Inside Yukino's living room, Hayasaka Ai looked at her 'love level,' which was leading the group, and couldn't help but feel a little smug.
None of them are a match for me. Not even Lady Kaguya, Yukinoshita-san, or Fujiwara-san. Chi...
Wait! Where's Chitanda!
Hayasaka Ai looked around. Not only was Chitanda Eru gone, but Uchiha Ryo was also missing. What were those two off doing!
Making an excuse to go to the restroom, she then went to Yukino's bedroom.
"Not here... neither of them are here! Damn it, I thought Yukinoshita was the biggest threat, but now it's Chitanda! I have to raise her to four stars..."
Since neither of them was at Yukinoshita's place, there was only one possibility. They were downstairs!
Turning around, she left Yukino's apartment and went directly to the door of Uchiha Ryo's home.
The others were still engrossed in the game. Fujiwara Chika was captivated by the game itself, Yukinoshita, who had the lowest 'love level,' was determined to prove her theory, and Shinomiya Kaguya was also finding the gameplay of a galge interesting.
If she mastered the capture methods in the game, would it be just as easy to deal with Uchiha Ryo?
The three girls, plus Hiratsuka Shizuka, didn't pay any mind to Hayasaka Ai's sudden departure.
A knock knock knock sounded at the door. In the living room, Uchiha Ryo was a bit embarrassed. He didn't know whether to open the door or not.
If I open it, it's easy to be misunderstood. If I don't, the misunderstanding might be even greater!
So.... when Uchiha Ryo opened the door and saw the pouting Hayasaka Ai outside, he just smiled and said.
"Is your game over already?"
Hayasaka Ai didn't answer, but walked straight in. At this moment, she was just like a wife coming home early from work to see if her husband had hidden someone in the house.
"Where is Chitanda-san?"
Uchiha Ryo pointed towards the bedroom. "Already asleep."
Asleep? What did you two do!
Hayasaka Ai rushed into the bedroom in a few steps, and saw Chitanda Eru lying there, covered with Uchiha Ryo's blanket, her face flushed and her breathing even.
Chitanda Eru's eyelids fluttered, and her small mouth opened, slurring her words.
"Uchiha-kun... give me... give me more... the taste is strange, but it's so delicious~"
Hayasaka Ai's whole body trembled slightly. No way... what did Uchiha Ryo give her to eat?
Whew— Calm down. As a professional maid, Hayasaka Ai instantly thought it might be a misunderstanding, so she must be overthinking it. Mhm! First, check the sheets!
Hayasaka Ai lifted the blanket. Seeing that there was no red on Uchiha Ryo's bedsheets as she had imagined, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Uchiha Ryo walked into the room and helplessly took out the box of liqueur chocolates.
"Chitanda just ate some liqueur chocolates and got drunk. I was just about to make some sobering soup."
Hayasaka Ai looked at the chocolates, then at Chitanda Eru on the bed. "So that's what it was. But Chitanda's alcohol tolerance is really bad. She can get drunk from just a few chocolates."
Hayasaka Ai then picked up a chocolate herself.
"Just this little chocolate, and she got drunk after a few? Mmm.... the taste isn't bad."
Uchiha Ryo: "It's probably just that Chitanda has a low tolerance."
Hayasaka Ai rolled her eyes. "You can go upstairs. Leave taking care of Chitanda to me. You, a man, should just go up and stay there."
Uchiha Ryo nodded. "Alright."
Hayasaka Ai continued.
"Since Chitanda is asleep, to prevent you from coming back when you go to sleep tonight, I'll sleep here too!"
Uchiha Ryo: "Of course you can."
Since someone had volunteered to take care of the drunk person, he would just go upstairs and see how those guys were doing with the game.
Carrying the remaining liqueur chocolates, he went upstairs, only to find that they were still playing the galge. Is this game really that fun?
Yukinoshita noticed Uchiha Ryo at the door.
"You're back? Where are Eru-san and Hayasaka-san?"
Uchiha Ryo held up the liqueur chocolates in his hand. "Chitanda ate some liqueur chocolates and got drunk. Hayasaka is taking care of her."
Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Liqueur chocolates? Hand them over. I'll take care of them for you!"
The real drinker took the chocolates from Uchiha Ryo's hand.
"Oh, the chocolate tastes pretty good, but the liqueur... there's barely any alcohol taste. Chitanda got drunk from this? She's too weak."
Uchiha Ryo: "Yes, yes, Hiratsuka-sensei is amazing."
Hiratsuka Shizuka picked up another piece. "Please, I'm super amazing, super brave, okay? There's really not much taste. You guys want to try some?"
Compared to watching this group suddenly addicted to a game, maybe I should just go back downstairs? After all, Chitanda is asleep, and Hayasaka is the only one there....
"I'm going downstairs to check on them."
Hiratsuka Shizuka: "Go on, go on. Don't disturb our game."
Yukinoshita looked up. "Is Eru-san okay?"
Uchiha Ryo waved his hand. "She's just simply drunk. Hayasaka is taking care of her, so it's fine."
Leaving the apartment again and returning to his own living room, there was no sound from the kitchen. Hayasaka should be in the room.
But, why did his body feel warm, and he was feeling drowsy?
He walked into the washroom and looked in the mirror. Uchiha Ryo found that his face had turned red at some point.
"No way, is my alcohol tolerance this bad too?"
Or is it these chocolates...
Uchiha Ryo took out his phone and called Takashi. It was already nine o'clock at night. They shouldn't be asleep yet.
As expected, the call was quickly answered. Takashi asked in confusion what Uchiha Ryo was calling for.
"Help me ask Nyanko-sensei, what exactly was that box of chocolates Enyun brought back last month?"
The other end of the line was quiet for a moment, then Uchiha Ryo heard Nyanko-sensei's voice.
"So it was you! I thought my chocolates were lost! I was just worrying about having nothing to drink. Give them back, quick."
Uchiha Ryo: "They're already eaten.... Where did you even get these chocolates?"
Nyanko-sensei sighed with regret. "Already eaten... Those are Drunken Immortal Chocolates made by us youkai. Although they don't taste much like alcohol, their effect is very obvious~"
"Even a heavy drinker will get dead drunk after eating just five or more."
Uchiha Ryo cursed Enyun in his heart. How dare you take something from a youkai!
"Will there be a problem if humans eat them?"
Nyanko-sensei: "Humans can eat them too. And they'll get a good sleep. The main purpose of Drunken Immortal Chocolates is actually to aid sleep and give people good dreams."
"The only drawback is..."
Uchiha Ryo was a little worried. "Is what?"
Nyanko-sensei: "The drawback is that it's very difficult to wake up someone who has fallen asleep after eating the chocolates. You can only wait for them to wake up naturally."
That's fine then....
Hanging up the phone, Uchiha Ryo gently touched his forehead. His ocular power circulated, and Uchiha Ryo directly erased the reality of his slight intoxication.
"Wait! Then what about them?!"
Walking into the bedroom, as expected, Hayasaka Ai was also lying on the bed, hugging Chitanda in her sleep.
He covered the two girls with a blanket, and Uchiha Ryo ran back upstairs.
In the quiet living room of Yukino's apartment, several young women and Hiratsuka-sensei were lying quietly on the sofa.