A young love story that started with exorcism

Shizuka Hiratsuka was ridiculed again, but she didn't care at all. Instead, she walked over and put her arms around Takahashi Takumi's neck and tightened them.

It was incredible. Although Takahashi Takumi was in a standing headlock, Shizuka Hiratsuka didn't use much strength. Takahashi Takumi's face was half resting on her right side breast. Although there was clothing between them, he could still feel the amazing elasticity and the orchid-like musk filled his nose.

What a good woman, why can't she get married? If she is still not married when I graduate from high school, should I take the risk and marry her?

Seeing Takahashi Takumi being locked in a headlock by the teacher, he seemed to be suffocating and his face flushed red, Yotsuya Miko hurried over to help and said, "Teacher, please let go, Takahashi-kun is almost suffocating!"

Upon hearing this, Shizuka Hiratsuka let go of Takahashi Takumi.

"I didn't expect you to be so popular with girls. Someone cares about you so quickly."

"So, what brings Ms. Shizuka Hiratsuka to the Service Club this time?"

Yukinoshita Yukino was also dissatisfied with Hiratsuka Shizuka's behavior, but this teacher rarely comes here to visit, so she probably came here for something this time.

"What? Am I really that unpopular? Back when I was a student, I was a popular figure that every club in school was vying for. Is it true that I can't keep up with the pace of the times now that I'm a little older?

The guy from yesterday was the same. He was a rare young man, so why couldn't we talk to each other? "

Wow, this person actually started complaining about her blind date experience in front of the students. It seems that after being hit hard last time, she went on another blind date. Of course, either she looks down on others or others look down on her.

"You weren't drinking and smoking while chatting with others, were you?"

Takahashi Takumi asked her doubtfully. After all, Shizuka Hiratsuka was beautiful and a wealthy woman who drove an Aston Martin sports car. Normally, she would be the one choosing others.

"Hmm~"

Shizuka Hiratsuka was about to cry, so she grabbed Takahashi Takumi's shoulders and leaned over to cry.

"We were all fine at the beginning, saying he wouldn't mind my habits. I was so happy I drank a little and didn't notice the cigarette was already in my mouth. Then we couldn't talk anymore..."

Haha, that's the problem. It's said that this veteran in the blind date industry once broke three ribs of her blind date with a single punch while drunk, and for this, many matchmakers blacklisted her.

Yotsuya Miko and Yukinoshita Yukino also looked at each other in bewilderment. Finally, Yukinoshita Yukino couldn't stand it anymore and walked over to pull Hiratsuka Shizuka away.

"Teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka, if you don't want to be involved in a scandal with your students, please be more restrained. You are so beautiful, you will definitely find your Mr. Right."

"Really"

After wiping away her tears, Shizuka Hiratsuka coughed twice to stop the embarrassment and said to the person outside the door:

"Come in here"

Who is it? Could it be another problem child, or is Hachiman Daibosatsu about to arrive?

Chapter 23: Persecuted Energy Conservationists

The visitors were actually a man and a woman. The handsome man was thin and looked like a bullied person, but his green eyes were full of unruly; the beautiful woman was gentle and quiet, and her big eyes were full of curiosity.

Both of them bowed slightly to show their friendship.

"My name is Chitanda Eru, the head of the Classical Music Club. Please take care of me."

"Oreki Houtarou, please take care of me."

Hearing the two's introduction, Takahashi Takumi's face was full of disbelief. Aren't these the male and female protagonists in "Hyouka"? Another work has been added, but what are they doing here?

"Classics Club? I'm Yukinoshita Yukino, the club leader here. The two next to me are club members Yotsuya Miko and Takahashi Takumi. So, Shizuka Hiratsuka brought you here because you need help with something?"

As the head of the Service Club, Yukinoshita Yukino naturally took on the reception duties, even though this was the first time someone had officially visited the Service Club.

"It's nothing, actually. They just ran into some trouble, so I brought them here to help you with your business. You guys can discuss the details slowly, I'll be leaving first."

At this time, Teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka actually left the two of them and left without looking back, so what was the point of her coming to the service club in person, to complain about the blind date that didn't go well?

After Takahashi Takumi brought two chairs for Oreki Houtarou and Chitanda Eru to sit on, he returned to Yukinoshita Yukino and looked at them side by side with Yotsuya Miko.

At this time, Chitanda Eru was staring at Takahashi Takumi with sparkling eyes, but Takahashi Takumi, who was being stared at, was puzzled. Was he too handsome today?

Yotsuya Miko and Yukinoshita Yukino, who were standing beside them, couldn't help but interrupt their eye contact:

"Chitanda-san, why are you staring at Takahashi-kun?"

"Alas, sorry. I was just looking at the guy who was rumored to be a messenger of hell by his classmates and who demanded that only underwear be worn in school and that the restrooms be mixed for both sexes."

There are pictures here, which can be viewed after the updated version

What the hell is this? Wasn't he the Demon Prince yesterday? Today he's become the Messenger of Hell. Will he become the incarnation of a god the day after tomorrow? And the last two requests are simply perverted. This school really has a lot of perverts.

"Haha, Takahashi-kun is more popular than me in school." Yukinoshita Yukino's lips curled up slightly. Kicking someone when they're down? Gloating over their misfortune?

The rumors were becoming increasingly bizarre. Could it be that three people could make a tiger? Takahashi Takumi quickly interrupted his thoughts and asked:

"Ahem, ignore those rumors. Tell us about your situation and see if we can help you."

Oreki Houtarou and Chitanda Eru looked at each other, then slowly told each other what had happened to them:

It turned out that the day before yesterday morning, while Oreki Houtarou was on his way to school on the train, he was suddenly accused of touching the buttocks of the girl next to him, and the police were called to arrest him. Fortunately, his best friend and his girlfriend from school were there and testified that this was impossible.

Fortunately, most of the train harassment cases in the island country have always been false accusations, and this time someone testified that it did not happen, which allowed Oreki Houtarou to get away with it.

Unexpectedly, when I got to school, my desk was graffitied and ink was splashed on my shoe cabinet. It seemed like someone was deliberately targeting me for bullying. I wanted to find the culprit, but I couldn't find anything. Just yesterday, Oreki Houtarou's desk and shoe cabinet were damaged again.

And today, Chitanda Eru was also targeted and bullied. It was the same old method: graffiti on the desk, trash inside the desk, and even vandalism in the shoe cabinet.

I still haven't caught the murderer today, and I have no idea who he is. I asked for help from Shizuka Hiratsuka and was brought here.

As expected, this is Shizuka Hiratsuka’s job. Can’t a life counselor help students solve their problems?

"Hmph, as expected, there are people with dark minds like cockroaches in the sewers everywhere. They are all disgusting people," said Yukinoshita Yukino with a frown and disgust.

"Hearing you say that, it seems like you understand deeply."

"Of course, I've always been cute."

In Versailles again, Takahashi Takumi can no longer suppress his complaining spirit: "How narcissistic are you? And it doesn't matter if this one is cute."

"I was both good and cute, so my recorder was stolen 50 times. 40 of those times were by girls who were jealous of me. Because of that, I had to bring my recorder and indoor shoes home every day."

"I'm curious about who took the remaining 10 times," Takahashi Takumi asked with great interest.

However, Yukinoshita Yukino just rolled her eyes at him.

At this time, Oreki Houtarou raised his hand and said:

"I don't think that's the case. I've always been energy-conscious, not interested in group activities, and not a celebrity in class. To be more precise, I'm a marginal figure, so I'm not likely to be resented by anyone.

Although Chitanda-san was excellent in all aspects, she was not as good as the top student Yukinoshita-san. Moreover, this was the first time she had been treated like this.

So, the situation is a little different from Yukinoshita-san's."

Haha, well said. As expected of one of the four campus bullies, your argument is clear and logical. Simply stating the facts and current situation completely refutes Yukinoshita Yukino's reasoning. So, brother, I have to help out.

"What exactly is this energy conservationism that Oreki-san is talking about? Could you please tell me about it?"

“Don’t do things that you can do without, and keep things simple when you have to do them.”

What a wise saying. Although Takumi Takahashi himself is not very suitable for this kind of life, it does not prevent him from expressing his praise for it.

Yotsuya Miko looked across at Chitanda Eru and suddenly smiled and said, "It feels a bit gloomy, but Oreki-san has joined the club."

Oh, has Yotsuya Miko also learned how to speak like Yukinoshita Yukino?

Seeing that her theory was refuted, Yukinoshita Yukino was a little embarrassed, and asked very confidently: "Have you checked the school's surveillance? For this level of bullying, you have the right to request a review of the surveillance."

"I checked, but the surveillance didn't capture anyone," Oreki Houtarou said helplessly.

"Yes, that's what makes people concerned. The surveillance camera didn't capture anyone approaching our shoe cabinet and table, but in the end they were graffitied and splashed with ink. How did the murderer do it? I'm very interested in this!" Chitanda Eru suddenly stood up and said excitedly.

Oreki Houtarou then stated their request for coming here:

"We also assign people to monitor the two shoe cabinets after school when there are not many people walking around in the teaching building until the school closes. The classrooms also need them. In the morning, I can do it myself. After all, it just depends on who arrives first.

Finally, the girl who made false accusations on the tram also needs to be kept an eye on, maybe they are related.

But we are short of manpower, and it’s a bit embarrassing to say that we only found two other friends to help, so we would like to ask you for help.

Two classrooms, two shoe lockers, and someone needs to keep an eye on the girl on the train. So…"

“I have a question.”

Takahashi Takumi then raised the question: "Since the surveillance cameras couldn't capture the troublemakers, what's the point of your surveillance? There shouldn't be blind spots for cameras in the classroom and shoe cabinets, right?"

"This... maybe the murderer took control of the surveillance camera through hacking, so... sorry, these are the only methods I can think of."

Oreki Houtarou was completely lost for words. If the other party was a cyber-savvy figure who could control the school's surveillance, why would he persecute a peaceful energy conservationist? And Chitanda Eru hadn't offended anyone, so was she implicated because of him?

Who is the real culprit behind this?

Chapter 24: Happiness Plunderer

"It's so complicated," Yotsuya Miko held her head, expressing her incomprehension. "Since this series of events happened suddenly and were deliberately targeted by someone, why not just go find the girl in the beginning and those who wronged you on the train and ask them directly?"

This made Oreki Houtarou feel a little embarrassed. He turned his head away and said, "I don't even know those girls? And even if we go over and question them, will they answer truthfully? I wanted to catch them in the act."

Yes, there is nothing wrong with Oreki Houtarou's idea, but it is only limited to ordinary daily campus life. Now with the addition of weird elements, many things cannot be solved according to normal people's thinking.

"You won't know until you try. Let me see how far these maggots have fallen." Yukinoshita's face sank, disgusted by those who exploited their gender to commit evil and severely damaged the image of women. Thanks to these people, the true female victims of the Japanese tram system have been unable to receive fair treatment.

Seeing that Yukinoshita Yukino looked like she was about to fight, Yotsuya Miko was frightened and quickly grabbed her hand for fear that she would really fight with someone.

"Don't worry, I'm not used to using violence. We just met face to face. And I'm not sure if the school incident is related to them. Now it's a mystery, and taking the initiative is the best option. In the end, even if they are not the real murderer, it will eliminate one suspect, right?"

Indeed, since there are no effective clues from the school surveillance, we can only take the initiative to attack the existing suspects.

Oreki Houtarou obviously hadn't expected the outcome to be a direct charge. If that was the plan, why would he have come here for help? He turned to look at Chitanda Eru, who was standing beside him. Unexpectedly, she was also looking excited.

When did girls become so aggressive? The three people in front of me are all thin and frail. Even if I approach them, they won't take me seriously. Don't humiliate yourself!

"Those girls on the train are quite tall, and one of them is a member of the basketball club, so..."

It was obvious that Oreki Houtarou didn't believe that their direct conversation would have any good results.

"Hmph, do I have to tell you even though I'm a fourth-degree black belt in Aikido?" Yukinoshita Yukino said proudly.

"Oh! That's great!" Chitanda Eru also gave a look of admiration.

"Forget it, I'll come and help hold the stage."

Takahashi Takumi expressed his willingness to join in the fight, and seeing that Oreki Houtarou was still very worried, he consoled him, saying, "We're just going to ask some questions. Don't worry, there won't be any violence."

Even if you're not going to fight, you're going to pick a fight, right? Oreki Houtarou internally complained, but seeing that the school uniform on Takahashi Takumi's arm was about to burst apart by his muscles, he said nothing more.

But there is no other way. Staking out doesn't work, and surveillance is useless. This is the only way.

The five of them set off together. Originally, Yotsuya Miko, Yukinoshita Yukino, Chitanda and the others were all very beautiful. Takahashi Takumi was a cool and handsome guy with an oppressive tall figure. He attracted many people's attention along the way, giving them the feeling of a campus group.

When they arrived at the gymnasium, according to reports from Oreki Houtarou's friends, the girl who falsely accused him and her accomplices were inside.

The five of them went in together and found that many students were sweating inside. In such a huge gymnasium, only girls were training today.

"I heard that the women's national basketball tournament will start next week, so this week is reserved for the women's basketball team to train."

It seems Oreki Houtarou has done a thorough investigation.

Inside, many people were engaged in competitive drills, with girls bumping into each other, squeezing each other, and even pushing and pulling each other with such intensity that it was truly eye-catching. True to form, even the female basketball players on the court had incredibly voluptuous figures. Honestly, how could such swaying chests really not affect the movement? Furthermore, since they were all women, the various defensive moves were performed without any hesitation, making for a thrilling spectacle.

However, in a corner, three team members were sitting together chatting, out of tune with their teammates. There were quite a few spectators nearby, so Takahashi Takumi went to ask around.

"Those three, the one with short hair is the tallest. For some reason, she's become incredibly strong lately. The members who spar with her are almost injured. She was just an average player not long ago, but now she's almost the main center. After injuring a few people, no one dares to spar with her anymore."

It was obvious that there was something wrong with this girl, but even Yotsuya Miko didn't see anything unusual. Could she really be an ordinary person?

Just when Takahashi Takumi was thinking, Yukinoshita Yukino walked over, and he didn't know what she said, but the three girls followed her out through the side door. Takahashi Takumi had no choice but to follow them out. Seeing that the girls didn't seem to be easy to talk to, he hoped they wouldn't fight.

"What? It's you. What's wrong? Are you not convinced and want to pick a fight with me?" When the tall girl with short hair saw Oreki Houtarou, she seemed to understand what Yukinoshita Yukino meant by calling her out. Even when she saw Takahashi Takumi, who was taller than her, she was not panicked at all, but instead challenged him.

"We don't intend to fight. We just want to know why you falsely accused Oreki-san of groping you. We know you two had no previous grudges against each other, so why would you do this? And why would you do something like that at school?"

Facing Yukinoshita Yukino's questioning, she could not help but feel no guilt at all. Instead, she laughed with the other two and said smugly: "What false accusation? It's just a small misunderstanding. That's what the police said.

And what about something that happened at school? Could it be something like desks being graffitied with garbage or a shoe cabinet being splashed with ink? But do you have any evidence? Any witnesses? Did you capture it on surveillance?

I think it's you who are making the false accusation, isn't it?"

"Hmph, you're so confident, but you're not in the same class as Oreki-san and Chitanda-san. How do you know so much? And regarding the surveillance footage, I think Oreki-san and the others only checked it today. How do you know it wasn't captured?"

You've revealed your true identity without being asked, haven't you?"