After convincing Kaede, Rin Ito found Kaguya, who had a camera hanging around her neck, and Ai Hayasaka, who was playing on her phone beside her, in the cosplay area.
Neither of them had much interest in the anime subculture; they were just dragged along by the Fujiwara sisters to attend Winter Comiket. However, upon arriving, the Fujiwara sisters grabbed Kei and ran off to who knows where.
Since she was already here, Kaguya decided to take some photos.
Both of them had changed into their winter clothes.
A blue scrunchie tied Hayasaka's shoulder-length blonde hair into a side ponytail. Her delicate fingertips, painted with bright blue nail polish, peeked out from the sleeves of her light gray jacket, giving her quite a gyaru vibe. Around her neck was a burgundy fringed scarf.
Hayasaka's upper body outfit perfectly fit the winter atmosphere, but her lower half consisted of a short, black pleated skirt, seemingly belonging to an entirely different season.
Kaguya's outfit was similar to Hayasaka's, with her upper and lower halves in completely different seasons. Her upper half was a dark coat paired with a plaid scarf, but her lower half was a short skirt.
"Did you take any good photos?"
"Mmh, I took a lot of photos." Kaguya stepped in front of Rin Ito, turning her back to him so he could look over her shoulder at the camera screen. "A lot of photos of girls dressed in strange outfits, like they stepped right out of a manga."
As if feeling Rin Ito's gaze brush against her skin, Kaguya felt the temperature of her cheeks gradually rising.
"In this kind of weather, we should be staying home playing on our phones." Ai Hayasaka looked up at the blushing Kaguya with an exasperated expression. "What's so fun about a place like this? It's crowded and freezing."
Kaguya couldn't deny it was crowded and freezing, but she had also taken many excellent photos.
Looking at the young boys and girls in the photos—waiting in endless lines without complaint, their faces filled with pure anticipation—the corners of Kaguya's mouth curled up unconsciously... Capturing moments like this is exactly why I want to become a photographer.
Winter Comiket really is a great place to take photos.
"So... why are you looking for us instead of watching your booth?" Ai Hayasaka put down her phone, looked up, and glanced at Rin Ito. "I suggested we go find you earlier, but Kaguya kept getting shy. Just now, when you asked where we were, Kaguya was so excited she kept looking around instead of taking photos... just like a little kid."
"Ai! What nonsense are you talking about? I... I did not!"
"It's like this..." Rin Ito briefly explained his plan to help Sajuna regain her confidence regarding flat chests to Kaguya and Hayasaka. "How about it? Do you want to join?"
After hearing it, both their faces darkened. It wasn't because Rin Ito was inviting them to a sex party, but because...
"Ito-kun... Are you saying we were chosen to participate in your slutty game purely because we are flat-chested!?" Kaguya, wearing a stiff smile, stared deeply into Rin Ito's eyes with a demonic expression.
"That's going too far!" Ai Hayasaka was also so angry her shoulders trembled. Does he think only Sajuna feels inferior about being flat-chested, and I don't!? If I didn't care, I wouldn't be stuffing my bra with pads!
Besides... a sex party or whatever is fine. Even going as far as inviting my mom to join the party is fine. Although I'm not that close to Sajuna, helping her out is fine too. But... you specifically sought us out because we're flat-chested!?
So angry!
Kaguya's cheeks puffed out like an angry hamster!
"Ai, let's go!"
Kaguya grabbed Hayasaka's hand, turning around to leave, but Rin Ito wasn't in a hurry at all.
"Kaede is also participating as a representative of the busty faction."
Hearing Rin Ito's words, Kaguya's footsteps halted.
Although Kaede's breasts weren't as massive as Suzu's, she was much more sensitive and weaker than Suzu. Furthermore, she acted as an excellent Kaguya-bait.
Kaguya and Kaede weren't actually close; they hadn't partied together and had only met a few times. However, Kaguya, as one of the few with an NTR stat exceeding 90, constantly pondered how to completely snatch Rin Ito away from those 'sluts'.
Kaguya wanted Rin Ito all to herself—with Ai as an exception at most. This inevitably meant a direct clash with Kaede.
Since Kaede is participating... perfect!
Besides, Chika is participating too. With a little scheming, I can easily use her as cannon fodder. Three against one, the advantage is mine!
"..." Kaguya remained silent for a moment before speaking. "Alright, I'll participate."
Ai Hayasaka didn't know what to say for a moment... He reeled her right back in with just the mention of Kaede!
...
After wandering the cosplay area with the two for a while, Rin Ito left. However, he didn't return to the booth. Instead, he found the five idiots of the Nakano family.
It wasn't that Rin Ito wanted to drag them into participating; he just wanted to see what they were doing.
"You're just wearing dresses? Aren't you cold?"
After locating them using their shared location and seeing their outfits, Rin Ito didn't know what to say... At least Hayasaka and Kaguya were wearing winter clothes on their upper halves. These girls were just wearing a single white dress.
That's right, their outfits were incredibly simple. To maintain uniformity, all five wore pink wigs paired with identical white dresses.
Aside from action cameras clipped to their collars, they had removed all small accessories like hairpins. Rin Ito guessed that, apart from their nipple piercings and various crystals, they weren't wearing any other jewelry.
"Hehe..." Yotsuba sneakily leaned close to Rin Ito and used her finger to pull open her collar slightly. "We've stuck heat packs all over, so it's not that cold. Plus, we're wearing stuff under our long skirts."
"That's more like it... How's your video shooting going? Remember to ask for people's permission before posting the prank video online."
"We've been properly asking for permission. So annoying, do you think we're little kids? Stop petting my head! Hmph... since you're here, watch how we film our videos." Nino impatiently slapped Rin Ito's hand away, then turned to her sisters. "How about that girl over there in the maid outfit? If it's fine, I'll go first, and you guys hide behind her."
After saying that, Nino walked up to greet the cosplayer in the maid outfit, while Ichika led the other four to hide a short distance behind her.
"Hello, may I take a picture with you?"
"No problem."
The girl and Nino each held out a hand, using their fingers to form a heart shape. After lifting her phone to snap a selfie, Nino thanked the girl and walked away. To the girl, it seemed like an ordinary photo request. However...
"Hello, may I take a picture with you?"
"Of course, no problem... Eh?" When the girl turned her head and saw a face identical to the girl from just now, she froze. Her gaze darted back and forth between the pink-haired girl in front of her and the direction the previous pink-haired girl had walked off to.
She just walked into the hall... there's no way she could have circled back this quickly...
"Is there something wrong with my outfit?" Ichika tilted her head, interrupting the girl's thoughts.
"I-I... It's nothing... let's take the picture."
The photo process was exactly the same as before. After taking the photo, the girl stared intensely at the direction the pink-haired girl had walked off to. And then...
"Hello, may I take a picture with you?"
"...?"
The girl in the maid outfit started doubting her own sanity... She looked all around.
"Is something wrong?" Yotsuba blinked, holding back her laughter.
"N-Nothing." The girl in the maid outfit caught a glimpse of the action camera clipped to Yotsuba's collar and more or less figured it out.
She had seen twin prank videos online before, some taking photos, some asking for directions... Now there were three. She wanted to see just how many more would pop out!
The result...
Five!
Five in a row!
The girl in the maid outfit was utterly numb. Until the end, when all five appeared in front of her, she couldn't believe that identical quintuplets actually existed in this world.
"Sorry to bother you! We are quintuplet sisters. Besides our action cameras, there's another camera recording over there... May we post this video online?"
Ichika waved at Rin Ito.
"The one recording everything over there is my boyfriend."
"Posting it online is fine, but I just have one question." The girl in the maid outfit didn't refuse. After Rin Ito walked over, she stared at him seriously. "Can you tell the difference between your girlfriend and her sisters?"
"Of course, it's no problem. As long as you have love, you can tell them apart."
After a brief chat, Rin Ito helped the girl take a group photo with all five sisters before leaving. Watching the six of them walk away, the girl actually had another question she was too embarrassed to ask.
The five sisters are practically identical. Has he ever gotten into the wrong bed or kissed the wrong person?
If she had asked, Rin Ito would have definitely given her a resounding 'no'. After all, in reality... As long as all five are in the exact same bed, it's impossible to get into the wrong bed!