Volume 2 - CH 24

” ” “Who’s the king!” ” “

They all drew lots.

The first king was …….

“Oh, that’s me.”

The memorable first king was Arisa.

As it was the first time, Arisa started to worry about it.

“Well, how about the person at ……4 show a one-shot trick or a special skill?”

Maybe because of her serious nature, but she gave a safe order.

And the person who got number four was ……

“Number four is me!”

It was Chiharu.

“I’m not sure if it’s a one-shot trick or a special skill. …… oh, yeah. I’m good at wrestling. So, Soichiro-san. Please stand up.”

“Ha~h?　Why me ……?”

“Because I can’t do it by myself”

Don’t try to do a one-shot trick that you can’t do by yourself in the first place, Soichiro complained, but lent a hand.

At that moment ……

Soichiro’s body turned over.

Before he realized it, Soichiro was strapped around the neck with both of Chiharu’s legs.

“’I’m done, I’m done ……, that’s enough!”

He shouted painfully.

But to Yuzuru’s eyes, it looked like he was inwardly pleased.

It would have been more of a perk for Soichiro to get his face caught between Chiharu’s thighs.

Well, that valuable time was over in about ten seconds.

‘Geez, why do I get into this kind of trouble ‘……. Soichiro sits back on the sofa with this attitude.

“….. Now may be too late, but it may not be a good idea to give orders that involve other people without specifying a number.”

Arisa pointed out something that was really quite late.

Ayaka then nodded her head in agreement.

“You’re right. I think we should make it mandatory to specify the number from now on since it would break the gameplay.”

After confirming the rules again, they moved on……

The lottery was redrawn again.

This time, the king was ……

“Hmm, me. ……I would like to get back to Chiharu if possible.”

“You have to specify the number!”

“I know, I know.”

Soichiro, who became the king, showed signs of thinking for a while and then ……

“Number 5, do ten squats. What do you think?”

“I’m number 5. But squatting. …… Should I fold my hands over my head?”

“I don’t care how you do it, as long as you do it right. But do it right and in-depth.”

“Ye~s.

Ayaka replied cheerfully.

She raised her hands above her head and opened her legs about shoulder-width apart.

Then, slowly, she began to squat.

“One, two, three. ……”

At this time, Ayaka was wearing a long skirt.

So there was no way to see inside the skirt, but ……

However, it was a bit strange to see a beautiful girl with good style, sweat on her forehead, doing squats while spreading her legs wide as the six of them watched.

The six of them, including Yuzuru, felt kind of weird.

“It’s over. …… Surprisingly embarrassing, isn’t it?”

Ayaka also seemed to have noticed the atmosphere around her midway through.

It was unusual for her, who is always aloof, to have her face faintly tinged with red.

Now, it was time to get back on track and choose a new king.

The one who became the king was ……

“All right, that’s me. So, how about ……No. 3 go run around this mansion as fast as they can?”

Hijiri proposed a punishment game that seems to be a real punishment.

And the subject of the game was ……

“Hijiri-kun…..You better remember this.”

It was Tenka who was not good at sports.

Tenka glanced at Hijiri with a sharp glare.

He said to her with a grin.

“Until forgotten. Just run as fast as you can, okay?　I’ll check through the window, okay?”

“…… I know. Well, okay. It’s no big deal to go around the house one lap.”

With that, Tenka walked out of the room.

A few moments later, Tenka returned, sweaty, holding her sides and breathing hard.

“Geez, …… hey, this house is too big, isn’t it ……?”

Apparently, the Tachibana residence was much larger than Tenka had expected.

It seems to have become quite a workout.

“I guess I’ll just have to settle this grudge. ……”

“Well, good luck with that.”

And so, a new king was chosen.

The person who drew the king’s lottery was ……

“Oh, it’s finally my turn.”

It was finally Yuzuru’s turn to play.

Of course, he had thought of his orders from the beginning.

“I designate number one. If it’s a man, be a woman, if it’s a woman, be a man, until the game is over.”

“Okay, Yuzuru.”

Soichiro answered in a falsetto voice.

Yuzuru was dismayed.

“…… It is disgusting.”

“That’s horrible. …… You were the one who forced me to do this♥.”

Soichiro was surprisingly enthusiastic.

This man was surprisingly flippant.

…… It seems to have become more of an “oneesan” character than a normal girl, but that’s to be expected. (TN: Oneesan character means guys who behave like girls. I’m not sure about the official term)

Now, the next person who became the king was ……

“Yes!　Hijiri, prepare yourself!”

The queen, Tenka, was born.

She seems to be planning to take revenge on Hijiri.

“One in six chances?　You can’t win.”

“Number two must end sentences in ‘Saurus or ‘don’ until the game is over.”

“No way! Oi!”

It seems that today, Hijiri had to use “Saurus” and “Don” at the end of his speech until the game was over.

With a grin, Tenka laughed.

” ‘No way, Don!’ right?”

“Understood……saurus.”

At that moment, someone spewed out.

All eyes were drawn to that person.

It was …… Arisa, who laughed at him.

“Yukishiro-san, did you just laugh at me saurus?

“Kku ……S, Sorry …….”

It seems that she has been caught in a loop.

In the ear of Arisa, who was holding her stomach, …… Yuzuru whispered.

“What’s so funny saurus?”

“hi~u…kku……, no, please stop…… Yuzuru-san ……, d, don’t…….”

The king’s game was temporarily suspended for a while until Arisa’s laughter subsided.

Now, after a brief interruption, the next person to become king is ……

“It’s me, isn’t it?”

It was Chiharu.

Chiharu thought about it for a moment and then …… smirked.

“Yes, let’s do this. Tell me your preference for the opposite sex you like. Of course, you can tell me the name of the person you like, okay?　The number is ……6!”

And the one who had the lottery number 6 was ……

It was Yuzuru.

Yuzuru scratched his head.

“Preference for the opposite sex?”

“Yes. Of course. There are some, aren’t there?”

Smirking, Chiharu questioned Yuzuru with a laugh.

Yuzuru couldn’t help but look at Arisa for a moment.

And Arisa was looking at Yuzuru exactly the same way.

Their gazes intersected.

Yuzuru felt his own face heating up.

Without thinking, he averted his gaze.

“Come on, hurry up, …….”

“……, yeah, let’s see.”

Yuzuru thought for a moment and then answered.

“Someone who accepts me for who I am, but scolds me for the bad parts?”

“Oh, ……, by the way, could that be ……?”

“That’s enough!　Next round, next round !”

Yuzuru interrupted Chiharu’s words with a loud voice.

He then proceeded to forcefully play the king’s game.

Then the next king was ……

“It’s finally my turn to play, isn’t it?”

It was Ayaka.

The queen, Ayaka, crossed her arms and began to ponder.

“I was actually going to order you to tell me who you like or something like that, but …… Chiharu beat me to it.”

Apparently, the order that she was planning was given out by Chiharu first.

Ayaka pondered for a while and then …… popped her hand in the air.

“Yes, let’s do it this way. Say what you want the person you like to say to you, or what situation you want to be confessed to!　Let’s see. …… Then, number three!”

“……That’s me.”

The familiar, pretty voice made Yuzuru’s heart flutter involuntarily.

Yuzuru was aware that he himself was very nervous.

“A confession’s ……situation ……right?”

“Yeah, yeah, a proposal is also fine though”

Chira… Arisa glanced over at Yuzuru.　

Her face was as bright red as a …… tomato.

“If you ask me to be more specific, I can’t answer because I don’t feel it is time yet, but……”

Arisa squirmed, looking embarrassed.

Her gesture was very cute.

Yuzuru listened to Arisa’s voice.

“I like the romantic feeling. …… I prefer it on a special day, in a special place, with a special present. ……”

After saying that, Arisa covered her face with her hands as if to say that she was too embarrassed to say anything anymore.

As expected, Ayaka couldn’t force Arisa to say anything else.

“So she says, Yuzuru…”

She suddenly changed her target.

The words were naturally heard by Yuzuru and also by Arisa.

Both of their faces turned red.

“Stop making fun of us, Ayaka-chan.”

“Yes, that’s right. …… We’re not like that. ……”

When Yuzuru and Arisa said this, Ayaka smirked ……

“Hmm?　What are you talking about?　I have no idea.”

She feigned ignorance.

After digging their own grave, both Yuzuru and Arisa began to feel like running away in shame.