Asai Saki saw that Hachiman felt Kotegawa Yui wouldn't do, and still wanted to say something more, but at that moment the PE teacher of the neighboring class blew the whistle to gather them, so she quickly gave some instructions to Hachiman and jogged back to her class.
Hachiman looked helplessly at the long black-haired back of Asai Saki, shaking his head.
Forget it, if he really ends up doing something, just turn on the Love Live mode.
No way he's going to get Kotegawa Yui involved. Although having that strict and serious disciplinary committee member keep watch might be thrilling, if anything goes wrong, he'll be targeted by Kotegawa Yui from then on. Not worth upsetting her.
"Little Hiki, who were you just talking to? We were only gone for a moment and you've already hooked up with another girl?", A soft sensation came over him, and Hachiman felt a weight on his body. The laughing voice of Minami rang beside his ear.
"A classmate from the other class. Why are you calling it hooking up?", Hachiman turned his head and looked at Minami and behind her, Rin, Miura Yumiko, and the others walking over slowly.
"Second-year senpai?", Yuina walked over slowly, and upon hearing that, looked toward the neighboring class, finding the faces unfamiliar, blinking her eyes in confusion.
"Mmm, second-year Asai Saki. She said she needed to talk to me later. What's so surprising about that? Asai-san and Kotegawa-san usually check our uniforms at the school gate, you all should be familiar with her."
Hachiman nodded. Since Miura Yumiko and the others were present, he didn't mention the special relationship between himself and Asai Saki.
If Yuina and the others knew, they'd get excited and want to invite Asai Saki, the disciplinary committee member, to join in the fun.
But if Miura Yumiko found out, she'd just ridicule him and want to correct him.
The biggest problem, though, was still Kotegawa Yui.
"Takasaka-san, impure physical contact is prohibited at school! The teacher is coming soon. Go line up!", Kotegawa Yui, having heard Hachiman mention her, frowned and glanced at the neighboring class already warming up. She walked over with a stern face and forcefully pulled Minami off Hachiman.
"Tch, class hasn't even started yet," Minami looked back at Kotegawa Yui's stern face and curled her lips but didn't argue. She loosened her legs and got off Hachiman.
She wasn't afraid of Kotegawa Yui's lectures, and Kotegawa Yui wouldn't resort to violence.
But if Kotegawa Yui failed to lecture you, she'd tattle, to the disciplinary committee, to the teachers. Then even other disciplinary members who didn't want to interfere would come looking for trouble.
"Hikigaya, did Senpai Asai come to you because of the custom activity? You've been distracted in class or skipping a lot lately. You've already angered Kirisu-sensei. If you keep ignoring the disciplinary committee's guidance and don't reflect and obey the rules, the school will take disciplinary action," After pulling Minami away, Kotegawa Yui stared at Hachiman with a blank face and spoke.
She had also seen Asai Saki earlier. Recently, the disciplinary members were implementing punishment on Hachiman, and she had joined Asai Saki and the others.
However, punishing Hachiman was only a means; the true goal was to make him repent and stop violating school rules to focus on studying.
"Mmm, I know. Sakurai-san and Asai-senpai have already come to see me," Seeing that Kotegawa Yui really knew a little about the custom activity, Hachiman could only nod vaguely.
He couldn't possibly say that Asai Saki and Sakurai Hana were violating school rules when they came to see him.
Given Kotegawa Yui's personality, if she truly knew the truth about the custom activities, she definitely wouldn't be this calm. It's not hard to guess she likely misunderstood something.
"Hachiman, you've got something to talk about with the disciplinary committee later? I was originally going to have you practice with Sugisaki-san. Then we'll just play with Sugisaki-san ourselves," Ijichi Nijika looked a bit disappointed as she glanced at Hachiman and Sugisaki Kasumi beside him after Kotegawa Yui left.
Having gone through the incident on the train with the p*rvert and then discovering Sugisaki's hidden true self, she had wanted to pull Sugisaki into their group for a while now.
But Sugisaki didn't seem interested. After class, she always stayed at her seat reading, never joining their chats.
When they mentioned Hachiman in the changing room, she noticed Sugisaki seemed more interested in Hachiman. She wanted to test if Sugisaki had fallen for him after the train incident, but Hachiman didn't have time this class.
"Yeah, Nijika, you all go ahead. I'm not sure how long it'll take."
Hachiman smiled and nodded, his eyes falling on the now-glasses-less Sugisaki Kasumi.
Before, wearing thick glasses, she looked like a plain, isolated bookworm. But after taking them off, she was a pure and cute black-haired beauty, this kind of dramatic transformation due to glasses is a classic.
However, he still remembered Sugisaki Kasumi had a mission he hadn't completed yet.
["Character Quest – Slave of Desire."]
["Sugisaki Kasumi is a true model student. Though she avoids social activities and seems unremarkable, she studies diligently and tirelessly every day."]
["However, unknowingly, her ever-growing inner desires are reaching a critical point."]
["A dam must eventually release water, or the flood will destroy everything. The more suppressed the desire, the more easily it bursts through the bonds of reason and runs out of control."]
He had no idea what manga or anime Sugisaki Kasumi came from, maybe he'd seen it, maybe not. Probably an obscure one.
But someone this pretty who could trigger a quest and whom he didn't recognize, she was almost certainly a heroine from the 2D World.
And if an 2D World heroine had this kind of rising desire… If left unresolved, she would almost certainly fall into depravity.
Although it didn't show on the surface, he had known many girls who were pure on the outside but full of desire inside, like Ichinose Ayano, Hayase Saki, and Narahashi Miki. The only difference was that he had subdued all of them.
"Hikigaya-kun...", Sugisaki Kasumi didn't know Hachiman was already thinking about how to suppress the overwhelming desire surging inside her. Seeing Hachiman staring at her silently, she shrank her neck again and looked down nervously.
She was grateful that Hikigaya saved her from the p*rvert on the train, but she also knew she couldn't naively fall for him.
Even if he had once been invisible like her in the class, Hikigaya had long since changed. He was now very popular, always surrounded by girls, while she was still the unpopular, invisible, bookworm girl in class.
"Sugisaki-san, don't be nervous. I've got something to handle later, so I won't be able to join this time. You all go ahead and play, there's an even number without me anyway," Seeing that Sugisaki Kasumi seemed a bit anxious, Hachiman smiled and reassured her.
Gabriel hadn't returned yet, and with Sugisaki Kasumi joining in, the extra number worked out perfectly. He could go find Asai Saki without leaving anyone out.
The normie trio, the gyaru trio, and Ichinose Honami who was hanging back made seven people. With Sugisaki Kasumi, it made eight, perfect for pairing up.
"Eh? Hikigaya-kun, you didn't know? Yumiko usually goes to play with the neighboring class."
Kitagawa Marin blinked her big eyes, realizing Hachiman didn't seem to know much about Yumiko.
"Neighboring class? Yumiko doesn't play with you guys?"
Hachiman looked at Miura Yumiko in confusion. Yumiko crossed her arms and huffed, saying nothing.
"Yumiko plays with us sometimes, but not always. Even though she didn't join the tennis club, she's really skilled. During tennis class, she often practices with the regulars from the club."
Seeing Miura Yumiko being all tsundere again, Kitagawa Marin and Ijichi Nijika pointed toward a girl in the neighboring class holding a tennis racket, reminding Hachiman that their good friend Yumiko was genuinely good at tennis, not just boasting.
"Look, that girl in the other class is the tennis club's ace."
"Hmm?"
Hachiman followed Nijika and Marin's gaze toward the girl and heard the system prompt ringing in his ear, it seemed to be another 2D World heroine.
["Ding~"]
["Character card detected—Kitamura Kae."]
Looking at the neighboring class's girl with delicate features, slender arms, and strong, long legs, a thoughtful look passed through Hachiman's eyes.
According to Sakurai Hana and Asai Saki, aside from them, there were also Kitamura Chika from second year and Ryuuzaki Hina from third year, both disciplinary committee members, who were supposed to "punish" him with custom activities.
Disciplinary committee member Ryuuzaki Hina handled communication between the student council and the disciplinary committee, passing on school assignments, while Kitamura Chika wasn't just a committee member, she was also a key player in the tennis club.
Kitamura Kae and Kitamura Chika had the same last name and were both in the tennis club. Were they protagonists of the same story?
Or were they like Ichinose Honami and Ichinose Ayano, simply related?
He couldn't recall much about Kitamura Kae's name, maybe he read her original story, maybe not, but tennis club plots in the 2D World were mostly similar: pure when pure, wild when wild.
Since the system hadn't triggered any mission, she was probably still fine for now.
Later, when Asai Saki came to him, he could ask about the relationship between Kitamura Chika and Kitamura Kae, maybe it would jog his memory.
"Looks like Yumiko really is impressive. Good thing I didn't bet with her, otherwise I'd be doomed."
Hachiman didn't rush to ask Miura Yumiko and the others about Kitamura Kae. Instead, he smiled and nodded toward Ijichi Nijika and the others, glanced at Miura Yumiko, who was raising her chin proudly, and got in line with the group to begin warmups under the late-arriving PE teacher.
After stretching, the PE teacher had class president Ruriko Tsubaki lead them to run two laps around the field, then briefly introduced some basic tennis movements and serving techniques before dismissing them to pair up for practice.
Those who liked tennis would join the club. In class, it was enough to teach a bit and let students practice freely, other types of PE classes were similar. Even serving as club advisors, PE teachers had it easy.
Of course, compared to being a PE teacher, he still preferred being a househusband, the man behind them.
"Hachiman, we're going to practice with Yumiko first. Later, when Yumiko goes to spar with the neighboring class's Kitamura-san, you can come practice with us."
"Yeah, little Hiki, once you're done, don't forget to come play with us~"
"Of course. You all go ahead. I'll join you later."
During free time, Ijichi Nijika and Yuina both greeted Hachiman before picking up rackets and pairing off for practice.
To avoid the bold Asai Saki rushing over and doing something crazy in public, Hachiman decided to go to the neighboring class himself.
PE classes usually included multiple classes together, and when pairing up, many students partnered with friends from other classes, so his action didn't stand out.
But recently, he had been seen walking around campus with various pretty girls, especially the elf princess Aelise, the mermaid diva Elio, and now rumors spread that he was the only guy on the disciplinary committee's blacklist. Every committee member targeted him, so naturally, many students noticed him.
Ignoring the stares, Hachiman made his way toward Asai Saki's spot, casually observing the students around.
He had to once again sigh, the average appearance level of girls at Sobu High was seriously high. So many pretty girls even in first year, and quite a few in second year. Third year was unlikely to be lacking.
The total number of beauties across all three years was astonishing.
Luckily, Sobu High's enforcement of discipline was much stricter than in the original story. Every class selected one or two beauties to serve as disciplinary committee members to set an example. Otherwise, with the number of 2D World characters at Sobu High, the place would've fallen long ago.
"Hikigaya-kun, you're here? Wait a second, I'll call over Kitamura!"
As Hachiman approached Asai Saki, who was chatting with someone, her eyes lit up. Just as she was about to walk over, she stopped and jogged to the side, pulling over a short-haired, slightly tanned, busty girl.
"Kitamura? Kitamura Chika?", Hachiman's eyes flickered as he silently looked at Kitamura Chika, who had just been dragged over.
Just like Asai Saki, Kitamura Chika's figure couldn't be hidden even under loose gym clothes.
He had just been thinking of asking Asai Saki about Kitamura Chika and Kitamura Kae, and unexpectedly, Kitamura Chika was in the same class, and now even got pulled over for custom activities.
"Mmm, Hikigaya-kun, since you said no to Kotegawa, then we'll trouble Kitamura-san to keep watch," Asai Saki leaned in and whispered into Hachiman's ear.
Originally, she thought involving someone who seemed proper would be extra exciting, but since Hikigaya found it troublesome, they'd just switch. Coincidentally, Kitamura Chika, also involved in custom activities, was in her class, so she brought her over.
"Hikigaya-kun, nice to meet you. I'm in charge of your case too, just like Asai-san. Let's get along~", Kitamura Chika scratched the back of her head. Seeing Hachiman looking at her made her blush slightly, but she still greeted him generously.
Unlike Sakurai Hana, who was reluctantly dragged in, or Ryuuzaki Hina, who kept hiding, Kitamura Chika was the type of disciplinary committee member who leaned toward using this opportunity to date. She didn't dislike Hachiman, she just hadn't expected Asai Saki to pull her in during PE class.
She had actually been thinking of finding her own chance to approach him.
"Nice to meet you, Kitamura-san."
Hachiman withdrew his gaze from Kitamura Chika and nodded with a smile.
Kitamura Chika seemed to be just one of the disciplinary committee heroines and didn't have much connection with the tennis club's Kitamura Kae, probably more like Ichinose Ayano and Ichinose Honami.
If he wanted to know more about Kitamura Kae, he'd need to ask Kitamura Chika. Asai Saki probably didn't have useful info on that.
"Time is short, let's talk more later during the break!"
Seeing that Hachiman and Kitamura Chika had exchanged greetings, Asai Saki didn't let them keep chatting. She immediately pulled both of them and headed toward the gym storage room.
Among the lingering crowd from Class 1-F, Kotegawa Yui stared fixedly at Hachiman being pulled by Asai Saki and Kitamura Chika toward the area with fewer people.
'Senpai-Asai is so diligent?'
They even take time during class to educate Hachiman?
And Hachiman doesn't even look like he's resisting… Looks like we really do need experienced senpai disciplinary members to take action.
"Kotegawa-san, can we practice together?"
"…Okay."
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