Chapter 222 Truth or Dare (3)

There was no sign of drunkenness in Sakurai Shio's tone. Sakurai Haruka standing next to her seemed to understand that Sakurai Shio had asked a rather malicious question, and she became nervous along with her.

Although Shimizu knew that Sakurai Shio would definitely ask some tricky questions, he did not expect that she would actually ask Shimizu such a dilemma question in front of Sakurai Haruka.

At first, Shimizu thought that this was probably the same as before, just out of Sakurai Shio's bad taste, but what he didn't expect was that Sakurai Shio's eyes seemed to reveal a rare seriousness.

She shouldn't have forgotten that this is just a game, right?

Shimizu expressed concern about this.

"Junior, you must speak the truth."

Sakurai Shio did not forget to remind.

Honestly speaking, this kind of question is hard to answer no matter who is chosen, because no matter who is chosen, one side will inevitably be dissatisfied.

Just like the classic question that girlfriends often ask - "If your mother and I fell into the water at the same time, who would you save first?"

This kind of life-threatening question does not have a truly "correct" answer from the beginning. No matter which one is chosen, it will cause certain harm to the other party.

If the question is not asked intentionally to make things difficult, it is usually because of insecurity and the desire to confirm one's position in the other person's heart that makes one ask this question.

However, given Sakurai Shio's personality, she might just be doing it for fun.

But in order to satisfy both of them, Qingshui Jian had to say that he liked both of them, or say that he liked neither of them, so that they were on equal terms.

Let’s not talk about the former for now. The latter is obviously a bit against one’s will. The game is called Truth or Dare. If Shimizu says he doesn’t like it, then he is violating the rules of the game.

No matter who they are, Sakurai Haruka or Sakurai Shio, Shimizu Mi doesn't dislike them, so it is naturally impossible for him to give the latter answer.

That means there is only one answer left.

But can Sakurai Shio really accept an answer like the former?

Just when Shimizu was thinking about whether to say this answer out loud -

"Of course you like me more. What kind of question are you asking?"

Sakurai Haruka on the side rolled her eyes at Sakurai Shio and snorted in annoyance.

However, Sakurai Shio did not rush to respond to Sakurai Haruka. Instead, she put down the paper cup in her hand and looked at Shimizu Ken with a faint smile.

"You look distressed, because of me."

It seemed that Sakurai Shio was already very satisfied just by making Shimizu Mi feel distressed.

"If you understand, then don't ask in the first place."

Sakurai Shio ignored Shimizu's sigh and continued to smile: "So, what's your answer, junior?"

"Of course, you have to tell the truth."

Sakurai Shio emphasized again.

Shimizu looked straight into Sakurai Shio's eyes... As expected, she couldn't accept the answer that said she liked both of them and wanted to be fair and try to get away with it.

"It doesn't matter whether the answer is Haruka or me. I just want to hear your true feelings."

Sakurai Shio seemed to say this to let Shimizu Mi feel at ease answering, as she would not be angry about it.

But even so, Qing Shuijian really couldn't answer it.

At this time, Sakurai Haruka couldn't stand it anymore and interrupted:

"I've already told you this isn't a problem at all, sister, why do you keep making it difficult for me?"

Sakurai Haruka didn't understand why Sakurai Shio cared so much about this.

In response to this, Sakurai Shio was stunned for a moment, and then seemed to realize something.

"That's true. A question that already has an answer is not really a question..."

After saying that, Sakurai Shio lowered her head slightly and took a sip of the wine, but it had almost no taste.

Shimizu looked at the lost expression on Sakurai Shio's face, which he had almost never seen before, and felt a mixture of emotions.

The same was true for Sakurai Haruka. She also looked confused and wondered if there was something wrong with what she had just said.

Shimizu Mi wanted to take advantage of the alcohol and took a big sip. Sakurai Shio also raised his glass and drank even more than him.

"I don't hate you, senpai."

Hearing this, Sakurai Shio raised her head instantly and looked over.

"What about Haruka? Is it the same?"

Of course, Shimizu Mi didn't dislike Sakurai Haruka either, so he nodded truthfully.

However, hearing the expected answer, Sakurai Shio showed a somewhat forced smile on her face: "Junior brother knows that this kind of muddled answer is not what I want."

Sakurai Shio seemed to think that Shimizu Mi said that on purpose to comfort her, so she took another big sip of plum wine.

And Qing Shuijian shook his head slightly: "I am not trying to fool around."

"That is……"

The expression on Sakurai Shio's face froze with tension, and she involuntarily clenched the cup in her hand.

"We are playing truth or dare now. Like I said before, I will follow the rules until the game is over."

After hearing this, Sakurai Shio was stunned for a long time, as if she was ruminating on Shimizu Ken's words.

After about half a minute, the frozen expression on Sakurai Shio's face gradually revealed a smile like melting winter snow.

"Hate it. I was the one who asked this, but it's still so embarrassing... I didn't expect my junior to actually answer honestly. It's even more embarrassing."

Sakurai Shio exaggeratedly covered her blushing cheeks with her hands and swayed her body from side to side.

"Senior, I want this to end quickly, so hurry up."

It must be because of drinking, Sakurai Shio's face is very red, and Sakurai Haruka who is looking at her seems to be infected unconsciously, and her cheeks are slightly red.

Therefore, Shimizu thought it would be better to end it quickly before they got drunk.

"Young man, take your time, the night is long—"

Qingshuijian glanced at the clock and realized that only fifteen minutes had passed from then on.

Time passed surprisingly slowly tonight.

"But I'm so happy!"

Sakurai Shio said this while helping Shimizu Mi pour plum wine into his glass.

The soda for mixing was gone, and the glass was filled with strong, unneutralized pure plum wine.

Not only the taste, but also the aroma is extremely sweet.

"I see, my junior likes me too—hehehehehehehehe."

The next round of the game has begun, but Sakurai Shio seems to still be immersed in the previous round.

"I didn't say anything like that, did I? Well, I'll draw a card - the Queen of Diamonds."

"Junior, you don't want to stir up the atmosphere. Okay, ah - Two of Hearts."

Shimizu looked at the regretful expression of Sakurai Shio, and then saw the Six of Clubs in Sakurai Haruka's hand, and he breathed a sigh of relief from the bottom of his heart.

The best resistance that Shimizu could offer to this game was to win as many times as possible in the remaining seven times. After the tenth time, Shimizu vowed that he would never agree to play this type of game with Sakurai Shio again.

"Okay, then ask it, junior."

“Truth or dare?”

"Truthfully."

"Um……"

By the way, what do I want to ask about Sakurai Shio?

Qingshuijian thought about it for a while and immediately figured it out.

“I’m so nervous…”

Sakurai Shio, who was waiting for Shimizu to ask questions, was probably really nervous. She picked up the paper cup and took a sip only to find that the cup was already empty.

"What was senior like when she was a child?"

"…Eh, is it okay to ask a question like this? I've already made up my mind to tell you my measurements."

"Why do you think I would ask such a question..."

"It's too much!"

Sakurai Shio retorted happily, but of course Shimizu Mi asked this question not because he wanted to hear her recount her warm memories.

What Shimizu Mi wants to know is how Sakurai Shio became the person she is now.

Although he had had some contact with Sakurai Shio in Sakurai Haruka's heart world before and changed some of her thoughts, that was only the world of the heart. What exactly happened in reality that caused Sakurai Shio's change is what Shimizu Mi cares about.

"Actually, I was a restless child when I was little."

"It should be. It's easy to imagine."

This point must also apply to Sakurai Shio now.

"Right? Because in elementary school, girls were taller than boys, right? So after I learned a little Aikido from my father, I often quarreled with the tallest boy in the class and broke things. In today's terms, I should be considered a half-problem child."

Shimizu Mi had indeed heard that girls would develop earlier than boys in elementary school.

But in this way, height may be related to one's personality. If you are short and thin when you are a child, you may become more introverted when you grow up.

"Is this okay?"

There are too many things that happened in childhood to talk about, and Shimizu Mi didn't know which incident had an impact on Sakurai Shio. If he talked about them one by one, it would be endless, so he just took the opportunity to tell the truth and told one past event.

"Okay, keep playing."

It seems that the gods are on the side of the kind-hearted child. In the following games, Sakurai Haruka won five consecutive games. The smug look of Sakurai Shio at the beginning of the game disappeared.

Sakurai Shio, who was abandoned by the gods, started drinking after losing and became unhappy.

During the remaining two times, her face turned red and her lips pouted, and she almost slipped off the sofa to the floor, just like a child having a tantrum.

By the way, four of the next five questions from Sakurai Haruka were directed to Shimizu Mi.

The four questions were basically very common questions like "What is your longest-lasting interest?", but there was one question asked to Sakurai Shio.

"What's the happiest thing so far?"

"Well, I should be Haruka's older sister! Hehe."

After Sakurai Haruka asked the question, Sakurai Shio answered immediately without thinking. The unexpected answer made Sakurai Haruka feel a little embarrassed, but she seemed to be very concerned about the word "should" used by Sakurai Shio.

"Really? Ask some fun questions."

Sakurai Shio shouted with a rolling eye, and then drank another glass of wine.

Maybe she drank a little too much tonight.

Although the alcohol content is not high, you will still get drunk if you drink too much.

Having seen Hoshino Akiko drunk several times, Shimizu felt that it was about time to stop.

Sakurai Shio defeated Sakurai Haruka twice and once, plus he won by chance once and Sakurai Haruka's five consecutive wins, which makes a total of nine times.

There is only one last time left before ten.

Qingshuijian suggested putting it off until later and resting today.

"Hey, don't be such a bummer, keep playing for a while."

"Did I say I had to go to bed before eleven?"

The hands of the clock on the wall showed that it was already eleven o'clock and five minutes had passed.

“So fast—”

Sakurai Shio dragged out meaningless long sounds and looked like she was a little drunk.

"Then let's save the remaining time for next time. Junior, please don't forget it..."

Before Sakurai Shio could finish her words, she suddenly fell down and fell asleep on the table. Fortunately, the plum wine in the overturned cup had been finished.

"Really? He's actually drunk..."

Sakurai Haruka looked at Sakurai Shio's embarrassing appearance in distress.

Although she said things like "what a hassle", you could still feel that she cared about Sakurai Shio.

Whether it's Sakurai Haruka or Sakurai Shio at this moment, this is probably a side of them that they rarely show.

Shimizu stood up and walked over, helping Sakurai Haruka. Together they supported Sakurai Shio and brought her to the bed.

Seeing Sakurai Shio lying on the bed regardless of her posture and making a "big" shape, Shimizu Ken couldn't help but sigh at her big heart. She was so energetic and shouted that she wanted to continue playing just now, but now she was sleeping so soundly that even being thrown onto the bed like this didn't wake her up.

Looking at Sakurai Shio's sleeping face, Shimizu Mishin thought about whether to doodle on her delicate face, but after thinking it over he decided not to.

To be honest, what should I do if I really meet someone with ulterior motives in this situation? Although Qingshui Jian is not such a person.

"Don't worry, I won't get drunk like my sister."

That being said, when Sakurai Haruka stood up, she felt a little light-headed, and was a little drunk.

"Go to bed early."

Shimizu felt that the dizziness in her brain was getting worse, so she decided to rest early, so she urged Sakurai Haruka to go to bed quickly.

Even if Sakurai Shio slept in a "spread-over" position, there was still enough space on the hotel's big bed to accommodate Sakurai Haruka, but Shimizu Mi's sofa was really not enough to accommodate two people.

Sakurai Haruka probably understood this, so even though she wanted to sleep with Shimizu Mi, she didn't act too willful and obediently went to bed and lay down with her back to Sakurai Shio.

After Sakurai Haruka lay down, Shimizu turned off the crystal chandeliers in the corridor and above his head, then lay down on the sofa, waiting for sleep to take him away.

During this time, Shimizu Mi heard the subtle sound of Sakurai Haruka tossing and turning in bed from time to time, but she was probably tired today, and after a while she stopped making any noises and must have fallen asleep.

The only sound in the room was the slight vibration of the air conditioner, and outside the hotel on the top floor of the 25th floor, there was no sound of running vehicles.

The night was eerily quiet.

In such an environment, Shimizu Miya soon fell into a deep sleep.

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(End of this chapter)