Hachiman Hikigaya, who returned from his studies after completing his training.

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The sign outside the classroom of the former Class D, which had been called a gathering place for defective students since the start of the semester, was replaced today with the words "Class A".

"We're in Class A now..."

"We've made it to Class A!"

"Class A!"

As Chabashira announced their promotion to Class A, the students, who already knew this beforehand, were still overjoyed and excited. Even Horikita Suzune, usually an ice queen, melted and smiled.

Being able to advance to Class A before graduating from Horikita Gakuen was something that made Horikita Suzune very happy and satisfied.

"You're so cute when you smile. If you smiled more, you'd be even more popular, Horikita," Hikigaya said, turning his head to look at Horikita's picturesque smile.

From her appearance, this beautiful girl is flawless; her most beautiful feature is her pair of fox-like eyes that always exude confidence.

After outsourcing the tutoring of struggling students, Horikita's complexion has become much more radiant lately, unlike before when she always looked tired.

"Hmph, no matter how popular you are, you're more popular than the president who spends a fortune." Horikita rolled her eyes at him, but her smile remained.

The fact that Hikigaya transferred 20 million personal points to Totsuka was made public and not concealed. Almost the entire school, or rather the entire student body, knew about it and thought that Hikigaya, the student council president, seemed to have an easy way to earn points.

Suddenly, he received many private messages from students eager to serve him and become his lackeys, especially older female students who would often bump into him on his way to school or outside the student council meeting room.

This situation caused Ichinose and Shiina to frequently stay by his side, and Hikigaya didn't know whether he should be happy or not.

"Sigh, being too popular isn't good either."

"Deserved it."

Yukinoshita, who was overhearing this, was also somewhat gloating. It was rare to see Hikigaya get the short end of the stick, which made her happy.

After entering the school, she felt like she was being led by the nose by Hachiman, which made her a little dissatisfied.

The same goes for the student council. Hikigaya assigned most of the student council president's work to her and Horikita Suzune, ostensibly as a trial for them.

This boy is really wicked; he has a domineering vibe similar to his sister.

"Kanzaki, is this how you act as a leader? You've failed both special exams completely!?"

While Yukinoshita was inwardly complaining about Hikigaya, the atmosphere in Ichinose's class, which had returned to Class B, was incredibly heavy, especially with their homeroom teacher, Hoshinomiya Chie, appearing somewhat deranged on the stage.

The strong smell of alcohol, the bare face with dark circles under her eyes and no makeup, and the usually smooth, slightly wavy hair that looked like it hadn't been washed for days and seemed greasy.

"This time the fault is entirely mine, and I will definitely try my best," Kanzaki replied with a grim expression.

"Effort? What makes you think that effort guarantees victory? Can't you learn to use your brain like Hachiman? Can't you even use your personal points to bribe students in other groups?"

“Hoshinomiya-sensei, if you go too far, you’ll be fired,” Ichinose stood up from her seat and warned sternly. “Don’t bring your feud with Chabashira-sensei into the students.”

As a homeroom teacher, one should not get involved in the fights between students. If Hoshinomiya's behavior is reported and thoroughly investigated, he will definitely be dismissed.

Although the students in Class B would never consider reporting Hoshinomiya and having her dismissed, there were cameras in the classroom.

"Hmph, you can use the rest of the class meeting time as you like."

With a dark and resentful look, Hoshinomiya left the classroom, and Ichinose returned to her seat as if nothing had happened.

"Well, I don't think it's entirely Kanzaki-san's fault."

With an angelic smile, Kushida stood up from her seat, easing the heavy atmosphere in the classroom, and the students in Class B no longer focused their attention on Ichinose.

"It's inevitable that the boys from the Forest School will lose because of Hachiman, given that he has too many individual points and a huge advantage."

"Kansaki-san only agreed to Hachiman's group assignment to protect her classmates, and I think that's really admirable."

"He was willing to bow down to students he didn't like for the sake of his classmates' safety."

As he spoke, Kushida turned to look at Kanzaki, whose stern expression had relaxed considerably, which made Kushida feel somewhat smug.

After joining the class, she tried to gain Kanzaki's trust and find out his secrets, but unfortunately, things didn't go smoothly and their relationship remained just that of nodding acquaintances, like colleagues.

Now you should finally let your guard down around me, you bastard Kanzaki!

"I think what Kikyo said is right, Kanzaki-san also tried her best."

"The failure is partly our fault, so we can't blame Kanzaki-kun entirely."

After Netkura confirmed Kushida's statement, Watanabe Norihito also agreed, saying that since he was one of the top students in the boys' group, the blame couldn't be placed on him.

Kushida was not surprised by this, having already gained Watanabe's trust, she easily discovered his secret of liking net warehouses.

However, Netkura mentioned that she had a crush on an upperclassman before entering this school, so Watanabe probably couldn't have her.

"We're just a little short of the class points that Shiina's class is leading, but I believe that with everyone's and Kanzaki's efforts, we'll be able to catch up soon."

"Right, everyone?" Kushida gave a very healing and cute smile.

"Yes, yes, Kokushida is right."

"If everyone works hard..."

Amidst a chorus of agreement, the heavy atmosphere in Class B gradually dissipated, and Kushida's adorable smile grew even brighter.

However, Ichinose maintained a somewhat solemn expression, knowing that doing so would not make Class B move forward.

Although she resigned from her leadership position, she did not become completely indifferent to whether her class could graduate from Class A, after all, the students in her class were her friends.

She could get into a good university even if she didn't graduate from the top class, but most of her classmates couldn't.

Should I persuade Kanzaki to follow the same path as Katsuragi? Ichinose was struggling with this question.

If she were the class leader, she would be aware of this, although she would strongly oppose it and not support it.

It's so domineering of him to forbid her from doing the same thing he did himself, Hachiman.

Recalling Hachiman's domineering demeanor back then, Ichinose felt a sweet warmth in her heart.

Or should we ask Hachiman for some advice?

A sudden inspiration struck Ichinose, who sat down in her seat with a slightly flushed face.

Anyway, Hachiman isn't the class leader anymore, and today is Friday.

It's fine to get up at noon tomorrow.

Chapter 213 Call Me I Have a Place

"Please help me one more time, Hachiman-kun."

In the student council room nearing its end, Nagisa Asahina, with a fawning smile, stood behind the student council president, massaging his shoulders, oblivious to the speechless look on her friend Yukinoshita's face.

It's not easy for a student to come to the Friends Department for help, so how could she, as the department head, let the person seeking help leave disappointed?

Furthermore, the person seeking help is also a very cute child, whose delicate, doll-like appearance is truly endearing.

"Stop pressing, stop pressing, I promise, okay?" Unable to suppress Asahina's persistence, Hikigaya reluctantly agreed with a wry smile.

He didn't know which student wanted to be his friend, but he decided to go and deal with it for Asahina-senpai's sake.

And if he doesn't agree, Ichinose's gaze will probably become even more resentful.

"As expected of Hachiman-kun, I'll be waiting for you in the Friends Club."

Asahina's voice was full of joy, and as she pulled her hands back from Hikigaya's shoulders, she affectionately pinched his cheek.

Immediately, Ichinose's smile deepened.

"Sorry, I'll be back early tonight." After Asahina left, Hikigaya smiled wryly and patted Ichinose's head.

Katsuragi and Kiriyama ignored this, while Horikita and Yukinoshita's expressions grew increasingly cold.

As the student council president, he immorally and openly led the way in engaging in illicit relationships.

.........

.........

After coaxing Ichinose back to her dorm, Hachiman went to the Friends Club, where even more adorable decorations had been added.

There's even an extra doll-like young lady, Sakayanagi Arisu, who's even cuter than a cute ornament.

The burgundy midi skirt has a white lace trim at the hem, and the collar of the pure white casual shirt is adorned with a small burgundy bow that matches the color of the skirt.

The beret on her head had been replaced with a thin burgundy headband tied in a small bow that hung down to one side of her head.

Sakayanagi, dressed casually, is even cuter than usual.

"So cute." Hikigaya murmured involuntarily, unable to help but praise Sakayanagi in front of him.

"Thank you for the compliment, Hachiman."

Sakayanagi tightened his grip on the cane with his right hand, and smiled, revealing two small dimples, showing none of his usual belligerent nature.

"You don't need to go through Asahina-senpai's friends department if you need something. I'm not avoiding you."

Hikigaya leisurely pulled up a chair and sat down opposite Sakayanagi. Asahina-senpai gave him an encouraging look as he came in and then left.

He guessed that this situation was because Sakayanagi had some shady business to hide from Katsuragi and was trying to make a deal with him.

Sakayanagi proactively sought out Asahina for help and wanted to befriend him.

How can this be.

"Looks like you didn't get my wish. What a slowpoke." Sakayanagi narrowed his eyes, his aura gradually sharpening. "Could you please help me up to the window?"

This time she deliberately didn't bring Kamuro and Yamamura. Does Hachiman really have to be the one to bring it up?

After being comforted by Hikigaya in a unique way that night, she has come to understand in the past ten days why she is not obsessed with Ayanokouji.

Kamuroku is right. Why should she care about someone who doesn't care about her at all?

Moreover, in his memory, Ayanokouji had said less than ten sentences to him.

“Why not?” Hikigaya grasped Sakayanagi’s small, porcelain-like left hand that he had extended to him.

Like a butler leading the princess, the two arrived at the open window.

A cool, or rather, chilly sea breeze blew against her face, and the small bow tied on the side of Sakayanagi's head fluttered in the wind along with her silver hair.

"Why don't we go back inside? It's a bit cold by the window."

Sakayanagi's casual clothes are cute, but they don't look very warm.

Her frail body was even lighter than the one he had held in his arms the night after the exam in the forest; she was so delicate that he was quite worried about her health at the time.

"No, this is fine."

The energetic voices of the sports club members on the playground drifted into his ears amidst the sound of the wind. Hakiya, with his eyes lowered, watched the students running swiftly in the race.

What would Sakayanagi feel if the students' still energetic laughter reached her ears after the race?

Hikigaya was puzzled, and at the same time he unbuttoned his suit jacket and covered Sakayanagi with it.

"Although you may not feel cold, I think it's bad for your health to be exposed to cold wind."

"Hehe, what a gentleman you are, Hikigaya-kun."

"This is quite ordinary."

Facing Sakayanagi's somewhat mocking smile, Hikigaya stood in front of her and silently blocked half of her body.

Silently, he stood there with Sakayanagi, overlooking the boring scene of students exercising on the playground for almost half an hour.

"Could you please squat down, Hikigaya-kun?" Sakayanagi looked tired as he turned around.

Even though he didn't know what she wanted to do, Hachiman obediently half-squatted down and looked directly into her amber-like, crystal-clear eyes.

The sharp, battle-ready aura that once gave it a sense of power has vanished once again.

"What a man, he's all about gentleness and not force." Sakayanagi loosened his grip on his cane and wrapped his arms around Hachiman's neck. "I'm feeling a little cold right now, could you hug me like you did that night?"

Burying her head near Hikigaya's neck, Sakayanagi relaxed her entire body.

Startled by her sudden action, Hachiman quickly put one arm around her slender waist and the other on her thighs, which were covered by white pantyhose, and lifted her up.

Right now, Sakayanagi was being held in his arms like a large doll, pressed tightly against his body. Hikigaya could clearly feel the softness of Sakayanagi's body and smell her unique and pleasant fragrance.

"Sakayanagi, are you a child? You're such a big person, why do you still need to be carried when you're tired?"

Straightening up and leaning slightly back, Hikigaya released his arms from around Sakayanagi's waist and gently stroked the back of her silver hair. His soft breath followed Sakayanagi's breath and landed on his neck.

Itchy.

“Be my friend, Hachiman,” Sakayanagi said in a barely audible voice.

Out of Hikigaya's sight, her delicate and lovely face was flushed, and her eyes were full of anticipation.