NOVEL NEXT Chapter 303
[【Off Collaboration】 It’s been a while since all the second years gathered! It’s a drinking broadcast! Let’s all drink happily together! #IzumiKainoh#SuzuhaKoga#AyakaUtsumi#AkiNekoto#YukariAkabane#StarsFlow]
“Ha….”
Tears welling up, Izumi rushed towards Yukari.
And Suzuha, who barely stopped Izumi, let out a sigh.
– Ha ha ha
– Looks like everyone is having a great time!
– Mei-chan is so cute…
Fortunately, there was nothing much to call a broadcast accident, and fans watching the show were instead filled with praise… but it was natural for Suzuha, who usually plays the role of the one stopping this kind of situation, to be worn out.
“Our Izumi is really drunk~.”
“I’m not drunk….”
“Anyone can see you’re drunk….”
At Ayaka’s suggestion that she was the one drunk, Izumi shook her head in denial, but her red face and slurred speech clearly indicated her state.
To be in such a state after just drinking fruity beer with 3% alcohol content…
Suzuha couldn’t help but wish it were just an act filling her mind.
“I see~. You’re not drunk, right?”
“Yup! Not drunk!”
However, unlike Suzuha, the other three second years were…
Among them, Ayaka was fully enjoying the current situation.
Ayaka liked physical contact, but Izumi usually had an aversion to it.
But now, drunk and not thinking straight, Izumi only found Ayaka’s closeness a little annoying but didn’t fully reject it.
And Ayaka certainly wouldn’t let this golden opportunity slip by.
“Izumi, Izumi.”
“Yeah…?”
“Can you come here for a moment?”
Pointing to her embrace, Ayaka said that.
But even a drunk Izumi could shake her head in refusal at that level of physical contact.
Then Ayaka…
Used the Izutomos.
“Izutomos seem to think that Izumi should lean on Teacher Ayaka~.”
“Eh…? Really…?”
– Of course
– Actually, I’ve been supporting Ayazumi for a long time…
Izumi liked Ayaka, but she had an aversion to physical closeness.
But the Izutomos knew this fact all too well.
And waiting for three years, they were determined to torment Izumi like no other.
“Uuu… But everyone wants it, so I can’t help it.”
Suddenly, a mysterious wave of Ayazumi supporters emerged.
Ultimately, Izumi, against her will, ended up leaning on Ayaka.
“Hehehe…”
Ayaka, having achieved her goal, wore a smug grin.
“Occasionally, I think that I might be more dangerous to Izumi than Tsukasa or Kaede.”
“Yep. Nekoto thinks so too…”
“Definitely seems that way.”
“Eh?! That’s not true, is it? Right, Izumi?”
Ayaka asked Izumi amid the three’s banter, pushing back with all her might.
“What’s…?”
“Does Izumi like Teacher Ayaka?”
“Hey, that wasn’t the topic!”
Caught off guard by Ayaka’s question, Izumi, feeling the alcohol, became honest about her feelings.
“Yep! Love!”
Lifting her face and looking up at Ayaka with a big smile.
“Ugh?!”
Ayaka collapsed.
“…Is she dead?”
Lying back with her eyes closed, Ayaka looked happier than ever.
As Izumi’s arms, which had been enveloping her, disappeared, she promptly returned to her original spot without hesitation.
Liking someone meant liking them, while disliking physical contact meant disliking it.
– Ayasensei is dead!!!
– I think I could die now too…
“Hmm. So… ”
– Ha ha ha
– Save Ayasensei…!
Suzuha quietly adjusted the broadcast screen, slightly altering Ayaka’s opacity as she became semi-transparent, resembling a ghost.
“Ha…”
Nekoto, silently watching that scene, also chose the path of destruction.
“Izumi. Do you… like Nekoto?”
“…Really love!”
“Gasp…!”
Just like that, the ghost on the broadcast doubled.
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An hour quickly passed.
Of course, the drinking party and the alcohol broadcast continued, and Izumi was still drunk.
“This beer… Isn’t it actually 30% alcohol content?”
– Definitely sounds plausible
– If not, it wouldn’t explain Mei-chan’s state
– So you’re saying the fault lies with the beer, not Mei-chan…?
“I’m starting to wonder what will happen to Izumi if I drink more here.”
At Yukari’s words, everyone gulped and widened their eyes.
Suzuha, having chosen fruity beer for Izumi, still had one can left.
Izumi had initially said she would only drink one can, but Ayaka brought another can just in case.
“Aren’t you all curious?”
– Curious!
– I’m most curious about Mei-chan’s reaction tomorrow
That was the devil’s whisper leading everyone to ruin.
But there was no rebuttal to those words.
Even Suzuha, who usually played the role of stopping things in such situations, was somewhat drunk and was more motivated by curiosity than restraint.
“Looks like there’s no opposition….”
With everyone’s tacit agreement, Yukari slowly took out the fruity beer from the bag.
What results would this choice bring?
No one at the table knew.
“Izumi.”
“Yeah….”
“If you’re thirsty, drink this.”
– Are they really going to do this?
– Run, Mei-chan!!!
Pshew!
The sound of fizz escaping filled the air.
And watching the fruity beer in Yukari’s hand, Izumi said,
“Okay…! Thanks, Yukari-chan!”
Smiling innocently, she accepted it.
Izumi didn’t even realize that what she was receiving was fruity beer.
She thought it was just Yukari’s kindness.
“Yukari-chan is so nice!”
“Ugh?!”
That response stirred Yukari’s feelings of guilt.
But thinking about how there was no turning back now, it was impossible for her to take back the fruity beer she had given to Izumi, and the same went for the other three.
“Uuuu….”
In the end, the four could only watch as Izumi gulped down the fruity beer.
“…Is this beer?”
Then Izumi quickly realized she was drinking fruity beer.
Tilting her head in confusion about what kind of situation this was, she looked at Yukari.
Yukari, without making excuses, quietly nodded.
“That’s right.”
“Well… today is a drinking broadcast anyway…”
Then Izumi understood and, having accepted the reasoning, downed all the remaining beer.
“Drank it all!”
“…W-What do you think, Izumi?”
“Hmm? Not feeling anything? This is only 3% alcohol, after all…! Right! People who get drunk on stuff like this must be fools! Hehe…”
– There’s a fool here!
– Does she even realize she’s that fool…?
“Hey! I’m not a fool! Because I’m not drunk!”
“Not much different, though….”
“Does that mean I’ve drunk enough to be drunk already…?”
The four felt a hint of disappointment in that fact as they resumed drinking and chatting.
And then…
“Oh, Suzuha-chan!”
“Yeah?”
“There’s sauce here… on my face!”
Destruction approached Suzuha.
“Oh, thank…”
Expressing gratitude to Izumi, Suzuha took a tissue to wipe off the sauce on her face.
“…Huh?”
Before that, suddenly…
“Ha?”
“Uh?”
“…Hmm?”
Haha…
Izumi, like a puppy, gently licked the sauce off Suzuha’s cheek with her tongue.
Time froze.
Suzuha. Yukari. Nekoto. Ayaka.
None could utter a word at that sight.
-?
– What’s happening?
– Please tell me!
The chatroom also expressed confusion over the inexplicable situation, leaving only Izumi, gleefully chuckling.
“Wh-What are you doing, Izumi?!”
“Aah~. Suzuha-chan is drunk! Her face is so red!”
“T-This, Izumi, you just…!”
“Just drank fruity beer…!”
Then, before the conversation concluded, Izumi collapsed flat.
And from Izumi, who was smiling as if enjoying herself, shallow breaths could be heard.
Already at her limit, Izumi fell asleep, leaving everyone bewildered.
★
Waking up, it was already 10 AM.
…Oh?
When did I fall asleep?
I was drinking yesterday…
This isn’t good.
I don’t remember anything at all.
I was sure I only had one can…
“Hmm…”
Beside me were Nekoto, Yukari, and Ayaka, all peacefully breathing in their sleep.
Then, the tantalizing aroma wafting from the kitchen.
“Yawn…”
I stretched widely and got up, heading toward the kitchen.
There, Suzuha was in the midst of cooking.
“Did you sleep well…?”
“Oh, you’re awake?”
“Yes… but, um, when did I fall asleep yesterday?”
“…Did you forget everything?”
Suzuha looked at me suspiciously, furrowing her brows.
But since I genuinely had no recollection, I nodded quietly.
“Ha…”
Suzuha then sighed and lowered her head.
What on earth happened?
“From today, Izumi is banned from drinking.”
“Eh? Why?”
“It’s banned! It really is! Because of Izumi, I had to…! If you want to drink, do it alone…. No, if you’re going to drink with someone else, make sure to call me! Got it?”
And for some reason, I got a serious scolding from Suzuha.
Why…?
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[【Off Collaboration】Something definitely happened 【Star’s Flow | Kainoh Izumi | Koga Suzuha】]
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[Kainoh Izumi: …What happened before I fell asleep yesterday?]
[Koga Suzuha: Did you watch the clips?]
[Kainoh Izumi: Yes…!]
[Koga Suzuha: I’m not telling you.]
[Kainoh Izumi: That’s so mean…!]
[Koga Suzuha: The mean one is Izumi!]