Why wasn't I the one who got the male lead's script?

The black-haired boy with a childish face smiled innocently like a little kid, and then cast a confirming glance at Shiyu who was sitting right in front of him - the latter's smile trembled slightly and almost couldn't be maintained.

He neither denied nor confirmed it, but instead kicked the right to speak back to himself like a ball.

——If you admit that you are not dating at this time, you will lose.

Knowing this very well, Shiyu cleared her throat, her sweet smile still on her face.

"Oh, of course. I wouldn't take any offense at Hoshimi-kun's friends. Actually, I'm glad to have met Hoshimi-kun's friends~"

The moment the two people, who were both smiling and looking at each other, met each other's eyes, it seemed as if some sparks burst out faintly, and there was a hint of gunpowder in the air - of course, it could just be an illusion.

Shirogane Yuxing, who was standing by, looked at the two of them smiling at each other and saying sweet words, and sincerely sighed in his heart, "What a good relationship."

"By the way, Shirogane, have you been working part-time during the summer vacation as well?"

Xingjian withdrew from the confrontation with Shiyu and turned to ask Baiyin another question that he was more interested in - there was no way, there would be no winner if they continued arguing like this.

"Oh, yeah. I don't have to go to school during the summer, so I took on two more jobs."

"Hey... aren't you tired?"

Two jobs a week is already the limit for Xingjian Boy who doesn't want to work.

"It's okay. I usually study when I have free time. This is a good time to recharge my batteries and relax."

"Well……"

Is this what a nerd is? What a terrifying creature. (Tactical retreat)

"Shirogane, don't you usually think of playing with people you know?"

Xingjian calmly changed the topic to Baiyin.

"Student Council members Shinomiya-san and Yu-kun—and that Fujiwara-san, don't you guys usually get together to play board games?"

"Ah, well... that's true. We rarely get together to play..."

Baiyin raised his head thoughtfully and thought to himself.

"After all, there's no real reason to get everyone together (especially Shinomiya) during summer vacation... Um, wait."

Playing board games - isn't that a great excuse?

As Baiyin's expression gradually changed from thoughtful to sudden realization, and finally to overjoyed, the boy Xingjian beside him still maintained a harmless smile, with only the relief of "Yeah, that's it" on his face.

"That's a great idea, Hoshimi! It's perfect, I'll be off work in a few minutes. I'll ask Ishigami and Shi and Shimiya if they have time to play board games together tomorrow..."

"Yeah, that's great. This way we can see each other even during summer vacation."

When Xing said this without changing his expression, Shiyu, who was sitting opposite him and had been silently observing his expression, sighed.

He quietly changed the subject, guided her consciously, and finally withdrew quietly and pretended that he had done nothing - this guy seemed to be better at playing the pig and eating the tiger than she had imagined.

"Yeah, that's it!"

Baiyin stamped his feet excitedly. If he hadn't been trapped in this waiter uniform that kept reminding him that he wasn't off work yet, he would have taken out his cell phone and started contacting Ishigami and the others.

"Ah—right, right. In that case, Hoshimi—"

However, just as the boy Xingjian nodded with a smile on his face to indicate that the situation would continue like this, Baiyin's sudden words brought him back to his senses.

"Why don't you play with us?"

The eager smile and sincere expectation on the blond boy's face made Xingjian slightly stunned.

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The Fangzhu group updated two days in a row yesterday and the day before yesterday, double the happiness.jpg

Kasumigaoka Utaha is unlikely to be out of ideas: Chapter 4 Let's have fun playing together! (Part 3)

All in all, things just happened like this.

"Ohhh, a board game?! I can do anything. Let's play a group game! Any group is fine!"

In a cubicle of a coffee shop, five young people sitting around a table looked at each other. Only the black-haired boy with headphones hanging around his neck seemed quite excited.

"After hearing about this yesterday, I went back and gave all the cards to the car. Who is KP? Is it really Qing-senpai?"

Yu Ishigami, a lonely otaku who actually has a lot of interest in board games but has no one to play with and can only watch the live broadcast, was very excited this time because everyone chose their favorite entertainment activities.

When everyone was discussing what board game to play yesterday, he casually suggested "Why not play in a group?" and Xingjian agreed. Fujiwara and Shirogane, who had little experience in tabletop games, followed suit without knowing why.

"Eh? Even though I just listened to Ishigami-kun explain the rules of the game last night and completed the character sheet with his help... but as expected, I still have some trouble understanding your professional terminology."

The pink-haired girl sitting next to him, blinking her eyes, tilted her head a little confusedly, then smiled foolishly and clapped her hands to show her great anticipation.

“But it seems quite interesting!”

Chika Fujiwara, a rich girl who has never played this kind of game before, is becoming more and more curious about the door to the new world.

"Well, I wrote a shorter module last night, perfect for three or four people to run - I'll be the KP."

Xingjian, who was sitting a little distance away from the three student council members, cleared his throat, then created a group on social media and imported everyone's data modules into it.

He didn't bring dice, so when he wanted to roll the points, it was much easier to enter the numbers in the group and roll the dice.

"A module you wrote yourself? Eh—I really didn't realize that. So Hoshimi-kun is also on our creators' side?"

The black-haired girl who was sitting next to Xingjian, holding a small notebook in her hand and looking at him curiously with her chin in her hand, smiled slightly, and her expression changed a little bit.

Hoshimi suggested that Kasumigaoka Utaha stay with them and watch the battle to gain inspiration, and she looked like she was about to collect some materials.

"After all, I dreamed of becoming a novelist when I was a kid, so I can write a little bit. Plus, I've also learned a bit about writing role-playing mods, so writing a moderately high-quality mod in a short period of time shouldn't be a problem—hmm."

As the boy Xingjian was swiping his phone screen to import module data and saying these words in a normal way, he suddenly felt something warm poking his cheek.

When I came to my senses, I found that it was the index finger of Kasumigaoka Utaha, whose expression was somewhat intriguing.

"...Senior, what are you doing?"

He did not show any strong resistance to this, but just turned his head indifferently and met Shiyu's complicated gaze with a harmless expression.

"Why are you still asking me? Hoshimi-kun, you can accomplish anything easily. Where did you get the pentagonal warrior from?"

"Eh... I do know a little bit about everything, but the area of ​​my pentagon is very small. It's just at the level of an average person."

"I won't believe anything you say from now on, Mr. All-knowing in some sense."

"Don't give me such a weird nickname... I think Lightbulb-kun is much more approachable than that."

Looking at the two people who were fighting each other without changing their expressions and neither of them was at a disadvantage, Ishigami on the side showed a complicated expression, while Fujihara showed his usual cute and cheerful smile, seeming to be very satisfied with the situation.

In fact, the other members of the student union had also heard from Shirogane before they came, about the sudden appearance of a beautiful senior who Xingjian was suspected to be in a relationship with.

Everyone introduced themselves when they met, and Hoshimi explained that she had brought Shiyu along to facilitate her research. So, they both subconsciously assumed she was the beautiful girlfriend of the ordinary Hoshimi Haru, and had the feeling that "these two are really in love." (Although they didn't know that Shiyu's pen name was Kasumi Shiko.)

"After not seeing each other for a few days, there's suddenly a super-beautiful woman next to Qing-senpai, and these two are flirting with each other... Why did it turn out like this?"

Ishigami's already depressed look became even more dejected, and an expression that said, "I thought we were both single, am I being too self-indulgent?" was about to emerge.

"Ah la la~ Starting to bicker as soon as we get together is actually a way to have a good relationship. It occasionally reminds me of the president and Kaguya-san~ And Haru-san does all this just to give his older girlfriend creative inspiration. What a good boyfriend."

Fujiwara Chika, who was standing by, seemed completely unaware of Ishigami's abnormality. She raised her chin with a smile and showed unexpected tolerance and enjoyment towards the interaction between Hoshimi and Shiwa.

"Besides, seeing them interacting so lovingly, Chika feels happy too~"

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"Well, anyway, let's get ready and start the group run."

"Oh, oh!"

When the game was mentioned, Ishigami perked up a little and began to concentrate on reviewing his character card again.

"Okay, Chika will do her best!"

Fujiwara also took out the card he had been using for a long time with a serious look on his face and familiarized himself with the various values ​​again.

"...Hey, a group run."

The only remaining person who had remained silent was the blond-haired boy Shirogane Miyuki, who had changed into clean casual clothes. However, at this moment, he looked even more dejected and listless than usual Ishigami Yuu.

His usually fierce eyes were now dull and lifeless, his whole person seemed to have faded, and he was surrounded by a pale and weak aura, which seemed somewhat out of place with the enthusiastic and excited Ishigami Fujiwara next to him.

"It's a game I haven't played before, eh...eh..."

Even his tone has become so weak that he can only repeat "eh".

Xingjian blinked when he noticed some changes in Baiyin, gave up on continuing his verbal battle with Shiyu, and looked around at everyone present.

Then he quickly noticed something unusual and turned to look at Fujiwara and Ishigami, who were enthusiastically familiarizing themselves with their character cards.

"By the way, Shinomiya-san isn't here."

His seemingly casual words brought Baiyin, who had been completely stunned, back to his senses.

Yes, in fact, this is the reason why Baiyin Yuxing was so disappointed that his color faded.

As a beginner, he finally finished his first character card yesterday and was very excited to play the board game with Shinomiya - but she didn't show up today.

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In order to write this plot, I have to specially conceive a group story orz

I guess I can use it to write a real module in the future (dog head)

Kasumigaoka Utaha is unlikely to be out of ideas: Chapter 4 Let's have fun playing a group together! (Part 4)

"Ah, Kaguya-san can't come. Her family has very strict management."

Fujiwara narrowed his eyes and carefully scanned the values ​​he had entered yesterday from top to bottom, and then he slowly came to his senses.

"Fujiwara-senpai, is this your first time running a group? I remember you weren't from the board game club..."

"Being a member of the board game club doesn't mean you're an expert in everything, Ishigami-kun. There are hundreds of known board games, and the ones we usually play are those that require props that cover the entire table. For example, Carcassonne and Dungeons & Dragons—games you basically play require just one die and a few character cards, and the rest of the story depends entirely on the keeper. The plots are long and difficult to save...that's why they're not even on the club's activities list."

Fujiwara pouted. It seemed that she had wanted to find out more about it, but the other members were not interested in it, so she could only keep pace with everyone else and give up.

"Hey... Shinomiya, doesn't her family allow her to go out?"

Baiyin has finally recovered some energy and spirit, while Shiyu on the side is looking at Xingjian with a puzzled look, "Who is this Shinomiya classmate?"

"Well... to put it simply, he's Shirogane's potential dating partner."

He shrugged, thought for a moment, and replied in a low voice.

In fact, he knew about this when he imported the module and confirmed the number of people last night. Hayasaka told him privately that Shinomiya would be spending time with his family the next day - he would not be free to go out for the appointment.

He brought up this matter because he actually hoped that Fujiwara, who knew the situation, could explain it to the distraught Shirogane on his behalf. After all, it was not convenient for him to say this matter out loud.

"Eh... a pure little boy who got depressed because his crush wasn't around... I see."

Shiyu raised her eyebrows with interest, and finally with a faint smile on her lips, she picked up a pen and wrote something quickly in a small notebook.

Looks like inspiration has arrived.

When Xingjian saw her actions, he felt helpless but also slightly relieved. Then he cleared his throat and started to talk about business.

"It's a shame that Shinomiya-san isn't here, but there's nothing we can do about it. We can just invite her along next time when we have time. Everyone, focus, our running group activity is officially about to begin."

"oh oh!"

Ishigami, who was more excited than usual, nodded excitedly and even straightened his back seriously. Together with the equally impatient Ms. Fujiwara Chika beside him, they stared intently at the boy Hoshimi who took out the module that was backed up in his mobile phone and was about to start narrating the background of the story. To be honest, their eager eyes made Hoshimi, who had never been stared at like this before, feel a little awkward.

Baiyin, who was standing by, knew the whole story and perked up a little, but he was still listless and dull, as if he had lost his soul. His eyes, which were usually fierce enough, were now shrouded in a dim shadow.

"...Okay, now let me start by describing the historical background and the main plot."

Xingjian could only give a comforting smile to the frustrated Baiyin, and then began to read out the text content in the module on the mobile phone.

"It was the 1980s, around the beginning of 1982. Each of you, each with your own purpose, boarded a train and arrived at a remote border town. This town is located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It's a famous industrial port city in America's short history. Rumor has it that a horrific witch-related incident occurred here hundreds of years ago, but centuries later, everything has returned to peace. These days, the city primarily attracts tourists with its exhibits of naval history and its many 17th-century buildings."

He paused, and while the black-haired girl beside him was looking at him with some admiration and twirling the ballpoint pen in her hand, he spoke again and continued.

"But obviously, you chose to visit this city in January, which is naturally not the peak tourist season, let alone tourists. This town, with a permanent population of only about 40,000, is as sparsely populated as most rural cities in the United States. It was just after New Year's Day, and there were few cars on the snow-covered streets. Because of this, there were very few passengers arriving in this city by train. So few that when you exited the station, only the three of you were heading in the same direction. Now that you have noticed each other, you can start introducing yourselves."

After Xingjian finished his opening remarks, he smiled calmly and handed the main stage of the story to the three people in front of him who were PLs.

"For a novice Secret Keeper, you're quite capable."

Shi Yu on the side seemed to smile and whispered this sentence softly, but the black-haired boy just curled his lips and shook his head without saying anything else.

"Okay—then I'll start!"

Miss Qianhua waved her little hands excitedly.