"Ara~ It seems he messed up big time!"
Hanging high on a tree branch with a smiling face, Miyazawa Yuu believed he had lived a life of kindness, not only helping his timid friends build courage and overcome fear but also actively bringing awkward relationships together.
In any other club, he would be a club favorite and mediator, someone who should be cherished and loved by everyone!
Unfortunately, the Pab Club's eye for judging people was terrible; they were persecuting him like a medieval witch. It was simply a case of good intentions being met with ingratitude!
"Mhm, are you finished talking? What strange last words…"
Nodding to herself, Kotegawa Chisa smiled gently, her eyes still red from crying, and she brought the torch in her hand closer to the small pile of charcoal stacked beneath the tree, clearly preparing to smoke him!
Yuu's claims of kindness and caring for friends were all nonsense. Did he really think she was touched?
If the test of courage had ended with the white-clad female ghost, she wouldn't have bothered with the bastard.
But the subsequent twin elementary school students were simply too much; she almost passed out from the shock!
What was even more infuriating was that she and Iori ended up hiding in a classroom storage locker, squeezed face-to-face in a terribly awkward situation, and this guy was outside recording it!
Heaven knows what embarrassing, overly grateful things she said when she was hysterical! Such a black history absolutely cannot be allowed to spread...
"That's it, goodbye~ Yuu! Be more careful in your next life!"
"Chotto matte! Nanaka-nee, why are you just watching! Save me! Chisa is serious this time!"
He tried to emotionally reason with her to gloss over the issue, but seeing Chisa seriously preparing to eliminate him, Miyazawa Yuu finally couldn't maintain his composure, struggling to turn the rope and shout for help at Nanaka-nee.
Kotegawa Nanaka responded with a huff. After all, her little boyfriend had gone too far this time; Chisa had cried for a very long time after returning!
However, to avoid being widowed for the rest of her life, she reluctantly hugged Chisa and whispered a compromise: "Chisa-chan~ Let's spare Yuu's life for now and have him make it up to you later, okay?"
"Ugh…"
Her small canine teeth were bared. Although she really wanted to choke Yuu right then and there, since Big Sister had said so, Kotegawa Chisa had no choice but to put down the torch.
Just as Miyazawa Yuu sighed in relief, she picked up a long bamboo pole with a dark expression. This was a tool usually kept in the gymnasium to poke down stuck basketballs.
"Then we'll use this! Death penalty is spared, but punishment is unavoidable!"
"Eh…"
Cold sweat instantly drenched his face. Miyazawa Yuu hadn't expected Chisa to be so relentless. He could only tilt his head and try to gloss over it: "Well, using violence is also wrong, Chisa, that doesn't fit your cool and aloof personality!"
"That personality! It collapsed the moment you bastard scared me into crying!"
"We're back~"
"Oh! Azusa is finally back! The beer is almost gone; all that's left is oolong tea and the Water of Life!"
"What! Why did you drink the hangover cure ahead of time!"
Arriving late, Hamaka Azusa, who had brought the conflicted Kouhei and Aina back to the campsite, arrived much later than Chisa's side.
She unhappily picked out the unmixed vodka from the bottle and took two swigs to clear her throat, letting out a hearty "Gah ha~" like an old man, only to realize her little boyfriend seemed to be missing.
"Eh? Where's Yuu?"
"Yuu, huh…"
Shaking his head with a sorrowful expression, Tokita Shinji, when asked by the victim's family, squeezed out tears of sympathy, like a rabbit mourning its kin, while drinking: "He has ascended to a higher dimension than us."
"Heaven???"
Her eyes wide, Azusa Hamaka almost spat out her drink. She had expected Yuu might be jointly retaliated against by Iori and Chisa, but losing his life was completely unnecessary!
"No! On the tree!"
"Ah~ The Test of Courage…"
Looking at Kotobuki teasing but earnest eyes, Azusa Hamaka instantly relaxed. Truly worthy of being the Pab Club's traditional test of courage; even she, an old member, was startled!
Looking around, she finally spotted Yuu on a tree, his face tilted up at a forty-five-degree angle, not letting the tears fall. She walked over and mischievously stood on her tiptoes, touching his cheek.
"Yuu, you still couldn't escape little Chisa's retribution, could you~"
"The path to justice is often accompanied by misunderstanding and hurt…"
His eyes reflected a transcendental understanding of the world's essence. After the interrogation, Miyazawa Yuu realized one truth: good people will always have guns pointed at them!
He just wouldn't believe that Chisa and Iori's relationship hadn't improved after being in the cramped closet with their noses touching!
He strongly suggested that The Art of Judging People, Social Etiquette, Dark Psychology, and The Secrets of Human Nature be included in the Pab Club's mandatory curriculum!
"Well~ It looks like Yuu doesn't intend to please Big Sister so she can let you down, huh?"
"Wait, Azusa-senpai!"
Stretching out a hand horizontally to block Yuu and Azusa-senpai, Imamura Kouhei swaggered in with the bamboo pole that Chisa had "kindly" provided.
He finally caught him! The chance for revenge was right in front of him, how could he let that bastard Yuu easily escape justice!
He was going to avenge the shame of the konjac butt poke and the multiple layered tricks, along with Aina's tears, all today!
"Yuu, are you ready to die?"
"Heh! Foolish question…"
Completely unfazed, Miyazawa Yuu sneered dismissively at a mere Kouhei and closed his eyes, counter-questioning: "Kouhei, do you know why Chisa came for revenge instead of Iori?"
"Why? Because he's kind?"
Completely missing the danger rapidly approaching, Imamura Kouhei frowned and stared at Yuu for two seconds, instinctively judging that this guy might be bluffing!
Although his legs and arms were weak from the scare, he still held the advantage of time, place, and people against the useless Yuu, whose hands and feet were tied!
In short, it was four limbs against a cripple; the advantage was his!
"Ah ah~ Kouhei is going to have a bad time. Rushing in so eagerly is unwise~"
"Eh? Why?"
She was angry. If her basic code didn't forbid it, Yoshiwara Aina would have wanted to hit Yuu a couple of times to teach him a lesson.
Now, hearing Azusa-senpai say this, she immediately worried for Kouhei. After all, he was her... good friend? She was certainly biased towards him!
"Of course, it's because both Aina and Chisa are good children~"
Touching Aina's head, Azusa Hamaka took a sip of vodka and said with pity: "Do you remember Yuu's stunt at the Campus Festival?"
"I remember, Yuu exploded Azusa-senpai clothes that time…"
Halfway through her sentence, Yoshiwara Aina's mouth formed an "O," and she instantly recalled the scene from the Izu Spring Festival Beauty Pageant.
That time, Yuu apparently burst Azusa-senpai clothes to make the costume change more impactful. Not only that, but he also had the advanced move of a bra flying out making the performance a legendary one!
And the rope used to tie Yuu when Rin-chan visited last time seemed to be a special iron-wired rope, which means...
"Unfortunately, you are completely wrong, Kouhei, it's because that guy doesn't want the situation to reverse again!"
Miyazawa Yuu's eyes snapped open. Locking onto Kouhei, he used his Clothing-Bursting Divine Skill without hesitation, breaking free from the rope and his clothes simultaneously.
A wave of energy instantly swept the scene. Imamura Kouhei couldn't react in time and was hit in the eyes by fragments of clothing. The next second, a feeling of weightlessness came from his limbs...
"Yosh, Four-Limb-Bind complete!"
Finally, stuffing the ball of exploded clothing into Kouhei's mouth, Miyazawa Yuu wiped the sweat from his forehead and shouted triumphantly: "I have resurrected! Who wants to eat barbecue!"
"Big brother is so strong!"
"I do!"
"Wait! Is there something wrong with these kids? Are they really that happy to see someone tied to a tree?"
Watching Yuu, who was surrounded by two children, walk over to the grill to start a fire and barbecue, Yoshiwara Aina loudly complained, wanting to find the children's parents. They shouldn't let their children be corrupted so easily!
However, her gaze swept over the calmly smiling men and women backpackers who were already lining up with plates in hand among the seniors, and she suddenly felt that she was not only unable to integrate into the Pab Club but also lacked knowledge of society.
Could it be that being carefree is the main parenting method now?!
"Ah~ Barbecue, I want to eat too…"
"Why, even Azusa-senpai? Um... can you wait just a moment!"
Before she knew it, Azusa-senpai was already heading towards the barbecue. Looking at Kouhei, who was struggling desperately against the rope on the tree, Yoshiwara Aina chose to both save the former and call out to Azusa-senpai!
"Hmm? What is it, Aina?"
"…"
Taking advantage of Azusa-senpai turning her head, she quickly ran over and freed Kouhei, then, holding her breath, Yoshiwara Aina used the Pab Club's common flash skill for the first time: "Azusa-senpai, please... please give me life guidance!"
"Of course~ You silly Aina~"