He had originally hoped his mother would help him pick out some gifts to give Kushida, Classmate Sakayanagi, Ichika Amasawa, and Ichinose for their birthdays.
Sakura and Karuizawa had helped him as well, so he thought he could give them something too as a small token of thanks.
But now, those gifts really would not last.
And since he had given their mothers gifts right in front of their daughters, he definitely could not give the daughters the same things.
Hachiman found himself in a bit of a bind.
PS: This chapter is 5,000 words. Debt: 509,000 words. Repaid: 1,000 words. Remaining debt: 508,000 words.
PS: There was more today!
Because he had completed his task, Hachiman quickly returned to where he was supposed to be.
After all.
Among the students he seemed to know, only his three-way conference had yet to begin.
However, he had transferred into Ryuen's class, so his conference was probably second to last. That meant he could rest a little longer before heading to the school gates.
But just as Hachiman was about to leave the Shopping Street, he unexpectedly ran into someone he knew.
There were not many students in the Shopping Street at this hour, though there were not none. As for people who could be called elders, there were even fewer.
After all, it was mealtime, and most students were rather short on money. With the cafeteria open for free, they naturally preferred to stay over there.
Still.
"Chabashira-sensei?"
Hachiman noticed that this acquaintance seemed to be looking at her phone as she walked. She did not bump into anyone, but she passed right by him without even noticing.
It seemed that she had not noticed him at all.
"Oh, Hachiman." Chabashira had indeed been focused on her phone. Hearing his voice,