Zongman: Beginning and Snow under the Rain Escape from Raccoon City

Chapter 95 Side Effects

(Waaaa~ Why did I have to throw away a 9000-word urge-to-update vote? I can't bear to lose those few dollars if I don't update, so I'm forced to add more chapters QAQ. Can I ask for 6000 words next time?)

"Ah... I never thought the sun could be so annoying."

Hachiman Hikigaya covered his head with the hoodie to prevent the sun from shining directly on him.

The weather was nice yesterday, at least for him.

It's a cloudy day.

This meant that Hachiman Hikigaya didn't feel anything while he was out and about yesterday.

But after the sun came out today, Hachiman Hikigaya's exposed skin felt like it was being roasted.

I feel a little better when I cover myself with clothes.

The side effects of the vampire bloodline don't stop there; Hachiman Hikigaya has now discovered another major problem.

This morning, he couldn't even eat the food his younger sister, Komachi Hikigaya, had made!

This is a big deal!

Previously, Hachiman Hikigaya was just a picky eater who didn't like tomatoes, but now he refuses to eat any human food at all.

Everything tastes bland and tasteless.

I only drank some water in the morning.

If that were all, it wouldn't be so bad; Hachiman Hikigaya didn't feel hungry.

Since I'm not hungry, it's okay if I don't eat.

The problem is that Komachi Hikigaya is angry with Hachiman Hikigaya because he won't eat the food she cooks.

Hachiman Hikigaya, being a siscon, could never let Komachi be unhappy.

I had no choice but to force myself to swallow everything.

"What are we going to do now...?"

"Rice tastes no different from plastic to me now."

Hachiman Hikigaya sighed as he walked; he really couldn't eat.

"If nothing unexpected happens, I'll probably only be able to drink blood from now on."

If I remember correctly, Hachiman Hikigaya also has another name for vampires.

That's a vampire.

"Forget about that, let's worry about it when we're hungry."

"I need to buy some gold and silver after school this afternoon, but I don't know if I have enough money."

Hachiman Hikigaya looked at his meager wallet with a worried expression as he prepared for his upcoming time travel.

Since he didn't know what kind of world he would go to in the future, Hachiman Hikigaya felt it was necessary to prepare some hard currency.

After consulting some materials, Hachiman Hikigaya discovered that in most novels and anime settings, gold and silver are basically used as hard currency.

Even in modern times, gold and silver can be exchanged for money.

To prevent a repeat of the situation of not having enough money for food and lodging after his next time travel (acej), Hachiman Hikigaya needs to plan ahead.

"Huh—what's up with this kid over there?"

Just as Hachiman Hikigaya was about to enter the school, he noticed a little devil lurking suspiciously near the school gate, who looked like a middle school student.

Following the little devil's gaze...

“That’s… Kawasaki Saki.”

Hachiman Hikigaya glanced back and forth between the two men. This kid must be stalking them.

Tsk, so young and already so bad, stalking pretty girls like a pervert.

but……

Forget it, what does this have to do with me?

Hachiman Hikigaya still chose not to meddle in other people's business.

He can't even take care of himself right now.

Hachiman Hikigaya pulled up the hoodie over his head to shield himself from the glaring sunlight and walked into the school gate with slightly tired steps.

"Sis... what are you doing...?"

A slightly thin figure carrying a backpack hid behind a tree next to the school gate, secretly peeking out and staring at Kawasaki Saki's back.

He muttered to himself, gripping his backpack strap tightly, his gaze following Kawasaki Saki's blue-silver high ponytail until she entered the teaching building.

This brat is none other than Kawasaki Saki's younger brother, Kawasaki Taishi.

Lately, my older sister, Saki, has been coming home at one or two in the morning, exhausted and smelling faintly of alcohol.

He asked her several times, but she just gave him a perfunctory answer, saying she was busy with her part-time job and told him not to worry about it.

But the more Kawasaki Taishi thought about it, the more something seemed wrong. Although his sister had worked part-time before, she had never stayed up this late.

He gritted his teeth and decided to continue following her after school today to see what she was busy with.

Hachiman Hikigaya walked into the classroom, found a seat by the window, and sat down, still keeping his hood pulled up tightly to block the scorching sun.

He took out his phone, opened a gold and silver trading website, and frowned as he stared at the numbers on the screen: 16,018 yen per gram of gold and 181 yen per gram of silver.

Hachiman Hikigaya did some quick calculations and his face grew even more bitter: "Gold costs more than 16,000 yen per gram, while silver is a bit cheaper, at more than 180 yen... With my meager savings, I would go bankrupt if I bought ten grams of gold, but I could scrape together more by buying silver."

To put it bluntly, he's just a student. Although he has gained extraordinary abilities due to a fortuitous encounter, it doesn't change his current situation of being penniless.

He sighed, the image of Komachi's puffed-up face flashing through his mind, making him feel even worse: "I can't even eat Komachi's food anymore, and I still have to save money to buy gold. This vampire bloodline is really killing me."

"Hachiman, what's with that outfit? Are you cosplaying a zombie?"

Totsuka Saika's head suddenly popped out in front of Hikigaya Hachiman.

"..."

When Hachiman Hikigaya saw the cute little face that suddenly appeared, his heart skipped a beat, and he quickly reached out to push Totsuka Saika's head away: "I just thought the sun was too strong."

Ayaka Totsuka.

A Schrödinger-like male.

Her skin was very fair, and she was petite with slender arms, waist, and legs.

With an adorable face and a girlish voice, she is even cuter than a girl in both appearance and behavior, to the point that she has made Hachiman Hikigaya doubt his own sexual orientation on several occasions.

Oh, no, he first suspected that the school had made a mistake in the registration.

Later, after Totsuka Saika confirmed it herself, Hikigaya Hachiman reluctantly accepted the reality.

Totsuka Saika blinked, as if she wanted to ask something, but just then the bell rang, so she had to sit down in the seat next to her.

Kawasaki Saki pushed open the classroom door and walked in, her blue-silver high ponytail swaying as she went straight to her seat.

Although he entered school earlier than Hachiman Hikigaya, he entered the classroom later than him.

She looked tired. After sitting down, she took out a notebook from her backpack and started flipping through it, but soon her head began to droop.

Kawasaki Saki fell asleep again.

……

"Mom, I've already seen her."

Eriri is the only one in the art classroom now.

Holding her phone, she said somewhat unhappily, "But there's absolutely no need to hire someone specifically to take care of me."

"I'm exactly the same as before."

After all, she was only two weeks pregnant, and there were no changes in her belly. Eriri hadn't even noticed any changes in her body.

"This is the person personally chosen by your older sister, Haruno~"

Are you sure you want to refuse?

Sayuri Sawamura's teasing voice came through the phone.

"what……"

Eriri blinked blankly. If it were her mother's arrangement, she could refuse.

But it was recommended by Yukinoshita Haruno.

Eriri felt that it would be inappropriate for her not to accept it.

Chapter 96 Interrogation

"I don't know what happened, but both Ye Hai and Yukino Yukinoshita took the day off today."

Inside the office, Hiratsuka Shizuka smoked a cigarette and said with a hint of melancholy.

"Hiratsuka Shizuka-sensei, isn't it a very common thing for students to ask for leave? Why are you so worried?"

"Also, why are you smoking in the office again? If the head of discipline sees you, he'll probably dock your pay again."

A pink-haired female teacher next to her chuckled.

Kirisu Mafuyu is a world history professor who, like Hiratsuka Shizuka, also serves as a class advisor.

"It's not a big deal that they took leave, but Kawasaki Saki fell asleep in class again today. I wonder if she talked to Kawasaki Saki about the thing she asked Yukino Yukinoshita to ask before."

Hiratsuka Shizuka rubbed her head, feeling a bit overwhelmed.

Kirisu Mafuyu thought for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Isn't that the girl who always comes to class with dark circles under her eyes? I remember you introduced her to an easy part-time job at the library, didn't you?"

Kirisu Mafuyu also teaches students in Hiratsuka Shizuka's class, but since she is not their class advisor, she only sees them once or twice a week.

And all of this happened during class time.

She only has two world history classes a week.

"Why are you still staying up all night every day?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed, "If she had accepted that job, I wouldn't be so worried."

“Our school’s librarian is a teaching assistant, and the salary is not very high, so it may be unacceptable for her.”

“After all, I know about her family situation, and it is indeed a bit difficult for her.”

Hiratsuka Shizuka's family is very wealthy, but they can hardly help Kawasaki Saki.

Giving money directly is definitely not an option. Putting aside whether Kawasaki Saki would accept it, Hiratsuka Shizuka herself felt that this approach was not advisable.

As for asking her family to help arrange a job for her...

That won't work either.

The thought of the chaotic scene at the bar run by her father's men made it seem better to let Kawasaki Saki stay there.

At least that bar was quieter.

It was a quiet bar with only one singer performing on stage; Kawasaki Saki's job was simply to mix drinks.

what?

How did Hiratsuka Shizuka find out?

Of course, it was this good woman, who smokes and drinks, who had been to this bar.

It was during that drinking session that Hiratsuka Shizuka discovered Kawasaki Saki, who was working at a bar.

"I think it must be tough being a counselor for you. Today I saw one of your students wearing a hat throughout class."

Kirisu Mafuyu covered her mouth and chuckled. Compared to the difficult problem students in Hiratsuka Shizuka's class, her own students were much easier to get along with.

It's just a matter of grades.

"Ah...you mean Hachiman Hikigaya? I don't know what's wrong with him today."