Originally, the student council had three members.
Now, there were four.
Kaguya's gaze repeatedly drifted toward Yukino Yukinoshita, who sat not far from Nanashi. Calm and composed, Yukino focused intently on the computer screen, carefully analyzing rows of financial data.
In the short time since her arrival, she had already adapted to the rhythm of the student council, diligently handling the accounting work with impressive efficiency.
And that—made Kaguya deeply uncomfortable.
Yukino Yukinoshita… with her calm demeanor and refined air, she's just like me.
Why did she have to join the student council too?!
Suddenly, Chika's eyes lit up as she leaned forward with excitement. "Yukino-chan! Do you want to play a game with us? It's a new one I found today—The Sims!"
Yukino lifted her eyes, rubbing her brow as if trying to soothe away the stress. She offered a polite, apologetic smile.
"I still have some unfinished work."
"The Sims?" Nanashi perked up, his interest immediately caught.
"That actually sounds fun." He turned to Yukino, his voice soft with encouragement. "Yukino, you should try to balance work and rest. It's okay to take a break now and then."
Chika eagerly nodded in agreement, her enthusiasm bubbling over. "Exactly! It'll be way more fun with you!"
Yukino glanced at the endless wall of data still waiting on her screen… then let out a soft sigh and gave in.
"…Alright."
Across the room, Kaguya sat on the sofa, carefully maintaining her usual elegance as she sipped her tea. But despite her graceful exterior, the hand holding the cup was trembling ever so slightly.
Me… Why didn't anyone invite me?
Am I… am I being replaced by Yukino Yukinoshita?!
The thoughtful Yukino turned to Kaguya and asked gently, "Vice-President Shinomiya, would you like to join us?"
Kaguya's eyes widened in surprise, staring at Yukino as if she'd just seen a divine light.
What a good person. No—a true angel!
In that instant, all the resentment she harbored toward Yukino vanished into thin air.
"Eh? Kaguya-chan probably won't want to play. She's never really been into games like this," Chika commented casually.
"???"
Kaguya's sharp glare shot toward Chika, daggers practically flying from her eyes.
You boob alien! Scourge of the Earth! I do want to play! I want to play games with the president!
From the sidelines, Nanashi observed Kaguya's seething aura with amusement, struggling not to laugh.
He knew her well—cold on the outside, adorably foolish on the inside.
At this point, in Kaguya's mind, Chika had already been sliced into pieces.
It was probably time to step in.
"Kaguya, come on. It'll be more fun with one more person," Nanashi invited casually.
"!!!"
The president thinks I'm fun? Does that mean… he's interested in me?!
Kaguya's imagination took off like a bullet train. But outwardly, she maintained her composed elegance, gently setting down her teacup.
"Well, since the president invited me, I suppose I can give it a try," she said calmly.
The Sims Game.
It resembled a board game with Monopoly-like mechanics: roll the dice, move along a map, draw random events.
Whoever made the most money by the end won.
"I'll go first!" Chika declared with excitement.
She rolled a six and moved her character forward six spaces.
"Event!"
She drew a card from the event deck and read it aloud:
"On the way to school, I slipped on a banana peel and fell. I had to go to the hospital. Treatment cost: 50,000 yen."
Chika winced. "We only start with 500,000 yen and I already lost 50,000?! Wuuu…"
Each player began with a starting capital of 500,000 yen.
Next up was Yukino.
She rolled a three and drew an event card.
As she read the content, her eyes flicked toward Nanashi. For a moment, she hesitated.
"Yukino-chan, what did you draw?" Chika asked curiously. "Don't tell me you fell too?"
Nanashi raised a brow at Yukino's glance. "It's just a game. Say whatever it says."
"…Alright." Yukino held up the card, took a breath, and read with a steady voice:
"I fell in love at first sight with the player on my right. We went on a date to the amusement park. Cost: 5,000 yen."
"The player on the right?" Chika looked around and pointed at Nanashi. "That's you two! Split the cost evenly—2,500 each!"
"Haha! I'm not the only one losing money!" she grinned.
But Kaguya was clearly not amused.
Love at first sight?! With the president?! And a date to the amusement park?!
"My turn!" Kaguya said, snatching the dice.
I want love at first sight too!
She rolled a six.
Drawing her event card, she eagerly read aloud:
"I used my intelligence to spot a business opportunity. I invested 500,000 yen and tripled my money."
"Wow! Kaguya-chan's amazing! She's at 1.5 million now!" Chika cheered.
Kaguya gave her a cold glance. Keep your hands off my president!
Nanashi rolled next—another three.
His event card changed the mood entirely.
"I have close ties with all the players present. We often hang out and spend time together. Expense: 100,000 yen."
Chika screamed dramatically, "President! That's not good! You're playing everyone's heart! And losing 100,000 already?! You're doomed!"
Yukino stared at him, a strange look in her eyes.
He really is juggling all of us.
Kaguya simply smiled, lips curling slightly.
I knew it. The president must be interested in me.
Somehow, the lines between game and reality started to blur.
As the game continued, the events grew increasingly surreal—and strangely specific.
Chika: "I got bitten by a dog and tripped, injuring myself. Medical bills: 100,000 yen?!"
Yukino: "I… confessed to the person I fell in love with at first sight. We're officially a couple now."
Wait. That person was Nanashi… so now we're a couple?
Kaguya: "I used my unique insight to invest in stocks—made ten times my money!"
Nanashi: "I fell in love with Yukino, but I'm also tangled with Chika and Kaguya? Kaguya, give me 1 million yen."
Chika: "I crashed into a luxury car and went bankrupt… and now I'm being kept by Nanashi?!"
Yukino: "I'm marrying Nanashi…"
Kaguya: "I founded a company… my capital multiplied by a hundredfold…"
Nanashi: "My cheating partner, Kaguya, gave me 10 million."
Chika: "I'm gone… I've become Nanashi's pet! I've literally turned into his shape!"
Yukino: "I asked Nanashi to have a child with me…"
Kaguya: "Ababa… Ababa… my funds increased again… Ababa…"
Nanashi: "As my wife Yukino asked to get pregnant, I decisively abandoned my lover Kaguya, and went on to live a happy life with my wife Yukino and my pet, Chika..."
By now, the game had completely derailed.
Yukino stood silently, dazed, but smiling faintly.
There was… a maternal glow on her face?!
Chika was in tears, her very appearance beginning to warp beyond recognition.
And Kaguya—Kaguya was frozen, her mind shattered.
Why am I the only one abandoned?
I'm clearly the richest! Why… why did he choose them and not me?!
Even Nanashi was baffled. He looked at Chika and asked, "Hey, Chika…?"
Chika blinked back to reality. "What is it, Master?"
"…Huh?"
Nanashi wore the expression of a jaded commuter on the subway.
Master? Since when was he her master?
Weren't they just playing a game?
"Husband, is something wrong? Did Chika do something?"
Yukino suddenly leaned in, her voice as gentle as a spring breeze brushing his ear.
Turning to her, Nanashi was met with Yukino's clear, watery eyes—like polished crystal, radiant and serene.
A light blush colored her cheeks. "Husband… do you remember what you promised me?"
"H-Husband? Promise?" Nanashi was completely lost.
"A child, of course…" Yukino whispered shyly, then gently kissed his lips.
Kaguya's head spun.
She snatched the dice and hurriedly rolled, drawing an event card.
"I've decided to give everything to Nanashi—even if it means becoming his concubine."
At last, the outcome she desired. She smiled, satisfied.
Then, with a flushed face and trembling eyes, she lunged forward. "Master! Don't forget about me!"
And right behind her, the ever-unpredictable Chika popped up. "Me too!"
Nanashi: "???"
I'm seriously going to lose it!
One after another? Is this a queue now?
Nanashi won't spoil them that easily!
No one could've predicted that such absurdity would unfold inside the student council room.
Half a day passed.
Not a soul noticed that the four of them had vanished from the school entirely.
Nanashi gently laid the three unconscious girls on the sofa, his brow furrowed. He walked over to inspect The Sims game board.
With the calm of a sage, he replayed everything in his mind.
Yukino had called him husband and wanted a child.
Chika had called him master and practically begged for training.
Kaguya had declared herself his concubine.
And he… had somehow become a three-timing scumbag.
Everything—all of it—matched the progression of the Sims game.
Or was it that the Sims game had actually come to life?
Narrowing his eyes, Nanashi activated the Mystic Eyes of Death Perception.
He looked again at the game board—and saw it: an abnormally thick red death line pulsing across it.
"A phenomenon…?"
This death line was even thicker than the one he'd seen on the enterovirus.
The unnatural aura surrounding the board confirmed it—this wasn't a simple game.
Even he had lost control of himself under its influence.
Without a moment's hesitation, Nanashi drew his Zanpakutō and slashed the death line in one swift motion.
Shing!
A soft voice called out behind him.
"Bright…"
Kanae materialized out of the ether, her face tinged with worry.
She had sensed everything—but hadn't been able to intervene while trapped within his mental realm.
"I'm fine," Nanashi said, exhaling. "The problem was with that cursed life simulation game."
The moment the red death line was severed, a prompt echoed from the Doomsday Chat:
[Ding! Detected elimination of an Uncertain Doomsday Factor: The Sims Game!]
[Reward: 1,000,000 Doomsday Points!]
Nanashi's eyes widened. "Fuck… It was a doomsday factor…"
No wonder it could mess with even me…
"Mm…" Yukino stirred.
She slowly opened her eyes, then instinctively sat up—
"Hhss!" she winced in pain.
Fully awake now, Yukino scanned the room. The student council was in utter disarray.
And she—along with Kaguya and Chika—was lying naked on the sofa, sore all over.
Memories surged back like a tidal wave.
"!??!"
The string of reason… snapped.
What have I… actually done?!
Her entire face flushed crimson.
This can't be real…!
At that moment, Kaguya and Chika also awoke.
They moved just like Yukino—sitting up slowly, eyes blank, thoughts racing, bodies aching.
"Uh…"
Nanashi scratched his nose awkwardly and stepped forward.
The three girls looked up and—upon seeing that thing—their expressions turned to sheer horror.
Not from fear of Nanashi himself…
But from the very weapon that had defeated them.
Panic erupted in the student council room.
Fortunately, Nanashi had control of the space, or things would've turned into a public scandal.
After the chaos settled, they finally managed to get dressed.
Nanashi used his abilities to erase every trace of the event—from the floor to the walls, not even bloodstains remained.
The three girls sat quietly on the sofa, heads down, not daring to make eye contact.
Each of them had regained their memories.
The game was truly over.
And the winner—with the most money—was Kaguya.
But the cost they'd all paid… was far too great.
The madness had lasted most of the day.
The soreness in their bodies and the memory of that overwhelming chaos would not soon fade.
"…Sigh."
Kanae, still hovering nearby, gave Nanashi a helpless, apologetic look before quietly retreating back into his spiritual realm.
This mess… would have to be explained by him.
"What…a mess."
Nanashi sighed again and began explaining the doomsday anomaly and the twisted nature of the Sims game.
The girls listened in silence.
At last, they understood the truth behind their descent into absurdity.