311 The Beginning of the War

　　The first fighting game is called Save the Princess.

　　Each side chooses a member of the opposing team to become the princess, to live on the opposing side, while the others become knights.

　　There will be a bomb on the princess's body, and the player must break through the blocking of the opponent's knight within the time limit, release the bomb and save the princess.

　　The way to block and save is very simple, namely playing rock paper scissors, queuing and taking turns guessing. Players who guess who lose will return to the very back of the line, and those who guess who win can approach the princess and touch the bomb.

　　Due to the difference in the numbers of the two parties, the combination of five people will touch the bomb five times, and four people will touch the bomb four times. After the bomb is solved, the princess must enter the enemy line to guess. Only by winning can the princess be brought home.

　　After confirming the rules of the game, the two parties stood in the square and looked at each other from afar.

　　The atmosphere was silent for a while, the momentum formation surrounded the combination of five and four people.

　　On the left side of the square is a team of quintuplets led by Ichika.

　　Nearly identical appearances line up in a visually stunning way, and five pairs of eyes of the same color stare straight at the opposite side, or a person on the opposite side.

　　The combined aura of the five people was hard to underestimate.

　　And the one on the right is Shinichi's team led by Fumino.

　　"Fu-Fumino, why is the momentum on the other side so strong..."

　　 Rizu was pale, her original excited expression had been knocked back to her original form, and she stepped back subconsciously.

　　The probability of victory has fallen from one hundred and one to zero...

　　"This..."

　　Fumino glared at Shinichi next to her.

　　"Maybe they really want to win, or maybe there's something they want here."

　　"I see." Rizu suddenly realized, and nodded, "To think about victory and defeat, this opponent is worthy of respect..."

　　Hearing what Fumino said, the fear in Rizu's heart eased a lot, replaced by a stubbornness that didn't want to lose.

　　"We also cannot show weakness. Do you want to scream before battle, Fumino?"

　　"No, it's just a game, not a war..."

　　Fumino wanted to pinch the waist of the man next to her, but she was locked by the opposite side's huge momentum, but she still made a small movement.

　　Sawako glanced at the threatening quintuplets on the opposite side, and Shinichi in front of her. Guessing something, she sneered disdainfully, and continued to watch the game behind Ritzu.

　　At this time, Shinichi felt pain in his stomach and his legs were shaking.

　　He felt like a sheep being watched by a beast, even standing beside Fumino, he still felt insecure.

　　This is a group game, not Shuraba.

　　"In that case, please appoint a princess from both sides."

　　The referee's voice sounded at the right moment.

　　There was no doubt on the other hand that it had been agreed long ago, five fingers pointing at Shinichi.

　　"He!"

　　Shinichi's face darkened, even though he had expected that he would end up like this, he still felt uncomfortable being accused of being a princess... But the point wasn't that.

　　For some reason, he felt like he was screwed.

　　And their group also designated Yotsuba as the princess-sealing while the person with the best physical fitness could slow down the opponent's queue speed to a certain extent, so they could speed up their approach to the princess.

　　When the two sides exchanged hostages, Yotsuba declared that she would definitely work hard to win.

　　Shinichi couldn't say anything. (I am your opponent, are you provoking me by doing this?)

　　Then he walked over to the fourth of the quintuplets.

　　Despite being tense with the atmosphere, he was also a little embarrassed.

　　After all, last night, Itsuki was massaging and cushioning his knees, Ichika's hug and Miku's holding left a deep impression on him until now, Nino confessed at him right away in the morning, and she still smiles sweetly at him now.

　　Even though Shinichi wouldn't be embarrassed by this, but when he saw them, he still had an amazing feeling... Most of these girls liked him.

　　A mixed feeling of hardship and joy floated through his body. Perhaps, this is what is called a winner in life.

　　Luckily, Fumino was looking at him from behind, Shinichi always felt he was being held by a knife.

　　Shinichi nodded towards the four of them.

　　"Please teach me more, we won't lose— Hey!?"

　　Before he could finish speaking, four slender hands suddenly stretched out, and before he could react, he was pulled closer to the arms of the four girls.

　　Miku held his palms, and Ichika bravely clung to his arms.

　　Nino and Itsuki put their shoulders to one side of his body and stood beside him.

　　Then, Shinichi looked across.

　　This move was better than any scream before battle.

Yotsuba saw her sisters gathered around Shinichi, and looked envious.

　　Then she turned her head and looked at the three people on the opposing side.

　　Sawako watches this seemingly sinister situation with great interest.

　　A cold light flashed across the lens, Rizu's face tensed up, and her expression became extremely serious.

　　Fumino's lips curved slightly, narrowed her eyes and smiled, with the posture of Yamato Nadeshiko.

　　She no longer had the joking mentality and was helpless. Only seeing Shinichi surrounded by four beautiful girls, with an embarrassed expression, there was only one thought left in her heart.

　　It is-

　　"Break them out, Ricchan." Fumino said softly.

　　"Um."

　　Rizu nodded, her eyes instantly became inorganic, she was calculating some kind of complicated formula.

　　Even if it was the two of them, their aura when getting serious was in no way inferior to the four people on the other side.

　　In this tense atmosphere that seemed to condense...

　　"Everyone, get ready—"

　　"Let's start this game!"

　　Shinichi who was pushed aside after being provoked, looked very stiff.

　　He didn't know what expression to make now, he couldn't even smile.

　　It should only be a game at the start.

　　This is not an inexplicable love war!

　　When he thought that from now on, such a war might break out in his surroundings, disrupting his normally quiet daily life, and all kinds of chaotic emotions would follow, making his life full of attachments, and all the beauty of youth would change.

　　Shinichi feels...

　　"...Ah, I really want to go home and study."

　　He looked up at the clear sky.

　　He prayed to be a dove that was carefree and free.

　　Instead of dividing into pieces of cake.