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"I know you wake up pretty early compared to your sisters, but to do this… in the morning…? You might have trouble preparing breakfast for all of us at this rate… and your sisters should be up an hour from now…"

"S-Shut up and keep fucking me already…! Ahhh~ I won't… l-lose to Miku…!"

After spending the night in Nino's bedroom, Fuutarou woke up to the sight of his purple-haired maid staring at him with a saucy smile, before greeting him properly with a sweet kiss on the cheek. The action caused the young tutor to blush, before shaking his head in amusement immediately afterwards. Well… did he really expect anything less from someone like Nino?

Apparently, and much to Fuutarou's relief, Nino wasn't angry with him for what happened (more particularly, what he did to her) last night when he asked about it. However, he was still worried that he had gone too far and asked for what she truly felt about it, saying that he'll do whatever she wanted to make it up to her.

Despite still feeling some pain in her backside and tempted to take that offer, Nino begrudgingly admitted that she loved how Fuu-kun was 'so demanding and serious' as it made him look like he was a real delinquent who doesn't take shit from anyone, not even from someone like her, who was 'his possessive and spoiled girlfriend' as to how she put it. This made the tutor jaw-drop in both confusion and shock, and Nino could only giggle cutely at his reaction. Fuutarou proceeded to ask her again for a serious answer, but she reassured him that she was fine and he didn't need to worry.

"This competition between the two of you… can't you give it a rest…? Why does it even matter if Miku did it with me twice?"

"I-I'll show you… that I'm better than her! I can do… ohhh~ whatever she can't…!"

"But aren't you quintuplets? Whatever you can do, the others can do as well…?"

"Ahh~ s-shut up!"

"Maybe you just want to do it again…? That was Miku's reason for dragging me to her room and then things took off from there…"

"N-No…! I-I'm just… haahh~ s-showing you I'm b-better than her…! S-See? I can take whatever you throw at me and she can't…!"

"Seriously, just admit you wanted to do it a second time like your sister. You couldn't make it more obvious than that, Nino…"

"I told you that I don't…!"

Why were they having sex this early in the morning?

Well actually, it was a mistake on Fuutarou's part, or so he thought. After asking her how she felt about their love-making last night, Nino asked him the same question in return. There was no harm in that question, and Fuutarou made sure to answer with honesty and sincerity in his tone. The only thing that caught the teen's attention was that Nino had a look of pride on her face upon hearing that he nearly lost himself while they were still going at it, and became slightly nervous as a result. Was she planning something?

Yeah, it looked like she did.

He froze the moment Nino asked him which one between her and Miku was better, and he knew that he had to answer or the purplette would force him to. But it was strange; she got all emotional because of Miku yesterday, and now she was back to being on the opposite sides of the board with her sister. Of course, Nino wanted him to choose her, which was made obvious when she began licking his cheek like a cat.

Despite that, Fuutarou did his best to play the middle ground in this, since he didn't want the sisters fighting yet again and it would be because of him. Nino frowned and urged him to give a clearer answer afterwards and that it would just be between them, but he remained skeptical. Nonetheless, he made it clear that both girls were both similar and unique in their own ways, and that was when he 'accidentally' let it slip that him and Miku did the deed twice. By the time he had noticed, it was already too late for him to take it back and he realized that he fucked up. Nino was surely going to snap and lash out on him for 'forcing' himself on her sister a second time.

However, it greatly surprised him that she didn't act way, aside from making a declaration that she'll prove herself better than Miku, that is. The look on her face screamed determination and pride as she did that, which was when he realized that the sisters' usual competition between each other had kicked in for Nino, but it was too late for him to do anything since his purple-haired maid quickly took action.

Again, did he expect anything less from someone like Nino?

Right now, Fuutarou was currently sitting on the edge of the bed, with Nino sitting on his lap while bouncing up and down on his erection. The purple-haired beauty wrapped her arms around his neck while her legs locked his hips in place, and they were face-to-face against each other. His hands were on her buttcheeks, guiding her movements until now, wherein he stopped and had his head down with his hair covering his eyes.

"H-Hey, why did you—" she was about to snap at him, only to shut her mouth when Fuu-kun raised his head to look at her, a serious expression forming on his face. This wasn't anything like his normal demeanor, and it was the same expression she saw from him the night before.

"You don't want to do this and yet here you are, bouncing on my dick like a slut. Who do you take me for?" he spoke in a low tone that started to make the girl nervous. At the same time, her face turned red upon hearing Fuutarou refer to her in such a way.

"T-T-That's not what I mean…! I-I was just trying to show— mmph?!" Nino got cut off from her words when the young tutor clamped his hand over her mouth, muffling her voice.

He leaned forward and whispered towards her ear, "I heard you loud and clear, Nino. It seems you still haven't learned to be honest with your feelings." The way he spoke sent chills down her spine, that she didn't notice him pull out of her cunt, which snapped her out of it and made her whimper at the loss of that feeling of bliss that ran through her whole body ever since they began.

"F-F-Fuu-kun?" she tried to ask upon feeling the blue-haired teen carry her up by her armpits so that she could get off him. Naturally, she obeyed and took herself off his lap but as soon as she did, Nino was pushed towards the wall by Fuutarou quite hard that it created a thud. "Iya!" she yelped in surprise at his sudden move.

He was already upon her within a few seconds as the girl looked up at him with her heart pounding madly inside her chest in anticipation. "Ahh~!" she whimpered when Fuutarou grabbed her shoulders and made her face the wall, as the feeling of the cold surface pressing against her hot skin caused her to whimper. "F-Fuu-kun, y-you're—!" Nino couldn't continue as Fuutarou trailed up and down her back, causing goosebumps to appear along her skin and making her gasp. His hand went further south and stopped between her ass crack before the tutor began to poke her butthole with one finger, as Nino turned her head to look at him with widened eyes.

"W-W-What are you doing…?" she couldn't stop herself from asking, and Fuutarou only frowned at her.

"Teaching you a lesson on being honest." he said in a stoic manner, before grabbing a handful of Nino's backside and moving her hips a bit so that her plump ass was sticking out perfectly for him. His purple-haired maid kept her hands on the wall as she looked nervous. She already had an idea on where Fuutarou would go with this from what happened last night, and while her butt didn't really hurt anymore, well… she still wanted to be able to sit properly later on, and she can't do that if her ass felt like it was burning.

"P-Please don't spank me, I'm…" she tried to plead, which was enough to get Fuu-kun's attention. "I won't be able to sit down for breakfast if my ass is burning like hell…"

"Oh, I won't…" he replied, shaking his head and Nino sighed in relief. That was, until he continued to speak while eyeing her creamy backside with an evil glint in his eye. "...but maybe what's inside your ass will feel like it is!"

"W-Wha— Ahh~!" she exclaimed in a mix of both pleasure and pain when she felt her Fuutarou's cock push into her backdoor, before looking back at him in slight fear. "P-Please don't stick it in there!"

Fuutarou didn't listen to her and with one slam inside, completely plunged his twitching rod into her ass. He groaned a bit from how tight Nino's other hole was, which was more than how her pussy felt. "Fuck… her ass is tighter…" he thought, gritting his teeth. Her anal walls clenched down hard on his cock, so it took some effort in being able to move in and out of her.

"OH, KAMIIIIIIII!" she shouted out with widened eyes, throwing her head back as her mouth hung agape from feeling her butt getting penetrated by Fuu-kun's monster cock. Her fists clenched against the wall as she struggled to support herself and not fall over, but the feeling of her ass getting stretched to a completely different size felt too much for her. "It hurts, it hurts…" she mumbled while tears began forming in her eyes.

"It'll be alright, Nino… you're a strong girl, you know that." Fuutarou leaned forward and started to kiss the back of her neck, and the purplette turned to him slowly with tears in her eyes. The look on his face alone was enough to tell her that everything will be alright.

"Fuu-kun…" she whimpered out, letting one hand reach out to her love's cheek before kissing him passionately. He didn't hesitate to return the kiss as he wiped her tears away with his hand. Fuutarou didn't move for now, since he wanted to make sure Nino felt comfortable above everything else. "Hahh…!" The girl moaned into his mouth this time, feeling the young tutor pulling out and pushing his rod back into her at a slow pace.

Nino moaned into Fuu's mouth continuously with every deep pump into her rectum, while feeling completely different from how she did a while ago. It was like a new experience for her, similar to when her love took her virginity last night. And with that, the purple-haired girl began to feel different, slowly liking the sensation brought by her ass getting fucked by the man she loved.

"D-Daddy~~" she began to breathe out heavily, just as Fuutarou broke off their liplock. That was his cue, as he had learned from last night, it was how Nino would refer to him out of lust. He didn't stop there though, as he began to plant kisses down her neck and shoulders, but being careful not to leave any marks anywhere.

"Look at you, Nino…" he whispered to her ear, before his hand latched onto her boob and began to squeeze the mound of flesh, making the girl begin to drool with her tongue hanging out of her mouth in ecstasy. Her face was blushing madly as well, before she slowly turned towards her Master. Seeing the purplette make a lewd expression like that made his cock twitch out of arousal. "You're liking this, aren't you?"

"Y-Yesss~" she rasped out with a silly smile, feeling nothing but pleasure anymore as she longed for her ass to be filled with Fuu-kun's hot milk. Her pussy felt insanely wet that her juices leaked out and began dripping on the floor with some getting on Fuutarou's legs too. "F-Fuck my ass harder, daddy~ fuck me however you want~~!"

"Now you're being honest," he said with a grin. Hearing those words from his purple-haired maid, he began to thrust a lot faster than before, still struggling against the tightness of her anal walls. While this was happening, his other hand went south to her nether regions and felt just how wet Nino had become. "Your body is honest too, just look how wet you are down here~" he teased.

"I-I'm only wet for you, d-daddy~!" she replied with a goofy smile, arousing Fuutarou even further as he put his sole focus on claiming the girl's ass. He had one on her hips, while the other grabbed her left hand, allowing him to see the lewd faces that she would make as their love-making continued on. Nino would moan in disappointment whenever she felt his dick pull away, but would quickly moan like a bitch in heat when he plunged back into her rectum, loving the way his stiff erection filled her ass to the brim. "A-A-Amazing~ m-my ass feels so good, daddy~! Don't stop! I-I want you to keep fucking my ass forever!" Nino screamed out, her eyes rolling up while she panted like a dog.

"Your ass is so tight, but it keeps sucking me back in… it's amazing!" he growled out in pleasure, feeling Nino's butt clench down on his cock even harder that it was getting harder for him to keep on moving. The blue-haired tutor didn't stop though, feeling that he was getting closer to his climax, which caused him to grunt and hold her hips tighter with his right hand. He pounded her tight ass muscles with great vigor, smashing his pelvis into Nino's plump ass like an animal.

"SO GOOD! FUCK ME HARDER! FUCK MY ASS HARDER, DADDY!" she screamed, looking like a real slut that just got fucked stupid. Fuutarou's mind went crazy as he stared at Nino's ahegao expression before he covered her mouth with his hand, muffling her voice.

"She's gonna wake everyone up at this rate… I feel like it's my fault why this side of Nino manifested… but I would be lying if I said she doesn't drive me crazy while being like this. I mean, I nearly lost myself last night too, so…" the young tutor thought, noticing how the purple-haired beauty acted completely different around him when he would let his beastly side take over compared to their normal dynamic. Nonetheless, he pulled her up by her arm and hugged her close to his chest, while pounding into her asshole at a furious pace. A small puddle of her own cum formed under them as Nino felt wetter than ever. She enjoyed every bit of Fuu-kun's cock tearing her butt muscles apart and the worst/best part was that she wanted more of it, barely able to think properly with such a hard erection invading her.

"Your ass is so tight, and yet it feels so good." Fuutarou whispered, kissing Nino's pink cheeks as he groped her ass. "You keep on sucking me back in, Nino~" Slapping her butt, he groaned louder when it became harder for him to move inside that he used one hand to fondle her breasts, moving them up and down to the rhythm of his every thrust.

"Your cock!" Nino moaned out, arching her boobs into Fuutarou's hands while in her lust-driven state. "I love your cock~! I love your cock inside my ass, Fuu-kun~~! I love your cock, Fuu-kun~! I love you, Fuu-kun! I love you! I love you!" she rambled in a muffled voice, while moving her hips against his to meet his hard thrusts. Her eyes widened in pleasure before they rolled up to the top of her head upon feeling Fuutarou pinch her nipples. "YES!" she squealed into his hand.

Fuutarou let out another groan when he felt his member twitch. "Fuck…!" He knew he was getting close to his climax and Nino was the same, his hand moving from her breasts down to her dripping pussy wet. "I'm going to cum, Nino… I can't hold out any longer…!" he whispered again, removing his other hand from her mouth as he pulled her in for a steamy makeout session.

Nino moaned in happiness at being able to feel the pleasure of being filled by Fuu-kun's hot milk once more. "Oh, yesh~! Cum inside me all you want, Fuu-kun~! I want your cum inside my ass! My ass is all yours!" she breathed out into their kiss, as she felt his hand grabbing her head and pulling her closer so that she wouldn't go anywhere. The purple-haired girl let out a scream of ecstasy afterwards, the moment she felt his fingers inside her twitching hot cunt and hitting her most sensitive spot.

Both teens shook and moaned into each other's moments, their shared orgasm hitting their bodies to the core. Nino's anal walls clenched violently, getting his massive cock to explode while Fuutarou's fingers caused her body to convulge, her juices practically exploding into his hand and to the floor as a result.

Nino had tears of joy building up in her eyes, as she once again experienced the feeling of having her inner walls painted white by Fuu-kun's hot cum. Continuous strings of white sperm flowed into her anal passages and filled her ass to the brim, and the purplette was loving every second of it. She didn't want him to stop cumming, and nor did she.

Fuutarou needed more than a full minute to take a breather, feeling himself getting drained of his energy early in the morning. He had spent two nights sexually pleasing two sisters, who are the same in all but fetishes and personality in the bed, and both doing the act twice which led to him doubling his efforts each time. It was a miracle that his body hasn't shut down since then, but the tutor felt he was getting close to that.

As soon as he felt that his orgasm was finally starting to dissipate, Fuutarou broke off from their liplock and took a few deep breaths to steady himself before doing anything else. He noticed that Nino didn't pass out like last night [much to his relief], but the 'fucked stupid' expression on her face was a different story.

Her eyes rolled up to the top of her skull, her cheeks blushing bright red, her mouth forming a goofy smile, and her tongue was hanging out like an animal. He turned away to prevent himself from feeling aroused again, as he noticed how his right hand was literally coated all over with the girl's vaginal fluids as well as the small puddle that formed on the floor.

"Damn, we better clean ourselves before the others even wake up…!" he thought, pulling out of Nino's cum-filled ass before setting her down on the bed stomach-first carefully. Luckily, there was still about an hour before one of the quints would wake up, more so because it was Sunday too. There should be no reason to wake up early, but screw it, it's better to be safe.

"F-Fuu-kun's…cum~ your hot cum is…inside my ass~ my ass…feels soooo~ good~~" Nino moaned out in an exhausted tone, her ahegao look never disappearing as sweat rolled down her entire body. She couldn't handle all the white cum inside her ass that it had begun to leak out and drip down her legs.

"I don't know if I'm dead for real this time or not… but I'm pretty sure I am. Fuck me!" Fuutarou thought to himself in frustration, slamming his hand to his face and feeling that he had gone too far with Nino once again.

"You sure that you can handle breakfast on your own? I'm worried that you might fall over at any second because your legs are hurting. I can help you prepare, if you want." Fuutarou asked his pink-haired maid who was busy tending to the stove in order to prepare their breakfast.

Much to his relief, Nino didn't look out of it for long and went back to normal as soon as he was preparing to take a shower to wash the filth off himself. It helped that he controlled himself a lot better earlier than last night as well. Nino suggested that they could take a bath together to save them the time, and he eventually agreed on the condition that no 'funny business' takes place while they were bathing. Since her legs felt a bit wobbly from all their lovemaking, Fuutarou had to carry her all the way. For some reason though, Nino enjoyed being carried like a princess and made herself comfortable in his arms.

Like what he predicted, Nino did try to pull off something in the bath while she was washing his back. With a mischievous smile, she had tried to reach out and grab Fuu-kun's member but he stopped her before she could do anything and reminded her that they were in the bathroom to take a bath, and not fool around. While still annoyed with Fuutarou's strict behavior, Nino understood what he meant and relented.

It was a good thing he managed to stop it before it blew up to something worse.

"Hah, I've been cooking our meals ever since, you know that! I can handle a little pain in my legs to prepare breakfast." Nino boasted with a large grin on her face. She was wearing a very revealing maid outfit which was of the color purple, making Fuutarou groan at her choice of clothing. Did she have to wear something like this just to lead him on? If so, she was doing a really good job at it, that he kept his legs together to prevent gaining an erection.

Dark purple frills were all over her purple outfit, which strangely suited her for some reason. She had a small maid cap on top of her head and purple sandals for her feet. Nino's top was very short that it only covered her ample chest and left her midriff exposed, while the skirt she wore was no better. It only reached the uppermost part of her thighs that if looked upon closely, he could very well see the purplette's bare bottom. Oh yeah, she wore no underwear too, just great.

Somehow, this outfit made him more nervous than the naked apron that she and Miku pulled off.

Fuutarou sighed before he finally spoke in return. "Did you really have to wear something like that? I know you're still my maid, but you could have worn something normal like Miku yesterday. And where did you even get a maid outfit like that? It looks too explicit to be even sold somewhere…" he said, taking the conversation to another direction.

"I knew you would love this, Master~ Don't worry, you can do whatever you want to me after I cook breakfast for everyone~" Nino said, turning to face Fuutarou before winking suggestively, reverting back to the way she referred to him yesterday. The young tutor remained unamused, however, before she began to giggle to herself, covering her mouth to hide her amusement. Fuutarou looked cute even if he was serious. "Well, that's exactly the reason, isn't it? I'm your maid, so I have to dress up properly, right? I'm not like Miku who gave up halfway through it because she was so embarrassed to wear something like this."

"I didn't ask Miku to wear only an apron when I went here… same for you." Fuutarou didn't know why, but he suddenly felt a bit nostalgic for a second. If this had taken place several months back, Nino would've never agreed to being a maid, even if she and her sisters lost the bet. She was too much of a stuck-up bitch for her own sake. Now, she was doing this out of her own will, going as far as to wear a maid outfit, and he was even trying to get her to stop. He was a little uncomfortable with the fact that she changed herself because of him, but shrugged it off. It was her life and she decided things on her own. "I guess she really has changed… but I can't say I don't like this side of her a lot better." he noted mentally, letting a small smile form on his face.

"Well, I'm doing it out of my free will, Master." she turned towards him and smiled, before winking once again. "And to answer your question, this thing was custom-made and I had it sewed up after that bet was decided. Of course, there's no place here that would ever sell something like this to the public."

"Why am I not surprised… you quintuplets and your money sometimes…" he playfully rolled his eyes, and there was a hint of a smile gracing his lips. Nino let out another giggle before noticing something about the dining table that she couldn't quite do at the moment.

"Anyway, if Master wants to help me out, then I guess he could set up the table for everyone else? I'm a little busy with breakfast at the moment, and my sisters might wake up any moment now…" she asked, eyeing the table where Fuutarou was.

"Okay," he nodded without hesitation. With that, he stood up to prepare the table with everyone's own dishes and utensils. He didn't really want to spend the rest of the morning just sitting around and waiting for Nino to be done with breakfast.

Better stretch out his limbs because they felt a bit cramped from sexually satisfying Nino twice in a row.

Speaking of Nino, he remembered a certain decision he made last night before falling asleep. Like with Miku yesterday, he could take the purple-haired quint to a date as well, both as a sign of apology and appreciation. Even though Nino assured him over and over that he didn't 'go too far' or 'hurt her too much', he still felt a bit uncomfortable with treating the girl that way. Now this was the troubling part. Would Nino even accept to go on a date with him? He didn't want her to accept because she was his maid, and he would only agree if she does it out of her own accord.

"Nino, can I ask you something?" he called out just as he was finished setting up the table. The purplette turned her attention away from the stove just so she could face Fuutarou and for some reason, he looked nervous. Nino was different from Miku as much as they were similar, so he had no clue on what could happen next. "What do you say if…" he hesitated for a bit, going as far as to scratch his head in embarrassment. "...you and I go out later on…?"

The second eldest of the Nakano quintuplets slowly widened her eyes as she heard his words, taking it into heart and realizing what he meant. "A-A-Are you… asking me out on a date…?" she stuttered, her cheeks failing to contain the blush that formed on them. It was always amusing to see Nino getting embarrassed like this, as it showed a different side of her that he honestly liked.

"Yes," was what he gave as a simple answer, nodding his head as if to seal the deal.

Before he knew it, Nino practically tackled him in a tight hug that he nearly fell over again like last night. Good thing he expected this kind of reaction from her, otherwise he wouldn't be able to stand his ground and cause the two of them to fall over. Nino was kind of like Itsuki in terms of being serious or snappy, perhaps even worse, but had a demeanor like Yotsuba when being overwhelmed with joy just like right now.

"Yes! Yes, I'll go on a date with you, Fuu-kun! I want to be with you too!" she exclaimed, nuzzling her head against his chest with a sweet smile. He personally liked it when Nino was like this [not just because she wasn't hitting him], so he began patting her head affectionately in return.

"Then let's do it after you make lunch for everyone else."

Much to his surprise, Nino began to chuckle softly, before she looked up at him with her blue orbs that he would never get tired of seeing, no matter which quint it was.

"Fuu-kun, you really have a way of smooth-talking with girls, huh~? Have you figured out the way on how to get women to fall for you?" she asked with a playful smile on her face.

"Huh?"

"I was planning to ask you out myself after this whole bet thing gets over with, and whatever answer you would have given me, I'll still drag your ass to come along for a whole day." she smiled innocently, but Fuutarou could clearly tell that she was messing with him. "But it seems like you beat me to it… so have you figured out how to get girls to like you?"

"I told you that I'm not doing it on purpose," he deadpanned.

She smiled before giving him a gentle kiss on the cheek. "That's okay, though. I'm happy either way. Thank you for being considerate, Fuu-kun. That's what I love about you." Fuutarou blushed at her words, before snapping out of his embarrassment as he smiled back at her, but that was when another voice interrupted their sweet moment.

"Fuutarou…"

Hearing somebody call for him caused the tutor to turn around but only realized whose voice it belonged all too late when the unmistakable figure of Miku Nakano hugged him from the side, enjoying his warmth and causing her to smile as if she had found her soulmate.

"M-M-M-Miku…?" he stuttered, taken aback by the brunette's sudden appearance. Nino was too stupefied in her place, unable to blurt out anything.

Before the tutor could even make out what was going on, Miku went on her tiptoes and planted a sweet kiss on his lips. "Good morning, Fuutarou." she said in a soft tone, smiling warmly at the blue-haired teen.

While Fuutarou was reduced to a blushing mess and rendered himself unable to respond, Nino had snapped out of her stupor and glared at her sister with annoyance. "What are you doing, Miku!?" she yelled out, clenching her fists close to her chest before pouting.

"Nino, I was just greeting Fuutarou." Miku turned her attention to her sister with a calm look. "You saw me do the same thing yesterday, so why do you look surprised?"

"That's just because you were his maid yesterday!" Nino retorted. "And that's not how you greet another person, idiot! You can't just kiss Fuu-kun out of nowhere, especially when I'm around! I'm his maid today, and you already had your turn… so leave us be." she finished with a scowl.

Miku pouted as if she took her sister's words as a challenge. "I won't back down now. I promised Fuutarou that I will do my absolute best so that he'll choose me in the end. He won't choose you if you're being your usual self, Nino."

"Fine! Then I'll do my best to make sure Fuu-kun chooses me instead of you! I'm better than you in everything that a wife can do anyway, and he surely enjoyed me more than you in the bed!" The purple-haired girl fumed, smirking at Miku's annoyed expression.

"Well, does Fuutarou even want that? What he wants is someone who is as intelligent as him, and the last time I checked, I'm still the smartest one among all of you. Fuutarou said that I'm getting better in cooking, and it's only a matter of time before I can cook better than you." Miku retorted, getting into Nino's face now as they glared at one another.

"As if! You'll never beat me in the kitchen! And the last time I checked too, my grades have improved and it'll take me no time at all to get better ones than yours!"

"What the hell is going on?" Fuutarou asked himself, watching the two girls from the sidelines in confusion. Last night, the two weren't at odds with each other and Nino was even thankful for Miku since she was the one who cleared things up for him. Miku even joined in on teasing him about getting to eat an exclusive meal from Nino, but now they were once again polar opposites without even trying.

And this time, the reason was because of him.

The young tutor put his hand on his forehead and sighed, feeling bad that these two had to fight because of him. He had no time to do anything else though, as Miku and Nino turned to him while pouting.

"Fuutarou/Fuu-kun! I'm better than her, right?!" Both sisters said at the same time, causing the boy to hang his head in defeat while a massive rain cloud appeared on top of him.

"Oh, brother…" he groaned to himself internally, as a few lightning strikes came down on him as though he was in despair.

"Did something happen between the two of you that we should know about?" Itsuki asked their poor tutor sitting across her, who looked unamused by the antics of the two girls who sat on either side of him.

By 'beside him', I mean LITERALLY on either side of him.

Miku and Nino sent each other piercing glares as they moved their chairs directly beside Fuutarou that prevented him from going anywhere. Both girls held each of his hands that also rendered him unable to eat his breakfast that consisted of a nice omelette, rice rolls, and pancakes. He'd eat if he could, he just couldn't do so with two sisters being in his way.

"I have no idea what you're talking about." he replied with an unamused tone, showing what he felt with the two girls that sat beside him.

Ichika laughed at Fuutarou's 'unfortunate' situation before she spoke up herself. "It seems to me that something did happen, since Nino looks more competitive than she usually is. I know she likes you, but… this is something new." she remarked, noticing the slight change in her sister's demeanor. "I mean, just look at her, Fuutarou-kun. She looks like she's about to pick a fight with Miku any moment because of you. You can tell onee-chan about it, you know. I can keep a good secret~" she finished with a wink.

"I want to know too! I'll keep it as a secret between us, Uesugi-san!" Yotsuba raised her arm and smiled.

"Everybody knows you can't keep a secret to save your life, Yotsuba." Itsuki sighed at her as she ate through her fifth rice roll, before sending a sympathetic look at her tutor. "But anyway, I can't help you out in this, Uesugi-kun… not until I know what's going on between you and Nino. Did something unfold, perhaps?"

"Nothing's going—" he tried to answer, only for Nino to cut him off and explain everything herself.

"Miku's just jealous that I'm Fuu-kun's maid today, because she feels her time with him ended too soon…" Nino said bitterly, sending a scowl towards the brunette's direction as she finally let go of her Master's arm so she could face her other sisters. Fuutarou only sighed at their continuing argument, but at the very least, Nino didn't say anything about, uh… having sex, because… he'll be in for a trouble if that ever comes out.

"I am not jealous…!" Miku narrowed her eyes and pouted, as she too let go of Fuutarou's arm. "You're overreacting, Nino. I told all of you already that I confessed my feelings… even if I want all of you to tell him your feelings too, I'll still do my best so that Fuutarou will choose me when the time comes."

Needless to say, her statement got varying reactions from everyone else, including the blue-haired teen himself.

"S-So… romantic…" Ichika mumbled in a weak tone, her brain going haywire momentarily after seeing her sisters compete for the feelings of one man, something that her mind secretly liked.

"My, that's so bold of you, Miku!" Yotsuba gasped, clearly taken aback with her older sister's sudden declaration. For real, though, Miku has been a lot bolder and courageous lately that it was almost jarring to think about what could have changed her.

"T-Talking about such things in front of the table…! How shameful!" Itsuki tried to make herself look as the serious and strict girl as always, but it was clear from the look on her face that that wall was pretty much broken, and she was clearly affected by this little competition between her other sisters.

"..." Fuutarou remained silent as he used this opening to finally be able to eat, free to use both his arms now. He knew that if he said anything, he would either be questioned non-stop by the three other quints, or become the prize that Miku and Nino were fighting for.

"Well, I'll do my best too! You wanted us to tell our feelings, and I did. But you're not the only one chasing after Fuu-kun now, Miku! I won't let go of Fuu-kun, not when I'm so close to getting him!" Nino argued back, releasing a deadly purple aura as she sent a dangerous look to her sister.

"I'm closer than you will ever be!" Miku refuted back, releasing an aura from her body by the color blue, as she returned Nino's glare with one of her own.

"Uesugi-kun, what's happening with them!? Why are they being this way!?" Itsuki cried out to her tutor, fearing that chaos might ensue if this continues any further, and well… the damage that could be done afterwards won't be pretty.

Fuutarou surprisingly kept calm even though he was literally in between two girls who were about to charge at each other like two warriors on a battlefield. "I told you, I have no idea. I was preparing breakfast with Nino earlier and then Miku arrived… after that, things kinda took off from there. Everything happened too fast for me to catch up, and the next thing I know, they were fighting over me." he sighed, remembering how it all went down earlier.

"Oh. T-That's unfortunate, then." Itsuki wanted to be angry with him for not doing anything a lot sooner, but she couldn't bring herself to, not when Uesugi was only trying to help prepare their delicious breakfast. The redhead simply resorted to slumping her shoulders and focusing on the food before her, just as a way of distracting herself from the impending doom brought by Nino and Miku.

"Woah! They're not going to hold back at all! Brace for impact!" Yotsuba said as she literally took cover under the table, fearing for what would happen next.

Ichika sighed, realizing that her sisters were just being polar opposites like always. She thought at first that one of them had snapped all of a sudden, and that it was too late to change things. "All right, that's enough of you two. I don't exactly know what happened to make you gun for each other's throats, but we're trying to eat peacefully here." she said, fulfilling her usual role as the peacemaker between her sisters. The eldest one also pointed towards their tutor for emphasis. "We can't do that if you two keep it up. And look, Fuutarou-kun is having trouble eating too."

Much to everyone's shock (including Fuutarou), the auras covering Nino and Miku's bodies had dissipated and they turned their attention back towards their own food, while giving the other one last glare.

"We'll settle this another time…" Nino grumbled.

"Gladly." Miku answered in a monotone voice.

Seeing that both sisters finally calmed down after that little ordeal, Fuutarou sighed in relief. "Finally… some peace and quiet early in the morning…" he breathed out, making Ichika chuckle at him while Itsuki only shook her head.

Yotsuba poked her head out of the table and looked at everyone else, except for her two elder sisters. She didn't want to face an angry Miku or Nino. "Is it safe to go out now? They're not going to fight anymore?"

"Yes, so please get out from under the table, Yotsuba. Ichika managed to stop them from fighting… again." Itsuki told her, and the ribbon-wearing quint followed through, sitting down and turning her attention to her own breakfast. For some reason, she seemed more quiet now, probably because Nino and Miku were scaring the heck out of her just earlier.

The seconds passed, and the table was completely quiet with everyone focused on their food instead. Yotsuba looked scared of her two sisters, Itsuki and Fuutarou didn't want to turn their attention away from her breakfast, while Miku and Nino looked uninterested now. This worried Ichika, because the table was supposed to be lively and active, even if Fuutarou-kun was here. Naturally, it was her job as the eldest to do something.

"C-Changing the subject, how has it been so far, Fuutarou-kun?" she asked, gaining everyone's attention as their tutor looked up at her.

"What do you mean?" he asked in confusion.

"Having Miku and Nino as your maids… what's it like?" she continued, playing this perfectly just like how she wanted. "Miku told us what she felt about it and Nino told us her side a while ago, although a bit indirectly. Now, I want to hear your perspective on things. Did you have fun with them?" she finished with a wink.

This made the young man a bit nervous and deduced that Ichika might know about his little misadventures with Miku and Nino, but he kept himself composed by coughing into his fist, deciding to give an honest yet indirect answer.

"Admittedly, it's surprising to see you girls doing this." he explained. "Actually, I even thought that you would just forget about that bet to save yourselves from embarrassment, and it honestly wouldn't matter to me either way. After all, I only care about elevating your grades for you to get through high school. So, I can say that after seeing all of you willingly doing this… maybe there's more to all of you than just being spoiled girls who were born rich."

Ichika smiled and nodded after hearing his answer. Yep, that sounds like something only Fuutarou-kun would say. "You can say that you still have a lot to learn about us, Fuutarou-kun~" she teased. "We may not look like it, but we know when to keep our word. After all, Itsuki would feel so bad if we ended up backing out on that bet when you went here. You know she's too righteous for her own good…"

"I-Ichika!" the fifth quint exclaimed out of embarrassment, earning a chuckle from Yotsuba and surprisingly, Miku and Nino.

"Maybe I do… I've only been around you five for about seven months, after all." Fuutarou acknowledged.

"And that's pretty general for you to say, but what about Miku and Nino? Did you enjoy having them as your maids?" Ichika asked with a little wink.

Fuutarou took a short glance at both girls who were both waiting for his answer, probably because they wanted to know what he thought of them. He took a deep breath and thought of what he could say. He knew that Ichika was planning to tease him either way with that wink she just gave him, so he needed to play it safe.

"I can say that both of them were different from each other, despite the obvious similarities between quintuplets. From that, I can conclude that the three of you are also different in some way, although I would have to find out myself as this bet rolls on." He looked towards Yotsuba, Itsuki, and Ichika, who all blushed slightly from his words. "Anyway, if you're asking me if I enjoyed it, then… I admit that I did. It was a different experience from just being your tutor but nonetheless, it's not as if I didn't like it." he shrugged, letting a small smile grace his lips.

"Hmm, are you sure that you're only talking about Miku? After all, she did confess to you and she even boldly kissed you in front of us yesterday morning~" Ichika pointed out, remembering Miku's action the previous day.

This caused both Miku and Fuutarou to blush as they got reminded of that scene, but the young tutor was able to remind himself that he had to give Ichika an answer. "No, I was referring—"

"I kissed Fuu-kun as well after I confessed," Nino cut him off with a serious tone. Fuutarou looked at her incredulously, wondering how could she shamelessly reveal something like that, but instead found Nino grabbing his face and before pressing her lips against his. His eyes widened at her action, as they were basically kissing right in front of her sisters and the girl didn't even care. When Nino pulled away after a few seconds, both were blushing before she turned back to her sisters. "There you have it. Miku's not the only one who kissed Fuu-kun from now on and like her, I'll do my best so that he'll choose me!" she said, snapping out of her embarrassment and pointing to herself with a proud grin.

Her three sisters' faces were all burning crimson after witnessing Nino kiss their own tutor with no hesitation, being no different to the time when Miku literally did the same thing yesterday morning. Their hair covered their eyes and their mouths hung agape, clearly in shock with Nino's bold move. Meanwhile, Miku herself wasn't pleased with this, as she pouted at her elder sister for kissing Fuutarou in front of her. She thought of doing the same, but surprisingly relented since it would just spark another argument between them.

Ichika was the first one to snap out of her embarrassment and offered their tutor a sympathetic smile. "Y-You sure are the ladies' man, Fuutarou-kun…" she said with a nervous laugh. "Two girls who happen to be sisters as well just admitted they have feelings for you, and they even kiss you just to show they are genuine…"

"It's not my fault…" Fuutarou sighed, hiding his face in his hands. This was getting harder to handle as time passed, and now he had to cho— wait…! Wait a minute… it's not the right time to think about that just yet, right? He started to ask himself internally. "Is this that tough situation I keep thinking about…?"

Yotsuba's embarrassed look finally died down as she looked towards her eldest sister. "By the way, isn't it your turn to be Uesugi-san's maid, Ichika?" Her statement was enough to snap Itsuki out of her embarrassment, cut off Fuutarou from his inner thoughts, and get Miku and Nino's attention.

"Hmm, now that you mention it, I guess it is my turn today…" Ichika said, putting her finger on her chin in a thinking pose. "Although technically, it'll be this afternoon. Oh, I wonder what it's like being Fuutarou-kun's maid… it seems that Miku and Nino had a good time with him, but will it be the same for me~?" she pondered, sending a teasing smirk towards Fuutarou, who quickly turned away in response.

"You can be Fuu-kun's maid after our date," Nino spoke up as she hugged his arm and leaned against him. Fuutarou only sighed and continued to look away, while a blush could be clearly seen on his face.

"Y-You two are going on a d-date…?" Itsuki asked, raising an eyebrow at the second eldest among them. What Nino said got her attention, and apparently her confusion as well. "Didn't Uesugi-kun already went on a date with Miku yesterday?"

Nino only shrugged. "Well, he asked me out earlier and I accepted, simple as that. What, did you think I was going to turn him away? If he didn't do it, I would have asked him out myself." She then looked up at Fuutarou and winked. Fuutarou quickly turned towards Itsuki, who looked at him with uncertainty that he could only put his hand on his forehead before sighing. "But it seems that Fuu-kun here is a lot smoother than he looks, although I'm not complaining at all."

"Oh my," Ichika let out a small gasp. "I never knew about that, Fuutarou-kun. Is it really possible that after tonight, I might confess my feelings and kiss you afterwards like what my sisters did?" she asked teasingly.

"I-I-Ichika, w-w-w-what are y-you s-s-saying?!" Itsuki sputtered, caught off guard with what her eldest sister said. As much as Ichika loved to tease people and fool around, she would NEVER imply something like that, especially since it involved getting… physical with Uesugi-kun.

"Ichika…" Yotsuba muttered, before speaking up in a loud voice that showed her own surprise. "Ichika has feelings for Uesugi-san too!"

Fuutarou however, looked unamused despite the hidden intent behind her words. "Don't joke around at a time like this… besides, it's not like I'll be here for another night." he said, dropping the bomb on the quints. What surprised him was that all of them had turned to him with looks of surprise, as though they were wondering why he had to leave. "Don't look at me like that. We have school tomorrow, right? I have to go home tonight and we'll be meeting in the classroom then."

"I… kind of forgot that it was already Monday tomorrow for a second there…" Ichika admitted, rubbing the back of her head. "We woke up with you here for the past two days that I thought we were having a vacation or something…"

"M-Me too…" Yotsuba said with a nervous laugh. She was enjoying having Uesugi-san around that she wasn't able to notice it.

"Same…" the second and third quint mumbled out at the same time. Nino and Miku felt sad that Fuutarou had to leave so soon, for obvious reasons. It felt like the weekend passed by too fast for them.

"I-I-I, as well…" Itsuki shakily raised an arm, her face burning in embarrassment. This got her tutor confused. Of all people, she forgot that it was a school day tomorrow?

"But I guess… I won't be spending much time as your maid then, Fuutarou-kun…?" Ichika said sadly, looking down in disappointment. If Fuutarou left tonight, then her time being his maid would be cut short because of school tomorrow. As much as she loved to tease him, she had every intention of honoring her end of the deal. "I'm sorry for not having as much time as Miku and Nino… I had no intention of backing out, believe me."

Yotsuba and Itsuki leaned over and patted their sister on the back softly in comfort. Miku and Nino offered her sympathetic looks; it could've been them in her shoes right now, and it would also be greatly disappointing if their time with Fuutarou was cut off by a school day.

"It's fine, don't worry about it." Fuutarou waved her off before shaking his head. "It's not your fault, and perhaps… you can just make up for it in class. I'm still your tutor, and it would be satisfying to see you perform in the classroom a lot better. I will still be coming over for the week for our sessions." he said with a smile.

"Well…" Ichika thought about his words for a moment before smiling once again. "I guess I have to reschedule my beauty sleep tomorrow to do better in class, as expected from our sensei…"

"You know me." he said, before the two shared a good laugh that was eventually joined in by the rest of the girls.

In the midst of their laughter, Fuutarou looked at each of the quints and began to feel like something just punched him in the gut.

"Why do I feel bad for this…? Tomorrow is a school day, but it feels like… I'm moving away for some reason…" he thought, hiding a frown from the girls. "It's not like I'll be gone for good… and we'll still see each other—!"

He was cut off from his thoughts when Nino kissed him on the cheek, forcing him to turn his attention towards her. The purple-haired maid had a knowing smirk on her face as she grabbed his hand and placed it on her thigh, causing Fuutarou's face to heat up.

"If you're going to leave tonight, then we better make the most of it during our date later, Mas~ter~" she said in a sultry voice, and the young man groaned at her attempt to act all sexy and seductive yet again. Really? Out of all the places where she could do this, it's at the table while they were still having breakfast.

Miku pouted at Nino for pulling off something like this, but it's not like she had any room to speak up. She went on a date with Fuutarou yesterday, and well… as much as she knew the stakes of this 'battle' between her and Nino, it would be pretty cruel if she tries anything that ruins their date. She would just have to improvise then… maybe something like…

"Fuutarou."

"Yeah?" Hearing Miku call out for him, he turned his head to the other side, only to see the brunette apparently trying to feed him with another rice roll.

"Say 'ahh'…" she said in a soft tone, reaching for his mouth with her chopsticks. Fuutarou stared at Miku in confusion, wondering why she was trying to feed him all of a sudden.

Nino narrowed her eyes at Miku and clenched her fists. Her sister was trying to steer Fuu-kun's attention away from her once again! "That little… two can play that game!" she thought, picking up a rice roll with her chopsticks before she tugged on Fuutarou's sleeve to get his attention.

"What is she up to now…?" Fuutarou deadpanned, wondering what is going on with Miku now. Seriously, ever since the girl had confessed her feelings, she had gotten a lot bolder than before, to the point that she was willing to kiss him in front of her sisters. "I don't know if this is good or bad…" Feeling something tugging on his sleeve, the young tutor ignored Miku for now and turned his head towards Nino's direction, where she also held up a rice roll for him with a sweet smile on her face.

"Master, why don't you let me feed you?" she asked, taking the rice roll closer to his mouth as Fuutarou only looked at her in confusion. "Open wide~"

"No, let me feed you instead, Fuutarou." Miku leaned in closer with the rice roll, attempting to outdo Nino but it only motivated the purplette even more, doing the same that both girls were almost upon the young tutor. Fuutarou felt weak and unable to move with two girls trying to feed him as if he was a baby, and when he looked at the three other quints, they were only sweat-dropping at his current situation.

"You sure have your hands full there, Fuutarou-kun…" Ichika remarked, before she stood up from the table and walked over to the sink to drop her dishes there, not wanting to be a part of this.

"G-Good luck, Uesugi-san…" Yotsuba said, following her elder sister to prevent any chances of her feeling the wrath of Miku and Nino head-on. She still had so many things she wanted to do in life.

"S-See you later then, Uesugi-kun…" Itsuki gulped, leaving the table as quick as she could before her two sisters could emit any kind of aura once again, otherwise she might burst into tears due to fear.

"You gotta be kidding me…" Fuutarou thought to himself, clicking his tongue in annoyance as the second and third quint continued in their attempts to feed him.

A tough situation, indeed.

The dispute of who gets to feed Fuutarou continued to the point that he eventually decided to accept both, unwilling to choose one of them. While displeased that he didn't give them a clear answer, Miku and Nino fed him alternately until their tutor felt his stomach was full. Well, that was one problem off his shoulders, but here came another one.

Miku wanted to spend time with him, while Nino argued that it was her turn and that the brunette was already done. Miku didn't let herself be defeated though, telling Nino that Fuutarou can choose who he wants to spend time with and that she can't do anything, because she was just his maid. Nino almost snapped there but managed to keep her composure, resorting to telling Miku about ruining others' chances when she could simply wait for an opportunity to present itself.

Fuutarou himself tried to play peacemaker and asked them if this whole ordeal was even worth it, but got ignored initially by both girls. Well, he tried… now if only he had a helmet and shield to protect himself from an impending hurricane brought by two sisters who were arguing over him…

Fortunately for both him and Nino, Miku finally relented and willingly backed off to leave them be, but not before telling Fuutarou that she wanted to spend time with him as well. This made the young man sigh in relief, feeling glad that the two sisters finally reached an impasse while Nino smirked triumphantly, treating this as a victory for her.

Oh, brother… the rivalry between these siblings could get out of hand sometimes… actually no, not sometimes. They get out of hand all the time…

The rest of the morning was spent with Fuutarou viewing the lessons that he would need to cover during their sessions for this week. Nino willingly joined him to get an idea of what they would be tackling about, much to his genuine surprise. She was the last person he'd expected to be interested in what their tutoring sessions would be about and with this, it got Ichika's attention as she too joined in out of curiosity since Nino was willingly checking out their future lessons. And pretty much after that, one quint followed after the other.

In the end, Fuutarou found himself informing all of the quintuplets about what their sessions would be about for this week. With this event unfolding, he felt that the girls were all making progress faster than he could track, which was a good thing overall. If this happened months ago, they would never agree to even check out their lessons in advance and prefer to be alone in their own personal worlds instead, but it was all different now.

After a short discussion about his study plan for the week, Nino invited him to the kitchen to help prepare lunch for everyone else. Before she leaves for her date with Fuu-kun, the second quintuplet needed to make sure that Itsuki, Ichika, Miku and Yotsuba have their lunch waiting for them. Fuutarou had no qualms about this, and followed Nino to the kitchen to help her out.

When the pair was done with making lunch for the other quints, Nino wasted no time and ran straight to the bathroom to make herself look good for Fuu-kun. Despite being popular in school due to her being a socialite and involving herself a lot more with other people, this was actually her first date and she didn't want to flunk it. Her sisters, which surprisingly included Miku, found it both funny and heartwarming on how much effort Nino was putting into this. Looks like she was really determined to gain Fuu-kun's affection just like Miku…

Fuutarou begrudgingly wore a green buttoned-up shirt bought for him by Ichika along with his usual pants while waiting for Nino by the front door. The eldest quint argued that he needed to look his best for a very important event in Nino's life, and she didn't want Fuutarou-kun to look like some guy from the slums, so she took the liberty of buying him an expensive shirt that would make him look more presentable.

Seriously, what was wrong with his usual clothes?

Needless to say, when Nino finally showed up to meet him at the front door, Fuutarou felt his cheeks heat up at the sight of Nino, who wore a pink shirt with a purple vest and skirt, and brand-new sandals that she had bought specifically for this event. This just proved that she really was planning to go on a date with Fuutarou one way or another…

If this had taken place months ago, he wouldn't give a damn about females and which one would be labelled as 'beautiful' in his eyes.

…

If this had taken place months ago, he would even wonder how the hell did he get himself into a date with another girl.

…

If this had taken place months ago, he would never notice just how beautiful Nino really was.

As much as she was a pain in the neck during his first weeks with these sisters, Nino was indeed beautiful now that he thought about it. Her boasting and remarks about her beauty wasn't for nothing, then. It looked like these quints, whom he once thought of as hopeless idiots, would end up changing many aspects of his personality as much as he changed theirs.

The purple-haired girl noticed how Fuutarou was looking at her and she turned away bashfully, so much that she could hear sisters giggling at her flustered reaction. A tick mark appeared on her head because of that, since she didn't like to be teased herself, but kept herself composed as she walked towards Fuu-kun, ready to depart. With one final goodbye to the other quints, the two went off on their date.

"Jeez, what did you make him do this time to end up this tired, Nino? Don't tell me you dragged Uesugi-kun around and made him your lapdog again…" Itsuki asked, 'welcoming' her sister and their tutor back inside the apartment. Unfortunately, it wasn't much of a 'welcome' when Nino had Fuutarou's arm over her neck and he looked like he was out of it, so she was pretty much forced to carry his weight. Good thing he wasn't heavy or anything.

"N-No, it wasn't anything like that!" Nino quickly denied, her face heating up in embarrassment. "F-F-Fuu-kun was just tired from a really long day, honest! B-Besides, I can't do that to him when I'm his maid!"

Itsuki raised an eyebrow and continued to look at her sister suspiciously, while Nino only groaned. She had no time for this.

"Mind helping me out here instead of just looking our way? I've been carrying this guy ever since he passed out! I'm getting tired too, you know!" she called out to her three other sisters who were simply watching them.

"Oh, oh! I'll help you out, Nino!" Yotsuba sped towards her elder sister and took Fuutarou's other arm around her own neck. Good thing Yotsuba's strength was enough to lessen the weight that Nino had to carry. "Poor Uesugi-san… did he pass out in the middle of your date?"

"Thanks, Yotsuba… and no, it happened just when we were relaxing in the park after everything. We were already done when it happened." she smiled in relief at her ribbon-wearing sister. "Now let's get Fuu-kun to the couch, he really needs to rest." Yotsuba nodded as the two quints carried their sleeping tutor towards the couch. Ichika and Miku quickly stood up and moved away to let Fuutarou lie down.

Miku looked at the sleeping Fuutarou for a few seconds before turning towards Nino. It seemed too suspicious that he would pass out when he only went on a date with her sister. "Why did Fuutarou pass out, anyway? You two only went on a date, right?" she asked, narrowing her eyes.

"Urgh, I told you!" Nino slammed her palm to her face in frustration. "He was just tired from a really long day! Ever since breakfast, he was already dealing with too much stress! You should know that, Miku!"

The third quintuplet retained her suspicious look for a few moments, thinking back to the events this morning. Hmm, perhaps Nino did make a point since… she was fighting with her sister for Fuutarou's attention and, well… he might have been tired of it.

Miku's look of suspicion then died down, replaced with a worried look for Fuutarou's well being. All right, she'll back off for now for his sake.

Ichika knelt down with a thoughtful expression and placed her hand on Fuutarou's forehead, and her eyes widened slightly when she felt his rising temperature. "Oh my, it seems that Fuutarou-kun might get a fever if he doesn't get some appropriate treatment and rest." she concluded, growing worried for her tutor.

"That means Uesugi-san won't be able to go home tonight! He can't go outside feeling like this!" Yotsuba exclaimed, looking worried for Fuutarou as well.

"I-In any case, that only means Uesugi-kun will be staying here until he gets better. Hopefully, this doesn't go anywhere worse. We won't be able to have tutoring sessions with our tutor feeling unwell." Itsuki chimed in, joining her sisters before adjusting her glasses slightly. As far as she knew, this was the first time that Uesugi-kun felt under the weather when he seemed so self-cautious and took every chance to make sure his well-being was taken care of despite his family's financial status. Honestly, it made her worried too.

"That also means he'll be missing school tomorrow," Nino added. "Whether or not he feels better tonight, it's not a good move to let him go to class the following day. I say let him have a full day of rest before going back." The other quints seemed to agree with that logic, and they nodded in understanding.

"I never pegged you as the type to say those words, Nino." Ichika teased, smirking at the blush that formed on Nino's cheeks. "Maybe I could expect Miku to come up with them, but I didn't think of you. Fuutarou-kun really made an impact on you, huh~?"

"Y-You don't have to make such a big deal out of it…" Nino grumbled, crossing her arms and looking away. The purplette loved to tease if she could, but hated it when she was the subject. "You already know why I'm like this."

"You're right. In that case, there's no time to waste! Our tutor needs our help, and we better move!" Ichika smiled, before speaking in a serious tone all of a sudden, surprising her sisters with what followed next. "Nino, start making dinner for everyone, but make sure that Fuutarou-kun eats something light. Miku, I want you to make a cold towel for our tutor here. Itsuki, you should go to Fuutarou-kun's house and get some extra clothes for him since he'll be staying here for another night. I'm sure Raiha-chan will understand her brother's situation if you explain. Yotsuba, you go with Itsuki."

The other quints looked at Ichika in confusion, wondering what's gotten into her all of a sudden. She basically took charge and gave her sisters individual tasks to do which, quite interestingly, doesn't really happen since they were too busy with their own personal worlds.

Itsuki raised her arm, being the first to voice out her opinion on this. "I-I-I have no problem with going to Uesugi-kun's h-home, but… I'm curious… you're acting like a real elder sister, Ichika, which… forgive me for my words… doesn't really happen."

Ichika looked at the youngest quint for a few seconds before laughing in amusement. "So I've noticed… but like I said, Fuutarou-kun needs our help. And we can't just stand around here, can we? Honestly, I'm surprised with you too, Itsuki. I would have thought you'll reject going to Fuutarou-kun's house out of embarrassment and have Miku do it instead," she finished with a wink.

"I-I-I-I'm just being c-c-considerate, that's all!" Itsuki quickly sputtered, her face turning red in embarrassment before she pouted, turning away to hide her face from everyone else. She didn't want to visibly show that she was worried for Fuutarou as well. "B-Besides, if Uesugi-kun is feeling unwell, he won't be able to fulfill his role as our tutor. Let's go, Yotsuba." she called out to her ribbon-wearing sister as she headed for the door.

"Yay! Let's go see Raiha-chan again!" Yotsuba cheered on, walking beside her younger sister who shook her head slowly. Honestly, Itsuki would prefer it if Miku went with her instead, because she knew that Yotsuba would surely spare some time for Raiha.

"We're not visiting her, we're supposed to get some spare clothes for Uesugi-kun…"

As the two finally left the apartment, only Nino was left in the living room with Ichika. Miku had already left to make the cold towel that Fuutarou needed, so it was only the two eldest quints that remained with their sleeping tutor.

"What about you? What are you gonna do?" Nino turned her attention towards her sister. "I can't just head to the kitchen and leave you here alone with Fuu-kun now, can I?" she asked with a knowing smirk, thinking that Ichika gave them different tasks for another reason.

"Oh, that's easy. I'm going to watch over Fuutarou-kun." Ichika stated, sending a wink towards Nino, who was slightly taken aback with her sister's response. "Don't look so surprised, Nino. If you remember, I'm supposed to be Fuutarou-kun's maid by now. And it's supposed to be a maid's duty to ensure her master's well-being, right~?" she pressed on, before laughing in amusement at her own words.

"Yeah, I know… I guess I lost track of time while I was carrying him all the way here and forgot it was your turn," Nino took a deep breath and sent one last glance at Fuu-kun. "Take care of him, got it?" she said, before walking off towards the kitchen to prepare dinner.

"Oh, I will~ fufufufu~" Ichika said playfully, before skipping towards her bedroom. She had prepared a special outfit for this occasion, just as she always does for the countless roles she plays.

"Unggh… damn headache…" Fuutarou groaned as he stirred in place, unable to feel sleepy anymore due to his head hurting so much. The moment he opened his eyes, he saw a black-and-white figure before him, but could not make out who it was since his vision was a little blurry. "Who the —?" he rubbed his eyes for a bit so he can see a lot better.

Before him was Ichika Nakano, dressed in a black and white maid outfit and she had a smile on her face. It wasn't as revealing as the one Nino wore, but it was enough for Fuutarou to notice her curves and body figure. Since she loved to act, she had to stay in top physical shape, of course.

Great, looks like his 'escapades' with Miku and Nino turned him into a pervert now…

"I-Ichika?" he said, and the girl bowed her head in respect.

"The one and only, Fuutarou-sama~!" she exclaimed with a teasing smirk, just as his eyes widened as realization. If she was here, then that could only mean…

Fuutarou quickly sat up, causing the cold towel on his forehead to fall, before he observed his surroundings. He was so used to this environment already that it didn't take him long to figure out where he was. He groaned in frustration, burying his face into his hand. "I'm in your apartment right now, aren't I?"

"Ehh, that's right! Nino carried you back here after your date since according to her, you passed out just when you two were done…" Ichika said with a finger on her chin, recounting the things that Nino told them earlier. "Speaking of which, you should lie back down, Fuutarou-sama… I checked your temperature earlier, and it's possible for you to catch a fever if we're not careful."

With that, Fuutarou fell back onto the couch with a defeated sigh. He knew when to give up, after all. "Damn it… I guess I won't be coming home tonight…" he clicked his tongue in annoyance, just as Ichika placed the wet towel back on his forehead.

"You don't have to worry about that, Fuutarou-sama. I'm sure Yotsuba and Itsuki already explained your situation to your family while they were at your place." Fuutarou looked at her in shock as she said those words. What were those two doing in his home? Ichika pulled out her phone and viewed a text message that was sent to her a few minutes ago. "They've sent me a message a while ago, and they said that they're on their way back with some extra clothes for you to stay the night here… and they wish for you to have a quick recovery."

"Those two… did that for me…?" he thought in disbelief. They were the last people he'd expect to casually drop by his home and get him some spare clothes… okay, maybe not Yotsuba and only Itsuki, but still… did something that bad happen to him that they were being this way? He could just sleep in with his current clothes until he gets better…

"I guess I have no choice but to spend another night here, then…" he said bitterly, disappointed with himself for not taking better care of himself. He looked towards Ichika and clasped his hands together in shame. "Please pardon my intrusion."

"Nonsense, Fuutarou-sama." Ichika waved off his apology and even held his hands with her own. "If anything, me and my sisters decided on our own that you should spend the night here. But that also means you can't go to school tomorrow, okay? Don't force yourself to have a session with us tomorrow too, or you'll end up making it worse for yourself." she said with a small pout, knowing how much of a study freak Fuutarou can be.

"I know already…" The moment he found out that he was feeling under the weather, he already deduced that this would make him unable to attend classes tomorrow, and maybe even lead him to cancelling their tutoring session. "Still… I find it hard to believe that you girls would take care of me now. You could've just dropped me home and let Raiha take care of the rest, while you prepare for school." he said nonchalantly.

"Well, you've done so much for us even when we didn't ask you to…" Ichika shrugged. "As the eldest among my sisters, I think it's only appropriate that we take care of you in return, Fuutarou-sama. Besides, like I said, it's not just me. All of my sisters wanted to help when Nino came back with you, so you can't really complain about it unless you're rejecting our help," she said with a playful smirk.

He couldn't blurt out an answer to that, even though he wanted to tell them that there was really no need. If he did, he'd most likely get himself kicked out of the apartment and that was the last thing he needed right now. He knew better than to make these girls pissed, and he learned that a long time ago. Instead, he decided to take this conversation somewhere else, just as he noticed two other quints who were missing.

"By the way, if Yotsuba and Itsuki have gone to get me some spare clothes, then where's Miku and Nino? I don't see them anywhere." he asked, somewhat expecting for those two girls to be close to him when he wakes up due to their… bond.

"Hmm, after Miku made you that wet towel, she joined Nino in the kitchen to prepare dinner…" Ichika explained, before sweat-dropping. "But for the love of Kami, I do hope that Nino didn't let her in on her cooking… I wouldn't want to feed you with something that would end up making your condition worse."

That got an honest chuckle from the young tutor. As much as he thought that Miku improved her skills in the kitchen, her cooking was still way inferior compared to Nino. He would never let her hear those words, though. "I understand why…" he played along, having a rare moment of humor with the eldest of the Nakano quintuplets. He then noticed something off about Ichika's overall look, and now he was wondering why she was wearing a maid outfit, of all things.

"Is there something you need, Fuutarou-sama?" Ichika asked, noticing that he was looking strangely at her for some reason.

"Why are you wearing that? And what's with you calling me that way? Is this another one of your teasing moments? If so, I don't have time for it, Ichika… it may end up giving me another headache…" he said, as oblivious to the most obvious hints as ever.

"Oh my, ahahahahahahahaha!" Due to his serious tone of voice, Ichika couldn't stop herself from laughing that she even had to cover her mouth with one hand. Fuutarou only rolled his eyes, knowing that this is where the eldest quint will start doing what she does best. However, much to his surprise, she only shook her head in amusement. "Silly, Fuutarou-kun… as much as I would love to tease you about this, you must have forgotten something important…"

"Forgotten something…?" he asked, frowning in confusion.

"I'm supposed to be your maid tonight, remember?" she smirked, before being unable to stop herself from giggling when Fuutarou's confused expression twisted into something that showed his disbelief. "...or maybe that headache you were experiencing earlier got you to forget about it?"

Fuutarou sighed again, burying his face into his hands to prevent Ichika from seeing his embarrassed look. He knew he shouldn't be feeling this way, but feeling unwell and having to stay over with the Nakano sisters for another night was more than he cared to handle.

Looks like despite the fact that she was his maid, he was the one getting embarrassed and being teased around like always.

"Maybe it did…" he painfully admitted, much to the amusement of the pink-haired quint.

It didn't take long for Itsuki and Yotsuba finally arrive back home, bringing Uesugi his spare clothes as well as a pack of homemade curry from Raiha, hoping that it would make her big brother feel a lot better. Fuutarou willingly thanked both girls for doing this and while Yotsuba said it was no problem in her own 'Yotsuba-like' way (hugging him a bit too hard), Itsuki bashfully denied that she did it for him at first but eventually wished for him to recover quickly. That girl and her attitude sometimes…

At the same time, Miku and Nino came out of the kitchen and immediately saw Fuutarou finally awake from his slumber. Nino quickly sped past her sister to hug her tutor with teary eyes, apologizing for having to tire himself so much to which he responded that it was nothing to him since he personally enjoyed going on that date with her. He felt a lot closer to Nino after it and he unknowingly found himself growing attached to her as a result.

The problem was… he felt the same way for Miku too.

Speaking of Miku, she also made her way towards him and wrapped her arms around her tutor in a hug. The girl then proceeded to declare that she would take care of him until he gets better, which was enough to make him blush. This got Nino's attention though, and soon enough, the two were in each other's faces again because of their rivalry.

Before it could become any worse than that, Ichika told all of them to go have dinner while she would remain on the couch with Fuutarou since a), she was his maid for the night and b), it would prevent anyone from fighting. Although displeased, the two quints eventually agreed and headed to the kitchen with Itsuki and Yotsuba to eat.

This left Fuutarou confused, wondering why Ichika didn't go with her sisters since he could just eat the chicken soup that Nino made for him on his own. Plus, there was also the homemade curry that his sister cooked for him…

However, Ichika only gave him that smirk he was so used to seeing by now, that it only caused him to sigh in defeat.

Yep, she was going to have her fun at his expense.

"I know I've asked this earlier this morning, but you seem to be really enjoying the prize you've gotten for winning the bet we made, Fuutarou-kun." Ichika commented, smiling at her tutor who still looked indifferent for the past thirty minutes.

Well, who wouldn't?

He felt embarrassed to be in this position, getting fed by the girl who loved to tease him the most, who also happens to have the same smirk plastered on her face the whole time. Good thing he was done eating by now and was just drinking a full glass of water. But damn her and her acting skills…

"You think I'm enjoying being the thing that Nino and Miku keep on arguing about? Somehow, I believe this just made my job as your tutor a lot more complicated than it already was." he said in a sarcastic manner, which only caused Ichika to chuckle in amusement. He ignored her reaction and simply continued to speak. "And honestly, those two are making it hard for me."

"Eh?" Ichika was confused. "But they're just acting like they usually do, it's just that they happened to be fighting over the same guy."

"You consider kissing their tutor any chance they get as something they usually do? Are you sure you're not sleepy already?" he asked incredulously, before deadpanning at Ichika's logic.

"Well, I wasn't referring to that, more like their rivalry that's been pretty much a constant event that keeps on happening no matter what the circumstances are. Though I never expected you to say something like that, Fuutarou-sama. Does that mean you've been enjoying the kisses you've received from both of them?" she giggled, and Fuutarou silently cursed himself for not figuring it out. Damn it, she played him again. "But at the very least, they're willing to show you that their feelings are genuine and they really do want to be with you." she said, reverting to a serious tone afterwards.

"I guess that's true, but… I honestly liked how things were before all of this," he admitted.

"Hold on a minute there, are you taking my sisters' feelings for granted?" she asked in a more serious tone, narrowing her eyes to the point that it made Fuutarou slightly nervous.

"N-Nothing like that. I would never treat their feelings as something that you can take in and out of a bank." He quickly denied, but Ichika kept on looking at him suspiciously. "I'm just saying that things were way easier back then, and even though Miku and Nino's confessions made things a lot more complicated for me… I guess it did bring some good, not just for me, but for themselves too."

"Oh, then what kind of 'good' are we talking about here~?" the eldest sister asked, her playful smile returning.

"Not in the way you're thinking," he quickly said, looking down on the floor. "Look at it this way. The Miku back then would never act so bold as she is now, even if she did it just to prove something to her sisters. For Nino, you would never see her apologizing to me like what she did earlier, if she was still being her past self."

"You make a good point…" Ichika concluded, thinking of how much those scenarios showed the change that her two sisters exhibited. "Yeah, before you came into our lives, Miku is so unsure of herself and Nino is what you would call a 'stuck-up and spoiled rich brat', and along with their low academic performances, including ours… it's what made me almost give up on us, as a whole."

By this point, Fuutarou had looked up at her, realizing that Ichika wasn't fooling around or anything.

"I guess I have to thank you for that, Fuutarou-kun…" she flashed him a genuine smile. "Thank you for not giving up on us, and thank you for changing Nino and Miku for the better. I can't imagine what would've happened to us had you not been our tutor."

This got Fuutarou to smile as well, sensing the honesty in her words before he shook his head and waved her off. "Nonsense, you five already had what it takes to succeed ever since the beginning. All I did was give each of you a push, and it was up to you to tread through the path going forward." he admitted, although it only caused Ichika to giggle in response.

"Maybe so, but giving Miku and Nino a little push in changing themselves? I'd say Nino was right when she said that you were quite the smooth-talker with girls~" she teased once again.

Fuutarou clicked his tongue in annoyance and groaned. She played him yet again and he fell for it. "I already told her, and I'll say it to you too. I'm not —"

"—doing it on purpose, I know. She told me about it." Ichika cut him off and continued his words just like he would say it, before laughing at Fuutarou-kun's embarrassed reaction. The young man looked unamused until Ichika finally stopped, clearing her throat afterwards. "But seriously, is it really hard for you to choose between Nino and Miku? As much as they were willing to fight each other earlier, I don't think one will kill you or something if you choose the other."

"Only you, the eldest of them, would say that. And I don't really know, honestly. Believe me, I'm aware that them fighting is just how they act most of the time." Fuutarou shook his head slowly, showing how he was affected with this situation. "I like all of you equally… and this feels like a huge step forward that I'm actually afraid of what I might leave behind."

"W-What…?" Ichika was surprised with his last statement, which caught off her guard. "Y-You like all of us…?" she asked with a blush forming on her cheeks. "But d-didn't Nino and Miku kiss you already? Directly on the lips too!" she began to shake her head as if she couldn't believe it.

"That's exactly what makes this complicated." he explained. "Before this whole bet thing happened, my relationship with all of you was perfectly fine and I was satisfied with it. That was until, one of you decided to take a step forward and confess. Then another one followed her sister's example afterwards with no hesitation." he spoke, remembering how Miku basically told him about her feelings as well as her sisters'. "I'm not saying it's their fault that I'm feeling this way, they simply chose to be honest, and I understand that."

"Why can't you be honest too, then? I'm sure my sisters would understand you regardless of who you choose. After all, a person can't choose who he loves!" she answered in a somewhat mature tone, winking at Fuutarou afterwards. However, her mind seems to be dealing with another issue at the same time. "Do I even have the right to say this? Who am I to talk about being honest…?"

"I'm pretty sure you either read that in a book or it's one of your lines, but do you think it's that easy?" he rolled his eyes and sent a knowing look towards Ichika. "Some things, uh… happened that… it makes me afraid of leaving one of them. What would the other feel if I choose one? It's because of those things that happened… I can't choose so easily. I've never experienced this before, so I have no idea how to deal with this. Call me a coward if you want, but… I don't want to hurt anyone's feelings… especially the feelings of those girls I've come to care for. I'm not that kind of person."

Compared to her usual teasing look, Ichika was a lot more thoughtful now, looking genuinely concerned for her tutor. "C-Can you tell me what happened, then? I-I-I really want to help you, but… I'm a bit lost here, Fuutarou-kun."

"It's not something I can tell you directly," he shook his head. "All I can say is that Miku and Nino took a huge step forward, and they didn't have any intention of going back when it happened."

"He must be talking about them kissing him…" Ichika thought, before she sighed to herself. "They really didn't hesitate one bit, huh? Some big sister I am… they make me look like a joke. It makes me wonder why he can't just choose already to end this…" She turned back towards Fuutarou and looked conflicted for a second. "Does he really…?"

"Fuutarou-kun, I just have one question left." she called out, getting the young man's attention. For some reason, she was blushing and looking quite embarrassed. It made him a bit confused why she was like this, but his attention was more on what she was going to ask him. "Say that… a-another one of us confessed to you… w-would you consider that girl's feelings too…?"

"Isn't that what I'm doing right now? Why do you think I'm having so much trouble with Miku and Nino?" he rolled his eyes and groaned loudly, only for his eyes to widen upon realizing what Ichika was trying to say. "Wait a minute, why are you asking me that question?" he said in alarm, turning his attention back towards the girl.

Said girl put on an innocent smile rather quickly, but Fuutarou could effortlessly tell that she was trying to hide something. "N-Nothing really…! I was just… t-trying to see how you would react to it, Fuutarou-sama!" Ichika exclaimed, even waving her arms in front of her in an attempt to tell the blue-haired teen that there was nothing to worry about.

Okay, Ichika was definitely up to something. She even went back to calling him 'Fuutarou-sama' just after a thoughtful discussion where she referred to him using the honorific she had for him. The young tutor decided to be blunt about it and raised an eyebrow in suspicion. "What are you trying to hide?" he asked.

"Nothing, honest!" she continued to say with that fake smile of hers, before she stood up from her place and picked up the dishes that she had used to feed Fuutarou-kun. "I hope Fuutarou-sama doesn't mind me going to the kitchen to have dinner, s-since I was busy trying to feed you instead…" she said, bowing her head slightly.

He would've continued to press the issue until Ichika tells him the truth, had it not been for him considering what she said. She was right, though. Ever since he woke up from his slumber, the eldest among the quints was the one who was watching over him, and he hasn't even seen her eat yet. While her sisters were surely done eating dinner, Ichika was here trying to feed him his, without even taking a spoonful for herself. Wait a minute, was she planning this all along? Fuutarou knew better than to let himself fall for her tricks yet again, resulting in him getting embarrassed in the end.

Still, he decided to let his suspicion die down in favor of Ichika finally getting to eat. He owed her for sticking with him until now, going through as much as having to feed him like a sick brother.

"I don't mind at all. Go and have dinner, or you'll end up getting sick after me. And if that happens, I'll be the one having fun at your expense, Ichika." he challenged with a wide grin on his face, and the girl only shook her head in amusement before walking off. However, before she could truly leave the place, Fuutarou held her hand to prevent her from going anywhere.

"F-Fuutarou-sama?" she asked, turning her head towards him with a confused look. Perhaps, he still needed something from her?

"I heard about you telling Itsuki and Yotsuba to go to my house and fetch me some extra clothes. Itsuki said so herself earlier." he said as a small smile formed on his face. "You even stayed here to watch over me and… you even… urgh, fed me even though it was embarrassing as hell…" he turned away to hide his embarrassed look before shaking it off, although he was too flustered now to even smile. "You didn't have to do all those things, yet you did. So… I just want to say… thanks for everything…"

Ichika's eyes widened slowly as the shade of pink dusted her cheeks. The eldest quint wasn't expecting that to come from him that she felt something heavy in her chest. Before Fuutarou-kun could even see her like this, Ichika had turned her head away.

"I-I-It's no problem at all! Y-Y-Y-You're welcome, Fuutarou-kun!" she stuttered. Although he was a bit surprised with her somewhat-embarrassed answer, he let go of her hand and lied back down on the couch, making himself comfortable on it. However, this didn't mean that he could enjoy some peace while he was alone, as his mind was dealing with another matter.

"Still…" The memory of Ichika's question from earlier was still fresh in his mind, and it wasn't exactly something he could brush off like always. It didn't feel like the girl was teasing him, but rather, she actually felt curious and was asking for an answer. If anything, she was repeating Miku's words to him a few days ago, only that she was asking it and not like a bold announcement of some sort.

"...I wonder what was that about…" he finished his thoughts in a low tone of voice, so that nobody but him could hear. He frowned a bit, his mind already drawing a clear possibility of what might happen afterwards. "I could only hope I'm wrong… but do I even get to say anything here? It's like I'm making things harder for myself on purpose. First, Miku and then… Nino, and now…" he thought, clenching his fists hard, angry with himself.

As she walked away, Ichika put a hand on her chest, feeling her heart pounding madly that it caused her face to heat up even more. She couldn't deny that she was feeling this way because of his words just a while ago. "F-Fuutarou-kun…" she thought almost longingly, before shaking her head and sneaking a glance back towards the young man that remained on the couch.

"...take a step forward, huh?" she mused quietly in a slightly confused tone, before a smile found itself forming on her face. She figured out her resolve to deal with this lingering feeling inside of her, and she had nothing to fear when Fuutarou himself reassured her with his words.

With that, Ichika then headed to the kitchen, where she saw her sisters who were still at the table, chatting amongst each other while savoring their dinner. She set her eyes on two particular people, sending them a sad look.

"I'm sorry, Nino… Miku…" she said to herself, just as her sad expression turned into one of relief, before making her way to the table. "...but this is what I want."

The hours passed and Fuutarou found himself sitting on the couch all alone, having gone through a quick shower just to freshen up. He didn't want to sleep while smelling like a stinkhole, after all.

Actually, the girls were all gathered here a while ago, watching television as a whole. All of them were here except for Ichika who, for some reason, was already in her room according to Miku. It didn't surprise him one bit because out of all her sisters, she loved to sleep the most.

Anyway, they have all gone to their own rooms after he politely reminded them of having school tomorrow, so it was not advisable to stay up late. While Nino initially refused since she was waiting for one of her favorite shows to start airing, the purplette finally relented when he told her that he wanted to take a rest too, and he can't possibly sleep when they were all here.

So, after everyone wished him a long and comfortable sleep (even Itsuki, although in her own tsundere-like way), Fuutarou decided to freshen up and take a shower with a wet towel. Luckily, his head wasn't hurting like it was earlier, nor did his body felt heavy when he woke up from his unconscious state. Despite this, he calmly decided against any thoughts of him leaving the Nakano residence in the middle of the night, because that would be both stupid and foolish. Also, it would really be for the best if he doesn't attend school tomorrow, but he was sure that he would be ready to work again the day after that.

"It's been a really long day for me… and it's possible that the same shit would happen again… tomorrow." he took a deep breath and leaned back on the couch, recounting today's events in his mind. First, he had to please the second of the Nakano sisters in bed once again, which pretty much left him drained that he needed a huge breakfast to get all of his energy back. But even with that [and because of two sisters fighting on the table], it wasn't enough for him to get through that date he went on with Nino successfully, that his body shut down just when it was about to end. And when he finally woke up, he found himself once again in the quintuplets' apartment, not that he could complain about it.

Fuutarou sent a glance towards the bedrooms upstairs, before chuckling in a sarcastic manner. "If I didn't know any better, those two would come down running from their rooms tomorrow morning and wake me up." He thought of Miku and Nino for a moment, before pushing that thought at the back of his mind as he shook his head.

No seriously, he wouldn't be surprised at all if either one of those two sisters came running to him tomorrow morning.

"Stop thinking about it already or I might not be able to sleep…" he chastised himself, looking down on the floor with his hand on the top of his head as if he was confused. "Anyway, I guess this is what I have now… and I'll have to deal with it. Two girls, who happen to be sisters, have feelings for me… and now I have to choose one of them in the end." he remarked sarcastically. "If only this bet never happened… then maybe things won't turn out like this. But I guess it's too late for me to regret anything… and even if this bet didn't happen, I think Miku would confess what she feels either way…"

He was too focused on having an internal monologue that Fuutarou didn't notice a pair of arms wrap around his neck.

"Ara, is Fuutarou-kun having a hard time choosing between my sisters? You really like them both, don't you~?"

The young man immediately paled. It didn't even take him a few seconds to figure out who was behind him; just from the tone of her voice and how she spoke, he was able to figure out who whispered into his ear just now.

"I-I-I-I-Ichika…?" he stuttered, slowly turning his head around to see the pink-haired quintuplet looking at him with her usual smirk, confirming his suspicions.

"It didn't even take you a while to figure out it was me?" she teased. "You're getting smarter and smarter each day to tell us apart~"

"You made it obvious with the way you spoke… there's only one person I know who has a habit for teasing, and it's not Nino." he said, sweat-dropping at her statement.

"I guess," she laughed heartily before the girl walked around and made herself comfortable on the chair beside him. Fuutarou noticed that she was wearing a black sleeping robe, and almost immediately, his mind went back to the events of the past night, where Nino made her feelings known and consummated her love for him.

"I have a feeling where this is going…" he sighed internally. As dense as he was, instincts weren't exactly needed to find out where this would lead to. Using logic was enough to find out what Ichika was here for. Plus, his conversation with her earlier ended in a pretty awkward manner too. "W-Why are you here? Shouldn't you be sleeping already? Y-You have school tomorrow." he asked, faking a dumbfounded tone.

"Hm…" Ichika pondered over his question for a while before she smiled and held his arm. "It's because I wanted to talk to Fuutarou-kun alone."

"Talk to me about what?" he asked, even though he already had an idea on what she was referring to.

"You told me earlier that you've been having a hard time choosing between Nino and Miku, right…?" she looked up at him with a curious expression.

Too embarrassed to give a normal answer, Fuutarou turned his head away and shrugged his shoulders instead.

Ichika giggled at his flustered reaction before she continued. "A-And what about the thing you told me about e-earlier too…?" At this point, he turned back to face her and he was surprised when the pinkette was blushing and looking embarrassed for some reason. "W-W-When you said you'll consider the feelings of another girl who confesses to you…"

He raised an eyebrow. "What's your point?"

"W-Would you really do that…?" she asked, looking up at her tutor. Her eyes were brimming with hope, as if she wanted Fuutarou to say yes.

"I may not look like it, but I'm a man of my word. Even if Miku rejected me when I asked her if we could make our relationship official, I could have turned Nino down and stayed loyal until she'd accept. But I didn't." he explained, looking at Ichika's expression of disbelief before he noticed just how wrong he sounded. "F-Forgive me…! I didn't mean it that way!"

The shocked look on Ichika's face slowly turned into one that showed confusion.

"I-I'm sorry, it's just… I realized that I sounded like some sort of player back there. I didn't mean to, I… was just trying to explain it a lot better…"

Much to his surprise, Ichika didn't laugh at him or anything, even though he was expecting her to do just that since he embarrassed himself. Instead, she only shook her head and flashed him a genuine smile.

"There's no need to worry, Fuutarou-kun. I think I understand your situation now, and…" she leaned closer towards him that it was enough to make the young man blush from their proximity. "I'm actually glad that happened."

Fuutarou remained silent for a few seconds, having a good feeling of what would happen next. However, he couldn't stop himself from answering altogether, as if he was indeed making things hard for himself

"...why?"

"Because now I can do this~" With that, Ichika gently grabbed his face and pulled him towards her, pressing their lips together in a kiss. Despite being somehow aware of her intentions, Fuutarou couldn't help but widen his eyes at the fact that Ichika, the eldest of the Nakano quintuplets, was actually kissing him. His mind went back to the times when Miku and Nino kissed him for the very first time, and it felt like this was just the same as those. He remained frozen in place as his own shock took over, just as he felt the pink-haired girl sit on his lap so that they were face-to-face.

Ichika, for her part, continued to let out her feelings as she felt her heart pounding inside her chest. It wasn't out of nervousness nor anticipation like what she felt earlier, but rather fulfillment of being able to kiss the boy she's had feelings for. "Is this what love feels like?" she asked herself while tilting her head slightly, getting a better feel of Fuutarou's lips and oh boy, she was loving every second of this. If this was what love felt like, then Ichika felt like she never wanted to let go of it. She didn't want it to end. Ichika felt his tongue unintentionally passing by her lip, which caused the girl to jolt in surprise for a bit.

Unfortunately, like every other kiss, the lack of air eventually forced Ichika to pull away so she could breathe. The moment she pulled away, the girl looked down, feeling embarrassed and conflicted at the same time. She had just kissed Fuutarou-kun directly on the lips, and the most embarrassing part was that she wanted to do it again.

Would she even go back now?

"I-Ichika?" Fuutarou breathed out, finally snapping out of his stupor as he sent a look of concern towards the pinkette. Even though he expected this to happen, he was still taken aback that he didn't return nor make a move to push Ichika away.

When she finally looked up at him once again, Ichika sent him a smirk, seemingly back to her old self. "That may not be your first kiss, Fuutarou-kun… but it was definitely the first for me," she teased. "You should consider it an honor to be the first boy I ever kissed~"

"I thought so…" he said, letting out a deep sigh and looking away. Yep, things just became more difficult for him now that Ichika confessed to him as well. His mind went back to the time when Miku told him that all of her sisters felt the same way for him as she did, and after what Ichika just did, he had no doubts that Itsuki and Yotsuba would somehow follow through, though he didn't know how.

"W-Why do you look unhappy?" Ichika detected the depressed tone in Fuutarou's words and she felt her heart drop, thinking that she did something terrible. Did he already choose someone between her sisters? "I-I'm sorry, Fuutarou-kun…! I-I-I didn't know that you have —" she tried to say with her head bowed down, but the young man cut her words off by putting his hand on her shoulder.

"You didn't do anything wrong," he reassured the girl, but Ichika still felt unsure. "I can't be mad with you if you were just being honest with what you feel. I'm more angry with myself instead."

"Why…?" she asked slowly, wondering why her tutor was being hard on himself. Did he really think he has that big of a burden?

"Look, I really like all five of you. After thinking about it for some time now, I'm sure of it. That's something that will never change, since I've come to see you all as people I care about." he explained, and Ichika only made sure to listen. "But everything changed when Miku told me of her feelings, and she also told me that same night, that her sisters also feel the same way."

"O-Oh yeah…" Ichika began to remember her sister's words yesterday when they were having breakfast, and she denied it at the time. "I guess… that's the reason why you feel so conflicted? Because Miku, um… took a step forward with what she felt…?"

"Yes… but now, you've done the same thing too. I don't blame you for anything, but I feel that things just became harder for me now…" he sighed. "And if I have to choose between you in the end, I'm afraid of leaving the others behind because it'll be like throwing away what we already shared together. Like I said, I like all of you the same way, but I fear that if I get too attached to one of you, I'd hurt the feelings of another person."

Ichika wanted to speak up and tell Fuutarou-kun that the others would understand whatever decision he makes, but she couldn't bring herself to. "Why can't I tell him that…?" she contemplated, obviously affected with his words that she pictured something in her mind.

What if… in the end… he chooses to be with Miku?

Or maybe Nino…?

"It's… Fuutarou-kun's decision on… who he wants to be with… so… why am I…?" she tried to reassure herself, only to slowly feel a pang of hurt in her chest, unaware that she was basically confirming Fuutarou's fears.

"...what made you even confess anyway?"

His voice was enough to snap Ichika out of her conflicting thoughts as she turned her attention back towards Fuutarou, who had a curious look on his face.

"Huh…?"

"Earlier, you were just being your normal self, teasing me as usual and acting like the typical big sister you are…" he elaborated, shrugging his shoulders. "Then all of a sudden, you changed your demeanor after you asked me if I would consider someone else's feelings too… seriously, what brought this up?"

"Uhm… well…" Ichika tried to say, a furious blush forming on her face out of embarrassment. Because of this, she had forgotten all about that conflicting feeling she felt earlier, and her attention was back towards Fuutarou. "I-I-I'm not good with, uh… the lovey-dovey talk, but… I guess… I just… followed what my heart told me to do…?"

"Followed… what your heart told you to do?" Uesugi asked in an equal tone of confusion.

"M-M-Miku told you already, didn't she?" Ichika continued, her face still flustered. "I can't deny it because… she's right. I've had feelings for Fuutarou-kun for some time now, and… I actually tried to deny what I feel because… I had a feeling that… my sisters felt the same for you. I… tried to think that what I feel for you was just gratitude for everything you've done for us, but… even I knew it was more than that. Instead, I just went with hiding what I feel… I didn't want to come between my sisters and you."

Fuutarou could only stare at her with a look of shock on his face, as he had no idea that Ichika felt this way. It wasn't his fault though, because the pink-haired quintuplet always played the role of big sister that it was hard to see what she was thinking inside.

"And then… after I talked with you earlier… I realized what I really want…" By now, Ichika's embarrassed look was slowly turning into an expression that showed her happiness and relief, and even she was unaware of it. "I want to take a step forward too… and not just be the big sister anymore. Miku took one step closer, right? And Nino, too. I'll do the same… and take one step forward… to do what I want. My heart was telling me… to go pursue Fuutarou-kun's affections like my sisters."

"Ichika…" he mumbled quietly, unaware that his mouth was hanging agape just as the eldest of the Nakano sisters removed herself from his lap and stood before him.

"Fuutarou-kun… you told me that you would consider it too if another one of us confessed our feelings…" Her hand grabbed the knot that held her robe together and despite the stern face she pulled off, it was clear from the blush on her cheeks that she was feeling embarrassed with this. "I… I want to be with you too. I'll… still support my sisters in winning over your affections, but… while I have a chance… I'll do my best… to fight for you as well, Fuutarou-kun…!"

With that, Ichika undid the knot and removed her robe carefully, leaving the pink-haired quint in black and white underwear that made Fuutarou think twice if it was really underwear, because it looked like lingerie (WAS SHE PLANNING FOR THIS TO HAPPEN, THEN?) if looked upon closely. Despite the embarrassed look on her face, Ichika did her best to smile at Fuutarou-kun and even clasped her hands behind her.

For the young tutor, his mind got a little 'flashback' to his time with Nino last night and did a double take upon realizing that this was almost similar to that time. However, compared to the deep embarrassment he felt upon seeing Nino completely naked underneath her robe last night, he felt somehow relieved that Ichika was wearing underwear beneath her clothes. He was honestly thankful for that, or he might have passed out due to a nosebleed.

"Uhm…" he murmured, snapping out of the trance-like state he was in. Ichika giggled at his reaction, taking it in a way that she was able to bring out Fuutarou's embarrassed side. "A-Are you sure about this, Ichika…? There's no going back if we do this." he asked, looking up at the girl's blue orbs with his own. So far, he had never initiated any of the 'sexual activities' he has done with Miku and Nino, because it was them who wanted it and he always made sure to ask if they wanted to back out. Of course, he would do the same for Ichika.

"If you didn't understand it yet, Fuutarou-kun… allow me to explain it to you again." she flashed him her signature smirk and sat down on his lap once again, leaning closer to his reddened face. "I want to be one with you, Fuutarou-kun." she said, giggling cutely as their faces were inches apart from each other.

With that, the red hue from his cheeks had disappeared and he looked down, contemplating Ichika's answer. The pink-haired girl was doing her best to hold in her laughter, finding his entire reaction as cute. When she was about to tell him that she was messing around with him like she always does, Fuutarou suddenly grabbed her hand tight before he looked up at her with a serious expression, doing a complete 180.

"Alright." he answered with a simple nod, making Ichika blanch in disbelief.

All the color on her face disappeared almost immediately as her mouth hung agape, the exact opposite of what she was earlier. Ichika definitely wasn't expecting Fuutarou to say that so nonchalantly, and she didn't even think he would say something like that all!

"W-Wha—" she wasn't able to say anything more as Fuutarou leaned forward and captured her lips this time, completely catching the girl off guard with his sudden bold move. Ichika's eyes widened and the blush on her face deepened as her mind registered the fact that Fuutarou Uesugi, her own tutor, was willingly kissing her like it was nothing! Compared to how things were earlier, it was her who remained frozen in place due to her own shock taking over.

"She's different in her own way too," Fuutarou remarked as soon as he got the taste of Ichika's lips, closing his eyes to savor the moment. A while ago, he wasn't able to get his mind in the right track out of disbelief, but now his focus is on the pink-haired quint and her alone. He remembered how Miku tasted like blueberries while Nino's lips were like strawberries, and he loved both of it. For Ichika, she tasted somewhat similar to the two of them, yet unique in her own way too. He made a mental note to remember the taste of raspberries when it comes to the pinkette, as he became more eager to see what made Ichika different compared to her sisters.

"F-F-Fuutarou-kun… i-i-i-is kissing… me…" she thought, feeling her tutor's lips on her own once again. From what she had observed from Miku and Nino, it was always them who would take initiative and kiss Fuutarou when he least expected it. She simply followed their example to be able to see Fuutarou's flustered reaction for herself, and she would stop after that to finally let him sleep. Ichika didn't expect him to snap and kiss her in return!

"Wait a minute, is she… surprised…?" Fuutarou thought as he didn't feel the girl making any sort of action in return. He took a quick glance at Ichika and saw her with widened eyes, looking like she was put in some kind of trance. "Strange… she was kissing me earlier and now she doesn't know what to do?" He then remembered what the girl said earlier, that he was the first boy she ever kissed, leading him to believe that she had no idea what to do next. If that was the case, then he should guide her into this, right?

The young man raised his hand to stroke her cheek gently with his fingers as he began to bite her lip lightly, which was apparently enough to snap her out of her trance.

Once her mind finally went back on track, Ichika slowly began to return the kiss, closing her eyes as well before moaning in appreciation. She had no idea what was happening, but all that she could do was kiss Fuutarou-kun as well, unaware that she was beginning to lose herself in this action.

"Where did he learn to kiss like this…?!" Ichika thought to herself, feeling his tongue push into her mouth, causing her to gasp. This surprised the girl for a moment, now feeling the pink mass of muscle go through her saliva, teeth, and to her own tongue. While this happened, Fuutarou's hand went towards the back of her head while the other one travelled behind her, resting just beside the clip of her bra.

"Mmm…" Ichika moaned into his mouth again once she felt his tongue was upon hers. As the seconds passed, she was finally getting used to the kiss that her hands travelled to each side of his head and pulled him closer. This caused Fuutarou's tongue to spear deeper into her cavern, exploring every bit of detail that he could find. By this time, her tongue made its move and met his, with the two engaging in a strange dance of pleasure as they tasted each other to the fullest. Ichika made a small whimper this time and Fuutarou moaned too, slowly finding herself liking the electrocuting sensation brought by their liplock.

Seriously, how the hell can a kiss feel this good?! She never thought it would feel like this!

The simple lack of air was enough for both teenagers to separate from one another and almost immediately, Ichika opened her eyes upon losing contact with Fuutarou's lips. Ichika didn't really want to separate from him yet, but she was breathing quite heavily brought by the need for air.

For his part, Fuutarou simply grunted and took a deep breath while he held the girl steady on her hips. He was already getting used to this sort of thing, but Ichika wasn't, made obvious from her being completely blown away from their kiss just now. "Are you okay?" he asked the girl, wanting to make sure that he didn't do anything serious. He had already learned his lesson from his time with Nino, and he made sure to remember it in his mind.

"H-How… where…" she breathed out, looking too out of breath to even be able to formulate a sentence. Despite this, the girl was able to regain her bearings as she looked up at him with a confused expression. "Where the hell… did you learn… to kiss like that…? D-Did… Miku and Nino rub off on you…?"

"N-Not exactly…" he admitted, shaking his head. He hesitated to say anything at first, out of fear of what might happen to the relationship between sisters if he did. However, his mind thought back to when he had that talk with Miku yesterday, when it was the girl herself who suggested that he should, uhm… elope with Nino too. By now, both girls more or less knew that the other had sex with him and were actively trying to pursue his affections, like what Ichika made clear earlier.

"Not exactly…?" Ichika repeated, becoming more confused. There was no way that Fuutarou-kun could make her feel so good with only a simple kiss without learning somewhere!

"W-Well, since… we're gonna do it… I might as well tell you." Ichika was even more confused with what he meant by 'it', but she chose to listen first. "Miku and Nino… they didn't just confess their feelings and kissed me afterwards… w-we did… something more than that…" he muttered, feeling embarrassed by the moment.

"Did something more…?" she continued to ask, as oblivious to such things as ever.

"I… no, we… we had sex. Miku and Nino, they… they had sex with me when… they were my maids…" he revealed, making Ichika's eyes widen in disbelief. As soon as his embarrassment was over, he quickly spoke up again to prevent the eldest sister from making any kind of assumption. "B-But I didn't force myself on them, you know! They… They both wanted to do… do it with me, and I ended up doing what they asked. Look, it's… it's a really long story but now that you know about it, you should ask those two instead. Right now, I'm already caught up in doing it with you, so… might as well get this over with."

The blush on Ichika's face deepened as she slowly took in Fuutarou's words. "D-Doing it with me…? Y-Y-You mean, sex?!" she asked in an alarmed tone, feeling she was about to faint at any second due to embarrassment.

"Y-Yeah, you told me so earlier, remember…?" he asked, raising an eyebrow at her sudden reaction. Why did she look embarrassed now? Didn't she want this to happen? "You said you 'wanted to be one with me', what do you think that meant?" he continued, feeling embarrassed that he had to repeat what she said.

"Uhm… i-it's not what you—" she was about to tell Fuutarou that she was just being her normal self earlier and apologize for making him think of the wrong thing, but Ichika stopped herself from saying anything else. Fuutarou-kun wasn't at fault, right? He simply misinterpreted her words and she was the one who told him that.

Did she really want to stop, though?

Her mind went back to the kiss they had shared earlier. Ichika couldn't deny that she felt heavenly as they clashed their lips together a while ago, which was already better than the one she had given him before. She even ended up unconsciously longing for Fuutarou-kun to continue, showing that she fell to her own lust and temptation for a moment there.

"Do I really want to stop… when Nino and Miku already did this with Fuutarou-kun?"

There was no doubt that if she told the young man now about what she really meant with her words earlier, he would stop right here to save the two of them from embarrassment and prevent them from going any further. But did Ichika even want to? After what she made clear to Fuutarou earlier?

"I told him… I told Fuutarou-kun… that I will also do my best… to win over his affections. Can I do that… if my sisters are already ahead…?"

Slowly but surely, Ichika began to think of the brighter side of this situation. If Miku and Nino were able to do it with Fuutarou, then why can't she? From how those two acted after they spent time with Fuutarou as his maids, they ended up changing a lot of aspects about themselves. Miku was a lot courageous and showed more self-confidence than before, while Nino became a lot more considerate and sympathetic to how others feel.

If one of them could do it, all of them can. They were quintuplets, after all. She felt the same way for Fuutarou like her sisters do, and there was no hiding it. Was simple embarrassment the one thing preventing her? Or maybe even fear because she was going to lose her virginity before she got married? It felt like it was and honestly, it made Ichika feel like she was below her sisters. Nino and Miku were willing to have… uhm… sex to prove their feelings for Fuutarou, but what about her.

"I… know what I want to do… and…" Ichika thought deeply, figuring out her resolve as she sent a quick glance towards the blue-haired teen before her. "I don't think, no… I don't want to back out now."

"Hey, is something wrong? You're spacing out there, Ichika…" Fuutarou asked, tapping the girl's shoulder a few times. It seemed to have worked as Ichika finally looked back towards him, yet she had a smile on her face that directly contrasted the embarrassed look she bore earlier.

"N-Never mind, Fuutarou-kun." she smiled, the blush on her cheeks still clearly visible. "We can continue like what you said!"

He frowned, searching for any indication in her 'smile' if it was fake. He spent enough time with Ichika to know when she was trying to fool him with a fake smile, and he didn't want to go through that, not when they were in the midst of doing something important. Unfortunately, her smile appeared to be genuine that simply resorted to asking the girl about his suspicions.

"Are you hiding something? Earlier, you were feeling embarrassed and surprised about all this, now you're smiling again. What are you trying to pull off?"

"N-Nothing! I was just caught off guard earlier, Fuutarou-kun…" the pink-haired beauty chuckled in amusement, before she flashed him a sexy smile. "I mean, really… who wouldn't be caught off guard when the boy I'm kissing, who happens to have no experience in romance actually knows how to kiss and make a girl feel good!"

Fuutarou listened closely to her words and he blushed in embarrassment upon hearing her last statement. "I guess… but… did you have to be cruel with your words?" he said as he looked down with an imaginary rain cloud over his head. Seriously, it made him feel like the time he spent with Nino and Miku was for nothing.

"Don't worry about it too much, Fuutarou-kun." she giggled to herself before smiling at him once again, although there was no stopping the huge blush that covered her cheeks. "So… can we… continue?"

"You still look a little embarrassed… do you really want to go through with this? We can stop now, and I wouldn't mind at all." he said, taking notice of the pink hue that dusted her cheeks.

"W-Well, this'll be my first time doing this, so… it's natural that I'm feeling this way! I'm sure my sisters felt embarrassed about doing this too!" she argued with a red face. Realizing the truth in her words, he nodded slowly as Ichika got over her embarrassment and leaned closer towards him. "But… since Fuutarou-kun seems to have experience and knows what to do… I feel safe with you."

Fuutarou continued to stare at her with uncertainty as Ichika loomed even closer that they were face to face again, mimicking their earlier position.

"Fuutarou-kun… this is truly what I want, and… with you around, I feel safer. I don't know why, but when I am around you, I feel a lot more comfortable… especially when we're doing this." She wrapped her arms around his neck and stared back into his eyes with an almost-pleading look. "So… please? T-Take care of me…"

After a few more seconds of silence between them, Fuutarou sighed in defeat and slowly nodded his head. Ichika, knowing what this meant, felt tears welling up in her eyes as her mental dam nearly broke at that point. She felt like crying as Fuutarou snaked his hands downwards, grabbing the hem of his shirt and pulling it upwards. Ichika removed her arms from the boy for a moment to let him discard his top, before wrapping them around his neck again.

Ichika's curious eyes travelled down across Fuutarou-kun's naked chest, and she blushed furiously at the fact that he looked pretty jacked despite not really paying that much attention to exercise and physical routine. Damn, who knew that her tutor also had some dirty secrets underneath?

The two spent the next seconds staring at one another, they leaned in and pressed their lips together in another kiss. Unlike the last one that they had earlier, this was both hungry and longing for desire and they moaned at the same time to show it.

Now that she had an idea on what to do, Ichika pushed her tongue into the boy's mouth and licked his tongue, as though she was inviting him just as how he did earlier. Fuutarou complied and soon after, they engaged in another heated makeout session with the goal of making the other feel good.

Not wanting to lock lips the whole night and perhaps have them become numb the following morning, Fuutarou had his hands run up and down her sides, caressing her soft skin beneath his touch. He would be careful with Ichika, since he didn't want to make another Nino. Seriously, one alone was enough to drive him crazy with her submissive acts that he didn't need another one.

"Mm-hm~!" she moaned into his mouth, which for some reason, felt like music to his ears. He didn't know why, but he suddenly liked the sudden squeak he got from Ichika and he took it as a good sign. Fuutarou moved his hands towards her back this time, travelling further and further towards the clip of her black lacy bra. Once he had reached his destination, Fuutarou broke off the kiss and once again heard her whimper in disappointment. It was obvious that she wanted to keep on kissing Fuutarou and be able to savor the feeling a lot longer.

"May I take it off?" he asked in a soft tone. The girl was surprised with his question but nodded nonetheless, although she did so with her blush deepening if possible. For someone who loved to tease him at any chance she could, he didn't expect Ichika to be so… timid.

Despite this being the first time he would actually take off a girl's bra, he had an idea on how to do it thanks to seeing Nino putting on her underwear when they took a shower together. With that, his fingers grabbed ahold of the clip that held her bra together, undoing it before he slid off the straps from her shoulders.

He removed her garment slowly, and Ichika followed by retracting her arms at the same pace to be free of it. The moment it was finally off, Fuutarou set it aside but when he turned his attention back towards the girl, he was surprised to see her covering her ample chest with her arms before looking away.

"D-Don't look at me like this, it's kind of embarrassing…"

"How can she be so shy when she was the direct opposite a while ago!?" Fuutarou thought to himself, dumbfounded with Ichika's sudden change in demeanor. "I guess she really is innocent when it comes to this stuff…" In an attempt to make her lose her embarrassment, he swooped down and captured her lips again, making the pink-haired girl moan in delight when he nibbled on her bottom lip lightly.

"Fuu...tarou-kun…" she moaned into his mouth, feeling weaker against the boy's ministrations that her arms lost their strength and fell to her sides. Kami, if this was how it felt when kissing Fuutarou, then she wanted it to continue forever. No wonder her two sisters loved to kiss him all the time! Her mind slowly gave in to that pleasurable sensation brought by a kiss, that she was unable to stop the boy's hands from diving towards her chest.

Her breasts were perfect; not too big nor flat, like they were two pieces of fruit just waiting to be picked. As he expected, her body was physically the same as that of Miku and Nino's. He didn't let that hinder him though, since he was sure that as much as these sisters were similar, there were still some differences between them that he would find out along the way.

The moment he touched her tits, Ichika let out another gasp which enabled him to fully take control of the kiss, taking things in his own pace. While he pleasured her mouth with his tongue, he groped her breasts with both hands, squeezing them lightly while running his fingers over her hardening nipples. This served to fuel the girl's arousal as she tightened her hold around his neck, deepening their heated liplock.

"Ahhh~ Mmm~ Fuutarou~kun~" she breathed out continuously amidst their shared kiss, before whimpering when she felt him pinch her nipples softly. He didn't know why, but with every moan he kept on hearing from Ichika, he felt more motivated to show her more and make the girl see stars like how her sisters felt.

"If what I like about Miku is her saying all kinds of embarrassing lines, and for Nino is the expressions she makes…" he thought, squeezing the pinkette's boobs together as his tongue covered every area of her mouth. The young tutor chuckled to himself, coming to a sudden realization. "Then this must be what I like about Ichika… I guess this fits with her being an actress."

"It feels… so good…" Ichika whispered, letting out another gasp when she felt Fuutarou break off their kiss and move to her neck. "A-Ahh… F-Fuutarouuuu…" The pinkette was letting out short and continuous whimpers every time she felt his lips touch her skin, more so when her hands left her breasts and went downwards slowly, until they finally rested on her hips by the hem of her panties.

The way Ichika moaned was a reminder for the blue-haired tutor that he needed to be careful, as if she was the most fragile flower in a garden and he was taking care of her. When his mouth reached her breasts, he wasted no time and latched himself onto her nipple, licking the base of her hardened nub before finishing up by flicking the tip.

"A-Ahh~! F-F-Fuutarou, that's~! Iya~~!" Ichika's moans filled the place as her tutor continued to show her a new world of bliss and ecstasy, while she was loving it. Her arms had wrapped around his head as a sign that she wanted him to keep it up. When Fuutarou finally separated from her breast, she looked at him and was about to ask why he stopped, only to feel him go for her other breast this time. "AAHHH~!" Her eyes widened in both surprise and pleasure, instinctively arching her back towards him as her arms tightened around his head.

He did the same for Ichika's other breast, a little aggressive than before as he became a lot more aroused from just listening to how the eldest quint moaned out the pleasure she felt. It made him feel somewhat proud of himself, being able to make a girl feel good and that he knew what to do. Despite this, he made sure not to go too far, fearing that he would hurt the girl and furthermore, her body seemed sensitive to whatever he would do.

Yep, he has truly become a pervert… in his own way.

When Fuutarou was finally done with her chest, he turned his attention back towards the girl herself, looking into her eyes. Compared to how she looked earlier, she seemed pretty tired and could pass out at any moment, made obvious from her heavy breathing and half-lidded eyes. "Her two sisters… they're like… more active in this activity while Ichika… does she get tired that easily?" Even so, it didn't stop Ichika from smiling seductively towards her tutor, and that was enough for Fuutarou to snap and move onward.

"Ichika… I'm going to put it in now," he stated bluntly. The smile on her face immediately disappeared as Fuutarou's hands went up to her back before the boy laid her down carefully on the sofa. She laid there with Fuutarou above her, and she had nothing covering up ample bosom too. Ichika blushed from the embarrassing position but said nothing, just as Fuutarou was eyeing the black lace panty that she still had on. "Can I take this off?" he asked while pointing towards her last remaining garment.

With her cheeks redder than ever, Ichika bit her lip and nodded slowly, though the embarrassment she felt was too much that she wasn't able to look at him directly.

This is it.

She was going to be naked in front of a man.

Fuutarou noticed how embarrassed she was and made a mental note not to rush things or she might faint. His fingers grasped the hem of her panties, before he began pulling them off slowly. The girl raised her hips out of instinct so that Fuutarou won't have a hard time, and that's exactly what happened when he carefully lifted her legs and easily pulled away her panties, leaving Ichika completely naked under her tutor.

He didn't really consider himself a pervert as much as he thought he was, but Fuutarou couldn't stop himself from admiring how innocent Ichika was when it came to this, like it was part of her charm. He turned his gaze towards her exposed vulva, which was dripping wet with her own juices. Despite knowing that she had the same body as her sisters, Fuutarou still felt like Ichika was completely different from them.

Ichika noticed his somewhat-predatory gaze and let out an embarrassing stutter, before she closed her legs together and covered her most sacred region with both hands. "D-D-D-Don't stare at it!" The girl turned her head away with a furious blush and closed her eyes tightly, showing her nervousness.

Fuutarou let out a light hum at this. If Ichika would continue to be this embarrassed, then they would definitely have a hard time getting this over with. He looked down towards his pants, realizing that he was still dressed. Perhaps being naked together would lessen the embarrassment that Ichika felt?

"If I take this off, will it be less embarrassing for you?" Fuutarou asked calmly. Ichika slowly opened her eyes to see him pointing towards his black pants, before she turned away again, toning down her embarrassment slightly.

"M-Maybe…" she whispered loud enough for him to hear, giving Fuutarou the answer he needed.

With a small nod, Fuutarou got off the couch to discard his remaining clothes. Despite feeling flustered, Ichika couldn't stop herself from taking a glance at the blue-haired teen out of curiosity. Her eyes widened and her blush deepened the moment Fuutarou had taken off his underwear, leaving him completely naked like her.

"I-I-It's so big…! How can he be this… well-endowed!?" Ichika thought, now feeling a wave of nervousness wash through her when Fuutarou-kun turned his attention back towards her and got on the couch above her. Damn, she never expected her tutor to have an erection that nearly reached eight inches, and just thinking of it penetrating into her made her scared. She clenched her fist and put it close to her mouth, ashamed for feeling this way.

"F-Fuutarou-kun…" she called out, getting the boy's attention as he looked up at her. "M-Maybe this isn't a good idea, after all…"

"You're saying that now, out of all times?" he snorted. "All of the time we've put into this would be wasted if we stop now." Wait, that was strange of him. If Ichika didn't want to continue any longer, he would've agreed and they'd stop here and now. But here he was, trying to appeal to her that they've wasted time if they stop.

"I-I'm sorry, I'm just… I'm just so nervous!" she cried, her blush deepening in embarrassment. "D…Did Miku and Nino f-feel this way when… when you did it with them…?!"

That made Fuutarou ponder for a quick moment, thinking back to his time with the other two quints. "Hmm… honestly, they were. They didn't show it exactly, but I could tell how nervous they were when we did it. In the end however, we had sex nonetheless, and I can't say they didn't enjoy it." he explained, getting a small blush upon remembering just how much he ended up liking his experiences with the two.

Nope, he wasn't a pervert!

It was just a natural reaction.

"I-I-Is that so…?" Ichika mumbled, feeling more ashamed now because Miku and Nino were able to go through this but not her. She looked like she was about to cry. "Looks like they're more courageous than I gave them credit for…"

She was then surprised when Fuutarou held her right hand with his own, as he leaned down to kiss the girl on the lips. It was enough to make her feel more at ease that when he separated from her, Ichika didn't look away anymore. A trail of saliva connected their lips as he stared into her blue orbs intensely.

"I'll take care of you. There's no need for you to worry, Ichika." he told her bluntly, all while his other hand lifted one of her legs up, placing his erection at the right position just outside of her dripping hole.

Ichika glanced at towards their lower regions for a quick moment before she gulped. Looks like there was no going back now, and all she could do was put faith in Fuutarou-kun's words. "W-Will it even fit…? Your… p-penis is… so big…" she whispered, still looking quite nervous only for her eyes to widen when his cock was just outside of her, about to invade at any second. She had heard about a girl's first time being painful, and it scared her.

"I'll be gentle." he reassured her before finally thrusting into her slowly, making Ichika gasp in surprise. Fuutarou didn't make any further move for a while, wanting to see if he was hurting the girl or not. It didn't hurt as much as she expected it to, giving the blue-haired tutor the signal to continue, pushing more of his cock into her at a really slow pace. He didn't want to hurt the girl, after all. However, this seemed to irk the pink-haired quint as she brought up her free hand towards Fuutarou's cheek.

"J-Just push it in already…" she quietly demanded, her cheeks becoming crimson as she spoke. For some reason, her tone made her sound like she wanted Fuutarou to do it and showed her nervousneas qt the same time. "Take me."

"You could get hurt," he retorted.

"It won't hurt if you get it over with. I'm… sure the pain would be gone in a snap if you do it quick…" Her hand went from his cheek towards the back of his neck, pulling him closer to her face. "Please…" Fuutarou looked at her for a few moments before he nodded with a serious expression on his face.

"Hang on to me and tell me if it hurts." With those words, Ichika tightened her grip around his neck that it made Fuutarou flinch slightly, before he paid it no heed and grabbed her shoulder and hip with each hand so that he would be able to hit home with one thrust. Once he felt that he was ready, Fuutarou stared into Ichika's eyes and pushed his whole rod into her completely, quick and without hesitation just as she told him to do.

"A-AHHH!" Ichika yelled at the pain of being penetrated by Fuutarou-kun's large member, her innner walls suddenly expanding in order to fit his girth inside her. A jolt of pain shot throughout her body as a result, which was the complete opposite of what she hoped to happen.

Fuutarou immediately reacted when he heard her cry of pain, leading to him getting worried. "Ichika!" he exclaimed, before becoming unsure of what to do next. Miku and Nino never reacted this way when he did it with them, and he felt lost upon realizing he just hurt Ichika with his own actions.

Ichika felt her core slightly ache at the sensation of having her virginity being taken, as she quickly brought down Fuutarou to hug him tightly. "I-It hurts… I… can't… I can't take it…!" She buried her face into the side of his hair, her eyes prickling with tears. The girl thought that there would be no pain by dealing with the situation quickly, but it only just brought the aching sensation to her the moment it happened.

She then felt his hand clasp over hers with the other one holding the back of her head out of comfort. "Stay with me, okay? It'll go away, I promise. Just relax yourself and don't worry, I won't move until you feel better." he whispered into her ear, and Ichika immediately began to feel a lot more at ease after Fuutarou's reassuring words.

"G-Go slowly, please…" she whispered back with her cheeks burning in embarrassment. Earlier, she was asking for Fuutarou-kun to just spear into her without thinking of what it would feel for her, now she wanted him to go back to his original pace since he was right.

"Okay. Tell me if it hurts and I'll stop." With that, he slowly pulled his twitching member out of her sacred region to the point that only the tip was left inside. Soon after, he pushed himself back in slowly, sending a new wave of pleasure towards her when his thick shaft collided against her tight walls.

As this happened, Ichika was doing her best to relax her contracting muscles, which had her innards slowly coming to accept him. "O-Ohhh…" she let out a soft moan, finally feeling how full it made her and slowly becoming accustomed to her tutor's throbbing erection penetrating through her secret place. Ichika felt every single one of her nerves begin to send sensations that made her shudder in pleasure, so much that she wrapped her legs around Fuutarou's waist as he moved.

Being careful with his movements, he continued thrusting into Ichika at a slow pace and the moment he heard her moan, Fuutarou knew that he was doing the right thing. He separated himself a bit so that they were face to face, before he leaned his forehead against hers. "Ichika…" he muttered, staring at her blue orbs that were beginning to be filled with lust.

"Fuutarou-kun…" she whispered back, before the two of them shared a loving kiss that made the girl completely forget about the ache that she still felt in her lower regions. Ichika moaned into his mouth, causing the blue-haired teen to feel more aroused than before, gripping her hand tightly as a result. He even snaked his other arm below her and held her back in a comforting way, further making the pinkette feel at ease with him around. In return, Fuutarou felt her arm wrapping around her neck bring him down further, deepening their already-intense liplock.

He didn't stop his lower movements though, and while they were kissing, it would surely make Ichika forget about the pain of losing her virginity. For the next few minutes, it was only spent on them making out passionately and temporarily forgetting about what they were supposed to be doing. Their tongues lapped at each other, tasting and licking to their hearts' content.

Surprisingly, it was Ichika who pulled away from their heated kiss, a furious blush still covering her cheeks as she looked up at Fuutarou with a pleading expression.

"Y-You can go faster now, Fuutarou-kun…" she muttered, feeling the pain in her most sacred area dissipate completely. Nothing but waves of pleasure was all she felt by now with every thrust that Fuutarou gave her, and she wanted more of that sensation. She couldn't feel that way if he was only taking this in a slow pace. "It… doesn't hurt anymore… and… I want to feel more…"

Fuutarou didn't need to ask for any further confirmation as he smiled, before finally increasing his pace, moving a bit faster but not much so that he wouldn't break her. Hearing Ichika's cute moans motivated him even further, before he completely buried his face to the side of her neck, kissing her flawless skin softly and doing his best to make the girl feel even better than before.

"Ohhh~ f-fuck~" Ichika breathed out, feeling overwhelmed with bliss from her tutor's lips on her neck and his hard member spearing though her insides. "Ahhhh, F-Fuutarou-kun~~ your huge dick is going deep inside me~ it's soo~ haahhh! So good~"

"You're tighter than your sisters, Ichika… but it feels amazing too~" he moaned out as well, kissing his way towards the other side of her neck. Fuutarou was struggling against the girl's clenching walls, while also remaining gentle and at ease with his increasing pace. It felt completely different to him, compared to his escapades with Nino and Miku, but he couldn't say that he didn't like this change.

"Fuutarou-kun~ I want more, hyaaa~ fuck me more, mmmm~ I want more of your dick inside me, ahh~ go faster~ ahhh, yess~!"

"Your wish is my command~"

Feeling invigorated after hearing more of Ichika's somehow arousing sounds, he increased his pace and moved deeper inside her, finding her most sensitive spots and hitting them over and over. It was because of this that he was able to bring her two other sisters to a total haven of bliss and ecstasy, and he wanted Ichika to feel the same. As a result, Fuutarou felt the pinkette's legs wrap around his hips tighter than before, as if she didn't want to let him go.

"Ahhh~! Fuck me more, hyaa~! Fuutarou-kun, make me yours~ haahhh~! Make me yours, forever~ I feel… I feel strange, ahh~"

"It means you're about to cum, argh… I feel the same… I can't take it…" Fuutarou grunted, feeling that particular feeling in his lower regions. Despite his desire to let out his orgasm as fast as he could, he remained in his current pace because Ichika was about to do the same. He simply let go of her hand and wrapped his other arm around her back, hugging the girl close as he solely focused on achieving the climax that they wanted.

"D-Do it inside, ahh~! I love you, Fuutarou~! please do it inside me, hyaa~ I want to be yours forever~ Ahh, I'm going to cum~!" Ichika continued to shamelessly moan out, nearly out of breath while her eyes were half-lidded in complete ecstasy. She hugged Fuutarou close as her orgasm hit her.

"Ichika!"

"F-Fuutarou!"

Fuutarou gritted his teeth as he felt Ichika's juices wash over his hardened cock, drowning it in her climax which was apparently enough for him to hit his high point too, releasing his seed inside of her at the same time. Their fluids mixed and made a mess, filling Ichika to the point that it began to spill out of her. She arched her back off the couch and her eyes rolled up as she experienced her orgasm, with her mouth forming a smile to show her happiness and contentment at being filled by the one she loved.

Fuutarou simply kept his eyes closed the whole time, also feeling overwhelmed with pleasure but kept himself reserved, since he didn't want to make any noise and possibly attract attention. Their shared climax lasted for about half a minute before he felt Ichika's body plop back down on the couch, meaning that it was over.

"It's over… are you feeling okay, Ichika?" Fuutarou asked her but to his surprise, he got no response from the girl. "Ichika?" He separated himself slowly from her and his eyes widened when he saw her sleeping peacefully, taking steady breaths as a sign of her exhaustion.

"I didn't go too far, did I?" he thought to himself in horror, feeling that he had done to Ichika what he wanted to prevent in the first place. That was until he slapped himself in the face to wake up from his little trance. "No, I'm guessing… I'm guessing she's just exhausted… it's her first time, after all…" He let out a huge sigh of relief before he pulled out of her dripping pussy, causing their love juices to spill onto the sofa. "This is gonna be a pain to clean… so much for taking a rest for the night…" he groaned to himself before he gathered her discarded clothing and carried the sleeping Ichika bridal-style.

He walked carefully up the stairs so that he wouldn't make a mistake and end up having the two of them get in an accident. "This is getting more complicated as the days go by… Miku, Nino, and now… Ichika. I fucking hate myself for feeling this way… these girls don't deserve fighting over me… I'm not worth it." he mused to himself with a disgusted look as he too breathed heavily in exhaustion. Having sex in a slightly weakened state took a toll on him, and he needed to rest ASAP.

"What's next? Yotsuba and Itsuki coming after my dick too? Yeah, that would make things a lot better…" he remarked in a sarcastic manner, just as he reached the door to Ichika's room.

FUCKIN' HELL! HOW THE FUCK DID I MAKE THIS EVEN LONGER THAN NINO'S CHAPTER!? 25,000 GODDAMN WORDS! I HATE MYSELF AND MY STANDARDS, URGH.

On a brighter side, Ichika's chapter has been served and it has been a pleasure to write for her. I don't regret anything because I like our resident actress as well. Fuck Negi for trashing her like the other quints. I hope you enjoyed reading it and I also hope that the Nino gang enjoyed their waifu's little bits around the beginning of the chapter.

So now, Ichika has willingly stepped out of the big sister role and entered the race for Fuutarou's heart, competing against her two sisters. Hmm, I wonder how those two will react to this… Yotsuba and Itsuki too, hahahahaha! Poor Fuutarou is becoming more and more conflicted as the quints try to advance their relationship with him!

For Ichika's lemon, I wanted her to be completely unique from her sisters. Having the 'onee-san' personality while having sex like what most people suggested me to do is not really unique imo. A lot of people already do it so I thought of something different. I figured I'd give the 'innocent virgin' personality because, after all, romance makes her weak and since sex is sometimes considered one of the highest forms of romance, it should make her vulnerable as hell. I did my best with the lemon and it's not my usual style, hehe… still, I enjoyed it and I loved writing Ichika being embarrassed.

Next up is Itsuki, which will take place after 5 days of school, on Friday. Why is she next instead of Yotsuba which I implied in Nino's chapter that she is? You'll find out in Itsuki's chapter. Hmm, what could the redhead glutton have in mind for her tutor when she becomes his maid? Will things finally calm down for Fuutarou while Itsuki is around? Or will his problems continue to add up when it's revealed she likes him too?

Yes. Yes, his problems will continue.

Goodbye… and good night! BANG! *too sweet gesture*

-Lance