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

"real."

"...Okay, I understand. I'll go and ask about Yashiro Gaku for you. Go back and wait for my news."

After a moment of silence, Ms. Koba finally agreed to Hachiman's request. The two then chatted casually for a while. When Ms. Kanatsu's voice came from outside the door, Hachiman took the opportunity to leave the infirmary.

"Xiao Ba, how could you meet with students during work hours!"

The petite Ganxia Gunami exclaimed in surprise as soon as she entered the door.

"A secret rendezvous? Oh dear, Ganxia, ​​you're overthinking things again. I suggest you mind your own business. If you keep this up, you'll soon be forced into blind dates."

"Pshaw, how could that be! I'll be finding a boyfriend soon!"

Ganxia Gunaimei retorted with a grimacing grin.

"Oh, by the way, speaking of boys, what do you think of the new teacher?"

"You mean Yashiro? That guy is absolutely no good!" Kanatsu Konami said condescendingly, just like an XXN on the internet. "Kazan, do you know why I say that?"

"Oh why?"

Ms. Xiaoba asked the other person with great interest, even though her best friend always had unrealistic fantasies and had absolutely no intuition about men.

But to be honest, this guy is pretty perceptive in some ways, like when it comes to spotting bad men...

So, even if it's just for reference, Xiaoba Xiaoye would like to hear how the other party would view Yashiro Gaku, this handsome teacher who is "excellent in both character and academics".

At this point, Ganxia Gunai looked around for a while, then carefully closed the door to the infirmary, looking like she was about to do something shady.

"Is it necessary to be this careful?"

Xiaoba Xiaoye's lips twitched, and she couldn't help but ask.

"Of course, this is not a good thing. By the way, you would never know, but Mr. Yashiro actually has an older brother!"

So what if I have an older brother?

Could it be that besides mama's boys, there are also "Fu Ge demons" in this world?

"What does it matter? Ah, are you afraid of being 'bro play'?"

Teacher Xiaoba looked puzzled.

"Hey, what do you mean by 'brotherly play'? Xiao Ba, shut up!"

The topic inexplicably veered towards something suggestive, and Ganxia Kunami immediately reverted to her innocent high school girl persona, waving her hand with a flushed face.

"Not Brother PLAY Mom?"

"Of course not! Sigh, Xiaoba, I think you don't understand at all." Kanatsu Konami, her expression softening, proudly put her hands on her hips and wagged her finger. "Listen to me, Xiaoba, actually, Mr. Yashiro's brother committed suicide several years ago!"

"Sigh, suicide?" Ms. Xiaoba really didn't know this. She lowered her eyes, thought for a moment, and then asked again, "Do you know the reason for the suicide?"

"No, I didn't inquire about that, but although Mr. Yashiro didn't publicize it, many people in the school know about it."

The reason they said they didn't inquire was actually because the information was too confidential for others to ask.

but.

Manabu Yashiro did not seem to be affected by his older brother's suicide and eventually became a reliable adult male.

"So that's why you look down on Mr. Yashiro? He's so outstanding, you could probably use this as an excuse to take advantage of him."

Xiaoba and Xiaoye analyzed as they spoke.

"How could he possibly take advantage of a weakness! And let me put it another way, no matter what the reason, how could a younger brother possibly live a normal life with an older brother who committed suicide?"

Ganxia Kunami said confidently, while Teacher Xiaoba retorted with a smile:

"Oh, little Ganxia, ​​this is prejudice against others."

"But can you say it's 100% impossible?"

"Yes, I certainly wouldn't dare say 100%."

Aside from being naturally love-struck, women are very ruthless when choosing a partner; they will decisively eliminate anyone if there are any unacceptable traits.

In the eyes of ordinary people, even single-parent families will face certain discrimination, let alone the fact that Yashiro Manabu's family members committed suicide for some reason.

Although he's good in every way, this man is no good—that was Xiaoba Xiaoye's first thought, so it's understandable that the usually clumsy Ganxia Kunami would feel the same way.

but.

Having unexpectedly received useful information from her best friend, Teacher Xiaoba leaned back in her office chair and fell into deep thought.

"Alright, let's not talk about Mr. Yashiro anymore, let's go eat, we're starving!"

Ganxia Gunami groaned as she touched her deflated belly.

"Okay, let's go out to eat today, Ganxia, ​​it's on me."

"Sigh, why are you suddenly being so nice to me?"

"Aren't we best friends? It's only right that I do this. In return, if you find a good guy next time, you must introduce him to me."

"Don't worry. It definitely will!"

Ganxia Gunami gave a thumbs-up with a grin, completely unaware that the reason she hadn't found a boyfriend at her age was because she hadn't been careful to keep an eye on her best friend.

239. Hachiman is very gentle.

Hachiman ran to the next classroom and glanced at the alarm clock next to the blackboard. There was still plenty of free time before the end of lunch break, so Hachiman decided to take advantage of this break to go to the cafeteria for lunch.

Since most of the students on campus had already finished their lunch, the road leading to the cafeteria was very wide, and there were no troublesome kids forming a human wall to block the way.

Don't find it unbelievable; kids this age don't care about other people's feelings. Sometimes when Hachiman sees four or five girls holding hands and slowly blocking the passage, he feels like running over and giving them a good beating.

Inside the cafeteria, only a few students were scattered around the tables, and the food service area was already being cleaned up.

He ran quickly to the food counter and, after much effort, persuaded the cafeteria lady, who was prejudiced against him, to make him a bowl of hot buckwheat noodles.

Because it was cooked too quickly, the noodles don't look fully cooked yet, but it shouldn't be a big problem.

Carrying his soba noodles, Hachiman finally got to enjoy a meal alone in the cafeteria. Usually at this time, he would either be in a small corner behind the teaching building or with the chattering girls.

Although that kind of life wasn't bad, Hachiman sometimes wanted to eat a meal alone in the cafeteria.

Unfortunately, before he could fully realize his idea, a slender figure simply sat down in the seat next to him.

Turning her head slightly to the side, one could see long flaxen hair and a gentle smile.

"Long time no see, Hachiman Hikigaya."

Nagasaki Motoyo naturally greeted him.

Estimating when he last saw Nagasaki Motoyo, Hachiman casually remarked, "Ah, it hasn't been that long, has it?"

To this disappointing answer, Nagasaki Motoyo smiled as beautifully as a blooming flower: "I'm sorry, please don't mind what I just said. It's just that meeting Hachiman-kun at this time is a bit unbelievable."

"No, I'm not some rare Pokémon. You can just fish me out of any stream."

"Uh?"

Nagasaki Motoyo tilted her head, indicating that she couldn't understand the Pokémon reference.

"No, it's nothing."

Hikigaya awkwardly looked away, pondering the meaning of Nagasaki Motoyo's words.

Because of the reassignment of classes, the distance between Class A in the fourth year and Class D in the third year has doubled, so this guy must have come to complain to me about the trouble, right?

Well, if that's the case, how about reducing the frequency of our visits?

Honestly, the older students keep running around to the younger students' areas. If you didn't know better, you'd think they were there to collect protection money.

"actually..."

Just as Hachiman was about to speak, Nagasaki Motoyo said again, "Oh, I've wanted to say this before, but Hachiman actually surprisingly likes noodles."

With her chin resting on her hands, the girl next to her looked at the steaming bowl of buckwheat noodles as if she had observed something interesting in class.

"Uh, no, it's just that there's nothing else to eat."

Hikigaya made meaningless stirring motions in the soup bowl with his chopsticks.

As mentioned before, the free food in the cafeteria is very bland, and if you want to eat something better, you have to spend your limited allowance to buy it.

Among the free dishes, buckwheat noodles were the one that best suited his taste.

but.

This predicament should be over starting next week. Long live work!

"Oh, I see."

Nagasaki Motoyo drew out the last syllable, then opened her mouth as if she had something to say.

Hachiman was all too familiar with this kind of opening move, so he silently prepared himself: "...What's wrong?"

Playing with her delicate hair that fell to her shoulders, Nagasaki Motoyo remained silent for a moment before finally speaking: "Um, Hachiman hasn't been coming to my house much these past few days."

"..."

"Ah, I'm not complaining about why Hachiman doesn't come over. I just think, aren't we friends? So, interacting more can help strengthen our relationship."

Hachiman noticed a distinct flush on the girl's ears... Sigh, if you're shy, don't say it out loud!

"...Ahem, well, don't Ijichi and the others often come to your house?"

To ease his anxiety, Hikigaya buried his head in his food and took a bite of noodles. When he noticed that some soup had accidentally splashed out, Nagasaki Motoyo considerately handed him a few napkins.

"Don't rush, eat slowly."

"That, thank you."

"You're welcome... So, Hachiman-kun has been really busy lately?"

"It's normal, nothing too busy."

To be honest, elementary school students just attend classes and play in the mud, or at most participate in an extracurricular class. What is there to be busy about?

"For example, since Hikigaya was assigned to a new class, he has to consider the feelings of the other students, right? Speaking of which, I heard Nijika say this morning that Anzu-chan's family seems to be having some problems?"

Anna Hanami and Motoyo Nagasaki are also friends, but perhaps it's just Hachiman's imagination, the two rarely talk directly to each other.

"Ah, um, you've heard about it too. Things are a bit tricky."

Speaking of this, Hachiman felt a bit annoyed. He had always felt that what happened last night might not be so simple, but now he was completely at a loss because of a lack of clues.

"Is there anything I can do to help?"

Nagasaki Motoyo wanted to lend a hand, but Hachiman judged that too many unrelated people should not get involved in this matter. If bad rumors spread in the school, it would not be good for Anna Hanami herself.

"No, Banami has already relayed the matter to our homeroom teacher, and we just need to wait for their results."

“Okay…” Nagasaki Motoyo’s voice sounded slightly disappointed, but she quickly cheered up. “Oh right, is Hachiman coming to my house this Friday? Nijika and the others will be coming too.”

"Oh, I guess I'll pass."

Ever since the study session at the Sue family home in Nagasaki, Nijika and the others have been visiting each other's homes from time to time, a fact that Hachiman is aware of.

They often invite Hachiman, but he always makes excuses to decline, saying he has to go to the hospital or somewhere else. If this continues, he'll take advantage of every place around the area.

"This is a welcome party for Anja-chan. If Hachiman-kun doesn't come, Anja-chan will be very sad."

Cleverly using Anna Hanami's excuse, Motoyo Nagasaki watched Hachiman's reaction without showing any emotion. She knew that as long as she used this reason, the gentle Hachiman would definitely not refuse.

240 You have the potential to be a villain.

As expected, Hachiman hesitated for a moment after hearing this reason, but his next answer surprised her.

"I'm sorry, I really can't this time. I have other plans for Friday night."

He was going to a banquet with Saito Ichigo on Friday. Although he was reluctant, he had to keep his promise since he had made it.

"I see..." A hint of regret flashed in Nagasaki Motoyo's eyes. "Speaking of which, has Hachiman-kun considered where he should go for junior high school?"

"Wait a minute, why did we suddenly jump to this topic? And isn't it too early to be thinking about this now?"

Hachiman couldn't help but feel a little lost.

Recalling his previous life, in order to avoid his elementary school classmates, Hikigaya studied hard for a semester before the entrance exam, which is how he got into a decent junior high school in the area.

But that time, I only started seriously reviewing in the second semester of sixth grade. Now, Nagasaki Motoyo has just entered the second semester of fourth grade. Isn't it a bit too hasty to consider the issue of advancing to higher education?