Game?
What game? Is it a new game?
Haruko knew that this was actually Ichiko's gentle way of saying she wanted to distract her.
In reality, Ichiko usually didn't play games, so what she mentioned here naturally wouldn't be about games or computer content.
But she still raised a smile, feeling a bit happy, her eyes showing a joyful and wondrous possessiveness like when seeing a toy.
"What game does Ichiko want to play? Rock-paper-scissors?"
Looking at Haruko's adorable smiling face, Ichiko couldn't help but swallow, feeling a bit scared.
Seemingly smiling, the side behind it was actually terrifyingly yandere.
Suppressing her panicked thoughts, Ichiko said cautiously, "Not rock-paper-scissors, it's just I'll say some things and mention someone, Haruko, you must not get angry when you hear what I say."
"Mm-hmm!"
Haruko nodded vigorously, swaying slightly as if extremely happy.
Then she sat down obediently, "Ichiko, go ahead."
Ichiko took a deep breath, her eyes became serious, and then she spoke, "Actually... Si Chen has been secretly chatting with me and wants to ask me out."
Haruko's smile suddenly tightened a little, her pupils instantly turning crimson, "Eh~ So Si Chen likes Ichiko that much, I'll go have a heart-to-heart with him."
The sudden change made Ichiko break out in a cold sweat, "Wait, Haruko! Didn't I say you have to listen to me, otherwise I'll be unhappy."
"Is that so..." Haruko's eyes seemed to gradually become empty, her voice turning flat, "So Ichiko cares more about Si Chen and will be unhappy with me because of him..."
"No... it's not!" Ichiko grabbed Haruko's hand, leaning closer and saying anxiously, "What I mean is, this is just a game, I was just saying that, it doesn't mean Si Chen really contacted me, actually, Si Chen likes you a little, so he asked me to test if you like him!"
Ichiko was so anxious her brain was spinning, already a bit incoherent, yet Haruko still showed no sign of returning to normal.
Such a big reaction from just one sentence!
How does Haruko's yandere state just switch on like that, without any warning?!
Ri... Right, Dr. Kaito seemed to have mentioned a way to handle this.
At the time, she had asked, "If Haruko is about to enter that strange yandere state, how can I stop it?"
Dr. Kaito: "If she enters that state, something must have stimulated her, perhaps a sentence, an action, or even a look. When she enters the yandere state you mentioned, it's like her heart is blocked off, and it's very difficult to wake her up."
Dr. Kaito: "At this time, as the person she likes, you can praise her hard, make her feel your affection for her, and when her emotions change, she won't enter that darkened state."
Ichiko: "Wh... What if it doesn't work?"
Dr. Kaito: "Why are there so many 'what ifs'? If it really doesn't work, just tickle her armpits until she laughs herself out of strength, how can she still be in a darkened state?"
Ichiko: "Is... Is there really such a therapy?"
Dr. Kaito: "What do you know? This is a therapy only found in the second dimension!"
Thinking of the second dimension, what he said seemed to make some sense.
But at the time, Ichiko didn't take it seriously.
Now... it seems this is the only way, right?
...
After a round of interaction, where was the darkened state that Haruko had just been on the verge of entering?
Her slightly narrowed eyes held a smile.
—Haha, Ichiko is really pure, just pretending to be a yandere for a bit made her take the initiative.
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