6 Main Heroines Who Absolutely Want to Monopolize Me - Volume 1 Chapter 8.2

Revelation on the Beach 2

“Isn’t Sakiho-chan too advantageous?”

But, despite any resistance, Ria threw the question. Well, one would think so.

“If you say that, then I want Shinichi’s kiss from earlier returned, right? Can I wipe your cheek?”

“Ugh, Sakiho-chan’s eyes are serious, Shinichi-kun…”

Even if you tell me…

“But, is there any meaning in doing this in Guam?”

Kanda still had a puzzled expression. As if implying that having an additional date would be troublesome.

“It’s an impromptu game, so please bear with us. Also, for the additional date, it will be on a chartered submarine, unique to Guam.”

“A submarine! I’ve always wanted to ride one! Fantastic!”

“Now, everyone, please submit your answers.”

Jujoo-san handed out five sheets of paper.

Among the questions, she alone stared at us without saying a word, with a serious expression.

Five minutes later.

Jujoo-san looked at the answer sheets for everyone, marking them with circles.

“Now that all the answers are in… There is someone who got all the questions correct.”

“Huh? Who could it be?”

“See, I told you it’s unfair…”

With a confident expression, Sakiho puffed up her chest, and Ria frowned.

“That person is…”

However, the name Jujoo-san announced was not Sakiho’s.

“It is Hirakawa Maon-sama.”

“Is this a joke…!?”

Sakiho widened her eyes.

“Wait a minute!? I’m absolutely sure I got all the questions right, didn’t I? ‘My favorite color is’ black, ‘my favorite number is’ 1, ‘my favorite alphabet is’ A, and ‘my favorite animal is’ a lion, right?”

“No, the ‘correct answers this time’ are: favorite color is white, favorite number is 3, favorite alphabet is S, and favorite animal is a giraffe.”

“Huh… Shinichi, what’s going on!? When did it change!?”

“Well, it hasn’t changed…”

“What does that mean?”

While Osaki frowned, Maon bit her lower lip.

“It’s clear now. The person behind the mysterious notes placed on the living room table at Sky Tower is…”

“I thought it was too obvious for a trap…”

I looked directly at the ‘culprit’ and slowly revealed.

“The ‘mastermind behind the mysterious notes’ is Maon, right?”

“Yes.”

“And the person mentioned in the mysterious notes as ‘someone cheating’ is probably everyone here.”

“Shinichi, what do you mean?”

As Osaki frowned, Maon, biting her lower lip, remained silent.

“With this, it’s clear. Maon is involved in the construction of the internal network. In other words, it was easy for her to see exchanges on the internal network. Even the internal phone call exchanges. So, Maon knew the destinations and contents of the first two group dates. She conveyed that to everyone, saying, ‘It’s a secret from others.’ The condition of the deal was probably… ‘Cooperate with Maon once.'”

“Eh, so everyone knew…!?”

Looking at Ria, who returned a shocked expression after the revelation, Maon nodded.

“Suprise… Shinichi-kun, how did you figure it out?”

“Well, it’s simple. In the Disney Triple Date, all three of you were too well-prepared.”

“Ah…”

“Ugh…”

“Ahaha, that’s true.”

The three celebrities raised their voices.

“Firstly, Yuu. You brought chopstick lottery sticks, right? Three sticks, carefully made. And that, you tampered with them to ensure you would be the first, right? Making sticks with ‘2, 2, 3’ or ‘2, 3, 3,’ having the other two draw first, and saying, ‘The remaining number is 1, so I’m the first.'”

“I absolutely wanted to win! It was a thorough strategy!”

Yu proudly declared. I wondered if this was her idea of a cool way of life. However, it seemed unnecessary to worry about that. If she was satisfied, that was fine.

“And Kanda prepared a tracksuit, and Ria prepared a place that only Ria knows.”

“Got caught, huh? Haha.”

“Yeah, thought I did well…”

Both of them admitted it.

“And then, during the date in Nasu, Maon also told the same details to two people, namely Sakiho and Osaki.”

“Wow, Osaki Sumire knew about it too…”

“And Shinagawa-san knew too…”

“Over here, the preparation is too good. Herb tea, miso, and all that…”

Both of them slumped down.

“And as part of the deal, Sakiho and Osaki were provoked with psychological tactics during the rock-paper-scissors at the supermarket. Something like ‘Maon, I absolutely want to win here. Maon will choose paper,’ was used. Also, with Kanda and Ria, I arranged for them to meet me when I go to the sauna. Maybe everyone thought, ‘Is that really okay?'”

“That’s right.”

Maon nodded, biting her lower lip. Osaki raised her hand beside her and said, “Can I ask something?”

“Even though we had a deal… What was Maon-san’s purpose in doing all this?”

“For the 1on1 date, or to be more specific, for the very last 1on1 date.”

Maon herself answered that question.