Chapter 23

When I woke up in the morning, an angel was there.

"Good morning, Hachiman-kun."

With that said, the angel Hiyori has a big smile on her face. As a result, my thoughts that had just woken up became clearer, and I realized that I was hugging Hiyori.

"...Good morning, Hiyori."

"Yes...um, I know it's sudden, but I have a request for you, Hachiman-kun."

"Huh?"

"Yesterday I asked for a hug after dinner and a goodnight kiss...Would you please kiss me good morning too?"

You suddenly threw a bomb at me only a few dozen seconds after I woke up.

They kiss each other good morning and good night, so they're definitely a loving couple.

As I was trying to find a way to refuse without hurting Hiyori, she seemed to notice my thoughts and looked at me with a worried expression on her face.

「...…」

...You're so good at begging. There is no choice...

When I exhale, I stick my face out to Hiyori's forehead and kiss her gently.

"...Is this okay?"

"I'm happy. Me too..."

As I say, she sticks her face out and kisses my forehead softly. Do this every morning and before going to bed...let's hope you get used to it soon.

(But does Hiyori really plan to sleep in my room from now on?)

According to school regulations, boys are prohibited from entering the area where the girls' room is located after 8 p.m., but vice versa, girls are not prohibited from entering the area where the boys' room is located.

She's not prohibited from staying in my room, so it's safe according to school rules for Sakayanagi and Hiyori to stay in my room.

However, from an ethical standpoint, it would definitely be a no-no.

Sakayanagi also comes to stay over at least once a week, and recently Hiyori has been staying over every day, so we're semi-living together. If other boys found out about this, it would be an execution, right?

but...

"Hachiman-kun..."

When I see Hiyori in her full glory like this, I can't refuse her...

When I looked at the clock, it was only 5am. Hiyori makes lunch at 6 o'clock, so this situation will probably last for an hour. Well, I don't dislike it.

I exhale and stroke Hiyori's head, and she squints her eyes as if she's tickled.

It's okay, I haven't broken any school rules, so let's not worry about being outed ethically.

As a result, I remained at Hiyori's mercy until 6 o'clock.

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2 hours later...

"Alright, let's go, Hiyori."

"Yes!" She looks very happy.

After getting ready for school, we left the room and waited for the elevator.

After a while, the elevator came from above and when the door opened, I saw a familiar face.

"Ah, Kamuro-san. Good morning."

There was Masumi Kamuro, a servant named Sakayanagi's friend.

"Shiina and Hikigaya? Come to think of it, I heard from Sakayanagi that Shiina often stays in Hikigaya's room, but it seems to be true."

"Yes. Would you like to stay with us next time, Kamuro-san? It feels good sleeping with Hachiman-kun."

"Huh?!"

At Hiyori's bombshell remark, the normally cool Kamuro shouted in the elevator.

Hiyori as expected. There's only one woman who can make even Sakayanagi upset. In a sense, Hiyori is the strongest in her school year.

"What do you think? Sakayanagi-san also stays over occasionally, so it's fun, isn't it?"

"No, do you think I'll take the invitation?"

When they arrive at the first floor, the door opens and Kamuro speaks to Hiyori with a shocked expression on her face. But Hiyori was really calm.

"Aren't you going to ride?"

"I don't ride!" Hiyori said with blushing.

"What are you talking about? I am talking about getting on or not getting on the elevator?"

Kamuro scoffs at Hiyori's words, and Sakayanagi, who was at the entrance, approaches them curiously.

It would be bad if Sakayanagi came here...!

"Ah, good morning, Sakayanagi-san. Actually, I asked Kamuro-san to stay with me in Hachiman-kun's room, but she declined."

Hiyori begins to speak fluently. As a result, Sakayanagi's expression changed to one of amusement, and Kamuro's mouth twitched. I probably feel the same way as Kamuro.

Now that this has happened, you can read what will happen next.

"Well... how cold you are Masumi-san? Okay, next time I stay in Hikigaya-kun's room, I'll take Masumi-san with me so we can have a pajama party."

I thought it was based on Sakayanagi's personality. Kamuro seemed to have expected it, and she let out a breath as if she had given up.

"Sakayanagi...if you're going to have a pajama party, do it in your room."

"No, no. I want to embarrass Hikigaya-kun, so please come to Hikigaya-kun's room... Ah, it would be a good idea to invite Ichinose-san as well, since it's a good idea."

"Hey, wait!"

Don't casually say outrageous things!

I think Ichinose'll refrain from doing it, but I'll probably die if I spends the night in the same room as four other girls.

When I blow into Sakayanagi's ear as she tries to do something unnecessary, Sakayanagi moans in an erotic voice.

At that time, Kamuro turned to the side and was shaking, but I ignored it.

Then Sakayanagi turns bright red and glares at me.

"You have done it, Hikigaya-kun. I didn't think you were that lewd."

"You're the one who kissed me on the cheek in the diner."

''I see...then the next thing you have to do is say, ''I'm begging you, please give me a break from that.''

"....." Kamuro-san.

"I'm just kidding. I have no intention of using this card."

Good...it would be really bad if she used that.

"Or rather, why don't you go now and not play around?"

"...Masumi-san is right. Let's go then."

Sakayanagi sighs and starts walking, so I follow. It is customary for people around me to stare at me.

"Now that I think about it, aren't Hikigaya-kun and Shiina-san getting into trouble in class?"

"It's okay. My class seems confident and hasn't moved much."

"My class points are at stake, so there's a lot going on, but I have no intention of getting involved."

To be honest, I don't know if Sudo will be expelled from school. Or rather, it bothers me so much that he should drop out of school.

"But Hikigaya. In your case, it's well known that you know Shiina, so you might get involved."

Kamuro says so. Well, it's possible. It's a well-known fact that I'm good friends with Hiyori from C class.

"Well, if that happens, then that's the case."

I replied and headed towards school. I really want to live a peaceful life.

Should I make a promise to join the Sakayanagi faction and receive a loan from the A-class Sakayanagi faction?

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After school, Hirata and Kushida begin searching for witnesses as usual. These guys are really clowns.

As I was thinking this, Kushida headed towards the back of the classroom.

She heads to a shy girl, I believe, Sakura.

''Sakura-san-' '

''...! What...?''

When Kushida spoke to her, Sakura's shoulders trembled and she turned around in fear.

Well, if a completely gloomy student were to be approached by a cheerful girl who was at the top of her class, she would probably panic.

"I'd like to ask Sakura-san something about the incident..."

"I-I'm sorry...! I-I have plans right after this." She lowered her head and ran away, biting the words out.

Bingo! She knows something about Sudo.

"I won't take up too much time...? Just a few minutes is fine. I think Sakura-san was nearby when Sudo-kun was involved in the incident..."

"I-I don't know...! I really don't know anything!" There was a clear intention of rejection in Sakura's words.

Is this because she doesn't want to get involved in Sudo's case? Is it because you don't want to interact with other people?

"....I really don't know anything ..." Sakura's eyes darted from side to side several times, looking for an opportunity to escape.

There's no point in staying in the classroom any longer, so I should go home.

Having made that decision, I grabbed my bag and checked to see if I had forgotten anything. So what shall we play today?

Kushida and Sakura's battle continues even as they stand up and think about their plans after school.

''Could we take some time now?'' Kushida seemed to have no intention of letting her escape, but she continued speaking as she approached her as if blocking her escape route.

"Why...I really don't know anything..." Neither of them backed down at all, looking for an opening.

There's a sense of unnecessary tension.

Although I was disappointed in my heart, I took out my device, connected it to the school's internet, and was about to leave the classroom while researching new books at the bookstore.

"Well, goodbye...!"

Woah!

Just when I thought I heard that voice, I heard the sound of footsteps...

"Tch!"

"Kya!"

A shock ran through my body. I looked to the side and saw Sakura collapsed on the floor, her personal belongings scattered on the floor.

I didn't notice Sakura because I was looking at the terminal, and Sakura probably didn't notice me because she ran with her head down like she usually does.

"Ah!"

When I heard that voice, I looked down and saw that my digital camera was on the floor. It was probably dropped by the impact of colliding with me.

Sakura put her hand over her mouth and looked shocked as she operated the digital camera.

"No, it doesn't open up…"

However, it seems that the digital camera is broken. I guess I'm also responsible for fiddling with my device while walking.

"That's too bad. Please give me your account number so I can pay for the digital camera."

Probably around 20,000 or 30,000. If that's the case, I can afford it and there's no problem.

"N-no. It was my fault for looking the other way and running...goodbye."

Sakura said as she left the classroom. The fact that she doesn't accept payment means she doesn't really want to interact with other people.

''After all, that dark woman is my witness. She doesn't have any intention of saving me?'' Sudo says, sitting cross-legged in the classroom, but I don't think Sakura has a reason to save you.

From her perspective, it would be much better if a scary person like him would be expelled.

"There's definitely something wrong with her. Besides, you haven't said anything to Sakura-san yet, don't worry about it."

"I know. I'm an adult, after all. I can control myself.''

No , no, if he could control himself, this incident wouldn't have happened.

I was about to leave the classroom in shock, but before I could, Kushida spoke to me.

"Ah, Hikigaya-kun. Can we speak?"

The fact that Kushida is talking to me at this moment means I can understand the gist of what she's talking about.

"Do you want to get information from me, who is good friends with C-class Hiyori? If that's the case, then it's useless."

"Why?"

"I asked Hiyori about this case, and it seems like Class C is confident of winning and isn't making any particular moves."

"What?!"

Sudo gets angry. Ryuen is probably doing something behind the scenes, but looking at Sudo's attitude, I think the ending will be similar whether Ryuen is behind the scenes or not.

"That's why it's impossible to get information from Hiyori."

That's when I was about to leave the classroom.

"Hey, that small fry friend of yours is really useless!"

What did he just say? That Hiyori is useless?

"Huh...I feel even more sorry for being told that by the class's plague god."

The moment I said that, the atmosphere in the class turned cold. The reason was probably because I don't usually talk in class, but I let out my harsh words in Sudo's presence.

There are quite a few people who say bad things about Sudo, but they talk about them in places where Sudo isn't around because they're afraid of Sudo's short temper.

The atmosphere in the class turned cold, and Sudo had a look of anger on his face.

"Say it again, you bastard!"

"Huh? Can't you hear from this distance? Not only are your head, demeanor, and appearance is shit, but your hearing is also bad, so there's nothing you can do about it."

Normally I wouldn't say something like this, but maybe because he made fun of Hiyori.

I can't stop talking. It was the same with the contract with Ryuen, but when Hiyori is involved, it seems like the blood rushes to my head.

"You...don't get carried away!"

At the same time, Sudo kicks the desk and gets furious, but it's nothing.

Let's destroy Sudo here.

"I'm not getting carried away. I'm just stating the facts."

"Ah?!"

"What are you angry about? In April, you've been late, you've been talking privately, and you've been getting into trouble with other classes and upperclassmen. There are other people besides you who are the reason for our class points being reduced, but you're the one who's responsible for decreasing most of them. Your feet and hands are tied up. Moreover, our class points are about to drop to 0 again because of your fault. What should I say about this without calling you a plague god?"

I think if Sudo hadn't enrolled, I would have had close to 300 class points left on May 1st.

"I'll make sure you never talk with your mouth again!."

"That's it, both of you, calm down."

Hirata, the class leader, attempts to intervene. I feel bad for Hirata, but now that I have decided to crush Sudo, I have no intention of settling down.

"I'm calm. The only one who isn't calm is the plague god over there.

Listen, Plague god.  Even if you stay, you'll only cause trouble for the class, so please leave the school."

"Hikigaya-kun. This is not the time to be arguing in class, so please stop!"

"Rejected. So, God of Plague, if you drop out of school, please kill yourself quietly in the forest of Mt. Fuji so that you won't be a nuisance to anyone. If you do that, everyone will be happy, right?"

With a big smile, I stuck my middle finger at Sudo. If this were the case, Sudo would be completely defeated.

If that happens, I win.

If you think so...

"Temeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"

As expected, Sudo burst into tears and raised his fist before charging at me.

(That's right, hit me. If you hit me, you'll be expelled from school.)

If Sudo, who is already at risk of being suspended for a long time due to the incident with Class C, hits me, he will be expelled without any questions asked.

That's my victory.

It will probably be a little painful, but if the plague god in front of me disappears, I'll bear it as a necessary expense.

I am prepared to suffer pain in my heart, but...

"Wait"

"Ugh!"

Horikita grabs Sudo's arm and twists it behind his back, stopping Sudo from moving.

This bitch is doing unnecessary things...

"If you interfere in a situation where you're about to be suspended, you'll be expelled without any questions asked. Besides, there are people outside the classroom who are trying to get conclusive evidence."

Horikita said that, so I looked outside the classroom and...

"Oh, I'm found out. It would have been fun to hit Hikigaya here."

Hashimoto was grinning and pointing the terminal at me. I'm not trying to ask anyone else to record it on the surveillance camera, so I guess the reason Hashimoto is pointing the device at it is because he happened to see Sudo trying to hit me.

"Hashimoto? Do you need something from me?"

"Ah. Apparently there was a new game in the arcade, so I came to invite you. Then you were openly provoking Sudo, so I just tried to cooperate. Well, I got in your way."

"This bastard!"

Wow, even his dictionary of words is so small.

When Hashimoto says that, Sudo gets angry, but Horikita doesn't let go of Sudo's hand and talks to Hashimoto.

"If you are trying to help Sudo-kun expel at this timing, are you from Class C?"

"No, I'm Class A. As I said earlier, I tried to invite Hikigaya to the game center, but Sudo tried to hit him, so I just tried to collect data."

"Data collection?"

Horikita muttered incredulously, and Hashimoto nodded.

"Yeah. We're collecting data on what kind of penalty will be given if you're expelled. Sudo is the guinea pig for that."

The atmosphere in the class freezes at those words. After all, Hashimoto and Sakayanagi seem to be a good match.

"You say I'm a guinea pig?! Don't be silly!"

"That's right. Guinea pigs are more intelligent, and if such a plague god is called a guinea pig, I feel sorry for the guinea pig."

"Ah?!"

"Hikigaya-kun! Don't do this anymore!"

Although Hirata raises his voice, he honestly thinks that guinea pigs are smarter than Sudo.

This is an insult to guinea pigs!

However, since Horikita is keeping Sudo under control, it's impossible to make Sudo go wild and expel him from school, so I decide to give up.

"Hey, I understand. Well, Hashimoto, I want to relieve stress, so why don't you take me to the arcade?"

To be honest, I can't get rid of the frustration of Hiyori being insulted, so I need to relieve some stress at the game center.

"Well then, let's go."

"Are you running away, bastard?!"

Sudo is still screaming, but does he not understand the situation?

Doesn't he understand that if he gets violent or barks, he will strangle himself? Well, he is a monkey after all.

Guinea pigs are really smarter than him!

"Go home, Plague God. I mean, seriously, I think you should be expelled from school."

Finally, I say that and leave the classroom, ignoring the yelling that comes from behind me.

"It's so... it's really frustrating."

"I understand how you feel, but what happened? To be honest, I didn't think you would go out of your way to stand out."

Well, I understand what Hashimoto is trying to say. I'm famous, but I didn't go out of my way to become famous, I just became famous because of things.

"Hiyori was insulted."

"I see. Then I can't help it."

"That's right. I can't help it."

We nod at each other as we walk down the hallway. They really should crush Sudo. In order to vent my anger, and in order to eliminate the danger of losing class points.

There are probably quite a few people in the class who agree with my opinion.

"You're really irritated. In that case..."

Just as I thought Hashimoto said that, he stuck out his device...

"Oh, it looks pretty good. Wait, what are you doing Kamuro-san?!"

"Puh!"

He showed me that video.

No, no.

I laughed even in this situation...!

"What's wrong, Hikigaya? I thought you were laughing, but your face suddenly turned pale."

Hashimoto asks curiously. It seems like he hasn't noticed yet...

"...behind"

"Huh? What's behind you... Huh?!"

When Hashimoto turned around, he saw Kamuro, who was turning bright red with a blue streak on her forehead.

At the same time, I realized that the irritation I had felt earlier had turned into fear in an instant.

and...

"Run away, Hikigaya!"

"Fuck!"

We do a full sprint.

"~~~~! Wait!"

A sign of anger approaches from behind, but I don't turn around. If you turn around, you'll definitely die.

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"Dammit! That bastard!"

After Hachiman leaves the classroom, Sudo, freed from Horikita, hits the classroom wall with a kick.

Most of Sudo's classmates look at him coldly.

In fact, they either didn't say it or agreed with Hachiman's opinion.

They believed that they were at fault for the incident up until May 1st, and that they were causing trouble, but they were convinced that Sudo was the one who had the most trouble at the moment.

In fact, Sudo is still late and is the only one in his class who gets into fights with other classes.

"Don't just keep your mouth open and say silly things because you're so weak!"

They don't want to say it because they don't want Sudo to get angry most of all.

However, a blade comes flying from an unexpected place.

"Wouldn't it have been better if you had been expelled from school, just like Hikigaya Boy said? Your existence is not beautiful. You can call it ugly now. When I heard that you were the God of Plague, I couldn't help but agree, Red Hair-kun," Koenji, the maverick of the class, muttered as he played with his hair while holding a hand mirror.

Sudo, on the other hand, glares at Koenji and becomes furious, as if he has found the target of his anger. "Oh? Say it again, damn it!"

"It's nonsense to repeat the same thing over and over again. He seems to have problems not only with his head, face, and behavior, but also with his hearing.'' Koenji said to himself, looking at a hand mirror and adjusting his hair, without looking at Sudo.

Having been insulted twice, Sudo's patience has exceeded its limits.

With a loud bang, Sudo has already left the classroom, kicks the empty desk hard, and approaches Koenji.

His classmates seemed like they wanted to go home, but they couldn't make a move to reduce the possibility of touching Sudo's heartstrings.

"That's enough, both of you.'' Then class leader Hirata intervened.

"Sudo-kun, there's no point in hitting anyone here. And I don't want Koenji-kun to say anything wrong either .''

"I've never said anything wrong since I was born. But that's a misunderstanding on your part.''

"You're the worst. I'll smack you in the face and then make you sit on the ground."

"Stop it, you two! I don't want to see my friends fight anymore!"

This time, not only Hirata but also Kushida, the little angel, will intervene between the two.

Meanwhile, Koenji snorts and laughs out loud as he leaves the classroom.

"Shit! You're kidding me!"

Following Hachiman, Koenji also disappears from the classroom before he can fight back, so Sudo loses the focus of his anger and kicks Hachiman's desk away as if it were a hit.

However, there was nothing inside Hachiman's desk, so there was no damage other than the desk falling over.

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"I won't let you escape again..."

"Damn it, I'll kill Hashimoto later..."

I was cornered by Kamuro in the back of the dormitory where there were no surveillance cameras. Hashimoto abandoned me because of his high athletic ability.

That guy is really tough.

As I was thinking, Kamuro closed the distance...

"Don't worry, I'll just punish you for making fun of me...!"

Bashiin!

She throws a slap at me. It hurts...

The pain was more than I expected, and I staggered and collapsed, but that was an unexpected turn of events.

"Huh? Hey..."

My leg got tangled with Kamuro's, and Kamuro fell towards me...

This again? Why's it always me?

Thuuu

I feel a soft touch on my cheek. Hey, this is really bad, right?

When I looked up, Kamuro turned bright red and covered her mouth...

"..."

She just walked away from me quietly.

I watched Kamuro off until she was out of sight, and then I let out a sigh.

Sakayanagi can't see the current scene, right?

"Hehe...I saw something interesting."