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Chapter 61 - Study session with Haruka Hasebe

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 Mid-October. A general election was held to decide who would lead the next student council, and a ceremony was held to hand over the old and new student council members to the new.

 Just like in the original story, Nagumo-senpai was chosen as the next student council president. The second-years were excited and noisy in his speech about starting a revolution.

 That day after school, I chatted with Shiina for about an hour in a deserted area, and then I headed towards the shoe lockers when I bumped into Chairman Horikita.

 As I bowed and tried to pass by, Chairman Horikita called out to me.

"Are you Kamisato?"

 It's been half a year since I was reincarnated. I've been avoiding him for a long time, but he finally got involved with me.

 I turned around, my heart pounding, wondering if he was going to talk about Suzune or Tachibana-senpai.

"That's true, but..."

"This is the first time we've talked like this."

"R-Really? Well then, this is it for me."

"Wait."

 I tried to hurry home but failed.

"Don't be so mean. I won't do anything bad to you."

"...Really?"

"Yeah. Can you hang out with me for a bit?"

"...yes"

 He looked calmer than I expected, so I ended up agreeing.

 President Horikita then took me to a coffee shop inside Keyaki Mall.

"You can order whatever you like."

"Are you treating me?"

"That's right."

"Thank you. I'll have orange juice then."

"...Isn't it coffee?"

"It's too bitter to drink..."

 I tried several times but couldn't make it. I didn't think it tasted good even if I added a lot of sugar.

 Even after reincarnation, my tongue remained that of a child.

"Hmm, I see."

 I was absolutely made fun of.

 It's okay if you can't drink coffee. Drinking too much of it is not good either.

 After I ordered, the waiter quickly brought me orange juice and coffee.

"That will be great."

"ah"

"...It's delicious!?"

 This is a 100% juice straight type.

 As a self-proclaimed orange juice sommelier, I could tell right away.

 The orange juice at the coffee shop is also pretty good.

"Is it really that delicious?"

"Yes. I might be number one on the premises."

"...I see. You really are an interesting guy."

"Eh? Am I being made fun of?"

"No, I'm not making fun of you."

 This was the first time someone said something was funny just because I gave my opinion about orange juice.

"So what did you want to talk to me about?"

"Well... how is Suzune doing?"

 So it wasn't about Tachibana-senpai, but his beloved little sister.

"I'm fine, but... have you spoken to them?"

"Yeah. Not even once since I enrolled."

"Is that so...?"

 Unlike the original story, they never made contact.

 I guess she got so addicted to having sex with me that she put my brother on the back burner.

"You seem to get along well with Suzune."

"That's true. I think we're probably the closest in our class."

 Suzune is a Friend with the best tightness down there!

 If I say something like this, I'll be killed...

"Are you guys dating?"

 An unpleasant question popped up.

"No. I'd say we're more than friends but not quite lovers."

"I see. To think that Suzune could be more than just a friend..."

"I had a hard time dealing with that personality too."

 I remember being refused a handshake soon after being reincarnated.

 Now she begs me to insert it.

"Sorry about that. So, are there any other classmates you can talk to?"

"I'll be there just in case."

 The only person Suzune would interact with other than me would be Airi.

 Lately, he seems to be jealous, as he often glares at Megumi and Hasebe. He may get involved with them soon.

"Are you still worried about your sister?"

"No, I just wanted to know about Suzune's situation."

 Don't lie, you sister complex.

 I'm sure he wants Suzune to aim higher than him, not for him.

 Suzune not only has great specs, she also has the talent to work hard.

"I'll leave it at that."

"Hmph, what a cheeky junior."

「No, the only ones being cheeky are Nagumo-senpai and Ryuuen.」

 Please don't lump me in with them.

 He had learned about hierarchical relationships during his six years in the track and field club during his time in middle and high school.

"Nagumo and Ryuuen, huh? Both of them are unique to the school."

"Nagumo senpai, you have blonde hair after all."

"That's not what I meant."

"I-I was just kidding... I don't like it..."

 Chairman Horikita doesn't seem to get the joke.

"Nagumo becoming the president will have an impact on you first years as well. Be careful."

"In other words, I have to protect my precious little sister from Nagumo-senpai."

"Do you want to get hit?"

"I'm sorry, I got carried away, I'm sorry."

 This is why I hate complicated siscons.

 The Horikita siblings must be from Chiba.

"Jokes aside, do you not feel anything about me approaching your sister?"

"What do you mean?"

"Well, even Chairman Horikita has heard the rumors about me, right?"

 On the surface, he is thought to be hitting on Suzune, Airi, Honami, Tachibana-senpai, and Hasebe. In reality, he is also hitting on Ibuki and Hoshinomiya-sensei.

"I'm sure Suzune made the choice herself. I have no intention of interfering."

"is that so"

"Don't make your sister too sad."

 He's a siscon after all.

 Because I'm not really being honest.

 When I got to know President Horikita, I found she wasn't as scary as I thought, and was more of a sister complex than I thought.

☆☆☆ 

 There were less than two weeks until the midterm exams. Class C decided to hold a study session just like in the first semester.

 The instructors were me and Hirata. Just like last time, I decided to hold the study session in the library, while Hirata held it in the classroom.

 Apart from that, there are other students whom I need to help with their studies.

 It's Miyake.

 In exchange for his cooperation with a special exam, he promised to help him study for the test.

 So while last time we held the study session for two hours, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., this time we decided to shorten it to an hour and a half, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m.

 Since it's a midterm exam, the scope is narrower than the final exam, so studying for an hour and a half every day should be enough.

"Kamisato-kun, I look forward to working with you from today onwards."

"Hirata too."

"Let's both try our best to make sure no students fail."

"Okay."

 He gives Hirata a fist bump.

 Hirata is truly a handsome man, as he can hold out his fist so naturally.

"By the way, Yukimura-kun has agreed to help me out."

"Yukimura?"

"I wasn't able to help the class at all with the special exams and the sports festival."

 Yukimura joined in the conversation.

"The only thing I can help with is studying. That's why I offered to support Hirata."

 Yukimura said with a determined look on his face as he quickly adjusted his glasses.

"Yukimuu..."

"Who's Yukimu?! Don't call me by that weird nickname!"

 In the original work, Hasebe calls him that. You accept that.

"Let's both do our best, Yukimu."

"So don't call me Yukimu!"

 It was one minute before class started, so I ignored the embarrassed Yukimura and returned to my seat.

 When he turned around, Hirata was trying to calm Yukimura down.

 After school, I went to the library with a large group of people.

 It's usually a sparsely populated place, but today there were quite a few people there.

"Where shall we sit?"

 Kushida, the traitor of the class, asked.

 Kushida has excellent grades so he doesn't need to attend the study group, but he joined to support me.

"That place will do."

 There are a lot of students, but that doesn't mean there aren't any free tables.

 We decided to sit at a table on the edge where there were relatively few people. By the way, the study group consisted of nine people: me, Kushida, Megumi, Sato, Matsushita, Shinohara, Ike, Yamauchi, and Sudo.

Shall we do math today?

 Since there were only two instructors, we decided to have them study the same subject instead of their favorite subjects.

"Math... I hate math."

"In that case, I have to study even harder."

"Yes."

 Megumi's reply makes it unclear whether she is motivated or not.

 That Megumi has managed to keep herself by my side.

"So, why are you here?"

"Is that flirtatious?"

"But should I not join Hirata instead?"

"Ah, that way."

 Megumi recognizes her as Hirata's girlfriend.

 I wonder if it would raise any suspicion if she attended my study group instead of one of her boyfriend's.

"When I'm around, everyone feels shy and can't ask you questions."

"Really?"

"Yeah, that's why I joined this."

 Surely everyone would agree with that.

 In reality, she probably just wanted to be with me, her new host.

"Please teach me well so that I don't fail."

"What an arrogant student..."

 She acts just like a junior high school girl whose hobby is playing erotic games.

 What if someone asks me for life advice someday?

"Hey, hey, I don't understand this place."

 Sato, who was sitting next to me on the left, came over and asked me questions.

 Satou has been close to me since the first semester.

 It's nice because it's soft and smells nice.

"Ah, it's here."

 He feels like Megumi, who is sitting to his right, is looking at him with a dirty look, but he ignores her and helps Sato with his studies.

"I see. Kamisato-kun really is good at teaching."

"Because I was teaching my cousin."

 Sato's breasts have been touching my elbow for a while now.

 I don't dislike girls who are proactive like this.

"Hey, there's something I don't understand either."

"let's see"

 Megumi was on my right side, so I carefully leaned in close so as not to touch her with my right hand.

"Here..."

 Megumi's cheeks were flushed, perhaps because she was nervous about having her body pressed against him.

 Please don't reveal your weaknesses.

☆☆☆

"Let's call it a day for now. Good work, everyone."

 It's 6:30pm, so we announce the end of the study session.

 I think the first day of the study session went well.

 I took care of the girls, and Kushida took care of the boys. Matsushita also seemed to be good at math, and it was impressive to see him carefully tutor Shinohara.

 Also, since it was in public, Kushida didn't bother me in any weird ways and everything was peaceful.

(Oops, I have to send a message to Miyake.)

 As I was typing a message to meet her in my room at 7pm as planned, Megumi spoke to me.

"Who are you messaging?"

"It's Miyake."

"Ah, Ayumu is good friends with Miyake-kun."

"Not bad."

"Are you two going to play together later?"

"No. I'm going to personally tutor Miyake."

"What? Isn't that unfair?"

"Miyake helped me out a lot."

 I want him to continue cooperating with me, so I have to teach him carefully.

"I see. Ayumu doesn't want to stand out."

"Yeah, that's right. So you should go home early too."

"What's that? You think being with me will make you stand out?"

"Well, if you're with a beautiful girl, you're bound to stand out. Plus, she has a boyfriend."

"B-beautiful girl..."

 Megumi's face turns red again.

 If she was this cute, I think she would have been popular before she was bullied.

"H-what if someone hears you?!"

"No, there's no one else here but us."

 Before I knew it, Megumi and I were the only ones left in the library.

"Ah..."

"More importantly, I'll be heading home soon."

"Ah, uh, yeah..."

 As I picked up my bag and started walking, Megumi followed silently behind me.

 I was a little hesitant about walking alone with a girl who had a boyfriend, but there was no one in the hallway so we walked together to the shoe lockers.

 I went back to the dorm and changed into my loungewear, which is a country style outfit consisting of a hoodie and tracksuit.

 About 10 minutes after I got home, the doorbell rang.

 When I opened the door, there was an unexpected person standing there besides Miyake.

"Yay."

"Hasebe?"

 Haruka Hasebe. She's the beautiful girl I've been secretly after.

 Both Hasebe and Miyake appear to have returned home, and both are dressed in what appears to be loungewear.

"Sorry. When I told Hasebe that Kamisato was going to help me study, he said he wanted to join in too."

"That's right. Miyachi is the only one who's cheating."

"I already promised that."

"Hmm. Ayumu, can I join in?"

 I'm pretty sure Hasebe and Miyake had similar strengths and weaknesses in subjects.

 In that case, the teaching method can be the same so it would be easy.

 Plus, this is a chance to get closer to Hasebe.

"...Good. Then you two come up."

"I did it. As expected of Ayumu, you have a big heart."

"Sorry."

 Miyake doesn't need to apologize because he's not at fault.

"Hey, this is Ayumu's room."

"That's normal."

"Other than the light novels on the shelf, it's pretty normal."

"...I'm going to study instead of observing other people's rooms."

"Yes."

"Thank you very much."

 I don't remember clearly, but it seems like the two of them were not good at humanities...

 Since the science and math students scored over 70 points in the first semester final exams, it shouldn't be a problem if I just teach the humanities.

 After that, I taught him thoroughly for an hour.

 Both of them have mastered the basics, so if they study for two weeks they should be able to get over 70 points.

"I'm tired"

 Saying that, Hasebe lay face down on the table.

 I didn't miss the two large fruits swaying.

"You're tired even though you only studied for an hour?"

"Because it's a subject I don't like."

 Hasebe puffs out his cheeks in response to Miyake's comment.

"I think it's definitely tiring to study a subject you don't like."

"That's right."

"But it's better than a long overnight stay."

"Y-You're right."

"That's why it's important to study diligently every day."

"I see."

 It's the same with long distance running. How many kilometers did you run every day to win?

"Hasebe, stop relaxing and it's time to go home."

"Thank you."

 Hasebe gave a cute salute and slowly got up.

"Huh? Ayumu, are you going out somewhere?"

"I was thinking of going to the convenience store to buy dinner."

"That's right... I think I'll go too. Is that okay?"

"Fine. But what about Miyake?"

"I've already made dinner so I'll pass."

 Miyake can cook for himself? That's kind of cool.

"Miyacchi has a lot of femininity."

"Well, if you've been living alone for six months, you should be able to cook for yourself."

 Oregairu has been living alone for six months and can't even cook for himself.

 The heroines won't let me in the kitchen, so I never get a chance to cook.

"Kamisato, I'm counting on you again tomorrow."

"Yeah. See you later."

"See you later, Miyacchi."

 After seeing Miyake off as he returned to his room, Hasebe and I got into the elevator to head to the convenience store.

"Have you finished dinner, Hasebe?"

"Yeah"

"You're eating? If so, do you need to go to the convenience store with me?"

"Hmm, because you want to be with Ayumu?"

"I see."

"Wow, what a reaction. Isn't this the part where you get embarrassed?"

 Hasebe says, "Hey, hey," and touches his arm and pulls it.

(It was a good idea to put it on the left side.)

 Since the sports festival, Hasebe has been touching me a lot more, so when we walk together I make sure he walks on my left side.

 When I got to the first floor and got off the elevator, I ran into the person I least wanted to meet.

"Hey."

 Ryuuen Sho. The cruel and ruthless leader of Class D.

 Seeing Ryuuen like that, Hasebe grabbed my arm and hid behind my back.

"You're going out at a time like this?"

"Yeah."

"Are we going to have sex in the open now?"

 Outdoor sex with Hasebe. Not bad, but I feel sorry for Hasebe if his first time is outdoors.

"Wow, that's the worst..."

"This guy is the worst. He has his hands on so many women."

"Oh, that has nothing to do with you."

 For some reason, Hasebe and Ryuen are engaged in a conversation battle.

"If he dumps you, come to me. I'll make you feel good."

"What? Are you stupid?"

 Ryuuen chuckled as he got into the elevator and left.

 I can't help being bothered at school, but I'd rather not be bothered in my private life.

"This is the worst! What is with him?"

"That's Ryuuen's normal mode. If you get angry over something like that, there'll be no end to it."

"That's true, but..."

"Besides, if you get angry, it'll ruin Hasebe's pretty face."

"...I get it. Ayumu really is a womanizer."

 Hasebe and I headed to the convenience store, talking about other things and trying to forget about Ryuuen.

"Ayumu, what are you eating?"

"Cup ramen"

 I haven't eaten it recently, so I'm going to eat it for the first time in a while.

 Only buy one.

 When it is discovered that she has a stockpile, Suzune, Airi, Honami, and Tachibana-senpai scold her.

"Do you like cup ramen?"

"I like it. But my favorite is hamburger steak."

"Is that so? Then how about we go out for hamburgers after the midterm exams are over? I'll treat you as a thank you for helping me study."

 I was naturally asked out on a date.

 I guess Hasebe has his eye on me after all.

"Good. And you don't have to buy me a meal."

"It's fine. I feel bad about asking you to teach me for free."

"Even Hasebe feels bad for him."

"That's terrible. Ayumu is bullying me."

 Hasebe pretends to cry in an exaggerated way.

 If someone who doesn't know me saw this, they'd probably think my boyfriend was making me cry.

"Stop pretending to cry and go to the register."

"...Yes."

"Is Hasebe not going to buy anything?"

"Yeah"

 He really just wanted to be with me.

 I'm starting to feel a little more fond of Hasebe.

 Afterwards, Hasebe went back to get his study materials, but he ended up staying in my room, and by the time he got home it was past 10pm.

 Most of the conversation was about trivial things, but Hasebe told us a little about his time in middle school.

 Just as I expected, she had some romantic troubles and got into a fight with a friend, and since then she seems to prefer being alone.

 That's why it seems easier for her to be with me and Miyake, who are of the opposite sex, than with people of the same sex.

 It seems that class C is a place where students with some kind of problem are gathered, regardless of their size.

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