Once the drinks and the snacks were served on the table, Nanako displayed something from her pockets— a universal game that they'd be playing for the entire night.
Satoshi and the others were genuinely surprised they knew about the game. Even though they resided in different dimensions and had entirely different upbringings, they were all aware of the game which Nanako offered to play.
"Ousama game," Nanako called out. "This is just a simple game, the king gets to order the other players... or so that's the basics of it." She explained, assuming that the trio didn't know the game since they came from a different dimension.
"You don't have to state out the obvious. We know how to play the game." Jonathan grinned, rubbing his hands as he expectantly waited for the game to start. It was clear that he was the most excited out of everyone else who was eager to play the game as well.
"Shouldn't we start with something like... spin the bottle?" Yun Zhe asked. Although he knew that it'd be impossible for them to play spin the bottle since they have mastery over their strength (making it possible for them to manipulate the game), he just had to ask since he never experienced something like that before.
He lost his parents at a young age, and his adopted grandfather taught him everything he needed to exceed. During those times, he never felt the need for friends, nor did he get to experience the life of a student going to school and spending time with peers.
Long story short, Yun Zhe grew up as a recluse, and it was only recently that he got to spend time with people her age.
For a short moment, the group looked at him as if he just said something weird. Then after that, they continued on with the conversation. "All right, let's start!"
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Two hours later,
Just like any other normal game of Ousama game, the player who's got all the sticks should wait for everyone to get one before he could tell which one he got. There was no use scrambling the sticks together since it won't matter anyway.
Besides, the sticks that Nanako pulled out were specialized sticks. She was well aware that everyone in the group had heightened senses, and that's why the sticks were all identical to each other, except for their symbols.
The sticks were made out of an alloy, a recipe that is exclusive to Himuro and Nanako's dimension. There were instances in other dimensions where this special metal was called vibranium, but in their dimension, it was called something else.
There were a lot of mental gymnastics transpiring as everyone chose their sticks. Jonathan scrunched his brows before he finally picked a stick. Nanatsu and Himuro just grabbed a stick to their liking.
Previously, Satoshi was the king, that's why he got the last pick this round. Then again, he had been king for the past round as well, and it seemed like a pure coincidence that he was a king this time around.
Once everyone had picked their sticks, a smile flashed on Satoshi's face as he repeated the catchphrase of the game. "Who's the king now?" He asked.
Satoshi wasn't the least bit surprised when he noticed that he was king the third time around. At this point, the others were having suspicions about whether Satoshi was cheating or not. Nevertheless, it was basically impossible for him to cheat since he was the one who got the last pick.
"All right, number one and five will slap each other, number two will do a handstand, and three and four would form a chair with their arms and I'll sit on it." Satoshi continued.
The first one to stand up was Jonathan and Yun Zhe who were number one and five, and they were more than willing to slap each other in the face. In fact, Yun Zhe didn't even give a signal, he just slapped Jonathan before he could even compose himself. Well, Jonathan also slapped him since they were supposed to slap each other.
After that, they slapped each other a second time since they were not satisfied with just one. Then another round came, and they only concluded their slapping contest after receiving and returning ten slaps each.
Surprisingly, Himuro was number two, so he did a handstand on his own, and Nanako and Mitsuka had no choice but to construct a chair with their arms. Satoshi thought twice about sitting on top of it though and in the end, he opted not to do it.
"Haah! The king's orders are absolute! You have to sit on it, Satoshi." Himuro rubbed his nose.
"Yeah! The king is not above the law! You were the one who ordered it! Now sit!" Yun Zhe screamed as well.
"Come on, Satoshi! We can take it!" Mitsuka and Nanako simultaneously called out before they smiled. For one, they were Disciples, so carrying Satoshi in their arms was nothing but child's play. They were only voicing out their pretentious desperation just so they could mess with Satoshi.
Left with no choice, Satoshi had no choice but to sit on their arm, and then he bolted upright in a snap of a finger. He didn't want his rear side touching the girl's arms at all. In fact, they barely touched them when he got out of the chair made of their arms.
"Let's continue." Satoshi reddened as he gathered the sticks once again. Since he was king for this round, he had to get the last pick again.
Unbeknownst to them, lights out was already issued a couple of minutes ago, and the Managers were already checking every room. They were too into their Ousama game that they forgot about lights out. And now, a couple of guards in the dorm commenced their nightly duties of checking each room.
It would've been easier if the Managers were to use their sense enhancement to check all the rooms at once, but they didn't bother doing that for fear that they might sense something that they shouldn't see in the first place. That's why they left the individual room check to the guards who were residents of that planet.
A woman who goes by the name of Jane Watts started checking each room one by one. She possessed a master key that could unlock any door in the girls' dorms. Then again, she didn't bother surprising everyone in the room.
Instead, she would slowly walk towards a room and listen in. If there were no noise, she'd assume that they were already sleeping. If there was some noise, she would knock on the door and remind them of lights out.
One by one, she stood in front of the rooms to see if the girls were already asleep. Well, they could hardly be called girls since some Disciples were already adults.
In the process of checking everything out, her ears suddenly perked when she heard noises coming from a room. It was three doors down, but the noise coming out from it was chaotic. She could've sworn she heard the voices of men in there as well.
Not only her ears perked up, but her entire body seemed to bolt upright as she sprinted toward the room in question. Hurriedly, she rummaged through her pockets, grabbed her master key, and unlocked the door.
It didn't even take her a second to push the door open, catching whatever it was on the other side of the door off-guard. While she only sprinted a short distance, she was already out of breath, and she panted as she checked the dorm room.
As expected, the room wasn't neat and orderly. Bags of chips were lying all over the floor, drinks littered their small table, and their beds were a mess. Jane could tell that they were having a fun sleepover, but she was still suspicious about the voices she heard.
Nanako and Mitsuka's beds were on two opposite sides of the room, and they were on the bed, leaving their mess while they tried to act like they weren't doing anything besides preparing to sleep.
With furrowed brows, Jane eyed the two of them while she sniffed the place. There was a faint scent of men in the room... and if her assumptions were right, they were probably hiding nearby.
Her initial thought was to check the balcony. However, the balcony was see-through so there was no way someone would hide over there. Her next suspicion was either the restroom or the closet.
She opted to check the cabinet first since it was nearer than the restroom. All this time, Nanako and Mitsuka remained as quiet as a mouse. There was no hint of alarm on their faces as Jane slowly opened the door to the closet.
Creak~
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"..."
"Well, this is awkward..." Jonathan was the first one to speak as he, Himuro, and Yun Zhe, were caught inside the closet. It was such an obvious hiding spot, which prompted them to conclude that they'd be able to get away with it.
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