Time Loop: Doing Whatever I Want

Makoto finally stepped out feeling refreshed.

The feeling was indeed quite strange.

Of course, more thrilling.

Since that night, Mayu took the first step, and her courage seemed to have grown.

She began to try being proactive.

Perhaps because as a mature woman, after finally opening up, she was at the stage of being most infatuated with that feeling.

Earlier in the kitchen, driven by possessiveness, she did something she normally wouldn't dare to think of.

The thrilling part was that Hiratsuka Shizuka was just outside.

The living room and kitchen were only a short distance apart, with only the door separating them.

Makoto still felt a rush of blood when recalling the scene.

After all, a beauty with top-tier looks and figure crouched before you, appearing gentle and fragile, yet acting extremely boldly—this scene was really hard to handle.

What was most unforgettable was that when Mayu accompanied him downstairs, she shyly whispered, "Although it feels weird, because it's you, Makoto, I don't dislike it."

What kind of words are those?

Makoto almost wanted to kick Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was waiting for dinner, out and then lock the door.

"I can't think about this anymore. Time to get serious."

After meeting with the Nakano quintuplets, Makoto and the group headed to the high-end restaurant Nakano Maruo had booked.

They met the handsome middle-aged man at the restaurant entrance.

Yes, Makoto thought Nakano Maruo was quite handsome, but the man always wore formal clothes, kept a stern face, and constantly gave off a 'keep out' aura, making it hard to feel friendly.

Although Nakano Maruo's hair was meticulously styled and his attire neat, his overwhelming presence at the door made no one dare approach.

Before Makoto greeted him, he noticed two young women had been observing Nakano Maruo but were scared off by his intimidating presence.

This man was strict not only with strangers but also with his daughters.

The Nakano quintuplets greeted their father one by one. When it came to Makoto, Nakano Maruo spoke first: "Fushimi, let's go inside and sit first."

Without giving a chance for a greeting, he unusually suggested going in first.

Makoto nodded, guessing the man wanted to talk to him privately.

They arrived at the private room door. As Makoto suspected, although Nakano Maruo had booked a large private room, he also reserved a smaller one next door.

"Ichika, you all go ahead and order," Nakano Maruo said, pointing to the big private room.

The five sisters didn't respond but looked at Makoto with various emotions.

Nakano Maruo suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

Even if the sisters didn't speak, their gaze alone showed they were very concerned—curious, actually.

This concern or curiosity made them subconsciously ignore their father's words.

"How about letting Nino and the others sit first? I'm not picky," Ichika said cheerfully, walking up to Makoto.

"Why me? You're the eldest; you should do this," Nino objected.

"I think Nino is right!" Yotsuba smiled and followed her lead.

Miku said nothing but quietly glanced at Makoto.

Ichika's earlier words sparked her curiosity again.

What kind of relationship did these two have?

Ichika was ignoring their father's instructions and wanted to break into their conversation.

Nakano Maruo felt embarrassed watching his daughters bicker on the spot.

What made it worse was that Makoto, the culprit, was watching with great interest right next to him.

What are you looking at?

Don't you understand why my daughters have become like this?

Nakano Maruo was about to speak when Itsuki stood up: "Everyone, stop arguing. Father clearly wants to talk business with Fushimi. Let's go order first."

Ichika teased, "Itsuki, are you getting greedy again?"

Nino suddenly switched sides and said, "The meat lover always reveals her true nature when it comes to food."

"Indeed, Itsuki really loves eating," Yotsuba chimed in.

Itsuki blushed deeply.

Finally, Makoto spoke: "Alright, I know Ichika you're curious about what I want to talk about with Mr. Nakano. I don't know yet either, but I can tell you what I plan to discuss."

His words immediately caught the quintuplets' attention: "What do you want to talk with Father about?"

Makoto smiled slightly: "Studying."

He pointed his finger, starting from Ichika, slowly passing over each sister, and stopping at Itsuki: "I want to talk with Mr. Nakano about the academic performance of all five of you."

The quintuplets showed different expressions.

Makoto kept smiling: "Are you curious now? Or would you like to hear about my tutoring plan to improve your grades?"

"No, no! Nino, let's go!" Ichika reacted strongly, pulling Nino toward the private room.

Earlier, she had been harshly "humiliated" by Yukino, and her mind was full of exam questions, almost overloaded.

After barely recovering from that exhausted state, she didn't want to go through it again.

Miku and Yotsuba quickly followed.

Only Itsuki looked interested and glanced at Makoto.

She really was willing to receive tutoring.

After the sisters left, Makoto turned to Nakano Maruo, whose expression had darkened: "Let's go in too."

He pretended not to notice the man's embarrassment.

After all, as a father, his daughters not listening to him meant his words were less effective than a boy's.

Nakano Maruo was very angry but didn't show it immediately.

To him, Makoto was still a kid.

If he flipped out over this, it would make him seem narrow-minded.

After sitting in the private room, they could still hear the girls giggling next door.

The restaurant's soundproofing was clearly good; hearing them so clearly meant they were still causing a ruckus next door.

His daughters being so lively made the usually strict Nakano Maruo feel embarrassed.

He cleared his throat and initiated a topic: "Do you know why I asked to talk to you alone?"

"Is it because you're interested in my tutoring plan?" Makoto calmly poured tea.

Nakano Maruo said lightly: "I am interested, but that's not what I want to discuss."

Makoto pretended to be enlightened: "True, such a simple matter doesn't deserve a separate talk."

"Simple?" Nakano Maruo frowned.

Makoto asked back: "Is it not simple?"

Nakano Maruo said in a low voice: "Do you know their last exam results?"

"Yes, I asked Ichika, and I also checked the others' scores."

"Then why do you say it's simple?"

"Because this isn't hard at all."

Facing Nakano Maruo's gaze, Makoto slowly said: "Except for Miku and Yotsuba, I've become friends with the other three. They also trust me."

Nakano Maruo understood: "Because you're friends, you think if you tutor them, they probably won't refuse?"

"No, they definitely will."

"Huh?"

Nakano Maruo was stunned.

Makoto smiled: "Exactly because we're friends, they can refuse more bluntly, even act spoiled—especially Ichika, she loves to do that."

Nakano Maruo was silent.

Honestly, he didn't like Makoto's attitude.

It was almost as if he was openly telling him, "I understand them better than you do."

Nakano Maruo controlled his expression, took the tea Makoto handed him, thanked him, then asked coldly: "So you want to be their private tutor?"

"I've never thought about that. Being a tutor is troublesome, and if I changed roles, they'd feel uncomfortable."

"So what do you mean?"

"I'll help them improve their grades as a friend. But before that, I need your cooperation."

Makoto spoke confidently, meeting Nakano Maruo's eyes: 

"I will help improve your relationship with your daughters. 

Only then, when they have other important matters demanding their attention, will I have a better chance to reduce their resistance to studying and help improve their grades."

Nakano Maruo was stunned.

Distract their attention?

No, that's just an excuse.

This kid is clearly helping me.

Still, Nakano Maruo hesitated.

Whether it's their studies or improving the father-daughter relationship, these are the things he cares about most right now.

Makoto's reasoning of "I need your cooperation" hit his weak spot perfectly.

The other didn't say "I'm here to help you" directly, but used cooperation as an excuse, giving Nakano Maruo an easy way to accept.

Even if he didn't take that step, he wouldn't feel embarrassed.

"I'm starting to understand why the Yukinoshita couple holds you in such high regard," Nakano Maruo suddenly said.

This time, his tone softened considerably.

Makoto shook his head: "Today we won't talk about Yukinoshita."

"Why?"

"Because I guess you don't really like that kind of interpersonal interaction, even though you had a good chat with Aunt Yukinoshita that day."

Nakano Maruo was surprised, unable to hide it: "Are you really just a high school student?"

It seemed like my own thoughts and personality were completely understood by the other party.

That familiar feeling from last time rose up again in my heart.

Makoto asked, "Isn't this kind of obvious thing worth asking about explicitly?"

Nakano Maruo paused for a second and gently nodded, "You're right, it was my oversight."

Then his body leaned forward slightly, adopting a willing-to-listen posture: "Are you sure you can do the two things you just mentioned well?"

"Here's the deal, I'll teach you a simple method, one that takes effect immediately, so you'll see results soon," Makoto was well prepared.

"Good."

Nakano Maruo agreed.

"Oh, right, there's one more thing."

Makoto seemed to have just remembered and spoke very seriously: "If I successfully accomplish these two tasks, please entrust Nino to me with peace of mind."

Nakano Maruo: "?"

At the same time, the system's notification sound rang.

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