Chapter 345: The Only Man Standing on the Field
He said with a smile, "Minna, this is the new junior who just joined our Diving Club today, Uchida Yuma. Everyone, a round of applause."
Clap clap clap!
Immediately, enthusiastic applause rang out.
Kotobuki Ryujiro had also come to Uchiha Fugaku's side at some point and chuckled, "Yuma, today is also your welcome party. Come, bottom's up again."
"Cheers."
Uchiha Fugaku, with his Thousand Cups Not Drunk skill, accepted all offers for drinks and immediately chugged a large cup.
Uchiha Fugaku's straightforwardness also made everyone very satisfied.
Then they started playing baseball rock-paper-scissors, and before they knew it, everyone's clothes were off.
Uchiha Fugaku looked at the somewhat horrifying scene before him, his mouth twitching uncontrollably.
It was indeed a characteristic of Grand Blue; everyone except Uchiha Fugaku was completely naked.
As for why Uchiha Fugaku didn't strip, it was because even if he lost at baseball rock-paper-scissors, he could offset the penalty of stripping by drinking three cups.
Drinking was nothing to Uchiha Fugaku, so he didn't take off a single piece of clothing, which led to him becoming everyone's target.
Everyone else was naked, and he was the only one wearing clothes—how could that be allowed?
He had to be stripped bare to fit in.
But even under their continuous onslaught, they couldn't make Uchiha Fugaku take off even one piece of clothing.
This was because there were only so many of them; even if they took turns, it was impossible for Uchiha Fugaku to drink a thousand cups.
However, although this skill allowed Uchiha Fugaku to be a thousand cups not drunk, he did have to go to the restroom to relieve himself every now and then.
After a round of battle, Kitahara Iori and Imamura Kohei, who had poor alcohol tolerance, were the first to surrender, lying on the ground unconscious, their faces flushed.
Soon after, more members successively collapsed, and as time passed, only the aces of the Diving Club remained standing.
Tokita Shinji was not annoyed at all; instead, he was overjoyed, "Yuma! What a drinker!"
Uchiha Fugaku smiled slightly, "Does the President want to drink more?"
"Drink!" Tokita Shinji's previously hazy eyes widened, "Cheers!"
Duang.
The crisp sound of glasses clinking rang out, and Tokita Shinji tilted his head, gulping, gulping, gulping, before collapsing onto the ground halfway through his drink.
Kotobuki Ryujiro watched as the President fell, then watched Uchiha Fugaku finish the glass of wine Tokita Shinji had just refilled, and immediately gave him a thumbs-up in admiration.
Afterward, he promptly passed out on the ground.
He had already pushed himself to his limit.
Today was arguably the most he had drunk since the start of this semester.
It had to be said, this new junior's alcohol tolerance was truly terrifying!
Everyone in their Diving Club took turns, yet they couldn't get Yuma drunk.
He had never admired anyone in his life, but today he was truly convinced.
He had to be; the junior was too fierce.
Nanahwa Kotesegawa and Kotekawa Chisa, the sisters helping their Father, Toshio Kotesegawa, clean up behind the counter, were also surprised by this scene.
Especially Kotekawa Chisa, who had met Uchiha Fugaku by the stairs in the afternoon, never expected that this handsome, refined-looking guy could drink so much, even outdrinking Tokita-senpai and Kotobuki-senpai.
Nanahwa Kotesegawa was undoubtedly the person most familiar with Tokita Shinji and Kotobuki Ryujiro's alcohol tolerance. She had just come downstairs and was seeing Uchiha Fugaku for the first time, not knowing his background, so she quietly asked her younger sister, Kotekawa Chisa, out of curiosity.
"Hey, hey, Chisa, who is that handsome guy? How can he drink so much?"
Kotekawa Chisa shook her head, indicating she wasn't very clear about it.
"Father, do you know?"
The curious Nanahwa Kotesegawa didn't get an answer from her younger sister, Kotekawa Chisa, so she turned to ask Father.
Toshio Kotesegawa was also somewhat disbelieving at this moment. He said, "He's a new member who just joined the Diving Club, right? He seems to be a first-year like Chisa and Iori. What was his major again? Electrical… electrical…"
Toshio Kotesegawa's memory was a bit fuzzy at the moment, and he got stuck there.
Kotekawa Chisa chimed in, "Electronic Information."
Toshio Kotesegawa's eyes lit up: "Ah, right, it's Electronic Information. Chisa, you and Iori are both Mechanical Engineering, right?"
"Mm."
Kotekawa Chisa nodded gently.
"Eh? Sugoi, a first-year from Electronic Information is such a heavy drinker."
Nanahwa Kotesegawa expressed her shock.
Kotekawa Chisa thought that being a heavy drinker probably had nothing to do with his major; maybe he just happened to be a heavy drinker.
But she didn't correct her. Whether he could drink or not didn't concern her much, but he seemed to be the first person to join the Diving Club who didn't strip while drinking, right?
After all, even Iori couldn't escape it. When he first came to their house, Tokita-senpai and the others dragged him into it. At first, Iori seemed quite resistant, but it didn't take long for him to fall into depravity.
Thinking of this, Kotekawa Chisa's gaze swept over the naked Iori on the floor, and she shook her head subtly and helplessly.
Comparing him to Iori, Kotekawa Chisa's impression of him improved slightly, as he was the only one still wearing clothes.
Just as Uchiha Fugaku put down his glass, he was surprised to find that Kotekawa Chisa's favorability towards him had increased by 10 points, from the previous 20 to 30. He was now only 20 favorability points away from completing the task.
To increase Kotekawa Chisa's favorability, he would indeed have to approach it from the angle of diving, as Kotekawa Chisa loved diving and also worked at the aquarium.
Perhaps visiting the aquarium where Kotekawa Chisa worked and buying some souvenirs to give to Kotekawa Chisa might increase her favorability.
But there was no need to rush now; taking it one step at a time was fine. Rushing for success would be counterproductive and easily lead to failure.
"Young man, are you still steady?"
The owner, Toshio Kotesegawa, came out from behind the counter and asked Uchiha Fugaku with a smile.
He couldn't manage the others, but he definitely had to take care of his nephew, Iori, and get him to his own room; lying here wasn't a good idea.
As for the others, he was used to them. They would probably sober up after a few hours and then just catch the last train home.
And Tokita Shinji and Kotobuki Ryujiro would go to Iori's room to rest together.
The room Iori was currently sleeping in was originally for them to rest in.
It was fine for a few grown men to sleep together.
"Of course, I'm perfectly fine."
Uchiha Fugaku smiled: "Is there anything you need help with?"
"It's nothing, but could you lend a hand and help me get them back to their rooms?"
Toshio Kotesegawa said with a smile.
"No problem."
Uchiha Fugaku did not refuse this small favor. The Kotesegawa sisters were standing there watching, and helping Toshio Kotesegawa would also deepen the Kotesegawa sisters' impression of him.
With Uchiha Fugaku's help, Toshio Kotesegawa easily got Iori, Tokita Shinji, Kotobuki Ryujiro, and Imamura Kohei to their rooms this time.
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