Omniverse Time Loop, I Do Whatever I Want

So it was such an important secret?

Nakano Itsuki's eyes flickered.

She became even more curious.

Fushimi Makoto saw out of the corner of his eye that Hayato Hayama was still enthusiastically responding to his classmates.

That guy was a warm-hearted man.

Whereas he was a conquest expert with highly aggressive tactics.

Therefore, he played his trump card at this moment: "Nakano-san, how about this? Once I confirm she allows me to reveal it to others, I will tell you first."

The phrase "tell you first" was somewhat ambiguous and carried a special weight.

Especially when spoken in front of a member of the opposite sex.

Nakano Itsuki's cheeks flushed a little.

But she then wondered, how would he manage to tell her first?

He didn't even have her contact information.

What should she do?

It was so hard to guess.

Chapter 5: S-Rank Mission — Keep an Eye on Tama

Nakano Itsuki ultimately felt too embarrassed to bring up the topic of contact information.

She was thin-skinned, not very familiar with Fushimi Makoto, and since he was of the opposite sex, she really couldn't bring herself to ask.

Fushimi Makoto observed the girl's emotional shift. Combining this with the knowledge he had gained from trying to conquer the five sisters during his time loops, he could naturally guess what was on her mind.

However, he wasn't in a hurry; the reason he struck up this conversation today was precisely because he had Nakano Ichika as an excuse.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have used the phrase "tell you first."

He had already memorized all the knowledge points from the time loops.

Before long, Hiratsuka Shizuka entered the classroom. Her complexion looked no different than usual, as if the person who had been heartbroken over a matchmaking event last night wasn't her.

As a teacher who was kind-hearted and dedicated, she certainly wouldn't bring her frustrations over a failed matchmaking attempt into the classroom.

After a brief homeroom meeting, she officially began the lesson.

Fushimi Makoto spent the entire morning listening attentively. His entrance exam score was first in the grade, with Yukino in second.

During the time loops, he had to constantly find things to do to keep his mind from being filled with boredom and frustration.

Strictly speaking, he had learned decades more knowledge than anyone else, and all those memories were perfectly preserved.

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In this regard, no matter how hard Yukino tried in the future, she would never be able to outscore him.

The morning had been unremarkable, and everyone assumed it would be just another ordinary day.

That was until lunchtime, when a slender yet beautiful figure appeared at the classroom door, immediately causing a stir.

"Isn't that Yukinoshita-san? Why would she come to our class?"

"Look at her; she's clearly here to find someone."

"Oh? Could it be that she's looking for a boy?"

The students, who had been feeling tired and hungry from the morning's lessons, suddenly weren't hungry anymore.

Most people loved gossip.

Especially when a beauty like Yukino took the initiative to come to another class to find someone, it drew even more attention.

Hayato Hayama and his group, who hadn't left the classroom yet, also looked over.

Even while being stared at by so many people, Yukino remained as composed as ever.

She didn't care about the gazes of others at all.

Her eyes swept across the classroom quickly, finally locking precisely onto Fushimi Makoto.

Fushimi Makoto saw her too, thinking that his guess was indeed correct; she had come after all.

Just as Fushimi Makoto stood up and reached the classroom door, before he could even greet Yukino, a familiar female voice called out from the other side of the hallway: "Fushimi-kun."

Fushimi Makoto and Yukino turned around simultaneously to see Nakano Ichika walking over with a beaming smile: "Yukinoshita-san is here too? Perfect, how about we all go to the cafeteria to eat together?"

"I have no objections." Fushimi Makoto had anticipated this.

Who asked you?

Yukino felt a bit reluctant; she had come to find Fushimi Makoto for a serious matter.

In her view, a supernatural topic like the time loop definitely shouldn't be known by others.

But since Fushimi Makoto had agreed, she gave a slight nod.

As the three of them left, the students who hadn't yet departed felt a sense of disappointment.

Clearly, this was a juicy piece of gossip worth savoring, though unfortunately, it was incomplete.

"Ichika actually came looking for him, and in such an eye-catching way, too."

Nakano Itsuki gazed toward the classroom entrance.

She was now even more curious about Ichika's secret.

"Hayama, when did Fushimi get to know them?"

On the other side, in the "popular clique," Miura Yumiko expressed her confusion.

Because Fushimi Makoto had quite good looks, she had once invited him to hang out with her group, but he had refused.

The three people who left together were all famous in school, and as a classmate, Yumiko saw them every day, yet she had never heard a single rumor about the three of them.

"I don't know." Hayato Hayama's expression and words of confusion were very similar to a certain meme.

Elsewhere.

After Fushimi Makoto and the others sat down with their trays, he spoke first: "I remember that you usually prefer to make your own bento, Yukinoshita?"

Why didn't he just call me by my name?

Yukino was puzzled, but she still replied: "I didn't make one today."

Fushimi Makoto understood instantly.

He was used to eating in the cafeteria, so she had deliberately skipped making a bento today just to find him at noon and talk about the time loop.

But Yukino hadn't expected Nakano Ichika to show up at noon as well.

"Yukino-san, since you also have something to discuss with Fushimi-kun, why don't you go first?"

Nakano Ichika wore a friendly smile, but secretly, she was observing Yukino closely.

Yesterday, the other girl had seen through her intentions in an instant.

Strong and terrifying!

Yukino appeared calm: "Ichika-san, you go first."

"Why?"

"Because I want to talk to him alone."

"..."

A single sentence destroyed the atmosphere that had been decent until then.

No matter how you heard it, it sounded like she was chasing people away.

Nakano Ichika's smile remained unchanged: "Then I'll go first."

She paused deliberately, her beautiful eyes sparkling as she looked at Fushimi Makoto: "Fushimi-kun, I had to rush home yesterday for something, I hope I didn't interrupt your date?"

As expected, Ichika's level was far below Yukino's.

This probe was too obvious.

Fushimi Makoto thought to himself.

The next second, Yukino's voice confirmed his thoughts: "Ichika-san, if you are asking whether he and I inquired about your relationship with that man after you left yesterday, I can answer you: yes, we did."

Nakano Ichika's smile stiffened for a moment.

Yukino continued to eat elegantly: "But it was me who was inquiring; he did not."

"Oh, I see." Nakano Ichika breathed a sigh of relief.

She figured that since she wasn't close with Fushimi Makoto, as long as these two hadn't gone out of their way to investigate her, her secret would remain safe.

But soon, Fushimi Makoto played his trump card: "We know everything."

Nakano Ichika: "?"

This time, her smile froze completely.

She instinctively looked at Yukino, seeing the other girl say nonchalantly: "We do indeed know about you being an actress."

I'm doomed!

How could it be exposed so quickly?

We've only had one formal conversation; how did they manage to doxx me?

Nakano Ichika felt extremely uneasy, mixed with the shame of having come to probe them, only to find out they already knew everything.

At this moment, Fushimi Makoto's voice sounded: "Don't worry, we won't spread your secret as gossip."

"Really?" Nakano Ichika looked over sharply.

Fushimi Makoto said gently: "If you don't believe me, I can give you my word. As for her, you can be even more at ease; Yukinoshita would never go around broadcasting your secret."

Because she has no friends at school.

Fushimi Makoto added silently in his heart.

Trying to get Yukino to go around spreading someone else's secret was a task no less difficult than that S-rank mission—keeping an eye on Tama.

Yukinoshita Yukino frowned slightly as she gripped her chopsticks; she felt as though she had sensed some malice from Fushimi Makoto.

But she had no proof.

Chapter 6 I Have Never Felt Happy

Perhaps it was because of Fushimi Makoto's assurance, but Nakano Ichika had regained her usual vitality.

At least, that was how it appeared on the surface.

"As a thank you for keeping my secret, let me treat you both to a meal sometime," Nakano Ichika said with a beaming smile.

Yukinoshita Yukino cast a suspicious glance at her: "Are you still trying to probe us even now?"

"Not at all, I genuinely want to thank you both," Nakano Ichika laughed.

Yukinoshita Yukino seemed unable to tolerate the other girl's lies any longer; she raised a hand to her forehead, ready to wield the sharp, cutting tongue unique to Yukinoshita Yukino, but Fushimi Makoto spoke up first: "It's your turn now, Yukinoshita."

"Hm?"

Yukinoshita Yukino let out a nasal sound, expressing her confusion.

Fushimi Makoto met her gaze openly: "Didn't you have something you wanted to discuss with me as well? We're done with Nakano-san's matter, so now it's your turn."

Oh, something's going on?

Nakano Ichika's eyes flickered as she perked up her ears, looking very much like a certain famous meme.

Yukinoshita Yukino stared at Fushimi Makoto's face for two seconds, a thought popping into her mind: Did he intentionally interrupt my offensive signal because he wants to win over Nakano-san?

No.

If the time loop truly exists, then perhaps he has already won her over.

Yukinoshita Yukino's tone was indifferent: "Are you sure you want me to bring that up here?"