Miku, You Don’t Understand

"You guys really don't mind openly teasing in the hallway."

Seeing two people walking into the classroom with awkward expressions, Fumino found a subtler way to say it.

Shinichi could still act as if he was used to it, but Itsuki buried her face in her chest, returning to her seat, taking out her textbooks, and trying to isolate herself from the world.

There was nothing she could do about it. Who had just made her excited?

She held Shinichi's finger like that, using an intimate gesture that looked like holding hands at first glance, she walked alongside him, completely ignoring everyone else in the corridor.

But she didn't know if everyone was already used to it. Although she was stared at by many people with strange looks, Itsuki didn't feel any surprise. Even the comments that should have been made didn't come up, and she returned to class in this strange calmness.

She was a little worried about Shinichi's reputation at school, had it reached this point?

Did the students give up because he was a rascal?

Hiding her face under the book, Itsuki stared at her fingers still warm after touching his.

The blush on her face never faded, so she lay on the table and let the cold table cool her down. When she realized it, she became a mess.

"I have to get used to holding hands..."

If there is a future, she shouldn't be afraid of everyone's gaze and dare not hold his hand. If she wants to interact, she must be fair and honest.

If she really has a relationship with him.

"Without acknowledgment, without definition, our current relationship... What is it?"

Did they ever worry about this issue?

Itsuki discarded those complicated thoughts and let herself focus on the upcoming class.

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That day's class ended without incident.

Shinichi, Itsuki, and Fumino went to the student council room as usual, and of course, they chatted lightly during office hours, and also informed others about Itsuki's weight loss plan.

Cheering for her, everyone was also surprised by her extraordinary achievements because she could spend the evening drinking plain water. If talking about normal times, Itsuki would start with at least one meat bun and a can of coffee.

The current progress might be similar to people who start caring about the balance of payments, which is surprising.

"It's okay. Where there's a will, there's a way!"

Under everyone's admiration, Itsuki appeared calm on the outside, but she couldn't help but feel a sense of satisfaction inside.

She had indeed made unprecedented efforts since her lunch break.

Even if Shinichi didn't warn her, she could restrain herself from going to the cafeteria. Besides going to the restroom, she spent all her time doing homework and resting at her desk. Once she felt hungry and thirsty, she would drink water until she reached her limit.

As long as she didn't feel hungry, even though Fumino ate a lot of snacks in front of her, Itsuki wouldn't be shaken.

Maintaining her willpower, the quintuplets returned home to the Nakano household when evening came, just in time for dinner.

Although she had avoided it in the past, Itsuki still asked Nino to make moderate weight-loss food for her, and she quickly ate it all, even asking Nino to make more at another time with some leftovers.

Aside from being surprised, Nino also felt a little annoyed.

"I've clearly been monitoring your weight loss before, and even designed ten different diet dishes for you, but you barely managed to finish a single plate. You said a lack of nutrition would kill you..."

"What's the result? The target has changed to Shi-kun, and you're very happy... Tsk, do you think that guy is more important than your family?!"

Itsuki quickly shook her head, her ears feeling a little warm: "Nino, don't misunderstand! Don't say that I'm different from who I was before. No matter who's watching, the last thing to consider is whether I want to seriously lose weight? This has nothing to do with Asada-kun!"

"Really?"

"Yes!"

For some unknown reason, Itsuki didn't dare to confess to her sister that her relationship with Shinichi had developed, and she stuttered when she spoke, looking very suspicious.

Nino couldn't guess what she was hiding, so she had to let it go and figure out what weight-loss food to make for Itsuki the next day.

The next morning.

After waking up, Itsuki touched her slightly weakened lower abdomen, immediately leaving the room, going to the bathroom, and pulling out the scale.

This time, she didn't take off her pajamas, but stood directly on the scale, watching the numbers jump anxiously.

Itsuki knew in her heart that the weight loss plan had just begun for one day, and it wouldn't be possible to see results so soon... But, one must always have a little dream!

Even if there was no weight loss, as long as she could maintain the same weight as yesterday, it was enough for her to be very touched and confident to continue this plan.

Soon, as she tensed her whole body and unconsciously slowed her breath, the numbers on the scale finally stopped.

Itsuki's pupils instantly shrank, and she took a few deep breaths of AC.

"How could it be..."

The numbers on the scale had actually decreased by 0.02 from yesterday!

In other words, she was 0.01 lighter than she was wearing yesterday's clothes!

This discovery made Itsuki cover her mouth with emotion, tears slowly filling the corners of her eyes, and the ahoge on her head was so happy that it turned into a propeller.

"Small steps for weight, big steps for a slim body..."

Even if it was only 0.01, no matter how small her progress was, she still saw a bright future.

"Asada-kun, thank you..."

"Maybe you're exaggerating."

Miku, who entered the bathroom at an unknown time, stretched her head from behind and looked at the number on the scale.

She complained in a cute way, "Your weight dropped a little, is that equivalent to being saved in life..."

"Miku, you don't understand."

If Itsuki were normal, if someone saw her weighing herself, even the sisters would want to hide it and not let them know.

However, at this moment, with her extraordinary confidence, she was not panicking at all. Her movements were filled with a satisfied aura, and she slowly stepped off the scale.

"My weight has been bothering me for a long time. Now with Asada-kun's help, I can achieve such results in just one day. But what about after ten or a hundred days?"

With a smile on her lips, she uttered each word, "In other words, as long as Asada-kun is still willing to help me, I don't need to worry about gaining weight. In that case, won't I be able to eat all the snacks and delicious food I want!"

Speaking of this, Itsuki clenched her fists and looked up at the ceiling with great enthusiasm, as if she saw a bright future where she could eat as much as she wanted without any doubt.

"Although it seems to have some logical issues, it makes sense... Forget it, I'll congratulate you first."

Miku hesitated for a moment, then nodded nonchalantly.