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Chapter 271 - Chapter 273: These Handcuffs Will Be Put to Proper Use

Sorry, I had a power outage yesterday.

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Chapter 273: These Handcuffs Will Be Put to Proper Use

Fujiwara living room.

In the eerie green light, everyone's eyes focused on Shirogane Miyuki.

"Shirogane, pick it up."

Sakurai: ( 。 •̀ ᴖ •́ 。)

Shirogane: (。Ó﹏Ò。)

"Sakurai, gulp, I'm a little scared." Shirogane Miyuki stared at the hotpot where thick liquid kept bursting with bubbles, having no desire to eat at all.

Moreover, until now, no one had managed to pick up the herring-in-brine meat that had just been thrown in.

Had it completely dissolved?

Sakurai Saki's face was pale as he gritted his teeth and said, "Today someone's bound to end up in the hospital. Give up resisting!"

"That's not right!!! We're not playing a murder game here, stop it, everyone! Please?" Shirogane Miyuki flailed his arms and legs, desperate to escape the current hell.

He'd rather jump into a pot of oil than keep eating this bizarre stuff.

"Actually it's not that bad, President Shirogane." Shinomiya Kaguya's face was full of madness as she wiped the corner of her mouth and retched lightly.

Kaguya: ( ´ཀ` )

Damn it, she had just bitten into the piece of chocolate she herself had thrown in. The feeling was as if a mochi ball was blocking her entire esophagus, the taste at once spicy, sweet, salty, and mixed with a fishy stench.

"Hey! Shinomiya! Your expression says otherwise!!" Shirogane Miyuki shouted in mockery.

That face looked like she was about to die—something was obviously wrong!

"It's fine. The Shinomiya family has a private hospital, the doctors there are excellent." Shinomiya Kaguya looked toward Shirogane Miyuki, her eyes carrying only one meaning.

Tonight you must eat it all!

"Aniki, let's descend to hell together." Shirogane Kei covered her face with both hands and spoke in a strange tone: "I can already see the river Styx, the red spider lilies are so beautiful."

Kei: ꉂ(˵꩜ ᗜ ꩜˵)

"Kei-chan, you don't look well."

"Hehe, because just now Kei-chan ate chili along with mochi." Fujiwara Chika was currently the most stable survivor, having eaten only two pieces of tofu—odd tasting, but still edible.

"You guys are too weak." Fujiwara Chika covered her mouth, letting out a mocking laugh.

Chika: (๑˃́ꇴ˂̀๑)

"..." Fujiwara Moeha lay sprawled on the floor, eyes vacant.

Ignoring the chaos around him, Shirogane Miyuki stuck his chopsticks into the pot.

He stirred a few times.

He lifted out a strange lump of unidentifiable food.

He secretly swallowed hard; his body screamed a warning—don't eat it!!!

"Shirogane, as a man you have to follow the rules of the game." Sakurai Saki looked awkward; he was next in line.

It was only the third round!

Dark hotpot, the longer it cooked the worse it got! Back in round one, the flavors hadn't blended yet, just ordinarily nasty.

But now, it had reached a lethal level!

This will kill us! If not death tonight, then crippling stomach pain tomorrow!

"I'll eat!!" Shirogane Miyuki shoved the thing on his chopsticks into his mouth.

He didn't even bother chewing, swallowing it straight.

A few seconds later!

"GAHHH!! Water!!! Give me water!!"

Fujiwara Chika grinned wickedly and handed him a cup of water.

Shirogane Miyuki took a gulp, then collapsed on the floor, gasping.

He had just seen heaven for a moment—too dangerous.

"Why are we even playing dark hotpot on Christmas Eve anyway?"

Hayasaka Ai, who had been silent all along, finally spoke.

Everyone: ∘ ∘ ∘ (っ º - º ς) ?

Yeah, why indeed?

...

"Dark hotpot is over!!! Next up is the event everyone's been waiting for—the gift exchange!!!" Fujiwara Chika entered from the living-room doorway.

In her hand she held lots-drawing sticks.

"Here are bamboo sticks with everyone's names written on them. We'll draw in turn, no cheating~"

As soon as she finished, the entire room simultaneously turned to look at Fujiwara Chika.

Cheating? There was really only one person here likely to cheat, right?

"Why is everyone looking at me like that?"

"Secretary-chan, don't cheat, okay?" Hayasaka Ai tilted her head at her.

"Aiyaya, Ai-chan, you really know how to joke." Fujiwara Chika placed the bamboo drawing tube on the table.

After some discussion, everyone finally drew their lots.

Indeed, Fujiwara Chika didn't cheat, yet she still drew Sakurai Saki's gift.

"A moai statue? Seriously, would anyone actually like a gift like this?" Shinomiya Kaguya's eyelid twitched. Fortunately she hadn't drawn Sakurai Saki's gift, or this perfect Christmas would have been ruined.

Wait a second, eating dark hotpot on Christmas Eve wasn't exactly normal either.

"I love it!!!" Fujiwara Chika hugged the moai statue tightly to her chest.

Chika: (∩˃ω˂∩)♡

Kaguya: "(ノ _ <,, )

"..." Shinomiya Kaguya felt the student council's chaotic nature growing stronger and stronger.

At first only Fujiwara Chika was abnormal, but now no one seemed normal anymore.

"Is this Chika's gift?" Sakurai Saki glanced at the item in his hand.

"Umu, it's bath powder, handmade bath bombs." Fujiwara Chika explained.

"I'll use it carefully."

"Saki-kun no ecchi~" Chika said, her face flushing red.

Chika: (⸝⸝⸝• ω •⸝⸝⸝) ♡

"..." So do you want me to use it or not? I completely can't understand what girls are thinking.

Shinomiya Kaguya looked down at her own gift.

"Noise-cancelling headphones?"

"Kaguya-san, do you like them?" Hayasaka Ai asked.

"Umu, very nice, Ai-san, I'll treasure them." Shinomiya Kaguya smiled.

"But this handkerchief is President Shirogane's gift? That's so ordinary." Fujiwara Moeha glanced at the handkerchief in her hand.

"Exactly. Rather than ordinary, it's downright boring." Fujiwara Chika sighed.

That such a boring gift could exist in this world was truly eye-opening.

'That's because you guys are the weird ones!!' Shirogane Miyuki ground his teeth, suppressing the urge to spit out a sarcastic retort.

Among everyone here, he was the only normal one.

"Mine is a gift from Kaguya-senpai..."

"A scented spray. I even bought essential oil to help relieve stress."

Kei-chan: "Thank you, senpai."

"No need to thank me."

Shirogane Miyuki glanced at the gift in his own hand—it turned out to be from Kei-chan, truly unexpected.

'An animal picture book?'

"Tsk."

Kei: (¬⤙¬ )

Hey! Kei-chan, did you just click your tongue?! Is it that unpleasant to have your big brother draw your gift?

By now, only one person hadn't received a gift.

"Hm? Looks like it's just me." Hayasaka Ai opened the last gift box.

"Uh, Hayasaka-senpai..." Fujiwara Moeha started to speak to stop her.

Unfortunately, Hayasaka Ai's movements were too fast.

A few seconds later, the item inside was taken out.

Everyone: ( ಠ _ ಠ )

'Did someone really give handcuffs as a Christmas gift? They even look like pure silver?'

"Hey! Moeha, what the heck are you giving, huh?" The one who said this was none other than Fujiwara Chika.

She quickly turned to Hayasaka Ai to apologize: "Sorry, Ai-chan, in my family everyone besides me is a little weird."

No, you're plenty weird yourself; I'm even afraid you might be the weirdest of all! Shinomiya Kaguya thought so but couldn't bring herself to say it.

"It's fine." Hayasaka Ai stroked the handcuffs. "We'll put them to good use."

"Ah, if that's the case, then it's fine..." Fujiwara Chika had just finished speaking when she suddenly reacted.

Eh? Put them to good use?

We'll?

Fujiwara Chika's mind was instantly filled with a pinkish-purple scene.

"..."

L-l-like… use them how?

Like tying Saki-kun up?

.... I' so jealous!

Chika: ᕙ( ᗒᗣᗕ )ᕗ

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