Chapter 18: Programming pornography.

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''DINNER TIIIIIME!!!'' Ibuki practically flew into Hajime's cottage.

''Wha- wha- what are you doing?!'' Hajime exclaimed, ''You can't come in here! I'm high!''

Ibuki rolled her eyes. ''High? Then you must be extra hungry! C'mon, we're having mashed potatoes with cabbage and stew and I don't want any of my friends missing out, including you!''

Hajime pulled a face. ''Mashed potatoes? Isn't that really gross?''

''It's a European delicacy! Wasn't it from Sweden, or Russia...?''

''That might be way off.''

''I know! It's from Chile!''

''That's not even in Europe!''

Ibuki grabbed Hajime by the arm. ''Does it matter? C'mon, c'mon, let's go to the dining hall and get some grub. Mr. Identity might be there, too.'' She pulled a sly face, then dragged Hajime with strength you wouldn't expect from a girl. A few others were out of their cottages, having a chat with their classmates while they walked to Hotel Mirai.

''I can't! I'm high, if Usami would see me, she'd put everyone in the Funhouse again and it'd all be my fault!''

Ibuki stopped dragging Hajime and grabbed both his shoulders. She looked deep into his eyes. ''Your eyes don't look weird,'' she commented, ''And you haven't said anything that sounded 'high' yet.''

''B- But when I was with Chiaki, she started talking weird!''

Ibuki tilted her head. Marihu, who had just left her cottage, approached the two. ''Chiaki was talking weird?'' She asked, ''I ran into her not too long ago, she was talking weird to me as well.''

Ibuki's eyes became like saucers. ''Woah!'' She exclaimed, ''Woah, woah, woah, woah!!! The goody-two-shoes Chiaki was the one who took drugs all this time?!'' She whipped her head over at Hajime. ''What a twist!!!''

Hajime furrowed his brows in thought. ''No, she would never... Not even when all of us did it... and she seems pretty good friends with Usami, so why would she...?''

Marihu put her index finger to her chin in thought. ''When did she start speaking like that?''

''Just after we-'' Hajime cut himself off. Was it alright for him to tell them? ''Just after we... kissed.''

''OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!'' Ibuki screamed.

Hajime felt his face sear as the other residents looked over at the commotion. ''D- Don't make a big deal out of it, please,'' he muttered.

''Could it be that she'd taken anything before that?'' Marihu questioned, ''Maybe she was in her cottage for a short moment before you met up with her?''

''No, we were together the entire time.''

Ibuki let go of Hajime. ''Chiaki x Hajime, the ship I never saw coming! How could I've been so blind?!''

Marihu furrowed her brows. ''The only time she could've taken anything was during breakfast, right? You think maybe Teruteru could've slipped her something?''

''I do not put drugs in my food!'' Teruteru screamed from the swimming pool by the hotel.

''I've always been busy shipping Hajime and Nagito, but now my rhinestone eyes have finally opened!'' Ibuki swooned.

''This is definitely strange,'' Marihu mumbled, ''I'll have to run it by some others, see what they think.''

''Could you... maybe take out the part where Chiaki and I kissed?'' Hajime murmured.

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