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

Hikigaya closed his eyes. He needed to think carefully about how to answer Ichinose now. He wondered what had happened and why Ichinose seemed a little off. He had to think carefully about what to say.

Honami Ichinose is deeply loved by the students of Class B. She has excellent social skills and is a helpful and genuine angel. Hikigaya cannot find any flaws in her personality. In terms of appearance, she has exquisite features and a figure that can rival that of Sakura, who is an idol. In the terms of a beautiful girl card game, she would be an SSR-level character.

What kind of evaluation does this seemingly perfect woman want to hear from him?

Chapter Fifteen: Solo Killed by Ichinose

The seemingly perfect student reminded Hikigaya of Kushida. Why would someone as perfect as Ichinose be assigned to Class B instead of Class A? As a self-proclaimed observer of humanity, Hikigaya judged that she didn't have the same kind of pretense as Kushida, so it could only be related to the past.

Ichinose has probably heard those words—gentle, generous, and helpful—enough, and Hachiman doesn't think that's what she wants to hear right now. Since that's the case...

"Could it be that Ichinose was a bad kid before?" Hikigaya slowly opened his eyes.

"Ah... Hikigaya-kun is really amazing."

A relieved smile appeared on Ichinose's face as she lay back on Hikigaya's bed without any regard for her image, staring at the white ceiling.

"It's not just about being a bad kid, I'm a criminal..." Ichinose slowly revealed her past.

Ichinose comes from a single-parent family and is not well-off. She has only her mother and a younger sister who is a little younger than her. After learning that her sister wanted a hair clip that was the same as the one worn by celebrities on her birthday, she set a goal for herself to fulfill her sister's wish. However, no place would hire her as a temporary worker, even though she is a junior high school student.

Because the hair clip was only available for a limited time, she went into the hair clip shop the day before her sister's birthday, even though she had no money. Before she knew it, the hair clip was already in her pocket.

But the truth couldn't be hidden forever. The mother, who had fallen ill from working hard, soon discovered that her youngest daughter had received a hair clip that she shouldn't have. Upon learning the truth, she was furious and scolded Ichinose, taking her to the store to kneel down and apologize.

Seeing the two women sincerely apologize, the shop owner forgave them and did not call the police. Instead, he gave them the hair clips. However, Ichinose could not forgive herself for stealing.

The guilt she felt led her to lock herself in her room and skip school, enduring six months of this until she received an invitation to a high-level training program.

"I told Senior Nagumo about this today, but I only realized afterward that I had been misled. Unlike Senior Nagumo, who is so capable of leading Class B to Class A, I was easily caught out."

"Kanzaki and Shibata think too highly of me, believing that only I can lead them to the top. In reality, I have neither the ability nor the qualifications to lead them to Class A. Recently, Chie has been asking me to help you get into Class B."

"If only I had your and Nagumo-senpai's abilities, but unfortunately I'm just a criminal who locks himself in his room to escape when faced with setbacks."

Ichinose is now fearful and wants to escape. Hachiman understands this fact, but he knows that escaping is not an option. He, who used to love escaping, has also grown up in this terrible school.

"Don't envy Nagumo Masaru. He's a petty person. In my heart, he's not even worth a hair on your head." Hachiman made no attempt to hide his contempt for Nagumo. "Besides, I'm not anything special either. Do you know about bonfire parties?"

"I know, I also participated in the Qi Er San O is a dance party, it's an event where boys and girls dance together."

"The girl I was paired with said, 'We don't have to hold hands, right?' And all the other girls followed her example and made me dance to thin air all night."

"..."

"When I was in junior high school, I once texted a girl in my class at 7 p.m., and didn't receive a text from her in the morning saying she was sorry she was asleep."

“When I confessed to a girl in my class, she said to me, ‘Have we talked before?’ and the news quickly spread throughout the class, even though we had exchanged text messages and talked in class.”

"Hikigaya-san is such a good person." Ichinose was still lying on her back on the bed, and Hakigaya could not see her face or know her expression.

"A good person wouldn't accept points from two million students in their own class."

"You solved Sudo's case, right? Hirata told me that although he didn't say what method he used, it certainly wasn't a righteous one."

"Because I'm a despicable person, it's perfectly acceptable for me to use underhanded methods."

"Could Hachiman teach me some crooked methods?"

"That's not suitable for you. Just do what you think is right."

"..."

“But I can’t win that way, so I have to be a bad kid too.” After thinking of Hoshinomiya’s undisguised instructions, Ichinose was silent for a while before getting out of bed and walking to Hikigaya. Under his horrified gaze, she straddled him, and the wheeled chair was pushed against the wall by the power.

Her graceful body pressed tightly against his, and Ichinose's hand climbed onto her back. Even though he couldn't see her, he could imagine two magnificent mounds being flattened by him.

Ichinose's body is very soft and smells very good.

Hachiman's brain seemed to have crashed, only able to produce these two simple adjectives.

Seeing Hachiman's slightly flushed face, Ichinose smiled faintly and buried her head in Hachiman's shoulder. "Since Hachiman-kun is unwilling to teach me, could you please save this bad boy?"

“…”

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The classroom of Class 1-D, which hadn't started class yet in the morning, was as noisy as ever, or rather, even noisier, especially around Hachiman.

"Hachiman, are you dating Ichinose?"

Upon hearing Haruki Yamauchi's words, all of Hachiman's classmates turned their attention to him, and the classroom fell silent as if a virus were spreading from person to person.

"probably."

"What kind of talk is that? Ichinose was holding your arm as you walked to school today, wasn't she? That's so sweet. Ichinose is a well-known angel at school."

Haruki Yamauchi's big mouth made Hachiman want to slap him. Last night, he lost to Ichinose's courage and made some deals with her. Now, he nominally has a girlfriend who is like an angel on campus.

"Hikigaya-kun, is that true?" Sakura, sitting next to me, looked visibly shaken behind her glasses.

"it is true."

Upon hearing Hikigaya's words, Sakura let out a soft groan and slumped onto the desk. A murmur erupted in the class. Ichinose was the most popular student in the first year, and Hikigaya felt that they were talking about why Ichinose was suddenly dating him, a classmate who looked unremarkable.

"Wow, that's amazing! Teach me too..."

Under Hikigaya's deadpan gaze, Yamauchi obediently turned away and stopped looking at him. Judging from the expressions of the other students, the news would probably spread throughout the entire grade soon, and might even reach Nagumo soon.

Just thinking about Nagumo Masaru's frustrated expression made Hikigaya's troubled mood much better. Ichinose killed him in a one-on-one fight, but he had also killed Nagumo Masaru in a one-on-one fight.

He didn't lose.

Chapter Sixteen: Guess?

In the quiet classroom, Chazuki Sōe is teaching history on the podium with a blank expression.

Not long after the school bell rang, Ichinose's beautiful figure appeared at the back door of Class D. "Hachigaya-kun, let's go to the student council together."

"Ah."

With Ichinose grabbing his arm, Hikigaya walked out of the classroom amidst the envious and jealous gazes of his male classmates, while also attracting scrutinizing stares from most of the students in the hallway.

"I want to die."

"You can't say such unlucky things." Ichinose smiled brightly. "Hachiman-kun."

When Hachiman was dragged by the arm and the two of them stepped into the student council, Horikita Manabu managed to remain calm, but Tachibana Akane suddenly stood up and said, "Hachiman, how could you do this! You can't play with girls' feelings like Nagumo did."

Akane Tachibana thought that Hikigaya was trying to get close to Ichinose in order to discourage Nagumo, and her little cheeks puffed up.

“I’m not that bad.” Hikigaya continued, meeting Horikita Manabu’s scrutinizing gaze, “Recently, I’ve formed a defensive alliance with Ichinose.”

The subtext of this statement is that the two are not actually boyfriend and girlfriend in the real sense.

Most of the boys and some of the girls in Class B made it clear that they only wanted Ichinose to be their leader, but Ichinose was not confident that she could meet her classmates' expectations and move up to Class A together. However, seeing the trust in her classmates' eyes, she couldn't bring herself to refuse.

Having both options comes at a price, which is why she did something outrageous last night.

"I wouldn't mind turning this into a real relationship, but unfortunately Hachiman-kun won't agree. However, I think I've already started to like him a little."

Although she went up to him last night, Hachiman didn't even hug her back. Instead, he readily agreed to her unreasonable request and then pushed her off him. Hachiman had promised to help her devise strategies behind the scenes even if she didn't transfer to Class B, in exchange for 30 million personal points and her listening to him as much as possible.

The nominal boyfriend-girlfriend relationship was just an excuse for Hachiman to get involved in Class B's affairs. Since Hachiman was Ichinose's boyfriend, it was only natural for him to help Ichinose.

"Pah, scumbag." Tachibana Akane spat and sat down, her face flushed. She was somewhat envious of Ichinose's bold statement.

"I'm such a scumbag. Ichinose will probably have to take the day off today," Hachiman said, looking utterly dejected. His body was still that of a virgin, completely unable to suppress his Tyrannosaurus Rex. Yesterday, before his body even reacted, he hadn't had time to think much before agreeing to Ichinose's request.

Although he had control of Class B, there was a tool in between: Ichinose. Only through Ichinose could he influence Class B. The thought of attending Class B's party that night under the guise of being Ichinose's boyfriend gave him a stomachache.

Not long after Hikigaya and Ichinose sat down next to Tachibana Akane, Nagumo Masaru also sat down in the chair opposite them with his student council followers.

"Hachiman, you've really been hiding your true strength."

"It's alright, it's probably because I'm a good person. After all, there are no rumors about me having multiple girlfriends."

Nan Yunya lifted his blond bangs, somewhat losing her composure, "When did Ichinose become your person? You hid it so well."

His original intention in recruiting Ichinose into the student council was to have her compete against Hachiman Hikigaya, and he even gave up his student council position to elevate her status. Moreover, Ichinose was popular and beautiful, and he originally planned to create an opportunity to get his hands on her and have some fun with her later.

Now look what happened, Ichinose defected at lightning speed on the very first day, and Nagumo Masaru's face has been slapped so hard.

"Guess?" Hachiman chose the most disgusting playstyle.

Nan Yunya instantly broke down, "Am I a child who would guess?!"

"In my eyes and the president's eyes, you're just a brat who never grows up." Hachiman stared intently at Namigumo and said each word seriously.

Just for Nagumo Masaru's underhanded tactics of expelling Tachibana Akane after becoming student council president, Hikigaya wanted to slap them both. Nagumo never considers the consequences of his actions. If Tachibana Akane really dropped out, her life might fall into an abyss. The outside world is not friendly to students who are expelled.

Using tens of millions of points to bribe Akane Tachibana, who dropped out of Class B three years ago, and losing Horikita Manabu's trust, Nagumo Masaru did this simply because she wanted to see Horikita Manabu's angry expression.

Twisted chefs are truly terrifying.

"Wait until you've taken over the first year before you say that to me."

"Do I have to learn how to cook to comment on whether a dish is good or not?" Kiguchi is no slouch when it comes to verbal sparring with Nagumo Aya.

"Confusing concepts."

Nan Yunya picked up his pen and started working. As the loser today, he knew that if he continued talking, he would only make himself look more like a clown. A gentleman takes revenge even after ten years. He remembered Hikigaya.

"Ichinose, introduce yourself. Those in the student council, learn from Tachibana first." Horikita, who had been watching the drama unfold, came out to clean up the mess after the verbal sparring had subsided.

“Yes.” Ichinose stood up gracefully. “I am Honami Ichinose from Class 1-B. I am the girlfriend of this Mr. Hikigaya, the secretary next to me. Please take care of me.”

Amidst Akane's applause, sparse applause slowly rose in the student council room.

.......

"Sorry, I ate the wrong thing. My stomach hurts a bit, so I need to go back to the dorm." Hachiman bent down.

After finishing his student council duties and having dinner with Ichinose in the cafeteria, the original plan was to meet up with Ichinose's classmates at a karaoke bar. However, Hachiman didn't want to go today, tomorrow, or the day after.

"Should I just ask Asako and Kanzaki to gather at your dorm?"

"...It didn't hurt for a moment."

“Ma Zi and the others aren’t some kind of monster.”

"Just think about it, they'll definitely bombard me with questions, and I might even get a sack thrown over my head by the boys in your class."

"You can't run away." Ichinose grabbed Hikigaya's arm and forcefully pulled him to their destination, where three men and three women were already sitting in the karaoke room.

"Good evening, everyone."

Good evening, Honami-chan.

"good evening."

After exchanging greetings, Ichinose introduced the members of Class B to her. The girls were Asako Amakura, Yume Kohashi, and Chihiro Shiranami, while the boys were Ryuji Kanzaki, whom she knew, and Hayate Shibata and Norihito Watanabe, whom she didn't know.

"Good evening, everyone. I am Hachiman Hikigaya."

After introducing themselves, Ichinose Ho, Kyurin M Ryu (4) Liuqi Biao `ba P Bo had already been pulled to the girls' group, and Hachiman Hikigaya also tactfully sat down next to Kanzaki Ryuji in the boys' group.

"If I find out you've threatened Ichinose-kun, I won't let you get away with it," Kanzaki Ryuji whispered a warning in Hikigaya's ear as soon as he sat down.

As someone who had always been by Ichinose Honami's side, he knew very well that Hikigaya and Ichinose didn't have much interaction, so there must be something wrong with the fact that they suddenly became boyfriend and girlfriend.

Chapter Seventeen: Class B Reunion

"It's hard to say who's threatening whom," Hikigaya could only smile helplessly in the face of Kanzaki's warning. "But don't worry, I have absolutely no intention of hurting Ichinose."

Ryuji Kanzaki simply snorted in response.

"What are you two whispering about?" Shibata Hayate leaned over and put his arm around Hachiman's shoulder. "Hachiman, can you tell me who confessed first?"

"it's me."

Hikigaya remembers Shibata Hayate. In his second year, he was one of the few people whose physical abilities reached the school's A rating. His personality was like a male version of Ichinose. He was handsome and a rising star in the soccer club. He was also quite popular among the first-year girls.

"Wow, that's impressive." Shibata suddenly squeezed his biceps with the hand on his shoulder. "Hachiman, are you in the sports club? These muscles are pretty good. Want to have a match with me?"

Academic ability, physical ability, flexible thinking ability, and social contribution are the reference standards for evaluating whether students are excellent. When Hachiman entered the school, his physical ability was rated as C according to the school. Now, after exercising in the dormitory every night, Hachiman is not quite sure how strong his physical ability is now.

After his rebirth, he always felt full of energy, and his stamina and strength were significantly higher than before.

"It's just that we exercise regularly, so it's okay to have a competition."

Even the most outgoing person wouldn't immediately start by challenging someone to a strength contest. Hikigaya could guess Shibata's ulterior motives. It just goes to show that Ichinose has quite the charm, and he was trying to gauge his own physical abilities by using Shibata, whose physical abilities were currently rated B+.