The goal of life is to break up all couples

"Eh? Don't do that kind of thing..."

Ebina drawled out his protest.

However, it didn't sound like he was expressing any strong emotions, as if he just felt that "I should protest now", so he chose to do so.

But no matter what happened, Hikigaya felt relieved.

Yuigahama Yui also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey, I'm telling you, this club is actually meaningless."

The conversation was almost over when Miura Yumiko suddenly spoke up, "Hasn't the Discipline Committee already taken care of this? Why would the school approve this club's application? It's completely meaningless."

The atmosphere suddenly became a little cold.

The other followers around her were not expecting Miura to say this suddenly. They were stunned for a moment, but soon reacted and agreed unconditionally:

"Yeah, that Supervisory Department thing sounds really gloomy..."

"This is just a gloomy guy who can't find a partner and is having fun by himself, right? So disgusting!"

“I have no idea what the school is thinking.”

Atmosphere is something that is so easy to guide.

Matsueda Azusa was not in a hurry to refute or say anything. He looked at Hayama Hayato leisurely.

Someone will take action.

"Don't say that... Yumiko."

As expected, Hayato Hayama, who had been silent the entire time, noticed the atmosphere was starting to get awkward. He looked a little troubled and gently advised, "After all, since the Student Council has approved it, it must have been carefully considered. We're all classmates, there's no need for this."

For Hayato Hayama, the supervision department for Matsueda Azusa's impure relationships between men and women is obviously beneficial to him.

It's not that he's unaware of Miura Yumiko's feelings for him, but if he continues to let things go, things might get really thorny. However, he has no better solution, and if he doesn't want to disrupt the current situation, he can only drag it out.

But now it’s different. The club founded by Matsueda Azusa has become a perfect excuse for him.

Maybe Yumiko Miura was also vaguely aware of this problem, so she seemed so aggressive today.

Given her personality, although she can be considered a bit condescending on a daily basis, she would not criticize other people's behavior in such a tone.

"Tsk... since Hayato said so."

Miura Yumiko wanted to say something more, but Hayama Hayato had spoken, so she could only utter a harsh word: "It doesn't matter how you mess around, just don't get in my way... us."

"Ah."

The corners of Songzhi Zi's mouth rose.

Hikigaya instantly noticed his micro-expression and felt something was wrong.

Hey! Minister, you don't want to...

That's hell!

Yeah!

Matsueda Azusa looked innocent, her right index finger tapping her lips. "Hey, Miura-san, I think you've misunderstood something. Our club's mission is to break up couples on campus. In other words, only couples are our target. You're completely outside our scope of choice, so why worry about us getting in the way?"

Really said it!

Minister, are you trying to start a war?!

Hikigaya sat back down in an instant, huddled into a corner, and tried to minimize his presence.

Don't notice me, don't notice me...

"You guy?!"

Miura Yumiko's pain point was obviously touched, and she immediately slammed the table and stood up.

"Oh, I see."

Matsueda Azusa wasn't frightened at all. As if suddenly enlightened, she clenched her right fist and smashed it against her left palm. "Miura-san, you want to pursue Hayama-san, right? Are you worried that we'll get in the way? Hey, relax, relax. After all, our energy is limited. We'll only care if there's a chance we can succeed."

More aggressive!

Hikigaya ate melon in silence.

And now the situation is starting to become a little embarrassing...

The Minister said there was no need to care about them, but he actually wanted to let the relationship between them explode?!

When the relationship hasn't been established, even if you have doubts about whether the success rate of your pursuit is low, at least you can still maintain the original relationship.

But if he were to speak directly now, Hayato Hayama would have to give a definite answer.

That is to say...

Azusa Matsueda detonated the biggest bomb in this class!

This minister's character is even worse than I imagined, and his methods are even more radical than yesterday!

Did something happen last night?

Hikigaya Hachiman was secretly puzzled.

8. You really only think about yourself.

To be honest, Azusa Matsueda was not targeting Yumiko Miura.

Although it was indeed she who started the trouble, it made no sense for Matsueda Azusa to cause trouble for her.

He is making a veiled criticism of someone else.

The culprit who created such a twisted and fragile relationship in this small group was Hayato Hayama.

To some extent, Matsueda Azusa actually thinks that Hayama Hayato is a bit like Nagasaki Soyo.

As long as the relationship can be maintained and the group survives, it doesn’t matter if it’s just superficial, it doesn’t matter if a mask is worn, even if the relationship is actually supported by a bunch of shaky bubbles, as long as it still exists, everything will be fine. As long as you keep deceiving, you can forcibly mend the relationship.

But the difference is...

At least until now, Nagasaki Suyo has only deceived herself. Indulging in false relationships and chasing impossible hopes, but no matter what happens, the only person she will hurt is herself.

Azusa Matsueda respects everyone's way of existence. As long as they do not harm others, everyone has their own freedom and the right to choose how to live.

So even though he found Nagasaki Suyo annoying, he didn't think she was a bad kid.

But Hayato Hayama is different.

He deceived not only himself, but also the people around him.

Especially Yumiko Miura.

Although there is clearly no chance at all, they are misled by the so-called "atmosphere" created and mistakenly believe that they have great hope.

It's like being manipulated, isn't it? Just like Songzhi Zi in the past.

Matsueda Azusa has nothing to criticize about Miura Yumiko. People can't see the true face of reality, they can only see the reality they want to see and possess. Only when all false appearances are shattered will they realize this with regret.

But in stark contrast to those who are deceived...

Treating other people's feelings as a joke, naively and maliciously thinking that as long as you pretend nothing happened and you know nothing, you can avoid all of this forever.

They think that the current relationship is the best for everyone, that the disintegration of the group will hurt everyone, that they are in control of everything, and that they are the ones making sacrifices and struggling to maintain everyone's happiness.

This guy Hayato Hayama is really arrogant.

"Are you deliberately looking for trouble?!"

Yumiko Miura glared at Azusa Matsueda like an angry lion.

Except for Yuigahama Yui who was trying to stop Miura Yumiko in a panic, and she and Ebina Hina who were trying to calm her down, the other girls in the small group were glaring at Matsueda Azusa with a common hatred.

"Eh? I'm obviously doing this entirely for your sake."

Matsueda Azusa chuckled and shifted the focus without hesitation: "Don't you want to know what the person involved will answer to this question?"

"If what I said is just my own self-righteous nonsense, why not let everyone's class idol, Hayato Hayama, give me a negative answer."

Matsueda Azusa made a "please" gesture to Hayama Hayato: "'Of course Yumiko can pursue me. In fact, I have always admired her. We will become a model couple that everyone will envy forever.' Feel free to deny me with such words."

"You don't need to talk too much about this kind of thing. Who do you think you are?"

Miura Yumiko retorted without hesitation in a sarcastic and defiant tone, but at the same time, she subconsciously turned her gaze to Hayama Hayato.

This contradictory mentality is inevitable.

The atmosphere was such that Hayato Hayama had to give an answer.

Even if they managed to get away with it here, this incident would forever become a thorn in their relationship.

Any slightest stimulation will cause pain and trigger memories.

Matsueda Azusa understood perfectly well that Hayato Hayama's so-called "playing nice" with others was nothing more than deceiving himself, then deceiving the other person. The other person realized they were being deceived, and then he was also deceived by the other person, and this cycle continued. Ultimately, it was nothing more than hypocrisy, suspicion, and deception.

If the truth is not exposed, perhaps those who are deeply involved in it will choose to turn a blind eye.

But once the truth beneath the falsehood is revealed, the only thing left is to respond.

"sorry, I……"

Hayama Hayato smiled bitterly.

He hesitated for a long time, but ultimately was unable to give the answer that everyone else wanted.

"I say, that's enough!"

Ye Shan didn't finish his words. He was interrupted by Miura Yumiko just as he started.

But she didn't speak to Hayato Hayama.

In other words, she couldn't face Hayama calmly like she usually did. If she saw Hayama Hayato's troubled and distressed expression, she was afraid that she would be unable to help but run away.

She pushed the table in front of her away, walked straight forward, and grabbed Songzhi Zi's collar. "Didn't I tell you a long time ago?! This kind of thing has nothing to do with you at all! What are you talking about with all this self-indulgent chatter? Don't you feel like a clown jumping around?"

Miura Yumiko's shoulders trembled slightly, and she looked a little timid. She had to stop Matsueda Azusa from provoking her any further, and she absolutely couldn't let Hayama Hayato say anything beyond "sorry."

If he were to say it, it would all be over.

"You're scared."

Azusa Matsueda grabbed the hand that Miura Yumiko was holding on to his collar.

"What did you say?!"

"You actually already know that Ye Shan won't be with you."

"Hey, you?!..."

"Isn't that a bit too much?"

Hayato Hayama finally stopped hiding behind Yumiko Miura without saying a word.

He sighed helplessly and forced a bitter smile. "Although I don't know why Matsueda-san would do such a thing, it's better for you to restrain yourself a little, right? Whether it's about the relationship or the feelings, it's our own business. Matsueda-san is really causing us all some distress. For everyone's sake, after all, I still..."

"You think you value the expectations of others, that by donning a mask and hiding your true self you can create a world where no one is harmed. You don't see yourself as a hero, silently sacrificing and carrying the burden for everyone, do you?"

Matsueda Azusa turned to look at Hayama Hayato, who had jumped out at him. "You're really hypocritical. You're still so obsessed with maintaining this shaky facade. It's really embarrassing. 'For everyone', how confident are you in saying such things?"

Hayato Hayama was speechless for a moment and subconsciously took a step back.

“Don’t say things you can’t do easily.”

Songzhi Zi said word by word: "You are a person whose mind is only thinking about yourself."

The aggressiveness is a bit too strong.

Out of caution, the unknown Hikigaya Hachiman, who had eavesdropped on the entire process, quietly slipped to the door. Otherwise, what if these popular people got angry and beat him up too?

He finally saw it. Compared to Hayato Hayama, who was willing to deceive himself and others in order to maintain a false world where no one would be hurt...

The Minister is a radical through and through. To avoid being hurt later, he'd rather create a world where everyone is hurt now. To fight hypocrisy, he'd rather tear off the facade and expose the ugly truth to everyone.

This level of radicalism was obviously a bit too much for him.

Ha people. Run.

Hayato Hayama's face looked a little pale.

He seemed to want to say something, but felt that no matter what he said, it would not make much sense in the current situation.

"You know what? Now there is a most direct and effective solution."