So clearly, he could sense the faint fragrance lingering between the girl's strands of hair.
And the warm, soft tactile sensation transmitted from her body.
The atmosphere was somewhat subtle.
Gao Hai could feel the restless emotions stirring within himself.
"Um..."
Chika turned her head away, shrinking back slightly, not daring to meet Gao Hai's gaze.
Her voice became faint, soft and limp, having completely lost the liveliness it held just a moment ago.
Should I put her down?
Just as this thought popped up, Chika's hand had already rested on Gao Hai's shoulder. Then, the girl took a deep breath, turned her head back, and gazed earnestly at Gao Hai, her head tilting up slightly.
And Gao Hai, amidst this imposing aura of courage she had mustered, could not help but lock eyes with her.
"..."
"..."
Both of them fell silent.
In the quiet small room, they just looked at each other like this.
Gao Hai saw the sea.
Those were eyes deep blue and brilliant, like the ocean under a blue sky—distinct from Maki's purple-gem-like pupils that were incomparably deep and seemed to hide countless little secrets.
At this moment, reflected in those eyes was his own slightly embarrassed face.
I really didn't expect this. I actually fell into a disadvantage with this girl.
Sighing slightly in his heart, Gao Hai slowly moved his head closer to the girl before him.
Chika, leaning motionless in Gao Hai's embrace, widened her eyes. She watched Gao Hai approach bit by bit, and then—
She closed her eyes.
It was hot.
Chika Fujiwara's lips were very hot.
Merely touching them lightly, he felt a scorching temperature.
Just like her personality—boundlessly energetic, full of vigor and vitality—it was an incomparably warm sensation.
The girl in his arms trembled slightly.
Her arms around Gao Hai tightened a bit more, to the point where her entire body was almost pressed against Gao Hai's.
In this posture, Gao Hai could no longer maintain the princess carry. He loosened his hands slightly and switched to a more normal embracing method. But because Chika's height was even shorter than Maki's, the girl's feet still couldn't touch the ground in this situation; she was almost completely held in Gao Hai's arms as they kissed.
Slowly, their lips parted.
Chika still kept her eyes tightly closed, her body trembling uncontrollably.
By now, her cheeks were completely flushed red, even more intensely red than Maki's face had been when she kissed Gao Hai earlier. Between breaths, the rise and fall of Chika's chest had become somewhat intense, but the hands holding Gao Hai showed no sign of relaxing, still tightly circling his shoulders.
Seeing her trembling all over from nervousness, Gao Hai couldn't help but stop to admire it for a moment, a inexplicable distinct bad taste arising in his heart.
"Ugh, um, not kissing anymore?"
After a good while, sensing that Gao Hai had no intention of continuing to kiss her, Chika carefully opened her eyes and asked in a whisper.
"Do you hope I continue to kiss you?"
Gao Hai held Chika, looked down at her, and asked.
"How can you ask a girl a question like that... Ah Hai, this is already bullying. I made a huge resolve to stay behind, you know..."
The girl, with no trace of her lively demeanor left, spoke limply. Under that coquettish tone, she didn't even have the courage to look at Gao Hai again. She simply closed her eyes once more, her body slightly tense, assuming a posture of letting him pick whatever he wanted.
Something was wrong.
Gao Hai could detect that the state of the girl in his arms right now was faintly off.
But he remained silent about it, merely leaning in close to Chika's small face again and gently kissing her lips.
This time, he could feel the girl's somewhat stiff response.
Her movements were clumsy, completely unable to let go, entirely just trying to interact by mimicking Gao Hai's movements.
So Gao Hai simply became more dominant, completely capturing Chika's lips, suppressing her entirely with a deep kiss that bordered on suffocating. Then, holding Chika just like that, he walked forward a few steps. After reaching the bedside, he followed the momentum and fell directly, pressing Chika's petite body underneath him.
He could feel her body tremble violently in that instant.
Slowly, Gao Hai released Chika's lips, and the girl immediately began to gasp for air.
Following that, he lowered his head and kissed the side of her face.
He could feel her body tense up.
But Gao Hai ignored it and kissed her neck again.
The girl remained completely motionless, lying stiffly on the bed like a corpse.
Next, Gao Hai reached out and undid the buttons on her clothes, pulling them open slightly to reveal her smooth shoulders.
And the girl still made no movement, merely lying there completely immobile like a puppet.
So Gao Hai finally couldn't help but stop. He looked up at her face, looking at that small face of Chika's which was already streaming with tears yet remained tightly closed-eyed and unmoved.
"Since you aren't willing, why force yourself like this? I feel very uncomfortable seeing you show this kind of appearance, you know."
During the kiss just now, Gao Hai had already realized that Chika was actually forcing herself. She was deliberately forcing herself to seduce Gao Hai to facilitate all of this.
In terms of acting skills, there were basically no issues from start to finish. It was just that when it came to the real, physical contact, this girl still involuntarily revealed her true thoughts. And through the sensory Blessing obtained from Shirakawa Apartments, Gao Hai could naturally and clearly perceive the sense of disgust in Chika's emotions that she could no longer hide.
However, Gao Hai wasn't quite clear about this girl's objective at the start, so he played along with her. It wasn't until just now, when he finally figured out what Chika was thinking, that he stopped.
"Eh? I-I wasn't forcing or anything... Ugh, if Ah Hai wants it, um, I have no problem..."
Chika, who hadn't expected Gao Hai to stop, opened her eyes in some surprise. Then she realized she had already started crying and hurriedly reached out to wipe away the tears. But she couldn't hide the sobbing in her voice, causing Gao Hai's brow to furrow even deeper.
"Alright, get up and put your clothes on properly. I admit I am a lustful person, but I'm not so low as to do this kind of bullying thing. Sit up, calm down, and tell me what exactly is going on."
Sighing, Gao Hai sat down beside Chika, adjusting his trousers and sitting posture in passing, then continued speaking without changing his expression.
"...Ah Hai, you actually really stopped? Even though Kaguya-san and Little Maki both said you were a lustful demon who would take advantage of girls whenever you caught the chance."
Now Chika was truly shocked. She put on the clothes that had been pulled to her shoulders properly, sat up, and looked at Gao Hai as if she were knowing him for the first time.
"That kind of statement is really quite rude. Of course, I admit I am very lustful. Whether big or small, as long as they are beautiful, cute, and don't cause trouble, I like all beautiful girls and want to be intimate with them. But no matter what, I am still a person with normal morals. With your attitude being so obviously reluctant, I'm not an idiot; how could I possibly ignore that and force my way through in this situation?"
Gao Hai sighed deeply again, gazing at her as he continued to speak.
"...Eh, w-was I that obvious?"
Chika, shrinking her body back, couldn't help but lower her head, reaching out again to wipe the teardrops from the corners of her eyes.
She was indeed forcing herself.
Throughout the entire day—during the three-person date phase with Gao Hai and Maki, when reminding Gao Hai to comfort Maki and leaving alone, when lying to Kaguya that she had something to say to get her to cover for her, when coming alone to Gao Hai's door to wait for his return, and finally during this time alone with him inside the house—Chika had been forcing herself all along.
She had always been a very clear-headed person. Although she was usually carefree and loved to have fun, after experiencing the bloody and cruel death adventure of the [Sacrificial Game], she knew she needed to bind herself to the team Gao Hai was in. She knew she needed to maintain this team well.
Therefore, she first stimulated Maki, then deliberately retreated, making it even harder for the other girl to let go of her feelings for Gao Hai. Meanwhile, she proactively offered herself up tonight, prepared to be eaten clean by Gao Hai, so that her weight in this man's heart would reach the heaviest point.
After that, she had many more plans to adjust the team. In short, it was to establish an adventure team centered on Gao Hai to ensure everyone's safety. And to realize this idea, the progress tonight was very necessary.
She knew Gao Hai was a person with both desire and the ability to act. If she were slightly more proactive, he probably wouldn't refuse. And once the conditions of this step were completed, there would be many things she could do, and regulating the stability of the team would become easier. This matter could only be done by her, because whether it was Kaguya-san or Little Maki, both were very passive in relationships; relying only on them would make it difficult to handle the relationship dynamics with Gao Hai.
Of course, this wasn't self-sacrifice or anything. Gao Hai's help to her in Red Nut Gray Hole and their experience of risking life and death together had already made her genuinely like him. Especially during that erased month, after learning from Maki and Kaguya how Gao Hai had endured the torture of boiling water and having his mouth sewn shut to agonizingly lead the team to clear the level, she liked and yearned for this man from the bottom of her heart even more.
So, if it was him, she could accept it.
It's no problem, he will definitely accept me. After all, Ah Hai is really a very lustful person. Even when helping me wrap the bandages to bind my chest, he was completely enduring it with difficulty. So as long as I'm willing to be proactive, he definitely won't refuse me.
Chika Fujiwara had prepared her resolve.
She would not retreat; this was a decision she made herself.
However, deep in her heart, within the heart of the girl who still belonged to a peaceful society and hadn't completely vanished, there were still some feelings of grievance and sadness circulating. She still couldn't thoroughly accept such a thing happening.
After all, she also looked forward to romance, hoped that her other half could belong completely to her, and fantasized about scenes of being together with him. And that scene would definitely not be this current act of forcing herself to deliver herself to his door, utilizing her own body as a tool.
I thought I hid it very well, but Ah Hai actually saw through it.
Fujiwara Chika, having lowered her head, couldn't help but feel somewhat dejected.
"I won't do anything like abandoning you, or abandoning Maki or Shinomiya."
Then, she heard the words Gao Hai spoke seriously.
"Eh, I didn't mean it like that..."
Chika raised her head in some panic, wanting to refute, but Gao Hai reached out and held down her head.
"Don't treat me like an idiot like Maki. You fellow, you really are worthy of being a descendant of politicians; your calculations are loud enough to hear. But honestly, don't underestimate me too much. Who do you think I am? Did I go through so much painful torture just to survive? What I want is for all the people around me to live well, to get through every mission well. I won't give up on anyone, and I don't need anyone to stabilize the team through self-sacrifice. To me, the three of you are my most important partners; I won't leave any one of you behind."
Gao Hai spoke with incomparable solemnity.
"That kind of statement is simply like a Harem King. And sure enough, Kaguya-san is also among Ah Hai's hunting targets, isn't she?"
The next second, Chika's faint retort choked Gao Hai so much he suddenly didn't know what to say.
"Well regarding this... at least for now, I still want to deal with the relationship with you and Maki first. As for future matters, leave them to the future me to handle."
After hesitating for a moment, Gao Hai decided it was better not to speak too definitively in front of Chika. After all, there was already the lesson from Maki.
"In terms of statements, that is quite unqualified. If you took that to a press conference, you'd definitely be demoted the next day. Although Ah Hai is usually very smart, when it comes to dealing with emotional problems, you really are an idiot as expected."
While continuing to roast him, Chika reached out her hand and gently pressed it over the hand Gao Hai had placed on top of her head.
Ah Hai's hand was very big.
Very rough, and slightly lower in temperature than her own hand—it felt a bit cool to the touch.
The emotions of fear and pain in her heart just now seemed to have completely dissipated by now, leaving only a brimming sense of peace.
Perhaps there were actually still many things she didn't understand about this person.
Clang clang clang clang clang clang— Calabash Brothers~
Amidst the sonorous and forceful singing, Gao Hai's mobile phone alarm rang.
"Eh, is someone calling Ah Hai?"
Startled, Chika watched Gao Hai take out his phone and swipe it, asking with some curiosity.
"No, it's just an alarm. It's the 10:00 PM alarm. Usually, I go to wash up at this time. This alarm is to remind me not to get too absorbed in playing games."
Gao Hai scratched his head and explained.
"Oh oh, so that's how it is..."
Seeming to understand but not quite, Chika nodded gently, subconsciously reaching out to grab her own clothes and exhaling softly.
Then, she raised her head with a slightly flushed face, her gaze looking unblinkingly at Gao Hai.
"Um, does Ah Hai have any extra clothes at home?"
She asked in a whisper.
"I came in a bit of a hurry today, so, I didn't bring pajamas..."
When saying the last sentence, Chika lowered her head once again, her small face becoming rosy once more due to shyness.
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