"Is that so?"
After hearing Kazuma words, Imamura Kohei finally caught on, his gaze fixed on Iori.
"You think you can't beat me, so you call for backup? You're so despicable, Kitahara Iori!"
"Despicable my ass! Don't just believe everything he says, you idiot!" Kitahara Iori shouted in frustration.
However, Imamura Kohei clearly wasn't listening. Compared to Kitahara Iori, who had tricked him into this, he was more inclined to trust Kazuma Kiryu, who had no prior conflict with him.
Thus, his expression turned calm, and he shrugged, closing his eyes with a carefree smile as he shook his head.
"Whatever. With your skills, even if you find help, you'll still end up losing to me."
Hearing this, Kazuma Kiryu and Tokita Shinji exchanged a glance.
Does Imamura Kohei even know what he's saying?
Of course, neither of them said anything about it.
As for Iori, although he was clearly provoked by Kohei, he still retained some rationality.
Recalling the scene where Imamura Kohei had been on the floor, crying and questioning why there wasn't a JK harem club centered around him in college, Iori spoke up.
"The loser's fate isn't decided yet. I just wanted to tell you that this guy actually had a girlfriend in high school. What about you, Kohei-kun?"
"Hah?"
Kohei attention was immediately caught, and he turned to scrutinize Kazuma.
Indeed, Kazuma seemed like the type who could easily get into a relationship.
"I'm single," Kazuma said calmly. "More importantly, Kohei."
"What?"
"You're a fan of Kaya Mizuki, right?" Kazuma pointed at Kohei clothes.
"Oh! You know Mizuki-chan? Are you perhaps also a fan of hers too?"
Imamura Kohei eyes instantly lit up, as if he was ready to start preaching if Kazuma wasn't a fan.
"That's not important. What's important is that if you can beat Iori, I might be able to get you Kaya Mizuki autograph."
A strategic move—diverting the trouble and pitting the wolf against the tiger
"Really?" Kohei expression turned serious.
"Don't believe him, you idiot! That's obviously a lie, Kazuma is a seasoned liar."
On the other side, seeing the situation take a turn for the worse, Iori hurriedly shouted a warning, only to be coldly rebuffed by Kohei.
"Shut up, pervert! Can you really get Mizuki-chan autograph?"
The latter question was naturally directed at Kazuma, and Imamura Kohei expression was dead serious as he asked.
"Why would I lie? So, do you want it or not?" Kazuma said.
"If you can really get it, then of course I want it."
"Then go deal with Iori."
"Okay, he's dead."
Imamura Kohei nodded slightly, then turned to look at Kitahara Iori with a gaze that made it seem like the latter was already a goner.
"Kohei, you're a complete fool!" Iori cursed.
"Enough talk! Let's fight it out! Senpai, please get Iori some drinks!" Kohei roared heroically, as if he was completely fired up at that moment.
In order to get Mizuki-chan's autograph, he was invincible today!
Hearing Imamura Kohei call, Tokita Shinji didn't waste any words. He pulled out a glass and a bottle of vodka from behind him, poured a cup, and handed it to Iori.
"Now, let's settle this," Kohei said with a giant grin his face morphing into a titan.
"Let's make funny faces, peek-a-boo!"
Amidst the cheers from the seniors who had come to join the fun, the funny face competition officially began.
Kazuma Kiryuu, who almost got caught up in the commotion, stood by happily holding a glass of vodka.
In the end, he couldn't escape the fate of drinking.
But it didn't matter anymore. As long as he could sit back and watch the show, that was enough.
"Do you know Kaya Mizuki?"
A voice came from the side. It was Kotegawa Chisa, holding a can of drink.
Realizing it was her, Kazuma casually replied, "Yeah, she's my distant cousin. I'm staying at her place now."
"Huh?"
"Surprised?"
"A little," Chisa nodded in admission.
Her gaze turned to the two who were in the middle of the funny face competition, and she softly said,
"Two idiots."
"VICTORY!"
Imamura Kohei held a cup in one hand and raised a fist with the other, his eyes even losing their color.
After a hard-fought battle, he had finally secured the win.
Seeing this, Kazuma nodded with satisfaction.
Not bad, truly a hardcore otaku. He had to admit Kohei strength.
As he thought this, Kazuma suddenly noticed Imamura Kohei walking towards him step by step.
"What's up, Kohei?"
"I won."
"Yeah, I saw. I'll take care of the autograph thing."
"So, now it's your turn, Kazuma."
Kohei grinned, two wisps of white smoke escaping from the corners of his mouth, his entire body exuding the aura of a beast.
Kazuma raised an eyebrow. "Are you drunk, Kohei? I said I'd take care of the autograph thing."
"That's one thing, but now it's another. You didn't really think you could stay out of this, did you?"
Imamura Kohei just wanted Kaya Mizuki autograph, but he wasn't actually stupid. There was no way he wouldn't see Kazuma little tricks.
Now that he had fulfilled his agreement with Kazuma, it was time to deal with the latter.
Kazuma frowned slightly. "You're serious?"
"Of course."
"Alright then," Kazuma nodded helplessly.
And so, a new round of the funny face competition began. Since Imamura Kohei had initiated the challenge, Kazuma would go first.
As Kohei held a mouthful of vodka, Kazuma thought for a moment and spoke with a look of pity.
"Kohei, there's one thing Iori said that's true. I did date a really cute girl in high school."
Imamura Kohei face twitched, but he managed to hold it together.
He didn't believe it!
There was no way Kazuma had dated a cute girl!
No way! Absolutely no way!
Kazuma probably guessed what Imamura Kohei was thinking and sighed,
"Looks like I'll have to show you some proof for you to believe me."
With that, Kazuma took out his phone, opened a photo of him kissing his girlfriend from Shuchi'in High, and showed it to Imamura Kohei.
Then, Kohei was completely overwhelmed and spat out the wine in his mouth in shock.
He rushed forward in one swift step, grabbed Kazuma by the collar, and shouted in despair with tears streaming down his face.
"Damn it! This can't be real! This photo has to be photoshopped! It's obviously fake!"
Damn it!
A high school girl, that's a JK for you!
This guy not only has a JK girlfriend but also broke up with her!
How infuriating! He really wants a JK girlfriend too! Preferably a whole harem!
"Sorry, Kohei, it's true," Kazuma shook his head, but the corners of his lips curled with a hint of smugness. "Kohei, you lost."
In fact, Kazuma had an even simpler way to defeat Imamura Kohei—by revealing that he was living with the idol kaya mizuki. That would have been an instant knockout.