All Confessions

The autumn wind was gloomy and the weather cool, and the grass and trees shook and the frost became frozen.

It's winter.

But the sunshine in the afternoon is just right, walking on the mountain steps is not cold, and some people are even so hot that they breathe lightly...

Naoki looked at Miku whose face was red, sweat was dripping from her forehead, and she was panting heavily.

As expected, Miku is the weakest person among the Quintuplets. She started panting not long after climbing the mountain. If she were to accidentally get lost on a deserted island and be chased by wild beasts, she would sacrifice herself.

"... Reckless Asakawa, you just sighed?"

Miku looked up with puffed cheeks.

"I don't." Naoki countered "Do you want me to carry you?"

"Not." Miku turned her face away and refused. "I will go alone."

"It's halfway to the cemetery."

"Much easier than the mountains in Kyoto."

While speaking, Yotsuba's scream came from the front.

"There's actually a trail here that I've never found before."

"There really is." Nino said. "There is no way but this, and because many people walk, it becomes a road."

"It seems straight to the valley, I've never seen it…" Ichika suddenly noticed Itsuki's strangeness and tilted his head, "Itsuki, what's wrong with you?"

"It doesn't matter." Itsuki shook his head quickly.

Ichika leaned forward slightly: "Weird."

Itsuki turned his face: "Where is it weird?"

Ichika assumes the standard pose of a famous detective: "You blush."

"Is it normal to blush when climbing a mountain?" Itsuki looked at the path leading to the valley and said with a red face, "Let's go quickly."

Naoki and Miku were left behind.

"Itsuki looks like she just peeked at you." Miku usually doesn't look that smart, but now she's sharper. "You and Itsuki have been to the valley below?"

Naoki looked at the path covered with withered and yellow leaves: "It's a long story..."

One summer night, Naoki comes with Itsuki to offer incense, and suddenly it rains. The two take shelter from the rain in a pavilion below the street. In the blink of an eye, half a year had passed. Now it seemed that Itsuki still clearly remembered what happened that day.

Soon they walked to the cemetery halfway up the mountain.

The verdant mountains that were once full of mountains are now mostly dry and yellow. The tourists are all at the temples at the foot of the mountain. Few people climb mountains. The cemetery in the afternoon is unusually quiet.

When they came to mother's grave, the Quintuplets fell silent and lined up to offer incense.

"Asakawa-kun."

"Asakawa-san."

"Come here."

"Your turn."

After offering the incense, the Quintuplets looked at Naoki one by one, reminding Naoki of the first time he and the Quintuplets came to worship, it all felt like just yesterday.

"I'm coming."

Naoki took the incense from Itsuki and prayed earnestly.

"Asakawa-san, let's give Granny a stick of incense?" Itsuki's suggestion.

Naoki nodded and walked with Itsuki. After being distracted by a ghost incident, he goes to Kamakura with the Quintuplets. After the ghost incident was successfully resolved, Itsuki would bring a stick of incense to Grandma every time she came.

At the same time.

A maple tree not far away caught Nino's attention: "That maple leaf is very beautiful."

With the arrival of winter, the grass and trees withered and turned yellow, and there were only a few maple leaves left on the trees. One of the maple leaves was fiery red, bright as fire, and had a bit of transparency in the sun, it was very beautiful.

"Really beautiful." Ichika nodded, "It is said that the slower the maple leaves fall, the higher the sugar content in them, and even the taste is slightly sweeter."

Yotsuba fell silent: "Nobody really eats leaves, right?"

"Yes." Ichika said, "When we were on a school trip in Kyoto, we even ate fried leaves, and they were delicious."

"Hah?" Yotsuba winked, "Why didn't I know?"

"Ah, I forgot." Ichika raised her hand to cover her mouth "That's the fried maple leaves Asakawa-kun and I ate when we were shopping alone."

Yotsuba: "...I'm suddenly not happy."

"I'll pick that maple leaf." Nino walked towards the maple tree idly, "I can use that as a marker when I get back."

A maple tree grows on the edge of the graveyard, Nino tries to reach out and finds that it is out of reach.

"I'll take it." Yotsuba volunteered.

Ichika reminded: "Yotsuba be careful, don't fall."

"Know."

Yotsuba walked under a tree, jumped, and easily took a leaf into her hands.

"I took it..."

Before she could finish speaking, Yotsuba suddenly felt that the rock beneath his feet suddenly loosened, and before she could react, she rolled down the hillside with the rock.

"Yotsuba?!"

Nino's frantic scream suddenly sounded.

"Asakawa-kun." Ichika's face suddenly changed, "Yotsuba rolled down the mountain."

"Asakawa is reckless." Miku said worriedly, "Come here quickly."

Naoki was still sifting through the dead grass behind the tombstones with Itsuki, when he heard Ichika and Miku's screams, his figure flashed, and he immediately appeared beside the three of them who were about to jump off the hill.

"Be optimistic Nino."

Pushing Nino onto Miku, Naoki looked down the hillside and quickly found the spot where Yotsuba had fallen.

Luckily it was only a hillside, not a cliff, plus being covered in rocks and vegetation, Yotsuba didn't roll too far before being stopped by a dead tree.

Naoki ran down the hill as if walking on the ground, and came to Yotsuba.

"Asakawa-san?"

Yotsuba reluctantly looked up, his voice was weak, his face was pale, and there was a hint of blood on his forehead. Obviously, she wasn't safe as she rolled down the cliff.

"Everything will be fine."

Naoki took Yotsuba and returned to the cliff as if walking on the ground.

"Yotsuba, are you all right?"

"Ehhh, Yotsuba is bleeding from her forehead, quickly go to the hospital."

The four girls huddled together, nervous.

"I'm fine, just a little dizzy..." Yotsuba shook her head with a smile on her face, but unfortunately she wasn't as full of energy as usual, turned to look at Nino, stretched out her right hand, "Nino, sorry, the leaf seems to be crushed.. ."

"What leaf are you talking about at this time?" Nino clenched his fists tightly, his eyes bloodshot, and she blamed herself.

"Heal Yotsuba first."

Naoki hugged Yotsuba, placed her on the bench, and then, under the gazes of the four girls, he lowered his head and kissed Yotsuba on the lips.

Yotsuba opened her eyes wide, and after being stunned there for half a second, her eyelashes fluttered rapidly, and she wanted to dodge, but unfortunately, her body hurt, her head was dizzy, and she was completely helpless to resist.

The atmosphere suddenly calmed down.

After a while.

"I am alright." Yotsuba pushed Naoki away, her face was red, she jumped out of Naoki's arms, and moved her arms and legs, "Asakawa-san is great, it doesn't hurt at all, now it's fine to run a marathon."

"It doesn't matter." Miku breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes slightly red, "You just scared us to death."

"Everything is fine, but who knows that the stone suddenly loosened." Yotsuba scratched her hair, "Too bad there's no adventure when rolling off a cliff."

Itsuki stepped forward and patted the dust off Yotsuba's body, "Is that okay? Do you want to go to the hospital for a checkup, it looks like you're about to faint now."

"It's fine, Asakawa-san is much better than doctors," Yotsuba's voice was cheerful, her eyes shifted to look at Nino who had a complicated expression, "It's a special situation now… Doctors treat patients and there's no gender in her eyes, Nino, don't take it to heart."

Naoki's calm voice suddenly sounded: "I like Yotsuba."

"Eh?"

Yotsuba was shocked, her face flushed, and she looked at Naoki in panic.

The other four girls also looked at Naoki.

The Quintuplets' eyes were all focused on Naoki.

"As-Asakawa-san, what did you just say?" Yotsuba blushed, and wanted to save face.

"I like Yotsuba." Naoki repeated.

"That kind of thing…"

"I like Yotsuba."

Yotsuba's face blushed, finally defeated, she stared at her toes.

Naoki's eyes turned, looked at Ichika, and continued:

"Even though Ichika is always in bed, often bullies people for fun, and has a bad heart, but...as expected, I still like her a lot."

"Asakawa-kun is too much." Ichika puffed out her cheeks "I would confess like that."

Naoki looks at Miku again:

"I said it again on the eve of the summer festival, and now I say it again... I will always like Miku."

Miku held the headphones to her chest with her right hand, her face red and she didn't speak.

Naoki looked at Itsuki again and continued, "And then Itsuki..."

The ahoge hair on top of Itsuki's head trembled slightly, looked down at his toes, and heard Naoki say:

"After eating so many Itsuki meat buns, I have to take responsibility."

Itsuki's cheeks puffed up rapidly, and couldn't help but say: "…Why are you saying meat buns at a time like this!"

"I like Itsuki."

Itsuki was quickly overpowered, blushing and not speaking.

"Finally Nino." Naoki's eyes fixed on Nino, "Today I officially say it for the first time, I like Nino."

Nino said in disbelief, "Stupid Asakawa, did you confess to the five of us together?"

"That's right." Naoki admitted honestly, "I like all five of you, so I want all of them."

"...How could it be!" Nino shouted.

She is very happy that Naoki confessed to the girl he likes.

But when Naoki also confesses to his other sister, it's just too greedy!

"You can say such things, are you an idiot!" Nino is annoyed.

"Humans have limits." Naoki said confidently, "So I decided not to be human."

"Don't play JOJO lines this time!"

Nino covered his forehead: "You actually want to ask for everything, do you think we will agree?"

Nino saw no one responding to her.

"All of you ..."

Nino looked at the silent Ichika, Miku Yotsuba and Itsuki, his black butterfly hair accessory vibrated:

"Do you all agree?!"

A scene from the past suddenly appeared in his mind.

Why did Miku suddenly get angry and ignore Naoki.

Yotsuba... No abnormality appeared.

Itsuki has been in a daze all this time...

Nino bit his lip tightly.

Everyone knows that, and is just hiding it from her? !

"I don't." Ichika's voice sounded, she looked serious, and looked at Naoki with heartless eyes, "Asakawa-kun actually wants to have everything, right? Considering our feelings?"

"Want a harem, won't your kidneys be damaged?"

"All in all, I'm going back and forth with Nino." Ichika's expression was serious "Nino won't let you open the harem, I would never agree."

Miku: "😐"

Ichika is still lying to Nino, she not only agrees, but secretly helps!

Yotsuba reacted, blushed and said:

"Then I wouldn't agree to such a thing... unless Nino agrees."

Miku opened her eyes.

Yotsuba couldn't agree more.

Itsuki stuttered: "Sorry, my head is a little messed up and I don't know anything."

Everyone's eyes were on Miku.

Miku looked at Naoki, and gave her verdict: "...Guilty, Harakiri!"

"Sorry, Harakiri will stain the ground and cause trouble for others." Naoki finished complaining, looked at Nino and said firmly, "Nino said before that she wants five people to date together..."

"When did I say this?!" Nino glared at him in embarrassment.

"In a dream world." Naoki's expression was serious, "You guys have to remember that when we first met at the hospital, Nino said that as long as mother could be cured, the five of you would marry me."

The dream world's memory has always been very clear, and it has never been forgotten to this day. After hearing Naoki's reminder, Nino quickly remembered it, his face flushed, and she gritted his teeth:

"It's a dream, don't take it seriously."

Naoki sighed: "I remember Ichika often said about the family rules of the Nakano family, and you have to stick to your words. Nino, please obey the family rules."

"Pah!"

Nino is getting angrier, Naoki still makes excuses when he wants a harem. Is this something a human can do!

"Nino, let's go." Ichika's expression was serious, and she kept jumping backwards, "Don't talk to Asakawa-kun."

Nino glared at Naoki, turned his head and walked down the mountain.

Several other girls glanced at Naoki and followed.

Naoki walked at the end with peace of mind.

Due to the impact of Yotsuba's slip, Nino's reaction was much less than before, and could almost be described as a light cloud and light breeze.

With Nino's stubborn character, as long as she didn't say anything at first, the rest would be easier to deal with.

On the way down the mountain.

Nino gradually returned to it, and always felt that something was wrong, so she couldn't help looking at Ichika with suspicious eyes: "...Is there anything else you're hiding from me?"

"Of course not." Ichika shared the same loathing, "It's impossible for all of us to promise Asakawa-kun to open the harem, or even help secretly?"

Miku: "😐"

Lie.

All lies.

Ichika lied to you.

Knowing the truth in the future, Nino will definitely vomit blood.