Meritocracy Classroom

Hachiman also remembered that she had just performed yesterday and had been pursued by quite a few male teachers.

"Could it be that some male teachers harassed you?" Hachiman asked.

Hachiman noticed that she was still wearing that ring on the middle finger of her left hand.

"It's not that." Chabashira said, "I turned down every male teacher who messaged me, telling them that I'd applied to resign and had no intention of dating or getting married for the next three years."

Was that so?

In other words, aside from meeting Chabashira in person, they could message her to ask.

He had indeed overlooked that.

But Hachiman once again sensed the aura of Horikita's version of a steel-hearted straightforward woman.

"Then what is it?" Hachiman looked over in confusion.

"..." Chabashira.

At that moment, Chabashira was looking at him as well.

Mm.

Chabashira's gaze seemed to relax.

Indeed.

The Hachiman before her was wearing a student uniform. He was, without question, a student.

So what exactly was she thinking?

"Come to think of it, Majima and Sakagami were injured yesterday. Before that, Sakagami contacted me and said that Hōsen wasn't the real culprit behind the injuries of Komiyama from his class and Shinohara from mine, and that we needed to verify it."

"It sounded a little like they were reopening the investigation," Chabashira said. "I originally intended to take part too."

"But."

Chabashira took out her phone.

[Chabashira-sensei, do not involve yourself in any contact initiated by Sakagami-sensei.] by Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Hachiman, you sent this message, didn't you?" Chabashira asked.

"I did," Hachiman admitted. He had never denied something he had done. "I was operating behind the scenes in this matter, but Yagami Takuya was a type I'd never encountered before. I couldn't be sure whether there would