CHAPTER 412: CHAPTER 408: IT’S BLACK SILK

"I think we should discuss other arrangements for Halloween night."

"Hey~ Shirakawa, being indecisive is not a quality boys should have. Please be more focused, you can’t keep changing your mind all the time."

"Sorry, can’t change that." Shirakawa Sawahei complained with a straight face: "Besides, I didn’t want to go camping from the start."

"Why! What’s wrong with camping?"

"It’s not about good or bad." Shirakawa Sawahei glanced at the little lolita, then at the whimpering creature, thinking to himself that the families of these two girls were not the kind of people you’d want to mess with. If he really took them camping, Tsukimi Yamadori and Hayakawa Sawaba might come back and devour him whole, right?

One man and four women in the wilderness at night... Even if you bring a small tent, whose mom would believe you didn’t do anything?

Maybe they’d think... the small tent was entered one by one?

Realizing this, Shirakawa Sawahei couldn’t help but wipe a bead of cold sweat from his forehead. He silently decided to persuade the whimpering creature and the goof-off girl to change camping to a retreat.

The goof-off girl was more easy-going, but it was different with Tsukimi Sakurazawa. She was the one who proposed the camping idea, so changing her mind would take some effort.

Speaking of which, maybe she suggested camping just because her family owns a lot of land and she wanted to casually use one of her family’s mountains for fun?

An invisible show of wealth is the deadliest.

"Tsukimi?"

"Hmm?"

"Come over here."

Faced with the familiar smile of the old scoundrel, the whimpering creature warily replied, "What... Shirakawa, every time you smile like that, nothing good ever comes of it for me..."

"Cut the nonsense." Shirakawa Sawahei grabbed the girl’s arm, preventing her from seeking help from Miss Tachibana Tomoku. Despite her vigorous struggle, the whimpering creature couldn’t escape the clutches of the old scoundrel and ended up locked in his embrace. He then naturally announced to everyone, "Camping is changed to a retreat. Who’s in favor, who’s against?"

Miss Tachibana Tomoku weakly raised her hand in support.

"I don’t think... uh, uh..."

Before the goof-off girl could finish her sentence, she was also locked around the waist by Shirakawa Sawahei’s free hand. The two girls’ small heads rested against his stomach, with faces of humiliation but helplessness...

Hmm? No, wait, the goof-off girl is secretly laughing! She’s laughing!

"Who’s in favor, who’s against?"

Shirakawa Sawahei looked around again. The Black Hearted Lolita wisely refrained from opposing—though Little Bai had used both hands, who could say what method he’d use to subdue me?

If I got sat on and subdued by Little Bai, I wouldn’t want to live!

In his arms, the two girls’ small heads were still struggling, but much less vigorously. Compared to the goof-off girl’s total lack of acting with her secret laughter, the whimpering creature’s professional quality was clearly much better.

"Then...what about the retreat location??" Tsukimi Sakurazawa asked reluctantly, "Shirakawa, you have to compensate me somehow in this regard..."

"..."

"Then come to my house, it’s quite large anyway."

"Hmm??!"

"What??!"

The goof-off girl and the whimpering creature simultaneously looked up, one with glee, the other with shock.

Whimpering creature: I can claim a room at the Shirakawa house! Element detected!

Goof-off girl: An unexpected competitor has appeared! Element detected!

"I think the retreat suggestion is still a bit lacking in consideration... um... Shirakawa! There are only two spare rooms in our house!"

The cute little Ise Yu frantically signaled Shirakawa Sawahei, implying that some of her R18 figures and doujinshi were still occupying a vacant room. If a few buddies saw them, that would be social suicide!

At the very least, I should wait until I’ve achieved fame as a manga artist before slowly revealing my otaku attributes, right?

"Hmm... There are indeed few empty rooms... Then two people can share a room."

"But there aren’t enough beds!"

Shirakawa Sawahei gave her a peculiar look, "I’ve already bought them."

"Since when!" The cute little Ise Yu looked shocked, "Shirakawa, you secretly bought so many beds for what reason exactly!"

"..."

Good grief, secretly from you? When they were delivered, you were lying on the couch reading manga and didn’t notice at all?

"Huh? Shirakawa... did you buy beds in advance, just waiting for the day to invite us for a retreat!!"

"I didn’t buy them for you. They were for preparing the guest rooms, okay?" Shirakawa Sawahei replied helplessly. "Last time when my aunt came over, the beds were temporary. After that, I went and bought a few sets."

"Well... I guess that’s fine too... Shirakawa? Are the ones you bought still unopened?"

"Why?"

"I want to choose my own quilt and bedding!"

"..."

"But, but in that case, there will still be one person who can’t sleep in a room..."

"Then they can sleep in my bed, and I’ll take the couch for a day," Shirakawa Sawahei casually said. After all, as the host, giving up the bed for guests is the right thing to do.

"Huh???"

"It’s happily decided then."

With Shirakawa Sawahei’s declaration, the four little girls in the Calligraphy Club immediately showed expressions full of intrigue...

Black Hearted Lolita: (clenches fist) I want the room and Little Bai’s bed!

Whimpering creature: (clenches fist) I want the room and Shirakawa’s bed!

Goof-off girl: Clearly, I was here first QAQ~

Little Transparent: Shirakawa’s bed... (blushing...)

For the upcoming Halloween night, the four little girls in the Calligraphy Club made preparations they could...

...

"Pardon the intrusion~"

Shirakawa Sawahei opened the door, and the faces of three cute and charming girls appeared one by one. Shirakawa Sawahei made room for them and said.

"Welcome..."

"Shirakawa... I’ll be using an empty room... I need to change clothes." Holding a big bag, the whimpering creature blinked playfully at Shirakawa, giggling, "I’ll be quick, remember to wait for me."

"Third room on the left upstairs is empty."

"Shirakawa, I need one too!"

"Downstairs, the left washroom."

Black Hearted Lolita: ???

"Just kidding." Shirakawa Sawahei pursed his lips, "Also upstairs... What did you bring?"

"Of course, to decorate the house. Little Koorikin didn’t buy much..." Tsukimi Sakurazawa looked at the Shirakawa family’s Halloween stickers and ghost decorations and couldn’t help but complain, "Shirakawa, what about the pumpkin lanterns? How can Halloween be without pumpkin lanterns!"

"That’s all fine... Are you sure your bags are just decorations?"

Facing Shirakawa Sawahei’s skepticism, Tsukimi Sakurazawa replied with confidence.

"Not entirely! There’s also my witch cosplay outfit!"

"And..."

The girl licked her alluring red lips, lowered her voice with a giggle, and continued, "It’s black silk that you haven’t seen before, Shirakawa~"

"How about it? Should I change directly in the living room?"