Time Loop: Doing Whatever I Want

Nino was indeed quite angry now.

But it wasn't anger born from "someone I like being taken away."

First, she hadn't even figured out her own feelings yet. Second, she never confessed to Makoto, so naturally, she wouldn't feel that way.

What really made her angry was Ichika's blatant behavior.

Not only did she declare her claim right in front of her, but nearly every word said was a reminder: this is my older sister's!

That made Nino really upset.

You haven't confessed or dated him, so how is he yours?

Nino did have feelings for Makoto, and quite a bit too.

She had originally thought she could spend more time with him, to see if her feelings were genuine.

If they were, she wouldn't hesitate to make a move.

But Ichika's recent actions completely ignited Nino.

Siblings fighting over something has happened since they were little.

If you provoke me, then it's reasonable for me to strike back!

At the dinner table, Nino quietly sipped juice while secretly observing Makoto.

Unbeknownst to her, Makoto was observing her as well.

Ichika's kiss had indeed surprised him.

But as soon as Nino stormed off angrily, he immediately realized one thing: Ichika seemed to be assisting her.

Before confessing, Nino was a classic tsundere.

Question: How do you cure a tsundere?

Answer: Stimulate her, stimulate her harshly!

Then you can successfully pierce her heart instead of just irritating her.

Once a tsundere explodes, she can be even stronger than a supposedly mature girl like Ichika.

Makoto glanced at the temporarily MVP-holding, smug Ichika.

After dinner, Ichika pulled her four sisters outside and casually mentioned inviting Makoto to their home.

Nino, who had known about it for a while, stayed silent.

The others didn't object.

Including Miku.

She actually had quite a few questions to ask Makoto, but because of her personality and lack of opportunity, she hadn't seriously talked with him yet.

Yotsuba and Itsuki also agreed, saying it was still early and even though the house was full of girls, as long as Makoto didn't stay too late, it wouldn't be a problem.

Elsewhere.

Nakano Maruo finished paying the bill and expressed thanks to Makoto at the restaurant entrance.

The middle-aged handsome man was truly grateful that Makoto had voluntarily "taken the blame" today to help create a peaceful atmosphere.

However, he was stubborn and prideful, so he didn't express it much.

"Please take care of their academic performance, Fushimi-kun."

Nakano Maruo changed his way of addressing Makoto, showing he no longer saw him as a child.

"Your cooperation may be needed in the future," Makoto smiled.

Nakano Maruo was momentarily surprised but forced out an awkward smile: "I understand."

Cooperation here meant helping ease the father-daughter relationship.

Because of his pride, Nakano Maruo never mentioned it.

And by using "cooperation" as an excuse, Makoto avoided embarrassment and saved face.

Nakano Maruo originally planned to have the driver take everyone home, but Ichika said she just finished eating and wanted to take a walk.

So Nakano Maruo looked at Makoto: "How about you, Fushimi-kun?"

"I want to walk a bit too." Makoto noticed Ichika secretly signaling him.

Nakano Maruo now treated him as an ally, so he didn't suspect anything and left first by car.

"Next, it's Fushimi-kun's first visit to our house!" Yotsuba looked very excited.

Makoto was infected by her energy and laughed: "I thought you would resist."

"Eh? Why would I resist?"

"Because I said I want to work hard to be the tutor for all five of you."

Hearing this, Yotsuba smiled and scratched her head: "If Ichika and the others agree, then I definitely have no problem."

The others wisely avoided continuing the topic.

As for studying, except for Itsuki, the other three didn't have much thought.

Makoto followed them to a high-end apartment. The spacious, bright living room could easily be used to run an arcade, proving Nakano Maruo's considerable strength.

As the owner of a hospital, he was extremely generous regarding his daughters' food, clothing, and living conditions.

After sitting down, Nino brought tea and snacks and then sat facing her sisters.

Now two groups sat opposite each other.

Makoto sat alone on one side, facing five beautiful girls with different hairstyles and temperaments lined up.

Not gonna lie, the scene was dazzling.

Especially since their sitting postures weren't exactly proper, with little white socks, black stockings, and white thigh-high socks paired with their outfits — it was impossible to look away.

"All right, question time."

Yotsuba raised her hand, smiling as she looked at Miku: "Fushimi-kun, you probably don't know, but Miku is very curious about you."

Ichika propped up her face and smiled: "I can vouch for that."

Miku's cheeks flushed red, embarrassed to meet Makoto's gaze.

Makoto stayed calm: "Then, Miku, what would you like to know?"

The other four kept silent in unison, giving Miku the chance.

Miku felt a bit uncomfortable in this atmosphere. 

Her beautiful legs clad in black stockings quietly pressed together as she softly said, "Now that Ichika and Itsuki have joined your club, will you invite others later?"

"The others you mean are the three of you, right?" Makoto understood her meaning.

Miku nodded slightly.

Makoto replied seriously: "That depends on you. If you don't want to, I certainly won't force you to join. But…"

He paused deliberately for a second. 

When all five sisters looked at him, he made a helpless expression: "If you three really don't want to join, I'll definitely be disappointed."

"Why is that?" Yotsuba asked curiously.

Makoto glanced at Nino first: "I told Nino before that as long as I get along well with all five of you, even if I accidentally upset one of you later, the others should help me out then."

"You actually said that to Nino?" Ichika was a little surprised but then shook her head laughing:

"No way. We're sisters. If something really happens, we won't help you."

"Yeah, yeah, I'm definitely on their side."

Yotsuba was happy Ichika said that, after all, the boy sitting across was someone often mentioned at home.

Nino quietly glanced at Ichika and thought to herself, "Just keep talking nonsense. If something like that really happens, you'll definitely side with Makoto."

"Of course, if Makoto angers you, then I'll side with him too!"

After chatting for a while, Miku finally relaxed, her tone no longer so restrained: "So, you really want us to join together, right?"

"Yes," Makoto admitted.

Miku hesitated and said, "But Ichika told us your club is about photography, and we don't know anything about photography."

"But we can learn," Yotsuba was always energetic.

Or maybe it was because she had been hearing Ichika and Itsuki talk about the club every day and had already become strongly curious inside.

Miku said nothing, only staring intently at Makoto's face.

Obviously, she wanted a serious answer.

Makoto felt the girl's emotions: "Just like Yotsuba said, if you want to learn, I can teach you anytime."

"What if we're not interested?" Nino suddenly asked.

Makoto smiled: "Then just think of the club as a place to chat and have tea."

"Eh?"

All five sisters were stunned at once.

Including Ichika and Itsuki, they had never known that Makoto had such a thought.

Makoto picked up a cookie and stuffed it into his mouth, first praising how delicious it was, then continuing: 

"Actually, I noticed something since the first day of school. Of course, if I'm wrong about this, I'll apologize."

"What is it?"

Hearing him suddenly become formal, the girls instinctively straightened up.

It's my time to shine.

Makoto looked at the five beautiful faces and slowly said, 

"If a girl is especially beautiful, she's definitely the center of attention at school, and people often talk about her behind her back—whether good or bad."

"That's true," Itsuki recalled Yukino and Utaha.

Makoto continued, "But if there are five such beautiful girls, then the amount of talk only increases, and even if they don't want to be noticed, it's impossible."

This time, the five sisters fell silent.

They all understood Makoto was talking about themselves.

"Although I personally never cared about what others say, I won't force everyone to have the same mindset as me. 

So I thought, since you've lived together since childhood, whether at school or elsewhere, you must have been talked about a lot."

Makoto slowed his tone: "You probably don't like that feeling, right?"

Nino's eyes sparkled as she looked at him: "We really don't like it, but what can we do? It's been like this for so many years."

Ichika's expression grew even stronger: 

"So, you want the clubroom to be our private space, where we can do or say whatever we want without being watched or talked about, right?"

Makoto nodded.

The long buildup landed a powerful blow with huge effect.

Although he had seriously thought about this and genuinely cared about the five sisters' situation, in the end, his somewhat shameless plan to win over the five sisters had never changed.

Itsuki's mouth dropped open in surprise, thinking, "So this is why he wants the five of us to join the club?"

Miku and Yotsuba were also somewhat stunned, but the gentle light in their eyes was extremely clear at this moment.

Nino bit her lip, as if some emotion was stirring deep inside her chest.

But just as she wanted to say something, Ichika's voice came first: "Really, you obviously want to get on good terms with us, but you say it so gently, you're a little sly, Makoto."

Nino was momentarily stunned, then quickly looked at the gentle-smiling Ichika.

She was deliberately easing the atmosphere!

Damn it, I'm still one step slower than her.

Makoto sighed in cooperation: "I didn't expect you to see through it. I should've prepared a bit more…"

He deliberately looked at Miku, who was immersed in her emotions: "Miku, does Ichika often like to undermine you like this?"

"Yes, she's always like that," Miku smiled faintly.

She smiled very cutely.

After this conversation, Miku and Yotsuba had a new understanding of Makoto.

They could understand why Ichika and Itsuki had such a good impression of him.

He was a very good person.

And very thoughtful.

Next, Makoto talked about how he was spreading the principal's glorious deeds, and the chat atmosphere became even more relaxed.

"Alright everyone, have all your questions been asked?"

Ichika suddenly stood up.

Facing her sisters' gazes, she was not at all shy, instead smiling: "I have something I want to talk about with Makoto alone."

Nino suddenly asked, "You want to take him to your room?"

"Exactly," Ichika admitted openly.

Nino continued to question, "Your room looks like a garbage dump, are you sure about this?"

Nino, oh Nino, I knew you were looking for an opportunity to ambush me.

Ichika's smile grew even brighter.

She took out her phone and played a video: "My room is actually very clean. As for why, please watch the VCR."

Makoto also watched.

In the video, Ichika was diligently cleaning her bedroom.

This angle was obviously set up by her on purpose to film.

Nino glared at Ichika in surprise and displeasure: Is this also part of your plan?

Ichika smiled brightly at her sister: "Little sis, learn from me."

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