Nino’s Biscuits

"Yotsuba, where are Ichika and the others?"

Haruto checked the time. Half an hour had passed.

It doesn't take that long to change clothes. Itsuki frowned slightly and said in a low voice, "Kuromori-kun, don't worry about it, let's start!"

Sensing the tense atmosphere, Yotsuba quickly let out an awkward laugh, stood up, and said, "Well, Ichika and the others still need to change. I'll go call them."

After saying that, she rushed upstairs.

But shortly after, Yotsuba came back down with her head drooping, and...

Nothing.

None of Ichika, Nino, or Miku came down!

Haruto finally understood why Yotsuba had been so worried.

He covered his forehead and said, "Don't worry about it for now, let's just start!"

"Uh-huh."

Yotsuba and Itsuki sighed in relief. They were afraid Haruto would leave in anger.

If that had happened, Itsuki felt she would have been really upset.

They were the ones who asked him to tutor them, but none of them showed up.

Anyone would be angry in this situation!

This time, Haruto didn't use his abilities to cheat.

So, he had to be more attentive. While asking the two sisters some questions, he silently analyzed Itsuki and Yotsuba's problems.

Everyone is different.

So their areas of expertise would also differ.

There's a saying that true interest is the best teacher.

For Itsuki, force-feeding education clearly wouldn't work. Moreover, their foundation was too weak, so they needed to find an entry point.

As for this entry point, Haruto chose an area of interest.

How to spark their interest, make it engaging and lively, and help them remember.

Let's not mention that for now.

What Itsuki is best at is science, though her grades are still poor. And Yotsuba...

Actually, her best skill is sports.

However, Haruto noticed that Yotsuba was clearly better at Japanese than other subjects.

So, Yotsuba excelled in Japanese and sports.

In terms of sports, Yotsuba might be able to get special recruitment, but the premise is that her other achievements must be up to par.

At the end of the Q&A session, Haruto took out two exam papers and asked them to fill them out: "You can write as much as you can on these papers."

Yotsuba's exam wasn't focused on just one subject.

It was a comprehensive exam.

It was a test to comprehensively assess the academic preferences and abilities of the Nakano quintuplets.

Yotsuba, with her sharp eyes, noticed the other exam papers and said, "Are these for Ichika and the others?"

"Yeah."

Haruto nodded slightly and said, "Don't worry about them for now."

"Oh."

Yotsuba lowered her gaze, clearly feeling down.

She wasn't foolish, so she naturally knew these were hand-written exams.

'Kuromori-san must have spent a lot of time on these exams last night. He probably stayed up late for a long time. He clearly put in a lot of effort, but this is the result. Even though he isn't saying it, he must be really upset, right?'

Itsuki took a deep breath, tightened her grip on the pencil, forced herself to focus, and concentrated on the exam paper.

Hers was different from Yotsuba's.

But they were all handwritten, with many questions she hadn't seen before, yet they all felt familiar.

This wasn't Haruto's first time preparing exams.

Itsuki naturally knew that Haruto had thought up all these questions himself.

The living room became quiet.

Only the sound of pencils scratching on paper remained.

Haruto took out his phone and browsed the news and Twitter.

Not long after, the sound of footsteps came from downstairs. Nino walked down, glanced at him, and then paused.

Haruto looked up at Nino, then glanced behind her.

Getting angry wouldn't change anything. Those who work hard deserve praise.

Likewise, those who don't work hard make their own choices, as long as they don't regret it later.

Unfortunately, most adults will regret it once they enter society.

Human energy is limited.

Of course, young girls can't realize this, but when they grow up, they will.

When you're young, many people always feel like time passes too slowly and want to grow up slowly.

But when they grow up, they realize how precious and short time is.

When social creatures open their eyes, the day is already dark, and they head off to work. After a busy day, night has enveloped the earth, and the dim lights of thousands of homes line the cold streets, and they catch the last empty train home.

After showering and eating, it's already late at night.

Close your eyes, open them, and it's the next day.

No entertainment, no leisure, this is the reality for most social creatures.

Boring, sad, cold.

If you had a husky at home, you'd probably feel even sadder and cry when you come home late at night to see the mess.

In the adult world, nothing is easy.

The reason Haruto has such deep feelings is that he has experienced despair and destruction and has also seen people cry and weep in parks late at night.

The definition of maturity is simple: responsibility.

In fact, many people, even in middle age, aren't mature; otherwise, there wouldn't be so many idiots and perverts!

But the quintuplets are doing okay, at least their family has money.

Their future isn't too bad either.

Yotsuba and Itsuki were carefully writing their exams.

Haruto continued browsing the news and Twitter with his head down.

Oddity had a super-large induction barrier that worked all the time, but in the real world, it was powerless and could only be monitored through news channels.

He wasn't a god and couldn't cover everything.

Luckily, today's news media are very developed, and some special news can easily become hot searches.

The quiet atmosphere in the living room made Nino feel a bit uncomfortable.

She walked into the kitchen.

After a while, Nino approached Haruto, gently poked him, and pointed to the kitchen.

Walking into the kitchen, Haruto asked, "Nino, what's up?"

Nino brought out a plate of biscuits and said, "Sorry, I was busy tidying up the room earlier, so I came down late."

"These are biscuits I made, you can try them."

Haruto looked at her in surprise, but he didn't take the initiative to ask nonsense like "Aren't you angry?" or "Why do you want me to try them?"

"I heard from Itsuki that Nino is really good at cooking."

Haruto looked at the animal-shaped biscuits on the plate. Just from their appearance, they were golden and baked at the right temperature, making them look very appetizing at first glance.

The air was filled with a sweet aroma. Even without tasting them, he knew these animal biscuits were good.

Simply put, he wanted to eat them!