Nijika turned bright red at Ryo's bluntness. Her golden side-ponytail and ahoge seemed to wilt from shame. She looked down at her white-socked feet, her toes curling inside them.
"That... I... mmm..."
"Ignore Nijika, she's just shy. I've seen her and Rin kissing," Ryo said without hesitation, selling her friend out instantly. Her yellow eyes seemed to sparkle with the prospect of money.
She didn't know why they were asking, but these sisters were rich. Maybe she could squeeze some cash out of this! Rin only gave her basic living expenses—enough to eat, but not enough for gear. She was always looking for ways to score extra money.
Mashiro's autograph? Mashiro had signed her butt at the last party, but she couldn't exactly sell her ass.
Ryo looked at the sisters expectantly. Nino smiled. I knew it!
Ever since she found out about Nanami, she'd suspected Ryo and Nijika.
Nino sat up straight, her blue eyes shining with hope. "Does Ichika know about your relationship with him?"
"She shouldn't. We've never told her," Ryo said. "I don't know if Nanami said anything, though. What are you planning?"
"Well... Nanami isn't the type to gossip. Ichika probably doesn't know..." Nino hesitated, then leaned in. "I'll tell you a secret, but you have to promise not to tell anyone I told you!"
"Wait!" Itsuki grabbed Nino. "Should we really be telling them this?"
"We have to," Miku said, putting a hand on Itsuki's. "If we want to satisfy Ichika like Kaede suggested, we need outsiders."
"She'll find out eventually anyway," Yotsuba added. "If they're with him, they'll know sooner or later."
Itsuki eventually nodded.
"It's like this... Ichika..." Nino looked around nervously, then whispered in their ears. "Ichika has a cuckold fetish!"
"!!!"
Nijika gasped, her red eyes wide with shock. A cuckold fetish? The cheerful Ichika? The aspiring actress? She likes being cheated on!?
"You live here with Ichika... If it's not too much trouble, could you help satisfy her? Like... letting her catch you two 'cheating' with him when she comes home at night..."
"TH-THAT'S WAY TOO EMBARRASSING!!!!" Nijika waved her hands frantically. She could barely handle being with him in front of Ryo or Hitori; in front of Ichika? No way.
Nijika looked at Ryo. She's not going to agree, right?
Ryo sighed and frowned deeply. "Sigh... honestly, I'd love to help. Ichika is a friend, and that's a very... unique problem to have. I want her to be happy, but... sigh."
Nijika felt relieved. Right, we can't do something that erotic!
But Ryo continued. "It's not that we don't want to help. It's just that we're still virgins!"
"WHAAAAT!???"
The four sisters were stunned. Virgins? How? Given Rin's personality, they figured he would have devoured them long ago. Were they 'testing' him too?
Wait... virgins? That meant they hadn't even started with Rin. If the sisters used them, it wouldn't just be a performance for Ichika—it would be a genuine "first time" being taken by another woman's man! It was the ultimate NTR!
"Exactly," Nijika nodded, clutching her chest. "We're still virgins, so..."
Ryo cut her off. "So, you'll have to pay extra!"
"...?" Nijika stared at Ryo. She thought Ryo was going to say they couldn't help.
Pay extra? What the hell?
The sisters were shocked too. They expected a request for a favor or a trade. But a direct demand for cash... was a bit too blunt.
Still, money was easy.
"How much?"
"Well—mmmph!!!"
Nijika tackled Ryo and covered her mouth. "No! We can't take money!"
For Ryo, it didn't matter. She had already decided to give herself to him; why not get some cash out of it? But for Nijika, if they took money, the nature of the act changed! It would be like selling themselves.
"I'll help! But no money! We don't need money!" Nijika shouted.
"Mmmph! Mmmph!" Ryo struggled, desperate to not lose out on the payout.
Nino watched them, deep in thought. She knew they were broke. Ryo was like Ichika—chasing a dream after being cut off by her family. Asking for money directly felt too much like prostitution for Nijika.
"In that case... how about you teach me an instrument?" Nino winked at Ryo.
Ryo understood immediately. "No problem! I can teach bass or guitar. I'll teach all of you!"
"We'll teach you for free! No money for Ryo!" Nijika insisted.
"Friends don't talk about money, it's fine~" Nino agreed.
Step one: go to the music store to buy instruments. Step two: ask the 'teacher' which expensive gear is best. Step three: 'quit' halfway through and 'gift' the expensive gear to the teacher.
Everything was perfectly normal.