Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

Hachiman smiled and patted Kota's head, saying, "That's great, Kota-san. From now on, you can be loved by your master without distraction."

Mijiu looked at the man and always felt that he had an inexplicable malice towards Xiaotai.

But Xiao Tai seemed to understand what people said. He suddenly got angry, raised his head, bared his teeth, and looked at Hachiman with hatred.

"Ouch." Hachiman immediately retracted his hand and took two steps back.

"I don't want to get bitten and get a rabies shot," he said.

Inukai Karen picked up Kota and frowned slightly, saying, "Kota won't bite anyone."

"Woo——" Xiao Tai choked with sobs.

Seeing the mistress protecting her pet, Hachiman didn't care and said with a smile: "Then, this commission has been successfully completed."

Inukai Karen said, "Don't worry, you won't be short of the tickets you asked for. I'll keep my word."

However, this beautiful dog-loving girl really didn't seem to like Hachiman's appearance, and her expression was a little stiff.

Hachiman nodded: "Then happy cooperation!"

Just like that, both parties were about to leave, and Hachiman added, "By the way, if Kotachi-san still wants to flirt with other girls after losing his penis, I can also provide after-sales service."

Inukai Karen was a little curious: "Oh? What after-sales service?"

Yawata said: "I can provide various anesthetics for purchase. For example, sevoflurane is good. It takes effect quickly and has few side effects. Propofol is also OK."

Mijiu looked at the man talking nonsense, as if he was talking about something dangerous.

Xiao Tai trembled as he looked at the smiling man. I may not be a human, but you are a real dog!

Inukai Karen nodded gently, then said, "I'll find you if I need anything."

Then he patted Xiao Tai's head and said, "So Xiao Tai, you have to be a good boy and just look at me."

*

The spring rain was like needles, small but very dense. Hachiman and Miku were walking on the way back. It was a rainy day and the dark clouds blocked the stars in the sky, making it look pitch black.

Hachiman was holding an umbrella, while Miku walked forward with her head down, keeping a subtle distance from Hachiman.

As if realizing something, Hachiman said, "Oh, sorry, here's the umbrella."

After saying that, Hachiman suddenly put the umbrella in Miku's hand. Then he walked in the rain, the soft rain hitting his cheeks, which made him feel comfortable.

Sanjiu held the umbrella, looked up in surprise and asked, "Why?"

Hachiman seemed to be enjoying the rainy day, and said with a slightly comfortable tone: "You must be uncomfortable with the opposite sex now. When you got in my car this morning, your whole body was shaking, and your face was very pale after getting off the car."

Miku didn't expect that the other party would notice this. Looking at his shoulders getting wet little by little, she felt a little at a loss.

Sometimes Miku would feel that she was useless. It was just a case of a broken heart, but she had tortured herself to the point of losing herself and even felt a little self-loathing.

Perhaps to avoid this topic, Miku took the initiative to ask: "Why do you seem to hate Xiaotai?"

Hachiman was somewhat satisfied when he heard the girl speak up, so he said, "Because that guy actually took the initiative to throw himself into your arms, and even I didn't enjoy it, it was really infuriating!"

Miku quietly moved away from the man, with a wary look in her eyes.

Hachiman laughed and said, "Well, that's also the reason why I'm upset, but more importantly, it's because there's something wrong with this dog's eyes. They're too smart, just like a human."

Miku also recalled Kota's eyes and movements. When she jumped into her arms, Miku felt a little uncomfortable, which she had never experienced with other pets. And like Hachiman, Miku also noticed Kota's eyes.

To explain it with Internet terminology, it is full of male gaze, which makes people uncomfortable.

But Sanjiu just thought it was her illusion. A dog is a dog, how could it be a human?

Hachiman smiled and said, "Well, don't take it too seriously. Let's just assume it at that time. How about we make an assumption. Suppose Kota was originally a male classmate who had a crush on Inukai Karen, but Inukai Karen only liked dogs. One day, this male classmate suddenly found that he had turned into a dog and was picked up by the person he liked, just like now. What do you think?"

Miku thought about it and realized that she had some problems speaking. It was fine when she talked to the five sisters and Fuutarou, but when she talked to outsiders, she would stutter slightly because of nervousness.

"Inukai-san only likes puppies, so he will treat Kota wholeheartedly. Kota, who has become a dog, does not need to make any effort and can enjoy the unreserved love of the person he secretly loves."

It seems like a two-way trip. If Kota had not turned into a dog, but was still that male classmate, even if Inukai Karen agreed to his request to date, she would most likely not treat him as well as she treated Kota.

In their current situation, most couples are not so close.

Hachiman nodded and asked, "Then Miss Miku, do you agree with this kind of relationship?"

In this kind of relationship, it seems that both parties easily get the feelings they want.

Mijiu lowered her head, and finally, shook her head vigorously: "I don't think this is okay, because, it's just a pet, ah"

The girl seemed to realize something, but Hachiman continued her words, "Yes, this seemingly beautiful relationship is actually very fragile. The biggest problem is the inequality of status. No matter how much Inukai Karen dotes on Kota-chan, or even likes him more than any other member of the opposite sex, it is meaningless. Because after all, it is still a kind of love for pets, and pets are essentially the property of their owners. So even if Inukai Karen dotes on him, he does not need to ask for his opinion before performing a sterilization operation on Kota-chan."

Hachiman continued, "Thinking of becoming a dog to gain the other person's love is ultimately just a cowardly fantasy. Simply obeying the other person and changing yourself to become the person the other person likes will not earn the other person's respect and affection."

Licking the dog until the end, nothing is left.

Miku asked him why he had ill will towards Xiaotai. Does he need a reason to hate bootlickers?

Listening to Hachiman's words, Miku thought about her relationship with Fuutarou. In the past, she always chased after Fuutarou, her mind was full of his appearance, she wanted Fuutarou to look at her more, wanted him to like her, and kept trying to please Fuutarou. In the process, did she also get lost and forget what she originally looked like?

"I love you very much, and I love myself very much too." Hachiman said softly in the rain.

"Ah" Miku moaned softly and then raised her head slightly.

In the drizzle, two people walked slowly under an umbrella.

Chapter 33 We are equal

By the time they returned to the Nakano residence, Hachiman's originally light-colored suit jacket had turned dark blue after absorbing water.

Miku returned the umbrella to Hachiman, and after a moment's hesitation, she asked, "Um, do you want to go in and dry your clothes?"

Hachiman was a little surprised, then shook his head and refused, jokingly saying, "Forget it, I'm not Uesugi-kun, I'm afraid I'll be beaten to death by Mr. Nakano if I go in."

Mijiu wanted to say that her father was not that kind of person, but when she thought of her father's attitude at the dinner table before, she didn't dare to guarantee it.

"Then I'll go first. Remember to ask Nino to make you some ginger tea or something before you go to bed. Be careful not to catch a cold." Hachiman waved his hand and said.

Mijiu thought, you are the one, you are already wet.

"That..." Miku hesitated for a moment and called out to Hachiman again.

As a result, Hachiman walked quickly up to Miku. The man with water dripping from his hair and wet clothes looked extremely oppressive.

"Since you are so reluctant to let me go, I won't leave." Hachiman said.

Suddenly Miku's face turned pale, and then Hachiman took a step back and said with a smile: "Just kidding."

Only then did Miku realize that she had been teased. Just as Ichika said, Miku found that this man was different from the gentle Fuutarou and sometimes he could be quite malicious.

"Okay, if you have something to say, just say it now. If you keep dragging your feet, I really won't leave." Hachiman said.

Miku pursed her lips and said, "I heard from Ichika that there is more than one girl close to you, that..."

Miku secretly glanced at Hachiman, as if she was worried that he would be angry.

Hachiman was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Are you trying to say that I have double standards? You just said righteously that the status between lovers should be equal, but you are an out-and-out sea king. It turns out that you are not a piece of wood either."

Sanjiu protested in a low voice: "That's not the case, you're just a piece of wood."

Even if she is an introvert, she would get angry if she was evaluated like this.

Although it seemed to make no difference whether she was angry or not, she would just sulk by herself.

Hachiman laughed, then said, "Yes, this is indeed a problem. Around me, there are noble ladies with higher social status than me, and there are also ordinary kindergarten teachers, but I think the status between them and me is equal. This equality refers to spiritual equality. We are independent individuals in spirit and will not rely too much on each other. If one day they get tired of me, they can leave me at any time. Of course, I will try my best to keep them, but if they are determined to leave, I think I will let them go. The basic condition for me to be with them is neither economic benefits nor the constraints of marriage law, but mutual love, and only mutual love, nothing else. This is my understanding of equality. Does this answer satisfy you?"

If Nino were here, she might complain that he was just a playboy, but he had to say such big truths. What a joke! I want to vomit!

But Miku was still somewhat shocked. This understanding of equality in opposite-sex relationships transcends current morality.

It's just like. In other words, the most important thing is just like. This is actually quite in line with the taste of a little girl who has not been beaten by society.

Seeing that Miku was silent as usual, Hachiman didn't think much about it and said, "That's the problem, I'm leaving now. See you tomorrow, if you are still willing to come to the Service Club."

In the final analysis, Hachiman was just using Miku's identity as a student to open a "Yojiya" like this in Shuchiin to earn votes.

If Miku doesn't want to go to the Service Club tomorrow, it will be no loss for Hachiman.

Miku watched the man's back gradually disappear into the dark rainy day, then she slowly approached the Nakano family.

"Miku, you're back. Have you eaten?" Nino was the only one sitting in the living room watching TV. Her father was not at home as usual. The other sisters were nowhere to be found. They were probably in their rooms. After all, it was already past dinner time.

"Well, I've eaten."

Actually, she didn’t eat, but she wasn’t hungry now and Miku didn’t want to cause trouble for Nino.

Nino didn't listen to her nonsense at all and said, "There are prepared meals in the refrigerator. Whenever you are hungry, just heat them up in the microwave."

"Thank you, Nino." Miku said sincerely.

The girl sat on the sofa and raised a V-sign. Miku smiled faintly, then went back to her room, took a hot shower, changed into cute duck pajamas and came out.

She sat in front of the computer desk blankly, thinking about what happened today, but just as that person said, the world she thought was actually very small. When she stepped out of the house, she encountered unexpected things and more insights.

The boy's back appeared in Fuutarou Miku's mind. When she re-examined this relationship from a bystander's perspective, she even understood why the other party chose Yotsuba.

Just as Hikigaya Hachiman said, it is a relationship of equals.

Compared to myself who tries to please Fuutarou everywhere, perhaps the more independent Yotsuba can make Fuutarou feel more charmed.

"I love you very much, and I love myself very much too," Miku whispered.

Just at this moment, there was a light knock on the door. Miku came to her senses, walked over and opened the door, and saw Ichika's mind coming in.

"Have you finished your shower?" Ichika asked.

"Yeah." Miku nodded.

"Let me in and bring you dinner." Ichika said.

But when Miku opened the door, she found that not only Ichika, but also Yotsuba was there.

"I'm here to deliver dinner as well—" Yotsuba said in a lively voice.

Miku discovered that in addition to a serving of omelette rice, there was also a bowl of rice that exuded a faint aroma of wine.

"Is this eggnog?" Mijiu was a little surprised.

Ichika placed the tray on the table and said, "Yeah, Nino cooked this for you."

They were also very naughty when they were young. After being caught in the rain, their mother Rena would cook this eggnog for them. Miku touched the tea bowl and couldn't wait to take a sip. The faint aroma of wine and the sweet taste of eggs were the taste of her mother in her memories.

Seeing her sister's satisfied look, Ichika smiled and asked, "Did anything good happen to you today? I just saw that it was Mr. Hikigaya who sent you home."

Miku tilted her head slightly and said, "Ichika, shouldn't you hate him? Why do you seem so happy every time you hear about him, and even speak well of him in front of your father?"

Ichika was stunned for a moment, remembering that in Miku's eyes, she and Nino were coerced by Mr. Hikigaya, so Miku would obey Mr. Hikigaya's words and walk out slowly. She didn't expect that Miku would actually turn the tables on her.

She already knew that Miku was not stupid. After all, the five of them had the same brain. It was just that Miku was always immersed in her own world. When she saw Ichika getting stuck, Miku looked at her sister with an even more suspicious expression. However, she still told her what happened today and the real purpose of Hachiman asking her to set up the Service Club.

Ichika's thought on this is that, as expected of Mr. Hikigaya, he can both help Miku and achieve his own goal, killing two birds with one stone.

And what Siye thought was, that guy is indeed a bad guy with ulterior motives!

Then Yotsuba hesitated for a moment and asked, "Then Miku, are you going to go to that club room tomorrow?"

In fact, Yotsuba didn't want Miku to continue going. Miku was too naive, and that man was too dangerous.

"If you don't want to go, Miku, I will talk to Mr. Hikigaya," said Yotsuba.

Miku finished the egg soup in the tea bowl, then looked at Yotsuba and said, "I think this club is very interesting. I think I should continue to go."

Those were words that, although a little stuttering, made people feel the will in them.

There was even a moment when Yotsuba felt that Miku had other intentions.

No, don't decide for me.

We are, equal.

Chapter 34 Holy Light

The day after the rain, the sun was still shining brightly. On the running track and football field after school, the golden sunset sprinkled on the puddles of all sizes on the ground, reflecting golden colors.

With a quick whistle, girls in track and field suits swayed their youth and sweat on the track, and pairs of snow-white thighs galloped in the sun.

After crossing the finish line, the track and field coach began to announce the results. Some were happy and some were disappointed. Then there was a cheer and everyone gathered around one of the girls.

"Yoshiha, you are amazing. You broke the school record again."

"It's comparable to the boys' results."