Chapter 344 Love Master, Breaking the Yuri!
"Thank you, Hachiman-sama! We're digging in~"
Under the grace of a yakiniku feast, the Class B girls' favorability toward Hachiman surged, and even their way of addressing him became much more intimate.
"Hachiman-kun, you don't need to do anything, just leave it to us." Kobashi Yumeko picked up some meat slices with tongs and placed them on the grill.
The smokeless charcoal fire sizzled as it seared the meat, sending a rich aroma wafting through the air.
"Oh, then I'll leave it to you guys." Hachiman didn't decline and contentedly played the role of the hands-off boss.
"Honami-chan~" Amikura Mako nudged Ichinose Honami under the table with her elbow, her eyes giving frantic hints.
"Mm~" Honami understood instantly. She picked up a grilled slice of meat with her chopsticks and brought it to Hachiman's lips. "Hachiman-kun, say 'ah'—"
"This... isn't this a bit..." Hachiman looked somewhat embarrassed.
However, he saw the surrounding Class B girls all watching him with expectant faces, as if it would be a heinous crime if he didn't accept.
Under the pressure, Hachiman had no choice but to open his mouth and take a bite of the grilled meat fed to him by Honami.
"Oh ho~ feeding play!"
"So romantic!!"
The Class B girls were buzzing with excitement.
"Everyone, don't be like this..." Honami blushed, trying to persuade the crowd to stop their teasing.
"I happen to be someone who loves food that's handed to me." Hachiman's skin was thick enough that after the brief embarrassment, he quickly started enjoying himself. He even took the initiative to order: "Could I get some grilled shiitake mushrooms?"
"Uuu~" Shiranami Chihiro happened to be holding grilled mushrooms in her hand. After a moment of internal struggle, her small face looked as if she had made a momentous decision. Gritting her teeth with a trace of humiliation in her eyes, she brought the mushrooms to Hachiman's lips. "Please... please enjoy..."
"Shiranami-san, thank you." Hachiman's gaze became strange. "You can just put them in my bowl."
"..." Only then did Chihiro realize what she was doing. Her small face turned beet red instantly; with a tremor of her chopsticks, she dropped the mushroom into his bowl and quickly retracted her hand.
"Not bad, Hikigaya.
Not only have you captured Ichinose's heart, but now you're going to take Shiranami away from her side too." Himeno Yuki usually didn't like to speak in class, but her level of snark when she did open her mouth was surprisingly high!
"Hachiman-kun really is a Love Master! He can even break a yuri bond!" Amikura Mako's eyes were sparkling, appearing to deeply admire Hachiman.
"What the heck is a Love Master?" Hachiman felt speechless. "Seriously, aren't I getting too many titles lately?"
While everyone was just joking around, Shiranami Chihiro got anxious and quickly made a serious declaration: "I... I don't like Hikigaya... My heart only has room for Honami-chan!"
Faced with the direct confession of love from her female friend, Honami was troubled and could only laugh awkwardly.
"Give up, Shiranami.
There's no possibility between you and Ichinose. You should give up that hope as soon as possible!" Himeno Yuki suddenly spoke, her voice carrying a hint of coldness.
"Waaa~" Even though she knew the hope was slim, Chihiro couldn't help but cling to her fantasies.
"Wait, Himeno-san?" Kobashi Yumeko tactfully reminded her, "There's no need to put it so harshly..."
"I'm just stating reality." Himeno Yuki exposed the cruelty of reality without mercy.
Just as Chihiro was about to burst into tears, Himeno suddenly changed her tune: "However, I do have an idea that could let you stay by Ichinose's side forever."
With tears still in her eyes, Chihiro couldn't help but ask immediately: "What way?"
"Think about it... you like Ichinose, and Ichinose likes Hikigaya." Himeno narrowed her eyes, delivering a shocker: "So, as long as you make Hikigaya fall in love with you, the three of you can achieve a positive cycle of love!"
"Cough, cough!" Hachiman was nearly choked to death by the shocking logic thrown out by Himeno. He replied exasperatedly: "What kind of positive cycle is that? It's my first time seeing someone describe 'self-cuckolding' in such a fresh and refined way..."
Could anyone really believe such an absurd statement?
However, to his utter surprise, Shiranami Chihiro fell into a rare silence, her brow furrowed as if she were seriously considering it.
"If it's Chihiro-chan, I wouldn't mind~" Honami's eyes flickered.
Sharing a man with another girl—how could one not mind such a worldview-shattering thing?
It was just that Honami thought of the girls in other classes. If she thought carefully, every one of them had "best friends" with similar interests by their side. For example, Sakayanagi and Kamuro in Class A; Shiina and Ibuki in Class C; and in Class D, there were Sakura and Hasabe, Horikita and Kushida, as well as the Karuizawa gal trio.
In Class B, Honami was all alone. If things continued like this, she feared the girls from other classes would take all the advantages. This was absolutely unacceptable!
"Really... is it okay?" Chihiro took Honami's hands with a face full of pleasant surprise.
"Of course it is~ Chihiro-chan is a good girl~~" Honami smiled and placed Chihiro's hand into Hachiman's palm.
Chihiro's cheeks burned, and she lowered her eyes, remaining silent.
"Huh?" Hachiman was momentarily dazed by Honami's smooth maneuvering.
Through their previous candid exchanges, Hachiman knew Honami was a bit of a glutton. Wanting her to share the "food" in her mouth with another girl was no different from snatching food from a tiger's jaws!
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At the same time, on the other side of the school.
After school in the afternoon, when Daichi Ishizaki opened his shoe locker, he found a letter. He originally thought it was a challenge for a fight, as people were always looking to scrap with him.
But when he opened it... the handwriting was neat and elegant, looking like it came from a girl. The opening: Dear Ishizaki-kun...
Oh my god!!!
In an instant, the blood rushed to Ishizaki's head, and his heart was filled with wild joy. From childhood to now, he was either fighting or on the way to a fight; he was almost entirely isolated from the opposite sex. During the recent Valentine's Day, seeing many boys in class receive chocolates from girls had made him incredibly envious.
"To actually ask me to meet in such a secluded spot... This is a confession, right?
This must be a confession!"
The IQ of a girl falling in love usually drops; this logic also applies to boys. Faced with the first love letter he had ever received in his life, Ishizaki's limited IQ was completely devoured!
In the shadows behind a pillar, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka observed the surroundings secretly, confirming that Ishizaki had come alone. The operation was going even more smoothly than expected.
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