Girl's Perspective (Part 2)

　　[...After eating, it's time to see you off.]

　　When they heard this sentence at the beginning, they breathed a sigh of relief. Shinichi has absolutely no intention of compromising with Fuutarou.

　　Nino even showed a happy smile, and said softly: "This person really belongs to me..."

　　Sensing the suspicious eyes, she swallowed the last words, and covered her mouth with her face rosy.

　　[...Matcha soda?] [...This is a drink I like to drink recently.]

　　Miku lowered her head and stroked her bangs, the corner of her mouth forming a soft smile.

　　"Are you liking it more and more…?"

　　Hearing these inaudible mutters, Ichika patted her head, clearly happy for her in her heart, but somehow, complicated feelings kept her from laughing along.

　　[...Because I don't want to eat red bean rice.]

　　When Itsuki heard that, she finally understood the reason why Shinichi didn't bring his bento. She was about to pull out her notebook to write about this, but found that there was no room for five people to reach into their pockets as they huddled in front of the door, then copied it into a notebook.

　　(Asada-kun doesn't like eggplant... Maybe he doesn't like soft food?)

　　The next topic became much more serious, and they couldn't hold back their expressions, silently listening to Shinichi's statement to Fuutarou.

　　[... We are not qualified to make comments that are not responsible for their choices!]

　　Fuutarou's sharp reply also reached their ears.

　　[...I'm not doing my job properly, I can't enjoy my salary with peace of mind!]

　　Nino clicked her tongue in displeasure, but her fingernails dug into her palms, a reluctant expression on her face.

Yotsuba lowered her head with a complicated expression.

　　Because of Fuutarou's cruel but true words, the atmosphere inside the door suddenly became somber, and the conversation that followed was also blurred out, making it hard to hear.

　　At this moment, Shinichi's firm and confident words sounded especially clear, as if shattering the gloomy atmosphere.

　　[They never give up learning, it's just that you can't see it!]

　　[You don't understand Ichika's persistence.]

　　Ichika pressed her left chest, bit her lower lip slowly, and her face turned red.

[You don't understand Nino's pride.]

　　Nino covered her face with her hands, crouched on the ground with her ears red.

　　[You don't understand Miku's gentleness.]

　　Miku clasped her hands, the impulsiveness seemed to overflow, and smiled.

　　[You don't understand Yotsuba's efforts.]

Yotsuba was stunned for a moment, and a bright and cheerful smile returned to her face.

　　[You don't understand Itsuki's seriousness.]

Itsuki stroked her chest with one hand, closed her eyes gently, and smiled softly.

　　[You don't understand, the quintuplets are more dazzling than anyone else to me.]

　　[Whatever means you have, go ahead and use them. After all, in front of them, I'm still there!]

　　That extremely clear announcement couldn't be stopped by a mere iron gate, so it struck the quintuplet girl's heart extremely strongly.

　　Even Yotsuba blushed, crouching in front of the door with a hot face in her hands, not daring to look at others.

　　——Although the same was true for the other four people, each of them blushed like an apple, their eyes roamed around frantically, and they always felt that their loud heartbeats were ringing in the ears.

　　"Shinichi...!" Miku was unable to contain her inner urge, she got up and wanted to open the door and rushed to the roof, and hugged him tightly.

　　But as soon as she touched the doorknob, she was forcefully pressed down by the other four.

　　Because when she opens the door, there will be light, and that light will light up this dark tunnel.

　　——Miku, you can open it, at least it will take a while for the heat on my face to subside...

　　During the silent entanglement, the sound of Shinichi's footsteps slowly approached the door, and they were shocked. They were about to exit the hallway and flee in panic, when Fuutarou's voice was heard again, letting them know the conversation wasn't over.

　　After that, all the facts he had told, as well as the very likely future, made them quickly regain their composure, and their expressions turned pale.

　　[Or will you go to war against their father and ask the six of them to elope together to the ends of the earth?]

The quintuplets' faces turned red again.

　　Miku imagines the scene where she elopes with Shinichi, and whispers: "...You can do it!"

　　Ichika pretended not to hear.

　　Shinichi seemed to be convinced by those words, as long as he was silent, the quintuplets' hearts tensed up. But subsequent developments began to exceed their expectations.

　　[Because of these words, I can only say them to you, and only to you!]

　　"Because you are Uesugi Fuutarou... Perhaps, I should thank you for giving me the chance to say that.]

　　Outside the door, love overflows, but inside the door falls into a deathly silence.

　　Nino's eyes became darker, a sweet smile tugged at the corner of her mouth, and at the same time seriously contemplated whether to cut Fuutarou into 4 pieces or 44 pieces.

　　Miku nearly fell over, Ichika hurriedly supported her, hearing her mutter something like "So Shinichi has that kind of interest..."

　　Yotsuba's eyes widened, as if she had heard some frightening news.

　　Itsuki tilted her head, she was only surprised that the relationship between the two was so good.

　　[Ugh, my God, I feel sick even when you say that...]

　　Hearing Shinichi's defense like this, Ichika almost laughed out loud.

　　The others hurriedly covered their mouths, listening in fright to the voice outside the door.

　　Then, they heard Fuutarou's footsteps walking quickly towards the door.

　　"Everyone, quickly retreat!"

　　Itsuki hastily called out orders in a hurry, but several people had already crowded in front of the door, and they couldn't move for a while.

　　"We'll be found out this way... Ichika, you get out of Nino's armpit first—"

　　In a panic, Fuutarou had arrived at the door.

　　The five people, who thought everything was over, suddenly stopped when they heard him ask Shinichi again.

　　[...If you faced them, what would you say?]

　　The quintuplets stopped breaking away, and clung to the door panel together in tacit understanding, listening to Shinichi's words with a serious expression.

　　Then the more they listened, the more excited their hearts became, and the five of them blushed even more.

　　The feeling of trusting them unconditionally, the true heart that he didn't want to say in front of them, became so touching through a door.

　　After Shinichi finished answering, he obviously wanted to leave now, but when he heard Fuutarou ask "that question", the five of them still couldn't move, and were waiting for his answer with a complicated mood.

　　[Which quintuplets do you like the most?]

　　The quintuplets' heart beats like a drum.

　　At this time, Fuutarou suddenly opened the door.

　　The sunlight greeted those who were caught off guard, like falling dominoes, the five of them fell into a pile in front of the door, and different screams sounded at the same time.

　　After that, the quintuplets' embarrassed eyes and Shinichi's stiff expression finally met under the not-so-bright sky.

　　There was death silence, only Yotsuba whispered something.

　　"Ah, Asada-san's eyes are dead..."

　　At the same time, Fuutarou burst out laughing.

　　In this not-so-pleasant background sound, the man who turned into a stone statue seemed to be blown to death by the wind, and was slowly losing his breath of life.