Multiverse: You Said Chuunibyou, But You're Playing for Real?

Ten minutes felt too fast in Haru's eyes.

But for the other members of the Light Music Club, it felt like an eternity.

When Haru released Yui Hirasawa, she was completely red all over and silently hid beside Tsumugi Kotobuki without saying a word.

Haru's half-smiling gaze turned to Ritsu Tainaka.

He planned to save the fake-unconscious Mio Akiyama for last, not intending to let any of them off.

"Lord Haru, I have something to report!"

Ritsu Tainaka was startled, then frantically raised her hand and shouted.

Mio Akiyama, who was pretending to be unconscious, immediately had an ominous premonition upon hearing this.

Sure enough, her premonition came true the next moment—

"Mio is faking unconsciousness! She's trying to escape your embrace!"

Ritsu Tainaka unhesitatingly betrayed her childhood friend to avoid her own turn.

She even thought that after Haru heard her suggestion, he would think she performed well, making up for her crimes with merit, and let her off.

Seeing Ritsu Tainaka betray Mio Akiyama, both Tsumugi Kotobuki and Yui Hirasawa looked at Ritsu Tainaka speechlessly.

This girl was really too disloyal.

And Mio Akiyama was so angry she wanted to hit someone.

"Ahhhhh, that Ritsu actually betrayed me!"

Mio Akiyama's mind went blank, and she panicked so much she almost opened her eyes and tried to run away.

But thinking about it, the possibility of escape was slim, and worse, that traitor Ritsu Tainaka would probably help Haru stop her.

Not probably—definitely.

"Wuwuwu, Ritsu, I won't forgive you even as a ghost!"

Mio Akiyama almost cried from anger. She didn't open her eyes, still holding onto a sliver of hope in her heart.

Perhaps Haru wouldn't believe Ritsu Tainaka's words and would spare her for being unconscious.

"Akiyama-san seems to really be unconscious." Haru looked at the steaming Mio Akiyama and said with a light chuckle, deliberately playing along.

Not knowing how fake her act looked, Mio Akiyama was overjoyed upon hearing this.

She thought Haru would let her off.

"Hehe, even if she's really unconscious, it doesn't matter. For Haru-san's sense of smell control training, that shouldn't be a concern, right?" Ritsu Tainaka grinned, being a traitor to the very end.

Yui Hirasawa and Tsumugi Kotobuki were even more speechless. They felt that after Haru left, Mio Akiyama would definitely strangle Ritsu Tainaka.

"That makes sense."

Haru stroked his chin and walked over to Mio Akiyama with a smile.

Hearing Haru's footsteps, Mio Akiyama's mind went blank, and she panicked so much she almost jumped up.

"Can't I still not escape... Ritsu, you bastard." She thought desperately, cursing that disloyal traitor Ritsu.

But at this moment, an unbelievable voice rang out—

"Please... please let me take Mio-san's place."

Hitori Goto's weak voice suddenly spoke up.

For a moment, everyone in the club room looked in amazement at Hitori Goto, whose body was trembling uncontrollably and whose face was frighteningly red.

Yui Hirasawa, Tsumugi Kotobuki, Ritsu Tainaka, and even Haru were all surprised that the extremely timid Hitori Goto would voluntarily step forward to take Mio Akiyama's place.

Of course, Haru wasn't that surprised. He knew Hitori Goto's personality all too well—she never dropped the ball at crucial moments and was someone with a sense of responsibility.

She probably stepped forward because she sensed Mio Akiyama's nervousness and made this suggestion.

Haru couldn't help but glance at Ritsu Tainaka.

Look at Hitori Goto, then look at you—the contrast was simply too stark.

At this moment, both Tsumugi Kotobuki and Yui Hirasawa seemed to have the same thought, also looking at Ritsu Tainaka.

Ritsu Tainaka seemed a bit ashamed too.

She felt tiny as a fly compared to Hitori Goto.

But then she did something no one expected.

"Bocchi-chan, please take my place too! Please!"

Ritsu Tainaka threw herself onto Hitori Goto, looking up with pitiful, watery eyes and a pleading expression.

The humble Ritsu Tainaka left everyone dumbfounded.

"Ritsu, that's going too far." Yui Hirasawa said irritably.

And Tsumugi Kotobuki, looking at Ritsu Tainaka tightly hugging Hitori Goto, had a strange blush appear on her pretty face.

She thought to herself: Girls really are wonderful.

Being pleaded with such desperate eyes, Bocchi-chan didn't feel troubled. Instead, she felt excited that someone actually needed her.

As someone with severe social anxiety, when had she ever been begged with such humble eyes? She almost wanted to agree without thinking.

After all, helping one was helping, helping two was also helping. Moreover, she had been hugged by Haru so many times that she was used to it. Deep down, she even vaguely looked forward to being embraced by Haru, so she didn't hesitate to nod—

"No way!"

At this moment, Mio Akiyama, who had been pretending to sleep, suddenly shouted.

She abruptly sat up, glaring at Ritsu Tainaka through gritted teeth: "Absolutely not!"

Ritsu Tainaka was dumbfounded.

She never imagined that when Bocchi-chan had already offered to take Mio Akiyama's place, and Mio Akiyama just needed to keep pretending a little longer to get through this, she would wake up at this crucial moment.

"Bocchi-chan, thank you. You're truly my best friend."

Mio Akiyama's beautiful eyes were full of gratitude as she thanked Bocchi-chan.

"Best... best... best friend!"

Upon hearing the words "best friend," Hitori Goto's pretty face froze, her beautiful eyes widening.

Then she embarrassedly touched the back of her head and suddenly started giggling foolishly. Her habit of getting carried away when good things happened appeared again.

But Mio Akiyama didn't notice the overjoyed Hitori Goto. Instead, she glared at Ritsu Tainaka through gritted teeth:

"I won't let Bocchi-chan replace me, but you can't let Bocchi-chan replace you either. Everyone must honor their promises!"

"That's right, Ritsu. Everyone honored their promises, so you can't escape either." Seeing this, Yui Hirasawa immediately joined in the teasing.

She had also been hugged by Haru for ten minutes. Why should Ritsu Tainaka be able to escape? It wasn't fair.

Tsumugi Kotobuki didn't mind if Ritsu Tainaka escaped her turn, but she also found joining in the teasing interesting. Her eyes lit up as she nodded: "Everyone's right."

"Wuwuwu, Mio, why are you treating me like this? I'm your best friend!"

Ritsu Tainaka finally understood what it felt like to be betrayed by everyone, letting out a mournful cry.

"You still have the nerve to say such things."

Mio Akiyama was so angry she almost laughed. This girl was shameless to the extreme.

However, after all this commotion, Mio Akiyama was surprised to find that she didn't seem as nervous anymore.

"Alright, alright. Who goes first now?"

At this moment, Haru, who had watched a good show, suddenly spoke up.

Mio Akiyama instantly realized that was an illusion.

She became nervous again, her face turning red.

But remembering how Bocchi-chan had just gathered the courage to offer to replace her, she took a deep breath, looked at Haru with a red face, and said tremblingly:

"Let... let me go first."

Naturally, Haru wasn't going to be polite.

Although the sisterly bond between Mio Akiyama and Bocchi-chan moved him somewhat, being moved was one thing—letting Mio Akiyama off was impossible.

He was just that petty.

Haru wouldn't admit he was just greedy for beautiful girls' bodies.

So in Haru's arms, Mio Akiyama really did faint.

She lay on Haru's body, sleeping for a full ten minutes. When she woke up, she found herself being held princess-style by Haru and placed on the sofa.

With a mournful cry, Mio Akiyama fainted again.

"Your turn."

Haru walked cheerfully toward the trembling Ritsu Tainaka.

Don't let Ritsu Tainaka's thick skin fool you—when she was held in Haru's arms, she was almost as nervous as Mio Akiyama.

Anyway, Haru was having a great time.

These four beautiful girls from the Light Music Club each had their own physical advantages, leaving him with deep impressions.

Finally, the four rounds of "training" ended.

All the Light Music Club members breathed heavy sighs of relief.

They secretly resolved never to provoke Haru again.

"Haru-san, why is your sense of smell so keen?"

Tsumugi Kotobuki handed Haru the brewed black tea, then looked at him embarrassedly: "Can that method really help you learn to control your sense of smell?"

Tsumugi Kotobuki was indeed very curious about Haru's ridiculous sense of smell.

Yui Hirasawa, Ritsu Tainaka, and Mio Akiyama were also curious. After all, such strange things were rare.

They still somewhat doubted whether Haru's method of learning to control his sense of smell was real.

"This might be personal talent."

Haru smiled slightly without saying much.

However, seeing the four from the Light Music Club and Bocchi-chan beside them, his heart suddenly stirred.

Then he changed the subject: "My sense of smell isn't the only thing that's extraordinarily keen. My hearing, vision, touch, and taste—all five of my physical senses far exceed normal people."

"These extraordinary senses often cause me trouble. I frequently have headaches about how to deal with such things. Fortunately, I've learned the method to control my sense of smell from Bocchi-chan."

"All five senses far exceed normal people?! Amazing! It's like a superhero from the movies." Yui Hirasawa said with amazement.

"The world is so vast and full of wonders." Ritsu Tainaka also said in amazement.

"If you've controlled your sense of smell, that means Haru-san's vision, hearing, taste, and touch also need to be controlled, right?"

Tsumugi Kotobuki's eyes lit up as she looked at Haru, leaning forward toward him, almost saying "I'm very curious." "Um, Haru-san, although this is somewhat presumptuous, I want to help Haru-san control your five senses."

Haru was surprised—he hadn't expected someone to voluntarily come forward to help.

With someone offering help, he naturally wouldn't object.

Once he obtained all the five-sense control abilities, his capability in manipulating the five senses would be even more powerful than Aizen's.

Aizen still needed to activate Kyoka Suigetsu to manipulate others' five senses, but he would only need a thought to control others' five senses.

Of course, Haru wouldn't let such a bug-level ability slip by.

He looked at Tsumugi Kotobuki without rushing to agree: "Kotobuki-san, why do you want to help me?"

"Because it seems very interesting."

Tsumugi Kotobuki stared at Haru with a smile.

As expected, Haru found it amusing. Tsumugi Kotobuki was indeed someone interested in strange things.

"I want to help too!"

"Me too."

Hearing Tsumugi Kotobuki's words, both Yui Hirasawa and Ritsu Tainaka became interested and immediately joined in.

"I... can help too."

Bocchi-chan also spoke weakly. In this atmosphere, she couldn't bring herself to refuse.

Besides, she had already participated in helping Haru once before.

Mio Akiyama wanted to speak but hesitated.

Of course, she didn't want to participate in this. If something similar to being embraced by Haru happened again, she was afraid she'd die on the spot.

That's why she didn't dare say she'd help.

"In that case, I'll count on everyone." Haru showed a grateful smile. Since the Light Music girls were volunteering to help, he naturally couldn't refuse.

Moreover, he had already had an idea earlier.

Now he spoke without reservation: "Actually, I had this thought earlier."

"You're all people who play rock music, skilled in the field of music—that is, the auditory domain."

"In manipulating hearing, can everyone give me some suggestions?"

"Manipulating hearing?" Everyone racked their brains thinking.

"I've got it—" Ritsu Tainaka suddenly spoke excitedly.

Everyone's gazes turned to her.

Haru also looked forward to it.

"Since when Haru-kun controls his sense of smell, he chooses to only smell pleasant scents, then when controlling hearing, wouldn't it work to only choose to listen to the most beautiful music?"

Ritsu Tainaka called Haru "Haru" familiarly.

Haru raised an eyebrow. Of course he had thought of this method. He felt the other senses could also use this approach to gain abilities.

However, vague concepts like "beautiful music" couldn't be recognized by the system as suggestions.

"Could you be more specific, Ritsu-san?" Haru said expectantly. "What kind of music is the most beautiful music?"

"The most beautiful music—I know! It's definitely guitar!"

Upon hearing this, Yui Hirasawa immediately jumped in: "I recently saw a guitar player video online called Guitar Hero. The music Guitar Hero plays is, in my opinion, the most beautiful music!"

When Haru heard this, his gaze unconsciously turned to Hitori Goto beside him.

He saw that when Hitori Goto heard the first part, she immediately panicked and became flustered.

But when she heard Yui Hirasawa say that Guitar Hero's music was the most beautiful, she got carried away and started giggling foolishly.

At the same time, a voice rang in Haru's mind:

[Ding, Suggestion: Listen to Guitar Hero play guitar, twenty minutes daily for ten days, Reward: Extraordinary Hearing]

"Guitar Hero? I've seen her videos too! She really plays amazingly well!"

At this moment, hearing Yui Hirasawa mention Guitar Hero, Ritsu Tainaka's conversation immediately opened up, saying with admiration: "Her guitar playing is really too good. I wonder which rock band she joined."

"I've seen it too. My guitar playing is far inferior to hers. That Guitar Hero is indeed very talented."

Mio Akiyama also agreed, showing admiration for that Guitar Hero.

Although Mio Akiyama was a bass player, she also understood guitar and was very clear about how excellent Guitar Hero's level was.

"Really amazing. I could tell from the video that Guitar Hero's hands seem to belong to a girl our age too." Tsumugi Kotobuki also nodded and sighed.

As the four people praised Guitar Hero one after another, Mio Akiyama suddenly noticed Hitori Goto beside them, alone touching her head and giggling foolishly.

As if she had fallen into personal fantasy time.

Her appearance couldn't help but make people suspect her brain had broken.

"Bocchi-chan, are you okay..." Mio Akiyama couldn't help but say worriedly.

Hitori Goto's pretty face froze, and she immediately realized she had gotten too carried away. She quickly waved her hands and answered: "No, I'm fine."

The fact that she was Guitar Hero absolutely couldn't be known by Mio Akiyama and the others, as well as Haru. Otherwise, they would definitely be thoroughly disappointed.

In their minds, Guitar Hero was so amazing.

But she was just a pitiful creature inferior to even seaweed. If they knew the truth, it would definitely destroy the image of Guitar Hero in their hearts.

Thinking of this, Hitori Goto secretly resolved not to reveal even a hint about her identity.

But just then—

"Guitar Hero is right in front of you."

A voice rang out leisurely.

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