Chapter 4

**A Flirtatious Chapter, or so we Thought** (いちゃいちゃ回と思いきや *Ichaicha-kai to Omoiki ya*) is the fourth chapter of the *100 Kanojo* manga.

## Summary

Rentarou and his girlfriends are on the roof eating lunch, where Rentarou introduces his current girlfriends, Hakari and Karane, to his newest one, Shizuka. After some brief introductions, Rentarou begins listing off some habits and charms each of the girls have, which causes each of them to blush. Whilst listing these habits, Rentarou talks about the unique things that Hakari and Karane do when kissing him, which embarrasses Shizuka and prompts her to ask if they’ve already kissed. He asks if she’s interested in that kind of stuff, which leads her to firmly state that she must maintain her chastity until marriage. Rentarou, Hakari and Karane engage in small talk whilst eating lunch, and during the conversation, Rentarou notices that Shizuka is holding herself back.

He suggests that the four of them should play a game of Old Maid so that Shizuka can become more comfortable with his other girlfriends. He proposes a punishment for the loser, with the winner being able to tickle the loser. In the first round, Rentarou comes first, and Karane comes last. Rentarou starts tickling her, but Karane's efforts not to laugh makes it seem like he's doing something rather questionable to her. In the second round, Rentarou comes first, and Hakari comes last. While Rentarou is tickling Hakari, she starts having dirty thoughts, leading to her letting out an odd laugh and nearly laughing so hard she lizzes herself (laughing so hard you pee your pants). In the third round, Rentarou once again comes first, and Shizuka comes last. Before tickling her, Rentarou is excited to hear Shizukas laugh, but his expectations are soon changed after she starts saying “She laughed aloud.” using her text-to-speech instead of actually laughing. Whilst Rentarou is tickling Shizuka, Hakari and Karane come to the realization that Rentarou hasn’t lost a match, and their desire to tickle him begins to increase. However, their desire is never fulfilled, as although Rentarou loses the fourth game, it’s Shizuka who emerges victorious. Shizuka doesn’t actually properly tickle Rentarou though, and instead opts to just poking him in the chest; an action that makes Hakari question what she is doing.

After Shizuka is finished, Rentarou states that he laughed a bit too much and needs to stop by the bathroom. Karane seizes this opportunity to ask Shizuka “What’s your deal… huh!!?”.

## Characters

* Aijou Rentarou
* Hanazono Hakari
* Inda Karane
* Yoshimoto Shizuka

## Quote

**Beginning:** N/A

**End:** Rentarou!!!! Come Back Soon!!!!

**Next Chapter:** Next Chapter, Request!!!

## Trivia

* Rentarou refers to himself as the "Prince Shokoku of Gourmet World". This is a reference to the semi-legendary political figure Prince Shōtoku who was alive during the Asuka period of Japan.
* Old Maid is a card game dating back to the Victorian era.
* On page 8, the symbols used are the same symbols used to represent the "Menacing" onomatopoeia in the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure series.
* Rentarou refers to the series Kaiji which is a series based around gambling.