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That's right, I'm the one in control; I was the one who suggested the lap pillow earlier.

Speaking of which is older, myself or Hayakawa, I think it should be myself.

How about I let him call me "sister" from now on?

May couldn't help but fall into a beautiful fantasy, imagining that she would be in control in the future and could play with Hayakawa's feelings at will.

Meanwhile, Hayakawa's side...

"I'm so suffocating."

Hayakawa opened her mouth slightly and tried to breathe in the air, feeling her face getting hot.

What Hayakawa just experienced was like suffocation. Although it didn't last long, it was still unpleasant. In addition, May's embrace was a bit warm, which made him feel dizzy.

Next time, let's stick to a regular lap pillow. I don't want a suffocating experience... if there's a next time.

"Ahem, Hayakawa-kun, may I ask when your birthday is?"

At this moment, May suddenly coughed twice and said reservedly, "By the way, the birthday of the five of us sisters is May 5th. Although I am the youngest among the sisters, we were all born at the same time, so there is no difference in age."

"Why did the topic suddenly change to this?"

Hayakawa looked puzzled. "Let me think about it."

Does she even need to think about her own birthday? Just how indifferent is this person to her own affairs?

So, is Hayakawa not only a shy boy, but also a clueless one? He seems to be getting more and more like a younger brother who needs to be taken care of.

Thinking of this, Nakano Satsuki looked expectantly at Hayakawa Rin L-Yumebayashi Bachaji, (j6) baVII Qi.

"Oh, I remembered it."

Hayakawa looked at May and said expressionlessly, "February 29th."

"..."

She's more than two months older than me!!

Chapter 584 The Return of Yotsuba

Why…why!

Nakano Satsuki looked disappointed. May 5th is already quite a long birthday, so why is Hayakawa still older than her for the first half of the year?

Having been the youngest of five sisters for sixteen years, is she still not allowed to become the eldest sister?

This world is so unfair!

Furthermore, Hayakawa's birthday is so strange; the date is too bizarre.

“I’m saying…”

She mentally scoffed, but May looked at Hayakawa with a hint of despair and tentatively asked, "Is it possible that you're a whole year younger than me, Hayakawa-kun?"

"...Weren't we in the same year?"

"I know."

Nakano Satsuki tilted her head and said, "But isn't there one where I started school a year earlier, or you started school a year later, or something like that?"

"..."

“Hey, when I mentioned your birthday, didn’t you notice how special it was? February 29th, that only happens in leap years. You were born in a leap year, right? So it’s definitely the same year.”

Hayakawa looked at May with a hint of helplessness and said disdainfully, "Besides, are there still students who enrolled in different years at this time? I think it's more likely that you'll have to repeat a year because your grades are too bad."

"puff…"

May silently clutched her chest, feeling as if an arrow had pierced her heart.

Mayu's dream of becoming the older sister was shattered, and she was also severely attacked by Hayakawa for her academic weakness, which made her feel utterly hopeless in an instant.

"Of course, it's also possible that I skipped a grade."

Hayakawa added calmly that he had long felt that his current grade level could no longer hold him back. The only reason he was still in his first year of high school and hadn't skipped a grade was because he still had Fumino Furuhashi and Riju Ogata to defeat.

"whispering sound"

May pouted, extremely dissatisfied with Hayakawa's declaration of skipping a grade, but she had no way to refute it. After all, in her mind, grades were everything in school, and the difference in status between herself and Hayakawa was no less than that between a Brahmin and a Shudra, a world of difference. What right did she have to refute what he said?

"Do not be sad."

Hayakawa glanced at Nakano Satsuki, whose face was full of sadness, and mistakenly thought that she was feeling inferior because of her poor grades, so he comforted her: "I've seen people with worse grades than you before... uh?"

Halfway through his sentence, Hayakawa suddenly stopped, realizing that what he had said might have been a bit off.

Do I really know anyone whose grades are worse than May's? It seems like there isn't anyone like that. Even Furuhashi and Ogata Rizu only failed in subjects they weren't good at. May, on the other hand, had single-digit grades in all subjects. If I had to say someone whose grades were worse than hers, it would only be the other four members of the Nakano Five Sisters. But does that even count?

Then Hayakawa's tone changed: "But I'm not without my share of stupidity... uh..."

It doesn't seem so. She's a heavyweight who scores in single digits in every subject. If we're talking about someone whose intelligence can rival hers, the only ones probably are the other four...

"Um…"

Hayakawa, who had twice interrupted himself, remained silent for a long time before casually saying, "In short, work hard and persevere, and one day you will achieve something you never thought possible. Yeah, that's it."

"..."

Are you really trying to comfort me? Why am I feeling even worse now?

"Hayakawa."

Nakano Satsuki gave Hayakawa a "friendly" smile, for the first time omitting the word "classmate" after her name. The usually polite girl had abandoned social etiquette, and her inner anger was obvious.

However, just as Hayakawa silently retreated and May was poised to strike, a sudden knock on the door interrupted everything.

"dong dong dong"

A knock suddenly sounded at the door, and Hayakawa and Satsuki both looked towards the door at the same time.

"Has the takeout arrived?"

May was slightly taken aback and asked in confusion.

Didn't you just eat your takeout?

Hayakawa's face immediately fell black. He had just eaten the eel rice and then forgot about it. No wonder he was hungry 24 hours a day. So you have the memory of a fish.

"oh oh."

May nodded: "What is that?"

"I gonna go see."

Hayakawa got up and walked towards the door, while May followed cautiously behind.

However, before May could even reach the door, Hayakawa had already opened it, and his voice came in.

"Four Leaves!"

"Hahaha! I'm back, Hayakawa-dori... Ahhhhh! That hurts, that hurts! You can't poke my temple like that!!"

"Explain yourself! Why did you sneak away and skip your tutoring session?!"

"Hey, didn't May-chan tell you?"

"I said... but I won't accept your leave request."

"Huh? You can't do this! That's a very important basketball game. The senior I know was injured suddenly and had to ask me to help him. Hayakawa-kun, you can't do this... So let go! My head hurts!"

"Next time you need to take leave, please let me know in advance, okay?!"

"I know, I know."

"..."

May heard Yotsuba's pained cry and her cheerful laughter from the doorway. She paused inexplicably as she walked out, and then went out herself.

What came into view was Yotsuba, who was struggling with pain as Hayakawa pressed her temples with both fists. At this moment, she was carrying her coat and was only wearing a basketball jersey, obviously having just exercised recently. Her body, which was dressed in a cool outfit and had her arms exposed, was close to Hayakawa and half-leaned against him, pleading with Hayakawa to let her go.

Although her face showed a wronged expression of enduring pain, for some reason, May felt that Yotsuba should be very happy at this moment.

It feels like Yotsuba didn't come back with anything special.

May pursed her lips slightly: If Yotsuba's basketball game lasted a whole day, wouldn't she be able to spend the entire afternoon alone with Hayakawa? Not only could they have eel for lunch together, but she could even take him out to her favorite nearby restaurant for dinner, then stroll through the food street and buy a ton of snacks, and then buy hot milk on the street and slowly walk home while drinking it...

My heart was racing a bit in May, and I almost laughed at myself.

Even if Yotsuba doesn't come back, Ichika will definitely come back in the afternoon after finishing her own things. Nino and Miku will come home sooner or later no matter how sick they are. The so-called time alone will end sooner or later even without Yotsuba. But I will still feel annoyed that Yotsuba comes back too late.

It was only a morning, how could I have forgotten about Yotsuba, and even had such inappropriate thoughts?

In May, she recalled her heart-to-heart talk with Hayakawa in the living room that night, and the uncontrollable flutter in her heart at that time.

Chapter 585 A Fluttering Heart

Classmates, friends, teachers and students... there are things more important than these between myself and Hayakawa.

Her heartbeat quickened, as if breaking the calm surface of a lake. The usually oblivious girl finally realized her own feelings at this moment.

She looked at Hayakawa and Yotsuba in front of her, paused for two seconds, and then went to meet them.

"Why did you take so long to get back, Yotsuba? You've already had lunch."

……

Yotsuba quickly tidied herself up, changed out of her basketball uniform, rushed to the bathroom for a shower, and then dried her hair before she was done.

It's already uncomfortable to exercise in the cold weather with sweat drying on your body and you need to take a shower, not to mention there's Hayakawa at home. Even Yotsuba, who's usually very single-minded, would care about this.

"I'm so sorry."

After taking a shower, Yotsuba returned to the living room and immediately bowed deeply to Hayakawa in a tiger-like pose, saying earnestly, "I will definitely not do this again next time."

While taking a shower, Yotsuba reflected deeply on herself and realized that she had actually made a fundamental mistake.

Was my mistake in skipping my tutoring class to play basketball?

No, the mistake was not telling Hayakawa.

Unexpected events are unavoidable, and since I have a reason, I can just ask Hayakawa for leave.

But I didn't ask for leave, and I even just asked May to tell me before I secretly ran away. This was clearly disrespectful to Hayakawa. I knew this, but I still did it. Why?

Because one side has friends and seniors in the club, and the other side has Hayakawa, if you have to say which side is more important, it is definitely Hayakawa. But that's why Yotsuba chose to run away secretly.

Because subconsciously, he knew that Hayakawa wouldn't hold a grudge against him for this, while his seniors in the club might be saddened by his refusal to participate in the competition. Their friendship was likely to be strained, since it wasn't particularly strong to begin with.

If she had a falling out with her seniors in the club and her friends, it would be awkward if they ran into each other again. But since they would see each other all the time at school, it was hard to avoid such things. Yotsuba thought about this situation and found it troublesome. So, fearing that Hayakawa would not agree, she chose to go ahead and participate in the competition first and apologize later.

That's how interpersonal relationships are; you can't have everything just because you treat people sincerely. Even the cheerful and helpful Yotsuba will encounter troubles, and the sociable and helpful Ichika is no exception.

People often subconsciously hurt those closest to them, such as parents or lovers, because their care is so ordinary, like breathing, that over time people take it for granted.

That's why so many precious feelings are slowly worn away, and people eventually drift apart.

Yotsuba knew it was definitely a mistake, but she didn't realize it at the time. It wasn't until she calmed down while taking a bath after returning home that she realized she had done something wrong and immediately apologized sincerely to Hayakawa.

"Uh... it's not that bad."

Hayakawa's eyes twitched slightly, and he almost blurted out "Please get up quickly" in surprise, but he quickly reached out to help Yotsuba up, and the little anger he had left disappeared.

"I'll buy you a chocolate daifuku as a gift tonight."

Even after being helped up, Yotsuba kept her head down and said in a deep voice, "Consider this punishment for my mistake this time."

"..."

Even if I wanted to get angry, I wouldn't have a chance to.

Hayakawa, who had originally intended to punish Yotsuba by making her write a workbook, found herself speechless and could only change the subject by asking, "How did the basketball game go?"

When the topic of the match came up, Hayakawa became more serious.

Although he personally dislikes sports and has absolutely no interest in basketball or soccer, it is, after all, a competition, and since it is a competition, Hayakawa doesn't really like losing.

"is acceptable."

Yotsuba, unaware of Hayakawa's intentions in asking that question, cautiously glanced at him and replied.

"Don't be ambiguous," Hayakawa said calmly. "Just state the result."

Yotsuba said, "For now... we've won."

"Yes, Not Bad."