Chapter 267: I Don't Want to Go to School!
"She has been accepted by the family!"
Although he employed some unconventional means, everyone in the family, except for his mother who hadn't returned home yet, had accepted Sakura's presence.
Next, all that remained was to handle the relevant procedures, and the surname Hikigaya could be added before Sakura's given name.
"Is that so? That's wonderful..."
Hearing that Sakura had been integrated into Hachiman's family, Irisviel couldn't help but feel happy for her.
"Then, Hikigaya-kun, have you considered what's next for Sakura?"
Seeing that the topic was sufficiently steered, Irisviel began to reveal her true intention.
"What's next?"
"School, of course!"
Radiating a unique maternal glow, Irisviel gently stroked her daughter's smooth white hair while uttering a terrifying proposition.
"Hmm, regarding school, I'll probably choose the school my sister currently attends."
Unlike Soubu High School, which only has a high school section, the junior high school Komachi attends also has an elementary school section.
Enrolling Sakura there would allow Komachi to look after her as she adjusts to this new world.
"Then, could Illya attend school with Sakura? After all, if they are together, they can look out for each other..."
"But Illya should be a little older, shouldn't she?"
Hearing Irisviel's suggestion, Hachiman voiced his doubt.
Although Illya appears as petite as Sakura, she is actually about three or four years older than Sakura...
Even if they attend the same school, they would be in different grades.
Looking out for each other might be quite difficult.
"It's no problem at all! Even though she's still young, Illya is actually quite accomplished in magic! If anyone bullies Sakura, even during class, she will absolutely blast them away in one second!"
"The way you put it makes me even more worried!"
Hearing Irisviel's heavily flawed statement, Hachiman scratched his head in frustration.
He didn't mind Sakura and Illya attending the same school.
Honestly, Irisviel proposing this was actually better.
After all, if the two children spent all their time together, Hachiman could be informed immediately if Irisviel and the others encountered any trouble.
But this world is no longer the one Irisviel originally lived in, where ordinary people were treated as fools or even expendable resources.
Aside from the wandering evil spirits, this society is a complex system built by various human forces.
If Illya truly acted like Irisviel—blasting away anyone who bullied Sakura without a second thought...
...Maybe there wouldn't be any problem?
Considering this, Hachiman suddenly paused.
He then realized that after living in the other world for a year, he was no longer the novice who had gotten a System and immediately rushed out to exorcise spirits, as he was before the transfer.
Before the transfer, because the time was short and his strength improved quickly, combined with the steady increase in the strength of the enemies he encountered, Hachiman occasionally entertained the idea that he was quite strong. But this had always been just a conjecture.
Hachiman had never truly found the answer to how strong he actually was or what level he stood at in this world.
But during his year in the other world, especially during the final Holy Grail War, Hachiman had fully understood his capability.
Excluding the five exorcists of Japan, he was probably the strongest individual among Japan's human forces, wasn't he?
He had already reached this point, so what did he have to be afraid of?!
"My past self was such an idiot..."
Having figured it out, Hachiman couldn't help but cover his face, sighing at his former foolishness.
"Please be gentle when you act; don't cause any fatalities."
Hachiman really hated school bullying.
But such incidents are common in schools across Japan, often targeting groups like transfer students.
Given Sakura's fragile personality and her cute appearance, Hachiman could almost foresee the kind of polarizing events that would occur.
Therefore, Hachiman did not object to Irisviel's statement about Illya intervening.
"Eh?"
Hachiman's sudden change caught Irisviel off guard.
Inadvertently, the hand she was using to stroke Illya's hair tugged it, causing the groggy Illya to let out a cry of "Aww!"
However, just as Illya cried out in pain, Irisviel, who was focused on thinking about why Hachiman's change was so dramatic, raised her hand and covered her daughter's mouth, finding the noise annoying.
"......"
Unable to speak because her mouth was covered, Illya, who had sobered up due to the pain, immediately directed a resentful look at Hachiman, who was sitting directly opposite her.
Although she wasn't sure what just happened, the culprit for all this misery was definitely the guy in front of her!
Feeling the resentment emanating in the air, Hachiman offered a slightly embarrassed, apologetic smile to Illya before making his final decision.
"Then, let's settle the matter of attending school together; the rest of the procedures I will handle."
"Yes, then I'll leave it to you, Hikigaya-kun..."
"Wait, hold on! What do you mean 'attend school together'?"
Hearing their conversation, Illya keenly sensed a crisis.
"Attend school together" must imply a group of at least two people.
Since her mother, Irisviel, was an adult, she certainly couldn't be going to school, which meant...
"I don't want to go to school!"
Clutching Irisviel's slender waist, Illya loudly protested in public.
"Illya!"
Suddenly having her waist hugged by her daughter—if they were alone in a closed room, Irisviel wouldn't have felt uncomfortable at all.
But this was in public!
Feeling the tingling sensation transmitted as the clothing rubbed against her smooth skin due to Illya's tight embrace, Irisviel blushed deeply and quickly reached out to pull her daughter's arms away.
"Um, Illya, children your age have to go to school, you know!"
Hachiman, who hadn't expected Illya to be so strongly opposed to going to school, softened his tone, trying to make her voluntarily accept the reality that children must attend school.
"No way! What's fun about school? I want to stay home and play games!"
Illya was completely unmoved by Hachiman's persuasion.
Since encountering the new world last night, she had already decided to continuously immerse herself in that ocean.
As for school, something she had never even heard of, she didn't care about it at all!
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