"Hah... Hah..."
"Heh! Iori, is that all you've got? I can last a few more hours!"
"Damn it! You're naturally better at dissipating heat because of your skinny body! Cowardly!"
In the sauna room, the world in front of Iori Kitahara was already blurred into large color blocks, and Kohei Imamura's voice seemed to come from all directions, making him completely disoriented.
However, even so, as a man, he would never allow himself to tuck his tail between his legs and surrender like Yu!
Hearing Kohei's trembling voice, Iori estimated that he must also be at his limit. If he could just hold on for another half hour, he could definitely grab the last popsicle!
"Click."
The sound of the door opening arrived, and the convection of cold and hot air quickly drew the steam out of the room, making the world clear again.
"Iori! Kohei! Are you two still holding on?"
"Hurry up and come out, we're going home for dinner, it would be terrible if you sleep too late and miss the train tomorrow!"
Parting the fog, Aina, who was behind Shinji Tokita, poked her head out and immediately saw the two naked men constantly trash-talking each other with their backs turned.
"Kya! Why are you in this state!"
"Urusai (Shut up), you Cakey! This is a brave man's game! If you insist, I'll just have to knock you out!"
"I was ready for that move, Iori! Eat this punch!"
Seeing the steam dissipate and the victory remaining undecided, Iori Kitahara's anger flared up, and he dashed forward with malice to land an uppercut on Kohei's stomach.
However, Kohei Imamura was already completely familiar with Iori shamelessness and was prepared! He was just waiting for Iori to make the first hostile move!
A wicked smile appeared on his cracked lips. He zeroed in on Iori in front of him, transforming his entire body into a missile, leaning his shoulder into the opponent!
"Wait!"
"Clang!"
"Thud!"
After two heavy thuds, Iori Kitahara's body stiffened in place. The sharp pain from his fist made him tremble, instantly losing the last bit of strength and his method of attack.
And on the other side, Kohei Imamura was not much better off.
He had clearly calculated the height to hit Iori head, but he felt like he had hit an iron plate. The impact thoroughly knocked out half his body!
"..."
Looking at the two who were delirious and attacking the wooden wall and the metal control panel respectively, Shinji Tokita helplessly reminded them: "The two of you are facing away from each other. Please look carefully before acting."
"Dammit, why didn't you say so earlier, Senpai Tokita!"
Kneeling on the wooden bench with a twisted face, Iori Kitahara loudly accused him, covering his fist, while Kohei quietly dragged his half-paralyzed body behind him.
"Thud!"
A wooden bucket was slammed onto the back of Iori head from above, and the world finally fell silent.
"Heh, the popsicle... is mine!"
Finally taking down Iori, Kohei Imamura smiled like a victor, tears streaming down his face as he opened his arms to the incandescent light.
Under the sprinkling of the holy light, his straightened back unconsciously swayed twice, and then he fell backward, heavily crushing Iori.
"...Are these two idiots?"
The sauna room was closed now, with no other customers. Chisa Kotegawa, hearing the unusual commotion from the men's side, thought for a long time before deciding to go in and check.
The result was that she rushed in anxiously only to witness Iori and Kohei simultaneously knocking each other out, and her eyes immediately became speechless.
"Well~ It's always like this. I can only say, it's as expected!"
"That's right, Aina, can you help bring their clothes in?"
Inviting the two steamed men out of the sauna room, Ryujiro Kotobuki took the clothes Aina handed over and skillfully dressed Iori in a few quick motions.
"After all, this is Tokyo. If it were Izu, we would just carry them out like this."
"Exactly!"
"Even in Izu, you can't carry them out naked! You'll be mistaken for perverts and thrown into the holding cell!"
With an extremely strong imagination, Aina Yoshiwara listened to the senpais' narration and almost simultaneously pictured Iori and Kohei swaying through the streets with their 'birds' dangling.
Her face flushed, she waved her hand to disperse the imaginary bubbles and complained with her arms crossed: "Honestly, can't you just mature a little?"
"Oh oh! Speaking of maturity, Yu seems to have sent us a message, saying he was going to shed his single-guy status or something."
Nodding along with Shinji Tokita that this was true, Ryujiro Kotobuki, with Iori tucked under his arm, asked Aina: "Does that count as mature?"
"That's right! That's how it should be! What's with university students drinking naked every day? They should be having a passionate romance..."
Looking up with her eyes full of yearning, Aina Yoshiwara suddenly realized halfway through her sentence.
Who did Senpai just say was going to shed his single-guy status? It was Yu, wasn't it?
Now that she thought about it, she hadn't seen Nanaka-san since she woke up, and Azusa-senpai also seemed to be gone!
"Could it be!"
Her eyes widened in horror. Aina Yoshiwara grabbed Chisa shoulder anxiously: "This is bad! Yu must have kidnapped Azusa-senpai and secretly gone to confess to Nanaka-san!"
"Eh? Why kidnap Azusa-senpai? Couldn't they have just gone out to dinner together?"
"That's because..."
She couldn't exactly say that she felt Azusa-senpai also seemed to like Nanaka-san. Aina's face instantly flushed with frustration, and she could only come up with the most unreliable excuse.
"Chisa, look! A confession must be a two-person thing, right? Yu couldn't possibly confess to Nanaka-san and Azusa-senpai at the same time, right?"
"That's true..."
Tightly hugged on the shoulder, Chisa Kotegawa imagined the scene of Yu confessing to both of them simultaneously, and this triangular composition was far too shocking.
Therefore, even though she didn't want to interfere with her sister's love life, she still involuntarily nodded in agreement, but quickly asked a question in return.
"Even so, shouldn't it be Yu's freedom who he confesses to? Why is Aina so excited?"
"Speaking of why..."
Her voice trailed off, Aina Yoshiwara's expression was asked into a daze, as she was momentarily unsure why she was so excited.
"Maybe, I just feel lonely that if Yu starts dating Nanaka-san, he won't hang out with us all the time anymore..."
"Is that so? Aina is very attached to the past!"
Shinji Tokita and Ryujiro Kotobuki's expressions were a little surprised by this answer, as Aina didn't usually seem like a sensitive person.
But the reality is that when one or more people develop other relationships, the original strong friendship may fade.
It's like university dorm mates. After graduation, when everyone has new social circles, it's hard to get together and act silly again.
"But Yu isn't the kind of person who forgets old friends for new love. Aina, you have to believe in him!"
"That's right! Nanaka is the eternal mascot of our Pab Club. Everyone will always be together, Aina!"
Graduation is not far off for the seniors. Shinji Tokita and Ryujiro Kotobuki had also thought about these issues.
But their answer was written in the cheerful smile they gave Aina: as long as the drinking and diving remain unchanged, the Pab Club will never disband!
"Senpai..."
"Come on, since Aina is worried, let's go and see Yu's confession!"
"Mhm!"
Tears welled up in her eyes without her noticing. Aina Yoshiwara looked at the hand the senior extended and firmly gripped it.
"But Yu only sent a text message saying he was going to confess, how do we find him?"
"Simple!"
"Watch us!"
Smiling at each other, Shinji Tokita stood Iori, who was tucked under his arm, upright, and then whispered a few words into the unconscious man's ear.
Almost instantly, Iori Kitahara's eyes instinctively opened to their widest extent due to the stimulation, filled with terrifying bloodshot veins.
"Nani! Yu is going to score with Nanaka-san! I absolutely won't allow it! Kohei, aaaaah!!!"
"I'm searching already!"
Even though his body was still red like a steamed crab, Kohei Imamura responded to Iori call immediately.
That guy Yu actually wants to become an adult behind their backs, unforgivable! Absolutely unforgivable!
His eyes completely turned into black blocks with only two red spots. His speed accelerated continuously, leaving a wisp of smoke trailing from the screen.
"Got it! Ishigami says for a confession, they would definitely choose Skytree or Tokyo Tower first! He used an algorithm to determine that Yu is more likely to be at Skytree!"
"Yoshi!"
Struggling to lift his weak legs, Iori Kitahara tilted his neck with a terrifying, twisted smile: "Let's go hunt Yu down!"
"Once we catch him, let's pour him into a cement pillar and sink him in Tokyo Bay tonight!"
"..."
Looking at the two, who were weak but still determined, Aina Yoshiwara's understanding of the Pab Club's antagonistic mutual support reached a new level!