Shishio: "I Refuse!"

"Now, say hello to the nice boys and girls who'll be helping us out!"

A tubby male teacher stood on the podium while holding a loudspeaker toward the group of elementary students that sat on the soft and lush grass.

"Hello!"

The elementary school students stared at their teacher and all the other high school students that volunteered to help themselves on this training camp. Yet somehow, especially the female ones, were naturally drawn toward Shishio.

Shishio's lips twitched, wondering whether the group of elementary students was this promiscuous. However, he didn't feel surprised since the media, especially television, broadcasted romantic drama, and their parents never really stopped them. It couldn't be helped for them to be attracted and curious about a relationship known as a "romance."

Especially when it was their first time to see such a handsome, gentle, and manly big brother.

Still, he noticed everyone's gazes on him, which made him speechless, but he was too lazy to greet those children. After all, if he did so, they would try to bother him. He didn't have any interest in a group of children. Instead of staying with a group of children, it was better to skip this activity and spend his days with Hiratsuka.

Shishio glanced in Hayama's direction, who happened to see him, and he gave him a gesture of "go ahead" with his chin.

Hayama nodded and took the loudspeaker from the tubby male teacher before he stood in front of everyone, greeting them with a big smile.

"If you ever need anything, just let us know."

Hayama had this big smile on his face and made a gesture with his hand so he would attract everyone's attention.

Unfortunately, Shishio's charm was too high.

"Let's make as many fun memories as we can during summer camp! Let's have fun together this summer camp!"

Shishio didn't say anything and maintained his polite expression while teasing Hiratsuka, touching her hand from behind on the blank spot where no one could see.

On the other hand, there was no change on Hiratsuka's face, but she was flustered inside and wanted to pinch this bastard when they were done with this introduction event.

"Hiratsuka-sensei."

"Ah, yes!" Hiratsuka was startled and blushed before she slapped Shishio's hand away.

Shishio pouted and then looked at Yukinoshita, who interrupted him.

"Excuse me, Sensei, but why are they here?" Yukinoshita asked since she didn't understand why Hayama and his cliche would come. If it was only Yumiko and Ebina, she might not care since they had gathered together during Yui's birthday, but Hayama and this Tobi, Toba... Oh, right, Tobe!

Those two were entirely different.

"I said it'd look good in their records to bait people into volunteering."

"That's a scam."

Hiratsuka stared at Shishio before she rolled her eyes. "It's not a scam." She then looked at Yukinoshita and Hikigaya. "Anyway, it's a good chance for you guys. You should learn how to live with people from different cliques."

"Yeah, not happening. We'll never be friends with people like them," Hikigaya said while looking away.

Hiratsuka sighed and patted Shishio's shoulder. "You know what? You should learn from this guy."

Yukinoshita and Hikigaya looked at Shishio, and even though they were unconvinced, they must admit this guy had the highest communication power among them.

"You know what, you don't have to become their friend."

"Eh?" 2x

They looked at Shishio in surprise.

"You should learn how to live with them. Learn to handle them smoothly without fighting or ignoring them. That's what Hiratsuka-sensei wants to say, right?" Shishio looked at Hiratsuka.

Hiratsuka smiled and patted Shishio's shoulder excitedly. "That's right! That's right!"

Hikigaya's lips twitched, then he said, "In your case, you're just interested in the cute girls, right?"

"..." Shishio.

Hiratsuka, Yukinoshita, and Yui didn't say anything, but they smiled at him warmly.

"Cough! Cough! Be serious." Shishio coughed to remind them.

"Still, why don't you stand up before?" Hiratsuka asked.

The rest also looked at Shishio curiously since everyone could see that it was better for Shishio to stand in front of the podium and greet everyone instead of Hayama. It might have already been planted in their consciousness, but they felt his natural leadership aura ooze out from his body.

If Julius Caesar lived in the modern world, then Shishio would be that person.

Veni, Vidi, Vici.

I came, I saw, I conquered.

Shishio was like that. He came to this world, this country then saw a beautiful woman and conquered them.

Joke asides, he answered their question, "It's because it's troublesome. If I come to the podium, those kids will come to me with various excuses, so I can accompany them. It's troublesome, so it is better to leave this matter to Hayama-senpai. Ah, wrong! I think because Hayama-senpai is the most suitable for this."

"...What's the point of denying it after you have said all of that?" Yukinoshita was speechless.

However, they nodded and felt this was how Shishio was. Still, inwardly, they sighed in relief since they knew what kind of lustful this beast was, so knowing he didn't have an interest in elementary school students relieved them a lot.

'Did you think something rude about me?' Shishio was speechless.

Still, unlike the rest, Hiratsuka was quite calm since she knew well what kind of taste Shishio had. Fortunately, the only ones who came were the children, and the mothers of the children didn't come.

If they came, it would be a different matter.

Shishio was like a leech that tasted the delicious flavor of blood for the first time. The taste of the housewife was impossible to forget, and he might need a strong determination to stop his desire from leaking out.

"But..."

"But?"

"One of my absolute favorites is to say "no" when people expect me to do something."

"...."

They were in silence, wondering whether it was wrong to say that he was so handsome at that moment.

Hiratsuka felt her chest tighten, and she wanted to say that too in the future.

Shishio rolled his eyes at Hiratsuka and focussed on Hayama and the tubby male teacher since the greeting session was about to be over.

"Now, let the orienteering begin!"

With all of that, the group of elementary school students cheered and gathered among their group. They chatted with each other with bright smiles, anticipating the event they would participate in.

"Okay. Your first job is to help out with the race."

Hiratsuka gathered all the high school students that volunteered for this summer camp and briefly instructed them on what they should do.

"Accompany the kids and watch over them to make sure nothing bad happens."

Still, Shishio felt a gaze on him and turned his head before he saw Yumiko staring in his direction.

When their eyes met, Yumiko was like a deer frozen because of the headlights, but she quickly looked away with an embarrassed expression.

'What should I do with you?'

He felt this girl tried to tempt him to do something to her, making him feel helpless about his popularity. He shook his head and started working on his duty to care for those children, so they wouldn't encounter a dangerous situation.

Everyone was the same, and they talked together behind the group of elementary students, so nothing would happen.

As for the teachers, they just rested on the lodging since their salary wasn't enough to cover this extra work.

Frankly, Shishio didn't really have much of a complaint since it was his first time entering the mountainous area of this country. The gentle slope was easy to climb, and the elm tree could be seen everywhere, but he didn't have time to enjoy it since someone had interrupted his thought.

"Have you thought about what we should do at the culture festival?" Yukinoshita suddenly asked.

Shishio walked behind everyone, with Yukinoshita right next to him.

"Is there something that you want to do?" Shishio asked since he had a feeling Yukinoshita had something that she wanted to do.

Yukinoshita hesitated for a moment and said, "How about a movie?"

"Movie?" Shishio was surprised and asked, "Do you want to make it?"

"Well, but I am not sure what everyone is thinking, and we don't have the camera, right?" Yukinoshita had thought that they should create a movie, but she wasn't sure about her idea. As for why she thought to make a movie, it was because she listened to the story of his girlfriend Mai's rain prayer and saw Shishio's music video.

Listening to their story made her interested, and she also spent her summer reading various books about a movie, considering how free she was.

"If it's a camera, I have it. You don't need to worry." Shishio patted his chest, reassuring her. He got a camera for free when he made his music video, and he also used it well for his "activity" with his girlfriends at night.

Still, he definitely wouldn't say such a single word about such a thing since it was for his collection and personal use.

"The only problem is the script. Who is going to make it?" Shishio asked.

If they wanted to make a movie, they could make it immediately. They had a cast and tools, but they lacked a script to make a movie.

However, Yukinoshita didn't answer his question and just stared at him in silence.

"....You want me to write one?" Shishio asked speechlessly.

"Can you?" Yukinoshita was quite embarrassed.

Shishio stared at Yukinoshita and said, "You owe me one." He rubbed her head, feeling helpless.

"I don't mind that I owe you something, but you should realize I am older than you, right? Do you think it is alright for you to rub my head like this?" Yukinoshita stared at Shishio with her usual cold expression, but she didn't move his hand away.

"Then, you should rub my head then." Shishio stopped and moved his head closer, so Yukinoshita could rub it.

"..." Yukinoshita blinked her eyes for a moment and was about to stretch her hand toward his hand, but she was embarrassed and noticed something was wrong. "Hey, what are those girls doing?"

While everyone was speechless when they quietly listened to the flirting between Shishio and Yukinoshita, her voice quickly attracted them, and they looked in the direction she was pointed by her.

They saw a group of female elementary students gathered together and seemed to be in a panic.

Shishio knew they were alright, so he was calm, but Hayama didn't know what, and with his good-boy nature, it was impossible for him to ignore this problem.

"I will go check on them."

Hayama approached them, and they could also hear the voice of those little girls who seemed to be afraid of something.

"What's that?

"I am so afraid!"

Yet what attracted Shishio the most wasn't the group of those little girls or the rat snake. Instead, he was attracted to the little girl who seemed to be isolated from the group.

<Target has been found!>

<Congratulations, you have received a "Muay Thai Mastery">

"....."

Shishio wondered what kind of grudge this little girl had so he could get such a reward.