I'm Offended

"Mmm! Yumiko figure, and her legs are beautiful too. Ah, speaking of which, I had a..."

Yuigahama she wanted to say something but hesitated.

But the Golden Hair didn't see it, and just said in a pretentious manner, "Eh~ really? But that girl named Yukinoshita seems to be better than me?"

Yuigahama blurted out, "Ah, indeed. The snow is beautiful—"

"..."

The Golden Hair showed a clear sign of anger.

Shuya thought to himself: This must be it. When a girl says her selfies aren't pretty, she doesn't mean she wants you to think she's not pretty.

In fact, she was waiting for someone to pat her, feed her, and lift her up high.

Your agreement is just asking for trouble...

Section 374, page 356: I was offended.

Yuigahama a perfect mistake.

She hurriedly tried to salvage the situation. "... Oh! No, I think Yumiko's is more glamorous!"

The Golden Hair still frowned unhappily; its expression wasn't exactly unpleasant, but it was clearly fierce.

Yuigahama wanted to say something more.

But Shuya had already burst out laughing:

Hahahaha!

His unusual voice attracted the attention of those around him.

The Golden Hair also looked over.

Shuya lay on the table, his shoulders shrugging.

This is hilarious! This guy is alright looking, but to say he's prettier than Yukino- chan... how the hell did you drink to get this drunk?

Hikigaya showed admiration, thinking to himself that he truly deserved to be called the king of popular people, daring to laugh loudly at this moment.

"You"

The Golden Hair wasn't sure what he was laughing at, but instinctively felt offended and wanted to find out before launching a full-blown attack.

Yuigahama's expression grew anxious, but the Yellow Hair timely steered the conversation back to him, drawing the Golden Hair's attention back to him.

The Yellow Hair laughed and said, "If you can wait until my club activity is over, I'll go with you."

"It's settled then!"

The Golden Hair's smile returned, and it no longer cared what Shuya to smile about.

Upon Yuigahama finally made up her mind:

"Um... I need to go somewhere around noon..."

"Oh, okay? Then could you buy me a bottle of lemon tea on your way back? I forgot to bring a drink today."

The Golden Hair naturally gave the orders.

"Huh? But... when I get back, classes might have already started... I'll be gone for the whole lunch break, so this is a bit..."

Yuigahama was obsequious and timid.

Shuya had a feeling that a good show was about to begin.

Seeing that the Golden Hair and the Yellow Hair guy were focused on Yuigahama and no longer paying attention to him, he slowly turned his body, propped his head up with his hand, and stared at them, openly munching on his bag and watching the show.

Hurry up, hurry up!

Upon hearing Yuigahama's words, the Golden Hair said unhappily, "Wait, what's going on with you? Yui, didn't you say something similar last time? Have you been leaving right after school these past few days? Have you been very busy lately?"

Yuigahama stammered, "Uh... how should I put it... I have some personal matters to discuss, and I'm really sorry..."

Her humble words had the opposite effect; the Golden Hair completely lost patience and slammed its fist on the table.

Her outburst created an extremely awkward situation in the classroom.

The students playing handheld games nearby also subconsciously turned down the volume.

The Yellow Hair and his friends also looked awkwardly at the ground.

Hikigaya secretly glanced back and saw the unusual atmosphere between the Golden Hair and Yuigahama, then he glanced at Shuya.

"Huh?!"

He almost spat out his drink. He saw Shuya arrogantly turn his chair around to face them, even crossing his legs, watching Yuigahama and the others eat bread and watch the show with great interest, his eyes gleaming, almost ready to go up and fan the flames.

That's incredibly brave; he wasn't affected at all under these circumstances.

"Who would understand what you're saying? Just say what you want to say! Aren't we friends? Are you hiding something? That's not right!"

The Golden Hair retriever pressed closer and closer.

"Sorry..."

Yuigahama her head and apologized.

"So! I don't want to hear your apology. You should have something else to say, right?"

Here they come! The Golden Hair retriever is attacking again!

Shuya took a big bite of the bread and then sucked on the orange juice.

The air in the classroom was almost deathly still.

Yuigahama glanced at Shuya, her tearful eyes looking pitiful, as if she wanted to ask for help.

Shuya taken aback.

"Keep it up!" he said with an encouraging smile.

I don't need your encouragement!

Yuigahama was in despair.

The Golden Hair glared at Yuigahama, and it looked like their friendship was about to capsize.

Unexpectedly... Hikigaya got up!

"Hey, almost there---"

He spoke!

"Shut up!"

"I guess I should go buy a drink, but never mind..."

He sat back down!

Hahahaha! Hikigaya, you're so weak!

Shuya burst into laughter, his voice echoing throughout the entire classroom.

"It's so noisy!" Hikigaya covered his face in embarrassment.

"Ah?"

The Golden Hair glared at Shuya, who was eating his bun.

It has to be said that she's quite something; this kind of attitude, disregarding Shuya's fame, is rather rare.

Shuya's opinion of her actually changed somewhat.

He laughed and said, "Don't mind me, you guys continue."

"... snort."

The Golden Hair didn't seem to want to have any conflict with Shuya, so it didn't retaliate.

This is her acknowledgment of Shuya the class.

... Of course, this is just too low-class no matter how you look at it.

Standing at the top of the class is really laughable.

This is no better than schools ruling as kingdoms and students establishing a nation.

The Golden Hair looked back at Yuigahama and said, "I'm doing this for your own good. Your ambiguous attitude is annoying to look at."

"... sorry."

Another apology?

The Golden Hair was so angry it laughed.

Upon hearing this, Shuya tilted his head.

This Golden Hair... doesn't seem to be the type he imagined; he seems like a good person.

Admittedly, her tone and attitude were terrible, making one want to slap her, but what she said wasn't wrong, and Shuuya Shuya felt that Yuigahama's attitude was problematic.

But Shuya necessarily correct it.

Her life and lifestyle are her own choices, and outsiders have no right to comment.

That's why he ignored Yuigahama's pleas for help.

This is a situation she should face herself.

Yuigahama looked at Shuya again, then at Hikigaya.

The Golden Hair exploded again. "So where have you been looking all this time? And you've been apologizing the whole time?"

"Indeed, Yuigahama- san, you don't need to apologize to her."

A frozen sound drifted into the classroom.

Yukino Yukinoshita joins the battle.

Shuya finished the pork chop bun with relish, then picked up a red bean bun and started taking a bite.

He was just a ruthless bun-eating machine.

He watched with amusement as the two girls went head-to-head, until the Golden Hair finally succumbed to her sharp tongue and angrily started playing on her phone.

Shuya said disappointedly, "No way, that's it? Golden Hair, why don't you go beat her up? Pull her hair, hit her with your bag, or something!"

"Inoue- kun, you..."

Yukino sighed helplessly.

"You... you're so noisy! What have you been saying since the beginning of this?"

The Golden Hair's angry gaze was directed at Shuya.

It's so noisy! It's unbearably noisy!

Shuya felt offended, and he was so angry in the cold weather that he felt cold... Sorry, I forgot what happened next.

He said sternly, "Golden Hair Retriever, to be honest, what you said went too far. How dare you say I'm noisy?"

"Let me just say it straight now, you guys throw parties next door every day, the noise is bothering me every day, I'm even thinking of reporting you for disturbing the peace, okay?"

Shuya stared at the group of popular guys with a stern face, exuding a faint sense of pressure; he was deliberately trying to scare them.

The Golden Hair was stunned.

The Yellow Hair stepped in to save the day despite the pressure. "Inoue- kun, it was our mistake not considering you before, and I apologize. But can we stop here for now? For my sake."

He had a very handsome smile.

However, Shuya was stunned for a moment. "No, who are you? Why should I give you face?"

Yellow Hair: "Huh...?"

He was also taken aback.

Section 375, Chapter 357: I... I remember now!