"So, um, please tell us about your club, Miss Chisa."
On the stage, Chisa Kotegawa's anger had not subsided, but the show had to go on. Gritting her teeth, the host held the microphone out to Chisa, asking the question while enduring her contemptuous stare.
"Hmph— Okay! I'm in the Pab Club. Our main activity is diving. I hope everyone can have a good time underwater!"
Not wanting to cause any more trouble for the host, she gave a complicated look at the group of Pab Club's naked men who were huddled together, probably planning something else. Chisa Kotegawa then took a deep breath and began her explosive introduction with a straight face.
Just say a few words and she could get off the stage. She just hoped nothing else would go wrong—
"Swoosh! Thud! Pop!"
Without warning, a sharp whistling sound passed her by. Chisa Kotegawa instinctively looked down and saw that the thing that had hit the ground was... a bouncy ball?
Before she could even think, the bouncing ball shot up and grabbed a large chunk of her pink skirt, violently pulling it upwards.
"!!!"
Startled, and feeling the cool breeze on her legs, Chisa Kotegawa's eyes shot wide open. Gritting her teeth, she knew this must be Yu and the others' doing. She immediately put her legs together and held her flying skirt down. But the gasps all around her caused a large blush to spread across her face.
"Oh! Awesome! That's perfect! Iori's aim is too good!"
"Again! Again!"
"Mhm!"
Stimulated by Chisa's embarrassment and his teammates' encouragement, a cocky grin appeared on Iori Kitahara's face. He raised his hand and threw three more bouncy balls. This time, the attack angle was more devious. They all went around the front, which Chisa was desperately holding down, and attacked the poorly defended sides of her skirt.
Despite her best efforts, Chisa Kotegawa could only hold down the front and back of her skirt. As for the sides... Judging by how fast Nanaka-san's camera was clicking, there must have been a beautiful view.
"Go, Iori! Your control is great!"
"You're the only one who could do this! Ganbatte!"
"Hahaha— leave it to me! Huh? Wait a minute, what do you mean, 'only me'..."
His expression turned into a theatrical mask. Iori Kitahara was basking in his hero's welcome but then suddenly found a blind spot in their plan—what did they mean "only he" could do it? Didn't they agree to do this together?
A bad feeling rose up inside him. He remembered the times Miyazawa Yu had pranked him before. He quickly turned to look at the others. He saw that everyone, including Kohei, was standing a great distance away, watching from a safe distance. It was clear they had already made a righteous cut.
"Oh my~ I think he figured it out."
"It doesn't matter, we've already achieved our goal. Look."
Miyazawa Yu pointed to Chisa on the stage, who was trembling, her face flushed with embarrassment and tears in her eyes. He then shook his head and said in a condemning tone, "Iori is so mean. How could he do such a cruel prank!"
"That's right! That's right!"
"Poor Chisa! Iori, you have to apologize properly!"
"Wait a minute! You guys are also responsible!"
His arrogant expression instantly disappeared. Iori Kitahara looked broken as he stumbled forward two steps, his voice trembling as he tried to get a little sympathy. But as he reached out, all the Pab Club members instantly teleported ten meters away, leaving the space around him completely empty.
The situation was clear. Iori was the one and only suspect. Chisa Kotegawa's murderous glare instantly shot at him.
"Ugh... you guys! You set me up!"
"Rest in peace, Iori. Amen."
"Amitabha."
Seeing Yu make the sign of the cross on his chest and Kohei lighting incense as a funeral offering, two lines of tears streamed from Iori Kitahara's eyes as he wailed at the sky.
"Don't give up on me! Help me, you jerks!"
...
"Clank~ Clank~ Clank!"
The sound of a metal baseball bat scraping against the ground echoed across the campus. A beautiful girl in a dress, like a beast, was hunting for her prey. Should she cave in his skull, or should she break his third leg and throw him in a ditch? What a dilemma...
"Ugh..."
In a bush not far from the source of the sound, Iori Kitahara heard the death proclamation and shrank his head even further. When the sound of the metal bat completely disappeared, he cautiously spoke. "Is little Chisa gone?"
"Mhm, she's gone. By the way, why are we hiding with you?"
He secretly peeked out, watching Chisa Kotegawa's back as she left. Miyazawa Yu sighed, bored, and sat back down.
"By the way, Iori, this place is so hidden. How did you find it?"
"Thanks to you, I hid here on the first day of school to avoid the campus police!"
He complained quietly. Iori Kitahara personally poked his head out to confirm Chisa was gone, and his entire body instantly relaxed. Chisa's aura had been so strong when she passed by that he didn't even dare to breathe. Luckily, it seemed he had escaped for now.
"If you ask me, Iori, you should just go out and face your execution. We have to go meet up with our seniors!"
Kōhei Imamura yawned. He had forgotten to take his phone with him when they ran, and he was so bored that he urged Iori to accept his fate. Anyway, he would die if Chisa caught him. He would burn some paper money for him next year and make sure Iori lived a happy life in the other world!
"Kohei! Don't just act like it has nothing to do with you! I'll kill you!"
Iori Kitahara felt that if it weren't for Kohei's suggestion, he wouldn't be in this situation. But just as he was about to give Kohei a good talking to, the bushes next to the three of them suddenly began to rustle.
Seeing this, Miyazawa Yu's cheerful expression instantly turned ugly. A bad feeling rose in his heart as the rustling drew closer.
"I... found you!"
Before he could even turn around to defend himself, a flamboyant, ghostly figure suddenly shot out of the bushes behind Kohei. It howled as it reached out and pressed its hands on his shoulders.
"Ehh— A, a monster!"
Tears instantly streamed from his eyes. Kōhei Imamura was so startled by the sudden touch that he couldn't even speak. All he could do was repeatedly say to the white-faced monster, "Y-you... you you!"
"Ah! I'm sorry, Chisa, I... wait, no, you're the one from the stage just now—"
Thinking the hunter had found him, Iori Kitahara instinctively knelt and begged for forgiveness. But when he looked up, he found that it wasn't Chisa. The person in front of him looked 90% like the monster Kohei was describing.
"The Cakey?! I think her name was Aina or something..."
His bad feeling came true. Miyazawa Yu moved his butt a few inches away in disgust. The person's makeup was too damaging to his mental health. It was better to look away!
"How rude! My name is Yoshihara Aina, not a Cakey!"
She angrily gave the handsome-looking muscle man the middle finger. Yoshihara Aina rolled her eyes and then looked at Kōhei Imamura gently, as if discussing something with him. "Hey, little bro..."
"Wh-What do you want?"
Still in a state of shock, but having already realized that the creature in front of him was human. Kōhei Imamura breathed heavily, confused, wanting to know why she had suddenly attacked him.
"..."
The alcohol was getting to her head. Yoshihara Aina's cheeks underneath her thick foundation turned red. She stared at Kōhei Imamura for a while, confirming that he was still handsome even up close. She then slightly averted her gaze and requested in a low voice, "Please, will you go out with me..."
"...Huh?"
He was just proposed to by a Cakey! Kōhei Imamura's mind was hit with a huge shock, and his eyes gradually lost their sparkle.