An Annoying Nino

"It's a bit tricky."

Seeing Miku still watching them, Yotsuba couldn't think of any way to handle this situation.

After all, they were chatting in the hallway, and Miku overheard it. It's unrealistic to say it's all Miku's fault, but she does have some responsibility.

She came to eavesdrop without saying a word.

"Indeed, is it possible to kill someone and shut them up?" Itsuki nodded in agreement and sighed a bit.

"Just killing and silencing someone is not enough. Let's not tell Nino about it yet. If she accidentally mentions it, it will be very bad." Ichika advised.

"Okay, let Miku help keep it a secret for now. As for Kamikawa-san..."

At this point, Itsuki hesitated a bit.

"Let's go and apologize to Kamikawa-san together, or else we'll feel guilty." Yotsuba took charge.

"Just do it; there's no other way now."

Ichika made the decision and walked toward Miku, followed by Yotsuba and Itsuki.

Seeing the three girls walking towards her aggressively, Miku unconsciously took a step back.

"Don't be nervous; we won't eat you."

Approaching her side, Ichika teased.

Itsuki held her arm and said, "We just want to talk to you."

"Yes, as long as you promise to keep it a secret for us." Yotsuba blocked her retreat and asked very politely.

"What's the secret?"

Seeing them closing all her escape routes, Miku felt uncomfortable. Why did she feel threatened by them?

"Help us keep the secret that Kamikawa Ren is Kamikawa Naoki." Ichika said with a smile.

"Sure."

After thinking for a moment, Miku agreed.

In this matter, she had no other answer than to agree.

"I always feel a bit uneasy. Should Miku be punished?" Seeing her firm promise, Ichika deliberately raised an issue.

Miku: "😐"

She didn't want to say anything about Ichika's bad taste.

The punishment Ichika mentioned was, of course, just talk. After explaining to Miku the current situation and asking her not to tell Nino about it, Yotsuba and Itsuki let her go.

Miku had been eavesdropping for a long time and already knew, so there was no need to explain too much.

"By the way, Miku is not at all surprised by this incident."

After letting Miku go, Yotsuba looked at her unchanged expression from beginning to end and asked in confusion.

When she found out at that moment, it took her a while before she dared to believe it, but Miku seemed not to care at all. It was too strange.

"Why should I be surprised?" Miku asked.

Although it's amazing that Naoki and Ren are actually the same person, there's no need to be too surprised, right?

"This..."

Facing her question, Yotsuba didn't know how to answer.

"Miku is not surprised because she has never seen Kamikawa-san's appearance after he took off his glasses." After thinking about it, Ichika understood why Miku's reaction was so normal.

Ren without glasses is a different person from when he has them on.

"That's not true." Miku answered honestly, "But isn't everything similar?"

When Itsuki studied, she always wore red glasses. At that time, Itsuki's temperament had changed a lot, but her appearance remained the same.

So she didn't think that someone could wear glasses and take them off to be such a big difference.

"Just see for yourself."

So, Ichika pulled Miku to the railing and pointed to Ren in the living room on the first floor.

"..."

Miku wasn't too concerned at first, freezing when she saw Ren.

"Is he really Kamikawa Ren?"

Miku tried to connect the usual Ren with what she saw now, but after trying for a long time, she never felt that they were the same person.

"This is the right reaction."

After hearing Miku's question, Yotsuba finally felt satisfied.

She asked why Miku wasn't surprised; it turns out she had never seen Ren's original appearance with her own eyes.

"Yes, he is Kamikawa-san." Itsuki confirmed.

Ichika patted her shoulder and said seriously, "Now you know; our reactions would be so big."

"I see."

After staring down for a long time, Miku answered while thinking.

If she had found out on her own like they did, her reaction might be bigger than theirs.

"In that case, please tell me what you're thinking now." Ichika interviewed.

Miku answered unconsciously, "Nino is ruining the scenery."

"Really."

If Ren stayed below alone, even if he didn't do anything, he would make people feel very comfortable and in a good mood. But now, with Nino added beside him, it makes people feel uneasy.

Both Itsuki and Yotsuba did not refute this statement. They leaned on the railing together and became spectators.

"They are looking at us."

Ichika and the others gathered too conspicuously, so Nino naturally noticed and reminded them.

"Yes." Ren waved towards them as a greeting.

"The one wearing headphones around her neck is Nakano Miku. She's not here right now." Nino introduced.

"Yeah."

Ren pretended not to know her and listened carefully.

"Ah, I'm caught."

Realizing that they were looking up, Ichika waved her hand in response.

At the same time, she continued to ask Miku, "Do you think Kamikawa-san looks good like this?"

"Good."

Miku answered as usual, then hurriedly added, "But I'm not from the Appearance Association."

"Why do you have to emphasize the last sentence?" Ichika realized something.

"It's nothing; I just don't want you to misunderstand." Miku lowered her head and explained in a low voice.

Ichika asked, "Are you worried that I'll misunderstand?"

"Anyway, Nino and I are different." Miku emphasized without answering her question.

Ichika was too interested in something like this. If she continued talking to her, she would be easily noticed.

Seeing this, Ichika stopped asking.

Glancing at Miku, Yotsuba and Itsuki beside her, Ichika suddenly realized something and said with a smile.

"In that case, among the five of us, Nino is the only one who doesn't know that Kamikawa Naoki is Kamikawa Ren."