Chapter 407: On How to Distinguish the Nakano Quintuplets
In the dining room.
Sakurai Saki noticed that the way Nakano Yotsuba was looking at him seemed off.
She looked at him as if an interrogator were staring at a criminal.
"Yotsuba, what's wrong? Do you also want to go out this afternoon?"
"N-no, not at all. I think staying home is fine, you can go hang out with Miku." Nakano Yotsuba bit the tip of her chopsticks, hurriedly rejecting his suggestion.
Just thinking about Sakurai Saki being intimate with her sisters in a place Hayasaka Ai didn't know about made her feel scared.
The rumor Itsuki once heard had actually become reality in this way!
Sakurai-san was really a scumbag! Unbelievable!
Usually he was always very serious with everyone, completely without any intention of going further, so how did he suddenly turn into a scumbag "who takes advantage of everyone"? No matter how she thought about it, Yotsuba couldn't imagine such a scene.
'But earlier when I was alone with Sakurai-san, he didn't act weird at all.' Yotsuba felt very curious about this.
She and Miku looked quite alike, yet he had no improper intentions whatsoever.
Could it be that Sakurai-san distinguished everyone very clearly?
"Sakurai-san, can you tell the five of us apart?" Yotsuba asked, her question a bit abrupt.
Sakurai Saki put down his chopsticks, thought for a moment, then answered: "What do you mean? If it's just based on daily outfits, that's not difficult at all."
"Oh, what if everyone removed their hair accessories and styled their hair the same way?"
"That's fine too. Even without touching, just looking, I can roughly tell."
"I see." Yotsuba nodded, then blinked rapidly, her brain operating at full speed.
What did "without touching" mean?
If he touched them, then he could distinguish all of them? Eh! Was that what he meant?
"Each of you has a different aura, and it's even easier to tell when you talk."
"Talking?"
"For example, when Yotsuba laughs, she usually makes a sound like 'ehehe~', it's very cute." Sakurai Saki imitated Yotsuba's laugh.
"Cute? That sounds kind of weird to me." Nino cut in.
"Is… is my laugh weird?" Yotsuba looked at Miku, seeking agreement.
"A little bit." Miku chose to be honest.
But still very cute.
"What about you, Itsuki? Do you think it's weird?"
"I've heard it a lot, so it doesn't sound weird anymore." Nakano Itsuki replied calmly.
The green rabbit-ear ribbon on Nakano Yotsuba's head drooped like a wilted scallion, completely losing its energy.
'So my laugh really is weird.'
"You girls think it's weird? I think it's cute. On the contrary, for a girl full of energy like Yotsuba, that laugh fits your image even more. I think it's very fitting." Sakurai Saki said, then continued eating.
Yesterday he had eaten too much in the afternoon, so he didn't eat dinner, and now he was a bit hungry.
"Ehehe~" Nakano Yotsuba unconsciously let out a silly laugh.
But before she could enjoy it for a few seconds, realizing the situation, she hurriedly forced herself to stop.
How scary, she almost let Sakurai-san raise her affection points.
'He compliments everything, no wonder Miku and Nino were drawn to him, the attack power of this scumbag is too strong!' Yotsuba reminded herself firmly — she absolutely must not like this person!
This person was a scumbag. Even if he was handsome, smart, and apparently came from a wealthy family, she must not like him!
Sakurai Saki continued the earlier topic about distinguishing the quintuplets.
"And Miku, her voice isn't like you girls, it's gentler. Once you hear it, you can tell right away."
"So you don't think I'm gentle?" Nino didn't realize this about herself at all.
"Gentle." Sakurai Saki lied more easily than breathing.
Nino looked doubtful: "Really?"
You don't even believe yourself, yet you still ask me? Sakurai Saki rolled his eyes internally.
But Nino was always like that; being able to maintain her nature until now was already a kind of special talent.
"Really, why would I lie to you?"
"It feels like you're brushing me off."
Sorry, you guessed it right.
Nino changed the topic: "If I dressed the same as them, would you still recognize me?"
"Among the five of you, your aura stands out so much there's no need to guess. You shine like the sun in the dark night." Sakurai Saki wondered why eating dinner had turned into such a strange quintuplet-identification game.
"Hmph, anyway, that's still a compliment, right?" Nino knew her own flaws, but she didn't want to change.
Changing too much would make her lose her individuality and blend into the crowd.
At this moment, Itsuki was also curious—if she disguised herself, how would Sakurai recognize her?
"Sa—"
Before she could finish her sentence, she noticed Sakurai Saki's gaze subconsciously glancing down at her thighs.
Itsuki: "###!"
What did he mean by that?
Her thighs were bigger than the other sisters', so just one glance and he could tell?
And he even looked at her with such a terrible expression—Sakurai-san, would you like to reconsider that?
"It's actually quite difficult to recognize Itsuki." Sakurai Saki sensed a dangerous aura.
Itsuki: "You're lying, aren't you?"
"How could I? I have no reason to lie."
Right, he had no reason to lie.
Just be honest, she wouldn't be angry—so would he consider telling the truth?
Nakano Itsuki smiled dangerously, "Sakurai-san, repeat after me, okay…"
Sakurai Saki quickly responded: "Nakano Itsuki is a woman with a perfect figure, beautiful and kind."
"You still remember?" Hearing his words, Itsuki felt a little touched.
This was something she had said a year ago, yet he still remembered it!
"I remember everyone who has ever threatened me."
And afterward, he would take proper revenge!
But considering how she 'begged' him several times last night, he would let this small matter slide.
"What the heck, your personality is awful, holding a grudge for a whole year?" Itsuki tried recalling if she had angered him, and realized apparently not that much.
"An eye for an eye is my motto. But it's fine—since I got my revenge last night, all debts are cleared."
"You bullied me just because of that?" Now Itsuki understood why he didn't show her mercy last night.
So it was because of something from a year ago?!
"Revenge? Last night?" Yotsuba the little rabbit's ears were extremely sharp—she immediately caught the key point.
Itsuki wouldn't have…
No no no, with Itsuki's personality, becoming Sakurai-san's lover? Impossible. Even being friends with benefits was impossible.
"Kuhum kuhum… I was talking about the game." Itsuki hurried to explain.
"Ohya, the game~" Nino teased.
"Saki-kun, what did you do with Itsuki yesterday?" Miku asked in surprise.
If they were supposed to treat each other like lovers, then asking something like this should be okay… right?
"…I'll talk about it privately later."
"All right, we'll talk later."
Nakano Itsuki froze: "What about my opinion?"
He wasn't seriously planning to tell Miku, right?
No way! Absolutely not!
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