Ch 137 – 10 June, Weekend with Eriri and Chika 03

Edited by The Darkest Knight#4796

They arrived at the karaoke place, a three-story multi-tenant building near the entertainment district. It's a karaoke place owned by a large chain. This karaoke place had better facilities and a more diverse food menu. They even have point cards. It was also quite crowded, so the three had only a tiny space left.

Well, if you look at the room they got. The room looked small and a little outdated, but it was enough for three people to sit on the sofa and it felt a little cramped. The room was ready after the waiter had tidied it up. Eriri and Chika immediately sat close together and ordered various food and drinks.

Kouta could not resist talking to them. "We didn’t come here for dinner. Why are you ordering food?"

"I only ordered sweets. So it won't interfere with dinner."

"Absolutely! There's always a place for sweets and snacks."

Despite having played board games for hours, they both replied with a passion that could be described as extraordinary.

"Okay, let's sing while we wait for our order to arrive! I'll start first." Eriri said while making space for Kouta and Chika to sit close together.

Kouta listened to Eriri singing while glancing at Chika, who was looking at the karaoke machine and entering the song she wanted to sing.

"Oh, that's quite an interesting choice."

"Yeah, it's a good song, you know."

"That's true. Ah, what do you think of the board game cafe?"

"Oh, that's quite interesting. I played some interesting games and came up with various ideas for the tabletop game I will make next time."

"Is that so… Good to hear."

Kouta had a small conversation with Chika before Eriri finished, and then it was Chika's turn to sing. In the end, they spent the time together by singing in turns. There was nothing special and strange except the three of them just spending time having fun like teenagers on Sundays.

They ordered refillable drinks but they had to go out to the bar for refills. Kouta saw that his drink had run out and observed that his two friends' drinks were almost gone. As a gentleman, he offered to bring them a drink and went to the drink bar.

When Kouta headed to the bar and grabbed drinks for everyone, he heard a voice that he recognized and was actually really looking forward to. Kouta could hear, "Ah, it's him. We finally found that bastard."

The voice was none other than the former riajuu that Kouta had humiliated in class, which made his classmates avoid him who made his fame fade even more. Kouta became more famous in his class. In addition, Kouta, who made the famous Flippy Bird game at school and showed that he was an intelligent student and good at sports in the past month which made Kouta's fame even better in his class.

Kouta felt that the riajuu really hated him because of this. He didn't even cover up his hatred every day with a sharp glare at Kouta at all times. Hence, when Eriri spoke to him to prepare a time to meet Chika, Kouta immediately made a plan by utilizing the hatred of his classmate.

Kouta knew that he was talking, that he and Eriri would meet on the weekend, and that the person would try to mess up and embarrass him. Something that Kouta thought could help him make an impression on Chika.

There's a cliché in many stories where the gangsters or riajuu try to get revenge in ridiculous ways, including trying to beat up the main character. As it stands right now, it looks like they might be waiting until Kouta leaves the place.

With light and carefree steps, Kouta returned to the karaoke room. Once again, all the plans he had envisioned in his mind went smoothly. Of course, he felt a little guilty because he basically put Chika in danger by getting involved between him and his classmate. However, the bonus points for increasing favorability were impossible for Kouta to give up.

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*Chika Perspective*

Chika saw Kouta, who came into the karaoke room with a more cheerful face than when he went out to get a drink. He gave drinks to Eriri and Chika. Because Eriri was singing, Kouta sat near her. After spending hours with Kouta, Chika was undoubtedly used to this junior.

Kouta was very different from the person Chika had seen in Eriri's video. Unlike the beast she saw in the video, he looked like an ordinary junior. So far, Kouta had always kept his distance and only engaged in humor and conversation without making Chika feel uncomfortable or approaching her too much.

Even Chika could feel that sometimes Kouta was very sorry as he knew that Chika came because of Eriri's invitation. Therefore, he was occasionally cautious when close to her. Caused by the video and also Eriri's suspicious behavior made Chika more vigilant and watched Kouta more than normal.

The thing that caused Chika to be more sensitive than the little things Kouta did, and so far, the things she saw actually gave a positive impression in Chika's eyes. Especially his face, which is arguably more cute than most his age, gives the impression that he is an innocent and harmless child.

Although Chika herself knew how savage Kouta was from the video of him with Eriri, right now, it was probably her overthinking it. Overthinking like this made Chika remember the video she saw and embarrassed her, and her face turned red.

It looked like their fun at karaoke was over, and it was getting late in the afternoon and time for them to go to the ramen place they had planned. Even though Chika had eaten a lot, Chika was still looking forward to going to the ramen shop. However, when they were outside the karaoke place, she sensed unpleasant stares directed at the three of them.

Not far from the karaoke place, Chika could see a few people gathering and staring at them. Their behavior looked suspicious, and from the clothes they were wearing and their expressions, Chika did not get a good impression of those people.

For some reason, they were also grinning and looking forward to something. Chika wondered if it would be a good idea to ask for help or find another way. However, before she could plan to do something, those people approached them from the front and behind them. It seemed they were used to doing this, and it was also planned.

"Oh, oops. Ouch, you nudged me. Look at my clothes getting wet. Looks like you'll have to pay for it." One of the men shamelessly walked up to them, deliberately nudged Chika, and made the can of drink she was holding spill onto her own shirt. They were so organized that Chika was sure they were used to doing things like this.

"Ah, but you're both beautiful girls. How about, in exchange, you just keep us company? Hahaha!"

"Yeah, you'll have more fun playing with us than with a guy like this."

They all spoke as they pleased without letting Chika and the others reply to their words. It was as if they were deliberately not giving Chika a chance to speak at all. It annoyed her, but being surrounded by this many men made her anxious.

At the same time, Chika heard the sound of laughter coming from nearby, and it was none other than Kouta who spoke to them in a tone that scorned them.

"Ahaha, It's funny. I never thought I would hear the things that little punks in manga say in real life. What are you guys doing!? Learning drama!"

Chika was quite surprised to see Kouta acting like that, as he was provoking all those strangers. Of course, the men did not like Kouta's attitude and started focusing on him. In Chika's eyes, Kouta couldn't face men who looked two to three years older than him. Even though Chika disliked Kouta, she didn't want her junior to be beaten and abused by these hooligans.

Chika intended to call the police. However, when she saw Eriri's calm demeanor and Kouta's not afraid and smiling casually. It confused Chika, so she didn't have time to call the police before things got out of control.

To be honest with Chika, who is the daughter of a politician and quite wealthy. Although she watched action movies and the like, she had never seen a live fight like this. She also never thought that someone with a cute face like Kouta could be violent, like a wild animal, just like what he saw in his sex video with Eriri.

Behind Kouta's cute face, he looked wild while fighting with many people at once. Chika herself immediately realized how skillful Kouta was in beating up one person after another who disturbed them. As someone who rarely experiences violence like this, Chika couldn't help but be a little excited when she saw Kouta beating up those annoying people.

Then, basically, even though Chika didn't know what type of boy she liked. She experienced firsthand that a boy her age protected her from thugs like the girls in the manga. She couldn't help but let her heart skip a beat, and her cheeks flushed from the rare experience. She never thought she would see Kouta in a positive light, even if only a little.