The Knight of the Second Generation of Demons Re-enacts

"Patta!"

As if to interrupt the words that Hikigaya Hachiman was about to blurt out in a moment of impulse, a white rag fell accurately into his arms with a "pop", and also forced the attention of both people to Hiratsuka Shizuka who threw the thing.

"Hey, Manager, Hikigaya, you guys are back. That's great, I was looking for a young and strong guy to help me."

Pretending to look like she just happened to see the two people coming back, Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled and greeted them, then walked straight through the two of them with buckets and some cleaning tools, grabbed Hikigaya Hachiman's arm, and led him out.

When passing by Yuigahama Yui, Hiratsuka Shizuka did not forget to wink at Yuigahama Yui, almost as if the words "Leave everything to me" were written on her face.

"Sorry, Manager, please lend me this guy Hikigaya for a while~"

"Ugh?"

Yuigahama Yui was stunned at first, but considering that the other party had easily resolved the conflict that was about to break out between her and Hikigaya Hachiman, she nodded after hesitating for a moment.

"Well, I see."

"Hey, what about my opinion!?"

Seeing that the two men had no intention of asking him, Hikigaya Hachiman, who was being pulled, couldn't help but complain, but he didn't resist much.

Firstly, he also wanted to take this opportunity to avoid Yuigahama Yui, who had inexplicably become a little clingy. Secondly, he found that Hiratsuka Shizuka seemed to be unusually strong. If he resisted forcefully, he felt that he might not be able to defeat her.

However, Hikigaya Hachiman soon regretted it.

The two of them walked all the way outside, and Hikigaya was speechless when he saw Shizuka Hiratsuka skillfully washing and foaming Yuigahama Yui's beloved van without saying a word.

"You asked me to come here just to wash the car?"

"Hey, don't underestimate the cleaning work of the car! As a laundry car, if you deliver the goods to the customer and see that the car is dirty, it will directly affect their impression of the store!"

Shizuka Hiratsuka protested verbally, but her hands were deftly moving, and it was obvious that she washed the car herself many times.

"Besides, washing a car can help you clear your mind. I used to like washing my beloved GTR-R myself when I was having trouble thinking. It would instantly make me feel better!"

"Huh? I'm not in a bad mood... Wait, what did you say you loved?"

Having said this, it was clear to Hachiman Hikigaya that the other party was trying to pull him out. Being a tsundere boy, he would never admit that he was angry because of Yukinoshita Yukino, but just as he was about to be stubborn, his clever brain quickly captured the more crucial things in Hiratsuka Shizuka's words.

Nissan GTR-R, he remembered that this car seemed to be a limited edition of only about 20 units in Japan, and the price was more than 4000 million yen.

——People who can afford such luxury cars come to work in their small laundry shop, are you kidding me?

The shocking fact left Hikigaya Hachiman stunned, so much so that he didn't even have time to pay attention to other noteworthy points in Hiratsuka Shizuka's words, such as why Hiratsuka Shizuka had never seen Yukinoshita Yukino since she joined the company, but she knew that the clothes she was wearing were a famous brand.

The poor young man with dead eyes just felt the fear of being surrounded by rich women again after many days.

His expression was also seen by Hiratsuka Shizuka, who sighed in her heart speechlessly at this guy's insight and inexplicable amount of knowledge that was completely unrelated to real work.

"Isn't this the point I'm talking about? It's just a sports car. Look at the way you're making such a fuss. I see there are quite a few wealthy people in your store. If they really want to buy one, they probably can afford a car of this price. Apart from anything else, the clothes that the store manager and Yukinoshita wear are all famous brands."

At this point, Hiratsuka Shizuka paused, and suddenly glanced up and down with a subtle look at Hikigaya Hachiman, whose painting style was somewhat out of tune with the other people in the store.

"Ahem, so you didn't deliberately wear cheap clothes to pretend to be a pig and eat the tiger?"

"Who would do such a boring thing?"

Hikigaya Hachiman roared loudly in grief and anger. He felt heat in the corners of his eyes, as if something was about to flow out of them.

I'm really sorry for being the only poor guy in this store.

I'm really sorry for lowering the average wealth level of this store! 】

We can't learn together: I feel like I'm being blamed.

Starburst Healing Abandonment: I was laughing so hard that I started crying.

The dead fish eyes of the Great Sensei: Oh my God, Mr. Hiratsuka, your words are so hurtful!

Barus: I almost forgot that every one of the girls in this laundry shop has a hidden identity as a rich woman.

Baiyin's fried noodles today: So is there any hidden condition for women to work in this store? Why are they all so rich? Did the rich people of that era like to go to the laundry?

Sand Sculpture Beauty: I don’t think there is such a strange hobby.

The dead fish eyes of the Great Sensei: I am so unwilling to accept this. Since Yuigahama has become a rich woman in another world, why am I the only one who not only did not become a rich second-generation, but even degraded to a homeless person.

Iron Fist Invincible: Didn't you get the chance to use Faiz in exchange? That's not bad.

It’s simply the sound of nature: That’s right, with your experience as a Japanese high school student and a homeless person, you are simply born to be the savior!

[“Ahem!”

Realizing that she might have had a slight misunderstanding about the financial level of this store because of the two rich girls, Shizuka Hiratsuka coughed twice awkwardly and calmly brought the topic back on track.

"I've already said that the point of the problem is not this. Anyway, come over and wash my car. It feels really good to see the car being washed clean by your hands! It makes you feel that your body and mind are purified."

"but I……"

"I'll beat you up."

"Yes."

Seeing Hiratsuka Shizuka raising her sandbag-sized fist with a bright smile, perhaps awakening some memories from his past life, Hikigaya Hachiman inexplicably felt that it would be very painful if that fist landed on him, so he obediently succumbed to the tyranny of Hiratsuka Shizuka.

Humph, no! It was the blood of Hachiman Hikigaya that was boiling as a househusband, and he couldn't wait to clean something. It had absolutely nothing to do with Hiratsuka Shizuka's fist! Absolutely!

Skillfully using the method of psychological victory to cover up the fact that he was a coward, Hikigaya Hachiman began his work.

Then, I really felt a lot happier.

Don't say it, don't say it!

Looking at the van that he had ridden in countless times and which was now in a brand new state under his hands, Hachiman Hikigaya felt a genuine sense of accomplishment and relaxation in his heart.

——Woc, has my househusband blood really awakened? Why didn’t I have this feeling before? Is there something wrong with my mentality?

At this time, Hikigaya Hachiman inexplicably thought of Yukinoshita Yukino who looked a little distraught at the time, but he quickly shook his head to forget that picture and turned back to look at the smiling Hiratsuka Shizuka.

As a bystander who watched his mood changes throughout, she felt that Hikigaya Hachiman was a very easy guy to understand.

In fact, this person had already been angry with Yukinoshita Yukino for a long time. He was probably regretting why he ran out because of a momentary anger when he returned with Mobile Pegasus. And when he returned to the store, the object of his anger had completely become himself.

It's just that due to his awkward personality, he lacks a way to let go of his anger.

Because of concern, Yuigahama Yui was unable to see the essence of the problem, so she failed to convince Hikigaya Hachiman.

But Hiratsuka Shizuka is different. She joined the job with the intention of observing Hikigaya Hachiman, so she can naturally look at him from a more objective perspective than Yuigahama Yui.

That's why this sudden incident happened.

——Heh, you're really an interesting guy. If it were you...

Staring at this immature young man with firm beliefs with her obsidian pupils, Shizuka Hiratsuka hid her thoughts and decided to observe for a while longer.

—Hold on a little longer, my body.

Calmly stroking his chest, Hiratsuka Shizuka said to Hikitani Hachiman with a smile.

"Come to think of it, why did you quarrel with the store manager? Are you troubled by something? Tell me about it."

"Huh? Why should I tell you?"

"Sometimes, you can only talk about your troubles to strangers who know nothing about you. Consider this as a gift in return for teaching you this method of relaxing your body. Just tell me about it to satisfy my curiosity. You don't have to go into detail."

"You are clearly trying to use me as a laborer."

Hikigaya Hachiman grumbled, but he always felt that this woman who had solved his problems twice with ease made sense to him.

"Forget it, I actually have a friend..."

"Puch!"

“…I won’t tell you anymore.”

Looking at the black-haired woman who was laughing so hard that she wanted to roll on the ground, Hikigaya Hachiman put away the rag in his hand with an expressionless face and pretended to turn around and leave.

But just as she took a step, Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was holding her stomach and trembling all over, grabbed the corner of her clothes.

She wiped away her tears and her face changed to a serious one.

"Okay, okay, just think of it as you having a friend, haha! Hehaha! Sorry, sorry! Hahaha!"

"Smile again!"

Hikigaya Hachiman felt ashamed and annoyed. He really regretted it at this moment and wanted to travel back a few seconds to beat himself up. 】

1018

Chapter 1018: The autistic Ryuen Sho.

[“So, you’re jealous? Just because your girlfriend didn’t take you with her?”

"Clam?"

The words of the older leftover woman in front of him made Hikigaya Hachiman involuntarily utter a sound of disbelief. He never expected that he had spent a lot of effort and endured a strong sense of shame to muster up the courage to confide his troubles to the other party, but in the end he got such a nonsensical answer.

"Jealous? Who? Me? Who am I jealous of?"

After the extreme confusion passed, Hikigaya Hachiman immediately revealed an expression of great disgust.

The helpless look of "I really trusted the wrong person" was exposed in his dead fish eyes without any concealment, causing a "well" character to appear on Shizuka Hiratsuka's forehead, even though she had just shown interest.

"Hey, what's with that expression on your face? What's wrong with what I said?"

"It's a huge problem. The most fundamental point is that Yukinoshita and I are not in a relationship, and I have no intention of falling in love at all."

Hikigaya Hachiman waved his hands, his tone showing his contempt for Hiratsuka Shizuka.

"Ah, so it turns out that older single women are all crazy about love, and they associate everything with love and sexual desire. I, Hikigaya Hachiman, have long since gotten rid of such low-level interests. Don't confuse me with those stupid real people!"

"Haha, you really dare to say that."

It seemed that Hikigaya Hachiman had guessed some of her pain points, and the "井" characters on Hiratsuka Shizuka's forehead suddenly increased by a few more. If she had not cultivated her character, she would have probably struck out at this guy with a heavy punch if she had met him a few years earlier.

"Can you guarantee that you have no such intention towards the Yukinoshita you mentioned?"

"That's Dang..."

The words that should have come out of his mouth suddenly stopped. The look that showed Yukinoshita Yukino that did not trust him at that time flashed through Hikigaya Hachiman's mind, making him subconsciously clench his fists.

"Ahem, this has nothing to do with the topic right now, right? Forget it, it's a waste of time to talk to you about this stuff. After all, those guys don't want me to follow them, but I'm more than happy to have that happen. I can relax a little bit."

Turning his head with a stern face, Hikigaya Hachiman wiped the car window vigorously, trying to immerse himself in the joy of cleaning again.

However, this time, for some reason, the young man with dead fish eyes couldn't find that state at all, and instead became more and more irritated.