Hikigaya, the Son-in-law of Three Surnames

Even Nino, who was originally in love, began to frown and looked at Ishida Shoya with some disgust. Bullying is a serious social issue in Japanese schools.

At this time, Hachiman said, "So what are you going to do with Nishimiya Glass now? Are you going to continue bullying her?"

Hachiman's words seemed to deeply hurt Ishida Masaya. He stood up agitatedly and said, "How could I bully Nishimiya again? It's not like that!"

Miku thought about it and couldn't help but say: "Ishida-san, can you tell me more about what happened between you and Nishimiya-san? We need to know more about the situation before we can decide whether to help you or not."

Ishida Shouya took a deep breath, sat down again, and said, "I understand."

So, Ishida Shouya told Nishimiya Shoko about how he and his friends bullied her in elementary school. At that time, Ishida Shouya didn't know the meaning of the word "bullying", but just thought that the girl with the bad voice was annoying. She was not smart and a burden. In just two months, she lost seven pairs of expensive hearing aids.

Finally, such obvious bullying behavior attracted the attention of Nishimiya Shoko's parents and the school's investigation. The teacher quickly focused the target on Ishida Shoya, who was the most aggressive. And those friends who had bullied Nishimiya Shoko together, seeing that they were in trouble, quickly put all the blame on Ishida.

Finally, Ishida's mother had to take her son to the Nishimiya family to apologize. Not only did she have to pay a large sum of money, but Ishida's mother's earrings were also pulled off and she was injured. Only then did Ishida realize that he had gotten into trouble.

But things did not end that way. With the instigation of his former friends, Ishida's reputation as a bully became known to everyone. In turn, he began to be isolated by the whole class and bullied by his former companions. Only then did he realize what he had done to Nishimiya Shoko.

However, faced with Nishimiya Shoko who was still willing to show him kindness, Ishida, unable to put down his pride, had a fight with her, which eventually led to Nishimiya Shoko's transfer.

From then on, Ishida Shoya spent his life in isolation. After realizing what evil he had done, Ishida didn't think he should have friends. He spent his entire junior high school period in regret, so he chose running as an escape.

He even tried to leave some money for his family and then committed suicide by jumping off a bridge.

But in the end, he gave up this idea temporarily after entering high school because he met Nishimiya Glass again there.

After listening to Ishida's statement, the Nakano sisters fell silent, and Hachiman asked: "So, what are you thinking now?"

Ishida Masaya said: "I want you to help me ask Nishimiya out. I want to apologize to Nishimiya and atone for the bullying I did that year. I will do anything you ask me to do. I know I am not worthy of being Nishimiya's friend, but as long as it helps her, I will do it."

But before he could finish his words, Hachiman interrupted him and said, "But don't you think that for the bullied, the best option is for the bully to stop appearing in front of him?"

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"When you say atonement, do you really want to help Nishimiya Glass, or do you just want to make your own conscience feel better?"

Hachiman's words seemed to pour a bucket of cold water on Ishida.

Perhaps because they had never seen Hachiman speak so harshly, the Nakano sisters couldn't help but look at the man.

Ishida Masaya seemed to have been hit hard by someone. His hands and feet were shaking. He lowered his head and said after a while: "But I still want to ask Nishimiya what he thinks."

Chapter 5 The Virgin on the Cross K

"But I still want to ask Xigong what he thinks."

"If she feels troubled, then it's fine, but if, if she still wants to see me..."

Ishida Masaya's emotions became a little agitated again. After all, this could be said to be his only motivation for survival as he had always lived with guilt.

"So, I want you to go and help me invite Nishimiya, okay?" Ishida finally said.

Miku and Nino looked at each other, Hachiman still had that lazy attitude.

Regardless of the purpose, the commission itself involves moral risks when the bully invites the bullied to meet.

In the end, it was Nino who broke the deadlock first and said, "There are three people here, please raise your hands and vote. I am against it. Just like what the uncle said, I think the best outcome for the bullied is that the bully no longer appears in his or her life."

Nino has a hot temper and a strong sense of justice. She cannot tolerate things like bullying, so her choice is understandable.

Then he looked at Miku, who was also in deep thought. Perhaps it was because of her personality, or perhaps depression itself amplified the girl's sensitivity. She could clearly feel Ishida Shoya's sincere regret, which was absolutely genuine.

She thought about it, then said, "I agree with Ishida-kun. It should be decided by Nishimiya-san whether to meet Ishida-kun or not."

Nino said in annoyance: "Miku! What are you talking about?"

But Miku looked at her sister with a straightforward look and said, "Perhaps Nishimiya-san is also waiting for an opportunity to free herself from the shadow of the past, just like Ishida-kun. We have no right to erase it without permission."

After hearing this, Nino still looked unhappy, but she seemed unable to refute it. She was actually persuaded by Miku. However, she rolled her eyes. The uncle had really enjoyed spraying this guy just now.

"So, uncle, what do you think?"

Hachiman smiled at Nino, but before Nino could be happy, she heard the man say, "I give up."

Nino was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "How can you give up? Weren't you the one who just righteously accused Ishida Masaya?"

Hachiman yawned and said, "You're right. I had a lot of fun being a moral guardian just now. But I don't want to get involved in this kind of mess between infatuated men and resentful women, okay?"

So you weren't speaking out for justice just now but simply wanted to feel good by scolding others?

What an internet troll.

Ishida Masaya was not angry when he heard what Hachiman said, but just lowered his head. Nino wanted to strangle Hachiman's neck hard at this moment, but she thought it was useless, so she gave up.

Nino said, "Now one is in favor, one is against, and one abstains, what should we do?"

Ishida Masaya couldn't help but show a disappointed expression on his face. But he didn't say anything, after all, it was all his own fault.

But Hachiman smiled and said, "I say, Nino, have you been sitting here for too long and have you got any illusions? You are not a member of the service club, you are just a snack eater."

Nino said unhappily: "What did you say?!"

But if I think about it carefully, it seems to be true. It's just that I was too angry just now and my sense of participation was too strong.

Erno was stunned for a moment, then said: "So now it becomes one in favor and one abstention?"

Suddenly, Ishida Shoya showed a surprised expression.

Miku looked at the man. She felt in her heart that this person was unwilling to help Ishida Masaya, but he intentionally or unintentionally promoted this matter. What was he thinking?

Miku couldn't help but ponder, until Ishida Shouya said excitedly: "Then I'll go to the rooftop and wait, thank you for your help."

Miku came back to her senses and asked, "Aren't you going with us?"

Ishida Shouya said, "I want to calm down. I'm afraid that I will make a fool of myself if I see Nishimiya-san."

Nino snorted and muttered, "What the hell? If someone didn't know, they would think you were really going to confess your feelings."

However, Ishida Shoya didn't care about other people's ridicule. He bowed slightly to the three people and left.

Then Miku said, "Let's go too, to meet Nishimiya-san in Class F of the second year."

Nino complained, "Thinking about helping a guy like this, I don't really want to go."

Hachiman smiled and said, "Then are you comfortable letting Miku go back to the classroom alone?"

Class F of the second year is actually the class of Nino Miku and Yotsuba, but Miku has never been there.

Although Miku's condition has improved, Nino is naturally worried about letting her go back to the classroom alone and face so many strange looks.

"Forget it, let's go." Nino said impatiently.

Hachiman just smiled, but he followed the two sisters, so Nino said, "Didn't you say you don't want to get involved in this kind of shit?"

Hachiman added: "I don't want to be in charge, but can't I just watch the fun?"

Just when Nino was about to get angry, she changed her mind and wondered if the uncle wanted to take this opportunity to train Miku's independence?

Well, it seemed like that was the case, so she couldn't help but patted Hachiman's shoulder with emotion and said in a condescending manner, "Thank you for your hard work."

Hachiman showed a puzzled expression and said, "Are you out of your mind?"

"You're the one who's crazy!" Nino immediately retorted, taking your kindness for granted. Tsk.

Then, Nino added, "No, I still don't trust the bullies. I have to investigate what happened in their elementary school."

Hachiman said with some amusement: "Can this be found out?"

Nino puffed out her chest somewhat proudly, her snow-white breasts standing upright, their height unable to be concealed by the fabric of her school uniform.

Hachiman couldn't help but look at Miku walking in front of him. Since they were sisters, Miku should be no worse, but she habitually hunched over slightly and looked thinner, so it was hard to tell the size clearly. If she took off her clothes and was a hidden giant, the visual contrast would be even stronger.

"Of course, I know the elementary school that Nishimiya Naoko and her classmates went to. There are also many classmates from that elementary school in this school. Don't underestimate my connections!"

Nino said with some pride, and then started to operate the phone. If she knew what Hachiman was thinking about right now, she would probably beat him to death.

"Very good." Hachiman praised perfunctorily.

*

Arriving at the entrance of Class F of the second year, Miku could not help but pause. For a student who had been absent for a long time, going to the classroom for the first time was obviously very eye-catching, and what Miku feared most was such curious looks, so she hoped that everyone would just ignore her.

Nino said with some concern, "Is everything okay, Miku? Or I can ask Nishimiya-san."

Miku's heart really began to beat faster and faster, and she naturally wanted to shrink back, but when she turned to look at the man's face, the girl clenched her fists and walked straight into the classroom.

At first, not many people in the classroom paid attention, but when they saw Nino and Miku coming in together, and Miku looked the same as Yotsuba but dressed differently, those curious or scrutinizing eyes would be cast on Miku.

Miku felt a little bit of difficulty breathing, depression and discomfort, and wanted to escape from here immediately.

The next moment, Miku felt a large hand pressing on her head, which was very warm.

Then I heard Hachiman say, "Boys, don't stare at pretty girls. The male gaze is not welcome."

Hachiman was originally the assistant of this class, and compared with the strict Shinomiya teacher, he often did things perfunctorily. In comparison, the students in the class liked Hachiman as the assistant more. After hearing his words, everyone laughed for a while and then went back to doing what they were supposed to do.

Miku couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then she heard Hachiman say in a frivolous tone: "Not bad, you managed to hold back and not run away, that's progress."

Miku nodded imperceptibly, and then came in front of Nishimiya Naoko. In fact, Miku had been observing her since she came in. The commotion in the classroom just now did not make the girl raise her head. She was holding a book. Miku saw the words "Manchester by the Sea" written on the cover of the book.

It wasn't that the girl didn't pay attention to the commotion in the classroom just now, but she couldn't hear it at all. Miku waved her hand between the book and Nishimiya Glass's eyes, and then the girl gently raised her head. She had long cherry-colored hair and a delicate and lovely appearance. Perhaps because she was disturbed, she gently raised her head with some confusion on her face. Then she picked up the blank notebook on the table and wrote, and raised it to show Miku.

"Please wait a moment."

Then, the girl who looked very gentle took out something like an earphone storage box from the drawer, took out the white hearing aid from it, and put it on her ear.

Then, he wrote on the blank notebook.

"I'm sorry, I need my hearing aids to hear you. What can I do for you?"

Miku quickly took out her cell phone and wanted to communicate with Nishimiya Naoko via text.

But Nishimiya Glass shook her head and wrote again.

"It's okay, just tell me, I can read lips."

In fact, it is not entirely relying on hearing aids, but also a certain degree of lip reading, that the deaf girl can hear what others say clearly, and her experience from childhood to adulthood has made her avoid making any noise in the classroom. Because she has been deaf since she was a child, her pronunciation is very strange and very sharp, which makes people uncomfortable.

Miku explained her purpose directly: "Do you remember that there was a classmate named Ishida Shoya among your elementary school classmates? He wants to meet you and apologize to you."

Miku deliberately slowed down her speech so that Nishimiya Naoko could hear clearly. To Miku's surprise, Nishimiya Naoko was very calm. She nodded slightly and wrote on a blank notebook.

"I understand. I'll go with you."

Inadvertently, Nishimiya Glass touched Miku's hand, and as if she thought of something, she wrote.

"Your hands are cold. Are you scared in the classroom?"

Miku couldn't help but open her eyes wide, not knowing how to answer for a moment, and then she saw Glass continue to write.

"So, we are the same."

Then, Nishimiya Glass gave Miku a pure and gentle smile, which made Miku feel strangely warm. Then she realized that perhaps the deaf girl in front of her was not as calm as she seemed.

Miku has closed herself off from the outside world due to depression, which makes her afraid of the outside world. The girl in front of her is afraid because the whole world has lost its voice, but she doesn't show it.

For a moment, Miku felt that she was somewhat similar to Nishimiya Naoko, which made her unconsciously develop some feelings for the girl.

Soon, Nishimiya Shoko followed Miku and the others out of the classroom. Sitting in a seat in the classroom, the track and field club manager and class monitor Kawai Miki gently pushed her glasses and watched Shoko's back as she left.

*

On the rooftop, after sending Nishimiya Shoko to school, Nino Miku, Hachiman and the other two walked aside, leaving the stage to Ishida Shoya and Nishimiya Shoko.

As for why she didn't leave, Nino said she was worried that Ishida Sho would bully Nishimiya again.

In fact, her worries were unnecessary.

Ishida Masaya took out a worn notebook and seemed to be saying something to Nozomi using sign language.

Nino, who was gossiping not far away, couldn't help but ask, "Ishida actually knows sign language? What is he saying?"

Miku guessed, "Maybe he learned it specifically for Nishimiya-san."

Nino seemed a little disdainful, but it was rare to find someone like Ishida Shoya who came to his senses after bullying others and even tried his best to make amends.

But after Ishida took out the notebook, Nishimiya Naoko quickly covered her mouth and seemed to be crying.

Nino became nervous: "What, what, is this some kind of bullying method that I don't understand?"

Seeing Nishimiya Shoko crying, Ishida Shoya seemed to get nervous. The old notebook in his hand was just something that Shoko left behind when they were in elementary school. He wanted to return it to her personally, but unexpectedly Shoko started crying.

But soon, Glass made a sharp sound: "Duoduo shoes you"

If ordinary people were to listen to it, they would think that the sound of glass is very unpleasant. But for Ishida Shoya at this moment, it is no different from the sound of nature.

This meant that Nishimiya Glass not only forgave him, but also expressed gratitude to him. The shackles that had been weighing on his shoulders for many years seemed to be loosened all at once. He clenched his fists tightly. Perhaps the feeling at this moment was called redemption.