Chapter 43

The Seven Goodbyes ⑤ (つのさよなら⑤) is the forty-third chapter of the 5-toubun no Hanayome manga series.

Summary
Fuutarou seems depressed, so Nino asks him to bathe and then listen to his story. He tells her about Rena and his past, which made Nino cry. Nino proceed to apologizes to Fuutarou and tells him what's on her mind.

Story Impact

 * Fuutarou tells Nino about Rena and the history between them.
 * Nino apologizes to Fuutarou.
 * Nino meets Kintarou once again.

Chapter Notes

 * Nino forces Fuutarou to bathe.
 * Nino consider Fuutarou's hairstyle weird.
 * Fuutarou's hair is cut by Raiha.
 * Fuutarou tells Nino about Rena, their past, and today's encounter with her.
 * Nino is touched by his story and shed a tear. Nino consider the story to be tearjerking.
 * Fuutarou consider his feelings toward Rena as admiration and gratitude, but Nino thinks it's a love.
 * Nino encourages Fuutarou about his future love life.
 * Nino fixed the test sheets Fuutarou made for her.
 * The test sheet is written specifically for each sister.
 * Nino apologizes to Fuutarou about the previous incident.
 * Nino is more interested in a romance movie while Itsuki prefer Science documentary.
 * Nino remembers that the sisters used to be the same, but slowly changes in the past 5 years.
 * The current Nakano Quintuplets seems distant and not knowing each other's state/situation.
 * Nino felt that the sisters left her behind, this is why she still sports the long hair from her childhood.
 * Fuutarou realize how much Nino's care for her sisters.
 * Nino resolves herself to move forward, but there is still one last regret, Kintarou.

Characters
List of characters in order of their appearance :
 * Fuutarou Uesugi
 * Nino Nakano
 * Itsuki Nakano
 * Raiha Uesugi
 * Isanari Uesugi

Quote

 * "There has to be at least one person on Earth, who would love a tactless guy like you." - Nino Nakano
 * "There's no stopping people from changing, you have to accept it and let go of the past"  - Fuutarou Uesugi

Trivia

 * Negi's Shoe Panel:
 * page 17: being distant
 * page 20: arrival
 * This is the second Nino and Fuutarou's bath scene. The first being Chapter 16, and later again in Chapter 63.
 * This is the second time Nino sees a half-naked Fuutarou. The first being Chapter 16, and later again in Chapter 63.
 * Nino's problem of "getting left behind" is similar to what Fuutarou felt in his youth, being left out.
 * Nino is the second Nakano Quintuplets girl who is directly seen crying by Fuutarou. The first being Ichika in Chapter 27.