The few people at the Mahjong table were originally very cautious. When someone was ready to win, they would immediately start defending, carefully playing their safe tiles, and letting the unlucky one become the loser who got hit.
Ayanokoji and Kurume were originally wary of each other, so they were always cautious when playing tiles. This, in turn, gave Saotome and Hanatemari an opportunity.
With Saotome's help, Hanatemari Kazura scored continuously at the beginning. However, when Ayanokoji and Kurume started to unite and no longer treated each other as enemies to be guarded against, their tile-playing became less cautious and more aggressive.
With Saotome Meari giving up on winning and playing tiles casually, the other three players at the Mahjong table all accelerated their winning speed, which made Saotome feel troubled.
If she continued to assist Hanatemari, guessing Hanatemari's hand would also inadvertently assist the other two, and they would, in turn, gain points from her.
But if she started winning, it would play right into their hands, and Hanatemari Kazura would still remain at the bottom...
While Saotome hesitated, Ayanokoji and Kurume had already taken many points from her. Although Hanatemari's score also increased significantly, her ranking remained unchanged.
Moreover, Kurume's score had already reached a point where it could threaten her. With just one "full house," she would fall to second place.
"Can we not do this anymore? Let's just fight our own battles like we did at the beginning." Saotome Meari couldn't help but send out a "peace offering" signal.
Saotome wanted to make peace, but Kurume was not happy. She was finally close to catching up with Saotome, so how could it end now?
She giggled and said, "Don't beg for mercy! You were so smug before. I still prefer your defiant look from the beginning. Get back to that."
Begging Kurume was clearly hopeless. To end this "civil war," she could only ask Ayanokoji for help now.
Saotome secretly glanced at Ayanokoji, but hesitated, unsure how to speak.
Just then, Kurume suddenly let out a joyful cry.
"Great! I drew it myself!"
She happily raised her hands in a cheer and pushed away the tiles in her hand.
It was a pair-pair win plus one dora. Good, the number of fans wasn't too big...
Kurume had bare feet, no stockings, and it seemed as if she was only wearing this pink yukata.
Her yukata was only tied with a few buttons, looking loose and baggy, as if it could fall off at any moment.
Saotome Meari's heart stirred, and she suddenly said, "Ayanokoji, do you want to see what's under Kurume's yukata?"
"Eh!?" Kurume gasped, hugging her chest and shrinking into her chair, looking at Saotome with a wary gaze: "You woman are too cunning! You see my score is about to surpass yours, so you want to play dirty, right!?"
Saotome Meari's lips curved into a smile: "Because I'm also very curious, what exactly are you wearing under your yukata... Ayanokoji, are you interested in my suggestion?"
Kurume Laiwei turned to Ayanokoji, her eyes like silken threads: "Ayanokoji, are you interested in my body? If you are, I can secretly let you take a look..."
As she spoke, she made a gesture as if to take off her yukata.
"No, I take it back, don't take it off!" Saotome's hand quickly pressed down on her hand.
Saotome secretly gritted her teeth. She didn't expect this woman to be so shameless; she was too proactive, practically throwing herself at him!
"Really, you're the one who told me to take it off, and now you're telling me not to. You're too fickle..."
Kurume disappointedly put her hands back on the Mahjong table. Her eyes suddenly darted, and she turned to Ayanokoji and said, "Oh, right, are you interested in Saotome's body? What do you think... about stripping her clothes off?"
"Kurume, can't you woman have some shame!?"
"You were the one who said it first! I'm just retaliating! Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You're also looking forward to this, aren't you! And you say I have no shame? You, who's practically throwing yourself at him, aren't much better!"
The two girls were at loggerheads, neither backing down.
Hanatemari Kazura wanted to interject and persuade them, but she knew she couldn't get a word in, so she could only look at Ayanokoji Qingping with a pleading gaze.
"Ayanokoji, aren't you going to say something?"
Ayanokoji Qingping shrugged, helpless: "What do you want me to say? Do you want me to strip Kurume's clothes off or Saotome's? At this point, I can't really butt in."
Ayanokoji Qingping hadn't expected that while they were playing Mahjong, the two girls would start arguing because of him, almost coming to blows.
Weren't they teammates before? Why do they look like rivals now, their eyes red with anger when they see each other?
"But you have to say something, Ayanokoji. You can't just stand there and watch, after all, they're fighting because of you..." Hanatemari tugged at Ayanokoji's sleeve and whispered.
What could I say...?
Ayanokoji cleared his throat: "Don't argue. How about we make it fair... you both take something off?"
Ayanokoji Qingping originally thought his words were aggressive enough to provoke a unanimous condemnation from the girls, which would at least stop the two girls from arguing.
But Kurume always did things that surprised him.
Kurume's lips curved into a playful smile: "Alright, I don't mind taking off my yukata, but... Saotome, you probably wouldn't dare, would you? After all, you still have the advantage, and even if you take off your clothes, you won't get any points now."
Saotome was wearing casual clothes, a denim jacket over a sleeveless shirt. Even if she took off the jacket, she still had a shirt underneath.
Seeing Kurume provoke her, she naturally wouldn't show weakness.
"Alright, isn't it just taking off one outer garment? Who's afraid of whom? However, I have one condition: the garment we both take off will be a signal for a truce. From this round onwards, we will fight our own battles again, and no one will feed tiles anymore!"
But Saotome was still a little confused. She had many layers of clothes on, so taking off her jacket was no big deal.
But Kurume Laiwei only had a yukata over her, yet she seemed impatient to take off her clothes. What exactly did she want to do...?
"Alright, I agree. From now on, we'll fight our own battles!"
Kurume smiled and agreed. After watching Saotome take off her denim jacket, she placed her hands in front of her yukata and slowly began to unbutton her yukata from the bottom up...
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