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"Can you tell them apart?"
Kisaragi Rin unceremoniously sat beside Kasumigaoka Utaha and asked her.
The Nakano Quintuplets had already gone downstairs from the rooftop, discussing how to test whether Kisaragi Rin could recognize them.
"Yes, I can tell them apart. I just need to use a clairvoyance Skill. The styles and colors of their underwear are all different today: black lace, blue sports bra…"
Kasumigaoka Utaha explained, winking at Kisaragi Rin, and asked, "You wouldn't be using this method to trick these innocent junior girls, would you?"
"Do you think that's possible?"
"You never know. I can understand if a junior boy in puberty does something special because of desire."
"Since Kasumigaoka Utaha can understand me, if something like this happens in the future, you'll be the first person I come to."
"Please, spare me."
Kasumigaoka Utaha pressed her legs together, clasped her hands, and pleaded with Kisaragi Rin.
"I didn't activate any Skill; I simply used my naked eye to see that their hair colors were slightly different."
Kisaragi Rin explained what he saw. Regarding the Nakano Quintuplets, the only similar situation Kisaragi Rin could think of was Kato Megumi. Before becoming a player, Kisaragi Rin could notice her, while Yukinoshita Yukino, who became a player, couldn't even remember Kato Megumi.
Although Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't explicitly state her specific strength, after Spider Mother's probing, she was at least much stronger than Aki Tomoya.
Listening to Kisaragi Rin's explanation, Kasumigaoka Utaha's thigh quickly trembled. After thinking for a while, she made a rather unreliable guess: "I have no idea… Maybe, like in a melodramatic play, they were your lovers in a previous life, so you can tell them apart at a glance in this life."
As she spoke, Kasumigaoka Utaha even got excited, unable to contain the writer's soul within her.
"Look, didn't they also say that their future husband must be able to tell them apart? It's almost like a promise they made to each other in a past life…"
"This is already in the realm of tear-jerking urban fantasy for female readers, isn't it?"
Kisaragi Rin retorted, stopping Kasumigaoka Utaha from continuing to fabricate the melodramatic plot.
Kasumigaoka Utaha regretfully pulled back her thoughts. At this time, the Nakano Quintuplets also returned and did not swap their clothes as Kisaragi Rin had guessed.
"We discussed it, and the school facilities are simple. Only this way can truly verify the result."
Nakano Ichika said, and Nakano Nino, with her head held high, came before Kisaragi Rin and opened her phone, displaying a group photo of the Nakano Quintuplets.
Crucially, in this photo, they were all wearing white pajamas, with no other distinguishing features like headphones or hair clips.
"Can you really tell them apart just from a photo?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha leaned against Kisaragi Rin and grumbled aloud. Her clairvoyance cheat had been sealed.
Kisaragi Rin glanced at the photo and nodded helplessly, saying, "From left to right, they are Ichika, Yotsuba, Nino, Itsuki, and Miku, in that order. It's not difficult at all."
In his eyes, even the hair colors of the five Nakano Quintuplets in that photo were different.
"What? [・_・?]"
Nakano Nino looked at Kisaragi Rin in disbelief. Testing him with a photo was her idea to make things difficult for Kisaragi Rin.
"No way, he can even tell them apart from a photo." Nakano Yotsuba said blankly what the other four also wanted to say.
Facing this result, the five Nakano Quintuplets were a bit at a loss, having never met anyone who could distinguish them like this before.
Nakano Miku suddenly remembered what Nakano Ichika had said, quickly poked her, and hinted with her eyes: Ichika, what should we do…
Under the gaze of her four younger sisters, Nakano Ichika bravely took a step forward, looked at Kisaragi Rin, coughed, and feigned ignorance, saying, "Since Kisaragi can tell us apart, then you have completed the first step to marrying the Nakano sisters. As for the rest, please work harder, Kisaragi… Hehe."
After making a cute "hehe" sound, Nakano Ichika heard a whisper from a demon.
"Since that's the case, then let the eldest sister stay and fulfill the promise. If the rest of you don't want the eldest sister to suffer alone, you can also stay together to share the burden. Maybe each of you will only get one turn… Hehehe…"
The one whispering like a demon was, of course, not Kisaragi Rin, but Kasumigaoka Utaha beside him. At the end, she even let out a dark, delusional laugh.
Kisaragi Rin made a circle with his thumb and forefinger and flicked Kasumigaoka Utaha's forehead, making a crisp sound, stopping her from further delusion.
"Don't mind this guy; she's a complete fantasist."
Kisaragi Rin got up, ready to return to the classroom. His movement startled Nakano Nino, who took a step back, then defiantly moved two steps closer to Kisaragi Rin.
Ignoring Nakano Nino, Kisaragi Rin continued, "Five Nakano sisters, how about we conclude this matter? As long as you don't randomly swap clothes, someone familiar with you can completely distinguish you based on accessories and such."
"Even if someone familiar can tell us apart, there shouldn't be someone like you who can recognize us from a photo."
Nakano Miku thought to herself.
…
Returning to the classroom, Kisaragi Rin saw Hachiman Hikigaya at the door. He handed over a form.
"What is this?" Kisaragi Rin took it.
"A club withdrawal form," Hachiman Hikigaya explained proactively, "It's not for any strange reason. I feel that I have changed, and after talking to Hiratsuka-sensei, she also acknowledged my change. Since that's the case, my request has been fulfilled, and there's no longer any need for me to stay in the Service Club."
The request Hachiman Hikigaya referred to was naturally the reason Hiratsuka-sensei brought him to the Service Club: to ask Yukinoshita Yukino to change Hachiman Hikigaya's distorted personality.
After becoming a player, he experienced various dangers. Although he was still as lonely and disliked socializing as before, he had gained some maturity.
"In that case, this application form can stay with me for now," Kisaragi Rin said with a smile, "As the club president, I'm asking you to become an unofficial member."
Hachiman Hikigaya's dead fish eyes twitched, and he promised, "Then, President, if you need anything, feel free to come to me."
Thinking of Kisaragi Rin's strength, he added, "Of course, there's only one strike per day."
Because during the Demon Slayer mission, his highlight moment was only piercing Kibutsuji Muzan's butt.
Hachiman Hikigaya's newly acquired title effect was no different from his previous "Butt-Piercing Sword," only slightly enhanced.
The help he referred to was naturally using the title.
"Definitely."
Kisaragi Rin held up his fist in front of Hachiman Hikigaya, who also smiled and raised his own to bump Kisaragi Rin's.
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