The Quintessential Quintuplets (五等分の花嫁)

I was having a dream.

Hey, look!

Kyoto Station, we were just there!

Whoa! For real?

It was a dream about that day... when we first met.

The camping trip was full of disasters.

My cold turned into the flu.

Which was serious enough that I wound up

having to be admitted to the hospital.

I think maybe...

...they all came to visit me.

Nah, probably not.

Nino.

Nobody's around, right?

Don't just barge in! This is my room!

Yeah, and?

Who do you think is paying for you to stay here?

Yeah, about that.

You guys didn't have to get me the fancy private suite.

All the nurses have been spreading rumors

about how I'm the hospital director's secret love child.

What'd you expect?

My sisters thought you were teetering on the brink of death,

so they acted as quickly as they could.

Right, but your dad's the one

footing the bill for all this, isn't he?

Exactly!

And that's essentially the same thing as us paying for it!

Wow. Talk about out of touch.

Anyway, this is a surprise.

I wasn't expecting you to be the first person to visit me.

Uh.

Yeah. Well, I was free.

-- --

On second thought, I'm super busy!

By the way, I was never here, do you understand?

Hey, Uesugi!

Was Nino just in here a minute ago?

Yotsuba.

Hey, teach! Haven't seen you since the school trip.

How have you been feeling?

Three of you? Really?

Ah! Thank goodness!

I'm so glad you're still alive!

Heh. Well, yeah.

What, did you come to pay your respects?

Ah! I can definitely smell Nino in here.

Wow, is her BO really that bad?

It must suck to be her.

It's my perfume!

To tell the truth,

you did have us kinda worried for a while there.

Your temperature climbed up so high,

we were afraid you might not make it through.

I'm happy you're feeling better.

You can call us if you get lonely.

We'll come right over and take care of you.

That's nice, but I'd rather be by myself, so-- Ah!

Stop it, Futaro. You're being a jerk again.

Also, here. I grabbed all the printouts from class.

Sorry it took me a while to drop them off.

I guess you're still going then?

Yeah.

I think... I might quit school.

Heh. So you're showing a little commitment for once.

Hey! You've got a crappy way of saying thank you!

I always thought school was boring.

That quitting would be easy to do.

But I think I'll stay a while.

There's something I can't leave behind.

You're insensitive, stubborn, and downright mean.

So why...

...does it have to be you?

Do you not like hospital food?

Uhh...

If you'd asked me, I would've cooked something for you.

You know, suddenly my appetite's all gone.

You should eat.

Ahh.

Hey.

Miku's right, you need to keep your strength up.

Seriously?

A-ha! There you are!

What are you, a dog? Hey, watch it!

--Let go of me! --We should let him rest!

All right then, guess we'll see you later.

Hope you get to feeling better real soon, Futaro.

Hang on.

That's weird. I do feel a bit better.

You're supposed to be discharged tomorrow,

right, Uesugi?

Yeah.

Aren't you worried about your studies?

Nah, not really.

I can keep my grades up, but I am concerned

about this gaggle of idiots I have to teach.

Is that so?

Well, your exam's all done.

Would you stop shoving me?

Hm?

You shouldn't yell in a hospital.

I can't help it! I'm really tense right now!

Speaking of which...

I guess I should probably tell 'em "thanks"

for coming to see me.

Jeez, it's just a dumb needle.

You'll never get your ears pierced if you're too scared.

Needle?

Oh! Uesugi!

I shoulda known. You came here for something else.

Well, yeah, duh. Our vaccinations.

We get them every year around this time.

But Itsuki and Nino try to run away.

So? I just hate pain!

It's nice that we could stop by

and see Uesugi in the same trip, though, huh?

I get it.

You selfish meatheads! You suck!

Sir! Please don't yell in the hospital!

You're sick! Go and get back into bed!

Okay.

Uesugi, I expect nothing but the very best from you.

Huh?

That's funny. He seems so familiar.

It was years ago...

...but the scene is burned into my brain

as if it happened yesterday.

Hm?

Right, that was...

Futaro Uesugi!

Bye-bye!

Why did... I think of that?

Oh, good, it's just you. You startled me.

What? You're the one who's acting scary, not me!

Aren't your sisters looking for you?

Nah, not that I know of!

Anyway, I came here to ask you something.

Tell me honestly.

What's your real reason for studying so hard?

I guess because it's my job to as a student. That's all.

What's wrong with you?

I'm gonna stare you down

until you give me a better answer than that!

Okay.

Then I'm just gonna keep staring at you

until you can't take it anymore!

All right, fine, you do that!

Whichever person quits staring first is the loser!

Ah, young love.

So precious.

I refuse to leave this room until you answer me.

Ugh, gimme a break here.

Woo-hoo! I win!

Aww...

Ha! That means you get the dare!

Oh, please, not that! Anything but that!

I still can't eat fish after that last time!

Sorry! Rules are rules!

Cut it out, Futaro.

We have to keep it quiet while we're on the train, okay?

Boring! Let's live a little!

What fun is a school trip if you're gonna be

such a goody-two-shoes the whole time, huh, Takebayashi?

Ugh. All right, all right already.

You gotta let Sanada be part of the game too, though.

Since the teachers grouped us all up.

Nah. I would rather not.

Is that math?

What are you still doing homework for, you gigantic nerd?

Don't!

Throw all that useless crap away!

Check out what I brought with me!

Wow, a camera!

So cool!

Yeah, I stole it from my dad's work stuff. No big deal.

Come on, Takebayashi. Do you wanna take a...?

You okay?

They're close. They have been for years now.

They live near each other, and their parents are friends.

They even take vacations together.

The class reps make a good pair, huh?

Huh?

Would you please stop taking pictures and hurry up?

Oh. Okay.

-- --

Aw, man, that really hurts!

What happened?

My stomach is killing me. I probably ate something rotten.

I'm gonna go to the can. I'll catch you guys later.

Throw all that useless crap away!

Guess that's me.

You!

You just took my photo without permission!

Huh? What's your deal, lady?