Chapter 244

Nijika stared blankly at her, Hitori glanced at her hesitantly as well.

Ishikawa Hayato noticed Hitori's reaction and spoke to her.

"Hitori, don't worry about Liang's opinion. What if your choice overlaps with mine?"

"What does that falcon like to eat?"

Hitori quickly changed the subject and asked.

Ishikawa Hayato smiled helplessly, "Hitori can talk about it first."

This made Hitori hesitate for a long time before she finally spoke.

"Um... I usually eat Japanese-style breakfast at home... but this is fine too."

For Hitori like me who's a total meat lover, being able to eat a lot of meat for breakfast is a kind of happiness.

"I also think it's good as it is. It's a treat to have a poached egg with slightly charred edges in the morning. It would be even better if it were a little sweeter."

Ishikawa Hayato was very happy that the others had been able to reach a consensus.

Nijika noticed that Hitori was listening very attentively to Ishikawa Hayato's words, and that he showed a hesitant and conflicted expression after his last sentence.

"Bocchi-chan, eating too much sugar can cause a lot of problems."

She reminded him.

The struggle on Hitori's face intensified, turning into a mix of emotions.

Ishikawa Hayato lowered his head helplessly, but then naturally followed up with another question.

"Where's Nijika?"

Nijika paused, and Liang answered for her.

"She loves everything she cooks herself."

"Cold!"

Nijika huffed angrily.

Even though she was dating Ishikawa Hayato Nijika, Ishikawa Hayato still didn't dare to reveal too much about her preferences to him.

She felt that if too much information were known to her, she would be completely under Ishikawa Hayato's control, and might become the kind of person who would do whatever he said.

"Hmm..." Ishikawa Hayato pondered for a moment, then spoke to Hitori across the way.

"Hitori, there's something I need to ask you."

Hitori quickly snapped out of her daze, her eyes shining as she looked at Ishikawa Hayato, and hurriedly said, "What?"

"From now on, I'll have to help Nijika make breakfast."

Ishikawa Hayato pleaded with her as if this was an incredibly difficult task.

Hitori knew Ishikawa Hayato's needs and nodded vigorously.

"Um!"

"Hey! I haven't agreed yet."

Nijika, whose thoughts were ignored, yelled at the two of them.

Ishikawa Hayato gave Hitori and Ryo a wink, and then the three of them, who already had a certain understanding, spoke in unison in different tones.

"Nijika ~"

The simultaneous plea from the three of them caused Nijika's mental defenses to crumble. She was completely helpless against them and helplessly lowered her head.

"I see..."

Ishikawa Hayato happily flashed a V-sign, and Hitori she watched him.

Seeing this, Ryo smiled and said to Nijika, "Would you like to stay in my room?"

Nijika quickly regained her senses and asked back very alertly.

"So where do you live?"

Liang glanced away, then remained silent.

Nijika turned her sharp cat-like eyes to stare at Ishikawa Hayato.

Ishikawa Hayato smiled sheepishly.

After chatting and laughing for a while, they gradually realized that something was different from usual today, that something was amiss.

Ishikawa Hayato noticed that the other three were also gradually realizing it, so he spoke up.

"Something seems to be missing today."

"Does Hayato-kun think so too...?"

Nijika shifted her gaze from Ishikawa Hayato's face to the table, her expression thoughtful.

Hitori blinked, still puzzled.

Liang observed the situation, remained silent for a few seconds, and then spoke.

"Could it be... that you've all forgotten about Ikuyo?"

"Mmm... Ah!"

The three suddenly Daigo, but one of them was faking it.

It's not surprising that they feel this way. Usually, they communicate and hold meetings in groups of five. After all, without a group, they can't practice together, and they can't communicate important matters.

In that situation, they mostly went about their own business, and there was no real gathering.

Before, when it was just the three members of the Ishikawa family, I didn't feel anything, but when Nijika arrived, the feeling became very obvious.

Seeing the somewhat embarrassed Nijika and Hitori, Ishikawa Hayato took out his phone, unlocked it, and found a spot to stretch out his arm.

"Hayato-kun?" Nijika noticed his movements and looked puzzled.

Ishikawa Hayato didn't retract his hand, but turned to the three puzzled people and said to them.

"I want to take a picture so Ikuyo can see how we left her to eat breakfast together."

"That's outrageous!"

Nijika cried out in dissatisfaction.

Ishikawa Hayato then looked at the other two, and after noticing his gaze, he nodded with a cold smile. Ichiri, on the Hitori, also hurriedly nodded in agreement, though her face showed some guilt and unease.

After thinking for a moment, Ishikawa Hayato pressed the shutter button.

Click.

Amidst Nijika's helpless expression, Ishikawa Hayato checked the photo to make sure it wasn't blurry or that anyone was missed, all while chuckling as he spoke.

"Let's call this photo 'The Vocalist Ran Away'."

Nijika and Hitori hadn't reacted yet, but Liang almost spat out his milk.

Nijika looked at Liang, who was coughing violently, with a puzzled expression, and asked Ishikawa Hayato.

Why do you say that?

While gently patting Liang's back, Ishikawa Hayato showed the photo to Nijika on his phone.

"This is the drummer, this is the bassist, this is the keyboardist, this is the guitarist, and where's the lead singer?"

"The lead singer isn't here?"

Nijika was still stunned and hadn't reacted yet.

Ishikawa Hayato corrected.

"The Vocalist Ran Away."

"Puff..."

Hitori realized what was happening, but she felt it was too awful and tried to hold back her laughter, but she simply couldn't help it.

She also learned about Kita's escape from several people.

Someone just ran away, but people remembered them for a lifetime.

Nijika then realized what was happening and exclaimed in disbelief.

"That's so mean! Don't tell Kita- chan this!"

The noisy and cheerful breakfast time eventually came to an end, and the four students packed their schoolbags and musical instruments to prepare for school.

After the four of them left, Liang was still talking.

"I'll show the photos to Ikuyo when we meet in the afternoon."

She wasn't acting out of kindness; she just wanted to see Kita's reaction when he saw the photo and its name.

Ishikawa Hayato smiled and waved his hand, declining her offer.

He looked at the three girls again, thinking about the fun they had had that morning, and said to them with a smile.

"Come on, let's each give each other a kiss before going to school."

As he spoke, he moved closer to Hitori. He had considered it before starting with Hitori because he was sure Hitori wouldn't refuse him, and would even be quite happy.

The second is Ryo. Although she is shameless and irresponsible, she is still a young girl. If you approach her first under these circumstances, you are likely to be rejected. As for Nijika, if you kiss her directly, she will definitely be pushed away without saying a word.

But once they start, they won't refuse.

Just as Ishikawa Hayato had predicted, Hitori happily poked his head out.

This made Nijika, who was standing next to her, swallow back her words of refusal. The second one was Liang. She stood there neither showing closeness nor distance, letting him be intimate with her.

Finally, it was Nijika's turn. She had no choice but to give him a kiss.

After being kissed, she glanced at the other people's reactions and saw that they either didn't seem to care or were happy. She sighed softly and smiled in relief.

Go to school.

She said to the three of them.

Downstairs, the four split into two groups and headed to school in different directions, starting their day relaxed and contentedly under the morning sun.

Unlike the relaxed atmosphere on the other four's side, a dark cloud was gathering over Kita's house.

Kita slept in very late, just finished washing up and hurriedly packed her things to take to school before coming out of her room with her eyes still closed.

She not only practiced singing at home last night, but also chatted with her friends on Line until very late, making it difficult for her to get up in the morning, which is making her time for school a bit tight now.

However, she wasn't worried. She had easily passed her makeup exam a few days ago with excellent results. With that as a shield, she didn't need to worry about her mother getting angry over this.

But as she slowly walked to the dining table and sat down, she gradually realized that something was wrong.

She looked up and saw that her mother's face was terribly grim.

"Mom, what's wrong?"

She didn't think it was her business; she just asked her mother with concern.

"Ikuyo, have you found a boyfriend?"

Her mother asked her that.

Kita was stunned and didn't realize what was going on. Before, her mother had only worried about her studies and staying out too late. Why was she suddenly asking about this today? After thinking for a moment, she nodded and said...

"Yes..."

As her mother's expression grew increasingly grim, her father suddenly spoke up to smooth things over for her.

"Kuruyo, Ikuyo is going to be late for school."

Her mother then shut up and didn't say anything.

After Kita arrived at school full of questions, she learned the reason from her friend.

After she took her seat, a friend of hers came over and said something to her with a troubled expression.

"Kita- chan, your mother asked me about your boyfriend yesterday, and even... about your boyfriend's harem... Of course, I didn't mention it..."

Kita paused, a chill running down her spine; she then remembered...