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

"Ugh?"

"Anyway, given your personality, even after you get into junior high school, you won't easily break off contact with Nishimiya."

"Hehe, how did Hachiman-kun know?"

Hongxia smiled sweetly.

"Just a guess, but that's how it is. Also, could you please let Nagasaki know? Otherwise, she might still be naively thinking that Nishimiya is leaving."

"Really, how could Hikigaya-kun say such bad things about Motoyo-senpai?"

"No, I didn't say anything, did I?"

Hikigaya was somewhat surprised. Could it be that in a girl's eyes, "silly" is considered a rather unpleasant word?

Well, he actually found it quite cute.

"If there's nothing else, I'll be going now." Hachiman took a step to leave, but was pulled back a moment later. "Hey, what else is it?"

"Hachiman, what should we do about the gift?"

"Didn't you already give the gift? Oh, you care about the meaning behind the gift? How about we just treat it as a regular gift?"

"No, no." Nijika shook her head and said mysteriously, "Actually, Shoko-chan returned the gift after class, and she said very seriously that something important was missing."

"Ugh?"

Hachiman thought for a moment, but couldn't think of any flaws in their gift. Could it be that the recipient didn't like the doll's design?

"Also, Shoko-chan said she'll finish making up for the gifts before summer vacation ends, so let's look forward to it!"

"No, I don't understand what she's saying at all."

Hikigaya scratched his head, feeling that Nishimiya Shoko was planning something extraordinary.

185 Summer Camp

In mid-July, with the arrival of summer vacation, Hachiman's life underwent a tremendous change.

Simply put, she went from waking up at seven in the morning to sleeping straight until noon, even if she couldn't fall asleep, she would insist on lying in bed until Komachi, who couldn't stand it anymore, forcibly dragged her out of bed.

Oh dear, Komachi is really something. She said she had to work hard during summer vacation, but isn't it only natural to sleep in during the holidays?

Unlike himself, who was useless, Komachi maintained a normal routine and went out to play with friends every day, occasionally bringing strangers home.

Hachiman had no objection to this, but he hoped they wouldn't use his room as an exploration area without permission.

Honestly, summer vacation without game consoles and mobile phones wasn't as fun as I imagined, but at least I could get away from spending time with those kids, which was something Hachiman was very happy about.

Looking back on his elementary school memories, he hadn't become a true lone wolf yet, so he would occasionally go out to play with his friends... play in the mud, basically just wander around aimlessly, and before he knew it, summer vacation was over.

But now the situation has changed drastically. Since he has no friends, Hachiman has to stay at home. In fact, even if he did have friends, he wouldn't want to go out. The scorching sun in July is no joke; one could easily get heatstroke.

Although people have always mocked his eyes as being like dead fish eyes, it would be such a loss if he really died.

Seven days passed quickly, and in the morning, Hachiman was once again happily holed up in his room, fully enjoying his free time during summer vacation.

He lay in bed until eleven o'clock, when a rumbling sound came from his stomach, and then he slowly prepared to go to the bathroom to wash up.

However, as he passed through the living room, Hikigaya saw Komachi intently packing her luggage, as if she were preparing for a trip.

"Komachi, are you going to run away from home?"

"Seriously, what nonsense is Onii-chan spouting now?"

Komachi rolled her eyes, then began to explain to the terrified Hachiman why she was organizing her clothes.

"Onii-chan, my mom, dad, and I are going on a trip tomorrow!"

"Wait a minute, I've never heard of such a thing before!"

Hachiman's eyes widened in shock. Could it be that he had been kicked out of the Hachiman family and no longer even qualified for family trips?

"Oh, no, but Komachi remembers that last month, didn't Dad ask Onii-chan for his opinion? Onii-chan refused without even thinking about it."

Seemingly having heard an unexpected answer, Komachi muttered to herself with a troubled expression.

last month?

Did they even ask for my opinion?

Hachiman's thoughts slowly drifted back to last month, and soon a vague memory surfaced in his mind.

It seems that my dad did ask me if I wanted to go out and relax during the summer vacation. At that time, he was troubled by Nishimiya Shoko's upcoming transfer to another school, so he replied "no" without thinking too much about it.

"So, does that mean I should go on a trip during the summer vacation?"

Hachiman stood there dumbfounded. Seeing her older brother's stunned expression, Komachi sighed and offered a word of advice:

"Why don't you ask Dad again, Onii-chan? Maybe it's not too late."

Hachiman did not answer immediately, but thought for a while before replying:

"...Speaking of which, Komachi, when are you planning to leave?"

"Yes, it's tomorrow."

"So that's it."

After gathering his thoughts, Hachiman quickly dialed his parents' phone number using the home landline.

Since the departure date was tomorrow, it was too late to rebook the tickets, so Hachiman simply changed his mind and instead of blaming his parents for not taking him on the trip, he asked for some living expenses.

"Onii-chan, what do you need so much money for?"

Komachi, who was listening from the side, asked a question.

"This is what they should give me. They can't expect me to stay at home penniless, can they?"

"Sigh, but I don't know how."

Komachi opened her mouth, as if she had something to tell Hikigaya, but the phone rang suddenly, and she swallowed the words that were about to come out.

"Onii-chan, I'm going to answer the phone now."

"Oh."

Hachiman picked up a cookie and started chewing it on the sofa, silently planning how to use this windfall he had taken from his parents.

After thinking for a few seconds, he happily decided to buy a few of the latest light novels.

"Onii-chan, the phone is for you."

"Find me?"

As soon as he took the microphone, Hachiman heard a familiar voice.

"Hachiman, that's me."

"May I ask you are?"

Although he recognized the other person's voice, he still felt something was wrong, so Hachiman decided to pull on it.

"Oh, so Hachiman likes to do this? I don't mind, but you still need to pay attention to the time and place. If you come to the infirmary next semester, I can teach you the correct way to use it."

A cheerful voice came from the other end of the phone. Hachiman frowned, then abandoned the idea of ​​pretending to be stupid.

"Excuse me, Mr. Xiaoba, is there anything I can help you with?"

"You should be free these next few days, right?"

"Ah." Hachiman looked up at the second floor. "To be honest, I'm planning to go to a very important place this summer."

"where?"

"A place that is always cool and has a vast collection of books."

"...Well, how should I put it, your reason for staying at home is really lame. Hachiman, see if you can free up a week. The school has specially arranged some activities for you."

After hesitating for a second, Hachiman blinked and said into the microphone:

"Ms. Xiaoba, is it okay if I don't participate in that activity?"

"But you've already signed up. If you say you want to refuse now, it will be difficult for the teacher to handle."

"Wait a minute, I don't remember signing up for that weird activity!"

"But your parents' signatures are clearly on the application form."

Hachiman was stunned for a moment, then instantly understood.

That was probably because his parents wanted to prevent him from getting too bored staying at home alone these past few days, so they took it upon themselves to apply for a summer camp-like activity for him.

Parents sometimes do things that disregard the child's wishes. I experienced this when I was younger, but after entering junior high school, the education was completely laissez-faire, so I didn't realize it at first.

"No, that must have been my parents' mistake. Can we withdraw the application now?"

"...The situation is quite troublesome, Hachiman. Because of what happened last time, you've been thoroughly targeted by Gakuin, so it's best to behave yourself for the time being."

Thinking that Hachiman was about to do something outrageous again, Ms. Koba stopped him in a tense tone.

186 Three people traveling together

"No, I won't do anything weird... Okay, I understand. I'll pack my bags tomorrow morning."

Hachiman sighed, but finally agreed.

It's not that I'm interested in the so-called summer camps. Just think about it, summer camps specifically for elementary school students are at best just some very boring brain teasers.

In addition, there may be a series of physically demanding activities interspersed along the way, such as mountain climbing. In short, it's just an activity for a group of children to pass the time.

Hachiman's only concern was whether his refusal to attend summer camp would have any unnecessary impact on Mr. Kohachi.

Honestly, because of his own willfulness, he has already caused the other party to bear a lot of unnecessary responsibilities. If anything unexpected happens again, Hachiman will feel really bad.

"Then it's settled."

Ms. Koba breathed a sigh of relief. If Hachiman didn't agree, she wouldn't force him.

However, when Hachiman asked about the start time and location of the summer camp, he received some very unbelievable news.

"Normally we're leaving tomorrow morning. The summer camp will last for a week, so please prepare plenty of changes of clothes. The location is in Kyushu."

"Kyushu?"

Hachiman couldn't help but shout it out. It was at least a thousand kilometers from his home to Kyushu, and even disregarding the time to get to the airport, it would take more than an hour to fly there.

"Hey, are you serious about this summer camp? It's not like it's some important school trip."

Typical school trips involve visiting tourist attractions like Kyoto, but I've heard that some elite high schools take their trips to very remote places, and some even send students abroad.

"Hachiman, isn't this your own problem?"

"What? Why me?"

Beside the telephone, Hachiman looked on with a puzzled expression.

"Yes," came Ms. Koba's helpless voice from the microphone, "Because of that incident, the censorship in the surrounding area is very strict now, so the school had to set up the location far away from the Kanto region."

"...Then why not just cancel it?"

"Then please ask the school."

Hachiman is now beginning to suspect that the school deliberately chose such a remote location for the summer camp so that they could find an opportunity to quietly eliminate him.

Just kidding...

"Anyway, that's it. Pack your bags tomorrow, and I'll come pick you up from your house. Honestly, there are several other great men waiting for me tomorrow."

Hey, you don't need to tell elementary school students that kind of thing, do you?

It seems that Mr. Koba is also a victim of this summer camp, so Hachiman doesn't want to be too harsh on him.

During dinner that evening, Hachiman seized on his parents' decision to arrange a summer camp for him and asked for more living expenses, which eased his mood somewhat.

"Hachiman, we're going to Kyushu this time too, but we're in Kagoshima."

At the dinner table, Hachiman's mother enthusiastically described the tourist attractions they would be visiting the next day.

Hikigaya really didn't understand why his parents were so interested in the South. Shouldn't they go to a cool place to escape the heat in this hot weather?

For example, air-conditioned rooms, etc...

Ah, if that comes to mind, if his parents had told him in advance that he was going to Kagoshima, Hachiman probably wouldn't have agreed.