Surprise for Akira

Carrying shopping bags in both hands, Akira walked towards the apartment.

On the way, he saw several pedestrians cosplaying in horror but not scary costumes.

With his sense of hearing, Akira heard their conversation and knew the reason they were cosplaying like that.

"Today is Halloween. They probably went to Shibuya and had a party."

Halloween in Japan is celebrated in a unique way and different from Western countries. Halloween in Japan focuses more on costumes and cosplay than traditional traditions like trick-or-treating or pumpkin carving.

Japanese people often wear very creative and elaborate costumes for Halloween. These costumes can be of popular anime, movie, or video game characters.

Shibuya is a popular place to celebrate Halloween in Japan. Every year, tens of thousands of people gather in Shibuya to celebrate Halloween

"This event has nothing to do with me. I still have to look for the Jewel of Four Souls quickly. Who knows what the manipulator did when I wasn't around."

The longer Akira stayed here, the more his sense of urgency increased.

He quickened his footsteps.

After 13 minutes, Akira arrived at the Pentagon Apartments.

Swiping the membership card, the glass door opened, and he walked through.

Entering the elevator, he pressed the button for the last floor.

If not for Ichika's reminder, Akira would have used [Hiraishin no Jutsu] instead of going home with the conventional method.

*Ding*

The elevator doors opened, he got out and walked towards the room where the Nakano Family lived.

Opening the door, he was greeted by complete darkness.

"Mhm? Why are the lights off? Are Ichika-Nee and the others out?"

Not thinking too much about this, Akira took off his sandals, then pressed the light switch. After that, the room was bright, he saw five girls with the same appearance but wearing different costumes, and they were pulling party poppers.

*🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉*

"Trick or treat!"

Akira stood rooted to the spot with a shocked expression.

The quintuplets are dressed in Halloween costumes.

Ichika cosplays as a mummy, her body is wrapped in bandages, and shows most of her skin.

Nino cosplays as a werewolf, with fake wolf ears adorning her head, gloves shaped like wolf hands, and a tail that swings behind her. Akira was curious whether the other side of the fake tail was connected to Nino's anus or not.

Miku cosplays as a western vampire, fake bat wings behind her back, and on her lips there is a red stain as if it were blood.

Yotsuba cosplays as a Chinese vampire, wearing a hanfu, and a paper charm stuck to her forehead.

And Itsuki, she cosplays as a Magical Girl with a pointy hat and a magic wand.

"This...?" Akira was speechless.

"Of course it's a surprise for Akira-chan~. Our preparations were not in vain." Ichika smiled with satisfaction seeing her little brother's reaction.

Nino crossed her arms over her chest, and said tsundere: "This was all Ichika's idea. She has even ordered online Halloween costumes and trinkets. It would be a shame if it wasn't used."

"Um. Setting this all up in such a short time, it was a hassle. Next time, tell us earlier if you want to make a surprise, Ichika." Miku complained about how tired it was to decorate the room in a hurry.

"The most important thing is that the surprise works. Our efforts are bearing fruit." Yotsuba put her hands on her hips and said cheerfully.

"Wearing a Magical Girl outfit at this age... It's too embarrassing... Akira-kun, don't look at me."

Since the costume design was a bit revealing, Itsuki felt embarrassed to let her little brother see her.

"Ara, isn't Itsuki's dream to become a Magical Girl? Now that your dream has come true, you should be happy."

"That wasn't my dream at all! My dream is a teacher, okay?" Itsuki denies Ichika's teasing.

"So, how does Akira opinion?"

After Miku said that, the other girls looked at Akira, waiting for his comment.

"Beautiful and charming. Just those two words describe the five of you."

Except for Yotsuba who chuckled happily, the other four girls felt sweetness in their hearts after receiving Akira's sincere praise.

"Can you help me undo these bandages?" Ichika said while approaching Akira.

"Let me do it."

Nino grabbed the bandage that was sticking out of Ichika's body, and pulled her back.

"If you don't give me a meat bun. I'll play a trick on you." Itsuki said, trying to be scary.

Akira's eyebrows rose, and asked marketing: "Who taught Itsuki-Nee to say that?"

"Ugh, I must look weird, right? Ichika suggested I say that. She said Akira-kun would be happy."

Seeing the look in his eyes, Itsuki realized she had been tricked. With a blush on her cheeks, she covered her face with her hands.

"Cough.... Nino and Miku have cooked a typical Halloween dish, let's eat it before it gets cold."

Yotsuba fake coughed, trying to get the situation back to normal.

Everyone agreed, Nino and Miku took the shopping items in Akira's hands and put them in the refrigerator to keep them fresh.

Anyway, dinner has finished cooking. They took Akira to go shopping and told him not to come back in a hurry, it was just an excuse so they could decorate the room.

Patting Akira's shoulder, Ichika said with a smile: "Wait, Akira-chan. Isn't it unfair that you don't cosplay?"

"I don't have a costume."

"Don't worry, Onee-san has prepared it for you."

"Sigh. Alright."

Having no reason to refuse, Akira was taken by Ichika to his room.

Looking at the girls' room that was so messy, Akira shook his head and said helplessly: "Ichika-Nee's habits still haven't changed. You're 18 years old, at least tidy up your own bedroom. Don't rely on Yotsuba-Nee and Itsuki-Nee. If you don't change your bad habits, I'm afraid Ichika-Nee won't be able to get married."

Passing by the pile of messy items and clothes on the floor, Ichika responded casually: "If that really happened, Akira-chan will have to take responsibility."

"Come on, Ichika-Nee has no shortage of suitors. If you post looking for a husband on SNS, I'm sure the men lining up will line up from Akihabara to Shibuya."

"It's too much. Akira-chan is very humorous. Try using this."

"This... Admiral's costume?"

Holding the clothes Ichika gave him, Akira felt similar to the navy clothes of the One Piece anime.

"Looks good, right? Put it on quickly. Everyone is waiting."

Sitting on the bed, Ichika had no intention of leaving the room.

"Alright."

Since his sister wanted to see him change clothes, then Akira would let her!

Under Ichika's supervision, Akira took off all his clothes and started wearing his admiral costume.

*Gulp*

Ichika gulped as she stared unblinkingly at her little brother perfect body.

Her face is flushed, her breathing is unstable, her body feels hot, and her brain produces the hormone dopamine.

Luckily, her common sense warned her not to do anything strange.

"Ichika-Nee, are you okay? Your face red, do you have a fever?"

"Ah, no, I'm perfectly healthy. This room is a bit hot."

With her acting skills, Ichika hides her inner turmoil.

"Oh."

Of course Akira saw Ichika's lie, but he chose to remain silent.

Then the two of them went to the dining table, and the others were waiting.

"Too long! If I hadn't stopped Itsuki, the food would have run out a long time ago." Nino complained to the two of them.

"There's no way I would do that. At most, I would eat half of it…"

"You didn't even deny it."

Nino rolled her eyes at Itsuki.

"Since everyone has gathered, let's start eating."

Sitting next to Akira, Ichika as an older sister raised a glass containing their respective favorite drinks.

"Cheers!"

"Cheers!" 5x