"So, to decide where we'll go during sumr vacation, let's all play a ga together!!" Chika raised her hand and shouted energetically.
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Inside the student council room, the others reacted in different ways, including Ishigami Yuu who had just walked in.
"Fujiwara-senpai, don't you think it's still too early?" Ishigami Yuu pressed the ga button without even lifting his head. "Of course, I'm not saying there's sothing wrong with your brain, senpai, but there's still more than a month left until mid-July. Deciding where to go now doesn't really make any sense."
"Normal people would think that's pretty stupid, right? If soone ends up busy at that ti and can't go, it'll be really awkward. And coming up with this kind of decision-making thod—well, it could only co from soone dumb, no other possibility really."
Ishigami Yuu concluded: "Of course, I'm not saying Fujiwara-senpai is dumb."
"You're clearly implying that I'm stupid!" Chika puffed up her cheeks in anger.
Chika: (｡•̀ ⤙ •́ ｡ꐦ) !!!
Tossing and turning all night unable to sleep, and when she picked up a book, she felt like between every line were the words [Fujiwara-senpai is dumb].
That was exactly how Chika felt right now.
"No way, Fujiwara-senpai, I wouldn't dare."
Ishigami ¯\\_(- > -)_/¯
"He wasn't being subtle. He said it straight out." Sakurai Saki teased Chika as well.
"But I don't mind. If it's just a ga, I can play for a bit."
After all, he liked Chika.
Shinomiya Kaguya lifted her teacup, her manner of drinking tea was extrely elegant.
"What are we playing?"
She didn't like gas—she just didn't like to lose.
And she didn't like being represented by soone else either.
"I have to work a part-ti job, so I probably won't have ti to go anywhere during sumr break." Shirogane Miyuki said, rather tactlessly.
"Then let's invite Kei-chan to go with us." Shinomiya Kaguya really liked Shirogane's little sister.
"…Ahem, I think I can probably free up a few days during sumr break." Shirogane Miyuki didn't want his sister going anywhere near Sakurai Saki.
What if they ca back and there was one more person?
And Shirogane Miyuki wasn't exaggerating—he seriously thought Sakurai Saki was very capable of making a move on his sister.
Last ti he even said he'd beco a scumbag, and he actually did. Look at him now, getting all cozy with Secretary Fujiwara while openly dating classmate Hayasaka.
Adding one more lover in the evening wouldn't even be surprising!
In short, to protect his sister's safety, Shirogane siscon Miyuki decided not to work part-ti anymore.
"By the way, can you give us a hint about the cost?"
If it's too expensive, Shirogane might drop out.
"What are you talking about?" Shinomiya Kaguya replied.
"If everyone's planning to go to the beach, I can cover all the expenses."
Ice Princess Kaguya activated B-man's superpower—[I'm Rich].
B-man: ⎛⎝(◣ᢍ◢)⎠⎞
Capitalists are generous like that.
Shinomiya Kaguya could mobilize all kinds of resources. While her liquid cash might not be astronomical, renting a private island or reserving an entire beach was still an easy task.
"I think… going to the beach really is the right choice." Shirogane Miyuki had beco a slave to money.
Going on a trip without spending any money—why not?
"…Is everyone going?" Ishigami Yuu looked up.
He really valued the bond between the student council mbers. If everyone was going, then he would go too.
But when the ti ca, Ishigami Yuu would probably stay holed up in the room playing gas, not even touching the water.
Sorry, I'm not good at swimming. That was the excuse Ishigami Yuu was planning to use.
"I don't wanna! I wanna go to the mountains!" Fujiwara Chika rolled around on Sakurai's lap.
Chika: .·°՞༼;´༎ຶ ༎ຶ༽՞°·.
Seeing that, Shinomiya Kaguya sighed: "Everyone already decided to go to the beach, Fujiwara-san. No matter what you say, the result isn't going to change."
"Let's play a ga then!" Chika sat up from Sakurai Saki's lap and pulled out a deck of cards.
"Jyan jyan~ Concentration." Chika shuffled the deck and placed it on the table.
An extrely forced attempt at changing the subject.
But everyone still looked toward her.
Concentration, a mory-testing ga. Cards are placed face down on the table. Each turn, players flip two cards. If they match, the player takes both and earns a point. If not, they must flip them back over and return them to the exact sa position.
In the end, whoever has the most cards wins!
It might sound a bit complicated—you may not fully understand it yet, but that's okay! Just watch and you'll get it!
"Oh, fine, I'll play a round with you." Shinomiya Kaguya, in truth, had no way to deal with Chika.
Chika was a friend she had known since middle school—one of the few sa-gender friends she could truly open up to.
So when it ca to Chika, Kaguya often found herself unable to directly refuse.
"Let's begin." Sakurai Saki set aside the docunt he had just been reviewing.
Fujwara Chika had already finished setting up the deck.
Ishigami Yuu stared at the tabletop. "Fujiwara-senpai, what kind of cheating are you planning this ti?"
Ishigami: (≖_≖ )
Though he phrased it as a question, his tone was filled with certainty.
"E-eh… no way, I wouldn't do that." Fujwara Chika averted her gaze, her blue eyes brimming with guilt, and cold sweat seed ready to break out on her face.
Chika: (∗´ര ₃ ര`∗) ~ ~
"Why would I cheat, Ishigami-kun, you're so funny~" she said with a forced laugh.
"These patterns…" Ishigami Yuu squinted at the cards.
"Huh? Sothing seems off."
On the pointed corners, there were four types of patterns, and even their details were slightly different.
"…Unbelievable!" Ishigami Yuu picked up two cards and flipped them over. "Fujiwara-senpai, you custom-ordered a deck like this just to win the ga?!"
"Custom-ordered?" Shinomiya Kaguya asked curiously.
"That's right. Shinomiya-senpai, don't you see? The tiny letters here? My family's in the toy business, so I know a lot about this stuff. So card manufacturers accept custom orders—you can add your own letters and symbols." Ishigami Yuu held a card up to her face. "Right here, it says Saku--."
He only read halfway before realizing sothing.
"Fujiwara-senpai, if you want to show off your relationship with Sakurai-senpai, can you not do it like this?" Ishigami Yuu sighed as he spoke.
Ever since these two started dating, they'd gotten more and more outrageous.
Even cheating with a custom deck that had Sakurai-senpai's na in romaji on it. This kind of "dog food" was truly a first for him.
Fujiwara Chika's face was completely flushed red.
( ⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)
Beside her, Sakurai was sipping tea while trembling as he tried to hold in his laughter.
He even let out a few coughs from choking—it looked like he was struggling.
"So that's what this was." Sakurai chuckled and spoke.
Fujiwara Chika's face turned red like a sunset. She couldn't say a word.
If there were a hole nearby, she definitely would have crawled into it.
Ten-so seconds passed.
Chika muttered in a voice as quiet as a mosquito: "I'll switch to a regular deck."
With that, she quickly gathered up the custom-made cards.
Sakurai Saki was still smiling.
"What are you laughing at?!" Chika turned her head and shouted angrily.
Chika & Sakurai: ⁽⁽(੭ꐦ •̀Д•́ )੭*⁾⁾ ꉂ(˵˃ ᗜ ˂˵)
"No, I just feel happy knowing this," Sakurai Saki replied gently.
Chika lowered her head and began putting away the cards.
Sakurai Saki glanced at her ears—they were red all the way to the tips.
'She's really cute.'
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