"It's a shame we can't drink anything with omurice."
"It can't be helped, after all, maid cafés are smoke-free and alcohol-free~"
"So are you guys 'people who die without drinking' or something? Why do you keep thinking about drinking when you go out to play..."
Walking in the core mall of Akihabara, Aina Yoshiwara held up her phone map, navigating everywhere, while still not forgetting to mock Iori and Yu, who were complaining about the lack of alcohol.
And, strictly speaking, that drink should also count as a cocktail, even if the alcohol content was less than 1%.
"Isn't that obvious! Aina, do you know how hard it was for me to be a teacher and not drink these past few days? At least have some empathy!"
"Liar! Apologize to the beers you drank!"
"Huh? You can call beer alcohol? Isn't that just sobering tea that makes you clearer the more you drink? Am I right, Iori, Kohei!"
Watching the three scumbags nodding constantly, all looking at her with righteous indignation, Aina Yoshiwara slapped her face.
She was simply an idiot for trying to argue with the future leader of the Pab Club.
And she actually tried to use common sense to break the curse of the Pab Club, how could she have such an unreasonable desire!!!
"I'm sorry... it's my fault, so can you help me find the venue?"
"Your heart is insincere, but barely accepted. Don't make such fundamental mistakes next time, Aina!"
Displaying the face of a victor, Miyazawa Yu could feel that Aina was saying it but not meaning it.
But the latter is not Nanaka-san. As long as Aina's body is honest enough, that's sufficient for him. As for the heart, a dispensable thing, who cares!
And...
"Aina, what if I told you there's a possibility?"
Glancing at the map, Miyazawa Yu's brow immediately furrowed, and he asked the soul-searching question with a look as if she were an idiot: "Do you think there's a possibility that the venue isn't even on this floor?"
"Eh? Did I go to the wrong floor?"
"The venue should be underground on B3. This is F3. Don't you see all the children's clothes shops around!"
Secretly resolving never to let Aina lead the way again, Miyazawa Yu led everyone into the elevator with a helpless look.
Traveling all the way down to the lowest floor of the entire building, before they could even step out, they were given a stern warning by the sea of people in front of them.
"Whoa! Yū, are you sure it's here?"
Looking at the crowd of moving heads in front of him, Miyazawa Yu suspected that if it weren't for the cordon, they wouldn't even be able to get out of the elevator!
"It should... be here?"
Equally deeply shocked, Yū Ishigami knew that the new VR game would have many supporters, but he never expected this many.
He could only say that the charm of the sea is truly extraordinary; the last time a zombie-themed game was released, there weren't even half as many people!
"What's the plan? Even if we get a number ticket with this crowd, we won't be able to squeeze in, right?"
Pointing to the security checkpoint near the cordon, Kohei Imamura was already very familiar with the procedure for these rock-paper-scissors prize-winning events. He rushed over in two steps and snatched the last few number tags.
"That's true. With this density of people, unless you have nuclear deterrence, otherwise..."
Fiddling with the number tag Kohei threw over, Iori Kitahara was also secretly speechless seeing the venue, which holds five thousand people, packed like a sardine can.
With this density of people, unless they could pull out some Supreme VIP Card and ask the staff to clear the way, they absolutely wouldn't be able to squeeze into the front rows.
Let alone finding someone and meeting up with Chisa.
However, mid-sentence, he suddenly froze, as they might actually have nuclear deterrence on their side!
"Wait! Iori, why are you looking at me?"
"Nothing, Yu, are you hot? There are so many people here, why don't you take off your shirt to cool down?"
"No!"
That guy Iori is definitely planning something bad, and Miyazawa Yu, sensing the danger, firmly resisted.
Are you kidding me? Taking off his shirt without reason in such a crowded place is no different from social suicide!
If Iori doesn't want to live, he can put a garbage bag over himself and lie down in the landfill, saving society the burden!
"...How about this, I'll take mine off first, and you take yours off after?"
"Huh? Why do I have to take it off? Iori, what exactly do you want to do, tell me now, or I'll kill you!"
Sensing that Iori was serious, Miyazawa Yu looked at the former, who had already thrown off his shirt, full of confusion, not knowing what scheme he was up to.
To make himself look bad, he actually sacrificed himself first and committed social suicide!
This kind of life-for-a-life behavior is definitely not to be encouraged in the Pab Club, or it could lead to too few new members and the dissolution of the club!
"Hmm, how should I put this..."
Looking at the crowded mass of people in front of him, Iori Kitahara became rare and serious as he requested: "I'm a little worried about Chisa. After all, she's alone and doesn't have much strength. What if she runs into danger, please help us~"
"!!!"
A strange light flashed in his eyes. Miyazawa Yu never expected Iori, who usually doesn't show much humanity, to say something like this, but since it's for Chisa...
"Kohei!"
"I know... it can't be helped."
Swish swish, under Yū Ishigami's confused gaze, Miyazawa Yu and Kohei Imamura simultaneously tossed off their shirts, revealing their finely toned muscles.
And, he had to admit, regardless of what he thought of Senpai Iori and Senpai Kohei, they seemed like unreliable idiots, but their physiques were genuinely good!
Not only did they both have six-packs, but the muscles on their arms were also chiseled and angular, truly the peak of an average person!
Besides that, where did Senpai Yu go?
"Um..."
His eye twitching, looking at the muscular man in front of him, whose back muscles were coiled and patterned like the terrifying face of an Oni, Yū Ishigami cautiously spoke.
"Yu-senpai?"
"Hmm? What's wrong?"
"It really is the same person! What's with all those muscles, does sportswear even fit you?"
He didn't mistake the person! Following the crushing of his outlook on life, Yū Ishigami's worldview was also ruthlessly crushed.
Miyazawa Yu-senpai's muscle-bound form was like a villain, completely manhandling the little person representing rationality in his head, ending with a beautiful German suplex and crushing him into dust!
"Ah! What is that! Is it performance art..."
"How scary, how did he build that body, is he Yakuza?"
At this moment, the commotion behind them also reached the ordinary people on the periphery.
When they turned around and saw the muscle-bound man surrounded by two subordinates, they instantly felt their eyes had been assaulted and instinctively retreated backward.
"Yū, take this. If you feel embarrassed, you can put it on. Aina!"
"Mhm, whoa ah... so tall!"
Placed on his shoulder, Aina Yoshiwara, looking at the suddenly elevated perspective, immediately covered her face with her hood in embarrassment.
Although she spends all her time with the Pab Club and receives far more attention than the average person, she still couldn't remain as unperturbed as Iori or Yu when people looked at her with surprised eyes.
"Here we go!"
"Mhm..."
Putting on the Cow Warrior mask, Yū Ishigami, looking at the three-protecting-one formation, couldn't help but think of playing war on horseback.
However, compared to the feverish excitement of a sports festival, he now only felt that his senpais were a bit too abstract. Are all university students like this?
...
"Chisa! Chisa, where are you?"
Squeezed in the middle of the crowd, clutching her number tag tightly, Chisa Kotegawa was pushed back and forth by the human tide like a leaf on the sea.
However, she wondered if she was hallucinating from being squeezed; she thought she heard Iori calling her name?
Baffled, she raised her head and looked around, but she was too short, and with people all around, she couldn't see anything slightly far away.
But even so, she immediately judged that the shout just now was definitely not her hearing things.
Because even with her view blocked by heads, that immensely large giant beast and its rider were too conspicuous, to the point of being impossible to ignore.
"..."
Watching the muscle-bound version of Miyazawa Yu, who was moving smoothly through the crowd, and Aina sitting on his shoulder.
Chisa Kotegawa hesitated for a long time between being squeezed and being embarrassed, finally choosing the latter.
"Iori! Yu! Over here! Over here!"
"Ah! Found her!"
Acutely catching Chisa response, Miyazawa Yu instantly spotted the girl drifting with the crowd, thanks to his 5.0 vision.
No need to ask to pass, the combination of a muscle-bound man plus two half-nude men could not be stopped by anyone. They quickly moved next to Chisa.
"I'm sorry..."
"It's okay, it's okay! Next time you come to a place with so many people, bring Iori with you, Chisa~ Otherwise, this kid will worry himself sick."
"Is that so?"
She never expected Iori to be the one to worry about her first. Chisa Kotegawa felt a warmth in her heart, and a smile appeared on her lips as she pleased him slightly: "Arigato na~ Iori!"
"N-Nothing..."
He looked very cool just a moment ago, but now, looking at Chisa smile, Iori Kitahara immediately became extremely shy.
His face turned red, and he tilted his head to the side, completely unsure how to respond to Chisa first attempt to please him.
And from Miyazawa Yu's perspective, this was like a LOSER who had been looked down upon for years suddenly getting the goddess's favor, filled with the sourness of youth from the inside out!
"Hey! You over there! You can't put people on your shoulder, it's dangerous!"
"Sorry—!"
Caught by the security guard, indeed, the special state couldn't be kept up for long. Miyazawa Yu slightly crouched down, letting Aina down, and then immediately put on his jacket.
As the zipper went up, a normal university student appeared, much to Yū Ishigami's shock!
"Yoshi! Aina is up to you, Kohei, let's keep squeezing inside!"
"Mhm, I understand..."
Glancing at Aina Yoshiwara, who was pushed in front of him and looked a little disappointed, Kohei Imamura sighed and protected her by his side.
Iori, what a sinful guy!