Chapter 184: Ayanokouji, You're Settling a Personal Grudge!
"Th-thank you, Hachiman-kun~"
Under Hikigaya's hands-on guidance, Sakura Airi completed her full set of stretching and warm-up exercises. However, the inevitable physical contact caused her cheeks to flush a deep red.
"Hachi, I want help too!" Hasabe Haruka demanded insistently.
"Do it yourself with your back turned," Hikigaya said, looking speechless.
"Hmph! You only help Airi and not me—that's favoritism!"
"Sigh... what a pain."
Faced with Hasabe Haruka's persistence, Hikigaya had no choice but to go over and help. In reality, it was just pressing down on her legs and stretching her arms; there were absolutely no suggestive movements.
'Do these guys really need to be howling like that one by one? What a bunch of disgusting little virgins!'
"Hey... do you think we should ask Hachiman-kun to help us out too?" Karuizawa Kei watched longingly.
"I'd like to, but what's the excuse?" Matsushita Chiaki looked down at her own "baggage" and sighed helplessly.
"The hardware isn't strong enough!"
"If one person isn't enough, then the three of us will go together!" Sato Maya declared with determination.
"Is this something that can be stacked by three people?" Karuizawa Kei was suddenly caught between laughter and tears.
"Ahaha~ Hikigaya-kun really is a gentleman," Kushida Kikyo observed with a smile. She didn't take the initiative to stick to him this time.
Although her "baggage" wasn't small, it ultimately couldn't compare to those two; approaching now would only be asking for humiliation.
"Honestly, is it really fun for you all to spend your days thinking about such boring, pointless things? If you have the time, you'd be better off exercising more to try and improve your PE grades." Horikita Suzune spoke with an air of absolute, serious righteousness.
"..." Kushida Kikyo kept the smile on her face, but in her heart, she cursed: 'That bitch Horikita, acting all high-and-mighty again!'
Although Karuizawa and the others were displeased, they couldn't find a way to argue against Horikita's objectively correct words for a moment.
However, just then, Koenji Rokusuke, who was doing high-knee warm-ups nearby, let out a chuckle.
"Koenji? Do you have a differing opinion on what I said?" Horikita Suzune raised an eyebrow.
"Not at all. I am merely expressing my heartfelt admiration for your performance." Koenji Rokusuke spoke meaningfully.
"What performance? Explain yourself clearly!" Horikita demanded loudly.
"Are you sure you want me to explain clearly here?" Koenji stopped his high-knees and switched to arm swings, saying nonchalantly, "I have no obligation to cover up your secrets for you."
"..." Horikita Suzune's expression changed instantly, and her gaze became evasive.
"Horikita's secret? What secret?!" Kushida Kikyo immediately showed intense interest. She had always wanted to get some dirt on her!
"Hey! Koenji, don't you go talking nonsense here!" Hikigaya was also startled, fearing this guy might say something outrageous.
"Don't worry, Fish-eye Boy. Since I've accepted your points, I will naturally keep my lips sealed." Koenji Rokusuke threw him a "man-to-man" look.
'You bastard! Saying it like that just makes people imagine things even more!'
Hikigaya was suddenly fuming with rage.
"What?! A secret between Horikita and Hikigaya?!" Kushida Kikyo's eyes turned cold, and she almost lost control of her facial expression.
"Hey!"
"We can't just act like we didn't hear that!"
Karuizawa and her two friends immediately jumped into the fray. This woman had just been lecturing them with such "righteousness," yet behind their backs, she was sharing some shameful secret with Hikigaya—it was simply too much!
"No comment." Facing the interrogation of several girls, Horikita Suzune remained tight-lipped.
"Nice one, Horikita! You talk about studying every time you open your mouth, but secretly you're making a move on our Hachi!" Hasabe Haruka joined the condemnation.
"Calm down! We're in the middle of class!"
Hikigaya waved his hands, signaling them to be quiet.
"It's fine, you guys keep talking." The PE teacher was doing push-ups while enjoying the gossip.
'Take the class seriously, damn it!'
"Hikigaya!"
"Hachi!"
"Hachiman-kun!"
"What exactly is going on between you and Horikita?!"
Faced with the interrogative glares of several girls, Hikigaya had no choice but to turn tail and run.
The PE teacher laughed and shouted as he joined the fun: "Long-distance training starts now! The goal: catch Hikigaya!"
And so, Hikigaya spent the entire period in a "Fast and Furious" life-or-death chase.
It was one thing for others to mess around. What he absolutely didn't expect was that even Ayanokouji Kiyotaka would join in. Ayanokouji didn't hesitate to reveal his exceptional physical strength as he took the initiative to chase Hikigaya down.
"Hey! Ayanokouji, what are you doing?!" Seeing Ayanokouji getting closer and closer behind him, Hikigaya couldn't help but panic.
"Sensei said to catch you." Ayanokouji Kiyotaka said expressionlessly.
"Bullshit! You're clearly settling a personal grudge!!" Hikigaya used every ounce of strength he had, but he couldn't shake the other man off. Instead, the distance between them narrowed even further.
"Maybe. You've set me up so many times; it's only normal for me to set you up once, right?" Ayanokouji Kiyotaka was still picking up speed.
'Where did this Usain Bolt come from?!'
Ultimately, under Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's pursuit, Hikigaya was defeated. After personally handing Hikigaya over to the girls chasing from behind, a rare flash of pleasure appeared on Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's face.
This was the first time in his life he had felt the desire to retaliate against someone...
But this was still far from enough!
"Huff... huff... huff..."
"Hikigaya-kun, you better explain yourself clearly!"
"If I said nothing happened between me and Horikita, would you believe me?"
"We don't!"
"Koenji is a playboy—for you to get his 'recognition,' you must have done something strange!" Whenever something involved Horikita, Kushida Kikyo's IQ would skyrocket, and she could always find key information from the smallest clues.
"Horikita, you explain it yourself." Hikigaya, truly unable to defend himself, had no choice but to throw the hot potato to the person involved.
"What is there to explain? Last night, I was simply with Hikigaya studying and doing math problems." Horikita Suzune spoke with total confidence.
"Horikita-san, can you swear that you and Hachiman-kun were really just studying?" Matsushita Chiaki stared straight at her.
"..." Horikita Suzune's lips moved, but she hesitated.
Hikigaya felt a headache coming on; this girl really did not know how to lie.
"Between us, a small situation did occur, but it was just an accident." Horikita Suzune's words were vague, making it seem even more suspicious.
"Anyway, it's absolutely not the kind of boring thing you're imagining..."
"What we're imagining? What exactly is 'that kind' of thing?"
"For you to say something like that, it really doesn't sound like you, Horikita-san."
Kushida Kikyo spoke with a deep, lingering meaning.
New Fanfiction!
You call this a projection?
What is a sword?
After Shirou Emiya awakened the memories of his past life and obtained a system that allowed him to travel to other worlds, his horizons were broadened by witnessing the wonders of those realms, and he suddenly reached a moment of enlightenment.
"Only swords... how could it be such a limit!"
Shirou Emiya: "Trace on!"
"False Magician's Red"
Consequently, by the time the Holy Grail War officially began...
Rin Tohsaka exclaimed in agitation:
"This isn't Projection at all!"
Crossover with Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Jujitsu Kaisen and others.
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