Chapter 311: Return
The next day.
The sky was bright, and the atmosphere in a family restaurant felt cozy. Eiji and Nino sat facing each other at a table near the window. Their food plates were almost empty, a sign that they enjoyed the meal.
Eiji sipped his drink while looking out the window.
"Yotsuba-san's wedding yesterday was truly memorable."
"Yes, I still remember how beautiful Yotsuba looked in her wedding dress." Nino also wanted to wear a wedding dress.
"Nino looked amazing yesterday too. I'm sure many guests noticed you." Eiji complimented his girlfriend. He learned this trick from a romance book he had read.
Nino blushed at the compliment, but she quickly changed the subject.
"Speaking of which, I want to tell you something."
"Hmm? What is it?"
"It's about Ichika. She proposed another crazy idea last night."
"Oh, what crazy idea this time?"
Still fresh in Nino's memory, she had told Ichika to propose that the quintuplets wear wedding dresses and let Fuutarou choose. Eiji considered it beyond reason.
What if Fuutarou misidentified Yotsuba and chose another girl?
After all, when the Nakano quintuplets looked alike, they were almost indistinguishable.
"Ichika wants us to join Yotsuba and Fuutarou's honeymoon." Nino said, rolling her eyes with a disbelieving expression.
"Seriously?"
"Of course, we all refused. Except for Ichika, no one agreed."
"I see."
Of course, Eiji had already guessed that Nino wouldn't agree.
If he hadn't appeared, Nino and Miku might have agreed without thinking twice. But now everything was different. The two girls fell in love with him more than Fuutarou in the past.
It could be seen from the actions of both of them giving their purity to him.
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After lunch, Eiji and Nino continued their date. They strolled through the city park, enjoying the scenery and fresh air. Nino seemed to be enjoying her time, occasionally holding Eiji's arm while talking about little things.
They then visited a shopping mall to browse clothes. Nino enthusiastically tried on several dresses, asking Eiji's opinion on which one suited her best.
Although Eiji wasn't very knowledgeable about fashion, he always gave compliments that made Nino smile happily.
As night fell, they stopped at a small cafe for tea and snacks. The dim lights of the cafe provided a romantic atmosphere, and Nino seemed more relaxed than before.
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In the following days, Eiji spent most of his time with Nino, and secretly had an immoral relationship with Miku.
After almost a month of living in the Gotoubun no Hanayome World, Eiji knew it was time to go back. So, he used the excuse of a vacation like before, he brought Nino back to the Jujutsu Kaisen World.
On the other side.
Apartment.
Miku stood in front of the bathroom mirror, looking at her reflection with a gaze full of emotion. In her hand, a pregnancy test with two clear lines that she had just used. Her face was beaming, as if her whole world was filled with light.
"So this is what it feels like to be a mother."
Stroking her still-flat stomach, Miku felt a wave of warmth in her heart. There was a little disbelief that her body was now home to a new life. However, instead of panicking about getting pregnant before marriage, she was actually happy.
"After Eiji returns from his vacation with Nino, I want to see his reaction when he finds out he's going to be a father."
Carefully placing the pregnancy test on the sink, Miku looked at her reflection once more. In her heart, she felt a little proud to be pregnant first compared to Nino, even though she knew her actions were wrong. After all, the man who impregnated her was Nino's boyfriend.
"Sooner or later, Dad and the others will find out about this. They'll ask who the father of the child in my stomach is, right? I can't tell them the culprit is Eiji, it will cause him a lot of trouble."
After pondering for a moment, Miku looked for reasons she could use to cover up her affair with Eiji.
"Just say I've been secretly dating a guy all this time. However, after my boyfriend found out I was pregnant, he didn't want to take responsibility and ran away somewhere."
"Um, let's use that reason."
No matter how angry her father was later, Miku wasn't worried that her father would tell her to have an abortion.
"My child and Eiji… Fufufu…"
Stroking her flat stomach, Miku looked forward to giving birth for the first time.
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December 24, 2018.
Shinjuku.
Eiji and Nino sat on the simple but dusty living room sofa, the atmosphere of the empty house felt quiet and heavy. Nino looked around, trying to ignore the awkwardness that arose from the tension in the room.
The living room door creaked open. The sound of footsteps echoed, and two people appeared: a tall man with a calm aura, and a short-haired woman with a prominent scar on her face.
Eiji recognized them both. The two people were none other than Okkotsu Yuta and Zenin Maki.
"Kamiki-kun! I'm glad you're actually here." Yuta called out in a friendly voice.
On the other hand, Maki stopped at the doorway. Her gaze went straight to Eiji, and she was stunned for a moment before saying in a sarcastic tone.
"I thought Yuta was delusional when he said you were still alive, but it turns out to be true. Heartless man! If you're still alive, why did you only show up now?"
Her tone might have been accusatory, but there was a flash of relief and other emotions in her eyes that were hard to hide.
"You should have heard the reason from Yuta." Eiji shrugged.
"Yeah, hard to believe." Maki replied, walking into the room with her arms crossed.
"You've really changed… and even have a girlfriend now."
Her gaze shifted to Nino who was sitting next to Eiji.
Nino felt the spotlight, but she soon smiled politely.
"Nice to meet you, I'm Nino Nakano."
She bowed slightly, maintaining a friendly attitude.
"Zenin Maki, just call me Maki. I don't like my family name. Nice to meet you too."
After Maki and Nino shook hands, Yuta knew their time wasn't much. So, he wanted to start the conversation.
"We all have a lot to talk about, so let's sit down first."
Maki obeyed, she and Yuta took seats on the sofa opposite Eiji and Nino.