After Kushida Kikyo stood up and left.
A moment later, Shinohara, dressed in a maid outfit, walked over.
She pushed the black tea in her hand in front of Hikigaya.
"Master, this is the maid coffee you ordered. Do you have any other requests?"
Shinohara placed both hands in front of her.
She seemed to be playing a serious maid style.
The snowy white skin exposed at her chest and the miniskirt reaching the base of her thighs all showed that Shinohara had dressed up carefully.
Even if she didn't show it on the surface.
Shinohara likely had thoughts of wanting to compete in her heart.
Unfortunately.
The seemingly popular maid cafe.
Concealed an extremely cruel reality behind the scenes.
Shinohara wasn't ugly.
Outside, she would be considered above average.
But she was clearly not as popular as Wang Meiyu and Sato.
The vast majority of boys hoped to be served by Sato, Wang Meiyu, and others, making Shinohara appear very idle.
"Could you please introduce this handshake voucher to me?"
Hikigaya pointed to the handshake voucher on the menu and asked. It only mentioned being able to shake hands and take photos with cute maids and so on.
"Eh?"
Shinohara was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly introduced it with some joy.
"As the name suggests, for fifteen hundred points, besides shaking hands with a maid, you can also take a photo to leave a beautiful memory."
"I see."
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Hikigaya nodded.
Including the eight hundred points for the photo, the handshake itself only cost seven hundred private points; it really gave people the feeling they were getting a deal.
"Indeed, memories are very important."
Hikigaya smiled and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you, Shinohara-san. Please leave me a beautiful memory and shake hands with me."
"Eh?"
Shinohara was instantly stunned.
Actually.
Not many people would order this service.
After all, fifteen hundred points was simply too much, equivalent to one-third of the points a student owned.
Except for a few guys blinded by desire.
Basically, no one would order it.
She didn't expect Hikigaya would want to shake hands with her.
Thinking of this.
Shinohara was suddenly a bit proud; didn't this precisely prove her charm?
"Yes, please wait a moment, I will go find someone to take a picture for us."
Shinohara bowed slightly and turned back to the kitchen.
A moment later.
Shinohara and Kushida Kikyo returned again. Hikigaya readily paid the special points. Kushida held the camera with a flat expression and said:
"Beginning now. You two, get ready."
So.
Hikigaya and Shinohara joined hands.
It was just a handshake; Shinohara didn't think there was any problem.
If it were skin contact with those ugly guys or disgusting otakus, Shinohara would naturally be a bit unwilling.
But the Hikigaya in front of her.
Actually.
Was quite handsome!
He was already eleventh on the handsome guys list.
Now he also knew how to dress himself like Hirata and the others, with a trendy hairstyle and light makeup.
Calling him one of the top handsome guys in the school wouldn't be an exaggeration.
And.
He was also the student council vice president.
With looks, ability, and status, Shinohara had no reason to be unwilling.
Feeling the warmth coming from Hikigaya's palm.
One second.
Two seconds.
Along with the click of the camera, just as Shinohara wanted to release her hand, her palm was tightly held by Hikigaya.
Hikigaya's right hand held Shinohara's small hand; a girl's palm was indeed softer.
Hikigaya's expression was flat.
His right thumb gently rubbed the back of Shinohara's hand, and his pinky playfully hooked Shinohara's palm.
Such small flirtations could make Ichinose and the others more emotional, making them love him to death.
But.
Doing this.
Would only make people who aren't close feel annoyed, or even disgusted.
However.
"Eh?"
Feeling Hikigaya's small movements.
An itchy sensation came from her palm, her body feeling like an electric shock. Shinohara was stunned for a moment, her small face quickly turning red.
Her left hand shyly tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, her small head lowering slightly as she pretended nothing happened.
"???"
Hikigaya was instantly a bit dumbfounded.
Having been taught by Sakayanagi Arisu and others, he quickly understood that Shinohara's actions were a subconscious desire to show off her most charming side.
Clearly.
Shinohara was the type Karuizawa spoke of.
One who sought to raise their own evaluation by dating excellent people.
She was originally playing both Ike and Komiya, treating Ike Kanji as a spare tire, and was ready to jump ship the moment she met someone better.
What the...
Hikigaya's face looked a bit bad, but he forced a smile.
He originally thought that since Shinohara at least had a boyfriend, doing this would surely make her disgusted and angry, so he could continue with the next step.
To his surprise.
Shinohara wasn't angry at all, clearly treating Ike Kanji as a spare.
Forget it.
With so many people around, someone was bound to notice a problem.
Opposite him.
Shinohara kept her head down.
She stole a glance at Hikigaya.
Her originally faint blush gradually became crimson.
It was clearly just a handshake, but every one of Hikigaya's movements made her body heat up; there were even signs of her panties getting wet.
This was too powerful.
Shinohara pretended nothing happened while her heart throbbed wildly; the sense of transgression instead made her more sensitive.
Although Hikigaya's reputation wasn't great and she didn't know much about him, the fact that he was liked by people like Ichinose certainly meant he wasn't bad.
At least he was much stronger than Ike Kanji.
Just wanting to date more excellent people.
What was wrong with that?
Thinking of this.
Shinohara inconspicuously hooked Hikigaya's palm, full of suggestion, with a hint of joy in her heart.
She was glad she hadn't been foolish enough to give herself away.
On the other side.
In the maid cafe kitchen.
Ike Kanji was somewhat gloomily beating eggs.
Originally, hearing that Shinohara might shake hands with other boys, Ike Kanji was a bit unhappy.
However.
This was after all for the class to achieve victory, and Shinohara was also a volunteer, so Ike Kanji had no choice but to accept it.
He still wanted to appear more generous, wondering if he was being too petty. It was just a handshake; what was the big deal?
But.
Thinking that he himself had never touched her, Ike Kanji still felt a bit aggrieved.
Every time they went out it was his private points being spent, yet Shinohara was so reserved she wouldn't even let him touch her.
Of course.
There was nothing wrong with being reserved.
Pa
Ike Kanji also preferred girls who were reserved like this.
And it was for the class... it really was beyond reproach; Shinohara must be suffering too.
But Ike Kanji couldn't say why; he just felt a bit uncomfortable in his heart.
Thinking of this.
"...Sotomura, help me out for a bit, I'll be right back."
Without waiting for Sotomura's response, Ike Kanji put down the work in his hands and walked to the door to secretly observe the outside.
He instantly saw Hikigaya and Shinohara with their hands joined.
He had wondered who would spend fifteen hundred points to shake hands with a girl and specifically named Shinohara; he didn't expect it to be the big scumbag Hikigaya.
Ike Kanji's heart throbbed wildly; his vigilance was instantly maxed out.
But.
It was just a handshake.
It could earn fifteen hundred special points for the class.
The class was currently implementing a bottom-ranking elimination system.
Shinohara really wanted to contribute to the class to improve her evaluation within it.
Endure it.
It wasn't unacceptable.
More importantly.
This was all Shinohara's own choice.
If he rushed out to stop it now, would he seem too petty, like someone who didn't care about the class's impact?
While feeling some hesitation.
Ike Kanji gritted his teeth as he watched the scene before him without taking action.
It's just a handshake.
It's no big deal.
A handshake originally belongs to the category of etiquette; handshakes between clients in society are very common. Isn't shaking hands with someone a normal thing?
But.
For some reason.
Ike Kanji just felt something was off.
They were all handshakes.
Why were handshakes between clients not a problem.
While those idol actresses often use handshakes and hugs as promotional points?
The same photos, the same handshakes.
Yet the nature was completely different.
One was social etiquette, and the other was using beauty for profit.
Since it was using beauty for profit.
One had to be prepared to bear the corresponding consequences.
It's just that Ike Kanji and the others couldn't think of the difference.
They could only feel a strange discomfort in their hearts, gritting their teeth as they watched Hikigaya hold his girlfriend's hand.
One second.
Two seconds.
He was still holding it.
Until ten seconds, Ike Kanji finally couldn't take it anymore.
Even he had never held it, yet Hikigaya was still holding it.
This was too much!