Futaro: "Today, we’re making them take the test they couldn’t finish yesterday."

Kiyotaka: "I doubt they’ll agree so easily."

Futaro: "Yeah. But our job is to get them to graduate. We only need to teach the ones who are failing."

Kiyotaka: "I see. So you’re setting a passing line."

Even so, we’re being paid for tutoring all five of them.

With this workload, I doubt all of them will reach the passing line.

Though with the two of us, maybe it’s manageable.

* * *

Nakano Residence

Futaro: "For yesterday’s misdeeds, the kind-hearted me will barely forgive you. Thanks for gathering today."

I listened as if it didn’t concern me, but maybe I share some blame for realizing something was off and not saying anything.

It’s fine since Futaro hasn’t noticed.

Yotsuba: "Well, this is our house."

Ichika: "Zzz."

She’s always sleeping.

Miku: "You still haven’t given up?"

Nino: "I had plans to hang out with friends. Didn’t we say we don’t need a tutor?"

Kiyotaka: "Then prove it."

Nino: "Prove it?"

Futaro: "Yeah. Take the test you couldn’t finish yesterday. Anyone who passes, I’ll never approach again. Graduate however you like."

Nino: "Why should I go through that trouble?"

Itsuki: "Fine. We’ll take it."

Nino: "Huh? Are you serious?"

Itsuki: "We just need to pass. Then we won’t have to see your faces again."

We’re in the same class, though.

Ichika: "If that’s the deal, sure~"

Yotsuba: "Let’s all do our best!"

Miku: "What’s the passing line?"

Futaro: "60... no, 50 points is enough."

Nino: "It’s not like we have to take it, but don’t underestimate us."

They all start confidently.

* * *

If only I could tell my past self who thought this might go well.

I didn’t expect them to do this badly.

The scores are far below expectations.

Teaching this will be exhausting.

As for Futaro’s grading results...

I don’t want to see them.

Maybe I’ll just hand over ours.

Futaro: "Amazing. 100 points... combined!!"

Kiyotaka: "I expected it, but all of you..."

Quintuplets: "Run!!"

Futaro: "Wait!"

Yotsuba: "Ahaha, this reminds me of our old school."

Ichika: "It was strict there."

Miku: "I don’t even want to remember."

Itsuki: "That’s strange. I studied..."

Nino: "Do they know? That we transferred because we were about to fail?"

All of them are candidates for failing grades.

It would’ve been nice to receive that information beforehand.

Futaro: "Seriously?"

Kiyotaka: "Let’s head back for today. We need to rethink our strategy."

* * *

Futaro: "Just barely made it."

Kiyotaka: "Maybe you should exercise a bit. You need more stamina."

As we talk, an unfamiliar foreign car drives up.

Futaro: "Whoa, that’s a foreign car I’ve never seen. So cool. Must cost a million yen or something."

Better not get too close.

Depending on who’s driving, it could get troublesome.

Just as I think that, the familiar red-haired quintuplets step out.

Miku: "Oh, good morning."

Yotsuba: "Good morning."

Itsuki: "What are you staring at? That’s rude."

Kiyotaka: "Did you review yesterday’s test?"

They all start running away.

Maybe bringing that up first was a mistake.

I’ll just discuss plans with Futaro.

Hm?

Itsuki stays behind and talks with him.

Futaro: "So, about that, Itsuki... about my family..."

Itsuki: "It’s all for your little sister, right? I haven’t told anyone."

So that’s about his home situation.

There’s no need for me to join in.

I head into the school building first.

On the way to the classroom, I spot the quintuplets minus Itsuki.

Kiyotaka: "Are you really going to be okay?"

Nino: "I said we’ll be fine!"

I should stop here.

Pushing further would only cause problems.

Today I need to analyze their test results and figure out what they’re lacking.

* * *

—Lunch Break, Library—

Kiyotaka: "Sorry for dragging you along."

Futaro: "It’s fine. I agree that we should help them study independently."

That’s right.

We’ll focus on Yotsuba, who’s motivated, Ichika, who might join if asked, and Miku, who might come if invited.

As for Nino and Itsuki, who absolutely won’t attend study sessions, we’ll at least teach them methods to improve on their own.

That’s why we’re looking for practice books and reference materials suited to those two.

Futaro: "For now, let’s borrow various ones."

Kiyotaka: "Yeah. But those two are different. I was surprised by Itsuki’s results. She seems strong in science. So let’s get science problem sets and maybe one English reference book."

Futaro: "Only those two subjects?"

Kiyotaka: "Itsuki probably isn’t very efficient. And she doesn’t trust us much yet. We should make it easier for her to start."

After reviewing Nino’s results as well and borrowing materials for both of them, plus some books we might use in future tutoring sessions, we head back to class.

Futaro gets a call from his younger sister and we split up.

On the way back, Ichika is walking down the hallway.

Kiyotaka: "Hey. Don’t run away this time."

Ichika: "Ah, you found me~ What do you want? I’m busy with my part-time job and my sisters, you know."

Kiyotaka: "What kind of character are you... Anyway, review factoring and the rest of yesterday’s test material."

Ichika: "I can solve that. I’m good at math."

When I checked yesterday’s results, her math score really is high.

Kiyotaka: "You’re right. You did well."

Ichika: "See? So we don’t need a tutor—"

Kiyotaka: "Other subjects are a different story."

She runs off.

Still, having one strong subject is better than nothing.

* * *

—Futaro—

He finds the other sisters and asks them the same questions as in the original.