Hi everyone, I wanted to clarify a few important things about this fanfic as we get closer to the end. We're now a little over 150 chapters away from the finale, and there are some details that might be different from what you expect.
First, the original fanfic was completed in 2020. That means the author had only read up to around volume 2–3 of the second year of the original series, and had to create their own version of the ending based on that. What I can tell you in advance is that Yukio ends up marrying five girls, and there are extra stories for the other girls who don't marry him but are still part of the harem.
Second, I personally stopped reading the original light novel before the second-year arc, so I can't be 100% sure which parts of this fanfic line up with later canon and which parts don't. Because of that, the only thing I can fully guarantee is that I'll keep the translation quality as high as possible all the way to the end.
Finally, about the (R18) chapters: any chapter with "(R18)" in the title is an extra written by me. They're meant to fully depict the sexual scenes that were skipped, softened, or only implied in the main chapter right before it. You can skip these R18 chapters without any problem—they do not affect the main storyline. For example, if chapter 100 only hints at an intimate scene through double meanings or brief mentions, then chapter 100.5 would be my explicit R18 version of that scene.
That's all I wanted to explain. Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy this chapter!
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Katsuragi was basically locking horns with Ryuen here. Since Ryuen wouldn't actually throw a punch, then fine—let everyone waste time milling around together.
Ryuen, with Komiya and the others, wanted to pick a fight, so they kept talking at members of Sakayanagi's class, trying to catch a slip that would spark an outburst and a clash.
Katsuragi, however, stayed steady. He led his classmates to keep their mouths shut and simply hold out. In truth, they could have gone to the library; you can study there just as well, and there's a staffer on duty who won't allow noise.
If Ryuen still tried to make trouble inside the library, the staff would definitely step in. Whether it ended in a demerit or some other punishment, the ones who'd take the loss would be Ryuen's side.
Or they could go back to the dorms—private space, free from Ryuen's interference. But people still have their pride. Katsuragi wanted to keep that pride, which is why he stayed with the class to wear Ryuen down.
Not until the afternoon dismissal time did Ryuen and his group leave laughing. "These guys are so damn dumb—actually sticking around to waste time with us."
"Right? Our project list doesn't even need practice; it's all physical stuff. Just keep your body in shape every day and you're good. Their projects are heavy on academics, so they're the ones who need quiet time to review."
"I don't get it. And they call themselves honor students? They can't even think that far? Don't tell me I'm more of an honor student than they are?"
"Hahaha! You know, Komiya, maybe you really are the honor student!"
Left behind, the members of Sakayanagi's class—faces full of resentment—heard Ryuen and the others swagger off saying that and felt even more angered and aggrieved, itching to chase after them and brawl.
They thought that would be the end of it. Katsuragi reported the situation to Sakayanagi, who didn't care in the slightest. She just told them to head to the library next time and said that these little tricks were Yukio's Class's specialty; there were plenty of ways to deal with them or avoid them.
Later they heard that even classmates training on the track and in the gym had been continuously hassled by Ishizaki, Nomura, and the others—there had nearly been a blow-up.
That made Katsuragi feel relieved, in a way—this tactic was shameless. With the student council existing to mediate student disputes, if they really clashed with Yukio's Class, the ones who would lose in the end would definitely be Sakayanagi's class.
Thinking it over, even the most unwilling members of Sakayanagi's class recognized the consequences of a clash. So they swallowed their frustration and stopped arguing, deciding to avoid Yukio's Class for now and wait for the day of the special exam to win back their pride.
But the next day, on the way to the library, Ryuen blocked them again and wouldn't let them in at all. Plainly, Yukio had predicted this move as well—there was simply no way around it.
After making his decision, Katsuragi didn't drag things out. He had everyone return to the dorms, and on the third day they'd split up and head to the library in dribs and drabs.
Since all they needed was self-study, whether the whole class went together or everyone reviewed individually made no difference.
But then Yukio Class members started making a huge racket outside the rooms of Sakayanagi's students—annoying as hell. Even when they split up and went to the library, several people would occasionally get blocked.
If the ones responsible for the academic projects had it rough, the ones responsible for the physical projects in Sakayanagi's class had it worse—getting hassled by Ishizaki and the others practically every day. The more fragile-minded were about to have a nervous breakdown.
In the end everything was reported up to Sakayanagi. She thought for a bit. Strictly speaking, whatever the class members did didn't have much to do with her; she didn't care whether they were angry or stifled—what did that have to do with her?
But if things continued, morale would drop, their odds of winning would go down accordingly, and her control over the class would weaken.
So even though she didn't care whether the class members were being harassed, Sakayanagi still gave them an idea—use the girls' strength.
After that, Sakayanagi's class started heading to the library in male–female pairs. If they ran into a small group of Yukio Class members blocking the way, the girls would step forward to hold them back—counting on the fact that the boys wouldn't actually hit them and would be embarrassed to push past girls—thus escorting the boys safely into the library.
Only, sure, they got into the library—but whether the boys felt good about it inside was another matter.
On the other side, when they were being hassled on the field or in the gym, the girls from Sakayanagi's class would step in to block Ishizaki and the others as well. For a while, Ishizaki really couldn't keep up the interference.
Taking a loss, Ishizaki ran back to report to Yukio. "Yukio-aniki, Sakayanagi's class is super gross. They won't confront us head-on, they just put the girls in the way."
"Heh." Yukio shook his head with a light laugh. Gross? If you want gross, try what our class is doing—only because we've got the student council as a backer can we stir trouble this recklessly.
Seeing Yukio shake his head, Ishizaki got a little anxious, thinking Yukio was blaming him for doing a poor job. In his blockheaded mind, he quickly decided to copy Sakayanagi's tactic. "Yukio-aniki, how about we send Manabe and the girls?"
These past few days, the boys of Yukio's Class had been responsible for stirring up trouble, while the girls were practicing various events and hadn't had time to step in.
Now, seeing the other side pull this, Ishizaki figured they'd just switch—have Ibuki lead a team, bring along Nishino, Manabe, and the other girls, and give it back to them.
He truly didn't believe the girls in Sakayanagi's class could stand up to a squad like Ibuki, Nishino, and Manabe.
"No need." Yukio waved it off, rejecting the proposal. "Just keep going as we are. You and Ryuen keep picking fights."
"Huh?" Ishizaki blinked, not really understanding. "But, aniki… us picking fights now doesn't seem to be doing anything."
Yukio patted his shoulder reassuringly. "It's fine. Our real goal was never to stop Sakayanagi's class from practicing their events. It's to get the members of Sakayanagi's class used to this kind of harassment."
Get them used to it? Ishizaki didn't understand—but that didn't matter. If the boss said so, he'd just do exactly that.
The back-and-forth between Yukio's Class and Sakayanagi's class was known to the other two classes as well. Matsushita and Class D didn't do anything about it; they quietly practiced their events and prepared for the exam.
They were simply relieved—thank goodness they hadn't chosen Yukio's Class as their opponent at the start. Otherwise they'd be the ones suffering now.
Ichinose's class was a bit different. Ichinose wanted to privately approach either Yukio or Sakayanagi, hoping things wouldn't truly erupt—fights would be bad for both sides.
But by the time she got the details, Yukio's Class and Sakayanagi's class had already calmed down: one side just watching, the other side having girls step in to block. Seeing that, Ichinose didn't say anything more.
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