Itsuki’s Gentleness

"Know."

This was something Ren had been looking forward to, and he naturally knew about it.

"So, Kamikawa-san, do you want to go to the fireworks party with us?" Itsuki asked hopefully.

It would be fun to go to the fireworks show with Ren.

Fumino also turned to look, equally curious about his response.

"I agree to go with Gabriel." Ren honestly replied.

If he hadn't promised Gabriel to go together, he would have accepted Itsuki's invitation now.

"Both of you?" Itsuki nodded and continued to inquire.

"Um."

Gabriel didn't mention wanting to go with someone else. If nothing else happened, it would just be the two of them.

"Okay."

Hearing this, Itsuki didn't say anything.

Since Gabriel and her brother didn't know each other, inviting her here together might make the atmosphere a bit awkward.

Therefore, she dismissed the idea of inviting Gabriel here with her.

Seeing Ren decline Itsuki's invitation, Fumino pursed her lips, wanting to say something, but hesitated for a moment and ultimately remained silent.

"Should we sleep?"

After chatting for a while, Fumino checked the time.

After rushing from their house to Rizu's house, then to Ren for a bath, setting up the bedding, and now chatting, it was very late, and it was definitely time to sleep.

"Yes."

Itsuki yawned a bit; she could clearly feel her strong drowsiness now, so she lay down.

"Um."

Now Rizu had covered herself with a blanket, just a step away from falling asleep.

"Then, go to sleep."

Glancing at Ren beside her, Fumino lay down with a sense of embarrassment.

Although they slept together on the blanket, they still slept separately, so she naturally felt embarrassed.

Here's how everyone slept:

Itsuki and Rizu.

Fumino and Ren.

They all faced each other, and there was a blanket between Ren and Fumino.

Ren approached the switch and turned it off, and the room's light went out, making the room dark.

His vision was very good; even in this dim environment, he could still clearly see his bed and not mistake its location.

Lying down and covering himself with the blanket, Ren closed his eyes.

He and Furuhashi were separated by the blanket, so there was no need to worry about accidents; he slept soundly.

After waiting for a while, he found that no one was talking, and everyone was asleep. Fumino had no choice but to calm the uneasy atmosphere so that she could fall asleep quickly.

(Kamikawa-san)

But the more she thought about it, the more complicated her mood became, and Ren's figure appeared in her mind.

Especially because she was sleeping next to him now.

'Sleep, sleep... can't think...'

...

The next morning.

"Um..."

Fumino opened her eyes with drowsiness, feeling something pressing on her chest, making it difficult to breathe.

'Wait!'

Almost instantly, Fumino realized something.

Could she have slept with Ren again?

She remembered this happening last time, so it wouldn't be surprising if it happened again now.

Thinking about this, she looked at the person holding her.

"It's Ricchan."

After seeing her clearly, Fumino breathed a sigh of relief; fortunately, it wasn't Ren, or there would be a big problem.

Then, she realized that the thing pressing on her chest was the towering peak of Rizu, far beyond her.

Forcing herself not to look at the envy-inducing burden, Fumino hugged Rizu's waist and distanced her from her body.

"What time is it?"

Although her movements were as gentle as possible, she still woke up Rizu.

"It's not yet 7 o'clock."

After looking at the clock hanging on the wall, Fumino lowered her voice and replied, so as not to wake the others.

Rubbing her eyes, she prepared to get up, but as she sat up, her elbow accidentally touched something.

This made her turn and look down unconsciously.

Then, she saw Ren behind her, but the blanket between them had disappeared.

Before she could figure out where the blanket was, she saw Itsuki leaning on Ren's chest, held by him, looking like a sleeping couple.

"This..."

For a moment, Fumino didn't know what to say.

This scene completely exceeded her expectations.

As Fumino touched it, Ren opened his eyes, and a moment later, he realized something was wrong.

He seemed to be holding someone, and he seemed to be holding something in his hand.

Unconsciously pinching it, he found something soft in his hand.

Looking down, long pink hair filled his entire field of vision.

"Okay... Ichika, don't cause trouble."

Itsuki unconsciously complained, then reacted.

She slept at Rizu's house last night, so how could Ichika be here?

As she opened her eyes, she met Ren's gaze.

After being stunned for a few seconds, Itsuki sat up and released her embrace.

How should she say it; it's nice that the first person she sees in the morning is Ren, but the problem is that the current situation is not right!

"What's the situation?!"

While holding her chest, Itsuki still couldn't believe it.

If she didn't feel wrong, did Ren just touch her?

"I don't know, it's been like this since I woke up."

Facing her question, Fumino shook her head, also confused by the current situation.

"Sorry." Ren sat up and apologized proactively.

He couldn't control himself now; it was a completely unconscious reaction.

"It's okay."

Touching her hot cheek, Itsuki lowered her head to cover her panic.

"What's wrong with you?" Rizu didn't notice and didn't understand their conversation.

"Both accidentally slept together."

Fumino explained awkwardly that as a spectator, she could clearly see what had just happened.

"Fumino and I slept together too, right?" Rizu thought of something.

After remembering everything she saw, Fumino concluded, "Exactly, the four of us slept together."