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

This is bad, we need to find someone to hand this guy over quickly...

Hikigaya chuckled awkwardly, unsure how to respond.

The only saving grace was that Mr. Xiao was quite serious while driving. The two drove in silence for more than ten minutes before slowly stopping in front of an old rental house.

"This is it. Your teacher is waiting for you in the car."

After turning off the Toyota, Hikigaya quickly opened the car door and ran towards the rented house with his books. However, halfway there, the car window was rolled down.

"You forgot this."

A plastic bag flew down from mid-air, and Hachiman caught it and found that it contained some children's cold medicine.

Well, this teacher also seems to be completely useless.

Just as Hachiman was about to change his impression of her, Ms. Koba put her finger to her lips and gave him a flirty wink: "No matter what, make sure to take good precautions."

At this point, Hachiman couldn't hold back any longer.

In every sense of the word, this teacher was absolutely terrible...

Hikigaya searched all the way in and soon found the rental house with the Ichinose nameplate. He gently pressed the doorbell, and half a minute later, heavy footsteps came.

...

When Su Shi woke up in bed, she felt as if her body had been drained of all its energy, and her head was heavy and aching. She knew she had caught a cold.

He got out of bed, but hadn't taken more than a few steps before he fell to the ground.

"ah..."

Realizing that her voice would disturb her parents who were resting, Su Shi quickly covered her mouth and glanced at the next room out of the corner of her eye.

Whether it's fortunate or unfortunate, both my parents have gone out to work.

For no apparent reason, Su Shi felt a pang of heartache.

She glanced at the time; it was almost nine o'clock. If she didn't hurry, she would be late.

Su Shi forced herself to get up from the tatami mat, washed up, and took out the leftovers from yesterday from the refrigerator.

Normally, Ichinose's parents would prepare breakfast the night before, which could be heated up in the microwave. Although it didn't taste very good, it was enough to fill their stomachs.

However, because of her illness today, Su Shi had a poor appetite. After heating up the food, she only ate one bite and then stopped eating.

But in order to prevent her returning mother from finding out that she was sick, she forced herself to eat breakfast.

After doing all this, she prepared to pick up her schoolbag and go to school as usual. Although she felt a little unwell, she thought she could bear it and it would pass. She didn't want to cause trouble for her parents.

however.

"Boom!"

Su Shi lost her balance again and fell to the ground, losing consciousness. When she woke up again, the landline in the living room was ringing incessantly.

She answered the phone; it was her homeroom teacher calling. Su Shi first apologized and tried to repack her bag to go to school, but as soon as she said that, her homeroom teacher gave her a stern lecture.

"If you're sick, just rest well. Where are your parents? Let them answer the phone."

Sigh, when did she ever say she was sick? Is it just that her voice sounds hoarse?

Su Shi shook her head while holding the phone: "They've all gone to work and won't be back until tonight."

There was a sudden silence on the other end of the phone. A few seconds later, she heard the homeroom teacher promise that a student would help bring her notes and that she shouldn't worry about falling behind in her studies and should get some rest.

What a responsible and good teacher, Su Shi thought to herself.

Having already obtained permission from her homeroom teacher, Su Shi no longer insisted on going to school, even though she could feel that her physical condition was very poor.

"I need to recover quickly so that my parents won't worry."

Su Shi was determined to recover her health before her parents returned that evening, or at least not be so weak and listless.

She lay back down on the bed, and for some reason, she suddenly realized that she hadn't told Hachiman that she wouldn't be coming to class today. What if Hachiman went to the club in the afternoon and came up empty-handed?

Ah, I'm still worried.

Thinking about these things, Su Shi's consciousness quickly drifted away. After an unknown amount of time, a rhythmic knocking sound suddenly rang out at the door.

022 You have a really good eye for people.

Mom's back, but it's only this late?

Feeling slightly dizzy, Su Shi, wearing teddy bear-patterned pajamas, groggily opened the door, and a blurry figure appeared before her.

Rubbing her sleepy eyes, Su Shi's mouth opened slightly.

"Hikigaya-san?"

"good afternoon."

Hikigaya didn't say much, his gaze naturally falling on Suze.

Because of her illness, the child looked rather pale. Her usual headband was nowhere to be seen, and some stray strands of hair fell down, covering her smooth forehead.

"Excuse me, did I disturb your rest?"

"Ah, no."

Su Shi shook her head from side to side, feeling a pang of guilt: "On the contrary, I should be the one apologizing. I have the key to the Literature Club, and I'm afraid it's caused you trouble, Hachiman."

"No, there's no need to worry about that kind of thing."

Hachiman shook his head, then handed over the medicine and notes: "These are the notes your classmate made for you, and these are the medicines from the infirmary."

Su Shi stared in surprise at the item in his hand, her gaze slightly unfocused: "Did Hachiman bring this for me specially?"

"Uh, actually it's..."

Hachiman answered almost instinctively, but when he noticed the expectant look on Sose's face, he quickly changed his mind, "Since these are my class notes, it would be pointless if I didn't hand them in to you that day."

The moment he finished speaking, Hachiman regretted it.

Idiot, what nonsense am I spouting!

Hachiman wished he could find a wall and bang his head against it, but fortunately, Motoyo had already lost her normal thinking ability and didn't find it strange at all: "Yes, thank you, Hachiman. I will make good use of them tonight."

"Let's just rest today. The knowledge is in the textbooks and it won't run away. We can review it tomorrow." Hachiman smiled wryly. He would feel terrible if his words made Suze's condition worse.

"Is that right?"

Su Shi clutched her heaving chest, enduring the pain as she answered in a low voice.

Taking advantage of the moment, Hachiman glanced into the house: "How are you doing now? Aren't your parents home?"

　"After a nap, my head doesn't hurt as much anymore. As for Mom and Dad, they've gone to work."

When this topic was brought up, Su Shi forced a smile.

Hikigaya also comes from a dual-income family, so he understands very well the longing for parents to be with you when you are sick.

Speaking of which, whenever Komachi is sick, she always cries and begs him to stay at home, and when he is sick, Komachi stays by his side in the same way.

So it must be true that having someone by your side when you're sick is a blessing.

So, if I stay now, would it make Ichinose feel better?

No, isn't that a bit too much self-awareness?

Hachiman chuckled self-deprecatingly, quickly erasing the dangerous thought from his mind.

Ultimately, Ichinose Motoyo and Ichinose were just members of a club, and their relationship wasn't even that of friends. If she knew what I was thinking just now, she would probably find it disgusting.

"Then you get some rest, I'll go first..."

Hachiman waved, and just as he was about to return, Mr. Koba, who was supposed to be waiting in the car, came over carrying a plastic bag that he had somehow gotten his hands on.

"Teacher Xiaoba?"

"Hachiman, taking care of sick students is an important responsibility of a nursing home teacher."

"Ah, um."

Hikigaya nodded blankly.

That being said, this is not a school after all, and Hachiman felt that as a caregiver, he had already fulfilled his responsibility by coming to visit the sick student.

Perhaps sensing Hachiman's confusion, Ms. Koba explained, "Well, after all, Konami just called me and told me to take good care of this child, so I plan to cook a meal before I leave."

"Cook?"

"Oh my, looking at me like that, do you think I'm the kind of person who can't cook?"

"No, I didn't say anything."

Hikigaya shook his head vigorously. Although appearances can be deceiving, he at least didn't see any signs of Kohachi-sensei frequently cooking.

After a moment, Teacher Xiaoba smiled slightly: "You have a good eye for people. I really only know how to make some health-preserving porridge, but at this point, this is all the child can eat, right?"

This guy actually admitted it!

Hachiman was somewhat speechless.

On the other side, Su Shi leaned against the wall, her face pale. For some reason, she found that she could no longer hear Hikigaya's voice.

Speaking of which, there was a woman talking next to us from the very beginning. What is her relationship with Hachiman?

The razor-sharp pain in her throat sealed off any desire to speak, and the excruciating pain in her brain made it impossible for her to support her own weight any longer.

In her dazed state, she heard a familiar voice again: "Hey, why are you acting tough when you're so sick?"

Ah, that's Hikigaya's voice.

"I...I'm fine."

After that, consciousness completely disappeared.

Seeing Suze fall forward, Hachiman quickly reached out to catch her, but unfortunately, at only nine years old, he was simply unable to support a girl who was the same weight as him or even heavier.

"Teacher Xiaoba, stop looking and help me out."

"coming."

With their combined efforts, Su Shi, who had already fallen into a coma, was helped to bed and given the appropriate antipyretic medication.

"Teacher Xiaoba, shouldn't we call an ambulance in this situation?"

Hachiman had never encountered a case of someone falling into a coma due to a fever before, so he was a little anxious.

Ms. Koba took out a thermometer and, after confirming that the girl's temperature was below the warning level, said, "Well, not for now, but I'll have to trouble you to stay by her side for a while."

"Oh, me?"

"Yes, teacher also has the important task of making porridge, so I'm leaving the rest to you, Hachiman-chan~"

After giving Hachiman a flirtatious look, Mr. Hachiman quickly left the bedroom, leaving only Hachiman and the unconscious Sose.

The steady breathing sounds from beside him gradually calmed him down. Hachiman moved his gaze and looked around the room.

Well, the situation is not ideal.

The size of the room didn't matter, but Hachiman noticed that there were still things left in both the trash can and the laundry basket. These kinds of details are the best indicator of a family's situation.

This suggests that Su Shi's parents were either very lazy or so busy that they couldn't even keep track of the house's cleanliness.

When Hachiman noticed the scattered beer bottles in the next room out of the corner of his eye, his mood plummeted even further.

023 Hachiman: Then I'll just quit.

After an unknown amount of time, Su Shi opened her eyes again and realized that she seemed to have had a dream in which her classmate Hikigaya came from school to visit her when she was sick.

That must be an illusion. How could a boring child like her be worth Hachiman taking care of?

"Hoohoo."

In the darkness, Su Shi seemed to hear a sound. She looked up and covered her mouth in surprise: "Mommy, when did you come back?"

Hearing her daughter's voice, Su Shi's mother woke up from her sleep.

"Su Shi-chan, you really scared me to death! I thought you weren't going to wake up. Why didn't you tell me you were sick?" Su Shi's mother's tone seemed to carry a hint of blame.

"Mom, you're exaggerating. Look, I'm fine now, aren't I?"

Su Shi moved her arms, proudly showing them to her mother, as if to indicate that her cold was almost completely cured.