The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

Miko Yotsuya wasn't entirely sure how she had come to like Hachiman Hikigaya.

Perhaps her initial approach to Hachiman Hikigaya was merely to gain his protection and prevent the evil spirits from harassing her.

But as they spent more and more time together, by the time Yotsuya Miko realized it, she had already unknowingly fallen for the guy in front of her.

"Is it just a feeling?"

Yotsuya Miko's answer greatly disappointed Yurikawa Hana.

She thought it was a classic hero-saves-the-damsel-in-distress scenario, but it turns out it was just a feeling from Yotsuya Miko...

"So we're just going to stay here with him until his lunch break is over?"

Yurikawa Hana plopped down on the ground, rubbing her legs, which were a little sore from kneeling for so long, before looking at Yotsuya Miko, who was still squatting in front of Hikigaya Hachiman.

"Jianzi, why are you squatting like that?"

My legs are numb...

.......

.......

The bell rang, signaling the end of lunch break.

Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly opened his eyes.

"Am I asleep?"

Looking at the two people sleeping side by side in front of him, Hachiman Hikigaya stood up and stretched his stiff body before patting Miko Yotsuya on the shoulder.

"Ok?"

Having just woken up from her sleep, Miko Yotsuya's eyes still revealed a hint of confusion.

But when the cold wind from the rooftop blew over her body, she instantly woke up.

"Xiaohua, get up! Class is starting!"

Yotsuya Miko patted Yurikawa Hana's face, trying to wake her up.

However, when faced with Yotsuya Miko's calls, the sleeping Yurikawa Hana only frowned slightly, then clung to Yotsuya Miko like a koala and continued to sleep soundly.

【......】

The air on the rooftop suddenly became quiet.

Yotsuya Miko looked at Yurikawa Hana, who was lying on top of her, with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, her eyes filled with helplessness.

"There's nothing I can do, Hachiman, you'll have to go to class by yourself..."

With a sigh, Yotsuya Miko, having given up on treatment, let Hikigaya Hachiman go first.

"What about you?"

Seeing that Yotsuya Miko was sitting on the ground and showed no intention of moving, Hikigaya Hachiman asked.

"Of course I'll skip class and wait for her to wake up!"

Looking down at Yurikawa Hana, who was clinging to her waist and muttering in her sleep, "I really can't eat anymore," Yotsuya Miko told Hikigaya Hachiman not to worry about the two of them.

They still have a number of classes they can skip this semester, so skipping class once in a while is no big deal.

Chapter 111 Desperate Afternoon

"are you serious?"

Hikigaya Hachiman looked at Yotsuya Miko, who was being tightly embraced by Yurikawa Hana, with shock in his eyes.

Why does she treat skipping class, such a heinous act, as if it were just a trivial matter?

How many classes had she skipped to be able to say something like "Let's skip class then" so casually?

"Of course I'm serious, after all, my homeroom teacher isn't Ms. Hiratsuka Shizuka..."

At this point, Miko Yotsuya stuck out her tongue.

After all, girls have plenty of reasons to skip class.

In addition, she and Yurikawa were special cases who frequently asked for leave to go to the infirmary, so their homeroom teacher had long turned a blind eye to their truancy.

"Alright, then you guys be careful..."

After realizing that Yotsuya Miko and the others would be fine for skipping class, Hikigaya Hachiman nodded and left with peace of mind.

Then, as he was walking down the corridor to return to the classroom, he was caught red-handed by Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was rushing to class.

"You've really gotten better, Hachiman..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was late for class, hadn't yet figured out how to explain her lateness to the students when she entered the classroom.

Unexpectedly, Hachiman Hikigaya, as expected of her favorite student, actually offered up his own reason.

In the corridor, Hiratsuka Shizuka had one hand on Hikigaya Hachiman's shoulder and the other hand holding her lesson plan, her face beaming with joy.

"Teacher, what you're doing is completely bullying an honest student..."

Hachiman Hikigaya said he was used to running into Shizuka Hiratsuka in the hallway.

After all, he's always had bad luck.

However, he couldn't help but complain about Hiratsuka Shizuka's happy expression after catching him.

"I don't see where you've become well-behaved."

She patted Hachiman Hikigaya hard on the shoulder, then released her grip on him and gave him a push from behind.

"Hurry up and run back to the classroom!"

Hachiman Hikigaya then walked back to his seat through the back door, ignoring the surprised looks from the class.

About two or three minutes later, Hiratsuka Shizuka rushed out of the front door and onto the podium.

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.........

"Finally, school's over..."

Looking at the gate of the Service Department in front of him, Hachiman Hikigaya was filled with emotion.

He opened the door to the Service Department, but did not walk straight in as usual.

Instead, Hachiman Hikigaya took two steps back and stood sideways to one side of the sliding door.

"My dearest friend, you've finally arrived!"

The next second, as the classroom door was opened, Zaimokuza, who had been waiting for a long time, suddenly missed and fell straight down in the corridor in front of Hachiman Hikigaya.

"You've already arrived..."

Seeing that Zaimokuza was indeed hiding behind the classroom door as he had guessed, Hachiman Hikigaya's lips curled into a smug smile.

"That's right! As soon as school was over, I rushed over to get your opinions, my dear friends."

With a speed completely disproportionate to his physique, he leaped up from the floor in a flash.

Zai Muza pushed Hachiman Hikigaya eagerly into the Service Club classroom.

Good afternoon, staying home!

As soon as he entered, Yui Yuigahama greeted him warmly.

"good afternoon...."

Yui nodded in response.

Hachiman Hikigaya then turned his gaze to the snow beneath the window.

She was sitting on the stool with her head down, making soft breathing sounds like a cat.

"Is she asleep?"

Thinking about how he had overslept at noon and ended up being lectured by Hiratsuka Shizuka in the afternoon, Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't help but admire Yukinoshita for staying up until school was over before finally dozing off.

"Ah, I'll wake her up..."

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words, Yui Yuigahama immediately headed towards Yukinoshita.

"No need, I was just resting with my eyes closed, I didn't fall asleep..."

Yukino Yukinoshita suddenly opened her tightly closed eyes.

She stretched out one hand to shield her eyes from the glaring sunlight, while trying to deny that she was asleep.

"Then let's pretend you weren't asleep."

Seeing that Yukinoshita was clearly exhausted, Hachiman Hikigaya had no intention of arguing with her.

Instead, he wanted to resolve the issue of the timber pedestal as soon as possible.

This way, everyone can leave the school in time, and he and Yukino can go back and catch up on their sleep.

Therefore, after moving a stool for Timber to sit on in the middle, the three members of the Service Department formed an isosceles triangle around him.

"Um... I feel a little nervous when you guys look at me like that..."

Before him stood Yukinoshita's indifferent gaze, and behind him, Hachiman Hikigaya's burning eyes.

The timber base, sandwiched in the middle, experienced the sensation of being caught between fire and ice.

Cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Before he could even hear the three people's evaluation of his novel, Zaimokuza felt like he was about to faint.

"You're already done with this? Your mental fortitude is far too weak. You should know that I'm going to give your novel a merciless critique later, Zaimokuza-kun!"

Just as the wood-carrying boy was about to slip away, Yukinoshita pinned him to his seat with a single sentence.

Adhering to the principle of taking every commission seriously, she had carefully read his novel word by word last night.

After more than four hours, Yukino Yukinoshita reached her final conclusion.

"It's just a piece of trash that's purely for my own amusement!"

"Well!"

The moment the evaluation came from Yukinoshita's mouth, Zaimokuza clutched his chest and knelt on the ground.