Since they were all from the same club, Carina and the others had only booked one room.
It was a traditional Japanese inn, after all. As long as there were enough futons, it didn't really matter.
As the door to room opened again…
What greeted the five beautiful girls was — a total disaster.
Not to mention the alcohol bottles scattered all over the place — what was with the two foreign guys passed out on the floor?!
And Iori… did he pass out standing up?
"Yo, you guys are here."
Shiro, who was just about to knock Iori down, greeted them casually as if nothing was wrong.
In the corner, Kohei was tied up in a shibari (rope bondage) pose.
Because his mouth was stuffed with a towel, the excited Kohei could only let out muffled "mmph mmph" sounds.
"What… happened here?"
Carina was dumbfounded. She couldn't begin to imagine how this chaos had unfolded.
Chisa and Aina simultaneously facepalmed — their predictions had been spot on.
They had already guessed things would go south the moment they left. These three… there's literally nothing they'd be surprised by at this point.
As for Inui?
She'd already seen the photos, so this scene didn't surprise her in the slightest.
Though… she also had no clue why they had started fighting in the first place.
Everyone turned to the only person still standing — Shiro.
He was probably the only one who could explain this.
(〃￣ω￣〃）ゞ
Being the center of attention of several beautiful girls, Shiro scratched the back of his head — kind of enjoying the feeling.
It reminded him of his high school days~
"Well, it's pretty simple. To stop these two perverts from harassing you guys again, we held a one-on-one manly duel!"
After saying that, Shiro raised his chin proudly, clearly fishing for praise.
(???)
The girls' mouths twitched.
Okay, but what about the details?!
"Sigh…"
Chisa sighed helplessly. Forget it, you can't expect too much from an idiot.
But if it was a one-on-one manly duel, then…
"What happened to Imamura?"
She gestured toward Kohei, who was tied up in the corner. Was he the extra guy who got jumped by the rest?
"Oh, him?" Shiro glanced contemptuously at the still-squirming Kohei. "That traitor joined the blonde perverts' side from the start, so I had a one-on-one manly duel with him too!
This guy's too sly — after I beat him, he even tried to argue that he only joined them to keep an eye on them and make sure they didn't do anything lewd to Shiori!"
"Mmph mmph!!!"
Hearing this, Kohei got even more agitated, writhing like a worm.
He really didn't plan to do anything H to Shiori! He was just trying to watch them and, if necessary, neutralize the perverts!
Too bad~
The moment he started getting along with the two foreigners, all credibility went out the window.
After hearing that explanation, Aina also gave Kohei a disdainful look. That's exactly the kind of thing this otaku would do.
Wait a minute—!
The sharp-witted Aina suddenly caught a major detail…
"Are you saying Iori fought both of those guys by himself?!"
She pointed at the two foreigners who were now being woken up by Carina slapping them. No wonder Iori passed out standing up…
So heroic~
Only for Shiro to shatter that illusion.
"Nah, that skinny guy? Iori and I ambushed him together!"
Shiro even sounded a little smug about it, like ambushing someone was something to be proud of.
It's called strategy!
Smack!
Aina covered her face. She knew it…
Meanwhile, Shiori — still a little confused — took the excuse of fetching a fresh yukata and some water to head back to her room.
She wanted to check the surveillance footage herself!
A few minutes later…
Shiori came back carrying the yukata and water. After watching the security feed, her emotions were mixed.
What a stupid big brother…
By now, the two foreigners had regained consciousness and were excitedly explaining something to Carina.
But because they were a little far away, the translation app couldn't catch what they were saying.
Shiro, seeing no better option, tried to distract himself by discussing the plan to cosplay Kirara with Inui.
Hmm…
Judging by the slap mark on his face, it hadn't gone too well.
While pondering how to persuade Inui, Shiro noticed Shiori coming back and casually asked, "What took you so long?"
"I was checking the surveillance cameras."
Since she was talking to Shiro and no one else was listening, Shiori had no reason to hide it.
"Ah, makes sense…"
Shiro nodded — checking surveillance does take time…
Wait, WHAT?!
She said what now?!
Surveillance cameras?!
Shiro's face twitched. This was supposed to be a guest room, right?! Why the hell were there cameras?!
That girl just casually said something absolutely horrifying with a totally straight face.
Poor Uncle Kitahara…
Whether the inn ends up in Iori's or Shiori's hands in the future, the reputation of this place is totally doomed…
Hold on a second — does his room have cameras too?!
Cold sweat started dripping down Shiro's forehead. He'd better search his room carefully later… can't let that sneaky girl get him!
Just as he was about to question Shiori further, Carina, now caught up with the situation, spoke up:
"I get it now!"
Though nobody knew what exactly Carina had "gotten," everyone in the room turned to look at her.
Under everyone's watchful eyes, Miss Carina suddenly hugged the still-unconscious Iori by the neck.
"I'll marry him!"
Pfft!
At this sudden declaration of marriage, the four of them—including Shiro—coughed up a mouthful of imaginary blood.
In their minds, a scene flashed: Iori and Carina walking down the aisle into holy matrimony.
Shiori couldn't accept it at all!
As for Chisa… she just got unexpectedly cheated on.
After all, Iori was technically her boyfriend right now.
Her boyfriend being seen by someone else as a marriage candidate?
If this was posted online, it'd totally go viral!
Aina felt like crying. She just couldn't understand why even someone like Iori had so many girls going after him.
She clearly liked him first (TへT)
And Shiro?
He spat blood purely out of disbelief that his charm lost to Iori's!
Wasn't he just saying earlier how there's no way Carina would fall for Iori?
Now she suddenly wants to marry him?!
Unacceptable!!
Inui and Kohei?
Just enjoying the show～
"Miss Carina… why did you suddenly bring up marriage?"
Chisa asked with a trembling voice. She really couldn't understand how the topic had suddenly jumped to marriage—with Iori, no less!
"Of course, it's because I heard he's quite interested in me~"
Carina replied, blushing as she hugged Iori.
Whoosh!
All eyes—Shiori, Chisa, and Aina's—instantly turned to Shiro.
Why didn't he tell them something so important?!
"…"
Shiro looked wronged.
This was just a beautiful misunderstanding, okay?
Besides, even if he had told them, they wouldn't have believed him!
Carina continued cheerfully,
"He went that far—I don't have to reject him, right~?
I love everything about Japan!
And maybe he's a bit of an otaku too~"
"Indeed (in German)"
"After all, he's that guy's friend! (in German)"
The two foreign guys nodded while helping Kohei. Clearly, their friendship ran deep.
"And more importantly—Shiori will become my little sister!!"
At that moment, Carina's eyes shone with unrestrained desire, almost drooling.
"Once we're married, maybe we can try some HENTAI culture stuff… like 'donburi'…"
{{(°△°;")}}!
Donburi?!
That kind of twisted stuff?!
Shiro's brain instantly conjured an image of Iori, Carina, and Shiori together…
That's straight up a crime!
Neither law nor morality would allow this!
At that thought, he instinctively looked toward Inui. If it were her and her "sister"...
Inui: Scissors.
!!!
Not even with Inui!!
Shiro quickly turned his head back and erased the thought from his mind.
On the other side, Shiori was still trying to convince her.
"Um, Miss Carina… you don't even know my brother that well, how could you talk about marriage so casually…"
"Mhm!"
Carina nodded in full agreement with Shiori's concern.
But that was no problem for her!
"So I'll live with him here for a while!!"
A sweet and romantic cohabitation in the inn!
Pfft!
Shiori spat blood again.
She knew her idiot brother well—there's no way he could resist Carina's passionate advances.
If they really lived together, she might have a nephew next year…
Absolutely not!!!
"But… brother still has to go to school…"
Looks like she had no choice. She couldn't let him stay at the inn anymore.
It was way too dangerous.
She didn't want to nanny a baby!
Even a cute one!
Shiori thought Carina would be disappointed by this…
But to her surprise, Carina got even more excited!
"Wherever darling goes, I'll follow! I love every inch of Japan!
And of course, Shiori comes along too~"
Carina's eyes sparkled with conviction—she was determined to completely possess Shiori.
Seeing Shiori completely flustered, Shiro took out his beloved camera.
He had already recovered from the shock.
To be accurate, it wasn't that he lost to Iori—he just lost to Shiori's charm.
Losing to Shiori isn't shameful at all!
"Hnn…"
At that moment, Iori slowly regained consciousness.
The feeling on his face was so comfortable…
Just as he was starting to enjoy it, a huge force yanked him off.
Thud!
His face made intimate contact with the floor, fully waking him up.
Looking at the weird expressions around him, he rubbed his head, confused.
"What's going on with you all?"
"Darling…"
Smack!
Shiori immediately covered Carina's mouth, then squatted down and pulled out Iori's passport, handing it to him with both hands.
"Brother, you should hurry to Palau."
You'd better not stay in Japan for a while!!!!!!
"…Huh?"
Holding his passport, Iori was stunned.
Just like that… he got it?
Wait, why was everyone looking at him like that?
What happened while I was unconscious?
(′｀;)?
Totally confused～