Mash-Up: Anything for Money

"Good morning..."

"Good morning, Hakuto-sensei~"

"Good morning? It should be, 'Darling, you were amazing last night.'"

After Miku, the other four sisters slowly woke up.

Yotsuba sat on the floor, just about to stretch when she realized that her whole body ached.

"Eh, eh, eh? Nino, help! I think I twisted my waist!"

"Huh?" Nino, who was nearby, frowned after hearing this. 

She rubbed Yotsuba's waist and muttered,

"I reminded you last night, but someone said their physical strength was fine and that it wouldn't be a problem…"

"Who knew it would hurt this much after a night of sleep…" Yotsuba's face showed helplessness, and she pouted, 

"It's all Hakuto-sensei's fault! He didn't even know how to be gentle…"

Itsuki, who overheard, almost spit out the water she just drank. "Yotsuba, I couldn't even pull you apart last night…"

"Huh? Did that happen?"

"The aftermath is pretty big. You were completely out of it…"

"Hakuto actually did it with all five of us!"

"That's terrifying!" Yotsuba's face showed fear. "I still don't know how that thing happened…"

Perhaps it was too embarrassing to say, so Yotsuba took a book from the side, rolled it into a cylinder, and slid it through the circle formed by her thumb and index finger.

"It's so terrifying…"

"Is it still terrifying? You were the most active last night, Yotsuba!"

"Sigh (゜ロ゜)? I saw you all crying, so I thought I should help lighten the load…"

Though Yotsuba was a bit of an idiot, her limbs were truly developed; she was the athletic one, which is why she was able to lock all four sisters out of the room by herself yesterday.

Yotsuba put on her clothes, and instinctively sniffed her sleeves.

"Hm? Sniff sniff~ I smell like Hakuto-sensei!"

"You're wearing his clothes, and you were on top of him for so long last night. Who else's smell could it be?"

"～(￣▽￣～)~ Hakuto-sensei really smells so good~"

Nino saw her sister acting like a lovesick fool and shook her head helplessly, not bothering with her anymore.

After all, she was feeling a bit uncomfortable too. 

The inside of her thighs ached, like after a strenuous workout, though yesterday's activities definitely counted as a workout.

"Sigh? Did Miku finish her shower already?"

"Mm… I woke up earlier than usual, though not as early as Hakuto-sensei…"

"Where's Hakuto-sensei?"

"He went out to buy breakfast…"

By the way, can the afternoon be called breakfast?

Upon hearing Miku's words, the other four sisters froze for a moment and instinctively swallowed.

"Does Hakuto-sensei not feel any pain?"

"That's strange… From what I read in the books, the man usually feels pain after this kind of thing… Why did it turn out differently for us?"

"Isn't this good?" Ichika nodded slightly. "At least Hakuto-sensei won't die on our bellies in the future."

"Eh?" Yotsuba blinked. "If anyone's going to die, it should be us first, right? After all, you all were crying yesterday…"

"Yotsuba! Are you done yet?"

"What's wrong with me? I just wanted to ask why you all were crying... Was it because of excitement?"

Having good physical fitness really makes you speak confidently!

"Don't worry, don't worry, these things will get better in the future. Hakuto is just enjoying a temporary advantage right now," Nino said, hands on her hips, talking as if she knew everything.

"I actually think Hakuto-sensei is really strong…"

"Mm-hmm! I agree!"

Upon hearing this, Nino was stunned, not understanding why her sisters admired Hakuto so much.

She had spoken the truth; there was no way Hakuto could easily take on all five of them in the future!

However, the next second, Nino understood why. She didn't know when, but Hakuto had already returned after buying breakfast, and was standing right behind her.

Nino seemed to sense something, slowly turning her head.

Sure enough, Hakuto's smiling face appeared in her view.

"Mm-hmm! Nino is amazing!"

Nino swallowed nervously and responded, "Well... of course! You'd better be prepared to be drained by me in the future!"

"Wow? Nino, if you dare to say that, I'll be the first to run when things really start!"

"Agreed, agreed!"

Nino listened to her sisters joking around and felt a surge of frustration rising within her.

"You guys! You all want to eat instant noodles in the future, right?"

"At worst, I'll just live at Hakuto's place. Hakuto wouldn't let me eat instant noodles," Itsuki immediately sided with Hakuto, walking over to him and accepting the breakfast he was holding.

She casually grabbed a bun and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Really, Itsuki?" Hakuto's slightly excited tone made Itsuki freeze for a second. "Are you really going to live at my place in the future?"

Itsuki paused her chewing, her expression turning serious. If it were just her, she felt like eating instant noodles might be the better choice.

"It's okay, Itsuki. Don't forget, Tomori also lives at Hakuto's place. She can help take some of the pressure off, and you can check out the situation first."

"Why don't you go instead?"

Who could share a bed with someone they're not familiar with and share a boyfriend? Only superhumans could pull that off!

"Hakuto-sensei... I'm so tired..." Yotsuba hugged Hakuto, her entire body weight pressing against him.

"Eat first..." Hakuto cupped Yotsuba's face and spoke softly.

"Now, put your clothes on first."

"Huh? I'm wearing clothes properly."

"What I mean is, put your own clothes back on."

The reason she was wearing Hakuto's sweater was because it was comfortable for sleeping, but now that it was daytime, it wasn't quite appropriate to wear it out.

"But Hakuto-sensei said yesterday that it was more convenient for me to wear this…"

Upon hearing this, Hakuto furrowed his brows. Was this something he could actually say?

But indeed, it was convenient in some sense — easy to take off, easy to put on, extremely convenient!

At that moment, Hakuto was glad he had bought so many sweaters, or else this scene wouldn't have happened.

"So, Yotsuba, are you planning to go out in this outfit?"

"Eh? We're going out? Then I should change back…"

Yotsuba still had some sense of propriety, knowing when to wear what and when it was inappropriate to wear something.