"You lost again~"
"Again!"
"Sorry, that's it for today. Sasuke and the others said they were holding an Arm-Wrestling Tournament today, and I'm the host~"
With a mere thought, Chinatsu put away all the playing cards. Across from her, Kaguya gazed at her resentfully and muttered, "Is playing with those mortals more important than keeping me company..."
Although Kaguya's voice was quiet, this was Chinatsu's mental space, a realm entirely under her control. Naturally, Chinatsu heard every word.
"That's right~"
With that smiling reply, Chinatsu's mental form vanished from the mental space. In the real world, she opened her eyes and stretched luxuriously.
"Ah~ Arm-Wrestling Tournament~ Arm-Wrestling Tournament~"
Chinatsu happily headed out of her room toward the living room. Over the past few years, their group had taken their talent for inventing things to do to its absolute limit, coming up with all sorts of fun activities.
The Big Eater Contest.
The Sleeping Contest.
The Slap-Fighting Contest.
The Cockfighting Contest.
And so on.
These past few years had thoroughly satisfied Chinatsu's craving for all the leisure she'd never had before.
"Sorry for the wait, everyone. I'm... huh! Why did you start without me?!"
When Chinatsu reached the living room, she'd expected to make a grand entrance. Who knew these shameless people would have already started?
Hidan hurried to Chinatsu's side and explained, "I told them to wait for you, Miss, but they were getting way too heated. Especially Naruto and Sasuke."
At that moment, Naruto and Sasuke were arm-wrestling, staring each other down so fiercely that anyone who didn't know better might have thought each had murdered the other's father.
Naruto: "Our fifty-first match! I'll claim my twenty-sixth win!"
Sasuke: "Dream on! That twenty-sixth win is mine!"
Their hands were locked together, unleashing astonishing force.
If the table beneath their