A date that won't end here

　　Among the crowd, Nino was wearing autumn clothes, and shouted in surprise.

　　Ichika and Yotsuba follow her, and also see Shinichi not far away. Two pairs of bright eyes seemed to reflect the light of surprise, and they couldn't wait to walk towards him.

　　"What a coincidence, even though we were in the next city, we still met..."

　　"Shinichi-kun, when are you and Miku going to the aquarium? He kept it a secret…"

　　"…"

　　As she looked at the blonde girl next to him, Ichika's voice suddenly stopped, and a shocked silence fell.

　　The three girls looked directly at the two people.

　　"You guys..."

　　Shinichi used his rationality to reverse his unprepared reaction.

　　Right now, he was facing a crisis that was even more terrifying than the jealousy between Fumino and Nino, and perhaps more serious than the fight between Asuna and Alice when they met.

　　After all, Kirito-kun was sleeping soundly. Under the three hot eyes' gaze, there was no room for escape.

　　At this time, he must not react the same as if he was caught cheating!

　　"It is such a coincidence. I'm here to look for someone. Where are you?"

Shinichi hid all his mistakes deep inside and responded calmly.

　　"We? That is not important. I want to know more now…" Nino smiled sweetly, cupped her elbows to support her plump chest, and tapped her fingers against her arms little by little.

　　The eyes under the bangs were covered in shadow, and her eyes became gloomy, but her voice sounded very lively.

　　"Is this beautiful blonde girl the one you are looking for?"

　　"She is very beautiful. Is she mixed race?"

　　Ichika looked at Hayasaka's appearance in amazement, with a smile on her lips.

　　It's just that the sun is shining brightly, but there seems to be a faint black mist floating behind it.

　　"When did Shinichi-kun meet such a beautiful girl? Why don't you introduce him to us? Maybe we can become good friends."

　　"Asada-san..."

　　Yotsuba puffed out her cheeks and looked at them with dissatisfied eyes. She looked like she wanted to rush forward and snatch Shinichi from the beautiful girl.

　　"Even if it was me, I would still be angry."

　　"Um..."

　　Shinichi didn't look panicked at all on the surface.

　　But at this time, his head had reached limit, and there was even a slight feeling of overheating. He tried his best to think of words and deeds that could resolve this situation as much as possible.

　　Does he want to pretend he doesn't know Hayasaka and go with Ichika and the others? There's no need to even show up for this option.

　　No matter what the consequences, it was impossible for Shinichi to chase away Hayasaka who was enjoying a date.

　　He is a shallow man, once he is liked by someone, it is easy to unconsciously fall in love with that person and appreciate him even more.

　　So, what to do?

　　The best of both worlds... The idea of fooling around as if nothing had happened... Think about it carefully, as long as there is a slight flaw, it will most likely be noticed by Ichika...

　　Thinking hard, before he knew it, he had been silent for a long time.

　　The strange silence was like a wordless confession, Nino took a step forward to take his arm.

　　Seeing this, Shinichi's pupils shrank slightly and he was about to say a sentence.

　　The sound of footsteps in front of him, Hayasaka faced a somewhat hostile atmosphere towards him.

　　"Hi everybody! This is our first time meeting. I'm Hayasaka Ai. I am a 3rd year student at Shuchi'in Academy. I am your senior!"

　　Hayasaka who was full of smiles took Nino's outstretched hand, while holding it tightly she waved it up and down with excessive enthusiasm.

　　"You are the beautiful quintuplets who have a good relationship with him, right? Wow~ You really look alike!"

　　"Ha?!" Nino was completely unable to react.

　　Hayasaka maintained her energetic smile and deliberately sighed.

　　"Oh, it's no wonder that Shinichi immediately rejected my pursuit, saying that he was already popular enough and told me not to bother him anymore. I thought he was just being careless, just because he looked like that… I didn't expect that to be true."

　　She let go of Nino's hand, looked at Shinichi irritably, and hummed displeasedly.

　　"I didn't expect you to be so popular and have so many love rivals. How can I compete with you?"

　　Shinichi's eyes moved to her hands placed behind her, then back to her eyes.

　　"I didn't let you fight in the first place. I told you a long time ago that you have no chance with them… Unless you come in a maid outfit."

　　The three people who were still looking at Hayasaka in surprise suddenly looked at Shinichi with wide eyes, and black energy surged again.

　　Shinichi leaned back tactically, raised his hands and surrendered honestly: "Sorry, I was kidding."

　　"Yeah~ How annoying~" Hayasaka smiled helplessly, but her tone was very free and relaxed, "Okay, I've seen the nature of a playboy like you! I won't bother you anymore, and continue to follow the five sisters in love~"

Hayasaka stuck out her tongue at the three girls, making cute faces, "Bah, people who are lovesick won't apologize~"

After saying this, she raised her head and snorted coldly at Shinichi, turned and walked towards the crowd.

　　It didn't take long for Hayasaka's figure to disappear amidst the hustle and bustle of the street.

　　"…"

　　The four of them looked at each other in confusion as they looked behind them.

　　After some time, Nino finally spoke.

　　"What happened to her...I haven't said anything yet, and she ran away first..."

　　"Based on what she said…" Ichika thought for a moment, then said hesitantly, "'That senpai asked Shinichi-kun to confess, and she happened to meet us when she was rejected?"

　　The rabbit ear headband on her head jumped up, and Yotsuba saw Shinichi and asked in doubt.

　　"But, why should you bother making an appointment in the next city? Isn't that possible at school?"

　　"...Because Hayasaka Senpai lives nearby. I didn't know she would confess to me, but I only came here to treat her to lunch." Shinichi sighed tiredly.

　　"She is a senior I met in the student council. She has a good relationship with Shinomiya Senpai. I usually take great care of her, and I owe her a lot of money that I haven't paid yet. To think..."

　　Nino understood: "That's why you used us as a shield… Indeed, it's quite difficult to reject a confession from a senior who has a close relationship with you."

　　She lowered her raised eyebrows and showed a smile of sincere joy: "Thank you, Shi-kun, for your hard work!"

　　The tense atmosphere that was originally about to break out gradually loosened, and there was even more sympathy.

　　"Asada-san, if there is a similar situation in the future, just use us!" Yotsuba patted her chest, with a serious expression on her face. "If the other party is angry, I will also accompany you. Let's go and apologize together!"

　　Shinichi smiled lightly: "Thank you Yotsuba."

　　"But it's impressive that you could so cruelly reject a beautiful mixed-race girl, Shinichi-kun." Ichika blinked her eyes and he spoke teasingly.

　　"As a reward for your dedication, Onee-san can give you the death penalty~ Do you want to now?"

　　Shinichi's cheek twitched slightly, but before he could answer, Nino grabbed Ichika by the back of her neck and pulled her away from Shinichi.

　　"Okay, okay, don't flirt with men casually when you go out. Don't we still go shopping? We agreed to let Yotsuba help us choose clothes."

　　Hearing this, Yotsuba grimaced, and even her rabbit ear headband hung listlessly.

　　"Oh, I'm really not good at this kind of thing..."

　　"Hufu, that's punishment if you're not smart~" Ichika turned around, hugged Yotsuba's arm with a smile, and at the same time looked at Shinichi meaningfully.

　　"Is it true? Shinichi-kun seems to have a bold idea and is supported by Yotsuba?"

　　Shinichi seemed to hear Nino snort, but before he could reply, Nino waved her hand at him as if to shoo him away, and took the two sisters towards a department store not far away.

　　"Next we will go to the women's party. You can go wherever you want except looking for other girls. You will not be allowed to be our bag carrier."

　　"What's with your natural tone…" Shinichi clicked his tongue, turned around and started walking in the opposite direction.

　　"I originally planned to go shopping nearby, but you wanted me to pretend I didn't want to."

　　"Yeah~" Nino said indifferently, "Okay, let's go now. Goodbye."

　　Ichika and Yotsuba also bid him farewell.

　　"Shinichi-kun, see you Monday~"

　　"Asada-san, see you at morning training!"

　　After responding to their greetings, Shinichi quickened his pace and walked to a corner, took out his cell phone and immediately sent a message.

　　"Where? I'll look for you now.'

　　Almost as soon as the message was sent, the word "Read" appeared, it seemed that the other party was waiting for him to contact her with the communication screen open, and the reply was very fast.

　　[14:25, towards Platinum Terrace, fifth train]

Shinichi looked at the current time and it was 14:20. Counting the traffic lights, the fastest journey from here to the station is five minutes.

　　It would be faster if you took the small road, but if you weren't familiar with this place you might get lost, so Shinichi took the main road.

　　He didn't hesitate. After putting his cell phone back into his pocket, he ran as hard as he could and boarded the train just before it was about to leave.

　　"Hah Hah... It's okay, I'll catch up..."

　　In the fifth train, he held his knees and breathed for a while, feeling a little nauseous.

　　There was no sweat all over his body, but there was a feeling of discomfort. But once he calmed down, he felt much better, which proved that his physical fitness was indeed much higher than before.

　　Shinichi felt a little more comfortable, raised his head and looked forward.

　　His initial twisted and embarrassed expression was forced into a smile that was uglier than a bitter smile.

　　"Sorry, if you date an bastard, you might experience something like this…"

"Yeah, falling in love with a playboy is probably harder than never feeling the feeling of being loved, right?"

　　Hayasaka said this as if she was really bored.

　　But instead, there was a warm smile from the heart on that beautiful face.

　　"However, I've always chased you, and now you've finally caught up to me..."

　　"If the person I like is not you, I can't have this feeling, right?"

　　She said with a smile.

　　"Really, can our date continue?"

　　Shinichi took a deep breath and stood up straight.

　　He stretched out his hand towards her and spread his palms.

　　"Let's go, the holiday time is not over yet."

　　"The sun hasn't set yet."

　　Hayasaka raised her hand, holding it tightly as if she didn't want to let go after losing it once.

　　Lowering her head, she gently leaned against Shinichi's shoulder, her soft voice revealing sweet tenderness and dependence.

　　"So... We made an appointment. You will stay with me until we get to the hotel."

　　"Well, when we arrived at the hotel..." Shinichi immediately realized something was wrong, and there was a feeling of speechlessness in his eyes that turned into dead fish.

　　"Miss Maid, what nonsense are you talking about in this atmosphere?"

　　"Could it be that you are planning to go home tonight?" Hayasaka raised her gaze in surprise and asked with a confused expression on her face, "Shouldn't the atmosphere allow the two of them to climb the ladder of adulthood and form a deeper relationship? Where do you come from as a male protagonist?"

　　"You're the one, do you think this is the plot of the novel where..."

　　"It's a shoujo manga."

　　Shinichi raised his head and began to take deep breaths.

　　"…Until dusk, let's play everywhere!" He showed a warm smile, but before he could say the next sentence, Hayasaka grabbed his face and kissed him as fast as lightning.

　　His breath overlapped for a moment, leaving a slightly warm mark on the lips of both parties.

　　Shinichi's eyes widened and he froze.

　　"...I'm just kidding, I'm not mentally prepared myself."

　　Avoiding his dull gaze, Hayasaka touched her lips, staring at the hands held by the two of them, her face hot and her cheeks flushed.

　　"At most that's all. Spend your time with others. Besides, I don't care how many people you want to date..."

　　"Hayasaka, you..."

　　"Ah, let's show off to Kaguya-sama when we get back. Let's see if she dares to play any kind of love war and she actually loses to her maid?"

　　Hayasaka sneered.

　　"Oh, how shameless."

　　"…You are so cruel."

　　Shinichi could already imagine Kaguya's shocked expression.

　　But should Hayasaka tell Kaguya about the two of them...

　　For some reason, Shinichi felt a bad feeling.