CONFESSIONS OF A PUNISHMENT GAME

Most of my classmates left for Karaoke, leaving the three girls behind. Their voices echoed throughout the empty classroom.

"Yes, Nanami lost. And therefore, you have to accept the punishment as according to the rules."

"Batsu game! Bastu game! Hooray, I'm glad it wasn't me."

"Eh, me?"

At the top of the class hierarchy were the winners in life, the sun's aura, the cute and beautiful gals; three girls were in the empty classroom playing card games after school.

They didn't seem to be betting any sort of money; rather, they appeared to be playing around with some kind of punishment game.

Contrary to their flashy appearances, I was pretty impressed by how wholesome they were.

I…Misumai Youshin was a classmate of theirs who just so happened to chance upon this scene.

I had never interacted, nor have I ever conversed with them before in my entire life.

I didn't come back here to the classroom to eavesdrop on them.

It just so happened that I forgot something, so I came back to get it and happened to run into the three of them.

However, I've always been hiding in the background of others ever since the start of school, so I doubt those three would notice me.

Being a gloomy guy always hiding in the shadows despite having the word 'sun' in my name, I totally failed to live up to my name.

Not like I cared, though.

As I continued to lean in on their conversation, I found out that they skipped Karaoke just to play some card games, with some weird punishment games included, which honestly surprised me.

I mean, if that was the case, couldn't they just use the karaoke scores to determine who gets the punishment game?

But none of that really matters to me.

At any rate, I just came back to take the pencil case which I left behind.

I took it from my desk, placed it in my bag, and started to leave the classroom.

Even now, none of the girls seemed to have noticed me as they continued on with their conversation.

My seat was in the back end of the classroom, near the open classroom door, so I left the classroom without making much noise.

However, considering how loud they were, even if the doors were closed, I doubt they could hear me opening the door as their voices would probably drown it all out.

"Hmm…let's see…what should we make the punishment game about…..hmmmmmm…Ah! I know! A confession! Tomorrow after school, you're going to confess to a boy you don't normally associate with!"

"Oh, I like that! It's a standard punishment game confession!"

"Eh….? A punishment game confession…?"

That girl...I believe her name was Nanami Barato. So she got the punishment game huh?

Barato-san reluctantly replied and sat cross-legged on the desk, despite having a very short skirt.

If you were to stare at her from the front, you would probably be able to see her 'secret' parts.

Though I was tempted to do so, I held my ground.

This can't be helped.

Because even someone like me has their lustful desires, though I wouldn't do it.

"Confessing to someone and toying with their feelings just because of a punishment game, that's the worst! A confession is something important, something you should only do with serious feelings…! And only towards the person you actually like…!"

"You say that a lot, but aren't you the only one among us without a boyfriend, Nanami-chan?

Barato-sand oesn't have a boyfriend !?That's a surprise, I thought all three of them had boyfriends.

Even so, I was expecting Barato-san to go along with the punishment game since she was a gal after all, but she's surprisingly sensible about it and says morally correct things.

"Yeah, even though you're the cutest among us, you've been turning down confessions left and right every day. Why?"

"That's…because…men…are scary… every time they confess to me, they always look at my body first…not my face…."

So Barato-san thinks of men as scary creatures, huh?

That's unexpected.

But could that be the reason for her earlier relief when they declined the karaoke invitation?

Barato-san was at a loss for words when her two other friends…whose names I've forgotten, expressed their worries for her in a concerned tone.

No, don't stop there!

You're right, Barato-san!

Don't give up, do your best!

My evaluation of her changed slightly, so I decided to cheer her on.

It was only in my mind, though, so I couldn't really say it out loud.

"You're really not used to men at all, Nanami. So, for the time being, confess your feelings to a boy who seems harmless enough and go out with him for a month! That's your punishment."

"Eh….? A month….!?"

"The occasion doesn't matter. We just need you to get used to boys first. We're really worried about you…if you don't change your ways soon, some strange guy may attack you one day. I'm really worried…