Before participating in this activity, Hakuto had already guessed that the five sisters would team up and ask questions that everyone wanted to know.
However... The questions everyone wanted to know were just a few, and the rest would have to be fought for.
The trouble now was, if the next question was about who Hakuto liked, would he have to mention the names of Nao and Ginko?
Hakuto rarely lied, or rather, he rarely lied because of his own reasons.
This was indeed a tricky situation—should he lie or not?
Hakuto hesitated internally, after all, it went against his established character... Sigh~
Wait... yes! Hakuto suddenly thought! If he didn't have any feelings for the five sisters, why would he go through with this?
In other words, the person Hakuto liked must also include the five sisters! This was genius!!
Thinking of this, Hakuto almost couldn't hold back his laughter!
Come on, it's just a small question, what do I have to fear?
"Second question, please listen carefully!"
"This is a question related to anime. What is the antonym of Conancommitting a crime? Give an idiom!"
Hearing the question, Itsuki furrowed her brows. "Anime? Detective Conan?"
"Wait! When Shiratori just mentioned Conan committing a crime, he should have used Chinese, right? How did you catch that, Itsuki?"
"Ah? I've been paying attention in the foreign language class for the past few months, and Conan committing a crime isn't exactly a hard phrase."
"Sudden language change, this must be a foreign language question!"
"Please don't bring up some 'Anti-crime Storm' thing again…"
"Conan committing a crime? Antonym? Idiom?"
"Hiss~ Is this a serious question? I hope this isn't some hellish joke..."
Nino was a bit scared. The last time that 'Anti-crime Storm' thing came up, she really didn't dare laugh, fearing Buddha might be laughing behind her.
"Detective Conan! I know it! I've seen every episode!" Yotsuba proudly lifted her head.
"Then Yotsuba, do you know the answer?"
"Uh? I don't know…"
"By the way, if it's an antonym and Conan is the protagonist, who's the antagonist in the anime? Or who is opposing Conan?" Ichika was seriously searching for the answer.
"Is it the Black Organization? Or...?" Miku furrowed her brows. "Kaito KID?"
"The main thing is, why did Shiratori use Chinese when he said Conan committing a crime?"
Listening to everyone's discussion, Yotsuba furrowed her brows.
"I think I know the answer..." Yotsuba cautiously said, though this answer seemed a bit too out there...
"Hm? Yotsuba, what did you think of?"
"Yeah... but I'm afraid to answer wrong and lose my chance…"
"Well, that's fine. Among us, you and Miku have seen Detective Conan, so your answer must be the most accurate!"
"Well, here it goes..." Yotsuba took a deep breath and slowly raised her hand.
"Shiratori-sensei... the antonym of Conan committing a crime is 'accumulating virtues and doing good deeds,' right?"
"Correct!" Hakuto didn't hesitate to applaud.
"Hiss~ I don't quite get it... have you all learned Chinese recently?" Nino asked quickly after hearing the phrase "accumulating virtues and doing good deeds."
"Didn't you learn, Nino?" Ichika interjected.
"Huh? Should I have learned? Isn't the fixed foreign language at school English?"
"You can choose..." Miku added. "Shiratori is Chinese, so I had no reason not to choose Chinese…"
"Miku, you too?" Nino felt the sky was falling. "So, the only person here who doesn't know Chinese is me?"
"Probably? I guess? That's how it is…"
Nino had always thought foreign languages were her strong suit, but now—seeing this! What strong suit? She was completely behind!
Nino: Why is it always me who plays the victim role?!
But Hakuto didn't pay attention to the collapsed Nino and continued with his work.
"Thanks to Yotsuba for the correct answer! You've earned the opportunity to ask a question!"
"Hehe~" Yotsuba smiled smugly, and even her bunny ear headband unconsciously wiggled!
"Yotsuba, what would you like to ask?"
"Shiratori-sensei, do you have someone you like?"
Hearing Yotsuba's question, Hakuto smiled gently and said, "Yes~"
"Who? Who is it?" When Yotsuba heard Hakuto say yes, she became even more excited! She was almost leaning in close to his face!
It wasn't just Yotsuba; the other four were the same. Nino couldn't care less about foreign languages now, and quickly leaned in to listen carefully!
All five of them eagerly awaited to hear the name Hakuto would say next.
"Sorry, that's the next question…"
"Σ(ﾟдﾟlll) Huh?"
"Foolish Yotsuba! You should have just asked Shiratori-sensei who he likes, why add that prefix?"
"I... I... I didn't mean to!"
"Yotsuba... you really..."
"I really didn't know (┯_┯)!"
Unlike others' arguments, Miku slowly moved next to Hakuto's legs and gently tugged on his pants.
"What's up, Miku?"
"Shiratori... this can't be..."
"This isn't my fault..." Hakuto shrugged helplessly. He hadn't broken any rules.
Hearing Hakuto's words, Miku puffed out her rosy cheeks unhappily, as if she was about to take action against him if he didn't answer.
Hakuto saw her expression and helplessly shook his head. This wasn't part of his plan—Yotsuba just wasn't very sharp.
"Fine, fine, since you're like this, Miku..." Hakuto pretended to be helpless and poked Miku's forehead.
When Hakuto finally spoke, Miku returned to her normal self, her face lit up with a happy smile.
"Alright, alright, everyone! Due to special circumstances, this question doesn't count, so you can ask a new one."
Upon hearing Hakuto's words, the four sisters who had been discussing things suddenly went silent!
"Wow! Shiratori-sensei, you're so kind!"
"Yotsuba, don't speak, let me ask this time."
Nino hurriedly covered Yotsuba's mouth, afraid that her sister would waste another opportunity.
Nino, with one hand covering Yotsuba's mouth, looked at Hakuto in front of her.
But looking at Hakuto's stunning face and the earrings he had gifted her hanging by her ear, Nino found herself momentarily speechless.
Especially since Hakuto was smiling gently, the impact was simply overwhelming for Nino!
"What does Nino want to ask?"
"Ah... I..." Hearing Hakuto's words, Nino snapped back to her senses, but she subconsciously asked.
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