Hayasaka Ai: "Proposal rejected! I trust Yukinoshita-san."
Fujiwara Chika: "I trust her too."
Chitanda Eru nodded. "There's no need to look."
Yukinoshita Yukino gave Uchiha Ryo a victorious smile.
Alright, so you're all ganging up on me, is that it.... Uchiha Ryo was helpless. He couldn't just flip her skirt and see for himself, could he?
The next round began, another fierce battle. This time, it was again Hayasaka Ai's strong attack that sent Yukinoshita out once more.
"Sorry, Yukinoshita-san. This time, I'm going to ask a rather difficult question."
Yukinoshita nodded. "Ask away."
Hayasaka Ai's eyes narrowed. "Excuse me, Yukinoshita-san, which male student at school do you have the highest affinity for!"
Fujiwara Chika's eyes lit up. This was it! This was a truly tense and exciting truth.
Yukinoshita Yukino: "....."
Hayasaka Ai giggled. "I'm just curious. Does the school's 'unattainable flower' have someone she's interested in? And you can't lie. If you lie, the rest of us will verify it ourselves."
Uchiha Ryo looked over, then used the system to check Yukinoshita Yukino's current status. Of course, he also checked the other three while he was at it.
[Capturable Target's Name: Yukinoshita Yukino]
[Current Yukinoshita Yukino Affinity: 38 (Slightly favorable, mild admiration)]
[Capturable Target's Name: Chitanda Eru]
[Current Chitanda Eru Affinity: 36 (Slightly favorable, considers you a good friend)]
[Capturable Target's Name: Fujiwara Chika]
[Current Fujiwara Chika Affinity: 30 (Considers you a friend)]
[Capturable Target's Name: Hayasaka Ai]
[Current Hayasaka Ai Affinity: 62 (Adoration, strong sense of dependence)]
Besides Hayasaka Ai, the progress is only at thirty percent... It seems it's a bit difficult to advance on all fronts. And since I'm currently at Toyogasaki, I won't have much contact with them for now.
Yukinoshita: "Sorry, I can't answer who I have the highest affinity for at school."
Fujiwara Chika: "Then you're out~ Yukinoshita-san!"
Yukinoshita Yukino nodded, then put down her paddle and looked at Uchiha Ryo, signaling him to come up.
Hayasaka Ai looked at Yukinoshita apologetically, but Yukinoshita just smiled and said nothing.
Yukinoshita felt that it was just a game. It was no one's fault if you lost a game. But Hayasaka Ai's mind was racing....
As a smart woman, she quickly thought of why Yukinoshita had refused to answer this question. There were only three possibilities...
First, she really didn't have any male she was interested in, so she truly couldn't answer.
Second, she didn't trust the people present and didn't plan to reveal the person in her heart.
Third, she was shy and embarrassed. Perhaps that person was present....
Hayasaka Ai hoped it was the first one.... But just as Uchiha Ryo came up, holding the paddle backwards, her expression became more serious.
"Fujiwara-san, for the next round with the same question, let's target Uchiha-kun!"
Fujiwara Chika nodded. "Mhm! Let's go all out against him! Chitanda-san, remember to give us some inside help."
Chitanda Eru smiled but didn't answer.
Uchiha Ryo: "Can you two whisper a little quieter? You're blatantly targeting me and trying to turn my teammate against me!"
The battle begins! Even holding the paddle backwards, Uchiha Ryo was still holding his own against the two.
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As they played, Uchiha Ryo noticed something was off, because Chitanda was just standing there, not moving, and not a single ball was going her way.
Oh, great. So it's one-on-two now! But....
"Your strength is nothing special. I'm using the handle!"
With the verbal taunts, and the fact that their coordination wasn't perfect, Fujiwara Chika made a mistake, sending the ball flying out.
Fujiwara Chika: "Ask away! Ask anything!"
Uchiha Ryo stroked his chin. "Can I ask a question that's not related to you personally?"
Fujiwara Chika pouted. "No! It has to be related to me, or a person or thing I've had definite contact with."
Uchiha Ryo nodded. "Excuse me! What is the fiftieth digit after the decimal point of pi?"
"Ehh!!"
Fujiwara Chika froze.
"W-wait! How is that question related to me?"
Uchiha Ryo smiled and said, "I remember Class A and Class B have the same math teacher, right? When he mentioned pi last time, he probably didn't forget to show off that he knows the first three hundred digits of pi, did he?"
Cold sweat broke out on Fujiwara Chika's forehead. She remembered now. The math teacher had indeed shown off this skill during class and had even recited the first hundred digits for the students.
Damn it.... But I can just check my phone! You foolish Uchiha Ryo, your plan is destined to fail~
Fujiwara Chika reached for her bag.... It wasn't there! Because everyone was playing table tennis, things that could easily fall out of their pockets like phones, keys, and wallets were placed on an empty table to the side.
Just now, Uchiha Ryo was guarding the items. Now, it was Yukinoshita, who was sitting there.
Uchiha Ryo shook his head. "Your next line is, 'Ask Yukinoshita to check it for you,' right?"
Fujiwara Chika: "Yukinoshita-san! Help me check..."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "My phone... it's not here?"
Fujiwara Chika looked at Uchiha Ryo in horror. He then pulled out a bag from under the table tennis table, which contained five phones.
Uchiha Ryo had already thought about what question to ask to effectively eliminate his opponent and had collected the phones in advance.
Fujiwara Chika subconsciously took a step back. "Was this... also part of your calculation! Uchiha-kun!"
"Pi... I... I can't answer!"
Fujiwara Chika gave up thinking.
Although Hayasaka Ai didn't know either, she pushed Fujiwara Chika's shoulder. "Just guess a number from zero to nine. What if you get it right?"
Uchiha Ryo: "Eh, she's already given up. Go stand over there."
Fujiwara Chika walked over to Yukinoshita helplessly. On the other side of the table, Uchiha Ryo smiled and pointed at Hayasaka Ai.
"Fujiwara Chika has been taken care of. Chitanda, you go to the other side. Ha, it doesn't matter to me if it's one-on-two anyway....."
"You're next, Hayasaka Ai!"
Hayasaka Ai: "Damn it... Chitanda, come over. We have to teach this arrogant guy a lesson."
Uchiha Ryo: "Oh? You won't admit defeat? You want to continue fighting me instead of just surrendering?"
"To let you and Fujiwara-san play two-on-one, Chitanda-san was clearly slacking off, just like a student who has finished all the questions with half the exam time left, just standing there doing nothing."
Hayasaka Ai took a deep breath. "We won't give up so easily! You think you can make us all be maids? Impossible!"
Uchiha Ryo: "Ho ho... then let's make this battle a little more intense."