"I'll take you to move desks and chairs. Coincidentally, my club in the special building has extra chairs and desks."
There were many abandoned classrooms in Sobu High, and plenty of desks and chairs. However, if they were needed for immediate use, it was naturally impossible to choose those covered in thick dust that still needed to be cleaned.
However, before Ichinose Honami could nod in agreement, Kirisu Mafuyu, who should have left after class, stepped up in high heels, her face expressionless as she looked at Hachiman.
"Hikigaya-kun, please come with me to the student guidance office."
"Uh..."
Hachiman looked at Kirisu Mafuyu's retreating back after she finished speaking, noticing the gazes of those around him. He couldn't help but feel a bit helpless.
He originally thought Kirisu Mafuyu was here to call Ichinose Honami for moving desks and chairs, but unexpectedly, she had come to trouble him.
"What happened, little Hikigaya? Did you tease the new transfer student in class and get caught by little Mafuyu?"
Yuina walked over, asking while curiously looking at Hachiman and Ichinose Honami, who was sitting between him and Gabriel.
'What is going on?'
'Why is the new transfer student sitting between little Hikigaya and his beloved Gabriel?'
"I just chatted with Honami-san a little during class and got caught by little Mafuyu. I wasn't teasing anyone," Hachiman explained helplessly but didn't take Kirisu Mafuyu's matter too seriously.
Kirisu Mafuyu was a strict teacher, but she was also a responsible and caring one.
There was no way she would call his parents over such a trivial matter. At most, he would be taken to the student guidance office for a few lectures.
And the student guidance office, now that was his territory.
"Sorry, I shouldn't have asked so many questions. Let me go with you and explain to the teacher," Ichinose Honami apologized to Hachiman sincerely.
It was obvious that Kirisu Mafuyu was calling Hachiman over because they had been chatting during class.
As one of the involved parties, she wasn't being called in like Hachiman, which made her feel even more guilty.
"This has nothing to do with you. I was the one who wrote in my notebook and started the conversation with you."
Hachiman shook his head with a smile.
"Don't worry about the teacher. The only problem is that I was going to take you to my club to move desks and chairs, but now I don't have time."
"No need, no need! That would trouble you too much, Hikigaya-kun. I can move them myself," Hearing that Hachiman was still thinking about the desk and chair situation at this moment, Ichinose Honami quickly waved her hands in refusal.
No wonder the elf princess from another world had such a good relationship with Hikigaya-kun. If it were her, she would also like to be friends with him.
"It's fine. I'll go help move them. I'll guide Honami there."
"Huh?", Ichinose Honami looked at Gabriel, who had remained silent throughout the class. Hearing her speak suddenly, she was momentarily stunned.
"Then let's help too!"
Minami, Rin, and Yuina exchanged glances and spoke in unison.
"Eh? It's just desks and chairs. We don't need that many people, right?", Ichinose Honami hadn't expected her classmates to be so enthusiastic right after she transferred. Before coming, she had worried about not being able to fit into the class since school had already been in session for over a month.
After all, she was well aware of the small clique culture in school. Once a month had passed, class cliques were already established, making it hard to integrate.
"We've been to little Hikigaya's club before. Let's go now! Little Hikigaya, you can go play with little Mafuyu~", Yuina and the others didn't give Ichinose Honami a chance to refuse. They directly pulled her and Gabriel along, waving at Hachiman before leaving the classroom.
They were quite curious why Ichinose Honami had been sitting between little Hikigaya and Gabriel. Plus, Gabriel hadn't talked much with little Hikigaya today, so they figured this was a good chance to get some information.
Although their seats weren't ideal for observing Gabriel and little Hikigaya all the time, since they sat at the front, they knew Ichinose Honami sat right next to Gabriel now.
Ichinose Honami seemed to have a great personality. If they could pull her into their Gabriel conquest plan, then little Hikigaya's love story might finally come to a happy ending.
On the left was the blonde rival, Yumiko. On the right was the pink-haired best friend, Ichinose Honami. Add in their support team as well...
"The Gabriel Conquest Plan" filming is about to begin.
"Looks like I don't need to worry about it anymore," Seeing Ichinose Honami and Gabriel getting dragged away by Yuina and the other gyaru girls, Hachiman glanced in Ichinose Ayano's direction, sighed, and left the classroom as well.
He knew there was a connection between Ichinose Ayano and Ichinose Honami. Maybe even a deeper reason why Ichinose Ayano had approached him, aiming to replace her father's position.
But for now, he would let Ichinose Ayano go and focus on Kirisu Mafuyu first.
As for Ichinose Ayano, he would deal with her together with Ichinose Honami later.
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[Student Guidance Office]
Hiratsuka Shizuka leisurely reclined in her chair, sipping tea, her long legs propped up on the desk.
As a Japanese language teacher, her workload was fairly light. Teaching a couple of classes allowed her to relax, and since there weren't too many assignments to grade, she didn't have to stress over marking. As for lesson planning, a seasoned teacher like her had no need for such things.
What truly kept her busy was the school's belief that young teachers should take on more work.
Originally just a Japanese language teacher, she had also taken on the role of a student guidance counselor, specifically dealing with problem students from various classes. She also had to carry out tasks assigned by the school, such as handling Ichinose Ayano.
Sobu High had a rather high-pressure atmosphere, which led to a fair number of problem students in each class. She often had to spend time talking to them, figuring out whether they were merely rebellious, being bullied, or struggling due to personality issues.
Fortunately, the Service Club had been helping her share the burden by taking in several problem students. According to Yukinoshita Yukino's feedback, aside from Yukinoshita herself, the other problem students in the Service Club seemed to be doing well.
Sometimes, she really wanted to dump all the problem students onto the Service Club for rehabilitation. However, since Hachiman and Yukinoshita Yukino were also students, asking them to handle too many would cause trouble instead.
She needed to turn the Service Club into a proper club. She couldn't keep dumping problem students on them.
Maybe she should inspect the club later as their advisor, checking on the progress of their rehabilitation efforts.
"Mm... A student who got into a car accident at the start of the semester, causing them to struggle integrating into class... Their personality is also somewhat weak...", As Hiratsuka Shizuka finished her tea, she picked up another problem student's file, her brows gradually furrowing.
This was tricky. This wasn't a case of bullying or making friends—things a teacher could easily intervene in.
But if it was simply a matter of social circles, then the solution was just to help expand that circle.
If it were someone like Hayase Saki, Gotou Hitori, or Touma Kazusa, who, despite their personal talents, struggled to make friends due to their personalities, that would be a real problem.
Especially since Touma Kazusa and Gotou Hitori were in the same class, sat at adjacent desks, yet hadn't become friends. There was nothing she could do about that.
"Hmm? The other party involved in this accident…"
Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly noticed a potential solution to the problem in the file. But at that moment, there was a knock on the student guidance office door.
Knock! Knock!
'Don't tell me it's Hikigaya coming to borrow the student guidance office again? Skipping class right after the first period? Even if that elf princess is really beautiful, he shouldn't be fooling around like this…'
Instinctively, she glanced at the clock on the wall, narrowing her eyes. Her first thought was that Hachiman was skipping class to cause trouble in her office again.
Though every time he used her office, all strange smells and dust were cleaned up so thoroughly that she had no clue what he had been doing inside.
But precisely because it was too clean, she suspected that the elf princesses, Iris and Aegis, had turned her office into a disaster zone but used magic to restore it.
If they were already wasting so much time at school, who knew what they were doing outside?
She couldn't let Hachiman continue down this path. At this rate, even a young, energetic body would be ruined.
Creak~
With a serious expression, Hiratsuka Shizuka got up to open the door. Only to find that the visitor wasn't Hachiman. It wasn't even a student, but rather her fellow young teacher, Kirisu Mafuyu.
"Hiratsuka-senpai, I'd like to borrow the student guidance office for a bit. Is it currently available?", Kirisu Mafuyu got straight to the point upon seeing Hiratsuka open the door.
While she could call Hachiman to the teacher's office, there were too many teachers and students passing through there.
Considering that Hikigaya was usually well-behaved and his grades were decent, though unbalanced, she decided to call him to the guidance office instead.
If the room wasn't available, she'd have to find some empty rooftop or secluded area to lecture him.
"The student guidance office is for guiding students. No need to be so formal. It's free right now."
Hiratsuka Shizuka shook her head, letting Kirisu Mafuyu in while asking curiously, "Which student are you dealing with this time? The Sleeping Beauty?"
There were plenty of problem students in the school. As a fellow young teacher, Kirisu Mafuyu had also been entrusted with many responsibilities by the administration.
However, Kirisu was a bit younger than her and lacked experience, so she mainly focused on academically struggling students, unlike Hiratsuka, who also had to handle psychological issues.
"It's not Furuhashi. It's Hikigaya from Class 1-F. You also teach 1-F, so you should be familiar with him."
Kirisu Mafuyu sat down on the small sofa designated for equal conversations between teachers and students, explaining in a calm tone.
Each teacher was responsible for multiple classes, and Class 1-F was jointly overseen by her, Hiratsuka, and another teacher, Tachibana.
"Class 1-F? Hikigaya?", Hiratsuka Shizuka froze for a moment upon hearing the familiar name, then her expression subtly changed.
Good grief. She thought that guy had finally changed, stopped skipping class, and stopped fooling around with the elf princess. But now he had switched targets?
"Hmm? Is there something particularly problematic about this student?", Kirisu Mafuyu looked puzzled at Hiratsuka's reaction.
Unlike Hiratsuka, she didn't pay close attention to every student. As a subject teacher, she rarely had one-on-one interactions with them. The only reason she always introduced transfer students was because it coincided with her classes.
Her impression of Hachiman was merely that he had an unbalanced academic performance. It had only been a month since the school year started, and since Hikigaya rarely spoke, he hadn't left a deep impression on her.
"Uh, well… not exactly problematic…", Noticing Kirisu's gaze, Hiratsuka Shizuka felt a little awkward and didn't know what to say.
Hikigaya and Iris's activities were indeed problematic, blatantly violating school rules and discipline. But since it was consensual and involved Iris's image as a goodwill ambassador, the matter wasn't easy to bring up.
Maybe she was overthinking it. Kirisu Mafuyu was a strict and serious teacher, professional and meticulous to a fault.
Though she rarely smiled and was harsh on students, she was undeniably a good teacher who always had their best interests at heart. There was no way she'd do that with Hikigaya in the guidance office.
This was probably just academic guidance, nothing else.
"Uh… Kirisu, can I sit in on your session with Hikigaya?", Hiratsuka hesitated before making the request.
Hikigaya seemed decent and had helped her quite a bit. He didn't seem like the type to overstep boundaries.
But he was still a teenage boy. And lately, he'd been entangled with the elf princess Iris. Who knew if he was growing bolder?
Kirisu Mafuyu, despite her strictness that made students wary, was undeniably beautiful, with delicate features and a graceful figure that many boys would find attractive.
Having her there would ensure nothing happened. She could also prevent Hikigaya from leaving a bad impression on Kirisu.
"Hmm… If Hikigaya doesn't mind…", Kirisu Mafuyu wasn't sure why Hiratsuka was so fixated on Hikigaya, but after thinking it over, she responded.
Teenage boys were sensitive about their pride. Being criticized in front of others might provoke resistance. As an educator, she had to consider this.
"Of course, of course," Hiratsuka nodded quickly. It was just an academic issue, how private could it be? Hikigaya had thick skin. If there was nothing between him and Kirisu, he wouldn't refuse.
And if he did refuse, then that would be suspicious. In that case, she'd have to call Iris over.
With Iris, his inseparable elf princess, around, Hikigaya wouldn't dare to mess around with Kirisu.
"Kirisu-sensei, I'm here," At that moment, Hachiman appeared at the student guidance office's door, knocking lightly.
But as he stepped inside and closed the door, he saw Hiratsuka sitting beside Kirisu Mafuyu and was visibly surprised.
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