Mana and the Cliquey "Riku's Girlfriends"

[I hope Riki can be with the person she loves.]

This is a wish written by Mana.

Sumiida Mana took out scissors and trimmed the loose thread sewn into the Omamori. She was cutting with her head down when she accidentally cut a strand of her own hair, which floated into the Omamori.

Put your hair inside a marriage Omamori.

This will definitely be misunderstood!

Sumiida Mana hurriedly tried to take it out, but then heard Riki ask curiously, "Is this all done?"

If I take it out now, Riki will definitely see my hair.

If he asks why she put her hair in there, whatever she says will be misunderstood!

Sumiida Mana quickly tied on the Omamori, looked up at Riki awkwardly, and said, "Riki, how about I sew you a better one later? This one seems a bit messed up."

Riki didn't care. It was a friend's thoughtful gesture, and whether it was well-made or not didn't matter. Besides, he thought the Omamori in Mana's hand was already quite exquisite.

"No need to trouble you too much, this will do!" Riki said.

Sumiida Mana looked at the Omamori that Riki had taken away, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.

What can we do? It's really been taken.

There's even some of her hair in there.

Junda Daimyojin, please don't misunderstand! I didn't mean for Riki and me to become a couple!

Sumiida Mana prayed silently in her heart.

"Then I'll go to the stage tomorrow and rehearse with everyone," said Sumiida Mana.

"Alright, I'll head back now."

Riki stopped at the door with the Omamori in hand, then suddenly turned to look at Sumiida Mana, hesitating for a long time before saying, "Mana, I have a question."

"What?" Sumiida Mana in surprise; it was quite rare to see Riki like this.

"Your family owns a shrine, right?" Riki asked.

"Yes, it's old."

"You're Miko, aren't you?"

"Yes."

"Does your shrine use Kuchikamizake as offerings?" Riki asked Sumiida Mana earnestly, purely out of academic inquiry.

Sumiida Mana subconsciously said, "These are quite rare now, but I still have some at home..."

There really is such a thing as Mana's Kuchikamizake?!

Mana snapped out of her daze halfway through her sentence, blushing as she looked at Riki and pushed him away in embarrassment and annoyance. "Don't ask such questions. I'll be at rehearsal on time tomorrow. Riki go back now!"

Sumiida Mana pushed Riki out the door, blushed, stood there for a while, then turned and went back to her room. Her room was actually quite girly, with pink wallpaper painted with strawberries. She liked the kind of dolls that little girls like to dress up, and the room was filled with her faint fragrance.

Sumiida Mana pulled a sake jar from under her bed and couldn't help but wail, "I should have known better than to help Dad with making offerings! I'm a sixteen-year-old girl, how can I make Kuchikamizake?"

Sumiida Mana sighed for a while, then took out her phone and made a call.

"Dad, I'm not going home for now. I plan to continue working as an idol," Sumiida Mana said softly.

A stiff voice came from the other end of the phone. "Is that womanizing scumbag you mentioned still harassing you?"

"Riki didn't harass me. He's a good person. He just misunderstood. It can be corrected," Sumiida Mana quickly said.

"... Mana, if he doesn't pass my test, I will never allow you to marry him and several other girls at the same time."

"Dad, what are you saying?!"

"Didn't you want to go back to the shrine because you wanted to avoid him?"

"No, no!"

Why does everyone think I like Riki?

Sumiida Mana angrily hung up the phone. When talking to her family in private, she would occasionally show all the little quirks that girls her age have.

However, I will call back afterward, because it's not good to hang up the phone casually. We can't be too lenient with family just because they are family. Precisely because they are family, we should care for them even more.

Sumiida Mana walked to the balcony and stared blankly at Riki as he walked out of the apartment below.

Actually, she was reluctant to admit it, but when Riki took the Omamori containing her strand of hair, she felt a slight joy and a secret smile.

Since it was unintentional, Junda Daimyojin can't blame her, right?

No, no, you can't think like that.

Sumiida Mana clasped her hands together.

I am very sorry, Junda Daimyojin. I repent for my sneaky thoughts just now. I will offer you Kuchikamizake as a sacrifice.

Sumiida Mana sighed, stood up with a smile, and suddenly caught a glimpse of pale green fabric out of the corner of her eye—her underwear, swaying gently in the wind.

Sumiida Mana was stunned for a moment.

Riki had been standing on the balcony the whole time; didn't that mean he saw her underwear?

"... Huh?"

After Sumiida Mana joined the rehearsals, things went very smoothly. After all, she is an idol with rich performance experience and has a good working relationship with Hatsuka. However, Riki and Sakiko had previously taken Hatsuka away, and now Mana, as the one who suffered the most, is also joining the Mujica family.

After learning about the identities of the five members of Mujica, Mana often saw Sakiko and the others, but it was still very rare for them to rest backstage or rehearse together.

Sumiida Mana was very depressed looking at Riki and his four girlfriends in Mujica. Why could everyone accept such a thing? Monogamy is a great modern invention.

With Mana joining, Mujica's fan base has expanded somewhat; there will always be people who love pure and beautiful girls.

Mujica's various data also began to increase significantly, turning the smile on Miss Sanae's face from those few days into a semi-permanent expression.

Riki also seized the opportunity to write several more songs, which greatly boosted her popularity. With a few more successful live performances, she won't be far from the Tokyo Dome.

The situation is excellent!

When Riki got home that day, she felt quite thirsty for some reason. After drinking a few sips of water, she still felt dizzy and suddenly realized that she probably had a fever. She went to the bedroom and lay down on the bed.

He gets a fever every time he overworks himself; he's gotten used to it.

I need to take a nap to recover.

"Riki, I'm back."

Toyokawa Sakiko pushed open the door and went home with a light smile on her face. The performances had been going better and better lately, even faster than she had expected. Thinking about it this way, maybe she wouldn't have to wait until she graduated from high school to pay off all her debts; she could do it this year.

This is all thanks to Riki.

Sakiko called out again but didn't hear a reply from Riki. Feeling a bit strange, he went upstairs and was stunned to see Riki sleeping on the bed with a flushed face. The supermarket plastic bag in his hand fell to the ground.

Sakiko stumbled over in a panic.

Riki sick?

He absolutely cannot get hurt!

I don't care if I'm in debt for the rest of my life, but you need to stay healthy!

Sakiko looked at Riki on the bed, panicked and at a loss.

Chapter 227 Mana and the Small Circle: 'Riki's Girlfriends'

"Thank you so much, doctor. Please take care."

When Riki woke up, he heard Toyokawa Sakiko's voice. She stood at the door of the room and bowed slightly, showing great courtesy. She turned her head and was stunned to see that Riki was awake. She walked over and sat on the edge of the bed to tuck him in.

"They said it's just a common fever during the seasonal change, and that some medicine will clear it up in a couple of days," Toyokawa Sakiko said with a light smile to Riki.

She reached out and touched Riki's slightly feverish forehead, asking with concern, "Riki, are you feeling unwell?"

"I feel someone touching my forehead," Riki said.

"If you can still joke around, then you're alright. Let me cook you some porridge first, and then give you some fever-reducing medicine," Toyokawa Sakiko said with a light laugh, her eyes slightly red.

Sigh, I never expected Sakiko to worry about me so much.

Cool!

Riki glanced at the clock on the wall; it showed that it was already three in the afternoon. It seemed that he had been sleeping in bed for two hours. Come to think of it, he hadn't even drunk the Coke that he asked Sakiko to buy at the supermarket.

Sakiko, listen to me. Actually, Coca-Cola used to be drunk as medicine. Let me have one more sip, just one sip.

Riki watched Sakiko's retreating figure but ultimately didn't dare to say anything.

Sakiko is indeed the perfect girlfriend; otherwise, the four members of Sakiko wouldn't be so captivated by White Moonlight, and there's even a Nagasaki lady who's still dreaming of restoring the old regime. But gentleness isn't Sakiko's true nature; self-respect and strength are.

Riki felt that if she insisted on showing off the Coca-Cola, Sakiko might be cutting fruit by the bedside. Every time Riki said something, Xiangzi would smile and cut a piece of fruit, as if he were cutting him.

Hoshino Riki felt this wasn't a good idea, so she decided against it.

Riki soon saw Sakiko carrying a tray into the room, helping Riki sit up against the headboard, and feeding him with a spoon.

Sakiko's mother plays.

"Let me test if it's hot enough." Sakiko took a spoonful himself, tilted his head to feel that the temperature was just right, and then brought it to Riki's lips, watching him eat it.

"How is it?" Sakiko asked.

"Do you mean porridge or saliva?" Riki asked instinctively.

Sakiko blinked and pouted as he looked at Riki.

I'm sorry, because of the fever, my inner voice and the voice I spoke were switched.

What I really wanted to say was, Sakiko's saliva was so satisfying!

After feeding Riki the porridge, Toyokawa Sakiko took out a small white pill and said to Riki, "Then take your medicine."

It's time to take your medicine, Dalang.

Sakiko's lines were so familiar that Riki almost wandered onto the wrong set. But he wasn't afraid. Sakiko was his girlfriend, and he had plenty of opportunities to stab her to death. Even if Sakiko dug a hole and made him jump in, Riki would grab the shovel and dig the hole for Sakiko— "Sakiko, don't dig until your palms are blistered, I'll dig it for you!"

Not just Sakiko, Riki trusted every one of his girlfriends in this way.

Aside from Su Shi, she might have genuinely wanted to dig up Crychic's former treasures from underground.

Riki took the medicine, and Sakiko, seeing that he looked fine, said, "Then you should rest in bed for a while. I've already notified everyone, so you don't need to worry too much."

Riki nodded, and after the medicine took effect, she gradually became sleepy. In her sleep, she vaguely felt a kiss on her cheek.

After sleeping for a while, Riki felt much clearer-headed, but his body was still a little weak. He turned his head to look at the side and was almost startled.

Where did the Chernobyl investigators come from?

Wait, doesn't this look like Nagasaki Sose?

Riki recognized the other person from the long brown hair on the side of her head. Nagasaki Sose was wearing a medical worker's protective suit, a blue full-body protective suit, white sanitary gloves, and a mask that covered half of her small face. She was also wearing a surgical cap on her head, and her eyes behind the goggles were resolute.

"Miss Sose, are you planning to send me to the crematorium?" Riki asked tactfully. "I think I can still be saved, and I'm not untouchable. You can take off a little of my suit."

He has a fever, not the T-virus.

Can I just unleash my beastly instincts, turn into a zombie, jump onto the table, and devour you whole?

"No, to prevent me from getting infected too, I have to wear this for the next two days." Nagasaki Sose shook her head seriously.

"If you don't want to get infected, then just don't come over, right?"

"That won't do either. I'll sleep here with you tonight, just in case anything happens to you." Nagasaki Sose looked at Riki earnestly, her concern palpable even through her goggles. "If Riki needs to use the restroom, I can help her."

Will you help me hold this up?

Don't worry, I can pee ten feet even against the wind.

Riki shook her head. "No need, I feel much better already, you go ahead..."

Riki was halfway through her sentence when she noticed Nagasaki Sose's expression change. She quickly stood up, ran to the door, pulled down her mask, and took a few deep breaths.

"Masks are so stuffy..." Nagasaki Sose complained twice, then put her mask back on and walked back, looking as if nothing had happened.

I'm worried you'll suffocate if you sleep next to me at night.

Riki didn't want Su Shi to suffocate or get infected, so she said, "You can sleep in the next room tonight, and so can Sakiko. By the way, does your mother agree?"

"Eh, with Sakiko-chan?!" Nagasaki Sose's eyes lit up, and she quickly nodded, "Mom's been away on business recently, but she agreed right away after I asked her. Wait, I'll go home first and bring Kuma-chan over for Sakiko-chan to see. We'll keep her here from now on!"