Chapter 37: The Student Council President is Attacking People!
Time flew back to a few minutes ago.
After dinner, Yukinoshita and Sakayanagi-san returned to the dormitories and engaged in a long online discussion, carefully deliberating on the plan to gain command over the other classes. After the brainstorming session, Yukinoshita felt her energy was somewhat depleted, so she decided to buy a drink to replenish her sugar levels.
On her way downstairs to the self-serve beverage machine behind the dormitory, she saw a beautiful girl with smooth black hair, just like her own, in front of her.
The black-haired girl, while keeping a vigilant watch, walked quickly towards the sparsely populated area behind the dormitory. Normally, if the other person just wanted to buy a drink, like Yukinoshita, there would be no need to be so suspicious and furtive. After a brief consideration, Yukinoshita, who was already heading to the back of the dormitory for a drink, chose to follow.
However, Yukinoshita was also careful. To ensure her personal safety, she took out her phone, opened her contact list—which only contained Sakayanagi, Kamuro, and Hikigaya—making sure she could call any of them at any time. After preparing, Yukinoshita, tightly gripping her phone, quietly followed behind the girl. She just didn't notice that she had accidentally touched a button and called Hikigaya.
And so, both Yukinoshita and Hikigaya heard the conversation between the Student Council President and his sister. At this moment, Hikigaya was rushing over on a horse... no, sprinting on foot.
"...Student Council President?"
Under Yukinoshita's surprised gaze, a slender, black-haired boy wearing glasses slowly emerged from the shadows.
It was Horikita Manabu, the Student Council President.
His face was stern yet handsome, his tone firm yet magnetic. His expression was utterly devoid of emotion, and his gaze was like he was looking at something uninteresting.
Horikita Manabu reached out and grabbed his sister's wrist. Unexpectedly, his sister offered no resistance and was forcefully pressed against the wall, her body pulled forward violently, her feet dangling in the air.
Seeing the scene of bullying before her, Yukinoshita, who was observing from the shadows, was about to step out and stop it, when she suddenly saw a brown-haired boy rush out of the bushes, rapidly approaching Horikita Manabu. Before Horikita Manabu could react, the boy firmly grabbed Horikita Manabu's right arm, restricting his next move.
"...Who are you?" Horikita Manabu looked at his grabbed hand and directed a sharp gaze at the brown-haired boy.
"Aya-Ayanokouji-kun!" The black-haired girl seemed to know the brown-haired boy and called out his name with some embarrassment.
"You were about to throw Horikita-san out with force, weren't you? Do you know this is a concrete floor? Even if you are siblings, there are things that can be done, and things that shouldn't be done." The brown-haired boy was expressionless, his voice flat, his tone unwavering, as calm as a ripple-less lake surface.
"Eavesdropping is not advisable," Horikita Manabu focused his gaze firmly on Ayanokouji. "That's enough, let go of my hand."
"That's what I should be saying," Ayanokouji met Horikita Manabu's gaze without fear.
"Ayanokouji-kun, stop it..."
The black-haired girl, Horikita Manabu's sister, squeezed out a sentence with difficulty, breaking the silence that enveloped the two.
"..." Ayanokouji was silent for two seconds, then slowly released Horikita Manabu's arm.
It was at that very instant that Horikita Manabu suddenly attacked, throwing a back-fist with astonishing speed towards Ayanokouji. Ayanokouji leaned his upper body back, narrowly dodging the attack with great peril.
Then, Horikita Manabu aimed another fierce kick at Ayanokouji's vital spot, which was again avoided by the latter stepping back. A slight look of confusion appeared on Horikita Manabu's face. After exhaling, he opened his right hand and grabbed straight for Ayanokouji. Ayanokouji used his left palm to deflect Horikita Manabu's attack with a slapping motion, then retreated half a step again.
In a brief moment, the two had already exchanged several bouts of offense and defense. Yukinoshita had also studied Aikido and could naturally tell that both men possessed immense martial prowess.
Horikita Manabu's every move was sharp and vicious, clearly indicating significant martial arts training. Ayanokouji's performance was even more exaggerated; he continuously defended without choosing to counterattack, yet he skillfully neutralized all attacks, looking entirely unperturbed.
Horikita Manabu's sister nervously looked back and forth at the two men fighting, seeming at a loss. Just then, a small, cute scream suddenly came from around the corner, drawing the attention of all three.
Horikita Manabu finally stopped his attack, his eyes sharply focused on Ayanokouji: "Good moves. I didn't expect you to dodge my attacks one after another. Moreover, you were fully aware of what I intended to do. Have you learned something?"
Ayanokouji's gaze remained unperturbed, and he lightly shook his head, changing the subject: "I have learned piano and calligraphy, though. I even won the National Piano Competition when I was in elementary school."
Horikita Manabu pushed up his glasses, his sharp gaze fixed on the corner: "Never mind... You there, how long are you going to hide?"
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The path behind the student dormitory was somewhat dark, and just walking there was enough to raise goosebumps. Seeing that he was close to Yukinoshita-san's location, Hikigaya quietly lightened his footsteps to avoid alerting anyone.
The moonlight and starlight vaguely illuminated the path ahead. Hikigaya turned a corner and finally saw a cool, clear silhouette in front of him.
The moonlight filtering through the branches illuminated her snow-white skin. Yukinoshita stood there like a ghost, bathed in the bright moonlight and the cool evening breeze. She was facing away from Hikigaya, hiding in the shadows and peering at something.
Hikigaya did not make a sound. It wasn't because of fear, but because he was captivated by the purity of her beauty, which was almost frightening.
Yukinoshita seemed to sense something and turned her head, meeting Hikigaya's eyes under the tree shade.
"Yo!"
Yukinoshita's body trembled slightly, as if she had been startled by Hikigaya's sudden appearance.
"Hikigaya... kun?"
Hikigaya blinked, and Yukinoshita finally sighed in relief, gently patting her chest, which was completely flat.
'What was that reaction just now? I react the same way when I run into our cat in the living room late at night.'
"Hikigaya-kun, why are you here? And could you please not stand behind me without saying anything? I feel like my personal safety is being threatened." Yukinoshita glared at Hikigaya unhappily.
Even this expression is exactly the same as our cat's.
Come to think of it, Kamakura only avoids me at home. It seems Yukinoshita-san is extremely similar to our cat.
"No, well, didn't you call me? And you haven't said anything the whole time..."
If this person hadn't suddenly called, Hikigaya wouldn't have had to "run for fitness" in the middle of the night.
"Call?" Hearing Hikigaya's answer, a look of confusion appeared on Yukinoshita's face. It wasn't until she looked at her phone that she realized the two of them were still on a call.
However, the situation of "being on a phone call with a male high school student late at night" did not faze Yukinoshita. She merely very calmly explained the reason and apologized to Hikigaya—
"Th-Thish should be— ahem, it should just be that I accidentally hit the dial button... In any case, I apologize for disturbing you."
'Well, I should probably ignore that she accidentally bit her tongue.'
If I show a mocking expression now, I feel like I'll be hit back with five times the sharp remarks.
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