Murmuring these words, Shu couldn't believe it. The other group of winners included the famous vocalist, Inori Yuzuriha. Both Souta and Shu stared at her intently; she was incredibly beautiful, with a slender figure, fair skin that highlighted her beautiful pink hair, and an exquisite face.
"Hm? Is there something wrong?" Frowning, Tsugumi didn't appreciate the guys' gaze; it was impolite to stare at someone you didn't know.
"Oh? Ah? Sorry!"
Apologizing with a panicked gesture, Shu acknowledged his rudeness.
"Inori... Inori Yuzuhira."
However, Souta didn't apologize. He continued to gaze at Inori for a moment longer, causing Inori to tremble slightly before hiding behind Yuki.
"Hey!"
This time, even Ayase frowned at Souta's behavior.
"Eh? Sorry! Sorry!"
Snapping out of his trance, Souta apologized as well.
But Tsugumi and Ayase didn't stop frowning.
"Whoaaa... I'm sorry! Please forgive these idiots!"
Seeing Tsugumi and Ayase's displeasure, Kanon intervened quickly. She noticed that the two guys couldn't stop staring at the pink-haired girl as if she were something extraordinary.
However, Kanon's intervention only led to an awkward silence covering them. Hare trembled a bit, feeling very nervous.
"Hahaha."
But the silence was broken by laughter—Yuki's laughter. He held his stomach, finding the reactions of the two guys amusing.
"Yukin?"
Turning her head in confusion, Tsugumi didn't understand what was so funny.
"Haha, let them be, Tsugumi, Ayase... Inori is famous, after all. They can't help it."
"You..."
Winking at the pair of idiots, Yuki smiled. Souta and Shu, seeing this as a lifeline thrown by a fellow guy, returned the smiles.
"Hehe Souta... Souta Tamadete."
"Shu... Shu Ouma."
"Hehe, it'll be a pleasure."
"Hehe."
As if reaching a mutual understanding, the trio exchanged glances before bursting into eerie laughter.
"What's going on? For some reason, this is disgusting."
Covering her chest with her hands, Kanon stepped back, feeling a chill down her spine at the trio's smiles.
"Fools."
Tsugumi shook her head at this. Birds of a feather flock together.
"God makes them, and they gather."
Ayase also shook her head, sighed, picked up her luggage, and followed Shana, who was watching with a stiff smile on her face.
Hare, seeing this, worried a bit but ultimately gave up, picked up her luggage, and followed the rest of the girls.
Inori, on the other hand, didn't know what was happening. She stared at Yuki, who was now whispering to Shu and Souta.
"Yuki..."
"Let's go, Inoreen. There's no point worrying about that idiot."
Grabbing Inori's arm, Tsugumi didn't want Inori to get involved. She was fine the way she was. Inori glanced for a moment before following the group.
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"Wow! This place is so beautiful!"
Looking at the mansion with amazement, Souta's eyes sparkled, and not just his—Hare's, Shu's, and Kanon's too.
Yuki, on the other hand, just nodded. The Kuhouin group did a good job preparing all this. However, something bothered him—the one who brought them here, Shana, had been stealing glances at him.
(Arisa...)
Holding his head, Yuki thought of the blonde-haired woman. Despite falling under his Genjutsu, it seemed she had a very favorable impression of him. So much so that she sent him messages every day.
This not only drew Tsugumi's ire but also gave him a headache.
"Yuki..."
As for Inori, she didn't care about any of this. She just approached, hugging his arm.
"Yes, I understand."
Patting her head, Yuki just smiled. He understood what Inori wanted. After all, just by seeing Ayase excited, he could grasp her feelings.
The opportunity to walk on the beach and feel the sea was much awaited by her.
"Alright, shall we go to the beach?"
"Yes! Let's go!"
"I agree!"
As expected of Souta and Shu, they agreed immediately. However, they also felt suspicious seeing how affectionate Inori and Yuki were.
"But what about the luggage? We still have to unpack."
Kanon, on the other hand, didn't agree. They had just arrived, and there was plenty of time for that.
"Okay, we can unpack later."
Ignoring Kanon, Yuki took Shu and Souta by the neck.
"Eh? Wait!"
"We can walk!"
Ignoring them, Yuki just smiled as he left the ladies alone.
Souta and Shu, on the other hand, were surprised. The strength Yuki used was too much; they couldn't break free.
"Will they be okay?" Tilting her head in confusion, both Kanon and Hare worried.
"Forget about them; it's better this way."
Shaking her head, Tsugumi held her forehead.
Ayase agreed, quickly grabbing her luggage to find her swimsuit. She had been looking forward to this, after all.
As if sympathizing with the trio, Kanon and Hare glanced at each other before sighing.
In the end, it didn't matter—beach or unpacking, there was time."
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TN : Sorry for delayed update I had exam
Now since powerstones reset let's do this
For every 20 powerstones I'll instantly release the next chapter and if we get to 250 powerstones I'll release all the remaining chapters of this volume at once
P.S 1 more chapter for today
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