"Okay, class! Final announcement!"
Their homeroom teacher beamed like she'd won the lottery. Which, in a way, she had.
"Our three-day, two-night field trip destination has been confirmed: Atami Hot Springs!"
A wave of chaos hit the classroom.
Girls squealed. Boys fist-pumped. One student fainted.
Ren?
Ren just slumped in his seat and whispered:
"…We're all gonna die."
It wasn't the destination that scared him. It was the math.
Five girls. One hot spring inn.One night of mixed feelings. And no way to run.
Yui threw her notebook at his head.
"This time, you better not 'accidentally' sleep in the girl's room again!"
"I didn't mean to, last time!"
"You used Rika as a body pillow!"
"She grabbed me in her sleep!"
Haruka sipped her juice from a boba straw. "I vote we make him wear a dog collar with a bell."
Rika winked. "Kinky."
Mei raised her hand. "I'll bring extra towels."
Emi didn't say anything—just smiled. A real smile. Dangerous.
Ren knew that smile. It was the smile of a girl who knew he wouldn't survive this trip intact.
Later, at home…
The girls were packing.
Yui argued about what type of sunscreen to bring.
Rika was trying on every bikini she owned, loudly.
Haruka sat by the fan reading a horror manga, completely unbothered.
Mei folded everyone's clothes into color-coded pouches.
Emi made a list of "Things to Not Let Ren Forget (Again)."
Ren?
He was hiding in the laundry room, praying.
Dear gods of romance and anime logic,please don't let this become a harem disaster arc.Or… at least let me survive it.
But what he didn't know—
Was that this trip wasn't just a vacation.
Each girl had her own reason for wanting Ren's attention during it.
And one of them?
Was planning something she hadn't dared say until now.