There was silence in the room with only three people present.
"Girlfriend…" Ichika repeated the words softly, her head lowered, and her expression unclear.
When she picked it up again, she smiled and couldn't help but laugh.
"Hahahaha, why are you suddenly playing a game like this? Do you want to test my reaction? Gosh, Rui-chan is such a naughty boy~"
She didn't pay attention to Rui's words at all.
Rui and Shinichi looked at each other in surprise, then the girl looked at Ichika's relaxed smile.
"What if I say, this is not a game, but serious?"
"No matter how serious you say it, it's useless, you can't fool me~"
Ichika tapped the corner of her red lips with her index finger, and looked into Rui's eyes.
"Besides, the way Shinichi-kun looks at you isn't like that."
There was no sarcasm, she just said those words confidently, then laughed happily again.
Rui felt a bad feeling from being insulted by her. The corner of her mouth twitched and she stared sharply at Shinichi, who was sitting in a chair and it seemed like it was none of his business.
Obviously they had practiced how to show the intimacy between lovers in the past two days, and their acting skills were very good when the two of them were alone... But now Shinichi's body was so stiff, and there was no tenderness in his eyes when he looked at her.
This was definitely intentional!
Shinichi broke out in cold sweat because Ichika's eyes were also on him, and there was an inexplicable pressure on her smiling face.
"Um, the difference is actually very clear. If Nino or Miku said this, I might still believe it…"
Ichika crossed her arms over her chest and showed off her plump breasts.
"Rui-chan, you are still far away from us. Keep up the good work!"
Encouraging eyes glanced at Rui's chest, the oppressive big sister aura, and the tension that was deliberately created disappeared at this moment.
Ichika is controlling the current scene.
"...I'm also an Onee-san. I really hope Tachibana Sensei doesn't just know how to drink."
Rui clicked her tongue and let go of Shinichi, her expression wasn't very happy, and she punched him in the chest.
"Don't even think about not getting involved. Since the preference is clear, let's grow the 'feelings' between us deeper tonight, bastard brother."
Ichika's eyebrows twitched when she heard this, but she didn't say anything, just thinking she was joking.
Shinichi rubbed his chest and said with a helpless face: "After all, it will be revealed sooner or later, so I have to show affection like this in front of Ichika and the others... Sorry, I really have a bit of a mental breakdown."
"Why didn't you touch me during practice yesterday? You are only interested in my body."
"...Shinichi-kun? What exactly is that?"
Ichika interrupted.
She smiled, but her eyes were completely devoid of emotion.
"She was joking," Shinichi defended himself seriously.
"I'm not interested in middle school."
Rui added expressionlessly: "Except for the white-haired female students."
Shinichi pretended not to hear.
"Huh~ It turns out that Shinichi-kun prefers curvy ones?" Ichika was surprised at first, then covered her mouth and sneered.
"I heard good information, I'm sure someone will be very interested!"
The person here is naturally referring to Itsuki who is known as Shinichi's encyclopedia.
Ichika chuckled happily, and Rui added another sentence accidentally.
Shinichi no longer wants to deal with the two people who slandered him.
Seeing him turn around and open the book again, Ichika knew that the joke was almost over here, and was not determined to let Shinichi speak first. She plans to tell herself about the purpose of her trip, namely an acting coach.
Only then did her eyes see Rui's left hand which was wrapped in gauze. She asked in a worried tone.
"Rui-chan, what's wrong with your hand?"
"It's nothing, just cutting vegetables," Rui answered while sitting on Shinichi's bed, "It's just that it's hard to move, and the injury isn't serious."
"That's good… Please take good care of yourself," Ichika stroked her chest.
Shinichi looked at her and asked doubtfully.
"Didn't Nino tell you? She called a taxi for me."
Ichika looked at him with a strange expression, shaking her head.
"She said it was nothing, just talked about some unimportant things with you, then ran back to the room with a red face."
"…"
Shinichi always felt that she meant something, but Ichika seemed to want to reveal it. She rummaged through her bag, took out a chocolate bar, and handed it to Rui.
"This is a condolence gift. Even though it's a bit shabby, I only brought this. Forgive me."
"...It doesn't matter. I'm so glad you have this intention. Thank you." Rui accepted the chocolate.
Ichika decided to chat with Rui for a bit before asking her to leave the room and let herself be alone with Shinichi.
Of course, the purpose of her coming here was not just to hone her acting skills. What she enjoyed during the process, this was the reason why Ichika looked forward to it.
That's right, the way to achieve happiness without hurting her sister lies in the "script" in the bag.
The premise is that no one sees, otherwise the thin-skinned Shinichi will never agree to her various requests.
"Luckily it was her left hand that was injured. It shouldn't affect daily life."
Thinking of finding a good reason for Rui to leave immediately, Ichika asked her with a smile.
"Eating and other things are fine, but it's a bit troublesome to do housework, change clothes, and shower. I need help from other people." Rui sighed helplessly. Shinichi seemed to realize something at this time, and lowered her head while reading.
Ichika smiled sympathetically: "In this case, you have to trouble Tachibana Sensei..."
"No, it's this guy who's in trouble," Rui pointed at Shinichi, and said without changing her expression.
"The technique for removing clothes is really bad, but the technique for wiping the body is quite good, like a massage. I want to try again next time."
"…"
This time, the smile on Ichika's face was not stiff, she shook her head helplessly as if she heard a child's nonsense.
"Rui-chan, you seem to have been trying to stimulate me with jokes like this from the start. Can you tell me the reason?"
she was clearly asking in a gentle tone, but a sharp light flashed across the corner of her eyes.
"Did I get caught so quickly? It's true that I don't have acting talent."
Rui was still expressionless, her eyes looked behind her, and said.
"This is not exciting, I just want to remind you again. Even though it was 'fake,' this man and I were dating and were undoubtedly a 'couple'."
"What kind of tricks are you playing?"
Ichika glanced at the side of Shinichi's face, but Rui's next words made her look away, her eyes darkening.
"This isn't a trick or a joke, Ichika-san."
While crossing her legs on the bed, Rui made a statement to Ichika who wore a serious expression.
"I'm sorry, but from now on, as his girlfriend, I allow you to ask him for acting tips, but you must be supervised by me, and the distance and movements must not be too close."
"So let's spend this afternoon in good health and good company."
The atmosphere in Shinichi's room became scary again.