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

What right does he have to let Ichinose do this?

"So, are you happy now?" Hachiman really wanted to rub Kushida's head in anger.

Now, even a fool could guess what Kushida is thinking: she wants to take over.

"hey-hey."

Seemingly sensing his thoughts, Kushida chuckled and turned around, taking two steps back. The hem of her lace dress fluttered gently, revealing her beautifully curved, fair legs.

Her short hair, just past her ears, fluttered in the wind, and her adorable big eyes curved into crescent shapes.

"Is Hachiman unhappy?" With his hands behind his back, Kushida leaned forward slightly, his slightly loose chiffon short sleeves unable to conceal his delicate and graceful collarbone.

"........"

Kushida's ability to understand people's hearts is truly remarkable, as he can become friends with the vast majority of people and even get them to open up to him.

As Kushida said, Hikigaya can indeed feel a sense of happiness now. After all, how could he not be proud that such an outstanding girl as Ichinose could do this for him?

The phrase "painful yet joyful" perfectly describes his current situation.

"Yes, yes, you're right." Hikigaya took a step closer to Kushida with a sinister smile. "Now I'm going to give you your reward for guessing correctly."

Hachiman grabbed Kushida's head before she could escape, gave her hair a good rub, messed it up, and then backed away.

"What kind of reward is this? It's just a cover-up for my embarrassment."

"Being patted on the head and praised by the future student council president, isn't that a reward?"

"Pah, I don't want that kind of reward."

While combing her hair, Kushida glared fiercely at Hachiman. This was the first time a boy had touched her head, and it wasn't gentle at all.

Although she has some personality issues, she is still a girl and longs for the beautiful scenes in movies.

That wasn't romantic at all.

"Since there's no need to keep watch, I'll be going now?" Seeing that Kushida didn't intend to pounce on him, Hikigaya put away his classic Ultraman Tiga defensive stance.

Shiina was waiting for him to go back so they could study together, and he wanted to see Ichinose and talk to her before that.

What could have possibly caused her to suddenly decide to step down as leader? Class B hasn't even made a move against Class A yet.

The two classes are in a Schrödinger-like state of hostility.

Kushida pouted cutely, "Does talking to me make you feel so uncomfortable?"

"Can't you be serious for once? This is so fake." (First release of the month)

Normally, Hikigaya can't easily see through her face, which is reinforced by an exoskeleton, but this time Kushida really let her go.

It's so sweet, how could Kushida be so sweet to him?

"I can't help it, I think I'm a little excited today." Kushida stretched out in front of Hachiman without any hesitation. "Do you find it disgusting that I'm so happy about this?"

It's impossible for her to be indifferent to Hikigaya's thoughts, given how happy she was about Ichinose's departure.

While showing off her beautiful figure during the chest expansion exercise, her gaze never left Hikigaya's face.

"What's there to hate about this? I knew your true nature from the beginning. I've said before that I don't dislike this other side of you at all. I might even like it more than your usual self."

Hikigaya answered Kushida's question without hesitation; it was his honest opinion.

He doesn't dislike either his angelic side or his hidden side that likes to curse.

If he disliked Kushida, he wouldn't have come into contact with him in the first place.

Chapter 159 Asahina's Sudden Attack

“No normal person would like that side of him, would they?” Yi Qiliu Yinsan Er Er Jiu 2 Chuan Zhitian smiled with satisfaction. “What a weirdo.”

"You talk as if you're a normal person."

"Hehe, it seems neither of us is normal."

What's so funny?

Silently gazing at the somewhat hazy and beautiful smiling face under the Kushida streetlights, Hikigaya couldn't help but smile as well.

No matter how natural a fake smile may be, it will never be as pleasing as a genuine smile.

...........

...........

The bright sunlight had been streaming into the room for quite some time through the clean, dust-free glass.

The digital clock on the wall clearly showed that it was almost eleven o'clock, but the two people in bed were still fast asleep.

Hikigaya was jolted awake from his deep sleep when his cell phone, which was on his desk, rang.

It's almost eleven o'clock.

After lamenting his own decline, Hikigaya pulled his right hand out of Ichinose Hirohiro's arms and quickly walked to the desk to pick up his phone.

Knowing that Ichinose wanted to step down as leader, he tried to meet with Ichinose face-to-face many times but could not find an opportunity until Friday night.

After the conversation ended, they naturally did something they both loved, and it took them quite a while.

"Ah—Moshi Moshi, I am Hachiman." Hachiman said lazily, yawning.

"Open the door, junior."

"Um!???"

Hikigaya was instantly stunned. The drowsiness he felt when he first woke up vanished in an instant, and Asahina's cheerful and clear voice was highly recognizable.

On a perfectly normal Saturday morning, why did Asahina-senpai suddenly show up at his dorm room as if she wanted to come in?

Keep in mind that Ichinose is still in her room.

"I have an appointment with a classmate at the Zelkova Center right now. Is there something you need, senior?" After the initial shock, Hachiman immediately started lying.

Now, Asahina is not allowed to visit his room.

"The phone in the room stopped ringing after I answered the call," Asahina said with a hint of mockery. "You naughty junior, Hikigaya, you lied to your senior."

"Back then at the Western restaurant, he swore he would protect me."

Don't be so ambiguous. What I said back then was just to help you resist the malice from Nagumo.

After internally complaining, Hikigaya knew that Nagumo was probably planning something. He asked Asahina for ten minutes to prepare before hanging up without waiting for her reply.

As for Asahina, there's nothing that can be done about the possibility that she might be seen by other boys on the same floor.

After quickly waking Ichinose, Hikigaya immediately told her that Asahina had attacked right outside the door, which made Ichinose blush slightly.

If Asahina-senpai sees her here, she'll probably find out she spent the night here.

"Then I'll hide in the bathroom first."

"I will do my best to dissuade my senior from coming in."

After answering Ichinose, Hikigaya hurriedly went into the bathroom to wash up, while Ichinose quickly packed up her clothes and belongings and hid them.

After closing the bathroom door and turning on the exhaust fan, Hachiman opened the bedroom door.

A cute senior student with a pout and carrying an eco-friendly bag was looking at him with dissatisfaction. She was wearing a close-fitting apricot-colored short-sleeved shirt, and her short pleated skirt revealed a pair of curvaceous, snow-white thighs.

"That was too slow, and hanging up first was unfair."

As Asahina was talking, she tried to go into the room, but Hikigaya quickly reached out and pressed his hand against the door frame to block her.

"The room is messy and has a strange smell, so you shouldn't go in. Let's go to the Beech Center Parette and talk."

"No, I've already bought the ingredients. I ran into Shiina at the library before and she said that her junior is a good cook. I want to try her junior's cooking today."

"I feel really bad right now, I need to eat some delicious food made by my junior to cheer myself up."

Asahina opened the eco-friendly bag in her hand and showed it to Hikigaya. Inside were some ingredients, including vegetables and meat.

There was even more meat than vegetables.

"Aren't you afraid of gaining weight, senior?" Hachiman smiled helplessly, took the reusable bag, and made way for her.

Asahina had already bought the groceries, so stopping her from coming in would seem suspicious.

Hikigaya decided to lure Asahina into the kitchen first, and then let Ichinose take the opportunity to leave.

"You'll get disliked if you say things like that to a girl, junior."

Smiling, Asahina entered Hikigaya's room and began to look around. Her eyes lit up when she saw the beanbag chair.

When Hachiman brought the ingredients into the kitchen, his three beanbag chairs were already lined up in a row, and his adorable, uninvited senior was lying on one of them, tilting her head back and looking at him.

Her long orange hair cascaded to the ground, and her already curvaceous figure was a feast for the eyes of Hachiman standing in front of her.

"Junior, you're such a liar. The room is so clean and has a faint fragrance."

"Because I sprayed some perfume before you came in," Hachiman replied casually. "If you want to eat lunch earlier, come to the kitchen and help prepare the ingredients."

Seeing Asahina's comfortable and content appearance, Hikigaya knew that Nagumo's actions had not affected Asahina too much at least for now, and there was no need to rush to ask her about it after the meal.

The most urgent task now is to get Ichinose evacuated.

If he didn't act like he had just woken up when he answered the phone, he wouldn't have gone to all the trouble of having Ichinose hide.

This time, I really dug my own grave.

“I’ve never cooked.” Asahina’s hands fell limply to the ground as if they were lying down. “My mother is a housewife, and there’s a cafeteria at school.”

"If you buy so many ingredients, aren't you afraid I won't cook for you? Besides, you don't look like a senior at all right now."

Hikigaya was speechless. Asahina, who wasn't acting like a senior student anymore, seemed like a completely different person, a bit too familiar with everyone.

However, he didn't dislike Asahina's outgoing manner; after all, she was cute and had a good personality, always willing to help her friends.

Yue Yili Yiqi I Eba Si IV Ba even bowed his head to him, who was his junior at the time, for the sake of Xu Zhi Mengxiang.

"Hehe, because my junior doesn't seem like the type to reject me." Asahina's face suddenly darkened. "Besides, he's the only one I can rely on right now."

"What did Nagumo do?"

Somewhat frustrated, Hachiman scratched his head. If Asahina said that, the situation was far too serious.

What does it mean that she can only rely on him? What about her friends?

"After returning from the Western restaurant, Nan Yun took the initiative to come to see me several more times, but the meetings always ended unhappily."

Asahina sat up and stared at Hikigaya, who was sitting cross-legged with a stern face.

“Then, in the last two days, the second-grade students started ignoring me. Whenever I tried to talk to them, they would quickly walk away.”

"My name wasn't on any of the nomination events at the sports festival, and no one wanted to team up with me for the three-legged race that everyone was supposed to participate in."

"My only friend, Moka... You should know that she also told me not to contact her anymore."

It should be noted that Mengxin used to be her friend, but not anymore.

Chapter 160 Night Talk

"Don't look so serious, it's not cool at all."

Suddenly, Asahina grabbed Hikigaya's cheeks with both hands and pulled them upwards, a smile appearing in her beautiful purple eyes.

"Just introduce me to a few more female students, junior. Didn't a super cute girl come to our class in the first year? I heard she's from your class."

Because of the closer proximity, Hikigaya smelled a pleasant scent emanating from Asahina, which was probably from shower gel.

He understood that the girl in front of him didn't want him to worry too much.

"She's in our class, her name is Yukino Yukinoshita."

"Although she may not be very likable on the surface, I can assure you that she is a very good person."

Knowing that Asahina didn't want to bring up Nagumo anymore, Hikigaya didn't press the issue and obediently changed the subject. At this point, Nagumo probably just wanted to force Asahina to bow down to him.

"Since Hachiman says so, he must be a very interesting kid."

"We'll be training on the field around 5 p.m. tomorrow. I'll introduce you to the senior when she comes over."

There are still eight days until the sports festival starts. After tomorrow, students can submit their entry forms.

Tomorrow, Class B will finalize the list of participants for the competition based on the test results, and the day after tomorrow, it will be time for Class BCD of Grade 2 to submit their pledge of loyalty.