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

Chasing after Ichinose's tongue, as she gasped for breath and wrapped her delicate arms around him, Hikigaya placed one hand on her wonderfully smooth thigh covered in black stockings and stroked it back and forth.

He slipped his other hand under the hem of his black short-sleeved shirt.

When he released Ichinose's pink lips, her cute face was already flushed, and her charming eyes, half-closed, revealed a thousand kinds of charm.

"Even if you want to leave, I won't let go." As he spoke, Hikigaya grabbed Ichinose's short-sleeved shirt by the collar.

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

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

"I can't go on, Hachiman."

With no longer a trace of resentment in her expression, Ichinose lay panting heavily on Hikigaya's broad chest, her arms limply draped over his waist.

She no longer has the energy to indulge in wild thoughts.

Hachiman is really amazing.

"But I haven't finished venting yet." Hachiman felt a bit amused and exasperated as he realized that a certain part of his body was still fully energized, while his girlfriend, who was lying on top of him, looked like she was about to fall asleep.

The last time he released his desires was about ten days ago. The increased physical activity during the sports festival had amplified his pent-up desires.

"What should I do?"

After saying that, Ichinose yawned and lowered her eyelids. She was extremely sleepy after having climaxed several times.

"I'll handle it myself." Seeing Ichinose's exhausted appearance, Hikigaya couldn't bear to continue.

After carrying Ichinose to the bathroom, washing her up, and putting her back to bed, Hikigaya, with inexplicable emotions, took matters into his own hands before washing up, going back to bed, and falling asleep with Ichinose in his arms.

He tossed and turned for a long time, unable to confide in anyone about his unspeakable frustration, before finally falling asleep.

Even after waking up to sunlight streaming into the room in the morning, the feeling of unease from last night hadn't completely dissipated.

"Breakfast is ready, Hachiman."

With a radiant and cheerful expression, Ichinose sat down on the edge of the bed, looking at Hachiman, who had just woken up. Hachiman's initiative last night had dispelled much of the gloom in her heart.

After getting up and kissing Hachiman, she happily tidied up the room and prepared breakfast for the two of them.

"Aww—" Hachiman sat up in bed after yawning. "I'll go wash up now. What time is it?"

It's almost nine o'clock.

"Didn't Class A have their morning practice session?"

As he spoke, Hachiman walked into the bathroom, picked up his toothbrush, and squeezed on some toothpaste.

Even on Saturday, he arranged physical exercise for Class B today, with lunch time from 8:00 to 11:00 in the morning and free time from afternoon to evening.

It's still summer now; it's only a little cool in the mornings and evenings.

Now that he's already late, he's decided not to go at all, since no one dares to hold him accountable anyway.

"Because several students suggested that we should have a break on Saturdays and Sundays, which was agreed upon by most students, no such arrangements were made."

"How lazy they are."

Of the four classes, Class A's overall physical ability is only slightly better than Class D, where Sakayanagi is. As long as Class B and Class C don't compete against each other, Class A can only rely on luck to get high scores.

As long as the competition schedules for each class are not leaked, the winner of the first-year competition will only be either Class B or Class C.

"The students are quite enthusiastic about their studies, but they don't really like sports."

"They can't help but like it. Not only the sports festival, but future exams will also include tests of physical ability from time to time."

After washing up in the bathroom, Hikigaya sat down at the dining table. Ichinose, who had already eaten, sat opposite him, resting her chin on her hand with a smile on her face.

He was not exaggerating; not only in the second and third semesters of the first year, but also in the special exams after the second year, many of them required physical abilities.

For example, one of the questions in the special training camp after the final exam of the sports festival was a cross-country marathon using leverage.

"There's still a lot more." Ichinose slumped onto the table, looking dejected, without caring about her image.

Physical ability is not her strong suit; she was even a member of the track and field club when she was in her first year of high school.

However, by the time she reached her third year of junior high school, her exceptionally well-developed physique forced her to leave the track and field club, and now her running speed is only considered slightly above average in her class.

She's not even in the same league as athletic stars like Horikita Suzune and Kiryuin-senpai.

She also wanted to shine in the special exam and make Hachiman proud.

"What's wrong? You look so dejected. After I beat up Class A at the Sports Festival, you'll have a reason to motivate them to train and improve themselves."

Hikigaya, seeing Ichinose's dejected look, assumed she was worried about the class.

He didn't know that Ichinose was just comparing himself to the girl next to him again.

Chapter 154 Wangcai is bothering me while I'm eating

Because of the upcoming sports festival, even on Sunday evenings, many students gather in small groups on the school playground to exercise.

On the soccer field in the center of the playground, first-year students from the soccer club are playing against second-year students. The vice president of the student council, who had been in the soccer club for a period of time, is also among them.

"Let me see how capable the younger generation is."

With one foot on the soccer ball, Nan Yun arrogantly looked at his first-year junior, Hirata Yosuke.

If it weren't for the unspoken rule that student council members cannot join multiple clubs at the same time, he, who became the ace of the soccer team in his first year, would not have left the team.

"I'll do my best, senior." Hirata said with a wry smile, his eyes fixed on the ball at Nagumo's feet.

He sensed that Nagumo-senpai seemed to dislike him, probably because of Hachiman's influence.

"Effort alone is not enough."

With a simple outside crossover feint, Nagumo easily broke through Hirata's tense defense.

Facing Shibata rushing up from behind to make a save, he smoothly executed an outside step-over and outside flick of the ball, then accelerated and dribbled, leaving Shibata, who was hesitant about whether to feint, behind him.

Just continue dribbling for a few more steps,

Before the other students could rush at him, he leaped into the air and unleashed a powerful, aesthetically pleasing shot that left the goalkeeper helplessly diving for air.

This made the girls watching from the sidelines excitedly clap and even shout, and Nanyun smiled and waved to them.

"Vice President Nagumo, some students reported seeing Asahina and Hikigaya shopping together at the Keyakizaka Center." Sweating profusely, Mizowaki rushed onto the field during the goal celebration.

He showed the photos he received on his phone to Nagumo. In the photos, Asahina was laughing and walking with a dead-eyed boy, and the two seemed to be getting along very well.

This instantly wiped away Nagumo's good mood and smile, who had just scored a goal. He cursed Hachiman in his heart, calling him a bastard who was not a son.

How did she end up targeting his childhood sweetheart?

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

An hour ago at the center of the beech tree,

Humming a tune she didn't recognize, Asahina happily led Hikigaya into her favorite clothing store.

This was the first time she had gone shopping with a boy other than Nagumo since entering the school, and the boy was a junior who needed her care, which gave her a novel experience.

"The style of clothes here is also quite suitable for Ichinose-senpai. You pick one first, and I'll give you my opinion."

"Thank you for agreeing to help, Asahina-senpai," Hikigaya said, looking at the dazzling array of girls' casual clothes.

He couldn't remain silent after Ichinose said that yesterday; Asahina was someone he had invited to oversee the process.

He dared not hope that his aesthetic sense was similar to that of girls.

First-grade girls couldn't be invited due to various issues, so the selection criteria had to be set on second and third-grade students.

After being rejected by both Akane Tachibana and Fuuka Kiryuin, he could only turn to Asahina, whom he knew somewhat, for help.

"There's no need to thank me. Seniors are meant to take care of their juniors."

Asahina waved her hands repeatedly, feeling that this was not something that required thanks.

"How about this one?" Hachiman picked up a printed short-sleeved shirt that he thought was alright.

"Unfashionable".

"What about this one?"

"The decorations are too elaborate and flashy." Asahina's smile gradually faded.

"This one should be alright, right?"

After careful selection, Hikigaya picked up a plain light blue off-the-shoulder short-sleeved shirt with lace trim on the three-quarter sleeves.

He thought the clothes were pretty good, and the texture felt nice to the touch.

Asahina sighed and rubbed her forehead. "Let me help you choose. You pick one you like from among them. I'm so glad you asked me to help you choose, otherwise Ichinose would never have gotten back together with you."

She lost faith in Hikigaya's aesthetic sense regarding women's clothing.

Out of ten points, none of the items she picked out received a score of five or higher.

"Then I'll leave it to you, senpai." What could Hikigaya say when he saw Asahina's disgusted expression?

It's understandable that he doesn't know how to choose clothes since his mother and mistress always bought him his clothes before.

However, this is definitely not Komachi's fault, because Komachi is the cutest little sister in the world, so if there is any fault, it is her own.

One, two, three...

After just a couple of strolls around the store, Asahina already had several outfits in her hands.

With only a few options available, Hachiman quickly made his decision.

After leaving the clothing store, the two went to a jewelry store, then a headband store, and finally to a Western restaurant.

Hikigaya originally wanted Asahina to choose a gift as a reward, but she resolutely refused. Thinking of making up for his mistake and expressing his gratitude, he took her to the Western restaurant that he had visited with Sakayanagi before.

It's a bit pricey, but the taste is really good and almost no students eat here.

"Hachiman, you bastard, what do you think you're doing to my Nazuna!"

After the waiter left after taking their order, Nagumo, dressed in casual clothes, barged into the restaurant and angrily interrupted his conversation with Asahina.

Hikigaya's usual relaxed and confident expression was nowhere to be seen on Nagumo's face; at this moment, Nagumo was undoubtedly furious.

Upon hearing his words, Asahina, who had been smiling cheerfully, instantly turned gloomy.

"No matter how many times I tell you, I have never belonged to you. I belong only to myself!" Asahina slammed her hand on the table and stood up.

Feelings of grievance and anger kept welling up inside her.

She never felt like she belonged to Nan Yun, and the fact that everyone assumed she would eventually become Nan Yun's girlfriend left her with a huge amount of resentment.

The childhood sweetheart relationship gradually faded as Nagumo indulged in his debauchery, and vanished completely after learning of his underhanded tactics at a coffee shop.

She'd rather not graduate from Class A than be with this scumbag.

"Hachiman is my enemy. What's with you shopping alone with those two? Are you trying to betray Class A?"

"Betraying you is betraying Class A? You think too highly of yourself." Asahina shouted with a tense face.

"Who do you think brought you up to Class A? Qi." Nan Yun started to speak recklessly.

Being contradicted like this by his childhood friend in front of Hachiman makes him feel like he's being mocked by Hachiman.

It looked like he was wearing a bright green hat on his head.

"Do you think I have to listen to you? Do you think I care so much about graduating from Class A? Don't you know what you've done?"

At this moment, Asahina was so angry that he was almost ready to give up.

“Qi, come with me now and I’ll pretend this never happened. Those things were just me playing around.”

“Go home, Yin Lingyi, Yi Qiwu, Jiu Si: Dad is looking for you... You only deserve to play with dogs.”

Hikigaya, who was initially hesitant about their relationship, almost swore at them, saying, "What do you mean it's just a fling?"

That bastard Nagumo is still so self-centered.

With a blank expression, Hachiman waved to the waiter who was watching the scene from a distance, "Could you come and deal with this? There's a dog named Wangcai disturbing our meal."

Chapter 155 The Snow Under Horikita's Helplessness

"Who are you calling Wangcai?!"

"What do you say?"