Chapter 389: Gluttonous Itsuki!
Chapter 389: Four Sisters Come to Demand an Explanation? Gluttonous Itsuki!
Kanae, wearing an apron, came out of the kitchen with bowls and chopsticks. Just as she was about to call Ren and the cat, she saw Itsuki staring at the dishes, almost drooling. She chuckled. "Ren, Miss Itsuki here seems hungry too."
Ren got up and walked to the dining table. As he passed Itsuki, he patted her shoulder. "Stay and eat with us."
Itsuki, who had come back to her senses, covered her stomach, embarrassed, but still couldn’t help but ask, "R-really, can I?"
"It’s just a meal. Come on."
"Okay, thank you very much!"
"Where’s Itsuki? Where did she go at dinner time? She’s usually the most active." Nino came out of Itsuki’s room; there was no one there. She had searched every room. She had prepared a table full of dishes, only to find that the house’s big eater was missing.
Ichika guessed, "Could she have gone out to buy something?"
Miku picked up her chopsticks, then put them down and pulled out her phone. "Let’s call her." She dialed the number.
Nino entered Itsuki’s room again and came out with a ringing phone. She sighed in exasperation. "Itsuki is really something. She doesn’t even take her phone."
Miku asked, "Should we go out and look for her?"
Nino walked downstairs. "That’s the only way. I’ll put the food in the pot to keep it warm."
"Wait, Nino!" Yotsuba suddenly slapped the table. "I remember! Itsuki said she was going to find a tutor."
"Tutor?" the three looked at each other.
Yotsuba waved her hands. "It wasn’t Dad who arranged it. It was Itsuki who said she was going to find Student Ren, the Student Council president with amazing grades."
"Huh?" Ichika pinched her chin. "If I remember correctly, Student Ren lives in 401, right?"
"Let’s go take a look. If she hasn’t come back for so long, there must be something fishy. She might be in danger!" Nino slapped the table and immediately took her three sisters out the door.
"Ding-dong! Ding-dong!"
Ren went to open the door and saw the four sisters, looking furious. "Are you... here to find Itsuki?"
His handsome face and pleasant voice were indeed effective. Nino, who had been worried, immediately felt most of her anger dissipate. She asked in as calm a tone as possible, "Student Ren, is Itsuki here?"
Ichika also explained, "Because it’s dinner time and she hasn’t come back, we’re a bit worried."
The observant Miku saw Itsuki’s shoes on the rack in the entryway and pointed. "Those are Itsuki’s shoes."
Yotsuba’s eyes sparkled. "Oh, I told you she came to find Student Ren."
"Itsuki is at my place. Come in," Ren gestured for them to enter.
The four youthful girls, with varying degrees of curiosity, followed him in. Yotsuba, who was last, closed the door.
"Waaah, waaah, it’s so delicious! Kanae-nee’s cooking is so delicious!"
"Mmm mmm! I can eat three big bowls of rice!"
As soon as they entered, they heard Itsuki’s voice, her mouth stuffed full. Ichika and the others already had a rough idea of what was happening.
A vein popped on Nino’s forehead. She rushed behind Itsuki and slapped her shoulders heavily. The sound, to Itsuki, was like a demonic whisper from hell. "Itsuki, you’re eating very happily at someone else’s house, aren’t you?"
"Ni... Nino!" Itsuki’s chopsticks stopped. She rigidly turned her neck. "A-and Ichika, Miku... why are you all here?"
"You have the nerve to ask? You eat at someone else’s house without telling us! You made us worry for nothing again!" Nino remembered clearly. This wasn’t the first time.
"Ah! I-I forgot. Kanae-nee’s cooking is too delicious," Itsuki awkwardly scratched her head.
The dishes on the table were perfect in color, aroma, and taste. Even Nino, as the main chef at home, had to admit that it looked quite good. This made her curious about the gentle-faced older sister, Kanae. She secretly guessed she might be Ren’s sister. The other beautiful girl was perhaps his younger sister. In reality, all five sisters had made the same guess.
Seeing that Itsuki was fine, Ichika, as the eldest, spoke. "I’m very sorry, Student Ren, for disturbing you. Since we’ve found her, we’ll be heading back."
"Itsuki, let’s go," Nino tugged at her.
"Huh? No! I’m not full yet! If I don’t eat this today, I definitely won’t get to again!" Itsuki clung tightly to the table.
Seeing this, Ren said, "It’s no trouble. Kanae made a bit too much. It would be a waste not to eat it."
"Mhm mhm mhm!" Itsuki nodded repeatedly.
"..." Nino helplessly slapped her forehead. "I can’t believe you. I’ll deal with you when we get home. Thank you for your trouble, Student Ren." This was a completely different attitude towards Itsuki and Ren.
"No trouble at all."
Ichika, Nino, and Miku walked towards the entrance, but then noticed Yotsuba standing still. Her big eyes stared unblinkingly at Haru, who was buried in his food at a small table.
Haru also keenly noticed the gaze. He looked up while chewing his cat food, met her gaze, tilted his head, and waved his paw. "Meow?" (Do you want some?)
"What a cute little cat!" Yotsuba was completely captivated.
Ren proudly introduced, "This is Haru, a member of my family."
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