Ye Ziye sighed and opened the answer she had written.

"Ignore the cat and just leave."

Fujiwara Chika stared wide-eyed at Ye Ziye, seemingly unable to believe it.

"Ye Zi, you have no heart at all!"

"Referee, please do not speak without permission or show favoritism."

Ye Ziye spoke silently, and Fujiwara Chika realized she had done something wrong and quickly covered her mouth, but her eyes still held a strange look.

As a girl, she thought similarly to Kaguya Shinomiya: if you see a cute creature, you have to touch it; how could you possibly leave, especially in the middle of the night?

Kaguya Shinomiya also stared wide-eyed at Ye Ziye, somewhat bewildered.

"Ye Zi, you didn't write the wrong answer on purpose, did you?"

Ye Ziye found their reactions somewhat strange and began to express her own opinion.

"If a cat appears outside at night, it is highly likely to be a stray cat. Because such cats may have been abandoned by humans, they are very hostile to humans. If you touch it without knowing the facts, not to mention whether its fur has bacteria, you are more likely to get scratched, then you will have to get vaccinated, and you may even get sick. It is not worth it."

Ye Ziye felt that what he said made a lot of sense, because it was based on his own personal experience.

After that night, whenever he saw a cat on the street, he would ignore it and walk away. If he wanted to pet a cat, Garfield was chubby and had a better feel than most cats.

"What Ye Zi said makes sense..."

Kaguya Shinomiya frowned. Ye Ziye's reasoning was based on rationality and was flawless, so Kaguya naturally couldn't say anything.

She was somewhat surprised by this answer, because she knew Ye Ziye owned cats, so she thought his answer might be similar to hers.

However, reality proved her thinking to be wrong, and Kaguya Shinomiya finally understood why Yoko Yoru was someone who could rival Chika Fujiwara.

She suddenly had a feeling that participating in this game was a mistake, and that the game would not contribute anything meaningful to her main quest.

"No matter what! Ye Zi didn't guess Kaguya's thoughts, so he lost and must be punished!"

Fujiwara Chika, acting as the referee, spoke up, her expression somewhat serious, and she was deep in thought.

Suddenly, Ye Ziye felt a sense of worry, because he couldn't imagine the punishment that Fujiwara Chika could describe.

"Then... let's use Ye Zi to brew a pot of black tea!"

After much deliberation, Fujiwara Chika finally revealed the punishment.

Ye Ziye remained silent. He seriously suspected that Fujiwara Chika was abusing her power. This was not punishment at all; the girl simply wanted to drink the black tea he had brewed.

However, Ye Ziye was able to accept defeat and got up to make some black tea.

The game was temporarily suspended due to the punishment. Fujiwara Chika took out three cups and placed them on the table, looking very expectant. Now she just had to wait for the black tea to be brewed.

Unlike her, Kaguya Shinomiya was a little worried. She felt she needed to change her strategy. In Ye Ziye's rounds, she needed to try to align her thinking with that of the boy.

But even a genius like her couldn't see through Ye Ziye's thoughts and intentions.

This boy has always been unambitious and lived a simple life.

A moment later, Ye Ziye brewed the black tea. Fujiwara Chika, who was acting as the referee, poured herself a cup first, took a satisfied sip, and then poured tea for the other two.

After satisfying her appetite, the game continued, and it was now Kaguya Shinomiya's turn to guess Yoko Yoru's turn.

After finishing her cup of black tea, Fujiwara Chika began flipping through the notebook in front of her, searching for her second question.

"So, the second question is, if you found 10,000 yen on the street, what would you do?"

Ye Ziye immediately had an answer in her mind and wrote it down in her notebook. After thinking about it, Shinomiya Kaguya also began to write.

Half a minute later, the two stopped writing at the same time, and Ye Ziye revealed her answer.

"Put it in your pocket, then walk away pretending you didn't know anything."

Then Kaguya Shinomiya revealed her answer.

"Pack it up."

These three simple words encompass a wide range of meanings. "Pack it up" can mean taking it with you, or it can mean packing it up and handing it over to the police or the owner.

Kaguya Shinomiya is very clever. She grasped the fact that Chika Fujiwara was a bit slow-witted, and when faced with this answer, the girl's thinking must be about the success of the game.

Therefore, when Fujiwara Chika saw these three words, the answer that came to her mind was probably something very similar to the answer about packing up and taking away the leaf tea at night.

... ...

"Kaguya guessed Yoko's thoughts correctly, so she won't be punished."

Fujiwara Chika was delighted, and then looked at Ye Ziye.

"Ye Zi, you still don't understand Kaguya-san enough. You should learn more from her. Life is a continuous learning process!"

"Please, referee, do not attack the players without cause."

Ye Ziye complained that she was still not used to being lectured by Fujiwara Chika. It was a physiological, genetic, and maladaptive experience.

Moreover, he felt that Fujiwara Chika was seriously biased towards Shinomiya Kaguya, and this time it was such a simple issue, but he just didn't have any evidence.

Fujiwara Chika covered her mouth, not knowing why, she always couldn't help but complain about Ye Ziye.

Perhaps it's because that's just her personality, or perhaps it's because the two of them are already very familiar with each other and are very good friends, so she's started to disregard trivial matters.

"Alright, Kaguya-san, I want to play for a while too. You can be the referee and find the problems, and I'll be the player!"

Fujiwara Chika released her hand from her mouth and said excitedly, "Being a referee all the time isn't enough. I want to be a player too!"

"Okay!"

Kaguya Shinomiya did not refuse and nodded with a smile.

Because she could take this opportunity to observe Ye Ziye's habits in order to better prepare for the future.

Chapter 207

The referee and contestant switched places, and Fujiwara Chika sat in Shinomiya Kaguya's seat, looking excited. As the one who set the questions, she was sure she could answer them well.

"Because Fujiwara is the one who inserted the message, she will guess what Yoko wrote this time. If she guesses wrong, she will be punished."

Kaguya Shinomiya spoke slowly, displaying a more referee-like demeanor than Chika Fujiwara. Ye Ziye nodded in satisfaction, knowing that being constantly targeted by the referee wasn't a good thing.

Kaguya Shinomiya flipped through Chika Fujiwara's notebook, occasionally frowning as if she had noticed something strange, but then her brow would relax as she found the right question.

"Question: What would you do if your friend got into trouble?"

Upon hearing the question, Fujiwara Chika scoffed dismissively. It was one of the simplest questions she had ever written, and she had recently experienced this very thing. She believed that the two of them would give the same answer.

Thinking of this, she gave Ye Ziye a knowing look.

And she received a response; Ye Ziye gave an OK sign.

The two began writing their answers in their notebooks. Half a minute later, Ye Ziye stopped writing, and a minute later, Fujiwara Chika stopped writing.

According to the rules, Ye Ziye was the one being guessed, so he had to reveal his answer first. Without any hesitation, he directly published what he had written.

"Ignore it."

The three simple words on it made Fujiwara Chika's eyes widen.

This was different from what she had imagined. When she encountered difficulties last time, Ye Ziye had helped her without hesitation and hadn't ignored her at all.

"Fujiwara-san, reveal your answer."

Urged on by the referee, Fujiwara Chika reluctantly opened her notebook, on which was written a line of text.

"Do everything in your power to help your friends."

It was touching, but it was useless. It was different from what Ye Ziye wrote, which meant that Fujiwara Chika had lost this round. However, the girl seemed a little dissatisfied.

"Referee, I'm reporting this. I suspect Ye Zi wrote this answer because she wanted me to be punished."

Please state your reasons.

Kaguya Shinomiya is a fair and impartial referee who will not make decisions without fully understanding the situation.

"Last time at the arts festival, Yezi really tried his best to help me, but it was completely different from what he wrote, which is why I doubted him!"

Fujiwara Chika's words were reasonable and well-founded, and Shinomiya Kaguya nodded in agreement, turning her gaze to Ye Ziye.

As for Ye Ziye, he remained calm and slowly spoke.

"The last time I helped Fujiwara was because there was no other way. The situation was urgent, and only I could step forward. But in this case, there were no extra conditions. I only wrote that I was in trouble. This is not necessarily an inescapable difficulty, nor does it necessarily require my help. That's why I wrote that I would not get involved."

Ye Ziye spoke at length, which surprised Fujiwara Chika. She was somewhat confused because, upon closer examination, it made perfect sense.

The situation was urgent during the cultural performance, and only Ye Ziye could help. However, the conditions for this question were too few, so the question setter was simply too careless.

Kaguya Shinomiya, acting as the referee, touched her chin and finally concluded that Yoko had no intention of deliberately punishing Chika Fujiwara.

In this game, Fujiwara Chika failed to guess Yoko Yoru's answer, so she has to accept the punishment.

Upon hearing the result, Fujiwara Chika was somewhat depressed. She thought she had won easily, but the outcome was completely unexpected.

"Ye Zi, since you're the winner, you can tell us what the punishment is!"

Kaguya Shinomiya's refereeing remained fair and impartial, which made Ye Ziye nod in satisfaction. He suddenly found the game quite interesting.

Fujiwara Chika panicked and looked at Ye Ziye with a pitiful expression, hoping he wouldn't suggest any harsh punishments.

At the same time, her romantic mind started working. What if Ye Ziye asked her to do something naughty? Fujiwara Chika had a picture in her mind, and her face began to blush.

Ye Ziye was completely baffled. He wasn't that bad; he didn't want to propose any overly difficult punishments, something simple would suffice...

"Then please have Secretary Fujiwara pour me a cup of black tea. Make sure you're polite!"

"I swear I will never submit!"

Fujiwara Chika blurted it out, then froze. She had just been thinking about what to do when she refused Ye Ziye's embarrassing request, but she didn't expect to shout it out in her excitement.

Now that both Ye Ziye and Shinomiya Kaguya are looking at her, she feels a little awkward.

Just as I was about to explain, Ye Ziye spoke up.

"Referee Shinomiya, player Fujiwara is disregarding the rules of the game and does not want to abide by the punishment."

"A red card!"

Kaguya Shinomiya said something in a serious manner, then used a piece of white paper to pretend it was a red card and threw it in front of Chika Fujiwara.

"Punishment activities against Fujiwara should be carried out as soon as possible!"

"it is good..."

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