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"You guys play, I won't participate."
Mizuhara Chizuru was quite rational and knew very well that it had nothing to do with her.
The unlucky Yui also raised her hand and whispered, "I won't participate either."
"Um, I don't want to participate either, you guys roll the dice."
Koyasu Tsubame coughed lightly, also preparing to withdraw from the confession war.
As a Senpai, she naturally had to be more reserved in front of her juniors.
"No." Fujiwara Chika shook her head and said, "If you don't participate, and she doesn't participate, won't everyone be trapped in the office?"
"Chika-chan is right." Kitagawa Marin put her right hand on her hip and said, "Since we're choosing someone to test the amulet, it's only fair for everyone to participate. It's just rolling dice, it won't take much time."
Fujiwara Chika turned her head and said, "Kaguya-chan, what do you think?"
Shinomiya Kaguya's pink lips parted slightly: "…I have no objections."
This was a lie.
She had a lot of objections!
One person was enough for that kind of confession contact.
However… she couldn't say it.
Girls should naturally be more reserved, no matter what, they couldn't say it.
Hayasaka Ai's eyes shifted, and she said:
"We don't even know if the amulet works yet, everyone, don't waste time… Anyway, as long as it's a cute girl, Senpai will accept anyone, right?"
Amamiya Natsuki's expression was normal: "As long as they're cute, even if they're not human, it's fine."
"…"
Under the insistence of Chika and Marin, it was finally decided that everyone would participate in the confession war.
"Fair! Fair! And still fair!"
Fujiwara Chika emphasized three times in a row, throwing the two dice in her hand onto the office desk, "The smallest number isn't customary, let's go with the largest number, it's all the same anyway… I'll go first."
The two dice quickly stopped.
"Four plus six, a total of ten… Not bad."
"I'll go." Kitagawa Marin then stepped forward, "…Eh, also ten. By the way, how do you count the same number?"
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"Like rock-paper-scissors, people with the same number start a second round of competition."
"That makes sense…" Kitagawa Marin turned her head and said, "Juju, you go."
"Oh."
Juju agreed and stepped forward.
Since everyone agreed to the dice game, she naturally couldn't refuse, but she didn't want to win at all.
Being confessed to by Stupid Natsuki in front of so many people would be very embarrassing, right?
Not to mention that Stupid Natsuki, this guy, was still dreaming of having a harem. If he really confessed to her, she definitely wouldn't agree.
Clang.
The two dice quickly stopped. After seeing the numbers, Juju couldn't help but widen her eyes.
"Eh, only two points?"
"It's actually the smallest number."
"Juju is successfully eliminated."
"…"
Looking at the two points, Juju couldn't help but bite her lower lip.
Damn it!
It's true that she didn't want to be a confession tool, but two points was too small, right?
Could it be that her compatibility with Stupid Natsuki was super bad?
Amamiya Natsuki was standing by, observing. As long as he didn't touch the chair, he wouldn't lose control. Of course, he also couldn't leave the office.
At this moment, seeing Juju's cheeks puffed out, he quietly winked at Juju and whispered:
"Come to my room after we get back to the restaurant."
Juju looked up: "…What for in your room?"
"To do what you're thinking."
"I'm not thinking anything."
"Then I am."
"Go away, don't talk to me."
Juju's small face flushed slightly, and to avoid being discovered, she quickly distanced herself.
"I'll go."
Hayasaka Ai stepped forward, casually throwing the dice, "Eh, still ten points?"
Kitagawa Marin rested her right hand on her chin: "Strange, why is everyone getting ten points?"
Juju silently walked to the window to look at the scenery.
With only two points, as the weakest loser, she had no right to listen in.
"Ten points is already very high. My luck has never been very good, I definitely won't even get ten points." Koyasu Tsubame said, taking out the dice and casually throwing them. Her bright eyes couldn't help but freeze, "Eh, how can this be?"
"It's actually eleven points."
"Senpai, what about your bad luck that you mentioned?"
"Congratulations in advance, Senpai, for becoming the champion."
"…"
"My luck is really bad usually. I've never won anything in the New Year's lottery." Koyasu Tsubame's pretty face flushed, she coughed twice lightly, and quickly handed over the dice, "Kaguya-chan, you go."
Shinomiya Kaguya responded softly, pursed her pink lips slightly, and nonchalantly took the dice. No emotional fluctuations could be seen on her pretty face, but the little person inside her was already rolling on the floor.
Ahhhhhh! It's actually eleven points. In other words, the probability of her winning against Tsubame-senpai is only one-twelfth. That's too low no matter how you look at it!
She wanted to win.
She absolutely did not want a future where she watched the President confess to other girls!
At a time like this, she should use the lucky coin to 100% defeat everyone else and firmly secure the victory.
Unfortunately, with so many eyes watching, Shinomiya Kaguya couldn't cheat even if she wanted to. She could only bite her silver teeth, silently praying in her heart, and threw the dice in her hand, not even wanting to look at the final numbers.
A one-twelfth chance of winning, no matter how you look at it, is too low…
"Eh, how amazing!"
A gasp suddenly rang out.
"Kaguya-san actually rolled a perfect score."
"The highest score in the entirety of Japan, Kaguya-san is sure to win."
"…Perfect score?"
The Sheltered Young Lady's ears twitched, and she quickly turned her head to look at the office desk.
On the table, the two dice had already stopped rolling, with two sixes quietly facing up.
"I actually won?"
Looking at the dice on the table, Shinomiya Kaguya's eyes immediately lit up.
A one-twelfth chance of winning, and she actually rolled it with a casual throw. Could this be destiny?
"Kaguya-chan is amazing." Fujiwara Chika praised, "You're two points higher than us."
Juju, who had just walked over out of curiosity, heard this and silently walked back to the window.
As the weakest loser with only two points, she just wanted to be quiet now.
Shinomiya Kaguya responded calmly:
"It's just luck."
Following that, Mizuhara Chizuru and Yui, two newly acquainted passerby players, stepped forward to join the fun, one rolling five points, the other rolling seven points.
"Game over." Fujiwara Chika put her right hand on her hip and announced, "The final winner is…"
"It's me."
The Sheltered Young Lady clasped her hands over her lower abdomen, trying hard to control her facial muscles so as not to show any other expression.
Stay calm.
Be reserved.
The winner should face everyone with a calm and collected attitude.
"Wait a minute." Kitagawa Marin suddenly called out, pointing, "How come I remember Shoko hasn't rolled the dice yet?"
Amamiya Natsuki nodded and said:
"She certainly hasn't."
As everyone's gaze turned towards Komi, she quickly lowered her head to look at her toes, like a little quail, trying to avoid everyone's gaze.
"Shoko, hurry up and roll the dice." Kitagawa Marin beckoned, "You're the only one left."
Komi quickly shook her head, indicating she absolutely didn't want to participate.
"No, everyone must participate." Fujiwara Chika put her right hand on her hip and said, "It's not fair if one person is missing."
"…"
Komi couldn't refuse, so she could only lower her head, pitifully step forward, pick up the dice, casually throw them, and then quickly retreat behind everyone.
"Eh eh eh?"
Fujiwara Chika's soft cry quickly rang out: "Komi's luck is so high today, she's actually on par with Kaguya-chan."
Hearing this, Komi's body trembled slightly, and a bad premonition welled up in her heart.
"Shoko-chan, not bad," Kitagawa Marin smiled brightly, "You rolled a twelve!"
Komi couldn't help but take half a step forward and look towards the office desk.
It...it really was...she completely didn't want to roll a twelve!
If it was like Juju, two points would have been just fine.
As a girl with communication disorder, Komi completely didn't want to be stared at by everyone, she only wanted to quietly stay behind everyone.
And...
Komi quietly looked up towards Shinomiya Kaguya, and happened to see the Sheltered Young Lady's narrowed eyes.
"Stare—"
Little Rabbit Komi's body trembled slightly, and she quickly lowered her head, avoiding her gaze.
(So...so scary, Kaguya-san's eyes are so scary...)
Amamiya Natsuki stood by, taking out a bottle of drink and slowly rehydrating; this was the girls' confession war, and it basically had nothing to do with him.
"Battle report update." Fujiwara Chika pushed up her glasses on the bridge of her nose, "Kaguya-chan and Shoko-chan both rolled a twelve, entering the second round of the duel, everyone else is eliminated."
Fujiwara Chika waved her hand downwards: "The game continues, Kaguya-chan, Shoko-chan, please begin your duel."
Shinomiya Kaguya crossed her right arm over her chest and said calmly:
"Komi, you go first."
"…"
Komi quickly shook her head, wanting to withdraw, but unfortunately couldn't speak.
"Oh, don't be nervous, it's just rolling dice." Kitagawa Marin urged, "Shoko-chan, hurry, hurry."
Komi had no choice but to pick up the two dice, close her eyes and toss them, silently praying in her heart for a very small number.
Unfortunately, a few seconds later, Komi's hope was quickly shattered.
"It's a twelve again?!"
"So amazing."
"Is Komi destined to win today?"
Komi quickly opened her eyes, looking at the two six-point dice on the table, and bit her lips with a wronged expression.
(How, how could this be...)
(I completely don't want a twelve.)
(Accepting Natsuki's confession, it's really too fast!)
Shinomiya Kaguya's breathing paused slightly, and she gently bit her silver teeth.
It's a twelve again, she can't win at all!
"Kaguya-chan, it's your turn." Fujiwara Chika turned her head to look over.
"Hmph…"
Shinomiya Kaguya let out a light breath and stepped forward.
Purely from a probability standpoint, rolling a twelve twice has a probability of only one in one hundred forty-four, making the chance of winning extremely slim.
Having already been lucky once, Shinomiya Kaguya didn't believe she could be favored by luck again.
And indeed, that was the case.
As the dice thrown by the Sheltered Young Lady came to a stop, the final numbers were two fives, totaling only ten.
"…I lost."
Shinomiya Kaguya pursed her pink lips and said this as if nothing had happened.
Losing is not shameful, but going back on one's word in front of everyone, that's truly shameful. No matter what, she wouldn't let anyone see her in a shameful state.
Kitagawa Marin put her hands on her hips and looked at Komi, saying:
"I didn't expect that with so many people, Shoko would be the one to win in the end."
Juju's tone was complex: "I didn't expect it either."
She rolled the lowest two points and was eliminated in one go, yet Komi rolled two twelves. Besides destiny, there's no other reason, right?
"Natsuki-kun, it's your turn." Fujiwara Chika turned her head to look over, "Hurry up and verify if the love amulet works."
"Understood."
Amamiya Natsuki finished his drink, screwed on the cap, and walked up to Little Rabbit Komi.
The girls scattered, and Kitagawa Marin, quick as a flash, pulled Komi, who wanted to retreat behind the crowd, and pushed her to the center of the office.
Komi's eyes widened, and she looked nervously at Amamiya Natsuki, her body trembling incessantly, like a small quail being watched, pitiful, weak, and helpless, with tears even welling in the corners of her eyes, as if she would cry at any moment.
"Komi…"
Amamiya Natsuki called out.
Hearing her name, the black-haired girl's body trembled. Before she even heard the rest, her entire pretty face was already like the evening glow in the sky, crimson like fire.
Amamiya Natsuki had no formal confession experience, but he had seen enough. There were plenty of hormone-fueled boys in school, so he imitated them, bowed and presented the love amulet in his hand, saying:
"Komi, I like you, will you go out with me?"
Wahhh—
Although she knew it was just a ceremony and not a real confession, steam still billowed from the top of Komi's head, instantly turning her into a steam engine, and her entire body began to sway precariously.
The Sheltered Young Lady and the others had subtle expressions.
Seeing the pitiful, weak, and helpless appearance of little Komi, the feeling of disappointment suddenly vanished.
"Ahem…" Kitagawa Marin lightly coughed, urging, "Komi, hurry up and agree, try out the love amulet's effect."
"…"
Komi parted her pink lips, but unfortunately, no sound came out. She just nervously snatched the love amulet.
The next moment.
Amamiya Natsuki suddenly felt a familiar voice resonate in his heart.
"I, I, I… what should I do? How do I respond to a confession?"
Amamiya Natsuki subconsciously thought: "Just say 'Please take care of me from now on' and it'll be fine."
Komi: "Please take care of me from now on."
"…"
After realizing, the black-haired girl's body stiffened, and the steam from her head became even more turbulent, almost making her faint.
"My thoughts… were overheard!"
"I heard them openly and honestly."
"W-Wahhh… No, don't listen…"
"Sorry, I can't do that at all."
"…"
"Natsuki-kun, how is the situation?"
Fujiwara Chika asked curiously.
"It really works." Amamiya Natsuki nodded, his expression normal, "I can hear Komi's thoughts, it's like 360-degree panoramic Dolby sound, the effect is quite good."
"That's good." Tsubame lightly coughed twice, "Natsuki-kun, you can try being the Hospital Director now."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded, turned and walked behind the office desk. The moment he touched the chair, his body was quickly controlled by an unknown force, slowly sitting down on the chair. All sounds in his ears rapidly receded, leaving only coldness and numbness.
The next moment.
The girl's pitiful, weak, and helpless voice sounded in Amamiya Natsuki's heart:
"Natsuki-kun, you, you speak…"
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