After the graduation ceremony.
There were still ten days allowed for students to freely stay at school or leave directly.
However.
Personal points could not be exchanged for cash.
Most people probably leaned toward staying at school to spend all the personal points in their hands.
To this end, people complaining about Hikigaya were not in the minority.
Lamenting that if they had known, they wouldn't have chosen Ichinose to go up; if only they could exchange personal points for cash now.
It has always been thus, so it wasn't important.
At this time.
Inside the room.
Chabashira Sae was wearing a white T-shirt and blue high-waisted jeans, giving off a heroic and brisk feeling, with Hoshinomiya Chie standing beside her.
Gazing at the two in front of him.
Hikigaya's gaze couldn't help but fall on Chabashira Sae.
In his memory.
In these three years.
It was the first time he had seen Chabashira Sae in casual clothes.
"Hikki..."
Gazing at Hikigaya opposite her, Hoshinomiya Chie pressed on Chabashira Sae's shoulders and urged.
"With such a great beauty standing in front of you, what are you waiting for? Hurry up."
"Are you serious?"
Hikigaya looked at Chabashira Sae and said.
Although he had heard Hoshinomiya Chie say that as long as she could prevent Chabashira Sae from rising to A, she would give Chabashira Sae to him.
Setting aside how ridiculous the idea of giving her to him was, in reality, he and Chabashira Sae had barely even spoken a few times.
"No problem."
Chabashira Sae crossed her arms, her rose-colored lips curving upward slightly.
"I'm already an old auntie nearly thirty; it's indeed a bit unsatisfying not to have experience in this area..."
"Besides, this will also shut Chie up a bit."
"What?"
Hoshinomiya Chie was instantly dissatisfied.
"Saying it like I'm very old too, I'm clearly only 18, right, Hikki?"
"..."
Naturally, she couldn't be eighteen, but she wasn't as old as Chabashira Sae said; both should be around 26 or 27 years old.
"Well, of course."
Hikigaya looked helplessly at Hoshinomiya Chie.
"The teacher is certainly a very charming woman."
"See?"
Upon hearing this, Hoshinomiya Chie gave Chabashira Sae a smug look before returning to the main topic.
"Alright, Hikki,hurry up, do her, let Little Sae taste how powerful you are."
"..."
Hikigaya looked at Chabashira Sae, and seeing that she didn't say anything, he walked straight to her and kissed her.
"Eh? Wait."
Chabashira Sae was suddenly dumbfounded and quickly took half a step back.
Although she didn't care that much, the situation seemed a bit unexpected compared to what she imagined, and she looked at Hoshinomiya Chie's playful gaze with a bit of a daze.
"Chie, you're not planning to stay here, are you?"
"What?"
Hoshinomiya Chie giggled:
"Weren't you very composed just now, Little Sae? Don't tell me you're shy?"
"It's not... with someone else here, it's a bit..."
"Hee hee..."
Hoshinomiya Chie was a bit playful.
After thinking for a moment, she patted Chabashira Sae's shoulder and left the room.
"Forget it, I'll let you off for today. Hikki, you have to give Little Sae a perfect experience."
"..."
After Hoshinomiya Chie left.
Hikigaya gazed at Chabashira Sae in front of him, who was dressed in casual clothes.
Although Hoshinomiya and Chabashira Sae had some grievances, their actual relationship was indeed very good, more like frienemies.
...
...
The next morning.
Hikigaya opened his eyes and found Chabashira Sae lying in his arms, her small hand drawing circles on his chest.
"Good morning... Chabashira-sensei... what are you doing..."
"Nothing."
Chabashira Sae leaned in Hikigaya's arms and shook her head.
"I just suddenly realized that my vision was a bit narrow before, and I missed many beautiful things."
"Is that so? Well, as long as you make up for it properly in the future."
Hikigaya looked down at her.
Thinking about it, it made sense.
During these few years, besides rising to A, Chabashira Sae probably never considered anything else and missed a lot of scenery along the way.
"It is, would you mind if I smoke a cigarette?"
"Oh, please go ahead."
"..."
Chabashira Sae's smooth, charming body was exposed before him as she bent down to pick up the jeans on the floor and took out a cigarette.
Lighting one and putting it in her mouth, she blew out a smoke ring:
"Yes, as long as I make up for it properly later. Speaking of which, you graduated from Class A; what do you plan to do next?"
"The tentative plan is to finish the university's department of politics and law first, and then find a job. That... Chabashira-sensei?"
Hikigaya observed for a moment and handed the empty soda can he had drunk to Chabashira Sae to use as an ashtray.
It was a bit strange to say.
Although they had slept together, they hadn't talked many times, and both sides were testing each other's sense of distance.
"No need to be so formal. If you don't mind, you can... well... just call me Sae-nee?"
"Then I won't be polite. What does Sae-nee plan to do next?"
"I can rest for half a year for now, then..."
Halfway through, Chabashira Sae suddenly reacted:
"Since you plan to go to university, what about Chie?"
"Heh heh..."
Hikigaya gave a dry laugh.
"She seems to be planning to take an unpaid leave, and then let me support her..."
The teachers at Advanced Nurturing work particularly hard, and their salaries far exceed the outside world.
However, all this comes with a price.
Although there are usually weekends, they must also be on standby during holidays and prepare for special exams.
Even winter and summer vacations are no exception, and even the New Year must be spent inside the school, basically isolated from society.
Therefore.
After finishing each batch of students, there is a half-year holiday.
"That really is her style..."
A smile couldn't help but appear at the corner of Chabashira Sae's mouth.
In Sakurajima Island (Japan), it's basically the man earning money to support the family and the woman being responsible for being beautiful; Hoshinomiya Chie's idea wasn't strange and was even quite common.
As long as the husband can earn enough money, the wife can be gentle and virtuous.
When Hikigaya graduates.
Hoshinomiya Chie will most likely leave the school with him.
With her previous savings, it's enough to live for a while, or find a light job to pass the time.
However.
In current society, women who have their own career ambitions and don't want to give up their jobs are not in the minority.
Chabashira Sae clearly belonged to this category.
"I haven't thought it through yet..."
Chabashira Sae suddenly became somewhat hesitant.
Hearing that Hoshinomiya Chie would leave, Chabashira Sae also suddenly became a bit hesitant.
What's more.
She didn't like the job of teaching at all, nor had she educated students very well.
She only stayed to work at this school because of some past reasons.
Perhaps.
She should also change her way of life. .