Who Can Resist Nakano Nino? [192]

“What favor?”

Everyone happened to be in the living room, so the moment Nakano Ichika spoke, all eyes turned toward her.

Completely unfazed, Ichika gave Shirase a playful wink. “Yukinoshita rejected my invitation.”

“That little thing?” Nino was the first to respond. “She refused, so what? If she doesn’t want to come, do we really have to go begging?”

Miku pressed her lips together without speaking, though her thoughts aligned perfectly with Nino’s. After meeting Yukinoshita Yukino at the Service Club yesterday, she did admire the girl’s composure and calm decisiveness—but liking her? Absolutely not.

Miku still remembered Yukinoshita’s sharp remarks from yesterday; they continued to sting even now.

“If she doesn’t want to come, just leave her be,” Itsuki said as well. Apart from Ichika, none of them had a particularly good impression of Yukinoshita Yukino.

“No way—I really want to get along with her,” Ichika replied with a smile.

Nino frowned. “Sure, she helped with the script, and that’s respectable, but you don’t have to go this far. Does she really have that much charm? Did she completely conquer you or something?”

“Conquered?” Ichika blinked at the odd choice of words, then laughed softly. “If anyone conquered me, it’d be her older sister, not her.”

“Sister?” That immediately caught everyone’s attention.

Ichika didn’t elaborate, only continued, “Anyway, I still want Yukinoshita to come with us. Like I said, even if she’s flat-chested, she’s still really cute.”

As someone who already knew the situation, Shirase remained calm, quietly observing the sisters’ reactions.

Whether Ichika genuinely planned to shock Yukinoshita Yukino with swimsuits or not—only Ichika herself knew for sure.

After chatting with her sisters for a while, Ichika turned back to Shirase, her tone turning sweet and playful. “Shirase, please help me out. If you’re the one asking, she’ll definitely agree.”

“Unfortunately, I already asked. She flatly refused,” Shirase replied.

“Eh? She already turned you down? That can’t be right. With your relationship, she wouldn’t be that cold. I can tell—under that icy front, she’s actually gentle.”

“Gentle?”

The four other sisters all stared at her in disbelief.

Even the ever-sunny Yotsuba looked stunned. Just thinking about Yukinoshita’s sharp tongue from yesterday—how could anyone associate her with the word “gentle”?

“Really, she is,” Ichika insisted, completely serious.

“Hmph, whatever. If you’re so dead set on inviting her, I guess I can grudgingly raise one hand in favor,” Nino muttered, clearly reluctant. If not for Ichika’s sake, she wouldn’t have bothered at all.

Ichika promptly tugged Shirase out onto the balcony. Her voice turned teasing and singsong. “Please help me one more time. Of course, I won’t make you do it for free—I’ll reward you~”

“Another reward?” Shirase gave her a skeptical look. “You said the same thing during filming—‘anything you ask for’—but then you completely forgot.”

“Ehehe~ But you never asked me for anything, did you? I’ve been waiting, you know.”

“Even Yotsuba wouldn’t fall for that line.”

“Hey, don’t pick on Yotsuba! She’s innocent, not dumb.”

After some playful banter, Ichika clasped her hands together, expression turning sincere. “My intuition’s never wrong. Your relationship with Yukinoshita is good—if you invite her seriously, she’ll come.”

“I wouldn’t count on it.” Shirase paused, then asked, “By the way, why are you so fixated on inviting her?”

As Ichika opened her mouth, Shirase cut her off. “Don’t dodge the question. If you won’t answer honestly, I’m done helping.”

“You’re so mean, Shirase~”

Ichika laughed softly, letting her hands fall. Her next words, though, carried genuine emotion. “Simply put, when I first met Haruno-san…I lost. Completely.”

Shirase chuckled. “That’s not surprising. Against someone like Haruno-san, even ten of you wouldn’t stand a chance.”

“I know,” Ichika said, still smiling, even while admitting defeat. “But it doesn’t feel great, you know? Being crushed like that.”

“So?”

“So after that, I kept pestering Yukinoshita. But after a few run-ins, I realized…”

For the first time that day, she looked embarrassed. “Whether it’s wit or words, she completely outclassed me too.”

Shirase wasn’t surprised at all. That outcome was practically inevitable.

Ichika spread her hands helplessly. “Losing to Haruno-san I can accept—she’s older and more experienced. But losing that badly to Yukinoshita? I just can’t let it go.”

Shirase raised an eyebrow. “Don’t tell me I was right—you’re planning to use your figure to shock her?”

“Not just that.”

Ichika lifted a finger to her lips, eyes curving with mischief. “I heard from Yuigahama-san that Yukinoshita’s physical fitness is awful—so bad anyone could bully her. So when we go to the seaside amusement park, I plan to challenge her to a physical contest.”

Her eyes sparkled. “For someone as prideful as her, she definitely won’t refuse. And if I can win just once, I’ll feel a lot better.”

Shirase stared at her. “You do realize that the title ‘genius’ wasn’t an exaggeration, right? She’s actually well-rounded. Are you sure you can beat her before she outlasts you?”

He had serious doubts. With Yukinoshita’s intellect, she could probably calculate her stamina to win efficiently.

But Ichika only smiled—a dazzling, confident smile. “Don’t forget, I have four teammates.”

Shirase froze. Before he could reply, she added with a wink, “If it’s about physical ability, I’ll just send out Yotsuba. One Yotsuba is more than enough.”

“So basically, even though it’s supposed to be a match between you and Yukinoshita, you don’t actually have to compete—you’ll just sit back and let Yotsuba and the others win for you?” Shirase said, incredulous. Were girls always this cunning?

Clearly, he’d underestimated her.

“Exactly.” Ichika’s smile turned irresistibly charming. “Now, it’s your turn—what’s your price for helping me?”

For a moment, a glimmer of allure flickered in her eyes.

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