How Could It Be Love at First Sight?

　　Rewinding time a bit, Friday night, Nakano's house.

　　Bringing Yotsuba who came home late, home for dinner together. After eating, the five sisters returned to their rooms to mind their own business.

　　Ichika silently pulled Miku into her room. Even though Miku looked reluctant, she still couldn't refuse her tough sister.

　　After closing the door, Ichika kicked all the messy clothes and sundries on the floor. Just cleaned up the place then took out a pillow from the bottom of the bed and asked Miku to sit down.

　　"...Ichika, can't you keep the room tidy?"

　　Miku sat down on the pillow with little resistance.

　　"Let's leave the sermon to Itsuki, the point is not this…" Ichika stared at Miku's expression with eyes that seemed to read people's hearts, and said straight to the point, "That boy you dated in the park, was Asada Senpai the one who took you out? from the labyrinth yesterday?"

　　"That's not a date." Miku answered her question expressionlessly, "And he's not a senior either. Asada is in the same grade as us, and we are in the same class. So I met him at the park because..."

　　Miku hesitates for a moment, but still has no intention of telling Ichika that she ran to the park to hide from Fuutarou, and ends up having to ask Shinichi to save her.

　　Although there's nothing to say, Ichika isn't going to blame Fuutarou for this. After all, he was the tutor their father assigned them, and it was Miku's own fault when she fainted. But she doesn't want to tell this secret.

　　Not only what happened back then, but also the agreement between the two in the park, the location of the Sakura Pavilion, and the content of the conversation with Shinichi... Who knows why, but now Miku didn't want to share these things with anyone else.

　　Even if the other party is the quintuplet sister who is closest to her in the world, she doesn't want to.

　　Obviously it doesn't matter at first, why all of a sudden.

　　Touching her chest with one hand, feeling a strange lingering feeling in her heart, Miku said calmly.

　　"...I left something in the maze, so I asked him to take it with me for a can of matcha soda, that's all."

　　"Eh? You invited him to drink that very strange drink?" Ichika covered her mouth in disbelief.

　　"...I will return to my room first." Miku immediately stood up, and Ichika hurriedly grabbed the hem of her shirt to make amends.

　　"Wait! I still have something to know, I'll buy you a can of that drink later, okay?"

　　Miku was silent for a moment, and finally sighed lightly: "If you want to ask, there's nothing wrong with telling people."

　　Actually there are many. But she had decided to lie all the time.

　　She was still a little guilty at first, but seeing Ichika's smiling face, the guilt of deceiving her sister disappeared.

　　What's more, she had absolutely terrible things to say about the soda match.

　　So in front of Ichika's question, Miku lied without any weight.

　　"His name is Asada Shinichi? How are you?"

　　"Awkward, calculating, not good with girls."

　　"Hah? Isn't that Fuutarou-kun?"

　　"But he's dependable, and not a vice."

　　"Ah, that's not it. What topics do you usually talk about?"

　　"So far, we only chat via LINE. Usually we don't see each other very often."

　　"Does he have a girlfriend?"

　　"How would I know.." Miku became wary.

　　"Ahaha, it's rare to see you so close to a boy, an Onee-san would be worried." Ichika pretended to be sincere with a smile, seeing that Miku really had no shame or guilt, she started to doubt her own guess.

　　"It seems that you really have no special relationship with him."

　　"That's how it is. We met only twice in less than a week, how could there be such a development." Miku frowned, "Why do you think I like Asada-san? When did you see me and Asada-san meet up at the park?"

　　"While I was looking for a quiet place to hang out during my lunch break, I happened to pass by and saw it." Ichika spread her arms and said calmly, "I was really surprised at that time, I didn't expect Miku who usually wasn't interested in the opposite sex would be walking around with boys in that place."

　　Miku pursed her mouth: "What does it mean to not be attracted to the opposite sex? After all, I'm also a normal girl…"

　　"And looking so happy, there's nothing I can do if I misunderstand, sorry~"

　　Miku's expression froze for a moment, and a blush suddenly appeared on her face.

　　"Am I happy?"

　　"Yeah, it's rare to see Miku smiling so happily... It's a romantic plot like love at first sight..."

　　"L-Love at first sight..." Panic flashed across her eyes, Miku subconsciously pinched her sleeve, the blush on her cheeks deepened.

　　"...Apparently I made a mistake. Too bad.' Ichika shook her head, looked at Miku again with a smile, and suddenly became surprised, "What's wrong with you?"

　　At some point, Miku had turned her back on her. With a slightly lowered head.

　　"It is nothing. There is no love at first sight in this world. This is not a novel or a manga."

　　"Uh... It's fine for you to think that, but..." Ichika looked at Miku's back strangely, and was about to ask, but at this moment she stood up and walked slowly towards the door.

　　"You're done with the questions? I'm going back to the room. Ichika is the same. If you don't want to increase your score, Fuutarou will continue to bother us?"

　　"Eh? Even if what you said was true, why suddenly..." Ichika's face was full of confusion, wasn't Miku the type to take the initiative to study? And why mention the nanny who messed up their life?

　　Miku had no intention of answering her doubts, opened the bedroom door, and walked back to her room.

　　Only Ichika was left on the pillow looking at the door in confusion.

　　"This kind of reaction… Is she telling the truth or lying?"

　　...

　　Back in her room, Miku touched her cheek, felt a slight heat and her heartbeat quickened.

　　"This is all Ichika's fault, she said something strange..."

　　Closing the door, she threw herself on the bed, her hair scattered on the bed, and the coldness of the bed also cooled her mind a bit.

　　She closed her eyes, put her hands on the headphones around her neck unconsciously, and felt the familiar mechanical texture carefully, and slowly calmed her heart.

　　After a while, Miku finally returned to her normal state, opened her eyes, stared at the ceiling quietly, and finally moved to the painting hanging on the wall.

　　It's obviously just a rough sketch, but it's framed in a very beautiful photo frame, and the surroundings are immaculate. Obviously, the owner really appreciates it.

　　Although the painting was not considered a masterpiece, it fully expressed the gentleness of a girl's smile.

　　Staring at the painting, Miku's face was once again dyed red.

　　She quickly closed her eyes, picked up a pillow and pressed it against her face, then curled up and muttered.

　　"Love at first sight or something... It's impossible to have something like that..."