Chapter 532: Because You Are the Strongest Kouhai
[Don't get too excited just yet. If it turns out to be an event that only third-year students can attend, you might be happy for nothing.]
[No way, it's hard enough to find an interesting event, and not being able to participate would be really frustrating.]
[Who knows? So far, there have only been some promotional videos and photos released, but no other information.]
[Come on... Oh, didn't someone just post a photo? Maybe they know some insider information. Whoever posted that photo, come forward!]
[You're thinking too much. I was just brought in as a temporary actor to shoot a video and then left. I don't have any insider news. If you really want insider information, you'd better ask those student council members.]
[How could this be? Can any students from the council explain what's going on?]
[Yeah, come on, student council, give us a clear message.]
[...]
Unfortunately, no matter how many people called out in the comments, none of the student council members responded, as if they had reached a silent agreement.
However, seeing these comments made Iroha a bit curious, and she turned to Hachiman.
"Senpai, is this ball open to students from all grades, or is it limited to just the third-year seniors?"
Before Hachiman could answer, Yukino spoke calmly, "If it's a graduation ball, then it would certainly be limited to third-year students."
"Really? In that case, the first- and second-year students will probably be disappointed." Hearing this, Yui's face showed a hint of dejection. "I kind of want to join the ball too."
At that moment, Hachiman chuckled. "It's not certain yet. There's an official account, right? We can gauge the popularity through the comments."
"If there's a strong enough request from everyone, there's no reason we can't make it a ball for all grades."
Yet when Yukino heard Hachiman's suggestion, she frowned. "The school wouldn't agree to that. After all, it's only the third-year students who are graduating. There's no need to involve the first- and second-year students in a ball."
"That's not necessarily true. If there's strong student feedback, we could use that to negotiate with the school," Hachiman shrugged. "If it comes to that, we could ask Shizuka to talk to the school. I believe even the school couldn't ignore the wishes of so many students."
Hearing his words, Yukino still felt something was off, but she decided to let it go and continued with her work.
Watching the girl, wearing the blue-light glasses he gave her, typing away on her laptop, Hachiman found her quite charming.
After a while, a thought struck Hachiman, and he stood up.
"I'm a bit thirsty. I'm going to buy something to drink. Do you want anything?"
"Tea for me, thank you," Yukino answered.
"I'll have juice, thanks, Hikki," Yui added.
Yukino and Yui both mentioned what they would like.
"Got it, I'll go get them now." Hachiman nodded and was about to leave the student council office.
Before he could step out, Iroha stood up with a smile and said, "Senpai, I'll go with you. I need to get drinks for the student council too."
"Sure, let's go together," Hachiman agreed without suspicion, as he had already laid everything out clearly with her the day before.
He couldn't believe that, after such a straightforward conversation, someone would still be foolish enough to dive in headfirst.
The two left the student council room and headed downstairs to the vending machines to buy drinks.
Just as Hachiman reached the bottom of the stairs, Iroha's clear voice called out to him again.
"Senpai!"
"Huh?"
Turning his head in response, Hachiman was suddenly overshadowed by a dark figure coming towards him.
He looked closely and saw Iroha leaping off the stairs, launching herself at him.
Shocked, Hachiman quickly reached out to catch her.
Iroha flashed a triumphant smile as she landed safely in his arms. Hmph, deep down, Senpai still cares about me.
But for Hachiman, it wasn't as simple. Placing her down, he spoke somewhat angrily, "Iroha, what are you doing? That was really dangerous, you know."
"Hehe, what's the big deal? I knew you'd catch me," she laughed in response to his scolding.
"Because you wouldn't want me to get hurt, right?"
Hachiman was taken aback. He had made things very clear yesterday, but it seemed she still hadn't fully understood.
"Iroha, what are you—"
Before he could finish, Iroha interrupted him.
"Don't worry, Senpai, I'll do my best."
No, what are you trying to accomplish? Just listen to what I'm saying!
"Iroha, did you forget what I said yesterday?" Hachiman was full of questions, proving yet again that he was a true straight arrow, completely unable to grasp a girl's thoughts.
"Of course, I remember. That's why I said I'll work hard," Iroha replied with a smile, her words full of mystery, as she took Hachiman's hand.
"Alright, Senpai, let's go get those drinks. Everyone's waiting."
What exactly are you trying to work hard at?!
Hachiman was utterly confounded but allowed himself to be led forward by the girl.
So all my words yesterday were for nothing, huh?
Fine, if you're willing to go down this path, I'm not going to hold back.
Remember, I did warn you before. If you still choose to dive headfirst, then don't blame me for not being gentle.
After all, if I'm already labeled the bad guy, I might as well play the part. If an opportunity presents itself, why not take it?
With that thought, Hachiman switched roles and took the initiative to hold her hand firmly.
Noticing his subtle move, Iroha felt even happier.
Indeed, Senpai isn't willing to let go of me just yet.
Go for it, Iroha Isshiki. You've got this.
You can definitely win Hachiman over from Yukino-senpai, Yui-senpai, and Miura-senpai.
There's still a year left, and you can definitely make it happen.
Because, after all, you are the strongest kouhai!
...
Soon, the two of them reached the vending machine. Hachiman inserted coins and selected MAX Coffee, tea, and orange juice.
Since there were quite a few student council members, Iroha had a lot more to carry.
She ended up with an armful of six or seven cans, almost unable to hold them all.
In the end, Hachiman helped her by taking two more cans.
"Heave-ho~"
Standing up after retrieving the last can from the vending machine, Iroha looked ready to head back.
"Let's go, we should get back," Hachiman said, noting that she had finished buying the drinks.
Just as he was about to leave, Iroha's voice rang out again in his ear.
"Senpai, let's go on a date tomorrow!"
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Chapter 533: The Return of the Yuki-Hachi Duo
In the end, Hachiman agreed to Iroha's request for a date.
Since he had already decided to be a scumbag, he wouldn't be overly sentimental about it.
Besides, constantly pushing girls away would only lead to being labeled as a heartbreaker, which is a serious criticism and could easily get him into trouble.
After confirming the time, the two returned to the student council activity room.
At that moment, Yukino was still diligently working, completely unaware of what had just happened.
Hachiman distributed drinks to the two girls before sitting back down.
Soon, the student council members gathered again to report on the current progress of their various tasks.
After each group shared their updates, Hachiman nodded in satisfaction.
"Very good, everyone. You've all worked hard, but we can't let our guard down; we need to speed up our progress."
"Exactly," Yukino chimed in. "Especially regarding the promotional efforts."
"The filming of the promotional video and photos has already been a bit delayed, so please try to expedite it."
"Understood," the member responsible for the publicity team quickly replied.
At this point, Hachiman brought up another arrangement, "We also need to finalize the suppliers for the food and drinks for the dance as soon as possible."
"Right. For the drinks, we can negotiate with nearby suppliers to lower their prices or even provide them for free under the guise of promotion," Yukino added.
"As for the snacks for the dance, if we don't have enough funds to buy a lot of pre-made items, we can ask the school's culinary department for assistance. I can also offer some help myself."
"And regarding the decoration of the venue, I think there are still some areas that need to be addressed…"
"…"
Thus, with Hachiman and Yukino working together, everything was organized and arranged methodically.
Before long, today's meeting came to an end, and everyone wrapped up their work and began to leave.
Naturally, Hachiman and the two girls left together, but instead of parting ways, they headed to Hachiman's house.
Since today was Komachi's birthday, Yukino and Yui had specifically come over to give her gifts.
"Happy birthday, Komachi!" they both said.
As they offered their congratulations, the two girls took out the gifts they had chosen last time.
"Wow, thank you, Yukino-nee and Yui-nee!"
Receiving their gifts, the little girl beamed with happiness and then glanced over at Hachiman.
Her eyes clearly asked, "Onii-chan, where's your gift?"
Seeing Komachi's expression, Hachiman couldn't help but smile wryly as he reached out to tap her forehead.
"Of course I didn't forget your birthday. Just wait a moment."
Saying that, he returned to his room and retrieved the gift he had bought earlier.
"Here you go."
"Wow, thank you, Onii-chan! I love you the most!"
As Komachi accepted the gift from Hachiman, her face lit up with the brightest smile.
In her heart, no matter what Hachiman gave her, it was the best gift ever.
Because Hachiman was her most beloved brother.
Ruffling Komachi's hair, Hachiman smiled back at her.
Seeing the brother-sister duo, Yukino and Yui both wore soft smiles.
Now that the gifts were exchanged, it was time for them to leave.
"Well then, Komachi, we should be going."
"Yeah, we've delivered the gifts, so we really should head back."
But there was no way Komachi would let them leave just like that; she quickly spoke up to persuade them to stay.
"Please don't go, you two! Just stay and have dinner with us. It's my birthday today, and Onii-chan will definitely make a lot of delicious food!"
Hachiman joined in to persuade them as well, "That's right! Stay for dinner. Today is all about Komachi, so you all have to listen to her."
"This…"
Hearing the brother-sister duo, Yui and Yukino exchanged glances and ultimately agreed to stay.
"Alright then, we'll be a bother today."
"Yay!"
Seeing them agree, Komachi cheered and quickly pulled the two girls toward the sofa. She turned back and called out to Hachiman, "Onii-chan, hurry up and make dinner!"
"Okay, okay, I'm on it."
Watching the little girl's excitement, Hachiman shook his head with a smile and headed into the kitchen to start preparing dinner.
Before long, thanks to Hachiman's excellent cooking skills, dinner was ready.
Since there were more people today, he had made several extra dishes.
Nabe a traditional hot pot, dry-fried shrimp, black pepper steak, creamy stew, Kashiwa-mochi…
Looking at the lavish spread, the two girls and Komachi quickly washed their hands and sat down at the dining table.
As soon as Hachiman, the host, took his seat, the eager pre-meal declaration rang out.
"Itadakimasu—!"
At this moment, the sky outside had turned dark, and the streetlights began to flicker on. However, there were more lights shining from houses than there were streetlights.
Each light represented a family, all of whom, like Hachiman and his friends, were savoring delicious meals and enjoying a moment of tranquility as night fell.
....
Saturday.
Since he had arranged to go on a date with Iroha the day before, Hachiman left his house early.
Upon arriving at the agreed-upon location, he checked the time and realized he was a few minutes early, so he sat down on a bench to wait.
Before long, a cheerful and familiar voice called out to him.
"Senpai!"
Looking up, Hachiman saw Iroha running toward him from a distance.
Clearly having dressed up for their date, she looked adorable.
As March had arrived and the weather was warming up, Iroha had chosen lighter clothing.
She wore a long khaki coat that was left unbuttoned, revealing a white wool sweater underneath, though it didn't provide much shape.
Instead, the black leggings she wore accentuated her slender and graceful legs, which naturally caught Hachiman's attention.
In his mind, he compared her legs and concluded that they were among the most slender he had seen in all the girls.
Noticing Hachiman's gaze, Iroha felt a thrill of delight. Pretending to wipe nonexistent sweat from her forehead, she spoke in a feigned, delicate tone.
"I'm so tired, Senpai."
However, Hachiman had seen through her attempts to act cute many times before, and he simply waved his hand dismissively.
"Who told you to run over? Just sit down and rest for a bit."
"Aw~~ Senpai, you don't care about me at all."
Seeing Hachiman's indifferent attitude, Iroha pouted in displeasure but quickly rallied her spirits.
"Senpai, where are we going to have fun today?"
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