Next day, the weekend.
After finishing his morning training,
Hikigaya left the school and had lunch at Keyaki Mall, then received another contact from Kamuro Masumi.
Looking at the stream of people on the street, they all seemed to be enjoying their school life.
Hikigaya only felt a sense of estrangement.
He was one of them not long ago; how did it suddenly turn into this?
Compared to returning to the dorm to face Ichinose, it was easier to go to Kamuro Masumi's place.
At least if there was something he was unhappy about,
he could just hit her.
Most importantly, he had no choice at all.
Dormitory building, 15th floor.
Girl's dormitory.
"Master."
As soon as he entered, Kamuro Masumi knelt before Hikigaya, her expression somewhat expectant:
"Master, you're finally here."
"Slut."
Hikigaya glanced at her in disgust.
This person was truly an irredeemable pervert; she actually liked being beaten.
Since last time,
every time they met, Kamuro Masumi told him not to be polite and to hit her as much as he wanted, and gradually began calling him "Master."
"I am a slut."
Kamuro Masumi hugged Hikigaya's thigh, sounding somewhat excited:
"Master, let's start quickly~"
Hikigaya kicked her away in disgust, yet even so, Kamuro Masumi didn't have any dissatisfaction; on the contrary, she seemed even more excited.
After an intense battle.
Looking at Kamuro Masumi lying on the bed with a flushed bottom and a satisfied look, Hikigaya hesitated for a moment and said:
"Can you find a way to delete all the videos Sakayanagi has?"
"Hmm?"
Kamuro Masumi immediately sat up, her expression turning cold: "In your dreams. Do you have some kind of misunderstanding? You can curse me, hit me, or ravage me, but don't expect me to do things for you."
She knew quite well.
Once this leverage was gone,
Hikigaya would likely just turn and leave; he wouldn't have any feelings for her, only hatred.
She had finally found the "correct" way to interact.
Such a good master
who could accompany her in doing all sorts of exciting things.
Kamuro Masumi was a bit reluctant to let go.
Moreover,
the videos had already been sent to Sakayanagi. With Sakayanagi's personality, how many backups there were or if there were mobile hard drives,
she wasn't clear at all.
Deleting the videos was simply impossible.
Hikigaya turned back to look at the low table.
He suddenly felt a wave of frustration.
Kamuro Masumi held a handle over him and controlled him completely; he had no right to refuse at all.
However.
On the bed.
Kamuro Masumi called him "Master" and let him hit and curse her at will.
It gave people a kind of illusion.
As if he really had become Kamuro Masumi's master.
Hikigaya didn't know how to describe this relationship.
He only knew it was distorted to the extreme.
Though he still loathed Kamuro Masumi.
Compared to the guilt he felt when facing Ichinose, it was easier to whip Kamuro Masumi.
Just then.
"Master..."
Kamuro Masumi leaned toward Hikigaya with a pitiful look.
"...Master, if there's anything you're unhappy about, just hit me. You can hit me however you want."
"You're an irredeemable bitch."
Hikigaya's expression was grim.
He felt that whether he hit her or not, it wouldn't feel right.
Kamuro Masumi seemed to enjoy it, and if she enjoyed it, it made Hikigaya feel unhappy.
But if he didn't hit her,
it felt even more unpleasant.
It was all this woman's fault.
Even though Sakayanagi was the culprit, if it weren't for her, things wouldn't have reached this point.
She caused a conflict between him and Himeno Yuki.
She even made him afraid to face Ichinose.
No.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got.
Hikigaya took the belt and whipped Kamuro Masumi hatefully.
...
On the other side.
Dormitory building, 5th floor.
The dormitory door opened outward.
Himeno Yuki stood outside the door, peeking past Ichinose into the room.
"Is he here?"
"No..."
Ichinose sighed and explained: "yumei-chan saw him; it seems he went back to the school to train again."
"Then I'm coming in."
Himeno Yuki breathed a sigh of relief and walked into the dorm.
Since he was out,
Hikigaya surely wouldn't be back before evening.
She had her pride too!
The two of them sat at the low table. Ichinose made some cocoa and asked curiously:
"Yuki-chan, did you eat lunch? Do you want me to heat something up for you?"
Even though Hikigaya basically didn't eat in the dorm anymore.
Ichinose always prepared meals for three, wanting to have a warm meal ready whenever Hikigaya returned.
"No thanks, I already ate out."
Himeno Yuki took a sip of cocoa and said angrily:
"After I left yesterday, did he say anything?"
"No."
Ichinose shook her head dejectedly and said: "He didn't say anything. Maybe he just needs some more time."
Hikigaya was unhappy.
Ichinose felt as if she had lost her soul too; she couldn't be happy at all, and the energetic smile on her face had long since vanished.
"I'm so mad."
Himeno Yuki looked displeased, biting her nails in anger:
"Even after you agreed to let him have an affair yesterday, he still wouldn't say anything. There's definitely a problem."
"Yeah..."
Ichinose leaned on the low table, her "great assets" squeezed together.
Full of disappointment, she said:
"But what exactly happened to make Hikki like this? Why won't he tell us?"
If Hikigaya wouldn't say,
they had no way to help.
"Honami."
Himeno Yuki's gaze was serious: "Are you really going to keep waiting like this? What if Hikki never says anything?"
"This..."
Ichinose pursed her lips, not knowing what to do.
As a "wife,"
all she could do was trust Hikigaya and support him silently from behind.
Though she wanted to help,
they didn't even know what had happened.
What could they do?
"I don't care."
Himeno Yuki's expression was angry, a spark of fire hidden in her eyes.
"I'm going to start tailing him tomorrow. I'll find out where he's going. I must get to the bottom of this."
"I want to see who dares to bully Hikki!"
"I'll tear her apart!"
Himeno Yuki said through gritted teeth.
Though she didn't know what had happened.
Hikigaya couldn't be the problem; he had rejected Karuizawa very decisively last time. It must be someone using some low-handed method.
Daring to steal her man.
They must be tired of living!
"Honami, are you coming or not!"
"Fine then."
Feeling Himeno Yuki's intense gaze, Ichinose thought for a moment and her gaze became firm.
Continuing like this wasn't a solution either.
No matter what it was,
they had to figure out the situation first.
Clearly, Hikigaya had never hurt anyone.
To make Hikigaya suffer so much,
the person behind it was being far too much.
Ichinose couldn't help but feel a bit angry.
Targeting her was one thing, but targeting Hikigaya made Ichinose very unhappy.