The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

Although she was very confident in her abilities, having too few people was a headache.

"Little Snow~"

Yui Yuigahama stared longingly at Yukino Yukinoshita, who was talking to Shizuka Hiratsuka.

Once the two finally stopped chatting, she couldn't wait to pounce on them.

Good morning, Yui.

After spending this time together, Yukinoshita's way of addressing Yuigahama Yui has been upgraded once again.

Hearing Yukinoshita call her by such an intimate name, Yui Yuigahama was overjoyed and hugged her arm, nuzzling against her.

"What a beautiful lily in full bloom."

Squatting by the roadside, looking at the orange-tinged atmosphere surrounding Yui Yuigahama and Yukino Yukinoshita, Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't help but sigh.

"What, are you jealous?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka, who also found the scene somewhat jarring, walked up to Hikigaya Hachiman and teased him.

"What's there to be jealous of?"

Hikigaya Hachiman looked at Hiratsuka Shizuka speechlessly upon hearing this.

"That's true, after all, those two are good to you..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka nodded in agreement, and was about to say something when she suddenly saw several figures walking towards her from the end of the road.

"Sorry, we're not late, are we?"

Hayato Hayama wore his usual smile, the kind that could increase his popularity, but the three members of the Service Club completely ignored his presence.

"Oh, I didn't expect I'd be going with them?"

Compared to Hayato Hayama's slightly guilty feeling about being late, Yumiko Miura felt a sense of confusion upon seeing her arch-rival Yukino Yukinoshita and Hachiman Hikigaya among her companions.

In contrast to Miura Yumiko's reaction, Totsuka Saika, who was unexpectedly invited to participate in the volunteer activity, immediately brightened up when she saw Hikigaya Hachiman.

"Good morning, Hachiman!"

Standing with her hands behind her back in front of Hachiman Hikigaya, Saika Totsuka greeted him with a sincere and gentle smile.

"Good morning, Totsuka-kun..."

Looking up at the dazzling radiance surrounding Totsuka Saika, which was even brighter than the sun, Hachiman Hikigaya felt as if his eyes were about to go blind.

Hastily standing up, Hachiman Hikigaya responded to Saika Totsuka's greeting with a serious expression.

"Haha, I didn't expect Hachiman to participate in volunteer activities too."

Saika Totsuka was amused by Hachiman Hikigaya's reaction.

He naturally moved closer to Hachiman Hikigaya and gently patted Hachiman Hikigaya's firm chest a few times.

What Totsuka Ayaka considered a simple greeting between friends immediately attracted the attention of two women present.

Chapter 305 Tsurumi Rumi, the Outsider

"........."

Feeling the two sharp gazes coming from behind him, and looking at Totsuka Saika's 'affectionate' expression in front of him, Hachiman Hikigaya broke out in a cold sweat.

This is bad, very bad.

Why am I suddenly being targeted when I haven't done anything?

"Ah, a love triangle where I'm liked by both men and women at the same time? This feeling is amazing! *slurp*"

An untimely voice suddenly rang in my ears.

Hachiman Hikigaya turned his head and, sure enough, found Ebina Hina, who had previously been overlooked, next to Yumiko Miura, and had a special interest.

At this moment, Hina Ebina made no attempt to hide her excitement, looking intently at Hachiman Hikigaya, clearly anticipating how things would unfold.

but.....

"How could I possibly let you have your way!"

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath.

When Hachiman Hikigaya opened his eyes again, the expression on his face had returned to its previous state.

............

Upon arriving at their workplace in Chiba Village, Hachiman Hikigaya and the others, led by their summer camp teachers, met for the first time the children they were about to care for.

Contrary to Hachiman Hikigaya's previous wicked assumptions, the children at the summer camp were surprisingly well-behaved and sensible.

Especially when Hayato Hayama came out as the representative to greet everyone, he was adored by countless elementary school students.

However, Hachiman Hikigaya's attention was not on these matters.

In fact, from the moment he saw the group of elementary school students, his gaze had been fixed on a special small group.

On the surface, it was just an ordinary group of five girls.

However, upon closer inspection, one would notice that one of them seemed to be ostracized by the other four, remaining on the periphery of the group.

What's more, coincidentally, the little girl who was ostracized from the group, Hachiman Hikigaya, vaguely remembered meeting her once before.

However, because so much time had passed, Hachiman Hikigaya only remembered that he had seen the girl before, and forgot all other information.

"Um, Xiaoqi..."

Just as Hachiman Hikigaya was staring at the elementary school student, frowning and wondering where he had passed by her, his sleeve was suddenly tugged by Yui Yuigahama.

"what happened?"

Hachiman Hikigaya turned to ask Yui Yuigahama what was wrong, puzzled, only to find that everyone around him was looking at him with complicated expressions.

"Um, although I don't know much about boys' interests and hobbies, this kind of thing is illegal..."

Yui Yuigahama poked her finger, blushing as she whispered a reminder.

"It's truly unbelievable..."

Yumiko Miura also chimed in from the side.

She never expected that, with Yukino Yukinoshita and Yui Yuigahama around, Hachiman Hikigaya would be staring intently at those elementary school students.

Could it be that people with special abilities all have unusual hobbies?

Hikigaya Hachiman:..........

I've been misunderstood for no reason!

Seeing the strange looks from everyone, Hachiman Hikigaya felt like crying.

Fortunately, the attention of the elementary school students below was focused on Hayato Hayama. Apart from Yui Yuigahama and a few others who noticed, no one else noticed his 'perverted' behavior of staring at the children.

The opening speech for the summer camp ended quickly.

As the mountain outing began, Hachiman Hikigaya was assigned to take care of several children.

And coincidentally, the group he was in charge of included the previous five-person group.

"Eh?"

Wearing a light blue dress, Tsurumi Rumi walked alone at the very back of the group.

Because of what had happened before, she had long since given up any hope of reintegrating into the group.

However, just when she thought she would have to spend the entire summer camp alone, she unexpectedly discovered that the volunteer in charge of her was an acquaintance she had met before.

"........."

Biting her lip, Tsurumi Rumi suppressed the urge to rush over and talk to Hachiman Hikigaya.

After all, the other party was such a mysterious and important figure. She had only been saved by someone else once, and perhaps that person had already forgotten about her.

If you rashly approach someone to start a conversation and they forget about you, you might even be laughed at by the other four.

"I guess I should just pretend I don't know them."

After weighing the situation, Tsurumi lowered her head somewhat dejectedly and gave up the idea of ​​talking to Hachiman Hikigaya.

However, the next second, a shadow suddenly covered her petite body.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

The five-member group was already at the very back of the line, and Tsurumi Rumi, who was being sidelined, was at the very end.

Therefore, Hachiman Hikigaya, who was not worried about being discovered talking to Rumi Tsurumi, walked over and greeted Rumi Tsurumi without hesitation as the group began to move forward.

"haven't seen you for a long time......"

Completely unexpectedly, Tsurumi Rumi felt a surge of excitement as she learned that someone as important as Hachiman Hikigaya would take the initiative to greet her.

Did you have a conflict with them?

Looking at the four people chatting and laughing ahead, Hachiman Hikigaya asked Asukumi Rumi.

Although he was forcibly conscripted by Hiratsuka Shizuka, he still had to complete the basic work as a volunteer.

Therefore, if possible, he wanted Tsurumi Rumi to reconcile with the others in that group.

"Um....."

Faced with Hachiman Hikigaya's question, Rumi Tsurumi hesitated for a moment before nodding slightly. She then briefly recounted the process of her falling out with the clique.

"This is really..."

Hearing Tsurumi Rumi's account, Hikigaya Hachiman was both amused and exasperated.

In the past, Rumi Tsurumi, as the leader of a group of five, often colluded with three of them to ostracize the remaining person.

Not only that, she also took turns ostracizing them.

The consequences of this were obvious: the remaining four members kicked Tsurumi Rumi out of the group and formed a new one...

"Laugh if you want, I'm already like this anyway."

Seeing Hachiman Hikigaya's reaction, Rumi Tsurumi resigned herself to her fate and gave up resisting.

After all, she ended up in this situation because of her own past actions, so she could only swallow her bitter pill in the face of others' ridicule.