Mash-Up: Anything for Money

"Ginko?" Ichika furrowed her brow and asked, "Are you talking about Naniwa Shirayuki-hime?"

Miku nodded: "Today, Hakuto took me to meet Sora-san..."

"I can understand Naniwa Shirayuki-hime, since Hakuto and she are childhood friends..." Itsuki nodded: "But who's the other one?"

Although Hakuto had mentioned superpowers to Itsuki, he had not told her about Nao.

After all, food should be eaten bite by bite, and at the time, Itsuki had hesitated, not wanting to cause more shock.

But right now, Nino was in a great mood! After all, she was the one who understood Hakuto the most!

Even though my name has "Nino" in it, right now, I am the boss!

Nino really wanted to laugh! A loud, unrestrained laugh!

"So, who's the other one?" Itsuki turned to Nino and asked.

"Tomori Nao."

"Tomori?"

"Nao?"

"I've never heard that name before..."

Upon hearing the name Nao, the others frowned.

After all, Hakuto hadn't mentioned her to them, and Nao had only transferred to the school just a week or two ago. It was understandable that they weren't familiar with her.

"You might not know Tomori Nao, but you must know the president of the Hoshino Umi Student Council!"

"And she just transferred to our class a few weeks ago..."

Hearing the mention of the Hoshino Umi Student Council President, the three girls suddenly understood.

"Hoshino Umi? Is that the school where Shiratori-sensei did his exchange? The president... is she the one with white hair?"

Last time during the booth event, Itsuki had caught a glimpse of Nao from a distance, but didn't get a good look at her—she only noticed her hair color.

"White hair..." As soon as she heard about the white hair, Miku immediately remembered the white-haired girl she had seen on the balcony at Hakuto's place.

"Now that you mention it, I vaguely remember the girl sitting behind Hakuto, right?"

"Shiratori-sensei, really, he's been here for just a few months as an exchange student and managed to win over the student council president of that school..." 

Itsuki wasn't sure whether to clap or feel sad.

But at that moment, Itsuki suddenly thought: "By the way... since she's from Hoshino Umi Academy, Tomori Nao must have superpowers, right?"

"She probably does, but Shiratori didn't tell me..." Nino replied.

Miku and Ichika listened to their conversation, frowning because they couldn't understand!

"Umm... what's this thing you're calling 'superpowers'?"

Itsuki & Nino: (゜ロ゜)?

"Didn't Shiratori-sensei tell you when he confessed? Like, 'Ahem! Let me start by telling you about a story called Charlotte...'" Itsuki mimicked Hakuto's tone. 

"Didn't he say something like that?"

"Haha... Miku and I didn't hear Hakuto confess it on his own, we kind of forced him into it..."

Itsuki sighed helplessly. See? This is the downside of being proactive!

"Wait, since you know about the superpowers, how come you don't know about Tomori Nao?" Nino asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Hah? Didn't Hakuto go missing for a few months because he had to deal with the threats from his own powers? Didn't he tell you about it?"

"He didn't... but how does Tomori Nao relate to this?"

"During those few months, Shiratori was always with Tomori Nao!"

"Hold on, hold on! We don't understand, please explain in more detail!"

At this point, Itsuki felt like Hakuto was almost ready to tell them different versions of the story!

But fortunately, Hakuto didn't lie or hide things; he just left out some minor details.

"Shiratori-sensei explained to me a bit about the origin of his superpowers, and the purpose of Hoshino Umi Academy..." Itsuki started.

"Wait, wait, wait. Itsuki, give me a little background here. Who watches the main story without the prequel?" Ichika felt completely lost. 

Was this what it meant to be proactive?

Actually, it wasn't that. It was more that Ichika was very direct, and Hakuto simply couldn't find the right opportunity to explain.

"I'm not sure how to explain it to you, Ichika..." Itsuki thought for a moment, then raised an eyebrow, and said tentatively.

"Simply put, Shiratori-sensei's superpower is a factor emitted from a meteorite from outer space."

"This ability only manifests during puberty, and the purpose of Hoshino Umi Academy is to shelter people with abilities like Shiratori-sensei... that's why there are transfer students..."

"Shiratori-sensei's ability is really strong! It enhances his body to the extreme. In Shiratori-sensei's eyes, the outside world even seems to stop time..."

Itsuki said a lot in one breath, her face even turning a little red.

But Ichika was completely stunned.

"Huh (゜ロ゜)? Is this literally what you mean by superpowers? Itsuki, are you joking?"

"I'm not joking! Yesterday, Shiratori-sensei just vanished in front of me and Miku, then popped back up, holding a bag of skewers."

Ichika swallowed hard. He felt like he needed some time to process this news...

Just then, Miku suddenly asked.

"Since the goal of Hoshino Umi Academy is to protect people with abilities, why did Shiratori-sensei come back? And why did Tomori Nao transfer..."

"Well..." Nino shook her head. "Shiratori didn't clearly explain, but he gave me an 'OK' gesture..."

But before anyone could say more, Itsuki jumped in.

"It's a guy named Otosaka Yuu..."

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