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

As for Fanxia, ​​she had answered this kind of question before, so she was naturally able to answer Hachiko's question with ease.

After the punishment round ended, Ximiao took the deck of cards, shuffled them again, and shuffled the order. Without a moment's rest, she started the second round of the game.

"Honestly, this punishment feels more like a mockery of Nozomi; it's not difficult at all~"

Arisa, who loves a good show, tried to encourage the group to make the punishment session more interesting.

But the result is...

"I won this round! Who's the loser?"

Xi Miao glanced around with a mischievous smile, and then noticed that even the most arrogant person from before, Arisa, had her head bowed the lowest, as if afraid that Xi Miao would see her.

Unfortunately, Nozomi didn't need to see her. The Ace of Spades was placed in front of Arisa's lap, so conspicuous that it was impossible for her to miss it.

"Oh my god~ It's Arisa! Who was it that said they wanted to make the punishment game a little harder?"

Nozomi couldn't help but tease her, wanting to get a good look at Arisa's embarrassed expression.

But perhaps because she was provoked, Arisa simply gave up and said in a self-destructive manner.

"A little difficult is fine! I'm not afraid of any difficult questions from Little Mio!"

However, the moment she finished speaking, she saw Xi Ling narrow her eyes, her light blue eyes looking at her meaningfully.

It's as if she's saying that she's definitely only saying this to save face, trying to be defiant.

But Arisa seemed to be serious.

then.

Xi Miao reached out and stroked her smooth chin, pondering how to make the best use of this opportunity for punishment.

However, before that...

"Arisa, would you like to choose Truth or Dare?"

"Seriously!"

"Huh? Didn't you just say it wasn't difficult? Why are you choosing truth too?" Xi Miao was stunned. This guy... says one thing on the surface, but does another behind people's backs. It's really frustrating.

Fortunately, Nozomi has plenty of ways to make the stubborn Arisa experience a little bit of social death in front of so many people.

"So... Arisa, when was the last time you touched yourself?"

"..."

Arisa, who was initially full of confidence and ready to deal with Nozomi's tricky questions, was instantly dumbfounded.

Even the few people watching the spectacle couldn't help but cover their mouths, looking at the two of them with some surprise, seemingly finding it hard to believe how much the game's content had escalated.

But a game is still a game, and Arisa still couldn't escape having to answer this question.

She remained silent for a long time before speaking softly, though she seemed hesitant to do so.

"yesterday."

"Huh~ I didn't hear you clearly, Arisa, could you please say it again~"

"Get out of here!"

Chapter 41 A Quarrel

evening.

On the way back, the group of five people was reduced to four because Hachi-nee had to go back to the shop to work. They walked on the way back to Nozomi's house.

"Seriously, Arisa, why can't you take a joke? You're still angry... I already apologized to you, didn't I?"

Looking at Arisa, who was walking beside her with a sullen expression, Ximiao couldn't help but nudge her waist with her elbow and say this.

Unexpectedly, Arisa had no intention of paying attention to this bad guy at all. She slapped away Nozomi's restless little hand and walked to her mother, Aunt Ami's side.

Seeing that Arisa was not going to pay attention to Nozomi, Honoka, who had been observing from the side, seized the opportunity, stepped forward, and took Nozomi's arm without giving him any time to react.

"It's okay~ If Arisa ignores you, Mio, I'll play with you, okay?"

"Eh?"

however.

Just as Ximiao's attention was drawn to Fanxia, ​​who came up beside her and rubbed her soft, round breasts against her arm,

Unseen by him, Arisa, who had originally planned to ignore Nozomi before returning home, glimpsed Honoka's actions as she took the opportunity to enter. Her pink fist under her coat sleeve clenched tightly, her fist hardening.

If it were before, she could have taken that damned snow woman to a secluded place and given her a good beating to vent her anger.

But now...

Arisa silently cast her gaze upon that slender, thin figure. The once soft and beautiful light golden hair now seemed so glaring in her eyes.

Yeah, she's angry, the kind that can't be coaxed. She won't bother with that jerk until Xi Ling apologizes to her properly.

I don’t know how long it took.

As Xi Miao and her group returned to the front of the mansion, Xi Miao effortlessly retrieved the key to the front door from under the carpet.

Then the group walked into the entrance hall, took off their beach sandals, and stepped onto the cold wooden floor.

Perhaps because she had been walking barefoot on the beach for too long, Hio felt a little uncomfortable stepping barefoot on the floor for a moment.

Upon returning home, the first thing Ximiao did was head to the bathroom, intending to take a hot shower to wash away the sand and the smell of the seawater.

Because Hachi-nee wasn't home, and Arisa was still sulking with him, the other two said they wanted to rest in the living room for a while before taking a shower.

then.

Xi Ling was able to take a bath alone without any problems. Come to think of it... ever since he returned to his hometown, he has rarely had the opportunity to be alone.

Thinking of this, Ximiao's mood improved a lot. She reached out and unzipped her jacket, throwing the jacket, which still had some sand on it, into the laundry basket next to her.

In front of the mirror, all that remained was the boy's immature body and the half-wet, half-dry swimming trunks clinging to his skin, but Ximiao took them off without hesitation and put them aside.

As the sound of hot water gushing from the showerhead came from the bathroom, the three people still in the living room simultaneously conjured up various images in their minds.

Fanxia, ​​who was sitting on a cushion with a towel under her bottom, was still teasing the sullen Arisa.

"Oh dear~ Why do you still look so unhappy? I even turned down Mio's invitation and came here to keep you company instead of showering with him. What more do you want, Arisa?"

Although her words sounded like those of a close friend who had deliberately abandoned her boyfriend to be with her.

But damn it, that's her boyfriend! Arisa glared fiercely at Honoka, who was still saying those sarcastic things to her.

"Did Mio ever tell you that you really deserve a beating, Honoka...?"

"Huh? What do you mean? I came here out of kindness to comfort you, and you're giving me this attitude!"

After Arisa finished speaking, Nahoka couldn't sit still any longer. She stood up abruptly, rolled up her sleeves, and made a stance as if she wanted to fight Arisa.

Meanwhile, Arisa, who was sitting opposite her, also stood up without giving an inch. In her beautiful wine-red eyes, one could see that she was also holding back a lot of anger and just wanted to vent it.

Just as the two were about to clash, a soft cough interrupted their tense standoff.

"Ahem... Are you two sure you want to say things like that in front of me? Are you pretending I don't exist?"

The beautiful woman who had been silent since earlier, sitting to the side, coldly watched the two people in front of her who were about to fight, and said this.

As she had expected, after Aunt Ami spoke, although Honoka and Arisa still disliked each other, the situation was just like that... whoever had the bigger fist had the right to speak.

If the two of you here were to actually fight, I'm afraid Aya could easily beat them both senseless.

then.

Under Aunt Ashi's warning look, they sat back down in their respective seats, and the living room became extremely quiet as a result, with no one showing any intention of speaking first.

The sound of water stopped abruptly in the bathroom, and a moment later, Xi Ling, having finished her hot shower, walked into the living room wrapped in a towel.

He was holding a clean towel in his hand, wiping his wet, light golden hair.

When he saw this strange scene in the living room, he couldn't help but be stunned. His light blue eyes swept over the pretty faces of the group, but he couldn't find anything strange about it.

Then, he found a cushion, sat down at the table, and asked with some confusion.

"What's wrong with you all? Why do you all look so serious? Did something happen?"

Despite asking the three people in front of him his questions, no one paid him any attention, which made Himiko, who had just come out of the bathroom, feel a little lost.

Just then, Aunt Ashi spoke up to explain.

"It's alright, Mio. It's just those two girls having a little argument. Hurry up and go upstairs to put on your clothes, or you'll catch a cold."

"Huh? Honoka-nee and Arisa had a fight?"

Xi Ling gave the two of them a meaningful look, and no one knew what she was thinking. She simply turned around and left the living room, going back upstairs as Aunt Ami had instructed.

"So, who's next to take a shower?"

Asahi looked at the two people in front of her who were still arguing with annoyance and couldn't help but ask this question.

"Me!" x2

Chapter Forty-Two: Rest

Hearing another commotion downstairs, Nozomi, who was already dressed in pajamas, didn't pay much attention. It was obvious to anyone that Honoka and Arisa were arguing again.

However, all he wanted to do now was lie on the soft bed and rest for a while before going downstairs to prepare dinner.

Meanwhile, Sister Ba, already in work mode, was busy behind the counter in the shop. In just over ten minutes, she made countless cart noodles and scooped out countless bowls of curry fish balls from the pot.

Only after the sky outside the window had completely darkened and the number of customers visiting the shop had decreased did Hachiko finally breathe a sigh of relief and reach out to wipe the fine beads of sweat covering her forehead.

After checking the goods on the shelves, Yasuie finally finished her work for the day, took off the apron she was wearing, and came out from behind the counter.

She was still only wearing a jacket, her fair thighs exposed to the air, and a corner of her swimsuit could be seen faintly from under the hem of her jacket.

After closing and locking the shop door carefully, and making sure I hadn't forgotten anything, I started my journey home.

Because business was so good, she was busy a bit late today, and she wondered if Ximiao and the others would be getting impatient.