I, the mastermind behind the scenes at Soubu High, refuse to be caught in a bloodbath.

In the bar, Yoko blurted out the word "sex," causing a slight commotion among those around her.

"...Cosplaying your own daughter is really amazing."

"Normally, it should be the daughter cosplaying her mother, right?"

“But Kazusa is still too naive, so…” Yoko threw the bill for the drinks on the table, pulled Himekoji out the door, and said while hailing a taxi, “Let me, your mother, go first with this exciting thing.”

"...Unexpectedly malicious."

"Oh, come on! I did this to make it up to you because I knew you might not be able to confess to Haruto."

"Speaking of which, after you put on a wig and cosplayed as your daughter, how come your personality also turned into that of a high school girl, and your personality is nothing like Kazusa's at all?"

Are you subtly implying that I'm old?

Yoko's eyes suddenly turned sharp, as if she could kill someone. She stepped on Himeko's toes, causing Himeko to jump around in the street, clutching her leg.

In this situation, when staying in a hotel, they would usually choose a suite with two king-size beds, using one bed for sitting and the other for sleeping.

"By the way, I've been taking short-acting medication recently."

In the hotel room, while the two were taking a bath together, Yoko turned her head and winked at Himekoji from her arms.

In other words...

“If you put it inside… it’s no problem, this is Haruto’s exclusive☆~” Then Yoko put on a pitiful expression, traced small circles on Himekoji’s chest with her fingertips and said, “If you don’t do it more than four times tonight, I won’t let you sleep.”

Yoko's words undoubtedly ignited a raging fire of desire that Himeko had been accumulating for a long time. Amidst her giggles, Himeko carried her to the bed in a princess carry and slowly entered her body.

In the middle of the night, Yoko, who was tightly holding Himeko's back, suddenly relaxed, her body easing abruptly from a tense state. As she gasped for breath, Himeko lay exhausted beside her, casually playing with her firm breasts, feeling her vision blurring.

This is physically demanding, absolutely, and it's not just purely physical labor; it also requires a certain level of skill.

"If you dress up as... Kazusa... you seem... even more... excited."

"It's so exciting... I was supposed to be doing it with my mother, but it felt like I was doing it with my daughter."

"Bang~" Yoko lightly flicked Himekoji's forehead, playfully pointing at his face and saying, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking."

"...As expected of you."

"Ah—, let me rest for a bit, my head is still buzzing...it's completely filled...it was so exciting, it really was so exciting, this kind of thing is really addictive."

"...Please stop with the effeminate comments, thank you."

"Maybe Kazusa inherited my genes too, like her love for sweets. We'll see how you discover that in the future."

"...I feel like I might not be able to handle it."

"Hahahaha, really, you little rascal."

Yoko patted Himekoji's shoulder, panting and laughing nonstop.

Setsuna's luggage was sent back to her house by Himekoji's servants, as was Kazusa's. But Himekoji never saw Setsuna again after that. Kazusa was still the same as before, never giving him a kind look. It was as if everything he had experienced in the second music room that day was just a dream. Of course, there was one seemingly insignificant change, which was that Kazusa started calling him Haruto from then on.

But no matter what, when the real winter arrives, no one can escape it, including—the Soubu High School's school trip.

The destination for this year's school trip is Kyoto. Although Himekoji can also make the decision, Kyoto is really nice. Although I have been to Kyoto countless times because my family is there, it seems like it would be good to go with my classmates this time.

During this period, the only thing that made Himekoji feel exceptionally fortunate was that the student council's work was reduced by more than half. The endless work of the sports festival and cultural festival was replaced by routine maintenance work, which relieved every student council member. Himekoji even started accumulating several days' worth of work and then completing it all at once, using the saved time to sneak in a few visits to the Service Club.

After all, the way Yukinoshita looked at him during the cultural festival was something he found very intriguing.

Chapter 215 is awesome! Everyone is preparing for their school trip!

When it comes to school trips, Himekoji thinks of Kyoto. And when he thinks of Kyoto, he thinks of the upcoming confession between Hobe and Ebina, which will end with Hikigaya's self-destruction. But will Himekoji let him self-destruct?

Of course it will happen! I've already said it: if Soubu High School weren't a special existence in Himekoji's memories, he and Hachiman might never have had any connection in this life. So, what does Hachiman's self-destruction have to do with Himekoji?

But it's quite fun; it's interesting to go and see what's going on.

Moreover, Himekoji helped him resolve the huge problem of the "cultural festival self-destruction," although her main purpose wasn't to help him, she conveniently solved the problem as well.

Without further ado, Himekoji entered the Service Club room amidst Yukinoshita's "Why are you here again?" gaze. Because she arrived early, Himekoji was the only one left besides Yukinoshita.

In winter, even in a place like Chiba, it can feel quite dry. The clubroom is equipped with a humidifier and a small kettle. Of course, bringing these things into the clubroom is against the rules, but who is Himekoji after all? He's the student council president, and of course, the student council president can bend the law for personal gain. He didn't say it was wrong, and nobody dared to say it was wrong.

Therefore, both Yukinoshita and Yuihama were very grateful to him, while Hikigaya was unaware that Himekoji had given his approval.

Yukinoshita was flipping through a magazine called Jalan. When she saw Himekoji come in, she seemed to try to hide it, but then she gave up the idea and started reading openly, ignoring him.

Since she ignored him, Ji Xiaolu didn't insist on talking to her. She simply turned the pages of her book naturally, and the only sound in the room was the rustling of the pages.

About ten minutes later, Hikigaya and Yuihama entered the room together. They had gotten used to Himekoji's frequent visits to the Service Club recently. Anyway, his spot was still there, near the wall. He would come here to read for about forty minutes every day and then leave immediately. No one knew where he went.

The kettle Yukinoshita brought made a high-pitched hissing sound as it boiled water. Noticing the water was boiling, she carefully folded up a corner of the magazine. That's what's called "dog ears." If Yukinoshita, who loves cats, knew Himekoji was commenting on her like that, she would definitely say something like, "These aren't dog ears, they're Scottish Fold cat ears."

Yukino put the magazine on the table and got up to walk to the kettle.

Yuihama, who had been absentmindedly fiddling with her phone with one hand, spoke to Yukinoshita with shining eyes full of anticipation.

"It's finally ready! Time for some snacks!"

While preparing teacups and tea leaves under the snow, Yuihama also rummaged through her schoolbag and took out the snacks to accompany the tea.

On the table were delicate teacups and saucers, as well as a mug printed with a listless dog.

After hot water is poured into the glass teapot, the tea leaves slowly dance. Their rising motion resembles a miniature snow scene, before they quietly fall back down.

After pouring black tea into the teacup and mug, Yukinoshita paused, holding the teapot in one hand. She rested her chin on her hand, as if she had thought of something, and took out two of her usual paper cups, pouring tea into them as well.

Even though she poured the black tea herself, she glared at the paper cup with an expression of disapproval for some reason. Then she filled the ceramic teapot with black tea and put on the insulated lid.

Yukinoshita picked up her teacup and saucer and returned to her seat. Then, Yuihama fiddled with her phone and picked up a mug.

Himeko got up and walked over, past Hachiman, and brought over both paper cups. She placed one on Hachiman's table and the other on the table next to her.

"So, the school trip is coming up soon!"

As Himekoji was sipping her tea, Yuihama suddenly spoke up with great enthusiasm.

Have you decided where to go?

Yukinoshita brushed a strand of hair through her fingers, spoke softly, and then blew on the teacup again; it was still very hot.

"I'm just about to decide."

Yui pouted and swung her legs.

"That depends on where our group is going."

Hikigaya said, flipping through the paperback book with a bored expression.

Then, Yukinoshita turned her gaze to Himekoji. Although she didn't explicitly tell him to speak, her look was questioning. So Himekoji, holding the bookmark between his fingers, cracked his knuckles and said, "I've been to Kyoto many times. In my opinion, the key to going this time isn't where to go, but who to go with... I guess."

"So you've been there many times, President." Yui blinked in surprise, then immediately turned to him and smiled sweetly, "Then, in that case, President, you should be able to recommend a place for us!"

"If you go to a place recommended by someone and it doesn't suit your taste, wouldn't you blame the person who recommended it? So just choose for yourself, and take responsibility for your own choices."

"That's exactly the kind of comment you make."

Yukinoshita glanced at Himekoji and continued flipping through the magazine.

"So, Yukinoshita, what do you do during school trips or events?"

Hikigaya seemed a little concerned, and after casually asking about it, Yukinoshita tilted her head, holding her teacup in one hand.

"What do you mean by 'what to do'?"

"You don't have any friends in your class, do you?"

Although it sounded like an extremely unreasonable question to those listening, Yukinoshita didn't seem to mind at all and simply responded calmly.

"Eh, so what?"

"No, so I'm thinking about what to do when I'm in a team."

Perhaps finally understanding what he meant by asking, Yukino put down her teacup and spoke as if she finally understood.

"--Ah, if that's what you mean, I'll just see who invites me."

"Huh...invitation?"

Hikigaya was surprised by the unexpected answer and asked a question in return, while Yukinoshita's expression seemed somewhat displeased.

"Although I don't know what kind of impression you have of me, I've never been bothered by this kind of group assignment. Because I always get talked to by kids from who-knows-which-group."

Yukinoshita said, tossing her hair over her shoulder. Yuihama, who was listening nearby, put her mug to her lips and looked up.

"Ah, but I think I understand. Since Class J is all girls, a cool kid like Yuki would probably be very popular."

"Ah, I see. In Class J... well..."

Class J, the international education class, has only two boys besides Himekoji.

Author's Note:

P.S.: I've been working on my graduation thesis lately, and I've almost used up all the tens of thousands of words of drafts I had written before. After I finish the thesis, I'll start writing the novel. Some people have been urging me to release the drafts, but if I do, my thesis will probably fail. So it's very necessary to save drafts before graduation.

Also, the new sensitive word system is rubbish!

Chapter 216 So shy, [Tobu Sho] plans to confess.

With so few boys, Class J was like a secret garden for girls, radiating feminine hormones at all times. In winter, they would wear long pants under their skirts and twirl around in them. Although Yukinoshita had never done such a thing, Himekoji never expected her to.

"Himekoji, who's leaning against the wall over there, what are you planning to do now?"

"As for me... I'll probably team up with any cute girl who invites me. I've never had any trouble finding a team."

"Hmm, that was definitely a very malicious comment."

Yukinoshita showed a look of disgust and nodded to herself.

By the way, Soubu High School's school trip is an activity unique to the second year students. This means that neither Mariya, a first-year student, nor Kazusa and Kasumigaoka, a third-year student, can travel with Himekoji. The school trip lasts for three days and three nights. The first day is a class activity planned by the school, meaning that each class goes to the same place. The second day is a group activity, and the third day is free time.

After they shared their thoughts and expectations for Kyoto, Yuigahama suddenly suggested to Yukino, "Hey Yukino! Let's go sightseeing together on the third day!"

Yuihama laughed awkwardly at Yukinoshita's glare, but then, as if struck by a sudden inspiration, she made a proposal. Yukinoshita tilted her head slightly.

"Together?"

"Yes, together!"

Yuihama gave Yukinoshita a bright smile in response to her question. After considering it for a moment, Yukinoshita slowly opened her mouth. "However..."