In the dreams of the night, Kasumigaoka Utaha dreamt that she was imprisoned in a dungeon wearing a maid outfit.
And the one who imprisoned her was none other than the person she had been investigating recently, Scum-kun—Jhin.
In the dark and profound dungeon, Jhin walked down the spiral staircase along the stone wall and pushed open the iron door. The faint light of a candle shone into the dungeon from behind him. Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't clearly see his expression hidden in the darkness, but she could hear the disdain solely from his tone.
"Heh, I heard you've been secretly investigating me recently?"
"I have no idea what you're talking about, Scum-kun," Kasumigaoka Utaha feigned composure and replied sarcastically. "Imprisoning a high school girl is a criminal act, let alone changing me into a maid outfit. Is this also one of your filthy and vulgar fetishes?"
"It makes me very sad when you say that."
Jhin slowly approached and pinched Kasumigaoka Utaha's delicate chin. "Sachi really likes being my exclusive maid."
"Pah, you still have the nerve to mention Komine-san here?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha spat and lifted her leg, about to kick Jhin away. However, both her hands and feet were firmly secured by iron chains that restricted her range of motion, leaving her helpless against Jhin.
Jhin shook his head. "What a wild little kitten with a fiery personality. It seems I still need to let you taste something formidable."
"Wh-what are you going to do!?"
Kasumigaoka Utaha, pale with fright, kicked her legs and squeezed backward desperately. But behind her was a cold stone wall with not a single bit of extra space. The black pantyhose wrapping her plump thighs rubbed against it, tearing several large holes, making it look exceptionally provocative.
Jhin looked her up and down with a lecherous gaze, his eyes looking as if they were going to strip her completely naked. Then, without hesitation, he thrust a thick, black Ehomaki into Kasumigaoka Utaha's cherry lips.
"Eat the Ehomaki properly for me!"
Kasumigaoka Utaha's thin, cherry-colored lips pursed against the black seaweed wrapper, struggling to swallow the food in her mouth. Because Jhin's movements were too rough, the Ehomaki hit her throat, causing a stinging pain.
Seeing that her progress was too slow, Jhin pulled out the Ehomaki and took out a large bottle of yogurt before Kasumigaoka Utaha could even catch her breath.
The cloudy, viscous yogurt sprayed out as if from a high-pressure water pump, splashing all over Kasumigaoka Utaha's body, with the majority of it shooting into her delicate mouth. She had finally managed to swallow the yogurt with great difficulty when Jhin once again shoved the thick Ehomaki back into her mouth. The force was so great that the back of her head slammed against the hard wall behind her.
Ouch! It hurts!
Kasumigaoka Utaha opened her wine-red eyes and sat up, still in shock, as she surveyed her surroundings.
So I was just dreaming?
Completely awake now, Kasumigaoka Utaha soothingly rubbed her violently heaving chest with relief, simultaneously complaining in her heart.
I should have taken Sawamura-san and the others and left when Komine-san told us the first thing, otherwise how would I have had such a messed-up dream.
The slightly damp sensation in her panties made her cheeks blush red. Biting her lip, she changed out of all her clothes. Even though the content of this dream made Kasumigaoka Utaha very displeased, it provided a bit of inspiration for the novel she hadn't worked on in a long time.
After changing her clothes, Kasumigaoka Utaha sat at her desk, took out her manuscript paper, and began writing furiously on it.
"How strange, why didn't Kasumigaoka Utaha call us to go find Miss Irisu today?"
Eriri, who was moving scientific research equipment together with Kato Megumi, only then remembered that she hadn't received any messages from Kasumigaoka Utaha today.
Where is she?
"Kasumigaoka-san seems to be taking a break today. She finished the document categorization work ahead of schedule, and Miss Maekawa even praised her for working efficiently."
Eriri snorted disdainfully. "Literary tasks really do suit her."
"So are we going to take the initiative to find her today?"
"No way. I agreed to go see penguins with Miyake-san today, so I have no time to look for that black-bellied woman."
Eriri earnestly advised Kato Megumi, "Kato-san, you mustn't let that woman lead you by the nose. Once she tangles with you, it's very troublesome."
"Ahaha... I will be careful."
Kato Megumi really wanted to say that Eriri was actually not inferior to the other party in this regard. Thanks to her scarce presence, when Kasumigaoka Utaha and Eriri bickered with each other, they would subconsciously forget her existence and then blurt out many things they wouldn't normally say in front of others.
This included their hidden professions: light novel author and doujin artist.
However, Kato Megumi wasn't the type to have a loose tongue, otherwise the matter of Jhin building a harem would have been exposed long ago.
Nijika shoveled away the last patch of snow in front of her, rested the shovel on the ground, supported her waist with her right hand, and stretched her body.
"Oh my, I didn't expect this job to be surprisingly tiring."
"Are you tired? Do you want to go rest for a while?"
Jhin took the shovel from her hands and handed her a chocolate stick. "Here, for you."
"Thank you."
Nijika took the chocolate stick. She was no longer surprised that Jhin could always pull out snacks out of thin air. Or rather, who would refuse having a mobile snack vault by their side?
Nijika tore open the chocolate stick's packaging and took small bites. In a cold place like Antarctica, even a crispy chocolate stick's hardness was not to be underestimated. If one were to directly bite off a large chunk, they would have to be careful not to break a tooth. This was knowledge Nijika had learned when Kanae Maekawa vividly recounted interesting anecdotes about the scientific expedition team to the girls.
"Speaking of which, Bocchi-chan seems to have updated her social media account, right?"
"You saw it."
"Yeah, I also follow her account. What is she talking about when she says she's practicing for a collaboration recently?"
Jhin dumped a full shovel of snow into the pool, turning his head in confusion. "Didn't I tell you guys? Kessoku Band is going to record an MV in collaboration with Shiraishi Yuzuki."
"I don't remember you ever telling us about this. Isn't it too sudden?"
"I think I only mentioned it briefly to Bocchi-chan. She probably doesn't know the specific arrangements either, so she didn't tell you."
"You need to remember to say such important things in the group chat! We have to make time to practice."
"You can rest assured about that, I've already set up your practice room."
"Really!?"
Having finished the work at hand, Jhin picked up the shovel and waved at Nijika. "Come with me, I'll take you to see it."
Nijika followed Jhin to the front of a villa not far from the base, which looked completely out of place in Antarctica.
"Why is there a villa here? It's so incongruous."
"This is one of the technological achievements of Synapse. Don't mind the specific details, let's go inside."
Jhin led Nijika into the villa. The biting cold wind that was originally howling in their ears instantly vanished without a trace. The temperature inside the house was unbelievably warm, no different from the base with its underfloor heating turned on.
"Over there is this house's recording studio. I've put all your instruments inside."
Nijika looked in the direction Jhin pointed and saw a room with a black plaque hanging on the doorframe, printed with the three golden characters for 'Recording Studio'.
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