Diary Of Service Club, Helping The Elf Princess

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Her impression of Hikigaya wasn't actually bad. Though his thoughts were a little problematic, he had always been honest and upright. His grades in literature were decent, and he even had a childhood friend who served as the student council president.

It was only recently, when Hikigaya started the Service Club a day before Yukinoshita Yukino, that her impression of him began to change gradually.

Hikigaya's childhood friends were also a pair of pretty and cute twins. Facing temptation from such a young age, he shouldn't be so impulsive like a hot-blooded young virgin, right?

But… if nothing had happened between them, why would Hikigaya and Iris need to discuss something for so long?

Originally, she had asked Hikigaya to come over before the morning class to inquire about a few things. But now, with the first class almost over, could it be that these two had reached an agreement and started aid activities directly in her office?

If they really dared to mess around in her office, she absolutely wouldn't forgive that guy Hikigaya.

After all, it couldn't possibly be Iris, the calm, humble, and polite Elf Princess, who would act so recklessly. It must be this guy Hikigaya taking advantage of the pretty and cute Elf Princess' gentle and easygoing nature to make a mess.

Iris's knight protector, Aegis, stood straight and tall in front of the student guidance office door. Her heroic and beautiful face remained expressionless, as though she hadn't heard Hiratsuka Shizuka's muttering. Only the bright red tips of her ears betrayed her inner turmoil.

Actually, she had discreetly set up a soundproof barrier in the surroundings. No matter what Iris and the others were doing inside the student guidance office, Hiratsuka Shizuka wouldn't hear it.

However, there was no need to tell Hiratsuka Shizuka about this.

Earlier, Hiratsuka Shizuka had been adamantly opposing their aid request. This forced Iris to endure her shyness and embarrassment, repeatedly pleading for aid. As the Elf Princess destined to inherit the throne, Iris's gentle and soft-spoken nature wouldn't allow her to embarrass this ordinary human teacher. She didn't particularly mind this human.

Although she also felt shy about these matters, since her reproduction period had only recently begun, she and Iris really had no other choice for the sake of their royal bloodline.

Relations between the Elves and humans had always been volatile, and their days in this otherworld weren't exactly easy. Pure-blooded High Elves like Iris were rare. To continue the lineage of the High Elves, they needed an excellent aid provider to pass on their bloodline.

For the sake of the Elven royal family's legacy and the honor of the High Elves, she wouldn't care about something as trivial as a human school's regulations. It was only Iris who would adhere to rules and etiquette so strictly.

"Aren't you worried about your Elf Princess… sigh…"

Hiratsuka Shizuka wanted to ask Aegis what was going on inside the office, but seeing the stoic look of the Elf Princess's knight, she didn't press further. All she could do was stare longingly at the door of her student guidance office.

After a while, under Hiratsuka Shizuka's expectant gaze, the door of the student guidance office finally opened.

Hikigaya was the first to step out, with Iris following close behind him.

At first glance, the two of them looked almost exactly the same as before.

Iris's radiant, golden single ponytail still neatly hung behind her.

Her slender legs wrapped in white stockings were pressed tightly together under her blue plaid pleated skirt.

However, the faint blush on Iris's exquisite, flawless face was hard to miss.

Her white blouse also seemed a little wrinkled, as if it hadn't been smoothed out.

"Ms. Hiratsuka, I deeply apologize for using your office for so long. Regarding the aid matter, I've already discussed it with the president. I'll join the president's Service Club first, and we'll continue considering the aid matter after school this afternoon."

Iris kept her white-stockinged legs pressed together, her pleated skirt swaying slightly with her subtle movements. She slowly walked up to Hiratsuka Shizuka, bowed slightly, and apologized, her flushed face filled with embarrassment.

They had originally agreed to just have a discussion, but now, after occupying the teacher's office for so long, it was truly inexcusable.

"Uh, I don't have much going on right now, so it's fine… but were you really inside for so long just to discuss this?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka's gaze scrutinized Iris up and down, trying to find any abnormalities. She didn't believe that the two of them had spent so much time in her office without anything happening.

However, she couldn't directly voice her suspicions. All she could do was probe tentatively. After all, if something really did happen, it was already done, and there was nothing she could do about it now.

"What else could we have been discussing?"

Hikigaya reached out to touch Iris's neatly groomed, golden high ponytail. She was such an obedient, well-behaved girl who would seriously consider everything you said.

"Mm, thank you for your concern, Ms. Hiratsuka… Ms. Hiratsuka, President, Aegis, and I have other matters to attend to. We'll see you this afternoon."

Feeling the warmth from above her head, Iris's snow-white neck suddenly flushed a charming red as if she had thought of something.

She slightly bowed to Hikigaya and Hiratsuka Shizuka, then, with an apologetic expression, moved her slender, white-stockinged legs in small steps and left with the patiently waiting Aegis.

"Alright, you two go first… Wait! Hikigaya, you're staying."

Hiratsuka Shizuka, watching the departing figures of the white-stockinged Elf Princess and her knight, was about to start thinking. Suddenly, she noticed Hikigaya attempting to slip away at this moment. She immediately reacted and forcefully dragged him back into the student guidance office.

As soon as they entered, Hiratsuka Shizuka found that her office was not in the messy state she had imagined. In fact, it didn't look any different from usual.

The only change was that the window had been opened, allowing the fresh morning breeze to circulate through the room and escape out the door.

"What were you two doing in here just now?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka looked around to see if her territory had been messed up while gently sniffing the air in the room, seemingly trying to detect a certain floral scent.

Although she hadn't experienced such things herself, she still had basic biological knowledge about them.

If there wasn't that particular floral scent, did it mean they were really just talking for that long?

"What else could we have done? I just hugged her."

Hikigaya looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka's suspicious behavior, as if she was trying to catch them in the act, and said speechlessly.

What else could he and Iris have done? They only did what needed to be done and avoided anything unnecessary.

"Just hugged her? Heh... Hikigaya, lock the door first. I have something to say to you."

Seeing no obvious flaws in Hikigaya's demeanor, Hiratsuka Shizuka chuckled noncommittally.

Suddenly, she also came to a realization—Iris was an elf, a magical being.

When it came to such supernatural creatures, who knew what they could do without her noticing? Thinking she could find evidence was just too naive.

"You also want me to offer you assistance? That's not right, we're teacher and student..." Hikigaya's face showed discomfort and hesitation. "Although you're our guidance counselor, if you're planning to use your authority to coerce me, Yukinoshita might..."

"WHO WANTS YOUR ASSISTANCE?"

Hearing Hikigaya suggest that she might use her authority to force him into doing something bad, Hiratsuka Shizuka immediately picked up a cushion from the sofa and threw it hard at his head.

'Is this guy growing bold? He even dared to tease me now.'

"Good, as long as you don't need it. Although 'Shizuka' sounds nice when called, I'm not that kind of person."

Hikigaya nodded. As long as she didn't need it, that was fine. Otherwise, it would create too much trouble—teacher-student relationships were strictly prohibited at Sobu High.

Although Hiratsuka Shizuka was a long-haired beauty, aside from her fondness for smoking, drinking, and her slight tendency toward violence, she didn't really have any other flaws.

Hmm... Age was a bit of a concern. But with elves, angels, demons, and other long-lived beings existing in this world, the ten-year age gap between them was trivial and would even out as they both got older.

Ahem... Teacher-student relationships were prohibited, prohibited, forbidden...

"Hikigaya, who gave you permission to call me Shizuka?"

However, Hiratsuka Shizuka grew angrier hearing this. 'Was this guy always this annoying?'

Maybe he was. Perhaps even his childhood friend Kaede didn't fall for him because of this, and she just hadn't realized Hikigaya's true nature before.

"Ahem, well then, Hiratsuka-sensei, I'll head back to class now. It's almost time for the second period."

Hikigaya, having teased Hiratsuka Shizuka enough, didn't care much and checked the time, ready to slip away.

He had only been discussing the details of an assistance request with Iris, but somehow, it had ended up wasting so much time.

"You've already skipped a whole period, so what difference does a bit more make? Also, go back to calling me 'Hiratsuka-sensei'. Stop calling me 'Shizuka'."

Hiratsuka Shizuka glared fiercely at Hikigaya. After a while, she finally calmed down, walked to the window, and sighed as she gazed at the empty schoolyard below.

"Let's leave your assistance to the elf princess aside for now. Let's talk about something else."

"Huh? Something else?"

Hikigaya looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka's back with a puzzled expression.

"Was it you who did what happened last night?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka asked without turning around.

"What happened last night? I don't understand."

"Don't play dumb. Witnesses saw the perpetrator of the killings wearing a peculiar hooded robe."

Hiratsuka Shizuka, hearing Hikigaya feigning ignorance, turned around and glared at him.

"As far as I know, that outfit is identical to what you wore in the Service Club the other day."

"Hiratsuka-sensei, you've got it wrong."

Hikigaya neither confirmed nor denied the outfit, but directly offered his alibi.

"I didn't even have time to commit the crime. Yesterday, I was at home with Yukinoshita and the others for club activities, and later, I went to club member Hayase Saki's house."

"Not you?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka narrowed her eyes.

"Of course not. My career dream is to become a househusband. How could I do such a thing?" Hikigaya shook his head. "Go ahead and investigate. I have an impeccable alibi."

"There's a convenience store near Hayase Saki's house. I forgot the name, but we bought some things there, and the store's surveillance cameras should have captured me."

He could have covered his tracks through other means, but this method was the simplest.

Hayase Saki's house and his own weren't close to the school. A normal person couldn't cross such a distance to commit a crime in such a short time.

"...Heh, you've thought this through."

Hiratsuka Shizuka, seeing Hikigaya calmly present his evidence, became even more convinced that he was the hooded figure who eliminated Kenichiro Miwa and the others.

Previously, she thought it might be a coincidence since Hikigaya didn't seem like someone who would ambush and kill classmates after school.

But seeing the elf princess favor Hikigaya and his deliberate alibi, she was now sure her suspicions were correct.

"Whatever. Just be careful. This world isn't as simple as you think. Don't always resort to illegal violence."

Hiratsuka Shizuka waved her hand dismissively. She wasn't asking these questions to report him, just to understand what he was doing. After all, he had taken three lives in one move.

Those three people were scum, and the police hadn't figured much out yet, but it was clear their reputations were awful. One of them even had a history of bullying the witness from the alley.

"I don't know anything, Shizuka. Stop trying to trick me."

Hikigaya remained unfazed. No matter what Hiratsuka Shizuka said, he knew nothing.

He didn't mind if Hiratsuka Shizuka guessed that he was the one who took out the minotaur earlier. From her tone, it seemed she also didn't like those who bullied others. But he wouldn't let her get any evidence to use against him.

"By the way, Iris' club application form is on your desk. Iris said both she and her guard, Aegis, want to join my Service Club."

Hikigaya, no longer interested in chatting with Hiratsuka Shizuka, was ready to leave. Staying any longer would make him miss the next period.

It wasn't that he particularly enjoyed class, but with everyone else in class, wandering around school alone wasn't appealing. It was better to return and sit with Gabriel while admiring her angelic face before she fully fell.

"Although we still don't have many members—only five including me—if you encounter any problems, you're welcome to come to the Service Club for help. Of course, Yukinoshita and the others would need to agree to take the request."

Before leaving, Hikigaya made a point of reminding Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Hmm... Although the club's real activities were hunting minotaurs, having tea and chatting in between wasn't out of the question.

It'd be nice if the minotaurs could come to him instead, saving him the trouble of finding them.

"Any problems..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka watched Hikigaya slip away and was lost in thought for a moment. She suddenly thought of a seemingly perfect but lonely figure.

She really did have a problem student, someone as friendless as Yukinoshita Yukino but even more reclusive and difficult to communicate with.

As a punishment for messing around in her office, letting Hikigaya help her guide this solitary problem girl shouldn't be too much, right?

Hiratsuka Shizuka was contemplating how to get Hikigaya and Yukinoshita Yukino to help her resolve some problem students, making this Service Club that even accepts aid requests act a bit more proper.

———

On the other side, Iris and Aegis, who had long since left, also found a quiet, deserted place, cast a soundproofing spell, and began pondering how to find an opportunity to get Hikigaya to assist them more often.

"Your Highness, did you really mate inside there?"

Aegis looked at Iris, whose steps were slow and gentle ahead of her, and couldn't help but ask in a low voice.

In fact, she initially set up the soundproofing barrier just in case, to prevent anyone from overhearing the details of the aid request. After all, the demi-human transfer students at this school weren't just the two of them.

She simply hadn't expected that the always gentle and shy Iris would be so bold this time, completing her first aid during the time spent discussing the aid request.

"Mm... I think I need to seize this opportunity..."

Iris lowered her head, her cheeks red as she nodded slightly. Shyly, she bit her lip and leaned close to Aegis's ear to softly explain what had just happened in the student guidance office with Hikigaya.

Now that there were no outsiders here, she no longer needed to maintain her princess etiquette. However, the girl's shyness made it even more difficult for her to speak.

Both she and Aegis actually had the same idea—they simply wanted to talk privately with Hikigaya and discuss the aid request.

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