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

Yuihama echoed in agreement.

"Well... I've never done that kind of thing, but it's true that girls always confess to me. Some of them I don't even know the names of, let alone where I've seen them before..."

Confession... Himekoji's memory of confessing was when she was six or seven years old, at Kazusa's birthday party, she said to her, "Let's get married in the future." Kazusa righteously refused, saying that she wanted to marry Reiko-neechan because Reiko-neechan could help her drive away the boys who pulled her hair—so from then on, Himekoji got up at the crack of dawn, worked hard, and practiced fighting desperately.

"...As expected of you."

After listening for a long time, the Ministry of Revenue let out a stunned sigh.

"But does that mean you've never dated a girl and don't really understand what dating means?"

Yukinoshita immediately noticed the blind spot.

"But reality is not that simple. Confessing your love, then dating, then the relationship develops, heats up, doing more intimate things, getting married—not everything is so ideal. There are many cases where you skip some steps, or where you start from the middle and jump directly to the last step."

"Wow... I'm getting more and more confused."

Yukinoshita rubbed her temples and shook her head, crossing out each piece of information she had written in her notebook.

“Well then, let’s gather some information first,” Himekoji said to Tobe. “Tell me what strengths you have that would attract a girl’s attention.”

"Well, would you please give a brief self-introduction?"

Yukino turned to a new page in her notebook, pressed the tip of her ballpoint pen, and prepared to take notes.

"I am Tobe Sho from Class F of the second year, and I belong to the soccer club... Last time, I represented Soubu High School in the Three Schools Tournament and won the championship with Hayato-kun."

"This seems like a good part."

Yukinoshita nodded and took notes.

"So, highlights or something like that?"

"Um...I'm Hayato-kun's friend?"

"No way, you're completely useless."

Ji Xiaolu sighed and waved her hand at him, unable to bear watching any longer.

"Well... Yuihama-san, why don't you tell us?"

"Very cheerful... or something?"

"Okay, I'll write it down for now."

Yukino wrote "cheerful" in her notebook first.

"Under the snow, will you come and see?"

Ji Xiaolu suppressed a laugh as she looked at her, her hands clasped tightly together, almost hurting herself.

Author's Note:

P.S.: This book should be finished on June 30th. As for the ending... you can guess.

Chapter 218 A Scheme Within, [These Girls] Are One Step Ahead in Their Way

"How about this part that's noisy... no, very boisterous... very lively?"

"No, it really won't work..." Himeko couldn't help but turn around, shrug and laugh for a while before facing the pitiful Hobe and saying, "Can you think of anything else? Or is Ebina interested in football?"

"There's nothing you can do about things that don't exist!"

The Ministry of Revenue looked like he was about to cry.

"...Sigh—, by the way, Yukinoshita, are you really going to take this request? It's impossible to complete."

"You say it's impossible, then I'll do it anyway to prove you wrong."

Even though Yukinoshita herself had no clue what to do, and didn't even understand what confessing and dating meant, she just didn't want to show weakness in front of Himekoji, so she made a tough statement.

Haven't you shown weakness in front of Himekoji quite a few times already?

"If all else fails, we'll have to focus on Ebina, figure out her preferences, and cater to her tastes. Wouldn't that be better?"

Seeing that Hobe was really pitiful, he was just an ordinary high school student with no special characteristics, the kind of person you could find everywhere, Hachiman gave a direction.

"Oh, I see. Strike at the weakness."

Yukinoshita suddenly realized, and immediately crossed out all the advantages of the Ministry of Revenue that she had written before, since she did not consider them to be advantages, and she was just making up the numbers out of desperation.

After Yui explained Ebina's personality, Yukinoshita asked, "So, how does Ebina view Tobe-kun?"

“Probably…” Yui stammered, while Tobe stared at her with incredibly expectant eyes, seemingly urging her to hurry up. Yui’s gaze darted around, and she finally whispered, “Probably… a good person.”

Himekoji thought the Service Club was really interesting; it could probably cure depression, right?

When girls talk about a "good person," they almost always mean "someone who doesn't care what he does," and at best, he's just "someone who is convenient and easy to use."

If you say the other person is a nuisance, then there's still a good chance, but... saying they're a good person is almost enough to make you despair.

However, the Ministry of Revenue still refused to give up.

"...Is this considered a positive assessment?"

"You could say you're already incredibly lucky if you're not disliked."

Ji Xiaolu felt like she was about to pinch her thigh until it turned blue trying to hold back her laughter. Oh no, how was she going to explain this to Miss Lingzi and her mother when she got home tonight?

"I can't go on like this. You guys keep chatting. I have to take my leave. If I don't get back to work, the student council is going to explode."

Actually, she couldn't hold back her laughter any longer; Himekoji really wanted to find an open space and have a good laugh.

As for work... I'll just throw it away again.

And so, the Service Department was also plotting for the Ministry of Revenue's emotional affairs today, and while Himekoji was taking a nap at the table, someone suddenly stood next to him and called him.

The voice wasn't Yukinoshita's; it belonged to a girl in his class whom Himekoji didn't know well either.

"Ha..." Rubbing her eyes, Ji Xiaolu sat up straight, put on her glasses, and recognized her as a girl in her class named Chun-no Haruna. Because she always sat in the front, Ji Xiaolu usually didn't have much interaction with her.

Moreover, the atmosphere felt strange at that moment. Several girls were glancing at him and this girl with amused smiles, as if they were expecting some kind of romantic development between them. Seriously, you're not going to confess to me, are you? Confessing in a classroom with so many people around seems ridiculous!

It's definitely not a confession of love.

"Um... I'd like to ask, Himekoji-kun, have you... already formed your team for the school trip?"

No, absolutely not.

"Great!" Haruna immediately beamed with joy, and the girls who had been eyeing her breathed a sigh of relief. Then, she said in a cute way, "Then, how about Himekoji-kun team up with me?"

"Okay."

He readily agreed, since he had no intention of teaming up with Yukinoshita and didn't know how much trouble it would cause. He was only looking forward to watching Hachiman self-destruct on the last day, as he had never seen Hachiman do such a thing before.

It will definitely be very interesting.

So as long as I don't team up with Yukino, it doesn't matter who I team up with. Being with these girls is more fun than being with boys anyway.

With this thought in mind, Ji Xiaolu fell asleep again amidst the smiles of the girls who had succeeded in their little schemes.

The Service Club's plans are also progressing, and the date for the school trip is getting closer and closer.

The day before the school trip, homeroom teacher Yukino posted the group list near the blackboard duty roster and tapped the blackboard, saying, "This is the group list submitted by each group leader. You can take a look after class. Well, you probably all know it by now. This list is just to help you get to know each other. Tomorrow is the school trip. Please don't be too excited tonight. Pack your things and go to bed early."

"it is good!!"

The girls all cheered loudly.

They have made many, many plans and are determined to make this school trip one of the most beautiful memories of their lives!

So Ji Xiaolu glanced at her groggily and went back to sleep.

When Himekoji got home, she was still confused. "Hey, besides Haruno Haruna, who else did I team up with on my school trip?"

Forget it, forget it, none of that matters. I've been to Kyoto many times anyway, this trip is just to change my mood and get some fresh air.

However, a school trip means everyone has to go, so Yukinoshita, who lives alone, has to send her cat to Himekoji's house for foster care. Since Himekoji is very busy, the maids help her retrieve the cat from her house.

With the idea that he was just going to get some fresh air, Himekoji was driven to Tokyo Station by Ms. Reiko early the next morning. He was accompanied by a travel bag containing two sets of clothes, two pairs of shoes, and a phone charger. Himekoji didn't bring anything else. He could buy whatever he needed in Kyoto. Kyoto, as an ancient capital with a thousand-year history, was not some Ningyocho in Shiga Prefecture that didn't even have a convenience store.

Although the two places are actually very close.

Amidst the crowd, Himekoji greeted everyone while searching for his teammates. To be honest, he only knew Haruno Haruna, but fortunately, he found his second-year class J before finding her. After all, it was hard to miss a class with the most girls gathered together.

Author's Note:

P.S.: "Chun" is a sensitive word...

Chapter 219 Unexpectedly, [Himekoji Haruto] was outmaneuvered.

Haruna then greeted him as well.

Since there were exactly 36 students in the class, the school trip was divided into groups of four. Besides Haruna, Himekoji was with another girl he didn't know well either. However, it seemed that they all liked him quite a bit, so Himekoji didn't care.

"By the way, where's the other person in our group? Who was it again?"

Looking around, Ji Xiaolu's group only had three people gathered, while the other one seemed to be 300,000 light-years away.

"Seriously, Himekoji-kun, have you never even looked at the group list?"

"Ha...it doesn't really matter whether I watch it or not."

"The other person in our group is Yukinoshita."

A girl named Hiramatsu, who was sitting next to Haruna, added this.

“Yukinoshita…” Himekoji slapped his forehead, making a loud thud, and said with a regretful expression, his shoulders slumping, “Not looking at the group assignments was the biggest mistake I’ve made in the past year.”

"Is being in my group really that regrettable? If you feel that way, you can choose to quit, just like you wouldn't participate in the vocational internship program organized by the school."

Yukinoshita's voice suddenly came from behind Himekoji. He mechanically turned around, saw Yukinoshita's sour face, then silently turned back and sighed loudly.

Hiramatsu and Haruna exchanged a glance and immediately chuckled to themselves.

Hey, come on, Yukino and I aren't dating, okay... This secret arrangement is really weird!

It's almost time to gather.

The previously scattered and disorganized group was compressed into a single, orderly queue.

The class monitor was responsible for taking attendance and guiding students into the venue. However, there was no class monitor in Himekoji's group. They just stood in line obediently. It seemed that there had just been a bit of an unpleasantness. Yukinoshita was too lazy to talk to Himekoji, and Himekoji was just as lazy to talk to Yukinoshita.

The other two in the group, Hiramatsu and Haruna, were chatting enthusiastically, constantly talking about where they wanted to go, what kind of food they wanted to eat, and what local specialties they wanted to bring back. Compared to them, Himekoji was not very interested and was almost yawning.