Crossover anime, Hachiman's childhood friend's growth diary

"No, it's nothing. I just hope Miss Xingge will find it helpful..."

"Oh, right, Hachiman-kun will be at the music festival too, right?" Nijika has a very cheerful personality, so even if she has something on her mind, she won't completely show it on her face. "How about we go together?"

"No, I don't need to... I mean, I can go by myself."

Although Hachiman didn't want to go out on the weekend, he felt he had to finish the plan properly since it was his own idea.

But let's skip going out together!

"Okay, then let's go together, Glass-chan!"

Upon hearing Nijika's suggestion, Nishimiya Shoko didn't react with excitement; instead, she shook her head guiltily.

"I'm sorry, Hongxia, I asked my mother last time, and she doesn't agree to me going there."

"Why?"

"There's a lot of noise at the music festival, and Nishimiya-kun is easily bothered by it... and feels uncomfortable."

Hikigaya offered a brief explanation.

Nishimiya Shoko has hearing loss, so it's best to avoid going to those kinds of messy places as much as possible.

"But I can go out and play this afternoon!"

Perhaps to consider her friend's feelings, Nishimiya Shoko added a sentence.

"Sure, then Shoko-chan must come to my sister's celebration party!"

A victory celebration?

When he heard the word, Hachiman paused for a moment, but then silently prayed that the celebration party wouldn't turn into a disbandment party.

The two discussed it and quickly reached an agreement on the activities after the music festival. During the lunch break, Hongxia also told her classmates that her sister was going to participate in the music festival.

"Oh, I know that music festival. So Hongxia-neechan will be attending too?"

"Wow, that's amazing! Hongxia, I'll definitely be there to support you!"

Hongxia is very popular, and at her call, a group of more than a dozen elementary school students quickly formed a support group.

Hikigaya glanced in that direction, his resolve to go to the music festival alone this weekend only strengthened.

Okay, I'll go with Komachi then, it's decided!

158 Special MAX Coffee

On the day of the music festival, since the latest ticket check-in time was 10 o'clock, Hachiman woke up early and went back to sleep for a while.

however.

Hachiman, who had originally wanted to stay in bed a little longer, quickly became impatient with the noise downstairs. Wearing his wrinkled SpongeBob pajamas, he looked down and saw four or five elementary school students chatting on the sofa in the living room.

They were probably around the same age as Komachi, and they were wearing brightly colored clothes, with some even wearing children's sunglasses on their heads.

What's going on here?

Komachi, who had just come out of the kitchen carrying a fruit platter, greeted Hachiman Hikigaya happily when she saw him on the stairs.

"Onii-chan, you're awake?"

As she called out, the others also turned their gazes toward Hachiman, and upon seeing this, Hachiman immediately frowned.

"Are these your friends, Komachi?"

"right."

Komachi spoke cheerfully, but Hachiman noticed that the expressions of the people on the sofa were not very friendly.

...Ah, these little guys must have heard the rumors about him too. Honestly, it seems like they're going to cause Komachi more trouble.

Thinking of this, Hachiman said loudly:

"Komachi, you go with Mom and Dad first, I'll leave later."

Before the other party could answer, Hachiman quickly went back to the second floor. He pulled a book from the bookshelf while listening carefully to the sounds below.

After the noise on the first floor subsided a bit and several first-grade students and Komachi left with their parents, he went downstairs to the bathroom to wash up.

Just a few minutes later, hurried footsteps came from the doorway again.

"Ding dong!"

If they can ring the doorbell, it can't be Komachi. Could it be a salesperson?

Hachiman quickly splashed water on his face, then ran to the door and peered through the peephole to observe the situation outside. However, as if anticipating his actions, the guy outside waved at the peephole.

"?"

Hachiman, are you home?

"Yes!"

She subconsciously replied, then Hachiman unlocked the switch, and Koba-sensei and Nijika, who was following behind her, pushed the door open and entered without any politeness.

Good morning, Hachiman!

As soon as she entered, Nijika greeted everyone with a cheerful smile. Hikigaya replied casually with a "hello," and then looked at Mr. Koba, who was taking off his shoes.

Why is the teacher here too?

"What, Hachiman, are you not welcoming your teacher to your house?"

"No, that's not what I meant."

Unable to withstand Mr. Koba's teasing, Hachiman sighed and prepared to go to the kitchen to get some drinks and food to entertain them.

Because it was her first time here, Hongxia was a little reserved. After pacing around the living room for a bit, she asked Hachiman in the kitchen:

"Hachiman, are Komachi and your aunt and uncle not home?"

"Hmm, they've already gone to the music festival plaza... Speaking of which, wasn't Ijichi-kun supposed to go with her classmates?"

"No, we'll meet up when we get there."

Hongxia waved her hand in front of her chest.

"I see. What about your mother and Miss Xingge? Why aren't they with you?"

“Oh dear, my sister said she had to go to the venue to get her makeup done first, so she set off early this morning. Mom was worried about her, so she went with her.” Hongxia smiled and scratched her head. “Mom called to say she would come back to pick me up, but I said I could go by myself… but I realized I had forgotten the route when I left the house, so I went to ask Teacher Xiaoba.”

"Wait a minute, I understand the beginning, but why did you contact Teacher Xiaoba at the end?"

Upon hearing Hachiman's question, the person in question responded with a troubled expression:

"Hachiman, haven't you heard about this?"

"what?"

"Ijichi applied to the student council for permission for the group to go to the music festival, and as your homeroom teacher, I naturally have to ensure your safety, right?"

"what?"

Seeing Hachiman's confused look, Mr. Koba shook his head and said that things were not that complicated. It was simply that the school considered that there were too many students going to the music festival, so they simply organized a team to manage them.

And Teacher Xiaoba is the unlucky guy in charge of managing the students.

"Sigh, why don't those old guys come and lead the team themselves? Teachers need rest too."

After saying that, Teacher Xiaoba lay on her side on the sofa and kept complaining.

Ah, I see. Hikigaya could really understand how hard it was for Mr. Koba to work overtime on his days off. He thought for a moment and decided to add more condensed milk to his coffee to comfort his wounded heart.

A moment later, he came to his senses again.

"Wait, if Mr. Xiaoba is an administrator, then why is he coming to my house?"

Hachiman suddenly had a bad feeling: the school was using his house as a meeting point, and soon a large group of unruly kids would be marching into his house.

"Don't worry, the meeting point isn't your home, we just happened to be passing by."

Fortunately, Mr. Koba's words dispelled Hikigaya's unnecessary worries, and the latter breathed a long sigh of relief.

"So that's it."

"Hachiman, why don't you come with us later? Mr. Hachiman has a car so he won't have to walk."

Nijika readily suggested that although the weather wasn't that hot, walking to the train station and then transferring around would still be quite troublesome. If they could bring Hachiman along, they could chat on the way.

"Okay, then I'll have to trouble you, Teacher Xiaoba."

"It's okay... cough cough, Hachiman, isn't your coffee a little strange? Why is it so sweet?"

"Uh, this is coffee I made myself. Sorry, I'll go get a different one now."

"No need, if there's nothing else, let's get ready to leave."

Mr. Koba smiled helplessly, tilted his head back and finished drinking the Hachiman family's homemade MAX coffee, then got up and walked towards the door.

Hachiman packed up again, and together with Nijika, they got into the car with the necessary luggage. When they arrived at the music festival, a powerful and exciting atmosphere greeted them.

"Hmm, so many people."

Seeing the sea of ​​people, Hachiman felt a little dizzy. Ever since elementary school... in his previous life, he had never been used to places with too many people.

I heard that this music festival invited many stars, so the number of audience members almost reached the limit that the venue could accommodate.

Ms. Koba left temporarily to guide the students who had already arrived so they wouldn't wander off, leaving only Nijika and Hachiman wandering around the venue.

Just as Hachiman was considering whether to go and check on Ijichi Hoshika first, someone suddenly approached him.

"Ah, I'm sorry."

"fine."

Hikigaya gave a forced smile, but the next moment he felt a huge sense of self-loathing.

What am I laughing at...?

Sigh, so many people, I really want to go home.

"Oh, isn't that Hikigaya and Kokoka? What a coincidence!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Hachiman looked up and saw Momoka Kawaragi standing in front of them.

159 Failure was a constant throughout.

"Hello."

Hikigaya responded to the greeting with a blank expression, while Nijika stood there stunned for half a second before running over happily and chatting with the other person.

This kid really knows how to get along anywhere...

Hachiman, who had originally planned to exchange greetings and then go his separate ways, had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow after seeing this scene.

Besides Momoka Kawahara, she was surrounded by three young girls who waved and smiled upon seeing Hikigaya, displaying radiant smiles that could be described as idol-level.

Wow, that's too dazzling!

At this moment, the girl with long black hair strolled around the edge of Hachiman Valley with her hands behind her back, and then said:

"Hey, this child is the little kid you mentioned in the chat group before, Tao Xiang, right? Indeed, he gives off a very mature vibe."

"Haha, is there?"

Hikigaya sneered, but what surprised him more than other people's inexplicable comments was that Momoka Kawahara would mention him in private.

"And these eyes seem very tasteful, may I touch them, sister?"

Looking at the delicate white hand that was already outstretched in front of him, Hachiman hesitated for a moment, then stiffly turned his head away.

"Oh dear, is she shy? How cute."

"..."

Unable to withstand the intense onslaught from the beautiful high school girl, Hachiman quickly circled back to Nijika's side and forcefully interrupted their conversation:

"Hongxia, I remember your sister is going to perform on stage today, right? I'm really looking forward to it."

"Yes, Hachiman and I both came here to cheer for my sister!"

The two seemed to be discussing Ijichi Hoshika.

Speaking of which, when she visited SUNRISE, Momoka Kawara mentioned that she was interested in the city music festival. I thought she would perform on the same stage as Hikari Iji, but in the end she only appeared as an audience member.