Suzune Horikita Joins Second-Year Class C! An Extra 5,000 Words!

"And I'll send you that recording tonight, or destroy it outright," Hachiman said.

"And if you want your sister to see the stronger version of you—the one worthy of her recognition—I'll help you achieve that," Hachiman said.

Then he held out his hand to Yukino.

"After all, we're friends, aren't we?" Hachiman added.

"..." Yukino.

"If that is how you see it, I have no objections. However, I have no experience with friends, but I think friends should understand certain things about each other," Yukino added.

Then she took Hachiman's hand.

"Then can you tell me about your side as well?" Hachiman asked.

"If you wish to ask, you may. But if it is something rather private, or something I cannot bring myself to say, then I may refuse," Yukino added.

In other words, they were only ordinary friends. They could not go any further yet.

"..."

Hey.

Why was he even thinking about going further?

As expected, although he was used to seeing cute girls and beautiful girls in his daily life, when he actually came into contact with a super-beautiful girl in the same style and on the same level as Horikita, he could not help but feel shaken.

Damn puberty and its restless heart.

Twenty million. Twenty million.

Hachiman hurriedly calmed himself by mentally reciting the amount of cash her sister had given him.

And so—

The third-years continued competing below, while Hachiman used their "friendship" to learn about Yukino.

Just as he had guessed, Yukino Yukino was a high school student of the same age as him, and they had both attended Soubu High School.

Unlike him, she had spent a year at Soubu High School before her mother and sister forcibly made her transfer to Advanced Nurturing High School.

However, Advanced Nurturing High School was