuhashi and Riju Ogata huddled together and simultaneously let out terrified screams.

"Stop howling."

Hayakawa impatiently tapped each of the two girls on the head; he already recognized the voice.

"I'll go over there for a moment."

Hayakawa stepped forward, but someone grabbed his hand, and he turned around in confusion.

"No...don't go there, it's dangerous."

Riju Ogata gripped his hand tightly, her pale face shaking like a rattle-drum, her expression filled with worry and fear.

"……Don't worry."

Hayakawa paused for a moment, then gently pulled her hand away and said, "It's okay."

After saying that, Hayakawa walked forward and quickly found the source of the sound. It was under a tree, and as expected, he saw May sobbing with her head in her hands under the tree.

"What are you doing here?"

Hayakawa said expressionlessly, "May."

"Eh?"

Upon hearing the sound, the red-haired girl looked up blankly, her tearful eyes widening instantly.

"…Hello?"

Seeing that she was standing there blankly without reacting, Hayakawa asked with some confusion, "Are you alright?"

Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Second One Searches and Seeks

"Hayakawa-san!"

When Nakano Satsuki saw Hayakawa in her eyes, the familiar figure instantly calmed her frightened heart. The next moment, she burst into tears and stood up, her eyes brimming with tears, ready to rush over.

"Are you okay?"

Having been hugged twice before, Hayakawa was already on guard. He expressionlessly reached out and caught May, asking, "Why are you here all alone?"

"Nino...Nino is gone!"

Upon hearing this, May was immediately startled and said excitedly, "I got separated from Nino."

"Nino? She's your sister too, isn't she?"

Hayakawa thought to himself that he had finally collected all five sisters' illustrations, so he asked, "She came in with you, right?"

"Yes…"

May nodded hurriedly. The presence of familiar people nearby instantly emboldened her. She peered around cautiously, trying to find her sisters, but all she saw was a desolate forest.

"Hayakawa?"

At this moment, Fumino Furuhashi and Rizu Ogata, who had been hiding nearby, finally mustered up their courage and cautiously walked over.

"Four leaves?"

Upon seeing May, Fumino Furuhashi was immediately startled and quickly came over, asking with concern, "What are you doing here? Are you hurt?"

"This isn't Clover,"

Hayakawa explained, then pointed to her signature star hair clip and her neat, well-behaved student hairstyle, saying, "This is May."

"what?"

Fumino was startled and looked at May's face, murmuring, "They really look alike, almost exactly the same."

"Hayakawa-san, who are these two?"

Fumino Furuhashi stared blankly at the girl in front of her, secretly surprised.

There's a saying that beautiful girls are attracted to each other, and this is undoubtedly the case now. The sudden appearance of two beautiful girls completely overwhelmed May.

Who is it? Who is it? It's so beautiful!

"Is this May?"

Fumino Furuhashi also secretly observed May, secretly marveling at her delicate face and cleavage, even feeling a little envious.

Although she was a little embarrassed, she always felt that her appearance and height were very good, at least she was very satisfied with her identity as a young girl. The only thing she was not satisfied with was her breasts. If they were a little bigger, even Fumino Furuhashi would inevitably become proud. However, although she wanted her breasts to be bigger, Rizu's were a bit too big, and she didn't even dare to fantasize about them.

So, for her, the perfect girl archetype would be someone about her height and with a slightly smaller bust than Rizu. That would be perfect. And the girl in front of her was undoubtedly that type: the right height, the perfect figure, and the right bust...

Fumino Furuhashi silently turned her head away, a hint of envy in her eyes. If she hadn't already seen Yotsuba, she would have been even more shocked.

"This is Fumino Furuhashi, and this is Rizu Ogata."

Hayakawa gave a concise introduction.

"Huh? You two, Furuhashi-kun and Ogata-kun?"

Nakano Satsuki said in surprise.

"Haha...yes."

Fumino Furuhashi assumed that May had heard her name from other students, so she nodded shyly.

"so…"

Nakano Satsuki glanced at the two girls and whispered, "Are you the students that Hayakawa-san tutors?"

Fumino Furuhashi: "..."

“I’m teaching them for now,”

Hayakawa coughed lightly: "But these are all school assignments, so they don't count as tutoring."

"I see. Nice to meet you, Furuhashi-kun, and Ogata-kun."

Nakano Satsuki nodded and looked at the two girls, introducing herself in a serious manner: "I am Nakano Satsuki, and I am currently a member of Class B. I hope you will take care of me in the future."

They were actually classmates.

Fumino Furuhashi felt a chill run down her spine, secretly glanced at Hayakawa, and then said, "Hello, May, I'm Fumino Furuhashi."

Ogata calmly replied, "Hello, Ogata Rizu."

"Please pause your self-introductions for now,"

Hayakawa chimed in, "May, weren't you looking for your sister? Where did you two get separated?"

"On that path over there,"

Upon hearing this, Nakano Satsuki quickly pointed in a direction: "Back then, we walked together. It seemed like something suddenly crawled onto Nino's and my feet. I was so scared that I ran away. Nino seemed to have run away too, but I don't know which direction she ran to. I can't find her now. But this forest isn't big. If we look in that direction, we should be able to find Nino... That's what I think."

Nakano Satsuki rattled off a string of words in one breath, then took a breath and cautiously looked at Hayakawa in front of her, a hint of anticipation in her eyes.

"Oh, I see. I see."

Hayakawa pondered silently, then nodded expressionlessly.

Back to the dorm.

"Hey!"

Gu Qiao, who was standing nearby, immediately saw through the unscrupulous man's intentions. She reached out a hand, grabbed his sleeve, pulled him aside, and whispered, "Aren't you going to help May?"

"I…"

Hayakawa's eyes were empty and devoid of emotion: "I want to go back to my studies."

"Boom!"

Fumino Furuhashi punched him in the stomach without hesitation, making Hayakawa grunt, then smiled gently; "That's Yotsuba's sister, you go help her."

Hayakawa: "...Okay."

If this gets out, it might cause unnecessary trouble, and finding someone probably won't take long, so please help me look for one.

"I'll help you find it."

Hayakawa raised his head, patted his chest, and promised, "I will definitely find it for you."

Nakano Satsuki blushed instantly and stammered in a low voice, "Thank you, Hayakawa-san."

Fumino Furuhashi: "..."

I, who should have been the one to thank, received not a single word of gratitude, while Hayakawa, who was only after fame and fortune, reaped a great deal of praise.

……

"Nino~ Where are you?"

"Nino-kun!"

The woods were too dark at night, so finding someone wasn't as easy as I'd imagined. Sometimes I'd see one or two figures, only to find out they were other classmates when I got closer, which was a bit embarrassing.

"Did you call Nino in May?"

Hayakawa looked towards the bushes in the distance and then turned to ask May.

"There's no cell phone signal in this grove."

Nakano Satsuki reached into her pocket and showed Hayakawa her phone screen; it had only one bar of signal and was flickering.

"That's troublesome,"

Hayakawa said with a headache, "Searching like this is inefficient. We're searching all over the woods, but she might have already gone back."

"This shouldn't be... right?"

Nakano Satsuki hesitated and said, "If Nino goes out and doesn't see me, she'll definitely come in looking for me, just like I'm looking for her now."

Hayakawa gave a strange look. What's with this nested doll thing? She's looking for you, you're looking for her. Shouldn't both of you leave the woods first, according to normal logic? Who would start recruiting in this forest?

Perhaps that's how these two sisters are.

Hayakawa Shiro looked at May searching around and felt a little anxious.

Chapter Thirty-Eight: First Encounter with Nino

Damn it, when will we ever find this?

It's such a rare opportunity, and I'm wasting my precious study time. I was planning to do this (writing practice papers) and that (memorizing exam questions) with Furuhashi and Ogata as soon as I got back to the dorm.

Hayakawa Shiro became increasingly agitated, and his brows furrowed involuntarily.

Just as he was feeling flustered, Fumino Furuhashi suddenly reached out and gently patted his junior, whispering reassuringly, "Don't worry, Hayakawa-kun."

Hayakawa paused for a moment, then shook his head to indicate that he was fine.

How could I not be anxious? There are only a few days left until the exam. Every minute I waste now feels like my heart is slowly bleeding.

"I'll go look over there."

Hayakawa muttered something under his breath and headed down a deserted path, in the opposite direction from where May had come from. Hayakawa thought that May had been in a panic and might have run towards this spot, so going back the way she came might lead her to Nino.

After saying that, he walked in that direction, with the sound of the ancient bridge comforting the ancient bridge behind him.

"May, don't worry..."

"Thank you."

……

Hayakawa never expected that after walking along the path, he would see a completely different side of this forest.

First of all, it was too quiet. In the previous place, one could still faintly hear the whispers and laughter of the students entering the jungle, but after walking along the path, not to mention the students' voices, even the sounds of the wind and cicadas seemed to have disappeared. Only the occasional sound of one's own footsteps could be heard in the empty, earthy air.

Dark clouds obscured the moon, shrouding the entire earth in darkness. The once ferocious branches of the trees were now submerged in gloom, appearing listless and powerless.

"..."

Hayakawa looked up at the starry sky, where countless stars twinkled in the boundless deep blue, and he searched in the dark forest beneath them.

However, he found the girl, a pink-haired girl huddled together beside a rock, shivering.