Inside the classroom.
One boy, two girls.
"My leg! It cramped—it really cramped up!!"
"S-Sorry, Senpai…"
"Really now… were you that desperate for my body just now? You looked like you were absolutely starving for it."
"I didn't mean to—it's because…"
Hikigaya blushed furiously.
He didn't even know what had come over him.
He had already done that with both Kawasaki-senpai and even his girlfriend earlier today, and yet somehow, his stamina was still through the roof—no, overflowing.
And the moment he laid eyes on the sensual Kasumigaoka-senpai, it was like—
"Was it because you called your girlfriend just now? Did it, perhaps, stir up some unprecedented… feelings, hmm?"
Kasumigaoka looked at Hikigaya with a knowing, teasing smile, while he averted his gaze, clearly flustered.
"Is your body okay? We're supposed to be cleaning the classroom now."
"Heh… compared to me, you look far more out of it, Air-kun."
With that same dazzling smile, Kasumigaoka stepped in closer, her snow-white hand curling around Hikigaya's neck.
"I'm… fine."
"You call this fine? You're practically radiating pheromones right now, looking like a beast on the verge of mating."
"I-I'm not."
Seeing the boy's half-hearted denial, Kasumigaoka laughed again. "Senpai here is… completely spent. I can't help you any further today. However…"
Her gaze flicked, ever so deliberately, to the girl quietly scrubbing the floor in the corner—Kawasaki. Her lips curled upward.
"Looks like it's your turn next, Kawasaki~"
"!!!"
Kawasaki jolted like she'd been struck by lightning, but didn't look up. She kept wiping the floor with a cloth and stammered:
"I already said—I'm not interested in that!"
"Oh? And yet, you didn't seem to mind at all this morning in the bathroom, did you? In fact, if I remember right, you kept saying, 'Hikigaya, you're amazing today', didn't you?"
"Ugh…! The classroom is a sacred place!"
Her face flushed red, and Kawasaki shot a glare at Kasumigaoka.
"You're really going to leave Air-kun like this? He still needs a woman's help to relieve his pressure."
Kasumigaoka coaxed sweetly, "Kawasaki, as Yukinoshita's friend, you wouldn't ignore someone in need over such a small favor… would you?"
"W-What? Hikigaya?"
Hearing that, Kawasaki finally lifted her lovely eyes, cheeks bright red as she looked over at Hikigaya standing at the podium.
"There's nothing wrong with me. Don't listen to Senpai's nonsense."
Their eyes met—and Hikigaya immediately looked away.
"Nothing wrong, huh? But you saw it yourself, didn't you? That beast-like intensity, that primal awakening—how could that be 'nothing wrong'? Kawasaki, go on—Air-kun needs you. He can't go without you."
Kasumigaoka pressed on with her gentle persuasion.
"Senpai, stop saying weird things!"
"Are you really going to let Air-kun suffer to the point of sickness? You're so kind—I know you wouldn't let his body take damage like that."
"Y-You just keep going, then!"
Kawasaki clutched the cloth tightly in her trembling hands, legs quivering as she fought to stay rooted to the spot, refusing to walk toward the podium.
"I wish I could, but I've run out of strength."
Without anyone noticing, Kasumigaoka had stepped down from the podium and was now slowly approaching Kawasaki.
"This morning… and just now—I'm completely done for. But you, Kawasaki… you've still got something left in the tank, don't you? So…"
She placed her hand on Kawasaki's shoulder and said gently:
"It's your turn now."
"No—I really can't. I still have to finish cleaning the room."
"Heh. Cleaning is just a small matter—I'll take care of it. You go and accompany Air-kun~"
With a sly smile, Kasumigaoka leaned in close and whispered into Kawasaki's ear:
"Didn't you want to have Air-kun's baby? That dream might just come true today~"
"!!"
Kawasaki's eyes widened, and she snapped at Kasumigaoka, blushing furiously:
"What kind of joke is that?! Who wants to have his—"
"Heh… maybe you didn't realize it yourself, but from where I stood, it was so obvious how disappointed you were by this morning's pregnancy test result."
"I—I wasn't! Say another word and I'll shut that mouth of yours!"
Watching Kawasaki fume, Kasumigaoka chuckled and took her hand, saying:
"Okay, okay, I won't say any more. Now go and keep Air-kun company."
"I'm not going—let me go!"
"You say that, but your feet are already moving. Don't be so dishonest. Go on, help Air-kun out~"
In the end, worn down by Kasumigaoka's relentless teasing, Kawasaki was dragged up beside Hikigaya.
"Air-kun, you can stop cleaning now—Kawasaki's here to help you."
Kasumigaoka grinned.
"Hikigaya, I…"
Kawasaki's face was crimson, her expression completely flustered as she looked at him.
"She was forced. Kawasaki, just go back to cleaning."
Hikigaya replied coolly.
"But…"
Kawasaki hesitated, her eyes darting again and again to Hikigaya's body.
"Go on, Kawasaki—when a man says no, he really means yes!"
Kasumigaoka gave her a firm smack on the rear and shoved her toward Hikigaya—more like right onto him.
"Ugh…"
Surrounded by the boy's masculine scent, Kawasaki's face turned even redder. She quickly covered her backside and stammered:
"H-Hikigaya, um… maybe I should help you. Just a little."
"You don't have to force yourself. That kind of thing—"
"It's not that kind of thing!"
Kawasaki's face was as red as a ripe peach. She stuttered, "I-I'll help you in… other ways…"
"Other ways?"
"M-Mhm… there's more than one way, right?"
Biting her lip, she murmured.
She knew—if she crossed that line today, there'd be no turning back. From tomorrow onward, she'd definitely get swept up in Kasumigaoka's rhythm, messing around with Hikigaya every single day.
So—
She had to hold the line here. She had to!
"H-Hikigaya, sit on the podium."
She spoke, face still blushing.
"Huh?"
"Just do it! Hurry up! Don't waste time—Yukinoshita could show up any minute now!"
Seeing Hikigaya not move, Kawasaki urged him again.
"Air-kun, be a good boy and sit up there."
Kasumigaoka cheered from nearby as she continued cleaning with a teasing smile.
"This is…"
"Come on! We're running out of time, Hikigaya—let's make this quick."
Worried Yukinoshita might walk in at any moment, Kawasaki gave Hikigaya a push toward the podium.
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Meanwhile, in the girls' bathroom…
Wearing her signature red-rimmed glasses, Yukinoshita sat quietly on the toilet.
The Service Club meeting had long since ended, but she didn't dare head straight to Hikigaya's classroom.
Instead, she waited alone in the restroom, nerves strung taut.
"Ugh, I can't take it anymore… Hikigaya-kun, just say yes to Saki already… and end this suffering…"