Hikigaya Challenges Kakegurui

239 Just half of your body is exposed❤

The die representing the King piece was thrown high into the air. After a long spin, it clattered loudly as it landed on the table.

"Nothing. Shishiba-sama has exhausted her chips. Eliminated!"

With the committee member's announcement, Shishiba Yue collapsed into her chair in relief.

All her obsessions seemed to vanish into smoke in that very moment. Whether it was gravity or a trial—it didn't matter anymore. She had lost.

"Well then, you two, please continue your rolls~" The committee member turned her gaze to the two remaining players, reminding them to proceed.

"Forget it. I forfeit," Hikigaya said simply, withdrawing from the match. His goal had already been achieved.

It was clear that Shishiba Yue—the bratty little demon—had been thoroughly battered in spirit by this ordeal.

The obsession in her heart to dominate Hyakkaou Academy was now gone without a trace. As for becoming Juraku Sachiko's slave… Hikigaya didn't object.

"Eh?! You're just giving up like that?" The committee member was deeply confused, even shocked. This was a matter of personal autonomy in school, and he was just… letting it go? Or had people's values shifted so much that even slavery was now just a part of some silly game?

Juraku Sachiko pouted, clearly dissatisfied with Hikigaya's approach. It felt like winding up for a heavy punch, only to strike a marshmallow. "This guy… he's seen right through me..."

This kind of straightforward surrender couldn't satisfy Juraku's competitive spirit. A dog obtained this way brought no sense of achievement—and without that, there was no desire to continue playing with them.

As for any games where Hikigaya might serve her... she had probably already played those out.

"How boring..."

"Then, the result of the Feudal Game Gamble is decided.

The winner is Lady Juraku-sama. Fifteen hundred million yen goes to Juraku Sachiko. Shishiba Yue and Hikigaya Hachiman each owe five hundred million yen."

"Additionally, Hikigaya-sama and Shishiba-sama will serve as Juraku-sama's slaves until her graduation." "This concludes the Feudal Game Gamble. If there are any objections, please raise them now~"

Bang!

Gouto Mikoto slammed both hands on the table. Though she feared Juraku Sachiko, seeing her dear friend reduced to someone else's slave pushed that fear aside.

"This gamble wasn't fair! I propose removing the slavery clause from the stakes!"

"It was supposed to be a fair three-way match, but it turned into two high schoolers ganging up on a middle school girl. That's just not right!"

"Uh..." The committee member looked conflicted. Hikigaya and Juraku had indeed exploited a loophole in the rules. But unless the creator of the gamble—President Momobami—personally intervened, even the committee had no authority to overrule it.

Gouto saw her hesitation and didn't press further. She suggested, "Then how about we contact the designer of this gamble—President Momobami—right now? If even she thinks this kind of exploitation is permitted, we'll have nothing more to say."

"Please wait a moment."

Upholding her principles of fairness and justice, the committee member gave Hikigaya and Juraku an apologetic look and dialed the student council office.

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In the student council office. Momobami Ririka stretched lazily, just about to finish her work and treat herself to some dessert. Suddenly, the phone on her desk rang.

Startled, she composed herself, mentally stepping back into the role of her sister before picking it up.

"What is it?"

"President, there's a matter here that requires your judgment."

"Speak."

"It's regarding your designed Feudal Game Gamble.

In a match with middle school second-year Shishiba Yue, Public Morals Committee member Hikigaya Hachiman and Committee Chair Juraku Sachiko..."

The committee member carefully chose her words and described the events in detail.

Ririka listened closely and caught the critical part: "Hikigaya will be Juraku Sachiko's slave until her graduation."

This... couldn't be allowed!

If her sister were here, she'd never approve. Hikigaya Hachiman was the one her sister had set her sights on, and Ririka had paid a steep price for it too. She couldn't let Juraku snatch him away just because of a gamble.

This underhanded ambush is just too shameless!

Ririka pouted in frustration.

"President? Are you listening?"

"Yes. This is indeed wrong on Sachiko and Hikigaya's part. The debt stands, but the slavery clause will be limited to three days. After that, the contract is void."

"Understood!"

The committee member responded with renewed energy and promptly hung up.

Ririka had initially considered canceling the slavery clause altogether. But she feared too drastic a decision might arouse Juraku's suspicion. So she settled for a compromise.

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The committee member pocketed her phone and solemnly addressed the room.

"Due to inappropriate conduct during the gamble, the designer of the Feudal Game Gamble, Lady Momobami Kirari, has issued a revision." "The debt remains unchanged, but the master-slave contract will only last for three days."

"... Gouto Mikoto relaxed her clenched fists. She knew this was the best possible outcome.

Shishiba Yue stood in a daze.

In the end, it was the very person she had sought to defeat who pulled her out of the gambling abyss.

She had burned herself out completely and lost the right even to stand before them—yet was saved by a single casual statement.

"This... was a trial."

And in this trial, I lost completely...!

Clap clap clap— Applause rang out in Juraku Sachiko's private room. Her cool voice echoed: "Well then, since that's the president's decision, I won't object. Let's not waste time—let's begin now."

"B-Begin?! What do you plan to do?!" Before Hikigaya or Shishiba could react, Gouto Mikoto panicked.

"Juraku-senpai, you're not actually going to make a junior girl four or five years younger clean your feet, right...?"

She mumbled softly, "That's just way too cruel..."

"No." Juraku shook her head, a devilish smile curling her lips. "That kind of thing, I'll save for when I'm in the mood. For now, I've got a more interesting punishment." She raised her hand and pointed toward a kneeling gate.

"See that little door? Shishiba Yue, now—crawl through it."

Crawl?!

Shishiba Yue froze, not understanding what Sachiko was trying to do. After a moment's hesitation, she slowly knelt down and prepared to crawl through the kneeling gate.

"Half your body outside is enough."

240 Loving Education of Hikigaya Hachiman

Half of her body was exposed outside?!

Shishiba Yua took a deep breath, slowly sticking out her upper body, with her slender waist as the dividing line, her upper body outside the corridor and her lower body inside the room.

Because Juraku Sachiko's private domain was located in a remote area, the empty corridor did not have any students passing by.

However, despite this, Shishiba Yua still felt a sense of shame and humiliation.

What a humiliating posture it was!

The cold sensation from the floor beneath her palms was exchanged for her inner turmoil and heat.

Due to this posture, Shishiba Yua's skirt was lifted up, revealing a glimpse of her white, tender thighs.

They were so delicate and full of elasticity, making one want to grasp and play with them.

The air conditioning in the room blew cold air from time to time, hitting Shishiba Yua's thighs and making her tremble, almost falling to the ground.

The heat and cold, two completely opposite states, intertwined within her body.

Hikigaya Hachiman watched this scene, feeling a mix of emotions.

As a mentally healthy boy, he had seen such situations and play before...

Juraku Sachiko looked around at the people nearby, using a tone full of teasing and ridicule, whispering: "One person at a time."

After saying this, she took the lead and walked forward.

She raised her white, delicate palm high up.

The sound of her palm colliding with soft flesh echoed in the small room, lingering for a long time.

The skin, which was as white as frost, accompanied by the crisp sound, was dazzling to the eyes.

It was inevitable that one would feel that girls were infinitely good, but it was just that they would commit crimes...

"Uh—"

Shishiba Yua bit her lips, now understanding Juraku Sachiko's purpose.

She wanted to humiliate her using this method.

Because she saw what was happening inside, she didn't know who was doing it.

The feeling of being spanked by someone unknown... made Shishiba Yua almost collapse.

Her somewhat flat chest was heaving violently, and although it would only take two more steps to end this humiliating trial, those two steps seemed like an insurmountable distance.

In these three days, she would never be able to take those two steps.

This was the humiliation that the defeated should endure!

"It feels pretty good, huh" Juraku Sachiko said, withdrawing her hand with a sense of reluctance, looking at Hikigaya Hachiman: "Next is your turn, Hikigaya Hachiman."

Hikigaya Hachiman took a deep breath, walking forward, telling himself that this was just punishment for an arrogant and disobedient little girl, without any erotic elements.

He didn't hesitate anymore, raising his hand high, and with a loud, piercing sound, he slapped her heavily.

This time, everyone inside could see Shishiba Yua's body tremble violently, and her hips, which were hidden under her pleated skirt, were already quivering.

However, Shishiba Yua still endured, not crying out loud.

But...

When it was Yumeko's turn, the careful Yumeko discovered that Shishiba Yua seemed to have cried.

Tears were falling to the ground, drop by drop.

Familiar tears, huh?

Yumeko's heart felt no pity, only a growing sense of pleasure.

Indeed, Juraku Sachiko was the best~ Such a terrible game... she had never thought of it before.

If someone like Shishiba Yua were to be stuck in this situation, and then be spanked by Juraku Sachiko, Yumeko, and Hoshino...!

Yumeko raised her black, long hair, and a sweet, erotic sweat flowed down her neck, her thumb unconsciously entering her mouth, and her two legs, wrapped in black, tightly closed, to avoid any accidents.

Although she was now the perpetrator, she seemed more excited than the victim.

Yumeko raised her hand, and unlike Hikigaya Hachiman, her hand was light and gentle, barely making a sound when she hit Shishiba Yua.

It was more like a gentle caress than a punishment, and it felt like a reward.

Yumeko's small hand pinched and felt Shishiba Yua's tender, elastic skin, and the just-right force made Shishiba Yua cry even more, her silent sobs causing tears to fall to the ground. Slap, slap, slap...

The dense and rapid slapping sounds lingered for a long time, and it was finally time for the last person, Gouto Mikoto.

As Shishiba Yua's good friend, she naturally couldn't bear to do such a thing.

She stood frozen in place, feeling ashamed for her friend, saying: "Why do I have to do this? I won't hit Yua!"

"Are you sure you won't hit her?" Juraku Sachiko asked, her voice like a devil tempting Gouto Mikoto, whispering in her ear: "Secretly bullying your own friend, you must have been wanting to do this, right?"

"If you do it now, she won't know"

"Think about it, Shishiba Yua, who usually looks down on others, is now being hit by you, this must be exciting for you, right?"

Juraku Sachiko's words fell into Gouto Mikoto's ears, making her white cheeks turn red instantly.

She stuttered and couldn't speak, her small mouth opening to reveal her cute tiger teeth, but then closed again.

She turned her head, not daring to look directly at Shishiba Yua's white thighs.

"Since you don't want to do it, then forget it, I'll finish this last one"

Juraku Sachiko stood up, swaying her elegant figure as she walked towards Shishiba Yua again.

"W-wait!" Juraku Sachiko's words were like the last straw that broke the camel's back, opening the door to Gouto Mikoto's pure and moving inner world.

Her hands were behind her back, her face red as if it would bleed: "I'll do it."

As if afraid of being misunderstood, she added: "If Juraku Sachiko-senpai does it, it will definitely hurt Yua even more, I just... I just don't want Yua to feel more pain!"

Her eyes shone with a determined light, as if she had completely convinced herself of her own reasoning.

Hikigaya Hachiman watched her reaction, secretly laughing to himself. From her micro-expressions and the body language that indicated she was lying, he had already seen through her inner thoughts.

These people, when they gambled, would pay attention to these details that could reveal their inner thoughts.

But in real life, when it came to actual application, they completely forgot about controlling their body language.

You can deceive yourself, but don't think you can deceive others.

It wasn't just Hikigaya Hachiman who saw through her, even Aiura Kokoro, who was the worst at reading people, noticed her abnormal behavior.

This person, deep down, really wanted to hit her good friend, just like Juraku Sachiko said... although she was just a middle school girl, her heart was already so bad.

Gouto Mikoto swayed as she walked to Shishiba Yua's back, and the tears on the floor were already visible.

But Gouto Mikoto, in her innocent and naive state, didn't know what they were, thinking they were just sweat.

She closed her lips tightly, making sure not to make any sound.

Slap!

A slap without reserve was thrown out, and even she herself didn't realize it.

Although she said it was to avoid hurting Shishiba Yua, she ended up using more force than anyone else.

Her eyes turned dark, as if they were completely tainted by negative intentions.

In her mind, she thought: 'This is all your fault, Yua! If you hadn't participated in this gamble, nothing would have happened. But you had to provoke Juraku Sachiko-senpai, this is all your own doing!'

'Like now, with no dignity, crawling on the floor, being humiliated by your seniors, and making me, your companion, lose face... it's all because of you, Yua...'

"Ah—"

Shishiba Yua's expression seemed to freeze, her eyes rolling back to reveal a large expanse of white, her mouth drooping, and clear saliva flowing out... her face no longer showed any sign of her usual sanity.

She had completely broken down.

She shouted in a trembling voice: "Hit me! Hit me!"

"Anyone, hit me!"

Huh?!

Everyone present was shocked.

Shishiba Yua's voice was like she had completely opened her heart, no longer caring if her voice would attract people to the secluded corridor.

Her sanity had already collapsed, and she no longer cared about these things.

"Punish me! I was wrong, I shouldn't have provoked Hikigaya Hachiman-senpai, I shouldn't have provoked Juraku Sachiko-senpai..."

"I was wrong! Come and punish me! Anyone will do!"

Shishiba Yua let out a hysterical cry, and her half-exposed body on the floor began to shake slightly.

Unbeknownst to her, her actions were fueling Gouto Mikoto's arrogance.

Gouto Mikoto's mouth was agape, and she couldn't speak, but then a dark smile spread across her face, revealing her cute tiger teeth, which shone in the sunlight with an air of mischief.

Gouto Mikoto excitedly raised her hand, slapping Shishiba Yua rapidly.

The clear and dense sounds accompanied Shishiba Yua's soft sobs and apologies, lingering for a long time.

"I was wrong, I was wrong, I was wrong..."

The scene was so pitiful that it brought tears to the eyes of the onlookers.

Hikigaya Hachiman, after all, was a kind-hearted man, and he couldn't bear to see this scene of the two friends fighting.

Face-planting is an inevitable part of youth, and now Shishiba Yua had paid enough for her own weaknesses.

Hikigaya Hachiman quickly walked forward, grabbing Gouto Mikoto's hand that was about to fall again, and said in a cold voice: "That's enough."

Gouto Mikoto's dark eyes cleared, and she quickly realized what she had done.

Afraid of being discovered by her good friend, she quickly withdrew her hand and retreated to the side.

Hikigaya Hachiman sighed, embracing Shishiba Yua's slender waist, and pulled her out from under the floor.

At this moment, her face no longer showed the pride and fake smile from earlier, only a genuine and painful tears.

After a long silence, Hikigaya Hachiman said: "Go back, Shishiba Yua.

Before you enter high school, don't come to the high school department of Hyakkaō Academy again."

"Don't think about getting your family's support or challenging me again."

"Now you should understand, you're not my match."

Hikigaya Hachiman's words didn't get the response he expected. Shishiba Yua wiped away her tears, and her face showed a confused and innocent expression: "Where am I?"

"Huh?"

"You're... Hikigaya Hachiman-senpai, I recognize you."

Had she lost her memory?

Behind her, Aiura Kokoro and Juraku Sachiko exchanged a glance, seeing the doubt in each other's eyes.

Because at this moment, Shishiba Yua's behavior didn't seem like an act.

If this kind of confused reaction was also an act, then her acting skills were too terrifying.

Hikigaya Hachiman also noticed this and stood up silently.

Forget about what happened today...!

'Choose to turn back time and start from the beginning, between victory and defeat.

'People will seal away painful memories, burying them deep within their minds...'

"I don't know what's wrong with me... my butt... it hurts so much." Shishiba Yua covered her butt under her pleated skirt, the burning sensation making her eyes tear up again.

"Mikoto-chan, you're here too?"

"Yua, did you forget what happened earlier?"

"Earlier? What happened earlier?"

With Gouto Mikoto's support, Shishiba Yua stood up straight again, her voice filled with doubt, as if she had really forgotten what happened today.

"N-nothing," Gouto Mikoto stuttered, this ending might be the best for everyone, and she was only trying to help her good friend get revenge.

But the current situation was not in their favor, and it would be foolish to challenge their seniors again.

However, this humiliating memory could be a scar for Yua, and Gouto Mikoto was afraid that it would have unforeseeable consequences, distorting her personality and making her lose her good friend.

Forgetting about it now... that would be the best outcome!

She quickly explained: "We came to watch the seniors gamble, and when the gamble ended, you got stuck when you were leaving."

"Really? Is that what happened?" Although Gouto Mikoto's explanation had many holes, Shishiba Yua still chose to believe her unconditionally, and she asked curiously: "Who won in the end?"

"Juraku Sachiko-senpai."

"Oh, I see..." Shishiba Yua turned to Hikigaya Hachiman and Juraku Sachiko, and bowed deeply: "Hikigaya Hachiman-senpai, I want to challenge you. But my subconscious tells me that I'm not your match yet."

"I'll definitely defeat you in the future!"

"Whatever~"

Hikigaya Hachiman sat down in a chair, looking a bit tired, and rubbed his eyebrows. Although Shishiba Yua had sealed away her painful memories, it seemed that the darkness in her heart had also been driven away to some extent.

Looking at Shishiba Yua and Gouto Mikoto as they prepared to leave, Hikigaya Hachiman couldn't help but remind her: "Just working hard to defeat your enemies won't improve yourself, and it won't solve the problem."

"And I'm not your enemy, so find your own path, Shishiba Yua."

Shishiba Yua's footsteps faltered, and she turned around with a bright smile: "I understand, senpai!"