I endured the humiliation and humiliation while being besieged by the ghost story elder sister.

Then, I suddenly opened the door and saw...

Xi Ling, who should have changed into her pajamas, was still completely naked, standing in the room.

He had one foot on the soft bed, and he was applying something to his leg.

Upon hearing the noise at the door, Himo turned around abruptly and saw Honoka and Arisa pushing and shoving each other, vying to be the first to enter the room.

The two of them naturally realized that the timing seemed a bit off, and they stared at each other, neither of them daring to break the deathly silence.

Immediately afterwards, a cold wind blew by from somewhere, making Himiko shiver and suddenly remember that she wasn't wearing any clothes.

then.

The corridor became very noisy, but most of the noise came from Ximiao angrily shouting at the two of them to close the door.

This caught the attention of Hachiko, who was in her room doing something, and she slowly walked out of her room to see what was going on.

As a result, she saw Arisa and Honoka guarding the entrance to Nozomi's house and couldn't help but ask.

What are you doing?

"Ok?"

Upon seeing Yashiro approaching, Arisa, taking advantage of her numbers, disregarded the intimidating effect of Yashiro's height and stepped forward to speak.

"We're planning to hang out with Himiko~ It's a rare trip, and it wouldn't do if we were bored at night."

"Oh~ is that so?"

Clearly somewhat skeptical of Arisa's explanation, Yashiro bypassed the two of them and pushed open the door to Nozomi's room.

Xi Ling, who had hurriedly put on her dinosaur pajamas, still had a flush on her face. However, when she saw that it was Sister Ba Zi who came in, she stopped settling scores with the other two.

Instead, he looked at the three menacing figures in front of him with some confusion and asked, "What are you all doing in my room?"

"Oh... Your girlfriend said she wants to come over and play. Can I join her, Mio?"

"what?"

Upon hearing what Yashiro said, Nozomi, who clearly didn't remember ever mentioning playing this game, turned her gaze to Arisa, who was speaking off the cuff.

His eyes were filled with such resentment that even if he didn't want to play, he had no choice but to agree to it under the barrage of their gazes.

"Sigh... So, what do we want to play?" he asked helplessly.

Just as Arisa was about to suggest some simple games to brush the matter off, Yasuko suddenly spoke up.

"On that point, I have a good idea~"

Chapter Five: I Understand

"What...is this?"

Seeing that Hachiko brought out a box that looked like a board game from her room, Honoka's intuition told her that this was no ordinary game.

However, Arisa, standing to the side, seemed eager to try, as if she wanted to regain her footing in this game.

Upon hearing Fanxia's question, Yashiro calmly explained, "This is a Ludo game I won in a lottery. However, it's a little special because Mio isn't back and I have no one to play with, so I've just left it there."

"special?"

Before Nozomi, Honoka, and Arisa could find out what was so special about this box of Ludo, Yagami opened the box and poured all the contents onto the tatami mat.

From the outside, it does look like a regular board game, but strangely, there are only four pieces inside, as if they correspond to the four people.

As the game map opened and Hiyo saw the contents clearly, she finally understood why Hachiko had said this Ludo game was a bit special...

Each larger square contains a penalty game; those who complete it can move forward a certain number of steps, while those who fail must move backward.

It sounded like a game used to liven up the atmosphere at a party. After only glancing at the contents written on it, they agreed without much thought and each chose a piece to place in front of them.

Then, they decided the order of rolling the dice by playing a simple game of rock-paper-scissors. Naturally, Nozomi, who had the highest luck, became the first person to roll the dice, followed by Honoka and Arisa, who were the second and third, respectively.

As for Sister Ba, she was a bit unlucky, as she had to be the last one to roll the dice. However, judging from her expression, she didn't seem to care about the order.

Soon, Mio picked up the dice, stopped thinking about these miscellaneous things, and focused her attention on the map in front of her.

Although there were quite a few punishment games inside, most of them were within his acceptable range.

So, Nozomi resolutely threw the dice in her hand. As the dice rolled, it finally landed on the number "6".

"Oh my~ Mio's luck is pretty good, a great start! But~ it depends on whether you can make good use of this luck."

As the next person to roll the dice, Honoka said with a hint of schadenfreude.

Clearly, the map's designers took into full consideration the game's balance when encountering exceptionally lucky players.

Then, Ximiao moved her piece six spaces, right onto the penalty game area.

Play rock-paper-scissors with another player, best of three. The winner stays in their current position, the loser moves three spaces back, allowing the other player to move three spaces forward.

After reading the game details, Nozomi chose Fanxia, ​​who was initially just watching the game for fun, without even thinking.

"Come on, Honoka-nee~"

"Eh? Me?"

She immediately stopped laughing, for no other reason than that she had never won against Xi Ling in their game of rock-paper-scissors, where the loser had to run errands.

And the result did not disappoint Himo; he successfully stayed in place and remained in the lead.

The next few people, although they didn't roll the number "6", avoided the punishment game, so they weren't too bad off.

Soon, it was Nozomi's turn again, and another number "6" appeared in front of everyone. However, this time, the punishment game made Nozomi a little troubled.

Several other players will each designate one piece of clothing to remove from your body. If you complete the task, you stay where you are; if you refuse, you return to the starting point.

"..."

Ximiao was speechless for a moment. This game seemed a bit unserious compared to what he had imagined.

Right now, he's only wearing a little dinosaur pajama set, and if you include his underwear, then he only has two pieces of clothing...

If she wanted to stay where she was, she would have to go commando, which was a pretty high price to pay. Without even thinking about it, Hio refused the punishment game and returned to the starting point.

Suddenly, they went from first place to last place, which surprised the other three.

All that could be heard was Arisa, who always had a strong competitive spirit, exclaiming, "This game map is pretty well designed, isn't it? It completely restricts Mio, who's been cheating."

But her happiness lasted only a minute. Then, the dice she threw slowly landed on the number "4," and she became the second victim of the punishment game.

"Eat a spoonful of wasabi without changing your expression, and do so for thirty seconds without making a sound. If you succeed, you stay where you are; if you fail, you take off a piece of clothing and move back three steps."

Seeing this inhumane punishment, Arisa was dumbfounded. Whoever could eat a large spoonful of wasabi without changing their expression and complete this challenge would have to wash their hair upside down!

But she had no choice but to accept the large spoonful of wasabi that Ba Chi had thoughtfully prepared for her, and put it into her mouth.

Immediately afterwards, she was rolling around in tears on the floor of Ximiao's room, clearly having failed the challenge.

As for the clothes she was going to take off, Arisa boldly put her hands behind her back, took off her bra, and threw it onto the soft bed next to her.

Compared to taking off that outer nightgown, this isn't as shameful...

Soon, they were playing this special flying chess game, and about ten minutes had passed.

This is the fifth time that Ximiao has returned to the starting point, dying each time in the same punishment game. Her progress has plummeted to the very bottom.

On the sixth try, she successfully rolled two "sixes" in a row, entering the punishment game. At this point, Ximiao couldn't take it anymore and angrily took off her dinosaur pajamas and panties, grabbed the thin blanket from the bed, and draped it over herself.

"I didn't expect you to be so bold, Mio~ But, it's not bad this way either~"

As if her scheme had succeeded, Yasuyu, sitting next to Himeko, couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth slightly.

When it was her turn, as if by some strange twist of fate, her piece, which had been perfectly avoiding the penalty game all along, moved into one of the larger squares.

Choose another player to sit on your lap and continue the game until the game ends.

And the person chosen by Yashiro was none other than Himiko, who sat in her seat with a blushing face, wrapped in a blanket.

"Come here, Mio~"

"Eh?"

Although reluctant, he got up and walked over to Sister Ba's side, sitting on her lap, as required by the rules of the game.

The soft touch of his thighs and the unobstructed view of his little bottom under the blanket made him feel incredibly ashamed, especially since he was completely naked.

Arisa and Honoka, who witnessed this scene, were stunned for a moment. They felt as if they had been tricked. How could this suspicious guy be so lucky?

But the game had to continue, and it was once again Mio's turn. The number on the dice he rolled remained unchanged.

This also resulted in the punishment game he had to endure becoming twice as difficult...

"Drink 2 liters of pure milk within five minutes. Success means staying where you are; failure means returning to the starting point and having to accept the punishments proposed by the other three."

"Wait... how come we're back to square one again?!"

Xi Ling was furious. He seriously suspected that this damn game designer was targeting him.

But then he thought, maybe there isn't that much milk at home? If it were soda instead, he could probably finish it in five minutes.

Before he could turn around and ask Sister Ba if there was enough pure milk in the refrigerator at home, he heard the woman behind him speak softly.

"Go get the milk~ it's behind the refrigerator door on the left."

"……All right."

It seemed he couldn't escape this fate. Xi Ling gripped the blanket tightly with both hands and walked out of the room.

The good news is that Aunt Asi is probably resting in her own room right now and won't see him acting so strangely.

The bad news is that his hand seems to have been holding the blanket for too long and it's a little numb... but it's not a big deal. I just don't know how he's going to get the milk upstairs later.

Thinking this, Ximiao carefully walked down the stairs. He only needed to cross the living room to reach the refrigerator in the kitchen to complete the task.

As you can see, the living room lights are off, and it's still pitch black, proving that no one is inside.

Thinking of this, Ximiao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. She walked into the living room, went straight to the refrigerator, and struggled to reach out a hand from under the covers to open the refrigerator door.

Then he saw the pure milk that Sister Ba had mentioned, which was in a very large glass bottle that looked heavy, probably about 2 liters.