Chapter 392: New Member 3
As they parted their lips, the steam of their breath oozed out.
Hiratsuka flushed as she hugged Shishio shyly.
"It'll be bad if we keep hugging like this," Shishio said helplessly as he caressed her beautiful long hair. He could smell a floral shampoo that mixed with her tobacco smell. While it might seem weird, he could smell this smell forever.
"Bu-But..." Hiratsuka still wanted to stay like this since it was her first time having a boyfriend. She wanted to cuddle with him even more, stay close together, and kiss him even more.
"Be patient. We can do this anytime, right? Or should I visit your apartment tomorrow?" Shishio asked.
"Eh? Isn't that a bit too early?" Hiratsuka asked with a blush.
"In my mind, I'd thought that we should do a date at your home. I'll cook something, and we can chat there, though. However, if you want to do that, I don't really mind," Shishio said and wondered whether Hiratsuka was so thirsty, considering she had been single for so long.
"....." Hiratsuka.
"Calm down. I'm not judging you or anything, though," Shishio said as he caressed Hiratsuka's head, considering this woman's face turned bright red as she was so shy when she suddenly jumped into a conclusion.
"...You're not thinking I'm a perverted woman?" Hiratsuka asked in a low voice.
"...No."
"What's with that pause?!" Hiratsuka pouted as she reprimanded Shishio. "I'm your teacher, you know?"
"Yeah, but you're also my girlfriend now," Shishio said with a smile, which made her body weak again.
Hiratsuka just wasn't sure right now since the feeling of having a boyfriend was wonderful, but the feeling of having a boyfriend who was more than a decade younger than her made her quite complicated.
Hiratsuka had such thoughts on her mind, which made her gloomy, but suddenly her forehead flicked. "What are you doing?!"
"Don't think of some meaningless things. I love you. That's what you need to know," Shishio said in a deep voice as he stared into her eyes.
"...Yes." Hiratsuka curled her lips and rubbed her face against his chest again, feeling the contentment that she had never felt before.
Shishio didn't say much and also hugged Hiratsuka tightly since he wondered how someone could be so cute.
The two hugged each other like someone who had their first boyfriend or girlfriend.
While it might seem shameful, Shishio felt that it was normal since no matter how much one had an experience with love, everything would be reset when they go to a new love.
Their experience of their previous love was useless, and frankly, it felt wonderful.
They didn't really want to part, but they knew it would get dangerous if they kept hugging like this.
"By the way, what do you want us to do with that new member?" Shishio asked.
"That guy is twisted. I hope that you can do something about him," Hiratsuka simply said.
"Twisted? What kind?" Shishio asked curiously, then said, "But you know, Yukino-senpai is also twisted on her own." Well, he also didn't have a right to say this, but no one said he was twisted, so he didn't say anything.
"...You're not wrong with that." Hiratsuka knew the personality of Yukinoshita, and of course, she also knew how twisted that girl was. "However, she has changed because of you, right?" Her words felt with jealousy when she said those words.
"She isn't my girlfriend, you're, though," Shishio said and kissed her forehead.
"...Is it okay to kiss me here so suddenly?" While Hiratsuka was happy, she felt slightly worried about doing this kind of thing at school.
"It's okay. My sense of smell is as acute as a dog," Shishio said since he knew that there were no people around their surroundings right now. "Also, even if our relationship is found out, I can take care of you, though."
"You're going to make me become a housewife now?" Hiratsuka asked with a smile.
"If you want to become a housewife, then do it. If you want to continue your job as a teacher, you can do it too. I'm not someone who is forced his will into my woman after all," Shishio said calmly.
Hiratsuka looked at Shishio for a moment and kissed his lips.
"...What's so sudden?" Shishio asked as their lips parted.
"No, I just feel that I'm lucky to have you," Hiratsuka said as she leaned on his chest, hearing his heartbeat.
"I'm the one who is lucky to have you, especially when the whole school knows that I'm a scumbag." Shishio thought for a moment then asked, "Say, even if you know that I'm a scumbag, you still like me?"
"I think it is pretty cool. It's like you versus the world, right? The world tells you to bow down, but you insist on standing up! It's like a shounen manga protagonist!" Hiratsuka said excitedly.
"..."
"So I'd thought that even if our relationship is known in the future, you're not the type of person who will give up on me," Hiratsuka said while looking at Shishio, then sighed. "Though, I'm still pretty jealous when I'm going to be the one who has you."
"Shizuka-chan, can I kiss you again?"
"...."
Hiratsuka looked at Shishio again with a cute blush on her cheeks. "Okay, Shishio."
The two kissed each other again, without letting each other away.
If possible, they just wanted to go back and spend their time together, but they knew that it was impossible, considering they left Yukinoshita and the new member of the Service Club alone there.
As for whether Shishio was worried about the relationship between Yukinoshita and Hikigaya Hachiman, he personally had enough of girls, so even if he had Yukinoshita or not, it didn't really matter for him, so he wouldn't force their relationship.
Lastly, the mark that Shishio had left for Yukinoshita was already so deep that she might not be able to erase it.
"Still, you're going leave everything to me?" Shishio asked.
"Because I trust you, alright?" Hiratsuka said without shame. However, she truly believed in Shishio since she knew that there were many troubled students that had gathered around him, and the changes of those students were obvious to all, considering how they had always shown a bright smile when they came to the school.
The only problem was that Shishio used that chance to make them fall in love, which made Hiratsuka sigh sometimes that her boyfriend was really popular.
Still, it was also the reason why Hiratsuka believed that she could do something to those troubled students.
'It's because you're tired and feel that this is troublesome, right?'
The teacher's job might be stable, and it was also relatively easy. However, it was also troublesome since they needed to take care of the matter of their students.
There were many students in this school, and each of them had their own problems.
The only difference was that one could solve that problem on their own, and the other one couldn't do anything and was helpless against the problem.
The teacher was also a human, and they also encountered many problems in their lives.
If they also needed to take care of the students' problems too, they might become bald early in their lives.
However, the students who couldn't solve their own problems would feel that they were abandoned by the world, and they might become either shut in or commit suicide.
While it might be impossible to happen in this school since the majority of the students in this school were smart and were thinking about their future, instead of having fun by bullying the weak, there were still many students who couldn't fit in and became a loner.
It was a normal situation that happened in every school.
However, the problem was whether the student became a loner because they wanted to or if they were forced by their surroundings.
Still, no matter what, humans were social creatures.
While there were some unnecessary relationships that one could ignore, there was a necessary relationship to survive in this cruel world.
It was like a baby who needed an adult to take care of them.
Even a shut-in was also comminuted with their parents and everyone on the internet.
In conclusion, no one needs to have a relationship in this world.
"So why this student? Why are you so fixated with him?" Shishio asked.
"What? You're jealous?" Hiratsuka asked with a smile.
"Yes." Shishio nodded.
"...." Hiratsuka.
"You're my woman now, and of course, I'm jealous when you show such a concern to men other than me," Shishio said with a sigh.
"You... really..." Hiratsuka blushed and felt that she really couldn't beat him at the game of words. "If there's a reason, then it is because of this." She took out an essay and gave it to Shishio.
"Let's see... "Looking Back on High School Life Report." Class 2F Hachiman Hikigaya. Youth is a lie. It is nothing but evil."
"....."
"See?" Hiratsuka said with a sigh.
Shishio didn't say much and kept reading until the end.
In conclusion, this essay was about Hachiman Hikigaya's ideals.
He believes that those who enjoy their youth are deceiving themselves. And that those who enjoy youth believe lies, secrets, sins, and failures are simply the beginning of what makes youth interesting and valuable.
These people believe the more failures you have, the more "unique" you become. It is proof of the "teen experience." Therefore, according to their values, he, himself, who failed to make friends, should be at the height of his youth.
Yet their assertions are nothing but a convenient excuse to participate in "youthful indiscretion." Thus, those that enjoy their youth have poor morals and are evil. And people that don't enjoy their youth are righteous and just.
Hachiman concludes that those who enjoy youth are hypocritical and evil liars and should die in a fire.
"Interesting," Shishio said with a laugh.
"What's so interesting with it?!" Hiratsuka wanted to reprimand her boyfriend.
"I mean, it is my first time seeing someone as twisted as him. I guess he must have gotten used to getting hurt," Shishio said with a faint smile.
"....." Hiratsuka looked at Shishio in silence, and somehow his melancholy expression was so handsome.
"Well, let me see him first. I can probably tell that he'll have a nasty fight with Yukino-senpai," Shishio said.
"...You seem excited about their fight?" Hiratsuka was speechless.
"It's alright. By fighting each other, they'll grow up. It's like a shonen protagonist manga who also needs a rival, so they can become stronger, right?"
"Your way to convince me is so flawless that I don't have anything to refute."
"This is why I can become your man, right?" Shishio said with a smile.
"You're so cheeky!" Hiratsuka smiled and somehow wanted to kiss this guy again. "Is there someone around?"
"It's safe."
Hiratsuka didn't hesitate and kissed this guy again.
As their lips parted, they walked to the Service Club clubroom again, and as expected, they could hear a loud argument was happening there.
Shishio looked at Hiratsuka and asked, "You're not going to come?"
"No, I'll leave this to you," Hiratsuka said since she believed in Shishio.
"Okay, I'll enter." Shishio didn't care about the argument and entered the room without knocking, causing the entire room to be in silence in an instant. "You know, I can hear your loud voice through the corridor."
"..." Yukinoshita and a new member..