The Heroines Want to Fall in Love 40
by TINY FAN FICTIONThe Heroines Want to Fall in Love 40
Edited by: Tiny Fan Fiction
Chapter 40 The Truth Revealed
Inside the Service Club, the remaining 3 members turned to look at Asakura Yu.
Yukino Yukinoshita asked, “What do you plan to do? Since the anonymous forum is, well, anonymous, it’s impossible to track down the culprit online.”
“…Search in the real world?” Yui Yuigahama tilted her head, thinking: “If it’s really like what Yuki said, then the culprit is either Tobe, Oka, or Hachiman. But according to Yu’s theory, why didn’t the culprit involve me, Yumiko, and Hina in the mess? And why didn’t they drag Yu and Hayato into it either? Doesn’t that seem strange?”
“It’s pointless for guys to belittle girls; it’s not like they’re in the same circle, and doing so would be a loss of face.”
Asakura Yu looked at the essay paper in his hand, recalling the words he used to counter Shizuka Hiratsuka.
The anonymous forum was like a dark forest, where everyone was a wolf with sharp teeth, and at the same time, a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
In such a situation, how could one avoid getting hurt?
The answer… was to strike first.
Or, become the hunter.
“As for why they didn’t drag me and Hayato into it? The culprit didn’t dare to.”
“Huh? Why?” Yui Yuigahama didn’t quite understand.
Yukino explained for her: “Asakura and Hayama don’t have any weaknesses to be attacked. Fabricating things randomly wouldn’t work, and the rumors would likely collapse on their own. Besides, the culprit has no motive to attack them. Even if they wanted to elevate their status, it’s not necessary to challenge windmills like Don Quixote; that’s not bravery, that’s just foolishness.”
After all, even a strong wolf can’t beat a hunter with a gun.
“…I see.”
Yui Yuigahama looked puzzled, then covered her head, worrying: “This is so hard to deal with! Is there even a solution to this problem?”
“Can’t we find a weakness in their writing?” Yukino Yukinoshita suggested: “From what I know, everyone has their unique writing habits, like where they pause in their sentences, their commonly used words, and so on. If we can get our hands on their assignments and compare them…”
“Stalker?”
Yui Yuigahama said absent-mindedly, then received a cold stare from Yukino.
“Stalker? Can’t you use a more normal word, like… detective?”
“Yukinoshita-san, I don’t think that’s a good idea. Our goal is to eliminate the rumors, not to catch the culprit, right?” Hayato Hayama spoke as gently as ever.
“Yukinoshita-san, isn’t this approach not quite right? And our goal is to put an end to the rumors, not to catch the culprit, right?” Hayato Hayama said, as gentle as always.
“Our school’s anonymous forum doesn’t have an administrator; if you want to remove a post, the person involved has to take action.”
Asakura Yuu suggested the bizarre plan of letting the culprit confess.
Yukino let out a slight sigh.
Would the culprit confess?
Are you kidding?
Those guys hiding in the shadows to slander others?
They’ll have a change of heart?
“Yuu-chanu, Hayato-kun, since we can’t think of a solution right now, let’s just try observing the 3 of them for now?”
Yui Yuigahama was trying to put the issue on hold.
The remaining 3 nodded.
…………
The next day.
Asakura Yuu returned to the classroom after lunch and saw Yui Yuigahama asking the girls for information…
He couldn’t hear her at first.
He only heard Hina Ebina’s words…
“They 3 definitely have feelings for Hayato!! Then Hayato likes Yuu-kun!! Maybe Tobe-kun likes Yuu-kun too… They were hugging and cuddling all the time at the baseball field last time!! Goo goo hee…” Hina wiped her mouth as she said that.
Asakura Yuu wore a thoughtful expression.
‘I see.’
Hina, this riddle-loving person, can’t she just say things clearly?
Look at Yui with a question mark on her face, she doesn’t understand at all!
Have some consideration for Yui, this adorable little airhead, okay?
‘The appendages of the appendages are not my appendages, similarly, the friends of friends are not necessarily my friends.’
…Is that why they’re trying to exclude each other because of the upcoming internship?
After all.
The number of interns is only 3, no matter how you divide the groups, someone will be left out.
Asakura Yuu was planning to join Hachiman Hikigaya and Koyomi Araragi for an internship at any random place to complete the task.
He had mentioned it a long time ago, so that’s why the 3 of them felt threatened.
The ‘Gensou’ group has a true core, Hayato Hayama, and a pseudo-core outside the group, Asakura Yuu.
After Asakura Yuu left, the three not-so-close guys started arguing among themselves, which was inevitable.
Because there is not enough allocation.
Should I mention Hiratsuka-sensei, change the number of people to 4, so there will be no problems.
But as soon as this thought came out, Asakura Yu felt that it was not possible.
‘Treat the symptoms but not the root cause.’
This time it has changed, what should I do next time?
If the root of the disease is not removed, the disease will recur soon, so it is better to have a showdown.
Thinking of this, Asakura Yu went to Hayato Hayama, and 4 boys were chatting.
Because Hayato, who is the core, had a good atmosphere.
However, Asakura’s next words brought the atmosphere down…
“Hayama, have you thought about your upcoming job internship?”
Hayato Hayama didn’t expect him to bring this up: “I’ll probably go to some media industry or foreign company, I’m more interested in those.”
“And about the groupings? The deadline is approaching, right?”
As soon as these words came out, Hayato Hayama quickly understood what he meant.
He had high emotional intelligence, or else he wouldn’t have become the central air conditioner.
“So the problem is because of me…this…”
He was at a loss for words, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.
Being too popular was also a troublesome thing, it seemed.
Hayama replied: “I…haven’t decided yet.”
Kakeru Tobe opened his mouth to speak, but didn’t say anything.
He tried to invite Hayato Hayama to join his group, but saying it outright was not an option…it would ruin the current atmosphere of the small group, and was even more excessive than spreading rumors on anonymous forums.
neither Yamato or Ooka spoke up.
The atmosphere gradually became stiff.
Asakura observed their expressions, then changed the subject: “Forget it, this is boring. It’s just an internship, we’d rather go out and have some fun.”
“By the way, Hayama, I have something interesting to tell you. I found someone trashing you on the anonymous forum yesterday.”
Asakura smiled and said: “But it didn’t catch on, I disguised myself as your female fan and posted over a dozen responses, and the original poster got flustered and deleted the post. If you ask me, you’re too gentle, a group of people badmouth you behind your back, and you don’t even care.”
Hayato Hayama shot back: “You were also trashed last time, I saw it and wanted to speak up for you, but there were too many people trashing you, I couldn’t respond. I don’t like directly insulting people, it’s better if everyone gets along.”
This was true.
“After all, speaking out doesn’t have consequences, to be honest, I’ve also posted some dark thoughts on the forum.” Asakura put his arm around Kakeru Tobe’s shoulder: “Tobe, do you care about these rumors?”
“Would any guy care about this? Hey, Asakura, you didn’t trash me behind my back, did you?” Kakeru Tobe said, his eyes wide with surprise.
“Oh no, you guessed it…last time at the ballpark, you pitched a wild ball and hit someone! You gave away a crucial base! The strike zone was that wide and you still couldn’t aim for it! I wasn’t angry at the time, but the more I thought about it, the angrier I got!” Asakura sighed: “In the end, I couldn’t help myself…sorry.”
“Tobe’s pitch was terrible, I wanted to scold him too! No way! Tonight I’ll go post on the forum!” Oka, as a member of the baseball club, also chimed in with a joke.
“I was wrong! Settling accounts after the fact is too much, right?! Don’t do this! I’ll apologize! Sorry!”
Even the usually mature and composed Yamato chimed in, “You’re a miracle for making it out of the field alive, I might just post about it when I get back.”
Kakeru Tobe hastily pleaded for mercy, “Please, don’t do that, or every student at Sobu High will find out how bad I am at baseball! Spare me from that!”
The conversation gradually shifted from workplace internships to a roast of Kakeru Tobe, but everyone was just joking around and no one was being serious.
After school.
At the corner of the stairs.
“Those 3 are going to participate in the workplace internship together, and I’m the one who got left out,” Hayato Hayama complained, but he was actually in a good mood.
Asakura is really something, casually bringing up a few words and clearing up the misunderstanding between the 3 of them.
“Sorry, I used you as a scapegoat.”
“A scapegoat? If this small sacrifice can resolve the issue, I’m more than willing to be one,” Hayato Hayama said with a smile.
The reason the 3 of them teamed up was that they discovered that as members of Hayama’s group, if their reputation was tarnished, Hayato Hayama would be implicated even if he didn’t do anything…
As Hayama’s friends, they didn’t want to see that happen.
“Do you know who the culprit is?”
“He’s already admitted his mistake, are you still going to hold it against him?.. This matter is actually related to me, I didn’t handle their relationship well.”
“Tch, my temper’s not as good as yours! Next time we play ball, if he throws another beanball, I’ll break his leg!”
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