Let Him Be Alone

"In that case, don't say that you chose to meet Fujiwara-san and Shinomiya-san at another time just to avoid trouble with us."

Seeing him bow his head and admit his mistake, Nino's dissatisfaction slightly subsided.

"I'm sorry."

Ren could only apologize.

Furthermore, he really couldn't think of suitable words.

"Because you want to go to the fireworks party with us, and also want to go with Fujiwara-san and the others, the best solution to this problem is to bring Fujiwara-san and Shinomiya-san here. If you think that will cause us trouble, let's go shopping together."

Nino was sure that Ren, who clearly had serious issues with his emotional intelligence, needed guidance.

"Even though we don't know her, if you don't introduce her to us, how are we supposed to get to know her?"

"I see."

Ren chose to accept her sermon in its entirety.

"Wow, that's tough."

Seeing Nino, who had taught Ren to bow his head, Chika quietly hid behind Fumino.

"Indeed." Fumino nodded, "However, there is something wrong with Kamikawa's approach."

"In fact, after Kaguya-san arrives, it doesn't matter whether Kamikawa-kun hangs out with us or not."

Chika expressed her thoughts.

"I really want to go shopping with Kaguya-san. Having Kamikawa-kun around will only cause trouble for us."

"Eh?" Fumino was taken aback, "Are you sure?"

"Of course. I don't need to lie about something like this." Chika's tone was very confident. "The only problem is I don't know Kaguya-san's thoughts. However, she should be similar to me. She must feel that Kamikawa-kun will only cause trouble for us."

"Then why did you invite Kamikawa to attend the fireworks show?" Fumino asked.

"I'm not sure why. It happened a long time ago and I can't remember it."

Chika had heard this before, but because so much had happened during this period, she was too lazy to remember it.

"Alright."

Fumino accepted her explanation.

"When Shinomiya-san arrives, I'll take her to introduce her to everyone."

At this point, Nino's teaching about Ren also ended, and Ren repented.

"That's enough."

Seeing him like this, Nino's dissatisfaction completely disappeared.

Her sister had been looking forward to the fireworks show for a long time, but before they could shop for a long time, Ren went shopping with another girl.

If that's the problem, don't agree from the beginning!

"We've been here for a long time, isn't it time to keep strolling around the festival?" Yotsuba asked hesitantly.

Itsuki hurriedly said, "I haven't eaten fried udon yet."

There were still many people queuing in front of Rizu's stall, and it was impossible to buy it quickly.

"In that case, Itsuki, just wait here, and we'll continue to play at the festival." Nino said mercilessly.

"Then I'll buy it again if there are fewer people."

Itsuki immediately gave up on queuing.

"Fujiwara-san, do you want to stroll around the festival with us?" Ichika asked Chika.

"Let's go together, I'm bored alone."

As her eyes swept over them, Chika quickly made a decision.

"Great." Ichika smiled.

Just as they were about to go around, Asumi took the initiative and said, "By the way, aren't we too many?"

Generally, the number of people attending the festival together is only two or three, and at most not more than five people.

Not to mention Rizu helping out at the stall, their group had nine people.

Moreover, as time passed, more and more people came to the festival.

It would definitely be troublesome for them to go shopping together with so many people.

"That's right."

Seeing the streets clearly more crowded with pedestrians than before, Ichika felt the same.

"With our large number, we will definitely cause trouble for others, and we can easily get separated by the crowd."

"What should we do?" Yotsuba asked anxiously.

"This..."

Regarding the solution to this problem, they almost all thought about it, but no one said it.

After thinking seriously for a few moments, Chika suggested, "How about we shop separately?"

"That's a pretty good solution."

Hearing someone finally come up with the idea everyone had been thinking about, Ichika smiled.

Fumino gently agreed, "Shopping separately is indeed the most suitable solution for now."

"Rizu-san isn't going shopping with us, so in total we have nine, which can be divided into three trios." Yotsuba counted the number of people and stated this fact.

"It's true that if you go shopping with three people, you won't cause trouble for others. As long as you make an appointment to meet, you don't have to worry about whether you can watch the fireworks together."

Saying this, Itsuki looked at Ren.

If there were three people in one group, only two people could go to the fireworks party with him.

"Then how should we distribute it..."

Before Ichika could finish speaking, she was interrupted by Nino.

"No, let's go in groups of two. It's not easy to separate if we hold hands."

"Two people? That's not enough."

"Just let Kamikawa-san work in a group."

Pointing to Ren standing opposite her, Nino revealed her thoughts.

"This..."

They didn't expect Nino to immediately exclude Ren from the team selection.

"That's the fairest way to group people."

If there were three people in one group, only two people could gather at the festival with Ren.

And those two might not be her sisters.

But let him wander around the festival alone, and one of them might run into him.

Equal opportunity, that's what Nino meant by fairness.

"That's a very good suggestion."

Ichika immediately understood Nino's intention.

"..."

The others didn't speak, just thinking about the suggestion.

Seeing no one opposing it, Nino then asked, "Kamikawa-san, are you okay being alone in a group?"

"No problem."

Ren accepted the grouping method.

"Then how should we group?"

Asumi asked this question with a smile.

"Ichika in a group with me, Miku in a group with Yotsuba, Itsuki in a group with Fujiwara-san, and Kominami-senpai in a group with Fumino."

Nino revealed the grouping that had just occurred to her.

"Does anyone have any questions about this grouping?"