Diary Of Service Club, Helping The Elf Princess

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If it's something like being sick, he would suggest Asogi Shion take a day off. She had good grades, so taking a day off wouldn't affect her school progress. After all, Japan's school education was polarized: the school curriculum wasn't difficult. If you truly wanted to learn more, you had to go to cram school after class or attend summer and winter vacation training schools to possibly outcompete others.

However, leaving her at home alone in her current state might not be a good idea.

"I'll be done soon. I'll rest after finishing."

Asogi Shion shook her head. Although she hadn't slept well last night and waking up early to prepare breakfast this morning had made her a bit tired, she didn't want to rest.

Having come to this household, she already felt she had caused a lot of trouble. If she didn't do something to help, she would feel very uncomfortable.

"Shion, I'm not discussing this with you. As your older brother, I'm telling you to go rest."

Seeing Asogi Shion stubbornly forcing her exhausted body to continue making breakfast, Hikigaya couldn't help but put on a stern face, speaking in a strict tone.

Seeing Asogi Shion seemingly frozen in place as if stunned by his scolding, Hikigaya sighed inwardly, softened his tone slightly, but remained firm:

"I told you, you can treat this place as your home. Although I don't know how long you'll stay here, during your time here, you can treat me as a real older brother."

"And as family, it's natural for a brother to make breakfast for his sister. You don't need to feel like it's some great favor."

"As a sister, what you need to do is listen to your brother. Do you understand?"

"If you understand, go lie down on the sofa for a while. I'll call you when breakfast is ready."

"...Mm... Thank you, Dad... Thank you, brother."

Under Hikigaya's stern but caring gaze, Asogi Shion lowered her head, obediently following his instructions, and slowly walked to the living room.

Upon reaching the sofa in the living room, she instinctively turned her head to glance at Hikigaya in the kitchen, only to find him still watching her.

Being observed by Hikigaya, Asogi Shion couldn't overthink things any further. She lay on the sofa and closed her eyes to rest.

'Brother...'

'Komachi's brother...'

'Reliable, just like Dad...'

Exhausted in both body and mind but slightly uplifted in mood, Asogi Shion quickly fell into a deep sleep on the soft sofa.

"Good morning, Onii-chan. Why is Shion sleeping here so early in the morning? Onii-chan, you didn't do anything bad to her, did you?"

Not long after, Komachi also came downstairs. Seeing Asogi Shion lying on the living room sofa, she looked at Hikigaya with a shocked expression.

"You were eavesdropping upstairs, weren't you?"

Hikigaya glanced at Komachi, who pretended to have just woken up and come downstairs, remaining internally unperturbed by her exaggerated performance.

After all, Komachi usually woke up around this time, and he had already noticed faint sounds from the staircase earlier.

"Hehe~ Good luck, Onii-chan~"

Seeing her brother expose her without hesitation, Komachi wasn't embarrassed. She simply giggled, sniffed the aroma of breakfast in front of Hikigaya, and then dashed off to the bathroom to freshen up.

Hikigaya shook his head, finished preparing three bento boxes, packed them into their respective bags, and used the remaining ingredients to make a breakfast for three.

Since their parents had a different routine and were still sleeping at this time, and because they would leave for work before the siblings returned from school in the afternoon, he usually didn't prepare meals for them.

When Komachi was done washing up, Hikigaya brought the food to the dining table and asked her to wake up Asogi Shion.

However, Asogi Shion seemed to be sleeping soundly. It took several attempts to wake her, and even after waking, she appeared dazed, struggling to open her eyes fully.

"Shion, did you not sleep at all last night? Should you take the day off today?"

Hikigaya frowned as he looked at Asogi Shion, whose condition seemed worse after some rest. He had thought she was just having trouble sleeping, but now it seemed she might not have slept much at all—or maybe not at all—last night.

"Brother, don't worry... There's gym class today. I'll take the chance to rest during that."

Asogi Shion, seeing Hikigaya's concerned gaze, softly explained.

"...Alright. Komachi, keep an eye on her."

Unable to persuade her otherwise, Hikigaya sighed and gave Komachi a look of silent instruction before starting breakfast.

The three of them finished breakfast, cleaned up the dishes, and headed out.

Just as they reached the door, Kaede came running up, excitedly preparing to ring the doorbell, but instead bumped straight into Hikigaya.

Before Hikigaya could comment on Kaede's carelessness, she spoke up first.

"Hachiman, you bumped into me."

"You were the one who ran into me, okay?"

Hikigaya looked helplessly at Kaede, who lightly punched his chest. If he didn't already know that Kaede was always this reckless when coming to pick him up, he might have suspected she was doing it on purpose.

"By the way, why are you up so early today?"

Kaede pushed against Hikigaya's chest with both hands, rubbed her nose (which had bumped into him), and looked at the three of them, already ready and heading out, with a puzzled expression.

Although Hachiman was an extreme sis-con and an excellent brother, he wouldn't always wake up so early to cook. Sometimes he'd even let Komachi handle breakfast.

Why was he already out and about by the time she arrived today?

"Isn't it normal to get up early occasionally? Now we can head to school together with Vignette."

Hikigaya glanced at Vignette and Suzu, who were standing behind Kaede. With more people around now, he didn't want everyone to wait for him while he had breakfast at home.

Although he didn't wake up late, Kaede and Suzu were student council presidents, and Vignette was a model of diligent study. All of them arrived early, making his slightly later start seem sluggish in comparison.

"Heh heh, Vignette, be careful. This guy definitely has bad intentions toward you," Kaede immediately gave Vignette a friendly warning when she noticed Hikigaya's gaze landing on Vignette.

In the past, no matter how much she called, he was unwilling to wake up early. But now, upon seeing the transfer student Vignette, he became so proactive. Kaede wouldn't believe for a second that he didn't harbor ulterior motives.

"..." Vignette originally wanted to ask Hikigaya about his aura, which seemed much stronger than yesterday. But after hearing Kaede's teasing remark, her cheeks flushed. She turned her head away silently, not saying a word.

After spending a day together, she had roughly figured out the interaction style between Kaede and Hikigaya. At moments like this, it was best to say nothing at all.

Otherwise, whatever she said would only prompt the two of them to take turns teasing her.

"Alright, Onii-chan, I'm heading out with Shion now. See you later, everyone~"

Hikigaya's younger sister, Komachi, cheerfully waved to the group before leaving.

"Goodbye, brother."

Asogi Shion, on the other hand, was more formal. Carrying a single-shoulder handbag, she gave Hikigaya a slight bow before quickly catching up with Komachi.

"Brother?"

"Who's that girl?"

Hearing Asogi Shion address Hikigaya as "brother," both Kaede, Suzu, and Vignette were a little puzzled. They all knew Hikigaya only had one younger sister, Komachi. How did a black-haired, long-haired "sister" suddenly appear?

Especially Kaede and Suzu—didn't he say last night that this long-haired girl was Komachi's classmate? But compared to Komachi's casual greeting, her classmate's polite farewell looked more like how a younger sister would act toward an older brother.

"Her name is Asogi Shion. Her family situation is rather chaotic because of her parents arguing and divorcing, so she's staying at my house for a while," Hikigaya explained to Vignette and Kaede. "Right now, she's living in Komachi's room. She's not very sociable and feels like she's burdening us, so I told her to call me 'brother' to make her feel more at ease."

Since Shion's family situation was relatively private, he didn't elaborate further. But even just this explanation was enough to elicit sympathy from Vignette and Kaede.

"Divorce arguments... I hope her parents reconcile soon," Vignette said sincerely after hearing Hikigaya's explanation.

Her family in the demon world was very harmonious; otherwise, she wouldn't have been brought up to be such a kind-hearted and upright demon. She couldn't imagine what a broken family would be like, but it must be very painful.

"Yeah, I hope her parents reconcile soon..."

Kaede and Suzu also came from families with great atmospheres. After learning why Shion was staying over, they couldn't help but feel sympathy for this quiet, aloof, long-haired girl.

However, hearing their well-wishes, Hikigaya could only secretly sigh.

The situation had already reached the point of no return; reconciliation was impossible. Shion's family had completely collapsed—it just hadn't been exposed yet.

Since Shion's character quest didn't specifically label her as a "homeless offering," it was now his responsibility to help her find a warm new home.

Since the topic of Shion was rather heavy, Hikigaya decided not to dwell on it and instead changed the subject as they rode the train, chatting about other things.

"About yesterday's bet, Hachiman, you lost. Are you ready to agree to my request?"

"I didn't lose. I did recruit two beautiful female members. It's just that I had a commission to handle yesterday, so I left school early."

"Really? Then tell me who they are. I'll verify myself. That way, you won't leave early again today to dodge me."

Kaede didn't believe Hikigaya's explanation at all. In her opinion, he was just coming up with excuses because he didn't want to lose.

"Fine... My members are Saki Hayase and Yukino Yukinoshita. You should know both of them."

Hikigaya didn't plan to hide anything from Kaede. He had originally intended to introduce Saki Hayase and Yukino Yukinoshita to Kaede and Suzu yesterday, but the sudden commission disrupted those plans.

"Saki Hayase and Yukino Yukinoshita? You think I'll believe that? Don't worry, even if you lost, I won't make things too hard for you. I'll just come up with a simple request over the weekend."

Hearing the names of Hikigaya's supposed members, Kaede couldn't help but laugh.

Yukino Yukinoshita, the famous daughter of a prestigious family, didn't need any introduction.

Saki Hayase, meanwhile, was the ace of the girls' swim team. Even though the swim team had plenty of talented members, each with ace-level abilities, Saki Hayase's performance was among the best. There was no way the swim team captain would let her go.

One was a prestigious young lady, and the other was a star athlete—how could they possibly join Hachiman's newly established, odd little club? His lie was utterly impractical.

"..."

Seeing Kaede remain unconvinced, Hikigaya could only roll his eyes and stop trying to explain.

He had already told the truth; if she didn't believe him, there was nothing he could do.

The four quickly got off the train and exited the station, walking together toward the school.

Today, the school gate was free from the commotion caused by the elf princess transfer student. They entered the campus without issue and went to their respective classes.

Although the gate inspections by the disciplinary committee were somewhat troublesome, Hikigaya managed to sneak his collar into his bag to pass inspection, intending to secretly put it back on once inside.

As usual, Hikigaya went to his seat. Apart from an additional transfer student, the class was otherwise unchanged. However, it was slightly noisier today, with occasional whispers about a murder case that occurred near the school last night.

"Eh?"

Hikigaya's deskmate, Gabriel, was bowing her head over her prep work. When he walked past her to sit down, she suddenly turned her head and stared at him with a puzzled blink.

The aura of her deskmate had suddenly changed so drastically?

If she hadn't sensed that his core essence hadn't changed, she would've suspected he had been swapped with someone else.

The difference in aura strength between yesterday and today was far too great. How could such a transformation happen in just one day—or rather, overnight?

Gabriel wanted to question Hikigaya, but she suddenly noticed the class president, Rurikawa Tsubaki, walking toward them.

"Hikigaya-kun, Hiratsuka-sensei is asking for you in the student guidance office."

"Hiratsuka-sensei? Alright, thank you, Class President."

Hikigaya stood up and thanked Rurikawa Tsubaki before leaving the classroom.

He wasn't at all surprised that Hiratsuka Shizuka, who had once seen him posing dramatically in a hooded robe at the Service Club, would call for him. But it seemed like Hiratsuka Shizuka had no intention of reporting his situation to the police.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have sent the class president, Rurikawa Tsubaki, to fetch him, making it seem like a routine teacher-student conversation.

Speaking of which, Rurikawa Tsubaki was also a familiar character. However, her family hadn't gone bankrupt yet and she was still a noble young lady.

Hikigaya arrived at the door of the student guidance office. He knocked, and upon hearing Hiratsuka Shizuka's "come in," he opened the door and entered.

However, the room didn't only have Hiratsuka Shizuka. There were also two beautiful blonde girls with long, pointed ears and flawless, snow-white skin.

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