Chapter 100: Chapter 100: Social Death
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"Have you ever read... an 18+ manga?"
Spider Girl extended a spider leg and pointed at Amamiya Natsuki: "This time, you start answering."
The other girls all looked at Amamiya Natsuki.
Amamiya Natsuki's mouth twitched slightly; he suddenly knew what it felt like to be socially dead.
Who hasn't read that stuff? But saying it out in public is a completely different matter from secretly reading it by yourself.
However, he could only tell the truth now...
"I have," Amamiya Natsuki said, looking straight ahead with a nonchalant tone. "As a male high school student who is both physically and psychologically healthy, it's normal to have read such things, isn't it?"
"Correct answer, this is the truth," Spider Girl said with an appreciative tone. "Using a logical fallacy to attribute an individual's behavior to the collective, thereby resolving one's own embarrassment, this player is commendable."
Somewhere in the darkness, applause sounded again.
Hey, hey, isn't this sarcasm?
You're a spider, why do you care what logic others use!
"Then, the second player." Spider Girl's spider leg rotated and pointed at Shinomiya Kaguya. "Please answer."
Shinomiya Kaguya's face was expressionless, her tone quite calm, without hesitation or delay, she quickly gave her answer:
"I haven't read any."
As a well-bred young lady who grew up in a sterile environment, Shinomiya Kaguya had never even read shojo manga, let alone 18+ manga, so the answer was naturally no.
"Congratulations, answer complete."
Spider Girl's tone was enthusiastic.
Hollow applause sounded again in the darkness.
"Then, the third player..." Spider Girl pointed at Rikka. "Please answer."
The girl sitting next to Shinomiya Kaguya was Rikka. This chuunibyou girl, wearing an eye patch and with her ahoge gently swaying, quickly replied:
"I haven't read those evil books that tempt people to fall."
Spider Girl, in order, pointed at Yukinoshita Yukino again: "Please answer."
"..."
Yukinoshita Yukino remained silent, not answering immediately.
Amamiya Natsuki turned his head, looking over curiously.
This girl, who had the same hairstyle as the previous Kaguya and an equally cold demeanor that made her seem unapproachable, was now gently biting her lower lip with her pearly teeth. After hesitating for a few seconds, she said in a low voice:
"I have."
"Eh, eh, eh?" Takanashi Rikka's eyes widened as she looked over. "How could Yukino read that kind of thing?"
Yukinoshita Yukino pursed her beautiful lips, clearly not wanting to answer the question.
"There's one last person," Spider Girl finally looked at Fujiwara Chika. "Please answer."
"Th-that..." Fujiwara Chika stammered, a tempting blush rising on her pretty face. "I've read one."
Good heavens!
I didn't expect someone as seemingly innocent as you to have read such things!
"That was when I was in Middle School," Fujiwara Chika quickly explained.
You started reading that stuff in Middle School? You're super precocious!
"Don't look at me with weird eyes!" Fujiwara Chika couldn't help but shout. "It was once when the school organized an environmental protection activity, and everyone went to the riverside to pick up trash together. I accidentally saw a manga someone had thrown away... It's really like that!"
"I believe you," Amamiya Natsuki nodded. "As long as it doesn't cause trouble for others, it's a personal hobby."
Not to mention that there are even many female teachers in the doujin world, such as the famous Eromanga-sensei. For Fujiwara Chika, this seemingly innocent girl, to read such things is unexpected, but within reason.
"Then, everyone has answered. Now, I will announce the final result." Spider Girl crawled around the spider web once, stretching her voice slightly. "...Someone lied."
"Everyone will be punished."
As her words fell, except for Amamiya Natsuki, the bone chairs of the others began to contract and squeeze inward again.
"Ugh..."
Fujiwara Chika couldn't help but let out a muffled groan. Being a busty person in a Q&A game naturally put her at a disadvantage; she was already feeling chest tightness and discomfort, even some pain.
"Who is lying?"
Fujiwara Chika tilted her head and looked at Rikka and Kaguya.
It's not shameful to not have read it, so there's no need to lie. Therefore, the liar must be between Shinomiya Kaguya and Rikka.
"I didn't lie," Takanashi Rikka said pitifully. "I really haven't read that kind of thing."
Amamiya Natsuki and Shinomiya Kaguya exchanged glances, deep in thought.
"Next, what nationality was the author of 'Journey to the Center of the Earth'?"
Yukinoshita Yukino: "Jules Verne."
"Correct answer."
"Fifth question, and we're back to the full-group answering segment," Spider Girl didn't beat around the bush and was quite direct. "Have you ever gone to school without wearing underwear?"
"Hey, this isn't a quick-answer question; it's practically a public execution!" Amamiya Natsuki couldn't help but exclaim.
"There's nothing that cannot be spoken about," Spider Girl said indifferently. "So... let's start with you again. Please answer."
Amamiya Natsuki: "I haven't."
"Next contestant, please answer."
Shinomiya Kaguya: "No."
Takanashi Rikka: "No."
Yukinoshita Yukino: "No."
Fujiwara Chika: "..."
Finally, it was Fujiwara's turn. The pink-haired girl's pretty face was flushed crimson, and she remained silent.
Amamiya Natsuki looked over in shock.
Reading those books was one thing, but she actually challenged going commando at school?
Just how many other unspeakable things have you done!
"When I was cleaning the swimming pool, I accidentally got wet, so I could only take them off to dry them," Fujiwara Chika shouted with her eyes closed. "...I did, but only that one time!"
"Now, I will announce the final result," Spider Girl drew out her words slightly. "Someone lied."
"Eh?"
"Everyone will be punished."
"..."
The skeletal chair tightened again, and Amamiya Natsuki already felt a slight pain, causing him to frown.
Only one person answered correctly in the quick-answer round, and everyone else was punished. In the full-group questions, everyone was wrong every time. If this continued, Fujiwara Chika would soon be unable to bear it.
Amamiya Natsuki leaned over and looked at the pink-haired girl: "Chika, it's time to use your skill."
"What?" Fujiwara Chika's expression was wronged, and her tone was puzzled. "Turn Spider Girl into Lawless Outlaw? But you can't reach her."
Amamiya Natsuki said, "It's your other skill."
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