Chapter 147 As a Gyaru, You Should Be More Casual
"Wha-what?!" Hikigaya was instantly tongue-tied.
"When did you make that call?"
"Right when you said 'I think Karuizawa and Sato are quite nice.'"
Matsushita Chiaki looked at him with a friendly face. At the same time, the voices of Karuizawa Kei and Sato Maya rang out from the phone.
"Really?
Hachiman-kun, where are you? I'm coming over right now!"
"Um~ do I count too? I feel a little bit happy!"
Ten minutes later. Karuizawa Kei and Sato Maya arrived at the scene in a whirlwind.
"Ahem~ I was just joking earlier," Hikigaya hurriedly explained.
"Oh my~ Hikigaya-kun is blushing," Matsushita Chiaki added fuel to the fire.
"What's this? With this reaction, Little Virgin-kun is so cute~~" Karuizawa Kei struck a feigned frivolous pose, using her finger to hook Hikigaya's chin.
"Wow! As expected of Kei, so bold!"
Sato Maya had a look of admiration, then followed the example by poking Hikigaya's cheek with her finger.
"How is it? Being surrounded by three gyarus, don't you feel very happy?"
Matsushita Chiaki spoke flippantly, while simultaneously drawing circles on Hikigaya's chest with her finger.
"Enough, you three fake gyarus!" Hikigaya's face hardened as he raised his hand to swat away the three girls' wandering hands one by one.
"What do you mean fake gyaru... Hachiman-kun, you have such a funny sense of humor." Karuizawa Kei felt a pang of panic in her heart. Steeling her nerves, she planned to lean in and give him a kiss to prove herself!
However, once she felt Hikigaya's warm breath at such close range, she immediately recoiled, her entire face turning a deep shade of crimson.
"You see? With that pure expression, how do you look like a gyaru?"
Hikigaya pointed out her weakness to her face.
"Eh? Kei, didn't you say you had extensive kissing experience?"
Matsushita Chiaki blinked her eyes, looking at her with feigned surprise.
"Th-that..." Karuizawa Kei was suddenly stuttering, unable to give a coherent answer.
Chu~ Sato Maya suddenly stood on her tip-toes and gave Hikigaya's cheek a light peck.
Karuizawa Kei: "???"
Matsushita Chiaki: "???"
Hikigaya: "??????"
"Maya, what... what were you doing just now?" Karuizawa Kei was shocked.
"Kissing~ isn't that what Kei said? As a gyaru, you should be more casual. If you meet a boy you like, just kiss him directly!"
Sato Maya nodded with a serious expression.
"I think you make a lot of sense!"
"Kei, what kind of messy things have you been teaching Maya?"
Matsushita Chiaki looked speechless.
"I... how should I know... I just said it in passing!"
Karuizawa Kei was on the verge of tears, feeling the vivid sensation of lifting a rock only to drop it on her own foot.
Hikigaya's expression at this moment was even more spectacular.
Karuizawa Kei was acting as a gyaru.
Matsushita Chiaki knew she was acting, and was playing along. Only Sato Maya took it seriously, earnestly learning so-called "gyaru culture"!
"Um, Sato-san... actually, we aren't that close, are we?" Hikigaya touched his slightly damp cheek; his brain hadn't quite processed the situation yet.
"It's okay, aren't we close now?" Sato Maya said with a giggle.
"Anyway, Hikigaya-kun doesn't have a girlfriend right now, so how about trying to date me?"
"Thi-this is a confession? Maya, you're confessing to Hachiman-kun??"
Karuizawa Kei felt her head buzzing.
"..."
'Against a twisted type like Hikigaya, a straight ball might actually produce unexpected results!'
A strange light flashed in Matsushita Chiaki's eyes.
"Dating and all that... I still can't imagine it."
Hikigaya looked torn between gain and loss. Receiving a girl's confession for the first time in his life—the feeling was quite subtle.
"Um~ actually, I can't imagine it either. But it's okay, just like Kei said."
Sato Maya gave a dim-witted smile.
"In any case, make a move first and worry about it later..."
"Th-then I'll make a move too!"
Karuizawa Kei suddenly got anxious, grabbing Hikigaya's hand and looking at him imploringly, as if she were gathering her strength for a confession.
"Calm down! I think you all should calm down first!"
Hikigaya quickly interrupted their "spellcasting."
"I also think we need to calm down. How about we go get some ice cream first?"
To prevent the situation from spiraling out of control, Matsushita Chiaki quickly changed the subject.
"Right! Didn't we agree to have afternoon tea together?"
"Eh? But I wanted to be alone with Hikigaya-kun..."
"Let's go together!"
Karuizawa Kei and Matsushita Chiaki joined forces to hoist Sato Maya away.
Hikigaya originally wanted to make a tactical retreat, but the three girls turned their heads and stared him down.
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Dessert Shop.
Many men and women were sitting in the restaurant, chatting and laughing. The combination of three girls and one boy attracted the attention of the whole room.
"Holy crap! Who's that guy?"
"He's on a date with three girls at the same time?"
"Don't you know? That's Hikigaya Hachiman from Class D, the famous Great Demon King!"
'Which bastard is giving people random nicknames? What the hell is a 'Great Demon King'?'
Hikigaya looked frantic.
"Heehee~ I'll sit next to Hikigaya-kun, you guys don't mind, right?"
Sato Maya sat down next to Hikigaya as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
This left Karuizawa Kei and Matsushita Chiaki staring in a daze.
'Wait, sis? Are you the real gyaru here?'
"Can we just sit down and eat properly?"
Facing the various gazes coming from all directions, Hikigaya couldn't help but rest his forehead in his hand.
"Sigh..."
Karuizawa Kei and Matsushita Chiaki, seeing this, had no choice but to sit in the opposite seats, both of them staring at him intently. Hikigaya bit the bullet and ordered a scoop of ice cream for everyone.
The waiter taking the order was stunned and secretly gave Hikigaya a thumbs-up.
Hikigaya really wanted to retort: Where did this NPC come from? Stop giving yourself extra lines!
"Hikigaya-kun, I want to try yours." Sato Maya pointed excitedly at the three-colored scoop in front of Hikigaya.
"Then you have it." Hikigaya proactively pushed it toward her. But Sato Maya didn't take it; she just opened her mouth wide. "Ah~"
Hikigaya's face froze; he instantly understood her meaning.
'No way? No way? That's the 'public feeding play' that only normies do! Is he going to explode today?'
"Here!"
"Mmph?!"
Karuizawa Kei struck first, stuffing a spoonful of ice cream into Sato Maya's mouth.
"Maya, didn't you want to eat? You can have mine, eat up!"
"Mmf... mmf...!"
Sato Maya's mouth was stuffed full, her face looking quite uncomfortable.
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