In Academy City, the Paradise Project begins.

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A profound sense of shame and the elimination rules were in effect simultaneously.

"Waaaaaah!!! Higashino-senpai, you big idiot!!!"

Tears welled up and she let out a heart-wrenching cry, instinctively covering her vital parts with her hands.

Although she knew from the beginning that the swimsuit would disappear without a trace if she failed, she actually thought that Higashino would save face for everyone and teleport them away before they were completely exposed.

Unexpectedly, instead of immediately sending her away, they only teleported her away a few seconds after her swimsuit disappeared.

How incredibly embarrassing! That awful senior, they must have done it on purpose!

As Ruiko inwardly complained, silver light instantly enveloped her completely exposed body, and the next moment, her figure disappeared from the sand.

"Tears!!"

Chu Chun exclaimed in surprise, never expecting that her friend, whom she had been chasing for so long, would be eliminated by someone else.

What a pity! She was thinking of personally seeing her off, to avenge the frequent attacks by 'updrafts'.

She looked at the senior Gu Fa, whom she had always trusted, her eyes filled with unprecedented anger.

Mikoto and Haru exchanged a glance and instantly reached an understanding, both pointing their water guns at her!

"Department! Department! Department!"

The three jets of water struck almost simultaneously!

Mikoto shot at the last remaining connection in her swimsuit, Haru shot at the edge of the hole on her waist, and there was another shot at the opening that Miwei revealed when she tried to fight back!

Kofumi tried her best to twist and dodge, but while she avoided Mikoto's attack, she was hit by the first spring's water jet, which struck the last piece of fabric around her waist!

"Uh!"

Gu Famei let out a muffled groan, looking at the last bit of fabric disappearing from her waist, feeling extremely distressed.

Immediately afterwards, another jet of water swept across her taut thighs, and the fabric there vanished!

The last piece of clothing on her body also disappeared completely, following in the footsteps of the previously eliminated girl, revealing her true form.

The elimination rules were triggered in that instant!

"hateful……!"

A complex expression flashed across Kofumi's face; such a huge advantage had actually crumbled on the eve of victory.

Filled with resentment and shame, she too was enveloped in silver light and vanished from the spot.

In an instant, only Misaka Mikoto and Uiharu Kazari remained on the battlefield.

Both of them were panting heavily, and their swimsuits were badly torn.

Mikoto's body was barely covered by a piece of cloth, and her early spring swimsuit was almost completely gone, with her top almost entirely naked.

Under Higashino's deliberate control, the thick white fog had shrunk to within a hundred meters, and an invisible pressure enveloped the last two people.

"Early spring..."

Mikoto wiped the sweat from her face, her eyes filled with complex emotions.

"It's just us left."

"Yes...yes, Misaka-senpai!"

Chu Chun's voice was tense, but her eyes were unusually focused, even showing a hint of fighting spirit rarely seen in her.

She never imagined that someone as weak as her would become the final opponent of a Level 5 like Misaka-senpai.

"I won't give up easily!"

"I won't hold back either, early spring!"

The two men raised their guns almost simultaneously!

"department!"

"department!"

Two jets of water crossed each other in the middle of the sand!

Mikoto, with her rich experience, spotted Haru's weakness and aimed the water jet straight at Haru!

As if she had anticipated this, Haru did not try to dodge completely, but instead turned slightly to the side and aimed her water gun at the point where the fabric on Mikoto's body was also in danger of breaking down!

"puff!"

"Hey!"

Two soft sounds rang out almost simultaneously!

Mikoto's water jet hit the last bit of fabric on Haru's chest!

And miraculously, the spring water jets brushed past the tie connecting the last piece of cloth around Mikoto's waist!

In an instant, the upper body of the swimsuit in early spring completely disappeared!

The spot beneath Misaka's body vanished without a trace!

Both of them were completely exposed at the same time! The light of elimination instantly shone!

"what?!"

"Eh?!"

Mikoto and Haru both had an expression of disbelief and astonishment on their faces.

They actually...died together?! The fabric beneath them should have held up for a few more shots!

The silver light enveloped the last two contestants simultaneously, and the sand instantly became empty.

Spectator area

The silver light flashed continuously, and the last two eliminated contestants, Mikoto with her hands covering her chest and her face flushed, and Haru, in the same posture, almost crying with embarrassment, appeared next to Higashino.

"sister!"

Shirai Kuroko immediately tried to pounce, but Mikoto dodged her in embarrassment and annoyance.

"Hatsuharu!"

Ruiko, already wrapped in a bathrobe, immediately handed one to Chuchun as well.

"What...what is this?!"

After the marriage, Guangzi was the first to bring up this very crucial question.

"All eliminated?! Can this game really eliminate everyone? Oh ho ho ho, I've never heard of such an absurd thing!"

"That's it!"

Kuroko immediately chimed in, glaring angrily at Higashino.

"Higashino-kun! What's wrong with your game rules? In the end, it's actually my sister and Haru who die together? How is that possible! They shouldn't have just disappeared!"

"All...failed?"

Wan Nei Juan Bao and Pao Fu Wan Bin looked at each other, bewildered by the result.

Kofumi Miwa pursed her lips, looking at Higashino with a complicated expression, without saying a word.

Mikoto wrapped her bathrobe tighter, her face still flushed, and let out a huff of embarrassment and annoyance, clearly very dissatisfied with the result.

Haruhi hid behind Ruiko, her face as red as an apple. Only now did she realize that Higashino had actually seen everything all along.

Ruiko quickly accepted reality and asked energetically, "Senior Higashino! If everyone is eliminated, then who is the winner? There can't be no winner, right?"

All eyes immediately focused on Higashino.

Higashino sat comfortably in his armchair, slowly waving his fingers: "Good question, Ruiko. The rules are clear: the last person standing wins. Now everyone's eliminated; there are no winners..."

He paused deliberately, looking at the girls' expressions of confusion or dissatisfaction, and a knowing smile spread across his face.

"Therefore, as the initiator of this game, the rule-maker, and the sole referee..."

Higashino stood up, opened his arms, and solemnly announced.

"Of course it's me, Higashino Yuta! I've won the final victory! The referee's victory is the real victory!"

"Eh?! ...

Shocked cries echoed throughout the room.

"what?!"

Mikoto was the first to jump up in disbelief.

"What kind of twisted logic is this! How can the referee claim victory himself?! You're trying to cheat again!"

"Exactly! This is so unreasonable! Higashino-kun, you're cheating!"

Even after marriage, Mitsuko protested.

"I've never seen such a shameless person before!"

Hei Zi gritted his teeth in anger and glared at her.

"This this…"

Even Gu Famei felt that this logic was too domineering; how could there be such a thing as the referee winning?

The people floating in the water and those inside the bay also wore expressions of disbelief.

In early spring, she muttered softly, "It's happening again... Senior is so... so cunning..."

The referee won last time, and it's the same again this time. Can't you come up with a different strategy, senior?

Ruiko burst out laughing: "Hahaha, as expected of Higashino-senpai! That was such a cool move!"

Even though the process was different from what happened at the villa, the result was still the same. I wonder if my senior is going to do that kind of thing again later?

For some reason, even though there were so many people present, she felt a little expectant.

"Reasonable?"

Higashino raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping over each girl with an invisible pressure and a sense of entitlement stemming from his power.

“If I say it’s reasonable, then it’s reasonable. Don’t forget, this is ‘my’ game. My rules, and I have the final say.”

His gaze slowly swept across the girls' faces, watching their cheeks flush with dissatisfaction, embarrassment, and surprise. His smile grew even brighter, carrying a dangerous yet expectant glint.

His ability is simply unsolvable; once it's recognized, it falls under the most reasonable and correct rule.

"So, as the sole winner of this 'swimsuit battle royale'..."

Higashino stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over the eight girls draped in bath towels, his voice filled with pleasure.

"I am about to exercise my rights as the victor and make my demands."

The entire spectator area fell silent instantly. The girls' hearts were in their throats, sensing that this "request" was definitely not a good thing.

Even those who hadn't experienced the punishment game in the villa last time, seeing Higashino's expression, knew it couldn't be some trivial punishment.

Higashino's gaze swept over them one by one, and finally, he revealed a smile that was both a "perfect example of a scumbag" and incredibly charming, and clearly stated:

My requirement is...

His gaze lingered on the parts of his body not covered by the yukata, and Higashino's smile deepened.

“Every ‘loser’ present must offer the victor a ‘reward kiss’.”

"Everyone should kiss me."

The air seemed to freeze.

Shame, shock, and disbelief exploded on the girls' faces! Their cheeks flushed crimson at a visible speed, and even their ears were not spared.

"W-It's this kind of thing again, Yuu...?!"

Mikoto was the first to react, looking helpless. Although she was somewhat prepared, she was still speechless when Higashino said it so bluntly.

"Huh?! You, you pervert, what insane nonsense are you spouting?!"

He actually made me kiss her in front of my older sister? This guy's crazy, and there were other people around too.

She was already ashamed of being punished last time and dreamed about him for several days. Today, he "threatened" her for doing those things again, and now he even wants to publicly execute her. This is too much!

"Kiss...kiss Higashino?! In...here?! In front of everyone?!"

Photon covered his face tightly with his hands, but the tips of his exposed ears were blood red.