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

"Would you like to walk together later?"

"Well..."

Eriri froze on the spot, feeling a sense of guilt as if she had been caught doing something wrong.

"This student too, it would be faster if we all acted together."

"...Ah, I'll pass."

Although he didn't know why this guy thought that group travel would be faster, Hachiman refused first, and after realizing that Eriri might want to give up the idea of ​​taking the cable car, he decided to walk down the mountain by himself.

Hey, classmate, why are you heading downhill?

"Something just fell down there, I'll go look for it."

"Ok."

Ignoring Hikigaya, Aki Tomoya took Eriri and set off again toward the summit.

...

In order to forfeit in time, Hachiman sped down the mountain and then took the cable car to the top of the mountain at lightning speed.

The teacher in charge of recording grades at the mountaintop glanced at his watch in surprise after seeing Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Um, I came up by cable car."

"Student, this method won't calculate your score."

The teacher registering the grades didn't know what to say, but Hachiman didn't seem to care much.

"It's okay, teacher. Can what I'm doing be considered an abstention? If I abstain, it shouldn't be counted in my grade, right? After all, it wasn't mentioned in the rules before."

"Well, this is the only way now."

He hadn't expected that a student would try to exploit the loopholes in the rules, but it wouldn't be so bad if it was just one person.

"It's troublesome."

After doing all that, Hachiman went to a shady spot to rest, and about half an hour later he went to the meeting point.

At this point, most teams had already reached the top. Hachiman's group seemed to be in first place, but because Eriri was walking slowly, they were overtaken by others a little time.

Upon seeing Hachiman appear, Mr. Koba frowned, seemingly not expecting him to be the first to reach the summit.

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"Honestly, you said you'd take good care of that child, so why did you come up here all by yourself?"

Judging from Ms. Koba's resentful tone, she didn't seem to intend to blame Hikigaya for using a shortcut to be lazy. Instead, she was somewhat dissatisfied with his decision to leave Eriri behind.

Okay, in this matter, he was indeed in the wrong.

but.

Before Hachiman could apologize, the other person continued talking to himself:

"Sigh, I understand your concern that you might tarnish Sawamura's reputation because of your own actions, but there's no need to resort to this method."

Koba-sensei's expression of reluctance surprised Hachiman.

Under his puzzled gaze, Teacher Xiaoba sighed deeply, then went to the other group and solemnly thanked them for helping to take care of the students in their group.

Ah, I see...

I guess in Mr. Xiaoba's eyes, he had put on another self-indulgent act in front of everyone. Please, he's not that kind of pushover. Why would he do so much for someone he doesn't even know?

"Ah, what a pity, just a few seconds short!"

As Hachiman was lost in thought, he suddenly heard this voice.

...Wait, what? A few seconds? Did someone bring a Monster Hunter game console?

That Thunder Wolf Dragon was really tough to deal with; it took him an entire afternoon to hunt it down.

Looking in the direction of the sound, Hachiman saw a boy in the group clenching his fists in grief, looking angrily at Eriri's location.

"It's all your fault!"

"Feel sorry."

Eriri, whose name was called, lowered her head anxiously. Nishimiya Shoko, who was standing next to her, did not hear clearly, but she sensed the ominous atmosphere in the air and immediately walked to the middle of the group.

"Everyone, the tonics are arguing!"

"Thank you, Nishimiya-san. It was my fault this time. If I had listened to Hachiman-san, this wouldn't have happened."

"...Sawamura-kun."

Because she didn't know the cause of the incident, Nishimiya Shoko couldn't find the right words to comfort the other person.

Sigh, here we go again.

Hikigaya stared speechlessly at the scene before him. He had long guessed that Eriri might be criticized after she returned, but what those two brats said was a bit too much.

"almost--"

Before he could finish speaking, a strange figure suddenly rushed forward and spoke before Hachiman could:

"Can you please stop making baseless accusations against others, especially since Eriri's health is already poor!"

Ah, it's that boy from the path up the mountain...

Seeing someone step in to mediate, Hikigaya, who had originally intended to act as a peacemaker, suppressed his overflowing sympathy and silently took a step back.

Keep it up, young man, I believe in you.

"And who are you?!"

"I'm Eriri's friend!"

"Tch, they're just friends, what's so great about them!"

Why are you speaking so loudly?

Hikigaya, who was secretly observing, heard the other party's somewhat exasperated voice and silently complained to himself.

Furthermore, he wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that the two guys sounded sour when they heard that Aki Tomoya, an ordinary student, was actually Eriri's friend.

Ah, could it be because Eriri is so popular at school that just being her friend gives her a huge sense of superiority?

Hmph, what a shallow fellow.

Come to think of it, he sometimes had similar thoughts when he was younger, feeling smug because he was on good terms with a popular character in his class. But Hachiman quickly realized that this sense of superiority was nothing but a facade.

"Rinya, forget it, it was my fault this time."

Eriri whispered a word of advice, saying that if she hadn't come with the mindset of training, they wouldn't have lost the competition.

"Eri... "

Seeing the girl's disappointed look, Aki Tomoya's tone softened. Just as he was about to return to his group, the other two boys muttered disdainfully:

"Honestly, if they knew they had health problems, why didn't they just forfeit? Now they're just playing the victim!"

"How could she possibly give up? Eriri isn't that kind of coward! Besides, you have no idea how hard it was for her to climb up here!"

"What does her poor health have to do with us? We're the ones who are suffering, okay?"

"You two heartless bastards!"

The three boys were all unwilling to give in to each other, and it looked like they were about to fight. Eriri rushed over to break them up, while Hachiman remained unresponsive, standing aside and watching the commotion as if nothing had happened.

No matter how much they make a fuss in front of the teacher, they can't actually fight.

As he expected, the moment the argument started, the teachers leading both groups stormed over and forcibly separated them.

The "battle" ended in this way, and for some reason, Hachiman felt unsatisfied.

After all, this was the first time since his rebirth that he had watched others argue without any burden.

however.

He could sense that the conflict was far from over. After all, the summer camp would last for seven days, and according to the school's arrangements, there would be similar team activities later on. Perhaps the group would start arguing again.

Of course, it seems to have nothing to do with him at the moment.

"Hikigaya."

"what?"

Hikigaya, who was deep in thought, heard Kobashi-sensei's voice and instinctively turned around.

"The request we just made is not yet finished."

After a moment of surprise, Hachiman realized that during the subsequent activities, Hachiman would need him to take care of a girl named Eriri.

Honestly, he doesn't want to be someone else's babysitter!

"Let me make it clear beforehand, teacher, I don't have that much time and energy to take care of others. To be honest, I can barely take care of myself right now."

This isn't Hikigaya lying; after all, he encountered something really terrible yesterday, and who knows if that guy named Saito Ichigo will come knocking on his door again.

"Even so, you've been meddling in other people's business the whole way, haven't you?"

Mr. Koba smiled gently, a charming smile that was like a spring breeze, but Hachiman simply put on a grumpy face.

"...Teacher, this is slander."

"Slander? To be honest, the teacher suspects that one of the students in the class might get married before the teacher."

The legal marriage age for men in Japan is currently 18. Does that mean Mr. Koba doesn't plan to get married within the next nine years?

No, no, no, what nonsense am I thinking!

Hachiman forced himself to calm down, and then recounted the events of the past semester. He quickly realized that he was not in a position to say such things.

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"Don't worry, besides the special dishes, I'll ask the director to give you an 'Outstanding Student' certificate when summer camp ends."

"That kind of certificate is completely useless to me!"

Hachiman complained irritably, but just like what Mr. Koba said, even if the other party did not ask, he could not allow the members of his group to be bullied.

On the other hand, is this female teacher exploiting this point to relentlessly squeeze him dry?

Since that's the case, at least give us something useful. Certificates and such are really useless!

"I understand. If there's nothing else, I'll keep a closer eye on things."

"Then please."

The descent was much easier. Although they didn't get first place, their current results weren't too bad, so the two boys quickly calmed down.

However, because there was one person in the team who didn't like to talk, one who couldn't speak, and one who was in an EMO state, the oppressive atmosphere continued all the way to the foot of the mountain.

I thought I could finally catch my breath after climbing the mountain, but the teacher in charge told me that the students would have to prepare their own lunch.

Wait, are you kidding me?

Putting aside the safety issues of using fire and electricity, can you really eat the food made by kids with such mediocre cooking skills?

What if I get gastroenteritis from eating this?

Students' lives matter too!

however.

Apart from Hachiman, most of the others had little sense of safety and were extremely excited when they heard that they could cook for themselves. Some even started to imitate the protagonist in the anime by writing the character "特" on their right arm.

In fact, Haneoka Elementary School has two dedicated home economics classes every week that are related to housework, including cooking classes.

However, for safety reasons, the students could only make rice balls and some simple desserts. This was the first time they had ever cooked a real meal over a fire.

We drove to a nearby campsite, where there were rows of cooking stations and various outdoor cooking tools, as well as several truckloads of meat and vegetables.

Just seeing these things ignited the chef's spirit buried deep within the elementary school students.

"Everyone line up to collect the ingredients from the open space next to you, and then operate them under the guidance of the teacher in charge of each group. Remember to pay attention to safety, otherwise you will be prohibited from participating in the subsequent activities."

The middle-aged director held a microphone and shouted at a group of chattering elementary school students, barely managing to maintain order at the scene.

Under the guidance of Ms. Koba, Hachiman's group also received their own ingredients. They planned to make home-style curry, a simple, convenient, delicious, and filling dish.