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It was almost time for the afternoon class when Kisaragi Rin finally rushed back. Kato Megumi put down her paper and pen, turned around, and told Kisaragi Rin, "Someone came looking for you this morning."
"Who was it?" Kisaragi Rin asked.
Kato Megumi counted on her fingers, listing them one by one in her calm voice.
"Sawamura Eriri, Shiina Mahiru, Yukinoshita Yukino, Yuigahama Yui. Those were the girls."
Kato Megumi's presence allowed her to observe the entire process from the side.
After listing them, Kato Megumi even feigned an air of admiration, sighing, "Except for Yuigahama Yui, the others are all top-ranked school beauties at Soubu High."
"I really feel for Yuigahama Yui, but what's with the school beauties? Does Soubu High even have such a ranking?" Kisaragi avoided Kato Megumi's gaze, took a pink hat from his backpack, and handed it to her as a bribe.
"It was ranked by a strange student named Aki Tomoya. Angel Shiina Mahiru, Ice Queen Yukinoshita Yukino, Flame Queen Miura Yumiko, Blonde Fairy Sawamura Eriri, Perfect Senpai Kasumigaoka Utaha…", "However, due to issues with the ranking order, he was reportedly beaten by dissatisfied students later."
Kato Megumi took the hat and looked at it. It was very cute, and handmade too, which meant it wasn't cheap.
"What a chuunibyou-filled title, but who did he rank first?"
Kisaragi Rin asked curiously.
Each one was a uniquely charming beautiful girl; no wonder he got beaten for the ranking.
Kato Megumi provided the answer, "It was Angel. Aki Tomoya's reason was that Shiina Mahiru had the most pure, two-dimensional feeling."
Kato Megumi returned the hat to Kisaragi Rin and calmly asked, "It looks very cute. Is Kisaragi planning to give it to someone?"
"It's for you, to thank Megumi for generously helping me when I was in a difficult situation."
Kisaragi Rin helped Kato Megumi put it on. The pink hat paired with her bob cut looked very cute; it truly matched his aesthetic.
Kato Megumi thought carefully for a moment before remembering the incident.
At that time, it was their first year, and Kisaragi Rin's first month's rent in Chiba was borrowed from Kato Megumi.
"Then I shall accept it without reservation."
Kato Megumi took off the hat and put it into her desk drawer. Although, with her presence, wearing it during class wouldn't have been an issue anyway.
The afternoon class was with the math teacher, but today's class was a bit different. He walked in with an unfamiliar girl.
Kato Megumi gently nudged Kisaragi Rin, who was about to fall asleep, and whispered, "It seems there's a transfer student."
"Transfer student?"
Kisaragi Rin glanced over. She was wearing the Soubu High uniform, black tights, headphones around her neck, and her slightly long hair covered her right eye.
"She's very pretty, isn't she?"
"Indeed, not bad."
Kisaragi Rin nodded, looking at her headphones and guessing she was one of The Nakano Quintuplets.
Sure enough, under the gaze of her classmates, she wrote the name "Nakano Miku" on the blackboard.
Then she just stood there, with no intention of introducing herself further.
The math teacher didn't mind this independent behavior; such a level was nothing among Soubu High students. He began to scan the classroom for a place for her to sit.
He finally locked on Kisaragi Rin, saying, "Nakano, please sit in the seat next to Kisaragi, the tallest one in the class."
Kato Megumi listened expressionlessly. Kisaragi Rin helplessly raised his hand and reminded him, "Teacher, someone is already sitting next to me."
The math teacher then awkwardly looked for another seat for Nakano Miku, wiping his sweat and muttering, "That's strange, I clearly didn't notice anyone there just now."
After much searching, Nakano Miku still ended up near Kisaragi Rin, as this was the only available seat.
Transferring schools again, the somewhat timid Nakano Miku intended to listen attentively to the lesson. As the definition symbols from the math teacher's mouth continuously poured into her ears, her expression grew bewildered.
If a top student's reaction to a teacher's lecture is "Your next line is!", then Nakano Miku's reaction was "Your previous line was?"
It was no different from her previous school; Nakano Miku learned nothing.
She wanted to see the reactions of other classmates, wondering if the math teacher's content was too advanced.
Then, she saw Kisaragi Rin, who was already asleep beside her.
And the math teacher continued to lecture, with no intention of bothering him.
"Is he a delinquent, a bad student?"
"I must study hard and not be like him."
With this thought, Nakano Miku patted her face and listened to the lecture with determined eyes…
It was only after school in the afternoon that Kato Megumi gently nudged Kisaragi Rin, "School's out."
Kisaragi Rin stretched his body. As expected of the math teacher, he was better at hypnosis than teachers of other subjects.
Most of the class had already left. Kisaragi Rin glanced at the newly arrived Nakano Miku; she was lying on her desk, asleep, even with her headphones on, completely undisturbed by the surrounding noise.
"To sleep in class on her very first day of transfer, no wonder her grades are so bad."
Kisaragi Rin bid farewell to Kato Megumi and walked towards the Service Club. On the way, he also saw the other four of The Nakano Quintuplets, who seemed to be looking for Nakano Miku.
According to the original setting, The Nakano Quintuplets actually all had the same hair color. It was only to make it easier for the audience to distinguish them and showcase their characteristics that their hair colors were drawn slightly differently.
However, The Nakano Quintuplets Kisaragi Rin saw now had different hair colors.
He didn't know if some change had occurred or if they had intentionally dyed their hair to distinguish themselves.
Without thinking much, Kisaragi Rin entered the Service Club, sat in his usual spot, and began reading a light novel.
"I say, do you not even greet us when you come in?" Yuigahama Yui asked Kisaragi Rin, resting her chin on her hand.
She had just been about to say hello, but Kisaragi Rin had walked right past her.
"Why should the club president greet his own club? On the contrary, you should respectfully call me 'President,' Yuigahama club member."
Kisaragi Rin took the black tea handed to him by Yukinoshita Yukino and retorted.
"And here I was worried about you not coming this morning."
Muttering softly, Yuigahama Yui then stood up with a silly grin, and as Kisaragi Rin had requested, she respectfully said in a strained voice, "Hello, President~"
Unfortunately, Kisaragi Rin was not some pure-hearted boy who just talked big. He took a sip of the black tea and commented, "It would be even better if you wore a maid outfit next time you say that."
"Huh?"
Yuigahama Yui leaned closer, complaining in annoyance, "You actually want a maid outfit?"
"Did your class suddenly get a new transfer student?"
Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly brought up the topic.
"Our class suddenly got a transfer student with butterfly earrings, and she even had a conflict with Miura Yumiko. I heard five transfer students came at once, and they're The Nakano Quintuplets."
He looked at Kisaragi Rin and Yukinoshita Yukino. What he really wanted to say wasn't about the transfer students, but whether they were players, after all, The Nakano Quintuplets were a bit too surprising.
"My class has one too," Kisaragi Rin replied to him.
Yukinoshita Yukino hadn't seen her, because her class was the International Liberal Arts class, a high-level class at Soubu High, which The Nakano Quintuplets' grades weren't good enough to enter.
Just then, there was a knock on the Service Club door.
It was the first time they had encountered someone who knocked. Yukinoshita Yukino sat up straight and called out, "Please come in."
This request was quite unusual, because the person who entered was the school's famous Angel.
Shiina Mahiru pushed open the door, her caramel-colored eyes passing over everyone and fixing directly on Kisaragi Rin.
"I have a request, and I hope to receive help here."
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