Visiting a sick person and news of an unexpected arrival

　　When they arrived at Nakano's house, Shinichi wasn't so worried about Miku's current condition.

　　After all, as a family member, Yotsuba behaved very calmly, so the high fever Itsuki mentioned probably wasn't that serious, so there was no need to worry too much.

　　In that case, he would go straight home after visiting. It's still early, maybe he can take Rui to play somewhere and give her a surprise.

　　"I came back from the club's morning training in the morning. I saw Miku looking shaky and ready to put on her shoes and go out. Only then did I realize something was wrong and immediately took her back to bed…"

　　Wearing the slippers handed over by Yotsuba, the two of them walked upstairs while talking.

　　Since everyone was taking care of her in Miku's room, only their voices could be heard in the empty living room.

　　Yotsuba smiled bitterly and looked at Shinichi.

　　"She said she was going on a date with Asada-san today, but she didn't expect she would have a fever..."

　　 Shinichi nodded, "Don't worry, I'll teach her a lesson later."

　　"Eh, that's not what I meant..."

　　"Um, I'm kidding too."

　　 Yotsuba smiled.

　　"Itsuki said before that when Asada-san was nervous or confused, he would make a joke to lighten the mood..."

　　Shinichi furrowed his eyebrows.

　　"Don't believe her false information... I'll teach Itsuki a lesson later. I won't joke this time!"

　　"Ahaha~"

　　Arriving in front of Miku's door, Yotsuba knocked on the door, opened a gap and stuck her head in while shouting be careful.

　　"I brought Asada-san back..."

　　The room was quiet at first, and then Ichika's voice was heard.

　　"Hurry, Yotsuba! Quickly bring Shinichi-kun in, Miku is currently not wearing clothes. Hyaaa, no, no, no, no!"

　　Her head was covered with a blanket, after Ichika disappeared, he heard footsteps, Nino opened the door and stood in front of the door, looking at the two people.

　　Since there was a screen in Miku's room, Shinichi couldn't see anything when he looked behind Nino, so he could only focus on her face.

　　"Youre here." The mask covered the lower part of her face, so her expression could not be seen clearly. All Shinichi knew was that Nino didn't seem too happy to see him.

　　"I'm here. This is a condolence gift," Shinichi handed her the fruit he bought while running.

　　Nino took it without looking at the contents, turned around and walked in first.

　　"Please come in."

　　As Shinichi took a step, he suddenly stopped and stood there with a little hesitation.

"Miku… Is she wearing clothes now?"

　　Nino stopped and turned to look at him in annoyance.

　　"Of course! Do you still want to see her naked?"

　　"That's not what Ichika said earlier... I was just being careful."

　　"Tsk, put on the mask first" Nino took out a mask from the cupboard, turned and walked towards Shinichi, and wanted to put it on for him.

　　But for some reason, she stopped her movements, and handed over the mask unhappily.

　　"Her fever has reached 39.9 degrees. Don't infect her with bacteria from outside."

　　"...Good." Shinichi put on the mask without saying anything.

　　Yotsuba next to him turned into a slightly transparent person as Shinichi and Nino looked at each other, took out her mask and slipped in.

　　"By the way, why did Miku suddenly have a high fever? Does she wear clothes and leave the AC on all night?"

　　"Can you stop worrying about whether she's wearing clothes or not?" Nino then raised her voice to explain, "It wasn't sudden. After the rain on Sunday, she had a mild fever all day... I don't know what she did, she knew that her body was weak, but she didn't rest well to recover. She always sneaks into the library when I'm not paying attention, and now she's lying in bed unable to move!"

　　She complained, but worry was clear in her eyes.

　　Nino looked at Shinichi seriously.

　　"She can't come out to play with you today. Remember to replace this date. She is looking forward to it."

　　Shinichi was stunned. Even though I would do this without you telling me, is this what you should say?

　　Nino understood the look in his eyes, crossed her arms over her chest and hummed softly.

　　"After all, I am also an older sister. What's wrong with thinking about my sick little sister?"

　　"Then, you..."

　　"I'm annoyed, come on in!"

　　Shinichi wanted to say something, but Nino immediately pushed his arm into the room and left Miku's room.

　　"I'll peel your fruit and come back later."

　　After saying that, she closed the door, causing Shinichi to frown.

　　"Is this hard to get... It doesn't seem like it."

　　But it felt like Nino always kept her distance from him.

　　What happened?

　　Thinking of the purpose of coming here, Shinichi put aside these doubts, turned around and walked around the screen.

　　Miku's room, full of Japanese style and the aroma of tea, began to appear.

　　The bed was bulging, and it was clear that someone was curled up under the blanket, there were several pillows placed beside the bed, and three girls were sitting there, all looking at him.

　　But what first caught Shinichi's attention was a familiar looking picture on the wall.

　　"This..."

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　　At Rui's insistence, Hina didn't call an ambulance, instead she gave her a rough bandage and took her straight to the nearest hospital.

　　Luckily the distance wasn't too far.

　　"Hina Nee-san..." Rui looked at her left hand which was wrapped in white gauze like a cocoon.

　　"It's just a wound. Why are you so nervous?"

　　"There's a lot of blood!"

　　"We lose more every month..."

　　"The skin feels like it's going to come off. Scary!"

　　"It hasn't fallen yet..."

　　Hina ignored this hurt sister, took out her cell phone, swiped a few times, and muttered.

　　"You may need some stitches. I'll check online first to see if there's anything I need to pay attention to..."

　　 Rui grabbed her wrist.

　　 Hina pressed the screen as fast as she could with her finger.

　　"Hina Nee-san, didn't you tell him secretly?"

　　"...No. I really want to help you check the precautions after stitching…" Hina smiled guiltily and put her phone back in her pocket.

　　Rui looked at her in disbelief, and spoke in a serious tone.

　　"I don't want to disturb his schedule today! That guy would definitely run back in a hurry when he heard that I was injured, and he was just as worried as you… I don't want that to happen."

　　"But, when he comes back, he won't know either..."

　　"...Possible."

　　Rui lowered her gaze, and her voice gradually became softer.

　　"But even though the guy doesn't say it, I know he's looking forward to today's date... He and Miku are definitely in the same mood. So..."

　　"Okay, okay, I understand. I won't touch my phone again.." Hina raised her hands in surrender, "You really deserve not to have a boyfriend."

　　Rui laughed without hesitation or regret.

　　"You will also find out in the future that there are some things more important than the relationship between men and women."

　　"I don't want love like this..." Haruna muttered, silently apologizing to Rui in her heart.

　　(Sorry, Rui, I secretly sent a message to Shinichi-kun, saying that you were seriously injured, and he might run back soon...)

　　Glancing at Rui's seemingly unconcerned expression, her clenched her fists.

　　(If it doesn't come after Rui gets stitches, Shinichi-kun, woe to you!)

　　What she didn't know was that the word "read" had not appeared in the message sent for a long time...