Chapter 133: Truth or Dare!
[June 1st, evening]
[On the night of the camping trip, you and your friends have begun playing Truth or Dare.]
"I don't think I need to explain the rules of Truth or Dare anymore,"
Eikou said to the girls sitting there,
"We'll draw lots to pick a player. The chosen one will choose one of two penalties — either answer a truth question, or use their body to complete a designated action. That's all there is to it."
Truth or Dare — the classic of every party.
It suited large groups, required little skill, had a fast pace and lots of peaks; even casual players could immediately grasp the rules and enjoy it.
However...
Looking at the all-female lineup before him, Eikou couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.
Marie Alter, Melusine, Jeanne White...
Each one was a "heavyweight" when it came to femininity.
With these three top-level obsessive girls here, Eikou felt that his gaming experience would be anything but peaceful.
Now that all the male supports had been sent away, he had to increase Tomoe Gozen's affection while also keeping an eye on these girls — the difficulty level skyrocketed.
"Wait a minute, Eikou,"
Marie Alter said with a smiling gaze,
"You forgot a very important rule. What if someone lies or refuses a Dare? If someone can't handle the challenge, shouldn't they be punished?"
"You've got a point... then let's go with a drink penalty?"
Eikou smiled casually.
However, his gaze suddenly sharpened.
Marie·super-boobs·Antoinette — did she really think he couldn't see through her tricks? She clearly just wanted to use this chance to get him drunk and then "eat" him up!
Too bad for her, he had already anticipated this. That's why they only brought low-alcohol beer this time.
After being tricked countless times with "Water of Life" and "Oolong tea," this kind of weak beer couldn't get him drunk no matter how much he drank!
Honestly, the idea of a drinking penalty suited him just fine — if Tomoe Gozen got a little tipsy, the game would only get more fun.
"Exactly, just a little drink as punishment will be fine..."
The girls said with cheerful smiles.
Meanwhile, Melusine, who seemed like an executioner waiting for the signal, slammed down an entire barrel of vodka on the table the moment she received the cue.
"Then let's decide the winner with Water of Life!"
Melusine said brightly.
Eikou was instantly dumbfounded.
What the—how did they even predict my prediction?!
"This thing is anything but 'a little'!" he shouted. "Where did you even get that whole barrel from?!"
"Eikou," the cute silver dragon girl proudly lifted her chin,
"I am the fastest and strongest dragon. In just a blink, I can break the sound barrier—with super high mobility, I went back to the city and grabbed a random barrel of Water of Life. That distance doesn't even count as a warm-up for me."
"You're way too strong, so strong it's starting to piss me off..."
Eikou couldn't help but sigh in disbelief.
If one had to summarize the strong points of these infatuated girls, it would be their lightning-fast actions and ridiculously high efficiency. Whatever they wanted, they would find a way to get it.
"Haha, it's just a game, right? It's only fun if there's a bit of punishment." the girls said.
"Also, we've prepared one more thing..."
As she spoke, Melusine took out another mysterious object.
"A lie detector—Kiyohime version!"
"?"
Eikou froze.
"When answering a truth, you have to place your hand on the lie detector, that way we can confirm whether the player is lying or not."
Jeanne White explained sweetly, her eyes smiling,
"This lie detector is overseen by Kiyohime herself, and its ability to detect lies is extremely accurate."
"..."
You girls came way too prepared—did you plan all of this in advance?!
Could it be that while the guys were still up in the mountains catching bugs, you were already plotting and preparing this entire scheme?
If that's the case, then maybe even the card deck has been tampered with—Truth and Dare swapped out for some spicier versions...
[At that moment, you felt the situation was getting awkward.]
[Although you really wanted to find an excuse to leave, doing so would prevent you from improving your relationship with Tomoe Gozen.]
[Should you retreat and play safe, or risk it for potential gain?]
"Whatever..."
For Eikou, situations this bad weren't exactly new.
Although every time ended with him getting drunk and causing chaos, he had never once lost a game at the table.
Whether it was Water of Life or a lie detector, the disadvantages applied equally to everyone—so saying it was unfair wouldn't be right either.
[You calmly analyzed the enemy formation.]
[Jeanne White excelled in all kinds of defense and survival skills, and the French Queen mastered every Charming skill imaginable—plus, she could even freely change her spirit origin for advantage.]
[Melusine, on the other hand, was an extremely powerful dragon.]
[Getting them drunk would definitely not be easy.]
[But your victory condition wasn't to make them all drunk—it was simply to have fun with Tomoe Gozen. As long as you could last a few rounds, that would be enough.]
[This is… the battle known as joining the Student Council!]
"All right, bring it on,"
Eikou's gaze suddenly sharpened.
If you don't enter the tiger's den, how can you catch its cubs? I'll play a few rounds with you all.
Besides, to be fair, this game didn't necessarily require drinking—you only had to honestly answer a truth or perform a dare.
"Round 1,"
Eikou took a bottle of Water of Life from the barrel and placed it horizontally on the tabletop.
"We didn't prepare any drawing sticks, so we'll use the Water of Life bottle to pick. I'll spin it really fast, and when it stops, whoever the bottle's mouth points at will choose someone for Truth or Dare."
"Umu umu."
The girls eagerly nodded.
Eikou glanced at Jeanne Alter sitting beside him—she rested one cheek on her hand, her face indifferent and seemingly disinterested.
However, even after hearing that "Water of Life + lie detector" combo sounded like a high-pressure punishment system, she still had no intention of leaving the table.
"..."
Eikou gave her a thoughtful look.
Perhaps, just like him, she wasn't that interested in playing either—but wanted to use the game as a way to get closer to someone else at the table.
And as for who that was, he already had a good idea.
Eikou rotated his wrist and spun the bottle powerfully.
The bottle spun across the table like a wound-up top, whirling at high speed.
[Round 1 begins!]
[Everyone performs a Luck Check. The one with the lowest roll will be the target!]
At that moment, Eikou saw dice fall above everyone's heads.
The bottle spun, the dice spun—
Eventually, the bottle slowed down, and Eikou could see everyone's scores.
Melusine's score was E.
[The bottle slowly came to a stop. The person the bottle's mouth pointed to was...]
[Melusine!]