Compared to Sakayanagi, Suzune Horikita Really Is More Affordable

"Okay, I'll help you," Hachiman said. "But you don't need to be so rigid, hey—"

Hachiman was taken aback because he suddenly noticed that Suzune Horikita was reaching out her hand to him, just like she had at noon.

And he blinked.

"Hmm? Is that strange? Didn't you say not to be too rigid?" Horikita replied.

"..." Hachiman.

So Hachiman also reached out his hand to her.

He squeezed Horikita's hand. "Please take care of me from now on."

"Yes, please take care of me." Suzune Horikita also gripped his hand in return.

It's like partners who have reached a cooperation agreement.

But.

It is undeniable.

This aloof guy isn't so aloof anymore; he's actually quite cute.

It's impossible that he was talking about a romance with Sakayanagi yesterday.

But I did feel a real flutter just now.

Is this the change that comes from a beautiful girl with high looks undergoing some transformation? I'm a little curious to see what kind of wife Suzune Horikita will be after she falls in love or gets married.

But.

Hachiman quickly shook his head.

He corrected his attitude.

Because.

Hachiman Hikigaya just wants a rich woman.

"Speaking of which..."

Looking at Suzune Horikita's smooth and delicate profile, Hachiman asked, "Is your family very rich?"

"??"

"My family owns a restaurant," Suzune Horikita said. "I don't know if they have money, but they're not short of it."

Is that so?

"However, the chef in the restaurant is my father, and he wants to retire."

So, if I go to your house, does that mean I can only marry into your family and then work all the time?

Oh.

Then let's leave it at that.

But.

"Speaking of which," since Suzune Horikita had formally proposed becoming his partner, Hachiman wanted some perks.

So he revealed his purpose when the other person ignored him because he had been staying in class all along.

"Horikita, since we're partners..."

"So."

"It's alright to treat your comrades to a meal once in a while," Hachiman said.

"..." Horikita. "I don't have experience with this. You mean something like the victory celebration the other day?"

"No, it's bento boxes. You know how it is, right? Good friends exchange bento boxes. We're not really good friends, but we're still partners. Don't you think we should give it a try?" Hachiman said.

"..." Horikita finally realized that Hachiman wanted to eat the food she cooked.

"If you're willing to pay for the ingredients," Suzune Horikita, not making a definitive statement.

But this explanation is surprising.

Because.

I can eat your homemade bento as long as I pay for the ingredients, so why didn't you say so sooner?

Although the rice balls at the convenience store weren't bad, Hachiman Hikigaya still wanted to try a bento box made for women.

You can brag about this to Komachi.

Since the term "partner" can mean companion, it can also be modified to mean friend.

So, perhaps he made his first friend at the school.

Then his sister doesn't have to worry about him being alone anymore.

The next day arrived.

Perhaps Hachiman wasn't very energetic.

But when I got on the elevator...

Hachiman suddenly perked up.

He noticed a familiar black-haired girl standing in one corner of the elevator, looking dazed.

This is Suzune Horikita.

She always looks like a study fanatic, engrossed in studying vocabulary books, in the elevator.

But things are different now.

I'm spacing out.

Since the elevator was full of students from other classes, Hachiman greeted her.

"Morning."

However, after discovering Hachiman Hikigaya, Horikita had a strange reaction.

She positioned herself facing him. Then she reached behind her, as if she were holding something.

Horikita's reply was swift, "Good morning, Hachiman."

"..."

Hachiman's mind went blank for a second.

"Um... Horikita, good morning." Then, subconsciously, she greeted him again.

Because.

This was the first time in almost two months that Suzune Horikita had taken the initiative to greet him. Usually, when they met in the elevator, it was either a "hmm" or "Aren't you coming up?"

Such remarks.

And now.

She calls him Hachiman.

Aside from his family, it seems that no one else calls him by his name.

This was the first time I experienced being called by someone else's name.

"What happened after yesterday?" Hachiman asked.

"I ran into Kushida." Horikita was surprisingly honest this time. "She said that if we're friends, it's best to call each other by name."

Oh.

So, the way of saying it by name was taught to me by Kushida.

I told you that Horikita couldn't do that.

Hey Kushida, what are you planning to do?

Is he trying to get Suzune Horikita to win him over?

Moreover, Hachiman Hikigaya also discovered the reason why Horikita had just been spacing out.

She usually carries her lunchbox to school in her left hand.

But now.

He was carrying two cloth bags.

Hey, hey, hey.

He only said yesterday that he was willing to pay for the ingredients, and then you made a bento box today?

Now, the elevator has reached the first floor, and the students inside are starting to leave.

Hachiman and Horikita walked side by side.

I never imagined that what I casually thought of defusing Horikita's bomb yesterday would turn into this.

What are you laughing at?

Horikita noticed his expression.

Forehead.

Is he smiling?

Suzune Horikita said, "Don't think that just because I agree with you or need you, you can get carried away with it."

As she spoke, she suddenly took a step back and stood behind him, giving the impression that a vengeful spirit was right behind him.

"Can't you be a little gentler?"

Didn't you see the students who hadn't even left the elevator run away as soon as they saw how fierce she was?

"I can't do it."

However, Suzune Horikita replied immediately, "Besides, you're blocking the way by standing here, so hurry up and leave."

She's really not a cute girl.

Hachiman was forced to move forward by her pushing.

Now, such a move would be watched by almost everyone. So, will yesterday's rumored confession turn into a confirmed relationship?

However, his Horikita was completely innocent.

He doesn't need to be in a relationship, and Horikita doesn't even know what a relationship is.

Hachiman is not prepared to offer an explanation.

Instead, she started thinking about how she could finally have a bento box made by a beautiful girl with culinary skills for lunch.

On the other side...

Third floor cafeteria.

"... He's not here yet," the silver-haired girl with a cane said, glancing at the empty seats.

"Yes," said her follower Kamuro. "Because Hachiman Hikigaya is probably eating lunch with his new girlfriend in class right now."

"It seems that the woman confessed her feelings yesterday."

"Yamada from our class was in the elevator this morning, and he saw him flirting with Suzune Horikita," Kamuro said. "So Hachiman Hikigaya is a liar. He keeps saying love doesn't exist, but he already has a girlfriend, doesn't he?"

"Oh."

"That's truly something to celebrate. It's astonishing that his bleak youth could actually have a sparkle," Sakayanagi Arisu analyzed.

Wait a moment.

"..."?

Sakayanagi felt he heard some strange words.

Chapter 103 Compared to Sakayanagi, Suzune Horikita is indeed better value for money.

First Year Class C.

Lunch break.