Chapter 136 Come to My Room Tonight
"Don't ask!
Keep your nose out of men's business!!" Hikigaya felt a flash of shame and annoyance, giving her a look of feigned anger.
"Yes, yes~" Hasabe Haruka giggled behind her hand—those who know, know!
"Eto~ Ka-Ka, what exactly are you and Hachiman talking about?" Sakura Airi's eyes were clear, her face a mask of bewilderment.
"Hee~ Pure and naive Airi is super cute!!" Hasabe Haruka hugged her again. The "rich and generous" hearts of the two were truly something one couldn't look away from. No wonder the Matsushita Chiaki in the dream felt so much pressure and had to team up with her best friend to deal with them.
After a brief chat with the two girls, the assembly time drew near, and they went their separate ways. Hikigaya took out his phone and contacted Kushida Kikyo.
[Kushida-san, help me look into Matsushita Chiaki's group and the member list.]
[Contacting me first thing in the morning just to ask for information on another girl... What? Why are you suddenly interested in a member of the gyaru group?]
[Just something I'm curious about. Don't worry about it, just send it to me.]
[Give me a reason. Why should I be at your beck and call?]
[Come to my room tonight.]
Beep beep beep~ Caller ID: Kushida Kikyo.
The moment Hikigaya pressed the answer button, he heard a roaring rebuff from the other end of the line!
"Hikigaya! Is there something wrong with your brain?!
Why would I proactively go to your place to pose in all sorts of positions for you???"
Hikigaya pulled the phone away slightly and picked at his ear.
"You're the one with the brain problem, aren't you?
Why on earth would you link this to me doing something strange to you?"
Kushida Kikyo: "Then what exactly do you mean?"
"I'm saying you've probably built up a lot of stress over the last few days, right?
There's nowhere to vent on the ship. I'm giving you a chance to come to my room; you can spray whatever you want."
Kushida Kikyo: "Vulgar! What do you mean 'built up' and 'spray'... Uh, you mean, let me spray some trash talk?"
"Otherwise?" Hikigaya looked speechless.
'So you know you speak trash talk, huh?'
Kushida Kikyo: "Then don't use such a misleading way of saying it!"
"So, are you coming or not?" Hikigaya didn't care to waste more time.
"I'm coming!" Kushida Kikyo agreed decisively and hung up. Five minutes later, she sent over a list of names.
... A strange look flashed in Hikigaya's eyes. Although this was information obtained in a dream, for the sake of caution, it was best to keep an eye out.
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Assembly time. Hikigaya arrived at Room 304.
Hoshinomiya-sensei was not present; according to the rules, group members could discuss things freely.
"Um, since students from all four classes have gathered here, why don't we do self-introductions to get to know each other?" The first to speak was Kobashi Yume from Class B, a girl with a clean face and an enthusiastic, straightforward personality.
"Great!"
"We support that!"
Okidani Kyousuke and Sotomura Hideo immediately raised their hands in support. However, they didn't do this out of any strategic plan; it was purely to gain favor with the girls through this format. After some internal communication, the people from Class A expressed silent support.
"Tch! Self-introductions? Are you elementary schoolers?" A familiar line, but this time the speaker was Tokito Hiroya from Class C. Hikigaya glanced at him and felt the guy was very similar to a certain red-haired, hot-tempered guy in their own class.
"..." Okidani and Sotomura, who had just been enthusiastically raising their hands, immediately backed down. This was too pathetic. Weren't you trying to win the girls' favor? If you act so timidly, your favorability with them will go into the negatives.
"Um, we're all classmates, let's just get to know each other~~" Although Kobashi Yume was an extrovert, her negotiation skills seemed rather average.
"If you want to introduce yourselves, then do it. Just don't drag me into it!" Tokito Hiroya leaned back in his chair and put his feet up on the table. The rude gesture made several people frown.
"Hey! You're just a guy from Class C, what are you being so arrogant for?" Yahiko spoke up loudly in reprimand.
"What right do you have to lecture me? The so-called elites of Class A... I bet you won't be in that position for much longer, right?" Tokito Hiroya retorted sharply.
"You!" Yahiko was instantly flustered with rage. The other guy had hit his sore spot! Currently, the points for Class A and Class B were very close, and even Class C hadn't been left far behind. At a time like this, Class A putting on airs carried very little weight.
Meanwhile, the reason Class A had defaulted to Kobashi Yume's suggestion was that they were desperate to collect intelligence, hoping to make a comeback in this exam. However, due to Class C's extreme lack of cooperation, the Tiger Group's discussion stalled from the very beginning.
The atmosphere in the room grew stiff.
"Hikigaya, what do you think?" Kamuro Masumi, sitting in the adjacent seat, suddenly spoke.
"I don't have any thoughts. I don't like self-introductions anyway." Hikigaya shrugged casually.
"Me neither, it's just that those people from the Katsuragi faction look very impatient." Kamuro Masumi rested her chin in her hand, her face turned to the side looking bored.
'By the way, could you turn to the other side? Why do you keep looking at me?'
Hikigaya, having nothing else to do, mimicked her by resting his chin on his hand and turning his face. The two of them made eye contact and just stared at each other in silence.
Five minutes later... Kamuro Masumi ultimately couldn't withstand the weird stare-down and kicked him under the table.
"Why are you staring at me?"
"Eh? I thought we were having an eye-technique battle." Hikigaya smiled faintly.
"You guy, you really know how to spout nonsense." Kamuro Masumi curled her lip.
"Speaking of which, aren't your observation skills very strong? Have you found the VIP yet?"
"I found them." Hikigaya spoke calmly.
"???" "!!!"
The moment these words came out, everyone turned their gaze toward him.
"Real or fake?" Kamuro Masumi's eyes widened first, then a hint of something different entered her voice: "...Who is it?"
"Lean in a bit closer, I'll tell you." Hikigaya beckoned her over.
Kamuro Masumi leaned in immediately. At such close range, her ear could clearly feel the heat of his breath, making her neck shrink back slightly. Everyone else pricked up their ears, but they only saw Hikigaya's lips move without hearing a sound.
"Damn it! Hikigaya, don't keep the spoils to yourself!"
"That's right! We're classmates, at least tell us!"
At a time like this, they finally remembered he was a student of Class D.
"Kamuro, do you know who the VIP is?" The people from Class A were also getting anxious.
Kamuro Masumi was stunned at first, then she gave Hikigaya a deep, meaningful look and kept her mouth shut tight!
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