Just like that, Hakuto carried Yotsuba like a little rabbit all the way back to the quintuplets' area.
"Shiratori, Yotsuba, what's going on?"
"Keep an eye on her. Don't let someone take her away again..."
Hakuto released Yotsuba's hair band and was just stretching his wrist when his phone suddenly rang.
Casually, he gave Yotsuba a light chop on the forehead with his hand before stepping aside to answer the call.
As soon as Hakuto walked away, the others quickly gathered around Yotsuba.
The four girls looked at Yotsuba, who was crouching on the ground, her face flushed red, looking pitiful.
"Yotsuba... what happened?"
"Sensei..." Yotsuba had wanted to explain everything properly to her sisters, but she just couldn't hold it in anymore!
"Uwaahhh! Sensei told me to copy yesterday's test a hundred times! He also said if I don't get first place next time, he'll beat me up!"
Hearing Yotsuba's tearful complaint, the four sisters exchanged glances, momentarily unsure of what to do.
"Is Shiratori mad?"
"Probably. Telling you to copy the test a hundred times and saying he'll hit you if you don't get first place... definitely sounds like something said in anger."
"Speaking of which, Yotsuba, where did you go just now? Why did Shiratori-sensei have to bring you back?"
Hearing Itsuki's question, Yotsuba guiltily turned her head away and fidgeted with her fingers.
"You went to the sports club, didn't you?"
Ichika, of course, knew where Yotsuba had gone.
Even though she was frustrated with Yotsuba's inability to say no, there wasn't much she could do about it.
Yotsuba, realizing she couldn't hide it anymore, simply told her sisters everything that had just happened.
However, after hearing her explanation, the other four had some truly priceless expressions on their faces.
"Wait... Yotsuba, are you saying you went to ask Hakuto for leave because of the sports club, and then he got into a conflict with the people there?"
Itsuki felt overwhelmed by the amount of information. She hadn't expected that Yotsuba would leave for just a short while and come back with so much drama.
"Well, not exactly... Hakuto was just asking for my opinion at the time, but one of the girls from the sports club kept interrupting him, which is why he got angry."
Yotsuba explained, but Nino was already fuming beside her.
"Idiot Yotsuba! Are you a complete airhead?!"
"I know I was wrong..."
"You can't really blame Yotsuba, though. Besides, our tutor isn't the type to be impulsive. Hasn't he already caused enough trouble?"
"But this time it's different... That phone call just now must have been from the school administration."
"Don't worry..."
"Wait... so Yotsuba's face is so red because Hakuto pinched her?"
"What do we do?! What if Sensei gets expelled?!"
"Technically speaking, Hakuto isn't a student of Toyosaki Academy anymore..."
As the girls continued their discussion, Miku walked over to where Hakuto was standing, holding some cookies that Nino had baked.
Hakuto was still explaining things to Shizuka over the phone.
"Listen to me, Hiratsuka-sensei! They really started it first!"
On the other end of the call, Shizuka was so furious she was practically burning up. She wished she could reach through the phone and punch Hakuto herself.
"Hakuto, there aren't many people I admire in this world, but you're one of them. The school brought you back to keep things in check, not to stir up trouble!"
"But, Sensei, weren't you the one who told me to get into more fights...?"
"That doesn't mean you should knock people out!"
"That wasn't my fault! He passed out because he got too worked up and ran out of breath!"
Hakuto desperately tried to explain. In the past, he wouldn't have bothered, but the situation was different now.
Back when he was a student at Toyosaki Academy, Hiratsuka-sensei, as his homeroom teacher, could protect him from any school punishments.
But now, as an exchange student, things were different. The school's handling of the matter would be up to Hoshino Umi Academy, and considering that the fight happened during such a big event, the consequences could be serious.
Just then, Miku gently poked Hakuto's shoulder.
Hakuto instinctively turned his head and finally noticed Miku standing beside him.
Since he was still on the phone, he couldn't say anything, so he simply waved his hand, signaling her to wait.
"Forget it, this isn't up to me anymore. The school will probably leave it to Hoshino Umi Academy to handle. I can't cover for you this time."
"So when you told me to wait until after my exchange program to start fights, this is what you meant, huh..."
"You still have time to joke about this? Even as an exchange student, Hoshino Umi still has some authority over you."
"Don't worry, Sensei! I have some connections over there!"
Hakuto was lying.
He didn't just have "some" connections—he had major influence.
After all, besides Otosaka Yuu, Hakuto's abilities were the most important in the entire school.
Meanwhile, Miku stood quietly beside Hakuto, absentmindedly taking a bite of her cookie.
Even though she couldn't hear what Hiratsuka was saying, from the way Hakuto looked, it seemed like the problem had been resolved.
Watching Hakuto so focused and serious, Miku's face turned slightly red.
"Hakuto... do you want one?"
Miku raised the cookie in her hand, speaking softly so as not to disturb Hakuto's call.
Hakuto, still on the phone, just glanced at the cookie for a second before looking away.
Seeing his reaction, Miku felt a bit disappointed.
"You don't want it...?"
But just as she muttered those words, Hakuto—still focused on his phone—wordlessly stretched out his hand.
"What the heck?! They seriously didn't recognize me just because I didn't tie my hair up?! I thought they had just grown bolder while I was gone for half a month!"
Even though Hakuto was still on the call, his outstretched hand was waiting right in front of Miku.
Miku froze for a moment before placing the cookie in his hand.
But the moment she did, she regretted it—because she had just realized that she gave him the one she had already bitten.
"Wait—wait...!"
Miku tried to stop him, but before she could, Hakuto had already taken a bite of the cookie, right where she had bitten.
And at the same time, his phone call had just ended.
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