Chương 73: If Hikigaya Comes to Class B, He’ll Be a Instant Hit!
After hearing Kushida Kikyo's words, Hikigaya felt an immense sense of relief, as if he had been pardoned from a death sentence, and left the classroom with the speed of light.
He had no desire to interact with Karuizawa while in class. Not only was their current relationship tenuous, but he also didn't want to attract unnecessary attention from their classmates.
Karuizawa, as Hirata Yosuke's supposed girlfriend, was constantly under the class's scrutiny. Hikigaya, in contrast, was just a nobody in Class D, nowhere near her level of importance.
Even a short exchange between them would be enough to stir whispers and draw everyone's eyes to him. The kind of attention he hated most.
So when Kushida mentioned that their homeroom teacher Chabashira wanted to see him, Hikigaya inwardly sighed with relief and fled the classroom without any hesitation.
Well done, Chabashira-sensei! he thought triumphantly. But... why did she want to see him?
As the initial excitement wore off, Hikigaya realized something felt off. After discussing a serious matter earlier in class, why was she summoning him now after school?
This feels like bad news...
Despite his reluctance, he knew he couldn't avoid it. Taking a deep breath, Hikigaya approached the first-year office like a cautious rabbit stepping into a lion's den.
He hesitated briefly before opening the door.
"Uh... Excuse me, is Chabashira-sensei here?" he asked, stepping into the office.
Instead of seeing Class D's homeroom teacher, Hikigaya was met with a sight he hadn't expected: Class B's homeroom teacher and school nurse, Hoshinomiya Chie, sat in front of a mirror, checking her reflection.
The last time he encountered Hoshinomiya in the infirmary had left a lasting impression on him, so seeing her again triggered a strong sense of unease. He instinctively wanted to retreat from the situation.
But before he could escape, Hoshinomiya noticed him. With a bright smile, she greeted him cheerfully.
"Oh, isn't this Hikigaya-san? Long time no see!"
"L-Long time no see..." Hikigaya stammered, feeling unnerved by her overly friendly demeanor. He knew part of it was an act, but he couldn't simply ignore it.
With a mix of emotions, Hikigaya cautiously walked forward, reminded of how deceptively youthful she looked for a teacher—almost like a high school student herself, with a playful air about her.
Hoshinomiya gestured to him with a grin. "Sae-chan isn't here right now. You can sit and wait for her."
"Huh? Eh, wait here?" Hikigaya hadn't expected to be invited inside. Typically, students waited outside. Was this some new form of torment?
Sitting in such proximity to Hoshinomiya made him extremely nervous. The teacher gave off a sweet scent, and the thought of being alone with her sent his heart racing.
She, however, seemed completely unbothered by the situation, moving closer to him with a casual ease that only made Hikigaya more on edge.
Too close… way too close… Hikigaya thought, feeling the heat rising in his face.
Hoshinomiya, ever the conversationalist, looked at him with curiosity. "So, Hikigaya-san, do you know why Saeda-chan called you here?"
"I have no idea," Hikigaya replied sincerely. He truly had no clue what Chabashira wanted with him.
Maybe she's reporting on me as a spy... It's possible.
"I see," Hoshinomiya replied, then changed the subject. "By the way, I heard you joined the student council. Ichinose talks about you often—says she admires people like you and wants to learn from you."
"Eh? Learn from me? There's nothing worth learning from someone like me," Hikigaya responded, almost in disbelief.
What would she want to learn from me? My dead-fish eyes? he wondered sarcastically.
Hoshinomiya chuckled. "You're too modest. A boy like you must be very popular in your class. Do you have a girlfriend?"
Her casual question nearly made Hikigaya's mind short-circuit.
Whoa, isn't that a bit too direct?!
It was the first time in his life anyone even implied he could be popular. Hikigaya had always felt entirely insulated from such notions.
This teacher's got to be joking. He glanced at her, suspicious that she was just trying to flatter him.
"No, no one would be interested in someone like me," Hikigaya said quickly, trying to distance himself from the topic. He could tell Hoshinomiya was probing him, and he didn't want to give her any leverage.
But instead of dropping the subject, Hoshinomiya's eyes lit up with interest. She leaned in even closer, her slender hand grabbing his arm.
"Really? I find that hard to believe." Her voice was teasing, and she moved even closer, her chest brushing against his.
"If someone like you were in our Class B, you'd be very popular, Hikigaya-kun! At least, Ichinose, and I think so," she said with a playful poke to his cheek.
The scent of her perfume and the softness against him nearly overwhelmed Hikigaya. His mind raced.
Too much... this is too much...
Hoshinomiya-sensei's extreme social skills, combined with her beauty, felt like a test of his self-control—a temptation straight out of one of the seven deadly sins.
Just as Hikigaya was about to crumble under the pressure, a sharp, cold voice suddenly cut through the air.
"Hoshinomiya, what are you doing?"
The chill in the voice felt as if it could freeze the room solid.
Out of nowhere, Chabashira-sensei appeared and delivered a sharp smack to Hoshinomiya-sensei's head with the clipboard in her hand, producing a loud thud.
"Ouch!!"
Hoshinomiya-sensei crouched down, clutching her head in pain, giving Hikigaya a welcome escape from the blissful torment he'd been enduring.
That scared me... I nearly lost control and stood up...
Hikigaya let out a long sigh of relief, once again reminded just how dangerously perverse the homeroom teacher of Class B really was.
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