"Alright, alright, let's leave this kind of topic for later."
Kazami Kazuki clapped her hands, stopping the girls' pointless conversation.
Kasumigaoka Utaha also understood from their abrupt stop that Kazami Kazuki was the "Final Boss".
The Hero's Party had just fixed their boat and crossed the river, only to fall straight into the Hongmen Banquet set up by the boss.
Were there any special guides or cheat codes? It was urgent, she was waiting online.
It was a pity that such fantasy things didn't exist in reality. Kasumigaoka Utaha once again felt Kazami Kazuki's gaze that seemed to see right through people's hearts.
"Kasumigaoka-san, if you have any questions, feel free to ask. Everyone is here now."
It's exactly because you are here that I don't dare to ask!
Kasumigaoka Utaha muttered in her heart. She suddenly remembered she still had companions, and full of hope, she turned her head to look at them.
As a result, one was sitting on the sofa with her head down playing with her fingers like an obedient little wife, while the other was still keeping silent, trying to turn invisible.
How could she ever investigate anything clearly with these people!
If she could take a time machine back to the past, Kasumigaoka Utaha would definitely tell her past self not to agree to Michiru Matsushima's invitation; it was a trap.
Also, she should quickly kick the two teammates beside her—they were of no use at all and only leeched EXP.
With no other choice, Kasumigaoka Utaha could only ask Yumiko, whom she had questioned before:
"Excuse me, do you really not mind Jhin-san being intimate with other girls?"
"Hehe, Yumi-Yumi wouldn't care about this kind of thing. Before you guys even walked into the classroom right after enrolling, she was pinned against the wall and kissed by Big Brother right in front of us!"
"Makina! No one will think you're mute if you don't speak!"
"Uwaa, Yumi-Yumi is mad."
Looking at Yumiko, who stood up preparing to teach her a lesson, Irisu Makina nimbly bounced up from the sofa and started playing cat and mouse with her.
"No wonder the principal panicked so much after pushing the door open..."
Kasumigaoka Utaha finally understood the meaning behind Tachibana Chizuru's flustered expression back then.
Taking advantage of Irisu Makina running past her several times without being on guard against her, Michiru Matsushima stuck out a foot and tripped Irisu Makina, who wasn't paying any attention to her feet at all.
"Good job, Michiru!"
Yumiko did a flying tackle, pinning Irisu Makina down, and then pinched her soft cheeks, pulling them hard to the left and right.
"I'm sorry, Yumi-Yumi! I'm super sorry! It hurts, I was wrong, please spare me!"
"Where did you go wrong?"
"I shouldn't have exposed that Yumi-Yumi is an unsatisfied, closeted..."
Before Irisu Makina could finish her sentence, the hands pinching her cheeks increased their force again, making her cry out loudly in pain:
"Aaaahhh!!! My face is going to be ripped off! I'm really sorry, I'm reflecting on it now!"
"Hmph."
Yumiko knew that if she continued, she would only hear these kinds of perfunctory words. Irisu Makina's personality of liking to make people angry wasn't a matter of just a day or two; she would just find another way to punish her later.
On Kasumigaoka Utaha's side, her questioning continued. As the saying goes, everything is hard at the beginning. Having already asked the first question, the following ones were much easier.
"Suou-san, what exactly do you like about Jhin-san that makes you not care even if he builds a harem?"
"Hmm? There are a lot.
For example, his solid abs that are like a sculpture. They are surprisingly bouncy to the touch, and feel really good when you poke them with a finger. When those sky-blue eyes look at me filled with lust, it gives me a great sense of accomplishment."
"He's very strong, able to easily press my legs up next to my head or hold me up and carry me around."
"Right, right, also sleeping on his arm is really reassuring. I often sleep for a whole day.
And his waist, when he holds me down and presses up against me, that force, hehehe..."
By the end of her speech, Suou Amane's masochistic and perverted nature was fully exposed, making Kasumigaoka Utaha entertain the thought of turning tail and running.
She hadn't expected that this girl, who looked like a warm-hearted older sister type who loved taking care of people, was actually the biggest pervert among everyone.
Her descriptions of Jhin all conveyed the singular thought of "I just lust after his body."
She couldn't let her continue talking.
Kasumigaoka Utaha made a prompt decision and asked Michiru Matsushima, who was supposed to be the main character this time:
"Matsushima-san, what is your reason then?"
Michiru Matsushima blinked her emerald green eyes, as if she hadn't expected Kasumigaoka Utaha to ask her.
She regretfully put down the cookie she had just picked up and asked back:
"Does liking someone need a reason?"
"Doesn't it?"
"Kasumigaoka-san, do you think love at first sight is ultimately falling for the other person's appearance, or their family background?"
"This..."
Kasumigaoka Utaha hesitated for a moment before giving an answer:
"Neither. Shouldn't love at first sight be falling for the other person based on that momentary flutter of the heart?"
"Falling in love with someone is just like love at first sight.
Perhaps in a certain moment or from a certain inadvertent action, you suddenly realize, 'Ah... so I actually like him.'"
"Just like in many movies and TV shows, friends who have gotten along for a long time don't end up together, but instead become lovers with a passerby they met for the first time.
In the end, is it that the time they spent together wasn't long enough to reach the step of a qualitative change in their feelings?"
"I personally feel it's because they lost their way while looking for reasons to like each other.
Because... liking someone is just liking someone. It doesn't need any special reasons. Wanting to be with that person, it's just that simple."
"Wow, to think Michi-Michi could actually say something so full of philosophy!"
"Hmph, I'm not some idiot who knows nothing!"
Michiru Matsushima smugly raised her head, her pupils having changed back to blue at some unknown time.
Kasumigaoka Utaha didn't let Michiru Matsushima's speech distract her; she still grasped the core of the issue.
"But this still can't be a reason to let Jhin-san freely build a harem, right?"
Kazami Kazuki put down her teacup, her eyes holding a smile. She was very pleased with Michiru Matsushima's answer.
The silly child had finally matured.
"Let me answer this question instead, Kasumigaoka-san."
"You can see for yourself that our relationship with one another is very good, right?"
"Yes."
Kasumigaoka Utaha nodded. It was hard to imagine that they could get along so harmoniously while holding the status of love rivals.
"Once people establish a good friendly relationship with one another, very few are willing to actively destroy it, let alone us girls.
On issues like fighting over a lover, instances of completely falling out and cutting ties are not rare at all."
"Therefore, why should we fight each other until we are covered in bruises, and still have to guard against the fruits of our victory being stolen by others?
It's better if everyone becomes a winner, and we jointly enjoy the rights of the victors."
"If anyone finds it unacceptable, they can simply withdraw. On this point, we have never forced anyone to comply. This way, it won't escalate to the point of cutting ties."
"As a side note, if you carefully observe my younger brother's daily life, you will find that relying solely on us is still far from enough to squeeze him dry.
If more companions were to join, we would be very welcoming."
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