"If you're worried that having more of them will affect our standing around Hachiman, we just need to select those who are understanding, gentle, considerate, and have good personalities to join us."
"...", Kaede fell into deep thought.
Although Suzu often speaks sophistry, sophistry isn't completely without reason.
'This guy Hachiman is so close to Hiratsuka-sensei, taking so many of us to play guidance games in the Student Guidance Room. Plus, Hiratsuka Shizuka, that black-haired, long-haired beauty, fits Hachiman's standard for a househusband perfectly; nine times out of ten, he'll hook up with her.'
She wasn't clear about the relationship between Hanamori Kotomi and Hachiman, but judging from what Kashima Risako said, there seem to be quite a few shady things going on too.
Hanamori Kotomi and Kashima Risako are both very popular among the students, well-liked by them. Becoming both teacher-figures and friends with them, she doesn't really like them that much.
'Wait, let me think about who else might be suitable. Having too few people might make them feel uncomfortable after joining, so it's better to find more girls who are busty but lack brains to help out.'
'Understanding, gentle, considerate, good personality...'
'Teacher Mikado Ryoko, Teacher Kisaragi Miyuki, Teacher Rishu Chino, Teacher Shizumi Suzune, Teacher Mizuho Kagami, Teacher Ebihara Urara, uh...'
'No, no, Teacher Ebihara Urara already has a fiancé, can't consider her.'
"...", Watching Kaede, who was fooled by Suzu, Rurikawa Tsubaki wanted to speak but stopped, then stopped but wanted to speak again.
She didn't know if Kaede was afraid of Iris or afraid of Hikigaya-kun, to actually be seriously considering this kind of thing.
But she really couldn't say much, after all, she was pulled in by Iris exactly like this back then.
Transformed from Kaede's campus best friend into a lifelong best friend.
Although her position as a lover was a bit awkward, not only did she have to stand on Kaede and Suzu's side, but she also had to consider the bottom line of Iris and the others, and usually had to cover the household living expenses.
It wasn't that she disliked this kind of life; speaking of which, she did have plenty of things to do, but in truth, everyone knew their own limits, so there was nothing for her to worry about.
She really enjoyed her current life with Kaede and the others. She didn't have to worry about family matters, could just focus on enjoying campus life, and was happier and more joyful than before.
The only thing she couldn't quite get used to was always being caught between Iris and Kaede, not knowing who to help.
Facing Hikigaya-kun, who was once just a good childhood friend but was now also her lover, she still couldn't help feeling shy.
Rurikawa Tsubaki, not knowing what she thought of, bit her moist cherry lips tightly with her shell-like teeth, gently stroking her sleek, black, shoulder-length hair.
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While the Student Council President Kaede was considering the Teacher Assistance Plan, Hachiman was still sitting in the Student Guidance Room and hadn't left.
As for Hanamori Kotomi and Hiratsuka Shizuka... naturally, they hadn't left either. The two of them sat on the reception sofa, facing Hachiman.
Because Hachiman had used invisibility magic, they remained in the Student Guidance Room undiscovered by Kashima Risako.
It's just that after watching the Service Club's activity results presentation all afternoon, both their expressions were somewhat dazed.
Hanamori Kotomi had already been shocked at noon in the Service Club, and had her head stroked by Hachiman for so long, so her ability to accept things had greatly improved now. She was just particularly astonished by Hachiman's seemingly never-tiring stamina.
Did she skip physiology class? Or did she zone out and miss something?
Why was there such a big gap between what she knew about physiology and Hikigaya-kun? Even though it was already noon, how could it last the entire afternoon.
'Or is Hikigaya-kun the only one so special?'
Hanamori Kotomi sat upright on the sofa, her hands pressed on her tight, firm stocking-clad thighs, her eyes slightly lowered and her gaze drifting, not quite daring to look at Hachiman, who had just let the student council members leave, afraid that Hachiman would treat her as the final snack and eat her up bit by bit.
Different from Hanamori Kotomi, who was shocked by Hachiman's stamina, Hiratsuka Shizuka, as the Service Club's advisor teacher, was more concerned about the relationships between those girls and Hachiman.
It wasn't that she wasn't surprised by Hachiman's physique, but once she thought about how many of those girls were introduced by her herself, she couldn't help but question her life.
'Are young people these days this easy when it comes to dating?'
'How long has it been? How did this guy Hikigaya win them all over?'
'No, this isn't dating either, who dates so many people at once.'
Although she relied on the strong professional ethics of a student guidance teacher, forcibly endured the shyness and embarrassment of being single for many years, and tried her best to observe the demeanor of every girl.
But she never saw any forced dissatisfaction, resentment, or pain on their faces.
Due to reasons like position, number of people, etc., they did show a bit of emotions like jealousy, envy, etc., but considering their relationship with Hachiman was one of being completely open and knowing each other thoroughly, these minor emotions didn't count for much.
Sakurase Shino, Hayase Saki, Uenohara Ayano... These problematic students, full of autism, social anxiety, pessimistic thoughts, gave her immense headaches to deal with. But putting aside their personality issues, and just talking about looks and figure, they were definitely very popular girls.
She originally thought it was impressive enough that Hachiman successfully guided them, but now, one after another, they've all been hooked by Hachiman.
Does this count as taking advantage of their weakness? But from what she understood, these problematic students have been in very good states recently, teachers from various subjects said they seem much brighter, not as headache-inducing as before.
Hiratsuka Shizuka's mood was extremely complicated. All she could say was, thankfully, this guy Hikigaya might be fickle, but he doesn't deceive girls. Since this is a matter of mutual consent, she couldn't really say much.
'Just, won't this situation of openly maintaining a harem lead to a showdown?'
If Hachiman abandons them later, the entire Sobu High will explode.
Although she was even more puzzled that among this batch after batch of students, she never saw the figure of Yukinoshita Yukino, only saw Ichinose Ayano, Ichinose Honami, Horigome China, and a few others.
It wasn't that she wanted to see Yukinoshita Yukino, the younger sister Yukinoshita Haruno entrusted to her care.
But clearly Yukinoshita Yukino was the earliest to join the Service Club as vice-president, and those who joined later like Hayase Saki, Ichinose Ayano, etc., all joined.
In the entire Service Club, besides the friendless Yukinoshita Yukino, it seems only the music student with severe social anxiety, Gotou Hitori, and Yuigahama Yui, who was hospitalized for a month right after school started and hasn't been attending for long, are left.
'Yukinoshita Yukino, Yuigahama Yui, Gotou Hitori... they wouldn't be being excluded, would they?'
Hiratsuka Shizuka was startled by this sudden thought of hers.
'Since when did not being pulled into an orgy become bullying?'
'This Service Club has major problems!'
"Anyway, that's all for today. The tennis club has a request for me to help with today. If you have other matters, you can come to the Service Club with a request tomorrow."
Hachiman, looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka and the other, who had received too much information today and whose brains were about to short-circuit, stood up, patted Hanamori Kotomi's head, and teleported away.
"Of course, if you really want to know what I'm doing, you can press the empathy button. See you tomorrow~"
"See you tomorrow...", Hanamori Kotomi stared blankly at the spot where Hachiman had disappeared, raised her hand and touched the black choker accessory on her neck.
Both she and Hiratsuka Shizuka had been given empathy chokers by the elf princess Iris, and were told about their function.
Although Iris didn't press the empathy button for them, only let them watch from the sidelines, she also told them that this thing was just hard to remove, and if they didn't press it randomly, it was just an ordinary choker accessory.
Whether to press it or not was up to them; they could even use it secretly under the covers and no one would know.
"This guy Hikigaya is getting bolder and bolder," Hiratsuka Shizuka, seeing Hachiman pat Hanamori Kotomi's hair again, raised an eyebrow, stood up, found a pair of scissors on the messy desk, grabbed the empathy choker around her neck with one hand and tried to cut it forcefully with the other.
But the seemingly delicate black choker's quality wasn't poor at all. Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't even cut it directly; she even rubbed it with the scissors for a long time without seeing any white mark on the black choker.
"Forget it, as long as we don't touch it, it should be fine."
After struggling for a while without making any impact on the black choker, Hiratsuka Shizuka temporarily set aside her frustration, turned to look at Hanamori Kotomi, who was still sitting blankly on the sofa, and deliberately reminded her.
"Kotomi, don't be fooled by Hikigaya. You've seen how fickle he is. So many girls have been taken in; you can't be fooled and led by the nose by him too."
Hachiman, Hayase Saki, Sakurase Shino, and the others are all students. Iris is an elf princess with special privileges. As long as no lives are lost, many things can be resolved slowly. But Hanamori Kotomi is different.
Once involved, if anything happens, Hanamori Kotomi will be the first one pushed out to take the blame.
As everyone knows, elves are an utterly pure race. It can't possibly be the elf princess seducing Hachiman, right? It must be Hanamori Kotomi's educational failure that led to so many students, including the elf princess, being deceived by Hachiman.
Although she knew the truth, that everything had begun after the elf princess sought Hachiman's help, alas, no one would believe her even if she said it.
"Senior Hiratsuka, don't worry! I don't have that kind of relationship with Hikigaya-kun. He always calls me an idiot; I won't be fooled by him!", Hearing the implication in Hiratsuka Shizuka's words, Hanamori Kotomi's face flushed red, and she hurriedly explained.
Was she someone that easy to fool? No matter what, she was an adult. At noon, it was only because she had a request for Hikigaya-kun that she acted like that.
If it were normal interaction, she would absolutely not be deceived by Hikigaya-kun.
Regarding Hanamori Kotomi's situation, Hiratsuka Shizuka remained noncommittal.
You must know, from the very beginning, she suspected that Hanamori Kotomi and Hachiman had an unusual relationship. Now, even after seeing Hachiman's so fickle behavior, Hanamori Kotomi didn't even show any dislike towards him, still letting him pat her head before leaving.
She couldn't help but suspect if Hanamori Kotomi was really an idiot?
Unfortunately, this kind of thing is based on mutual consent. Even though she knew it was wrong, she couldn't forcibly stop Hanamori Kotomi, could only remind her a few more times.
Forget it, this kind of thing isn't like school bullying; no need to dwell on it so much. What was she, a student guidance teacher, doing worrying about other people's romances? Her own marriage prospects were still uncertain.
Since it's based on mutual consent, it can only be considered a violation of school discipline. Let the discipline committee handle it themselves.
Although it seems like the discipline committee members were the ones handled by Hachiman.
Hiratsuka Shizuka patted her face, trying hard to shake away the images of those few discipline committee members lying on the sofa with their expressive faces, and left the Student Guidance Room with Hanamori Kotomi for the main teachers' office.
Although the Student Guidance Room was clean now, in her heart, her Student Guidance Room was already dirty.
If she hadn't witnessed it personally, she would never have known what her seemingly clean, tidy, and spotless Student Guidance Room had actually gone through this afternoon.
'The messy desk, the overturned bookshelf, the coffee table buckling under the weight...'
'Stop! Can't think about it anymore! If I keep thinking, I won't be able to look directly at my Student Guidance Room anymore!'
'From now on, just don't let other teachers borrow the Student Guidance Room!'
'Now I should properly think about the home visits after the exams!'
To be honest, originally she was just worried that Kirisu Mafuyu would anger Hachiman and cause trouble, but now she was truly worried that Kirisu Mafuyu's home visit to the Hikigaya household would result in casualties.
'Should we just not do the home visit?'
'But Kirisu probably wouldn't agree...'
'Or perhaps... find more teachers to go together for the home visit?'
If there were unfamiliar teachers present, Hikigaya would probably restrain himself a bit.
Hiratsuka Shizuka walked into the main teachers' office with Hanamori Kotomi, heading towards Kirisu Mafuyu while observing the teachers in this large office.
Mizuho Kagami, Kisaragi Miyuki, Ebihara Urara, Tachibana Hina, Hoshinomiya Chie, Chabashira Sae, cheerful and energetic, serious and strict, gentle and quiet, teachers of all personalities were here. None of them taught Hachiman's class, usually had little to no contact with him, so they definitely wouldn't be deceived by Hachiman.
However, having so many teachers visit the Hikigaya home together wasn't very appropriate either. People who didn't know might think Hachiman had done something wrong.
How about... they still do the home visit, but don't enter the Hikigaya home? Use the reason that there are too many of them and they have things to do later, and just have a brief chat at the door before leaving.
She remembered that the transferred students and teachers from Advanced Nurturing High School, as well as the newly joined teachers, all lived in the same apartment building as Kirisu Mafuyu. They could use the excuse of welcoming the new teachers to hold a gathering and invite everyone to come.
With so many of them walking together, Hachiman wouldn't be able to do anything to her and Kirisu Mafuyu.
"Kirisu-sensei, how about we hold a teacher welcome party at your place after the home visit on Friday? To welcome the newly joined Tachibana-sensei, Chabashira-sensei, Hoshinomiya-sensei, and the others."
Hiratsuka Shizuka arrived in front of Kirisu Mafuyu's seat, asking while looking at Mizuho Kagami at the adjacent seat.
"I remember Mizuho-sensei also joined Sobu High this year, right? Would you like to come too?"
"Teacher welcome party? Yes, yes! Senior Hiratsuka, I want to join too!", Mizuho Kagami, sitting next to Kirisu Mafuyu, immediately turned around and raised her hand upon hearing there was a teacher event, her face full of excitement to participate.
"I haven't had a meal with Kirisu-sensei privately yet, and I've never been to Kirisu-sensei's home either."
She was a new teacher and had been waiting for this kind of gathering to deepen bonds with her seniors.
It's just that her neighbor was the strict and rigid Kirisu Mafuyu, and there were no other seniors around to take her under their wing, so she had only been chatting with teachers in the office to build relationships, never participated in a large workplace gathering privately, at most having meals with one or two female teachers.
"Hold a gathering at Kirisu-sensei's place? With us and the new teachers, the number isn't small. Would it cause trouble for Kirisu-sensei?", Ebihara Urara, a quiet and dignified female teacher with straight black hair in a hime-cut style, who had been somewhat troubled recently because her fiancé had vanished without a trace, also wanted to have a drink with colleagues to relieve her boredom.
However, considering their numbers were a bit large, and Kirisu Mafuyu usually acted rather aloof, she couldn't help but hesitate.
"No problem, no problem. My room and Sae-chan's are right next door. At worst, we can drink at our place. It's the weekend anyway; if anyone gets drunk, they can just sleep over," Hoshinomiya Chie, a teacher who transferred from Advanced Nurturing High School, seeing the situation, immediately invited Ebihara Urara and the others to her room to hang out.
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