"You, the typical popular person, what do you want now?" Hachiman leaned against the corridor railing, his dead fish eyes fixed on Hakuto in front of him, a look of impatience on his face.
"Who are you calling popular?" Hakuto asked.
"Popular people should just be burned to death by a fire..." Hachiman grumbled.
However, Houtarou didn't share the same desire to destroy the world. To him, all of this just seemed like a bother.
"Shiratori, you pulled us out here, there must be something you want to say, right?" Houtarou said, leaning against the wall, appearing very lazy.
Hakuto shook his head. "No, I just thought it would be boring to be alone..."
Houtarou sighed helplessly as he listened to Hakuto's response.
"Well, I'll head back now, the cold wind here is unbearable..." Houtarou said.
"Same here..." Hachiman added.
"Hey, don't be so down! Get excited!!" Hakuto grabbed both their shoulders. "If nothing else, I'll take you two to a gang fight, feel the adrenaline rush!"
"No thanks..." Houtarou shook his head. "If we were to fight, Hikigaya would probably kneel and surrender right at the start..."
"Just kneeling to avoid a beating? I think I'd still be the one who gains from this, right?"
"That actually makes sense..."
"Dammit... don't tell anyone you know us two..." Hachiman muttered.
They were too afraid to even fight, already showing signs of fear before it even started. Hakuto couldn't believe he had such close friends!
He looked up at the gray sky and sighed. "Life really is a wilderness..."
But just as Hakuto said that, a delicate hand grabbed the back of his collar.
"I'd like to hear you talk to me about life," a voice said.
"Hm? President? Have you finished with your work?"
Seeing Hakuto's gentle smile, Nao didn't show any reaction, even though she was holding back a smile.
"Don't bring that fake smile from your workplace in front of me!"
"Oh come on~ you can't say that. I've already washed my hands of that work, and this smile is from the bottom of my heart for the president."
Nao didn't care about Hakuto's sweet talk. Instead, she dragged him by the collar as though pulling a kitten, pulling him away.
Leaving behind Hachiman and Houtarou, who were both left dumbfounded.
"Popular people should just die..."
"Is this the top student? Fuyunosaki is probably doomed now."
As for Hakuto, he was still being dragged away by Nao. It looked a bit funny, but thanks to his reputation built from his skills, no one dared to watch and laugh.
"After just taking a day off, the president's already accumulated so much energy..."
"Thud!"
Before Hakuto could finish his sentence, Nao kicked him on the shoulder.
The force was strong, and it seemed she didn't hold back.
However, Hakuto was in good physical shape, so the playful attack was nothing more than a scratch.
He didn't even bother to dodge. Since confirming his relationship with Nao, he rarely avoided her attacks.
After all, things had changed. If Hakuto dared to dodge, Nao would just lock the door that night, and he'd have to behave!
"President, is this domestic violence?" Hakuto teased.
"Didn't you enjoy me hitting you?" Nao lowered her leg, and even now, she still had the habit of wearing skirts and raising her legs high.
"You used to dodge, but now you're too lazy to do so?"
"I just feel like the president has the right to teach me a lesson," Hakuto said, leaning on Nao's shoulder with an expression of helpless acceptance.
"How did your conversation with Nino go?" Hakuto asked.
"Well... it's fine. I don't know what's so special about you that other girls willingly agree to your harem plans."
"Hm? Does that include you, President?"
"Haha~? I just made a deal with you, one that lets you return completely."
"Yeah, yeah~"
Nao turned her head to the side, and it was worth noting that today, she had swapped her usual twin-tails hairstyle for a single ponytail.
It wasn't the traditional style; she had tied the ponytail to the far right.
With her gray hair and blue eyes, combined with a little playfulness, she looked like the epitome of a beautiful girl.
"By the way, what do you think of Ginko?" Hakuto asked, since Nao had already met Nino, he wanted to get her opinion on Ginko.
But Nao's next words almost made Hakuto lose his balance.
"Hm? You know I secretly went to see Ginko?"
"Σ(ﾟдﾟlll)?! What? You went to see Ginko secretly?"
Hakuto was really shocked. No one knew better than him how stubborn both Nao and Ginko were.
Neither of them would back down. If the two met in private, they'd probably end up fighting!
Moreover, after hearing the story Hakuto told Ginko, she had been wanting to meet Nao.
"I want to see what kind of girl spent those months with Hakuto..."
Those were Ginko's exact words. Hakuto really didn't think it was just about meeting her.
"President, you didn't get into a fight with Ginko, right?" Hakuto hesitated and asked, "Who won?"
"Oh~ who would you want to win?" Nao asked.
"This..." Hakuto showed a difficult expression.
He could guess who won with a single thought, but he just casually asked. Surely they didn't actually fight?
Seeing Hakuto looking constipated, Nao slapped his chest with the back of her hand.
"Don't worry, we didn't fight. I just wanted to meet my boyfriend's childhood friend."
"Well, that's good..."
"But it seems Ginko has some complaints about me... She kept saying, 'You stole my Hakuto! My Hakuto!'" Nao said with a smile.
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