Tokyo: Am I the only male tenant?

Ginjo Sousuke comforted him casually.

"Why are you so relaxed all the time? Aren't you nervous at all?"

Okamoto Ryuichi asked, staring at his face.

"Yes, a relaxed attitude is my winning weapon, so you should learn from me."

While the boys were still struggling with their exams, Ginjo's thoughts had already drifted to other goals.

It should be Haruka Mochizuki's turn to take part in today's celebratory parade, right?

Ever since the last special extracurricular tutoring, Mochizuki Haruka was afraid that it would affect Ginjo's final review, so she took the initiative to reduce contact with him.

However, it seemed that Ginjo could no longer wait until after the exam to share the good news with her, and she had not yet experienced the new skills that she had awakened.

Thinking of this, Yincheng decided to give her a surprise in the evening...

The afternoon classes ended quickly and the activities of various clubs were temporarily suspended. Except for the students participating in the reading club, everyone else packed up and went home early.

After dinner, Ginjo estimated the time and came to Mochizuki Haruka's door.

Before he knocked on the door, Yincheng vaguely heard some noise coming from inside.

It seems that she has returned from get off work, but is there a guest here?

Ginjo hesitated for a moment, but still knocked on the door.

dong dong dong.

After knocking several times, Mochizuki Haruka finally opened the door.

"Huh? Sousuke? Why are you here at this hour? Aren't you supposed to be preparing for the exam?"

Mochizuki Yao saw Yincheng and asked in surprise.

"I've already finished my review and stuff. I came here because I have good news to tell you. Why, is it inconvenient?"

"No, no, it's just...Sousuke should come in first and talk."

Mochizuki Yao turned sideways and welcomed him in.

Yincheng took off his shoes at the entrance and entered the living room. He was immediately attracted by the scene on the TV screen.

"Xiaoyao is playing video games?"

The TV was paused, but one could still tell at a glance that it was a fighting game.

So this is the sound I heard outside the door just now...

"Well, Sousuke will think I'm weird. I'm already a salaryman but I still play video games."

Mochizuki Haruka lowered her head, looking a little embarrassed, as if her secret had been discovered.

"No, I'm just a little curious. I've never seen a game console in your room before."

“This should be a game that was released recently, right?”

Ginjo walked closer and took a look, then spoke.

“Yes, it was released just last week.”

"No wonder it feels familiar. I've heard about it from my classmates at school."

"Eh? Has Sousuke played it before?"

"No, I've been a bit busy lately, so I haven't had a chance to play yet."

"But speaking of which, is this Xiaoyao's new hobby?"

"Well... sort of... I've been under a lot of work pressure lately... and I don't want to bother Sosuke all the time..."

"It was Li Jiangzi who recommended this game to me. It is said that playing it can help you vent your emotions, haha."

Mochizuki Haruka smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"Really? Then I'll give it a try."

Ginjo sat cross-legged on the floor and picked up the handle on the coffee table.

"Come over here, Xiaoyao. It's more fun when two of us are together."

Ginjo looked up and said to her.

"Eh? Ah... ok... I'm coming..."

Mochizuki Haruka hurried over and sat next to Ginjo, then picked up another controller.

Ginjo pressed the start button, and the characters on the screen quickly resumed activity.

The atmosphere was peaceful at first.

The two people were just simply enjoying the happiness brought by the game.

No matter whether they won or lost in a battle, or if one side made a mistake when working together to pass a level, they would just look at each other and smile and let it go.

It's the perfect time to play games with girls.

Of course, in order to protect her enthusiasm, Yincheng deliberately retained his strength.

I just didn’t expect——

"But... to be honest, I'm really bad at gaming... basically I just play for fun..."

After finishing this somewhat self-deprecating remark, she added:

"but..."

Mochizuki Haruka then looked at Ginjō unexpectedly and continued speaking.

"It seems that Sosuke is not that great, haha."

She seemed very satisfied with the result of the game and couldn't help grinning.

"Is that really the case? Maybe I haven't shown my true strength yet."

Ginjō also smiled.

Although his gaming skills were not top-notch, based on his observations just now, it was more than enough to crush a novice like Mochizuki Haruka.

However, the key to playing games with girls is to leave them with a little hope.

Only in this way can you achieve your goals step by step.

"Eh? What does Sousuke mean?"

"Could it be that you have been draining the water just now?"

Mochizuki Haruka's smug expression didn't last for more than a few seconds before it was broken by Ginjo's words.

"No, no, I think Xiaoyao's level is already very good for a novice."

Ginjo pretended to compliment her.

"Hmph, something's wrong. You're just trying to fool me, right?"

However, even Mochizuki Haruka could notice such an obvious thing.

"In that case, let's have a showdown, Sousuke!"

"No frivolous smiles, no mercy, no excuses, let's fight it out fair and square."

Mochizuki Haruka said with an expression that brooked no room for argument.

"Hmm? Is it necessary to be so serious?"

Ginjo also suppressed his smile and asked in a nervous tone.

"Of course, in order to avoid showing mercy to each other, let's add a bet."

Mochizuki Haruka said with some excitement.

This woman is really naive and cute. She fell into the trap before I even put in any effort.

Ginjo Sousuke thought to himself.

"Hey, I get it."

Seeing that the current atmosphere did not allow him to refuse, Ginjo agreed first.

"But what is the bet that Xiaoyao is talking about?"

Ginjo asked her.

"Hmm... I haven't thought about it yet... maybe it's some kind of punishment game."

"Don't go too far, but still have the effect of punishment. Hmm... let me think about it..."

"By the way, what do you think of forehead flicking Sousuke?"

"A flick on the forehead? This punishment is pretty cute."

"but..."

Ginjo said, raising his palm and looking at it.

"Of course you can, but I have super strong finger snapping power."

As Ginjo said this, he flicked his index finger hard in the air.

The crisp sound of "pop" made Mochizuki Yao tremble, and then he subconsciously protected his forehead.

"Haha, Sosuke is awesome. Let's not flick the forehead. What punishment game should we use?"

"How about taking off one piece of clothing every time you lose a round?"

Yincheng saw that the time was right, so he blurted it out.

"Eh? You're...disgusting...really...what are you talking about...Sousuke..."

Mochizuki Haruka's fair face turned red in an instant.

"Huh? What's the problem?"

Ginjo asked.

"Of course there is a problem. This kind of punishment game is too..."

Mochizuki Haruka bit her lip, too embarrassed to continue.