Can you handle my Hikigaya's cooking?

However, through the conversation between the two people, Hachiman understood that the person they were talking about was not the same person. After all, if he remembered correctly, the damned Xianchong was called Hayayama Hayato...

Tansho crossed his arms over his chest, apparently unable to make any decision for the moment.

Hachiman: “Yes.”

"Eh?"

As if frightened by Hachiman's sudden decision, everyone just looked at him in confusion, not knowing what to say for a moment.

Hachiman seemed to realize his own gaffe and just scratched his head in embarrassment:

"If we keep standing still, there won't be any progress in the end. Instead of waiting here, we might as well give it a try."

Ryoko: "Since Hikigaya said so."

Tadokoro: "Well, I believe Hikigaya-san..."

Marui: "Hikigaya, have you been stimulated by something? If you said this before, I would have thought you were possessed by a ghost."

Ibusaki: “Haha, that’s good too.”

Yoshino: "Yeah! I agree, but isn't it too much for so many of us to go..."

Needless to say, Yoshino said that if all the staff of Polar Star Dormitory just went there, it would be somewhat of a nuisance to the neighbors, and they might be mistaken for terrorists and stopped at the door.

In that case...

Tadokoro: "Um...um, let Hikigaya-san and I go!"

Yoshino seemed to understand immediately. After all, for the usually shy Odano, her sudden action was probably only unclear to Hikigaya herself, but everyone else would soon understand the reason.

but..

Ryoko: "Let me go, after all, I know the professor. By some coincidence..."

Although Ryoko could see how much courage Tian mustered to say this, but... some things are never given by others, but need to be fought for by oneself, just like now... If you keep relying on others, then in the end there will be no progress.

Ibusaki got away quickly. Seeing that something was not right, he immediately said:

"Then I'll leave this matter to you. Marui and I will leave first."

Marui: “That’s right!”

Mito: "I already have my own goals, so I won't continue to get involved..."

Mito looked at Hikigaya with some pity, and then continued to focus on his own cooking.

Yoshino, who had been raising his eyebrows just now, also realized the seriousness of the problem at once, but he couldn't find a sense of belonging in his constantly beating heart.

Hachiman: "Well... otherwise, let's hand this matter over..."

Ryoko: "No, if there are no boys, we might be easily bullied. Hikigaya, as a gentleman, you should have the obligation to protect us weak women, right..."

Obviously, Hachiman wanted to push this "manly" responsibility onto Ibusaki, but it was obvious that the two had already walked away, and Hachiman also knew that there was no possibility of being bullied in Totsuki Academy. After all, this place talks with food, not violence.

But since Ryoko said so...

Hachiman, who wanted to reap the benefits without any effort, could only nod helplessly.

At the same time, Tadokoro summoned up his courage and said again:

"Can I go with you?"

As if she sensed the other party's determination, Ryoko just smiled faintly:

"of course can."

The temporary trainee group consisting of Hikigaya, Ryoko and Tansho headed towards the Shiomi Research Institute. However, it seemed to be very different from the Shiomi Research Institute in their impression. After leaving the Polar Star Dormitory in the wilderness, Hachiman and others simply came to another wilderness.

And compared to the Pole Star Dormitory, this place is obviously more dilapidated...

Hachiman: "I say, are we really going in the right direction? I feel like this is more of an abandoned place..."

Ryoko: "Well, according to the address given by Professor Shiomi before, it should be here, but speaking of it, this is my first time here..."

Tadokoro: "Anyway, let's go in first..."

Hachiman: "Excuse me..."

After gently pushing open the door, this laboratory looked like it had never been lived in before, and everything was so old.

Ryoko: "No one?"

Tadokoro: “It always feels a bit scary…”

Hachiman: "Finally someone has spoken my mind, but..."

It seemed that he had finally found some clues. In front of Hachiman's eyes, there were scattered notebooks. Those scattered notes gathered into a straight line, pointing directly to the room in front.

Hachiman: "This is a clue to unlock something. That's really amazing."

Tansho: "To be honest, before I came here, I was worried that there would be a lot of people visiting here, but it seems that I was worrying too much..."

Led by Hachiman, the two girls followed him, and after entering the room, the scattered notes gathered together and piled up into a huge garbage dump in the center of the room...

Behind the door, a petite but plump girl with glasses and a ponytail appeared in front of everyone.

Hachiman: "I'm scared to death!"

Tadokoro: "Hikigaya-san, this is not very polite... to say such things to a little girl..."

As if realizing the seriousness of the matter, Ryoko immediately came up to the two of them and began to introduce them.

Ryoko: "Excuse me, Professor Shiomi. Allow me to introduce you to two members of our Polaris Dormitory, Hachiman Hikigaya and Megumi Tadokoro. This is Professor Shiomi."

Hachiman: "Shio...Professor Shiomi..."

Tiansuo: "Teach, professor..."

What's the situation with this identical shock? It's impossible for these two to match their tacit understanding and then drive mechas...

However, speaking of it, no matter who sees a little girl like this being called a professor, it would be incredible.

The slow-reacting Shiomi seemed to have finally noticed the three people in front of him, but he jumped up from his frog seat immediately, and said in a panic, hesitating:

“Guest, guest, guest, guest….”

"Please please please please take a seat..."

"I'll pour you some tea..."

'What's with this particular prefix? Are we really in the right place?'

Without time to complain, facing Professor Shiomi's panic, Tanomo Kei just lowered her head and said:

"I'm sorry to bother you!"

Seeing Tadokoro Megumi apologize, Professor Shiomi immediately lowered his head and said sincerely:

"I'm sorry, I didn't notice the guest coming."

Next, the two of them seemed to have turned on a switch and began to apologize to each other one by one.

"I'm sorry, please don't bother."

"I'm sorry, I often daydream."

"I'm so sorry for the sudden offense."

"That's not the case. I don't want to say that. I'm the one who wants to say sorry..."

"..."

If this continues, they would probably have to apologize until the end of the world. Fortunately, Ryoko was able to quickly pull the two people apart.

Ryoko: "Let's put aside what happened just now. Professor Shiomi, do you still recognize me?"

Shiomi seemed to have finally come to his senses. He just stared at Ryoko's face, and kept watching. Finally, he said as if he had suddenly realized something:

"Oh! Your name is Kawashima Rei, right?"

"It's not... completely forgotten..."

Hearing that she had answered the other person's name incorrectly, Professor Shiomi started her apology mode again.

"I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to..."

Anyway, this guy never raised his head. Hachiman could understand why there was no one here...

Ryoko: "It's okay, Professor Shiomi. I shouldn't force myself to remember other people's names. After all, we only met once."

"Let me introduce myself again. My name is Sakaki Ryoko. I'm a first-year high school student and a member of Polaris Dormitory."

As if he finally remembered something, Professor Shiomi slapped his head with his hand:

"What a King Kong head..."

"I understand! I couldn't find the way back to the Xijian Institute at that time, and you led me to a familiar road..."

Ryoko: "Well, let's forget about the past, it's not a big deal after all..."

Professor Shiomi shook his head: "No, no, no matter what, you did help me at that time, this is undeniable."

Faced with Professor Shiomi's stubbornness, Ryoko simply responded with a faint smile, and then turned her attention to the curry that Shiomi had been fiddling with in his hands.

"Actually, we came here this time to learn how to make curry."

"curry?"

"Yes, because the topic of this autumn's selection is mainly about curry dishes, so I was thinking if I could..."

Just as Ryoko began to explain the reason, Shiomi, who was sitting on the other side, seemed to have seen something very familiar. He didn't listen to what Ryoko had just said at all, and just stared at Hikigaya Hachiman.

Hachiman: "Um, Professor Shiomi...is there anything I did wrong?"

To be honest, this was the first time that Hachiman had experienced such a situation. After all, he had no sense of existence before. Even if he was accidentally seen, he was considered very powerful. He had never experienced being stared at by others. But no matter what... Hachiman still couldn't get used to it. After all, he was more or less uncomfortable.

Ryoko thought that Professor Shiomi had not heard the introduction just now, so she just repeated it again:

"This is a member of our Polaris Dormitory, Hikigaya Hachiman."

"What's your name?" Professor Shiomi asked again.

"Huh?" The somewhat dazed Hachiman was completely confused. No, it couldn't be said that he was confused. Even Tanshoko and Ryoko were completely confused. After all, neither of them had ever thought about the current situation.

Although Professor Shiomi does look like a little girl, if she is a product of that era, she would probably be around 35 years old by now. It is not completely impossible to fall in love at first sight in this world, but the situation of old cows eating young grass...

Professor Shiomi probably can't do it...

If Xi Jian heard this, she would probably get furious. After all, she hates to hear people say she is old the most.

Of course, she wasn't staring at Hikigaya Hachiman because of some bloody love at first sight plot, she just simply felt that the more she looked at Hikigaya Hachiman, the more he looked like an old friend of hers...

"Hikigaya Hachiman..."

Out of politeness, Hachiman answered Professor Shiomi's question, but Professor Shiomi just shook his head:

"You look a lot like one of my enemies. His name is Saiba Joichiro."

Hachiman's eyelashes twitched uncontrollably, but he tried his best to control his expression and said:

"I've never heard of this name before. Professor Shiomi must have recognized the wrong person."

However, the innocent girl Tadokoro who hadn't reacted yet added:

"Eh? Saibajo Ichiro? He's Hikigaya Hachiman's father, right?"

Before he had any chance to explain or react, Professor Shiomi's fist had already rushed towards Hachiman's face. Fortunately, Hikigaya reacted quickly enough this time and took a few steps back before the other party made a move.

It was not until Professor Shiomi suddenly rushed forward, attacking with impotent rage and punches like a rain of blows, that Tanomo Megumi finally realized that she seemed to have messed up something big.

Although it was unavoidable, fortunately Professor Shiomi's strength was relatively weak. Compared with the continuously attacking fists, the shock to Hachiman from the two huge balls of justice was greater.

Yes, absolutely no pain at all.

To outsiders, the two looked more like a couple in a bad mood, with one throwing himself into the other's arms and punching the other...

"Okay, stop it, Run."

Finally, a relatively reliable guy walked out from behind the door and pulled Professor Shiomi back. However, Shiomi didn't seem to give up and just kept saying:

"I want to fight Saiba Joichiro's son to the death! Today it's either you or I!"

"Hey, dad, what did you do to make the other person hate you so much? Could it be that..."

The image of a sentimental playboy just emerged in Hachiman's mind, combined with Kamijou Ichiro's already unreliable image...