The sun had risen on a new day. The curtains that would have normally blocked the sun were moved a few minutes ago to help wake up a certain someone. That certain someone had fully fused with the bed. Despite his new form, he still opened his eyes due to the sunshine. After getting used to the light, he looked to the pillow next to him. Normally his wife would be there but it seems that he woke up too late to see her sleeping face. Disappointed at himself for missing such a sight, he forced himself up.

"Man, this bed is insanely good. It's like I'm being massaged everyday."

The man heard noises coming from the other room. Knowing that would be his wife making breakfast, he glanced at the clock.

"I only have half an hour to get ready…"

He quickly opened the box on the desk next to his bed, revealing a ring. He took it out and put it on his finger.

"Still fits like a charm."

He sat on the bed a little longer, while rubbing it.

"Ah, right. I don't have pants."

Forcing himself up from bed, he staggered over to the living room. With a yawn, he would enter and through his hazy eyes, he would come to see a figure in the kitchen.

[She hasn't noticed I got up yet…? Is she wearing my shirt?]

An evil smirk went across his face. He made sure to not make any noise as he approached the one making breakfast. She was humming a song and was very focused on what was in front of her. She wouldn't see the evil presence approaching as it grabbed her stomach, causing her to yell.

Miku:"Kya!"

Fuutarou:"Morning."

Miku:"Fuutarou! What if I was holding a knife!?"

Fuutarou:"You have self-control."

The conversation continued as Fuutarou groped her stomach.

Miku:"What are you doing?"

Fuutarou:"Checking if it's gotten bigger."

Miku:"It's not going to happen after one day."

Fuutarou:"But you've been eating a lot recently."

Miku:"Oh, that's what you meant. That's called taste testing, dummy."

Fuutarou:"Speaking of, can I taste?"

Miku:"No, you wait like a normal person."

Fuutarou:"Yes, yes."

Miku:"While I finish this, take a shower. You don't want to go to work like that."

Fuutarou:"Have you taken one yet?"

Miku blushed.

Miku:"No...I haven't."

Fuutarou:"So nothing left for me."

Miku:"Didn't you already have enough?"

Fuutarou yawned.

Miku:"I told you we should have stopped earlier."

Fuutarou:"Sorry, I was being extra manly."

Miku:"...Yes, you were."

...

Miku:"Here's your breakfast."

Fuutarou:"This tastes great."

Miku:"I'd be worried if it didn't."

Miku washed her hands and put on her ring.

Miku:"It's going to be tough today. It's around this time of the year when people really want fresh bread."

Fuutarou:"I'll make sure to come back as quickly as I can."

Miku:"Just make sure you don't rush your work. What you do is important."

Fuutarou:"Is it so wrong to want to come back to my wife?"

Miku:"Nope, it's lonely waiting for my husband to come back."

Fuutarou:"Right, thank you for the food."

Fuutarou got up and put on his suit. Before he could do his tie, Miku stepped in.

Miku:"Let me do that for you."

Fuutarou:"Am I doing it wrong?"

Miku:"Nah, I just felt like doing it today."

Fuutarou looked at himself in the mirror.

Fuutarou:"Ready to go."

Miku:"You're missing the most important part."

Fuutarou:"Hm?...Ah."

Fuutarou leaned forward and gave Miku a kiss.

Fuutarou:"Sorry, I got a lot yester-Oh, crap, I'm going to be late!"

Miku:"Have fun at work."

Fuutarou:"Fun?"

Miku:'Well, try your best! I'll be here to greet you when you come back."

Fuutarou:"I'll be looking forward to it."

Miku waved as Fuutarou left her alone.

Miku:"Time for me to work hard as well!"

As she took a shower as well, she made a plan in her head about how she would handle the day. Once dried, she noticed a message.

Miku:"Ichika sent another selfie. She looks great like that…"

Miku started to type a message.

Miku:"I...followed...all the steps...and it was...That's way too embarrassing to type out. I'll just send an emoticon."

Once her preparations were over, she put on her apron. Walking down the stairs, she took in the nice weather.

Miku:"A nice breeze is just what I need after being all sweaty."

Opening up the bakery downstairs was second nature at this point. Moving the curtains, opening the locked doors, setting up the trays and dough. And finally, revealing the sign for all to see. Miku went over to the front and gave a big smile.

Miku:"The Uesugi Bakery...is open for business!"

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A couple of months later, four sisters were walking together with one high school girl. Their hectic schedules had opened up a spot just right for them to see each other. As they were walking to their destination, the one proudly wearing glasses had been going over her time as the teacher to Fuutarou's sister.

Itsuki:"As such, Raiha-chan was given extra problems to solve."

Yotsuba:"That sucks!"

Raiha:"High school is too hard! How did you ever survive?"

Nino:"You say that like our time there was an easy one."

Ichika:"Maybe if Raiha-chan didn't spend so much time with her boyfriend."

Raiha:"He's not my boyfriend!"

Yotsuba:"Don't tease her too much. She's at that age. Just...don't mention it in front of Fuutarou-kun."

Nino:"Agreed."

Itsuki:"Hmm...Raiha-chan. If you don't want Fuusugi to find out, you must score at least an 85 on the next test."

Raiha:"Ehh!?"

Ichika:"Itsuki's becoming a real demon teacher."

Yotsuba:"She learned from the best."

Nino:"I can only imagine how my classes would go if I had him as a teacher. It'd be hell, but I'd probably already have graduated."

Ichika:"Cheer up. You've only got a few more years left."

Nino:"Papa better watch out, I'm gonna leave him in the dust!"

Yotsuba:"That's the spirit!"

Yotsuba turned around and went ahead only to see a bakery.

Yotsuba:"We're here!"

The sisters caught up to Yotsuba to see what she was seeing.

Nino:"We got here on a good day."

Itsuki:"Yeah, it's usually very busy."

Ichika:"I wonder if she can make some bread for us."

Raiha:"They've been doing really well with the business lately."

Yotsuba:"Okay! Let's open it!"

Yotsuba opened the door of the bakery. Upon doing so, they saw two figures standing side by side.

Miku/Fuutarou:"Welcome to Uesugi Bakery!"

Ichika:"Miku!"

Yotsuba:"Give us a hug!"

As the two sisters hugged Miku, Raiha, Itsuki and Nino followed them inside.

Nino:"Oh, thank goodness. I thought you were going to call the bakery something stupid."

Miku:"Well, we did go through a lot of drafts."

Fuutarou:"I wanted to call it, 'Give Us Money, We Have-'"

Nino:"And there it is."

Raiha:"Hey, big bro."

Fuutarou:"Raiha! Has Itsuki-sensei been a good teacher?"

Raiha:"It's been a tough year so far. I have a lot of homework."

Fuutarou:"That means she's doing her job."

Itsuki:"It's good to see you. Father won't be making it?"

Fuutarou:"Nah, work's still got him going all over the place."

Itsuki:"I see. Do send my regards."

Fuutarou:"You got it."

Nino:"I'm hungry. Hey, Miku, you got materials I can work with?"

Miku:"Yes, but you should rest. I can make dinner."

Nino:"Oh? And miss a chance to show my dominance?"

Miku:"Nino…"

As Nino went to the kitchen, Itsuki, Yotsuba and Ichika set up their table, leaving Miku and Fuutarou alone.

Fuutarou:"They might have changed, but man, they're still such a pain."

Miku:'That's the fun part."

Miku fidgeted a bit.

Fuutarou:"What's wrong?"

Miku:"I was just thinking about how to break the news to them."

Fuutarou:"News?"

Miku:"Well, I guess you wouldn't know, I haven't told you either."

Fuutarou:"Eh? Did something bad happen?"

Miku:"Quite the opposite, really."

Fuutarou put his fingers on his chin.

Miku:"Such a dense dad."

Fuutarou:"I wouldn't say I'm dense, just a little too smart...dad?"

Miku went up to Fuutarou's ear and whispered.

Miku:"I'm pregnant."

...

Fuutarou stood there, shocked. Miku looked at him with a blush and a smile. After going through the entire universe, Fuutarou couldn't stop his grin.

Fuutarou:"I can't believe it…"

Miku:"I was thinking of Mizuki as the name, meaning beautiful moon."

Fuutarou's body could finally move again. The first thing he did upon gaining control was hugging Miku as much as he could. Miku would return the hug. They stayed silent for a little bit, letting the atmosphere of the recent news do the talking for them.

Fuutarou:"...What about Michiru? Meaning three and thousand."

Miku:"Fufu~ Maybe. Although we don't know the gender yet."

Fuutarou:"We'll go to the doctor as soon as we can!"

Miku:"Haha, it's too early for that. Imagine if I had quintuplets."

Fuutarou:"That'd be murder on our time."

Miku:"Fufu~ In any case…"

Miku separated from Fuutarou and stretched her hand towards him.

Miku:"Let's come up with a bunch of names, together!"

Fuutarou:"Of course!"

The couple would later go together to the rest of the group. That day, the people outside could hear multiple people scream in pure surprise coming from the bakery. Above that very bakery was an apartment full of memories from the old generation and the new.

In the living room, there were a multitude of photos laid out in intricate fashion. There were pictures of the quintuplets when they were young and Fuutarou when he was going through his blond phase. There were also pictures from their time in high school, such as the trip to Kyoto, the Sports Festival relay race, their trip to Umihotaru and Minami Katsumi, the Sunrise Festival, Otsu, graduation and their final hot spring trip, not to mention all the pictures of the friends they made throughout the years. Photos of Miku and Fuutarou's first date could be seen right next to where photos of their wedding were in all of their glory.

At the very center of everything was a single picture of the formerly dumb quintuplets standing next to their former tutor, now as adults with big, dumb smiles on their faces. This group which had conquered their past was now ready to take on the future and beyond.

Go-Toubun no Hanayome AE

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