Chapter 160: Jealous Hibiki

"Oh...", Uenohara Ayano nodded in seeming understanding.

'Not being controlled? Then that means Hayase-senpai did it on her own?'

'How bold, you can't tell at all normally.'

Normally, even when the president asks Hayase to speak, she talks so softly, as if answering a teacher's question, so softly that only the people in the last row can barely hear.

Looks like she can go consult Hayase later about relationship matters, to see how she views this kind of impure relationship between them and Hikigaya.

"Ursula, you get up too," Hachiman looked at Ursula still squatting on the ground and reached out to pat her head.

"Meow!", Ursula glared angrily at Hachiman, but she could only shout "meow" after standing up, completely unable to say any threatening words.

'How long does the effect of this collar last? Don't tell me it lasts a super long time like a slave collar? Then won't I be humiliated by this guy for many years?'

'Damn it, this thing doesn't have any magical fluctuation at all, clearly not magic-related, making me completely defenseless.'

Hachiman didn't care about Ursula's thoughts at this time; he didn't necessarily plan to do anything to Ursula, but at least he had to smooth out her temperament a bit, so she wouldn't come controlling people and making trouble every other day.

'Let's clean up the changing room first. Although the door was kicked by Ursula into that shape and can't be fixed anymore, at least the traces of us being here should be erased.'

Before leaving, Hachiman was preparing to use a cleaning spell on the water stains on the floor, when he suddenly noticed a few heads peeking in from the changing room door, staring at him with scorching gazes.

"President, we're here!"

"Need our help~"

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"Yukinoshita-san, why aren't we going over with them?"

Beside the pool, Yukinoshita Yukino looked toward the direction where Iris and Hachiman disappeared. Seeing they still hadn't returned, she couldn't help looking at Gabriel beside her.

After seeing Hachiman leave with other girls, Iris and the other demi-humans ran off to find him, leaving only a few of them by the poolside.

She knew that Iris and the others had a relatively close relationship with Hachiman, but that shouldn't have affected them going along too, right?

No matter how close they are, they couldn't possibly do something intimate in public.

In any case, it's better than her and Gabriel staying here at the pool looking at all the massive variety of busty busts.

"Uhh… if so many of us went together, we'd be discovered by the others right away. What would we do if everyone followed? Besides, you're not that interested in Hachiman's matters either, right?", Gabriel casually turned her gaze away from Yukinoshita Yukino and looked helplessly at Sakurase Shino and Gotou Hitori, who also hadn't gone over.

When Iris and the others saw Ursula sneaking around, they followed her, but she held Yukinoshita Yukino back and didn't let her go along.

The others who stayed behind without following were Sakurase Shino and Gotou Hitori; Gotou Hitori didn't want to go, and Sakurase Shino was pulled to stay by Gotou Hitori.

Yukinoshita Yukino didn't know what they would do over there, but Gabriel knew very well.

Iris would even mess around in the kitchen at home with her back to them… now they were in an empty place, and everyone was wearing swimsuits. It was certain that something not suitable for her and Yukinoshita Yukino to see would happen.

She didn't know whether Yukinoshita Yukino would be dragged into it, but if she herself went along, Iris would definitely remind her of her promise to assist them, and that would be super awkward.

Just helping as a distant lookout was the limit. No way she could help out directly on the spot.

Even during swim class before, she had been surrounded by Yuina and Ichinose Honami and forced to introduce herself to Hachiman, so that Ichinose Honami would agree to give him a try.

But her goal had always been to guide Hachiman back on the right path, never to sacrifice herself.

She couldn't drag this out any longer. After club activities today, she'd call Vignette and Raphiel to her house and discuss how to pretend to fall and plan how to make Hachiman fall for someone else instead, or she wouldn't even dare go to school tomorrow.

'If Iris and the others do the same thing again tomorrow, should I watch or not…?'

Gabriel looked at Yukinoshita Yukino in agony, then suddenly had a thought.

'Yukinoshita Yukino… kind, gentle, petite, cute… aside from not being blonde, she fits all the criteria.'

'If the current candidates can't work, maybe we can try with Yukinoshita.'

"Hm?", Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Gabriel staring at her and suddenly crossed her arms over her chest in front of her, watching Gabriel warily.

It's bad enough she wouldn't let her leave, now she's looking at her with such strange eyes.

She really doesn't care about that kind of thing.

'Besides, Gabriel herself isn't that big either, why is she staring at me like that?'

Gabriel didn't realize her gaze had made Yukinoshita Yukino misunderstand, but right now she wasn't in the mood to care about her classmate beside her.

She didn't know whether to keep an eye on Iris and the others. The dragon Ursula suddenly appearing around Hachiman gave her a bad feeling.

If there was danger and she ignored it because of her own shame…

'Just a peek… just a peek… if nothing's wrong, I won't interfere with Hachiman's side today…', After hesitating for a while, Gabriel, unable to feel at ease, bit her lip tightly and used divine magic to sneak a peek at the changing room where Hachiman and Iris were.

However, the scene in the changing room this time was even more shocking.

Just one glance, and she was frozen.

'Th-they're playing like that?'

'Why do Elliot and the others have to change back into mermaids?'

'Why did Ursula become that huge, and then, suddenly shrink again?'

"Hm?", Yukinoshita Yukino noticed Gabriel not only staring at her, but her face was suddenly flushed and her breathing grew rapid. She grew even more wary and shifted sideways.

As someone who had been bullied in school when she was young, she knew she was cute, and the kind that appealed to both boys and girls.

But she didn't expect the angelic-looking Gabriel to also have those kinds of thoughts about her.

'Even though Gabriel herself is also super cute, how did it end up like this?'

'Could it be from hanging around Hachiman for too long?'

"Why are there only you guys? Where's your president and the mermaid songstresses?", At that moment, Tsukahara Hibiki, having finished her work, brought the significantly improved Hayase Saki over and, seeing only four of them here, asked curiously.

"President Hikigaya left with Uenohara from the swimming club. The others also followed to help," Yukinoshita Yukino looked around, beside her were only perverts or shut-ins. So she could only speak up herself. After speaking, she paused, not knowing how to explain why they didn't go help too.

She felt Gabriel's reason for keeping them here was a bit far-fetched. Among Iris and the others were an elf princess and a mermaid songstress. If worrying about drawing attention was the issue, it should've been her and Gabriel who went instead of staying to stare at the surging pool.

"Followed to help?", Tsukahara Hibiki was taken aback and looked strangely at Yukinoshita Yukino.

Though she had already guessed something was off with the Service Club, only Hachiman being male and the rest being stunningly beautiful girls. She hadn't expected them to be this bold, daring to be so outrageous in her own all-girls swimming club.

'Is it the bathroom, the changing room, or the shower room?'

'With so many people, it'll definitely make a commotion. Aren't they afraid the other members will hear?'

Uenohara was one thing, just a normal person, but Iris and the others were national-level superstars like the elf princess and the mermaid songstress idol. Weren't they worried about the bad influence?

Behind Tsukahara Hibiki, Hayase Saki widened her eyes at Yukinoshita Yukino's words.

'Why am I not invited again?'

"Um, Club President Tsukahara, didn't you ask our president to act as a manager to help ease your athletes' pressure? In the Service Club, we usually offer guidance together, then choose the best plan," Yukinoshita Yukino thought Tsukahara Hibiki was questioning why so many were involved just to help one person and continued explaining.

Though they hadn't taken many requests, all the troubled girls the Service Club helped, like Hayase Saki and Sakurase Shino, had been resolved through the combined efforts of all members.

Even the previous requests from gal girls like Yuina, whether or not Hayase Saki helped, she still went along with them to Hachiman's house to give her opinion.

"Hiss… I underestimated you guys. No wonder Hayase likes staying in the Service Club and doesn't want to come back," Tsukahara Hibiki took a deep breath and looked at Hayase Saki with a face full of shock and wonder.

Even she, who had suggested inviting Hachiman to the girls' swim club as manager to ease pressure and boost performance, couldn't imagine the Service Club was that kind of organization.

A normal small club being outrageous was one thing, but the Service Club wasn't just their ace members. It had Yukinoshita's daughter, Ichinose's daughter, an elf princess from another world, a mermaid songstress idol serving as goodwill ambassador...

Was it these powerful girls teaming up to run some kind of experiment on Hachiman, or was he just so incredible that all these noble girls accepted that kind of activity.

Suddenly, she had a strong urge to personally be guided by Hachiman to improve her performance.

Not to join the Service Club like Hayase Saki, but just to experience it. This special treatment that even a politician's daughter, elf princess, and mermaid idol enjoyed.

"Ugh…", Hayase Saki wanted to explain Tsukahara Hibiki's expression, but after opening her mouth, she didn't know what to say.

Even though some parts weren't quite right, she really had done similar things with Iris, the president, and the others…

She wanted to stay in the Service Club because she didn't want to leave the president.

"...", Sakurase Shino quietly watched Yukinoshita Yukino, Tsukahara Hibiki, and Hayase Saki, then glanced at the still-spacey Gabriel. She pursed her lips and said nothing.

As a troubled girl Yukinoshita Yukino had failed to guide, she knew Yukinoshita Yukino had no such awareness. Her thoughts were totally different from what was going on in Tsukahara Hibiki's head.

However…

Even though she had become a shut-in, she didn't want to clear up the misunderstanding between Yukinoshita Yukino and Tsukahara Hibiki.

Unless the president was here, only then would she open her mouth for him.

"Well, since President Hikigaya is so busy, I'll head out first. Once you finish helping Uenohara, you can leave. I'll trouble President Hikigaya again next time with the others," Tsukahara Hibiki greeted Yukinoshita Yukino and eagerly dragged Hayase Saki away.

"Hayase, don't rush off today. Tell me everything about you and President Hikigaya."

"From the moment you joined the Service Club until now. No detail is allowed to be left out."

"Eh? N-no detail at all?"

Hayase Saki turned around three times every step, looking to Yukinoshita Yukino and Gabriel for help, hoping they'd save her.

Unfortunately, Yukinoshita Yukino didn't get her meaning, Gabriel had been spaced out since earlier, and as for Sakurase Shino and Gotou Hitori, one was a shut-in, the other a socially anxious person, both spoke even less than her.

'Why is it like this… I wanted to go home with the president…'

"Why does this feel weird?", Yukinoshita Yukino looked at the suddenly excited Tsukahara Hibiki and the beet-red Hayase Saki being dragged away and was full of confusion.

She'd only explained the normal process of the Service Club, why was Tsukahara Hibiki reacting so oddly?

"Gabriel, Hachiman is so good at guiding Sakurase, and now he's just helping the pressured main players. It's been so long, he should be done. We should also leave the girls' swimming club," Yukinoshita Yukino glanced at the clock by the pool and saw it was past 5:00, so she stopped thinking and reached out to shake the dazed Gabriel to remind her.

School had ended at 3:00, and now it had been two hours. They had only come to help, no need to stay until the swim club finished practice or until the school closed.

"Huh? Oh, yeah, done, done. Let's go find Hachiman and the others now," Gabriel came back to herself when shaken and quickly patted her cheeks to reduce the flush on them.

Even though Iris might know she peeked, she still had to pretend she didn't.

Otherwise, what if Iris asked which knowledge was most likely to cause pregnancy? She didn't doubt Iris would ask something like that. Iris had approached Hachiman for the sake of pregnancy from the start, though later she really did get along well with him. Even the normally quiet bodyguard Irisis was like that too.

"C-can we wait a bit before going...?", Gotou Hitori peeked out from behind Sakurase Shino and looked at Gabriel and Yukinoshita Yukino who were about to go find Hachiman, pleading softly.

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