Hachisuka Hidemichi was checked.
Although Japan's law that allows giving birth at eighteen but drinking at twenty is a bit absurd, the compliance rate in society is unusually good.
Hachisuka Hidemichi had an awkward smile on his face, wanting to persuade again, but not a single word could come out.
And this one sentence basically excluded everyone present. To mess with Hayato, he specifically bought a lot of Niulan ●. At least one whole bag of Erguotou was in the two large bags. If no one else could drink, wouldn't that entire bag be for him alone?
And that beautiful woman.
Hachisuka Hidemichi's eyes lit up; she was the mother of the long-haired black-haired girl, and as a mother, she must be an adult.
If he could get her drunk, he might see the beautiful woman's charming side.
This was a big gamble, not a loss.
But—
Hachisuka Hidemichi hesitated for a moment, but still decided to give up on the idea.
It wasn't that he suddenly had a change of heart and turned over a new leaf.
Rather, if the beautiful woman got drunk, the person who would have the chance to help her back to her room, even if it came to Hayato, it still wouldn't be him.
He had been tricked several times before and didn't want to pave the way for others again.
"But I can't spoil Brother Bee Arrow's fun either."
Hayato smiled, he opened a can of Coke for himself, and also opened the Erguotou for Hachisuka Hidemichi.
He checked the alcohol content.
Pure, 52 proof.
This guy really went all out to deal with him.
"Here, Bee Arrow, let me fill your glass."
Hayato smiled as he poured the liquor into Hachisuka Hidemichi's glass, "Thank you, Bee Arrow, for your generosity. I toast you with this."
He raised his can of cola.
Hachisuka Hidemichi's eyebrows twitched twice.
What kind of person are you to dare toast me!? Are cola and Erguotou the same thing?!
But he was a seasoned playboy who had spent years in bars, so he smoothly took a gulp.
As soon as the glass touched the table, Hayato poured another one.
"Bee Arrow, it was truly hard for you to personally go down the mountain to buy us drinks. I'll toast you again," Hayato said.
"..." Hachisuka Hidemichi just looked at the can of cola Hayato was holding, his face a picture of indescribable conflict.
"Not drinking means you're not giving face," Hayato added.
They both needed to maintain their public image, so Hachisuka Hidemichi took another gulp.
Immediately following was the third glass.
"Hahahahaha, as expected of Bee Arrow. As they say, 'thin feelings don't drink, deep feelings drink enough, iron feelings drink until you bleed.' Another glass, another glass!" Hayato said.
His mouth was full of rhymes. Is he a graduate student, for crying out loud! Hachisuka Hidemichi's stomach was already reacting, and a fine layer of sweat had appeared on his forehead.
Even if he considered his alcohol tolerance to be good, he couldn't drink like this.
"Slow down, slow down. My body can't take any more," Hachisuka Hidemichi pushed away the glass Hayato offered.
"Oh, it's fine. Alcohol is grain essence; the more you drink, the younger you get," Hayato said. "A man who doesn't drink isn't a good friend."
Hayato wasn't some greenhorn fresh out of the woods. Could a few drinking toasts at the table stump him?
He could just spout them out.
But drinking toasts only work when the other person is willing. If they're not, then even if you speak eloquently and beautifully, it's useless.
Hachisuka Hidemichi was smarter this time. He resolutely pushed away the glass Hayato was relentlessly pressing on him.
His body was his own; there was no need to force himself for a moment's strength.
"Thousands of mountains and rivers, it's all about feelings. Can you finish this glass or not?" Hayato said.
"I think it's better to drink less of this glass," Hachisuka Hidemichi's body was already almost leaning backward.
It seemed there was no way.
Hayato reluctantly put down the glass and chuckled, "Since Bee Arrow can't drink anymore, then forget it. Drinking too much isn't good for your health."
His gaze swept towards Nanao Akane.
Nanao Akane tilted her head, a beauty of cerebellar deficiency written on her face.
Hayato frowned, and only then did she seem to react with an "Oh, oh, oh."
She quickly smiled faintly and bantered with Kurashiki Reina:
"Kurashiki, I thought your boyfriend had a good alcohol tolerance~~"
Kurashiki Reina glanced lightly at Hachisuka Hidemichi, whose face was already flushed after two or three glasses of Erguotou, and said indifferently:
"It's fine, drinking too much is indeed not good for your health."
Heaven knows.
Even if Kurashiki Reina was growing increasingly indifferent to Hachisuka Hidemichi, she still had at least basic respect for him, and besides, he was still her boyfriend.
She genuinely wanted to say that to Hachisuka Hidemichi.
But when those words reached Hachisuka Hidemichi's ears, they became—
"She looks down on me!"
Probably due to the alcohol going to his head, Hachisuka Hidemichi felt a buzzing sound in his mind.
You rotten woman, you're saying I can't drink, are you!? I'll drink it just to show you!
"Give it to me!"
Hachisuka Hidemichi, his face red, snatched the wine bottle from Hayato's hand, then tilted his head back.
Gulp, gulp, gulp.
Hayato had seen many people chug beer straight from the the bottle.
But drinking baijiu like this... even Hayato had to sincerely give a big thumbs up; he was a true hero.
"Hey—"
Kurashiki Reina sensed something was wrong. She came over worriedly to advise, "Drink less!"
"Mind your own business!"
Before drinking, Hachisuka Hidemichi still held a certain respect for Kurashiki Reina due to her status. But after that bottle of Erguotou, he felt like he had the whole world under his feet. Moreover, the reason he was getting worked up was precisely because of Kurashiki Reina's "underestimation" of him.
At this moment, his rebellious psychology grew even stronger.
Kurashiki Reina tried to grab his arm to stop him from taking the second bottle Hayato had opened.
Unexpectedly, with an unintentional wave of his hand, his palm swung towards Kurashiki Reina's face.
Hachisuka Hidemichi, in such a state, naturally had no sense of moderation. Kurashiki Reina instinctively felt a strong gust of wind striking her face.
She shrank her neck slightly in fear.
But the anticipated pain didn't burn hotly on her face; instead...
Hayato easily grabbed Hachisuka Hidemichi's wrist, then stood between her and Hachisuka Hidemichi, driving him away with his gaze.
Move back a bit, don't sit here anymore.
Kurashiki Reina looked at Hayato, then thought of the scene just now, feeling a sense of grievance, as if her good intentions had been misunderstood. She immediately gritted her teeth, took her cushion, and went to sit beside Kobayashi Ayaka.
"Ah, Reina..." Hachisuka Hidemichi also seemed to have some reaction.
But before he could apologize, he heard Hayato say again: "Come, come, Bee Arrow, the spring breeze blows, the war drums beat, who's afraid of drinking today!"
After being tricked and cajoled into drinking another two liang, his consciousness became hazy again.
"Hehehe, drink!" Hachisuka Hidemichi said, putting his arm around Hayato's shoulder.
"Drink, drink." Hayato nodded repeatedly.
"You drink too." Hachisuka Hidemichi pointed at Hayato's can.
"Drink, I'll drink too." Hayato nodded repeatedly, then licked a sip of the Coca-Cola inside.
"Good brother!" Hachisuka Hidemichi vigorously patted Hayato's shoulder.
"Good brother, good brother." Hayato continued to nod.
Kobayashi Ayaka, meanwhile, rested her elbow on the table, her palm supporting her cheek, watching the "performance" between Hayato and Hachisuka Hidemichi with a somewhat lazy and unamused expression.
"I really don't understand~~" Kobayashi Ayaka said, bringing up the old topic again, "How could you fall for a man like that? Just now, when he got drunk, he almost slapped you."
"He didn't do it on purpose," Kurashiki Reina muttered.
She wasn't sure if it was for her own dignity or to absolve Hachisuka Hidemichi.
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