Chapter 95

Those three votes beat her and Kita's two votes.

Then the situation will spiral out of control!

Nijika felt a chill in her heart, her lips twitched, and she hurriedly asked.

"Cold... could it be..."

No, just looking.

Liang turned another page and gave a flat reply.

Nijika immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Kita, holding the completed picture book, patiently waited for Ryo to turn the page before speaking.

"I've finished drawing!"

Liang glanced over.

"What kind, what kind?"

Nijika spoke expectantly, Kita smiled and held up the picture book, showing off her achievement.

"The vision is friendship, hard work, and victory!"

She was very satisfied with her painting, her gaze lingering on the group of people.

Unfortunately, she was the only one of her caliber in the arena.

Nijika was shocked and made a sarcastic comment when she saw the bright red T-shirt with various slogans, winning goals, and energetic words.

"Sports Meet Style!"

"Hey, don't you think it's cute?" Kita noticed Nijika's objection and tried to persuade her.

Nijika was about to politely decline when she heard a clicking sound from the side.

She looked to the side.

From the side, Ishikawa Hayato, with tape still on his mouth, looked down in amazement.

On the ground, pale stones were scattered, and the appearance of the human originally named Bocchi could still be vaguely seen on the stones.

Ishikawa Hayato witnessed the entire process firsthand.

Previously, when Nijika called out the real name of that T-shirt, the youthful and energetic atmosphere of the picture book shone out like sunlight.

Under the dazzling light, Bocchi instantly transformed into this appearance.

"Bocchi-chan!~" Nijika cried out in terror at Bocchi was now completely still.

"Eh! Did I hurt Gotou-san again?"

Kita said, dumbfounded and completely unaware.

She panicked and stepped over Ishikawa Hayato, trying to call out twice.

"Gotou-san, Gotou-san!"

Unfortunately, it was to no avail, and in the end she had no choice but to seek help from Ishikawa Hayato.

Meanwhile, Ishikawa Hayato has already begun working on restoring Bocchi, but the damage this time was so severe that the recovery process is extremely difficult.

He looked at the pieces of charred Bocchi with distress, and even heard Bocchi's mournful cries coming from within the charcoal.

"Those who are not athletically capable will be ostracized, deprived of their value in this hateful ritual."

"The truly terrifying thing about this event is... it's a matter of life and death if you don't win over the masses..."

At this moment, Liang, who had been watching Bocchi with great interest while diligently eating and drinking the nearly empty snacks on the table, suddenly looked towards the door.

Nijika noticed her gaze and followed it, seeing Ishikawa Hibiki half-hidden by the door.

Ishikawa Hibiki looked inside curiously and hesitantly.

But seeing that she had been discovered, she walked in confidently.

"Hello, I'm Ishikawa Hibiki. My brother has always been well taken care of by you."

She walked to the open space in the middle, finished speaking, and then bowed politely.

Nijika, Ryo, Kita all looked at her, staring blankly at the well-behaved and polite Hibiki, then glanced back at Ishikawa Hayato.

It's clear they can't accept it right away.

But immediately, Nijika and Kita realized they hadn't answered her yet, and hurriedly said to her.

"No, no, no, we often receive his help too."

"Yes, that's right."

After responding, Nijika looked at Xiang again and couldn't help but ask.

"She really is Hayato-kun's sister!?"

"Yes."

Xiang nodded, then her gaze shifted to her brother who was transferring his power to Bocchi, her expression subtly changing.

He spoke very dignifiedly, like a little adult.

"I'm sure my brother has done a lot of strange things lately, so I apologize to everyone on his behalf."

If it were someone else's sister saying this, Nijika and the others might worry about their sibling relationship, but since it was Ishikawa Hayato, there was nothing to worry about.

Apologizing like this is perhaps just a habit.

Having a brother like that makes them feel sorry for her.

At this moment, Ishikawa Hayato, who had already replenished Bocchi's sanity, tore off the tape from his mouth and pointed at Hibiki.

"Little sister, how dare you interrupt my harem time! Get out of here right now!"

Hearing his brother's words, Xiang's eyes widened in astonishment, his gaze lingering on the group to confirm.

"No, that's not true!"

Nijika quickly denied it, as if to express her opinion, and hurriedly said to Ishikawa Hayato.

"Hayato-kun, I'm going to get angry if you introduce me like that again!"

Kita quickly explained, "We're Ishikawa-kun's band friends."

Bocchi, having recovered, also came to her senses. She looked at Hibiki with curiosity, as it was the first time she had ever heard that Ishikawa Hayato actually had a younger sister.

Moreover, she sensed that their arrival at this time was ill-intentioned.

As the eldest brother/sister in the same family, she could understand this situation.

That's it!

The younger sister, relying on her younger-than-life charm and affected cuteness, attracted the attention of her friends, took over the identity of 'Ishikawa,' and is now in danger of kicking herself out of the harmonious environment!

We... we need to help Falcon.

As Bocchi was racking his brains for a solution, Ishikawa Hayato said something.

"You don't seem to want to leave. Do you want to stay?"

"Really?!" Hibiki exclaimed in surprise, glancing at the others.

"Of course, you're very welcome."

Nijika.

Kita seemed to really like Hibiki; she even moved aside a bit.

"Come sit here."

Even Ryo nodded in welcome, then turned to Ishikawa Hayato, subtly pointing to the nearly finished snacks.

Hibiki sat down on the other side of Kita and looked at Kita's painting.

What are the older sisters drawing?

"It's a performance T-shirt; we'll be performing at a livehouse in a few weeks."

Kita explained, and Hibiki, after listening, suddenly understood.

"I see, no wonder my brother has been looking at fashion design books a lot lately."

Nijika thought of the clothes that Ishikawa Hayato had designed before, smiled awkwardly, and gestured to Liang Kuai to put away the picture book in her hand.

Seeing that the conversation between the group was going quite smoothly, Ishikawa Hayato also stood up and spoke.

"We've almost finished eating without realizing it. I'll go get some more."

"Um."

Liang responded lightly, earning a reproachful look from Nijika.

Reluctantly leaving the room filled with beautiful girls, Ishikawa Hayato went downstairs to get some snacks from the storeroom, only to be stopped by his anxious parents.

Ishikawa Jinpei glanced up with a hint of admiration and said.

"Falcon, who are those girls?"

Ishikawa Hayato looked at the two and comforted them, saying, "They're just friends from my band."

Ishikawa Shizuka patted her chest, relieved, and said with a smile.

"Then we must treat you well. Would you like some snacks or something?"

Ishikawa Hayato waved his hand. "No need, no need, I've already ordered a cake."

Ishikawa Jinpei looked at Ishikawa Hayato with a calm and profound gaze, not fooled by the phrase "a friend of my band."

Even his friends from three years of school days, Ishikawa Hayato, had never brought home. If they were just bandmates, and they had only known each other for two months, why would he bring them home so casually?

On the other side.

Upon hearing Xiang say this, all four of them expressed surprise.

"Huh? No way, is this the first time Hayato-kun has brought someone home?"

Xiang nodded, also expressing his surprise.

"I used to think my brother didn't have any friends, but I found out he knew a lot of people outside of school."

"I'm a little curious about the Ishikawa-kun from the past. Could Hibiki tell me about him?"

Kita wasn't a particularly outgoing person; the reason she called him by his full name was because his surname would be confused with Ishikawa Hayato's.

She asked Xiang with a mixture of interest and a secret curiosity.

Hibiki glanced at her, smiled, and said, "Okay."

Ishikawa Hayato prepared snacks again, cut up the delivered cake, and even brewed tea before heading upstairs.

He pushed open the door, carrying snacks and a tea tray in one hand and a cake in the other, looking as if he were waiting to be warmly welcomed.

"The pervert is coming~"

At the same time, Nijika's smiling voice could be heard from inside.

"So Hayato-kun was like this before, huh? Haha, I can't stand him."

He entered the room, and five people looked at him. The four girls and his sister made up a lively group, but Ishikawa Hayato seemed not to sense the girls' aura and walked straight past them.

He arranged the snacks and cakes, then sat down between Bocchi and Kita with a smile, looking like he was ready to listen to what they had to say.

Xiang stared blankly at her brother, then pressed her forehead in admiration.

At the same time, she noticed the number of cakes on the table and realized there was one for her.

She feigned surprise.

"You even prepared something for me? Thank you, brother~ But I won't hold back my words."

Seeing his younger sister suddenly start acting pretentiously and helping to push the conversation along, Ishikawa Hayato gradually realized why she had suddenly gotten involved.

He laughed exaggeratedly.

"Haha, as the older brother, I know Hibiki's dark history even better, like when he was 7 years old..."