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"How can it be…"

Hayakawa looked at her expressionlessly, thinking that if it was all about game battles, then there was no point in couples coming up together.

As expected, when the words on the sign came into view, Xiaomai's expression immediately froze.

Couples Hug Showdown: The guy who hugs the girl the longest wins.

Upon seeing the simple and clear rules, Umaru's face immediately turned bright red. She stomped her foot in embarrassment and anger, exclaiming, "How could they hold such a shameful and vulgar game?!"

"What are you talking about? All the participants in this competition are legitimate couples. What's wrong with couples hugging each other?"

Hayakawa said expressionlessly, "You should be happy now. The rules only allow you to hug and hold each other. If it were a kissing contest, we could have withdrawn by now."

Upon hearing this, Umaru's earlobes immediately turned pink. She had to admit that Hayakawa was right. If it were a kissing contest, she would definitely run away. Kissing Hayakawa in public was such a shameless thing that she could never do it!

However, quitting would be like giving up your beta test qualification. You've come this far to the final stage, it would be too unfair to give up now, wouldn't it?

Thinking about this, Xiaomai clearly showed hesitation and struggle.

How much do you want this game? You'd even accept kissing?

Hayakawa was speechless when he saw Umaru's expression, and the girl finally made up her mind to continue participating in the competition. After all, if she could hesitate to kiss, then simply hugging was nothing.

"Hayakawa, you should be fine, right? Your stamina and all that."

Umaru looked at Hayakawa nervously: "This final must be a real test of stamina, since only the person who can hold onto the girl until the very end can win."

"what are you talking about."

Hayakawa said expressionlessly, "I'm a bookworm. I don't participate in any sports except studying. How could I possibly have good stamina? My physical fitness is terrible."

"hiss…"

Umaru gasped upon hearing this. It seemed to be true. She had been in school for so long and had participated in many physical education classes, but she had never seen Hayakawa exercising on the playground or anything. Occasionally, when she saw Hayakawa in physical education class, she would find him sitting in a deserted corner studying vocabulary. In addition, he rarely went out and did not participate in any sports clubs, so he obviously did not exercise regularly. How could someone like that have good physical fitness?

"It's okay, I'm very light, like a piece of paper. It'll be much easier to hold me than to hold other girls."

Umaru comforted Hayakawa as if she were comforting herself, but deep down she already felt hopeless and had given up on expectations.

Goodbye, my beta test qualification.

Umaru shed non-existent tears, as if she saw the game that originally belonged to her grow wings and slowly fly away.

……

The last four couples came to the stage for their final competition in front of a large audience.

The host routinely asked the couple a few questions to warm up the atmosphere, and everything went smoothly until Hayakawa's turn, when something unexpected happened.

"Wow, such a young contestant, probably a high school student. It's amazing that they made it to the finals."

The host approached Hayakawa with the microphone and asked, "Are you childhood sweethearts?"

Upon hearing this, Umaru was stunned. She and Hayakawa, when all things considered, did indeed seem to be childhood friends…

However, they don't usually have that ambiguous feeling of childhood sweethearts.

Hayakawa nodded expressionlessly: "Oh."

"Uh…"

The host, somewhat embarrassed, continued in his usual manner, "Why did the two of you participate in this event? Was it also for the final prize?"

Hayakawa glanced at Umaru: "I was tricked into coming here by her. I never intended to participate."

Umaru felt embarrassed upon seeing this. The feeling of being exposed in front of her made her face burn. Between shame and anger, she silently reached out her little hand and placed it on Hayakawa's waist, in a crab-like shape.

Chapter 494 Time Freezes Over Us

Hayakawa's expression changed immediately upon sensing the crisis, as he recalled the fear of his kidneys being controlled by others.

The host was even more embarrassed by Hayakawa's answer, but quickly recovered with his strong professionalism: "It seems that the two are different from the previous contestants. The girl is the one who likes the game more. Let's cheer for this couple."

Hayakawa's face remained expressionless: Whatever happens, let's get started.

The pre-match introductions were quick, and a countdown appeared on the large screen behind the players.

As the countdown reached 3, 2, 1, several boys picked up their girlfriends, including Hayakawa, who carried Umaru in a princess carry.

"Ugh..."

Umaru felt a light breeze blow past her body, and was initially startled, so she closed her eyes in a panic. When she cautiously opened her eyes, she met Hayakawa's calm gaze and realized that she had been picked up.

Being hugged like this again... I feel so embarrassed.

Umaru felt the warmth of Hayakawa's arm behind her knees, and felt a surge of heat flowing from between her legs into her body. She could also hear the voices of the audience talking and taking pictures from below the stage. Even though the self-sufficient hamster girl had been toughened up a lot, her face couldn't help but feel a little hot.

However, somewhat unexpectedly, Hayakawa's stamina seemed to be a little different from what he had expected.

I originally thought that a bookish nerd like him would be too weak to last even five seconds, but I didn't expect him to be so capable.

Umaru covered half her face with her hand, revealing a pair of bright eyes as she secretly observed Morning. Seeing his calm face, she couldn't help but frown in confusion.

Could it be that he's actually already past his prime and is just putting on a brave face...?

Umaru couldn't help but look around at the other contestants and realized that the other three couples weren't as relaxed as Hayakawa. You could tell the difference from their postures. The other guys were either hugging their girlfriends from the front, or holding them close, or lifting them up by their legs.

The downside of this position is that it's uncomfortable to hold, but the upside is that it's less strenuous.

There was another pair where the girl was tightly hugging the boy with both arms and legs, her legs wrapped around the boy's waist. It was obvious at a glance that it wasn't just the boy's strength, but the two of them working together. It was practically a foul, and the host hesitated to remind her.

Hayakawa's way of holding her was a princess carry, which would make the girl much more comfortable and avoid too much awkward physical contact. However, there is a downside: the girl's entire body is resting on the boy's arm, requiring more strength.

Even with these conditions, Hayakawa seemed to have it much easier than the other contestants. The boys around him appeared to be struggling from the start, with sweat beading on their foreheads and one of them even starting to tremble. As expected, gamers are just nobodies.

Hayakawa stood upright, his expression unchanged, as if this burden meant nothing to him.

Is it because she has a better figure than other girls, so it's easy for her to hug her?

Xiaomai thought about it and then rejected the idea. No matter how light she was, she was still a person. Besides, she was considered tall among girls her age, and her breasts weren't bad either, so she wasn't light at all.

That means... Hayakawa's physical condition is actually quite good.

What a surprise! I never expected that someone who's always been a studious shut-in who never goes out or exercises would actually be a muscular guy!

Umaru was inexplicably shocked, her eyes widening in disbelief.

“I’m saying…”

Hayakawa suddenly spoke up at that moment.

"What...what happened?"

Xiaomai spoke up nervously, afraid that the muscular man in front of her might do something inappropriate to her.

"Although I'm in pretty good physical condition, could you lend a hand and make things a little easier for me?"

Hayakawa looked down at Umaru, and after a long while, he said expressionlessly.

"Eh?

Xiaomai was stunned, looking puzzled: "What do you mean?"

Hayakawa wanted to sigh, but still said, "Don't cover your face with your hands. Do what the other female contestants do."

Umaru looked around at the other contestants and then noticed that no one was moving.

It turns out that it wasn't just the group I had just discovered that was cheating; everyone except my group was secretly cheating. I don't know when, but the girls had their arms around the boys' necks, pretending to hug them, but actually helping them cheat.

"Okay, I get it now."

Umaru is a smart girl who is also flexible and not rigid. She doesn't have the stubborn idea that other people's cheating is none of her business. Seeing this, although her pretty face burned even more, she didn't hesitate to put her arm around Hayakawa's neck and quietly exert force.

The princess carry made it easier for Umaru to exert force, and Hayakawa also felt much more relaxed, letting out a slight sigh of relief.

……

The competition ended quickly, and as expected, Hayakawa won, while Umaru also obtained the game qualification she had been longing for.

"Good! Good!"

The moment she received the beta test qualification information, Xiaomai almost jumped up with joy. No, she really jumped up, her whole face beaming as if she had won the lottery, and her mask was about to fall off.

Are they seven or eight-year-old children?

Hayakawa stood next to the bouncing Umaru, keeping a distance with a blank expression.

"Thank you, Hayakawa!"

Umaru hugged her prize, looked up at Hayakawa, and smiled so hard her eyes were almost closed: "Thank you so much, I will definitely thank you. You'll play the beta game with me when it's released."

"..."

"Oh."

Thanks? Isn't this revenge? I have absolutely no interest in any beta test games!

Hayakawa stood with his hands in his pockets, idly looking around.

Actually, during the last round of the game, I was holding Xiaomai and intended to just throw her on the ground to fool her, since I had no interest in the game and was also filled with a desire to get revenge on her.

If I see the look of despair and pain in your eyes then, it might bring me a little bit of pleasure.

Hayakawa harbored malicious thoughts, but when he noticed Umaru's disappointed and dim eyes, he ultimately changed his mind.

Well... it's not a difficult thing anyway, I'll just treat it as training my arm strength and improving my writing speed.

Sigh... I finally gave in.

Hayakawa stared blankly at the distant horizon, a sense of powerlessness echoing in his heart.

Human emotions are truly difficult to overcome; it's a weakness we can't solve ourselves.

"two,"

The host walked over with a camera: "Come take a picture to remember this moment."

"Ok!"

Upon hearing this, Umaru grabbed her prize with one hand and pulled Hayakawa to the camera with the other. Before Hayakawa could react, the camera pressed the shutter.

The flash went off, and time seemed to stand still at that moment.

In the nights leading up to the final exams, Hayakawa had gone into a frenzy.

Sleep is unnecessary.

Hunger and drowsiness are just psychological!

Hanging oneself by the hair to stay awake, stealing light through a hole in the wall, enduring hardship and biding one's time... At this moment, the figures of countless ancient celebrities with unwavering character overlap with Hayakawa, and the light of their will illuminates countless weary nights.

Then, on the night before the exam, Hayakawa encountered two wicked women.

Yes, anyone who tries to stop him from studying at this moment is a bad person, no matter who they are.

"What are you doing?"

Hayakawa stared blankly at Ichika and Yotsuba, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, his eyes filled with a fierce look.

Anyone who hasn't slept much for several days would have a fierce look in their eyes like him.

"These are our lines, aren't they?"

Ichika stared at Hayakawa in disbelief, as if she had seen some strange creature.

Because they were stuck in a hotel overnight due to the heavy rain, Ichika and Yotsuba felt a little embarrassed whenever they saw Hayakawa and avoided him at school, so they hadn't seen each other for several days.

However, in just a few short days, Hayakawa seemed to have transformed into a national treasure of some mysterious Eastern power in their eyes.

With a pale face and incredibly heavy dark circles under his eyes, what else could that black and white skin look like but a panda!

"What's wrong with you?"

Ichika and Yotsuba approached Hayakawa and curiously examined him.

"Smoky eye makeup!"

Ichika gave her own guess first.

"I accidentally fell on the playground and got charcoal ash on my face."

Yotsuba hesitated for a long time before tentatively asking.

"What nonsense are you two spouting?"

Hayakawa's already gloomy face turned even more ashen upon hearing this, and he said in a dark voice, "I've just been staying up late studying lately because I haven't been sleeping well lately, so I'm a little sleepy."

"That's it"