✦1314✦Nanbaka✦Reverse-harem✦

✦22✦ The peaceful days won't end

"And then you swipe up and connect the matching candies!" Nico was showing Michiyo how to play a game where you need to match up candies to gain a new power-up and hopefully clear the stage from the new game system that Kazari made just for him. He decided to share with Michiyo because the new app he downloaded was so fun and he knew she would like it. 

"This game looks so tasty." Michiyo was now peckish for a sweet snack; connecting many candies made her in a mood for something! 

"Hehe~! I knew Michiyo-chan would like it! I just knew it!" 

"What other things can you do with this new game system?" 

"I'll show you!" He sent the camera up and he gathered the other three. "Guys, guys! Let's take a selfie! I want to set it as a wallpaper!" 

"Good idea!" Rock was the tallest so it would make sense for him to hold the game system to take the picture. "Is this angle good?" 

Michiyo wasn't sure what kind of pose to make. Jyugo's going to make a small smile, Uno's going to make a duck lip, whatever that was. What pose should she make? 

"Smile~!" Rock called out with a huge smile. 

"Yay~!" Nico did the peace sign. 

'Ah.' Michiyo made two peace signs and the camera captured her cute smile. 

Nico looked at the device to see how it looked. His eyes instantly went towards Michiyo, who was smiling cutely. 'Michiyo-chan is so cute!' He was so happy to see the picture had his favorite people in there altogether! He's so lucky to have this device from Kazari after all! 

"Hm?" Michiyo noticed Jyugo was being a little too quiet. Why did he look like he's lonely? The lonely look in his eyes reminded her of her own before she came to Nanba Prison. "Jyugo?"

"Michiyo?" 

"Is everything okay?" 

"Yeah. Nothing much." 

Michiyo knew that was a lie. She wondered why he was lying and kept glancing out of the barred window of their cell. Was he hoping to be free again? 

"I'm here if you need someone to talk to, okay?" 

"Huh?" 

"I didn't have anyone providing me a listening ear so I thought I should do the same for you." She was worried about Jyugo, her face clearly showed the worries. 

"N-nothing. Really, it's nothing." He wanted to tell her about his night encounter with Elf, but he remembered Michiyo saying something about protecting him and everyone with her dirty hands. He didn't feel protected back then, he felt threatened by her very being. Why? Why did her telling him that she will protect him scare him so much? "Michiyo, I will be the one to protect you. That's why..." He wasn't sure if he had the rights to touch the top of her hand, but he did anyway. He touched her hand and stayed there firmly. He looked at her straight in the eyes, "I want to protect you!" 

"Jyugo..." 

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Michiyo was in the game room, playing games with the guys. Today's aim was to get a successful bullseye-

"Hee...!" If Tsukumo wasn't keeping a watchful eye for darts, it would have stabbed him in the eye! He's thankful for his ninja-like reflexes! 

"I am so sorry! I'm trying to get a bullseye today..." 

"You still haven't got it?!" 

"Looks like Michiyo can't win games if it doesn't involve fighting..." Rock laughed, "She's almost like you, Jyugo."