"That's right."
Miku wasn't surprised when everyone stared at her sisters, as the quintuplets looked exactly alike and had often been mistaken for each other since childhood.
She nodded lightly, "I said I was Itsuki, but he didn't believe me."
Ichika blinked her beautiful eyes. "I think that's amazing."
Nino, however, was completely indifferent. "What's so strange about that? We all have different hairstyles. As long as you observe carefully, it's easy to tell us apart!"
Miku puffed her cheeks slightly and said unhappily, "Nino doesn't know anything."
Nino actually doubted it. She wasn't stupid. How could she not tell truth from lies?
Miku was sure Haruto didn't know about the quintuplets.
A young girl with waist-length hair and black swallowtail hairpins on either side of her hair hummed softly. Nino said, "Boys are all liars, Miku, you've just been tricked..."
"NO."
Miku retorted. Although she was usually a quiet and reserved girl, she always seemed to argue and bicker when it came to Nino.
"Hmmm..."
As the eldest sister, Ichika opened her mouth, stretched out her finger, and smiled. "This kind of thing is actually very simple. You'll figure it out once you test him..."
Itsuki swallowed her food and hesitated. "Is this really necessary?"
She just wanted to focus on her studies and didn't care about anything else.
"It's very necessary. After all, being able to identify Itsuki means he's paid special attention to her. Maybe he'll confess to her soon..."
Ichika said seriously, "To protect Itsuki, I've decided this."
Itsuki: "😐"
Yotsuba curiously asked, "Miku, who are you talking about? Do we know him?"
Miku unconsciously counted her rice and softly said, "It's Itsuki's classmate, Kuromori Haruto."
"Ehhhh?"
Yotsuba exclaimed. Seeing all the sisters looking at her, she quickly said, "I've heard of Kuromori-san. He seems to be a rather famous student."
"But his reputation isn't very good." Itsuki said, swallowing her food.
Ichika glanced at Yotsuba and smiled brightly. "Itsuki, what do you think?"
Itsuki sighed. "Of course, I saw him with my own eyes! I don't know Kuromori-kun at all, and I only spoke to him for the first time today because he rarely comes to class and has a bad reputation."
Observing secretly, admitting something... That's impossible!
"Kuromori? Does Itsuki have someone like that in her class?"
Nino thought for a moment but had no impression at all. She looked at Miku and said, "Then I agree with Ichika's decision."
Miku believed in her own judgment and calmly said, "Nino can try pretending to be Itsuki."
"Just try it!"
"Wait... why are you pretending to be me again!"
Ichika sharply replied, "Of course, because Itsuki is the cutest!"
"Impossible!" Itsuki retorted.
If anyone were to be called the cutest, it would definitely be Ichika and Nino, right?
In just a few days, Ichika had already made a lot of friends, and she'd even received love letters.
Miku quietly said, "All you need to do to dress up as Itsuki is to keep a straight face."
Itsuki: "😐"
Even though it was true, that was going too far!
And that was indeed Itsuki's serious nature. When her sisters played her role, they just needed to maintain a neutral expression.
❀❀❀
After eating, Haruto walked back to class alone, planning to take a nap after his meal.
Because if he slept, he could become stronger!
While passing by the staff office, Haruto unconsciously glanced inside since the door wasn't closed, then quickened his pace to get away.
"Kuromori."
The beautiful teacher, wearing a professional suit and a white jacket with waist-length black hair, suddenly called Haruto's name.
Haruto pretended not to hear and even sped up.
In the next moment, people around him stared at him in surprise as Hiratsuka Shizuka's face turned red with anger, and she yelled, "Don't you dare walk away."
"It's clearly your fault, sensei."
Haruto sighed and let go of Hiratsuka's hand.
"Stop spouting nonsense and come with me!"
Hiratsuka glared at him, turned around, and walked into the office.
Haruto closed the door.
Turning around, he saw her sitting in a chair, leaning back with one leg crossed over the other, sitting like a boss with her arms folded across her chest.
Haruto glanced at her twice, then quickly averted his gaze.
Hiratsuka had an amazing figure, long legs, and was very beautiful. She was a rare beauty and quite popular at Sobu High School.
If she dressed up a bit, dropped a few bad habits, and wore a beautiful dress, she would undoubtedly turn heads while walking down the street.
He just didn't know why she couldn't get married.
Hiratsuka folded her arms and didn't pay attention to Haruto's gaze. Instead, she gently swung her leg and looked at him with a half-smile. "Why are you so obedient today? You're actually willing to go to class?"
'It's all thanks to Mafuyu-chan. Otherwise, I would've found a place to sleep! Or be late!'
Haruto's face was full of righteousness. "Hiratsuka-sensei, please don't accuse people lightly. I'm always obedient."
In reality, he was quite famous at Sobu High, but his reputation wasn't great; it was directly tied to "bad."
Fortunately, his academic performance ranked second in the entire class, and he didn't bully anyone at school. Otherwise, he would have been expelled long ago.
But even so, hardly anyone dared to approach him.
In this regard, Hiratsuka felt perplexed.
Luckily, the new teacher Kirisu Mafuyu was Haruto's neighbor. Otherwise, this boy might have completely gone off the rails!
Hiratsuka gently smirked. "Doesn't your conscience hurt when you talk without a shred of truth?"
Haruto touched his heart, paused for a moment, then calmly replied, "Sorry, not at all."
"Hah..." Hiratsuka clenched her fist and sneered, "Kid, come here, and I'll help you feel it."
"Men and women shouldn't touch each other, so I refuse."
'You just want to take this chance for revenge.'
Haruto remained silent and firmly said, "If Hiratsuka-sensei has nothing else, I'll head back now. Class is about to start."
"Don't rush."
Hiratsuka waved her hand and calmly said, "The first class in the afternoon is Japanese, so I'll allow you to be late."
Haruto: "😐"