COTE: A Man On A Mission || Love is War?

"...." Kushida-chan had no words left about this openly shameless and cheating behaviour towards his future wife.

???

"• •"

"Ah!?" Kushida-chan finally realized, her mouth really shocked, "You mean, Ichinose also agreed to marry you after graduation? And support you?"

"Yeah, so isn't it normal for me to help her?" Hachiman was still a noble person at heart.

"Then w-why sacrifice me?" Kushida was dissatisfied.

"Because your downfall is the most direct and fastest solution!"

Snort! Snort!

It is indeed the fastest solution.

To stop rumors is to prevent them from continuing to be discussed and not give them seeds to germinate.

Kushida certainly knows this.

Isn't this very dangerous?

Because Kushida signed Hikigaya's marriage agreement unhappily, but she also wanted to marry him after graduation.

She felt that it would definitely not be a bad decision

But now, there is Ichinose-san who is even more plump and lustful than her. It makes boys desires and wishes to harm go haywire.

She suddenly felt a sense of crisis.

"So...uh..." she asked hesitantly with a bit of insecurity in her voice, even though she didn't want to express it so openly, "Will you choose Ichinose to marry when you graduate?"

"The choice is not mine, but hers," Hachiman didn't want to take freedom.

'Then, you are useless. You have no personal choice at all! But doesn't this mean that you actually like Ichinose very much? Because only those who are pampered will be favored...' Kushida-chan was now in a very bad mood.

After receiving the news that she had become a spare tire or even a meal replacement out of nowhere, Kushida felt a bit complicated.

But she couldn't deny that Ichinose-san was indeed superior to her in every aspect.

If it were her, even she would also choose Ichinose.

Eh! Kushida suddenly became a little withdrawn.

"Then let's go back. Class will start soon. If both of us are absent, you will probably hate people thinking of you and me together," Hachiman suggested still being very kind.

"Wait..." But Kushida shook her head, "I still have a question. The current result... I accept it. But, how long did it take you to convince Ichinose?"

Doesn't even -san anymore.

She was badly tricked, but she was still surprised that Ichinose actually took the initiative to confess her criminal past.

Popular people like them cannot have any stains.

Once a stain is created and talked about by others, interpersonal relationships will be broken into pieces.

But Ichinose did it, and then had courage to ask students in Class A to continue with her.

This is truly rare.

Kushida also wondered how long it took this guy to do this. 'How much time it took for Ichinose to be reborn from the ashes?'

"How long?"

Hachiman thought for a moment. "We met in Horikita's room that day, and then I met Ichinose alone. I spent about 15 minutes trying to persuade her...."

"...." Kushida-chan. Just 15 minutes?

"Okay, I give up. You are the boss," After getting the unpleasant answer, Kushida became even more frustrated.

She originally felt that Ichinose crushed her in all aspects, which made her a little autistic.

And now, it only took Hikigaya 15 minutes to get into Ichinose's heart, and even made her take initiative to tell her dark history.

Kushida definitely can't do this, so she was defeated by both Ichinose and Hikigaya Hachiman.

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Other side.

"....." Arisu.

"Oye, Sakayanagi?"

After going to Class A, Sakayanagi did not return to the classroom, but came to the first floor.

Kamuro-san waited for a while and then followed.

"....Kamuro-san, which parts of this rumor do you think are true?" Sakayanagi suddenly asked.

???

Rumors spread about Kamuro-san herself, saying that she liked Hikigaya Hachiman.

That's ridiculous.

She was betrayed by Hikigaya, so how could she possibly have romantic feelings for him?

She is not M.

So, she was also quite annoyed by such rumors.

That guy Hashimoto was also very curious, whether she really liked Hikigaya.

Hashimoto seemed to like her a little bit, and Kamuro-san knew this, but she hated snakes very much.

So being questioned by such troublesome people really annoyed her.

"The one I have must be fake." Kamuro-san said immediately.

"Yeah," Sakayanagi nodded like it was really obvious, "I also know that you can't possibly like Hikigaya-kun."

"....." Kamuro-san.

Although she was in a bad mood just now, Kamuro-san now wanted to refute Sakayanagi fiercely. 'Why do you act so sure?!'

It's just that Kamuro-san's rebelliousness never had a chance to show.

She heard Sakayanagi's next judgment, "Then, rumors about Kushida-san and Hikigaya-kun might be true...."

"…"

???

Kamuro-san recalled the rumor that Kushida and Hikigaya had agreed to get married after graduation, and even signed the registration form.

'In other words, does Sakayanagi think this seemingly impossible thing is very possible?' She felt incredible

"That boy might actually be capable of doing something like this," Sakayanagi analyzed using most of her brain cells with max speed, "He already has 20 million points. So qualified to do this."

"Mmm...Let's ask Kushida-san to come out. Let's check if it's true or not," Sakayanagi was about to explode this hidden mystery with her own hands, "My duel with Hikigaya-kun is about to begin, and I don't want him to get caught up in boring emotions. It will reduce his attack power, and that won't be fun."

Kamuro-san just nodded, 'This girl just doesn't want Hikigaya to fall in love with someone else....' She was not oblivious when it comes to this stuff.

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The next day, after school, Kushida was asked out by someone.

The destination was not unfamiliar, it was the girls' floor, and she went to Sakayanagi Arisu's room.

"Kushida-san, please take a seat."

Sakayanagi seems very graceful and elegant.

Although Kushida is not very good at thinking, she knows now that even vice-president of the student council, Kiriyama, has been expelled, Sakayanagi may become the only candidate for next student council president.

This means she has been chosen.

This also made her feel that it was a good thing that she had reconciled with Sakayanagi before.

Otherwise, if continue to be hostile and get targeted by the other side...it will definitely be very difficult.

After all, this would mean going against student council president, and she doesn't have the courage to do so.

'This was also the reason why I panicked when I found out that President was Horikita Suzune's brother....'

Among them, President Horikita seemed to be quite fair, but she felt that Sakayanagi would definitely take revenge on her.

"Sakayanagi-san is so polite. Is there something you want from me?" Kushida chose her words carefully.

Blast! She was already being suspected.

Start to behave well.

"What do you think of Class B now?" Sakayanagi's question was very official.

Kushida is currently a student in Class B, so is this a question about her class's combat power?

"You want me to be a spy in the class..." Kushida began to use her brain.

"It's to let you estimate the strength of your class," Sakayanagi is in her room now. She has a small table with a chessboard on it and she is also holding a chess piece.

Like a Grand master.

"Strength..." Kushida thought very hard, "If it's about combat power, ordinary students like Ayanokoji-kun don't have it."

"• •" Sakayanagi kept her mouth shut.

No one denies this.

Because the current Class B does have a lot of people who are dragging team down.

"But there are a few people who need to be taken care of. Both Koenji-kun and Sudo-kun performed very well in some special projects."

Koenji is a monster, and all the first graders know it.

Sakayanagi just nodded. No words.

It made Kushida feel very nervous, "hehe~ I am saying the truth...."

"Fufu....It seems that you really want to be my dog. And be raised by me, Kushida-san?"

Not at all. Kushida was just analyzing the situation and choosing her own appropriate path.

"Then to show your loyalty, could you please not lie to me?" Sakayanagi tilted her face, as if listening to a melody in earbuds.

"• ! •" Kushida just knew it, her two faces won't be going to help, "W-what do you want to ask?" She began to pay more attention.

Tsk! Tsk!

She felt that Sakayanagi's next question would be, "This rumor, how much of it do you think is true?"

"....."

Ah? You see. This is what Sakayanagi asked after going in a big circle.

Is that really case?

Kushida thought Sakayanagi wanted her to force her secret out. She was still thinking about how to refuse.

The result is for this.

Kushida knew very early on that Hikigaya and Sakayanagi must have a good relationship and often eat together.

And it wasn't Hikigaya who paid.

According to her understanding of Hikigaya, whoever gives him milk is his mother and can support him, so he will agree no matter who the partner is.

'I'm afraid that even if Ryuen-kun invites him to an expensive meal, he would go....' Kushida knows her boss very well by now.

And Sakayanagi didn't just treat Hikigaya once or twice, she treated him often.

Hikigaya's way of thinking is understandable, but as for Sakayanagi... Kushida feels that it is not just pure admiration.

'So what Sakayanagi-san said can be translated as, are the rumors about you and Hikigaya Hachiman true or false? Have you decided to get married after graduation?' Kushida is not stupid, and knows when to stop poking.

Because content of rumor was very detailed, even child's name was confirmed.

It's easy to imagine this was released intentionally by Hikigaya Hachiman.

Maybe other party thinks so too.

Now, Sakayanagi is about to gain power, and Kushida still wants to spend two peaceful years in this school.

Think about it for a moment.

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