[Ao]

'This is weird… My sister isn't that kind of person.'

That's what I thought when I heard the rumors about her.

…

It's been some weeks since we transfer to this school.

Many things happened, including my classmate, Fuutarou Uesugi, who coincidentally was our tutor too.

He tried to persuade us, every day, to study but in the end, he take his defeat and did not bother us anymore.

The reason for his quitting is because of the incident with Niño when she got out from taking a bath.

I happened to take a picture of it when he attacked her.

At first, I thought to hear his side but Niño immediately thought to call the police, fortunately, I stop her to make this scene get bigger by stealing the landline phone from her.

Then I look at him with an apologetic expression and said, "Please… go home."

He was about to talk again when suddenly he hesitate and in the end, did not continue his words and walked out of the condo with a sour face.

A day later, we got a call from my father that Fuutarou quit and he will find another tutor for us.

Hearing this, I know that we need to distance ourselves from him since he's technically a stranger to us.

At that time, I don't why but Yotsuba became sad when we decided that but she still agree with us.

And then the next day, after that…

"Hey, is it true?"

A girl classmate asked me.

I don't have any idea what she was talking about so I said, "I didn't know what you talking about…"

Like a person who found something amazing, the girl asked more about the rumors of Ichika having a boyfriend, and if she can make me confess something.

I just laugh wryly while she asked me constantly.

…

Before the rumor started, Ichika had been lately not with us whenever we go home.

She always excuses that she has something to do so she's gonna be late.

I always suggest that we wait for her but she always has a way of not making us wait for her.

Like it will take an hour or we will get bored of waiting for her.

In the end, we decided not to bother about what she do after school but like me, my sisters are very suspicious of her.

Outside of the Academy.

"There must be a reason… but what is it?"

Niño said while biting her thumb.

She is always like that whenever one of us has some change.

However, It is very normal for her to be protective of her sister.

And then suddenly, Yotsuba jokingly said something that make us silent.

"She might have a boyfriend!"

"…"

Thinking about this perspective, we thought that it is impossible if we based on her characteristic, but thinking again, makes our imagination go wild that we accept that it is possible but… who's that person?

Ichika isn't someone who would be fooled by an unknown guy but if she is, then we need to save her from him.

However, were open-minded so before we interrogate that person, we better secretly meet that guy and know him slowly.

If he's serious about Ichika, then we might not get on his way but if he isn't then, I can even call my father to talk about it.