The Ferocious Rabbit Devours Flesh ~Survival of the Fittest at a School in a Chastity-Reversed World~ - 23-24

Chapter 23: Voting Results

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The two people, a man and a woman, walked before my eyes with their hands joined. 

Novels, manga, anime, dramas, movies, stage plays, games. The relationship between men and women had been told in various stories. A scene that only a handful of women might ever experience was unfolding right in front of me. Now that we had entered this school, we were able to engage in sexual acts with the male students.

Under the excuse of the survival of the species, it was an act for women to indulge in pleasure. However, I had never seen anything in reality like a man and woman holding hands as if they were close. It might be possible for a few women with money or power, but for someone from an ordinary family with nothing, it felt like a fictional tale. As I watched, the area around my chest felt warm and tight.

I’m jealous.

I continued to watch while thinking that. Come to think of it, I heard that among the first-year students who enrolled this year, there was a student who poured out his seed multiple times during mating practice. Could it be him walking in front of me?

If so, I also…

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It was the sensation of a hand I hadn’t felt since the day I enrolled. Just like that day, our fingers intertwined, and we felt each other’s presence while squeezing our hands together. We headed toward the stage holding hands like lovers in a drama.

“Mikado-senpai, do you think we can win?”

“Mirei is fine.”

Is this the pattern where I have to call her by her first name?

“What about ‘Senpai’ or ‘-san’?”

“They are unnecessary.”

“Then, Mirei, do you think we can win?”

“Now, I wonder.”

When I called her by her name, she turned toward me with a happy smile.

I hope we can win.

We lined up on the stage so the female students could see us. Of course, our hands remained joined. Naturally, the other students were not holding hands. The ten-minute time limit ended, and they were now determining partners for the male students who hadn’t nominated anyone. Because it was random, every female student had a chance, and cheers of disappointment or excitement rose every time a girl’s name was called. Through one thing or another, ten pairs were formed.

“We will now conduct the voting. Please vote within three minutes.”

The moment the teacher serving as the moderator made the declaration, the female students in the audience began taking out their smartphones. It wasn’t in the explanation for the Partner Selection Game, but according to the info I heard from Shinozaki-senpai, the girls also win if they guess the first-place winner, so there must be some kind of reward. Because of that, the voting girls were varied: some voted immediately and looked our way, while others stared intently at their phones. The three minutes of waiting passed in a flash as I felt the sensation and warmth of her hand.

“The voting results are in, so we will announce the top three pairs.”

The venue grew lively once again. The male and female partners standing on the stage also seemed a bit nervous before the announcement.

“Third place: Rui Nishiyama, Sara Ukita.”

The called-out male and female students were delighted. I felt like I had received an offer from that female student before. Was she a student council member?

“Second place: Ao Kitahara, Inori Shirakami.”

The pair consisting of the only male student I had exchanged contact info with and the S-class girl took second place. When I stole a glance, the girl was expressionless. My eyes met Kitahara-kun’s, and he looked away with a somewhat awkward feeling.

“First place: Yuuto Usami, Mirei Mikado.”

The moment we were called, loud cries of joy were heard throughout the gymnasium. It seemed many people had voted for us. When I looked at her face while our hands were still joined, she wasn’t particularly rejoicing. She had the same face as the profile I had seen in the elevator that day.

“This concludes the Partner Selection Game. The next event is the Quiz Game. Male students will remain here on the stage to wait, while female students will answer in a separate room, so please move according to the staff’s instructions.”

The female students on the stage began to move following the staff’s directions. However, Mirei, with our hands still joined, showed no sign of moving. Even when I squeezed her hand, no reaction came back.

“Um, please move.”

A staff member called out directly to Mirei, who showed no sign of starting to move. Only then did she let go of my hand, looking reluctant to part. After taking a deep breath, she turned toward me, flashed a bright smile, and followed the staff member. By the way, since I was bored during the time it took for them to move to the separate room, I checked the first-place reward for the Partner Selection Game on my phone. It was the Unrestricted Duel Right. In the description column, it was written as a “limitless duel right.”

Seriously, what am I supposed to use this for?

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Chapter 24: The Second Kiss

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The second event was a quiz game, but to put it simply, it was a landslide victory. The quiz consisted of ten questions in total, with one point awarded for each correct answer and a one-point penalty for each incorrect one. That negative point for a wrong answer was the catch, causing the male students to hesitate to press the button while the questions were still being read aloud.

This time, the males were responsible for pressing the button and the females for answering, but since the partners were thrown together on the spot and consisted of mixed-gender pairs, the other boys were reluctant to buzz in mid-sentence. Thanks to that, it was quite easy.

Whenever I pressed the button while the host was in the middle of reading, Mikado-senpai would answer everything for me.

I understood the level of the early questions, but eventually, I stopped knowing the answers and just pressed the button at random. I really owed it all to Mikado-senpai. Since our victory was guaranteed halfway through, I decided to mess around and pressed the button the very instant the host started reading a question.

“In the year 2…” “Ding-dong!” “…Miss Mikado, your answer?”

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Shown on the screen in the separate room, Mikado-senpai had a pouting expression on her face. How cute.

After all that, the results looked like this:

1st Place: Yuuto Usami, Mirei Mikado

2nd Place: Ao Kitahara, Inori Shirakami

3rd Place: Kosei Minamino, Kiyomi Okamoto

The first and second places were the same as the partner selection game, with only the third-place spot changing to a different pair. By the way, the reward for first place was a one-month extension of the protection period. With this, the next reward would be the right to freely designate the location for the first vocational experience.

The female students who had been answering the quiz in the separate room returned. At the same time, the male students on the stage were instructed to head to the center of the gymnasium again. As I went to the center of the gym, Mikado-senpai came to my side. The girls lined up next to their respective male partners.

“Please make up for that earlier incident later.”

Mikado-senpai whispered into my ear. She was likely talking about when I pressed the button instantly.

(How should I make it up to her?)

While I was pondering what to do, the teacher acting as the host, wearing glasses, stood at the center of the stage.

“Well then, we will now begin the third event, the Three-Legged Balance Game. The game will start in one minute, so please get into a one-legged standing position by then.”

All the boys began taking up space, testing their balance on one leg until the time was up. Seeing this, the girls also seemed to hold back, taking their own space to get into a position where they could immediately stand on one leg. Mikado-senpai took a position directly in front of me and hugged me. A soft, squishy sensation from her breasts pressed against my chest.

“Yuuto, put your arms around me too.”

“Ah, okay.”

I wrapped my arms around her back and pulled her close as I was told. Mikado-senpai’s body was soft, and she had the same nice scent as she did during the entrance ceremony. We were being watched by the surrounding male and female students, but I was feeling the warmth and texture of Mikado-senpai’s body, so I didn’t care much.

“We start in ten seconds. Please lift one leg by then.”

Since the host teacher said so, we both lifted our left legs. To maintain balance, the strength with which we hugged each other increased.

“Now, start.”

The signal to start was declared. Unlike the other students, I was doing it in total contact. I didn’t know which was stronger, doing it slightly apart or in close contact. Since Mikado-senpai had suddenly hugged me, I probably had no choice but to do it in total contact anyway.

The host teacher read out the time every ten seconds. By the time three minutes passed, people were dropping out one by one. I wasn’t sure if it was because of the close contact, but Mikado-senpai and I still had plenty of room to spare. However, I started to feel bored just standing on one leg while hugging. I was remembering the day I first met Mikado-senpai. That kiss we shared when we parted.

(I’ll make it up to her.)

“Hey, Mirei.”

“Yes, what is… mmph!”

I weakened the force of our embrace slightly and moved my head so I could see Mikado-senpai’s face. Mikado-senpai also moved her head to see my face, and once our eyes met, I kissed her just like that.

As expected, Mikado-senpai’s lips were soft. I used my tongue to pry her lips open and let it invade her mouth. Then, my tongue met Mikado-senpai’s, and we began to savor the taste of each other’s tongues as they intertwined. A stir of commotion could be heard from the surrounding female students watching the match. I used my left hand, which was wrapped around her for the hug, to rub her butt.

“Nnh!”

It was soft. Because of the kiss, I didn’t care about my surroundings. I just wanted to savor Mikado-senpai. That was my sole focus.

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Something unbelievable was happening right before their eyes. In the Three-Legged Balance Game, one pair had begun to hug, and even further, they had started kissing. Moreover, the male student was rubbing the butt of the girl he was embracing. 

The girl being rubbed was Mirei Mikado. She was a female student who continued to win at everything and was even called a monster. Until now, she had never shown interest in male students. Even though she was rumored to possess a vast amount of points, she never even made a move to own a male student, leading others to believe she had no interest in men.

However, with a melting, dazed expression, she was sharing a deep kiss with a male student who had entered the school this year. She was showing the face of a woman that she never displayed normally, as she usually only showed a serious expression or a composed smile. It was such a suggestive sight that some of the female students watching were reaching for their own crotches. Even after all the other pairs had dropped out, the world belonging only to the two of them continued, and it did not end until a teacher called out to them.

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