(L) 5-Toubun no Hanayome

[MK-95-]

Originally Posted by Tenzen12

It certainly look imossible even for normal person much less for dumbass. I don't know if I should press F, to pay respect or call BS...

I'd call BS.

She's already saddled with work and studying on top of that must be killer. Especially considering that her grades were always below Miku's and Itsuki's up to now, this feels like a big reach tbh.

The cherry on top would be if Nino ends up failing a subject. If that happens, then it'll further emphasize the BS because Ichika sealed Miku's confession flag and Nino would raise a flag by being the only one to fail. (whether that's a winning flag or not is debatable.)

[Tenzen12]

I wouldn't sealing Miku confession is necessarily bad thing. On contrary this seems to be pretty much straightforward challange from Ichika which could trigger Miku in various ways.

[MK-95-]

Originally Posted by Tenzen12

I wouldn't sealing Miku confession is necessarily bad thing. On contrary this seems to be pretty much straightforward challange from Ichika which could trigger Miku in various ways.

I'd agree that sealing the confession itself isn't necessarily a bad thing, but using it this way buried Miku (wrestling lingo). Basically, I see it as the author having Miku put Ichika over at the cost of killing her push. (more wrestling lingo)

If it were Itsuki who went over instead, then it'd be acceptable on the grounds that she's usually ranked 2nd academically and the only one who kinda keeps up with Miku.

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Never thought I'd ever use wrestling terminology outside of actual wrestling discussions. Life's funny like that. LINK for those who haven't the faintest idea what those terms mean.

[Lex79]

And that's why in romcoms if you want to confess you just do it and never say "I'll confess if...or when...".

[WingedAccelerator]

Originally Posted by Lex79

And that's why in romcoms if you want to confess you just do it and never say "I'll confess if...or when...".

Fairness.
If Miku wouldn't have proposed it, and rather said "Fuck off, I was first", then the immediate responses would have been "Fuutarou is not her property!". But fairness is not just the right to do what they want. In Miku's case, I think she doesn't want to do it in an underhanded way. Not on some random tutoring session from nowhere, or on the first chance she gets, and that's why she decided about the circumtances. Sure, it backfired, but that's romcom for you.

[DJBlitzkrieg]

I'd argue that Ichika beating Miku in her best skill is a good thing for the later because of her past tendencies of having low self-esteem/confidence issues, depending on the aftermath of this (how Miku reacts) we might be due a conflic/arc centered around her, since Negi has shown with Nino that the worse the circumstances get for a quint, the better will be the pay off afterwards. Next chapter is end of the volume so we might get various surprises entering volume 8.

[WingedAccelerator]

I don't think Nino will fail, and outscoring everyone after this Ichika development now would also feel forced IMO, so that leaves the part-time work option left as the grand surprise for the volume finale. Either it's a happy resolution or cliffhanger.
Volume 1: Fuutarou on Nino after saving her from the books, Itsuki comes in.
Volume 2: The Kyoto girl photo.
Volume 3: Going to the class trip.
Volume 4: Flash forward to the wedding.
Volume 5: Rena appears.
Volume 6: The quints' new home, Fuutarou comes back.

[DJBlitzkrieg]

Originally Posted by WingedAccelerator

I don't think Nino will fail, and outscoring everyone after this Ichika development now would also feel forced IMO, so that leaves the part-time work option left as the grand surprise for the volume finale. Either it's a happy resolution or cliffhanger.
Volume 1: Fuutarou on Nino after saving her from the books, Itsuki comes in.
Volume 2: The Kyoto girl photo.
Volume 3: Going to the class trip.
Volume 4: Flash forward to the wedding.
Volume 5: Rena appears.
Volume 6: The quints' new home, Fuutarou comes back.

Looking at the scans, it seems like they went to the cake shop right after getting their grades from school, so I don't think it would make sense for Nino to be there before them because of the part time job unless she skipped school day.

[WingedAccelerator]

It's not necessarily has to be revealed that way, we could see it as a flashback about the last months, unless Negi does the haunted house, which he so wanted to do. But it could be done as 1. She got her test back. 2. They decided to meet up in the cake shop, so she went to there in the first place, instead of a school meeting. 3. Her shift just ended, and there's the score.

[DJBlitzkrieg]

Originally Posted by WingedAccelerator

It's not necessarily has to be revealed that way, we could see it as a flashback about the last months, unless Negi does the haunted house, which he so wanted to do. But it could be done as 1. She got her test back. 2. They decided to meet up in the cake shop, so she went to there in the first place, instead of a school meeting. 3. Her shift just ended, and there's the score.

I think

>Ah Ichika came.
>Nino hasn't come yet?
>I said her to come here as soon as she got the result...
>Maybe...

Implies that they got there as soon as they got their scores, so unless Nino got her scores earlier I don't think she'd be there before them. Another thing is that I think I'd be a little weird to have "These are my scores, and I just found a job here by the way!" as an end of volume thing given the impact of this chapter, but I guess we have to wait and see how it's handled if it ends up happening.

[WingedAccelerator]

It could be the confirmed falling in love chapter too.
Negi set up some events this volume, and more or less, they got resolved. Ichika managed working and studying at the same time. Miku got better at cooking. Yotsuba being the one that could have screwed them, passed. Itsuki not being the clever girl Papa Nakano thought she is, aiming to become a teacher. That leaves Nino with the part-time work and the Kintarou struggle.

[amasposu]

Chapter 58:

Spoiler for 58:

Great chapter. Ichika worked really hard studying. Even when she should have been sleeping, she was studying. I am glad she got the highest score so far.

[wuhugm]

^OMG, Ichika is trying so hard to stop herself from loving Fuutarou even more

Just send them all to Isekai so they can make harem yo

[shanimebib]

I haven't been this torn between two sisters. I like Miku so much but Ichika is so adorable it hurts.

[blitz1/2]

It could be my personal bias for Miku, but I am not liking this lack of development for Miku for the recent chapters, because it seems MOST of her development is just used to push up the other sisters. You are expecting me to believe that Miku, who had the best score from the last test to fall behind of Ichika, who I don't have any hard feelings for, but she has a career to balance, studying, and probably not getting enough sleep.

This feels like....well what's the point of Miku's declaration of being the first, it's meaningless now. I mean, IF, Ichika TIED with Miku, okay, then I can kind of accept that, and use that to enable Miku to become more stronger and push harder for her feelings. But now, it feels like life is just giving her the short end of the stick.

I sort of took the marks as a metaphor of their feelings for Fuutarou.

[mastermind3342]

Originally Posted by amasposu

Chapter 58:

Spoiler for 58:

Great chapter. Ichika worked really hard studying. Even when she should have been sleeping, she was studying. I am glad she got the highest score so far.

they look good together.....
or so the fan say...

[WingedAccelerator]

Originally Posted by blitz1/2

It could be my personal bias for Miku, but I am not liking this lack of development for Miku for the recent chapters, because it seems MOST of her development is just used to push up the other sisters. You are expecting me to believe that Miku, who had the best score from the last test to fall behind of Ichika, who I don't have any hard feelings for, but she has a career to balance, studying, and probably not getting enough sleep.

This feels like....well what's the point of Miku's declaration of being the first, it's meaningless now. I mean, IF, Ichika TIED with Miku, okay, then I can kind of accept that, and use that to enable Miku to become more stronger and push harder for her feelings. But now, it feels like life is just giving her the short end of the stick.

I sort of took the marks as a metaphor of their feelings for Fuutarou.

It's one thing that somehow Miku ended up being a cigarette bud that got stomped into the concrete with Ichika saying "Nothing personal, kid!" to her with that look, but the others are also looking quite pathetic with this development. As DJBlitzkrieg said, it might be not a bad thing for future Miku exploration, so now or never.

Also, I'm not denying Ichika's efforts, but it is sure overkill what Negi thinks it's possible for her. The others wanted to have part-time jobs to lessen her burden, but they were told to get through the exams first. The almighty Onee-san ended up being the one, who paid for the rent, who is paying their living expenses, while taking extra work upon herself and sleeps less and less. If Yotsuba had to learn to prioritize between the track club and studying, then how come everything went smoothly for Ichika? She failed 2 subjects last time with less work and more sleep, but now with every odds against her, she not just passed, but emerged as the "new smartest". It's like Ichika does nothing, unless Miku tries to do something, even though Ichika had the potential to do so earlier.

[DJBlitzkrieg]

Originally Posted by WingedAccelerator

It's one thing that somehow Miku ended up being a cigarette bud that got stomped into the concrete with Ichika saying "Nothing personal, kid!" to her with that look

Oh boy, if you think it's over then do I have a little clue for you.

Miku's scores = 238
Nino's scores = ???
Ichika's scores = 240

239 is inbetween both scores

2 = Nino

And what does "39" mean in this manga?

Originally Posted by WingedAccelerator

As DJBlitzkrieg said, it might be not a bad thing for future Miku exploration, so now or never.

I'm under the belief that the more shaft/suffering she goes through, the better the pay-off might be, so I want the author to fully commit with this.

[WingedAccelerator]

^39? Either drama outbreak or wordplay on Miku.
But I think Negi just didn't want to use the classic 1 point difference, and that's why it's 2. We shall see it in the next days. After this development, I should assume that the quintuplet rule that if any of them can do it, the others also can will be relevant. Although, I think Nino should just get a reasonably high score (By their current standards), between 200-220. Unless love drive kicked in there as well and she slaughters them. That would warrant a big pay-off.

The chapter is out BTW.
The last page reminded me of a comment that I don't even know when and where I read. It was during the general Nino hate period, that's for sure. It was something like: "Trust me! Ichika is going to turn out way nastier than Nino could ever hope to be."

We will get the popularity poll results and the anime cast as well with the next chapter.

[DJBlitzkrieg]

Originally Posted by WingedAccelerator

^39? Either drama outbreak or wordplay on Miku.

39 means Miku in japanese so yeah, 239 is wordplay of Nino (2) Miku (39), also the former getting 239 would line them up as:

1st Ichika
2nd Nino
3rd Miku

Which would also be top pottery, it's just too perfect to not happen.