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

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"Consider it a favor to you. The Sakayanagi family owes you one. You should be able to estimate how valuable a favor from the Sakayanagi family is, right? I am the sole heir of the Sakayanagi family."

"I don't understand why you're so fixated on Ayanokoji."

Hikigaya grabbed Sakayanagi's hand, which looked as panicked as a child about to lose a beloved toy, and gently pulled it off his clothes.

He had no interest in understanding the past interactions between Sakayanagi and Ayanokouji.

After publicly announcing his withdrawal from school, Kiyotaka Ayanokouji's options were effectively shut down. Now, there's only one person in this school who can force him to swallow this bitter pill and give up.

That was the father of the willful young lady in front of him, the true power behind this school, Chairman Sakayanagi.

"I have things to do. If you have anything to say next time, you can write it down and have Shancun bring it to me. Compared to you, I prefer Shancun's obedient type a little more."

"Thank you for your hard work, Kamuro-kun."

After comforting the helpless-looking Kamuro, Hikigaya walked towards the figure that had appeared at the classroom door at some point, a figure even taller than Kamuro.

Her high ponytail hairstyle, which she had recently sported on the playground, is gone.

"Why didn't you say you were coming, Senior Kiryuin?"

Judging from the gossipy look on Kiryuin's face, Hikigaya could tell that she had probably been there for a while.

"Haha, it's rare to see junior Hikigaya looking a bit annoyed. Even senior Horikita, who always has a cold and mean face, has lost his temper."

Kiryuin Kaede, leaning against the classroom door frame, smiled happily, her beautiful phoenix eyes full of joy.

Chapter 201 My Father is Atsuomi Ayanokouji

"That's a favor from the Sakayanagi family, aren't you even a little bit tempted?"

"Senior isn't the young lady of the Kiryuin family either. She just doesn't want to rely on her family's influence to get ahead."

On the school rooftop, a lush mountain forest appeared before Hikigaya and Kiryuin. Apart from the school buildings nestled in the woods, there was no sign of anyone living there.

"Well, after all, I prefer the feeling of climbing up step by step from the bottom, and I have the ability to do so." Kiryuin's words were full of confidence as he smiled.

"Then let me, your junior, look forward to the senior making something of herself and giving me a hand."

"Hehe, just keep looking forward to it."

Her bangs, which reached past her eyebrows, were ruffled by the cool mountain breeze. In Guilongyuan's half-hidden purple eyes, there was no trace of confusion, and she did not feel at all that she would become just another ordinary person in the future.

Is this the confidence of a true genius? It's dazzling.

With Kiryuin's confident and beautiful image etched in his mind, Hikigaya gazed at the distant mountains and forests. On a somewhat withered old tree, a pair of tits were playfully chasing each other, their chirping clear and melodious.

I wonder what kind of man could win the heart of such an extraordinary woman as Senior Sister Kiryuuin.

"Kiryuin is here too. Looks like there's trouble again."

"Yes, I need to ask my respected former leader for help again. I will do my best to repay Lingyin for his great kindness."

Turning around, Hachiman and the man who came out of the stairwell looked at each other and smiled. Kiryuin couldn't help but smile as well.

Over the course of nearly a year, the three individuals, who were always seen as taciturn and arrogant by outsiders, had already forged a deep friendship among themselves.

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"Get out of here. Seeing you makes me unable to pee. If I stay here any longer, I might just pee on you."

In the school's public restroom, the torii was cursing and swearing at the man who was monitoring Ayanokoji, and he even bumped into the man, forcing the man to leave the restroom.

"Thank you for your help, Shi Ren."

"Is this alright? This is the second floor."

Tokiko watched with concern as Ayanokouji emerged from the cubicle after leaving the outer village and immediately sat on the windowsill. L貳ling栮[引$陕m0疤（二&）月*漪

"No problem, I'll be back in half an hour."

After saying that, Ayanokouji jumped off the windowsill, braced himself against the protruding eaves of the first floor to cushion the fall, and landed safely. He waved to Tokito by the second-floor window and then went into the woods behind the school building.

The person he had arranged to meet was already waiting for him quietly here.

"......It's you, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka."

Upon entering the school, Kushida revealed her previously unknown, ferocious face to anyone other than Hikigaya for the first time, her hands clenching into fists at her sides.

Last night, after returning to her dormitory and sitting on her bed, she found a note that had been placed inside her neatly folded blanket.

The contents clearly indicated that the note's owner knew about her dark side and her unknown connection with Hachiman Hikigaya, and also included the agreed time and place for their meeting.

“That’s right, it’s me, the one Hikigaya predicted would drop out of school.” Ayanokouji walked up to Kushida with a blank expression, showing no emotional fluctuation despite Kushida’s terrifyingly different demeanor.

He had noticed Kikyo Kushida, this lovable girl with a three-digit number of friends, for a long time.

Especially after failing to capture Karuizawa and receiving information from Nagumo, he set his sights on Kushida.

The day after the two second-year students, Shinonome and Nagumo, suddenly dropped out of school, a second-year student told Nagumo that Shinonome had mentioned that he had been invited by Kushida, the little angel from the first year.

Kushida was once 'coerced' by Hikigaya into participating in the preschool withdrawal incident, and there is no doubt that Kushida was a pawn of Hikigaya.

"How did you find out? Were you following me? And were all these girls from Class C asking me out at night your doing?"

"It's just to confirm whether you went to meet Hachiman and to find out what you're doing."

Compared to Hikigaya, who was on guard after being followed before, Kushida, a girl who was unprepared, was easier to track.

Despite following Kushida's meetings with Hachiman several times, he hadn't gleaned any useful information. The meeting place had few obstructions, and Hachiman's lookout behavior prevented him from getting close.

Only after the last time the two changed locations and found a dense grove of trees did he finally uncover Kushida's true nature—a deadly weapon.

"You like Hikigaya too? I took a picture of you sitting on his lap and him touching your head. You two are so sweet together." Seeing that Kushida was silent, Ayanokouji began to press on her psychological defenses.

There are no photos, of course. The lighting was too dim where the two were, so it was impossible to take any pictures. It's just that Kushida couldn't bet that he didn't take any pictures since his phone had been confiscated by the school.

"What do you think the students in Class A, especially Ichinose, will think when they see the photos? And I also filmed you kicking the railing. How are you going to explain this to your friends?"

"What do you want to do?"

Kushida wanted nothing more than to punch Ayanokouji in the face, but she knew there was nothing she could do about it if she wanted to preserve her image.

Ayanokouji, who is about to be expelled from school, is invincible on another level, and Kushida can't think of any way to threaten him.

"Ichinose, drop out of school." Ayanokouji said indifferently, taking a leaf that had fallen on his head.

The leader of the group, which was mainly composed of students from Class A, was Ichinose, who volunteered to take on the risk of being expelled from school. Kushida was a member of her group.

The second and third grade groups paired with them weren't particularly outstanding either, since good groups tend to team up with Class B, where the student council president is located, or Class D, which has many good students.

If Kushida causes trouble on the last day of the exam, then Ichinose will undoubtedly face a huge risk of being expelled from school.

"What's the difference between this and you exposing it directly? I'll still be despised by everyone."

Kushida felt like he was going crazy with anger. Who among the first-year students would dare to drop out of Ichinose? Did he think Hachiman's sword wasn't sharp enough?

Moreover, before Hikigaya could even make a move, he was already surrounded by Class A students demanding an explanation.

"Didn't you get threatened by Hachiman before to help him drop out of preschool? This time it's the same as last time, only the one threatening me is now."

“My father is Atsuomi Ayanokoji, a politician whose name can be found online. You just need to tell the other students that your father works for my father.”

"Isn't it reasonable for you to use Ichinose to threaten Hikigaya into dropping out of school in order to protect your father?"

Ayanokouji's tone became increasingly seductive.

"You just wanted to protect your father and stop Hachiman, that tyrant, from arbitrarily expelling students. You did nothing wrong, and the other students will approve of your actions."

"The first-year students have been suffering under Hikigaya's arrogance for a long time. You will surely become a hero in the students' hearts by knocking down his arrogance."

Chapter 202 You must take good care of protecting me.

The fifth day of the exam, in the morning.

After cleaning the assigned area, Hikigaya and his group members went to a room filled with tatami mats to practice meditation.

Unlike the first day when they could only do the single lotus position, which simply involved placing one foot on the other leg, many students are now able to perform the more difficult double lotus position.

"Kōenji, you seem to know this very well."

On his way to breakfast after finishing his meditation, Hikigaya struck up a conversation with Koenji.

On the first day of meditation training, Koenji entered a state of deep meditation in the double lotus position without the guidance of his instructor, and even his teacher could not find any fault with it.

“I once trained in a neighboring great country in my early years, and this was also part of my training.” Koenji, who was walking calmly down the corridor, stopped. “If circumstances hadn’t prevented me from continuing my training there, I would have continued.”

Well, it's probably 99% due to family opposition. After all, he's the heir to the Koenji Zaibatsu, so it's normal that he has no choice in the matter.

Being born into a wealthy family isn't all good.

Hachiman also stopped and waited for the other members of the group to leave one by one.

"Are you interested in making a deal with me?"

"Interesting, very interesting. It seems you think I'll agree to your deal, President Boy." Koenji leaned casually against a wooden pillar in the corridor, taking out a hand mirror.

"You probably don't want to drop out of this school, do you?" Hachiman said calmly.

"Are you threatening me, Mr. President?"

Koenji, who had maintained a leisurely and self-satisfied expression, put away his hand mirror and his eyes became aggressive.

Whether what Hachiman said was true or not, it was of course true. Being expelled from such a rudimentary academy as Advanced Nurturing was a disgrace to him, and he didn't want to return to his family for the time being.

What attracted him to this school was that it was a three-year closed-campus school where no one could disturb him at will, so that no one would bother him to enjoy his leisurely campus life.

"It seems that's indeed the case; in this way, the reward for the transaction will be realized."

"Haha, President boy, don't you underestimate me? Do you think I would need this reward?" Koenji laughed. Did Hachiman think that protecting him from expulsion would earn him a favor?

He had always thought that Hachiman was a genius with a certain level of understanding of him, but now he felt that Hachiman should be reclassified as being on the same level as Sakayanagi.

From the day he learned that 20 million was enough to transfer to another class, he had already found a way to get into this school.

Upon graduating from the third grade, students can exchange their personal points for cash. By using a higher rate than the school's to buy back the personal points held by third-year students, graduating from Class A is incredibly easy.

However, this requires the title of heir to the Koenji Foundation.

"You think third-year students have personal points to buy? This school is no pushover. One of the rules for the final special exam in the third year is that the more personal points you spend, the greater your initial advantage."

"And you won't even make it to the end of your third year; you'll be expelled during the most unreasonable special exam at the end of your first year."

“If I do nothing, you will definitely be the one expelled from Class B.”

Seeing Koenji's face darken, Hikigaya revealed a mocking smile. Suppressing a genius who was high and mighty was quite addictive.

From the very first day that Koenji agreed to cooperate with him in the exam, he knew he already had a way to temporarily control him.

"If it turns out you're lying, you should be prepared to face my wrath."

"Don't worry, I wouldn't do anything to completely offend you." Hachiman stroked his chin.

"As expected, the special exam at the end of the first year will involve each class voting to select one student to drop out. You should be aware that most of the students in Class B dislike you, right?"

"Haha, so it really is the most unreasonable special exam, just as you said."

Takaenji laughed loudly, placing his hand on his forehead. Now he had no reason to complain about Hikigaya.

After all, those idiots in Class B would definitely vote for him without a second thought, so Hachiman has done him a favor.

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"Little Kikyo, you seem to have something on your mind. You can rely on me for a while. If I can't solve it, we can go find Kofun together."

In a corner of the school building that evening, Kobashi Yume held Kushida's hand; she was also a member of the group led by Ichinose.

These past two days, she noticed that her trusted friend Kushida had been acting strangely. Although his smile was as bright and sweet as ever, she always felt that there was a great deal of trouble beneath that smile.

Little sail, little sail, little sail.

Every day, Xiaofan's waves are short and shallow. Once you know how terrifying Ichinose was when she threatened Hikigaya, I don't believe you'll still talk about her so intimately.

Kushida's lips twitched slightly as he inwardly fumed. "Thank you for your concern, Meng, but I'm just having a little trouble. It'll pass quickly."

"If you encounter any trouble, be sure to tell me, and I will definitely help you, Little Kissiao."

"Yes, I will definitely go to find Xiaomeng then."

Trying her best to put on a sweet smile, Kushida excused herself to go to the restroom and left Kohashi Yume's side. After silently walking into the depths of the grove, she vented her frustrations for the first time since Hachiman wasn't around.