Yotsuba’s Turn

"Second-year student at Shuchi'in Academy, Nakano Yotsuba, please give me your advice!"

"Please give me more advice."

Since returning from the hospital, Shinichi and Yotsuba haven't exchanged smiles like this.

Unfortunately, the interview is now used as an excuse to prevent the impending conflict. Now, he can only maintain the interviewer's stance and cannot talk to Yotsuba about anything else.

Or maybe, is it better not to ask anything?

It's not a good habit to find out what actually happened.

So, facing the final interviewer, with the other girls watching, Shinichi cleared his mind and began asking questions to Yotsuba.

"Can you tell me the purpose of coming here today?"

"There are two! The first is to help Asada-san, and the other is to let everyone know how great Asada-san is!"

Yotsuba smiled openly, compared to the smile she showed some time ago.

Shinichi continued to inquire.

"Regarding this speech, what do you think you can do better than the other interviewees?"

Maybe she was prepared when others were interviewed, or maybe she had already thought about it when hearing about Itsuki's interview, but Yotsuba almost blurted out her answer.

"I know a lot of friends!"

"Friends?" Shinichi frowned slightly.

Yotsuba nodded.

"Although I don't know much about elections and what to say when I take office, I might mess up everything... But as long as I sincerely ask for your help, it's not just me. But everyone. With Asada-san's strength, support speeches and the like will only turn into stone eggs, so no need to worry!"

Her voice was clear and high-pitched, causing similar confusion.

"Yotsuba really said that."

"You're so naive that it's hard to hate you."

"Unlike Itsuki, who likes to show off her strength."

"Why do you mention me!"

"It's like eggs hitting stones... No, from a purely semantic point of view, it seems there's no problem in using it this way."

Although hitting eggs with stones sounds incredibly painful.

Shinichi felt amused.

Although he didn't dislike her thoughts, it was still a serious interview. Next, he suppressed his expression and said something that disrupted the atmosphere.

"At that time, there will be only one person making the speech. If you say asking for help, does that mean relying on your popularity to ask for votes? Other people's perspectives. You can't just give up everything like that. Will you succumb to the naive idea of 'please choose this candidate for my sake?' or do you have a concrete plan that will succeed?"

After Shinichi said this, not only the quintuplets, but Fumino also looked at him with a reproachful tone.

Using realistic words to attack Yotsuba's positive thoughts, and the starting point was her own interests. Even if they knew she was doing her duty as an interviewer, it still left them dissatisfied.

However, Yotsuba was not frustrated at all.

"A few!"

Shinichi raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Are there?"

Yotsuba nodded, looked at Fumino, and smiled shyly.

"Furuhashi-san, I can't write a serious speech. If it's necessary... Can I ask you to do it?"

"Ah, well..." Fumino reflexively answered, then exclaimed in shock.

"Eh?! Ask me?!"

(Actually, we are rivals now! What are you doing by directly asking the opponent for help?)

Yotsuba nodded vigorously.

"Yes! As a reward, I can tell you the rankings of dessert shops secretly gathered by professional food lovers! There are also discount coupons that you can use!"

Fumino's eyes sparkled, and unconsciously, she ignored the cruel fact that her weight had recently increased.

"Trust me with confidence!"

"Hehehe, thank you!" Yotsuba then looked at Itsuki and asked, "Itsuki, can I? I want to lend Furuhashi-san [Super Dessert KO List] to Furuhashi-san."

"Uh..." Itsuki answered emptily, "Although I haven't finished editing it, it's okay to let Furuhashi-san read it. At worst, I'll tell her after the update is complete. But..."

"Thank you!" Before Itsuki finished her words, Yotsuba smiled and turned to Nino, "Nino, I remember you've just developed..."

"But the fruit sundae is high in calories." Nino responded with a prepared tone while looking at Yotsuba with her arms folded in front of her chest.

"Do you want me to make it for Itsuki? She'll get fatter."

"It's okay, I'll help her exercise to lose weight!"

Itsuki blushed and stomped her foot, "Who's gaining weight! Usually, I do yoga to burn calories, okay!"

"But, the process of making it is very complicated. Not to mention preparing the cream first, it will take more than half an hour~" Ignoring it, Nino raised her hand.

"Yotsuba, what compensation do you want to give me?"

She added, "Let me tell you first, I'm not as easy to deal with as those two food lovers."

In front of Shinichi, Fumino and Itsuki blushed and shouted shyly at the same time, "Who's a food lover!"

Because recently they often chatted during lunch, the quintuplets knew that Fumino was a food lover like Itsuki. She often put many unexplained snacks into her school bag, and sometimes even gave them to others.

And at that time, Itsuki gladly accepted them.

"What Nino said..." Yotsuba was still struggling, and Ichika said with a smile.

"Don't you take the Limited Edition Crystal Nail Polish? I have an actress friend who bought two cans, and it turned out that the cans didn't suit her. She's currently asking me if I want to buy the unopened cans."

Nino's eyes sparkled slightly, and she immediately said, "Okay! Although I don't know why you want to help Yotsuba, I accept this deal!"

It's clear that those words weren't meant for her, but Itsuki was the first to smile and ignore the cruel fact that her weight had recently increased.

This is a common trait of food lovers.

"Ichika, thank you..." Although a little confused, Yotsuba still thanked Ichika first.

"You're welcome, this is what I have to do," Ichika smiled and there was a hint of joy in her eyes.

"Moreover, I don't really like that color of nail polish, so I originally planned to give it to Nino, but now I can get a free sundae... Even if it's not what I want to eat, I still make a profit."

"Ah—" Erno reacted angrily, pointed at her, and shouted.

"You're really cheating, you don't have anything to show off!"

"Hehehe, I'm just making the most of everything~" With a fox-like smile, Ichika seemed to enjoy Nino's determined gaze.

Seeing Yotsuba seemingly wanting to say something else, she waved her hand and chuckled lightly, "Okay, what reward will you get for helping me? After all, even though Yotsuba didn't say anything, if Shinichi-kun needs my help, I will still assist him for free."

"At most, it's just physical compensation," Ichika turned and winked at Shinichi, lifting her slightly teasing red lips, "Is that right, Shinichi-kun?"

Shinichi's facial nerves underwent necrosis, and he responded expressionlessly.

"Yes, I am very grateful to the Nakano family for their strong support. My campaign headquarters, I am deeply moved, and I will never forget it. I will definitely repay it in the future."

Ichika couldn't hold back her laughter until she fell onto the sofa.

Yotsuba felt someone pulling her sleeve. When she lowered her head, she saw Miku's calm face looking at her.

"Yotsuba, do you need my help?"

"Uh, what about Miku..." Yotsuba was surprised, then racked her brain to think, but for a moment, she had no idea.

Seeing Miku's face darken as if she lost her confidence, Yotsuba lowered her head and admitted her mistake.

"Sorry, I can't think of it right now! But, like in the forest school, there must be something that only Miku can do! Miku is very important!"

Miku looked at her and chuckled softly.

"I know. I was just teasing you. If you need my help, I have my own business to attend to."

Yotsuba blinked in confusion, "Eh? This..."

So, Miku likes to tease people beforehand?

But forget it, as long as the result is good...

"Let's discuss the rest after the interview is over. Yotsuba, it's time for the next question."

Shinichi interrupted her thoughts, Yotsuba turned and answered.

"Yes! Please go ahead!"

"Well then, the next thing I want to ask is..."

After asking several questions similar to the previous ones, Shinichi's expression became slightly more serious.

"The last question, you know, has a time limit of five seconds."

Anyway, this is an open interview, and to be as fair as possible, he deliberately stated it like a password.

Fortunately, Yotsuba understood and didn't react reflexively like Fumino. Instead, she took a deep breath within the five seconds, and the smile on her face turned serious.

After the countdown of five seconds, Shinichi stared at her.

"Time's up, please start your speech."

"Yes!"

Yotsuba stood up from the sofa. Her voice wasn't loud or soft, but it had the power to make people listen attentively.

"Finally, I want to tell you something."

She looked at everyone, and everyone looked back.

"Thanks to Asada-san, I could make many friends in the forest school. I could demonstrate my abilities in exchange meetings. I can stand on this stage and say this to everyone."

"I want everyone to know that Asada-san is someone who can change a lot of things."