Chapter 103: Kaede Assaulting Suzu, Reward of Hachiman

Hachiman got up, patted Iris's soft golden long hair, and said to them, "Mm, okay. Then Gabriel and Iris will prepare the ingredients first. When Vignette comes back, we'll cook together."

Iris nodded with a smile, "Mm..."

Gabriel had no objections to preparing the ingredients together with Iris. She had originally planned to help with cooking anyway.

However, looking at the pure and flawless sweet smile of Iris opposite her, she felt a little strange.

Normally, Iris was indeed very elegant and noble, completely unable to see the infatuation she had for Hachiman when they were in the cinema.

"Should we invite Sister Kaede over for dinner too?", Komachi was stunned and looked at her brother with a subtle expression.

"Mm, Gabriel has moved next door. In the future, Kaede and Suzu will often see each other, so naturally, we should have dinner together today to get familiar," Hachiman nodded. He and Gabriel weren't in that kind of relationship, so he had nothing to fear.

"As long as you're happy," Komachi pouted. Her brother was truly an unrepentant scumbag.

Although Sister Kaede was a bit tsundere and a bit slow—otherwise, she wouldn't have been childhood friends with her brother for so many years without becoming lovers—wasn't this obvious move of stirring the pot a bit too much? Wasn't he afraid of getting beaten up?

Forget it, with how many boats her brother was stepping on, getting beaten up was just inevitable.

"Gabriel, Iris, you two rest here for a bit. I'll bring Kaede and the others over later," Ignoring Komachi's contemptuous gaze, Hachiman greeted Gabriel and the others before heading out to Kaede's house next door.

He knew that even if nothing was going on between him and Gabriel, Kaede would definitely have some doubts. After all, following Shion and Vignette, Gabriel would also be frequently coming over to his house for meals.

Shion could still be explained as being homeless, so it was normal for him to treat her as a sister and have her over for meals. But what about Vignette and Gabriel?

On Friday, in the student council, in front of the pretending-to-be-asleep Tsubaki Rurikawa, he had wantonly teased Kaede, who was tied up and unable to move. Yesterday, even though Kaede was embarrassed and angry, she had probably calmed down by today and would definitely come to settle the score with him.

Rather than having Kaede come over and get furious upon seeing Gabriel and Iris, losing all reason, it was better for him to take the initiative to visit Kaede's house and take control of the situation first.

It was the weekend, and Kaede's parents weren't home. Not to mention Suzu standing on his side—even without Suzu's help, dealing with a mere tsundere Kaede was easy for him.

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Ding! Dong~ Ding! dong~

Hachiman stood at the door of Kaede and Suzu's house, pressing the doorbell, quietly waiting for Kaede to come and open the door.

As next-door childhood friends, he had visited Kaede's house many times before, though not as frequently as Kaede and the others visited his house.

After all, in many cases, there was gender inequality. They could freely enter his room in the morning and wake him up, but if he tried to get into their beds, he would be chased out by their embarrassment and anger.

Plus, since Kaede's parents sometimes worked from home, he didn't really feel like going to their house and usually waited for them to come over to his.

But Kaede was so tsundere, and without a god's perspective, it was impossible to witness her deredere side.

Although he had been close with the Kaede-Suzu sisters since childhood, he still didn't dare to act as freely as he did in the student council office, where he had the advantage of Kaede not daring to make a sound and could tease her at will.

Today, he could take another opportunity to get close to Kaede. For this kind of tsundere, as long as he broke through that thick tsundere shell, what would be left before him was only the deredere side.

"Hmm? Could it be that she went out and isn't home?", After waiting for a while without anyone answering the door, Hachiman was puzzled and was about to check his relationship list to see if they were home when suddenly, the front door of Kaede and Suzu's house slammed open.

A girl with short blue hair, wearing a short skirt, her face flushed red, breathing heavily, and moving in a panic, dashed out from inside.

"Suzu? Why are you so slow?"

Kaede and Suzu looked almost identical, but with some minor differences. Hachiman immediately recognized the flustered girl rushing out as the emotionless younger sister, Suzu, who secretly harbored ill intentions toward her older sister.

"Sav-save me," The moment Suzu saw Hachiman, she quickened her pace, immediately opened the outer iron gate, hid behind him, tugged at his clothes with both hands, and stared intently at the door she had just run out of.

At the same time, her older sister Kaede also stormed out of the house aggressively. Seeing Suzu hiding behind Hachiman, she angrily waved her fair little fists.

"Suzu, get back here right now. I promise I'll be gentler with you."

"No," Suzu, hiding completely behind Hachiman, refused without hesitation.

Go back now? She wasn't as dumb as Kaede. How could she possibly believe Kaede's promise?

"...What's going on with you two? What kind of game are you playing?", Hachiman looked at Suzu, who was clinging tightly to his back, and then at Kaede, who was clenching her fists in front of him, feeling speechless.

'What are these sisters up to now? Playing 'sibling murder' on the weekend?'

"I just want Suzu to experience my pain!", Kaede glared at Suzu, who was peeking at her with only her eyes showing, and spoke to Hachiman in an exasperated tone.

'Damn it! Just a little bit more! I almost caught Suzu!'

And at the critical moment, Hachiman showed up, giving Suzu a chance to escape.

She had no expectation that Hachiman would hand Suzu over. That girl was already in cahoots with Hachiman to bully her—like hell he'd give her up.

"You're still dragging yesterday's issue to today? Or have you two been fighting since yesterday...?", Hachiman paused, then realized that Kaede and Suzu were still entangled over yesterday's incident.

Yesterday, Suzu had teamed up with Tsubaki Rurikawa and the others to tie Kaede up, which led to him teasing her however he wanted.

But wasn't that over now? He had assumed Kaede and Suzu settled their differences at home yesterday, vented their frustrations, and that today everything would be fine.

"How could I have bullied Suzu alone yesterday? Makoto came to my house today to play, so I thought we could capture Suzu together," Kaede rolled her eyes at Hachiman in frustration. She alone could, at most, wrestle with Suzu, but that wasn't bullying.

She needed reinforcements to capture Suzu properly.

"Usui-san is at your house right now?", Hachiman looked toward the open doorway, and a familiar figure slowly walked out.

Her long, pale purple hair draped over her shoulders, her bangs neatly framing her white and elegant features. Her graceful curves filled out her thin white T-shirt, while her slender legs, exposed beneath a short skirt, were wrapped in high-quality black tights.

"Hikigaya-kun, good afternoon," Usui Makoto walked up beside Kaede, bowed slightly to Hachiman, and then, gazing at him and Suzu standing close together, softly spoke.

"Hikigaya-kun, don't misunderstand. I wasn't helping Kaede bully Suzu," Usui Makoto quickly shook her head and explained to Hachiman.

She had come here for something else today, not to bully Suzu alongside Kaede.

"Liar, she blocked the door and wouldn't let me run," Suzu suddenly peeked out from behind Hachiman, her eyes staring intensely at Usui Makoto.

Although Usui Makoto hadn't laid a hand on her, just standing there was enough of a threat. If Hachiman hadn't arrived and the doorbell hadn't rung, making Usui Makoto go ask Kaede, she wouldn't have had the chance to escape.

"Uh... I just blocked the door, I didn't do anything else," Usui Makoto's face turned slightly red, and she mumbled awkwardly.

She really hadn't wanted to get involved in Kaede and Suzu's matters. The two sisters would still be close after their little fights, but if she intervened, it might affect their relationship.

In this situation, she was just following Kaede's instructions to block the door. Suzu not being able to beat Kaede and running away couldn't be blamed on her, right?

"..."

Suzu stared at Usui Makoto without speaking, 'Blocking the door doesn't count as helping Kaede?'

If Usui Makoto hadn't blocked the door, she would have already run to Hachiman's house to get him to deal with that idiot Kaede.

"... Have you guys had enough now? Shouldn't you calm down and take a break?", Listening to their conversation, Hachiman felt a bit speechless. However, he also didn't want to get involved in Kaede and Suzu's fights.

Kaede, the older sister, was his childhood friend. Suzu, the younger sister, was also his childhood friend. Since both wanted his attention, he couldn't favor one over the other.

"Hmph! You guys come inside first, then we'll talk," Seeing Hachiman acting like this had nothing to do with him even though he had been teaming up with Suzu against her earlier, Kaede snorted and turned to walk into the house.

She really wanted to cuff Hachiman and Suzu together and teach them both a lesson. But unfortunately, in a two-versus-two situation, she could handle Suzu, but Makoto-chan couldn't handle Hachiman.

No matter how much of a slacker Hachiman was, his physical strength was still better than theirs. Not to mention, he seemed to have been more active lately, and his body had become more robust.

Moreover, Makoto-chan and Hachiman weren't particularly close—just ordinary friends. Unlike her and Suzu, she couldn't just casually roughhouse with him.

As Kaede walked inside, Usui Makoto gave Hachiman an apologetic smile before quickly following her in.

Hachiman, on the other hand, wasn't in a hurry. He pulled Suzu, who was hiding behind him, out and slowly walked in, closing the door behind him. As Suzu bent down to get her slippers, he reached out, pinched her lightly, and asked in a low voice.

"Suzu, I just saved you. Do you have any thoughts on how to repay me?"

"Uhh...", Suzu suddenly straightened up, turned to face Hachiman, clasping her hands behind her back, her face flushed red, lips pursed, saying nothing.

She was getting bullied by Kaede in the first place because of Hachiman.

And now, Hachiman was taking advantage of Kaede being distracted to secretly bully her at the entrance...

"If you don't answer, I'll just take my reward myself," Seeing Suzu's ears turn completely red, Hachiman lowered his head and firmly kissed her soft, rosy cheek before grinning, changing into his slippers, and continuing toward the living room.

They were both his childhood friends, and twin sisters at that. He couldn't show favoritism—if he teased Kaede, he had to tease Suzu as well.

"..."

Suzu stared at Hachiman's back, rubbing her face hard with both hands. Only after making sure the heat on her cheeks had subsided so it wouldn't be noticeable did she quickly follow after him.

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In the living room, Kaede was washing cups to pour tea for Hachiman. Seeing him walk in, followed by Suzu a moment later, she didn't overthink it, assuming that Suzu was still wary of her and hesitant to come in.

But since Hachiman was here now, she wouldn't continue messing around. Otherwise, if Hachiman and Suzu teamed up to tie her up again, what would she do then?

Especially with Makoto-chan here. If Hachiman really tied her up and messed with her, she'd never be able to face Makoto-chan again.

"Hachiman, why did you come over?"

Kaede sat in a kneeling position in front of the coffee table, pouring tea for Hachiman as she curiously asked.

Hachiman had been to her house before, but not often. She was surprised that he had shown up right when she was about to take her revenge on Suzu.

"Nothing special, I just wanted to invite you to my place for dinner."

Seeing Kaede and Usui Makoto sitting on the same side of the coffee table, Hachiman sat cross-legged on the opposite side and gestured toward Suzu.

Suzu hesitated for a moment, bit her lip, and quietly knelt beside Hachiman.

Soon, she felt a warm sensation creeping up her thigh.

"Isn't it too early for dinner? What time is it now?", Kaede pushed a cup of genmaicha(green tea) in front of Hachiman and looked at him strangely.

Coming over just to invite her for dinner? Was there some kind of trap waiting for her at Hachiman's house?

"What are you thinking? I meant later in the evening. Right now, I just stopped by your place to hang out for a bit."

Hachiman picked up the genmaicha with his free hand, took a light sip, and rolled his eyes at Kaede.

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