The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

"Is it about what we talked about before?"

Upon hearing Hiratsuka Shizuka's words, Hachiman Hikigaya's mind raced, trying to find a reason that she could accept.

"I'm not interested in your relationship with Saki Kawasaki."

She took another drag of her cigarette, looked up at Hachiman Hikigaya whose eyes were darting around, clearly trying to figure out how to fool her, and sighed, deciding to get straight to the point.

"A gas explosion occurred in a residential building in Chiba last night..."

"According to the police investigation, this was a suicide committed by the homeowner. But just before he committed suicide, he transferred all the savings in his account to a stranger's account. Don't you find that strange, Hachiman?"

"Ah, this..."

Upon hearing Hiratsuka Shizuka's words, Hikigaya Hachiman scratched his head.

In fact, after learning last night that he had obtained a huge sum of money, he had considered that the police might find him by following the flow of the money.

He even prepared several contingency plans specifically for this purpose.

To his surprise, the police did not visit him even after a whole night.

He had initially thought it was due to the police's incompetence, but now, after hearing Hiratsuka Shizuka's words, it seemed she had actually helped him...

Hiratsuka Shizuka was surprised that after she explained the source of her money, Hikigaya Hachiman only showed an embarrassed expression and did not panic at all.

But then she thought of the recent changes in Hachiman Hikigaya and felt relieved.

Although I don't know exactly what happened to Hachiman Hikigaya recently, it's a good thing that he's become more confident.

"Anyway, I've already asked my friends within the Metropolitan Police Department to cover this up. The transfer records have also been deleted. So you don't need to worry about the police calling you in for questioning..."

"Teacher, how did you find out about this?"

Hearing Hiratsuka Shizuka's words, Hachiman Hikigaya felt a surge of warmth in his heart, followed by curiosity about how Hiratsuka Shizuka had learned the news so quickly and dealt with it immediately.

"You don't need to know this!"

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's question, Shizuka Hiratsuka's face suddenly flushed.

She then slammed her hand on the table, warning Hachiman Hikigaya to behave himself from now on and not make her clean up his messes anymore.

"Yes, I understand!"

Hachiman Hikigaya immediately lowered his head, looking like he was obediently admitting his mistake.

"Now let's talk about Saki Kawasaki."

Seeing that Hachiman Hikigaya was remorseful and had a good attitude, Shizuka Hiratsuka nodded in satisfaction. Then she crossed her arms and looked at him with a scrutinizing expression.

"Huh? Didn't you just say you weren't interested?"

Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly raised his head, looking at Shizuka Hiratsuka with a puzzled expression.

Given Hiratsuka Shizuka's understanding of herself, it's impossible that she didn't know that her relationship with Kawasaki Saki was innocent.

"I only said I wasn't interested, I didn't say I didn't care."

With a smug and amused expression, Hiratsuka Shizuka watched Hikigaya Hachiman's reaction with satisfaction.

Last night, while she was sound asleep, her friend from the Metropolitan Police Department suddenly called to tell her that Hachiman Hikigaya was involved in a case and that a huge sum of more than 60 million yen had mysteriously appeared in his account.

To prevent this guy from being taken to the police station for questioning in the middle of the night, she made several phone calls and did a few favors to get him out of trouble.

When I came to question him this morning, I saw him with another girl in the stairwell...

If we don't teach him a lesson, how can we possibly quell her resentment?

Hachiman Hikigaya noticed the look in Shizuka Hiratsuka's eyes and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Looks like he's in for a rough time today...

After returning to the classroom, Kawasaki Saki remained restless.

Although she believed that Hachiman Hikigaya wouldn't lie to her.

But she still didn't trust Hiratsuka Shizuka.

After all, this is Hiratsuka Shizuka, the 'Iron Fist' who is famous throughout the school for combining gentleness and strictness.

Especially recently, rumors have been circulating in the college that her blind date has fallen through again...

Just as uneasy as Kawasaki Saki was Yui Yuigahama in the back row of the classroom.

Because Sabre was running around today, she practically rushed into the classroom right as the bell rang.

Therefore, she witnessed Hachiman Hikigaya being taken away by Shizuka Hiratsuka.

In Yui Yuigahama's memory, being taken away by her teacher was never a good thing.

Therefore, she naturally assumed that Hachiman Hikigaya was taken away and scolded by Shizuka Hiratsuka.

"Yuigahama-san, could you please read the next paragraph?"

Just as Yui Yuigahama was anxiously wondering what had happened to Hachiman Hikigaya, the Japanese language teacher on the podium suddenly called her name.

"Eh?!"

Upon hearing her name called, Yui Yuigahama instinctively stood up.

But when she heard that her Chinese teacher wanted her to read the text aloud, she was stunned.

Because she was so worried about Hachiman Hikigaya, she didn't listen to the lecture at all.

"Start from paragraph 2 on page 46!"

Just as Yui Yuigahama was at a loss for what to do, she heard Miura Yumiko's disappointed words.

Yui Yuigahama, sitting next to me, hurriedly flipped to page 46 and started reading from the second paragraph, only to bite her tongue and look pitiful because she was so nervous.

Yumiko Miura covered her face with her hands.

What was she thinking when she picked up this idiot and took him in?

However, now that she's already taken him in, Miura Yumiko isn't going to throw this idiot away.

Since we can't resolve the issue with Yui Yuigahama, we'll have to start from the other end...

Thinking of this, Miura Yumiko looked up at Hikigaya Hachiman's seat.

The guy who usually lay there, reeking of decay, was not in his seat.

The empty seats made Miura Yumiko feel a little uneasy.

She hates things that are not under her control.

Especially after recalling how Ye Shan had evaded her seemingly unintentional feelings at the bubble tea shop yesterday, she felt extremely bad.

Finally, when the bell rang, Hachiman Hikigaya appeared at the classroom door.

Seeing that Hachiman Hikigaya was unharmed, Yui Yuigahama and Saki Kawasaki both breathed a sigh of relief.

Similarly, Yumiko Miura's eyes flashed with a sharp light as she watched Hachiman Hikigaya walk back to his seat.

Just as she got up to call Hachiman Hikigaya out to negotiate, Hina Ebina...

Suddenly, he moved closer to her and blocked her way.

"Boss, I have something I want to tell you!"

As if teleporting, Ebina Hina, who was sitting at the front of the classroom, suddenly appeared in front of Miura Yumiko, blocking her view.

Then, in a rather obsequious manner, she pulled out her phone's map and discussed plans for where she, Ye Shan, and the others would go that afternoon.

Upon seeing that Hina Ebina was discussing something related to Hayama, Yumiko Miura's attention instantly shifted from Hachiman Hikigaya, that lazy bum, to the phone lying on the table.

Seeing that Miura Yumiko's attention had been successfully diverted, Ebina Hina secretly winked at Yuigahama Yui.

Yui Yuigahama responded with a grateful emoji.

Chapter 46 A chillingly ugly evil spirit

Yumiko Miura was completely unaware of the subtle actions between Hina Ebina and Yui Yuigahama.

Because deep down, she didn't believe her two lackeys would dare to team up against her.

At this moment, she was staring at Hina Ebina's phone, seriously considering how to arrange her time this afternoon.

"Are you OK?"

Compared to Yui Yuigahama, who had to consider Yumiko Miura's opinion, Saki Kawasaki, who was also considered a loner in the class, went straight over to ask Hachiman Hikigaya what happened when he returned.

Upon hearing Kawasaki Saki's question, Hachiman Hikigaya recalled what had just happened, and his lips twitched involuntarily.

Even so, he said he was perfectly fine.

"Is that so? Then I'm relieved..."

Hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's answer, and after looking him up and down again, Kawasaki Saki breathed a sigh of relief when she found nothing amiss.

If it really was because of her that Hachiman Hikigaya was punished by Shizuka Hiratsuka, she really didn't know how to make it up to him.

"Oh, by the way, is there something I can ask you for a favor?"

Upon seeing Kawasaki Saki, Hachiman Hikigaya was reminded of the issue of how the 25 million yen would be distributed.

Because he didn't know why he was watching TV and going online, he was afraid he would miss some information.

As it happened, Kawasaki Saki also came over, so he asked her to help him compile a list of the victims' families.

"no problem."

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's request, Saki Kawasaki nodded in agreement without hesitation, her eyes filled with admiration as she looked at him.

They are able to give away a large portion of a huge sum of money to others without hesitation.

In this respect alone, Hachiman Hikigaya has already surpassed many so-called good people in this society...

Soon, the bell rang again for class.

Saki Kawasaki returned to her position.

Meanwhile, Miura Yumiko, distracted by Ebina Hina, forgot about her plan to talk to Hikigaya Hachiman.

.............

This is very bad....