In a dim, confined space, Goto Hitori slowly opened her eyes.
"Where am I? It feels so comfortable. This is my favorite environment."
In such a peaceful environment, Goto Hitori's health bar gradually recovered as if she had recalled to base.
Through the dim light, she saw something resembling a door ahead, and Goto Hitori poked her head through it.
"Ah, Bocchi-chan is revived."
At this moment, Goto Hitori was in a pile of cardboard boxes, her small head peeking out, her expression somewhat peaceful.
Goto Hitori asked, a little confused.
"What's going on?"
Ijichi Nijika explained.
"Well, you fainted just now, and Tanaka-kun said that this would fully revive you.
I didn't expect it to actually work."
Upon hearing this, Tanaka Masao was quite proud.
"I know Bocchi-chan very well. Since we are all friends, let me tell you stories about Bocchi-chan's childhood."
"Wait a minute, Tanaka!"
Dormant memories suddenly attacked Goto Hitori, making her quickly stop Tanaka Masao.
"We should use this time to practice quickly. We'll be performing on stage soon."
Yamada Ryo nodded.
"That's right, Tanaka. We can talk about this after the performance, privately. I'll even bring a small notebook to write it down."
"Why do you need a small notebook to write it down?"
Yamada Ryo's lips curved into a faint smile.
"Of course, to threaten Bocchi-chan with her dark history.
Bocchi-chan, you don't want your dark history to be made public, do you? Then obediently hand over your pocket money."
"How could you!"
Goto Hitori was a little distraught. Why did her friends all like to mess with her? To prevent her dark history from being exposed, she could only…
"Ouch~"
The evil Yamada Ryo received righteous punishment from Mama Nijika.
"Really, Ryo, even if you like money, you shouldn't threaten people with such things."
Yamada Ryo clutched her head.
"Just kidding."
Tanaka Masao asked.
"Ryo, are you very short on money?"
Yamada Ryo came from a good family, owning a hospital, so it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she was a young lady from a wealthy family, so she…
She nodded, her eyes shining, and asked with some anticipation.
"That's right, I'm very short on money. Tanaka, are you going to lend me some?
If you lend me some money, I might…"
She raised an eyebrow, a teasing look that made one's imagination run wild.
Everyone could tell Yamada Ryo was joking, but Tanaka Masao nodded and said.
"Alright, give me your phone."
Everyone: Ah, what are you going to do? You're not actually taking her seriously, are you?
Yamada Ryo was also a little confused, but she still handed over her phone.
"Anyway, I didn't promise anything just now. I'll take the money and run. Once the money is in my hands, there's no way he'll get it back.
There are so many people watching here; he can't possibly resort to force, can he?"
Under everyone's gaze, Tanaka Masao started operating Yamada Ryo's phone.
During this time, everyone had different thoughts.
In less than a minute, Tanaka Masao returned the phone.
"Here you go."
Yamada Ryo took the phone and, seeing the number on the screen, couldn't help but widen her eyes.
"O-One million!"
"You're kidding, right?"
Ijichi Nijika, in disbelief, ran over to look at Yamada Ryo's phone. Indeed, there was an extra one million japanese yen.
She looked at Tanaka Masao with a complicated expression.
"Tanaka, he wouldn't actually be thinking of…
No, I must stop this from happening. I can't let Ryo fall into an abyss from which she can't escape."
Yukinoshita Yukino also frowned.
"Tanaka-kin only ever talks big, doesn't he? Has he finally gotten some guts?"
Yamada Ryo didn't care what Tanaka Masao was thinking; at this moment, she had only one thought.
"He can so readily produce one million; he must be able to produce even more. I'll extort another sum and then make a run for it."
"Tanaka, where did you get so much money? Do you have more?"
"Oh, this is an online loan I took out for you.
Of course, there's more if you want it."
Everyone: ...