Shishio and Hikigaya stopped when they saw Yukinoshita and Yui standing there, suspiciously, peeking through the gap in the clubroom.
"Senpai, what are you doing?" Shishio asked.
"!!!"
Yukinoshita and Yui were startled, but then they sighed in relief when they saw Shishio was there.
'Oi!' Hikigaya let out a complaint inside his heart when he noticed they seemed to ignore him, but he didn't think too much since he had gotten used to it. However, he must admit, he was quite curious about what the two girls were doing since they didn't enter the clubroom. "Is there a ghost or something?"
"..." Shishio looked at Hikigaya for a moment, but he didn't say much. He didn't look at him for a weird reason or anything. It was just because he was surprised Hikigaya could start to joke and join the conversation normally. Even if they didn't say anything, the people who saw them would think they were friends.
Still, Shishio wouldn't say something like that since he must admit it was quite cringing to say they were friends now. Instead, he didn't need to say anything since he knew a friend was something like that.
There was no need to say much, and you would understand each other.
Still, it might be because they often talked about a job that didn't force them to work overtime yet gave them a stable amount of income.
However, they knew in this country that working overtime had become part of the culture. It was impossible to escape from it. If they wanted to escape from it, the only possible way was to have a wealthy older lady support them and become a household husband.
Still, the path of the household husband wasn't as easy as it seemed. It was a thorny path that was difficult to walk, especially when one was living in this patriarchal society. However, when one thought of how booming the host club in this country was, Shishio and Hikigaya knew the chance of one becoming a household husband was bigger than one could imagine.
The only thing that they needed to do was to find a rich lonely woman.
It might seem hard for Hikigaya. However, Shishio felt it wasn't as hard as Hikigaya thought.
If Shishio gave a comparison, it was like when one wanted to buy furniture at the furniture shop. It was something normal and something right.
However, what if they bought them in the restaurant?
It was wrong, right?
After all, the restaurant didn't sell furniture.
It was the same as searching for a girl. If you wanted to get a good girl, it was impossible to get them in the nightclub. You need to go to the right market if you want to get the right girl.
Their case was also similar: if they wanted to get a wealthy lady to support them, they also needed to go to the right place.
Shishio then looked at Yukinoshita and thought he had found the right market if he wanted to become a household husband.
"There's some suspicious guy inside, Shishiron..." Yui said with an uneasy expression.
"Shishiron?" 3x
Shishio, Yukinoshita, and Hikigaya looked at Yui at the same time.
"Ah, it's your nickname. It's cute, right? Te-he~~." Yui knocked her head lightly while sticking out her tongue.
"...."
"Cough!" Shishio coughed and said, "Well, let me check it." After last night's incident, he had become quite wary when one mentioned a "suspicious guy." While he knew one shouldn't have this preconception. However, after what had happened last night, he needed time to slowly erase this preconception.
Also, Shishio must admit his nickname was quite nice.
Still, Shishio stood in front of the two girls and opened the door of the service club without hesitation.
With the sound of the door being opened, someone was there.
This person stood still in the empty classroom alone with a cool gesture (according to his imagination).
While it might be a coincidence, intentionally, or might be the will of God, the wind scattered the papers as if trying to show the extraordinary of this person.
In other words...
'Who is he?'
Shishio suddenly held his head as he almost got into character. 'Chuunibyou... what a dangerous thing...' He almost got scared by the hidden personality inside his mind, and he was afraid if he unsealed it, something that couldn't be imagined might appear in this world.
"What's wrong?" Yukinoshita asked worriedly since she saw him holding his head suddenly.
"...It's okay. I am alright."
However, the conversation between Shishio and Yukinoshita didn't seem to be heard by the man. Instead, the man seemed to giggle as if he had found his trusted comrade that he hadn't seen for eons. "To think we'd meet in a place like this." Then, crossing his arms while showing a smug expression, he shouted, "I have grown tired of waiting, Hikigaya Hachiman!" He raised his hands high, showing a cool gesture that didn't lose to a Kamen Rider with an imaginary magic circle that appeared below him.
"....."
However, Shishio, Yukinoshita, Yui, and Hikigaya could only stand in silence and didn't say anything before subconsciously looking at Hikigaya at the same time since his name was called.
'Is this your friend?' 3x
Hikigaya could see the expression of the three people beside him, but he wanted to tell them that it was all a misunderstanding and the man inside the room wasn't his friend. After all, he didn't have a friend. However, it was too sad to admit something like that, so he just acquiesced to their misunderstanding.
"Is he your friend, Senpai?" Shishio asked.
"Nope." When Hikigaya was asked, he answered without hesitation. "I wouldn't know this guy even if I did." Still, in the end, his emotion beat his reasoning, and he rejected the fact he was friends with this guy.
"To think you'd forget the face of your partner..." The man raised his imaginary katana and shouted in anger. "You're despicable, Hachiman!"
"He said partner, you know?" Yui said while looking at Hikigaya.
"That's right, partner! You should remember it as well. That hellish time we spent as we ran together every day!" The man shouted even louder.
"We just ended up being paired together in the gym." Hikigaya had given up. He showed his life had ended and just wanted this torture to end as soon as possible.
"Hmph!" The man showed dissatisfaction and a hint of depression. "It's an evil custom, telling people to pair up with whoever they like." He laughed so hard that he almost cried before he clenched his fist. "I know not when this life of mine shall end. I can't possibly feel affection for another."
"..." Everyone.
Hikigaya let out a tired sigh, decided to give up, and said, "What do you want, Zaimokuza?"
"So he is someone Hikki knows!"
"Who is he?"
The two girls looked at Hikigaya and asked him that question together.
Shishio didn't say anything, and he felt he was being provoked. This should be his identity, yet someone tried to steal it. While the previous Shishio Oga might have disappeared, his memory, soul, and everything still resided inside him. He just couldn't overlook seeing someone come up with such a setting on his turf.
Still, Shishio had graduated from Chuunibyou, and he didn't have a hobby to become one, yet his body was burning and screaming. However, his willpower was quite strong, and he just stared at Zaimokuza in silence.
"I am the swordmaster, Zaimokuza Yoshitoru!" Zaimokuza re-sheathed his imaginary sword as he introduced himself.
"....." Everyone.
"Doesn't this friend of yours has some business with you?" Yukinoshita asked.
"He isn't my friend!" Hikigaya denied it fervently.
"He is correct. I don't have any of these so-called friends," Zaimokuza said proudly before he murmured, "I am seriously alone." He cried slightly before he quickly jumped and pointed his finger at Hikigaya. "Speaking of which, this is the Service Club, right, Hachiman?"
While Hikigaya was surprised, Yukinoshita nodded and said, "Yes, this is the Service Club."
"....."
However, Zaimokuza didn't say anything, staring at Yukinoshita for a moment before he quickly turned toward Hikigaya. "As I suspected. Then if the advice that Ms. Hiratsuka gave was true, Hachiman, thou hath an obligation to grant mine wish, correct? Even across the passing eons, for the relation of master to the servant to remain must be because of the Great Boddhisattva Hachiman's guidance." He nodded, showing smugness and happiness on his face.
"The club isn't really here to grant your wish. We will only help you," Yukinoshita corrected Zaimokuza's mistake calmly.
"....."
Zaimokuza was silent before he looked at Hikigaya again. "I see. Hachiman, lend me a hand then!" He was full of sweat, showing nervousness. "Now that I think about it, we share a relationship of equality. Why don't we once again grasp the world in our hands like we once did?"
"What happened to the previous relationship between a servant and a master?" Hachiman asked helplessly.
"Dun! Dun! Dun! Between you and me, something trivial like that doesn't really matter, so I'll allow it in the special case...." Zaimokuza couldn't continue since he was nervous about being stared at by Yukinoshita and Yui in silence.
However, a savior happened, and he patted the shoulders of Yukinoshita and Yui.
"Yukino-senpai, Yuigama-senpai, you shouldn't stare at him too much. He's going to get nervous," Shishio said.
"Why is he nervous?" Yukinoshita asked, feeling clueless.
"Well, according to my observation, he isn't used to talking to beautiful girls," Shishio said.
"...." Yukinoshita and Yui stared at Shishio in silence, and there was a light blush on their faces since Shishio praised them as beautiful girls.
"I-I am not nervous!" Zaimokuza quickly denied Shishio's accusation fervently before he pointed his finger at Shishio, showing grief and jealousy that couldn't be hidden from his face. "I-I know you! You're the demon who has seduced many innocent girls! Even if the world and heaven might have forgiven you, I, Zaimokuza Yoshiteru, won't forgive you!" Right now, there were tears in his eyes, especially when he thought about his single and lonely life. He just couldn't forgive this guy who was so popular among girls even if they knew he was a scumbag!
Even if Zaimokuza died, he wouldn't forgive Shishio no matter what!
"..." Shishio, Yukinoshita, and Yui.
However, Hikigaya was amazed, and if possible, he wanted to clap his hands to Zaimokuza since Zaimokuza was able to do something that one couldn't do. He also wanted to do the same, but when he thought about Shishio's fighting ability, he decided to shit his mouth.
"I see..." Shishio looked at Zaimokuza and asked, "You're Zaimokuza Yoshitoru, right? Do you know what it means to become my enemy?"
*Gulp!*
Zaimokuza only realized it, but he realized Shishio's body was taller and well-built!
Zaimokuza had even heard Shishio's result of his physical test was the strongest ever and even matched the top-class athlete!
What should I do?
Zaimokuza must admit he was scared!
"Wa-Wait!" Hikigaya was also scared, but he tried to stop Shishio.
However, unexpectedly, the development had reached something that one couldn't imagine.
"Before we become enemies, answer my question."
"Wh-What?" Zaimokuza asked Shishio nervously.
The aura around Shishio started to change. It was as if everyone had to bow down before him. It was as if he had become a king. No, it should be a lord in this country.
"If powerlessness is a sin, then is power justice? Is revenge a sin? Is friendship enough for justice?"
Shishio's black eyes gleamed for a moment, while Zaimokuza and Hikigaya didn't understand the reason they felt their blood was boiling!
Still, Zaimokuza knew this was his time to shine!
Zaimokuza gritted his teeth and said, "There is neither sin nor justice. All that remains as bait is the truth known as death."
Hikigaya clenched his fist, feeling frustrated since he couldn't join.
"I see..."
Shishio's voice was strangely calm, accepting Zaimokuza's answer. "Then, I shall leave you behind the truth." He made a gesture before pointing his hand like he was the lord of this world. "Lelouch vi Britannia commands you... You, Zaimokuza, tell me your problem."
"...."
Zaimokuza opened his mouth and closed his mouth. He wanted to say something, but he felt his throat choke. He was full of tears before he bowed down and put his hand on his chest, showing a knight bow to Shishio. "Yes, Your Highness!" He was a lone swordsman, yet now he had a lord he could serve.
How could he not shed tears in his eyes?
Hikigaya was also in tears and also wanted to do the same.
However, Yukinoshita and Yui were silent, and there was only one question on their minds.
'What's happening?' 2x