Zongman: Unknowingly trapped in the hatchet

After hearing this familiar voice, Yui and the others all looked up. When they saw that the person coming was Su Qing, they suddenly felt relieved for some reason.

Maybe it was the power of one more person, or maybe it was because Su Qing's voice was always so steady and powerful.

But what was Su Qing holding in his hand? Wasn't that a transcript?

Oreki, who originally wanted to get up and leave, stopped thinking about it because of Su Qing's arrival.

Who is this boy? Is he Hikigaya's friend? I didn't expect my social circle to change so much after entering college.

"Strange, Hachiman, how did your transcript end up here? Maybe I accidentally took the wrong one just now. Can you see if mine is with you?"

Su Qing waved the report card in his hand and said to Hachiman.

"Oh, let me see, it seems to be really here with me..."

Although Hikigaya didn't know what Su Qing was doing, his transcript was clearly taken (robbed) by Su Qing, so what was he doing now? However, during this period of time, Hikigaya selectively believed in Su Qing, so at this moment he also cooperated and took out Su Qing's transcript.

"I thought I took the wrong one, but it's just right. I want to see how you did in the joint exam of the three schools. Mr. Hiratsuka told me that the three schools made the exam more difficult~"

"Uh...I didn't do very well in the exam."

What is Su Qing going to do... ?

Hikigaya is an extremely intelligent person, otherwise he would not have been able to take third place in Japanese, let alone have such understanding and wisdom that far exceeds his peers at this age.

He had a vague guess in his heart, and suddenly he knew why Su Qing pretended to take the wrong transcript.

But why do this...?

Oreki was about to leave just now.

If it were you, you would be able to see it...

No, in the final analysis, this is just an idea that I imposed on Su Qing without authorization...

But if this is not the case, what is the reason?

"Hachiman, you are so modest. Your Japanese score is 378 (out of 400), ranking third among three schools! Is that okay?"

Su Qing suddenly exclaimed, as if he had just found out about Hachiman's results on the first day, but soon calmed down and said with emotion:

"But it's also to be expected. After all, your grades have always been excellent. It's just a pity that your math is a little weak. Otherwise, you would definitely be in the top ten in the grade."

"About that... I've already thought about it and will write a post later."

"In your situation, you should really go for liberal arts. Congratulations in advance. You'll be in the top ten, no, top three, in the liberal arts department at Sobu High School!"

Su Qing said with a smile.

"...You think too highly of me."

Hachiman's face turned red. He felt that Su Qing was serious. Only he knew how good he was. The top ten was fine, but how come the top three were here? Did he really think of him as a magic conch shell? Whatever he blew into him would come true?

Please don't bring me along if you want to brag!

No...Su Qing seems to be awesome enough...

"Who is this?"

After Su Qing teased Hikigaya, he looked at Orimoto and asked in confusion.

"Kaori Orimoto, I'm Hikigaya-kun's former classmate."

"I see. Hi, I'm Su Qing, Hikigaya's classmate."

"Hello, hello. By the way, Hikigaya-kun, your grades have improved so much. Come to think of it, I just realized that you are wearing the Sobu High School uniform!"

Oreki at the side finally found a topic to bring up, and she was genuinely shocked.

That was Sobu High School, one of the top three schools in Tokyo! The school she got into was certainly not bad, but compared to Sobu High School, it was obviously not as good as it could be.

As for the joint entrance exam of the three schools? Even if Oreki was not a student of Sobu High School or the other two schools, in a place as small as Tokyo, they would definitely know about this kind of thing. After all, who doesn’t have a few middle school classmates who attend these three schools?

Moreover, it is possible that in the near future, their own school will use some connections to give them the joint entrance examination papers of three schools. This is a common practice in several well-known universities in Tokyo.

The worst thing is that the joint entrance exam of the three schools is said to be extremely difficult. One of her friends used to score around 350 in Japanese, but this time it dropped directly to 300.

Hikigaya, 378?!

The full score is only 400!

Oreki naturally would not doubt the authenticity of the transcript. On the one hand, the other party had neither the time nor the reason to forge such a transcript. On the other hand, the ranking of the three schools in individual subjects could be easily determined by asking a few classmates in school.

"Well... I worked hard the year before the exam and I passed..."

Speaking of which, I have to thank you, Oreki...

Of course, Hikigaya was destined to keep this sentence in his heart at the moment and could not say it out loud. But maybe it was this idea that suddenly came to him that made him suddenly have the courage to look Oreki in the face.

This girl he once loved...

"Really? That's really amazing."

Oreki was also feeling a little emotional at this time. She hadn't seen or contacted Hikigaya for several years. She really didn't know that Hikigaya had changed so much. It was really incredible...

"Not only that, Hachiman's tennis skills are also quite good. Even the tennis club wants to poach him. It's a pity that he has already joined our club. Otherwise, he might have won prizes in competitions."

Su Qing turned his gaze towards Caijia and said with a smile.

Phew… calm down…

Caijia took a deep breath and nodded.

"Hachiman's tennis skills are really good. Even without any training, he is already as good as the second-tier members of our tennis club. If he can accept the guidance of our teacher, he will definitely win a prize in the county-level competition."

It was rare for Caijia to say so many words in one breath, so much so that her breathing became a little disordered, but it was also possible that she had not yet calmed down from the excitement just now.

"Hmm, Hikigaya-kun, you've become so amazing now. If your former classmates knew about this, they would definitely exclaim that it's a miracle, right?"

Oreki was more and more shocked. The gloomy boy in that class had grown up to be an excellent athlete and academically.

"So Hikigaya-kun, you didn't join the tennis club, so where did you go?"

Oreki was curious. Could it be that Hikigaya had other outstanding qualities?

"Service Club, Hikigaya is a member of our club. Let me introduce myself. I'm Yukinoshita Yukino, the president of the Service Club."

A cold voice came, it was Yukinoshita Yukino.

She walked over from not far away. Since Zhe Ben was sitting on the outside, she could only sit on the other side, next to Su Qing.

"Hello, I'm Kaori Orimoto. By the way, what kind of club is the Service Club?"

Although the name sounded strange, the sight of the incredibly beautiful girl in front of her prevented her from having any strange thoughts about serving her, so she could only suppress her curiosity and ask.

"When the rich give to the poor out of kindness, this is called charity, and the Ministry was established to help those in need."

Yukinoshita sat upright and then spoke calmly.

"It seems... very impressive. Anyway, it's a club that helps others."

Orimoto looked at Hikigaya, as if confirming something.

“…Uh, that’s true.”

"I never thought that you, Hikigaya-kun, who was previously a member of the Going Home Club, would now join a club like this."

After Oreki finished his sigh, Su Qing suddenly poked Yukinoshita. Yukinoshita frowned and looked at Su Qing, only to find that the corner of his mouth was slightly raised, as if hinting at something.

Yukinoshita understood what Su Qing meant. She hesitated for a moment and finally spoke.

"Hikigaya-san has performed well in several commissions from others. He is considered qualified as a member of the Servant Club."

Regarding this point, Yukinoshita was not lying, but rather she simply didn't bother to do so.

In the commissions from Yui and Zaimokuza, Hikigaya put forward his own ideas and contributed his own efforts. He did not give up just because he was forced into the club by Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Especially at Zaimokuza, the next day Hikigaya had very obvious dark circles under his eyes, obviously he had finished reading the novel carefully.

So, for now, it is still qualified.

So, as the president, it is normal for me to tell the truth about the members of my club, right?

"Yes, yes, his ideas are often very interesting!"

It was Yui who spoke, but Su Qing felt that since she couldn't speak, it was better for her not to speak.

"Hikigaya-kun, you're praised. Your club is really too good-looking!"

Orimoto sighed at first, then seemed to have discovered something, looked around at the few people, and exclaimed.

Yukinoshita, Su Qing, Yuigahama and Ayaka, even Hikigaya is actually a pretty good-looking guy if you look closely, I didn't even realize it before.

"No, you are also very beautiful. I guess there must be a lot of boys pursuing you, right?"

Su Qing looked at Oreki carefully and smiled.

"Well, not really. But it's true that there are many boys pursuing me, but I don't have any plans to fall in love at the moment."

"Really? Then you have to be careful. You never know if the guy pursuing you now will grow up to a height that you can hardly look up to. Isn't there a saying that goes 'Don't wait until you lose it before you remember to cherish it'?"

After Su Qing took a sip of water, he did not put the cup down. Instead, he grabbed the rim of the cup with five fingers, shook the water in the cup a few times, and then spoke slowly.

"Hey, this is the first time I've heard of this. I'm really impressed."

Oriben heard the hidden meaning in Su Qing's words. It seemed that what he just said was heard by the unbelievably handsome boy in front of him. It was really embarrassing.

Come to think of it, couldn’t Hikigaya have been similarly embarrassed just now…?

"It's okay. When I came here just now, your companion seemed to have been waiting for a long time."

"Ah, I'm so happy to see Hikigaya-kun that I accidentally talked to you for too long. Sorry, sorry, I took up your time. I'll be leaving now."

Oreki stood up and was about to leave, but Su Qing smiled back.

"We are very happy to communicate with you and hope to see you again next time."

"Haha, there will be a chance, Jiana."

"Add that."

After Orimoto left, everyone suddenly relaxed, as if they had just experienced a fierce battle. Only Yukinoshita and Su Qing were still drinking water calmly.

"Have you guys ordered yet?"

Su Qing was hungry and asked.

"Ah, not yet, order now!"

The natural Yui finally reacted and took out the menu and said to everyone:

"What do you guys want to eat? I want to eat this fish-flavored shredded pork!"

"Then I want to..."

……

After looking at the menu, everyone called the waiter to order, and then waited quietly for the food to be served.

"that……"

Hikigaya hesitated, not knowing what to say, but after a moment's hesitation, he quickly completed his words.

"Thank you for helping me..."

"What did I do for you?"

Su Qing became interested when he saw Hikigaya's embarrassed look.

"Ah... just speak for me or something..."

"Oh, I see. Although we feel like we didn't do anything, since you said thank you, it's reasonable for us to repay you, right?"

"...?"

Hikigaya had a bad feeling. Shouldn't he say "you're welcome" at this time? Isn't that what mainlanders should do?

"I think it would be better for you to treat us to a meal today, Hachiman."

"…Please spare me. I don't have that much money."

Hikigaya never dreamed that he would have to pay for Su Qing's meal even though he was here to make a killing. What if he had no money? Would he have to stay and wash the dishes himself?

"Haha, I'm just kidding. Isn't it natural for an adoptive father to support his adopted son?"

There was no way Su Qing would really let Hikigaya pay. His face right now showed that he was poor.

"Well... as the president, I am only giving my true opinion of the members."

"That person is too much. How can he say something like that as a joke?"

"I...I think so too. I don't want Hachiman to be laughed at by her like this."

Everyone has their own reasons, but it is these various reasons that made them stand up and speak for themselves just now, even though they have already prepared themselves mentally...

Although Su Qing's reason was undoubtedly the most improper, it was undeniable that Su Qing was the one who did the most just now. He really tried his best to help himself.

Looking around at everyone, Hikigaya felt a wave of warmth flowing through his heart.

[Collective, it seems, isn’t such a bad thing…]

"Thank you, everyone..."

Hikigaya sincerely thanked him again, but was bluntly told by Su Qing that he was disgusted and that Hachiman was possessed by Lin Daiyu and was so pretentious.

Yui was stunned for a moment, then looked at Su Qing and asked:

"Lin Daiyu, who is she..."

Su Qing couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of water. It happened that the person sitting opposite him was Hikigaya. Although the water was not much, it still sprayed all over Hikigaya.

"You guy, you didn't do this on purpose!"

"Hahahaha, sorry, sorry, I couldn't help myself... To be honest, it's all your fault for being so pretentious..."

"Sure enough, you did it on purpose!"

Give me back the feeling I just had!!!

Hikigaya roared in his heart again, and only forgave him after Su Qing symbolically took some paper to wipe his clothes.

After all, Su Qing had just helped me like that, so it wouldn’t be appropriate to be angry now.

Next time, there definitely won't be a next time.

Hikigaya swore silently.

Seeing this scene, even Yukinoshita, who never had a smile on her face, laughed out loud.

Soon, all the dishes were served, and everyone ended the meal happily amidst laughter and joy.

Well, I declare that the first dinner of the Service Club + Ayaka has been successfully concluded!

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