Chapter Sixty-Two: The Taste

Sagami Minami ground her teeth until they clicked.

After making a round, she found that everyone except herself was listening carefully to Haruno's various arrangements.

"So we have to hurry with the publicity, because publicity is the Cultural Festival..." Haruno continued speaking in an orderly manner. Having hosted a Cultural Festival before, she seemed completely at ease with these matters.

"We need someone specifically assigned to investigate third-party information about the Cultural Festival. That way, we can choose suitable events based on the students' interests."

Haruno turned to one of the committee members.

"Yes, I'll send someone to investigate."

The male student nodded.

"I mean, go now. The earlier we finish the selection, the more rehearsal time we can provide them."

Haruno's expression carried intense confidence. Like the typical expression of a career woman, it was full of vitality.

"Yes, I'll go now."

The boy immediately grabbed his notebook and turned to leave.

Haruno nodded, clearly pleased with his efficiency.

"Hachiman, is there anything you'd like to add?" Haruno suddenly asked.

"One thing."

Hachiman calmly adjusted his glasses.

"I was thinking, could the school rent the remaining spaces to nearby snack shops for free? I think a lot of students would welcome that."

"Also, we could propose through the Student Council that the Cultural Festival be opened to the public that day, welcoming parents and other visitors."

Hachiman spoke matter-of-factly.

"As for sanitation and security, we could recruit students to handle them in exchange for academic credits."

"That's all?" Haruno looked at Hachiman with dissatisfaction.

"That's all."

Hachiman was too lazy to rack his brain any further.

"All right. I'll have Little one discuss it with the school."

"Like hell she needs to. With your surname alone, the school would probably give you some face."

Hachiman rolled his eyes, wondering whether he should marry into the Yukino Family after all.

Having the surname Yukinoshita would probably save me a lot of trouble.

Hachiman thought shamelessly.

"What are you doing?" Yukino looked at Hachiman in confusion as he suddenly began daydreaming.

"Huh?" Hachiman came back to his senses and cast aside those impractical thoughts.

"I was thinking about what to name our future children."

Hachiman casually spouted nonsense.

"Eek!" Yukino's face instantly reddened, and she pinched Hachiman angrily.

Hachiman sighed and glanced at Yukino.

With things as they are now, we probably shouldn't even think about having children.

"I..." Yukino's gaze wandered. "I'm afraid it'll hurt..."

Looking at the girl's cheeks, red enough to drip blood, Hachiman casually said, "Afraid it'll hurt? It won't hurt that much."

"How do you know?" Yukino looked Hachiman up and down, her face full of confusion.

"What is that expression supposed to mean? Yui told me back then..." Hachiman only realized after saying it that he had brought up something he shouldn't have mentioned again.

"Really? Then tell me about it."

Yukino looked like an inquisitive child.

Hachiman failed to react for a moment and stared blankly at Yukino.

"What are you waiting for? Hurry up and tell me."

Yukino's face was flushed. Realizing that her behavior was somewhat out of character, she hurriedly shoved Hachiman, preventing him from thinking too much.

Hachiman coughed and, extremely awkwardly, told his fiancée about sleeping with her best friend before their marriage.

"What are those two doing?" Thirsty from talking, Haruno happened to glance over while drinking water. She saw Hachiman leaning toward her sister's ear and whispering something, while Yukino looked bashful yet eager to try something?

Haruno had no idea what was going on. Sagami Minami understood even less. Seeing the two clinging together, she immediately felt anger rise from the depths of her heart.

She secretly made up her mind that she absolutely couldn't let those three have things easy, then walked out of the meeting room.

Hachiman and Haruno noticed her leaving. They exchanged a glance in perfect unison, then quickly went back to their own business.

"What? You mean Hayama is performing a romantic play with a man?" Having finished today's work and just stepped out of the meeting room, Haruno looked utterly shocked.

"Yeah, that's right. You'll know when you go see it. I'm sure he'll be very surprised."

Hachiman wore a wicked grin, eagerly anticipating Haruno's expression when Hayama suddenly saw her during his rehearsal with Ayaka.

"What are we waiting for? Take me there!"

Haruno's face was full of impatience.

"Just go yourself. You know Class 2-F, don't you?" Hachiman felt it would be best not to tag along with Haruno. Otherwise, Hayama's glare alone might blast him into dust.

"Yui, come here for a moment."

Hachiman called over Dango, who had been following behind him the whole time.

"Eh~ Why does Hikki want me?" Yui obediently came closer.

"Stand still."

Hachiman pulled a miniature camera from his pocket and reached out to undo Yui's school uniform jacket.

"Ah! Hikki, what are you doing? There are so many people here! =?Д?=" Yui's face instantly flushed.

"Don't move."

Hachiman patted Yui's head, making her stop squirming around.

Hachiman installed the camera and hid it in the gap between Yui's buns, leaving only a tiny bit of the lens visible—something no one would notice without looking closely.

He silently fastened Yui's clothes again, adjusted the device on his phone, and found that the image quality was decent. He then stuffed the listening device into the pocket of Yui's skirt.

"Take Haruno back to class to watch Hayama rehearse."

Hachiman rubbed the buns on Yui's head, reached out, and untied her hairband, letting her hair fall loose.

"Come find Yukino and me at the Service Club later."

Hachiman waved Yui's hairband around, then pulled Yukino toward the Service Club.

"What were you doing just now, fooling around with Yui like that?" Yukino said unhappily.

"Heh heh heh. I originally promised Hayama that I wouldn't let your sister watch him rehearse with Ayaka, but how could I miss something this entertaining? I want to see whether Hayama can still pretend to be such a nice guy."

"And what does that have to do with you fooling around with Yui?"

"Don't spend too much time with Yui from now on. Look, you've gone stupid too."

Yukino irritably stepped on Hachiman's foot with her little leather shoe.

"I put a camera in Yui's clothes."

Hachiman spoke as he did so.

"Here." He handed the phone to Yukino, indicating that she should take a look.

"I don't think Hayama will stare at her chest, though. Not with your sister right there."

"You..." Yukino complained helplessly, yet she efficiently moved a chair over, took out the cookies she had made yesterday, and sat beside Hachiman to quietly enjoy Hayama's performance with him.

"Chapter Sixty-Two: The Taste"

"I think Hayama will definitely come looking for trouble with you tomorrow."

Yukino lay languidly, allowing Hachiman to move in and out of her body at will.

"Who cares? I'll just refuse to admit it."

Hachiman spoke indifferently.

"Ah—be gentler. Are you trying to kill me with pain?" Yukino said with a flushed face, annoyed.

"Was that too hard?" Hachiman stopped what he was doing and asked Yukino.

"What do you think? Want me to do the same thing to you?" Yukino reached out and lightly pinched Hachiman's waist, expressing her displeasure.

"Hmph~" Little Rumi snorted through her nose, showing her dissatisfaction with the two people beside her.

"Daddy, I want some too!" Little one suddenly pounced onto Hachiman's back and rubbed her little face against his cheek.

"Wait a bit~ One at a time."

Hachiman removed the ear pick from Yukino's ear and patted Rumi's little head.

Once Rumi obediently climbed down from his back, she picked up the phone Yukino had bought for her and began playing with it again.

"Is this all right? Tell me if it's too hard."

Hachiman held the ear pick and gently scraped inside Yukino's ear.

Yukino let out a soft, delicate gasp, as though Hachiman had tickled a sensitive spot.

"Does it feel that good?" Hachiman teased Yukino, only to find that the girl ignored him completely. She simply lay with her eyes closed, resting on his lap and quietly enjoying his service.

Hachiman set down the ear pick, took a specially made duck-feather tool from his kit, and switched on the lamp attached to his head. He carefully cleaned Yukino's ear with the tool in his hand.

"Ah~" The instant the duck feather touched her eardrum, Yukino let out a breathy cry that seemed to steal the soul.

Hachiman grinned mischievously and used his practiced technique to stimulate Yukino, making the girl's cheeks flush crimson as she gasped from time to time.

"All done~ Let's switch sides."

Finally, Hachiman blew into Yukino's ear and lightly licked it with his tongue before feeling her body shudder. Only then did he say with a smile, "We're done. Let's switch sides."

Yukino obediently turned over and buried her face against Hachiman's abdomen.

"How am I supposed to clean your ear like this? Move outward a little."

Hachiman cupped Yukino's delicate cheeks and moved her head to the middle of his thigh.

Repeating the earlier movements, Hachiman gently cleaned the dirt from Yukino's ear.

Yukino's long eyelashes trembled from time to time. When Hachiman focused, he could even hear the girl's comfortable little hums.

"Are you a little pig? Why are you grunting too?"

Hachiman teased her.

Yukino said nothing. She merely glared at Hachiman with her navy-blue eyes in displeasure.

"Your ears aren't even that dirty. Why did you suddenly decide you wanted me to clean them?" Hachiman asked doubtfully while replacing the duck-feather tip he had already used.

"Don't move."

Hachiman held Yukino's head down, put the feather in his mouth to moisten it, and then used it to wipe inside Yukino's ear.

After finishing cleaning Yukino's ear, Hachiman disinfected all the tools with alcohol wipes before speaking to the person behind him.