"Yakyuken?"
"Yes, Yakyuken."
"Which Yakyuken?"
"Just that Yakyuken."
"That Yakyuken?"
Watching the three pairs of eyes staring straight at her, Machida Sonoko cleared her throat. With a trace of a sly smile on her face, she repeated herself.
"Just that—Base, Ball, Fist!"
The room was quiet for a moment, followed immediately by Sayuri bursting into laughter with a "Pfft," and Kosaka Akane also holding her forehead, unable to suppress a smile.
Tsushima Kagami, however, stared expressionlessly at Machida Sonoko. It was a long while before he slowly opened his mouth.
"You mean the Yakyuken where... the loser has to take off a piece of clothing?"
"That's right!" Machida Sonoko nodded vigorously, speaking in a slightly mischievous tone.
Tsushima Kagami rubbed his chin and looked at the three of them, who were currently wearing only yukata.
"How many pieces of clothing do you even have to take off?"
"Isn't that even better? Don't you want to play, Kagami-kun?"
"No way, no way, could it be that Kagami-kun is shy?"
Machida Sonoko suddenly put on an act of covering her mouth and snickering, raising an eyebrow at Tsushima Kagami.
"Besides, didn't Kagami-kun just say he wanted to play something interesting?"
"When did I ever say..." Tsushima Kagami stopped halfway and sighed. "I think you guys just want to slack off."
"That's not it!" Sayuri immediately raised her hand in protest. "This is to improve team chemistry! Right, President Akane?"
Kosaka Akane, who was still holding back laughter, was suddenly put on the spot and could only force a serious expression as she nodded. "Hmm... makes sense. Appropriate relaxation helps improve subsequent work efficiency."
Tsushima Kagami leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, and swept his gaze over them.
"Fine. But—the rules have to change."
"H... How do you want to change them?" the three asked in unison.
"Let me think."
"After all, it's too unfair to me. If you guys really lost, I couldn't possibly make you strip naked."
"So, no taking off clothes. Whoever loses has to read these onomatopoeia out loud."
After speaking, Tsushima Kagami picked up a blank sheet of drawing paper from the table and began writing various onomatopoeia on it.
"Ugh... Ah... Stop... No good... Haa..."
Five hours later...
"Oboh!? Ugh... Ah... Use...!?"
Sayuri and the other two gathered around curiously, and upon seeing the onomatopoeia Tsushima Kagami had written—which they understood instantly—their faces flushed red. Sayuri even softly read one out loud from the side.
When Tsushima Kagami felt it was about enough, he stopped his pen and looked at the group.
"Whoever loses reads a string of onomatopoeia."
Tsushima Kagami smiled as he watched the three of them look at each other in dismay. "What's wrong? You dared to play a stripping game, but you don't dare to play this?"
"But wouldn't that not count as Yakyuken anymore?" Machida Sonoko asked.
"It's all rock-paper-scissors, how does it not count?"
"Fine then, let's call it the Onomatopoeia Challenge!"
Tsushima Kagami wrote the game title on the drawing paper, then looked at the three of them. "Are we playing or not? If not, hurry up and rush the manuscripts."
At this, Sayuri and the others huddled together again, whispering.
"What do we do? Isn't it meaningless if it's not Yakyuken?"
"Sonoko-senpai, hurry up and use your astonishing wisdom to think of another way!" Sayuri looked anxiously at Machida Sonoko.
Just as Machida Sonoko was deep in thought, Kosaka Akane spoke up. "If all else fails, let's just draw for now. I'll execute Plan C later!"
Sayuri's eyes lit up as she looked at Kosaka Akane. "As expected of the President, to think you even have a Plan C!"
At this moment, Machida Sonoko also spoke. "Don't rush, let me talk to Kagami-kun again."
The three finished their secret plotting, dispersed, and sat back down opposite Tsushima Kagami.
Machida Sonoko smiled and began to speak. "Since Kagami-kun likes to play the Onomatopoeia Challenge, we will keep you company and play. But after we're done, we still have to play Yakyuken."
"How about this: if the three of us combined can beat you in the final tally of the Onomatopoeia Challenge, then I lose, and I'll play Yakyuken with you."
"But if you lose, you start working. No more messing around!"
"Deal!" the three said in unison through gritted teeth.
"Then..."
The four stood up, formed a circle, turned their backs to each other, and began to chant.
"First comes Rock."
"Then comes Paper."
"Don't play randomly~"
The four turned around simultaneously and extended their hands.
"Rock, Paper, Scissors!"
Sayuri: "Oho... Oho... Ohoho!"
"Rock, Paper, Scissors!"
Machida Sonoko: "...I'm coming... I'm coming... I'm coming!"
"Rock, Paper, Scissors!"
Kosaka Akane: "Uoh~ Uoh~ Uoh~ Uoh!"
Outside the window, in the courtyard, the "Shishiodoshi" bamboo tube gradually rose as it filled with spring water, finally tipping over and striking the stone.
Thunk.
The sound disturbed the tranquility of the night.
Inside the room, Kosaka Akane, Machida Sonoko, and Sayuri finally put down the paintbrushes in their hands, stretching their exhausted bodies.
"I can't take it anymore, my hands are so sore. I'm going back to massage my hands," Sayuri said, then walked out of Tsushima Kagami's room first.
"Then I'll go use the restroom." Machida Sonoko followed behind Sayuri.
Finally, Kosaka Akane stood up immediately as well. "I'll go see what late-night snacks are available!"
Watching the three leave the room, Tsushima Kagami didn't say anything. He simply began organizing the manuscripts and the change of clothes he hadn't had time to sort out during the day.
...
Inside Kosaka Akane's room.
"President, Sonoko-senpai's Plan B also failed. Hurry and activate your so-called Plan C!"
At this moment, both Sayuri and Machida Sonoko were huddled in Kosaka Akane's room, looking expectantly at the President to turn the tide.
Kosaka Akane hesitated for a moment, but finally took a small box out of her backpack and opened it.
"President, what is this?"
Sayuri pointed a finger at the two small pills inside the box in Kosaka Akane's hand—one blue, one pink—and asked.
"This is sleeping medicine."
Sayuri and Machida Sonoko stared at Kosaka Akane with wide eyes.
"That... drugging him isn't very good, is it?"
"Yeah, yeah, that's already crossing into crime, isn't it?"
Kosaka Akane ignored the two and continued speaking to herself. "This is a special sleeping medicine my grandfather takes. It's very expensive. And the side effects are almost negligible. Plus, with Kagami-kun's physique and metabolic ability, just this once won't have any impact."
Then, Kosaka Akane looked at Sayuri and Machida Sonoko again.
"I've told you the risks. Let's vote together on whether to use it or not."
Kosaka Akane looked at Sayuri and Machida Sonoko, then looked at the four glasses of milk to the side. The other two followed her gaze. It was obvious that if they were to use the sleeping medicine, they would definitely put it into the milk for Kagami-kun to drink later.
After hesitating for a while, Sayuri raised her hand.
"I think drugging Kagami-kun secretly isn't good, even if it's a sleeping pill with almost no harm. I object."
"I also object," Machida Sonoko raised her hand as well.
Kosaka Akane patted her chest and sighed in relief. "That's great, I was actually afraid you would both agree."
"Then why did you even bring it specifically!"
"Isn't it just being prepared? It's just one more option."
"Anyway, since everyone decided not to use the sleeping medicine..."
"Doesn't that mean the plan has completely failed?" Sayuri interjected from the side.
Just then, the door to Kosaka Akane's room opened. Tsushima Kagami walked in holding manuscripts.
"You guys haven't taken your manuscripts back yet."
Seeing Tsushima Kagami walk straight in like that, Kosaka Akane, whose back was to him, gave a start. Her hand, intending to put the pill box away, trembled.
Sayuri and Machida Sonoko stared straight at the small pill box in Kosaka Akane's hand. As if in slow motion, that pink pill—the one they hadn't had time to ask about—fell out of the box and slowly dropped into the chocolate milk on the side.
"Eh? What are you guys looking at?"
Tsushima Kagami walked up to the three of them, seeing them staring blankly at the four glasses of milk on the table. He saw at a glance that one of the four glasses was chocolate milk.
"You even specially prepared my favorite chocolate milk for me. Thanks."
After speaking, Tsushima Kagami picked it up and drank it all in one go—gulp, gulp.
Only after putting the cup back down did he notice the three of them staring at him intently.
"What's wrong?"
"No... nothing."
The three shook their heads and waved their hands.
"Then I'll head back first."
Once Tsushima Kagami had completely left, the room was filled with a collective scream of "Ah!" as the three clutched their heads and began rolling on the floor.
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