On Saturday morning, a large RV was driving along a snowy road.
"A weekend trip to the snowy mountains…" Hinagiku stared at the scenery outside the window with a puzzled expression.
They had just gone to Izu to swim. Now, only a week later, they were heading to the snowy mountains to ski.
"Just get used to it. Just get used to it," Nagi said perfunctorily, then focused on her handheld game.
"That's right, just get used to it," Sakuya said, lounging casually while sipping cola.
She was already used to these short weekend trips.
"My family has been busy coordinating with Suzuki lately. Dad also has to work on weekends, and everyone else at home is going crazy."
"Rather than staying home and taking care of those crazy younger brothers, it is better to travel."
Enjoying this leisure, she turned her gaze to Hakuo's Student Council President.
"Speaking of which, those three idiots have been clinging to you, haven't they?"
Hinagiku nodded helplessly.
"After they saw me getting close to you all at the last banquet, it was as if they realized I knew some things, and they have been trying to subtly get answers from me lately."
"You did not tell them?" Sakuya was slightly surprised.
"I am not worried about Hanamishi Miki. Asakaze Risa can keep a secret if you talk to her seriously. But the problem is Segawa Izumi."
Hinagiku did not refuse to tell those three some things, but Izumi's mouth was still too loose.
It was not that she deliberately leaked secrets, but she could too easily be tricked into revealing information.
Therefore, Hinagiku had not directly confessed anything to those three so far.
"However, Aika's physical condition has been getting better and better over the past week, but does she not know everything as well?"
"Mm." Sakuya did not deny it.
"Although I did not tell her everything, I let her see everything and fully experience that extraordinary difference. She already knows, but she did not ask for details."
"I see."
Recalling Aika's personality, Hinagiku felt that the reason Aika did not dig deeper was probably because of Sakuya.
If it were anyone else, Aika might have already started prying for secrets.
But because it concerned Sakuya, Aika chose not to push.
"Hinagiku ~ Sakuya ~"
As soon as that overly sweet voice sounded, the two sitting behind trembled.
Looking up, they saw Chika smiling at them, her assets jiggling, and they also noticed the cards in her hand.
"No playing." x2
The two refused without hesitation.
"Eh~"
Chika, who had been all smiles, instantly deflated.
Her cute cheeks puffed up as she complained, unhappy, "Why do you agree so quickly when others ask you to play? But when it is me, you refuse straight away?"
"What do you think?" x2
The two rolled their eyes at Chika in unison.
"Are you treating us like idiots?" Sakuya retorted.
"Exactly," Hinagiku added, speechless.
"We know your pathway better than anyone."
"You, a Spectator who pries into people's hearts, want to play cards with us? Are you playing cards? You are openly cheating, aren't you?"
When they were not familiar with her before, they might have still played together.
But now that they were this close, they knew Chika's thoughts and methods too well. How could they be fooled so easily?
Moreover, this woman's nature was to cheat. No matter what game it was, her first thought was how to cheat.
Especially with her Spectator pathway, she was truly the queen of mini-games.
Unless it was a game purely based on luck, they might still play. For any game requiring calculation, her Spectator ability completely countered everything, and her accuracy in prying into people's minds was unbelievably high.
It was truly as insidious as it gets.
"Hmph~ This time I definitely will not cheat!"
"No!"
No matter how Chika promised not to cheat, Sakuya and Hinagiku did not budge at all.
Hinagiku looked at Chika with contempt and retorted bluntly, "Chika, tell me, when have you ever followed the rules of the game?"
"Hm…"
At that, Chika's eyes drifted away with a guilty look.
Playing games without cheating always felt like something was missing. This was her insistence in games.
"As expected." Hinagiku wore an I-knew-it expression. She knew this woman would make the same mistake every time.
"Just play the game. How can anyone play with you when you cheat every time?"
"Only Ren and Ran can play with you, right?"
Ren was not affected by the Spectator's power, and Ran's ability could ignore all abilities below demigod.
Only these two, who could completely ignore the Spectator's power, could play such games with Chika.
"Ran is no good."
At the mention of Ran, Chika's whole face drooped.
"Ran not only counters me with her ability, but she is also extremely lucky."
"Because my ability does not work, whenever I try to rely on luck to play games with Ran, I am always the one abandoned by luck."
Simply relying on luck was no match for Ran.
Every time she played a luck-based game, as long as she sat opposite Ran, it was like sitting opposite the Goddess of Luck.
The result of facing Ran was almost always her crushing defeat.
"So you always pick on us, the easy targets, right?" Hinagiku rolled her eyes back, annoyed.
"She is exactly like that… She is always flaunting in front of me. Anyone who did not know would think she is doing it on purpose."
Nagi, who was playing her game, glanced at Chika's chest, then looked down at herself.
The vast difference made her seem so weak, almost like a simple child.
But in reality, their age difference was only three years.
"..."
Hinagiku and Sakuya both subconsciously glanced at Chika's chest, and the contempt on their faces turned into indignation.
"Chika, stay away from us."
"Exactly!"
(To be continued.)