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After washing up.
The girls sat around the dining table and began to eat breakfast.
With Rinko, the cousin, warming up the atmosphere, it wasn't silent.
During this time, Ijichi Nijika also shared the information she had received last night:
"There's something very important I need to tell everyone…"
"W-what?!"
After hearing Nijika's information, Kita's expression immediately looked like the sky was falling:
"We have to enter the Otherworld once every half a month from now on?"
"Absolutely not!"
The infinitely looping subway tunnel had left a deep psychological shadow on Kita. She absolutely did not want to enter the Otherworld again.
She had thought that after rescuing Rinko, the cousin, everything would return to peace, but now she realized that the nightmare had not ended, but had just begun. From now on, every half a month, they would have to enter the Otherworld and stay for a whole day?
Terrible.
It was truly terrible!
"Don't worry," Kitahara Makoto's voice was firm, "I will definitely protect everyone."
"Hmph~"
Kita Ikuyo let out a soft hum and turned her head away.
It wasn't that she doubted the truth of this statement, but she was well aware of Kitahara Makoto's 'bad intentions'.
If the favors kept accumulating, and she couldn't repay them, she might really reluctantly agree…
Saying they would date together, he clearly just wanted to create a harem!
"Well, I have a small question…"
Yamada Ryo suddenly raised her right hand, tilted her head, and looked at Kitahara Makoto. Her usually expressionless pretty face actually showed a hint of pleasure at this moment.
A bad premonition suddenly arose in Kitahara Makoto's heart: "What does Yamada Ryo want to ask?"
"It's simple," Yamada Ryo propped her chin with her right hand, "If I, Nijika, Kita, and also Bocchi-chan, all four of us encounter life-threatening danger in the Otherworld, who would Kitahara-kun choose to save first?"
Kitahara Makoto: "…"
A drop of cold sweat quietly dripped from his forehead.
She said it was a small question, but this was clearly a death question!
What is the most important thing for opening a harem?
First is ability, second is affection, and third is fairness.
If he couldn't treat everyone equally, the harem would turn into a large-scale Asura field in minutes, and it might even lead to multiple people going berserk and tearing him limb from limb!
"Stare—"
Upon hearing Yamada Ryo's question, the girls all looked up, even Bocchi-chan, whose peach blossom eyes peeked through her thick bangs, shyly waiting for an answer.
"Kitahara-kun, quickly give your answer." Kita Ikuyo crossed her arms over her chest, raised her chin, and gloated, "Everyone is waiting."
At the brink of life and death, Kitahara Makoto's brain spun rapidly, countless thoughts flashing through his mind in an instant. Suddenly, a light bulb went off, and he thought of how to answer:
"Naturally, I would save the person in the most danger first."
Yamada Ryo remained expressionless and continued:
"What if everyone is in extreme danger, about to lose their lives in the next second?"
"Exactly." Kita Ikuyo raised her chin, "Anything can happen in the Otherworld."
"If that really happens, I would choose to save the closest person first. For example, right now, I would save Ryo-senpai and Kita first, and then…" Kitahara Makoto interlaced his fingers, his gaze sweeping over the four girls one by one, and said seriously, "Then I would commit suicide with Nijika-senpai and Bocchi-chan."
"…"
The atmosphere fell silent for a moment.
Nijika's eyes widened, her expression surprised.
Kita's gaze flickered, shyly looking away.
Bocchi-chan's face was flushed, and she lowered her head again.
Only Yamada Ryo was calm, as if completely unconcerned: "Not bad, you barely passed."
Kitahara Makoto: "I'm really sorry for being so barely."
You're the one who likes to cause trouble, aren't you?
Just you wait, there will be a time when you cry and beg for mercy!
At the same time, a leisurely voice suddenly rang out:
"Actually, it's fine if you all date together."
Ijichi Nijika looked over speechlessly: "Cousin, what are you saying?"
Rinko, the cousin, pushed up her glasses on the bridge of her nose and said lightly:
"Tomorrow and accidents, you never know which will come first—after entering the Otherworld, this sentence is no longer an empty phrase, but something that could happen to anyone at any time."
"In fact, I know several people who have entered the Otherworld, whom I can tentatively call 'partners', but now, besides me, they are all gone."
Rinko, the cousin, continued calmly:
"What I want to say is, if tomorrow is the last day of your life, then you should try not to leave any regrets in your life, instead of caring about what others think… We are destined to be different from ordinary people. Whether you date together or fight fiercely, as long as you don't have too many regrets when you look back on the past, that's enough."
"…"
The girls all fell silent.
As 'seniors', the blonde glasses girl's advice inevitably made them feel complicated.
Finally, Ijichi Nijika broke the silence:
"Everyone, don't worry so much… With Hana and Kitahara-kun here, everyone will definitely be safe."
"…"
After breakfast.
Everyone went out together, then parted ways.
Nijika and Ryo studied at another school, Rinko, the cousin, said she was going home, and Kitahara Makoto walked to the Train Station with Kita and Bocchi-chan.
However, unlike before, this time they were not walking side by side. Instead, Kita and Bocchi-chan walked in front, and Kitahara Makoto walked alone behind them.
When they reached the Train Station.
Kita pulled Bocchi-chan to a corner and at the same time gave Kitahara Makoto a warning look:
Don't come over!
Humans are beings who can never truly empathize.
It was absolutely impossible to make everyone agree to Kitahara Makoto opening a harem just based on the blonde glasses girl's words.
Kitahara Makoto wisely stopped, then took out his phone, passing the time while waiting for the train to arrive.
However, not long after, a tall, well-developed high school girl suddenly shyly walked up to Kitahara Makoto and struck up a conversation…
It proves that if you are good-looking enough, girls will indeed actively ask for your contact information.
"…No, I can't let that girl be deceived by Kitahara-kun."
Seeing a girl actively striking up a conversation, Kita Ikuyo immediately couldn't sit still. She pulled Bocchi-chan and cautiously sneaked over, preparing to eavesdrop on how Kitahara Makoto would answer.
"I'm sorry, I already have someone I like…"
Kitahara Makoto answered seriously.
Without any hesitation, he clearly stated his refusal.
"Someone I like…"
Kita and Bocchi-chan exchanged glances, then both blushed and looked away.
With such a clear refusal, the tall girl naturally wouldn't say anything more. Biting her lips, she lowered her head and hurriedly turned to run away.
Kitahara Makoto turned around and looked at Kita and Bocchi-chan behind him, raising an eyebrow:
"Are you eavesdropping on me?"
"We weren't eavesdropping at all." Kita's gaze flickered as she whispered, "The Train Station platform is a public place, it's normal for us to walk around, isn't it?"
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