Mashima-sensei finished the guidance.
Sato Maya and the others nodded pretensively.
Clearly not taking it much to heart.
Having been a teacher for over ten years, how could Mashima-sensei not see it.
As long as it could make them a bit less flustered in danger.
It was worth it.
Hikigaya checked around for another round.
Generally, there were no problems.
"The shop you're opening seems to be a maid cafe?"
"How did you know?"
Horikita Suzune's brows furrowed, immediately becoming vigilant; some girls turned back to look at Karuizawa and the others with ugly expressions.
Feeling everyone's questioning gazes, Karuizawa's face was a bit stiff, while Hasebe Haruka didn't seem to take it to heart.
"It's only natural, right."
Hikigaya explained with a flat expression: "Just by investigating a bit at the Keyaki Shopping Mall, one knows you rented quite a few maid outfits."
"If it's not a maid cafe, what else could it be?"
Hearing this.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
If Hasebe Haruka and Karuizawa really betrayed the class, they seemingly couldn't win.
In reality.
He did know it from Hasebe Haruka and the others.
Just as the maid outfits were rented.
Hasebe Haruka had a go at a master-servant game with him, and Kamuro Masumi and the others also borrowed and wore them many times.
And.
The maid outfits of Class D could be described as quite revealing, exposing a large area of snowy white on the chest, which was extremely eye-catching.
Hikigaya indeed had selfish motives.
Besides winning the Cultural Festival, Hasebe Haruka and the others were his women.
After all, he was a man.
Such revealing maid outfits.
If others wore them.
Hikigaya would naturally be all for it, and even quite interested.
But Hasebe Haruka and Karuizawa Kei were his women; the thought of such revealing maid outfits being seen by others.
Hikigaya felt a bit uncomfortable.
But whether it was Hasebe Haruka or Karuizawa, they both seemed quite fond of that maid outfit and had a lot of fun with him.
Hikigaya couldn't say much either.
He might as well just close down Class D's maid cafe.
Anyway, these people couldn't possibly know, just find any reason; it was too easy to actually investigate other classes' Cultural Festival projects.
"Hmm?"
Horikita Suzune froze for a moment before knitting her brows and saying:
"Even so, what do our class's maid outfits have to do with the Student Council?"
"I asked the shop clerk."
Hikigaya said with a flat expression: "I have some doubts about your class's outfits; in short, bring them out and let me see first."
"No."
"You just want to see us wearing maid outfits, we don't want to show you."
"This is professional harassment."
"..."
Hikigaya was a bit speechless; was he that kind of person?
Well.
If it was just looking, he was indeed a bit curious.
If he were met with so many girls' cold gazes in the past, he would have fled in fear long ago.
But now.
Hikigaya didn't care at all.
They're just a bunch of women; he could easily make these guys yield with just a flick of his finger.
"Who told you to wear them?"
Hikigaya said with a flat expression: "Don't misunderstand, just bring them out; I'm not that interested in you either."
"Who misunderstood?"
"What do you mean not that interested?"
"Who do you think you are."
Matsushita Chiaki pointed at Hikigaya, she was practically exploding with anger.
This was equivalent to saying they didn't have much charm.
"..."
Hikigaya was too lazy to pay attention, turning to look at Horikita Suzune.
"After you're done scolding, bring the clothes out for inspection; you shouldn't want me to continue wasting time here, right?"
"Wait here."
Horikita Suzune said coldly, and the other girls also turned to take out several maid outfits from a box and placed them on the table.
Class D's maid outfits varied.
There was the traditional long-skirt style chosen by Matsushita Chiaki.
However.
The majority.
Were still of the style Hasebe Haruka had.
Exposing large areas of snowy white.
The lower skirt hem also just barely covered the buttocks, making the legs appear even longer.
Even without being worn on the body.
Just the imagination alone was enough to make one's blood boil.
Rather than maid outfits, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them lingerie.
No need to guess.
Such a maid cafe would surely be widely welcomed by many men.
If not for being experienced.
No.
Even if experienced.
Hikigaya felt he would very likely want to go and spend money.
"No, it's offensive to public morals..."
"Ha?"
Horikita Suzune immediately gave a cold laugh:
"You of all people are qualified to tell us about offending public morals?"
"..."
Hikigaya was suddenly choked up.
Just like Class D couldn't talk back.
He himself was dating multiple women at the same time; for him to speak of offending public morals indeed had little ground to stand on.
"That's right."
"It's our freedom to wear whatever clothes we want."
"This isn't for the Student Council to manage, stop acting like a big shot with a feather as a command arrow."
Several girls said one after another, chirping and arguing incessantly.
"It would be fine if it were normal times."
After the few people finished scolding, Hikigaya then said flatly:
"But this time there will be high-ranking off-campus officials and politicians observing the Cultural Festival; wearing this, those who don't know might think it's some kind of sex work establishment."
"It seriously affects the evaluation of Advanced Nurturing; what kind of system is this?"
"Are you joking?"
Sato Maya and Wang Mei-Yu's eyes turned red from holding back.
They were the ones who planned the Cultural Festival this time.
Wasn't this just intentionally finding trouble.
"It's our freedom to wear what we want, how could it affect the evaluation of Advanced Nurturing? Only a man like you with a mind full of filth would think that; the guests are all social elites and wouldn't be like you..."
Simply naive.
Social elite and filthy thoughts are not mutually exclusive.
Hikigaya was a bit speechless.
"It is indeed your freedom to wear what you want, and maid cafes are also very common Cultural Festival projects."
"It's just that this school is a bit special."
Hikigaya pointed at the traditional maid outfit in Matsushita Chiaki's hand.
"It's not that you're not allowed to wear them, but at least they should be like the one in her hand; other styles are too revealing and don't comply with student regulations."
"You..."
Sato Maya and the others pointed at Hikigaya even more dissatisfied.
"What student regulations? Doesn't the school respect student autonomy the most? Even the school didn't say anything, so why should you manage it."
"Because I am also one of the students, and also the Vice President of the Student Council; is there a problem?"
Hikigaya said indifferently.
Whether Nagumo Miyabi cared was his business; anyway, Hikigaya would certainly manage it.
Class D's maid cafe was definitely a strong opponent.
As a man.
Hikigaya knew very well.
What kind of attraction such a shop had for men; the possibility of Class D entering the top four was truly too high.
And it also overlapped with Class B's dessert shop.
Furthermore.
The thought of Hasebe Haruka and Karuizawa wearing this to serve others made Hikigaya feel a bit disgusted.
Whether for the class or for himself.
He must suppress it.
"You..."
Horikita Suzune's brows were tightly knit.
As long as one stood on high ground like considering the school, the power of the Student Council was invincible.
However.
Class D had more than just the maid cafe.
Revenue sources also included photo sessions with maids and handshake tickets.
If they all dressed like Matsushita Chiaki, it would clearly reduce the attraction for customers, and income would definitely decrease by a lot.
Then what difference would there be from a normal maid cafe?
They wouldn't be able to utilize Class D's own advantages.
However.
Facing Hikigaya, who had picked up moral weapons and simultaneously held power.
It was indeed somewhat difficult to deal with.
A sanctimonious hypocrite!
However.
To think that this could deal with her, Horikita Suzune.
She was underestimated too much.