Hachiman Hikigaya, who returned from his studies after completing his training.

Or rather, where does the confidence to do this come from?

"How about I hand over the student council president position to you? I can still change the student council election rules before Tsukishiro arrives, and then the next student council president will be appointed directly by the previous one." Hachiman tried to shift the blame.

"Father promised that the Sakayanagi family would protect you, and Tsukishiro wouldn't dare to completely offend our family."

Sakayanagi Arisu spoke with confidence, showing no concern whatsoever about whether her father would be imprisoned.

Similarly, Hikigaya also knew that with the Sakayanagi family's abilities, Sakayanagi Narimori was essentially on vacation, only this vacation was a bit too long.

There was only one reason why he didn't want to go against Tsukishiro: he didn't believe that the Sakayanagi family would protect him forever.

He's not anyone from the Sakayanagi family, and he doesn't plan to work for them after graduation. What if Tsukishiro is a stingy guy and holds a grudge against him?

"Hachiman, are you worried that the Sakayanagi family won't protect you forever?" Sakayanagi continued, seeing that Hikigaya didn't answer.

"Only things of value need protection, Arisu-kun."

"But you can't escape, after all, it was Hachiman himself who defeated the White House's greatest masterpiece."

Sakayanagi took off his shoes, climbed onto Hikigaya who was leaning against his headrest with his eyes closed, straddled him, and lightly kissed his cheek.

"I prefer you to call me Arisu instead of adding 'classmate' as a suffix." Hikigaya Sakayanagi felt her face burning as she faced the stunned Hikigaya Sakayanagi.

However, she did not regret her actions. From the conversation between Hachiman and her father at dinner, she clearly realized that Hachiman had no feelings for her or their family.

The only option left for her was to resort to force.

"I have a girlfriend."

Through the smooth dress, Hikigaya grabbed Sakayanagi's slender waist, wanting her to leave him. Now he could finally be sure that Sakayanagi really had feelings for him, unlike when she was just joking on the luxury cruise ship.

He no longer needed to find another time to politely decline Sakayanagi's offer.

“If I cared, I wouldn’t have done this.” Obediently, Sakayanagi sat back in his seat, then curled up on the seat, using Hikigaya’s lap as a pillow, with his head facing the direction the car was moving.

"Now I can be sure that the Sakayanagi family will protect you, but let me make it clear beforehand that I'm not doing this to prove anything; I'm just simply attracted to you."

Knowing that Hikigaya was prone to overthinking, Sakayanagi gave him a heads-up beforehand.

"Don't you think it's strange that you're interested in a guy who already has a girlfriend?" Hikigaya questioned.

"Then why are you still hung up on Shiina, who isn't your girlfriend?"

He turned his body, resting the back of Sakayanagi's head on Hikigaya's lap, and looked directly into his eyes.

..........

..........

February 14th, Valentine's Day.

Hikigaya arrived at school as usual that day to attend classes, but when his mind wandered, he would occasionally recall the question that Sakayanagi had asked him in the car that night.

Three days have passed since Li Banyan asked his question, and now he has received his answer.

He's a greedy scumbag.

"Are you free tonight, Hiyori? Ichinose and I will be cooking at the dorm tonight."

When the school bell rang, Hikigaya immediately went to Shiina's desk and extended an invitation, which made Sakura, who was standing next to him, look at him with disbelief.

Despite it being Valentine's Day, February 14th, a day when people are expected to spend time with their partners, Hikigaya, who already has Ichinose, still extended an invitation to Shiina.

On any other day, Sakura wouldn't have thought anything of it, but today was different.

Even when she delivers chocolates to Qiao Yi O Qi Ba Si Qi (4) Wu Liu Ke Li, she has to find an excuse to deliver them a few days in advance.

"Are you serious, Hachiman?" Shiina's expression was equally full of surprise as she reached into her seat drawer.

"I was serious."

Hikigaya stared at Shiina without wavering, while Shiina, who was being stared at, showed a wavering expression that she would never normally show, as if she was having a fierce internal struggle.

Today is February 14th, a day imbued with special significance.

"Okay." After a long while, Shiina nodded resignedly.

She felt that today she was going to end this ambiguous relationship with Hachiman, and she was prepared to accept the outcome, whether it was good or bad.

As long as it was a decision Hachiman made after careful consideration.

More than an hour later, the student council also finished its work.

Amidst the disdainful looks from Yukinoshita and Horikita Suzune, Hikigaya led Ichinose, who had fallen silent after being told that Shiina would also be eating with them, back to the dormitory.

When all the food was ready and placed on the table, Shiina arrived late, carrying a small bag.

“I went to see Chairman Sakayanagi a few days ago, and on the way back, Arisu said she had taken a liking to me.”

"After I was rejected by my girlfriend, she asked me what I thought about Japan and you."

"After careful reflection, I think it would be better for all three of us to make things clear today."

Knowing that neither of them was in the mood to eat, Hachiman spoke first, explaining why he planned to make a decision today.

He has been pretending to be confused and dragging things out for months, taking advantage of the fact that both of them like him, and during these months, the relationship between the three of them has not changed at all.

Delaying it any further will only be futile.

"No matter what, I will not leave Hachiman." Before Hikigaya could continue, Ichinose looked at Shiina with a determined gaze.

There's no reason to give up a treasure you've already got your hands on.

Even if it goes against Hachiman's wishes, she has no intention of letting go.

This is her bottom line. (Winged Lin Yi Qi IV Wu Cu Shi Jiu (8) - Moon Chair)

“What a coincidence, I didn’t intend to leave either.” Shiina was not intimidated by Ichinose’s imposing gaze.

From the small bag she had brought, she took out a small, exquisite gift box.

The note that Hikigaya once gave to Shiina as a reward was taped to the box with a line of neat handwriting on it.

The moon is beautiful tonight.

"I was originally planning to give it to Hachiman tonight, but I think it's fine to do it now."

Calmly, Shiina handed the gift box, clearly containing her favorite chocolate, to Hikigaya, who was caught in a mental struggle.

Chapter 220 I Like You, Hiyori

My favorite chocolate.

As long as you see the line "The moon is beautiful tonight," no one would judge that Shiina isn't holding her favorite chocolate.

"I love you, Hiyori."

Having uttered the words he had silently recited hundreds of times in his heart, Hikigaya bowed and solemnly accepted Shiina's gift with both hands.

Although I don't know what the final outcome will be, I can't leave my thoughts unexpressed.

He likes Hiyori Shiina, the girl who has been by his side since shortly after the start of the semester, supporting all his ideas.

"what about me?"

Ichinose watched as Hikigaya accepted the chocolate with a blank expression, just like Shiina had said those words months ago in the same room where all three of them were.

"Sorry, as you can see from Fanbo, your boyfriend is a scumbag who likes multiple girls."

He carefully placed the gift box containing chocolates on the desk, and slowly bowed to Ichinose, who was biting her lower lip, and Shiina, who looked somewhat shy.

"I love Hiyori for supporting all my ideas, and I also love Honami for always indulging and spoiling me."

"My ugly possessiveness makes it impossible for me to give up any of you. I don't care if you scold me or hit me."

Biqi Gu's forehead was pressed against the ground, and the veins on the back of his hands were bulging.

"I'll do anything you ask, just stay by my side."

“…” They exchanged a glance, but neither Ichinose nor Shiina spoke first.

As the soft light of dusk streamed into the room, the lonely shadows of the two people standing there were slowly stretched out.

"If I say no, will it be the end for us?" After a long silence, Ichinose looked towards the entrance.

She really wanted to pretend she knew nothing and walk out of the room, then continue to pester Hachiman Hikigaya tomorrow to maintain the stalemate between the three of them.

Although she only felt that the possibility of her having a tumor was very small, she was afraid that if she left the room, Hikigaya would give up on her and be with her favorite Shiina.

After all, she knew that if she hadn't forcefully intervened, Shiina would likely have ended up with Hikigaya.

"No, even if Honami doesn't want to leave, I will pester her to come back." Hikigaya straightened up, his face serious.

Having already decided to make his feelings clear, he naturally hadn't failed to anticipate that some people would disagree.

Being a scumbag is being a scumbag, and being a lot of scumbags is still being a scumbag.

Having abandoned morality and etiquette and become a scumbag, Hachiman only wants to convey his true innermost thoughts to the two of them today.

"Heh, Hachiman, you really have evolved into scum."

Hikigaya's novel image, which was serious yet seemed to be talking nonsense, eased Shiina's slight annoyance.

Unlike Ichinose's feelings of disappointment and anger, her mood at this moment was perhaps more joyful than angry.

After all, Hachiman said he liked her, and it wasn't the worst-case scenario of completely cutting ties with her from today onwards.

"I'm sorry, Hiyori." Hikigaya bowed his head to Shiina's cold smile, his face bitter.

"But what can I do? I like Hachiman so much that I'll still like him even if he becomes a scumbag."

With a slight smile, Shiina sat down at the table, picked up her chopsticks, and tacitly approved of Hikigaya's scumbag ideas.

This caused Ichinose's body to tremble even more, and her breathing became somewhat heavy.

After Shiina compromised with Hikigaya's scumbag ideas, she could no longer count on Shiina to make a scene and break off relations with Hikigaya.

"Does that mean I'll do anything for Hachiman?"

After much deliberation, Ichinose decided to temporarily accept Hikigaya's scumbag ideas.

Even if it's just for a short time, she doesn't want to leave Hachiman's side, and there's another place she cares about very much.

On the night of February 10th, after Hikigaya returned from meeting Chairman Sakayanagi, he was enveloped in the scent of Ichinose's skirt, which she had smelled.

"Fanbo, please speak freely."

Sensing that Ichinose was about to agree, Hikigaya spoke up hastily, a hint of joy involuntarily appearing on his face.

The fact that things went so smoothly made him feel even more guilty, but he also couldn't help feeling a little happy.

"Hachiman said that Sakayanagi-san has a crush on you and confessed to you, but you were rejected. And it seems like she's not going to give up." Ichinose put her hands on Hikigaya's shoulders. "Could you please ask Hachiman not to accept Sakayanagi-san's kindness?"

".........good."

After a brief silence, Hikigaya looked into Ichinoshiro's eyes and nodded.

His hesitation wasn't because he had any unhealthy thoughts about Sakayanagi, but because there was another problem facing him: Tsukishiro was going to take over as chairman of Sakayanagi tomorrow.

And Moon City's only target can be him.

If the Sakayanagi family doesn't step in and wait for Chairman Sakayanagi to return, then Tsukishiro, as the acting chairman, could practically do whatever he wanted at the school.

At that time, Hikigaya's own situation will undoubtedly be more dangerous.

“It’s settled then, Hachiman.” Ichinose held up his little finger.

"we have a deal."

By extending their little fingers, Hachiman and Ichinose made a pact that the liar would have to swallow a thousand needles.

After that, Ichinose also sat down at the dining table, and the three of them ate a dinner with a somewhat heavy atmosphere. When Hikigaya finished washing the dishes and came out of the kitchen alone, Ichinose was the only one left in the room.

A crumpled white over-the-knee sock lay quietly on the floor beside the bed, where Ichinose sat stretching.

Only a thin white shirt was visible on the upper body, and a certain part of her smooth, fair thighs appeared moist and shiny under the incandescent light.

"Hiyori's leaving now."

"Hmm." Ichinose lowered her raised hands and looked at Hikigaya with a half-smile, her eyes alluring.

Silently, he took his phone out of his pocket, put it on silent mode, and placed it on the desk. Hikigaya then pushed Ichinose down onto the bed and stroked her delicate and lovely face.

After kissing her smooth, alluring forehead, he slowly moved down to peck at her tempting softness.

The battle raged on until late at night and showed no signs of abating.