The Chosen Ones Also Want a Youth Romance Story

After briefly greeting everyone in the service club, he turned his attention to the boy standing by the window looking at the sunset.

"Who is this?" he asked puzzledly.

"He should be an insignificant person." Hikigaya Hachiman took over the conversation.

"No." Yukinoshita took a sip of tea and shook her head. "Kanda-kun, are you dazzled? There are only four of us in the club room now."

Zaimokuza clenched his fists more tightly because of nervousness. He trembled and wanted to speak but stuttered because he didn't know what to say. He had to look for help to Yuigahama Yui who might be able to speak for him.

"This is Zaimokuza Yoshiki. He should be the autistic man's... friend, right?" Under Zaimokuza's gaze, Yuigahama explained reluctantly.

Defamation, this is quite serious defamation!

This answer gave Hikigaya goosebumps all over his body, and he protested silently in his heart.

Glancing at Hikigaya, whose face was slightly flushed, Kanda touched his nose and sighed inwardly.

Hikigaya-kun's friends are really unique.

Not knowing the purpose of this Zaimokuza-classmate's visit, Kanda pulled out his stool and sat next to Yukinoshita.

"Minister, have you decided on a location for the job internship?"

Calculating the time, Kanda took out the paperback book he planned to read today and broke the silence between the two.

“…In Kamishiro Enterprises.” She sighed, “The Kamishiro family and our family have frequent interactions.”

"Then Minister, can we be a team?"

This made Yukinoshita Yukino a little unresponsive. She tilted her head and asked in confusion: "Kanda-kun is also an intern there?"

"Yes, I was visiting that place too." Kanda shrugged.

"Okay." Yukinoshita took a sip of tea and responded with a smile, "Since Kanda-kun has asked me so, then I agree."

"Hey? Are Xiaoxue and Kanda-kun in the same company?" Yuigahama, who had become interested in their conversation, turned to look at Hikigaya who was sitting next to him, "Where is the autistic boy going to intern?"

"My own home." Hikigaya answered without hesitation.

No, there is no such option for my own family, right? The profession of househusband cannot be considered as a job apprenticeship.

Out of consideration for Kigaya's mood, Kanda hesitated for a few seconds but still didn't say it.

"Hikigaya-kun, do you know how Hiratsuka-sensei usually deals with people like you?"

As always, Yukinoshita Yukino showed no mercy.

"Ah... well, I haven't decided yet." Perhaps because of Yukinoshita's reminder, Hiratsuka Shizuka's iron fist education once again came to his mind. Hikigaya paused for a moment and decisively changed his words.

For a moment, Kanda might have noticed the light in Hikigaya's eyes go out.

I think the lessons that Daimon learned in this regard should be quite similar to those of Hikigaya.

After a short response time, the members of the Servant Club fell silent again, and the four of them plus Zaimokuza-san who was sitting by the window were all doing their own things.

Time passed by little by little, and under the afterglow of the setting sun, the shadows of the crowd slowly shifted.

"Tuk-tuk-tuk."

Just as everyone was about to put down their things and leave, a brisk and rhythmic knock on the door came from outside, breaking the quiet atmosphere inside.

"Please come in." Taking a sip of black tea, Yukinoshita answered without hesitation.

"Excuse me." Hayato Hayama pushed the door open and walked in.

If there is a so-called social ranking within Sobu High School, Ye Shan is definitely at the top of the pyramid. Just as everyone expected of him, he treated everyone equally and kindly, perfectly interpreting the central figure of a class. Coupled with his excellent appearance and special skills, many students privately admired this "Prince Charming".

"I'm so sorry to bother you so late, I need your help with something."

He pulled a stool over and sat across from everyone.

"What is it? Ye Shan."

Seeing that Yukinoshita Yukino beside him had no intention of speaking, Kanda stepped forward to negotiate on her behalf.

Ye Shan naturally took out his cell phone, flipped to the album column and handed it to Kanda. There were several strange text messages and emails on it.

The content of the letter was very strange. It was some attacking and slanderous words against several other people in Ye Shan's small group.

After reading the letter, Kanda handed the phone to Yukinoshita, who was a little curious.

Threatening letters, or chain letters, are a form of malicious attack often circulated among college students. Starting with the first victim, the end of the letter often mentions that if the letter is not passed on according to such requirements, then the person will suffer misfortune in a few days.

After reading the letters carefully, Yukinoshita was silent for a long time, with no expression on her face, before she asked.

"What does Hayama-san want us to do for you?"

With a myriad of thoughts in his mind, Hayato Hayama showed a distressed look on his face and nodded: "These emails bother me a lot. I hope to stop them from being delivered."

Kanda thought for a moment and looked at Ye Shan: "You should know the reason for this incident, Ye Shan, right?"

Then, in order to make his statement more persuasive, Kanda Osamu specifically stated: "After all, these emails all revolve around your small group."

"Huh? The reason?" Ye Shan was a little surprised. After thinking carefully, he suddenly said, "If there is really a reason, it should be the grouping of [job trainee] that we talked about yesterday, right?"

Grouping... This is a very common thing. I guess everyone has encountered this situation occasionally, where good friends have to leave one person behind because of the group size limit.

Tani Hachiman nodded with deep understanding and said, "It's not surprising that the criminal would attack others because of this matter."

"No, I don't think the culprit is any of the three of them."

After hearing Hikigaya's conclusion, Hayama suddenly became a little impatient and tried to refute it.

At this time, Yukinoshita spoke up. She looked at Hayato Hayama and said, "Whether the criminal is among them or not, I will help solve this matter."

Chapter 19: Mutual Suspicion (Part 2)

Human interaction is complex and sinister, and one person's actions are more advantageous and convenient.

Hikigaya Hachiman thinks so.

If you cut off so-called interpersonal communication, you don't have to deliberately cater to the words of others, even those who are kind to you. Only by keeping a proper distance can you avoid having some self-righteous thoughts.

After being forced to join the Servant Club, Hikigaya still holds on to this idea and keeps a proper distance from the other three. Even though he knows that Yuigahama and the others are all good people in every sense, Hikigaya doesn't want to break this fragile relationship because of his own behavior.

Even a social expert like Hayato Hayama would have all kinds of troubles when getting along with friends, so Hikigaya concluded that the decision to be alone was perfect and correct.

"Ah, so you have no idea at all."

While complaining to himself, Hikigaya Hachiman observed the small group of people in Hayama not far away.

The day after Yukinoshita Yukino agreed to Hayama's commission, the special investigation task force formed by Hikigaya and Yuigahama was born.

Because Yukinoshita and Kanda were not students in Class 2F, the observation task during the break was handed over to them. Time was very tight, and the grouping had to be decided tomorrow. As a good friend of Miura Yumiko, Yuigahama personally infiltrated the small group to test the enemy camp, while Hikigaya quietly observed everything in the dark.

But the investigation did not go smoothly.

At least the three people surrounding Hayato Hayama are sincere to him, but that also means that when Hayama is around, they will not have any flaws at all.

The observation was over, and Hikigaya Hachiman sat in his seat and continued to think of a solution.

Speaking of absence…

As classmates kept passing by him, Hikigaya looked up suddenly and felt that he already had a solution in mind.

"So, Yuigahama-san gained nothing?"

In the service club, in response to Yukinoshita's question, Yuigahama nodded as if admitting defeat, and sighed deeply in front of several people.

"Those few people didn't even give me a chance."

"Among them... I only have a slightly deeper impression of Tobe. I have no impression of Ooka and Yamato at all."

Kanda held his forehead with his hand. He was not familiar with this small group and could not give any good advice.

"It's really hard work."

Seeing that the two of them didn't have any good solutions, Hayato Hayama sat aside, trying to comfort them with a helpless look.

"Yeah, time is a bit too tight." Yukinoshita Yukino nodded.

"...No, I have a good idea, right?"

Hikigaya Hachiman, who had been keeping his head down since entering the room, expressed his opinion at this time: "Hayama-san, do you know the specific relationship between the three of them?"

Without waiting for Hayama to answer, Hikigaya continued, "In fact, I find that the three of them can't be considered friends. They are all just surrounding Hayama. At best, they can only be considered friends of friends."

Hayato Hayama frowned: "Friends of friends?"

"Yes, so I have a good idea." Hikigaya nodded and continued, "As long as you don't team up with any of the three of them, it will be fine."

“That would both deepen the connection between the three of them, but also fulfill the expectation that the person you didn’t want to do this would be found.”

Hayato Hayama is gone.

He already understood Hikigaya's meaning and had no intention of staying any longer. After all, he was still a key member of the football club.

"So, in the end we still don't know the truth of this matter." Kanda Osamu yawned.

"Does Kanda-kun want to close his eyes and sleep forever again?" Yukinoshita raised an eyebrow. "Since your part-time job is a detective, why don't you deduce who the murderer is at the scene?"

"Please spare me. There is no way to deduce without any clues."

Kanda Osamu immediately raised his hands in surrender and looked at Hikigaya who was standing beside him. "Hikigaya-kun, do you have any clues?"

"No, not at all." Hikigaya shook his head.

"Okay, let's not talk about this." Kanda looked at Yukinoshita again, "Buyer, have you given the list to Mr. Nishijima?"

Their [job training] group was finally determined to be Yukinoshita Yukino, Kanda Osamu and Takahashi Kyoko who sat at the back.

"It seems that Kanda-kun is quite active in this matter." Yukinoshita put down the teacup and said with a hint of sarcasm: "It seems that my workplace trainee needs to protect himself well."

Kanda Shuichi was a little speechless for a moment. Although the minister was indeed very cute and attractive, he was really just asking about the situation. However, he couldn't be so passive. He showed a smile that deserved a beating: "What does the minister think of this regular exam?"

"Oh? Are you trying to squeeze me out of this exam, Kanda-kun?"

When he saw the girl's sharp eyes looking at him, Kanda Osamu suddenly felt that provoking Yukinoshita was not a good thing.

……

Regular exams are imminent.

With the desire to dethrone Yukinoshita Yukino from the top of the grade in this exam, Kanda Osamu realized that he could no longer spend this weekend processing documents.

So he put down the commission in his hand and went to the cubicle of Mu Hai's office to make a cup of coffee to refresh himself.

As soon as I opened the door, I saw a blonde beauty mixing something unknown into the coffee.

It's bad, we're in trouble.

Kanda Osamu stood there in a daze, his mind blank as he watched Murumi Anko brew her special coffee.

"Would you like a drink, assistant?" Anko Murumi noticed Kanda Osamu behind her, raised the cup in her hand, and asked politely.

"…No, I'm not thirsty now."

Having made up his mind not to drink coffee anymore for a while, Kanda Osamu walked into the office lobby without looking back.

There was a "ding dong" sound from the backpack. He took out his cell phone and found that it was a Line message sent to him by Yukinoshita.

Minister 17:37

Is Kanda-kun still working part-time?

It was a very normal question. He suspected that there was a trap in this seemingly normal question. After thinking about it carefully, Kanda, who had no clue, sent the reply.

Kanda 17:40

I'm already resting. Is there anything I can help you with, Minister?

Yukinoshita did not reply.

I subconsciously reached for an empty coffee cup and found that Kanda Osamu, who had just made up his mind not to drink coffee anymore, stood up, took his wallet, pushed the door open and walked towards the vending machine outside the office.

Bending down to take the soda out of the vending machine, Kanda Osamu fell into deep thought, and finally decided not to return to the office before finishing the bottle of soda.

Minister 17:55

The club has received a new commission, and considering that you are not there, Yuigahama asked me to remind you.

New commission? Today is Sunday.