Although Fujiwara Chika and Yukinoshita Yukino had suspected Uchiha Ryo of having certain tendencies today, fortunately, Uchiha Ryo had already proven himself through his words and actions.
That is to say, the current Fujiwara Chika now believed that Uchiha Ryo... played for both teams!
After everyone had eaten dinner, the most exciting pajama party! was finally about to begin.
Uchiha Ryo couldn't wait. The pajama party was confirmed to be held in Shinomiya Kaguya's bedroom.
As the young lady of the Shinomiya conglomerate, the size of her bed was no less than that of a small room in an outside apartment.
This was a magnificent bed that could sleep six or seven people. But just as Uchiha Ryo stepped into the room, he was given three rules by the other three girls: he couldn't get on the bed, and he couldn't stay for too long.
"Uh... won't it be very dangerous for the three of you to stay in the room? I can totally stay!"
Shinomiya Kaguya looked at Herthaka standing outside the main door. "No need. When it gets late, you and Herthaka can leave."
Fujiwara Chika, wearing a cat-themed onesie pajama, sat on the floor. "Hehe, it's our first pajama party, and there's actually a boy here! It feels so novel..."
"So, let's play! I've prepared a lot of games for tonight!"
Fujiwara Chika took out a large box she had brought with her. "There are exactly four of us. So why not play a round of tense and exciting... Ludo!"
Shinomiya Kaguya sighed. "Fujiwara-san, you really like to play those children's board games."
Fujiwara Chika: "It's not a children's board game! This is an epic masterpiece from our Shuchiin Board Game Club. I call it, Ultimate Ludo!"
Yukino opened the box and frowned upon seeing the various props inside.
"Does Ludo have so many things? What are the rules? You should probably introduce them, Fujiwara-san."
——Fujiwara Chika's Explanation Time——
[Four-player Ultimate Ludo! Roll the dice for the number of steps and get your plane to successfully circle the board and reach the base. When all your planes have successfully entered the base, you achieve final victory!]
[And the 'ultimate' part of Ultimate Ludo lies in... the dice and the off-board item cards!]
——End of Explanation——
Fujiwara Chika took out a game board of about one square meter from the box. The densely packed four-colored squares on it were a bit....
Shinomiya Kaguya: "Your number of squares is a bit too much, isn't it? How long do you want us to play?"
Yukinoshita Yukino roughly calculated. Just on her side, there were about forty to fifty squares. And on the square board, you had to move about two hundred squares to complete one lap.
Uchiha Ryo nodded. "I see. How about we change the game?"
Fujiwara Chika was like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "No!!! This is a game I made myself. Everyone must play! It will definitely be fun~"
She was her friend, after all. Shinomiya Kaguya nodded helplessly.
"Alright then. But we're only playing one game."
Fujiwara Chika: "Yay—! Hehe, although the whole board is a bit big, my dice are also specially made...."
Afterward, a die with a full 20 sides appeared in everyone's sight.
In addition, there were also some useful item cards! Only by rolling a specific number, or landing on a specific spot, could you get an item card.
.....
An hour later—
Yukinoshita let out a slight yawn. Shinomiya Kaguya was half-leaning against the bed, and Fujiwara Chika was lying on her lap.
Uchiha Ryo: "As a veteran gamer, I'm going to start my review... Fujiwara-san, you haven't even beta-tested this game, have you? My conclusion is.... it's full of BUGS!"
"A twenty-sided die, two hundred squares, and six out of ten traps on the path! And you have to watch out for your opponent's attack cards... just how long did you want to play?"
Fujiwara Chika buried her head in Kaguya's stomach. "Mmm... it's just that the path of life is full of dangers~"
A corner of Uchiha Ryo's mouth twitched. "So that's the reason why, when I was about to get all four of my planes to the finish line, you hit three of them back home with a wide-area bomb card?"
Fujiwara Chika: "Wuu... I'm sorry, I'm getting sleepy.... Maybe we can play again tomorrow?"
Shinomiya Kaguya yawned. "Mmm... then let's call it a day. I'm a little sleepy too."
As a good girl who went to bed at 11 PM sharp every day, Kaguya never stayed up late. Today, she had stayed up until now specifically to play board games with her friend Fujiwara Chika.
Moreover, Kaguya had a tendency to be a long sleeper. Once she exceeded her usual sleep time, her brain's ability to think would become abnormally low!
At this moment, Shinomiya Kaguya and Fujiwara Chika were swaying as they got up and sat on the bed.
Yukinoshita also felt tired, so she stood up and looked at them. "I'll go to the guest room then. Well, Fujiwara-san, Shinomiya-san, see you tomorrow."
Uchiha Ryo smiled. "The guest room, huh? I know where that is. I'll take you there."
Yukinoshita Yukino shook her head. "I have a feeling you're thinking of something bad."
How could that be?! Was he, Uchiha Ryo, the kind of person who would take a girl to his room and then lock the door? Although he had just thought of that....
On the bed, Shinomiya Kaguya got up and pulled Yukinoshita Yukino over. "Well... we can just sleep together. My bed is pretty big."
Uchiha Ryo got up and went to the door. "Then that's that. I'm going back."
Shinomiya Kaguya blinked. Her eyes, devoid of a single trace of intelligence, were full of confusion.
"Didn't I say... we can just sleep together."
Except for the dazed Shinomiya Kaguya, Fujiwara Chika, who was lying on the bed, shot up with a start, and Yukinoshita was also taken aback by Shinomiya's statement.
Uchiha Ryo pointed at himself in surprise. "Shinomiya-san... are you talking to me?"
"Mmm... yeah...."
Alright, if you'd said so earlier, then I wouldn't be sleepy anymore. Uchiha Ryo cleared his throat. "Since it's Shinomiya-san's request, it wouldn't be right for me to refuse, would it?"
Fujiwara Chika hugged the dazed Kaguya tightly. "Wait, wait! It doesn't count. I just remembered that if Kaguya doesn't sleep at night, she enters a dazed state!"
Yukinoshita Yukino pointed at the door. "You heard her. Get out!"
Uchiha Ryo turned around. Fine, I'll go. If I'm not welcome here, there are other places that will have me! Then I'll reluctantly go find Herthaka~ We're both boys anyway, so what's wrong with me sleeping with the butler Herthaka?!
Hmph! I'd like to see how Hayasaka Ai is going to fool me with a swimsuit this time!
Arriving at the bedroom door, Uchiha Ryo reached out and pushed.
"Hmm???"
What was going on? Hayasaka! What have you done?!
In the staff quarters, Hayasaka Ai had changed out of her butler's attire and reverted to her golden-haired maid form.
Ever since she saw that tent, she didn't dare to provoke Uchiha Ryo today. Who knew if this guy, out at night... would come looking for her.
And then say something like: "We're both guys! Herthaka, let's sleep together!"
To prevent such a thing from happening, Hayasaka Ai had put two locks on Shinomiya Kaguya's bedroom door. To protect herself, she could only wrong you three for now! I'll come unlock it at 6 AM sharp tomorrow morning!