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

207 Go talk to the person who wrote the self-criticism.

The two spoke with great emotion, as if in the eyes of a nine-year-old child, copying comics was something that deserved criticism and ridicule.

To be honest, Hachiman doesn't know what it's like to draw suggestive comics in the classroom. Maybe it's because there's no one left in the world who cares about him?

and so.

Based on Eriri's current behavior, she doesn't seem to be the type of person who acts rashly or takes risks to show herself in front of the public.

In other words, the so-called painting is nothing but a false rumor.

"Hmph, putting aside the manga, has anyone actually seen what Sawamura-san has drawn?" With that, Hachiman turned to the source of these rumors, the girl who had spoken first, "You were the one who said Sawamura-san was drawing otaku manga, weren't you?"

At first, it clearly stated that they saw "something being drawn," but here Hikigaya slightly modified it, directly changing it to "otaku comics."

Because it's a completely fabricated story, if the other party continues down this line of conversation, they will inevitably get the wrong answer no matter what.

"what."

Staring directly at by those rotting eyes, the girl even became somewhat incoherent in her speech.

"I...I didn't see it either. It's just that Sawamura-kun sometimes takes out his drawing tools and draws something on paper after class."

"What are you drawing...?" Mimicking the other person's ambiguous tone, Hachiman repeated his words, "So in the end, you didn't see it at all, did you?"

When asked about the crux of the matter, the girl visibly hesitated for half a second before bitterly admitting:

"No, no, but!"

"But what?" He paused deliberately, glancing around. "There should be some classmates here who are in the same class as Sawamura-kun, right? Has anyone seen Sawamura-kun's drawing?"

"that."

Upon hearing the voice from the back of the line, everyone immediately looked over.

The boy who had been speaking suddenly felt deflated because he was being stared at by so many people, but after hesitating for a moment, he mustered his courage and said:

"What Sawamura-kun drew was probably just an ordinary drawing; many of us in the class have seen it. As for Mimura-kun, since she wasn't there at the time, so..."

"Ahaha, so that's it."

The girl named Mimura laughed awkwardly.

What the hell? It was all nonsense... Many students present had this thought when they received the news.

The misunderstanding was successfully cleared up.

Hikigaya remained expressionless. Compared to Ishida and his group, these guys' methods were far too clumsy, practically half-baked.

The defensive line will immediately collapse if an attack is launched at the weak point.

Thinking about all this, he turned around and looked at the two who were still planning to escalate the situation: "So, is this the end of it? Or are you two still foolishly planning to attract Sawamura-kun in this way?"

"Well..."

Seeing that things were not going well, the two boys wisely shut their mouths. After realizing that the farce had been temporarily resolved, Aki Tomoya excitedly stepped forward.

"Hachiman, thank you for your help. We really are comrades!"

Behind the thick glasses shone a light called "friendship".

Who's your buddy?

Ultimately, if this guy hadn't messed things up, he wouldn't have had to do all this trouble. Talking is exhausting, you know!

For some reason, Aki Tomoya had a strange impression of Hachiman. In order to clear himself of these unnecessary connections, Hachiman gave him a cold look.

"Give me the book."

"Hey, does Hachiman want to watch it too? We can watch it together later."

Aki Tomoya was open to all comers, but who would want to read a book on a bus with him?

Under his insistence, Aki Tomoya finally handed over the comic book, and the moment he received it, Hikigaya immediately went to the teacher in charge.

"Teacher, An Yi brought prohibited books to the summer camp, which is affecting our normal lives. We hope you can deal with this."

"Ugh?"

"what?"

Not only Aki Tomoya, but even the teacher was stunned.

They were aware, of course, that some students had brought prohibited items to the summer camp, but because it was a summer activity, they turned a blind eye as long as it wasn't too outrageous.

But now that Hachiman has chosen to expose the matter, they have no choice but to take it seriously.

The teacher in charge glanced at the comic book and immediately determined that it was unsuitable for elementary school students. He then issued a warning, feigning seriousness:

　"An Yi, did you bring this book with you?"

"No, teacher, I just bought this."

Aki Tomoya shrank his shoulders nervously, glancing at where Hachiman was.

"You can't bring books you just bought here either. Even though this isn't a school, how can you bring books like this here? Just leave this one with the teacher for now, and you can pick it up after summer camp."

"why is it like this!"

Aki Tomoya was clearly dissatisfied with the teacher's judgment. He complained and tried to get his things back from the teacher by explaining the legitimacy of the manga.

"Teacher, An Yi has been discussing the content of this manga at school, and everyone is very unhappy about it."

Hachiman added a sentence at this point.

"what?"

Looking at the group, everyone looked solemn. The teacher recalled the image of Aki Tomoya promoting inappropriate comics to children in the crowd.

"Aki!"

He shouted a rebuke.

"Don't go too far!"

"teacher..."

Sensing the adults' anger, Aki Tomoya obediently lowered his head and dared not speak again.

"Go back and write me another letter of self-criticism. If the teacher sees you discussing related topics at school again, we'll call your parents in!"

"Well, I know!"

Aki Tomoya's expression immediately fell. If he were being targeted by a student of the same grade, he could accept it completely, and even act with the idea of ​​changing the other person.

But when faced with his teacher, he knew that no matter how hard he tried, it would be in vain, since adults are unreasonable.

Of course, these comic books were originally prohibited items by school rules, so unless he had enough power to change the school rules, which was obviously impossible.

"The same goes for everyone else. Don't relax too much. The teachers don't want to see related content at school anymore. Do you understand?"

"Oh."

Scattered responses came from within the group.

Holding the comic book confiscated from Aki Tomoya, the teacher in charge walked back to his original position with a sullen face.

208. Couples are birds of a feather.

Aki Tomoya learned his lesson for forcibly promoting the manga regardless of other people's feelings, and Eriri also cleared up the misunderstanding. Apart from making Nishimiya Shoko make some unnecessary sacrifices, the result was pretty much what Hikigaya had imagined.

The matter was settled, and Hachiman rejoined the queue.

Nishimiya Shoko seemed oblivious to what was happening with the teacher, and was currently comforting the distraught Eriri. The two walked hand in hand onto the bus.

Well, let's leave this to her.

Shaking his head, Hachiman boarded the bus a moment later.

As soon as he entered the carriage, he quickly sensed the oppressive atmosphere inside.

Hey, wasn't it lively before? Why is everyone so quiet now?

Looking around, he found that all the seats were occupied, except for one empty seat in the back row. Hachiman walked over with his head down and sat down in the window seat.

"Hachiman, is this place taken?"

"Ugh?"

Looking up, Hachiman saw it was Nagasaki Motoyo and shifted his position slightly.

"Please."

"Then I'm welcome."

After sitting down, Nagasaki Motoyo took a fan out of her bag and happily said that it was a souvenir she received from the bookstore.

"Hmm, it looks pretty good."

Hachiman praised it somewhat perfunctorily. It was a black folding fan with the signboard of a century-old shop printed on the surface, but the workmanship was not good, and it would probably be completely ruined after a while.

"It was given to me by that old man..." Nagasaki Motoyo said with a smile, then suddenly changed the subject, "Speaking of which, Hachiman-kun, I went to the restroom while waiting for the train. I hope nothing happened between you and Shoko-chan?"

"No, everyone is very friendly."

"That's it."

The girl's smile didn't disappear, but her brows furrowed slightly.

Hikigaya is lying again.

Before getting on the bus, she had already learned from her companions the reason for the argument, and also knew that Hikigaya and Nishimiya Shoko had both stood up for her.

"Hey, Hachiman, are you alright?"

"Huh, what do you mean?"

Upon hearing this absurd question, Hachiman hesitated for a moment, then deliberately looked out the window.

"Just now, did Hachiman do something bad again?"

"Uh, you already know? Let me make this clear, I don't think there's anything wrong with it. After all, there are problems on both sides in this matter."

"I understand, but Hachiman, could you please tell me before doing this in the future?"

Nagasaki Motoyo's tone was so gentle that even Hachiman didn't know how to refuse, so he could only continue to play dumb:

"Ah, why?"

"Because I want to help you too."

Looking out the window, Hikigaya saw the deep concern and unease in Nagasaki Motoyo's eyes.

"No need... I can manage on my own." Feeling his heart pounding faster, Hachiman suddenly felt a little thirsty. "This is the most efficient way, and I'm used to it."

"How could anyone get used to that kind of thing?"

Suddenly, Nagasaki Motoyo's voice became louder, clearly standing out in the quiet carriage.

Hikigaya paused for a moment, then turned to look and found the girl with her head down, her expression hidden beneath her brown hair.

"I'm sorry, I'll think about it more carefully later."

"Yeah, me too. I was a little too serious just now. Don't worry about it, Hachiman."

Nagasaki Motoyo tossed her long hair and smiled again.

The conversation in the car ended there, and the two tacitly changed the subject to other things, such as books in the bookstore.

Half an hour later, the bus stopped at the hotel's private parking lot. When they got off, Hachiman noticed that Eriri and Nishimiya Shoko were in much better condition.

"Glass-chan has found another friend."

Nagasaki Motoyo, who got off the train with him, glanced at it and said happily.

"is it?"

Hikigaya remained noncommittal on this matter. Speaking of which, before Nishimiya Shoko stepped forward, Eriri seemed to be planning to say something. If I'm not mistaken, she probably wanted to distance herself from Aki Tomoya.

From Eriri's perspective, perhaps only that method could perfectly avoid being treated differently.

Hikigaya didn't intend to say anything about her actions. Couples are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly away separately. Since Eriri chose to do that, it shows that their relationship was nothing special.

but.

That kind of relationship is the fake thing that Hachiman hates the most.