"Blegh! Cough cough! I'm dying... I should've known better than to drink that much!"
The second... well, at five in the morning that day, having slept only two or three hours, the aftereffects of excessive drinking had caught up with Kawaragi Momoka. She buried her head entirely in the toilet with a bitter expression.
While this meant facing the "mosaic" head-on, at least it effectively prevented any side leaks!
"Pah! Pah! Shouldn't have had the beef bowl, it's stuck in my teeth..."
"Agreed, but please stop saying such disgusting things!"
Ijichi Seika hadn't felt much like throwing up at first, but hearing Momoka's vivid description made her stomach churn violently. Tears welled in her eyes instantly.
Her throat tightened, and she buried her head back into the toilet to release her burden. Only when her stomach was empty did she manage to suppress the surging gastric acid.
"By the way, why are there two toilets in one bathroom? Even with dry and wet separation, this is a bit too luxurious!"
"Sumimasen! It came with the house. The renovation style has absolutely nothing to do with me."
Sensing he might be slandered as a pervert who enjoys "dual-track" sessions, Miyazawa Yuu calmly lifted the long, greyish-white hair out of the way and crossed his index fingers to signal his innocence!
"Hiss! Ow! You're pulling my hair!"
"Then tie it up like Seika-san did. It's too unhygienic to leave your hair down when you know you're going to be a drunk mess!"
Sighing, Miyazawa Yuu lowered his hands even further. Clearly, Tokyoites weren't as hardy or "abuse-resistant" as the bastards in Izu.
Back when Kouhei and Iori joined the PaB Club, they could chug "Spirit of Life" and be perfectly fine. They'd wake up, sing, dance, and vomiting was basically non-existent!
"Feeling any better?"
"Much better... But why are you perfectly fine? It's weird!"
"Emmm... should I attribute it to a different training method?"
Awkwardly turning his head with a wry smile, Miyazawa Yuu really didn't want to reminisce about the "beautiful times" when his seniors forced him into "Manly Locking" drinking sessions.
Seeing that Momoka's face no longer looked like she had anything left to vomit, he gave her back a couple of pats as a sign of comfort, then stood up and walked past Seika toward the exit.
"Thanks... Sorry for waking you up so late to help us. Go get some rest."
"Rest is out of the question. Have you two never experienced the feeling of staying up all night only to hear the birds chirping the next morning? It is now officially 'tomorrow'!"
He pointed out the window as a reminder. Yuu went downstairs and pulled open all the living room curtains. The morning sun instantly flooded the room, dyeing everything in a golden-yellow hue.
The PaB Club vibes were back—the same group of drunks, and the same ten-plus hungry mouths waiting to be fed the moment they opened their eyes!
Fueled by that specific adrenaline reserved for all-nighters, he yawned and began preparing breakfast before the girls started waking up. After all, he was the host who had invited them.
"Good morning~"
The first one downstairs was Anwa Subaru. As a black-haired student and actress, she maintained a very regular schedule for her health. Despite sleeping late, her biological clock dragged her out of bed right on time.
Hearing movement downstairs, she carefully peeked her head out from the stairwell. It was indeed a male she didn't recognize!
Although the muscular giant from last night was considerate—knowing that late-night taxi fares were a pain the soul couldn't bear and allowing them to stay at his place—a sharp JK wouldn't trust someone easily!
As for the youth before her... was he some kind of manservant? She hadn't seen him yesterday. As expected of a wealthy household! That must be it!
"Thank you for your hard work. Is there anything I can help with?"
Thinking this, and wanting to test the owner of the house, she proactively approached with a smile, tilting her head politely. "Plating? I can help with cooking too!"
"No need. A guest is a guest; how could I let a guest cook..."
Black hair and fair skin—theoretically, this was every Japanese person's "strike zone," and Miyazawa Yuu was no exception.
Liking beautiful things is determined by genetics and has nothing to do with personal will. Besides, this JK was significantly more polite than the "hissing" Nina.
"Please have a seat. Here is your meal, please enjoy. If you want a drink, I only have oolong tea and water, so I can't offer much variety. Is water okay?"
"Ah... that sounds a bit contradictory..."
Subaru's eyelids twitched as she watched Yuu rummage through the fridge. She suspected something was wrong with his head, but to gather intel, she kept smiling, playing her actress role to the fullest.
"No problem! By the way, does the master of this house often bring girls back? You seem quite practiced at this?"
"Master?"
A question mark popped up over his head. Miyazawa Yuu didn't quite understand the contradiction Subaru was trying to express.
But when he met her gaze—filled with doubt and expectation—he squinted, and his expression became meaningful. He suddenly realized what this little girl was trying to do!
"Yes, indeed. On average, he brings a new one back every two or three days."
Staring straight ahead and lying through his teeth, Miyazawa Yuu washed a glass that hadn't been used in half a month, filled it with freshly cooled water, and placed it in front of Anwa Subaru. He then took half a step back, mimicking the stance of a butler like Hayasaka.
"And every time they drink the oolong tea, they become very... open."
"Become open?"
The horror in Subaru's eyes was visible to the naked eye. While she remained calm on the surface, her heart was racing at 180 miles per hour!
He put something in it! There's definitely something weird in the oolong tea! Luckily, the guy in front of her was kind enough not to give her the tea, but this water...
Her gaze drifted down. The hand she had reached out to grab the glass to soothe her parched throat from the night's travel pulled back an inch. Who knows if there's something wrong with this water too!
"That's right! In most cases, they just end up in their panties without any resistance~ (Referring to the seniors whose drinking and stripping commands were bound together.)"
"PANTIES!!!"
"Don't worry, there's usually an appetizer first; it's not very abrupt. But in the end, sometimes they don't even have panties left. (Iori and Kouhei, who always end up stark naked after Yakyuuken.)"
"NOT EVEN PANTIES LEFT?!"
Her pupils flickered wildly. Anwa Subaru was so terrified her hands and feet went cold, and her breathing became irregular.
This... what kind of horrifying devil's den is this? Had she been marked as prey by the muscular giant too? No! She had a duty to take Rupa and Nina and escape!
"What's wrong, Miss Subaru? Is the plain water not to your taste? Or do you prefer it cold?"
"No! Uh... that... lukewarm is fine!"
"In that case, drink it while it's warm~ It's not good for the stomach if it gets cold."
Smiling as he stared into the girl's frantic eyes, Miyazawa Yuu nodded inwardly with satisfaction. As expected, black-haired girls look best when they're scared into rolling their eyes!
How dare she suspect him of being a creepy old man who just brings random girls home! She deserved a punishment!
"Ah... I, I'm about to drink it! I'm really going to drink it, okay!?"
Trembling, Subaru lifted the glass. She kept her eyes glued to Yuu, waiting for the moment he turned his head so she could dump the water out!
However, she found no opportunity. Even when she brought the glass—half-spilled from her shaking—to her lips, the clean-cut youth continued to watch her gently with a polite, "please enjoy" gaze.
It's over! Grandma, save...
"Yuu, I'm telling you! Stop bullying the kids. And Subaru, don't spill the water on the floor; wood floors are hard to clean!"
Relentlessly snatching the water from Subaru's hand, Kawaragi Momoka downed it in one go. As the warm current flowed down her esophagus into her stomach, she tilted her head back with a look of extreme comfort, as if she had finally come back to life.
"Ah~ refreshing!"
"How could I not tease such a cute kid? Momoka, you were watching with quite a bit of interest too."
"Wait... Yah!"
Watching Momoka-san's throat bob as the "water that might make people open" disappeared, Anwa Subaru let out a scream and grabbed Kawaragi Momoka, shaking her frantically.
"You can't drink that! Momoka-san, spit it out quickly!"
"It's fine, it's fine. This bastard is Yuu, the muscular giant from last night. If he wanted to do something bad, he would've done it yesterday..."
Momoka's head had only just settled, and she really couldn't take Subaru's shaking. She quickly explained the truth.
Truthfully, those two shakes nearly made her return the water she just drank in its original form. Luckily, Subaru wasn't like Nina—who stops listening when she panics—so she spared Momoka's life.
"Eh? This is Yuu-san?"
"That's right. Sorry for scaring you, but please rest assured, I don't just bring random girls back!"
Placing a fried egg in front of a completely bewildered Anwa Subaru, Miyazawa Yuu stuffed a pair of chopsticks into Momoka's hand. She was going to steal them eventually anyway~
"I want to borrow Nina for today. Having a familiar person accompany her to form an Anti-Bullying Alliance will be good for both girls. Any problem with that?"
"Hmm? Nina..."
Having snatched Subaru's fried egg without any psychological burden, Kawaragi Momoka chewed happily with her arms crossed. She waved her hand dismissively. "Take her. As long as she doesn't miss band practice, it's totally fine~"