Chapter 137: You Can't (Part 2)
The car sped along the highway, the air conditioning blowing out cool air.
After the initial excitement of discussing their plans for the trip wore off, someone fell asleep in the car with its low, rumbling engine.
Sitting in the front row, Ryo regretted the short nap she had taken at home earlier.
She turned around from the front seat to look.
In the second row, Nijika and Kita had their eyes closed, leaning against their seats, slumped and fast asleep.
Their heads were tilted as they slept.
Earlier, when Nijika saw Kita asleep, she had remarked that Kita must have been too excited last night, even noticing dark circles under her eyes.
Yet now, she herself was sleeping just as soundly.
Hitori in the third row was the same, her whole body tilted, head resting on Ishikawa Hayato's shoulder.
She looked extremely content in her sleep, even letting out occasional soft, laughing murmurs.
Even though she had been uncomfortable earlier, after Hayato patted her shoulder a couple of times in reassurance, she quickly relaxed and fell asleep in no time.
She's just too obedient to Ishikawa Hayato.
As Ryo was thinking this, she felt someone's gaze on her.
Her eyes shifted, meeting those of Ishikawa Hayato in the very back. He smiled happily and waved, as if he had found a fellow insomniac in the car.
Ryo paid him no further mind and turned back around.
Beside her, Ryo's mother noticed her expression, glanced in the rearview mirror, saw Hitori leaning on Ishikawa Hayato's shoulder, observed for a moment longer, then averted her eyes.
...
The car stopped on a secluded path, surrounded by lush green trees.
Amidst the cicadas' chirping, summer was at its peak.
Yet at this moment, Hitori, who had gotten out of the car, no longer held her earlier joy.
"I-I'm sorry... ahhh..."
Looking at her own masterpiece before her, her features contorted in fear.
Trembling, she pulled at her long sleeves as if wanting to step forward and deal with it for Ishikawa Hayato, but she was too flustered to act.
As she panicked, the other girls got out of the car one by one.
They looked happily towards the vast blue sea stretching to the horizon, but soon noticed the minor commotion nearby.
Ishikawa Hayato looked helplessly at Hitori's state, then glanced at the small saliva stain on his shoulder.
Earlier, she had been leaning on his shoulder, her cheek pressed against it, and she had been smiling so happily.
Naturally, this was the result.
He didn't mind at all.
In fact, if Ryo's mother weren't here, he would definitely have said something perverted, eliciting a reaction that would make the girls explode on the spot.
Unfortunately, with an outsider present, it hampered his performance.
He could only console her.
"It's fine. Since we're at the beach, we'll be taking our clothes off anyway."
Before Nijika could even retort, Ishikawa Hayato started taking action.
At that moment, they were on one side of the road.
Next to them stood a luxurious villa situated by the seaside in the countryside.
In the distance, the sea shimmered under the sunlight.
Lush grass grew all around, and a concrete path seemed to stretch all the way to the distant beach.
In this setting, under the gaze of four girls and one adult woman, accompanied by the cries of seagulls.
The boy's actions perfectly followed through with the words he said.
Without hesitation, he began unbuttoning and taking off his clothes.
Although the girls were somewhat accustomed to his 'say it, do it' style, seeing him strip on the spot still left them momentarily stunned.
His movements were too natural, natural to the point where it seemed like nothing was wrong, yet there was something definitely off with what he's doing.
Even Hitori snapped back to a normal expression, her blue-green eyes staring blankly at Ishikawa Hayato's gradually opening collar.
Nijika glanced at the dazed looks on the others' faces, then saw Ryo's mother's stunned expression and quickly snapped back to reality.
She hurried over, grabbed both sides of his collar with her hands to close them.
Tilting her head up and standing on tiptoe, she leaned in so close she was almost against Ishikawa Hayato and whispered urgently.
'Wait a minute! Ryo's mother is right here!"
After saying that, she added loudly for good measure.
"Hayato-kun, behave normally!"
They were all quite used to this level of perversion from Ishikawa Hayato and could accept it silently, but with an outsider present, it was different.
Ishikawa Hayato glanced at Ryo's mother, who was still frozen, and responded quickly in a low voice.
"Oh, so I can only undress for Nijika to see. Got it."
Nijika's eyes widened, a blush spreading across her cheeks.
She lowered her voice and retorted emphatically.
"Don't make me sound like some kind of Pervert!"
After saying that, she noticed she had been close to Ishikawa Hayato for a bit too long.
She quickly buttoned up his second button and retreated rapidly.
But she didn't dare linger, afraid the others might notice something.
She headed straight for the car's trunk, urging them.
"Everyone, get your luggage out."
After Nijika left, Ishikawa Hayato had no choice but to put his clothes back on properly and console Hitori.
"See? So Bocchi, don't worry about it. We'll be taking them off soon anyway."
Hitori seemed not to hear his words, still hanging her head low.
Her hands were clenched anxiously at her chest, her struggling eyes brimming with tears.
"A flea like me has dirtied Hayato's clothes... Th-this means I can only die..."
Before she could finish, Ishikawa Hayato reached out and flicked her forehead with his finger.
As she covered her head, Ishikawa Hayato leaned down and said one sentence to her.
Instantly, Hitori's face turned bright red, steam practically rising from her head.
But she lifted her flushed face, her gaze moist as she looked at Ishikawa Hayato.
He reached out, patted her head, and laughed it off.
Seeing this, Kita didn't go over either.
She looked at Ishikawa Hayato, gave a small 'hmph', and quickly walked over to Nijika, who was retrieving the luggage.
Ryo's Mother watched this scene, a look of concern appearing on her face.
She asked her daughter standing beside her.
"Ryo, is this okay?"
"If things stay as they are, it's fine."
Ryo answered her calmly, then also stepped forward to get her luggage.
Ryo's mother's gaze lingered on Ryo, who appeared calm and indifferent.
...
The five of them picked up their own luggage, along with a large bag of ingredients Ryo's mother had bought that morning, and entered the luxurious villa.
The spacious interior, with its tall floor-to-ceiling windows, gave the villa an excellent sense of openness. The generous, elegantly and expensively furnished layout offered a delightful surprise.
Entering the house, Kita's eyes sparkled as she looked around everywhere.
"So Ryo-senpai's family is this rich!"
From earlier, seeing the entrance to Ryo's house and the clearly very high-end car, she had an inkling.
But after seeing this villa, she confirmed the level of Ryo's family's wealth.
In her heart, the nearly shattered filter she had for Ryo was coated with another protective layer.
"Ryo-senpai, can I take pictures here?"
She took out her phone, ran up to Ryo, and asked with a smile so bright it was hard to see her face clearly.
"Mm..."
Ryo was forced back half a step by her radiance, covering her eyes.
Even Hitori behind her instinctively sought cover, hiding behind Ishikawa Hayato.
Nijika was also seeing the villa for the first time, but she didn't seem surprised at all.
She sighed and said to Kita.
"Kita-chan, let's finish unpacking the luggage first..."
"Yes~~"
Sensing Ryo's reluctance, Kita immediately switched tactics and started helping move the ingredients Ryo's mother had purchased into the refrigerator.
Ishikawa Hayato also stepped up to help, quickly stuffing the large pile of high-end ingredients into the fridge.
Once done, Ryo picked up her own luggage and proactively said to the four of them.
"The rooms are on the second floor."
After saying that, she walked towards the corridor on the other side of the living room.
Along the way, Nijika noticed the villa didn’t seem to have much of a lived-in feel to it, but all the rooms looked very clean.
She asked Ryo the reason, and Ryo answered offhandedly that their family hired someone to clean the villa every month, so cleanliness wasn't a concern.
Bedding and such could be used.
As she replied, Ryo observed the group's reactions, and felt reassured from what she saw.
Kita was still sparklingly looking around everywhere, Hitori was walking with her usual reservedness, and Nijika moved on and started asking about daily necessities, confirming if anything else needed to be bought.
Only Ishikawa Hayato had a grave expression, but she could probably guess what he was thinking.
On the second floor, Ryo led the four to the largest room.
"The four of us will sleep here tonight. The futons are in the storage cabinet next door."
Even though her house had enough rooms for everyone to have their own, she felt that if they did that, they might hear some strange noises at night.
After all, this man didn't hide his desires in the slightest.
Nijika and Kita had no objections.
They happily put down their luggage and started organizing.
Hitori, a bit slower, also walked in.
At that moment, Ishikawa Hayato, who had already figured out how to protest, pretended to be clueless and counted the people in the room.
"Huh~~ Four people? One, two, three, four, five... isn't it five?"
Seeing Ishikawa Hayato's feigned ignorance, Nijika, who was still unpacking, looked up with a disgusted cat-like glare.
She called out to Kita.
"Kita-chan."
"Mm."
Kita put down what she was holding, understanding the cue.
The two walked up in sync, each taking one of Ishikawa Hayato's arms.
Amidst his not-very-forceful crying, wailing, and struggling, they hauled him out of the room.
'Wha-what are you doing? Let me go! I want to stay here! I want to sleep here! I'm a member of the band too! You can't treat me differently!'
At the doorway, amidst Ishikawa Hayato's earth-shaking cries, Nijika turned back to ask Ryo.
"Where's this pervert's room?"
Ryo thought for a moment, then immediately gave up thinking.
She said, "Any of the four rooms down this hallway are fine."
"Then, the farthest one it is!"
Kita's voice carried a cheerful, amused lilt.
Ishikawa Hayato looked at Kita, who had confessed to him just yesterday, in disbelief that she could utter such heartless words.
"Wait!"
His mind raced.
Before the situation deteriorated completely, he hurriedly said.
"If I'm in a different room, will any of you dare go to the bathroom at night!?"
The four girls looked at each other.
Nijika replied to Ishikawa Hayato as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
"Then we'll just go in pairs."
After saying that, she and Kita started dragging Ishikawa Hayato out.
"NOOOOO!"
Amidst his wails, he moved further and further away from the four person room.
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