Chapter 14

The Picture That Started It All (まりの) is the fourteenth chapter of the 5-toubun no Hanayome manga series and the last chapter of Volume 2.

Cover Page

 * Color Spread: -
 * Color Page: -
 * Title Page: Nino Nakano sleeping, covered in blanket, and surrounded by an alarm clock and some dolls.

Summary
Because of the girls' poor grades, Fuutarou is becoming nervous about the upcoming mid-term exams. He goes to the quints' place to get his handbook back, but Nino agrees to hand it over under one condition: Fuutarou must help her pierce her ears. Nino accidentally opens the handbook and sees a folded picture of a young boy that attracts her.

Nino tries to show Fuutarou the quintuplets' childhood photos but he is not interested; she left to show it to her sisters. Fuutarou feels relaxed after knowing that Nino didn't see the other half of the picture that is revealed to be a picture of a young girl, which resembles the girls from the Nakano Quintuplets' photo album.

Story Impact

 * The young Nakano Quintuplets bear striking resemblance to the young girl in Fuutarou's photo.
 * The quintuplets' childhood photo was taken at Kyoto.
 * Nino decided to postpone piercing her ear.

Chapter Notes
The anime rearranges the event in this chapter to be included in Episode 8.
 * Fuutarou is feeling worried about the upcoming mid-term test.
 * Raiha describes Fuutarou as "an overly confident" guy and a "study freak."
 * Fuutarou is usually happy about having a test.
 * Fuutarou used to have poor grades just like his father.
 * There is an old photo in Fuutarou's student handbook.
 * Nino wants to have her ears pierced because her sisters' all had theirs pierced.
 * Nino is scared about getting her ears pierced.
 * Fuutarou had the experience of getting his ear pierced before. It is on his left ear; this can be seen in his childhood photo.
 * There is a photo of a young Fuutarou in his student handbook. The young boy is Nino's type.
 * Nino asks him to introduce her to the young boy to which Fuutarou nervously tells her he will.
 * Nino delays getting a piercing. She says it can wait until her wedding.
 * The other half of the photo shows a young girl standing near Fuutarou.
 * The young Nakano Quintuplets bear striking resemblance to the young girl in Fuutarou's photo.

Characters
List of characters in order of their appearance:
 * Fuutarou Uesugi
 * Raiha Uesugi
 * Isanari Uesugi
 * Nino Nakano
 * Miku Nakano
 * Itsuki Nakano
 * Yotsuba Nakano
 * Ichika Nakano
 * Young Nakano (picture only)

Quote

 * "That wild-looking boy, might just be my type" - Nino Nakano
 * "I just need to get it pierced before I wear a wedding dress." (Nino Nakano to Ichika Nakano)

Trivia

 * The photo in his student notebook was referred back in Chapter 2 when Fuutarou asked Itsuki if she saw the 'photo' albeit disregarding the type of photo.
 * This is the last chapter of Volume 2, the focus is about a photo of younger Fuutarou and one Nakano sister. In the first chapter of the Volume 2, Chapter 6, the focus is a photo of current Fuutarou and one Nakano sister.
 * Nino owns various dolls on her bed, and the Nakano Quintuplets are seen having one. One particular doll is often seen in the background or as a cameo throughout the series.
 * Nino has an old school alarm clock near where she's sleeping. This is probably a hint regarding Nino's habit of waking up early and preparing to cook for her sisters. This issue is later explored more in the bonus illustration of Volume 3 (which has Nino on the cover).
 * Nino is the first girl to properly invite Fuutarou to her room.
 * Nino is the first girl whose ear is touched by Fuutarou.
 * Negi's Shoe Panel:
 * page 9: hitting
 * Nakano Quintuplets Formation:
 * page 19-20 : Nino - Miku - Itsuki - Yotsuba - Ichika
 * Time-related Notes/Confusions:
 * Although no specification, it is shown that the quints are preparing for school which implies that it is still school-day.