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

"Yukinoshita is in a different class, right?"

After Hikigaya finished speaking first, Yui nodded nonchalantly.

"Yes, but the third day is free time. Let's contact each other and explore Kyoto together!"

"Is this level of freedom okay...?"

"Huh? It should be fine, right? I'm not really sure."

At this moment, they all turned their gaze to Himekoji.

"If I said, 'We can't do it this way,' wouldn't you be devastated?"

"Yeah—it's so heartbreaking!"

Yuihama said, clutching her chest as if she were crying.

"Well, of course you can. You have plenty of free time, but of course you need to be free enough."

"Hooray! Yeah—!"

Yuihama cheered happily, raising her hands high into the air.

"Is this an abuse of power on your part? Or was this the school's original plan?"

The issues raised under the snow remain as sharp as ever.

"That was the original plan, of course, but I can make some changes, such as strictly prohibiting activities involving students from other classes..."

"You demon... Himekoji, you're a demon!"

When Hikigaya looked at himself and was stared at by that rotten gaze, Himekoji simply shrugged.

"This is good enough, this is the best way."

Yuihama quickly smiled and waved to Himekoji.

"Also, since we're doing this together, wouldn't it be better to bring this guy along? It would really make you girls look good."

Hikigaya pointed to Himekoji leaning against the wall and silently yawned.

"That depends on how that 'Himekoji Haruto who plans to team up with a cute girl to do something suspicious' will decide."

Yukinoshita cast a questioning gaze at Himekoji.

"I don't care. I've been to Kyoto many times, so I can always ask a girl out on a date."

"...I really can't do anything with someone like you." Yukinoshita rubbed her forehead in exasperation. Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Yukinoshita immediately said, "Come in."

So, led by Hayama, Hobe, Yamato, and Ooka filed in. Hayama seemed to have seen it all before and didn't feel anything was off, but the others were staring at Hachiman with incredulous eyes.

However, Hachiman also looked at them with the same gaze.

"Here it comes," Ji Xiaolu thought to himself.

After the three of them turned their attention to Himekoji, they became even more shocked. The more carefree Tobe even exaggeratedly stared blankly, only regaining his composure after Hayama coughed to remind him.

"What surprises you is that the student council president shouldn't join other clubs so casually, or is it that I, the student council president, am here right now?" Himekoji stood up, walked to a more central position, pulled out a chair and sat down, roughly diagonally opposite Yuihama. He habitually placed his hands on the table with his fingers interlocked, looked up and asked, "But I'm not interested in your questions. What I'm interested in is your reason for being here."

"Yes, what brings you here?"

Yukinoshita gave Himekoji an approving look and asked coldly.

Urged on by Hayama and the others, Hobe said, "There's no point in discussing this with Hikigaya," and was almost kicked out by Yukino with the words, "Get out if you're being rude."

Himekoji had the same look in her eyes—if you're asking someone to do something for you and you're already complaining, then you don't need to come at all.

Under the cold gazes of the two men, the officials from the Ministry of Revenue finally withstood the pressure and he was the first to apologize, then he stammered out his own words.

"that……"

Finally, she could hear about the Ministry of Revenue's troubles. Although Himekoji already knew what was going on, she still listened quietly, which was the least she could do to be polite.

"that..."

I still can't say it. Stop keeping me in suspense. What? Are you on a recent variety show?

Why add so many ads? And after all that, why do you have to do a recap after the ads have finished airing?

"Um, actually I..."

After hesitating and keeping everyone in suspense, the Ministry of Revenue finally got to the point.

"I'm quite fond of Ebina, so I want to make it official when we're training."

The words were half-spoken, a coded message conveyed only through intuition.

"really?"

Yuihama's eyes sparkled.

"It seems you're serious about this, Ministry of Revenue."

"Does 'coming' really mean—?"

Yukinoshita looked at Himekoji with a puzzled expression, hoping he would give a reasonable explanation. Yukinoshita couldn't quite understand the roundabout way of talking about feelings between men and women.

"In other words, the Ministry of Revenue is finally going to confess his feelings to Ebina."

"Wow~~~~, a confession!!" Yui added fuel to the fire, making Tobe blush even more. She stood up from her chair, made an encouraging fist gesture, and patted Tobe's shoulder with her other hand, saying, "That's great! It feels like this is really nice! I'll cheer you on!"

"Th...thank you."

The Ministry of Revenue nodded somewhat embarrassedly.

"However, what exactly does this so-called interaction entail?"

Yukinoshita stroked her chin thoughtfully, then continued to gaze at Himekoji.

Chapter 217 Learning from Experience, [Himekoji Haruto] Never Tried to Confess

"Generally speaking, it refers to two people doing things together that make each other happy and joyful, and can deepen their mutual understanding."

"Well, generally speaking, what about in less common situations?"

"It's roughly between men and men, women and women, or multiple people... well, you get it."

"It feels like we're better friends? I still don't quite understand."

Yukinoshita tilted her head again, then shook it repeatedly.

"Hey, hey, hey... don't feed Yukinoshita any weird ideas, okay?" Hikigaya cast a →_→ look at Himekoji, and Yukinoshita immediately looked at him warily, raising an eyebrow and saying, "I didn't expect your dirty thoughts to be so pervasive, but I won't be corrupted by you."

"No, no, no... corruption and this are two completely different things, okay?"

"Okay, okay, stop—!"

Yuihama quickly stood up to stop the conversation from continuing, and only then did Tobe, who had been left out, finally speak up pitifully.

"Please, really, please everyone, President Himekoji, Hikigaya-san, and Yui, Yukinoshita-san!"

"Wow, Hubu is so cool for confessing his feelings right away."

"So cool!"

"He's absolutely stunning."

Yamato and Ooka teased each other back and forth. In fact, they were just watching the show with amusement. Many people would feel the same way, since there's very little outside help that can be given when it comes to confessing one's feelings.

If something goes wrong, it could end up like Yan Ni's skit on this year's Spring Festival Gala.

"Xiaoxue, Xiaohu himself seems to be quite troubled."

"...Well, since we've come this far, I'll give it a little thought."

Yukinoshita succumbed to Yuihama's tearful pleas.

Hubu and the others were very grateful, but soon, except for Hubu, the other two left because they had club activities at that time, and Hayama had to go and complete his student council work first.

Although the student council president was slacking off and drinking tea in the Service Department.

"First you confess your feelings, right? And then you get dumped."

Hikigaya rested his chin on his hand and offered his opinion.

"Huh—? That's it?!"

"Well, no," Hachiman sat up straight and shrugged. "What you need to pay attention to after that is what happens next. After a day or two of being rejected, all the girls in your class will know about it. And with their ability to spread rumors, their gossip will quickly turn into hurtful things for you and cause a big rift in your relationships. So, what happens next is the key."

After being told this by Hikigaya, Hobu was somewhat dumbfounded.

"Ah, it seems to be your story again, Hachiman."

Himeko pointed at him with a slight smile.

"I want you to manage."

Hikigaya rolled his eyes at Himekoji and continued to rest his chin on his hand while glancing sideways at Hobe.

"So, does anyone here have experience confessing to someone of the opposite sex? Also... if you want to confess to a girl, consulting a guy is probably a good option. So, Himekoji, would you like to share your experience?"

Yukino took out paper and pen, seemingly preparing to take notes.

"Hey...why didn't you come and ask me?"

Hikigaya looked at Yukinoshita with a sorrowful expression.

"Oh, that's because you knew you wouldn't succeed if you confessed, so unsuccessful experiences are not relevant."

She ran a hand through her hair and said with a gentle sarcasm.

"But if that's the case, I haven't confessed to anyone."

Himeko spread her hands, feigning innocence.

He has never confessed to anyone. He has never said "I like you, please go out with me!" Of course, he often says "I like you" or "I love you" to Yaozi and his mother, but that is not very useful. Also, the relationship with Yaozi was caused by multiple factors, and it is definitely not something that can be solved by a confession.

"Oh!"

Yukinoshita's mouth gaped slightly, looking incredulous, as did Yuihama. Himekoji glanced between them a few times, then frowned and asked, "What's wrong? Is it so unbelievable that I've never confessed to anyone?"

"Of course it's incredible."

Yukinoshita answered immediately.

"Yes, yes, it's obviously incredible!"