COURT.
Go-toubun no Hayanome does not belong to me, all rights reserved to Negi Haruba.
"Hello": character speaking.
"Hello": Fuutarou's thoughts, you will only be able to read him thoughts.
"Hello": Voice of the AI
Hello: Notifications or game options.
"Hello ": Important messages or have to take into account.
"Hello ": Voices of objects or people talking on the phone / cell phone.
What's up: It's me talking to you.
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/Pov narrator\
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*Tap-Tap-Tap-Tap…*
The few people in the building looked at a young man who came running.
Although it seemed like he was jogging.
Fuutarou Uesugi ran down the main hall, tried to ignore the stares, but it was impossible.
"¡STOP!"
He, already with some sweat, moved his head towards the exit.
He could only make out what looks like a female figure and a green rabbit-shaped ribbon.
" What about her !? Leave me alone!"
Fuutarou realized something, the girl was approaching very fast. Too quickly.
She put her hand near her mouth and screamed.
"We can talk about it!"
The girl's voice would make anyone smile.
Anyone but Fuutarou.
He continued to ignore her sweet, non-malicious voice.
Fuutarou saw an elevator open two meters from him, two young men quickly got out of the elevator.
" I hope it works!"
Uesugi got into the elevator.
*ClacClacClacClac ...*
The girl cut twenty meters away in three seconds.
"I just want to solve the c-AHH!"
*Pam-Ka-*
She bumped into a Uesugi in a fetal position.
The young woman with the headband fell facedown against the wooden wall of the elevator.
Fuutarou got up rubbing his abdomen where she stepped on him. He didn't look back and punched in all the elevator numbers.
The student left and the door began to close. The last thing Fuutarou saw was her pulling her hand out of her nose, both of them bloody. The girl looked at her hand and terror slept the pain.
The door finished closing.
Uesugi exhaled harshly, then breathed heavily.
" I made it!"
" Well thought out, you took advantage of her speed and used it against her."
* ClapTap-ClapTap-ClapTap… *
Heels and shoes were heard from the entrance of the building.
Uesugi didn't need to look to know who was approaching.
" I have to keep going!"
Fuutarou ignored the pain in his left abdomen and continued running.
He approached a metal door with yellow lines, when he opened it he saw all the stairs. To Fuutarou, all the stairs seemed endless.
" ... W-What floor does she live on?"
" To your right."
The young man obeyed and a list of names was on his right side.
Very convenient.
He, seeing that the list was from the smallest to the largest letter of the alphabet, instinctively looked for * I * and * N *.
" Floor, floor, floor… Nakano Family floor thirty."
He smiled and started running up the stairs.
"THIRTY!"
Uesugi screamed and echoed.
Fuutarou didn't stop running, he was sweating and breathing wrongly; but he did not stop moving his legs.
Reaching the fifteenth floor he slowed down a bit, but kept running.
" Look what I'm doing! All because of them!"
Uesugi coughed and sucked in air, his gaze lost a bit, but he didn't give up.
*Tap-Tap-Tap-Tap…*
The only thing that can be heard are the footsteps of the young student.
" One who accuses me of something as serious as rape! Then she doesn't apologize and spread that false rumor! WHAT DID I DO TO HER TO GET HER TO TREAT ME LIKE THAT !?"
Fuutarou reached the twenty-second floor and is now clinging to the railing with his life.
" The other one gets into matters that shouldn't matter to her and insults me without knowing me! Then Nino tries to get me out of a public place and even if I wasn't, she has no right to kick me out! A STUPID WITHOUT REMEDY!"
He reached the twenty-sixth floor, his lips are dry and he holds a hand to his chest.
" Young Fuutarou, today you were cleaning your whole house, then helping to carry two hundred books in the library. Your body is not used to it and you are trying too hard. You must stop."
Uesugi pretended that he never saw that message that appeared from the tenth floor and will continue to pretend it doesn't exist.
" The best and funniest thing about this, is that it could have been prevented if only I-"
*Pam…*
"¡Agh, Ah!"
Sweat seeped into his eyes and the genie stomped on the wrong foot, slipping one leg and his right knee hitting the edge of the ladder.
Fuutarou could barely scream, he has no air in his lungs.
The student put a lot of effort, he got up and kept * running *.
" YOU JUST HAD TO SAY YOU ARE HIS TUTOR!"
Thirty floor.
Uesugi opened a metal door with the number thirty and walked erratically, besides, he is limping.
+5 micro points in sports.
A floor with dark brown tiles that match the light brown walls.
Fuutarou covered his face with one hand, the sunset would burn his retinas if he did not avoid the sun's rays.
The young man walked looking at the doors, more specifically the names written on them.
"Now, fina-na..."
Wiping his sweat to look better, which didn't work, he knocked on the door with the name * Nakano * twice.
"Ay, Agh."
He tried to straighten up, but the adrenaline kicked out and his knee reminded him of the damage he had received.
"Tsk."
He leaned his back and his abdomen * screamed * in protest. Fuutarou cursed the girl with rabbit tape.
"¿Uesugi-Kun?"
He heard a voice behind the door, the young man guessed that Nakano looked through the knob to recognize him.
The door opened and she looked at him seriously, then surprised. Itsuki can't help asking.
"What happened to you !?
Fuutarou looked at him body.
A shirt full of sweat and some dirt from the athletic girl, sweaty pants and a red stain located on the right knee.
However, he no longer wants to waste time and spoke to his apprentice.
"I… I'm t-you."
"Try to calm your breathing, I'll get you some water."
Itsuki went back inside her house and she left the door open.
Uesugi exhaled in frustration.
" I hate my life."
" At least you have life."
" Shut up."
The genie tried to change the air, breathed in and released the air from his lungs calmly.
" What's taking you so long?"
" Only ten seconds passed."
" You are not helping."
Feminine voices came from the left and he froze. The voices were getting closer, Uesugi concluded that they came from the elevator.
*¡KA-!"
Fuutarou looked at the door that connects to the stairs, the metal door was roughly opened and a young woman stepped onto corridor number thirty.
" The one that crushed me!"
Fuutarou observed her, she is massaging her nose. The young man noticed the blood on his uniform and on his butterfly tie.
Uesugi couldn't help but feel bad, but it lasted a second. Remembering his current situation took away his empathy.
The girl looked straight ahead and saw the young genius. Strangely, the rabbit headband is sagging like real ears.
Fuutarou rushed to speak.
"Nakano-San, you have a long way to go."
There was no answer and Fuutarou got nervous.
The girl with the rabbit headband pulled her hand from her nose and pouted. It would have been cute, if not for the swollen, crooked and bloody nose.
Just a meter away, she braked and the two just looked at each other. One is waiting for him to insult or curse him for his broken nose and the other ...
"I don't hear your apologies."
Uesugi tried not to show his surprise at the claim. The young man crossed his shoulders and replied.
"Why would I? You just hit yourself."
"But you-"
"Leave me alone and take care of your business, not mine."
The girl opened her mouth in surprise and pointed to his face.
"You-you…"
She clenched her teeth and looked at the ground, the girl put her hands at her sides.
*¡Cof…!*
The genie took a step back when he saw that she coughed blood, the woman touched her teeth and a small tear escaped her.
" Blood is seeping down his throat, the fracture is serious."
"You are bad."
She looked like a sad child, her voice is very childish. The girl looked to her left, noticing the open door, she blinked several times and pointed to the door looking at the young man.
The young woman screamed in panic.
"You opened the door!"
He sighed wearily.
"I told you to mind your own business."
She waved her arms several times, the woman stopped with her hands in the form of fists and said.
"It's my business, this is my house!"
Uesugi Fuutarou has stopped working.
He opened his mouth several times, trying to formulate a word, the only thing he could say was.
"Y-You are Itsuki Nakano-San's sister."
He asked, but the young man said it as an affirmation. The girl nodded her head several times.
She smiled and her rabbit ribbon was back on * standing *
The girl raised her left arm upward and turned her left hand into a fist. She flexed her right arm around her belly and her right hand closed into a fist.
Her right leg bent in half, she smiled innocently and said something that scared Fuutarou.
"Yes ~, I'm Yotsuba Nakano!"
To add more horror, time stopped. Uesugi looked at the scene before him.
" I want to laugh for not crying."
" Time stopped running young Fuutarou, it's impossible, wait a few seconds."
" Thank you very much IA, don't help me anymore."
" As you order young Fuutarou."
Uesugi looked at the characteristics of this girl and read them.
Hobby: Any kind of sport and helping people.
Personality: Cheerful, calm and active.
17 years old.
Likes: Raising the spirits of others and making anyone happy.
Dislikes: Being recognized for your actions, your happiness, your greed, your disability, your few abilities and injustices.
The first thing Fuutarou thought was-
" A girl with an inferiority complex."
Time decided to run again.
"¡Ay!"
Yotsuba massaged her nose, she accidentally raised her nose with her smile and hurt herself.
*¡Cof…!*
Yotsuba coughed up blood again, this time a few drops reached a shocked Fuutarou.
Uesugi looked at her with some fear and asked the question that was on his mind all this time.
"You forgive me…?"
She looked at him with a raised eyebrow and her face was no longer visible, she put her hands on the sides of his waist.
Fuutarou closed his eyes and looked at the ground, he is dejected as he knows what is coming.
"Of course! It was an accident."
Uesugi opened his eyes and looked at this young woman's face, searched and searched for any sign of a lie; but Fuutarou was relieved to know that Yotsuba's words are sincere, as is her smile.
"Thank you, just thank you."
He leaned down.
"Uff."
Well, he tried to bend over. The young man massaged his abdomen to ease the pain.
Yotsuba looked carefully at the young man in front of her, approached Fuutarou without thinking and crouched down.
"You hurt yourself! Does it hurt?"
"¿W-? ¡Ay, don't touch me!"
The girl touched his knee. The young man screeched like a man and jumped back, then regretted the pain.
She confirmed her super advanced theory and got up off the ground.
"You're bleeding a lot… I know, Nino can help you!"
Fuutarou rolled him eyes and told her.
"We are talking about someone who knows how to treat wounds, not create them."
"Uesugi-san, sorry, I had to get ice."
Itsuki came out of the house and noticed Yotsuba, she staggered and almost dropped the water. The redhead spoke to him in alarm.
"Yotsuba! What happened to you !?"
The appointee scratched her head nervously, Yotsuba looked away and spoke with an embarrassed tone.
"See, do you remember when you told me not to run in the hallways?"
Itsuki, when she finished hearing the question, became angry and wasted no time in reprimanding her.
"I've told you several times not to do it! But no ~, the lady needs to take a hit to understand!"
Despite telling her that, Itsuki is sad to see his sister in this state.
The stubborn girl looked at the young Fuutarou, he is looking in disbelief at the current situation.
Itsuki approached him and gave him the glass of water, Uesugi reflexively thanked her and remembered why he came here.
"Nakano-san… No, Itsuki, I have to tell you something."
She blushed, but said nothing about using her name without honorific. Itsuki replied.
"What happens?"
He straightened up and ignored the pain in his abdomen, Fuutarou said in a calm voice.
"I am your tutor."
"…"
"…"
They both looked at Fuutarou in surprise, he remained expectant of the negative reactions.
Itsuki looked like she wanted to say something, but the words were not forming.
Yotsuba just instinctively scratched his head at the situation.
When Fuutarou was about to speak, the elevator door opened and a couple of girls got out.
One of them is complaining about a bully / rapist / aggressive. The other two are just listening and the one with the short hair doesn't seem to care much about the situation.
Uesugi clicked his tongue in annoyance.
" Nino and… Miyu? I think her name was Miyu. Who is the other one?"
A young girl with short chin-length hair of light pink color. She wears Asahiyama's school uniform, the difference is that her sweater is tied around her waist.
The new arrivals stopped talking when they noticed three people ahead. The one with the butterfly ribbons ran up to them and spoke.
"Yotsuba! Did he break your nose? That damn-!"
Nino continued speaking, grabbed Yotsuba's face and moved it left and right to see the damage. Nino seems to feel her friend's pain.
"I'm here..."
Uesugi felt uncomfortable hearing so many atrocities about him and made an appearance.
She stopped seeing the Yotsuba's wound, Nino raised her head a little and looked at a certain young man. Enraged, she clenched her teeth furiously and closed the distance.
Fuutarou felt pain when Nino grabbed his shirt and she shook him violently.
The bully looked at him with contempt and disgust, Nino sharpened her eyes and said.
"Explain, now or I swear that-"
"Nino !? Let go of it, Uesugi-Kun is hurt."
Itsuki grabbed the girl's hand with butterfly ribbons and pried it loose.
Nino raised an eyebrow at this, she pointed at the woman with the broken nose and wasted no time responding.
"Are you still defending him? Look what he did to Yotsuba!"
Itsuki stepped in front of Fuutarou like a human shield and replied to the angry lady.
"Yotsuba fell while running down the hall. It's not Uesugi-Kun's fault."
Nino went from angry to confused, her face twisted to understand what she heard. The girl with anger issues looked at Yotsuba in pain.
"You too? W-Why? After what that guy did to you. This is a bad joke, stop playing around. That man has no good intentions!"
Even Fuutarou felt pity at her desperate tone.
" Young Fuutarou, aren't you planning to act?"
" I can't do anything, I'll just wait for Itsuki to fix all this, I don't want any more problems."
" If you have the time to complain, you also have time to improve. Young Fuutarou Can't you see? Miss Itsuki is helping you and you are just listening. When you find yourself in these situations. Will you just watch?"
He thought about the last words, thoroughly analyzed everything that happened so far and opened his eyes.
Itsuki defends him because she admires his excellent grades, furthermore, Itsuki believes that Fuutarou is a good boy and it would not cross his mind that he hurt the redhead's sister.
Yotsuba defended him because Fuutarou told her the truth, even having broken his nose. He treated her well because she is the sister of his apprentice. If that was not the case, how would he have treated her?
Fuutarou got tired of wearing the mask, he will talk to Nino and make her understand once and for all what Uesugi Fuutarou came for. The genie raised his voice.
"Shut up."
The three in front of him fell silent to look at him and the other two paid attention to Fuutarou. He knew it was the only and best time to express himself, Uesugi spoke neutrally.
"The reason I am here is simple, I am Itsuki Nakano's tutor. I am not a rapist, stalker, batterer or someone violent."
All the girls in the hall stared at him, three surprised and the other two looked at their classmates.
The girl with headphones shrugged and returned to her bored expression.
The girl with the shortest hair only raised an eyebrow and continued with her sleepy face.
The rude girl tried to speak, but could only move her lips, Nino's cheeks turned red with embarrassment from jumping to conclusions.
Yotsuba and Itsuki turned around, one with a cheerful smile and the other with narrowed eyes.
The girl, whose name is not known, took the cell phone out of her bag, she unlocked it and spoke to the young boy.
"Tell me what is your name?"
Itsuki looked at her and asked.
"What are you trying Ichika?"
The appointee made a sign for her to stop talking and looked at Uesugi again.
He decided to give it the name as he wants to end this.
"Fuutarou Uesugi."
Yotsuba stopped smiling.
They all looked at Ichika, the latter typed something on her cell phone and then began to wait.
The sound of a message echoed down the hall and the girl with very short hair read the message.
"According to Dad, that's correct. He also says that we only send important messages."
Itsuki pouted and her face was red as tomato, she claimed him.
"You were keeping it from me all this time!"
Fuutarou only registered two words and stopped listening since then.
He stuttered a little.
"According to dad?"
The girl with headphones opened her mouth.
"Don't you notice it yet? We are quintuplets."
They all looked at him, expectant of his reaction. Uesugi Fuutarou is looking straight ahead, but his sight is on his memories.
The young man's senses began to fade and his gaze clouded a bit. He staggered-
* Paf… *
And then he fell to the ground.
The first to act was Itsuki, she called him by his last name and knelt next to his body.
He could only see the concerned face of his student before the darkness consumed him.
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...
" To die, the fear of death is natural. To stay alive without giving importance to the consequences. That is the desire of every living being."
A totally black, cold and desolate space. The only thing in this place is a young man in a school uniform.
The young man keeps his eyes open, unable to move his golden pupils or his eyelids. Not only that, his body is also frozen, without any kind of human heat.
Navigating in this infinite void, the boy can only hear one voice. A feminine and loving voice, a calm voice without malice.
" But, there is a difference between staying alive and living. On earth, millions are dead and few are living. A disgrace, something that hurts me is knowing that you are also dead."
The boy was very afraid at the last sentence, but he could not show it, the young man has no way of expressing it. He felt there was nothing he could do, just listen and wait.
He is waiting for the nightmare to end, he is waiting for someone to wake up or help him awaken; but he feels trapped in his own world.
" Live, live and stay alive. Friends come and go, family separates and reforms, money can be recovered. There is only one thing you cannot get back. Your time is valuable, your life has value. I love you very much. . "
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The eyes of a young student began to widen wearily, the first thing he noticed was the roof of the house. It is not strange, if it were not that the ceiling is several meters from what I remembered.
Uesugi Fuutarou tried to remember the situation he is in.
"¡Ay! ¿¡What!?"
He felt a sharp pain in the middle section of his right leg, Fuutarou straightened in a sharp movement.
There was a girl of beautiful physical proportions. She looked at him with cold eyes, but there was a hint of surprise and shock.
"What happen?"
The girl asked in annoyance. Uesugi just sighed and settled in, he just realized he's on a gray sofa.
The young man gave a slight inspection of the place, a giant fish tank, a very expensive television and a second floor with several doors confirmed it. The genie also noticed that the sun is no longer present.
Fuutarou looked at the girl again and spoke to her.
"Sorry, I think my knee injury got worse. I didn't mean to scare you Nakano-San, by the way, thanks for giving me a place while I was outside."
The genie spoke with a kind and cold tone. Nakano stared at the boy for several seconds, she crossed her arms and frowned.
The girl replied.
"Why do you sound so different? How fake, you gross me out."
Uesugi took the comment in surprise and said to her.
"Nakano-San, sorry for bothering you. If you're angry about hiding the tutoring thing from you, I just wanted to surprise you. My intention is not to humiliate you or make fun of you ... Nakano sounds very different. "
Fuutarou smiled to try to calm the woman down, unfortunately for him, the girl got angrier than before. Nakano glared at him and then opened her eyes a little, she sighed and spoke reluctantly; but the girl stopped using the aggressive tone of voice.
"Regarding your leg, I only changed your knee bandages since your blood finally clots, it was necessary to change them. With the second, you are getting confused, I am not Itsuki, I am Nino."
He listened to every word and analyzed it wisely, Fuutarou nodded to himself and looked at Nino with a special glow, she raised an eyebrow at his stupid smile.
Uesugi spoke in a wise voice.
"I get it. You want to redeem yourself, grab your school supplies and put them on that table. Let your body relax to give way to your brain, think and think that is what you will do. With the sole objective of obtaining the approval of that that he is better than us at the moment, and in time to be able to overcome them. "
Fuutarou could feel the wind rushing around him, his eyes were calm and soft, his body relaxed all his muscles.
Nino rolled his eyes and told him.
"You want me to do my jobs."
"... Good summary."
"I will not do it."
Uesugi returned to his normal self and looked at her with some frustration, he spoke.
"Who healed me?"
She pointed to herself and spoke to him.
"Me. If it had been someone else, maybe you would still bleed."
He waited a few seconds for her to tell him it's some kind of joke. However, his curiosity ended up killing him and he asked her.
"Why did you heal me?"
Nino got up and left her side; but she spoke to him as she walked.
"I want to kick you out, not kill you."
Fuutarou refrained from saying anything and only observed the place, compared to his home, this apartment is twenty times bigger.
He leaned back on the couch, the comfort it conveyed is very pleasing to him. Fuutarou read the screen in front of him.
" I'm glad you are doing well, young Fuutarou."
" Yeah, I just passed out."
He heard some noises like plates or glasses colliding, more precisely, the place where Nino went.
Uesugi shrugged it off and waited for the screen to change. He did not have to wait long.
" Unfortunately, I must confirm your fainting. It occurred due to blood loss, physical overexertion, body heat, great neuronal work and poor diet. You fainted for a short period of time, there was some kind of sleeping pill that entered your system."
The young man read all that and clicked his tongue. The news that he had to teach five girls at once shocked him, hopefully he can handle one.
Fuutarou straightened from the sofa and grabbed her chin.
" Wait a second, I won't give up on everything, I'll call Mr. Nakano and check if it's true."
" You don't realize that a few minutes ago you mistook Mrs. Nino for Mrs. Itsuki."
" Are you sure your intention is not to make fun of me?"
A few steps pushed Fuutarou's thoughts away. He looked at the visitor.
"Itsuki… no."
He noticed the red sweater with a name on it, the words * Miku Nakano * clicked on Fuutarou's head. The girl comes in his direction with a small fountain.
" I thought it was Miyu… Miku, h-hello?"
Uesugi tried to act nice since he still doesn't know what this girl likes or dislikes, he needs to get along with them at all costs.
He was scared when Miku looked at him with clear anger, she spoke to him.
"I'm still Nino, you idiot! Stop acting nice, I'll throw the noodles in your face!"
-1 Affection Point on Nino
He giggled and cursed to himself.
You have no affection points in Nino, the points remain at zero.
Uesugi thought about whether it was necessary to remind him of that, but quickly pushed that thought away. Fuutarou, knowing that she already knows what he is like, returned to his cold and dry demeanor.
The genie is going to speak, if not because some words appeared on his forehead.
" Stop acting nice, I'll throw the noodles in your face! "
A-) I need to do it, I have to get along with everyone.
B-) Can't you put yourself in my place?
C-) I'm not good, but I'm not bad either. Give me a chance and I'll prove it.
D-) It doesn't matter, you're the only one who knows how I am…. And you better keep it that way.
E-) Tsk…
" Great, let's see-"
"Itsuki is a fool to trust someone like you."
Fuutarou couldn't move and all his functions are turned off, except for vision and hearing.
" AI, time didn't stop!"
" A real-time event, pick fast, this ends when she finishes speaking."
Let it not be said more, Fuutarou is a locomotive and began to look at all the available answers; but he analyzed them quickly.
The girl with butterfly ribbons, approached another little and leaned a few inches, still holding the fountain with both hands.
"She spent most of her life stuck in a room or a library, to achieve nothing. She wasted much of her childhood!"
She walked away and put the small platter on the black table a few inches away; then she was face to face against him again.
"It is normal that she cannot see beyond a mask. I assure you that you will not last more than a week in our house. I will make your life impossible!"
She straightened up and waited for the young man's response. Nino's gaze is furrowed and she crossed her arms.
Fuutarou closed his eyes for a moment and then opened them, looked at the beautiful window, the moon and the stars gave a beautiful touch and tranquility.
"I don't know if you heard rumors about me. I'm not sociable at all. When I was informed about this job, I tried to act differently to avoid problems."
Uesugi paused between each point to emphasize his words.
Nino listened without saying anything, but his face is no longer a frown.
Uesugi continued after a short pause.
"I'm nervous, every time I say something I think of everything to avoid angering her. I see you and I can't think of anything to fix our problems. Maybe the others can fool them, but what about you or Miku."
It is music for the ears to listen to the serious and cold tone; but worried and sad about Fuutarou. He looked at the girl again, Uesugi showed a neutral face and continued speaking.
"Just… Can't you put yourself in my place? I'm not asking you to feel sorry for me, I just want you to understand. I don't know what to do and I'm lost, I'm still assimilating the news."
The seconds passed, Uesugi is not good in the social aspect, but he could notice the internal conflict of Nino.
She looks up, then at him. She looks at the chair, then at the sofa. It was like that for a while.
Fuutarou Uesugi almost burst out of his heart with joy.
+1 Affection Point on Nino.
The girl with ribbons looked at him and spoke through her teeth.
"Well, I get it."
She put her hands at her side and raised her voice.
"But if you hurt some of them it will be very bad for you!"
Uesugi nodded with a grateful grin. She looked at him knee and asked if he could walk.
Instead of answering, he tried to get up and walk. It hurt, but it's nothing Uesugi can't handle.
Nino motioned for him to sit in one of the five chairs in front of the table.
Fuutarou did not question the demand and sat where she told him.
The girl was gone for a few moments. Uesugi is confused, then he noticed that none of the other girls are in the room.
A plate crossed his vision and he stopped thinking about the others, he blinked and saw a fork. Nino grabbed the small platter and placed a food on the plate in front of Fuutarou.
Noodles, appear to be fried, some vegetables and meat can be seen among the amount of noodles.
Uesugi raised an eyebrow.
"What is this?"
Nino already got mad.
"Yakisoba! If you don't like it, isn't it my problem !?"
Fuutarou uncovered his ears and asked him again.
"It's not that. What I mean is what is this for?"
Nino raised a very confused eyebrow and spoke to him.
"I don't know what you do with the noodles. But I eat the noodles ... Ah, they are for you. No one is going to accompany you, so you can start now."
* Brrrrr… *
Fuutarou was going to refuse, but his stomach betrayed him. She scoffed at him and spoke to him.
"When we walked you into our apartment, your stomach rumbled several times, Itsuki almost knelt down for me to cook you something."
The young man looked at the food and froze. Then he moved his head to see his pants rolled up with a bandage that covered his right knee.
The genie did not look at her and said.
"You cooked for me and healed me?"
Nino rolled his eyes and crossed his arms.
"I already told you, I want to kick you out, not kill you. Besides, I wouldn't deny anyone a plate of food .. I have to tell you again! You're being very annoying, eat the Yakisoba and go home!"
She pointed at him and her teeth became sharp like a shark's. Fuutarou thought about the words she just said.
She healed him because she just wants to kick him out, not hurt him, so it was of her own free will. Then she said that she would never deny someone a plate of food, that means that even if Itsuki hadn't told him anything, Nino was going to make him eat.
Fuutarou realized the humility behind the last words.
The young man had to look at her carefully to see if she is Nino.
The girl with ribbons took his gaze as a taunt and scowled back at him.
Uesugi noticed and spoke to her.
"You are Nino right?"
She clicked her tongue.
"… You have no choice but to use my first name. Yes, I'm Nino! N.I.N.O!"
The genie nodded and spread his arms.
"Let me hug you."
He blinked and saw the girl coming up the stairs.
"Finish eating and make sure to close the door when you leave!"
A door slammed from above. Fuutarou scratched his head and started eating.
The first bite took him to a paradise, a place full of books where the history of the world is written for him.
A beautiful paradise, one in which you do not want to leave.
However, reality hit him.
"What am I doing? I'm supposed to start my tutoring!"
" Young Fuutarou, there is no lady in the room."
He nodded at the AI's words, Uesugi began to think, as he devoured the plate of noodles.
The young man snapped his fingers and took out his cell phone.
Fuutarou thanked his dad for passing him a contact.
The genie put the cell phone to his ear, after pressing a few buttons.
...
"Hello, this is Nakano. "
Uesugi could feel his body tremble at the thick and calculating tone of voice. The young man did not want to imagine an angry Nakano lord.
Fuutarou cleared his throat and spoke.
"Nakano-Sama, this is Fuutarou Uesugi."
" Ah, you are Isanari's son. To what do I owe your call? "
Uesugi took note of the casual way Nakano called his father. The genie thought a bit about how to explain the situation to him.
"I have a serious question. Are your daughters quintuplets?"
There were many seconds of silence on the line, but the thick voice boomed again.
" I'm surprised that after two and a half hours of tutoring you still don't know it. Yes, my daughters are totally identical quintuplets. I'd like you to guide them to graduation each. Obviously, the pay will be five times higher. "
Fuutarou froze for a few seconds at the sudden information. He started banging his fork against his plate out of nerves.
" I was unconscious for more than two and a half hours! Taking them to graduation… I have some doubts, but I think I can do it."
The answer came after a few seconds.
" Okay, I hope your doubts are clarified and that you replace that * I think * with * insurance *. "
Uesugi gulped at his employer's bossy tone. He wanted to drink water, but realized late that Nino didn't leave any snacks for him. Needless to say, the young man regretted the joke he played on her.
" I forgot, Uesugi-san a thousand apologies for my daughter Yotsuba, she will be able to take her tutorials tomorrow. "
Fuutarou was confused, but his memory and unconsciousness worked hand in hand and he thanked heaven.
"Yes, I found out that she fell and hurt herself."
" Unfortunately, the partition was broken, but she is already well. Tomorrow you will meet her without fail. I have work to finish, since you workday ends at twenty-one hours, say hello to my daughters for me Uesugi-San. "
Fuutarou said goodbye, but fell on deaf ears, he observed that Mr. Nakano had already cut the call.
The young man sighed wearily, he looked at the five rooms. Fuutarou could only guess that one of the five rooms is not occupied.
The genie began to think. He summed up everything that happened on the day in two words.
" A failure."
He didn't do his tutoring, he fainted, he sent one of his apprentices to the hospital, one or possibly two hate him. Not to mention that there is one of them who does not even know him.
However, Fuutarou has faith in himself, that Itsuki is a dumb does not mean that the others are too.
He thought optimistically and lifted his empty plate and silverware. Fuutarou followed Nino's path, the young man found the kitchen. He complained about the limp in his right leg.
He washed the dishes and set them aside, drank some water and looked at the exit door. The genie seriously thought about his next steps.
" Leave them alone or visit them for the last time today."
" What would you do?"
"… You still haven't thanked Mrs. Itsuki and Mrs. Nino for their hospitality."
Fuutarou thought those words for a few seconds. Then he nodded to himself and climbed the stairs with some difficulty.
He has no idea which door is for each one, but he'll figure it out by trial and error.
The doors are black, quite simple if you compare it with the others.
The genie stopped at the last wooden staircase, observed an interesting pattern.
"Quintuples."
" The answer is obvious."
Fuutarou nodded in response, all the doors were scratched. Some more than others.
" This is a reference to who are quintuplets or who are the * oldest * in order."
+1 micro Intelligence point.
After Uesugi praised himself for being so smart and a lot of other things, he knocked on the door to his left.
He had to wait a bit, but he heard the footsteps of someone approaching.
The door was ajar and a tired girl with pink hair answered the door.
The woman looked at him and smirked.
"To what do I owe such a lovely ~ visit."
The young man raised an eyebrow and spoke in confusion.
"Yotsuba, weren't you at the hospital?"
The young woman laughed a little at the misunderstanding and responded to the boy.
"I am not Yotsuba."
"Ahhh, Nakano-san, I said Itsuki. I will have to use your name as it would confuse the others."
The woman stared at him with an incredulous look. Yotsuba understands, but Itsuki has hair five times longer than hers.
"You are-"
"Your dad says hello, I'm leaving too. Thanks for taking care of me while I was sleeping.
Ichika tried to stop him, but he knocked on another door. She pouted and went into her room.
Fuutarou waited a few moments and the door opened wide.
Uesugi looked closely at the girl and she realized what he was thinking.
The young woman spoke to him in a dangerous tone.
"For the love of god, if you get to-"
"¿Miku?"
She flushed with anger and her fists were clenched with great force, the young woman screamed at him with fury and with her pupils contracted.
"¡NINO, NINO!"
She tore off one of the tapes and put them on his face.
"HOW DIFFICULT IS THIS TO NOTICE!?"
Fuutarou took a few steps back and she put the headbands back on her head.
He spoke to her wearily.
"Sorry, sorry, Nino ..."
She crossed her arms and calmed down enough not to scream.
"What do you need !? I remember telling you to go home and you're still here! Are you deaf or something !?"
Fuutarou remembered why he didn't like her. However, she knows that deep down she's not that bad ... deep down.
The genie spoke normally.
"Your dad sent you greetings and thanks for today."
She stared at him, he looked from left to right. Nino made an annoyed face and spoke to him impatiently.
"And that's it?"
"…yes."
"Then goodbye!"
The door to Nino's room closed and he just stared at the door, and said.
"Tomorrow we start with the tutorials."
"WE DON'T NEED A TUTOR!"
Fuutarou went to another door, after he breathed in and out calmly and also thought about the good things in life.
He was about to knock, but the door opened before he could. The woman with headphones stared him from head to toe in boredom.
"I had felt your presence, rapist."
She told him peacefully.
" Let's suppose it wasn't Nino's screams that gave away my presence… I thought the rapist issue was already closed."
Miku shrugged, then looked at him carefully. She told him.
"You look and talk like a quiet boy. I like that, I thought I would have to put up with your yelling and tantrums."
Uesugi got quite confused, he thought that this girl loves to prejudge everything. Still, Fuutarou had a question to clear up.
"Why did you think it would be like this?"
Miku took a few steps back and spoke to him with some hesitation.
"Well, uhm, you pushed Nino, I firmly believe that you hurt Yotsuba and besides… Uhm… Your face reminded me of those killers that I see on TV and-and…"
Uesugi never met someone as judgmental as her. However, he understood her.
The genie came to the conclusion that when she saw how he pushed her sister and how he hurt the other, she left a bad impression.
Still, if Nino was kind enough to him, why couldn't she be?
Answers positioned themselves before him.
" Your face reminded me of those murderers I see on television and-and ... "
A-) How did you discover my secret?
B-) I have never heard a more stupid hypothesis than yours.
C-) will have to start over. I am Fuutarou Uesugi.
D-) I assure you that you are totally wrong.
E-) …
Fuutarou thought about his answers a bit, he also noticed the style of room that Miku has. A traditional Japanese style.
" Do you like the story? Anyway. The * A * and * B * are out, the * E * isn't going to help at all. The * D * makes me less trustworthy…"
" It is your decision."
Time began to play and Fuutarou opened is mouth.
"You must have been very worried about your sisters, I understand that."
Uesugi raised his neck slightly in sign of superiority.
"I can't afford to leave that bad impression on my part. In that case, we'll have to start over."
He stretched his left arm a little in Miku's direction, then grabbed is own right breast with his other arm.
Fuutarou spoke something cold and kind.
"I am Fuutarou Uesugi. Nice to meet you…"
He motioned for Miku to continue, the girl with the headphones smiled a little at the positive attitude.
Miku looked at him with judging eyes and asked.
"You're not angry?"
Fuutarou felt that he was back in control of his body, Uesugi returned to a normal position and scratched his head.
"If that were the case, I wouldn't talk to your sister Nino ... It's not that she gives me many options."
She put her hands behind her back and leaned forward a little. Miku introduced herself.
+1 affection point on Miku.
"In that case. Miku Nakano, the pleasure is mine."
Time stopped again.
Hobby: playing / reading about Sengoku generals, playing video games.
Personality: Introverted, reserved and calm.
17 years old.
Likes: Everything related to ancient history, having her headphones on her neck and not being disturbed.
Dislikes: Being the center of attention, letting her sisters find out about her tastes and meetings.
Fuutarou got to know one of his possible romances better.
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/ Author's Notes \
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Finished the chapter, it cost me a lot. The title goes from my sister.
She had planned to get to Itsuki and have him say goodbye; but it was going to take too long.
The other comment I answered privately.
Thanks for reading this far, any comments are appreciated.
We read later!