During the Break, Even Hachiman Finally Realizes That Students Are Supposed to Study!

Why did she know absolutely nothing? Weren't they friends?

Or had she been forced into marriage? But she hadn't even finished university yet. Still, in wealthy families, marriage was never something one could freely choose. Shizuka had no right to criticize her, but as a friend, she still hoped Haruno could find someone she liked.

"Shizuka, you're looking at me rather strangely," Haruno suddenly said as she stirred her coffee with a spoon.

Then, as though she had given up on teasing her, she withdrew her left hand with the ring on it.

"Don't worry. I probably won't get married before you do, Shizuka," Haruno said. "The ring is just to ward off admirers."

"Phew..." Shizuka Hiratsuka seemed to genuinely let out a sigh of relief, but after relaxing so much, she quickly realized Haruno might have gotten a laugh out of her.

"About marriage..."

More accurately, all the relatives in her family—her female cousins, older cousins, and aunts—were married. She alone remained single. She was invited to attend relatives' weddings, and her parents arranged for her to—

"I don't care about it anymore," Shizuka Hiratsuka said against her better judgment.

"Well, I don't think you need to lower your standards or deliberately avoid the subject, Shizuka," Haruno said. "Put simply, the men you usually meet just have no taste."

??

"..." Shizuka.

This woman was seriously annoying.

Why was her mouth so sweet today?

Shizuka Hiratsuka quickly realized that Haruno had put on a ring to fend off pursuers. That meant she should have run into some trouble, so how could she still be in such a good mood?

Still, Haruno didn't need to put up much of a front around her.

So...

Had something good happened after all?

As she thought that—

Beep beep!

Hiratsuka-sensei noticed her phone