The Third Years Are Graduating? My Money, My Money! Seven Thousand Words (cont.)

Just want to stay here for a while?

"Are you sure?" Classmate Sakayanagi gently pushed up her glasses.

"I don't want to go back to my room for now," Hachiman said.

"..." Sakayanagi.

Sakayanagi is a genius, but she still can't understand Hachiman Hikigaya.

Because at that moment, she seemed to have pre-thought of more than a dozen possibilities in her mind, such as something happening to Hachiman's room, so he couldn't go back.

Or perhaps he is hiding some terrible secret, which is why he cannot go back.

Or does he feel it's better to stay in her room now?

Is it because you feel guilty for not fulfilling your promise to her and feel you need to stay and keep her company?

"..." Sakayanagi.

Even a genius, having too many ideas can leave her with no choice.

Because I felt that anything was possible.

"If this is all you need, I don't mind," Sakayanagi said. As she said this, she clapped her hands lightly, and Kamuro, who had been in the kitchen, brought out the Darjeeling tea that Sakayanagi had requested.

"Thank you," Hachiman said, looking at the teacup in front of him that emitted a delightful aroma.

"..." Sakayanagi Arisu.

Almost at that moment, Sakayanagi actually wanted to arrange for Kamuro to go to Hachiman Hikigaya's room.

Because she felt that Hachiman Hikigaya really couldn't go back to his room right now, and that she really wanted to stay here for two hours.

So what exactly is in his room? Is anyone there?

She knew that Ichinose had suffered a crushing defeat in this exam, and that in the rumors surrounding Ichinose, Hachiman Hikigaya had won over Ichinose before she could.

According to Kushida, Hachiman Hikigaya proposed a marriage agreement to her, offering to pay Kushida 20 million yen to graduate from Class A, in Kushida for her graduating, marrying him, and supporting him.

This aligns with her Hachiman Hikigaya.

From all perspectives, Ichinose is superior to Kushida.

So.

Is it possible that Hachiman Hikigaya and Ichinose will also sign such an agreement?

So.

Ichinose suffered a huge blow today, and then... he was comforted by Hachiman Hikigaya and ended up being put in his room first.

The reason he didn't want to go back was probably because Ichinose was resting in his room.

Ichinose must be having a really tough time today, so her classmates can't see her like this.

Therefore, Hachiman Hikigaya had no choice but to lend the room to Ichinose first.

In other words, it's not just Kushida, Hachiman's ambitions are truly great.

The target is Ichinose, or perhaps their relationship has already become quite good.

"..."

"..." Sakayanagi.

"Classmate Sakayanagi?" Hachiman looked at her with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"..." Sakayanagi. "It's alright."

Sakayanagi Arisu finally put down her hand, which was about to hold up her phone to send a command to Kamuro for confirmation.

Because she almost fell for it.

It's gotten strange.

She's become like a jealous, resentful, and obsessive loser.

This is not the kind of relationship that Sakayanagi Arisu wants.

She felt that her first experience of love was something much more wonderful.

"It must be because playing chess today was quite tiring," Sakayanagi said. "However, my promise to you still stands. For the next three hours, you can have the right to use this room."

"But you don't mind if I read a book here, do you?" Sakayanagi said.

She is indeed reading a book right now.

[5 Centimeters Per Second] is a work by Makoto Shinkai.

The book has a library stamp on the back, which probably means it was arranged for Kamuro to borrow it.

Classmate Sakayanagi is actually a book lover.

She is a genius with a high level of intelligence and a strong ability to learn on her own. However, geniuses often share a common trait.

Standing on the shoulders of giants.

I read a lot of books and enjoy expanding my knowledge.

Reading books is one way to do this.

"Please do as you wish," Hachiman said. "This was originally your room."

"If you're reading, I can just play games."

Hachiman then took out his phone again and opened the chess game.

In this way.

In the small room, by the Hachiman was quietly playing a game.

Meanwhile, Classmate Sakayanagi was reading a book.

Kamuro...

She was in the kitchen.

Only.

"Is your eyesight bad?" Hachiman, who was checkmated in chess and had to watch the commercials again to continue the game, suddenly looked up and asked while waiting for the commercials. "I usually wear contact lenses or something."

"No." Sakayanagi shook his head. "These are decorative non-prescription glasses, the same ones you're wearing. They're a thank-you gift from Sakura for the tutoring."

I see.

I felt that the glasses Sakayanagi was wearing matched her quite well, giving off a sense of novelty and cuteness +3.

The result was chosen by Sakura in this field.

So today he's wearing the purple non-prescription glasses that Sakura initially chose for him, which complements the look perfectly.

These are all works by Sakura.

"However," Hachiman noticed a sudden change in Classmate Sakayanagi's tone, "That she's actually paying special attention to my condition. Is she feeling guilty or ashamed?"

"How adorable." Banyan suddenly rested her hand on her chin and uttered words that shook the very soul.

Wow.

Is this guy a devil?

Suddenly, he said something terrifying.

Hachiman suddenly remembered something: he and Sakayanagi were watching their classmates' 1200-meter relay race from the stands at the Sports Festival.

At that time, Sakayanagi offered him 20 million points.

She invited him to her class.

She meant to acknowledge his abilities and invite him to her class, but Hachiman felt that Sakayanagi was confessing his feelings.

At that time, he avoided it.

But.

Is it possible that Classmate Sakayanagi actually has feelings for him?

What's even more alarming is that he's been having recurring dreams lately about marrying Classmate Sakayanagi.

Although most of his dreams were filled with the tragic memories of being tricked into going to work, which he didn't want to recall.

But.

You can't just dream for no reason.

Hachiman suddenly realized... staying in Sakayanagi's room now might not be a good thing.

Instead, it made me feel restless and uneasy.

[You have finished watching the ad and have been given one more chance to continue the challenge]

At this point, the phone indicated that the game could continue.

"..."

Hachiman finally calmed down.

So I started to focus my attention on the game.

But my mind was filled with rationality.

He doesn't like gentle girls because gentle girls might be gentle to everyone.

At the same time, he also disliked his own excessive consciousness.

Unauthorized misunderstandings, unauthorized expectations, unauthorized imposition of one's own ideas on others, and then unauthorized disappointment.

Marrying a rich young girl will lead to unhappiness.

The Sakayanagi family only has one heir, Sakayanagi, so she will definitely become the next chairman. However, due to her health condition, she cannot support her high-intensity work.

"..."

Let's ask around.

"Classmate Sakayanagi," Hachiman asked.

"Um?"

"Is the position of chairman of the board of directors of Advanced Nurturing High School hereditary in your family?"

"..." Sakayanagi. "It's only been seventeen years since the establishment of Advanced Nurturing High School."

"However," Sakayanagi thought for a moment, "As for my family's business, it should be that only I can inherit it. My father's position as chairman of the board was obtained from my grandfather, so if there are no unexpected circumstances, I will also take over his position from my father."

Is that so?

You will be the next chairman of the board of directors of Advanced Nurturing High School.

Hachiman felt an incredible sense of peace wash over him.

Isn't this just like Horikita?

Anyone who has designs on them will have to take over their family's work.

But this kind of thing... no way.

Because the thought of being constantly scheduled to work, without being able to get much rest...

Hachiman found that his wavering heart had become incredibly calm.

So, looking at Horikita, all I think is that she's pretty; and looking at Classmate Sakayanagi, I just think she's cute.

But my heart has become as still as water.

So, Hachiman continued playing the game in a cheerful mood.

Sakayanagi stared at him blankly for a while, then refocused her attention on the book.

"...call--"

But it wasn't just him and Itagi who were in the room; Kamuro, who was acting as Itagi's servant, Kamuro also there.

However, Kamuro doesn't seem to care what Itaru is doing or what he's going to do, as long as she's not called. So since the two of them are in the room, she'll just stay in the kitchen.

So.

She continued scrolling through her phone.