Someone who knows Shinichi better than Itsuki?

　　Miku's voice echoed.

　　Although the volume was low, the will contained in her words was very clear in everyone's hearts.

　　"Miku..."

　　Surprised eyes focused on Miku who was always afraid of being noticed, and still looked at Itsuki seriously.

　　Itsuki smiled, with a hint of relief on her face.

　　"Compared to before, Miku has changed a lot."

　　Miku was confused: "Compared? What do you mean?"

　　"It's nothing, please don't worry," Itsuki shook her head, lifted her glasses and ended the topic.

　　"Let's start with this. Here are all my guesses. After all, I don't know Asada-kun very well. The conclusions drawn from the two of them getting along this morning can only be considered guesses, not the truth."

　　A faint voice of astonishment sounded.

　　"You don't know much about that...?"

　　"This tone of voice is just imitating him..."

　　"Except for Asada-san himself, no one knows Asada-san better than Itsuki..."

　　Itsuki heard this muttering clearly, and her face turned red for some reason, but she didn't respond.

　　She knew that there was someone who understood Shinichi better than her.

　　The other party's understanding was not due to one-sided intelligence gathering, nor was it because she regarded him as a role model and target and took the initiative to pay attention to him.

　　It was a tacit understanding of spiritual communication without having to do anything intentionally.

　　If the other party is serious, what they should talk about now is not the love triangle between Shinichi, Nino and Miku, but...

　　"Itsuki, why are you suddenly in a daze?"

　　"No, it's okay, let's get down to business!"

　　Awakening from her deepening thoughts, Itsuki cleared her throat.

　　She does not express her thoughts directly, but uses suggestions to invite others to discuss. That's what Shinichi did in meetings when he was still planning the forest school.

　　"Nino apparently said this morning that she won that date honestly, right?"

　　"Hmm…" Ichika tilted her head in confusion.

　　"That's true, but it's not clear what form it will take. Is this a cooking competition?"

　　Even though she knew their true purpose, seeing them guess Shinichi's thoughts like solving a puzzle made Rui even more interested and joined in the discussion.

"Don't say whether he will accept it or not. That guy's cooking skills are only average, so he will most likely lose."

　　Itsuki shook her head: "Asada-kun has already eaten Nino's cooking, so there's no way he can compete with his cooking."

　　"His craftsmanship is really good… Has he tasted it too…" Rui felt like her rights were being taken away, which made her uncomfortable.

　　Hina patted the back of her hand comfortingly.

　　Yotsuba quickly put the somewhat strange atmosphere back on track.

　　"Those things don't matter now! What's important is why Asada-san is holding hands with Nino..."

　　Hina thought about it for a moment, and she didn't have a preference, she thought so based on her own observations.

　　"It seems like Nino-chan took the initiative, Shinichi-kun didn't refuse."

　　With a flash of inspiration, Miku opened her eyes slightly.

　　"In this case, what Nino won… Could it be the right to 'date and hold hands'?"

　　Itsuki nodded, seeing Miku smile faintly.

　　"Very likely. Asada-kun is a person who is willing to accept defeat. If Nino used something he couldn't refuse as a bet, and he actually won the bet, he might agree to even a more excessive request."

　　Thinking about that scene, Miku puffed up her cheeks and muttered.

　　"Shinichi has no moral integrity..."

　　"Rather, it was because he was too disciplined." Ichika said helplessly, "Having too much pride is not a good thing, at least you can't cheat."

　　Yotsuba looked anxious, like a test taker who wanted to get the answer quickly, Ichika answered immediately as soon as she finished speaking.

　　"Even so, Asada-san's attitude is the biggest problem we have to pay attention to! Miku also said it was strange..."

　　"Hah?" Ichika and looked at her, her eyes meaningful, and chuckled.

　　"Yotsuba, do you have any 'ideas'?"

　　"Idea?!" Yotsuba was shocked, her face colored with a blush, "Of course not! That's why I asked Itsuki."

　　Ichika looked directly into the eyes she had subconsciously avoided, and her smile seemed to deepen.

　　"That's true, but why are you panicking? I didn't mean to say any words."

　　"It's not like that... Ichika, I..." Yotsuba was about to defend

　　Before she finished speaking, Miku intervened with a hint of dissatisfaction on her calm face.

　　"Yotsuba just discussed this matter very seriously. On the contrary, Ichika, please stop going off topic."

　　Ichika answered in a long tone.

　　"Yeah~"

　　As for what kind of thoughts were flowing behind that relaxed and smiling expression, only she knew.

　　Hina pretended not to notice the tense atmosphere and continued the conversation in a timely manner.

　　"Come to think of it, Shinichi-kun didn't seem shy at all during that date. He even protects Nino-chan when there are a lot of people. Really considerate..."

　　Hearing this, Rui sneered. This kind of attention was one of the main reasons why Shinichi provoked so many girls, it was better not to have it at all.

　　"Yes, Asada-san is a very good person…" Yotsuba agreed, but when she met Ichika's gaze, her voice slowly dropped again.

　　"No, it's okay."

　　Ichika turned to Itsuki.

　　"Could it be that Shinichi-kun actually secretly likes Nino, so he's just taking advantage of the situation?"

　　Through the corner of her eye, she could see Miku's expression fluctuate, but she quickly regained her composure.

　　(She completely different from before...) Ichika was both relieved and depressed.

　　As an older sister, it was certainly a joy for Miku to grow up, but as a love rival, she had to think about how to make Miku fall into her plans.

　　"I think there is another possibility." Itsuki shook her head and stretched out her index finger, "Please think carefully, with Asada-kun's character, if you want him to do something he has never done before, What will he do first?"

　　Within half a second, Miku immediately answered: "Check the information."

　　Even though it sounded like a question, her tone was very confident.

　　"Yeah, I think so too," Itsuki nodded.

　　 Rui remembered this, and she muttered, "There seems to be some books related to dating on his bookshelf and he always looks sneaky when reading them. Yes, I think he was looking in the photo album."

　　Ichika also thought of something, her expression changed slightly.

　　"Because it was written in the book 'Holding hands on a date', so he didn't refuse at all and let Nino hold hands..."

　　"That's very possible. After all, Asada-san is such a person. He trusts the knowledge in books too much…" Itsuki stopped in the middle of speaking, and looked at Ichika with a confused expression on her face.

　　"What is it? Are you feeling unwell?"

　　 Ichika touched her stomach, and smiled, "It's nothing, I'm just feeling a little hungry~"

　　After hearing this, Itsuki was reluctant to hand over the unopened burger to her.

　　"Eat, if it's not enough, I still have more here."

　　 Ichika smiled wryly.

　　"Ahaha, no, no need..."