The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

night.

Hachiman Hikigaya, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes.

"Can't sleep after all?"

Reaching out to touch the spot where Komachi had kissed him that night, a complex emotion flashed in Hachiman Hikigaya's eyes.

To distract himself, he summoned the system panel and opened the Spirit Coin Shop to check the goods.

All sorts of spells, and weapons whose names alone suggest they are incredibly powerful.

There are also all sorts of high-tech weapons that can only exist in movies...

Even the person, Hachiman Hikigaya, can be found in the shop interface!

However, for him, who only had two hundred spirit coins, these things were things he could only look at but not sell.

After browsing the shops for a while, Hachiman Hikigaya, feeling quite dejected by the fact that he was penniless, finally closed the interface and lay on his bed staring blankly at the ceiling.

Meanwhile, the figure on the next bed was sleeping soundly...

Early in the morning, when Komachi came out of her room yawning, still wearing pajamas that showed her thighs, she found that the door to Hachiman's room next door was still tightly closed.

"Was yesterday morning just a misperception?"

After a brief moment of surprise, a look of understanding flashed across Komachi's face.

Sleeping in is what Hachiman Hikigaya should be doing. Getting up early is probably because he had too much energy the day before.

However, just as Komachi went downstairs to go into the bathroom to wash up and prepare breakfast, her eyes suddenly caught sight of a figure sitting on the sofa.

"Onii-chan, what are you doing sitting on the sofa?"

Komachi cast a curious glance at Hachiman Hikigaya, who sat on the sofa like a statue.

She initially thought he was sleeping in late, but it turned out he woke up even earlier than her.

Does that exorcist system have a rule that prevents him from sleeping in late?

Chapter 30 After being caught sleeping in class

"Ah, I just woke up a little early today..."

Having not slept all night, Hachiman Hikigaya heard his younger sister Komachi's voice and blankly raised his head to answer.

"Is there really no problem?"

Looking at the dark circles under Hachiman Hikigaya's eyes, Komachi's face was full of worry.

"Of course I'm fine. You forgot what's on my mind right now..."

Pointing to his head, Hachiman Hikigaya indicated that with the system around, staying up all night was no problem at all.

"Is that so? Then Komachi will go wash up first..."

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's explanation, Komachi showed a look of understanding.

Yes, Hachiman Hikigaya is no longer the lazy bum he used to be.

With the system, his abilities now surpass those of most people in society.

After figuring this out, Komachi felt much better, and even her steps toward the bathroom became lighter.

After washing up and preparing breakfast, the brother and sister shared it with Hachiman. Then, they picked up their schoolbags, opened the door, and went out into the yard.

"Eh?"

After locking the door, Hachiman Hikigaya turned to look at one side of the yard and suddenly frowned.

"what happened?"

Standing by the roadside, Komachi, who was waiting to go to school with Hachiman Hikigaya, asked curiously upon hearing this.

"My bicycle was stolen..."

Seeing the empty space where bicycles should have been parked, Hachiman Hikigaya gave a wry smile.

"Onii-chan, have you forgotten how you got home last night?"

Komachi looked helplessly at her brother, who had suddenly become confused, and offered a reminder.

"Ah, I forgot..."

Upon hearing Komachi's reminder, Hachiman Hikigaya's previously muddled mind gradually cleared up.

He remembered that after school yesterday, he had chosen to walk to Saki Kawasaki's house...

"Seriously, even though we got the system, Komachi thought Onii-chan would become more reliable, but it turns out he's still no good without Komachi?"

Seeing Hachiman Hikigaya's confused state, Komachi complained, but she was secretly overjoyed.

Sure enough, no matter what Hachiman Hikigaya becomes, he can't do without her.

"I'm so sorry..."

Faced with Komachi's complaints, Hachiman Hikigaya could only scratch his face, looking embarrassed.

"Well, never mind, Onii-chan, let's hurry up and go to school!"

With that, Komachi reached out and grabbed Hachiman Hikigaya's right hand, pulling him toward the school.

After parting ways with Komachi at the fork in the road, Hachiman Hikigaya walked alone toward Soubu High School.

Perhaps because he left home too early today, there were very few students in the classroom when Hachiman Hikigaya arrived.

Because he didn't know any of his classmates, Hachiman Hikigaya ignored the surprised looks they were giving him. He simply closed the door again, went to his seat, and sat down, then stared blankly into space.

In a daze, the classroom gradually became noisy.

Soon, the bell rang for the first class, and Hachiman Hikigaya mustered his energy and opened his eyes to listen to the lesson.

However, the sleepiness that should have come at night suddenly appeared and began to gradually erode his will.

After finally getting through get out of class, Hachiman Hikigaya ignored the reactions of those around him and immediately lay down on his desk to catch up on sleep.

But before he could sleep soundly for long, the break between classes quietly passed, and the second class began.

Left with no other choice, Hachiman Hikigaya had to force himself to get up and continue listening to the lecture.

After repeating this process several times, he finally made it to the fourth period...

"Ring ring..."

In a daze, Hachiman Hikigaya finally heard the bell for lunch break.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and was just about to get up to buy some bread from the convenience store to make do with something quick before finding a quiet place to catch up on sleep.

However, when he looked up, a towering structure blocked his view.

Feeling the heat rising on his face, Hachiman Hikigaya, somewhat bewildered, stepped back and continued looking up.

Hiratsuka Shizumasa stood with her arms crossed in front of her, grinning at him.

"!!!"

Hachiman Hikigaya was instantly wide awake, and a cold sweat broke out on his back.

"Hmph, come out with me!"

Seeing the look of horror on Hachiman Hikigaya's face, Hiratsuka Shizuka snorted and gestured for Hachiman Hikigaya to follow her.

The two left the classroom and walked through the corridor. When the students in the corridor saw Hiratsuka Shizuka, they all showed expressions of awe. When they turned around and saw Hikigaya Hachiman hanging his head behind her, their eyes showed either pity or schadenfreude.

However, Hachiman Hikigaya simply ignored these people.

At this moment, following behind Hiratsuka Shizuka, his brain was working at lightning speed.

What exactly made Hiratsuka Shizuka come to find him?

Did you miss the Service Department yesterday, or did you doze off all morning today, or did the essay you submitted before fail again?

Well, thinking about it that way, he's done quite a lot of things...

Just as Hachiman Hikigaya was speculating, Shizuka Hiratsuka had already walked to the front of the office.

Before opening the door, she glanced back at Hachiman Hikigaya behind her and saw that he still looked listless even next to her. She shook her head helplessly.

"Come on, tell me, what happened to you this morning?"

Sitting down in her seat, Hiratsuka Shizuka habitually crossed one leg over the other, then lit a cigarette, took a puff, and asked Hikigaya Hachiman.

"Cough cough..."

Hachiman Hikigaya didn't finish speaking; he smelled the smoke and coughed, choking on it.

"Tsk!"

Suddenly remembering that she was in front of her students, Hiratsuka Shizuka frowned, stubbed out her cigarette, and threw it into the trash can.

The smoke stopped abruptly, and Hachiman Hikigaya instantly felt much easier to breathe.

He let out a long sigh of relief, then lowered his head and began to play dead.

How can he explain this?

Should I tell Hiratsuka Shizuka that she was so excited last night because Komachi kissed her?

He estimated that if he really said that, Hiratsuka Shizuka would definitely punch him in the stomach to wake him up.

"You don't actually think I'll let you go just because you're playing dead, do you?"

However, Hiratsuka Shizuka had already seen through Hikigaya Hachiman.

Seeing him pretend to be dead with his head down, she immediately clenched her fists, making a "crackling" sound.

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Hachiman Hikigaya shuddered instantly.

There was no way around it; over the past year, he had been beaten up by Hiratsuka Shizuka no less than a dozen times, and his body had instinctively memorized the fear instilled by this violent teacher.

I didn't sleep well last night....

Seeing that he was about to be beaten, Hachiman Hikigaya quickly raised his hands in surrender, while also trying to come up with an excuse to get away with it.

Chapter 31 Hiratsuka Shizuka sensed something was amiss