Excellent, Don’t Do That Again in the Future

"H-harem?!"

Upon hearing the word, Fumino stared at Ren.

(Harem?)

Ren knew this word; when he studied history, he learned the meaning of it.

(Does Nino mean my harem now?)

After carefully considering the definition of the word harem, Ren's eyes softened as he looked at them.

Do ordinary people have harems?

He wasn't quite sure of the answer to that question.

Anyway, he was an Esper, not an ordinary person.

"Isn't that so?"

Nino agreed, her eyes sweeping over each of them.

Honestly, she thought it was somewhat interesting when Itsuki agreed to be Ren's partner initially, but when others behind them agreed too, she felt something was wrong.

How could someone always agree in this situation?

However, the fact happened right in front of her eyes, and she couldn't believe it.

"It doesn't matter; it's just a table game." Yotsuba glanced at Ren and found that he wasn't reacting, so she whispered, "It's not a real harem."

"It's just a table game; don't worry." Rizu felt nothing. According to her, they were just playing a table game.

"Right, you don't need to worry about it."

Itsuki answered a bit dejectedly. She was very concerned about the word "harem" in Nino's mouth and felt a bit uncomfortable. However, after Yotsuba and Rizu reminded her, she had to restrain her discomfort.

After shifting her body and changing to a more comfortable position, Miku said the same thing, "Reality doesn't matter; the table game doesn't matter."

During the Warring States Period, men were allowed to have three wives and four concubines and maintain a harem. He knew this very well, but in modern times, a harem was clearly impossible.

"This person's luck..."

Seeing Ren sitting there calmly without saying anything, Asumi sighed softly.

In this situation, they were actually helping Ren to speak. Didn't they feel used?

Of course, maybe they thought it was just a table game, and it didn't matter.

"It seems like I can't play this table game again."

Ichika didn't express any opinions about the current relationships, but only brought the topic back to the table game.

"Right, I can't play it again."

Nino nodded. Based on the setting of this table game, the partners had to stay in the same grid, meaning all seven pairs had to stay in the same grid.

If that's the issue, it's impossible to play at all.

"Anyway, let's try it first." Rizu wanted to try, "There might be improvements in the future."

"True, let's keep playing."

Seeing how determined she was, Nino couldn't refuse anymore and agreed with her suggestion.

Then, they continued to play, and in just five rounds, the seven of them reached the finish line together without encountering any setbacks.

"Who won?" Nino asked.

"It's not written in the instructions, so it's a tie."

Ichika read the manual repeatedly for a long time but couldn't find any explanation for this situation.

"Boring table game."

Nino gave a judgment without feeling any enjoyment at all.

At this moment, she suddenly realized a problem and asked, "By the way, why did all of you agree to be partners? It feels a bit strange."

"This..."

Itsuki hesitated for a moment and didn't know how to answer.

"Of course, to win. The influence of partners is so strong; it's impossible to refuse." Rizu answered without hesitation.

"It seems so."

Nino thought about the effects of the partner, and indeed, it was too strong. If you wanted to win, you would definitely agree.

"The strong relationship between a couple might be the reason why this table game wasn't well designed." Fumino placed all the responsibility on the table game.

The table game couldn't speak, so she could be sure it would be blamed.

"That's right."

Some of them agreed with this answer.

...

The next day, in the afternoon.

"Yotsuba-san, what do you want from me?"

Chika came out of the classroom and saw Yotsuba standing in front of the door, asking with a smile.

"The table game is back to you. We're done trying it. Thank you very much."

Yotsuba handed over the table game box and explained.

"Have you finished the trial so quickly? How do you feel? Interesting?"

Taking the table game from her hands, Chika couldn't wait to ask about her feelings.

"It's a bit difficult to say."

Thinking about Ren's harem route yesterday afternoon, Yotsuba averted her gaze to the side out of embarrassment.

"If there's anything you want to say, don't hesitate to say it. I don't mind. Table games are made to be played by people."

Chika didn't mind at all. "Your trial evaluation is very important and will also help us improve."

"If that's the case, then I'll explain."

Seeing her determination, Yotsuba took out her phone and clicked on the memo.

It was a summary she made after asking each one of them after the table game. To prevent herself from forgetting, she specifically noted it in her phone's memo.

"Okay."

After knowing that she actually recorded it, Chika looked forward even more to what comments she would give.

"This is not my personal evaluation; it's the opinion of some of us, so some evaluations might be a bit harsh." Before explaining, Yotsuba stated first.

"Okay." Chika didn't mind this at all.

Taking a deep breath, Yotsuba read, "The manual is too complicated and hard to understand the rules of the game. The effects of various cards take up too much space, but the actual effects are very small, and it's easy to trigger bugs, making the gaming experience very poor."

"No, isn't it the more detailed the manual, the better? Otherwise, you won't be able to understand the rules at all." Chika argued. "By the way, if there's a negative review, then there's no positive review?"

"I don't know if one of them is important." Yotsuba hesitated.

Chika urged, "What's wrong? Say it quickly."

"The table game is very good; just don't do that again."

Under her gaze, Yotsuba made this comment.