Talking Seriously With Nino

At the dining table, the quintuplets were wearing Asahiyama High school uniforms, and they were having breakfast before going to school.

Only Akira dressed casually, and occasionally answered questions asked by Ichika and the others.

Of course, he asked whether he had found the Jewel of Four Souls or not.

After finishing breakfast, Akira stood up and was about to lie down on the sofa, but Nino held him back.

"Akira, help me wash the dishes."

"Let me do it."

"Shouldn't you quickly go help the athletic club? Let Akira do it."

"Oh."

Nino refuses Yotsuba's help with reasonable reasons.

Seeing her firm refusal, Ichika felt that Nino was hiding something.

Miku realized this, so she took the initiative to help.

"I'll help wash the dishes."

"No need. Let Akira do it. If he lies down immediately after eating, it is not good for his health." Nino once again refused.

Only Itsuki didn't realize Nino had an ulterior motive, she nodded in agreement.

"Nino is right. Akira-kun lies down immediately after eating, if this habit continues, he might contract a digestive disease."

"Itsuki is too innocent... Onee-san is worried that you will be tricked by bad people in the future." Ichika sighed.

"Itsuki is always like that." Miku nodded.

Even though Yotsuba didn't say anything, she looked at Itsuki worriedly.

"What's with your attitude? Did I say something wrong?" Itsuki felt pitied for no apparent reason.

"That's Itsuki's advantage." Nino said while crossing her arms over her chest.

"You all bully me!" Itsuki puffed out her cheeks, venting her anger by eating more

Finally, everyone had finished breakfast.

Akira and Nino cleared the cutlery on the table and took it to the sink.

Standing next to each other, the two started washing the dishes.

"There's something Nino-Nee wants to say without Ichika-Nee and the others knowing, right?"

The person who started the conversation was Akira.

"You are very sensitive, Akira. Unlike certain men who are airheads."

The man Nino was referring to was Fuutarou.

"Well, airheadedness is the exclusive right of romcom and harem protagonists. In anime, my role is only as a supporting protagonist. Usually, supporting characters are more sensitive to feelings than protagonists."

"Is it true? You're not lying right?"

Nino glanced at him and handed it a freshly washed plate.

Accepting the plate, Akira dried it with a napkin and answered: "If Nino-Nee doesn't believe you, just try watching the anime Nisekoi. Try observing the character named Maiko Shu, then you will know whether what I said is true or not."

"I haven't watched anime in a long time. Only Itsuki and Yotsuba are still watching anime... Wait a minute, this isn't what I'm talking about."

Nino suddenly realized that her little brother had changed the topic very skillfully without her realizing.

"You did it on purpose, right?" She gritted her teeth and glared at him.

"What does Nino-Nee mean?" Akira pretended to be stupid.

"Then explain this!"

Reaching into her shirt pocket, Nino held a bullet in her hand and showed it in front of her little brother.

Looking at the bullet in her hand, Akira's eyebrows rose, he asked in surprise: "Where did Nino-Nee get it from?"

Nino pointed at him without answering. The meaning is clear.

"Me?"

Akira frowned, his brain working quickly looking for various possibilities. In no time, a hypothesis forms in the mind.

(Could it be last night's ambush? Without me realizing it, I got shot. However, because of the durability of the [Slime Bodysuit], I wasn't injured so I didn't feel anything)

"Hey, Akira. You didn't do anything against the law, right?"

Seeing him silent, Nino became increasingly worried that her little brother had committed a crime.

"Of course not?"

"Say it clearly, don't beat around the bush like a woman."

Nino was furious when she heard Akira's wordplay.

"Haaa... In a sense, I did violate the laws of this country and was pursued by the authorities."

Nino wasn't as easy to fool as Itsuki, so Akira chose to be blunt instead of making random excuses.

Please note, once someone lies, that person will continue to lie to cover up the previous lie. This cycle continues until the person loses the trust of the people around him.

Akira didn't want to be that kind of person.

"Good grief. My little brother is actually a criminal! What are you actually doing, Akira!"

Nino's eyes widened, worry evident on her face. In her eyes, breaking the law is wrong.

She didn't want Akira to become a fugitive.

"Entering the museum without permission."

"Hmm? Only that?"

"Just that."

"Phew... I thought you were robbing or killing."

After hearing about the crime he committed, Nino breathed a sigh of relief. Then she realized the most important question was still unanswered.

"Such small crimes will not prompt the police to open fire. Akira, you are still hiding something, tell me quickly!" Nino raised her chin and looked fierce.

She felt her IQ was being underestimated.

"Regarding that bullet, a group of soldiers and police shot me last night."

"Nani (What)!"

Nino was shocked and took a few steps back.

"What, Nino?"

Hearing her scream, Itsuki who was watching a talk show, immediately rushed to the kitchen to check the situation.

"Cough... Just now a cockroach passed by. Luckily, there was Akira. He caught and threw away the cockroach."

"Thank God there is Akira-kun. Yotsuba is gone, so no one dares to catch cockroaches."

Itsuki easily believes Nino's lies full of loopholes. After making sure nothing had happened, she returned to the living room.

"I've heard women are the best liars in the world. It seems those words are true."

"Who are you calling a liar!"

Not happy to hear Akira's sarcasm, Nino pinched his waist. However, it did not deal any damage.

"So, why are the police and even the army shooting at you?" She asked in a low voice, worried that someone was eavesdropping.

"My power is revealed. Apparently, some people happened to see me while jumping over the building, and then reported this to the police. Haaa... I have to say, the Japanese police have too much free time, they even take strange cases seriously." Akira said sarcastically and gave praise at the same time.

"Isn't that dangerous?!" Nino was worried.

"Don't worry, Nino-Nee. I could never be captured even if Japan mobilized their entire military force."

"I hope so. But you must not be careless, and must always be careful when you act."

Seeing Akira's confidence, Nino felt calmer. Of course, she also reminded him not to be careless due to arrogance

She knew she couldn't help Akira in the search for the Jewel of Four Souls, so she gave him support.

"Un, I'll remember." Akira nodded.

His heart felt warm, Nino's care meant a lot to him in this foreign world.

The two stopped discussing this topic, finished washing the dishes, Akira with Nino and the others gathered in the living room to watch TV.

At 8:40 am, Ichika, Nino, Miku, and Itsuki went to school, leaving Akira to look after the house.

"Hoam... Let's sleep for a while."

Massaging his tired shoulders, Akira returned to the living room, then slept on the sofa.