Misconception Resolved

　　Rizu's expression was flat, but her gaze pierced Shinichi like a dagger.

　　As for Fumino, her initial shock had worn off, she nodded, and said to Kei.

　　"I'm sorry to disturb you while you're talking about 'important' stuff." With an emphasis and a death gaze on these two words, Fumino smiled like a gentle and virtuous older sister.

　　"We have something to do with him, can you temporarily 'return' him to us?"

　　"That..." Under the inexplicable oppression, Kei wanted to nod in agreement, but looking at the ice cream in her hand, she showed doubt on her face.

　　She took a step forward, and spoke with a blush.

　　"What I just said was just..."

　　Shinichi interrupted her.

　　"Shirogane-san, you go to class first, I will help you fill in the knowledge points that you haven't covered when you have time."

Shinichi stood in front of her with one hand on her shoulder.

　　Kei looked at his back: "Senpai..."

　　 Shinichi smiled, "Next time, remember to wear safety pants."

　　Kei gritted her teeth, the hesitation in her eyes disappeared.

　　But after staring at his back, she coldly snorted, and left in annoyance while biting into the ice cream.

　　"...Thank You."

　　Shinichi turned his gaze to the side, and Kei's sullen side face was caught and the girl left quickly.

　　(This kind of awkward and straightforward thank-you is like a mixture of the president and Shinomiya Senpai...)

　　Shinichi looked back.

　　Fumino smiled gently, but her finger made a shrill sound.

　　Rizu puffed out her cheeks.

　　Shinichi sighed.

　　It is over.

　　It seemed that he had just been in front of these two people, hanging out with a fifteen year old school girl so happily...

　　Fumino looks very friendly.

　　"…Is what should have come still come?"

　　Whether it's habit or too lazy to refuse, but Shinichi gave up, and walked towards Fumino.

　　He had a clear conscience, so he had nothing to fear.

　　Shinichi stood in front of Fumino and said.

　　"I must say that your arrival time is not very precise—"

　　His words were not finished.

　　At this moment, a white-skinned blade pierced through the airflow and appeared.

　　Fumino stabbed straight into Shinichi's stomach.

　　"Secret technique. Hell burial pedophile hand knife!"

　　Shinichi fought back.

　　"Four-leaf stream. Barehand into the sword!"

　　Finally, Fumino's hand clasped tightly in Shinichi's palm.

　　Her fingertips were only five centimeters away from his stomach.

　　"Hmm..." Fumino blushed, and her heart beat faster.

　　She said loudly to Rizu who was stunned beside her.

　　"Ricchan, hurry up! Asada-san has been caught by me, use this time to punish him!"

　　Fumino wanted to prevent Shinichi from escaping, she also held his other hand, and then she accidentally intertwined her fingers.

　　That's right, it was unintentional, unconscious, and sudden. Even she herself was ignorant of the process of evolution, and they were intimately connected the moment she regained consciousness.

　　At this moment, all she knew was that the warmth of her fingertips was actually hot.

Fumino stared at Rizu, trying not to mind Shinichi's weird look.

　　"Come on, Ricchan!"

　　"Eh? Me, the sanction on Shinichi-san?"

　　Rizu looked at the two in confusion, and saw that Fumino seemed to be grappling so hard with Shinichi that her cheeks turned red and started sweating.

　　After hesitating for a moment, remembering the sour feeling just now, she seemed to have made up her mind.

　　So, she walked up to Shinichi, tiptoed and bumped her head.

　　Shinichi's arm was hit by Rizu's head.

　　Shinichi let go of Fumino's hand.

　　Shinichi started touching Rizu's head.

　　"Ummmm... Shinichi-san, please don't mess with my hair... Shinichi-san, can you hear me?"

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　　The three of them walked side by side on their way to the cram school. Even though they didn't say anything, Shinichi bought them ice cream for each of them.

　　Think of it as the first meeting gift since summer break, he wasn't stingy as a tutor.

While they were eating ice cream, Shinichi asked curiously.

　　"Why don't you ask me what just happened? I thought you'd like to know."

　　After all, when Kei said that sentence, the expressions of these two people were not very good, especially Fumino. It really gave Shinichi the feeling that she was going to stab himself to death with a knife.

　　Licking the front of the ice cream, Rizu faintly said.

　　"Must be sloppy... That girl is wearing a skirt, and the wind or a fall could reveal her panties. With Shinichi-san's behavior, it's absolutely impossible to take the initiative to lift up that girl's skirt."

　　"The reason why you all tasted the same ice cream is probably because Shinichi-san accidentally saw her panties, and to avoid being accused of sexual harassment, you invited her to eat ice cream..."

　　"According to my logic, there is an 81% possibility of the cause of the incident like this. "

　　Shinichi smiled appreciatively, and patted Rizu's small head, recently he had become more comfortable and used to touching it.

　　"Intelligent. If you want to draw a more thorough and in-depth conclusion, I suggest you observe the characters' expressions, movements, voices, etc. There are tons of clues and treasures hidden inside."

　　"Psychology has what is called micro-expression analysis, which will be very helpful at your disposal, you can look at it at your leisure."

　　Rizu didn't avoid her touch. She nodded and said, "I see."

　　"Don't worry Asada-san, we all believe you're not that kind of person." Fumino showed a satisfied smile.

　　"Hmmm~ Anyway, didn't the same thing happen at the festival? I already knew from the start that Asada-san and Kei-chan were innocent~"

　　"Haha..."

　　Shinichi didn't believe her, and she was the most jealous at first.

　　But he didn't say clearly about this kind of thing, and Shinichi wouldn't directly provoke her. Since they had already come to an agreement, he chose to skip it and looked towards the cram school gates that were getting closer.

　　Fumino breathed a sigh of relief when Shinichi averted his eyes.

　　Then take the banana ice to cover the red face.

　　(My angry reaction seems to have gone too far. Even though Ricchan is very boring, she should have noticed my feelings to some extent after making such a fuss...)

　　Thinking about that, Fumino looked at Rizu guiltily.

　　Rizu followed behind Shinichi with a deadpan expression, not looking to show any strangeness.

　　However, as usual, she was slow in emotional matters, which made people feel lucky and depressed.

　　Fumino rubbed her chest and calmed down, thinking that through her mind.

　　(Soon... This weekend, I'm going to the movies with Asada-san and Ricchan... Ricchan's answer is the key to my decision!)

　　Fumino ate the rest of the chocolate banana in one bite.

　　While she was in deep thought, Rizu averted her eyes slightly, and looked up at her.