Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

"The teacher from Seaside High School also came to check the work before, right? So, as the teacher in charge of Sobu High School, it shouldn't be a big problem for me to check it out."

I presented ironclad facts as my reason for going. After all, teachers from their own school had come to inspect their work, so, similarly, it was understandable for me to go to Haibin High School for inspection.

"Okay, okay..." Niwa said reluctantly, "Then Hiroyuki-chan, can you take Mr. Hikigaya to school?"

Don't you want me to go alone? Sure enough, I'm still very cautious. Why are all the high school students around me so weird that they don't even look like high school students?

However, I had already considered this point.

"Isn't that classmate still working? Let's change to the one who looks like he has completed his work." I pointed at Reiko Orikusa, who was folding her arms and watching the show.

Because the other two student council members all have a dislike for me, I can take advantage of this. That is, they will not be willing to take me to Seaside High School. If it is Origusa, it will be much easier for me to take it.

"Yes, I do have a lot of work to do. If possible, could you please entertain Mr. Hikigaya on my behalf?" The classmate named Kokimazu asked Origusa with her hands clasped together.

“Okay, alright…” Orikusa had no choice but to nod after being asked like that.

"Thank you. I'll treat you to something to eat later."

"My family runs a ramen shop..."

"Then, is this all right, Niwa-san?"

"No problem, let Origusa-san take you to inspect." Niwa thought for a long time, and finally nodded and said, "Origusa-san, please stay with Hikigaya-sensei and don't do anything rude."

It looks like just a normal reminder, but is it actually asking Orikusa to stay by my side and keep an eye on me?

"Okay, President, I understand."

After Orikusa answered Niwa like this, I waved goodbye to Niwa and walked out of the student council room with Orikusa.

"What are you going to do next, teacher liar."

"That's really too much, what do you mean by liar teacher? Don't you think that calling me that is too much for a teacher like me who works hard?"

"I don't think it's excessive at all. This is all planned by you, right?" A shrewd look appeared in Origusa's eyes.

"That's pretty much it."

"Isn't that the same thing? Playing tricks on your students is disqualifying for a teacher, isn't it?"

"I'm not playing tricks on you. I just made some guesses about your action patterns."

"That's it. That's the scheming part. Please realize that!" Orikusa sighed as if giving up. "So what about this time? What was your purpose in asking me to take you to Seaside High School? Could it be that it's because of Tsurumi-san?"

"That's about it..."

"I knew it was like this." Origina leaned weakly against the wall in the corridor: "You want to confirm it yourself, right? I don't even know what to say to you..."

"Just think of it as a little whim of a teacher."

"Even if you say something so playful, it just makes me feel terrified."

"Don't be like this, we are all brothers, right?" I looked at Ogusa with a smile.

"Ah!" After hearing what I said, Zhecao immediately ran to me like a cat with its fur standing on end, and said hastily, "You won't tell anyone else, will you? It happened last night."

I looked away and said "Hey" softly.

"I understand. Isn't it okay for me to help you?" Zhecao said as if giving up: "But on the other hand, you must not tell anyone about what happened last night."

"I understand, big brother." I said this and patted Zhekusa's shoulder.

"Mr. Hikigaya, you are so awful!"

"Well, indeed, I have already rotted away."

"And just now, if you just casually touch a girl's body, wouldn't that be considered sexual harassment?"

"Both of you have discussed marriage before, so this certainly doesn't count as sexual harassment." I looked at Origina righteously.

"So, your personality is really bad! And, you said such words to a high school girl, which is a serious sexual harassment in itself..."

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"Then, I'll leave it to you."

"Okay, I'll call and review it."

In front of me was the teacher who was in charge of guarding the gate of Haibin High School. Because I was an outsider, I had to call to confirm my identity before entering the school.

"Okay, it's confirmed here. You are Mr. Hikigaya from Sobu High School, right? Welcome!"

After confirming the news, Origina and I went into the interior of Seaside High School.

"The rest is up to you."

"What do you want me to do? Aren't you going to look for Tsurumi-san? I don't even know which class she's in!"

"We're all members of the student council, but you're being so cold."

"Huh? Tsurumi Rumi has always kept her distance from others, and it's impossible to even get to know her, so it's normal for me not to know these things!"

"Totally unreliable!"

"so……"

Ignoring Orikusa who was muttering beside me, I looked around Seaside High School.

Haibin High School? This is the school where Orimoto studied, and it is also the school where he is studying in the United States.

Although I don’t know what Liumei has experienced here, since I am here, of course I have to help Liumei solve these dangers.

Here, students studying in the United States can definitely find their home.

"Um, are you listening? Hikigaya-sensei!"

"Of course I'm listening. Where were you just now?"

"Your words are spoken by someone who has never listened to you. Please realize this!"

"It's okay, now, let's start investigating!"

Chapter 176 Hikigaya Hachiman Explores Orisuma Reiko

"You said you want to investigate, but you don't know how to start, right?" Origami rolled her eyes at me. "Besides, you just came to another school and are still unfamiliar with the environment. How do you plan to investigate?"

"It's simple. Let's go check on your preparations for the joint event!"

"Huh?" Orikusa looked at me in disbelief. "Aren't you here to investigate Tsurumi-san's affairs? Why are you suddenly going to check on the work situation?"

"Of course. Isn't the purpose of our coming here to inspect the work?"

"That was just your expression, Mr. Hikigaya..." Orikusa wanted to say something else, but I pulled her and interrupted her.

"Lead the way quickly, work is the top priority."

"I know. Let go of me. Can't I take you to check the related work?" Origina said while trying to get rid of my hand.

"You were holding my neck tightly last night..."

"I understand. I won't raise different opinions again. Please don't mention this matter again." His embarrassed look was also very cute. I smiled and let go of his hand.

After that, Origina took me to check out the preparations that Seaside High School had made for the joint event. The school uniforms and other things were basically ready except for some details. The items related to the cafe were also almost ready, and the house numbers were also ready. In addition, Seaside High School's publicity was also very good. In the school's atrium, you can always see banners about the joint event, as well as some promotional posters... Why is there only Niwa on the poster? Isn't this a poster that belongs to the star of Seaside High School?

"It was discussed by the student union. They said that instead of introducing activities, it would be better to use the president's fame to attract students."

"I really don't know how you can come to such a conclusion..."

"Just consider it normally. You are not a student of Seaside High School, so you don't really understand the president's popularity among students."

"Is it that high? Like a campus idol?" I said jokingly.

"That's about it." Origina said to me seriously, "The president is really an excellent person. He is good at sports and ranks first in grades. Of course, these are just the basics. The president is really a good person. When others are in trouble, he will always help them enthusiastically. He always has a bright smile, and not many people will feel disgusted by him. The president is also a person who knows how to keep a distance. He should know that other girls have a good impression of him, but he will not say it out loud, nor will he deliberately ignore those girls. He will still accompany them when they need him."

"Before, there was a girl who had acne all over her face because of illness. It looked scary. Few students in her class went to see her because they were afraid. After the president knew about it, he went to take care of the girl every day. However, the president did this not because he liked the girl, nor did he want to make any demands on her after she recovered. He just did it out of kindness. Sometimes, when a girl pursues him too much and can't save face in front of everyone, the president will gently give her a way out..."

"It sounds unimaginably perfect..." Despite my prejudice against Niwa, I still made my comment truthfully.

"Right, that's the truth." Origina breathed a sigh of relief: "I secretly asked President Niwa why he is so nice to everyone. He said that he knows how sad they are, so he will help those who hope to be helped when they are sad, and tell that person to help others in the future like he does now, and something else. Someone told him this a long time ago..." When he said this, Origina shook his head helplessly: "But the president is like the brightest star! We really can't imagine what would happen to the president to make him sad..."

"The flag has appeared. Actually, you like your president, right?"

"No, listen to me carefully!" With an angry look at me, Origina continued: "I just think that the president's life is too tiring..."

"That's true. If he's so outstanding, his life must be very tiring. There should be a lot of people asking him for help, right? And even if he's a teacher, he'll be given a lot of work. So, his life is indeed very tiring."

Hmm, is it like the Shining version of Hayama? Hayama is already having a hard time as a good guy. If someone like Niwa were to do this, there would probably be more things and tasks for Niwa to handle. If you think about it this way, that person is really under a lot of pressure. Compared to that, my high school life is really much easier. I have personally experienced that you can live easily if no one expects you to.

"That's not what I meant." Zhekusa stopped talking and looked into the distance with absent-minded eyes. "Because I care about him so much, I have been observing the president. I always feel that everything he does is for someone, just like a child who is not paid attention to by his parents, trying desperately to get his parents to look at him more."

Hearing this, my brows furrowed tightly: "What does this mean?"

"It's very simple. The president probably didn't become like this because of me. Even now, I think the president is working hard for someone..."

"That person is..." Although I had a guess in my mind, I still spoke out to confirm it.

"Maybe, it's Tsurumi-san..."

"Is that really the case?" I covered my forehead with my hand in a headache: "Things are getting complicated again!"

"That's right. After all, if you look at it this way, you can find that many things are different from the original plan."

"Forget it, that's probably fine. The most urgent thing now is to find someone to stay in the United States."

"So you have no clues. How are you going to find them?"

"Who told you I had no clues?" I looked at Origina proudly, "When I was talking to you just now, I already knew why Liumei didn't come."

"Huh, when?"

"Just now when I was talking to the students who were making the school uniforms."

"It's a good thing that we found a clue, but why am I scared?" Origina said as he stepped back and distanced himself from me.

"How rude." I complained and told Orikusa what I knew: "Rumi didn't come to school because she had a cold."

"It's not that you didn't come to the student union, but that you didn't even come to school?" Orikusa seemed surprised by this fact.

"Why are you so surprised? She is a student of your Seaside High School. Moreover, you are in the same club. Please learn more about your companions."

"How can you blame me for this? The president didn't give any special reason, and the other two people didn't care much, so it's normal for me not to know..."

"That sounds like an excuse!"

"That's right, it's not."

If I hesitated to answer, wouldn't that be a disguised admission? However, being able to feel guilty was much better than the other students.

"What should we do next? I'm going to the apartment where Liumei is staying. Do you want to come?"

"Tsurumi-san's apartment?" Orikusa seemed very hesitant. "I don't think Tsurumi-san and I are close enough to go to her apartment. Isn't it too abrupt to visit her suddenly?"

"You are surprisingly innocent..."

"No, don't keep misunderstanding my words!"

"So, are you going or not?" I looked straight at Zhekusa.

"No, and I have to go back to Sobu High School to get my backpack."

"Are you scared?"

"No way! I told you not to misinterpret my words!" Orusha got angry again and protested loudly.

"Don't get so excited. I don't really care."

"Your attitude is very irritating..."

"You don't have to go this time. Wait until next time. Of course, let me be the first to take the lead." I finally concluded.

"How disgusting. You're just saying some passionate-sounding lines to yourself. Also, you were planning to go alone in the beginning, right? Why did you ask me if I wanted to go with you?" Origina looked at me with contempt.

"Of course it's for revenge. How miserable did you think I was last night?"

As the incident from last night was brought up again, Origina's face turned red again unconsciously: "This is really terrible! Is this really the behavior of a teacher? The reason is completely personal, and it feels like it is mixed with a lot of your own bad taste."

"Enough of that small talk, you can go back first." Before we knew it, Origina and I had arrived at the gate of Haibin High School, and now it was almost time to say goodbye.

"Hmm..." Origina hesitated, as if he wanted to say something.

After we separated for a short distance, I suddenly heard the sound of origami from behind me.

"Teacher Hikigaya..." Orikusa's call made me stop and turn to look at her. I found that Orikusa was waving at me at the end of my sight.

"Keep working hard!" Although she didn't say anything, her mouth shape should mean something like this. After she finished speaking, Origina quickly disappeared at the end of the alley.