"Huh?!"
"Drinking at the hotel?!"
"I'll give you one more chance to rephrase that!"
At some point, a baseball bat had already been placed across Kamishiro's neck.
In front of him, Iori and Kohei stared at him with ferocious expressions.
"If we were just going to drink at a hotel, why didn't we just stay in Izu?!"
At least there's the sea there! Scenery! And you can take your clothes off!!!
In Tokyo with the situation like this, even buying alcohol was inconvenient!
"Hey, hey, let's talk this out," Kamishiro said with a dry laugh as he gently pushed the bat away from his neck. Where the hell did these two even dig up this treasure from?
"Our main purpose was to attend Ikegoshi's wedding, right…"
Oh, right. They were here for Ikegoshi's wedding!
After being thrown off by Kamishiro's antics, they had almost forgotten the main objective.
But… given their current situation, could the wedding even proceed normally?
Suddenly, they felt a bit sorry for Ikegoshi.
As a close friend, Kamishiro could tell what they were thinking just by looking at their eyes and quickly explained:
"Don't worry! No matter how washed-up Ikegoshi is, he's still a celebrity. And there's also popular voice actress Yurika—security definitely won't be an issue!
And I'm sure those guys from that high school absolutely won't be able to get in!"
As far as he knew, none of the boys from that high school were in the entertainment industry—only a few girls.
And those girls…
(λ?_??)
As long as they didn't gang up on him, Kamishiro was confident he could handle them easily!
Who knows—maybe he could even rekindle some old flames~
Thinking of this, the fear in Kamishiro's heart instantly disappeared by more than half, replaced with a hint of excitement.
Just imagine it: even if those beasts found out his location, they wouldn't be able to get in because of the wedding security.
They'd only be able to watch helplessly as he stayed in the same place as their goddesses.
And then…
He'd provoke them a bit more on the forum~
Hehehe!!!
Just picturing the scene made Kamishiro unable to wait any longer!
Everyone: (???)
Great. Kamishiro was acting up again.
Iori directly pulled out his phone. He decided to give Ikegoshi a bit of psychological preparation first.
Iori: Ikegoshi, you might want to arrange a few more security members for the wedding.
Ikegoshi: What happened?
Seeing the instant reply, Iori felt a bit emotional. How did he deserve an immediate response from a big star who was about to get married?
Although he did have some acquaintance with Ikegoshi, it shouldn't have been to this extent.
In that case… there was only one possibility left…
Thinking back to how Ikegoshi had asked him not to tell Kamishiro about the wedding beforehand… he got it.
The one being taken seriously wasn't him at all—it was Kamishiro!!!
That made Iori even more curious. Just what on earth had Kamishiro done to that newlywed couple?!
Tap tap tap~
Unfortunately, this wasn't the time to ask. He needed to inform Ikegoshi of the situation first.
Iori: It's possible—just possible—that you might be about to receive a performance similar to a terrorist attack.
Ikegoshi: ???
Ikegoshi: !!!
Ikegoshi: Kitahara san, please explain clearly what happened?!
Iori: *I don't really know how to explain it either. Everything depends on Kamishiro's performance.
In short, if possible, please arrange more security!*
At that moment, Ikegoshi who was doing final checks at the wedding venue put his phone down in despair after reading Iori's messages.
The moment he saw the name "Kamishiro," he knew his wedding was destined to be anything but peaceful.
It was a premonition—one from the depths of his soul!
After all, every time he encountered Kamishiro san, some… well, rather bizarre things always happened.
If it were just that, it might have been fine. After all, Ikegoshi was actually a beneficiary of those bizarre incidents. He had even wanted to discuss with Kamishiro in more depth about how to maintain his "newcomer persona."
But he gave up on all those thoughts after the last message Kamishiro sent him!
How was he supposed to trust a "ferocious bandit" who came to him with photos of Mr. Imamura and a girl, asking for hush money?!
The main reason Ikegoshi didn't want Kamishiro to know about his wedding in advance was to prevent him from preparing ahead of time.
Otherwise, he felt that his little private stash of money would suffer a catastrophic blow!
Logically speaking, he hadn't done any of those things, so he shouldn't feel guilty at all.
As long as he explained things clearly to his wife in advance, Kamishiro's tricks shouldn't really work anymore.
However, that was only a solution for ordinary people… when it came to his own fiancée…
Thinking of his fiancée, Ikegoshi covered his forehead and let out a sigh.
Of course, it wasn't that he had any complaints about her—on the contrary, he loved her very much.
It was just that… his fiancée was a little special.
As everyone knew, his fiancée belonged to the very top tier of voice actresses.
And as a top-tier voice actress, Yurika had her own special technique.
That was… directly imagining herself as the anime character, so she could better produce a voice that fit the role.
Normally, there was nothing wrong with that. It was just a small trick, and she could recover with a bit of time.
But…
Unluckily enough, the character Yurika had voiced most recently was a yandere!!!
And not just any yandere—a yandere who got cheated on right before the wedding!
Even more terrifying was the fact that Yurika still hadn't snapped out of that role yet!
In other words… the current Yurika was in yandere mode! Completely unable to handle even the slightest stimulation!
When all these factors came together, a simple wedding instantly turned into a life-or-death crisis for Ikegoshi!
"Ah…"
In his mind, Ikegoshi saw that figure like a prince straight out of a manga, along with his adorable fiancée.
The two figures kept flashing back and forth in his head…
Standing in the incredibly gorgeous wedding venue, Ikegoshi suddenly felt that maybe his wedding preparations had been a bit too rushed!
Was it still possible to change the date now?
(っ╥╯﹏╰╥c)
"Yuichi, what's wrong?"
Just as Ikegoshi was worrying about whether there was some perfect solution, a stunning figure suddenly walked up to him and gently embraced him.
"Yurika…"
Recognizing who it was, Ikegoshi let out a sigh of relief and wrapped his arms around the beauty in his embrace.
Feeling Yurika's gentleness, a thought suddenly came to his mind.
Maybe Yurika had already stepped out of the role?
Should he try testing it?
He decided to act immediately!
Ikegoshi cautiously said, "Darling, if you saw someone who looks a lot like me walking together with someone else, you would—"
Clang—
Before he could finish, Ikegoshi's attention was drawn to something that had fallen onto the floor.
That was… a small dining knife?
"Oh my, how did I bring this out from the restaurant earlier? I'll return it later. Yuichi, what were you about to say just now?"
"..."
Looking at Yurika holding the knife, staring at him with an innocent expression, the corner of Ikegoshi's mouth twitched. How was he supposed to dare continue?!
Originally, he had just wanted to subtly ask whether Yurika could tell if it really was him.
Now Ikegoshi directly gave up. This yandere attribute seemed to be getting more and more serious!
He forced a smile and said, "Well, what I meant was… we're about to get married, so our forms of address should be a bit more intimate, right…"
"Okay, darling~"
"Hehehehehe…"
Wiping the cold sweat from his forehead, Ikegoshi stiffly forced a smile. It seemed… his little private stash was really going to bleed heavily!
He could only hope that Kamishiro would go easy on him for the sake of his wedding!
(*?????)
...
Buzz buzz~
Just as Kamishiro was lost in his fantasies, the vibration of his phone pulled him back to reality.
He looked at the contact—Ikegoshi?
Kamishiro's expression turned a bit strange. Did he really not have some kind of superpower after all?
Someone please give me a Rem!
When Kamishiro opened the LINE message, his expression became even stranger.
He turned to Kohei beside him and asked, "So for celebrities getting married, the gift money is actually just for show?"
Kohei: ???
"What do you mean?"
Iori and Kohei both leaned in. After seeing Ikegoshi's message clearly, the two of them completely lost it.
"Holy shit?!"
"Kamishiro, what exactly did you do to Ikegoshi?!"
On the phone screen was clearly displayed—
Ikegoshi: Kamishiro san, thank you very much for attending my wedding. Afterward, as gratitude I will provide 200,000 yen!
The two of them stared at Kamishiro in shock. Iori even pulled out his own phone.
At that amount, couldn't you call the police? Extortion?
"I don't really know either, okay…"
Kamishiro twitched his mouth. Ikegoshi's sudden move had left him completely baffled too.
But with his quick thinking, he immediately came up with a possibility!
"This is probably some kind of tactic to inflate the gift money, right?"
He had seen it in TV dramas before—where the male lead, wanting to save face at his wedding, paid people out of his own pocket to deliver large gift sums.
Hearing that, Iori and Kohei froze for a moment. That explanation actually… sounded pretty reasonable?
Iori: "It's not impossible."
Kohei: "I can't think of any other explanation either. But why Kamishiro?"
Kamishiro: "Probably because I'm the mentor who changed his life~"
Having figured out the reason, Kamishiro looked rather pleased. He hadn't expected Ikegoshi to value him so highly—though wasn't the amount a bit low?
As an entertainer, Kamishiro felt that 200,000 yen didn't quite match Ikegoshi's status!
Kamishiro: Isn't 200,000 yen a bit too little? How about adding some more?
Ikegoshi: ???
Ikegoshi: That's already everything I have! Please show mercy!
Ikegoshi: [crying.jpg]
"..."
Looking at the new messages, Kamishiro felt a bit embarrassed. This celebrity was really kind of poor, wasn't he?
For something this important, even if the money was with his wife, he should be able to get it out, right?
Could there be some unspeakable difficulty?
Forget it.
Kamishiro shook his head and decided not to think too much about it. Two hundred thousand was fine—as long as Ikegoshi was satisfied!
This really highlighted the importance of communication. If the two of them had just talked a bit more, such a huge misunderstanding wouldn't have happened!
On Ikegoshi's side, Kamishiro had already become a ferocious bandit.
And on Kamishiro's side… Ikegoshi had turned into a pitiful henpecked husband.
To the point that he couldn't even control something as important as wedding gift money. Ikegoshi's future married life looked pretty bleak~
"..."
(???)
Although they didn't know what exactly had happened, seeing Kamishiro's expression gave everyone a very strong premonition—
This was definitely not something good!
A new victim had appeared!
And that victim was very likely Ikegoshi!
As for the specifics, they'd only know at the wedding. For now, they could only hope that the wedding would proceed smoothly.
As for the present moment…
Aina: "Kamishiro, did you forget something?"
Kamishiro: "Huh? Didn't we already sort out the wedding stuff? Don't worry, there'll definitely be no danger!"
"No, that's not what we're talking about…" Aina's expression twisted as she rushed up to Kamishiro and started shaking his collar. "We can't just stay in the hotel the whole time! I wanted to properly explore Tokyo!!!"
She had spent a long time making a travel plan! And now, just because of that photo Kamishiro posted, she'd somehow ended up on a wanted list too!
Wasn't that way too unfair?!
Chisa beside her also shot him a dangerous look—clearly, she didn't want to stay in the hotel the whole time either.
(°ー°〃)
"Ah, that…"
Only then did Kamishiro remember—they didn't just have the wedding on their schedule.
Looking at Aina's eyes that were practically shooting flames, he said weakly, "Actually, it shouldn't be a problem. Those beasts probably won't come after you guys."
After all, the only reason those beasts were after him was because he had stolen away their goddesses.
And they hadn't gone and harassed their goddesses, had they?
"Is that so?"
Chisa asked suspiciously, though inwardly she was already starting to believe it.
Why?
Well… the situation at Izu University wasn't much different…
Kamishiro nodded very firmly. How could a bunch of virgins possibly have the courage to harass girls?
Seeing that, Chisa and Aina finally relaxed. As long as it didn't mess up their plans, it was fine.
As for Iori and the others?
Not important!
Although they would have liked everyone to do things together, since things had already turned out this way, a consolation prize wasn't bad either.
They already had hot springs, after all—it could count as another beautiful memory added to their youth album.
However, right at that moment—
Azusa, who was holding her phone, looked at the two of them with a strange expression and said,
"Things don't seem to be that simple…"
Chisa, Aina: ???!
...
"Azusa san… when you say 'it's not that simple,' you mean…?"
Aina asked cautiously, praying she would hear an answer different from what she was imagining.
'Not that simple' has to mean that the pursuit of Kamiyo isn't that simple, and has nothing to do with us at all, right?!
"Ah, well… this…"
Facing the expectant gazes of the two juniors, Azusa scratched the back of her head and, unusually, looked away, turning her eyes toward Kamishiro at the side.
Seeing this, Kamishiro's body stiffened.
As someone who had shared the same bed with Azusa nee for a long time, he of course understood what she meant!
That look was clearly telling him to explain instead—and that also meant that, for Chisa and Aina, it was definitely not going to be good news!
So Kamishiro decided to… turn around and run away immediately!
"Uh, Azusa nee, I think I hear Tokita-senpai and the others calling me. I'll go help them first!"
Azusa: {{(°△°; "}}!
Kamishiro?! You're still such a jerk!!!
This sudden turn of events was something no one expected. Just now, everyone's attention had been focused on Azusa, and they had forgotten the true culprit behind everything.
Even Iori and Kohei didn't have time to stop him. Kamishiro had deliberately avoided them earlier so he wouldn't get beaten up.
That also gave his escape a very clear route!
"Bastard!"
With twisted expressions, Iori and Kohei chased after him with all their strength.
No matter what happened to Aina and the others, their own outcome was unlikely to change—they were the real victims here!
However, it already seemed a bit too late…
Kamishiro was about to make it out!
Looking at the doorstep he could cross in a single step, a rippling smile appeared on Kamishiro's face.
Just a little more!
As long as he got out of this room, with his almost perfect escape skills, he could definitely shake off these idiots' pursuit!
Heh heh, he wouldn't make the same mistake as at Tokyo Station a second time!
Although it was unlikely he could hide forever, everyone was still furious right now—apologizing wouldn't have any good effect anyway.
Sure enough, avoidance was the only option.
He'd bring alcohol to apologize later!
Hehehe~
Bang!
Just as Kamishiro was still planning his escape route, a wall suddenly appeared in front of him, completely blocking his way.
Kamishiro slammed straight into it and fell onto his butt, staring ahead in confusion.
This hardness felt unexpectedly familiar…
"Hey, you guys got here pretty fast."
"Kamishiro, even for a hug, that was a bit too forceful."
Great—not only was the hardness familiar, even the voice of this "wall" was familiar. He already knew what he had just run into…
Kamishiro raised his head in despair. Sure enough, what he saw were two honest, smiling faces.
Kotobuki-senpai laughed as he rubbed his right chest. "Kamishiro, you're a little too enthusiastic."
"..."
(???)
Seeing this, Kamishiro's face darkened. Of course he was enthusiastic—this was filled to the brim with his desire to live!
And now… it all seemed gone (?????)
Bang!!!
The next second, Kamishiro's entire body made intimate contact with the floor, getting a close-up feel for the cleanliness of the inn.
Iori and Kohei pressed Kamishiro's head down with cruel smiles. "You really can't let your guard down with this guy at all!"
"Just sink quietly into Tokyo Bay, you scumbag!!!"
Tokita and Kotobuki stared blankly at this very "heartwarming" scene. Th-this… wasn't that a hug just now?
Kamishiro: (っ╥╯﹏╰╥c)
Of course not!!!
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