Chapter 292

But now her gaze was fixed on a Spanish churro stall next to her, staring at it intently as if she were really craving it.

Hitori is also interested in desserts.

Because her reaction was unusual, funny, and cute, Ishikawa Hayato watched her for a while longer.

The other three also noticed Ishikawa Hayato's gaze and followed it to Hitori.

The five people gradually slowed their pace.

The girls had an unspoken agreement not to interfere with each other's interactions with Ishikawa Hayato, but seeing someone being bullied by Ishikawa Hayato was a different matter altogether.

After a few seconds, Nijika noticed that not only Ishikawa Hayato, but also Ryo was watching Hitori's reaction with great interest, so she spoke up.

"Bocchi-chan, let's go shopping together."

"Ah."

Hitori snapped out of her daze and realized that everyone except Nijika was staring at her mischievously. She blushed slightly, then recalled how she had been tempted by food earlier, and wiped her mouth.

I felt some saliva residue on the back of my hand.

"Ah, I... I'll go buy it myself!"

She ran over, too ashamed to face anyone.

The four people watched in amazement as she flustered herself, but calmly finished buying the snacks and then lowered her head to walk back into the queue.

Nijika praised him with satisfaction.

"Amazing! Amazing!"

Ryo walked over and unceremoniously took three from the bag Hitori was carrying. He ate one himself and gave one to each of Ishikawa Hayato and Ikuyo.

"Indeed, Bocchi has excellent judgment."

"It really is delicious!"

"Except for not having enough sugar, everything else was excellent."

Nijika stared blankly at the three of them, and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Don't go and steal food from Bocchi-chan!"

Ryo, who had snatched the item from Hitori, ignored her, while Ishikawa Hayato and Ikuyo gave her awkward smiles.

Hitori smiled happily.

The five continued walking inside, and whether it was the atmosphere or the food was really that delicious, they felt that the surrounding food stalls were emitting an incredibly appetizing aroma.

After walking only a dozen meters, the five of them were already carrying quite a few things.

Unlike Nijika and Ikuyo, who could stop eating after a while, Ryo and Hitori had less self-control. In crowded places, when there was food, the two would unconsciously keep eating.

At this moment, faced with a pile of snacks in their hands, the two of them were in a rather... state.

After finishing his sausage and walking around for a while, Liang felt bored again, so he reached into the bag that Ishikawa Hayato was carrying to get some skewers.

Before she had finished her skewers, she glanced at a small stall next to her while Nijika and Ikuyo were talking.

Ikuyo: "The movie being filmed by Class 4 is starting in a little while, is everyone coming?"

Nijika: "Let's go! It looks like a lot of fun."

She ignored the conversation between the two, glanced at the items on the stall, and patted Ishikawa Hayato on the shoulder to her side.

"Falcon, pay up."

Ishikawa Hayato, who had originally intended to interrupt the conversation between the two, smiled and shifted his gaze to Ryo, looking in the direction Ryo indicated.

That was a very common target practice stall.

Ishikawa Hayato knew that Ryo was a very strong shooter; in FPS games, Ryo alone was equivalent to a combination of Nijika, Hitori, and Ikuyo.

It seems Liang is getting into the mood and is planning to show off his skills.

He said this happily to Liang, and reminded the girls around him.

"I'll go too, let's go buy goods together."

Needless to say, under his guidance, the group walked over.

Ryo was the first to go. While Ishikawa Hayato was paying, she had already picked up her gun and started loading bullets.

As soon as Ishikawa Hayato paid, she raised her gun and fired, the bullet flying out.

The student in charge of watching the stall had just received the money, hadn't even had time to enjoy it, and hadn't even felt happy about opening for business, when they heard the sound of items being knocked off the shelf next to them.

He could only look pitifully at the few hundred yen in his hand, listening to the sound of the item being knocked down again.

Seeing Liang hit the target repeatedly, Nijika, Ikuyo, Hitori clapped their hands in admiration.

However, all that Liang threw down were food items; it's unclear whether she was afraid of being hungry or just as greedy as Hitori.

Then, amidst the nervous expressions of the shop assistants, Ishikawa Hayato stepped onto the stage.

Unlike before when they were clapping, this time the three of them turned into a cheerleading squad.

"Go Hayato-kun!"

Not only did they jump around and shout "Go Ikuyo!" repeatedly, but even Hitori and Nijika cheered him on.

Only Ryo started eating the snacks she had just knocked down.

Encouraged by the girls, Ishikawa Hayato arrogantly stretched out his arm, holding a gun in one hand, aiming at the most valuable item on the shelf in the far corner: a large doll. (Night Raid, Gun-riku 9.49'36135)

The doll had a large base and a low center of gravity, and based on the power of the bullets Liang had just fired, it was clearly impossible for it to shoot down the doll used to attract customers.

The four were startled.

"Could it be?!"

Smack

As expected, the child was shot and only swayed in place for a moment.

The shop assistants looked relieved, and the girls, whether disappointed or amazed that even Hayato-kun couldn't do something, breathed a sigh of relief.

However, just as the doll swayed to its widest angle, Ishikawa Hayato swiftly fired a follow-up shot.

This shot completely destroyed the doll's ability to swing forward and backward, causing it to flip over and land directly on the ground.

A gasp of amazement erupted from his private cheerleading squad.

But Ishikawa Hayato didn't take the doll; he only took the snacks that he had hit earlier that Ryo hadn't been able to get, and gave them to Ryo.

The five then headed towards Class Two, intending to watch the film made by the students themselves.

On the way, Nijika looked in amazement at the various ribbons and wreaths in the school corridor. She had never seen such a display in a school that always focused on student deviation values.

Beside her, Ikuyo asked Ishikawa Hayato, puzzled.

"Why doesn't Hayato-kun want that doll? The cabinet in the living room is quite empty, it would be nice to display it there."

"But holding it will block my view, and I won't be able to play properly later."

As Ishikawa Hayato spoke, he reached into Ryo's hand to take the chocolate bar, but Ryo held it slightly higher to make it easier for him to hold.

But before he even put the chocolate bar in his mouth, his smile turned sly.

"And we can pick it up when we get back. If no one has the doll by the time we get home tonight, then it's ours."

Nijika looked away and chuckled softly, "It would be so pitiful if the same person worked there again."

The five of them walked to the door of Class Two. Ishikawa Hayato watched as Ikuyo prepared to pay for the tickets without thinking. This scoundrel, who was about the same level as Ryo, deliberately waited until Ikuyo took out the money before speaking.

"Ikuyo, it's almost your shift."

Ikuyo was taken aback, took out her phone to check the time, then glanced at the mischievous smile on Ishikawa Hayato's face, and realized what was happening, so she pretended to be angry and called out.

"Huh? Ah, Hayato-kun, did you do that on purpose?"

Ishikawa Hayato smiled without saying a word, while Ikuyo sighed.

"Really."

However, since they had already arrived at the entrance of Class Two, Ikuyo did not intend to ask them to wait until she finished her work before watching together.

However, Ishikawa Hayato insisted on checking out Ikuyo's cooking skills first, and the other three were also very interested in Ikuyo's cooking.

Ikuyo chuckled helplessly and led the group to their classroom.

When they arrived at the classroom of Ishikawa Hayato and Ikuyo, they were quite surprised to see a line of customers waiting outside their classroom window, the line stretching all the way to the next classroom.

This scene is reminiscent of rush hour at a famous store.

It's hard to imagine that it would generate so much buzz on its very first day, before it even gained widespread recognition.

They had just arrived when someone peeked out of the classroom window.

"Kita- chan, you're so slow!"

"Coming!" Ikuyo replied with a smile, then turned and waved to the four of them. "See you all later!"

As she spoke, she ran into the classroom amidst the responses of the four people.

Then they lined up, listening to the sounds that filled the classroom, which had become lively because of Ikuyo's appearance.

"Kita- chan, why are you so late?"

"Will this disturb you and the band?"

"Your boyfriend is clearly more important!"

"Haha..."

Nijika was slightly surprised that the people in Ishikawa Hayato's class knew about their relationship, but she quickly put on an expression that said it was normal.

Ishikawa Hayato glanced at her, then looked towards the window of their classroom.

The window that originally faced the corridor has now been turned into a crepe shop, and the area around the window is covered with decorations and cute hand-drawn cardboard signs.

He deserves some credit for this.

The wall below the window was also covered with posters by members of their class's art club.

Inside, a student dressed in a very ordinary shirt and plaid skirt with an apron over it was smiling as she handed out crepes to a customer.

While watching, Ishikawa Hayato noticed that more people were joining the queue behind him.

It seems their class is heading in the right direction.

As he looked around, Nijika tugged at his sleeve.

"Didn't Hayato-kun go to his shift?"

Ishikawa Hayato replied as a matter of course.

"It's nothing interesting or important, why would I abandon you all to become someone else's chef?"

"Is it because your cooking is so bad, Falcon?"

Ryo also chimed in, saying that when she said "bad," she didn't mean that Ishikawa Hayato was really bad at cooking, but rather that his sugar-obsessed cooking style meant that if no one stopped him, he could only eat the food he made.

"Ugh, Senior Liang doesn't trust me."

Ishikawa Hayato, oblivious to the stares of those around him, deliberately acted coquettishly.

Liang took a deep breath.

Nijika smiled happily when she saw Liang get the short end of the stick.

"By the way, how's Ikuyo-chan's cooking?"

All three of them thought about it.

Hitori recalled how Ikuyo had helped Nijika on the night she didn't stay overnight.

"Ikuyo-chan... should be able to cook."

Ryo glanced at Ishikawa Hayato and said with absolute certainty.

"But like the falcon, it will turn edible things into inedible ones."

The three remained silent.

The line moved slowly, and just as it was their turn, a cute little girl, sparkling with light, finally changed into her work uniform and hopped onto the front desk.

"Yahoo!"