Oh.
Ichinose obediently nodded.
But that was not what she was thinking inside.
Ordinarily, there was nothing wrong with Hachiman asking a teacher.
It was just that, Hikigaya, if he was going to ask a teacher, why was he not asking his own homeroom teacher?
Yes.
The person Hachiman was waiting for a reply from was Sae Chabashira.
Not Sakagami.
Sakagami was Hachiman's homeroom teacher now.
However, since they had already asked a teacher, the two of them quietly waited for a response.
But Chabashira-sensei seemed to be taking rather long, so Hachiman and Ichinose decided to eat first.
Although it was hot pot, there were plenty of ingredients to choose from.
Hachiman took Ichinose through more than thirty ingredients before finally settling on seven or eight.
He was clearly treating her to dinner, yet he still took her on such a long walk?
That was not actually the case. Hachiman was simply taking the opportunity to learn Ichinose's preferences when it came to food and ingredients.
In other words, Hikigaya was working for the future.
Because there was also the possibility that he would marry Honami Ichinose.
If he could learn her preferences while they were still students, then there would be fewer mishaps when they lived together in the future.
If possible, deciding on a marriage partner as early as possible was the right choice.
But making such a decision this early would not be good for the other girls.
Especially in this year leading up to graduation, when time was crucial.
And Hachiman felt that his actions might hurt the other girls.
This was not Hikigaya being conceited. He could sense that the girls he might choose to marry seemed to like him quite a lot.
That was also why Hikigaya had discovered Horikita's feelings for him