"I'm the first one who proposed the bet to Shiratori-sensei, so this boss... ahem! So this first round is definitely mine!"
"Huh? What kind of twisted logic is that? Who even cares about who came first these days?"
"Is Miku joining in too?"
"I want to be the boss!"
Itsuki shook her head helplessly. What kind of mess was this?
Watching her own sisters make a fool of themselves over the next game was just unbearable!
"Sigh... this is beyond embarrassing..."
Hakuto looked at the arguing girls in front of him and suddenly felt a bit irritated.
Damn it! They all think they can win, huh?! Am I just some goblin for them to grind for experience?!
Hakuto was annoyed. He swore that in half an hour, none of these girls bickering in front of him would be laughing anymore!
Ginko watched the scene before her, and for the first time, a faint smile appeared on her normally indifferent face.
As the person who understood Hakuto's skills the most, she couldn't help but see the four sisters as nothing more than clowns.
That being said, at least they were enthusiastic about learning—fighting over who would get to take home ten sets of practice tests first.
"Alright, alright, rock-paper-scissors. Do it now before I change my mind," Hakuto didn't want to see this humiliating scene any longer and opted for the simplest solution.
But the girls in front of him seemed to completely ignore his words and kept arguing amongst themselves.
"I'm first!"
"What do you mean you're first? Why don't you have this kind of enthusiasm when it's time to cook?"
"I can just order takeout..."
"Sorry, but being Shiratori's boss is just too tempting."
Ichika hadn't originally planned to compete with her sisters. She knew Nino liked Hakuto.
But in her eyes, Miku and Yotsuba also seemed to have feelings for him.
This was a tricky situation. They couldn't just split him in half, right? So after some consideration, Ichika decided to take matters into her own hands.
Letting an outsider like her take charge seemed like the most reasonable choice… plus, having Hakuto as her underling was just too appealing!
At Toyosaki Academy, Hakuto was practically a legend—some students were so intimidated by him that they would take a detour just to avoid him.
If she could get someone like him to willingly be her underling… hahaha! The thought alone was incredible!
But Ichika swore that she was only stepping in for the sake of fairness! Nothing more!
After all, no matter who among them won, the others would definitely suffer.
Itsuki watched her sisters, each with their own little schemes, and shook her head.
As the saying goes, "The ones inside the game are confused, while the bystanders see clearly." Being one of the only two bystanders, Itsuki noticed far more details than her sisters!
For example…
Maybe the allure of being "boss" was too strong, because the four sisters completely forgot something important—why did Ginko willingly give up her spot?
Why was she just watching from the sidelines?
Like an amused spectator eating popcorn...
Ginko's attitude toward Hakuto was definitely unusual. Given how confident she seemed, she must have something up her sleeve.
Or rather, maybe Ginko never even considered the possibility of Hakuto losing.
With that thought in mind, Itsuki subtly glanced at Ginko, only to find her watching Nino and the others with great interest.
"Sigh… what a ridiculous situation..." Itsuki sighed again.
She couldn't be bothered to warn her sisters. Besides, she was also curious to see whether Hakuto would win.
Meanwhile, Hakuto, listening to Nino and the others argue, felt like something was off...
Why did this sound like a bunch of sisters fighting over who gets to go first with a hired male escort...?
No, no, that wasn't the point...
Resting his chin on his hand, Hakuto idly played with the game piece in his hand.
He didn't care who went first anymore. In the end, they were all taking home at least ten sets of practice tests!
Except for Itsuki! No, wait! Itsuki isn't getting away either!
If Itsuki could hear his thoughts, she would definitely cry out in protest! She had nothing to do with this from the beginning! How was this her fault?!
"I'm first!"
"Me! I'm going first!"
Hakuto figured they wouldn't settle this anytime soon, and honestly, he didn't care—as long as they didn't start an actual fight.
If they did, then he would have to step in and teach them a lesson.
Shaking his head, Hakuto pulled out his phone and checked his messages from Nao.
Nothing too important—just a bunch of emoji spam, as if she were venting her frustration.
But the messages had stopped about half an hour ago. Maybe Nao had found something fun to do and decided not to bother him anymore.
[Calling~ Calling~]
Hakuto tried sending Nao a message, but she didn't respond.
[Asleep?]
Still no reply. Hakuto shook his head and decided not to worry about her. As long as she wasn't causing trouble, everything was fine.
But what he didn't know was that even if Nao wasn't actively looking for trouble, trouble had a way of finding her.
Who knows how long it took, but the girls finally decided on the order.
"So after all that arguing, what was the point? You still settled it with rock-paper-scissors in the end."
Hakuto sighed. What a waste of his time.
"Hehe! Turns out I get to go first!" Yotsuba flashed a victory sign, her face beaming with excitement.
The others weren't so lucky. Nino and Miku slumped to the floor, faces full of disbelief.
If there were special effects, a dark cloud would be hanging over their heads right now.
"It's over… everything is over..."
"I lost my chance to be Shiratori's boss..."
Ichika looked at her sisters' defeated expressions and waved her hand helplessly. She had done her best to survive the rock-paper-scissors battle, but Yotsuba's luck was just too ridiculous.
It wasn't her fault—she really had tried...
"Shiratori-sensei, please take care of me!"
"Mm... please take care of me."
Hakuto looked at Yotsuba's bright, cheerful smile. The thought that her smile would soon turn into utter despair made him want to laugh.
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