Chapter 394 Five together?
"it is good!"
"So, Shiori loses another game!"
Maki Miyazawa quickly confiscated all the "asset cards" and banknotes in Shiori Mine's hands, which meant that Shiori Mine failed again in their Monopoly game.
The petite girl, with a confused look on her face, was obviously unable to accept it. However, when she saw that almost all the shops on the tablecloth were marked with signs related to Miyazawa Maki or Ayano Yui, she had to admit defeat.
Her luck with the dice was really bad. Not long after the game started, she encountered all kinds of unfortunate events, which resulted in her assets failing to double. Although she managed to buy a few pieces of land in the hope of making money, Miyazawa Maki and Ayano Yui were too unlucky, and it was difficult to beat them in this game.
“I lost again.”
After realizing the reality, Mine Shiori could only sigh helplessly.
She looked at Miyazawa Maki, who was clapping with Ayano Yui in a somewhat smug manner, and asked curiously, "And then, we've already lost three games in a row, and you're not going to punish us?"
They had been playing there for a long time, even Miyazawa Mana had gone upstairs to take a shower, but they hadn't started a round of punishment yet.
At the beginning of the game, Miyazawa Maki seriously stated that "losers must abide by the punishment system", which seemed to be very strict. Mine Shiori herself had already prepared herself mentally, but the punishment was nowhere to be found.
This kind of fear, which you know will come but you don't know what will come or when it will come, is the most frightening. Mine Shiori can't wait any longer, not to mention that Miyazawa Mana will come out of the shower in a while, and it's almost time for dinner downstairs.
If Miyazawa Maki doesn't formulate a punishment, there might not be enough time.
"Well, I've already thought about this."
Miyazawa Maki and Ayano Yui looked at each other, then cleared their throats and deliberately dragged out their voices, "But I don't know if Shiori can complete it."
"Yes, yes, it is a serious punishment after all." Ayano Yui chimed in and threatened, "Most people would probably be scared, but it's actually not something that harms the world, and it won't hurt. It's actually quite comfortable!"
".As expected, you guys want to do what happened that day again, right?"
Mine Shiori shrank her neck and said weakly, "Just like what happened between me and Suguha before? But this time it's just the three of us?"
Things have come to this point, even a three-year-old child would know what they are keeping in suspense. Mine Shiori saw that the situation was so familiar that she knew what these two were planning after a quick guess.
But according to what Suguha Ezaki said, isn't today a "rest day" for Haruno Sawayama?
——It is a day when no one can take action and let Sawayama Haruno have a good rest.
With such a punishment, even if the three of them were to go together, the other two would still feel dissatisfied. What would Ezaki Suguha and Miyazawa Mana do?
"As expected of Shiori, she understood it right away!"
Seeing that the other party had already told her plan for the two of them, Ayano Yui's eyes suddenly lit up, and she couldn't wait to say, "Of course there are more than three of us, because it's a special holiday, just like Haruno, it's not easy to split it up, so we have to do it together!"
"Wait, isn't it a bit too rude to just say we're going together?" Miyazawa Maki wrinkled her nose for the first time and corrected, "We should use a more poetic feeling and make tea together around the stove."
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Mine Shiori looked at Miyazawa Maki with an expression that said "I don't understand but I am greatly shocked". How could such words come out of your mouth? God damn, brewing tea around the fire, that's just IMPART!!
No matter how much these two people whitewash their plans, anyone with a discerning eye knows what will happen in the second half. It's impossible for five people to sit on the bed and drink tea and chat all night long, right?!
Not to mention anything else, Mine Shiori thinks she can't do it, not to mention that there are two funny people, Miyazawa Maki and Ayano Yui, here.
She has gradually figured out the personalities of every member of this family. The only relatively mature and reliable ones are Suguha Ezaki and Mana Miyazawa. The remaining two have the most eccentric personalities and are the ones who cause the most trouble.
Obviously, this time "drinking tea around the fire" is their latest purpose. Do they want Sawayama Haruno to straddle the five of them one by one on New Year's Eve? What a vulgar remark.
Mine Shiori's face instantly turned red, and she whispered, "Is it really okay? You haven't told Suguha and Mana yet, right?"
"Just say no later."
Miyazawa Maki waved her hand disapprovingly and said casually: "She is taking a shower now anyway, tell her when she comes out, that guy will definitely not refuse."
Just kidding, Miyazawa Mana's hobby means that she is the one who most wants to see that scene happen, and it's a live experience. There are also four other girls present. It's simply too exciting for Miyazawa Mana.
As the twin sister, Maki was of course certain that the other party would not refuse.
As for Suguha Ezaki, her personality is easier to deal with. After everyone has revealed their true colors to each other, they feel that there is nothing to worry about or be shy about in such matters. Suguha Ezaki herself will only think that it is not a big deal. If you persuade her a little, she will agree.
The one who is really difficult to invite in is Mine Shiori. This is the real reason why she dragged Ayano Yui into playing games for a long time, and finally used something like "punishment" to coerce the other party!
"We are not 'kidnapping' Shiori, it's just a rare family event, it would be a bit unreasonable not to participate, right?"
Ayano Yui blinked and said innocently, "And this is also part of the 'punishment', or does Shiori want to deny it? If that's the case, then there's nothing we can do. After all, it's just a game. It's not like they're going to make you do something you don't want to do."
".Stop talking, I agree."
Mine Shiori covered her face and said in a trembling voice: "But, there is no bed that big, and Haruno's parents are still here, what are you going to do."
"Why worry? Aren't we going back to the hotel later?" Maki Miyazawa added enthusiastically, "I've made preparations in advance. I've rented a single-family villa near the hotel. We'll stay there tonight. The cleaning company has already cleaned it up."
According to tonight's plan, after the family finishes eating soba noodles and dinner, Sawayama Haruno will send the girls back to the hotel to rest.
It was called a send-off, but in fact it was just a few more steps, because the drivers who were actually responsible for the pick-up and drop-off were the ones who drove the business nanny cars before, and Sawayama Haruno also had to take Ayano Yui to the other party's home to visit for a while.
Of course, this time, Sawayama Haruno will not stay overnight at Ayano's house. After he has sat down for a while, he will definitely come back to find other girls.
And Ayano Yui had no intention of staying at home overnight. Such an important IM, such an important "drinking tea around the fire" would not be possible without her. Of course, she had to come back with Sawayama Haruno. As for an excuse, she could just make one up on the spot when the time came.
Such little things are commonplace for Ayano Yui, and she doesn't even need to plan ahead.
"You guys are well prepared."
Hearing Miyazawa Maki proudly reveal the whole plan, Mine Shiori twitched her lips and asked, "Is there anything else I don't know?" "Clothes?"
Miyazawa Maki tilted her head and said uncertainly, "But it was Suguha who told you your size. I don't know if those clothes will fit you."
The clothing aspect is naturally also of utmost importance, but they brought with them an extremely strong team that can purchase any clothing they need as quickly as possible, including some clothes that are not easy to describe.
Miyazawa Maki had given instructions in advance, so even Sawayama Haruno didn't know this part of the content. Now he was still standing downstairs stupidly preparing tonight's food.
"All right."
Seeing that Miyazawa Maki and Ayano Yui had planned to this extent, even if Mine Shiori wanted to say something, she could only agree for now.
Fortunately, the previous time with Esaki Suguha had already prepared her mentally. Besides, everyone else would come this time, and she would feel at a disadvantage if she didn't come. Mine Shiori also didn't want to lag too far behind others in her progress on Sawayama Haruno.
She thought it was time to work hard for herself.
When I joined Kodansha before, wasn't it also to work hard to be close to Sawayama Haruno? And when I took the initiative to attack in Canada before, it was all for the purpose of being able to stay together as lovers now.
If this is the case, as long as the relationship between the two can continue to be closer, I will make bolder attempts.
After making up her mind, Mine Shiori no longer hesitated and quickly agreed to what Miyazawa Maki said. The three of them chatted for a long time about their plans for New Year's Eve. Until Miyazawa Mana came out of the shower, Miyazawa Maki winked at Ayano Yui who was standing beside her.
The latter immediately understood what he meant and stood up and called out to Miyazawa Mana who was about to go downstairs to continue helping.
"Mana, wait."
"Ok?"
Miyazawa Mana paused and looked back at the three people in confusion.
"What's wrong? Don't you still want to play games?"
"We're almost done playing. Can you help me with my hairstyle?" Ayano Yui made up an excuse. "I'm planning to try a different hairstyle, but I haven't figured out how to tie it yet. Mana, you used to have long hair, so you should have more experience, right?"
".Want to try another way of tying it?"
After hearing what Ayano Yui said, Miyazawa Mana hesitated for a moment, and finally agreed to the other party's request.
So things happened so smoothly, and Miyazawa Mana was successfully pulled into the room by Ayano Yui, where she would persuade the other party to join tonight's plan.
Mine Shiori was a little confused about this.
"Maki, since you said that we would have five people together, that means you were prepared to have Mana come from the beginning, right? Why didn't you tell her yourself?"
"Why is this so embarrassing?"
Miyazawa Maki pouted and complained, "I've already had so many bad looks before, it's weird to go over and discuss this with her now. Of course, I'll ask Xiao Wei to tell her."
".But Mana will still guess that it's your intention." Mine Shiori didn't dare to say this.
She felt that the other party was sometimes too arrogant, especially when dealing with sisterly issues.
Obviously, the two of them no longer care about the twins' identities as before, and obviously, Miyazawa Maki now has her own twin daughters, but sometimes she still acts like she is angry with Mana.
I really don't know whether the sisterly relationship between the two can be considered friendly or unfriendly. It's probably somewhere in between, a constant and repetitive entanglement.
Just like the relationship between the five of them and Sawayama Haruno, the red thread between them has long been tightly entangled into a ball, and it is difficult for anyone to pull away.
Mine Shiori didn't think any further, as Ezaki Suguha had already gone upstairs to ask them to go downstairs for dinner.
After two hours of preparation, tonight's chef Haruno Sawayama finally finished cooking. Although soba noodles were relatively simple to make, other dishes were not so easy. He cooked them exactly according to the specifications of the festival in his previous life, the island version of eight dishes and one soup.
Miyazawa Mana and Ayano Yui were delayed for a while upstairs. It was not known whether it was because Ayano Yui took some time to persuade her or because Ayano Yui needed to re-do her hair style. Anyway, when the two of them went downstairs and sat down, the whole family was sitting neatly at the dining table.
Sawayama Haruno's father naturally took the most central seat, and Sawayama Ako just sat opposite him.
There were six people in total, including Sawayama Haruno and five girls, and they sat in groups of three on both sides of the dining table.
Fortunately, this dining table was bought by Ayako Sawayama on a whim more than half a month ago, otherwise, according to the size of the old dining table, it would have been difficult to seat so many people.
However, even though the newly bought dining table was already very large, it still seemed inexplicably crowded after being filled with various dishes and people. Miyazawa Maki even half leaned in Sawayama Haruno's arms. It was not known whether she did it on purpose, wanting to act coquettishly and let Sawayama Haruno feed her later.
Although it was a bit crowded, it felt more like the New Year. A comedy variety show had just finished airing on TV, and it was the TV station's turn to broadcast a nighttime weather report. The host also offered New Year's greetings at the beginning of the show.
Such noise naturally fell into the ears of Zeshan Haruno. His eyes moved slightly and he looked at his old father who had been silent for a long time after sitting down.
The other party still didn't say anything, but just looked over in the same way.
Really. Zeshan Haruno suddenly felt helpless. It was obviously you who was sitting in the main seat. Is it really okay for you to ask me to come at this time?
After hesitating for a moment, Sawayama Haruno did not utter the ritualistic words that all Japanese people must say before a meal, but instead raised the glass of orange juice beside him.
"Then let's drink to the New Year."
"Cheers to the New Year~"
The girls raised their orange juice glasses and at the same time followed Sawayama Haruno's movements, holding each other's glasses in the air.
The glass reflected some dazzling arcs under the light, which made people squint their eyes slightly. It was a good day.
(End of this chapter)
