Like a cat whose fur had suddenly bristled, it was incredibly easy to read.
"How should I put this..."
As the eldest sister, Ichika noticed Su Yang looking at her and hurriedly spoke up. "Our attitude toward you before was rather bad, so we wanted to make it up to you."
"After all, Su Yang, you came here to help us, didn't you? So we wanted to be honest."
That explanation was barely passable.
"R-Right, Yotsuba?"
"Huh? Me? Ah... um... Su Yang... those cookies..."
Yotsuba apparently wasn't good at lying, and panic had already appeared on her face.
"Mm. That makes sense."
Su Yang nodded. "You really should be honest."
"So why did you drug the cookies?"
The smile vanished completely from Su Yang's face.
His gaze fell on the five sisters, making them feel a strange, needle-pricking sensation.
"So why did you drug the cookies?"
Su Yang looked at the five sisters.
"..." x5
The quintuplets all stiffened.
Ichika was barely able to remain calm, but the other three all turned their eyes toward Nino.
Nino noticed her sisters' gazes.
Worried that Su Yang might see through her, she continued to maintain her composure.
"Drug them? What nonsense are you talking about?"
"I only thought my attitude before was too awful, so I specially made cookies to treat you, yet you're accusing me of drugging them!"
"I never knew there were people in this world with such persecution complexes!"
"Do you think everyone in the world wants to hurt you?"
"You're way too full of yourself!"
"I see."
Su Yang seemed to accept that answer.
Nino let out a sigh of relief.
Su Yang picked up a cookie again. "Then swear, Nino. Swear you didn't poison the cookies. If you did, you'll stay single forever."
"..."
That was going