Chapter 32: Chapter 32: Caught By Hayase Saki
"Hayase is also a member of the Service Club, but she's rather introverted and indecisive, the complete opposite of another member, Yukinoshita."
Hikigaya nodded. Come to think of it, Iris hadn't met Yukinoshita Yukino or Hayase Saki yet, but this particular request wasn't something he could easily share with Yukinoshita and the others.
"I see..."
Hearing about Hayase's flustered reaction when someone mentioned if she liked the club president, Iris had guessed that the so-called president might just be Hikigaya, who was now holding her.
And upon asking, it turned out to indeed be the same president.
A star swimmer from the girls' competitive swimming team recruited into the Service Club by their president—what an impressive feat...
However, when Iris thought about how Hayase seemed to like the president, and how she was currently monopolizing him, she couldn't help but frown slightly.
She had merely come to the president for assistance and had no intention of hurting the girls around him who liked him.
From the current situation, it didn't seem like the president was indifferent to Hayase either...
As she was pondering this, Iris suddenly sensed something. With his extraordinary perception, Hikigaya also noticed the commotion outside.
Outside, it seemed like someone else was approaching.
"President?"
"Are you here?"
Hayase Saki, who had just been dragged away by Shionatsu Sayuri, cautiously walked into the quiet and seemingly empty restroom, her voice soft as she called out.
Earlier, she couldn't shake the feeling that the strange noise was coming from her president. After hesitating for a while, she had found an excuse to return to the restroom.
Originally, since she hadn't found anyone in the restroom earlier, the matter should've ended there. It was broad daylight, after all, so she wouldn't worry about paranormal events.
But after recalling how her president had suddenly appeared at her house the day before, she began to suspect that he might be invisibly following her.
Keita had mentioned that the hooded figure who dealt with Miwa in the alley yesterday had vanished into thin air. The police found no useful leads, and since Miwa and his gang were repeat offenders with prior records, the investigation had been dropped.
Keita and several first-years who had been bullied by Miwa were ecstatic, celebrating that Miwa had finally crossed the wrong person and been dealt with.
Hayase believed that the justice-serving hooded figure who took care of Miwa and his gang was most likely the president. It was also highly probable that the restroom noise was made by him.
But she didn't understand why the president would invisibly and secretly follow her...
Could he be mad at her again?
But she hadn't done anything that would make the president angry...
She had taken to heart everything he told her, and when questioned by the police today, she had followed his instructions from the day before, pretending nothing had happened. At noon, when she didn't go to the Service Club because of the swimming team's test, it was only because Shionatsu strongly insisted, not because she wanted to leave the Service Club...
If the president was truly mad at her again, she didn't even know what she had done wrong. How could she use her magic to soothe him if she didn't know where she went wrong...
"Could it really just be my imagination?"
"I guess I shouldn't think about the president tonight..."
Hayase carefully opened each stall, inspecting them one by one, but found nothing out of the ordinary. The president didn't appear in front of her, nor did he respond.
It seemed like the problem was with her.
She hadn't slept well last night and had been distracted in class all day. She didn't even have the strength for swimming practice. Tonight, she couldn't let herself be like this again.
However, just as Hayase was about to leave, she suddenly noticed that the stall she had just checked now held the figure she had been longing for.
"President?"
Upon seeing the figure sitting on the toilet seat, Hayase instinctively let out a startled cry.
So the president had been following her invisibly after all. Wait, why was there someone else there?
The stall wasn't very spacious, and the two inside weren't exactly separated.
Hayase immediately noticed the disheveled blonde, pointy-eared girl sitting on the lap of the president she had been thinking about day and night.
'Wait, blonde? Pointy ears?'
'Isn't this the elf princess who had just transferred here?'
'The president is actually that close to the elf princess?'
Hayase Saki was so shocked by the astonishing sight before her that she didn't know what to say. Staring in disbelief at the scene, she began to doubt whether it was all just her imagination.
Holding the elf princess, Iris, Hikigaya looked at his timid and utterly flustered Service Club colleague, unsure of what to say.
What was going on? How did Iris's invisibility magic suddenly fail?
He hadn't been prepared at all, yet here they were.
Iris, however, was quite calm and composed, though her fair cheeks were a bit flushed.
Taking a deep breath, she slowly pushed herself off Hikigaya's lap and stepped towards the stunned Hayase Saki. She clasped her hands in front of her abdomen, bowed slightly, and greeted her fellow Service Club member politely.
"Hello, Hayase-san. I'm Iris Thea Eaderlindt, a newly recruited member of the Service Club. I deeply apologize for startling you."
"Uh, um... President..."
Hayase, still in a daze, opened her mouth but didn't know what to say. Her gaze shifted to her president again.
Was she really not dreaming? How had the elf princess joined the Service Club?
And why was she so close to the president?
Since Yukinoshita Yukino wasn't the president's girlfriend and had no such inclinations, Hayase had been quite happy about it. But before she could celebrate for long, she discovered that the president and the elf princess were together.
She didn't even dare to compete with Yukinoshita Yukino, let alone someone as noble as the elf princess.
Saki Hayase's mood instantly plummeted.
At this moment, Iris had already finished assessing Saki Hayase's figure and appearance.
Saki's looks were incredibly pure and lovely, and her figure was equally impressive and striking. Paired with her timid and self-conscious demeanor, the contrast between her innocent, endearing face and her seductive, alluring body was especially captivating.
No wonder the president reacted so strongly when hearing the visitor was Saki Hayase. A girl like her was indeed hard to turn down.
Seeing Saki Hayase still doubting whether she was dreaming and frozen in place, not knowing what to do, Iris smiled and gently took her hands, politely pushing her into Hikigaya's arms.
"Hayase-san, you like the president, right?"
"Then, President, make sure to properly respond to Hayase-san's feelings, okay~"
While speaking, Iris turned around and closed the stall door, reactivating her invisibility magic and soundproofing spells.
'Iris... really knows how to play, huh...'
Hikigaya tilted his head back to look at the ceiling, letting out a long sigh.
He had initially thought that Iris just wanted to do something thrilling in a unique location. He understood what Iris wanted. Honestly, he hadn't held back, always giving his full effort in their encounters. Not only did he fulfill her requests, but they both left physically and emotionally satisfied.
However, he hadn't expected Iris to expose their situation so directly and even pull the stunned Saki Hayase into the restroom with them.
Should he say this was expected of the elven princess? Her worldview was just different from theirs.
Well... perhaps it wasn't a matter of species but rather the disparity between their worlds.
Lowering his gaze, Hikigaya looked at Iris and Saki Hayase in front of him, pulling the two off the smooth floor and seating them on either side of his lap.
Iris wasn't one of those large-breasted elves, but her petite and delicate figure was in no way inferior. In fact, she surpassed them in terms of cuteness.
Saki Hayase, on the other hand, had a plump and fair body that didn't match her innocent, pitiable face. Clearly seductive yet pure, clearly foolish yet enticing—she didn't need to do anything except crouch down and display her pitiful expression to be irresistibly alluring.
Saki Hayase and Iris... these two really were...
Well, Hikigaya felt there was nothing left to say. Whatever he wanted to say, he had already expressed through his actions.
But having done what was needed, he couldn't just pretend nothing happened. He had to think about how to face both Saki Hayase and Iris now.
Originally, Iris could be said to have been the one who proactively sought his help as the elven princess, and he was merely assisting her.
But now, as for Saki Hayase, she didn't have any specific request. She was simply dragged in by Iris.
"President..."
Saki Hayase leaned her head against Hikigaya's shoulder. Watching him hold her slim waist silently, seemingly deep in thought, his handsome profile made her bite her lip nervously. She didn't know how to start the conversation.
Faced with the president she had thought about day and night, just inhaling the scent of him made her lose all strength to move.
After being pushed into the president's arms, she naturally followed the elven princess Iris's guidance, doing something together with Iris that she hadn't even dared to dream about.
To be honest, aside from the initial nervousness and slight pain, the rest felt far better than she had imagined.
Especially in such a unique location, the fear of being discovered doing such things heightened her senses, making the short time they shared unforgettable and deeply satisfying.
But once she came to her senses, she didn't know how to face the president anymore.
To think she and the president... How could she face Yukinoshita? No, wait—Yukinoshita Yukino and the president weren't in the kind of relationship she imagined.
Then what about the elven princess?
Why had this Iris, an elven princess, proactively pulled her into this?
Saki Hayase's gaze shifted from Hikigaya's chest to the other side, where Iris, also resting against Hikigaya, was.
Silky, radiant golden hair, slender and exquisite pointed ears, smooth and flawless skin, a warm and sweet smile, and exceptional social skills...
It felt like she couldn't compare to this noble and beautiful elven princess at all...
"Hayase-san, don't misunderstand. The president and I aren't a couple. I just asked for his help with..."
Noticing Saki Hayase's gaze, Iris smiled gently without haste. While using cleansing magic to clean the stains on the three of them caused by their earlier intensity, she slowly explained the matter of her request for assistance.
Both of them had been so busy earlier that their mouths had gone dry and their tongues nearly twisted. Only now did they have the chance to explain everything.
"Assistance request? Elven reproduction period? Prolonged injection of life essence?"
Saki Hayase listened to Iris's explanation, her not-so-bright mind taking a long time to process.
How could something so absurd exist? This elven princess actually needed the president's help to conceive her child?
Was their Service Club really capable of handling this kind of request? It sounded even more absurd than Yuna and the others asking the president to become more handsome in exchange for rewards.
And even if it was for assistance, why did it have to take place in their restroom?
Moreover, she had been dragged into this midway...
"Yes, that's about how it happened. I hope you can keep this a secret for us."
Seeing Saki Hayase remain dumbfounded and silent for a long time, Iris shyly nodded her small head.
She knew what she did wasn't good—asking Hikigaya, the president of the Service Club, to assist her without compensation for the elven royal lineage made her feel very guilty.
Now that she realized Saki Hayase had feelings for the president, she thought she might as well push them together.
"Keep it a secret..."
Saki Hayase moved her lips, hesitantly looking at Hikigaya.
To be honest, she didn't care much about the elven princess's matter. Although it was bizarre, it didn't seem to have anything to do with her.
The president was a great person; it was normal for him to help the elven princess when she asked. After all, the president had helped her before.
In any case, the elven princess would surely leave the human world after getting pregnant.
What she was torn about now was her relationship with the president. She wanted to ask if the president still didn't have a girlfriend.
But she didn't dare ask. She wasn't anyone special to the president—what right did she have to ask such a question?
"Saki, is there something you want to ask? Or is there a request you want to make?"
Seeing Saki Hayase's uncertain gaze on him again, Hikigaya sighed helplessly, prompting her.
Since she had been caught up in this by accident, he would agree to any reasonable request she made. Iris surely wouldn't refuse either.
But judging from her current state, it didn't seem like she had any such intentions.
"Can... can I make a request?"
Saki Hayase's eyes lit up, her voice slightly louder, but she still looked to Hikigaya for permission.
"I've told you to be more assertive, haven't I? Stop looking at me all the time—ask yourself what you truly want."
Seeing Saki Hayase still as timid and introverted as ever, Hikigaya's tone became somewhat stern.
"Oh... then, then, President, can you be my friend?"
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