The next day.
Hikigaya came to Horikita Suzune's room.
This place was tidier than imagined; it seemed there hadn't been much change since the start of school.
"Why does it feel like the room at the start of school..."
Hikigaya looked around the room.
Aside from some necessary daily items like a water kettle, almost no other changes could be seen.
"Is this saying my room doesn't look like a girl's at all?"
Horikita Suzune explained with some hesitation.
"I just feel that since I'll only live here for three years, there's no need to waste too many private points and energy. If it were a place I'd stay frequently, I should also decorate it seriously."
"No, just a bit surprised. I thought it would be like kei and the others' rooms."
"Their rooms are indeed very beautiful. Please sit down first, I'll go prepare dinner."
As she said that.
Horikita Suzune walked into the kitchen carrying the shopping bag.
Hikigaya sat down at the low table and observed the surroundings at will.
Bedding folded like tofu blocks was neatly placed at a corner of the head of the bed; even though her energy was busy, Horikita Suzune's life was still exquisite.
...
Soon, the two finished dinner.
"How is it? I'm quite confident in my own cooking level."
"Yes, it's indeed delicious."
Hikigaya wiped his lips with a paper towel.
Wanting Horikita Suzune to have some change in a short time was indeed too difficult.
In and out of her words.
One could feel Horikita Suzune reflecting her own value; this way of thinking had not changed.
Of course,
it might be his own prejudice against Horikita Suzune.
But this was the current reality Horikita Suzune faced; wanting to reverse such an environment was truly somewhat impossible.
"That..."
Horikita Suzune said with a flush on her face and some hesitation:
"You shouldn't have anything else to do today, right?"
"No..."
"Then I'll go take a shower first; you rest here for a bit."
As she said that.
Horikita Suzune walked into the bathroom; the change of yukata had been prepared as early as yesterday.
Glancing at the closed bathroom door, Hikigaya gathered the plates and walked into the kitchen to wash dishes.
What exactly should be done?
Judging from the observation these past few days, having accepted Horikita Suzune today, she would probably plead for Sakura Airi to introduce Wang Meiyu in a few days.
The idea of wanting to ease class relationships should be fine.
But doing things in such a way inevitably still made one feel somewhat uncomfortable; calculations could be seen everywhere.
Moreover.
Horikita Suzune was too impatient.
If not accepted, she would probably use other ways to find Sotomura and others, which would likely be worse.
Pondering for a moment.
Hikigaya felt this was again like him finding an excuse for himself.
Forget it.
As long as Horikita Suzune doesn't screw people over, a bit of calculation is fine.
After washing the dishes.
Hikigaya wiped his hands and left the kitchen, sitting on Horikita Suzune's snow-white bedsheet with some faint anticipation.
Soon.
The sound of flowing water in the bathroom suddenly stopped.
Wearing a white yukata, Horikita Suzune walked into the bedroom.
Even at this moment, she gave off a dignified feeling, showing only a pair of snow-white calves.
Having just finished washing.
Horikita Suzune's small face still carried a hint of red.
Feeling Hikigaya's scrutinizing gaze, she felt slightly embarrassed.
"This is my first time dating someone; specifically, what should I do?"
Hearing this.
Hikigaya couldn't help but show a smile.
Looking at the scene before him, Horikita Suzune was suddenly a bit puzzled.
"What's so funny?"
"Nothing... it's just that a girl as straightforward as you should be quite rare; you're completely unlike how kei and the others were the first time, all bashful."
"Is this a compliment?"
Horikita Suzune tilted her head, a bit puzzled.
"I just can't understand why one would act bashfully. Since I like you and have already made the decision, naturally I should say it out loud straightforwardly, right?"
"That's true..."
Hikigaya nodded.
Looking at the completely pure Horikita Suzune, some wicked thoughts couldn't help but arise in his heart.
"Anyway..."
Hikigaya patted the spot beside him and laughed.
"Sit on the bed first."
"Like this?"
Horikita Suzune sat on the bed leaning against the wall, and her small face also couldn't help but flush with a hint of red.
"I feel somewhat ashamed..."
"It's fine, leave everything to me."
Hikigaya's finger brushed across her lips, an ill-intentioned smile appearing on his face.
Horikita Suzune was momentarily stunned.
That's true.
She should still follow the guidance of the experienced person.
No matter what Hikigaya said, she would just do it.
Thinking of this.
Horikita Suzune closed her eyes.
Hikigaya couldn't help but find it funny.
How could such an easily fooled person be scary at all?
...
The next morning.
Hikigaya opened his eyes on time.
He suddenly found Horikita Suzune lying in his arms, holding up her phone for a selfie.
If she planned to do something.
Wasn't she being a bit too self-righteously blatant about it?
"What are you doing?"
Hikigaya moved his body backward and asked in some confusion.
"Ah... you're awake?"
Horikita Suzune didn't hide it at all, just said with some embarrassment:
"I plan to take a few photos to commemorate it?"
"Hmm?"
"After all, you and Hasebe and the others also took many photos, so it shouldn't matter, right?"
"Hmm?"
Hikigaya was even more stunned.
It was good enough that Hasebe and the others could accept Horikita Suzune; they wouldn't possibly tell her these things.
"How do you know?"
"This..."
Hesitating for a moment.
Since the facts were settled, Horikita Suzune felt there was no problem.
"Last time when checking the class phones, I accidentally saw them on Hasebe-san and the others' phones, so I took photos of them too."
"You even took photos of them?"
"It's okay, this photo has absolutely never been seen by anyone else."
Said.
Horikita Suzune opened her phone and handed it to Hikigaya.
At least Horikita Suzune knew this was wrong, clearly aware that she was invading someone's personal privacy.
Staring at the photo on the screen, it was exactly the post-event group photo of Hikigaya, Sakura Airi, and the others.
Hikigaya broke out in a cold sweat.
However.
It should indeed be as Horikita Suzune said, it hadn't been seen by anyone else, otherwise someone would have surely used the photo for blackmail, and he would have noticed some abnormality.
Only...
"Why did you take a picture of it?"
Hikigaya was somewhat speechless and truly found it difficult to understand.
"I just took it on a whim..."
Horikita Suzune was a bit embarrassed; she didn't know what she was thinking at the time, wanting to delete it but feeling strangely reluctant.
"You couldn't be..."
Hikigaya felt a bit repulsed.
He hadn't imagined that the seemingly cold Horikita Suzune had such a side to her.
"It's just for occasional needs, there's nothing strange about it, and this hasn't affected anyone."
Horikita Suzune tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, looking slightly embarrassed.
"It's fine... I'm not criticizing you... but you should set a password in the future."
Hikigaya nodded.
He simply decided to teach Sakura Airi and the others to set passwords from now on.
"Um... can we do it one more time?"
Seeing that it was still early, Horikita Suzune couldn't help but suggest.
Thanks to Hikigaya's guidance yesterday, it truly gave her a perfect experience; it was absolutely wonderful.
It was completely different from doing it herself.
"Of course..."