Sakayanagi: I've Already Won!

She's perfectly healthy right now, so why is her heart racing?

But.

"Please come in!"

A sound came from the Student Council.

The bounty ends in 7 hours.

Sobbing

Before the bounty

Monthly pass 4723, blades 4044

After the bounty

Monthly pass 6182, blade 8235

Yesterday, while there was still an event, I personally donated 2200 blades and 20 monthly tickets.

However, true to their word, this portion was also included in the bounty.

It's less than 120,000 words.

That means adding 6000 words a day, and it will be finished in a maximum of 20 days, which isn't too difficult. (Image: Unruly. jpg)

There are 7 hours left until 6 PM.

Can't you even get me to write like crazy for a whole month straight?

Chapter 018 Sakayanagi: I have victory in my grasp!

Student Council.

"So that's what happened."

"The Student Council will conduct an inquiry."

"The culprit will be punished appropriately after being found. The school's atmosphere needs to be maintained." Vice President Kiriyama met with Suzune Horikita and Kikyo Kushida, who came to report.

Vice President Kiriyama appears serious and unsmiling, but he is also quite earnest.

It appears to be proceeding according to the rules.

But it always gives people the feeling that it's just making excuses.

"That's probably because the Student Council President isn't here," Kushida said.

Actually, if Kushida were to face the Student Council President, Manabu Horikita, she would be a little scared.

After all, they didn't know that Suzune Horikita was the other party's sister before, so asking the other party to be a witness seemed like a bet to bully Horikita.

Looking back, Kushida also felt that he was incredibly bold back then.

Fortunately, Suzune Horikita is an idiot, and Horikita's brother didn't cause her any trouble.

"I hope my brothers do well on this Special Exam," Suzune Horikita said.

It's the 20th now, and my brother has been away taking an exam for two days.

"..." Kushida.

"Okay, okay, then our work is done," Kushida said. "Shall we go eat together now?"

"No need, I can do it myself," Suzune Horikita said. "I'm going back."

Is that so?

So you all came out together, and it's almost time to eat. Suzune Horikita said she was going to cook, but you won't even share a bite with her?

Therefore, Kushida dislikes Horikita.

There's absolutely no human touch.

After sending the message that the reporting was complete to Hachiman, Kushida and Horikita left together.

Hachiman, on the other hand, did not go to Horikita's room for dinner that night.

He was having Ichinose sign the agreement.

A pen, and then an agreement.

This agreement is extremely important; it represents the future direction and a large part of my life.

So Ichinose held the pen, but hesitated to write.

"I know this kind of agreement is hard to sign," Hachiman Hikigaya said. "After all, Ichinose, you don't like me either. I'm aware of my own limitations."

"Ugh..." This sentence subjected Ichinose to another attack. "Actually, I didn't say I didn't Hachiman... How should I put it."

"It's quite shocking."

Yes.

Because Ichinose is still in a daze.

Because her secret was exposed, all she could think of was dropping out of school. If she dropped out because of this stain on her record, she wouldn't be used as a tool to attack the class.

And because I trusted the wrong person, I did not receive salvation.

They should also leave school and return to where they belong.

However, he is still staying in Hachiman's room.

Then I looked at the marriage application form that had been signed and stamped.

She was still a high school student, and this was the first time she had ever looked at a marriage registration form.

"So... we're getting married after signing our names?" Ichinose gently raised her head. "Hachiman, do you really think it's a good idea to start a marriage like this?"

"Or have you gone through something that made you give up on the process of dating?"

Oh.

Ichinose is indeed extraordinary.

Hachiman thought she would say something to reject him, but instead she was concerned about whether he was taking marriage too lightly.

"Actually, I don't like going to work," Hachiman said. "A marriage certificate is just a constraint."

"I want to be a stay-at-home dad."

"As for things like love and friendship, I once wanted them, but I've already given them up."

"Because most so-called friendships, so-called mutual understandings, and so-called mutual respects are just choices people make after weighing their options; they are merely an illusion," Hachiman said.

"But people just love to revel in these false relationships. And to me, they are worthless 'fakes,'" Hachiman said.

"A fake... thing...?" Ichinose pondered his choice of words.

"I once wanted a pure interpersonal relationship, one where nothing could be said and nothing could be done to understand, and nothing could break it no matter what happened."

"Of course, you can interpret this as just my arrogant fantasy, but I still want to believe in the existence of the real thing."

"In his book 'The Wisdom of Life,' philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer said that many relationships between people are built on a variety of hidden selfish motives."

"We handle interpersonal relationships carefully, observing people's expressions and being cautious in our words and actions, often pretending to understand each other, and choosing to remain silent when disagreements arise."

"When interacting with others, we are like wearing a mask, hiding some of our true thoughts and maintaining this fragile and easily broken illusion."

"These are things that are everywhere, but I don't care about them."

"What I care about is things that won't change, things that don't require compromise, and things that support each other. But these things are hard to come by, so I chose something more direct: reality."

Reality.

Aside from relationships that are not based on blood but can still be bound together.

That is marriage.

I see.

Ichinose nodded slightly.

I understand Hachiman a little better now.

When I first enrolled, I just thought that Hachiman was a very smart person and someone who was willing to help me.

But looking at it now...

Hachiman... is perhaps a person with a more profound mind.

Only.

"I can't deny your views on friendship," Ichinose said. "But I don't think we should be so pessimistic."

"So, Ichinose, do you think dating before marriage is meaningful?" Hachiman then asked.

"Love...?"

"Does being in a relationship guarantee that we'll get married in the future?" Hachiman asked.

"Forehead..."

This cannot be guaranteed.

If dating necessarily leads to marriage, then fewer people would have the experience of dating and breaking up.

Even relationships aimed at marriage do not necessarily lead to marriage.

"I won't use this agreement to blackmail you," Hachiman said. "Ichinose, you can consider this an investment I'm making in you. Just like you saw, there's also an agreement with Kushida in the cabinet."

"And a person can only marry one person."

"So maybe after graduation, I might marry Kushida."

"And I can give you 20 million points to be promoted to Class A, and eventually graduate from Class A. After you go to university, get a better degree, and find a job, you can return the points to me when you have accumulated enough."

Forehead.

Ichinose then realized that perhaps she had been deluding herself. It wasn't that Hachiman liked her, but rather... he would accept anyone who met his marriage criteria.

It looks extremely excessive.

But.

Ichinose then understood.

Hachiman is helping her.

"Um... thank you, Hachiman."

Ichinose then gripped the marriage registration form tightly. "You're such a good person."

"..." I inexplicably got a "friend zone" card.

Actually, Hachiman also had his own selfish motives.

Because if Ichinose signs her name, it means that she acknowledges the possibility of marrying him in the future.

And this was something that Hachiman felt he couldn't refuse.

After all, no one dislikes a kind-hearted and beautiful Archangel like this.

Therefore, compared to Kushida the little angel, Hachiman was actually somewhat skeptical.

Certainly.

Even if it doesn't work out in the end, it doesn't matter, because it gave her a chance to climb up. He believes she will make good use of the resources, and she will definitely have a future.

So this is what investment is.

It can be considered as forming a positive connection, just like how he persuaded Sakayanagi to run for Student Council President, which was also a positive connection.

This is a win-win situation.

Ichinose had already signed the marriage registration form and handed it over. Hachiman glanced at it and put it in the cabinet.