Chapter 259

Nijika then realized what was happening and smiled, but then she remembered her sister's subtle complaint as she walked past her earlier that day.

"Have you been putting together a less-than-ideal breakfast at home lately?"

She gave a dry laugh.

I'll go later tomorrow.

When I went back that night, I was on the steps of the Starry Night shop.

After a quiet day, Liang, on her way home, inexplicably pleaded pitifully with Nijika.

"Nijika, save me..."

Ishikawa Hayato, who instantly understood what his older sister was thinking, was taken aback and expressed his helplessness at her impulsive behavior.

He had said he didn't need any help.

Why?

At the bottom of the stairs, Nijika was still foolishly asking why, but when she noticed Ryo glancing at Ishikawa Hayato, she quickly understood the reason. Veins bulged on her forehead as she looked at Ryo with embarrassment and anger.

She remembered that Ryo hadn't gotten up even after Ishikawa Hayato called her several times this morning, and when she went to wake Ryo up, she saw Ryo coming out of her room.

Her childhood friend rarely showed her emotions, but at that moment, she had a languid and happy smile on her face, as if she had experienced some ultimate enjoyment.

He was also leaning against the wall, and his legs seemed a little weak.

Everyone knows what she and her boyfriend did.

Nijika wasn't jealous, since she already knew about it and was mentally prepared.

Seeing Liang's actions—whether it was showing off or trying to drag her down—made me feel my blood pressure rise.

"Go solve it yourself!"

After being rejected, Ryo glanced back at Ishikawa Hayato and made a decision.

When he got home, Ryo became more serious when facing Hitori and Ikuyo, and spoke directly to Ikuyo.

"I'm going back to my room tonight. Ikuyo, you can go keep Hayabusa company."

It felt good, but she really couldn't take it. Last night, during the two hours she was in, she thought she was going to die more than ten times.

This pervert remained excited even after so long; if she hadn't eventually fallen asleep, he might have been still going at it until dawn.

Ikuyo, who was named, froze.

She felt like she was being executed. Last night she had listened to Liang's mournful cries for a long time, and now just passing by Ishikawa Hayato's door made her legs feel weak.

"Um, Ryo-senpai, please reconsider."

"Yeah, Ryo, will you sleep with me again tonight..."

As a high school boy, and a pervert at that, Ishikawa Hayato clearly wanted to continue last night's "exchange," and pitifully begged.

Liang ignored the big bad wolf pretending to be her grandmother and turned to walk towards the bathroom.

"Then... Falcon, I'll sleep with you tonight."

While the other two girls were hesitant, it was naturally Hitori who spoke up.

Because of shopping tomorrow, a performance the day after tomorrow, and a trip the day after that, she didn't go back to her parents' home tonight.

She lowered her head with a firm expression and looked at Ishikawa Hayato.

190. Choice

Life presents many difficult choices, with emotions and reason acting as two separate lines. Sometimes, it's impossible to reconcile "what should be done" with "what she likes."

But Ishikawa Hayato never hesitated because of this.

Because it's perverted, and people just do whatever makes them happy and think it's appropriate, isn't that perverted?

Even on the path of happiness, disappointment is inevitable.

"All right..."

Upon receiving the invitation from across the Hitori, Ishikawa Hayato sighed almost imperceptibly and accepted her invitation to share a room.

After showering, the four of them, still in their pajamas, gathered in the living room to play games. Today they were playing a TRPG, Cthulhu Call of Cthulhu.

All four were newbies; it was just that Ishikawa Hayato didn't want to play video games every day, so he chose this one.

In the living room, he spoke softly to the three of them in a low voice, carrying an eerie and ethereal quality.

"Then, the three of you wake up at the same time in a room, discovering the other two people in the room and noticing that the room is eerily brightly lit..."

"Huh... is it that bright?"

Hitori was shaken by Ishikawa Hayato's words, as if the light had already shone into her mind.

"I want to get to Gotou-san... ah, I want to meet them!"

With a bright smile, Ikuyo told Ishikawa Hayato about her character's next move.

"Is there only one room? I don't want to talk to strangers; I want to avoid that noisy person."

Ryo spoke cruelly and calmly. Ikuyo froze, looking pitifully at Ishikawa Hayato.

"Okay, since Aoi (Ryo) doesn't want to pay attention to Chisato (Ikuyo) and has chosen to observe her surroundings, let's cast 'Observe'."

Ishikawa Hayato, the GP, sat across the table, holding the script and smiling as he watched the three who seemed destined for failure.

Ikuyo: "I also observed, and I saw someone ignoring me and looking around. I also started to wonder how I suddenly woke up here, and started looking around."

Hitori: "Me too... I wanted to find a place that wasn't too bright..."

The three of them took turns rolling the dice.

Liang Da succeeded, Hitori failed miserably, and Ikuyo succeeded in an ordinary way.

Ishikawa Hayato secretly threw the ball twice more, laughing as he wrote in his notebook.

"The dice game was this exciting from the start! You noticed an old wooden table in the center of the room that seemed out of place with the surroundings, a bowl of red liquid on the table, and two tattered pieces of paper. There were also four doors on the walls in the four directions of the room, which appeared to lead to different rooms."

After he finished speaking, he tore two pages from the notebook and gave them to Ryo and Ikuyo.

"The above is publicly available intelligence; this is detailed intelligence gathered through your own observations. Consider whether you want to release it publicly."

After looking at his more detailed intelligence report, Liang smiled and said...

"It's not public now, I'm going to examine the table."

Ikuyo sighed when she heard Liang say that.

"I'm going to exchange information with Fire Phoenix (Hitori)." She then turned to Hitori excitedly and said, "Gotou-san, let's get to know each other!"

"Ah... yes..."

Hitori, who looked like she wanted to leave the room, nodded helplessly and began their role-playing exchange.

The four of them played happily.

During this time, Ryo inexplicably revealed her European identity, successfully rolling various dice, while Hitori frequently failed, to the point that I didn't gain any information.

Ikuyo, on the other hand, combined social interaction with exploration, acquiring the most information, but was ultimately betrayed and suffered a terrible fate.

In the end, it was the European character who died in this room, while Hitori and Ikuyo left alive. However, Ikuyo's character went completely insane, and Hitori's character was also covered in sores.

After recounting the ending, Ishikawa Hayato smiled at the three people who looked at him with disbelief at the conclusion.

He put away the script, stood up, and said...

"Alright, let's go practice now."

"Yeah, I didn't expect to play for so long, it's really fun."

Ikuyo also stood up easily.

Ryo and Hitori also stood up. Hitori recalled the battle in the game just now and glanced at Ishikawa Hayato.

"Hmm... the monster is so strong, it's a bit scary..."

Liang didn't say anything.

The four of them walked into the rehearsal room together.

Inside, there were a few people who hadn't been able to rehearse because the drummer wasn't there.

But after Ishikawa Hayato played a rhythm on the synthesizer with the pre-set drum sound source, the other three fell silent.

A moment later, Liang took out his phone to record a video and send it to Nijika, telling her that she didn't need to come anymore and asking the team leader to voluntarily leave the team to improve the overall level of the band.

But she had only just started recording when Ishikawa Hayato changed the audio source to bass, leaving her stunned.

Finally, they switched to a guitar duel and a solo performance by Hitori.

After a brief period of playful banter, the four of them began practicing seriously.

They are practicing their new song, preparing to perform it at the live show the day after tomorrow.

Perhaps it was the lighthearted style of the music, coupled with the relaxed feeling of practicing at home, that made the four of them lose track of time while practicing.

At midnight, practice ended, and the four of them came out of the rehearsal room.

Ishikawa Hayato glanced at his phone with some annoyance; he hadn't realized they'd all started staying up late. He said to the three girls.

"I didn't expect the practice to go on this late. Everyone should go to bed early."

"Good night."

After Liang finished speaking, she walked directly to the opposite side of the rehearsal room, which was her room.

"Goodnight, Hayato-kun," Ikuyo greeted Ishikawa Hayato, then said to Hitori.

"Goto-san, I'll rest in your room then."

"Please feel free to use anything in the room."

Hitori lowered her head as if embarrassed, responding weakly, and she seemed to feel a bit guilty for making Ikuyo homeless.

"All we'll be using are the bedding, that's all."

Ikuyo smiled and casually waved her slender hand before walking towards the room Hitori.

Finally, only Ishikawa Hayato and Hitori remained, each with their own thoughts, and they walked together towards Ishikawa Hayato's room.

Along the way, Hitori sensed something and his gaze became hesitant.

Looking at Ishikawa Hayato's back as he stood at the doorway, Hitori hesitated before asking.

"Falcon, am I bothering you...?"

She could clearly sense that Ishikawa Hayato had no intention of doing anything with her.

She should know very well that Ishikawa Hayato won't easily change his mind.

He said that the first time he wanted to take his time and make himself comfortable, and he didn't want to have to do it again the next day when he wasn't feeling well.

I need to buy a guitar tomorrow, have a performance the day after tomorrow, and go out the day after that, so there's clearly no suitable time.

So she probably interfered in Falcon and Ryousang's relationship.

Hitori felt somewhat uneasy.

When Ishikawa Hayato heard what Hitori said, he turned around and looked at her, whose expression was wavering. He then glanced into the corridor, sneaked into the room, and beckoned to Hitori with a smile.

He's clearly already hooked.

Hitori walked in, looking slightly puzzled and uneasy.

Ishikawa Hayato closed the door, turned around and looked at the girl in front of him, who was a head shorter than him and timidly shrank her already narrow shoulders, and asked with a smile.

"Are you prepared to pay compensation?"

Can you offer compensation?

Hitori, on the contrary, felt relieved and looked forward to asking questions.

Ishikawa Hayato didn't answer. Instead, he walked to the bed, sat down, leaned against the headboard, patted the sheets, and spoke to Hitori from afar.

"Come up and say it."