Three's a Crowd, and Ichinose Honami Gets Her Wish

"Stop fooling around~"

Hashiba Hikaru put her arm around her waist to stop her movement, and said somewhat irritably, "Don't you need to deal with team formation matters during this time?"

"Hehehe, I'm very popular, you know. There are so many people who want to team up with me, they can't even pick and choose."

When Kushida Kikyo saw that he had finally turned his gaze to her, she couldn't help but let out a smug smile.

"We still need to be careful, after all, they'll be living on Uninhabited Island for two weeks."

Hashiba Hikaru thought for a moment, "Besides, we'll probably be acting in groups, so we won't be able to rely on our classmates at all."

"If all else fails, I can always go to Hikaru-kun. You wouldn't abandon me, would you?"

Kushida Kikyo spoke with absolute certainty, as if she had him completely under her thumb.

"Aren't we competitors during Special Exam? Why should I care about you?"

Hashiba Hikaru raised an eyebrow, a playful smile appearing on her face.

"I don't care, just let me starve to death on this Uninhabited Island!"

Kushida Kikyo's smile remained unchanged, and she even deliberately breathed on Hashiba Hikaru's face. She particularly liked this move; it always made people's hearts flutter.

"They shouldn't starve to death. I guess the school will prepare the same watches as last time, so that if a student shows any abnormal symptoms, the school will immediately notice and then arrange for a rescue team to go to the island to search."

Hashiba Hikaru shook her head. "There shouldn't be any major problems."

"If someone really gets into trouble, and Hikaru-kun doesn't want to help me, then there's no point in me living!"

People say that women who know how to be charming have the best lives, and among the girls who have maintained close relationships with Hashiba Hikaru, she is the one who likes to be charming the most.

Every move she makes is perfectly natural, showing no sign of being unreasonable, only an aura of cuteness.

"You can't think like that, after all, human life is very precious."

Hashiba Hikaru put her arm around her waist, a gentle smile on her face.

"Hmph~"

Hashiba Hikaru's method for dealing with girls who act coquettishly is to try to cooperate with them in a gentle manner.

Kushida Kikyo is not a reckless person. She understands the importance of moderation. Whenever she acts cute, she is immediately appeased after a few words of coaxing and will never continue to put on a brave face.

The same thing happened again. As soon as Hashiba Hikaru showed a gentle smile, she immediately buried her little head in the boy's chest, her tone becoming sticky and affectionate.

"Hikaru-kun, can you come to my dorm today?"

"Why?"

"Is that even a question? It's because they miss you."

Kushida Kikyo raised her head, her beautiful eyes filled with tender affection.

"Let me think... I don't seem to have any special plans for today."

Hashiba Hikaru pondered slowly, noting that he had been able to relax a bit during this time because Ichinose Honami had been quite busy.

"Buzz!"

Just then, the boy's phone vibrated in his pocket. He took it out and looked at it, a wry smile immediately appearing on his face.

"What's wrong?"

Upon seeing the expression on her man's face, Kushida Kikyo frowned slightly, sensing that something bad was definitely wrong.

"Honami has plans for today, so I have to stay in the dorm with her."

"Show me!"

"Yes."

Hashiba Hikaru didn't care about this. After he had come clean with everyone, he could let any girl see his phone, since there were no secrets on it anyway.

Why today of all days?

Kushida Kikyo doesn't actually like looking at Hashiba Hikaru's phone because she's worried he'll be upset, but today the girl suddenly wanted to see why, so she subconsciously looked down at the boy's screen.

"Guang, I've made all the arrangements. I have a surprise for you tonight, the one I mentioned last time."

After slowly reading the message on her phone, Kushida Kikyo asked in confusion, "What kind of surprise has Honami planned? Can I find out?"

Are you sure you want to know?

Hashiba Hikaru smiled. To be honest, if it weren't for Kushida Kikyo and Sakura Airi, none of this would have happened.

"Hmm, what surprise has Honami prepared for you?"

Kushida Kikyo nodded firmly. She always thought of herself as the most favored Stealthy Cat by Hashiba Hikaru, so she prepared more tricks than anyone else and could always bring the boy a completely different sensory experience.

"Actually, it's just..."

Without hesitation, Hashiba Hikaru lowered her voice and whispered in the short-haired girl's ear, "It's that..."

"What!"

Upon hearing this, Kushida Kikyo's pupils constricted sharply, and she almost instinctively shouted.

"How is that possible!"

In her view, Ichinose Honami was a very reserved girl; how could she possibly agree to such an "absurd" thing?

"That's how it is, I have no reason to lie to you."

Hashiba Hikaru shrugged, emphasizing that she wasn't lying, a move that once again dealt a huge blow to Kushida Kikyo.

"Why, why would Honami agree to something like this?"

She stared intently at Hashiba Hikaru's face, gritting her teeth as she asked, "Who is the other person? Could it be that woman, Horikita?"

"No, I'll keep it a secret for now; after all, it's their privacy."

Hashiba Hikaru didn't intend to say everything; she'd stop her explanation here.

"Alright, now you have the answer you wanted to know. Can you go back to work in peace, Kikyo-chan ~"

"... Damn it, that despicable guy!"

Kushida Kikyo cursed.

"I will never admit defeat! I am the most beloved little kitten, and that... even Honami can't change that!"

"..."

Chapter 832 The Three-Person Walk, Ichinose Honami Gets His Wish

After seeing off the grim-faced Kushida Kikyo, Hashiba Hikaru threw himself back into his work. Since Ichinose Honami had already made arrangements, he naturally needed to go home early today.

It was 6:30 when the boy returned to his dormitory with his schoolbag. Facing the crowd, the summer breeze in the air did not lessen despite the setting sun; it was still incredibly hot.

"I'm back!"

Because Ichinose Honami had sent a text message, Hashiba Hikaru pushed the door open and found it wasn't locked, so she just shouted that sentence.

"Hikari, you're back!"

A pink-haired girl wearing an apron walked out of the kitchen, her face still bearing the most perfect, gentle smile.

"Um."

After putting his things away, Hashiba Hikaru chose to lie down on the sofa to rest. He smelled a wonderful aroma. After so much training, Ichinose Honami's cooking skills were already quite impressive; she could even open her own restaurant.

He held his phone and then received a text message from Kiryuuin Fuuka.

Kiryuuin Fuuka: Junior, aren't you excited for today? I bought a really pretty set of lingerie!

Hashiba Hikaru: Senpai, why do you always have to mess around with Honami?

Kiryuuin Fuuka: This isn't a joke, I'm really looking forward to it. Do your best tonight, junior!

Hashiba Hikaru:... You win.

The boy sighed. No matter what, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage in this situation. He just didn't want Ichinose Honami to feel uncomfortable.

"Hikaru, dinner's ready!"

"Yes, it's here."

As Hashiba Hikaru walked to the dining table, she glanced at the food on it and her lips twitched involuntarily.

Sea cucumber, dried scallops, mutton, stir-fried shrimp with chives, and red bean and goji berry porridge...

She definitely did it on purpose!

"Hikaru, you've been working too hard lately. I want to help you recover."

Noticing the strange expression on her boyfriend's face, Ichinose Honami blushed slightly, but still smiled and said...

"Yeah, it's good to take some supplements."

Hashiba Hikaru full of exasperation, sat down to eat.

I have to say, it was actually quite delicious.

After dinner, Hashiba Hikaru suddenly heard a knock on the door.

"It must be senior student. Hikaru, go open the door, I still need to wash the dishes."

"Knew."

After opening the door, a Silver-haired Senior in a long black dress stood smiling in the doorway. She looked Hashiba Hikaru up and down and nodded with great satisfaction.

"Looks like you guys didn't sneak a bite while I was gone, that's great!"

"... Is that so?"

After letting the other person in, Hashiba Hikaru glanced helplessly at Kiryuuin Fuuka, "Honami is still washing the dishes. Senpai, you can rest for a bit. Have you had dinner yet?"

"I've already eaten, but it's okay if you don't, there's still a proper meal tonight."

"A proper meal?"

Hashiba Hikaru was taken aback at first, but immediately understood what she meant and could only show a helpless expression again.

"Senior, you really have a way with words. Is this really your true nature?"

"Maintaining the senior's demeanor all the time is quite tiring. Anyway, all the junior likes is the older woman persona, so it's okay if I'm childish, right?"

"I never said that."

Hashiba Hikaru shrugged, her tone firm.

"Hehe, let's leave it at that then."

The two sat together on the sofa. Hashiba Hikaru originally wanted to watch TV for a while, but Kiryuuin Fuuka was very mischievous and put her little hand inside his clothes, showing no intention of stopping.

"I said... can't you wait a little while?"

"Since you've just finished eating, wouldn't it be good for us to do some exercise to help digest?"

Kiryuuin Fuuka's bright eyes shone with burning love. Once she made physical contact with Hashiba Hikaru, the flame in her heart was instantly ignited and she couldn't control herself at all.

"But..."

"No buts! Anyway Ichinose- senpai gets to eat it every day, so let me go first today~"

She pinned Hashiba Hikaru down and then threw her entire soft body against the boy's chest, her face getting closer and closer to his.

"Senior from Kiryuin!"

Just then, Ichinose Honami took off her apron and shouted at her.

"Don't run away! I want to come too!"

"Well, it seems we failed."

After being interrupted by Ichinose Honami, Kiryuuin Fuuka wasn't annoyed at all, and just said with a grin, "Let's go back to our room, Ichinose- senpai."

"Um."

Upon noticing the two maintaining such an intimate relationship, the pink-haired girl's face turned bright red.

Although she and Hashiba Hikaru had done many daring things together before, it was just the two of them in the room at that time. Now that there was suddenly another person in the room, she naturally felt very shy.