Zongman: Evolution Paradise

"Do you even have any friends?"

Hachiman Hikigaya asked Yukino Yukinoshita a question.

Yukino Yukinoshita tilted her head and said seriously, "First, let me define what constitutes a friend..."

Jolyne couldn't help but laugh.

"You must have no friends to say something like that."

Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't help but laugh as well, and asked with even greater confusion, "Aren't you very popular? How come you don't have any friends?"

Yukino Yukinoshita closed the book and stood up.

"You wouldn't understand."

"I've always been cute."

"The guys who get close to me all have feelings for me."

Hikigaya Hachiman suppressed a laugh as he listened to Yukino Yukinoshita's rather narcissistic words, then interrupted and asked, "Since everyone likes you, why don't you have any friends?"

"If everyone liked me, that would be great."

Yukino Yukinoshita said in a somewhat low voice.

"Huh? What does that mean?"

Hachiman Hikigaya asked, puzzled, while Jolyne silently turned on her phone's recording function, intending to record Yukino Yukinoshita's famous scene and show it to her later to make her swoon.

“When I was in elementary school, my indoor shoes were hidden by someone about sixty times.”

"Fifty of those times were done by girls."

"Thanks to this, I bring my harp and indoor shoes home every day."

The outrageous things were slowly revealed by Yukino Yukinoshita.

"Is this bullying?"

Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly felt a little sympathy for Yukino Yukinoshita.

"No, those idiots wouldn't dare to bully me openly."

Yukino Yukinoshita said disdainfully.

This made Hachiman Hikigaya break free of his sympathy. Before him was still the unruly and sharp-tongued Yukino Yukinoshita. Apart from some minor antics, no one dared to really bully her.

Yukino Yukinoshita stared out the window and continued speaking.

"Because I'm cute, there's nothing I can do about it."

No one is perfect.

"Both pathetic and weak."

"It's easy for me to be so jealous that I want to frame others."

"Incredibly, the more outstanding a person is, the harder it is for them to survive."

"That's too strange."

"Therefore, change is needed."

"To change the world together with people."

"This is my original intention in establishing the Department of Service."

"That sounds way too far-fetched."

After thinking for a moment, Hachiman Hikigaya still expressed his opinion tactfully.

For ordinary people, simply maintaining their true selves and not being changed by the world is already quite remarkable.

Yukino Yukinoshita's desire to change the world sounds rather arrogant.

Only a naive and arrogant teenager would have such a thought.

"Even so, it's still better than you being lazy and doing nothing. You can so easily affirm your own weakness, and that's why I hate you."

Yukino Yukinoshita responded to Hachiman Hikigaya without any politeness, causing him to fall silent.

Jolyne turned off the recording.

I felt a pang of emotion for Yukino Yukinoshita and Hachiman Hikigaya.

In his past life, he was not as good as Hachiman Hikigaya, because he was swept up by the world without any power to resist and gradually became a stranger.

Fortunately, he is doing well in this world.

There are other reasons why it appeared at Sobu University in Chiba and has become what it is today.

Jolyne glanced at the Paradise Bracelet on her wrist.

This is what the park calls qualifications.

To break the world's limitations, and even to truly change the world.

"So neither of you has any friends?"

Jolyne asked them.

Yukino Yukinoshita and Hachiman Hikigaya fell silent because they truly had no friends.

"Don't you also have no friends?"

Hachiman Hikigaya was no longer so afraid of Jolyne. After spending some time with her, he felt that Jolyne was not as unapproachable as the legends suggested.

"Just to clarify, even excluding my friends from before university, I did have a friend named Kato Megumi at Sobu University."

Jolyne's words shattered Hachiman Hikigaya's illusions.

He and Yukino Yukinoshita had no friends, not even in this school or before.

Meanwhile, Yukino Yukinoshita was pondering: Who is Kato Megumi, whom Jolyne mentioned? Does Soubu University even have such a person?

Of the three people, only one Kato Megumi could be gathered from their school friends.

Chapter 26 Zongwu University has too many problem students

The three men had different reasons for not having friends.

Yukino Yukinoshita is ostracized and envied by other girls from a young age because she is outstanding in every aspect.

But more so because of her proud and "harsh" personality.

Yukino Yukinoshita never tries to please others or consider the atmosphere. She is extremely guarded, almost like she's wearing an impenetrable wall.

Hachiman Hikigaya's personality became distorted due to childhood social trauma (confessing to a girl he mistakenly believed had feelings for him, only to be rejected), coupled with some chuunibyou (middle school syndrome). He believed he could perceive the complexity and treachery of interpersonal relationships.

Despite having the ability to participate in social activities, they refuse to socialize and often isolate themselves.

And Jolyne?

He simply felt it was unnecessary; being liked by too many people was just too tiring.

Hiratsuka-sensei actually expects these three problem students to redeem each other; he must have read too many shonen novels.

"Yukinoshita-san, can we add each other on LINE?" Jolyne said to Yukinoshita Yukinoshita, taking out her phone.

"No." Yukino Yukinoshita stopped thinking about the name Kato Megumi, covered her chest with her hands, and looked at her with a wary expression.

The confident Yukino Yukinoshita begins to doubt whether Jolyne likes her.

"Yukinoshita-kun, it's just adding you on Line, I don't have any other feelings for you."

"Who knows? After all, I'm so cute, it's not impossible for Jolyne to have special thoughts."

Yukino Yukinoshita remained wary and began to suspect that Jolyne's previous bet was a ploy to get her attention.

Jolyne wisely shut up; arguing with a woman is not a wise choice.

He silently thought to himself: I've tried my best, but the enemy's armor is just too high.

In this situation, the only solution is to get to know each other slowly and let time and experience influence them.

That's right, that's exactly it, and this is absolutely not an excuse for me, Jolyne, to slack off.

"Gentlemen, I'll be going now. See you tomorrow."

Jolyne finished her cup of black tea and bid farewell to the two.

Now that he's seen the famous scene, he should leave. If he stays here, what's the point of being a minister?

"Jolyne, club time isn't over yet."

Hachiman Hikigaya reminded him.

Jolyne raised an eyebrow and issued her first order as department head: "If there are no club activities, then I, as department head, may leave in advance."

???

A question mark appeared above her head; Yukino Yukinoshita vaguely realized the true purpose of Jolyne's bet.

This guy wasn't after revenge, nor was he after her; he just wanted to slack off.

Hachiman Hikigaya was also tempted to leave early, but he was defeated by Yukino Yukinoshita's icy gaze and dared not speak.

-

Chiba Prefecture is a well-known major city in Japan Province with a population of nearly ten million. It belongs to the Tokyo metropolitan area, has a prosperous economy, and is located near Tokyo and Saitama Prefecture.

How close? So close that many people who work in Tokyo live here.

Jolyne, meanwhile, is working at a traditional food street.

"One day I will leave Japan and go to the mainland to realize my dream!"

This is what a colleague named Guan Gu Shenqi said to Xu Lun.

Because he had grilled twenty skewers of cod at the same time, his face was blackened by the smoke, and he was quite agitated, overflowing with negative energy.

"Okay, okay, as long as you don't get involved in telecom fraud."

Jolyne's job is to scale and massage the silver cod. Grilling silver cod by hand is quite difficult, and he is just a temporary worker who has not yet mastered the skill.

"Why do I want to commit telecom fraud? I want to be a cartoonist."

Guan Gu said excitedly.

"Little Prince of Silver Cod, another fifty skewers, please!"

The "Silver Cod Prince" obviously refers to Guan Gu Shenqi, because he is the boss's son.

Another customer added food, filling him with negative energy; even Jolyne, without her third eye open, could sense the black aura emanating from him.

"It's raining!"

A guest exclaimed in surprise.

The weather changes in an instant; a light drizzle suddenly started outside, and it didn't seem like it would stop anytime soon.

The rain dampened the enthusiasm for the barbecue, and there were far fewer diners, so Jolyne ended her job early.

Guan Gu Shenqi took out an envelope, handed it to Xu Lun with both hands, and said.

"Jolyne, your arms are very strong. If you're short on money, you could consider this barbecue job. We offer free training and generous pay."

"Don't let my appearance fool you, I'm still a student."

Xu Lun accepted his wages and smiled as he declined Guan Gu's offer to hire him.

"Wow, it's developed so well!"

Guan Gu Shenqi exclaimed in amazement.

After saying goodbye to her workplace, Jolyne walked in the heavy rain, holding an umbrella.

A faint golden light shimmered around him, and raindrops that came in from the side disappeared without a trace before they even touched Jolyne.

Just then, Jolyne saw a familiar figure.

"Shiina Mahiru?"

With flaxen hair and wearing the Soubu University uniform, it was indeed Shiina Mahiru; Jolyne confirmed that she hadn't mistaken him for someone else.