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"Sayu-chan, shall we go to karaoke?" Fujiwara Chika invited, "I'll call Kaguya-chan right away. We'll all sing together later, then go for all-you-can-eat barbecue and really relax."
After clearing a dungeon, players always use various methods to release accumulated stress, and singing and eating are among the simplest ways.
If they were adults, a hot spring bath would already be arranged by now.
Knowing that the other person would arrive tomorrow, Sayu had already calmed down and smiled brightly:
"Let's go together. It's been a long time since I sang."
Amamiya Natsuki said:
"You two go to the karaoke first. I'm going to the Hospital."
"Eh?" Sayu looked over worriedly, nervously saying, "Did Natsuki-kun's injury get worse?"
"No, the injury is pretty much healed." Amamiya Natsuki waved his hand. "I'm going to the Hospital for something else."
Mizuhara Chizuru's grandmother was still in the Hospital. Since she gave him so many momotaro rice balls, he naturally had to return the favor and go help apply a skill.
"Natsuki-kun, don't lie." Sayu leaned closer. "Let me see."
"It's under my clothes. How can you see it?"
"You can just take off your clothes."
"..."
This is school! If he took off his clothes and was seen, what kind of Student Council President would he be?!
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head and said: "Ask Chika. Chika knows if it's healed."
"Eh?"
Sayu looked at Fujiwara Chika upon hearing this. After blinking, her gaze quickly became subtle.
"Ahem..." Fujiwara lightly coughed twice and stammered an explanation, "After leaving the dungeon last night, of course we had to check Natsuki-kun's injuries. It wasn't just me; everyone saw."
Fujiwara Chika said, glaring at him, and waved her hand to shoo him away, saying:
"Aren't you going to the Hospital? Go, go quickly. Sayu-chan is with me."
"Then I'm going."
Amamiya Natsuki nodded, handed his backpack to Chika, and headed to the Hospital.
The journey was silent.
Upon arriving at the Hospital, Mizuhara Chizuru, wearing glasses and with a plain braid, was already waiting expectantly at the entrance.
"Chizuru-nee." Amamiya Natsuki greeted her. "Sorry to keep you waiting."
"I just arrived a little while ago too." Mizuhara Chizuru smiled faintly. "I'll be troubling Natsuki again."
"How is Grandma's health?" Amamiya Natsuki asked curiously.
Mizuhara Chizuru's eyes quickly brightened, and a shimmering light bloomed in her beautiful eyes: "I haven't had another check-up these past few days, but Grandma's body has clearly improved. She can eat an extra bowl of rice than before, and yesterday she even went downstairs for a walk for over an hour."
To be able to overcome even cancer, it seems the Bad Doctor's healing skill is even more powerful than imagined.
After applying the skill, Amamiya Natsuki also stopped by to plant a mushroom for his senpai's cousin, then left the Hospital.
Arriving at the karaoke, Amamiya Natsuki was about to go to the private room when he first encountered a timid girl in the hallway.
"Komi, long time no see." Amamiya Natsuki smiled.
Komi's eyes brightened. Just as she was about to speak, someone happened to come out nearby, and she quickly lowered her head and hid to the side.
Amamiya Natsuki walked over to the timid girl and said in a low voice:
"After all this time, you're ignoring me? You have to give me three hug pillow coupons."
The passing girls heard him speak and cast curious glances at the two of them.
Noticing the passersby's gazes, the timid girl became even more flustered, her pretty face rapidly turning red at a visible speed.
Amamiya Natsuki smiled and said:
"I'll give you three seconds to refuse. If you don't say anything, I'll take it as a yes."
Komi looked up at him with a wronged expression.
He knows I can't speak when there are outsiders around, yet he says such things... He's bullying me!
Amamiya Natsuki remained unmoved, extending three fingers.
"Three."
"Two."
"One… Time's up."
Komi secretly glanced out of the corner of her eye, and seeing the passerby player walk away, she dared to speak in a low voice: "I… I didn't agree…"
"It's too late to refuse now." Amamiya Natsuki looked menacing, specifically bullying the timid girl, "Five pillow coupons, not one less."
Komi mustered her courage: "Just now it was clearly three."
Amamiya Natsuki smiled: "Then it's three pillow coupons."
"…"
Seeing the smile on Amamiya Natsuki's face, Komi realized she had been taken advantage of again and couldn't help but puff out her cheeks: "At… at most one…"
Amamiya Natsuki was slightly surprised, not expecting to actually get a redemption coupon, and decisively said:
"Then it's one."
Seeing Amamiya Natsuki agree immediately, Komi began to regret it again, and mustered her courage to say in a low voice:
"That was a slip of the tongue just now, there are no redemption coupons."
"Going back on your word, huh?" Amamiya Natsuki raised an eyebrow, "Wait, I'm going to take advantage of Juju right now."
Komi: "…"
If she didn't agree, he would go take advantage of Juju, it was too much, absolutely too much!
Amamiya Natsuki said in a low voice:
"You don't want Juju to be taken advantage of by me until she cries, do you?"
"Don't take advantage of Juju…" Komi said aggrievedly, signing the unequal treaty, "I… I'll agree then…"
Click.
A door not far away was pulled open, and a petite girl walked out. Seeing the two people in the hallway, a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, followed by her small face hardening, and she put her hands on her hips and questioned:
"I was wondering why Shoko hasn't come back, have you been bullying her behind my back again?"
"I'm not, I didn't." Amamiya Natsuki's expression didn't change, and he turned to look at the timid girl, "Komi, have I taken advantage of you?"
Komi's eyes were resentful, and she shook her head aggrievedly.
Amamiya Natsuki smiled: "See, Komi said I didn't take advantage of her."
"Pah!"
Juju spat lightly in anger, "Shameless!"
Walking into the private room, everyone had already arrived: Kaguya, Chika, Marin, the Senpai, Hayasaka in disguise as the Junior, and Sayu who had traveled thousands of miles to find her father; not a single one was missing.
"Natsuki-kun."
"President."
"Senpai."
When Amamiya Natsuki sat down, Sayu raised her hand to cover her mouth and whispered:
"Father."
Amamiya Natsuki: "…"
Sure enough, calling him Father made him happier.
The group ate cake and sang songs, and time passed quickly; in a blink of an eye, night fell.
"Let's go for all-you-can-eat barbecue!" Fujiwara Chika stood up, stretched with her fists clenched, preparing to change venues, "I know a barbecue place that tastes really good, and right next to it are several Love Hotels. After eating barbecue, it'll be perfect to go to the hotel."
Sayu's steps faltered, and she widened her eyes in disbelief:
"Lo… Love Hotel?!"
If she hadn't misheard, it was that kind of hotel, right?
Everyone goes to eat barbecue together, and then goes to a Love Hotel afterwards…
For a moment, Sayu secretly pressed her chest, her heart beating wildly against her will.
It is said that soldiers who have been on the battlefield more or less suffer from PTSD. Afterwards, to relieve their emotions, many people hold strange parties… The PTSD left by players in the instance should be similar to soldiers, or even worse, right?
Chika-chan said they were going to a Love Hotel, and no one showed any surprise, so… everyone knew, and no one refused?
Like soldiers who participated in the war, after dinner, everyone was going to a Love Hotel together to have a messy multi-person party to relieve the instance aftermath?
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