Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

The four of them sat down, but Akane Shinjo was like a wild cat, and she simply couldn't sit still. She quickly pulled Rikka up and asked, "Three-tailed cat sister, can we use the stage here?"

"Of course, if the guests are willing, they can go up and perform at any time." said the three-tailed cat with a smile.

So Akane Shinjo brought Rika onto the stage. In fact, the princesses of "Skylark" are all relatively mature, so it was fresh to suddenly see two young and beautiful JKs on stage.

One is charming and the other is cool, which is really eye-catching.

"Hey, Skylark, are you planning to change your management strategy?"

"It's so annoying, really..."

Some tipsy guests were playing around casually, but fortunately, there were no scenes of drunken riots.

Rikka picked up the guitar that was placed aside, and Akane Shinjo took the microphone and said, "Today is a day that I feel very happy, so for this song "Red Pepper", please listen to my singing."

"A busy path winding its way."

"Playing with everyone in the lush green forest."

"The sun shines on the streets where we play."

The melody of this cheering song for the Tokyo Olympics is full of liveliness and vigor. Coupled with Akane Shinjo's originally childish voice, it seems lively and cute. While stirring up the quiet atmosphere here, it is not offensive. In addition, no matter who hears such full and happy emotions, it is difficult not to be infected and even feel disgusted.

"This crazy girl." Hachiman said, shaking his head.

"I think Shinjo has changed a lot. Is this all thanks to Mr. Hikigaya?" Miss Three-Tailed Cat said in a light tone.

"She just lacks support, and I happened to be the one who appeared when she needed it most. Speaking of which, I still have to thank Miss Three-tailed Cat for your guidance last time." Hachiman said softly, thought for a moment, called the waiter, and ordered a bottle of foreign wine priced at one hundred thousand yuan.

"I heard you're getting married soon? Just a little token of your affection."

The three-tailed cat did not refuse, but thanked her sincerely. In fact, she had been observing the other party. Compared with when Xin Tiao Qian was here, he now had a sense of indifference and alienation, as if he was difficult to approach.

Originally, the three-tailed cat thought that perhaps the young man looked down on people of their profession.

However, if Shinjo likes someone, he shouldn't be so superficial. Even if he really looks down on them, he wouldn't show it on his face.

So she quickly thought of it, and was a little surprised that this guy was deliberately acting so distant.

She was preparing to leave here, and she still needed to chat with guests occasionally. His attitude of not allowing strangers to come in made her feel less embarrassed.

This kind of awkward tenderness is really interesting.

He is indeed a different person.

Chapter 34: Do you dare to assume my gender?

The three of them didn't stay in the bar for long. After all, they were out to get a room, not to hang out in the bar!

Something seems wrong, forget it.

They came to a small hotel with charming neon lights, but Rikka couldn't help but stop and said hesitantly.

"Is this hotel a decent one?" After all, it looks like a brothel here.

Hachiman glanced at her and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? There is no proper hotel here."

Xin Tiao Qian said from the side: "This isn't your first time here, why are you pretending to be pure, you stuffy little bitch."

Wow, Hachiman suddenly looked at Rikka with a different look. It turned out that this cold girl had this side of her.

Liuhua argued, "Didn't the first time I came here was when we were filming last time? Weren't you guys here too?!"

Xin Tiao Qian was still humming beside her: "Pretending to be pure little bitch."

Hachiman also chimed in: "Little bitch."

"Are you Fat Tiger and Suneo? Hello."

Just like that, the three of them walked into Room P while joking and laughing...Oh, no, it was a travel hotel.

When the proprietress saw Yawata and two well-balanced JKs coming in, she looked at him differently, as if to say, Wow, you're good, young man.

Naturally, Liuhua also noticed the proprietress's expression, and turned to look at this guy. Although nothing seemed to be wrong on the surface, Liuhua still hit the soft flesh on his waist with her elbow.

"What are you doing?" Hachiman naturally protested, holding his waist.

"You are thinking dirty things in your mind." Rikka looked at her with a hint of contempt.

This kind of look at trash... is so cool.

"How do you know what I'm thinking? I didn't even smile." But he still protested.

"No need to explain, you know I know what you're thinking."

Good guy, he kept shouting good guy and clenched his fists.

"Excuse me, are you guys checking in?" The proprietress was a little impatient with their banter.

"Oh, yes, please give us two rooms." Rikka said first.

The proprietress glanced at her and said, "Sorry, there is only one king-size bed room left."

"How...how could this be?" Rikka said in surprise.

The proprietress pushed up her half-worn glasses and said, "Don't you know that there's a power outage in the nearby residential area? People there are running over here to rent rooms with air conditioners. Now all the nearby hotels are full. This is probably the last room left, and you didn't come earlier."

Rikka was secretly cursing her bad luck, but when she turned around as if she remembered something, she saw Xiao Qian raising her hand in a victory gesture.

Who was it that was originally looking for a hotel but insisted on sitting in the bar first?

Liuhua covered her forehead with her hands, wondering what on earth was this guy doing? What on earth was she doing?

In a blink of an eye, the three of them had completed registration and walked into the dark corridor filled with neon lights, as if they were isolated from the world downstairs.

Fortunately, the room was relatively normal, without the prototype water bed and pink props. After turning on the air conditioner, Akane Shinjo unbuttoned her clothes and said, "Finally I'm saved."

For the “slightly fat” Akane Shinjo, she is more afraid of heat than Hachiman and Rikka.

"I'm going to take a shower first." With that, Akane Shinjo packed up her clothes and walked into the bathroom which was separated only by frosted glass. The shower was pouring down, and from outside the bathroom, one could see her graceful back through the semi-transparent projection of the frosted glass.

"You can't look." Rikka placed her hands in front of Hachiman's eyes, her soft hands oozing with sweat.

"Why? I'm your girlfriend's boyfriend. Why can you see it but I can't?" Hachiman said angrily.

Oh my god, Rikka felt her blood pressure rising.

"Because of your man, it's not okay to peek at girls bathing." Rikka said calmly.

"How dare you assume my gender? How do you know I'm not an introverted girl at heart?" Hachiman continued angrily, he felt offended!

You are stacking buffs here.

"No." She said calmly.

"Okay, if you get disgusted later, don't say I have no moral principles," Hachiman warned.

But Liuhua still didn't let go.

"Hehe, you can't let Akane Shinjo cover my eyes when you take a shower later." Hachiman started to sound disgusting.

Rikka got goosebumps when she thought about having a pair of eyes like this looking at her body through frosted glass while she was taking a shower.

"I...I don't want to take a shower, okay?" Rikka said angrily.

How can I take a shower if he says that to me?

But thinking about how much sweat I’ve sweated today, my whole body feels sticky now. Well, I’ll die if I don’t take a shower.

Liuhua thought this was painful enough, but she still underestimated someone's low moral level.

"It's okay. You can watch through the frosted glass while I take a shower later."

This sentence completely broke down Rikka. When Hachiman saw Rikka again, he found that she was pressing her stomach and seemed to be unwell. He even said a few words of hypocritical concern to her.

Rikka sighed. Except when she was facing Xiao Qian, she usually didn't have so many ups and downs in emotions.

"Okay, uncle, stop playing this boring game. While there is still time, come and help me look at the edited video."

She took out a notebook from her backpack, opened it, and played the short video that Rika had recently edited.

After reading it, Hachiman was silent for a while. Rikka looked at his thin profile and for some reason, she wanted to divert her gaze.

But he suddenly said, "Do you know what I thought after watching your film?"

"What comes to mind?"

"A little movie shot in a very artistic way." said Hachiman.

Rikka almost burst into swearing.

But Hachiman sighed and said, "I'm telling the truth. Whether it's the train platform, the snow scene at night, or the chaotic hotel, I didn't expect you to use these images to edit a fast-paced short video in the style of Tik Tok into the style of Hirokazu Koreeda."

"You, are you praising me?" Rikka said uncertainly.

"I'm not praising you. I'm saying, Takarada Rikka, you might be a talented filmmaker."

Although the film edited by Rika now seems very immature due to the limitations of shooting conditions and experience, and more like an experimental film, he has captured something that Rika unconsciously wants to express.

I have to say, Hachiman himself was moved.

Obviously, he participated in the filming of the materials himself, but after being cooked by the chef Rika, it has become something else.

For example, the difference between boiled cabbage and cabbage in hot water.

"Rikka, are you interested in studying directing after you graduate from high school? I can introduce you to a mentor. My previous idea was wrong. If you continue to immerse yourself in short videos, there may be one more excellent short video director on Tiktik in the future, but Japan may lose a best female director in the Palme d'Or."

Rikka really didn't expect that someone would think so highly of him.

And, to be honest, compared to her own lack of social experience, she always subconsciously trusted Hachiman's evaluation.

But his words made Liuhua feel a little moved. She found that she liked making films, but being a director was too far away for her.

"And I will be your first investor..."

Hachiman paused for a moment, then continued, "Don't worry, my words are backed by the bank's credit."

Chapter 35 Exploring the Way

Takarada Rikka sometimes doubts her sexual orientation.

Although she has never particularly liked a boy since she was a child, she has always considered herself to be heterosexual. In fact, it doesn't matter whether she admits it or not. After all, heterosexuality is common sense in this society. With Rikka's troublesome personality, she didn't particularly question this point.

Then Akane Shinjo appeared, and with her gifted ability of suggestion, she misled Rikka into thinking she was a yuri.

Isn't there a saying that goes, You think you like men only because you haven't met the right woman yet.

She thought she was the same, and didn't really resist it.

Yes, she didn't struggle with the issue of sexual orientation for too long, and then she got together with Akane Shinjo. In this regard, she was inexplicably cool.

And she is also very happy with Xiao Qian. This girl is very understanding. Although she has never experienced normal love, Xiao Qian can make her feel comfortable, so it doesn't matter.

It was not until she met Hikigaya Hachiman while shooting a short video that Akane said she had some special feelings for the uncle, but Rikka didn't really think about it. She just felt that compared to Akane Shinjo's total acceptance of her, the uncle could often provide her with some interesting suggestions, which left a deep impression on her.

But Rikka never considered betraying Xiaoqian, nor did she ever consider having any other relationship with the uncle.

Then Xiao Qian told everything, and then "betrayed" her on her own and threw herself into the uncle's arms first.

She should be angry, but Akane Shinjo was too important to her, and then Rika foolishly accepted Akane's condition of playing two girls at the same time.

She wondered if she was too lenient with the child.

However, the person reflected in his eyes now was the guy who was telling her about a bright future. Although it was very much like a boss painting a rosy picture in front of his subordinates, she did have some longing for the future described by the uncle, and this longing made her feel a slight suffocation when she stared at him.

Hachiman stopped, looked at Rikka and said, "What's wrong? Is the air conditioner not cool enough?"

So, what is your sexual orientation?

At this time, Xin Tiao Qian came out of the shower and took out a bottle of coffee milk from the refrigerator.

As a result, Rikka quickly gathered her clothes and went into the bathroom: "I'm going to take a shower first."

"Hey..." Hachiman called out, but received no response.

Could it be that she had forgotten that he might be peeping at her while she was taking a bath through the frosted glass?

Strange, could it be that she doesn’t like being a female director, but an actress?

That's not something that can't be considered.

"How suspicious." With a scent of after-bath, Akane Shinjo narrowed her eyes slightly and walked towards him.

"What did you say to Rikka-chan just now?" she asked.

It wasn't a secret, so Hachiman told Akane Shinjo his thoughts.

As a result, Shinjo Akane started laughing and suddenly shouted, "Rikka-chan, the uncle is watching you outside."