"What, what? Does Erina sing?" Alice Nakiri asked enthusiastically. She had been separated from Erina Nakiri since childhood and had only recently returned, so she didn't know about Erina Nakiri's singing quirk.
"Yes, she sometimes sings when she's taking a bath." Satou nodded.
"I never would have thought that Miss Erina, who usually seems so serious, would also sing with a girlish heart." Yukihira Soma and the others also looked at her with surprised expressions.
"N-no way! Don't listen to him talk nonsense!" Erina Nakiri's face was flushed with embarrassment, and her voice was tinged with a hint of a sob, wishing she could find a hole to crawl into.
"Since that's the case, then let me sing!" Alice Nakiri said with full confidence.
"Miss, you don't seem to be able to sing, do you?" Ryo asked innocently.
"Damn it! Ryo-kun, what are you talking about?" Alice Nakiri angrily slapped his shoulder.
Then everyone returned to the inn.
Erina Nakiri refused to sing, and Satou had no choice.
Actually, the Tsundere's singing was quite good. If she sang, it would definitely be much better than Kawashima Rei's.
"Actually, we can think of another unique feature. It doesn't have to be singing."
Erina Nakiri knelt on the floor, her face flushed, her head lowered, and she spoke softly.
Satou was speechless; it seemed too difficult to make the Tsundere sing.
"But the other seniors seem to be struggling too, because this isn't their strong suit," Yukihira Soma said.
Then, Satou and the others imagined Kobayashi Rindo, Nene Kinokuni, and Akikubo Momo singing, and they all shivered. How terrifying!
"The second-year students seem to be taking action," Ryo said at this moment, turning his head.
"Really? Is Senior Nene going to start singing?" Everyone was surprised and hurried out.
However, the one singing was Eizan Etsuya.
Eishi Tsukasa and the others also came out to watch the show.
In front of the inn, there was a speaker. In the cold wind, Eizan Etsuya wore only a thin white shirt with a leopard print vest underneath, along with a slicked-back hairstyle and a gold chain, looking exactly like a gangster.
"Speaking of which, Eizan, can you really sing?" Kuga Terunori asked.
"It's just singing, what's so hard about it?" Eizan Etsuya said dismissively, "I often sing with my subordinates at KTV."
"Is that so? I didn't expect Eizan to have such an unexpected talent," Eishi Tsukasa said, looking amazed.
The song Eizan Etsuya sang also had a very personal style; it was "Aniki" (Brother) by Saburo Kitajima, a song very popular with the Japanese yakuza.
However, as soon as he opened his mouth, everyone felt a cold wind blow over them and shivered.
Eishi Tsukasa's expression immediately froze, as if he had eaten a dead fly.
"Um, Eizan, can you please stop singing?" he said with a forced smile.
"Hmm? Isn't it pretty good?" Eizan Etsuya looked at him confused, not understanding.
"If this continues, the few guests we have will be scared away," Nene Kinokuni said, rubbing her temples.
"It seems I'll have to show off my skills," Kuga Terunori said.
"Eh? Kuga-chan can sing too?" Eishi Tsukasa said, again looking amazed.
"Of course. For someone as handsome, rich, and talented as me, singing is just a small talent among many," Kuga Terunori said narcissistically.
"This should be a late-stage symptom of delusions, right?" Alice Nakiri whispered to everyone.
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Then, Kuga Terunori started singing.
Compared to Eizan Etsuya's howling, Kuga Terunori's singing was like a toad croaking.
Eishi Tsukasa, who had been full of anticipation, now looked as if he had eaten feces.
Kobayashi Rindo listened for half a song, then went straight back to the inn, grabbed a cleaver, and roared, "Little Kuga, if you dare to open your mouth again, I'll chop you to death!"
"It seems that relying on singing as a selling point is impossible," Satou sighed. No one could sing, and the only one who sang well, Erina Nakiri, was too thin-skinned and stubbornly refused. They would have to think of other features.
"Actually, I can give it a try. I'm quite confident in my singing voice," Yukihira Soma raised his hand and said, "I think I could form a male singing group with Ryo-kun and Hayama Jun. Maybe it would be very popular."
Everyone imagined Yukihira Soma, Ryo, and Hayama Akira forming a male singing group, and they all felt a chill run down their spines.
"This is a hellish rock singing group, isn't it?" Alice Nakiri scoffed.
"Yukihira-kun, let's just forget about this," compared to Alice Nakiri, Megumi Tadokoro was more tactful. She forced a smile and advised him.
She had heard Yukihira Soma sing before, and he was on par with Kuga Terunori.
If one were to make a comparison, it would be a competition between a toad and a bullfrog.
"How about we catch some monkeys? Soaking in hot springs with monkeys would also be a big selling point, wouldn't it?" Kuga Terunori held up a finger, having thought of an idea.
"Kuga, you could actually play a monkey. Your height is similar, guests wouldn't notice," Nene Kinokuni said venomously.
"What are you, you old hag, talking about? Even if you sacrifice your looks, no one would come!" Kuga Terunori immediately became furious.
"This is a headache. If it were cooking, it would be fine, but I really don't have any related talents," Eishi Tsukasa rubbed his temples, feeling a headache. He was very proud of his cooking, but when it came to other things, he truly had no confidence at all.
"How about, Megishima, you perform a chest-breaking-a-boulder act? Your physique is very suitable," Kobayashi Rindo came up with a bad idea.
Seeing everyone getting more and more outlandish, Satou and the others could only return to the inn.
"Well, let's leave it at that for today. We'll think of a solution tomorrow," Satou said.
Everyone thought about it and realized that was the only option, so they all returned to the Totsuki Hotel together.
"I'll come over tonight," Alice Nakiri leaned close to Satou and whispered conspiratorially.
Satou looked at her, somewhat speechless.
That night, Alice Nakiri once again snuck into Satou's room.
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