"What's going on, Iori, you saw it too, right?"
Huddled together at the doorway, Miyazawa Yuu rubbed his eyes constantly with a distorted expression, feeling nothing but excessive guilt.
Although Aina was a member of the Pab Club, and letting loose while drinking was part of the deal at Pab Club, seeing such a pure girl being corrupted by the seniors into playing strip rock-paper-scissors still gave him a sense of déjà vu, like he was bullying an idiot!
"Mhm, that sight is truly difficult to describe in words…"
"What happened during the time we were gone, it's been less than two hours, hasn't it?!"
"Ugh…"
Getting up with a solemn face and starting to walk away, Kitahara Iori, quick as a flash, grabbed Miyazawa Yuu, who was trying to escape, with a dark expression: "Chotto matte, let's face this together, Yuu! Where are you going, you little brat?"
"I'm sorry, but if possible, I really don't want to be used as a drinking snack!"
"Gu…"
His memory instantly flashed back to the round of drinking, Kitahara Iori looked up at the sky, mourning the underwear that had accompanied him for so long but hadn't lasted even five minutes under Aina's hands.
Tears welled up in the corners of his eyes, he grasped Yuu's hand, their firm gazes intertwined, and they prepared to step towards a new tomorrow together…
"Chotto! Although I don't know what's going on inside, you two are definitely trying to ditch me and run away, right!"
This time, it was Kotegawa Chisa who simultaneously grabbed the hands of the two runaways. Although she hadn't seen what happened in the room, it was definitely something bad!
They actually tried to conspire to leave her behind; do these two have no sense of shame?
"Let go! Let go of me, Chisa! Drunk Aina is terrifying!"
"Exactly! The soul of Underwear Ichiro is crying in heaven!"
"Drunk? And what the heck is Underwear Ichiro?"
Frowning deeply, Kotegawa Chisa suspected that Iori and Yuu might be having a collective nervous breakdown; Aina was the foremost opponent of drinking, how could she possibly…
"Bang—!!!"
"Eek!"
The sudden sound of the door opening behind her startled Chisa into a frightful cat-like state. Quickly turning around, she actually saw… Aina in a swimsuit?
"What, isn't that normal?"
"That's not normal! Aina was throwing her dress into the air just now!"
"Exactly! Her pants are probably still hanging on the ceiling fan!"
"I said, where are you three going…?"
Speaking gloomily, Yoshiwara Aina's two golden ponytails fluttered, her entire demeanor infinitely comparable to an American drama tough guy, and the Araki lines on her face were so thick they looked like they could crush a fly.
"N-nowhere, it's just cooler outside!"
"Is that so? Then why don't you hurry and come inside~"
With a cheerful tone, Aina gave a thumbs-up, tilting her head back, her demeanor shifting to reveal a bright, heavy-makeup smile, and she pointed at the door.
"The strip rock-paper-scissors inside is in full swing~"
"…"
Although he desperately wanted to turn and run, Miyazawa Yuu could sense the terrifying predatory aura emanating from beneath Aina's heavy makeup.
If one is targeted by a fierce beast in the wild, daring to flee rashly will likely result in having their throat ripped out first!
Therefore…
Forcing a smile, he swallowed hard and walked past Aina, bracing himself, and whispered as they brushed past each other.
"I say, Aina, although I'm not entirely sure what happened, it has nothing to do with me, right?"
"Eh? What are you talking about, Yuu, Aina has no idea!"
Her expression didn't change at all, she didn't even slightly turn her head. Seeing this, Miyazawa Yuu instantly let out a long breath—
It seemed Aina had a specific target for her hunt; as long as he didn't mess around, the hatred wouldn't fall upon him.
As for the prey she was targeting…
He raised his hand to greet the seniors, and automatically grabbed an oolong tea, chugging two mouthfuls to calm his heart rate while looking back, only to see the poor Chisa and Iori being forcefully pinned down to the booth by Aina, as if undergoing torture.
"Is this a problem involving two people this time…"
"Hmm, what's wrong, Azusa-senpai?"
"Azusa-senpai, did Aina experience some kind of shock during the time we were gone?"
Unable to participate in the strip rock-paper-scissors, and Aina had also dragged Chisa away.
Hamaka Azusa mournfully floated behind her little boyfriend, carrying her wine glass, and unhesitatingly pressed her massive evil (bust) onto the former's head.
"Ah~ Aina, it's a girl's fluttering heart (crush)!"
"I know that without you telling me…"
Since it involved both Iori and Chisa, Miyazawa Yuu could guess with his butt that Aina had definitely misunderstood something again, otherwise, the introverted girl wouldn't be so bold.
But he hadn't heard of any new rumors about Iori and Chisa in the past two days; could the fake news about Chisa being violated yesterday still be taking effect?
"So, do you have a more specific hint?"
"I do, for example, Iori and Chisa are not related by blood~"
"Mhm, mhm, I see, Chisa and Iori are cousins but they aren't related by blood, so…"
Only halfway through his sentence did it register, Miyazawa Yuu slowly looked up, meeting Azusa-senpai gaze over the massive evil (bust), his eyes completely blank.
"Eh? Fake news?"
"No, Uncle Toshio said it himself…"
Azusa Hamaka playfully raised the corners of her mouth in a cat-like smile, looking at the bewildered Iori and Chisa, her tone full of mischief: "Aina suspects that the two of them might even have children already, she's so abnormally certain about this unstarted romance."
"First, don't joke about a younger student's romance, Azusa-senpai!"
Picking up a bottle of alcohol numbly, Miyazawa Yuu, full of killing intent, circled around behind Iori, preparing to hit him with something big!
"Second, please recruit new members quickly; the Pab Club is definitely going to lose members today!"
"Wait, wait! Why are even you so agitated, Yuu!"
"Isn't that obvious!"
With a look of utter certainty, Miyazawa Yuu could tolerate the existence of blond guys in the Pab Club who might find girlfriends at any moment, and he could also tolerate scum like Iori.
But a childhood friend who I got along well with, who now despises me, becomes my roommate, and then I find out she and I are actually not related by blood! This plot is too cliché!
It feels like a melodrama, campus youth romance idol drama made by a third-rate manga artist just to make money. This kind of guy, who is hogging the protagonist's template and corrupting young girls, must be eliminated!
"Alright, you can't kill Iori~"
After hearing Yuu's explanation, Azusa Hamaka also nodded in agreement, finding this idea quite interesting!
However, the Pab Club had too few members, and the newest batch, apart from the five little ones, had no one else; losing one-fifth all at once was a bit too cruel.
Meanwhile, on the other side, the de-made-up Aina tried to ask Kouhei for help, but the two were completely out of sync and their cooperation was a mess.
Helplessly, she could only activate her hidden backup energy source and cast a pleading gaze towards Azusa Hamaka.
"It's my turn to step in, Yuu, want to join in, for the image game~"
Getting up and walking towards the sofa, Azusa Hamaka went to the rescue, but turned and looked at Yuu, who firmly shook his head, refusing to participate in the suspicious game whose rules he didn't know.
However, just as he was about to let these guys mess around and planned to prepare lunch first, Imamura Kouhei's back suddenly entered his field of vision.
Although it was only a brief side glance, Miyazawa Yuu clearly saw the guy's gaze glued to Aina.
"...Seriously! I already said I didn't want to get involved!"
Hesitating for a moment, Miyazawa Yuu really wanted to convince himself not to interfere with Aina's feelings, but a strong sense of responsibility still made him agitated like a fly scratching its head.
He picked up the cabbage on the cutting board and head-butted it twice, and while deciding to have hand-shredded cabbage for lunch, he finally made up his mind.
"Hoo… You guys are being too obvious with your targeting!"
Half an hour later, Iori, who had completely lost and was panting heavily, finally realized that these guys were definitely all targeting him!
Fortunately, he had been clever enough to spill most of the alcohol on his clothes from the start, otherwise, he would have been turned into an alcoholic chocolate!
"I say, everyone, it's time to eat, Nanaka-nee won't be back for lunch today~"
"Yuu! My savior! Yosh, break time for eating!"
Without any hesitation, Kitahara Iori broke away amidst Aina's dissatisfaction and rushed to the dining table, eating frantically without any restraint—
He couldn't help it; after drinking so much alcohol, he couldn't suppress the feeling without eating something!
"Eh? Seriously…"
"Is it lunchtime already, that's a shame~"
The seniors and Aina complained, but they all successively got up to the table to eat, and Imamura Kouhei was naturally no exception, but just as he stood up, a pair of large hands firmly pressed him back down.
He looked up bewildered, only to see a pair of eyes filled with disappointment.
"As for you! My foolish little brother Kouhei, you should be able to spare some time to listen to your older brother's life guidance, right!"
"Huh?"