Can you handle my Hikigaya's cooking?

Ryoko: "Wait, am I right in understanding this? If you, Hikigaya, weren't expelled, then... you beat Chef Shinomiya?!"

Hachiman: "Well, although it's not quite right to say this, I haven't been expelled yet..."

There was a long sigh of relief coming from the other end of the phone.

After just a moment, it seemed that he was even more excited than before.

The voices from the other end of the phone continued to come in one after another, and it seemed that it was not just Miss Ryoko and Tadokoro Megumi who were fighting for the phone. After all, even Marui, who always looked drained, was now excited.

Hachiman: "Anyway, let's talk about it when we meet. Just meet at the usual place."

...

Hachiman had never experienced what it was like to be the center of attention. Even if he was standing on a glamorous stage, he knew very well that it was not the place where he belonged, so... over time, he seemed to have actively escaped and disappeared into the crowd.

Although his sense of existence has been criticized, he never thinks it is a shortcoming. At least it can help him avoid a lot of trouble. In this way, he only needs to do his best and focus on everything happening in front of him. This life without any burden makes him feel relaxed.

It's just... the moment he walked into the hall, he seemed to feel a pain he had never felt before, as if countless spotlights were shining on him, revealing everything about him.

Faced with countless spotlights, his steps became sluggish, and even seeing the road ahead became a little difficult. In fact, he was not used to staying in crowded places, and being in the spotlight made him feel even more painful.

He lowered his head slightly, facing the gazes directed at him, but did not meet their eyes. As he moved among the crowd, he gradually heard the discussions.

"You know what? I heard that this guy was expelled from school by Chef Shinomiya, and was directly challenged by Yukinoshita to a food battle. Now he's here?!"

"Hey, hey, isn't Yukinoshita secretly in love with him? That icy beauty actually made a move?"

"Wait, a student defeated the former No. 1. Don't you think it's weird?"

"It's strange. This matter is very strange from beginning to end."

"Could it be that Shinomiya-senpai knew that Yukinoshita liked Hikigaya, and wanted to steal her away? And in the end, Yukinoshita ruthlessly rejected her?"

"What are you thinking about? They are more than ten years older than each other. And not to mention Senior Shinomiya, why would Yukinoshita fall for this guy who doesn't even know where he came from?"

"And there are dead fish eyes..."

There was no sign of the discussions stopping, and whether they were good or bad, it didn't matter to Hachiman.

Perhaps what he wanted was just to go back to the past, to be quiet and unnoticed by anyone.

At this moment, a familiar figure rushed out instantly, and in an instant, he had already tightly held his body.

"Great, you're really okay."

"Um... that, Ms. Ryoko, there are so many people watching."

After Hachiman's reminder, Ryoko reluctantly let go of her hand, and Tanomo Kei beside her seemed to ask anxiously:

"What happened? Hikigaya-san, many people said that you and Shinomiya-senpai had a conflict and then had a fight."

"Although you are innocent, Tadokoro-san, you still need to be clear about this kind of terrible physical dispute... After all, I don't want to be arrested by the police."

Regarding Tansho's question, everyone seemed very curious about what had happened. In just a moment, the whole hall fell silent and everyone's eyes were focused on him.

Marui secretly leaned his head over and whispered in his ear: "Well, I suggest we change places first."

Hachiman: "Actually, I think so."

After going through numerous difficult tests, they finally got rid of the group of guys who had been following them. By the way, is this a paparazzi training academy?

After Hachiman's brief explanation, everyone finally understood the truth of the matter, but...

It seemed that after knowing the truth of the matter, they became even more agitated.

Ibuzaki: "Before you ask any questions, I would like to confirm a question first. How is Shinomiya-senpai doing now?"

Hachiman: "I guess he's studying cooking in his room? As for what exactly he's doing, I'm not sure."

Marui: "Why do you look like you are autistic..."

Yoshino: "Although I usually think Marui is talking nonsense, but this time, it really is...Hikigaya, you are awesome."

Hachiman: "It has nothing to do with me. It's mainly because of Yukinoshita. If it weren't for her, it would be impossible to achieve such a result."

In order to get rid of the current questioning as soon as possible, Hachiman took out Yukinoshita without hesitation to block the knife, but it doesn't matter if he doesn't block it...

Ryoko: "Hikigaya, what is your relationship with that Yukinoshita? Putting aside what happened later, why would she launch a food war for you?!"

Tadokoro: "Hikigaya-san, I want to know that, too."

Takumi: "This guy shook hands with Dojima Gin-senpai last time. I was wondering how you know so many important people!"

Mito: "Now that I think about it, Erina also hated him before. Hikigaya, you either have grudges or favors with these big shots..."

To be honest, Hachiman himself did not expect the current situation to develop. After all, he was just an ordinary student in Totsuki Academy and could not be compared with those geniuses. And now...

I'm afraid that after today, there will be no one in the entire school who doesn't know the name Hikigaya Hachiman.

Hachiman: "Anyway, there is a reason for all this. It was really by chance that I and them developed some... um, I don't know how to put it, but... I'm really not familiar with them."

Ryoko: "Really not familiar with him?"

Tadokoro: “Really?”

It should be true, after all, we are not even friends.

After a period of questioning, Hachiman calmed down with the excuse that he wanted to rest. After all, Hachiman had been working hard all day, and everyone was embarrassed to disturb him while he was resting.

Hachiman didn't dare to imagine tomorrow. In a sense, his life trajectory would change dramatically after today, as long as he continued to study in this school.

What he hoped was just to let this matter sink to the bottom as soon as possible and never bring it up again. Perhaps in this way, his days in this campus would become more dull.

...

Although it was only the third day of the school trip, there was a qualitative decrease in the number of people compared to the first day. The students now in this hall were the elites among the elites, and in the next two days, the number of people had already decreased significantly.

Of course, there is a wonderful piece of good news for everyone. That is, no one in Polaris Dormitory has been expelled yet. Except for Hachiman who was almost expelled that day, the rest of the group has persisted until the fourth day. As long as they can hold on until tomorrow, this nightmare from hell will finally be over.

During these few days, Hachiman was no longer assigned to the same classroom with Yukinoshita to continue his classes, and he had never seen Chef Shinomiya again. Perhaps for him, these two things could be considered good news. Of course, there were some surprises, such as he discovered that the number of times Hisako and Nakiri appeared had increased exponentially.

Just like now, Nakiri is secretly following him, and Hachiman has to pretend not to see her...

To be honest, Hachiman didn't want to have anything to do with this more troublesome guy. Recent rumors had already given him enough headaches. There were rumors flying all over the place, like Hikigaya and Yukinoshita were an underground couple, that Yukinoshita had directly initiated a food battle to protect Hikigaya, and that Shinomiya-senpai had become autistic after being beaten by Hikigaya and the others and had now disappeared.

This isn't outrageous...

When he was squatting in the toilet, Hachiman seemed to hear a voice coming from outside the door:

"You know what? I heard that Yukinoshita is Hikigaya's sister."

"So Yukinoshita is a brother-con?"

"may be!"

"I see."

After these two days, the rumor has become more and more outrageous. If Senior Shigong had not been in the kitchen studying his cooking these two days and had not heard any of it, with his temper, he would have instantly grabbed the man's clothes and arrested him for questioning.

Fortunately, everything will be over tomorrow, and Hachiman will feel a little better.

Just as he finished his classes for the day and was about to take a break, he suddenly heard a message on the radio:

"Totsuki Academy, all students, change into uniforms and gather at the banquet hall one hour from now."

"As expected, it's not that simple."

Without much delay, after hearing the announcement, Hachiman immediately turned around and headed for the hall. However... as luck would have it, the person who had been following Hachiman seemed to have not reacted yet and bumped into him head-on.

The moment their eyes met, Nakiri's face flushed instantly, and in just a moment it covered her entire cheeks.

Hachiman: "Um, that, what a coincidence."

Nakiri crossed his arms across his chest, shook his head in disdain, and snorted heavily.

"He is indeed a troublesome guy..."

After all, the other party didn't say hello to me, so it's normal to ignore it...

So, he walked straight over in front of Nakiri.

Being ignored, Nakiri's expression of disdain turned into dissatisfaction.

She quickened her pace and blocked Hikigaya's way one step ahead.

"I don't think you've won over Shinomiya-senpai. After all, you're just lucky that you haven't dropped out of school yet!"

"If it weren't for Yukinoshita, you would have dropped out of school long ago!"

Hachiman: "Um, you don't have to tell me this deliberately, you should..."

Nakiri, who was interrupted, was speechless for a moment, but the blush on her face could not be faded away.

Nakiri pointed at Hachiman's body and began to stammer, "You...you...you, you'll be expelled soon!"

"I should have sensed it. Senior Dojima Gin must have given us a difficult problem, and you will definitely be eliminated!"

After saying this, Nakiri ran away in a hurry. His panicked running made Hachiman even more confused for a moment.

"So, this guy is really troublesome."

Chapter 66 Indirect kiss?! This is really an accident

The students who were suddenly alerted by the warning all had sad looks on their faces. Hachiman just put his hands in his trouser pockets and kept glancing at the students who kept sighing out of the corner of his eyes.

'I understand! Really!'

"It's like being told by my boss to work overtime after get off work. I've become a complete office slave."

Although he once vowed that he would never be a working girl who works herself to death, dreams are just dreams after all, and after finally becoming a chef, it seems that he cannot escape this fate.

As he was thinking this, a group of people gathered around him again. Compared to everyone's tiredness, they seemed to be completely unaffected.

Except for a boy wearing round-frame glasses, Marui.

Yoshino: "I say, Marui, can you do it?"

Ryoko: "We asked you to train with us, but you refused to believe it."

Tansho: "Uh, Marui-san, just hold on a little longer, you'll get through this soon!"

Marui's spirit seemed to be polluted, and his body felt empty and light, which made Hachiman understandable.

"Marui-san, I pay you the highest respect."

Everyone gathered together again. Perhaps because of so many days of selection, the hall had become empty. The hall that once accommodated thousands of people now had only a few people.

Whether it was Takumi, Hayama Hayato, Yukinoshita, or Erina, they could all detect each other's presence at a glance. Of course, this was because the other party was very famous. Hachiman was not such a person, but after that day, he had been under this unnecessary pressure.

Although they were all standing in a hall, apart from Hayama's friendly greeting, Yukinoshita and Erina didn't seem to want to pay attention to Hikigaya.

Of course, because of the rumors, whether Hachiman chooses to contact Yukinoshita or not, it will eventually turn into irreparable consequences.

Hikigaya was still daydreaming, but Tadokoro Megumi seemed to have noticed something was wrong:

"Why did Senior Dojima Gin call us here at this time?"

Ibusaki: "No need to think, it must be a new test..."

Marui: "No way, isn't it time to rest now? Even if it's hell difficulty, please give people some rest."

'I agree! I totally agree!'

In his heart, Hachiman had already raised his hands enthusiastically, giving a great support to Marui's words.

Just as several people were discussing, Dojima Gin finally walked out slowly from behind the scenes. His body was still so strong. After seeing the other party's dignity, he was quickly able to sense the aura emanating from him.

Dojima Silver:

"Everyone, good evening."

"The reason we gather you all together at this time is not for any particular reason, but to inform you of tomorrow's classes."

Marui: "Tomorrow?? Why do you have to explain it the night before?"

Ibusaki: “It’s a little confusing.”

Ryoko: "I always have a bad feeling."

To be honest, when Hachiman heard Senior Dojima Gin say this, the phrase that the company boss likes to say the most immediately emerged in his mind: