I really don't want to have a girlfriend.

It was mainly Yuuki Koichiro's gaze that gave him a creepy feeling that the person he was to be betrothed to wasn't Yukino Yukinoshita, but rather himself...

Isn't this development a bit off?

Maintaining his aloof and stoic demeanor, Yuu Tenkuji silently moved to Yukinoshita's left, separating himself from Koichiro Yuuki's lurking gaze.

Yukinoshita turned her head to the side in surprise, silently asking him what was wrong with her eyes.

Tenkuji Yuu pursed her lips slightly, using her eyes to express the discomfort of constipation.

Yukino raised an eyebrow, smiled knowingly, and turned her gaze back.

—Because I couldn't understand what he was trying to say, I simply pretended not to see it, and that was probably my expression.

Tenkuji Yu sighed silently and followed the six college students into the arcade with a strange sense of unease.

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On holidays, the arcade is like a world where machines and humans coexist harmoniously, with a constant barrage of mixed electronic sounds and noisy human voices.

Perhaps because of the event, the atmosphere, which should have been one of enjoying the game, was subtly filled with a sense of competition and a desire to surpass one another.

"What should we play first? The team competition arcade machines are still available, how about we go over there first?"

"That suits me perfectly! I accidentally lost to Koichiro last time, but I'll definitely get my revenge this time!"

"Come on, Daisuke, you call that an accident? You were clearly just bad."

"Hey, what do you mean?!"

"Hmm, that's a good idea, but there are seven of us, right? That machine can only accommodate four people at most?"

Listen to their discussion.

After tossing the bag full of game coins given to him by Yuuki Koichiro, Tenkuji Yu thought for a moment and decided to complete the task his sister had given him first.

So when they fell silent after Yukinoshita Haruno's comment, saying "Ah, indeed...", he spoke calmly:

"There are some games I want to play first, can I play them by myself?"

Everyone looked at him, as if they were looking at a colleague who had stood up and left the meeting without regard for the atmosphere.

"By the way, Tenkuji-kun wants to participate in the arcade activity, right?" Yukinoshita Haruno clasped her hands together and said with a smile, "Then how about we split into two teams, one team goes to play the four-player game, and the other team watches Tenkuji-kun challenge the record, what do you say?"

She paused, then deliberately asked, "Or should we all play our own games first, and then come back to play games that we can all play together when we're almost done? I'm fine with either of those!"

Her words caused the others to turn their attention to her, some with amusement.

"Yinuo-chan, there's no point in hanging out like this~"

"There are too many of us, so moving around together would be a waste of time, and just standing around watching others play would be quite boring..."

"Let's divide into groups then? Four on one side, three on the other... who will be in which group?"

"Of course I'm with my 'coach'~ In that case, we're still missing one person."

"Ah, then I..."

Amidst the murmurs, Yuuki Koichiro suddenly spoke up:

"Then I'll go with Yang Naisang and the others."

"..."

The air suddenly fell silent, as if they had all sensed something. Their eyes swept back and forth between the two of them, and an ambiguous atmosphere instantly arose.

Koichiro Yuki's expression remained unchanged, showing no intention of explaining, and his smile remained gentle.

Yukinoshita looked at him with some surprise, but then thought that he must have also received instructions from his parents to try his best to get along with her.

Despite feeling bored, she still nodded in welcome, feigning happiness.

As for Tenkuji Yu...

"Oh my god, I really didn't mean to steal your fiancée! Can you please stop staring at me?!"

Goosebumps suddenly erupted all over my body, and I screamed inwardly, my scalp tingling.

With indifferent eyes looking away, feeling the burning gaze directed at him, Tenkuji Yu's eyes twitched slightly, and his fist clenched as if he wanted to punch someone.

The actor, a master of acting, is working hard to contract his muscles and maintain a cool expression, lest his persona crumble instantly.

—Why is it that even though I've already deliberately kept my distance from Yukinoshita Haruno, this guy is still staring at me?

He was saying "Yono-san" but smiling at me so meaningfully. Was he declaring war? Was he afraid I would steal Yukinoshita from him?

Could you be a little more ruthless, a little more sinister, and stop smiling so brightly?

Isn't this how you apply a policy of appeasement?

And over there, Yukinoshita Haruno, I've already created opportunities for you, can't you be more proactive in pursuing him?

Why are you looking so listless? Hurry up and figure out what's going on—your fiancé has his eye on your rented boyfriend!

Why did it turn out like this...?

"……Ugh."

With a helpless sigh, Yuu Tenkuji maintained an indifferent expression and headed towards the shooting game machine with his game tokens.

He needed to vent, and shooting zombies in the head was a good option.

Behind them, Yukino Yukinoshita and Koichiro Yuuki exchanged a glance before following.

"Wait, wait for me! I want to be with Tenkuji-chan too!"

Seeing this, the woman with the headband, who was particularly enthusiastic about him, also made up her mind and chased after him.

Left behind, Daisuke Yamada, the long-haired woman, and the short-haired woman could only look at each other awkwardly and speechlessly.

"...Um, this game can be played by three people too?"

"...Tsk."

"Ugh, this is so boring."

"Hey, what do you mean?!"

Chapter Thirty-Two: Yukinoshita-senpai, why are you just standing by and watching?

After inserting the game coin and weighing the rather heavy electronic game gun in my hand, the game screen in front of me slowly unfolded.

Three people were watching him, but Tenkuji Yu remained relaxed, quickly skipping over the earlier parts of the story until the first zombie appeared.

BIU.

Before the other three could even see clearly, he had already pulled the trigger, killing the zombie instantly with a single bullet.

Then, from the edge of the screen, more zombies dragging their rotting bodies appeared from all angles, swiftly and stylishly approaching Tenkuji Yu.

—Yes, he was playing on the highest difficulty. As long as he didn't headshot the zombies, it wouldn't be long before he saw the screen covered in zombies and the word "death" lit up.

Before Yuuki Koichiro and Yukinoshita Haruno could react, the woman with the hairband couldn't help but cover her mouth and gasp anxiously as the zombies approached:

"Watch out! They're coming!"

"..."

Yuu Tenkuji wanted to laugh, but his acting was so convincing that it was like he had glued his face shut, preventing him from actually smiling.

It's not like we're actually fighting zombies. If we die, we die. We can just insert a coin to revive...

Moreover, as long as the electron gun can keep up with his reaction speed, he won't die.

[I have nineteen bullets, and there are exactly nineteen zombies charging at me. Reloading takes one second, the first zombie hits me in three seconds, the next in half a second... I don't need to consider the reloading time.]

The moment that thought flashed through his mind, his hand had already moved.

The muzzle moved slightly, and the finger pressed the trigger quickly and steadily. After nineteen shots, everything returned to calm.

With the warmth of her expert-level marksmanship still lingering in her hands, Yuu Tenkuji let out a soft breath, glancing at the perfect completion rating displayed on the screen, and couldn't help but chuckle:

"Although it's a moving target, the feel of hitting it is similar to that of a paper target."

Then my eardrums were suddenly pierced by a scream:

"Wow—! Tenkuji-chan is so strong! The strongest, invincible, incredibly resilient! She's practically a god of marksmanship! Awesome~"

The girl with the headband, looking infatuated, rushed over. It seemed she wanted to hug him, but then thought it would be too abrupt, so she swayed his shoulders back and forth instead, deliberately pressing her bouncy breasts against him.

The discomfort rising from the soles of her feet made Yuuki Tenkuji's expression change, and she quickly gave Yukino Yukinoshita a look.

—Under the snow, save me!

Kulibo... no, it's Yukinoshita Haruno who tried hard to suppress her laughter as she walked over and pulled the hairband-wearing girl off him.

"Alright, alright, Headband-chan, don't get so worked up~ If I couldn't even handle something this simple, why would I have asked Tenkuji-kun to be my coach? It's just a game..."

"But, Haruno-chan..." The girl with the headband kept glancing towards Tenkuji Yu, her eyes sparkling, as if she wanted to say something more.

Yukinoshita Haruno looked at her with a smile and tilted her head slightly.

"Ok?"

"...No, it's nothing."

Sensing the pressure emanating from the depths of the other person's eyes, the woman with the headband shrank back, shut her mouth, and stopped speaking.

Even when he secretly glances at Yuuto Tenkuji, he can't help but lick his lips, revealing a beast-like greedy look.

...Tenkuji Yu felt a second chill run down her spine, her lower body went cold, and she had a feeling of wanting to run away.

Are there some kind of problem with the brains of these college students?

Thinking this, he glanced casually at Yuuki Koichiro beside him.

"(laugh)"

"..."

Oh no, the vision is getting even more disgusting.

As if he were very satisfied with his performance, he didn't look at his fiancée, Yukino Yukinoshita, but instead stared at himself with undisguised, unfathomable eyes, the corners of his mouth constantly curving upwards.

...I must ask Yukino Yukinoshita whether she's straight or gay.

The screen had already displayed the second level, and Tenkuji Yu was too lazy to think about what this guy was thinking, so he turned around and continued to kill the zombies that popped out.