Seeing her own young lady sell her out without hesitation, and even showing a hint of excitement on her usually stern and indifferent face, Shion was slightly silent.
So that's how it is. It seems that her earlier idea of just watching from the sidelines to let the young lady get used to things was a bit too conservative.
Giving the young lady stronger stimulation was the correct way to make her no longer shy and bravely face her feelings toward Hikigaya-sama.
Shion silently took off the maid apron on her body, revealing her round and slender legs tightly wrapped in white suspender stockings, and knelt on one knee on the floor beside the sofa.
She looked up at the young lady Rurikawa Tsubaki, who was sitting in Hachiman's arms and hadn't yet realized the seriousness of the situation. She stretched out her pink tongue and lightly licked her lips. The cute and indifferent face suddenly showed a trace of an excited smile.
"Since it's the order of the young lady and Hikigaya-sama, then let's start by understanding the duties of an intimate maid serving her master~"
"Before I finish explaining all the work contents of an intimate maid, the young lady is not allowed to leave either~"
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"I heard from Kotegawa that Hikigaya skipped class again, but he wasn't found at the special building's Service Club either. Where on earth did he go..."
"Usui, did you secretly tip off Hikigaya-kun? So many of us disciplinary committee members couldn't find him."
"Oh haha... how could that be, Asai-senpai, Hana, don't say things like that..."
In the corridor where the student council office was located, three beautiful girls wearing disciplinary committee armbands walked together, patrolling the school while whispering about the "custom activity" matter.
The quiet-looking girl with a voluptuous figure and long straight black hair was second-year Asai Saki;
The cheerful and lively girl with bright cherry pink twin tails matching her name was first-year Sakurai Hana;
The similarly black long-haired, straight-banged, slender girl sandwiched between them was also a first-year, Makoto Usui.
At noon, Asai Saki, as a senior from the second year, wanted to lead by example. She dragged Sakurai Hana to the Service Club to look for Hachiman, excitedly ready to sacrifice herself to uphold the discipline of Sobu High.
However, what they didn't expect was that the Service Club activity room was full of lively beauties. The former number one popular flower of Sobu High, Yukinoshita Yukino, the current number one elf princess Iris, and many other girls were all famous super beauties of the school.
Such a lively atmosphere, with even the air seemingly fragrant, yet the president of the Service Club, Hachiman, was the only one missing.
According to the report from Kotegawa Yui of Class 1-F, she didn't see Hachiman return to the classroom either, he had skipped class again.
Faced with such a persistently truant Hachiman, Kotegawa Yui had already reported the situation truthfully to the student guidance teacher, Hiratsuka Shizuka. Coincidentally, when Mafuyu Kirisu, who was drinking tea in the student guidance room, heard about this, her face immediately darkened and she said she would go on a home visit with Hiratsuka Shizuka on the designated family visitation day.
However, that family visit one month after the school term started wasn't something the disciplinary committee members could interfere in. Their main duty was to uphold discipline within the school.
Many disciplinary committee members who weren't directly involved in the "custom activities" and only helped out on the side also used the afternoon's physical measurements as a chance to help search for Hachiman.
Yet a whole afternoon passed, and by the time school ended, none of the disciplinary committee members had found Hachiman. Even the surveillance cameras didn't catch him, as if he had vanished into thin air.
Asai Saki and Sakurai Hana began suspecting there was a traitor or spy among the disciplinary committee. Their first suspect was Makoto Usui, student council president Kaede's good friend, who used to help Hikigaya tidy his collar while inspecting uniforms at the school gate.
Now they were patrolling the school with Makoto Usui, keeping a close eye on her and not giving her any chance to use her phone to tip him off.
'This is bad... where on earth did Hikigaya-kun go...'
Sandwiched between Sakurai Hana and Asai Saki, Makoto Usui could feel their wary gazes and sighed internally.
Of course she had secretly warned Hikigaya. She was Kaede's good friend, and Hikigaya was Kaede's lover. How could she not favor him and just watch these disciplinary committee members lay their hands on her friend's boyfriend?
It was just that Hikigaya hadn't replied to her messages all afternoon. She didn't know if her warning had worked or not.
Hopefully, Hikigaya had already secretly left the school.
If not, and he was found by Sakurai Hana and Asai Saki, she really wouldn't know what to do.
Rationally, she knew what Sakurai Hana and Asai Saki were doing was wrong. Was this really upholding discipline?
But based on the truth she knew, and the things the other disciplinary committee members didn't, Hikigaya was indeed disrupting discipline.
Including but not limited to Kaede, Suzu, Rurikawa Tsubaki, and even the elf princess everyone was supposed to protect, many people suspected she had a very close relationship with Hikigaya.
If no disciplinary committee members stopped him, Hikigaya, who seemed to want to build a harem, would probably go after even more girls.
Just Kaede, Suzu, Rurikawa Tsubaki alone was already several people. And the Service Club was filled with beautiful girls. Even if not all of them had inappropriate relationships with Hikigaya, it was surely not a small number.
Just three or four disciplinary committee members wanting to punish Hikigaya and uphold discipline... that might only end up with more disciplinary committee members breaking discipline.
"Asai-senpai, has anyone checked the student council office?"
"Probably not. The key to the student council office has always been held by the council members themselves. It's usually locked, and we can't get in. See? The door is... huh? Did someone forget to lock it?"
While Makoto Usui was still worrying whether the big commotion made by the disciplinary committee might backfire, Sakurai Hana and Asai Saki suddenly stopped in their tracks. The two stared at the tightly closed door to the student council office. Asai Saki even spoke while grasping the doorknob.
However, when Asai Saki pulled the handle downward, it didn't give the expected resistance.
Seeing Asai Saki twist the doorknob, Makoto Usui was shocked to realize the student council office seemed to be unlocked,na bad feeling instantly welled up in her heart.
Could it be... that Hikigaya, who they couldn't find all afternoon, was hiding in the student council office?
If Hikigaya was just hiding there, that would be fine. It was after school now, and with her here, she could at least hold Sakurai Hana and Asai Saki back to let Hikigaya escape.
But what if... he wasn't alone in the office?
Student council office... empty hallway... unlocked door...
Familiar scenes flashed through Makoto Usui's mind, scenes she had witnessed while peeking with maid Shion through the gap in the door.
There was no time to think further. Makoto Usui rushed in front of the student council office door, blocking Asai Saki and Sakurai Hana from entering.
"The student council must've just forgotten to lock the door. We can't just barge in, what if they misunderstand?"
"..."
Sakurai Hana and Asai Saki halted their steps, staring at the abnormally tense Makoto Usui, exchanging silent glances.
'Something's up!'
"Usui, why are you so nervous? Is there something inside we're not allowed to see?"
Asai Saki narrowed her eyes slightly, watching Makoto Usui who tried to stay calm but was clearly breathing quickly from nervousness. She spoke while signaling Sakurai Hana with her eyes.
"I just think, after the argument we had with President Kaede about the custom activity, it wouldn't be good to enter the student council office uninvited, even if it's unlocked. If something's missing, it'll just cause more trouble."
Makoto Usui noticed the eye signal between Asai Saki and Sakurai Hana. But everything happened too suddenly. She hadn't expected Hikigaya to possibly be inside, and hadn't had time to prepare. All she could do was explain loudly while praying that the student council office had really just been left unlocked, that Hikigaya wasn't really inside.
"Hikigaya-kun is in there, isn't he? Usui, it's fine if you don't want to participate in the custom activity, but you can't stop us from carrying it out."
Sakurai Hana walked to the other side of Makoto Usui and looked at her, who was raising her voice, probably trying to warn whoever was inside, and spoke helplessly.
She didn't really want to find Hachiman. Because finding him meant having to punish him with custom activities using every means possible to ensure he couldn't violate discipline again.
Sigh... at worst, she could ask Hachiman later. If he didn't like her, she wouldn't force it.
As for Asai Saki-senpai, who had voluntarily applied to punish Hachiman through custom activity, she really couldn't do anything about her.
Asai Saki-senpai was just that dedicated. Sacrificing herself to stop Hachiman from targeting other girls. What could she say?
"Hana, let's do this together. Let's see if Hikigaya-kun is hiding inside."
Seeing Makoto Usui's face and actions practically screaming that Hachiman was inside, Asai Saki's cheeks flushed red in excitement and she eagerly urged Sakurai Hana.
Sakurai Hana was a bit helpless, but still helped Asai Saki pull away Makoto Usui from the door of the student council office.
Two against one, there was no way Makoto Usui could stop them.
Though her physical fitness wasn't bad. In fact, it was quite good. Sakurai Hana and Asai Saki were top students in both looks and physique. They trained every day and still kept such active and healthy bodies. Two versus one? There was no way she'd win.
In fact, Sakurai Hana, Kitamura Chika, and Ryuuzaki Hina were all excellent enough to be designated as the team to punish Hachiman through custom activity. But they weren't the only excellent ones, Asai Saki was also a highly motivated and self-sacrificing disciplinary committee member.
Even if they all failed, the disciplinary committee could still send more people. With numbers, they could absolutely punish Hachiman and protect school discipline at any cost.
However, just as Sakurai Hana and Asai Saki forced their way past Makoto Usui and were about to push open the student council office door, the door opened from inside.
A lovely silver-haired girl, neatly dressed, opened the door and stood at the entrance, quietly looking at the three disheveled, tussling girls.
"Everyone, please don't make noise outside. The young lady invites you in."
"Huh?"
At the moment they saw silver-haired maid Shion, Sakurai Hana, Asai Saki, and Makoto Usui were all stunned. Their eyes went past Shion and looked into the office, only to see Vice President Rurikawa Tsubaki inside. Nothing else.
They had thought Kaede and Hachiman were inside, but it was Tsubaki?
Shion was also a little stunned. Seeing noble young lady Rurikawa Tsubaki lying on the sofa, she suddenly remembered, Kaede had just been in class with her not long ago.
So the thought that Hikigaya might be hiding here, and with Kaede, was just her overthinking.
Turns out it was just Vice President Rurikawa Tsubaki and her maid Shion.
"Good afternoon. Did some misunderstanding cause your argument outside? As disciplinary committee members, you should set an example. Even if there's a disagreement, you need to sit down and discuss it calmly."
Rurikawa Tsubaki half-lay on the sofa, a soft blanket covering her lower body. Her fair cheeks had an unusual blush as she greeted the three.
"Uh, we weren't really arguing…"
"Vice President Tsubaki? What are you doing here?"
Sakurai Hana, Asai Saki, and Makoto Usui entered the office following Shion.
"I wasn't feeling well this afternoon, so I took leave. Shion's here taking care of me."
Rurikawa Tsubaki smiled apologetically and explained in a soft voice.
"If you're not feeling well, why didn't you go to the infirmary?"
Asai Saki eyed the flushed Rurikawa Tsubaki suspiciously and glanced around the room to see if someone was hiding, possibly Hachiman.
Sakurai Hana even bent down to peek under the desk, but no one was there.
Though the office was spacious, there weren't many places to hide. A quick check was enough to confirm no one else was inside.
"There were too many people at the infirmary because of the physical exams, so the young lady came here to rest."
Shion, who had brought them to the sofa, stood with her legs together and slightly bowed, expressionless as she explained.
"I see. We saw the door wasn't locked and thought someone might've broken in to steal important documents."
"Since that's not the case, we won't disturb you further. If you're not feeling well, Vice President Tsubaki, it's better to go home early. The school isn't that busy recently."
"Okay, I'll be careful. Thank you for your concern, Asai-senpai."
Seeing Sakurai Hana give a signal indicating no evidence, Asai Saki nodded thoughtfully. After chatting a bit more with Tsubaki, she led Makoto Usui away and personally closed the door behind them.
"Phew! I told you there was no need to search... mmph?"
Just as she was about to relax outside the door, Makoto Usui was suddenly ambushed by Sakurai Hana and Asai Saki.
One grabbed her hands, the other covered her mouth.
Wasn't Hikigaya not in there?
Why are they still doing this?
"Hehe, you think you can fool me that easily? Vice President Tsubaki's appearance just now, she was totally like a scene from a doujin, using just a blanket because she couldn't change in time!"
Watching the stunned Makoto Usui, Asai Saki whispered while keeping her mouth covered.
She often read doujins under the covers at night. She knew that plot by heart, caught in the act, not enough time to dress, so covering with a blanket. How could they fool her?
Though it was surprising that it wasn't Kaede, but Vice President Tsubaki and her maid Shion.
But a master and maid duo… Hachiman had been missing for hours now. Judging from Tsubaki's state, it probably hadn't ended yet. Even after forming close bonds with so many girls, he was still making moves on Kaede's friend.
Realizing Hachiman's stamina was beyond her expectations, Asai Saki blushed deeper and gagged Makoto Usui more tightly. She was already eager to punish Hachiman with custom activities.
Such a discipline-violating student must be punished.
"It's not that we want to make things hard for you, it's your fault for trying to shield Hikigaya-kun."
Sakurai Hana, equally knowledgeable, blushed as she looked at Makoto Usui and spoke helplessly.
As disciplinary committee members, how could they ignore such an obvious flaw?
They didn't expose it earlier only because they couldn't locate Hachiman. If he was outside the window and got scared into falling, that would be tragic.
They just wanted to stop him from violating discipline, not cause a fatal accident.
But since no one had locked the door after they left, it seemed the people inside really believed they were gone and let down their guard.
Now that they had blocked the door, unless Hachiman could hide forever, he was definitely getting caught.
Skipping class and engaging in an inappropriate male-female relationship with the student council vice president… now that they had caught him, Hachiman had no excuse to avoid punishment.
"..."
Gagged and restrained, Makoto Usui could do nothing but watch as Sakurai Hana and Asai Saki forcefully pushed open the forbidden door.
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