Chapter 272 Kushida: Are you surprised? Are you shocked?
"How could I not hesitate? After all, I'm just an inexperienced little... hmph!"
Perhaps because they had just shared such intimate skinship, Ichinose Honami spoke without restraint, her words even becoming somewhat suggestive.
Hachiman's eyes flickered, and the expression on his face was truly difficult to maintain.
"Hachiman, you hypocrite! You were clearly moaning over there last night, looking like you were enjoying yourself so much~"
Honami couldn't help but roll her eyes at him.
"Cough, cough! Let's just stop discussing this topic."
Hachiman put on a feigned expression of seriousness.
"Alright, I'll stop teasing you. While everyone else is still asleep, I'll see you out first."
Honami took the lead and opened the door, poking her head out to scan left and right. After confirming the hallway was empty, she beckoned to Hachiman behind her.
Hachiman followed on tiptoe, acting stealthily.
When they reached the stairwell, they found that the electronic lock had already been deactivated, allowing for free entry and exit.
"Hachiman-kun, I'll leave you here.
Once you get back, remember to wash up properly~"
Honami blinked playfully, her words full of teasing.
"You too, Honami."
Hachiman's gaze drifted slightly downward.
During such "intense exercise," it was inevitable that some... remnants might have been left behind.
"Ugh!"
Honami understood instantly. She instinctively shielded her front with her hands and, with a blushing face, said huffily, "Hachiman, you pervert!"
'If we're talking about being a pervert, weren't you the one who made the first move?'
But saying that out loud would be a serious lack of emotional intelligence. Hachiman chose to preserve Honami's dignity and didn't argue.
Honami also seemed to realize that her actions regarding that matter had been somewhat lacking in ladylike decorum.
"I—I'm going back now!"
With that, she fled back to her dormitory room and shut the door.
"Women, they really are..."
Hachiman didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he pressed the elevator button.
Ding~
The elevator doors opened.
What met his eyes was the figure of a tall, silver-haired senpai.
Hachiman's expression instantly froze, and he instinctively took a tactical step backward.
"Oh?"
Kiryuin Fuka glanced up at the display showing the 8th floor, and a subtle, cold smirk curled onto her lips.
"Interesting!"
Before the elevator doors could close, Kiryuin Fuka pressed her hand against the "Open" button.
"G-good morning, Kiryuin-senpai.
You must be heading down for your morning workout, right?
I won't disturb you then."
Hachiman tried his best to appear calm.
"No disturbance at all. I'm quite free right now."
Kiryuin Fuka sized him up with great interest.
"Sorry, I just remembered I have something to do. I won't take the elevator yet."
Hachiman planned to wait for the next one.
"I'm quite curious. What business does a kouhai have in the girls' dormitory so early in the morning?"
Kiryuin Fuka narrowed her eyes and said meaningfully, "Actually, there's another possibility: that you stayed overnight in the girls' dormitory."
"H-how is that possible!"
Hachiman denied it righteously.
"Boys are prohibited from staying in the girls' dormitory after 10:00 PM. That is a clearly stated rule!"
"Aren't rules made to be broken?"
Kiryuin Fuka kept her hand on the button and continued, "Kouhai, are you sure you want to keep having this conversation here?"
It was currently 6:45 AM. People were starting to wake up one after another.
Hachiman's ears picked up slight movements from some of the rooms; someone could step out at any moment!
Kiryuin Fuka had an expression that said, "If you don't come in, I'll just keep waiting," silently asking what he would do when people arrived.
Left with no choice, Hachiman obediently stepped into the elevator.
"That's more like it~"
Kiryuin Fuka casually draped an arm over his shoulder and poked his cheek with her finger.
"To think you have such a herbivorous face, but you're a total carnivore!"
"Sorry, I don't understand what you're talking about, Senpai."
Hachiman refused to admit anything and pressed the button for the 4th floor.
Ding~
Upon reaching the 4th floor, Hachiman stepped out.
To his surprise, Kiryuin Fuka actually followed him out onto the 4th floor.
This left him completely bewildered.
"Wait, Kiryuin-senpai?
What are you doing in the boys' dormitory?"
Kiryuin Fuka replied sarcastically, "I'm doing in the boys' dormitory exactly what you were doing in the girls' dormitory."
Hachiman shot back irritably, "This is nothing but a Kiyū—a groundless worry. So, what? Are you going to follow me all the way to Kyiv, too?"
"The capital of Ukraine? Kyiv? Knes?"
Kiryuin Fuka frowned. "I don't get what you mean."
'So you know English and Russian. How impressive. Too bad you don't understand the profound depths of character puns.'
Hachiman didn't explain, keeping her in the dark as he turned to walk away.
Tap, tap, tap~
Tap, tap, tap~
Hearing the footsteps following close behind, Hachiman couldn't help but look back. "Kiryuin-senpai, why are you following me?"
"Because I'm curious."
Kiryuin Fuka's eyes sparkled with sharp curiosity.
"If I said the reason I stayed in the girls' dormitory was because I was studying too late and missed the curfew without realizing it, would you believe me?" Hachiman explained helplessly.
"I believe you.
But what I'm curious about isn't that. It's that riddle you mentioned about the capital of Ukraine."
Kiryuin Fuka looked dead serious.
"Senpai, I've realized you're the type of person who takes things way too literally!"
Hachiman looked utterly speechless.
"Yes, I don't allow anyone to speak in riddles in front of me."
Kiryuin Fuka nodded with her hands on her hips.
Hachiman arrived at the door to room 404, but he really didn't want her to follow him in. "Senpai, are you sure you want to discuss this here?"
"I don't mind.
Anyway, the housing regulations don't say anything about girls staying in the boys' dormitory."
Kiryuin Fuka spoke with total confidence.
'This is so unfair!!'
"Kouhai, you wouldn't want others to know I came to your room so early in the morning, would you?"
'WDF?
It was bad enough being threatened in the girls' dorm, but now you're threatening me in the boys' dorm too?
Is this even logical?'
Hachiman complained wildly in his mind.
But he had to admit, the real world was just that unfair!
"Kiryuin-senpai, aren't you afraid of strange rumors?"
Hachiman helplessly opened the door and invited her in.
"It doesn't matter.
A beauty like me is always surrounded by various legends."
Kiryuin Fuka made herself at home. As soon as she entered, she sat on the sofa and gestured for him to serve his guest.
Hachiman's forehead was covered in black lines, but to get rid of her, he took a can of Max Coffee and a box of cookies from the fridge, trying to shut her up.
Unexpectedly, as Fuka was eating, she suddenly sniffed the air around him and immediately showed a look of disgust. "Your body smells like se—"
"STOP!"
Hachiman was quick. He grabbed a cookie and forcibly stuffed it into her mouth.
"I'm going to shower now!
Kiryuin-senpai, please make yourself at home!"
Without waiting for a response, Hachiman rushed into the bathroom and locked the door.
"What an interesting kouhai."
Kiryuin Fuka wasn't polite and began eating and drinking on the spot.
Fifteen minutes later.
Hachiman finished washing up, confirming there was no lingering scent on him.
Then, he realized a serious problem!
Because he had been in such a rush to run into the bathroom, he had forgotten to bring clean clothes!
What now?
Should he ask Kiryuin-senpai to help him get them?
What a joke!
With her "fun-seeker" personality, she would 100% turn it into a spectacle!
"Hey, Kouhai.
Why are you taking so long? I'm still waiting for you to explain that riddle!"
Kiryuin Fuka urged him.
"..."
Hachiman was suddenly at a loss.
"Heh~ Could it be... you forgot to bring your clothes?"
Kiryuin Fuka's eyes shifted. She seemed to have realized his predicament, and a playful smile appeared on her face. "Hehehehehe~~"
"Um, Kiryuin-senpai?
Could you please look away for a moment?"
Hachiman opened the bathroom door just a crack, only to find her staring right at him without any shame.
"Just come out!
Let me take a look at the rumored 'Great Demon King' of the first years!
To be able to capture the hearts of so many girls at once, your 'strength' must be quite significant, right?"
Kiryuin Fuka didn't look embarrassed at all, adopting a purely observational attitude.
"Senpai, aren't you just being a pervert now?"
Hachiman said indignantly.
"According to Japanese law, whether a man peeps at a woman's naked body or exposes his own naked body to a woman, both are considered public indecency," Kiryuin Fuka explained with a straight face.
"What kind of bullshit law is that?! Just perish already, world!!!"
Hachiman was on the verge of tears.
He took a towel and wrapped it around his waist, barely covering his "base."
However, right at that moment, there was a knock on the door of 404.
"Good morning~ Hachiman, it's me."
"!!!"
Hachiman's face changed instantly. He rushed out of the bathroom, about to tell Kiryuin Fuka not to make a sound.
Click~
Kiryuin Fuka didn't make a sound, but she did go to open the door!
Step, step, step~
"I brought you breakfast! Are you surprised? Are you shock—ed?"
Kushida Kikyo was holding breakfast in both hands, and the smile on her face froze instantly.
"...You even have girls bringing you breakfast. You're quite lucky, Kouhai," Kiryuin Fuka teased.
"You're... Kiryuin-senpai from Year 2, Class B?!"
Kushida Kikyo was startled.
She wondered why the second year's famous "Beautiful Sister" would appear in Hachiman's room so early in the morning.
Could it be that she stayed over last night?
Impossible!
Absolutely impossible!
Hachiman isn't that kind of person!
Kushida Kikyo shifted her gaze, landing on Hachiman, who had just walked out of the bathroom wrapped in only a towel.
Boom!
Kushida Kikyo felt as if she had been struck by lightning!
"Nice chest and abdominal muscles."
Kiryuin Fuka sized up Hachiman's physique without any hesitation. Her gaze drifted lower, and her expression changed slightly.
"It's actually standing up? Was last night's battle not thorough enough?"
Boom!
Kushida Kikyo was struck by a second bolt of lightning!
Her legs gave way, and she collapsed to the floor in a "duck sit" position. She looked up with vacant eyes, as if her soul had drifted away!
At this moment, Hachiman had a thousand words to say, but they all turned into a long sigh: "Sigh—"
He silently grabbed his clean clothes and went back into the bathroom.
A few moments later.
He returned to the living room fully dressed.
"Kikyo, wake up."
Hachiman shook the out-of-body Kushida Kikyo.
"Tsk~ this kouhai girl's mental state is too weak."
Kiryuin Fuka showed a look of disdain.
"Kiryuin-senpai, I beg you, please say as little as possible!"
Hachiman took out his phone and transferred 100,000 Private Points to her on the spot.
"What's this?
Hush money? I have no intention of extorting you!"
Kiryuin Fuka raised an eyebrow, sounding slightly displeased.
"It's compensation.
Consider it compensation for polluting your eyes, Senpai."
Hachiman understood how the world worked.
"You kid... you really are a talent!"
Kiryuin Fuka's furrowed brow relaxed, and the corners of her mouth curled up.
"Fine, I'll accept this tribute!
After graduation, when I start my own company, there'll be a spot for you!"
"Thank you, but I think I'll pass."
Hachiman expressed his "deeply moved refusal."
"Ha~ don't be so quick to conclude.
Providing for women is very expensive, especially when you're providing for several."
Kiryuin Fuka winked at him.
"Senpai, you're so humorous."
Hachiman just thought she was a crazy woman talking nonsense!
With much effort, he finally managed to usher Kiryuin Fuka out like a departing deity.
Kushida Kikyo finally snapped back to reality.
"Hachiman...?"
Kushida Kikyo looked him up and down blankly. Seeing him fully dressed, she breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems I was hallucinating just now.
Hachiman, shirtless, being with Kiryuin-senpai..."
Hachiman said with a straight face, "None of that happened!"
"Kikyo, is something wrong with your head?"
Hachiman touched her forehead with a look of concern.
"Stop playing dumb with me!"
Kushida Kikyo instantly turned into a fierce she-devil, glaring at him with eyes full of rage. "Explain everything about you and Kiryuin-senpai!"
"It was an accident..."
Hachiman explained how he had accidentally run into Kiryuin-senpai in the elevator and was then pestered by her all the way back to his room.
"Why would Kiryuin-senpai follow you back to your room?
Are you two very close?
I feel like there are a lot of suspicious points here..."
Kushida Kikyo stared at him suspiciously.
"Hey~ what's so strange about it?
With your information-gathering skills, you surely know what kind of person this senpai is.
Just like Koenji, she has a strange personality and completely unpredictable behavior."
While Hachiman was stalling with words, he opened the breakfast.
"Wow~ it's actually beef porridge. I'm digging in."
However, Kushida Kikyo wouldn't let it go: "Wait! You haven't explained why you were showering so early in the morning!"
"The beef smells so good."
"Hachiman, explain!"
"Kikyo-chan~ open wide."
"Ah~"
Kushida Kikyo instinctively opened her mouth.
Especially when she saw Hachiman feeding her with his own spoon, her cheeks couldn't help but turn burning hot.
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