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After leaving Hayakawa's room in April, instead of heading towards her own room, she turned and walked in another direction, eventually stopping in front of a door.
Without the slightest hesitation, Yotsuba pushed open the door and went inside.
The room was a mess, with all sorts of girls' clothes, magazines, dolls, pillows, cosmetics, books... a whole variety of things, but no place to even step.
Just by looking at this messy floor, you can tell who owns this house.
Yotsuba looked ahead and, as expected, saw a girl.
The girl stood by the window, the beautiful and tranquil moonlight shining on her exquisite figure. Her skin was as white as cream spread on a cake, like a layer of snow covering a coniferous forest. Her legs were long and beautiful, straight like a ballerina ready to leap. Her delicate features were dazzlingly beautiful, and her pink eyes were like shimmering water, lively and seemingly able to speak. She was like the moon goddess in ancient Greek mythology who helped those in distress, mysterious and gentle.
At that moment, Yotsuba was stunned by Ichika's breathtaking beauty. Even though the two had the same facial features, they gave off completely different impressions.
It's like both of them have short hair, but Yotsuba gives off a lively, innocent, refreshing, and energetic vibe, reflecting the golden sunlight like a boy; while Ichika's hair is even shorter, only reaching her neck, but she gives off a gentle, tolerant older sister vibe, like a mature adult who would comfort a wounded child at any time, completely different from me.
In fact, there is no superiority or inferiority between the two kinds of beauty, but it is relative to the people involved. Even Yotsuba knows that at least among the boys in the school, Ichika is much more popular than her. Some boys in her class even asked her to get Ichika's contact information, but she was always refused.
Her popularity mainly comes from the girls in the sports club, while Ichika's popularity comes from the boys' discussions. She is a girl of the schoolgirl level.
But it hasn't gotten to this point yet!
What have they all become? They look like the girls I often see on TV. I just saw Nino's collection of idol posters and photobooks.
Yotsuba had no idea when Ichika had left her so far behind, because it wasn't just that she had become more beautiful, but more like her mind had been freed from its constraints, and thus she had suddenly become enlightened.
Just like... a girl in love.
Yotsuba's heart skipped a beat, and she walked forward.
"Yotsuba, what brings you here?"
Ichika turned around and gave Yotsuba a gentle smile.
Four Leaf said, "Didn't you send me?"
Ichika's smile remained unchanged: "When did I say that?"
Yotsuba paused for a moment, then whispered, "Because you didn't say goodnight to me... I know you want me to come to your room to talk to you."
Saying goodnight before bed is a habit of Yihua's.
If all five sisters are present, she won't say goodnight to each of them individually; she'll just say "Goodnight everyone." But if there are only one or two sisters, Ichika will never say goodnight to just one of them; she'll say it to each of them to ensure fairness.
This is the responsibility of the eldest sister, and it is also Ichika's gentle nature hidden in the details. Among the five sisters, only Yotsuba can keenly perceive these details because she is the one who cares the most about the relationship between the five sisters.
So when Yotsuba noticed something was off, she chose to come to Ichika's room, and it turned out she was right.
"Four-leaf clover..."
Ichika's smile faded, and she said with a sigh, "I knew you were the sister who cared most about these kinds of details."
Yotsuba didn't answer; she didn't know what Ichika meant by those words.
"Yotsuba." Ichika thought for a moment, then looked at Yotsuba and asked, "You like Hayakawa, right?"
Yotsuba paused for a moment, somewhat puzzled. Didn't Ichika already know that?
But she still nodded in agreement, whispering, "Yes... I only like him now."
"I like him too."
"Ichika Nakano said calmly."
"..."
That's a direct approach right from the start?!
And it turns out she really did fall in love, so all her previous suspicions were true?!
"Why would people with such different personalities fall in love with the same person?"
Ichika said somewhat dejectedly.
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"this…
Yotsuba stammered, "I don't know either, but..."
But no matter how you look at it, I was the one who liked you first, right? Ichika, you're a latecomer to this world, it's about time...
"In short, Hayakawa-kun is mine, and I won't give any of it to you, Yotsuba."
Ichika suddenly smiled gently and let out a long sigh of relief: "Hmm, so this is what it feels like to say what I've been holding back for so long. I feel much better."
"..."
"This...this can't be done!"
Yotsuba seemed to wake from a dream, her eyes wide and her breathing becoming extremely rapid. The violent heaving of her chest revealed her inner shock: "This is so unreasonable."
"Any questions?"
Ichika looked at him calmly, as if she were a stranger: "It's normal for a high school girl like a boy she knows. Just because you like him too, does that mean I have to give him to you? That would be unreasonable."
"That's not how it is..."
Yotsuba frantically tried to regain her composure. She wanted to tell Ichika that she and Hayakawa were in love, that they were mutually attached, and that Hayakawa had even hugged her and told her he liked her, unlike her sudden intrusion.
“It’s different, Hayakawa likes me.”
Yotsuba blushed and said, "Ichika's sudden statement filled me with a sense of crisis. Forgetting her embarrassment and the fear of hurting Ichika, she closed her eyes tightly and gritted her teeth, saying, 'He also kissed me…'"
He kissed me too.
Ichikado (The Path of Flowers).
In an instant, Yotsuba was struck dumb, frozen in place.
Hayakawa... also kissed Ichika?
"Yes, he kissed me first, that night at the hotel."
Nakano Ichika remained calm. Although Hayakawa had mistaken her for Yotsuba that day, a kiss was a kiss. Although something felt off, she hadn't lied.
"..."
Yotsuba stood there blankly, her eyes vacant.
"Um…"
Seeing Yotsuba's expression, Ichika added, "But back then, he didn't recognize me as Ichika; he thought I was you."
"Eh?!!"
Life's ups and downs can happen in an instant. Yotsuba seemed to suddenly regain the ability to breathe and think, and she was completely stunned.
"Seriously, didn't you say he could recognize who you were? Turns out he couldn't even tell me who I was."
Nakano Ichika turned her head away, annoyed, and said, "In the end, when I pretended to be you, he mistook me for you and kissed me. I lost my first kiss."
"This is so strange. You were able to recognize me immediately before..."
Yotsuba breathed a sigh of relief and asked, somewhat puzzled.
"I guess he can tell by his hairstyle or something. We can try it next time, like when the five sisters come to cause trouble."
Nakano Ichika waved her hand dismissively: "That's not important. What's important is that I lost my most precious first kiss, so Hayakawa needs to take responsibility."
"what?"
Yotsuba was immediately shocked: "This..."
"What is this?"
Ichika glared at him and said fiercely, "Does that mean I don't have to take responsibility just because Hayakawa admitted his mistake? That was my first kiss!"
Yotsuba thought to herself, "Isn't this the consequence of you deceiving Hayakawa in the first place?" However, looking at Ichika's fierce expression, Yotsuba was a little hesitant to argue with her and could only weakly raise her hand and say, "Um... I lost my first kiss too."
“I know, but we’re different,” Ichika said confidently. “Didn’t you give me your first kiss willingly? I was kissed by Hayakawa, so I was the one who was bullied, and he has to respond.”
Yotsuba Nakano: "..."
This person is so good at arguing and sophistry!
"Well…"
Yotsuba puffed out her pink cheeks like a hamster with its fur standing on end, but she was too clumsy with words to argue with this person and couldn't think of a rebuttal for a while, so she could only stand there and sulk.
"And at first I didn't even know Hayakawa. It was Yotsuba who suddenly told me how she and this guy knew each other since they were little, how much she liked him, and even dragged me to help him. That's why I became curious about Hayakawa and went to learn about him, and eventually developed feelings for him and started to like him."
Before Yotsuba could speak, Ichika pressed her advantage, listing a whole host of reasons: "So, Yotsuba, you also bear some responsibility. If it weren't for you, I would never have fallen for Hayakawa, nor would I have even considered dating. And now I'm already in love... You were the one who dragged me into this vortex in the first place, and now you're the one pulling me out. From beginning to end, it's Yotsuba who's made me feel terrible every day."
After saying this, Ichika let out a long sigh, which actually contained a hint of genuine loneliness.
"I only got involved in this in the first place because I wanted to help you and Hayakawa get together,"
Ichika turned her head away from Yotsuba and said in a wronged tone, "Now that something has happened, you've abandoned me again. I can't control these feelings myself."
"Ichika..."
Yotsuba's voice softened as she recalled Ichika's companionship during her previous sorrowful days.
"I never expected you to be so persistent in your feelings for Hayakawa,"
Ichika suddenly looked up and said, "How about we split it in half?"
"..."
"No."
"What does it matter?"
Ichika flopped onto her messy bed, tossing and turning like a child, throwing a tantrum: "You weren't like this with Nino before! You even wanted to give Hayakawa to her, but you won't even give me half! Does that mean Nino is a sister and I'm not? I'm the older sister! You're so unfair! So unfair! So unfair! So unfair!"
Yotsuba was immediately furious: "Are you a primary school student? How are you like an older sister at all!"
"Ungrateful wretch! Don't forget that I was always there for you. I always sided with you between you and Nino, but you treated me worse than you treated Nino!"
Ichika, oblivious to everything, acted as if she had been hurt by a heartless man: "I even gave you advice on how to find a partner, and now you've forgotten all about it. People always end up hurting those closest to them, sob sob sob."
"You're just playing hard to get, asking for the moon and then trying to haggle."
Yotsuba realized at this point that this guy had initially tried to take it from her to make her feel scared and uneasy, but then suddenly changed his mind and only wanted half. He was clearly trying to lower her guard.
Fortunately, I have a strong will, otherwise I might have really started thinking, "It doesn't seem so bad."
When they realized that this wouldn't work, they immediately and seamlessly switched to the "feigning helplessness and talking about feelings" mode. One trick after another!
"Hehe, we've been exposed..."
Ichika scratched her head, sticking out her tongue somewhat embarrassedly: "What does it matter? We're sisters anyway, and we're both principled to share equally."
"This can't be divided equally..."
Four-leaf clover expressionlessly extended her hand in refusal, saying, "From an ethical point of view, it's not acceptable."
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"That won't work, from an ethical standpoint."
After thinking it over for a long time, Yotsuba gave her answer without any expression.
"It's okay, it's okay," Ichika said, putting her hands on her head to make rabbit ears stand up like ribbons, and mimicking Yotsuba's energetic voice, "Ahem, hello everyone, I'm Yotsuba! Everyone's so energetic today, that's great! Let's all keep up the good work! Okay!"
"Hmm, how could this be..."
Yotsuba's face immediately turned red, and she covered her burning cheeks, saying, "Do I usually talk that embarrassingly?"
Yi Hua smiled without saying a word, everything was understood without being spoken.
Even more shameful than this.
"Let's not talk about that for now..."
Yotsuba turned her head away from Ichika's gaze and changed the subject, saying, "Ichika, about Hayakawa, how about we do it this way?"
"You said."
Ichika's eyes lit up, thinking that Yotsuba was finally going to give in.
"Isn't tomorrow the final exam? We've all worked hard for it for a long time, so it must be very important."
Yotsuba said seriously, "Let's use this final exam score to decide who Hayakawa belongs to!"
"..."
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