Chapter 2

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**Answer to This Question is Yes** (この問題の正解は“はい”だよ, *Kono Mondai no Seikai wa “Hai”da yo*) is the second chapter of the Tomodachi Game manga series.

## Short Summary

During the game, the main characters answer questions with a coin, deciding if their answers are correct or not. As the game progresses, Yuuichi suspects there may be a traitor among them. He discovers that the previous questions were designed to halve everyone's debts, except for the last question which will determine if they remain friends. However, Yuuichi shocks everyone by asking a personal question about Sawaragi's underwear ,which breaks the rule that says if you speak your debt will be doubled.

## Long Summary

Unexpectedly the coin slides towards wrong and they get the question wrong. Sawaragi slams her hands on the table in frustration and almost speaks out before Tenji and Yuuichi cover her mouth. They warn her that her debt will be doubled if she talks during the game. They let go off her mouth and they sigh in relief. Yuuichi begins to wonder how the question got answer wrong, he thinks that perhaps the host are manipulating the coin but then he think that it is impossible. Yuuichi then begins to realise someone voted no on purpose and he begins to panic.

Manabu says it's time for the second question and Sawaragi reads out the question which is "Question 1+1 =2". Yuuichi realise how easy that is and begins to think that perhaps someone just made a mistake in the question because they were overthinking. However the coin moves to no and they get the question wrong. Yuuichi now thinks that there is a traitor, he thinks if there is a grudge it's between Shibe and Sawaragi. It then cuts to a flashback of Shibe telling Tenji and Yuuichi how he confessed Sawaragi and got hit in the face. Yuuichi askes why she hit him this time as he's confessed multiple times before and Shibe says it's because he tried to kiss her. Tenji askes if their lips made contact and says it would count as sexual assault as he did it against her will, he says he would have to call her Sawaragi's Dad as he happens to be a cop. Shibe asks Tenji to go ask her for forgiveness and he refuses so he askes Yuuichi instead and he says okay hesitantly.

Yuuichi goes to her to say she should forget about it but she says she's not mad about Shibe anymore but now she's mad at Yuuichi for taking the incident so lightly. Sawaragi say's she'll forgive Shibe on the condition that Yuuichi tells her one of his secrets. After that the flashback ends, Yuuichi thinks that there might be other secrets that his friend group are holding from each other. Tenji askes the 3rd question "Japan is also known as Nippon". Yet again the coin moves to no and they get the question wrong. Yuuichi begins to panic and the doubts towards his friends is turning his heart black.

It is Yuuichi's turn to answer the 4th question, he then realises there is no given question the paper just says "The question will be provided by the questioner" Yuuichi then notices another thing it says " move the yen coin to yes to win the round, move the yen coin to no will halve the questioners debt." Yuuichi realises that even if he fails the first game he'll be free from the penalty of the highest debt level bearing the entirety of everyone's debts when the game is over. It clicks in Yuuichi's head that the reason the coin was moving to no was that all questions before his had the exact same contents in them meaning everyone else has already halved their debt. Shibe asked a easy question so he alone would choose no on purpose. I

It then cuts to the host where we first see Tsukino and Maria, Maria comments on Yuuichi's expression and makes a remark to his doubting of his friends. Maria think he will choose yes but the other manager disagrees. Tsukino comments on the fact that none of the teams that reached the 5th question passed the stage. It then shows a flashback of Yuuichi and Yutori, Yuuichi feels he is not as good at using encouraging words like the others but Yutori says she doesn't mind that and says Yuuichi is the closest to her.

It cuts back to present and Yuuichi says "There are 7 days in a week". The coin moved towards no, Yuuichi panics but then realises its the last place penalty and that the furthest in debt is Yutori which means someone had planned from the beginning to drop all the debt onto her and it was one of other 3. Tsuniko says he noticed the 5th question won't be the same the previous 4, she says the 5th question has no debt halving involved it's either yes or no.

Manabu announces the final question which will be answered by Kokorogi Yutori. She says "Will we still be friends after this". Tsuniko says if that question was answered at the beginning they would've all answered yes but because of their doubts it will be difficult, Maria mockingly says bye bye to group C. However all of a sudden Yuuichi speaks out and with a devilish smile he asks what the color of Sawaragi's panties are.

## Characters

* Yuuichi Katagiri
* Makoto Shibe
* Tenji Mikasa
* Yutori Kokorogi
* Shiho Sawaragi
* Manabu
* Yuka Katagiri
* Maria Mizuse
* Tsukino