Diary Of Service Club, Helping The Elf Princess

Rin sneered, saying that although she didn't have much else, she had a huge stash of skincare products.

Boys generally don't pay attention to skincare, but now that she brought some skincare products, she was sure she could help Hikigaya get fairer skin.

"..." Watching them argue over whether muscles or fairer skin were better, Hikigaya felt rather odd inside.

Although he didn't really want to get fairer skin—he felt his current healthy complexion was pretty nice—their dedication to improving his looks was truly something else.

Initially, he had only taken on their time-consuming and labor-intensive "handsome transformation" request for the reward from the character quest. But seeing them put in so much effort to help him become more attractive...

"..." Yukinoshita Yukino, expressionless, observed Hikigaya being played around by this group of women.

She had initially tagged along to prevent the three impurely motivated girls from crossing any boundaries or doing anything inappropriate, but now she suddenly felt she might be unnecessary.

This guy seemed to be enjoying himself and unwilling to extricate himself.

"Let's continue tomorrow. Today's the first training session, so let's let Hikigaya get used to it first."

Yuina and Rin didn't notice, but Yuna sensed that Yukinoshita Yukino's mood seemed a bit off. She quickly tugged at Yuina and Rin.

"Hikigaya, we'll head out first today."

"Then, President... we'll also take our leave."

Hayase Saki, who had just had her inner thoughts exposed by Yukinoshita Yukino, quickly followed up, though she was now too embarrassed to look at Hikigaya.

"Alright, be careful on your way home, and remember to message me once you're home safely."

Hikigaya didn't notice the usual timid and introverted Hayase Saki acting strange. After checking the time, he didn't try to persuade them to stay any longer.

They were all on his "romance list," and if any of them were in danger, the system would alert him, so he didn't feel the need to worry too much.

After seeing off the group, including the cold-faced Yukinoshita Yukino, Hikigaya's expression suddenly turned serious. He got up, washed his face, and left the house for school.

It was time to deal with Miwa.

Even though he had already driven Miwa away several times and even threatened him, Hayase Saki's character quest still hadn't ended.

Whether Miwa was still plotting something or it required a more permanent resolution, tonight he had to eliminate the threat that Miwa posed.

———

Near Sobu High.

A dark and secluded alleyway.

Three unruly-looking men, holding baseball bats and a sack, were lurking in the shadows of the alley, keeping watch at the intersection while chatting idly.

"Miwa, it's been so long since club activities ended, and the guy hasn't shown up yet. Are we wasting our time here? I've recently got my eyes on a girl from the volleyball team and was figuring out how to get her."

"Relax. I specifically got Fukuyama to stay behind to clean up. With that guy's naive and opportunistic personality, he'll definitely take a shortcut to hurry home."

"You're such a jerk, making an injured guy stay behind to clean. What's the grudge between you two? Did he steal your girlfriend or something?"

"Pfft, as if! That loser? I just find him annoying."

As Miwa Kenichiro spoke, the smug expression on his face faltered slightly. He couldn't help but feel a faint pain in his leg and lower body.

In the dark alleyway, the other two didn't notice his reaction, giving Miwa a slight sense of relief. He couldn't let them find out that he had failed to take someone down and got beaten up instead. Otherwise, they'd look down on him.

After a brief pause, Miwa added viciously, "This time, we'll hit him hard so we can't mess with him for a while."

"Hit him hard?"

"Break his legs so he loses any chance to participate in the tournament."

If he couldn't handle that powerful bully, he could at least deal with this weakling.

Blaming all his troubles on Fukuyama, Miwa didn't see anything wrong with trying to extort someone else's childhood friend.

While Miwa and his cronies were discussing how to handle Fukuyama, they failed to notice a figure silently approaching from behind.

"..."

Wearing a hooded robe, Hikigaya stood in the shadows, silently observing them.

He hadn't expected them to still be hanging around Sobu High after club activities, forcing him to come all the way back from home.

Miwa Kenichiro was truly the epitome of trash. Too scared to confront him directly, yet planning to hurt Fukuyama instead.

Initially, Hikigaya had planned to use his transformation technique and a staged "Leap of Faith" to make it look like Miwa had an accidental mishap. But seeing them scheming to harm someone else, he couldn't just stand by.

As a Brotherhood assassin, how could he hesitate when dealing with such a petty thug?

Just as Hikigaya was about to act, a silver-haired girl entered the alley.

"Someone's coming in. Is it Fukuyama?"

"No, it's a girl. She's so pretty."

"She's wearing Sobu High's uniform? I don't recognize her at all. Since when did our school have such a beautiful girl?"

"Could she be a transfer student?"

"A transfer student? Then that means she hasn't joined any cliques yet. Should we…"

Hearing the excited voices of Miwa's gang, Hikigaya frowned. Originally planning to wait until the girl passed before making his move, he now decided not to wait any longer.

Hikigaya slowly approached the three of them. His unmasked footsteps echoed clearly in the dark and secluded alley.

"Who's there?"

Miwa's group, who were squatting and excitedly planning something, suddenly realized someone was behind them.

But it was too late.

At this close distance, it took Hikigaya less than two seconds to eject his Hidden Blade and slit someone's throat.

As Miwa and his gang turned around, one of them was already collapsing to the ground.

Blood spurted out, staining the school uniform and the baseball bat on the ground.

"You, you…"

Miwa Kenichiro, staring at his fallen companion who was bleeding profusely from the neck, suddenly pushed his remaining comrade toward the hooded figure and turned to run toward the alley's exit.

At this moment, Miwa's mind was blank. His survival instincts made him react subconsciously.

'What's going on, what's going on?'

'Why would someone want to kill me?'

Completely unaware of why he had become a target, he was struck by a wave of panic, and inexplicably thought of that loser Saki Hayase's boyfriend.

'Didn't that guy already back down and stayed silent?'

Once he got out of here, he would definitely call the police to arrest these corporate-family bastards.

"Pfft!"

Seeing the staggering blond who almost fell in front of him, Hikigaya casually stabbed him in the heart, sending him to reunite with his buddy.

Thanks to the wealth of techniques and experiences in his mind, Hikigaya naturally linked his actions together. It didn't take him much time to start chasing after Miwa Kenichiro.

Still, credit where credit was due—Miwa's physical condition wasn't bad, likely from frequent swimming practice. He really could run.

Even though a silver-haired girl was blocking the middle of the alley, she barely slowed him down as he desperately sprinted toward the exit.

'Just a little more, just a little more.'

Miwa Kenichiro saw himself nearing the alley's exit, ready to escape the shadowy, surveillance-free alley and reach the bright, monitored street. A sense of post-crisis relief surged in his heart.

But just as he was about to step out of the alley, a small figure appeared at the entrance. Colliding into them, the small figure was knocked down.

This collision completely ruined his chance to escape. The hooded figure had already reached him from behind.

A flash of silver, accompanied by a regretful voice.

"Such a pity... letting you die so quickly..."

"You, you're…"

Hearing the vaguely familiar voice, Miwa's pupils contracted sharply. He tried to turn around to see the face of the person who killed him, but he collapsed onto the ground, unable to get up.

Hikigaya looked down at Miwa Kenichiro's twitching body, then stabbed him once more in the heart from behind before slowly retreating into the shadows of the alley.

The small-framed boy who had been knocked to the ground stared blankly at Miwa's fallen figure before him and at the mysterious man in the white hooded robe vanishing into the darkness. He couldn't even feel the pain from being knocked down.

In the alley, the silver-haired girl who had inadvertently walked into the murder scene stood frozen, her expression blank and unsure of how to react.

As Hikigaya passed her, he glanced at her briefly before quickly running, stepping off the wall, and flipping out of the alley.

It wasn't until the sound of sirens drew near that the silver-haired girl seemed to snap out of her daze.

'That person just now...'

Even though he had been very close, she couldn't make out the face under the hood at all.

All she could see was a pair of indifferent eyes brimming with an overwhelming aura of death.

[Ding~]

[Detected character card—Shino Sakurai]

[Ding~]

[First-time Minotaur kill. Distributing random reward]

[Reward: Hitman 47 ability template]

[Fusing Brotherhood Assassin template with Hitman 47 template…]

[Ding~]

[Swimming club's clear girlfriend mission complete.]

[Mission reward—Service Collar]

[Romance list unlocked: teleport character—Saki Hayase]

In the dark alley, Hikigaya, having stowed away his hooded robe and Hidden Blade, listened to the system notifications echoing in his mind while gasping for breath and trudging along the narrow pathway.

Although today's club activity successfully eliminated the Minotaur, he realized he still had many shortcomings.

The Assassin template provided him with numerous combat techniques, Eagle Vision, Leap of Faith, and other unique skills, but he was still lacking in areas like gathering intelligence beforehand, handling the aftermath, erasing evidence, and cleaning up traces.

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