Laid-Back Life in Tokyo: I Really Didn't Want to Work Hard

Just as he was about to leave, Kitagawa Sakisa suddenly appeared and grabbed him:

"No way! I object!"

Hanamaru Hanabi stood on the small boat and saw Kitagawa Sakisa holding onto Uesugi Sakura's sleeve.

Uesugi Sakura stood by the shore and said speechlessly, "Young lady, Hanabi and I are a perfect match, why are you objecting?"

But Kitagawa Sakisa put on a stubborn expression and said, "You always monopolize Hanabi-chan's time. Many times when I ask her to hang out, she says she's with you. Let me spend some time with Hanabi-chan this time."

What's going on?

Uesugi Sakura glanced at Hanamaru Hanabi, who was sitting on the swan boat and stroking the swan, then said with a peculiar look:

"You're not possibly in love with Hanabi, are you?"

"Yes, I do like Hanabi-chan." Kitagawa Sakisa said with a straightforward expression.

"That kind of like...?"

"What kind of like?"

"That kind."

"Which kind?"

Uesugi Sakura gave up, "Alright, young lady, have it your way."

Seeing him give in, Kitagawa Sakisa happily sat down on Hanabi's small boat.

Uesugi Sakura sat opposite Kyujuu Rika, and the class president had quite a nice appearance, very refreshing.

"Sakisa wouldn't be in love with Hanabi, right?" he asked.

Kyujuu Rika laughed at his question, "You're not worried, are you? Worried your girlfriend will be taken away."

"To say I'm not worried... that's impossible, but it's not about being taken away. I'm worried Sakisa might turn Hanabi bent."

"Bent?" Kyujuu Rika couldn't understand what Uesugi Sakura meant.

"It means her sexual orientation has changed."

Kyujuu Rika smiled lightly, "Uesugi, do you think Sakisa's sexual orientation might be towards girls?"

"It's entirely possible," Uesugi Sakura realized, "you said it yourself."

"Wasn't it you who said it?"

Kitagawa Sakisa and Hanamaru Hanabi's small boat had reached the middle of the lake in just a short while.

Uesugi Sakura watched the small boat from afar, getting a feeling... that she might take Hanabi away.

Come on, you're a best friend, not a rival in love.

"Uesugi! Hurry up! Let's have a race! See who paddles to the other side first!" Kitagawa Sakisa excitedly waved to the two who hadn't left the shore yet.

Uesugi Sakura heard her.

A race?

Ha, so childish.

...

The swan boat landed ashore.

Uesugi Sakura clapped his hands, looking at Kitagawa Sakisa who was exhausted and gasping for air: "Still a bit slow."

"Ha~ ha~ you're, you're a guy..." Kitagawa Sakisa bent over, hands on knees, clearly having been through an exhausting ordeal.

"As a man, going all out is a sign of respect for women."

"Darn it, when we get to the haunted house later, Uesugi, don't ask for my help!" Kitagawa Sakisa was unconvinced.

"Ask for your help with what?"

"Ask for my protection." Kitagawa Sakisa puffed out her small chest, standing in front of Hanamaru Hanabi with the confidence of a little boyfriend.

Uesugi Sakura laughed again, "Young lady, it seems like you've never been to a haunted house either, right?"

"Who, who says that! Let, let them show themselves!"

"This is supposedly the world's scariest haunted house," Uesugi Sakura continued to frighten her.

"Hm... hm! What's it matter if it's the world's scariest..."

Sweat appeared on Kitagawa Sakisa's forehead, whether from cold or heat was uncertain.

Those words didn't scare her, but they did frighten Hanamaru Hanabi.

She looked at Uesugi Sakura with timid eyes: "Do we really... really have to go..?"

Kitagawa Sakisa embraced her arm, "Hanabi-chan~ rest assured, didn't we decide at the start? We came to Fuji Q to have fun in the haunted house."

"But, but Sakisa-chan is probably scared too..."

"How... how could I be!" Kitagawa Sakisa noticed Uesugi Sakura's gaze on her, intentionally puffed her chest, then hugged Hanamaru Hanabi's arm, reassuring, "Don't worry, Hanabi, I'll protect you."

Uesugi Sakura figured Kitagawa Sakisa probably hadn't seen Hanabi in a while, so she was sticking to her like this.

How did they get to know each other?

Uesugi Sakura thought for a moment.

Ah... right.

Hanamaru Hanabi made lunch for Kitagawa Sakisa when she had no money to eat, and it was so delicious it moved her to tears.

Since then, she enjoyed pulling Hanabi along for anything.

A friendship bought with a meal, surprisingly solid.

Pretty well, with this young lady protecting her, Hanabi is at least safe.

On the flip side, could it be that with both the police and Yakuza... Hanamaru Hanabi has connections?

The four of them headed towards the haunted house.

....

The haunted house is an abandoned hospital.

It's said that this was originally a real hospital, named Ciji General Hospital,

Ciji General Hospital was initially an excellent hospital, not only having skillful doctors but also advanced medical equipment.

Thus, every year, many patients came here for treatment.

However, the hospital director harbored ill intentions. To earn dirty money, he colluded with other doctors, stole patients' organs, and sold them at high prices. Over time, no patients came to Ciji Hospital anymore.

The hospital was filled with vengeful patient ghosts and sinister doctor ghosts.

——————This was the storyline Uesugi Sakura read off the dilapidated wall.

"Sakura, Sakura-kun..."

Hanamaru Hanabi looked at the dark, abandoned hospital in the distance, practically clinging to Uesugi Sakura's side, even tugging at his sleeve with her small hand.

Uesugi Sakura shifted his gaze from the notice, turned back to the somewhat timid girl, and said:

"This is just the outside."

"But... but it's really scary here..."

Hanamaru Hanabi cautiously glanced at the desolate hospital, its walls blackened as if scorched by fire, broken glass stained with dirty rust outside the small rooms.

The foul stench of iron rust occasionally wafted from within.

Hanamaru Hanabi moved closer to him, actively grabbing his hand.

Her hand was warm and soft.

Uesugi Sakura understood why everyone liked bringing their girlfriends here.

"If Hanabi is scared, just follow behind me later, okay?"

"Mm..."

Kitagawa Sakisa seemed frightened by something, pointing at the broken glass above the hospital entrance while waiting in line, "I think I just saw a nurse walk past..."

Uesugi Sakura couldn't help but tease her: "Didn't you say you weren't scared?"

"I, I'm just reminding you! You can ask Rika if you don't believe me."

Kyujuu Rika smiled gracefully, "That's correct."

What else could Uesugi Sakura say?

After buying the tickets, they sat outside for a while.

Uesugi Sakura looked around at the pine forest surrounding the abandoned hospital.

The pine leaves were sparse, appearing old, giving off the feeling of a dense forest.

Honestly, they had walked quite a distance after leaving the amusement park to get here.

Saying it's a dense forest...

This is at the foot of Mount Fuji, in earlier times... this hospital would definitely be deep in the wilderness.

Someone came out of the haunted house... twelve people... their faces were pale... and their steps seemed unsteady...

Is this haunted house really that intense?

Hanamaru Hanabi also saw those people, she didn't have the courage to speak, she just moved slightly toward Uesugi Sakura's side.

The entrance to the haunted house came around for Uesugi Sakura and the others to enter, with the staff dividing the waiting tourists into groups.

Four groups, each with four people.

Uesugi Sakura, as the team leader of the four, received a set of small cards from the staff.

The cards were worn-out, overall yellowed, with a total of sixteen cards.

"What's this?" Kitagawa Sakisa asked curiously.

"A set of cards." Uesugi Sakura handed it to her.

"Everyone, please be quiet, let me explain the rules of the game to you all."

The staff stood directly in front of the sixteen tourists.

"Now, the team leader of each group has sixteen cards, please distribute them to your teammates, with each person getting four cards."

Kitagawa Sakisa counted out four cards from her hand and gave them to Uesugi Sakura: "Here, for you."

Uesugi Sakura accepted them casually and continued listening to the staff's instructions.

"Please note! The staff will draw one card from each of you when encountered. If the sum of the four cards is not a multiple of four, everyone may continue forward. If it is a multiple of four... Allow me to keep it a surprise, there will be a special gift prepared for you. If you meet another group, each of you may exchange one card with any member of the opposite team at will."

A special gift?

Uesugi Sakura glanced at the cards in his hand.

[Little Ghost, 10, J, 3]