100 – Do the Ougatou sisters want to seize their future?~
"You don't need to worry."
"I'll do exactly what I said. Forget about the private livestock thing, even the 1 billion yen bet can be voided."
"All you need to do is go to the broadcasting room and declare your defeat to the entire school."
"That's not too much to ask, right?"
Hikigaya believed he was already being as magnanimous as possible. But to his surprise, the twin sisters still wore dissatisfied expressions.
He frowned.
'They're pushing their luck now. I've already let go of the original wager, and they're still not happy…?'
"Hikigaya-kun, I think you've misunderstood something," the sisters exchanged a look, then walked gracefully toward him. "We have no intention of breaking our promise~"
"Then you two…?"
Hikigaya Hachiman hesitated. The expressions he just caught on their faces didn't seem to be lying.
The bold younger sister, Ougatou Houko, suddenly pressed her upper body against Hikigaya's arm, breathing warm air onto his earlobe as she whispered:
"Didn't we say already? We sisters have no intention of violating the agreement~ Hikigaya-sama~"
No intention of violating it?!
A chill shot up from the soles of Hikigaya's feet to the top of his head, sending a shiver through his entire body.
Now he understood where the earlier sense of wrongness came from.
They really do want to become his private livestock?!
"That's right~ After all, we lost to you, Hikigaya-kun. It's only fair to accept the consequences of our bet."
"But we don't have a billion yen, so we'll have to pay with our body instead~"
The elder sister, Naoko, also leaned close to Hikigaya and gently played with the strands of his hair.
Hikigaya Hachiman's body tensed. He couldn't quite read the intentions of these two women.
Are there really people who would give up their humanity willingly and prefer to be someone's personal livestock?
Come on now...
Hikigaya didn't believe in free lunches. His years of hard-earned rationality restrained the flame that had been stirred up since encountering the Jabami Yumeko.
In a cold voice, he questioned them:
"Why are you doing this?"
As he spoke, he quickly grabbed Houko's wandering hand before it could go any further.
"Because... we sisters have been captivated by your personal charm, Hikigaya-kun~"
Personal charm?
Hikigaya scoffed. He never believed in such subjective notions. It was like someone saying you "have an aura"—something nice to hear, but meaningless in practice. Anyone who seriously believed in that? Hikigaya would laugh in their face.
"I don't accept that explanation." Hikigaya Hachiman's voice turned harsh. "If you're not willing to tell the truth, there's no way we can work together any further."
"..."
Naoko gave him a mildly irritated side-eye. Her mental image of Hikigaya became even more rigid.
This man—he was nothing like those baseball-club guys whose minds were filled with women.
His gambling skills were top-notch, yet he was overly cautious.
He could even suppress humanity's most primal desires.
And it was precisely because he was so cautious that he refused to believe the sisters' true feelings.
They were genuinely submissive to Hikigaya Hachiman's personal charisma and couldn't help but want to become his livestock, dammit!
They had already thrown away their pride and spoken from the heart, yet this clueless blockhead still doubted them...
Sisters—who could understand their pain?!
Naoko took a deep breath and quickly came up with a brilliant reason, putting on a pitiful expression:
"Because… we need protection."
"Protection?" Hikigaya furrowed his brow, following her logic.
Naoko's voice continued softly by his ear:
"Our betrayal of Mibuomi Aoi—word of it will definitely get out."
"You know what kind of person he is. If it's discovered that we've betrayed him, there's no way we'll have a good end."
"At best, we'll be attacked by other executive members and demoted to normal livestock to be bullied by everyone. But if things get even worse…"
Ougatou Houko didn't explicitly state it, but she knew that someone as brilliant as Hikigaya would surely understand her intentions.
This was probably a case of subjective impressions leading to misjudgment, even a master like Hikigaya could be deceived by a woman.
'If that's the reason...' Hikigaya believed it.
With his understanding of Mibuomi Aoi, he would never let the Ougatou sisters off the hook, and their fate would be even more tragic than they had described.
In short, it would be a living hell.
"If you need protection, there's no need for this. As long as you're willing to go to the broadcasting club to fulfill the bet, I can promise to protect you."
"My goal has always been him alone. If something displeases him, I will do it without hesitation. If protecting you earns his wrath, I'd be more than happy."
Hikigaya revealed his "villainous" side.
Seeing Hikigaya's decisiveness, he piqued Houko's interest, and she couldn't help but ask, "Hikigaya-sama, what conflict do you have with Mibuomi that makes you want to target him like this...?"
What conflict...
Hikigaya paused, then showed a gentle smile that sent shivers down both girls' spines, "Let's just say, if he peacefully closed his eyes right now, I wouldn't be satisfied. My goal is to send him to hell."
Houko was chilled by Hikigaya's tone, but she didn't realize that the hell he spoke of was not just a figure of speech.
The atmosphere became tense for a moment.
Since Hikigaya had agreed so readily, the sisters seemed to have no further need to proceed.
After all, volunteering to become someone's personal plaything was already a huge blow to a girl's pride.
But—
'It's not enough!'
Naoko's heart hardened, and her desire to become the president of the Full-Bloom Association was no coincidence.
The long-nurtured desire within her pushed her to strive for higher positions.
However, after today's events, she realized something. With just the strength of the two sisters, they couldn't rise above others.
The position of president was merely a dream that Naoko had set for herself.
In other words, [Only by obtaining the position of president, would the sisters have a chance to rise above others].
Although this statement was a bit extreme, Naoko and Houko had always believed in it.
The presidency of the Full-Bloom Association could be abandoned, but they couldn't let their hard work over the years go to waste.
Hikigaya Hachiman, standing before them, was the greatest gift bestowed by the heavens.
They wanted to seize their future!
The sisters didn't trust mere verbal promises. Instead...
Naoko and Houko exchanged a glance, understanding the determination in each other's eyes. As Hikigaya Hachiman looked on in shock, the two sisters slowly knelt down.
Yes, there was not a hint of exaggeration in their actions. They had truly abandoned all their girlhood modesty.
Seizing the moment while Hikigaya Hachiman was still processing the situation, Naoko had already gracefully placed her hands on the ground, her forehead gently touching the surface.
Their slender waists, their pert bottoms, the youthful and charming sisters bloomed like flowers before Hikigaya.
They had proven their determination through their actions.
They wanted to become Hikigaya Hachiman's personal livestock!