The Great Teacher's Skill-First Classroom

But Hachiman didn't want to hurt the other person.

Therefore, if it was just the will he imposed on Horikita-san [to establish a good relationship and become friends with Kushida], then he was willing to take it back.

“……”Ring tone.

She seemed to be silent for a moment as she listened to Hikigaya-san's words.

When Hachiman thought she might make a decision, Horikita said, "Initially, I became friends with Kushida because of a vested interest."

“But I don’t have many friends myself.”

"And in this school, there are less than five people I can call my friends."

"Kushida is a type I've never met before. Even though she revealed her true colors to you and me, it's hard for anyone else to accept her besides us."

In other words, Kushida-san is actually being pitied by Horikita-san.

Kushida-san, it's a good thing you're not here, otherwise if you heard Horikita sympathize with her, Kushida-san would be under even greater pressure.

but.

Doesn't this mean that although Horikita looks cold and aloof, she is actually kind-hearted at heart.

This suddenly gave Hikigaya an idea.

That is, if he had other choices at the beginning, maybe when Horikita-san and he chose to be each other's shields, he would have directly asked Horikita-san and agreed to get married.

Then there wouldn't be the situation where we have to choose between Kushida-san, Ichinose-san, Amasawa-san, and Sakayanagi-san.

Even if he made the choice, it would actually be a harm to the other three.

"..."

So maybe if I had chosen Horikita-san at the beginning, none of these things would have happened later.

"..." Hachiman.

So, what are you thinking about now.

Horikita's family has a shop to inherit, so if he marries Horikita, he will definitely not be able to live the life he wants.

Work, fall in love, work, get married.

Hikigaya-san suddenly came to his senses.

"..."

Hikigaya-san quickly regained her attention.

"The steak is delicious," Hachiman said.

"Well, thank you," Horikita said. "You don't have to pay for the materials tonight. I'll treat you."

Oh!

Then Horikita-san is really a good person.

However, Hikigaya-san has treated her more than once, so she doesn't feel guilty about being treated by her occasionally.

"..."

zizi.

Horikita, on the other hand, focused all her attention on the steak in front of her. She didn't have too many requirements for food, as long as it was edible and not bad.

And I am not particularly picky about the ingredients I like.

But she was a little absent-minded now.

She was thinking about what Hikigaya had just asked her. He was asking about her relationship with Kushida-san.

She wasn't lying, and if she meant it literally, she was indeed treating Kushida-san as a friend as they had agreed.

Then.

It's normal for Kushida-san to tell her some information.

But there are some problems when comparing them like this.

As former classmates, I sometimes see or hear other students mention that Hikigaya and Kushida-san go out together.

It was easy to talk to him before because we were classmates, but now we are in different classes.

So it seemed a bit strange for two people to travel together.

But the fact that Hikigaya asked her that just now shows that Hikigaya has other thoughts about Kushida. To be more precise, it doesn't seem like he is the kind of person who would betray an agreement and try to date a girl in high school.

But what about when I was in college?

That's different.

Getting into a good university is basically completing a major goal in life, so it can also help you relax and relieve stress.

So Horikita herself also thinks that love should start in college.

As for Kushida-san, Horikita could also notice that Kushida-san seemed to like sticking to Hikigaya-san.

Although Kushida seemed to be under a lot of pressure and would scold her, she probably went to Hikigaya to seek psychological counseling.

This kind of relationship is about helping each other as friends, but it may also extend to other things, such as emotions.

Although Horikita didn't quite understand, she still felt that there was a chance that Kushida would fall in love with Hikigaya Hachiman.

However, Kushida-san must be very sorry that he can't keep up with them.

Because they are about to graduate, Kushida-san is also in Class D, but unlike her, he was promoted to a higher class by Hikigaya-san after paying the fees.

Therefore, Kushida-san was destined to not be able to attend the same school with them and had to leave.

"..."

Thinking this, Horikita-san started eating her steak.

It should be said that her craftsmanship is worthy of her and the taste is quite good.

Finally, when Horikita-san had finished washing the dishes, Hikigaya-san, who had been sitting at a table reading for a while, stood up.

"Then the time will be tomorrow," he said.

"Yes." Horikita wiped her hands with a clean white towel. "Is there anything else you need to tell me specifically?"

In other words, did she think that his plans had changed when he came to her place for dinner tonight?

Hachiman shook his head.

"Everything has basically been arranged," Hachiman said. "You just need to prepare for the exam according to the plan we agreed upon at the beginning."

"Ibuki-san will be facing you in the first match tomorrow."

"I understand." Horikita didn't have any objection.

Most of the competitions are separated by gender, and there are not many girls in the same grade who can compete with her. It seems that Ibuki wanted to compete with her before, but she was delayed due to various things, so this can be regarded as giving Ibuki a chance to challenge her.

……

And the other side.

Hasebe's room.

"Thank you for training with me today. I'm going to start the Asian exam tomorrow."

Hasebe-san gave Kushida-san a small wrapped gift.

"You're so kind." Kushida-san put on an angelic expression. "I don't think I've done anything wrong. It's just that I'm happy to see you want to improve."

"No, no, no, I'm still very grateful to you," Hasebe said. "Because it's better to work on this kind of thing with Airi, but I feel like I'm just a burden to her now."

"She's no longer on the same level as me," Hasebe said.

? ?

And Kushida-san's inner expression seems to have changed.

Oh.

Is it.

So it was just as she thought. Hasebe knew that she would not refuse to help her friends, so he asked her for help. But as they were also friends, Sakura was treated with caution by Hasebe.

Kushida-san is thinking about the difference between the two.

At the same time, Kushida's inner opinion of Hasebe-san is rapidly declining.

However, at this time, she heard Hasebe-san say again.

"Speaking of which, a student saw Hikigaya go to Horikita's room tonight. He must have gone to eat." Hasebe said. "Kushida-san, do you actually like Hikigaya-kun?"

? ?

Is it like this?

Is she so straightforward?

Kushida-san looked up in surprise.

"I've witnessed you and Hikigaya-san shopping together several times myself, like it was a date."

"I also received a gift from him," Hasebe said. "So I was wondering if you two were secretly dating or something."

Oh.

Kushida-san understood.

It was just witnessed by Hasebe-san—

It's because after they reached an agreement, Hikigaya became a third-year student and started to indulge himself a lot. He can often be heard eating with Sakayanagi-san and sitting in a cafe with Ichinose-san. He can also be seen going to the supermarket to buy food with Amasawa-san, a junior.

In other words.

This guy is in his third year and is dating girls like crazy, living a pretty fulfilling life.

However, Kushida-san also said that he had no thoughts about the fact that the other party was dating and was witnessed by others.

Because, in this case, if she kept a certain distance from him, they would eventually get married.

Doesn't it mean... that her classmate Kushida has always been following Ushiichinotose-san, Sakayanagi-san, and that guy Amasawa Ichika?

Although it's quite interesting to think about it this way.

But Kushida-san's reputation will also be negatively impacted.

So Kushida-san has already prepared herself for people to find out that she and Hikigaya-san are dating.

Besides, she has various pressures on her side, so it is basically impossible for her to kick the railing. Everyone seems to like to go to her secret base.

Then.

Choosing to use love as a weapon in the connection, and then preventing her from experiencing love, isn't that too much?

so.

Kushida-san has been dating Hikigaya-san pretty much all the time this school year.

Then the probability and frequency of being witnessed will be much greater.

And now Hasebe-san is still looking gossipy.

"Well... well," Kushida-san pretended to be a little embarrassed. "Actually, Hikigaya-kun and Horikita-san aren't really dating. It's just what they say to the outside world."

"They all seem to like studying and want to avoid unnecessary pursuits," said Kushida.

"Oh, so that's how it is!" Hasebe seemed even more excited.

In other words, she actually saw through the fact that Hikigaya and Horikita were actually a fake couple.

"I knew Kushida-san wouldn't be a third party," Hasebe-san said. "I hope you guys can succeed, too."

amount.

It turns out that Hasebe-san trusts her so much.

In fact, Kushida has already known some of Hasebe's inner secrets a long time ago, such as the type of opposite sex she likes, her past experiences in junior high school, etc., and can be said to be a friend who has entered her heart.

just.

Only now did she realize that she might not have fully understood the other person.

As expected, humans are very troublesome and complicated creatures.