Yotsuba Illusion

"Nino, why don't we come back later? The shop is full."

Yotsuba gently tugs at Nino's clothes and asks for his opinion.

"I don't think we need to wait to come back later."

Nino still didn't turn around, her eyes remained fixed on a familiar figure.

"What is it?" Yotsuba asked doubtfully.

"Look over there."

Pointing at Miku, Nino said softly.

"Miku? She's here too."

Looking in the direction he was pointing, Yotsuba happened to see Miku turning around in a hurry.

"But who is the man opposite? He looks familiar."

Then, she saw the man sitting in front of Miku.

"Kamikawa Ren from Class B is a boy who has a good relationship with Itsuki."

Nino was quite impressed with him, and she could recognize him even from such a distance.

"There he is."

After saying this, Yotsuba started to think about it.

"Would you like to go there and take a look?"

After looking at Ren and then at Miku who turned around, Yotsuba suggested excitedly.

It's a big deal for Miku and a boy to eat together at a dessert shop.

If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, she definitely wouldn't have believed it.

"Okay, let's take a look."

Nino happens to have the same idea, and the two immediately hit it off and walk towards Miku's location.

After Miku looked back, she started praying silently that they wouldn't find her.

Of course, she wasn't worried about their misunderstandings if she stayed with Ren.

Besides, she thought this was just a normal chat, even though the chat hadn't started yet.

What she was really worried about was the Collection of Anecdotes from the Warring States Period on the table. If they come, there will be no place to hide this book.

The so-called prayer had no effect on Miku, and it made her not feel comfortable at all.

So, she quietly turned around and glanced towards the door again, expecting to see Nino and Yotsuba walking out.

However, against her wishes, she saw the two of them walking towards her.

Immediately, she panicked, and after a little hesitation, Miku pushed the Collection of Anecdotes from the Warring States Period in front of Ren, and at the same time asked, "Wait until they come, if they ask about this book, say Just borrow this book."

Something happened so suddenly that she just thought about using this method again.

Luckily, there was no Itsuki among the people who came this time, otherwise she would have been exposed this time.

"Okay."

Although he wasn't sure why Miku was doing this, Ren agreed.

This is not something that can affect him, but he really enjoys helping friends by doing small things.

Before Miku could say any words of thanks, Nino and Yotsuba came to their side.

"Miku, are you and Kamikawa-san dating?"

Just as Nino was about to speak, Yotsuba took the lead and asked the two of them.

"No," Miku answered firmly.

She and Ren had just had a meal together, and it had absolutely nothing to do with dating.

"Really?"

Yotsuba still refused to give up, the ribbon on her head stood straight.

"Of course it's true."

Miku's answer remained unchanged, but her voice became weaker for some reason.

"It's been a long time since I saw you."

Looking at Nino and Yotsuba in front of him, Ren pondered for a long time before he found words that felt good.

As soon as he opened his mouth, they immediately attracted their attention.

"Long time no see?"

Yotsuba was a little confused by this greeting, her Japanese wasn't very good, so she whispered to Nino for help: "Isn't this the way to say hello in this situation after seeing you for so long?"

"I knew him before, but I didn't know him that well. It's been a long time since we met."

After casually explaining to Yotsuba, Nino replied with a smile: "Long time no see, Kamikawa-san, did you and my little sister Miku discuss anything important?"

Ren didn't answer, just looked at Miku.

He still didn't know what he wanted to say to her.

"It wasn't anything particularly important, just casual chat."

Sensing attention focused on her, Miku quickly answered.

"It wasn't a date, and it wasn't anything particularly important. Then, can we share a table?" Nino then said, "There's no room in the shop, and there's nothing we can do."

In fact, her first thought after finding out that there was no room in the shop was to wait here for a while, but when she found out that Miku was also here, she changed her mind.

Especially when they said they weren't dating, Nino became even more convinced of her idea.

If they said they were dating, then she would have turned around and gone with Yotsuba.

Personally, if she and Naoki were dating, she definitely wouldn't want anyone to bother him.

But Miku said no, so don't blame her for being ignorant.

Even if they were really dating, as a sister, she had to teach Miku a lesson and let Miku know the price of lying.

Ren remained silent and continued to look at Miku.

Miku was going to treat him to lunch today, so Ren had no right to make a decision and had to see what he thought.

"Okay."

After struggling for a while, Miku nodded and agreed, she couldn't refuse her two sisters.

Isn't it just chatting with Ren about the history of her favorite Warring States? Let's see if we have a chance to talk when we get back.

That's impossible now anyway.

"I'll sit here."

After hearing Miku's agreement, Nino thought for a moment and chose to sit next to Miku.

Although her intuition told her that it was best to sit next to Ren, considering that she already had someone she liked, she should try to avoid contact with other boys, lest she be accidentally seen by Naoki and be misunderstood.

She didn't want to experience such a vulgar TV drama plot.

"Then I will sit with Kamikawa-san."

Yotsuba didn't care about Nino's arrangements and happily sat beside Ren.

For this reason, Ren sat further into his seat, leaving plenty of room for Yotsuba.

As soon as she sat down, Yotsuba realized that Ren seemed to be looking at her.

The feeling of this gaze made her feel a little uncomfortable.

"Her name is Nakano Yotsuba, she is Miku and I's sister, and Itsuki's sister."

Just as Yotsuba was about to say something, Nino introduced her.

"Oh."

Hearing this, Ren withdrew his gaze.

Seeing this scene, Yotsuba realized that she was thinking too much.

She actually forgot that this was the first time she and Ren met, but she didn't even introduce herself. No wonder he kept looking at her.

Yotsuba is very sorry.

She just didn't know why, but she always had the illusion that she and Ren had met a long time ago.

It was this illusion that made her think that she was actually so familiar with Ren, that she forgot to introduce herself.