Rice Shower had actually invited her to come play in her room.
This was the first time.
Shirayuki felt that her relationship with Rice Shower had taken another step forward. It probably would not take long before she could become as close to Rice Shower as Grass Wonder and the others were. When that time came, she could finally tell Rice Shower about herself.
Shirayuki was a little curious about what expression Rice Shower would make.
After learning my identity, would she call me "Onee-sama"?
The thought appeared in Shirayuki's mind for no reason.
Strictly speaking, Shirayuki was younger than Rice Shower. Would it not be strange for Rice Shower to call someone younger than her "older sister"?
Now Shirayuki had already changed from calling Mejiro Dober "Dober-neesan" to simply "Dober." After Dober learned her identity, continuing to call her "Dober-neesan" would have felt strange. Even when Mejiro Dober remembered it later, she felt a little unsettled.
However, Shirayuki had accidentally called her that again once, and it seemed to awaken some strange preference in Mejiro Dober. She even asked Fujiwara Chiya to call her that too, looking extremely excited.
Maybe the one who should be calling someone "Onee-sama" was not Rice Shower, but Chiya.
Uma musume especially liked these strange little games. They always managed to come up with peculiar twists in relationships.
Of course, all of that would have to wait until her relationship with Rice Shower was good enough.
And right now, there was one problem.
Rice Shower had also invited Treve.
That was fine by itself, but from earlier, Treve had been holding Shirayuki's hand.
Her small, fair hand held Shirayuki tightly, as if she were afraid Shirayuki would run away.
What's going on, Treve?
We only went out together once. How did you get addicted to holding hands already?
You're going to get in the way of me getting closer to Rice.
Treve's face carried an innocent, bright smile, and the two short ponytails behind her bounced lightly. She seemed to be in a very good mood. Seeing that expression, Shirayuki could not bring herself to ask her to let go.
Fine, hold it if you want.
It was not as if Shirayuki was losing anything.
When they arrived at the room, Rice Shower rummaged around and pulled out a white box. Shirayuki originally thought it was some kind of board game, but then—
"Twister?"
"That's right. It's a game that's perfect for three people," Rice Shower said with a bright smile.
Originally, she had bought this to use with Onii-sama, so she could get closer to him while playing. It would let her quietly touch certain places and make Fujiwara Chiya flustered without daring to show it. It was a game with both attack power and temptation completely maxed out, and also one of Rice Shower's tools for teasing him.
Unfortunately, Rice Shower later discovered that someone needed to read out the instructions while playing. In other words, it could not be used by just her and Onii-sama alone.
That would not do.
Rice Shower did not want another person present while she was being close to Onii-sama. To Rice Shower, that kind of game was only the beginning. There would be more after that, and having someone else there would make things difficult.
Unless she only wanted to tease him a little.
But under normal circumstances, Rice Shower would not leave an excited Onii-sama alone. Seeing him excited would also make her excited, and two bodies that wanted each other were bound to create sparks when they touched. Otherwise, Rice Shower would only feel worse.
So Rice Shower had put the game away.
She had not expected it to come in handy today.
She wanted to give Treve a chance to get close to Shirayuki, and hopefully let Treve win Shirayuki over as soon as possible.
"Let's not waste time. Let's start."
As she spoke, Rice Shower had the two of them stand on the game mat.
"Rice, are we really playing this?"
Shirayuki hesitated.
Twister was something children played. For girls their age, this kind of game always felt like it would take on a different meaning.
Also, who invited people to their room to play Twister?
No matter how she thought about it, it was strange.
However, Rice Shower was unusually determined, and Treve's eyes lit up the moment she saw the game. She nodded repeatedly.
Two against one.
Shirayuki had no choice but to agree.
"Then Rice will start…"
"Aren't we rolling dice?"
Shirayuki remembered that Twister involved rolling dice, then placing hands and feet on the coloured circles.
"Dice? Ah… Rice will roll them now."
Rice Shower turned around and rolled two dice, then secretly glanced behind her.
"Number two. Left hand. Yellow."
Treve blinked. Shirayuki translated from beside her.
"Yellow."
Treve nodded after hearing that. She bent down and looked at the yellow circle behind her, then at the yellow circle near Shirayuki's foot.
Treve decisively chose the one beside Shirayuki's foot. She reached over, her shoulder lightly leaning against Shirayuki's thigh.
Shirayuki's socks carried the scent of soap, mixed faintly with the fragrance of roses.
So fragrant.
Why did Shirayuki always give off such an enticing scent?
During training, that scent was strongest. Right now, it was only faint, but if Treve came close, she could still smell it.
Treve liked it very much.
"Next, number one. Right hand. Blue."
Hearing that, Shirayuki searched for a moment and found that blue was in front of Treve.
She bent down, her waist almost brushing against Treve as she reached for the blue circle.
So… so soft.
Treve felt something soft pressing lightly against her.
"Next, number two. Left foot. Green."
"Number one. Right hand. Red."
"Number two…"
As the dice clattered again and again, Rice Shower kept giving instructions. Eventually, the situation became Treve supporting herself with both hands behind her, one thigh pressed near Shirayuki, while Shirayuki leaned over Treve, her legs trapping Treve's body between them.
Their faces were almost touching, close enough to feel each other's breath.
Looking at Shirayuki's fair face, Treve's face quickly turned red.
"R-Rice, what's next…?"
The half-squatting posture was exhausting. Shirayuki felt as though she was about to lose her balance and fall onto Treve.
"Wait a moment. Rice is thinking."
Isn't this supposed to be decided by the dice? Why are you thinking?
Also, this position is bad.
Really bad.
Those lively blue eyes looked at Shirayuki. After a few seconds of eye contact, Treve shyly looked away.
Don't do that, Treve!
You'll make me misunderstand!
The intense physical closeness had already made Shirayuki restless. Treve's body was truly too soft, almost as if she had no bones. If Shirayuki hugged her tightly, it felt like Treve would melt into her arms.
Tokai Teio could not compare.
Tokai Teio was completely different.
Treve was in a league of her own.
Looking at such an alluring Treve, Shirayuki could not help urging, "Is it ready yet?"
"Almost."
Then roll the dice already!
Shirayuki was close to losing her balance. Her centre of gravity swayed forward. Of course, this level of imbalance was still within her control. The real problem was Treve's leg, which had ended up in a very dangerous position. With their breathing, it kept moving slightly.
"Treve, don't move…" Shirayuki's voice trembled slightly.
Through the fabric, she could feel Treve's smooth warmth.
As if gently teasing her.
Hearing Shirayuki's voice, Treve's blue eyes flickered. The corners of her lips curved. Pretending to adjust her posture, she shifted slightly.
A tingling sensation shot through Shirayuki like electricity. Her waist softened, and she collapsed directly onto Treve.