The room was quiet, the hot pot bubbling.
"Sorry, I guessed right again."
Qin Yu pointed at Kamisato Ayaka, saying confidently.
"To actually be..."
Yoimiya and Hiiragi Senri's beautiful eyes widened slowly.
After several rounds of games, he had guessed them all correctly.
Excluding Sakura, whose game talent was completely absent.
The other girls were completely unable to cope with Qin Yu.
His offensive was simply too fierce!
"How could this be..."
Kamisato Ayaka bit her cherry lips, feeling unwilling.
As the eldest daughter of the Kamisato family, emotional management was a compulsory course.
How was it that in front of Master...
She felt as if her heart had been seen through, with nowhere to hide?
"Alright, there's no excuse this time, right?"
Qin Yu picked up a meatball and put it in his mouth.
Hmm, delicious.
The girls stared at Qin Yu with eager eyes.
Having lost several rounds of games, they had no more excuses.
They had initially intended to punish Qin Yu.
But now they suddenly realized.
The one about to receive punishment had completely changed.
They seemed to have fallen into their own trap...
"Hmm... is there anyone else who's unconvinced?"
Qin Yu looked around, his gaze sweeping across the girls.
A meaningful smile slowly curved on his lips.
As if he were selecting his favorite target.
"I'm sorry..."
The two young ladies looked apologetic.
Qin Yu smiled.
The atmosphere had reached this point, and it felt wrong not to do something.
Thinking this, he said softly, "It's no use."
"Even if you scream your lungs out, no one will come to save you!"
As soon as the words fell, Qin Yu felt an inexplicable sense of relief.
Finally, he had a chance to utter this villainous line.
Was this the evil thought hidden in a man's heart?
"!"
The beautiful girls lowered their heads, not resisting.
If Qin Yu proposed something too outrageous...
What should they do?
Kamisato Ayaka and Hiiragi Senri exchanged glances.
For some reason, they couldn't muster the will to resist.
"?"
Qin Yu's face darkened.
Why were the two of them blushing?
It made him seem like a pervert who would harm delicate girls!
Let me clarify here, he is not.
"If no one speaks, then the punishment will begin."
Qin Yu wanted to be serious.
He'd just think of something and scare them a little.
He couldn't actually do anything yet.
"Okay."
Kamisato Ayaka and Hiiragi Senri exchanged glances.
The next moment, their gazes changed.
They suddenly became serious.
Because...
They understood each other's intentions.
Whoever's punishment was more "severe" would be the winner.
A strange competitive spirit emerged.
The two girls looked at Qin Yu together and said earnestly:
"Please punish me severely!"
Qin Yu was stunned.
Ladies, please be normal.
"I, I'll leave now."
A certain lively girl stealthily thought of escaping.
Before she could take a few steps.
"Fair referee, where are you going?"
Qin Yu patted her shoulder, his smile friendly.
He hadn't forgotten the revenge for her setting him up.
Colluding with Ayaka to be a spy, was that it?
"Ahahaha... I suddenly remembered..."
Yoimiya's body trembled, and she waved her hands in a flustered manner.
Qin Yu, let me explain first!
The next moment—
"Wuwuwu."
Yoimiya was pushed back into her seat by Qin Yu, her little face looking wronged.
Now, it was a complete disaster.
There was something even more serious...
She subtly raised her face and looked at Kamisato Ayaka.
Bestie, I'm sorry!
"Yoimiya, what's wrong?"
Kamisato Ayaka's eyebrows furrowed slightly.
She suddenly had a bad premonition.
Beside Yoimiya, Qin Yu flipped open the card in his hand.
"Is this the punishment content you wrote?"
"I, I just wrote it randomly."
Yoimiya buried her face, her legs nervously rubbing back and forth.
There was also a "getting close" card inside...
It was originally intended for her good friend through backroom dealings.
But now it had turned out this way.
What if it ended up with Sakura or Hiiragi Senri!
The emotional expert of Hanami Slope began to panic.
"Shoulder massage, back tapping... surprisingly normal."
Qin Yu shook his head and smiled. This was perfect.
He didn't look any further, and directly shuffled them onto the table.
"W-wait a moment!"
Yoimiya seized the opportunity and suddenly reached out to snatch the card back.
*Slap—*
Her small hand was ruthlessly slapped back by Qin Yu.
"Qin Yu, you're bullying me again!"
Yoimiya puffed out her cheeks and said indignantly.
"Just right, you can join the punishment too."
Qin Yu ignored the girl's protest and said casually.
If you become a spy, you have to be prepared to be discovered.
"Eh—??"
Miss Yoimiya gave up thinking.
This time, she had completely fallen into it herself.
...
The girls took turns drawing cards.
Kamisato Ayaka and Hiiragi Senri obediently completed their punishments.
They chose shoulder massage and back tapping.
Qin Yu enjoyed the massage service from the two young ladies.
Frankly speaking, it felt a little good.
The only slight issue was...
As they massaged, they started leaning into him.
Their explanation was...
Body weight could be converted into massage force.
Logical and convincing.
Next, it was Sakura's turn to draw.
"..."
Sakura didn't say much, she just picked up a card.
It was a bit difficult for the aloof Sakura to play such a game.
"It's over, could it be the 'getting close' card..."
Yoimiya was on the side, wringing her hands, her heart tense.
Please, no!
Wait a moment...
The emotional expert of Hanami Slope's brain overloaded.
If it wasn't Sakura and Qin Yu getting close.
Then wouldn't it be her and Qin Yu getting close?
It's over, it's over, it's getting close no matter what.
Bestie, I can only say sorry in advance!
Wuwuwu, and sister Sakura too!
Sakura slowly revealed the card.
She looked up at Qin Yu and said calmly:
"What does 'getting close to the winner' mean."
"?"
Everyone was slightly stunned.
They didn't expect there to be such a big prize hidden.
"So lucky, it's 'getting close'..."
Kamisato Ayaka's gaze gradually darkened.
My "bestie," what is this?
Why was the grand prize snatched by another woman?
"Ahahaha... Th-this is..."
Yoimiya covered her face, playing ostrich.
Damn it, it flipped again.
Qin Yu instinctively looked at the cold silhouette opposite him.
To get close to Sakura?
"..."
The aloof Sakura was also looking at him, her gaze calm.
Qin Yu said softly, "If you don't want to..."
"No."
Sakura was silent for a moment, then slightly shook her head.
Her gaze met Qin Yu's, and finally became serious.
"This is a 'game,' and I'm willing."
The aloof Sakura thought of something and emphasized softly.
In the past, she had been like this too.
Many people were by her side, making noise.
Sakura didn't care, she was used to it.
She thought everything was an eternal given.
Until the world around her gradually fell silent...
The feeling then seemed different from now.
Sakura gazed at Qin Yu, silent for a long time.
Could it be because of this "weakness" in her heart?
If it was with Qin Yu, could it truly be forever...
"Okay."
Qin Yu gently extended his hand.
Although Sakura was aloof and unwilling to speak.
And seemed a bit clumsy at playing games.
He understood that Sakura was willing to stay here.
Perhaps, this was just her way of integrating into this place.
Everything seemed unrelated to her, yet everything was witnessed by her.
As if to remember forever.
...
Sakura did not refuse to get close.
She sat there, very seriously.
As if undergoing a solemn ritual.
"..."
Getting close isn't like fighting someone!
The girls exchanged glances, about to remind her.
Seeing Sakura like this, they couldn't be jealous at all.
It wasn't romantic at all.
"It's okay."
Qin Yu shook his head silently.
Getting close... how should it be done?
Sakura sat there, emanating coldness.
Suddenly, he had a feeling.
All the romantic tricks in the world would be useless on her.
The room was silent for a long time.
*"Click—"*
A faint sound attracted Sakura's attention.
Qin Yu took out a sweet pastry, unwrapped it.
He slowly offered it to Sakura.
Feeding her.
Everything seemed the same as usual, unchanged.
Qin Yu smiled and raised his hand.
Sakura, take it.
However, Sakura turned her face away.
Is it like this again?
Her heart, which had unknowingly become full, resisted.
She didn't dislike sweet pastries.
Nor did she dislike Qin Yu feeding her.
But suddenly, she just resisted.
"..."
Sakura let out a light sigh.
As expected, it's still not possible.
Just as her heart began to grow cold.
"Alright, alright, I know."
The boy's voice, filled with a smile, sounded.
The next moment, sweetness suddenly spread from Sakura's lips.
"!"
Sakura slowly widened her eyes.
It was Qin Yu... holding the sweet pastry.
And pushing it directly against Sakura's lips.
As if comforting a petulant little girl.
Gentle yet strangely forceful.
How rude!
Sakura instinctively bit down.
...So sweet.