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

"Wait a minute, Xiaoshan, look behind you!"

"what?"

Before anyone could react, Koyama had already thrown the dirt, but because Nomi had spoken on the spot, the direction of the throw was slightly off.

The next moment, there was a popping sound, the sound of a balloon bursting, and a heart-wrenching scream came from behind Hachiman.

"what--!"

The clump of mud didn't hit Hikigaya; instead, it landed on Nomi's cheek, instantly covering his fair face with dirty mud, making him look quite disheveled.

In addition, the earthy smell mixed with the scent of grass enveloped his entire body.

"Xiaoshan, you idiot! Couldn't you aim a little better before you throw?"

"What? Is this my fault? You were the one who made me wait. Mistakes are normal!"

For some reason, the two started fighting amongst themselves, and Hachiman took the opportunity to side with the other side.

"Nomi, Koyama, what are you two doing again!"

"Teacher?"

Xiaoshan quickly turned around, and upon seeing the headmaster's ashen face, he was so frightened that he almost jumped up from the ground.

"Teacher, please listen to me. We didn't do anything wrong. This guy provoked us first, and we were just fighting back!"

He quickly tried to absolve himself of responsibility, while Nomi frantically wiped his face, but the more he wiped, the more dirt appeared on his face.

The teacher clicked her tongue. She wasn't blind; she clearly saw Ye Shan grab the other person with his arm when she walked over.

"Nonsense, why would they provoke you for no reason!"

"that is because..."

Xiaoshan lowered his head silently. In the end, the root of the problem was that they had spoken ill of others outside of school. If they confessed, the teacher would not only not speak up for them, but might even blame them.

Just as Koyama was wondering how to explain things to his teacher, Hikigaya, who had been standing aside, sighed and stepped out from behind the two of them.

"Teacher, I'm sorry, you must have misunderstood. We were just playing with mud."

"Yeah, we were just playing in the mud, huh?"

Halfway through his sentence, Koyama suddenly turned to Hikigaya in surprise, his dark eyes revealing deep confusion.

"You're not a student at our school, are you?" The dean of students crossed his arms, looked Hachiman up and down, and spoke in a rather impolite tone. "Young man, although I don't know you, you'd better not try to deceive your teacher. I've seen more of the world than you've eaten rice!"

Here it comes, this old, tired rhetoric...

"Ah, whether I'm a student at this school or not has nothing to do with this, right?"

"Is this how you usually talk to your teachers?"

Hikigaya touched his face expressionlessly.

"No, I don't think there's anything wrong with my attitude. What do you think, Xiao...Shan?"

"Ah, I don't think so... Wait, that's not the point!" Koyama suddenly realized and whispered in Hachiman's ear, "I don't know what you're up to, but please, don't mess with the teachers again, or we'll get yelled at to death!"

Hehe, isn't that even better?

Although the other party inadvertently revealed some interesting information, Hachiman didn't come here to annoy Koyama and Nomi; he still had serious business to attend to.

"You two, stop whispering to each other! Tell me directly, were these two just bullying you?"

The teacher frowned, his tone suddenly became more forceful, and he exuded an aura that made people want to back down.

In Hachiman's opinion, it's the kind of domineering aura that's unique to middle-aged women!

but.

At this level, it wouldn't affect Hachiman's judgment at all.

“I’m not lying to you. The three of us were just role-playing. Nomi was playing the bad guy, and I was the hostage. Koyama was the hero who came to save me.”

With a blank expression, Hikigaya calmly started spouting nonsense.

No, what hostages, what heroes, I don't understand any of that!

Xiao Shan stood there dumbfounded, letting out a blank "Ah!" The next moment, the head of the teaching department glanced at him sideways.

"Xiaoshan, is that how it is?"

"Do not..."

Under the combined pressure of the two men, Xiaoshan felt like he was about to cry. In the end, he had no choice but to go against his conscience and choose the option that was more acceptable to others.

"Yes, that's how the teachers are; we're just playing a game."

“…I see.”

Before the head of student affairs could speak again, Hachiman interrupted:

"Putting that aside for now, Nomi looks very uncomfortable. Teacher, could we take him to wash his face first?"

The head of discipline wanted to say something more, but when he saw Nomi's miserable state, he forcibly swallowed back his words of advice.

"I understand, Koyama, Nomi. Come back to me after you've finished dealing with this!"

"Yes."

With the help of Koyama and Hikigaya, Nomi used a nearby drinking fountain to wash the dirt off his face. After he finished washing, the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

"Um, why did you help us just now?"

Nomi and Koyama lowered their heads and hesitated for a long time before finally managing to utter this sentence.

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't help you." Hachiman seriously denied it. "I just thought that if you two were taken away by someone else, you wouldn't be able to apologize."

"apologize?"

Upon hearing these words, both of their faces flushed red.

"Ah, I see. I'm so sorry, we shouldn't have said such hurtful things last time."

Hachiman waved his hand:

“I’m not interested in your apologies. Come with me.”

"Hey, where to?"

Without intending to explain his reasons to the two, Hachiman walked toward the building on his own. However, on the way, they saw that the other seemed to be retrieving something strange from a chair.

177 Yuzuru Nishimiya wants to change the world.

"Hey, is that a camera? My dad has one too."

Nomi reacted quickly; the moment he saw the camera, he realized why Hachiman had come over to provoke him.

"Wait a minute, could it be that this guy was deliberately planning to get beaten up by us from the beginning?"

"Hey, don't say such scary things!"

Xiaoshan laughed jokingly. "It's just a camera. There's no reason to prove it's targeting them."

But as he smiled, the smile on his face began to stiffen.

"It can not be?"

The thought that the other party had already prepared a camera made both of them instantly break out in a cold sweat.

Clearly, if the head of student affairs hadn't arrived in time to stop them, their bullying would have been completely filmed.

Actually, it's nothing serious. It's normal for boys to play around and fight. There's no need to worry so much. But the key issue right now is when it happened.

The school has been taking the issue of school bullying very seriously for the past few months.

Teachers have repeatedly emphasized the importance of harmonious relationships among students, especially the need to prevent unhealthy relationships between students and between students and teachers. To this end, the whole school held a very formal meeting last month.

To this day, the two still remember the murderous look in the dean's eyes on the stage.

Although they didn't know why the school was suddenly paying so much attention to bullying, the two knew that if the video were exposed, they would definitely be beaten up by the head of student affairs.

Thinking about all this, Nomi said tremblingly:

"Um, classmate, we really didn't mean it just now, you have to believe me."

Hachiman did not stop, but simply responded with one sentence:

"Oh, I already said I'm fine, right?"

"...So, if it's convenient, could you please delete the footage from the camera?"

"Oh, you mean this? Actually, I haven't turned it on yet."

Hikigaya pulled out his camera and earnestly stated that he had not recorded the scene that had just occurred. Hearing this, the huge weight that had been pressing on their hearts finally lifted.

The next moment, the electronic screen behind the camera suddenly lit up, showing footage of Koyama digging in the mud and Nomi getting violent towards Hikiya.

"..."

A few minutes later, Yuzuru Nishimiya saw Hikigaya enter with two boys whose faces were ashen. She stood there, staring intently at the doorway.

"Hey, what do you want?"

Yuzuru Nishimiya openly expressed her hostility, even baring her teeth and preparing to retaliate. But who would have thought that the next second, the two boys would bow at a lightning speed, their tone incredibly humble.

"We're sorry, we didn't mean to say bad things about your sister. Can you forgive us?"

"Ugh?"

Originally intending to give them a good scolding, Nishimiya Yuzuru was at a loss for what to do. What was even stranger was that the two of them were inexplicably sincere, not like they were being forced to apologize.

"How is this going?"

She looked at Hachiman, who simply shook his head, indicating that it had nothing to do with him.

Do you think I'll forgive you just like that?

"Then what should we do?"

Nomi and Koyama glanced helplessly at Hachiman beside them. The latter coughed and said:

“I will have them clarify the rumors about your sister to other people in their own classes, so let’s leave it at that.”

Regarding Nishimiya Shoko, Hikigaya's approach was to minimize the number of people involved; ideally, they would erase all memories of Nishimiya Shoko from their minds.

Of course, if he had such a superpower, he would want to use it on himself first.

Upon hearing this, Nishimiya Yuzuru silently turned her face to the other side. Judging from her sullen expression, the child clearly had not forgiven them yet.

"Um, what should we do?"

The two looked around nervously, wanting to leave this dangerous place while worrying that the video in Hachiman's possession might be leaked.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Hikigaya deleted the video in front of the two men, then gestured with his chin toward the door.

Seeing this, the two apologized and exchanged a glance, then immediately fled as if they had been rescued.

but.

Their fate did not seem to be so smooth.

From the window, you can see that the two originally intended to leave the school directly, but they were stopped by the dean of students who were lying in ambush on the way and forcibly brought into the school.

These two guys are probably going to get a really bad lesson coming up...

Hikigaya sighed silently, then looked expressionlessly in Nishimiya Yuzuru's direction, lost in thought.

So, the next step is to deal with this unruly child.

Although he had expected this outcome, it was just too much trouble to communicate with an immature kid.

To resolve Nishimiya Yuzuru's inner conflict, Hikigaya needs to put himself in her shoes, gently express that he understands her thoughts, and tell her that he supports and encourages Nishimiya Shoko just like she does.

Unfortunately, Hachiman is not the kind of gentle guy.

After lingering in the room for a moment, with a general idea forming in his mind, Hachiman took a breath through his nose, a slight smile playing on his lips, and broke the silence with his first words:

"So, are you feeling any better after hearing the apology?"

"not good at all!"

Yuzuru Nishimiya pouted in annoyance. Although she had received the apology she deserved, she didn't feel as happy as she had expected; instead, she felt even more uncomfortable.