After seeing the situation, Tsukikawa Shu didn't overdo it, just a taste, stopping while it was ahead.
Fujiwara Chika, on the other hand, seemed completely unsatisfied afterward, muttering in disappointment:
"I thought it would be comfortable when they did it in the manga... I didn't expect it to hurt so much..."
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Having experienced the pain of her first time, Fujiwara Chika realized that this kind of thing wasn't like what was depicted in manga.
"I didn't even feel any pleasure, I just felt pain."
She mumbled into Tsukikawa Shu's chest, "This is supposed to feel good, right?"
"It can indeed feel good," Tsukikawa Shu replied.
"I'm so angry, I'll try again next time."
She said angrily.
Having shed her shyness, she was still the same lively girl.
Waking up in the morning, Tsukikawa Shu gently nudged the girl sleeping beside him.
Outside, Fujiwara Chika was a lady, barely suppressing her lively and unrestrained nature in the face of etiquette. But in private, it was completely exposed.
Besides an indecent sleeping posture, she even drooled.
"Mmm... Is it morning already?"
She rubbed her eyes, still groggy, and then burrowed back down, hugging Tsukikawa Shu's waist in an attempt to go back to sleep.
"If you don't get up now, we won't be able to run the dungeon today," Tsukikawa Shu said, ruffling her hair.
"Just one more minute of sleep, just one minute... gurgle"
She mumbled, but Tsukikawa Shu pinched her cheeks, stretching her face into a wide pancake. Now Fujiwara Chika couldn't sleep, and she opened her watery eyes, blinking twice.
There was no other way; Tsukikawa Shu had to resort to forceful measures.
Fujiwara Chika reluctantly got up, let out a yawn, and then started to get dressed.
After a deep exchange, Fujiwara Chika's true nature was completely exposed. She even dared to provoke the former great demon king directly.
However, shortly after waking up, she regained her usual lively spirit, becoming a carefree and natural young girl once more.
Tsukikawa Shu opened the door.
"It looks like you two are getting along well."
Hiratsuka Shizuka seemed to have been waiting at the door for a long time. As Tsukikawa Shu came out, she put an arm around his shoulder, took out a cigarette, put it in her mouth, and lit it.
"Why do you feel like you're treating me more and more like a brother?"
Tsukikawa Shu shrugged, looking at her increasingly bold demeanor. "We were a bit awkward at first, but familiarity breeds affection."
"Do whatever you want, I don't care,"
Hiratsuka Shizuka took a puff of her cigarette and slowly exhaled a cloud of white mist. "But..."
She glanced at Fujiwara Chika behind Tsukikawa Shu, who had given up on wanting to sleep in and now looked like a well-behaved girl. She pulled Tsukikawa Shu aside and whispered in his ear, "Do you know this girl's background?"
Tsukikawa Shu nodded.
Fujiwara Chika's grandfather was the former Prime Minister, and her entire family was basically composed of members of the upper class. If nothing unexpected happened, Fujiwara Chika would also enter politics in the future.
"Can you handle it?" Hiratsuka Shizuka asked.
"It's not a problem,"
Tsukikawa Shu said calmly, taking the cigarette from Hiratsuka Shizuka's hand and extinguishing it, so as not to continue polluting himself with secondhand smoke.
"You brat..."
Hiratsuka Shizuka angrily punched Tsukikawa Shu's shoulder but didn't seem to mind.
She continued:
"It's good that you can handle it. Given our current pace of development, I think we need to establish an organization as well."
"We've been grinding levels all along, but this Inner World will eventually establish a basic order. Having an organization under our control would make things more convenient for us."
Tsukikawa Shu thought about it and nodded in agreement.
"So, you think we should create an organization and put Fujiwara Chika in charge?" Tsukikawa Shu asked.
"Something like that. Anyway, the weapons and equipment you've farmed are enough to arm a team. Constantly dismantling these items into refined ore is ultimately too wasteful," Hiratsuka Shizuka said, naturally relighting another cigarette.
There was an organization that obeyed his commands. Even if it couldn't do much in combat, it could handle peripheral physical labor. Moreover, the future Inner World would need its own intelligence network, and having such an organization could help him complete many trivial matters.
Fujiwara Chika, who was born into a political family, could also take on this task. Although she was young and inexperienced, she had Tsukikawa Shu supporting her from behind, giving her ample opportunity and security to grow quickly.
With the intelligence and resourcefulness of this quirky young girl, she should be able to manage the organization in an orderly fashion very soon.
"Why not just take over the dismantled Elite Committee directly?"
Tsukikawa Shu thought for a moment and said, "Anyway, most of them are already dead. The remaining people are all on Fujiwara Chika's side, so they're a relatively safe choice."
While Tsukikawa Shu and Hiratsuka Shizuka were discussing, Fujiwara Chika, who had been left to the side, kicked a stone at her feet. Then she saw Goto Hitori sitting nearby, fiddling with her guitar.
"You play the guitar."
Fujiwara Chika crouched down in front of Goto Hitori with a smile.
"Ah... yes!"
Goto Hitori turned her face away and nodded heavily.
"I like music too, but I mainly play the piano," Fujiwara Chika said with a smile.
"Mmm..."
Goto Hitori, who had always been bad at socializing, began to panic at Fujiwara Chika's easy familiarity.
"Do you have any favorite songs?" Fujiwara Chika asked.
"This..."
However, before Goto Hitori could answer, Fujiwara Chika eagerly replied.
"'Adeline by the Water,' do you like this song?"
"Uh..."
"This is a Greek myth about a king who wanted to be with his statue maiden and eventually turned into a statue together. I often play this song at parties."
Fujiwara Chika squatted down, smiling, and asked, "What about you?"
Goto Hitori listened, completely bewildered.
What song? She had never heard of it!
What piano, what parties? How could someone like her, a good-for-nothing social parasite, ever reach such elegant places...
As for what she liked to listen to? Her own song, 'Blue Lonely Planet'?
That sounded really unpretentious!
Goto Hitori could only weep silently in her heart.
Hehehe... What elegant music, I'm proud to be a loser!
She was only fit for playing rock music, how could it be compared to elegant piano!
Goto Hitori felt that her negative emotions had increased significantly. A self-proclaimed wry, chuunibyou smile curved her lips.
But, no matter what, she couldn't reveal her taste.
"Ahaha... I like this song too. I often hear it at parties and such. Your taste is quite good."
Goto Hitori's gaze flickered.
Fujiwara Chika's smile remained as radiant as ever.
This child is so interesting~
In reality, the story of 'Adeline by the Water' was not what she had said at all. In the story, the king was eventually moved by the goddess of love, Aphrodite, who granted life to the sculpture. They lived happily ever after, instead of turning into statues together.
She had made a slight modification, and Goto Hitori had fallen for it so easily~
No wonder Tsukikawa liked her; keeping her around was quite interesting.
At this moment, Tsukikawa Shu and Hiratsuka Shizuka finished their discussion, and he called out to the two of them:
"Chika."
"Coming, coming!" Fujiwara Chika stood up and hopped over.
"There's something I need your opinion on," Tsukikawa Shu said.
Then, Tsukikawa Shu and Hiratsuka Shizuka told Fujiwara Chika about their plan to form a team.
"Rebuilding the Elite Committee? That's not a problem."
Fujiwara Chika thought for a moment, then moved closer and hugged Tsukikawa Shu's arm, "But, will there be any rewards?"
"I'll reward you again tonight," Tsukikawa Shu said helplessly.
"You promised," Fujiwara Chika smiled.
"Oh, right. You can now use the items I gave you. You should use the Experience Card first."
Tsukikawa Shu said, "Also, I'll give you some Fine Grade weapons and items, as well as a Class Card and a Skill Card. They're useless to me, so you can use them to invest in the Elite Committee."
The Elite Committee now referred not to the organization of elites from the outside world, but an organization composed of top players from the Inner World.
"Of course, you have to use the Experience Card yourself first to reach level 40. Otherwise, you won't be able to keep up with our dungeon runs."
Tsukikawa Shu added, "In the future, we must also strictly screen new members. Those who aren't up to par must be weeded out."
"Eh?! Tsukikawa-kun is already level 40 or above?!" Fujiwara Chika exclaimed, covering her mouth in surprise.
"I, Hiratsuka Shizuka, and Goto Hitori are all level 45, but for now, our levels are information only known to us allies. Don't let it get out," Tsukikawa Shu said.
"I understand," Fujiwara Chika nodded.
That was roughly all that happened in the morning. Next was the usual routine of running dungeons.
However, as they walked towards the entrance, they encountered several members of DOLLARS again.
This time, all five of them were injured. After days of running dungeons, even they were starting to buckle under the strain.
But this time, Ryūgamine Mikado, who was at the forefront, had a grim expression.
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