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

PS: I'm almost better, but my throat still hurts a bit. I'll rest for a couple of days... I've been posting my drafts lately, so I haven't been able to write anything. Also, the paragraph breaks in the previous chapter were fine after refreshing the chapter content. I don't know why, but there's a problem with the author backend; it can't automatically format the text, so I have to do it manually.

Chapter 251 So, [Himekoji Haruto] is very popular.

Upon entering the gate, you are greeted by a Christmas tree decorated with colorful lights and a main street lined with Western-style buildings, while the white castle serves as a backdrop.

"Hey, didn't Himekoji-kun and Yukino bring cameras?!"

Yuihama was quite shocked that Himekoji saw beautiful scenery but didn't take any pictures. Well, Himekoji wasn't interested in taking pictures of scenery, but she was quite happy to take pictures of other people's awkward moments.

"No."

Both of them shook their heads in unison. Yui nodded slightly, then took out her pink camera, winked at them, and said, "Then let's use mine! Let's go over there—!"

She pointed towards the large Christmas tree in the middle, where there were actually people waiting to take pictures, mostly women. Ji Xiaolu felt that the men's attitudes were somewhat perfunctory; it seemed that all men in the world had some identical flaws.

"Well... that's fine too."

As soon as Yukinoshita finished speaking, Yui grabbed her arm and pulled her away. As she ran, she called out to Himekoji and Hikigaya, "Hey, Himekoji-kun, come here quickly!"

The two people left standing there exchanged a glance, and both read the same emotion in each other's eyes.

As the two walked side by side toward that direction, Himekoji suddenly spoke up: "I heard from Hiratsuka Shizuka that you're pursuing the real thing?"

"What is that? Does it mean I often buy counterfeit goods? Sorry, Hachiman Hikigaya may not be the brightest, but there are very few counterfeit goods in Japan."

"If you don't want to answer, that's fine. But I just want to say that, in my opinion, your pursuit is actually quite boring."

"So what are you pursuing?"

"free."

"Isn't that even more stupid?" Hikigaya chuckled self-deprecatingly, looking directly into Himekoji's eyes and said, "I've already told you, Himekoji Haruto, I hate you."

"Oh, great, but of course I don't like you either."

"Just to my liking."

His lips curled up, and Himekoji made the same expression. When Yuihama and Yukinoshita saw that the two of them were standing still chatting and not moving, they immediately began to urge them on. So Himekoji went ahead first, and Hikigaya followed.

After handing the camera to the staff member, the kind-looking girl in her early twenties immediately started taking pictures of them. Ji Xiaolu felt that she looked familiar. Sure enough, as soon as he returned the camera, the girl stared at Ji Xiaolu in surprise, then tilted her head uncertainly and asked, "Are you... the son of Rapunzel?"

"You mean that long-haired woman who comes to Disneyland every few years? The one with white hair like me?"

"Wow—, it really is! I knew I couldn't be wrong," the girl said excitedly, affectionately poking Himekoji's cheek. "I never imagined her son would grow so tall, he's practically an adult now."

"You are—? I'm sorry, I forgot."

"It's alright, it's alright. I was just a staff member who came out to help you out. My name is Rie Kato, and this is my business card. I was in charge of selling tickets for that carousel back then."

She pointed to the carousel in the distance, handed her business card to Himekoji, and showed a satisfied and gratified expression on her face.

"Did you come with your girlfriend this time? Hmm—a double date?"

A double date refers to a date arranged by two couples to be together, but when she asked this question, both Yukinoshita and Hikigaya immediately said, "No."

"Well, have fun! I still have to take pictures for others, good luck!" Although she knew what she meant by "good luck," Himekoji basically ignored it. Turning her head, she saw that Yuihama looked a little shy, while Yukinoshita looked unhappy. Himekoji walked over and heard her say, "You really do know people everywhere."

"She only knows my mother..."

"At least she still remembers you."

"Well, that's about right. Okay, forget about that and go have some fun."

Himekoji pointed inside, and Yuihama immediately became excited again. It seemed that the staff member's words had a significant impact on her. Every time she looked at Hachiman, she would involuntarily blush. Yukinoshita, on the other hand, stared at the business card in Himekoji's hand and casually remarked, "She's really popular."

The main color of the business card is blue gradient, with hollowed-out lily prints in the lower left and upper right corners. Her name, Rie Kato, and phone number are printed on the front, while her ID, such as Line and Twitter, are printed on the back.

"If you go out alone, people will hit on you; if I go out alone, I'll get hit on. What's the difference?"

Ji Xiaolu casually shrugged and stuffed the business card into her trench coat pocket.

"That lady must be in her early twenties, she even gave you her business card."

"Haha, I can't help but laugh when you bring up age. Go stand at the subway entrance for a while and pretend to be waiting for someone. I bet an older man will try to strike up a conversation with you."

There's a saying that even a ninety-year-old man still likes a twenty-year-old woman. Although Yukino is not yet twenty, she's not far off.

"I really don't know what those people are thinking..."

Yukinoshita muttered something and glanced at Himekoji's pocket containing business cards.

"You care about this a lot?"

He used two fingers to pull out the business card and waved it in front of Yukinoshita, asking her a question.

"Of course I don't care, I'm just wondering if you would even go after a girl you've just met."

She turned her head away and said stubbornly.

“Her? I don’t know her well, so,” Himekoji stuffed Kato Rie’s business card into the side pocket of Yukinoshita’s coat. Yukinoshita’s eyes widened in surprise, while Himekoji clapped his hands and said, “I don’t like dating girls I don’t know well. If you care that much, you can take it yourself. I’m not going to contact her first.”

Why did you give me this?

"If you don't want it, you can give it to me."

Himeko casually extended her hand. If he had called her, he probably could have taken her to bed the first time he asked her out for a walk and a movie. But that wouldn't have been interesting. Plus, with the shocking news from Yoko, Himeko had lost all interest in doing "that" lately.

"..."

Yukino glanced back at Ms. Kato, who was taking photos of other customers, then quickly walked a few steps forward and threw her business card into the trash can.

Space Mountain, this is the mountain of the universe.

Yuigahama is planning to add this "Cosmic Mountain," one of the three major roller coaster attractions, to its list.

When they arrived in front of the giant dome known as Space Mountain, Yukinoshita crossed her arms and tilted her head slightly.

Chapter 252 Speechless, these two are really worrying.

"Is Yuihama-san interested in this kind of project?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Xiaolu thought to herself: How eager are you to see the panda bamboo spear battle?!

"Ugh, Yukino doesn't want to sit?" Yuihama immediately gave Yukino a puppy-like look. Yukino couldn't stand the stare and had no choice but to surrender, saying, "I... I'll only accompany you this once."

"Next group of guests, please board the bus."

After the roller coaster completed its loop, the instructor asked everyone to get off and then extended a new invitation. Yukinoshita was the first to sit down, and Hachiman sat in the row behind her. Just as Yukinoshita was about to call Yui over, Yui plopped down next to Hachiman, so Himekoji had no choice but to sit next to Yukinoshita.

"By the way, why you...?"

Yukino sighed regretfully, rubbing her forehead. Just then, two girls who had come out together appeared in front of them. They turned to look at Himekoji and Yukino, and one of the girls, dressed in a glamorous style, said, "Hey, if you don't like your boyfriend, why don't you give him to us?"

"Alright, ladies, please sit down and look ahead. The car is about to start."

Yukinoshita was speechless after being suddenly approached like that, and Himekoji had to speak up for her. Meanwhile, the hot girl's best friend was already preparing to take out her phone to exchange phone numbers. Seriously, are your hormones really that high?

Yukinoshita wasn't afraid at all during the walk, but Yuihama was a little scared and tugged at Hikigaya's sleeve. The two girls in front of them were cheering wildly and making a lot of noise. As soon as they got off the Space Mountain project, Himekoji took Yukinoshita's hand and walked away. Seeing this, the hot girl and her best friend finally stopped bothering her.

Hikigaya and Yuihama, on the other hand, stared at the two of them holding hands and walking away with expressions of utter disbelief. They then exchanged a glance and suddenly seemed at a loss for what to do.

"Does the squatting family also want that?"

"No way! Holding hands at an amusement park... isn't that something only couples do?"

"Y-yes, that's true... Hahaha, should we chase after them or not?"

"It must be the problem with those two girls from earlier. Let's go up and ask them what happened."

Hikigaya walked ahead with his hands in his pockets, and Yui followed immediately. He had a feeling that if he had said he wanted to hold hands with her, she might have agreed. But what's done is done, and he had to continue on the path he had chosen.

After walking about twenty meters from the exit, Himekoji finally let go of Yukinoshita's hand. She had been in a daze while being pulled by Himekoji, and her steps were mechanical. Although she was wearing a thin glove, her sense of touch was very clear. It could be said that her mind was blank, and she even ignored the people around her. She was just being pulled along.

"what is going on?"

Yukino stared at her hand that was being held for a while, then turned her gaze to Himekoji.

“If we don’t do this, those two girls will keep bothering you. Won’t you find that troublesome? It will also cause trouble for Yui and Hikigaya. Not to mention, they’re not assertive, and they’ll probably be driven crazy by that hot girl.”

Himekoji crossed her arms and looked around. Yuihama and Hikigaya hadn't caught up yet, and she wondered what they were doing in the corner.

"I'm sorry..." Yukinoshita apologized frankly, "I shouldn't have complained like that."

“It doesn’t matter. What you should remember is not to do such a stupid thing next time,” Himekoji took two steps forward and stood next to Yukinoshita. “If you want to complain, you can complain however you want after the event. It’s a basic matter of manners.”

"Feel sorry..."

She lowered her head, and lowered it even further. Seeing this, Himekoji casually reached out and rubbed the top of her head. Yukinoshita suddenly raised her head again, her face flushed.

"I'm sorry... when you lowered your head, I couldn't help but..."

Because of the height difference, it was very easy for Himekoji to pat Yukinoshita's head when he lowered his head. Moreover, he also felt that he had spoken a bit too harshly, so this was a good way to comfort her.

"Let go..."

Yukino turned her head away and said in a very soft voice.

"Oh oh."

Before letting go, Himekoji tidied her messy hair. After everything was finished, Yui and Hikigaya finally arrived, both of them looking somewhat embarrassed. Yukinoshita forced herself to remain calm and pointed in a direction, saying, "Let's go over there now!"

The direction she was pointing was naturally the venue for the panda bamboo-cutting battle.

"Okay...okay!"

"no problem!"

Yuihama and Hikigaya quickly replied, but the two of them seemed increasingly awkward. They looked like they were playing hard to get, like they could have easily made things work out with just a push, but neither of them could take that step. This reminded Himekoji of an anime called "Kimi ni Todoke".

However, if others were to interfere rashly, it would likely backfire, so Himekoji wouldn't intervene. As for Yukinoshita, she could see that the two were embarrassed, but her mind was entirely focused on the incident of being patted on the head, and she thought it was because Yui and the others saw the scene that they felt embarrassed... She didn't think about what Yui and Hikigaya were doing at all.

As a popular attraction at Tokyo Disneyland, the Panda Bamboo Gun Battle Arena naturally had a long queue. As Yukinoshita said, the attraction was no different during Christmas than usual, but it would have a completely different decoration during the Spring Festival. After all, the panda is an important symbol of China, just like how people think of Australia when they hear the word koala.

During the queue, Yukinoshita naturally looked exhausted. Himekoji asked her if she wanted some water, but she declined. She was just not used to such crowded places, but fortunately, it was her favorite activity, so she was able to patiently wait in line.

"Do you... want some water?"

The same question came from behind, but this time it was Yui Hama asking Hachiman. Hachiman quickly shook his head. Yui Hama then offered Hachiman a bottle she had been drinking from, which was like a landmine to Hachiman, who was too scared to step on it.

Fortunately, the boring queueing time gradually passed, and the four of them finally entered the venue. Standing in front of the bamboo cutting battle cart, Yukino turned around and said to Yuihama, "Yuihama-san, let's sit down."

Since the car is designed for three people, if all three sit together, one person will inevitably be left empty, which is not ideal. Although Yukinoshita understands this, in her opinion, the best arrangement is for her to sit with Yui, and for Himekoji to sit with Hikigaya.