Chapter 61

"1st year D class Hikigaya Hachiman, the theme of the borrowed race was "Bring 3 people you care about'', so I brought 3 people, Arisu Sakayanagi, Masumi Kamuro, and Hiyori Shiina. They're here...! "

My words echoed throughout the ground, and the ground, which had been noisy until just a moment ago, became silent.

But the next moment...

"Ooooooooooooooooooooooooo!! "

Suddenly, cheers go up. It's a real bomb of sound.

"Amazing! This kind of topic comes up every year, but he said it clearly! "

"That's the real harem!"

"The three girls are bright red and so cute!"

"Hikigaya is truly a harem king!"

"That's why we all sing!"

"Hikigaya Hachiman is our king!!"

"The harem king!...! "

"King! Keeong! Keeong!"

"Hikigaya is a harem king!

"Keeeeeeong! Keeong! King!!"

Who made this stupid strong?! And where did this perfect coordinaton come from?

Is it that bastard, Ryuen again?!

A king call occurs immediately, but I am extremely reluctant. I don't have the slightest intention of starting a harem...though I can't deny that it looks like I'm building one from a third party's point of view.

Sighing, I looked at the three of them...

「「「...」」」

All three of them turned bright red and looked down. That's right, it would be embarrassing if you suddenly attracted the attention of the entire school.

Sorry for not using metaphorical expressions.

While apologizing inwardly, I returned the microphone to Mashima-sensei.

"I'll give you the microphone back. Now I'm number one."

"ah...that's right, Harem king?"

"S-sensei...?

The teacher in question has an indescribable expression on his face, but I don't want him to look at me like that.

While sighing inwardly, I cross the finish line with the three of them, but they remain with their heads down. It's my fault that this happened and I have to do something about it...

"Hachiman-kun"

As I was thinking about it, Hiyori looked up. However, her face is bright red like a boiled octopus, and her eyes are filled with anger, shame, and happiness.

"I have a competition so I'm going to line up again, so please excuse me...but please take responsibility for what you said tonight.''

After saying that, she trotted back towards the ground. Hiyori will be participating in the borrowed race for the last time, so she can't stay here forever.

But maybe it's my fault...well, I certainly said that in the presence of a large number of students.

Previously, Hiyori and Arisu had kissed me in public and attracted attention, but at that time there were only first-year students there, but this time it was all the students, all the teachers, and even the clerks at the many stores in this school.

It was also seen on TV, so the amount of attention it received was astonishing.

This is what happened as a result of giving in to temporary tension.

As I was sighing inwardly, hands were placed on both my shoulders, and when I turned around in fear, Arisu and Masumi were glaring at me with expressions similar to Hiyori's from earlier.

"Because of Hachiman-kun's stupidity...I was really embarrassed..."

"I don't want to meet everyone in class...you idiot."

"I'm really sorry."

That was all I could reply. I'm embarrassed too, but the three of them are probably more than that.

However, the surprising ones are Arisu and Hiyori. I thought these two weren't embarrassed because they kissed me in public.

Is it different from what you do yourself?

"Not at all...but I'm really happy that you said it so confidently. Masumi-san, you're the same way, aren't you?"

"...I won't deny that. But I realized that we are important to each other..."

Please...don't say it so clearly. I'm also happy and embarrassed, right?!

"...I see. Thank you for responding to my call."

"No. But next time, please be honest about the topic. Also, I will make you take responsibility."

"That's right. It was a surprise attack without any mental preparation. So you have to take responsibility."

By the way, I lied about the topic and said It was a female friend instead of someone important to me.

It was a bad thing.

"I'll be more careful from now on. But..."

"Hikigaya Hachiman is our king!!"

"A real harem king!!"

"Woohooo!"

"Keenoooooo! Keeong! Keeong!"

"Keenoooooo! Keeong! Keeong!"

"All the virgins serve our king!!"

Seriously, could you please stop singing that stupid song? I glared towards that bastard Ryuen, who is still ordering his classmates for another round.

As a result, the king call continued until the management warned us through an announcement.

"Yo King. Congratulations on being number one.

"Shut up, if you don't want to die Hashimoto.''

"No need to be stingy. Besides wasn't the song amazing?!"

"That's it!" I raised my first to smash Hashimoto's face.

"Hey, I'm sorry okay? I put a lot of effort to coordinate with Ryuen on this one." Hashimoto said, looking a little sad.

So, I took pity on him.

One year's borrowed race is over and we leave the ground.

At the same time, Hashimoto again started making fun of me, so I used a murderous intent to prevent him from saying anything unnecessary.

"It's not beautiful at all. There's a sports festival going on right now, so it'll be tough once it's over."

Arisu and Masumi weren't players, so they left the field earlier than me, but at that time they demanded responsibility for the embarrassment I caused them just like Hiyori.

Of course, I have no intention of opposing it, but I do feel anxious because I don't know what will happen.

"Don't worry. For now, let's escape from reality."

"Ah. By the way, is Hashimoto participating in a four-way tug of war?"

"I mean, I'll be participating in everything except the borrowed goods race."

I guess so. Hashimoto's physical abilities are among the top in Class A, and there is no doubt that he ranks among the top in his entire grade.

On the other hand, as for Class D, Sudo is absent and there is a lack of firepower, so there is a high possibility that they will be in last place.

Well, even if Sudo is there, Albert is in B class, so B class will probably be in first place.

"I see. I would appreciate it if you could cut back on me if possible."

"No, no, that's impossible."

"I guess. I was just trying to say it."

"Of course. Hikigaya, do you know who the traitor in Class D is?"

When Hashimoto said that, I looked around and saw Kushida in a far away place.

You won't be able to hear it from this distance.

"In my opinion, it's Kushida."

"Ah, I thought she was shady, but I guess so."

"Did you notice?"

"At the beginning of the first semester, She came to Class A saying that she wanted to make friends with all the first-year students, but it seemed a little suspicious.''

Well, Kushida's mask is mediocre, but it's at a level where the viewer can see through it.

Naturally, Arisu and Ryuen will be able to see through Hashimoto as well.

I think the only people who won't be wary of her are people who have no eyesight or people who are extremely good-natured.

"So? Are you going to destroy her?"

"It depends on what happens next. I won't do anything about it for now, but if I get even the slightest bit irritated by her actions, I'll destroy her."

"I guess it's because of your personality. However, it's a competition for borrowed items, but the change rate is too high."

"The topic is difficult."

Hashimoto sees the upperclassmen participating in the borrowing competition on the field, but I do not deny it.

Ayanokoji, the D-class representative like me, was asked a difficult question about who he likes and who he has 10 friends with, and he ended up in last place.

I'm confident that I would have skipped the first question if I had known that there was a declaration from Mashima-sensei.

"Well, there's no point in talking about what's over, so I'll go back for now."

"Okay. But Hikigaya, will you be okay after the sports festival? Sakayanagi and the others..."

"...Don't say it. I understand."

I'm not saying absolutely, but Arisu and the others will probably do something after the sports festival is over.

I was told to take responsibility.

Of course, it's my fault in this case, so I have no intention of resisting, but I'm asking you not to act strangely.

I already promised Arisu to do something erotic for me.

Well, it's not that far-fetched...maybe.

"By the way, Sakayanagi. Responsibility..."

"It's the same as Masumi-san. We're planning on having our first night tonight. Hiyori-san is probably aiming for this as well."

"Hmm...well, it's me first."

"Huh? Please don't talk in your sleep. It's me first."

"Hmm? I feel a bit cold."

20 minutes later...

"..."

"The current match is a victory for Class C."

An announcement was made and the white team cheered. I was currently in a four-way tug-of-war with Ayanokoji, Hirata, and Miyake, but I was defeated.

Miyake participated in Sudo's place, but it would be impossible to win without Sudo.

"It looks like Sudo-kun hasn't come back yet."

Hirata says so, but he won't come back. I guess it would be a waste to prepare a substitute for that idiot.

At this moment, we D-class have prepared substitutes three times.

There were three times in total: Sudo, who was scheduled to participate in the borrowed object competition and the four-way tug of war, twice, and Horikita, who was scheduled to participate in the four-way tug of war, once.

In other words, we just paid 300,000 points to the school.

The bill was split between 37 people, excluding Sudo, Horikita, and Koenji, who is even more discommunicative than me, so I only paid close to 8,000 points per person, but it seems stupid to pay points for those idiots...

That's my idea.

Moreover, even if they prepare a substitute, they still lose, so it really feels like I'm throwing it away.

Why don't just abandon those positions and save your money for the future instead?

Moreover, Sudo and Horikita will also be participating in the mixed men's and women's tripod races and the 1,200 meters that will be held after this, so if they follow Hirata's policy, they will have to pay 400,000 points to the school for four more races.

In other words, it is necessary to prepare a substitute a total of seven times.

Paying 700,000 points for those two idiots is the height of foolishness.

Seriously, I should have recorded their oaths during the class earlier and throw them at their faces in the class after the results came out.

Fortunately, we all split the bill, so it only cost us a little less than 20,000 yen, but if I were to ask for the full amount, I'm confident that Sudo and Horikita would have been destroyed in a place where there were no surveillance cameras.

As I was leaving the field, I looked at the scoreboard and saw that the Red team had a huge lead over the White team.

Considering that, there is a high possibility that the class points for all classes will decrease as Ryuen and I predicted.

Well, then that can't be helped. More than anything, it was disappointing that I lost despite being cheered on by Arisu and Masumi.

"Hey, that's our Harem king!!"

What the fuck?! Seriously, shut up?!