They've Teamed Up

He immediately realized that Itsuki was probably waiting for him too.

With Nino Divine Power taking effect again, he was certain that Itsuki wouldn't be able to sleep after all this commotion.

He carefully closed the door, making sure he wouldn't wake Ichika and the others.

But as he arrived at the girls' bedroom doors, preparing to look through them one by one, one of the doors suddenly opened.

The next second, a slender, fair arm reached out, grabbed his collar, and forcefully pulled him inside.

This scene seems so familiar.

Fushimi Makoto didn't dare to exert his full strength; his current power was astonishing.

He was dragged into the house, and the door slammed shut.

Then, he met Miku Nakano's burning gaze.

"It's time for another science lesson," she said.

Fushimi Makoto could sense the burning passion in her heart and guessed that it was Nino Divine Power that had influenced the entire Nakano Family.

He thought about how he would have to check on Itsuki's situation later, and then he thought about what had happened tonight.

This is no longer a flexible team-up mode, it's a free-for-all mode!

Just then, Miku Nakano's voice rang out, a mix of shyness and excitement. "Ichika can do, I can do too."

Fushimi Makoto: "?"

No, Ichika, why do you blurt out everything?

Oh, Miku is your best friend, then it's alright.

Fushimi Makoto's current thought is like that meme: I don't care what you say!

When he reached out and put his arm around Miku Nakano's soft waist, the girl immediately lost all strength and fell directly into his arms.

"Why aren't you asleep yet? You might not have any energy tomorrow." Fushimi Makoto, inhaling her alluring fragrance, felt a surge of desire.

Miku Nakano's rosy lips parted slightly. "I can't sleep."

Fushimi Makoto didn't ask, "Why can't you sleep?"

One look at her flushed face and you could tell why she couldn't sleep.

It simply means that she is unable to support herself and has to seek outside assistance.

"I won't be listless," she added.

This piqued Fushimi Makoto's interest. "Have you also felt that your physical abilities have improved?"

"Hmm." A smile appeared in Miku Nakano's eyes. "I've been training according to your schedule, and I've noticed that my stamina and mental state have improved a lot."

Fushimi Makoto nodded.

She's always thinking about popularizing scientific knowledge, so it's normal that her knowledge will improve.

"Fushimi," she called softly.

"How?"

"I... I don't know how to do that. You have to teach me."

Which one are you referring to?

"The kind of thing Ichika did with you in the Yotsuba room!"

She mustered up her courage and spoke up.

Fushimi Makoto once again thought to himself: Just how detailed was Ichika's description to make her so interested?

At this moment, there was no longing for romance in Miku Nakano's eyes; she only had a pursuit of knowledge.

Chapter 240 They Joined Forces

Fushimi Makoto was a master of time management that night.

First it was Ichika and Nino, then Miku, who humbly expressed her desire to learn and improve.

Even at the very end, he didn't forget Itsuki.

After all, she had already gone to Ichika's place before Itsuki. The reason she didn't appear in the middle of the night was probably because she had also realized that there was a strange balance within the Nakano Family.

She didn't want to disrupt this balance and cause dissatisfaction among Ichika and Nino.

But she didn't want to cower in a corner like a homeless stray cat licking her wounds.

So she found Ichika in advance.

In the latter half of the night, Fushimi Makoto finally understood Nakano Itsuki's thoughts: I don't want to disrupt the balance, but I also don't want to fall behind.

As it turned out, his prediction was correct.

Not only did Nakano Itsuki not lock the door, but the girl also woke up shortly after he entered the room.

When she saw Fushimi Makoto appear in front of her, her little face immediately lit up with surprise and delight.

Fushimi Makoto had originally planned to chat with her for a bit first to avoid making her nervous or embarrassed, but to his surprise, the girl threw herself into his arms without saying a word, her face flushed, as if talking to herself. "I'm finally not falling behind anymore."

At this point, what else could Fushimi Makoto say?

Days passed by like this, and after a short two-day rest, Nakano Ichika quickly threw herself into a new film crew.

Just as she said, "I really want to improve."

This is her first time playing the lead role, and she will definitely not slack off.

Whenever he has time, Fushimi Makoto visits the film set and, while he's at it, feeds Nakano Ichika Powerful Red Bull.

If he doesn't have time, he'll find Nino and the others after school and ask them to deliver it for him.

With [Powerful Red Bull] at his disposal, Fushimi Makoto doesn't need to worry about Nakano Ichika overworking herself.

In addition, two other things happened during this period.

One is the release of Utaha's new book.

As a devoted follower of his senior, Fushimi Makoto naturally did his best to help Utaha promote her new book.

The girls from the Nakano Family were also helping out. Although they weren't very familiar with Utaha, they would be working together again in the future, so they considered it a good opportunity to build a positive relationship.

After Mrs. Yukinoshita learned about this, she set aside a sum of money specifically for publicity and promotion expenses.

Clearly, she did this out of Fushimi Makoto.

After all, with her keen insight, it was impossible for her not to notice that every time Utaha met her, there was always a well-hidden wariness.

As for the other matter, thanks to the "strategy guide" he obtained in the Time Loop, Fushimi Makoto successfully won over the businessman who was negotiating a collaboration with Mrs. Yukinoshita in just one night.

In response, Mrs. Yukinoshita called Fushimi Makoto in the evening, repeatedly expressing that he must give her a chance to thank him.

"When you have time, let's have a meal together. You can't refuse," she said on the phone.

But Fushimi Makoto felt that this matter was probably not that simple.

Because she only said "we" and didn't mention anyone else.

This is quite intriguing.

Generally speaking, if an elder like her wants to treat someone to a meal to Fushimi Makoto, she would at least have to invite Yukino, who is close to Fushimi Makoto, to the meal.

Even if you don't call Yukino, you can notify Haruno, who is a bit older than Fushimi Makoto.

Having young people present at the scene will at least make the conversation more relaxed.

"Is she planning to give me another tutorial on how to use the 'Holy Sword of Physics'?"

Fushimi Makoto felt that this was very likely.

On the day the holiday began, the students' spirits visibly rose, and excitement could be seen on almost every face.

In everyone's eyes, they are free after school today.

"Fushimi, have you decided how you plan to spend your summer vacation?"

At noon, Fushimi Makoto and Hayato Hayama gathered together again by the basketball court.

"Aota, you said something obvious," a male classmate joked with a laugh. "Given Fushimi's popularity with women, he'll definitely be busy dating during summer vacation."

"That's right, he's never short of beautiful girls around him!"

"Damn it, Fushimi deserves to die!"

Amidst his friends' complaints, Fushimi Makoto chuckled irritably, "Have you all forgotten that we all have important things to do during summer vacation?"

Everyone was taken aback.

Hayato Hayama sighed and reminded him, "The new short film? You've been so focused on your vacation that you've forgotten all about it?"

"Oh right, we can assemble a film crew again!" Everyone started to get excited.

Since the huge success of their last short film, these high school students have gradually realized one thing: for their age, producing a high-quality short film is enough to surpass many of their peers.

It's worth noting that most of those film school students still failed to produce a decent film during their university years.

"Speaking of which, is Ichika still the female lead this time? Are you sure she's available?" Someone noticed the crucial question.

The secret that Nakano Ichika is a professional actress was revealed when she joined the cast of her new drama.

As a result, her popularity at school skyrocketed again, completely surpassing Yukino and Utaha.

"She doesn't have enough time, but we can film her scenes first," Fushimi Makoto had already arranged.

The diligent and eager-to-learn Hayato Hayama subconsciously asked, "But filming is already troublesome. What if she's not in the right state of mind and can't finish filming her scenes on time? Wouldn't that delay her movie?"

Fushimi Makoto immediately laughed, "Let me put it this way, Ichika's acting skills may not be as good as those award-winning actors right now, but for a short film, as long as she gets enough rest, she can do all the shots in one take."

"That's amazing?" Everyone, including Hayato Hayama, was astonished.

They were friends who had filmed short films together, so they naturally understood the difficulties of filming.

"So, does that mean Ichika is already at the top level among her peers?" someone remarked.

Fushimi Makoto paused for a moment.

He hadn't really thought about that.

Now that I've heard my friend say this, it seems to be true.

Nakano Ichika is already at the forefront.

Given her top-tier potential as an actress, she will only rise higher and higher in the future.

"We need to work hard too," Hayato Hayama suddenly said.

The others nodded in agreement, their fighting spirit high. "Although we're destined to lose to Ichika, as boys, we absolutely can't afford to lose too badly!"

Fushimi Makoto glanced at Hayato Hayama: "You seem quite motivated? Perhaps you have some plans to improve recently?"

How did you know?

"Just guessing."

Sensing his friend's fluctuating emotions, Fushimi Makoto casually asked, "What are your plans? Would you mind sharing them?"

"There's nothing inconvenient about it." Hayato Hayama still had that kind smile. "I discussed it with everyone, and we definitely can't make the short film; we're not capable enough."

"So?"

"We plan to start with short videos."

"Oh? This is a very promising track." Fushimi Makoto was surprised.

He truly hadn't expected Hayato Hayama to develop in this direction.

"We don't care about the future; we just want to work hard and improve. Like Aota said, at the very least, we can't fall too far behind our peers," Hayato Hayama said subtly.

Interesting.

The ace of the Soccer Club, and in the eyes of all the students, the warmest, most sunny, and cheerful person, had a somewhat complicated expression on his face at this moment.

Fushimi Makoto could tell that the other person was affected by him, so he asked, "Do you need my help?"

"We've decided to try it ourselves first. If necessary, I won't hesitate to ask you for help."

"OK."