Sakurai Hana and Asai Saki had just pushed open the door when they indeed saw the figure of Hachiman appear beside Rurikawa Tsubaki.
However, before they could continue feeling happy, a force came from behind pushing them forward, making them stagger, and the two almost fell to the ground.
Immediately afterward, came the sound of the main door being closed and locked from behind.
"Young Master Hikigaya, the three Disciplinary Committee members outside have all been brought in. Would you like to continue enjoying afternoon tea?"
Shion also brought in Usui Makoto, who still had her mouth stuffed and couldn't speak, and pushed her onto Sakurai Hana and Asai Saki, bowing toward the sofa as she asked.
"???", Sakurai Hana and Asai Saki stared blankly at the silver-haired maid Shion standing in front of the tightly shut door, then looked again at Hachiman slowly walking over from the sofa while holding Rurikawa Tsubaki in his arms.
Was this... was this a reversal, threatening them not to leak the secret?
Asai Saki, who suddenly recalled familiar plotlines from her memory, couldn't help but feel a little excited.
Sakurai Hana looked up at Hachiman who was slowly approaching and suddenly felt her face getting a bit hot.
She didn't know whether it was because of the rise in her own body temperature due to a faint sense of anticipation, or because the splashed water on her face was somewhat hot.
After all this mess, were they still going to have to conduct a custom activity with Hachiman.
Although now it wasn't them trying to punish Hachiman, but rather Hachiman punishing them.
"Uuuuuu!"
Only Usui Makoto, who was still unable to move and could only whimper, stared wide-eyed, looking at Sakurai Hana and Asai Saki, who clearly were not restrained but had already given up resistance, screaming internally:
'Don't drag me into your business of enforcing discipline!'
'I never intended to do a custom activity with Kaede's boyfriend!'
"I-I accept your threat. I hope you can thoroughly f**k me..."
Asai Saki ignored Usui Makoto beside her and didn't even get up from the ground. She simply lifted her head, her eyes burning as she stared at Rurikawa Tsubaki who had her arms around Hachiman's neck, then hugged tightly onto Hachiman's thigh with insatiable desire, gulping constantly as she longingly said.
"Uh... What did you say? I don't think I've said anything yet?", Even the battle-hardened and widely-experienced Hachiman was a little dumbfounded upon hearing Asai Saki's words.
Goodness, this was his first time encountering a lovesick-type heroine. The previous Hayase Saki and Ichinose Ayano at most had a few screws loose and were easy to coerce. But now? No need to threaten at all, she just gave herself up willingly?
Rurikawa Tsubaki, who was feeling shy, heard Asai Saki's words and couldn't help but open her soft pink lips even wider, looking at the bold Asai Saki in utter shock and disbelief.
She thought her relationship development with Kaede's lover Hikigaya was outrageous enough already, but she didn't expect Asai Saki to be even more outrageous.
'Hikigaya-kun haven't even said anything, and you already accepted everything as if threatened?'
"Do you... not want to? I gathered up all my courage just to say this."
Seeing that neither Hachiman nor Rurikawa Tsubaki looked like they had the awareness of having violated school discipline, but instead stared at her in shock, Asai Saki couldn't help but feel a bit worried.
The Disciplinary Committee at Sobu High was so strict, and she had finally waited for the perfect opportunity to justifiably do a custom activity with Hachiman. Could it be she would have to keep enduring again?
She had endured long enough. She really didn't want to keep enduring.
"Gathered up courage?", Sakurai Hana heard the words beside her and couldn't help but twitch her mouth.
Looking at Senior Asai, 'You don't look like you've summoned courage. You look more like a lovesick pervert who can't hide it anymore.'
However, she was mentally prepared.
Senior Asai applying to participate in the custom activity definitely had this goal in mind. Could she really be doing it to uphold discipline? She and Senior Ryuuzaki Hina were the ones truly upholding discipline.
Just that even if some Disciplinary Committee members had thoughts, none of them were as bold as Asai Saki. She didn't care about others' gazes and directly applied to discipline Hachiman through custom activity.
It felt like Asai Saki had her eyes on Hachiman a long time ago, and now that there was this justified reason of custom activity, she couldn't hold back anymore.
"Uh... I know about the custom activity, but for now, you all better get up and sit here. I think we need to have a proper talk first."
Seeing Asai Saki eagerly staring at him, Hachiman went silent for a moment and chose to carry Rurikawa Tsubaki back to the sofa, signaling Asai Saki and the others to come over.
Asai Saki immediately scrambled to her feet and trailed closely behind Hachiman, looking at Rurikawa Tsubaki with extreme envy, almost wishing to replace her on the spot and fully experience the kind of sensation she'd only imagined.
Sakurai Hana had no choice but to follow along.
Shion glanced at the backs of Asai Saki and Sakurai Hana, then looked at Usui Makoto who was abandoned on the ground. She pulled her up and pushed her toward the sofa to await Young Master Hikigaya's judgment.
"???", Usui Makoto felt that today something bad was really going to happen.
Why hadn't they untied her yet?
Could it be they defaulted to thinking she also had designs on Hikigaya-kun just like Asai Saki and Sakurai Hana?
Everyone sat face-to-face on the sofa, and finally Rurikawa Tsubaki got a moment to breathe.
However, her legs were still weak, so she remained in Hachiman's lap. After resting a bit to regain her strength, she quickly moved off him and pulled over the blanket from the sofa to cover her thighs that had sweat clinging to them, giving off a slightly damp appearance. She gave Asai Saki, Sakurai Hana, and Usui Makoto a somewhat awkward smile, then buried her blushing face into the blanket on her knees.
She really wanted to die...
She had just acted normal in front of Asai Saki and the others, and now in just a few minutes, the truth was revealed, and they had seen such an embarrassing scene.
Although by this point in the familiar development she knew that Asai Saki and the others probably wouldn't escape Hikigaya-kun's grasp either, the moment hadn't come yet.
Before that moment, she was the only one feeling embarrassed.
"Ahem! So, are the only ones in the Disciplinary Committee planning to carry out a custom activity with me just you three?"
Seeing how proactive Asai Saki was, and how Sakurai Hana only seemed shy but not particularly resistant, Hachiman even softened the strength of his hand pressing on Rurikawa Tsubaki's rounded thighs.
He really didn't expect them to offer themselves up like this.
Originally, he didn't really plan to complete a large-scale sub-quest like "The Exclusive Blacklist of the Disciplinary Committee Members," which might even be bigger than "The Excellent Manager of the Girls' Swim Team."
After all, on the Disciplinary Committee's blacklist, he was the only target to be punished, destined to be the final boss. If he wanted to complete the mission, he probably would have to become the true final boss and take down all the Disciplinary Committee members.
Sobu High had so many Disciplinary Committee members. Even though they were all very pretty, and their figures were top-notch, taking care of all of them would seriously be a violation of school discipline.
But now, seeing how aggressive the Disciplinary Committee members were, searching all over the school for him because they couldn't find him, he knew he couldn't pretend nothing happened anymore.
"Uuuuuuuu!!"
While Hachiman was confirming the situation with the custom activity, Usui Makoto, who had just been pushed onto the sofa by Shion, immediately panicked when she heard that and tried to jump up and explain.
She was just patrolling with Asai Saki and Sakurai Hana, and was dragged into this mess! She never had any intention of targeting Hikigaya.
But her mouth was stuffed, and all she could do was whimper.
"...Shion, untie Usui. Why are you Disciplinary Committee members carrying rope with you all the time?", Seeing Usui Makoto's pitiful appearance, her hands tied behind her back and her mouth stuffed, Hachiman looked at the maid Shion standing to the side and ordered with a speechless tone.
Did Shion think he liked this kind of stuff? She didn't even untie Usui Makoto or remove the cloth from her mouth. Of course, Asai Saki and Sakurai Hana were just as ridiculous, actually tying her up together.
"Yes, Young Master Hikigaya."
Shion calmly looked at the struggling Usui Makoto and began untying her hands unhurriedly. Her indifferent demeanor made it hard to imagine that she had just been accompanying Rurikawa Tsubaki and had hurriedly changed clothes to open the door.
"No no no! I'm not one of the people planning to do custom activity with Hikigaya-kun! I was just dragged along for patrol!"
Usui Makoto didn't even have time to complain about Shion not letting her speak first. As soon as her hands were free, she removed the cloth in her mouth and hurriedly explained to Hachiman, afraid that he and Rurikawa Tsubaki might misunderstand that she was betraying Kaede.
Kaede was her best friend! How could she do something like that to Kaede and Kaede's boyfriend?
"But you're also a member of the Disciplinary Committee, you have an obligation to assist us."
Asai Saki looked at this Disciplinary Committee traitor who kept interfering with her custom activity with Hachiman and began to feel a bit dissatisfied.
Now that everyone had come in together, shouldn't they be united and find a way to punish the rule-breaking Hachiman?
Even though Hachiman didn't look the least bit tired and was still full of energy, as members of the Disciplinary Committee, they naturally had to face hardship head-on and do their best to uphold discipline.
Just now, she ignored the conduct of a Disciplinary Committee member and shouted to tip off Hachiman while blocking them from entering. Now that they were really about to begin the custom activity, she wanted to cut ties with the Disciplinary Committee. Usui Makoto was simply the shame of the Disciplinary Committee.
"Assisting you only meant helping cover things up, to avoid being discovered by ordinary students, not messing around with you guys, right!"
Usui Makoto couldn't help it anymore. Asai Saki kept saying "Disciplinary Committee," but she was clearly using that title to make a move on Kaede's boyfriend.
"No matter what you say, the goal of the custom activity is to eliminate Hikigaya's desires at the seed stage, so that the girls of Sobu High will not be threatened. This custom activity must be carried out through the joint efforts of all Disciplinary Committee members. If you really don't want to participate, then Usui, you should leave."
Asai Saki glanced at the completely oblivious Usui Makoto, got up and sat beside Hachiman, pulling his arm into her full, burning chest.
She was completely obsessed and infatuated with Hachiman, who would soon give her an unprecedented romantic experience. But her attitude toward Usui Makoto, who was clearly on the side of Student Council President Kaede, was the complete opposite, ruthlessly expelling her.
Whether punishing Hachiman together or being punished by him together, wouldn't it be nice if everyone happily enjoyed the custom activity?
Back when the custom activity was approved, Usui Makoto didn't have such a big opinion. Now that they were really about to make a move on Hachiman, she suddenly couldn't accept it?
"I…", Usui Makoto opened her mouth, somewhat hesitant.
Logically, if she didn't want to participate in the custom activity, she could just leave.
But the Hachiman here was Kaede's boyfriend. Could she really just ignore that and walk away?
"At a time like this, you still want to leave? Of course you have to stay!"
Sakurai Hana saw that Usui Makoto seemed to be wavering and was very likely to be persuaded to leave, and instinctively grabbed her and began persuading.
"Usui, don't overthink it."
"This custom activity was passed by everyone together. If you don't do it, there are other Disciplinary Committee members who will."
"Usui, you haven't dated anyone before either, right? Wouldn't it be nice if we all dated Hikigaya together? We're all Disciplinary Committee members, there's no need to worry about being caught."
She had no choice but to stay and accompany Senior Asai Saki, she absolutely couldn't let Usui Makoto leave.
Mm, if Usui Makoto was here, she could work together with Senior Asai Saki to bully Usui Makoto. But if Usui wasn't here, then the one being bullied by Senior Asai Saki would be her, who wasn't assertive enough.
"I never thought about that kind of thing! Besides, Hikigaya-kun is Kaede's boyfriend, I can't betray Kaede!"
Hearing Sakurai Hana trying to get her to go along and break the rules just like them, Usui Makoto immediately shook her head desperately.
"If you don't do it, and I don't do it, who will uphold discipline? Hikigaya and Vice President Rurikawa are also in that kind of relationship, why can't you be too?"
Sakurai Hana wasn't in a hurry either, continuing to pull Usui Makoto along with her persuasion.
Although she wasn't that proactive at first, now that things had come to this, she absolutely couldn't stay uninvolved.
If she couldn't escape, then Usui Makoto couldn't either. They were all Disciplinary Committee members. If someone had to go down, they would all go down together. Only if everyone was dragged into the water would the Disciplinary Committee truly unite.
"Gulp… N-No, it's not like that… It was just an accident at the time… Kaede also agreed to my relationship with Hikigaya-kun…"
Seeing the fire shift onto her, Rurikawa Tsubaki also started to panic. But she really didn't have much confidence to say anything convincing.
Everyone knew that Hachiman was Student Council President Kaede's boyfriend, yet now she, the Vice President, was so close to Hachiman. Even if she said Kaede agreed, she couldn't explain why she and Hikigaya were so intimate.
"As fellow good friends of Kaede, if Vice President Rurikawa can, then why can't you?"
Hearing that Student Council President Kaede had agreed to Rurikawa Tsubaki's relationship, and that Rurikawa wasn't secretly playing around behind her friend's back, Sakurai Hana's eyes lit up and she immediately looked at Usui Makoto and pressed the attack.
"Even though you're all good friends, the more they play together, the more you'll just get quietly left out."
"Tha… Kaede wouldn't…", Usui Makoto bit her lip and shook her head with difficulty.
For Kaede's sake, she could turn a blind eye to Kaede and Hachiman's rule-breaking behavior, even help them cover it up.
But if her relationship with Kaede became more and more distant, if they were no longer good friends, she really couldn't handle it.
Kaede was the only good friend over so many years who never looked down on her…
"You can't say that… We never excluded Usui."
Seeing that Usui Makoto was truly being shaken by Sakurai Hana's words, Rurikawa Tsubaki couldn't help but speak weakly.
"Then in the future, when you and Hikigaya go out together, or visit Hikigaya's house to play, will you bring Usui along?"
Sakurai Hana glanced at Rurikawa Tsubaki, who couldn't say anything, and continued speaking to Usui Makoto.
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