Service Club? Just like you guys, you want to step into the whirlpool of the band?

Although Komachi's personality is completely different from that of her brother and she is very lively and cute, she must be lonely staying at home alone on her birthday night, right?

Because of his parents' work, they can only wish their daughter a happy birthday through video, so the only one who can accompany her at such times is her brother.

"I am back."

Holding gifts and cakes in his hands, Hikigaya Hachiman turned the doorknob.

The moment he opened the door, Hikigaya Komachi, who had been waiting at the entrance for a long time, bent down and smiled at him, "Welcome back, Onii-chan!"

"Ah... I'll go back."

Just when Hikigaya Hachiman was about to respond, Hikigaya Komachi suddenly snorted, then crossed her arms and said, "Hehe, Onii-chan, did you think I would say that? No way, after all, Onii-chan came back so late today!"

"Don't just cancel out the fruits of other people's labor so easily."

After changing his shoes, Hikigaya Hachiman intentionally or unintentionally showed the custom cake in his hand. Through the plastic packaging, you could see the word "Komachi" written on the cream side.

"Hey~ So you went to buy a birthday cake for Komachi! Arigato! Onii-chan~"

After discovering the cake, Hikigaya Komachi clapped her hands and walked behind Hikigaya Hachiman to give him a shoulder rub in a flattering manner. "But Onii-chan, you didn't say anything yesterday, and you kept sneaking out at night. I thought you had forgotten about it."

"Why do you know?"

Hikigaya Hachiman was startled by the sudden surprise. He thought he had hidden himself well enough.

"I had trouble sleeping last night, and I accidentally heard the door open." Hikigaya Komachi looked worried, "So, Onii-chan, why did you go out so late at night..."

"I worked part-time, bought you a cake, and these... You should like them very much."

There was no other way. Since he was discovered, he had to confess. Hikigaya Hachiman simply took out his other hand from behind his back. Inside the bag was a pair of Sony's latest headphones.

"Oh! These are the headphones Komachi has always wanted...but..."

"but?"

"Compared to the headphones, I still hope that you can rest more, Onii-chan, so..."

Hikigaya Komachi felt a little touched and a little distressed, and looked at Hikigaya Hachiman with hesitation, wanting to say something.

Hikigaya Hachiman seemed to realize something, patted her head and said, "You don't have to work anymore. I'll just prepare a cake for your next birthday."

"Sure! I'm very satisfied even if it's like this!" Hearing this, Hikigaya Komachi instantly became full of energy, rolled up her sleeves and ran to the kitchen, "Onii-chan, you've worked hard, leave it to me tonight's dinner."

"Don't you want my help?"

Hikigaya Hachiman took the opportunity to put a lot of things on the sofa.

"No need, Onii-chan, just stay here quietly and don't make trouble."

Hikigaya Komachi shook her finger playfully.

"That's too much. I just bought you a cake and a gift."

"It's Onii-chan's fault for being so careless and not wanting to clean up after dinner."

"Yeah... I don't like to clean up because it's too much trouble."

These were all true, and he couldn't refute them.

"So, leave everything to Komachi. I'm also planning to watch Sumimi's concert after I finish cooking. Onii-chan, come and watch it with us then."

"I'm not interested in any of this."

"This is Komachi's birthday wish."

Hikigaya Komachi popped her head out of the kitchen and blinked.

"Then I'll think about it carefully."

Unable to withstand the attack, Hikigaya Hachiman could only raise his hands in surrender.

"Sumi's concert is about to begin!"

After placing the prepared food on the dining table, Hikigaya Komachi turned on the TV in the living room on time.

"Want to eat the cake later?"

"I'll eat the birthday cake after the concert...Ah! It's Hatsuka and Mana from Sumimi, so cute!"

Hikigaya Komachi's attention was instantly drawn to it.

Junda Mana: [Good evening everyone! I’m the familiar Mana!]

Junda Mana: [Tonight, Xiaochu and I will bring you many beautiful songs. I hope you like them~]

Sanjiao Chuhua: [Well, thank you all for coming tonight, and to all the friends watching on TV.]

Mana Junda: [The first song we'll be singing next is "Night Sky Sentinel Squad"! Everyone, please sing along!]

"Hey, it's this song! Onii-chan, do you want to sing along?"

"I don't know how to do it. You should do it."

Hikigaya Hachiman shook his head decisively. Normally, he would try to avoid such requests and topics as these. How could he just go home and be done with it?

“What a pity~”

Hikigaya Komachi said with some regret.

Chapter 43: Sumi's hidden third person? Happy birthday, Komachi!

The concert lasted a long time and did not end until an hour later. During the concert, Hikigaya Komachi was completely in the mood after finishing her meal. She sang many songs following the movements of the two people on TV. Among them, her best songs were "絆" and "Running Towards the Night". As expected, she received praise from Hikigaya Hachiman after she finished singing.

About half an hour later, Sumimi ended the show with their debut song [Here, the world!] and performed their last performance of the night at the Imperial Theater.

"Here, the world!" Let's connect.

[A new song born from heartbeat and rhythm]

"Here, the world!" The future is bright.

[As usual, the streets seem to have arrived a little early.]

There is no dream that can be created by one person alone in this world.

"Here, the world!" Let's connect.

[A new song born from heartbeat and rhythm]

"Here, the world!"

"Here, the world!"

After singing the last sentence, Hikigaya Komachi stood on the sofa and excitedly raised the chopsticks in her hand, as if this was her microphone.

She turned around, her hands on her hips, looking very proud. "Well, Onii-chan, my singing is pretty good, isn't it?"

"Yeah, it's the best."

Hikigaya Hachiman nodded expressionlessly. To be honest, his ears hurt a little, after all, he had been listening for an hour and a half.

"So perfunctory!"

Hikigaya Komachi pouted in dissatisfaction.

"Have a drink."

Hikigaya Hachiman patiently handed over a cup of warm water, and kept an eye on Hikigaya Komachi's phone, wanting to see if there was anything on it. Ruzaki 1 Emu 飼飼 8 "No new emails received.

Because he realized a problem from the very beginning, that is, he forgot to ask Ichinose Asaba when the email was sent.

If it's too late, it will be difficult to give it to Komachi as a surprise.

Because his eyes were fixed on his phone, Hikigaya Komachi noticed something was wrong and came over curiously. "Hmm~ Onii-chan has been staring at Komachi's phone since just now. Are you trying to spy on a girl's privacy? That's not right."

"Don't say anything. I just wanted to see if you received any emails from strangers."

"Email? Did Onii-chan give away my email address? Unbelievable!" Hikigaya Komachi covered her mouth with her hands in disbelief. She knew how important her email address was to her brother, so she was even more curious. "Then I have to see if there are any new emails!"

However, just when Hikigaya Komachi opened her mobile phone and was about to check the emails in her mailbox, suddenly the two Sumimi on TV made new moves. It was seen that after the performance, the two did not return to the backstage immediately, but continued to stay on the stage.

"There are no new emails at all, Onii-chan, you can rest assured."

After flipping through the emails and finding no suspicious ones, Hikigaya Komachi generously placed the phone screen in front of Hikigaya Hachiman, then took a look at the content on TV and immediately returned to her seat. "Ah, it's time for the special program after Sumimi's performance. Let's eat birthday cake after I finish watching this!"

"it is good."

Oh no, it’s time to eat the birthday cake, Ichinose, your friends must not let you down at this time!

Hikigaya Hachiman appeared very calm on the surface, but he was actually starting to panic inside.

Mana Junta: [It's time for the familiar special program segment again. Are you all looking forward to it? Mana is looking forward to it too!]

Sanjiao Chuhua: [First, the first question]

"Ah, I'd love to send some letters over, but I don't know if I'll be selected."

After the two people on the stage finished reading all the letters from the selected fans, Hikigaya Komachi sat cross-legged on the sofa and sighed.

Mana Junda: [That's all! Those are all the letters you were drawn! But there's still a small step that needs everyone's help.]

"Huh? There's still some left."

Originally thought the live broadcast ended here, but after seeing that there was an extended program, Hikigaya Komachi suddenly became excited and curious about what would happen next.

Mana Junta: [Actually, there are two very special audience members who didn't make it to today's concert. One of them could even be called Sumimi's hidden third person! She's also a very important partner and friend to Xiaochu and me.]

"Hey! The hidden third person!"

Is this such big news?

Hikigaya Komachi, who heard this news in front of the TV, was so excited that she almost threw away the chopsticks in her hand.

Could it be that the next step is to reveal the third person?

It turns out that people are lucky on their birthdays. I didn’t expect that I would encounter such a thing!

Hikigaya Komachi read on with great anticipation, but what she imagined did not happen. Instead, another unexpected and astonishing thing happened to her.

because...

Sanjiao Chuhua: [Another audience member who wasn't present was a very cute girl, and tonight happened to be her birthday.]

Junda Mana: [So, Mana, Xiaochu and I would like to ask for everyone's help here. Can we say a birthday blessing to this lovely girl together?]

The audience's cheers could be heard from the TV, all of them saying it was good.

At the same time, Hikigaya Komachi was still lamenting that today was also her birthday, and her words seemed to express some envy for the girl being mentioned.

As for Hikigaya Hachiman, although he didn't say anything, his expression was very solemn, as if he had guessed something, but was not sure whether his guess was correct.

If that's the case, then what about the friend that Ichinose said could get free tickets to the concert?

Could it be

Hikigaya Hachiman was watching the content on TV seriously, while on the stage, Junda Mana and Sankaku Hatsuka had already raised their handwritten birthday wishes, which were then enlarged by the camera and displayed on the big screen on the stage.

It is clearly written on it

Sumita Mana: [Komachi, birthday! 】

Triangle Hatsuka: [Komachi, birthday! 】

After the two finished speaking, the audience cheered enthusiastically, but this was not the point, because what really concerned the audience was the hidden third person of Sumimi mentioned by Junda Mana, and the audience was eager to know the answer to this question.

Even though he is only a titled member and not an official member, it is still very curious.

However, Hatsuka Sanka and Mana Junta on the stage did not want to answer. Instead, they thanked the audience and left the stage.

Chapter 44 Komachi: What’s going on?!

At the Hikigaya residence, the atmosphere in the living room was somewhat quiet, as if everything had come to a standstill.

Especially Hikigaya Komachi, the whole person looked like she had just been pulled out of a dream, her brain was still in a state of inactivity, and she looked at Hikigaya Hachiman next to her in a daze, "Onii-chan... was I hallucinating just now? I seemed to hear Komachi's name."

"It's not an auditory hallucination... because I heard it too."

Hikigaya Hachiman covered his face with his hands, looking like he had a headache.

Komachi, birthday on the same day at this time, female, just these three keywords can basically confirm that the idol group called Sumimi is sending a blessing to Komachi.

This guy Ichinose really gave him a big surprise. While waiting for Komachi to recover, this will also be an unforgettable birthday for her.

“I didn’t expect that there would be such a coincidence in the world.”

Because she and Sumimi were only fans and idols and had no direct contact, Hikigaya Komachi did not think that she was the lucky girl. After all, there were so many people named Komachi in Japan, so it was entirely possible that they had the same name and surname.

As for whether it was her own brother who did all this, she was not belittling him, but it was simply impossible!