Before the game began, Morishita Ai, standing on the opposing side, suddenly raised a finger.
A gleam of shrewd light flashed through those eyes that usually held no ripples.
"Shikime Natsu, for the sake of fairness, let us add a rule.
"As the party acting alone, you need to hit me and Yamamura Miki three times each to eliminate us.
"Whereas we only need to hit you once to win."
Hearing this, Shikime Natsu was completely stunned.
It was already an unfair one-versus-two confrontation, and now she was actually demanding that he hit each of them three times?
This is what you call fairness?
Is your concept of fairness diluted with a bit too much water?
However...
Since he had just obtained a cheat ability anyway, let alone three times per person, even if it were thirty times per person, it would be a piece of cake for the current him.
"Alright, no problem."
He agreed readily.
Now it was Morishita Ai's turn to be surprised.
She widened her eyes, looking at Shikime Natsu as if he were a fool, and even extended a hand to wave it in front of his eyes.
"Shikime Natsu, is your brain broken?"
"You actually agreed to such completely unreasonable rules?"
"Do you really think you are invincible, or are you simply a masochist?"
She unreservedly spoke the complaints in her heart directly; it was truly quite excessive.
"Whether I'm silly or not, you'll know in a moment."
Shikime Natsu didn't get angry; he simply raised his gun and assumed a standard shooting posture.
"Corporal Morishita, on the battlefield, results speak for themselves."
"I hope you won't go back on your word."
Morishita Ai huffed coldly, dragging the still-dazed Yamamura Miki into cover.
"Of course."
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Because the venue was designed according to 5V5 standards, the space appeared exceptionally wide for a battle with only three people.
Various abandoned oil drums, sandbags, and maze-like partitions formed a complex cover structure.
Shikime Natsu didn't rush to attack; instead, he shuttled silently between the covers.
The moment his skill activated, he felt as if the gun in his hand had become a part of his body. That feeling of control, following his heart's desire, was simply beyond words.
Bang!
A crisp simulated gunshot rang out.
Morishita Ai, who had just poked half her head out from behind an oil drum, didn't even have time to see the enemy's position before the sensor vest on her body lit up with a red light.
"That's the first time."
Shikime Natsu's voice came from not far away, carrying a hint of playfulness.
"Damn it..."
Morishita Ai gritted her teeth, quickly shrinking back into cover, and made a hand gesture to Yamamura Miki beside her.
"Yamamura Miki, you attract firepower on the left, I will outflank from the right."
"?! M-Me, I go attract firepower?!"
Under Morishita Ai's stern gaze, Yamamura Miki could only brace herself, hugging her gun and rushing out.
"Aaaahhhh—"
She closed her eyes and pulled the trigger indiscriminately, laser beams flying about without any pattern.
Just then, another gunshot rang out.
Bang!
Morishita Ai, who was just preparing to launch a sneak attack, had her chest vest light up with red light the moment she showed her head.
"Second time."
Shikime Natsu was still nowhere to be seen.
Immediately after, before Yamamura Miki could react, a bullet precisely hit her shoulder.
Bang!
"Yamamura-san, that's the first time."
In the blink of an eye, Shikime Natsu was unharmed, while Morishita Ai had been shot twice, and Yamamura Miki once.
How was this a battle?
This was simply a one-sided massacre!
Morishita Ai hid behind the cover, wiping away the nonexistent cold sweat on her forehead, her eyes becoming solemn.
"Shikime Natsu... really is a difficult opponent to deal with."
"It seems that even with those rules added, I still underestimated him."
"Now do you know the Commander's formidable power?"
Shikime Natsu walked out leisurely from a corner, his muzzle lowered, looking as if victory was already in his grasp.
"Hmph, don't get cocky too early."
Morishita Ai shouted, refusing to admit defeat.
"The victor is not yet decided; Yamamura Miki and I still have a chance!"
The battle continued.
This time, Morishita Ai was obviously more cautious.
She used the terrain to constantly change positions, trying to find Shikime Natsu's flaws.
However, in front of Shikime Natsu who had turned on his hacks, all struggles were futile.
Bang!
Just as Yamamura Miki wanted to shift positions, she was hit in the back by a shot.
"Yamamura-san, second time."
In other words, as long as they were each hit one more time, they would be completely out.
Meanwhile, Shikime Natsu, who would lose the match if hit even once, hadn't even had the corner of his clothes touched so far.
Morishita Ai took a deep breath and shouted loudly toward the empty field.
"Shikime Natsu! Difficult men won't be popular with girls!"
"If you don't give us any face like this, you are destined to die alone!"
Faced with this completely illogical personal attack, Shikime Natsu just smiled.
He raised his gun. He was originally aiming at Morishita Ai's head, which was exposed from behind the cover.
As long as he pulled the trigger, this game would be over.
But...
That would be a bit too boring.
It was rare to come out and play for once; he had to let these two beautiful girls have some gaming experience, right?
Thus, his muzzle shifted slightly by an inch.
Bang!
This shot didn't hit Morishita Ai but struck the metal oil drum beside her.
Morishita Ai was startled and shrank her head back, only to find that the vest on her body hadn't lit up.
Missed?
"Shikime Natsu really is a very difficult, very nasty man."
Morishita Ai bit her lip, muttering in a low voice.
She signaled Yamamura Miki with a glance, and the two rushed out again.
This time, their coordination was much more tacit than before, forming a pincer attack from left and right.
Shikime Natsu responded unhurriedly, dodging those imprecise shots while looking for an opportunity to counterattack.
Just then, he saw the two rushing out from behind cover simultaneously.
Here comes the chance.
He raised his gun, originally planning to fire another "edge ball" to scare them and increase the tension a bit.
However—
The moment he pulled the trigger, Morishita Ai suddenly made an unexpected move.
She actually dived directly in front of Yamamura Miki!
"Yaa—" Wham!
This shot hit Morishita Ai solidly.
The red light lit up, and the buzzer announced her elimination.
Morishita Ai didn't leave the field immediately. Instead, she collapsed conveniently into Yamamura Miki's arms, a look of sacrificial relief appearing on her face.
"Yamamura Miki..."
She grabbed Yamamura Miki's hand weakly, her tone tragic.
"What I could do... I have already done..."
"The rest... depends on you..."
"You must carry our hope... and win this victory..."
"Defeat... the Demon King Shikime Natsu..."
After saying that, her head tilted to the side, and she completely "stopped breathing."
"..."
Shikime Natsu watched, completely dumbfounded.
No, big sister, we are playing CS, not filming a tragic drama!
Isn't your acting a bit too much?!
Even Yamamura Miki, who was pinned underneath her, was bewildered, holding Morishita Ai at a loss, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
"Morishita-san?! A-Are you okay?!"
"Don't worry about me!"
Morishita Ai, who had originally "stopped breathing," suddenly reanimated like a corpse, snapping her eyes open and pointing at Shikime Natsu not far away.
"It's now! Seize the moment... finish him!"
From this angle, Morishita Ai served perfectly as a meat shield, and Yamamura Miki was perfectly situated in Shikime Natsu's blind spot. As long as she raised the gun in her hand, she could aim at Shikime Natsu.
But the problem was... with Yamamura Miki's marksmanship, even if Shikime Natsu stood still and let her shoot, she might not necessarily hit him.
"?! I-I can't do it..."
"Hurry! For our glory!"
Under Morishita Ai's urging, Yamamura Miki flusteredly raised her gun, closed her eyes, and pulled the trigger in Shikime Natsu's direction.
Bang!
The laser beam flew out crookedly; even if he didn't move, it probably wouldn't have hit him.
The corner of Shikime Natsu's mouth hooked up into a helpless smile.
Forget it, let's play along with their drama.
He pretended to be panicked and tried to dodge, his body flashing violently to the side.
But in reality, he had precisely predicted the laser's trajectory and actively moved to meet it.
Beep—
With a long beep, the red light on Shikime Natsu's vest lit up.
GAME OVER.
The entire venue was silent for a second.
Immediately after, Morishita Ai, who had been lying on the ground playing dead, instantly resurrected. She jumped up directly and gave a thumbs-up to the bewildered Yamamura Miki.
"Beautiful work! Yamamura Miki!"
"I didn't expect you to be quite capable! A final blow to kill the Great Demon King!"
Yamamura Miki froze in place, still holding that gun, her face full of disbelief.
"I... I hit him?"
"That shot just now... clearly felt like it missed..."
"How could..."
Shikime Natsu put down his gun and walked in front of the two, a calm smile on his face.
"Congratulations, you guys won."
"Hmph hmph!"
Morishita Ai placed her hands on her hips and raised her chin, putting on a very triumphant appearance.
"How about that, Shikime Natsu?"
"This is the principle that justice will prevail!"
"You lost, right? Do you accept it?"
Looking at her acting like she got a bargain and was still selling it, Shikime Natsu shrugged helplessly.
"I accept. I accept it wholeheartedly."
Soon, the three finished playing and returned the equipment.
When walking out of the venue, Yamamura Miki had a call of nature, so she went to the restroom first.
Only Shikime Natsu and Morishita Ai remained in the corridor.
Morishita Ai suddenly stopped in her tracks, turned around, and stared at Shikime Natsu with a look that saw through everything.
"Shikime Natsu, you really are someone who knows how to please girls."
"That shot just now... you deliberately ran into Yamamura Miki's muzzle, right?"
Although it was a question, her tone was unusually certain, allowing no doubt.
Shikime Natsu froze slightly, looking at this young girl with clear eyes before him.
He hadn't expected that this usually eccentric 'denpa' girl would actually have such keen observation skills.
It seemed she truly wasn't just a comic relief character.
"Not at all."
Shikime Natsu denied it flatly, that innocent expression still hanging on his face.
"I was just startled by your spirit of cooperation and got distracted for a moment, making a wrong judgment, that's all."
Being praised like this by Shikime Natsu, although Morishita Ai's face still held no expression, the slightly upturned corners of her mouth still betrayed her mood.
She placed her hands on her hips and said self-righteously:
"That is natural."
"This is my strategy."
"Even if it means sacrificing oneself, creating a chance for victory for one's teammate—this is the highest realm of tactics."
Shikime Natsu couldn't help but smile.
This guy really does shine when given a little sunshine.
Clearly, she was questioning him about throwing the game just now, but now that she was praised with a couple of sentences, she immediately climbed up the pole and took all the credit for herself.
However, it wasn't annoying.
After Yamamura Miki returned, the three continued to stroll around the shopping center for a while.
Soon, the time came to noon.
Grumble—
Morishita Ai touched her flattened stomach and said expressionlessly:
"My energy is depleted."
"I need to replenish fuel."
Shikime Natsu looked at the two and issued an invitation.
"Since everyone is hungry, do you want to go to my dorm?"
"I still have some ingredients there; I can make lunch for you guys to taste."
"I'm still relatively confident in my cooking skills."
Hearing this, Morishita Ai didn't agree immediately. Instead, she looked at Shikime Natsu with eyes that looked at a pervert.
"Shikime Natsu, do you invite two single girls to your boys' dorm so matter-of-factly?"
"This kind of behavior..."
She stretched out her hands, making a large "X" in the air.
"S-Class Danger Level."
"It is completely a Wolf Grandmother abducting Little Red Riding Hoods."
After saying that, she turned her head again and frightened the bewildered Yamamura Miki:
"Yamamura Miki, you have to be careful."
"For Shikime Natsu to invite you to his dorm, he definitely has no good intentions."
"He will do very excessive things to you, such as making you become stark naked, and then do this and that, and finally eat you dry and wipe you clean..."
"You look at me with lewd eyes treating me like a girlfriend; surely in your brain you're imagining me not wearing underwear, completely naked, even having delusions of touching and doing this and that. As a classmate, it's time to put some distance between us."
As she spoke, she even coordinated with teeth-baring and claw-brandishing movements, as if Shikime Natsu were really some man-eating demon.
Yamamura Miki's small face turned completely red from her words, her eyes filled with shyness and panic, and she subconsciously took a step back.
Shikime Natsu watched Morishita Ai's exaggerated performance and supported his forehead helplessly.
This guy was definitely doing it on purpose.
"If you aren't willing, then forget it."
He sighed and said.
"Then let's go to the restaurant downstairs to eat. This meal is on me; I'll pay for the food."
However—
Just as he turned to lead the way, Morishita Ai suddenly turned around, hands on her hips, and shouted loudly at his back.
"To your dorm to eat!"
"?"
Shikime Natsu turned his head, looking at her with some surprise.
"Didn't you just say I was a Wolf Grandmother and wanted to do very excessive things to you guys?"
"Are you not afraid I'll eat you dry and wipe you clean?"
"Not afraid."
Morishita Ai shook her head, pointing at herself self-righteously, then pointing at Yamamura Miki.
"Because there are two of us."
"Double the combat power is enough to fight against evil forces."
Shikime Natsu silently retorted in his heart:
Can't two people be eaten dry and wiped clean?
Rather, wouldn't it be double the pleasure instead?
He cast his gaze toward Yamamura Miki at the side, soliciting her opinion.
Yamamura Miki blushed, looking at Shikime Natsu, then at the determined Morishita Ai, and finally whispered.
"T-Then... sorry for the intrusion."
The three returned to the school and arrived outside Shikime Natsu's dorm door.
Just as Shikime Natsu took out his key preparing to open the door, Morishita Ai suddenly reached out a hand, blocking Yamamura Miki who was preparing to follow him in.
"Wait."
She said with a serious face.
"According to the general process, at times like this, the boy must be allowed to go in first."
"Give him a little time, let him clean up all those things in the room that shouldn't be seen, such as strange magazines hidden under the bed, dirty underwear thrown on the chair, and mysterious webpages not closed on the computer."
"..."
Shikime Natsu's hand froze in mid-air, the corners of his mouth twitching twice.
These words... simply left him speechless.
What kind of image exactly did he have in Morishita Ai's heart? A wretched otaku?
He took a deep breath, directly pushed open the room door, and made a "please" gesture.
"Come in."
"There is nothing in my room that cannot be seen."
"And even less of those messy things you are thinking of."
"Corporal Morishita, please stop your persecution paranoia."
Aside from being a 'denpa' girl, it seemed Morishita Ai was also a girl with a mind full of lewd thoughts.
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