The Unexpected Prologue

Shinichi doesn't know if anti-FLAG has any effect. After Ishigami, he danced with Nariyuki, Iino, Kashima, Chono, and Inomori once, but he didn't meet the quintuplets.

　　If you want to say luck, actually there is no gain, if you want to say regret, he didn't expect much to dance with them.

　　However, Shinichi doesn't take the matter to heart, and after the group dance session is over, before the free dance is announced and everyone is asked to find their own dance partners, he walks into the forest alone.

　　About twenty minutes later, the surprise he had prepared for five people at a great price (here he wanted to thank Shuchi'in Academy for his great support) would officially begin.

　　He had to check it himself one last time before he could be sure.

　　He placed fireworks devices on this mountain, at the five furthest points on the same elevation, and hid them in the utmost secrecy. If he wanted to check everything out, he would have to go around the entire range of the forest school.

　　For the sake of performance, he didn't come back until he confirmed that the fireworks set could be launched at any time, and that the angle was correct.

　　He always felt sorry for the fireworks factory son who helped him check into the Thorn Club

　　Closing his eyes, and leaning back slightly, feeling his body getting tired, Shinichi sighed heavily.

　　"My muscles hurt for a few days after coming back..."

　　It's not that he is too weak, under the training of Yotsuba, his body is much stronger than before, and his combat strength is about two geese.

　　It's just that the physical strength consumed today was beyond expectations. He always felt that no matter how much rest he had, he would not be able to fully recover before he lay down and fell asleep.

　　After all, there will be no more activities that require exercise.

　　After about ten minutes, the free dance session was almost over.

　　He walked backwards, and from a distance, he saw a bonfire that was no longer as bright as before, it seemed to be burning faster than expected, so it would most likely be extinguished early during the joint school song.

　　Shinichi judged whether it was necessary to add more firewood, he raised his hand and touched his ear, and at the same time felt a heavy breath approaching him.

　　Who's this?

　　He turned around and saw quintuplets with similar appearances walking together, looking at him closely.

　　(What's the situation? Did they come to seek revenge on me?)

　　(No, I didn't do anything outrageous, why are they taking revenge on me?)

　　Shinichi was confused at first, but on second thought, as long as he was innocent, wasn't there anything to be afraid of?

　　"It's timely, I have something to discuss with you."

　　Preemptive strike!

　　The quintuplets were clearly surprised, and looked at each other. They wanted to ask where Shinichi had gone during the dance session, who he was secretly dating, etc., but seeing that he looked like he was about to talk about business, they could only hold it in their hearts.

　　"What is it?" Asked Itsuki.

　　Shinichi led them past the crowd of dancers to the bonfire, and said what he was thinking just now.

　　After discussing for a while, some people decided to make the bonfire more intense. Anyway, no matter how big it is, it won't be too big. Just a few more bottles of fire extinguisher can quickly extinguish it.

　　When Yotsuba went to get oil and dry firewood, Shinichi thought of something and touched his pocket.

　　Then his expression changed.

　　"Is lost?!"

　　Remotes!

　　His heart beat faster, and he pulled out his sweatpants pocket with an agitated expression. There's nothing in it except his cell phone and bluetooth earphones.

　　How could that be? When had he lost it... The remote control that made the fireworks launch should have been kept beside him the whole time!

　　When the four people around him saw him move hastily to touch his whole body, they immediately turned their heads suspiciously.

　　"What is wrong?"

　　"Is something missing?"

　　Shinichi reflexively looked at Ichika, the only one who knew about the plan.

　　Even if he knew the plan, he might not know where he left the remote control.

　　Shinichi took a deep breath to calm himself down.

　　He didn't have time to pay attention to other people's worried eyes, closed his eyes, and started looking back at his memories, trying to find a time when it might have lost the remote control.

　　Immediately, he walked in a semicircle around the bonfire, turned by the rock in the isolation circle, and the others followed behind him with strange eyes.

　　Nino muttered in surprise: "It wasn't me and you just now..."

　　In the middle of talking, she covered her mouth, her face was slightly red, and she looked up at the sky guiltily.

Ichika smiled helplessly, and Miku glanced at her lightly.

Itsuki kept looking at Shinichi, with concern.

　　"Did you drop something? Let's help find it together?"

　　Shinichi hesitated, but shook his head.

　　"Wait, I'll ask you when me need help… That's right!"

　　Signaling the four of them to wait a moment, Shinichi took out earphones from his pocket.

　　Come to think of it, the sportswear he was wearing had long ago ceased to belong to him.

　　After the sports jacket was taken by Yotsuba, and before Shinichi went to the lake, he reached into his pocket to make sure that the remote control was in his trouser pocket.

　　After falling into the water, he handed over his tracksuit to the Thorn Club, and changed into a new one himself. He was wondering if I forgot something while in the locker room, but it was only because he was thinking about Fumino and other things, he didn't check carefully.

　　In other words, from then on, he didn't check if the remote control was still there.

　　But now is not the time to review his mistakes. If he doesn't find the remote control quickly, he may not be able to set off the fireworks in time, and the well-prepared surprise will be greatly reduced.

　　So, with his back to the eyes of the four girls, he turned on the bluetooth headset.

　　"Hello Kashima?"

　　"It's me, what's wrong, Asada-san? Kashima was still wondering, the person who immediately hung up on her last time, why did he call herself this time?

　　Shinichi didn't have time to be polite to her, and his voice was a little hasty and authentic.

　　"Are my sport clothes with you? Did you find anything like a remote control in your trouser pocket?"

　　Kashima was taken aback, and after thinking for a moment, she gave an answer.

　　"No, there is only a cell phone inside, and your and Princess Furuhashi's sport clothes have also been dried, so you can come and see for yourself."

　　Shinichi immediately finds out the connection.

　　"...I see, thank you. Also, the Thorn Club is a really good organization."

　　Using the last half-sincere compliment as a rude apology, he ignored Kashima's reaction, hung up the phone, and looked at the dark forest in the distance.