A gust of wind blew, and Miku quickly covered her skirt with a frustrated expression on her face.
There was a faint fragrance carried by the wind, refreshing and very pleasant. Her legs, wrapped in black stockings, were even more attention-grabbing.
As Haruto took a second glance, he heard the shy voice of the girl: "Guilty for being reckless!"
"Please forgive me."
"No forgiveness."
"..."
In short, Haruto felt wronged for being chased away by a shy girl just because he looked twice.
Isn't it human nature to appreciate beautiful things?
If he were truly unmoved and his heart remained as calm as still water... He wouldn't be considered human at all!
After saying goodbye to Miku, Haruto left Sobu High School. Not long after, he met Itsuki.
"Kuromori-kun, good afternoon."
"Good afternoon."
Haruto responded and walked forward, "Itsuki, weren't you heading out for something?"
Itsuki raised her hand, brushing a strand of hair away, and casually said, "I forgot something in class, and I plan to go back to get it."
But in reality, Itsuki was hiding behind a bush not far from Ichika and Yotsuba.
Her goal, of course, was to test him.
Nino didn't believe that a stranger could tell them apart, especially since Miku had confidently asserted it.
That made things all the more exciting!
If she wasn't worried that Miku would be deceived, Nino wouldn't even bother getting involved!
"Well, then I won't disturb you anymore. Goodbye."
Haruto noticed three smirks staring at him from the air not far away, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
Nino stopped Haruto: "Wait a moment."
Haruto halted and looked at her.
Itsuki averted her gaze, hesitating: "Um... Kuromori-kun, how about we start the lesson today?"
'I haven't found the answer yet... Of course, we can't let him go! Miku needs to see the real face of this boy!'
"..."
Haruto raised an eyebrow slightly, about to speak, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a girl with an ahoge standing not far away. She looked just like Itsuki, with a strand of hair dangling on her head.
"Oops, I've been spotted!"
"Yotsuba, has it really been found out?"
"He... He seems to have seen me." Yotsuba covered her mouth, lowering her voice nervously.
"..."
Ichika slightly raised the corners of her mouth, calmly saying, "Don't worry, we're wearing makeup, it's fine even if we're caught."
On the other side.
Seeing Haruto suddenly go blank, Nino frowned slightly and said, "Kuromori-kun? Are you okay?"
"Yeah."
Haruto shifted his gaze, raising a hand to rub his eyes.
Oddity.
It seemed like he just had a hallucination.
There was another Itsuki...
How could that be!
The corners of Haruto's mouth twitched slightly, and when he looked again, he happened to see another Itsuki appearing. He was absolutely sure this was a different Itsuki.
Ichika: "😉"
She winked and suddenly showed a charming smile, so cute it brightened the entire world.
Haruto: "😐"
'Who am I? Where am I? What's happening in this world?'
Seeing him dazed again, Nino felt a bit displeased. "Kuromori-kun, are you alright?"
"...Something has happened."
Haruto covered his forehead. This time, he was certain of something.
It turns out they weren't twins, but quintuplets!
No wonder there were five identical faces... Please stop staring at him all the time!
Itsuki, Miku... Were there one, two, or four more?
Haruto looked at the Itsuki in front of him with a complicated expression and whispered, "I just want to say one thing now, your mother is truly amazing!"
Nino's heart skipped a beat, had they been found out?
Impossible!
There was no way she had shown any flaws.
It was absolutely impossible to recognize that she wasn't Itsuki!
Nino pursed her lips and said hesitantly, "Kuromori-kun, what are you talking about? Shall we head to the library?"
'So similar! Almost identical to Itsuki! It's so hard to tell what's real and what's fake!'
Haruto looked at the girl in front of him and couldn't help but feel impressed.
One thing was clear—he greatly admired the quintuplets' mother!
At this moment, he took a closer look and quickly found the differences.
He paused for a moment and said, "You're not Itsuki."
Although he didn't know why the girl in front of him was pretending to be Itsuki, he was certain that there was no way she was the real Itsuki.
Nino widened her eyes slightly and exclaimed, "Impossible! How did you know..."
Haruto said, "It's simple, because Itsuki's legs should be more..."
Before he could finish, he suddenly felt a strong murderous aura. He looked up and saw Itsuki staring at him with a smile on her face.
"There are some things you should never say!"
"..."
The corners of Haruto's mouth twitched slightly. He had a feeling that if he uttered those words, Itsuki would instantly turn dark and kill him on the spot!
Sure enough, even though Itsuki was a foodie, she still cared deeply about words like fat and weight!
Haruto changed his words and said, "In short, you're not Itsuki. As her desk mate, I can't mistake her for someone else. That would be too rude."
Nino stared at him for a moment, feeling unwilling and very unsure!
She hummed softly, folding her arms in front of her chest out of habit, and looked up proudly: "Kuromori, just wait for me."
As she spoke, she hid behind the bushes.
Then, five Itsuki walked out one by one, standing in a row, hands on their stomachs, with elegant posture and serious expressions.
"Kuromori-kun, good afternoon."
"Kuromori-kun, guess!"
"Which one of us is Itsuki?"
"If you guess right, we wouldn't mind if you dated Itsuki."
"That's right."
The five Itsukis spoke one after another, their voices melodious and sweet.
"..."
At this moment, being stared at by five ghostly faces, Haruto couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.
The five girls were beautiful and cute, but there were five scary smirks!
But precisely because of that, it highlighted just how adorable these five girls were!
Haruto rubbed his temples and said, "First of all, you've misunderstood. There's nothing going on between me and Itsuki."
"It's okay."
"As long as Kuromori-kun can recognize Itsuki, there will be a reward."
"That's right."
"It's okay if you don't recognize her."
"Please guess, Kuromori-kun!"
"..."
Haruto looked at the five girls with serious expressions, identical appearances, and height, and couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth slightly.
He suddenly remembered a game.
Let's play spot the differences together!
These five standing together and letting people guess—wasn't this the real-life version of "find the differences"?
Haruto thought for a moment and didn't refuse.
Since they wanted to play a game, he could take this opportunity to get to know them better, then ask for their contact information, and use this chance to visit them.
No need to take the opportunity to stalk them.
Ahem, follow up and observe.