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

Hikigaya, who was about to go back and sign the document himself, was stunned for a moment, and then cursed inwardly.

Damn it, teachers never used to check parents' signatures. Isn't it a bit too strict to manage such a small student?

"Heh, so there's such a way." He turned his gaze away indifferently. "Excuse me, Chairman Fang Huyuan, I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

"Wait a moment."

Hibari reached out and grabbed Hikigaya, who was about to leave the activity room, causing the latter to pause.

"What else?"

"Hachiman, have you resolved everything that happened in your class last week?"

044 A short essay about shortening one's lifespan

Hibari Hoshino cast a straight gaze at him, his voice flat, yet tinged with a hint of concern.

She was probably referring to the incident where Nishimiya Shoko was bullied, right?

Hikigaya paused for a moment, wondering if the news had spread this far.

It's important to know that sixth grade and third grade are in two different school buildings, and they rarely interact during class. In fact, for most sixth graders, third graders are like high school students looking at middle school students.

After thinking for a moment, Hachiman nodded back: "Mm."

"Then I'm relieved. When I heard that someone in your class had been beaten, I wondered if it was you, and I was right."

Hibari Hokuriku had a hint of a smile in his eyes, so this guy was definitely gloating when he asked that question!

"Ah..."

Hachiman rolled his eyes inwardly. As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast. It seems that he has added another embarrassing story to his elementary school history.

"I don't know if it will work, Hikigaya, I have some band-aids here, you can take them to tide you over for now."

"what?"

Hikigaya blinked in confusion.

Hibari Haruka smiled knowingly and pointed to the corner of his mouth: "You can't scratch a newly healed wound. If you want to recover as soon as possible, you have to control your hands."

"...Feel sorry."

Could I really make such a mistake?

It's because my body has shrunk that I've lost some of my self-control, damn God!

Hachiman silently took a band-aid from the other person. It had several chibi penguin designs on it, which looked quite cute at first glance.

But, President, didn't you ever consider how a boy should use such a cute band-aid?

Hikigaya quietly put the band-aid into his pocket.

"Oh right, last time you said you needed to borrow the student council's computer, was there something wrong?" Hibari asked casually. Hearing this, Hikigaya's heart sank, but he pretended that nothing had happened: "Uh, it was just that I needed to look up some assignment information online. It's been resolved now. Is there a problem?"

"It's nothing, just asking."

Hibari didn't seem inclined to delve into the matter, but simply sighed helplessly: "Some kids are too playful. They secretly use the student council's computers to play games, and then they get caught by the teachers. So, I'm just reminding Hikigaya that if you really want to use them, you can apply to join the student council."

Does that mean student council members can now play games openly...?

Hachiman couldn't help but think to himself, then shook his head: "I understand, thank you for reminding me, Chairman."

After thanking Hibari, Hikigaya left the student council office.

He breathed a sigh of relief only after confirming that no one was following him.

I was terrified...

If it were discovered that his real purpose in using the computer was to report his own school, Hibari Hara probably wouldn't have let him leave so easily.

But what could he do? His family didn't have a computer, and he was too young to go to an internet cafe, so he had to rely on the resources around him.

Don't worry, the browsing history and everything else have been completely deleted. The inspection team shouldn't be so crazy as to investigate the reported IP address.

Uh, probably.

Walking down the deserted corridor, the setting sun outside the window dyed the boy's hair yellow. Looking at the returned application for leaving the club in his hand, Hikigaya couldn't help but sigh with worry.

So, I guess I still have to go to the Literature Department in person?

Hachiman assessed the current situation; he still had two extremely troublesome matters at hand.

First and foremost, I need to withdraw from the Literature Department as soon as possible.

According to the student council, this requires the signature of the president of the Literature Club, Ichinose Motoyo, so Hikigaya plans to go to the Literature Club's activity room later.

Actually, there are other ways to quit the Literature Club. For example, starting today, no matter what Ichinose says, you can stop participating in activities. Over time, you will become a ghost member, which is essentially no different from quitting.

Of course, this method of giving up also has its drawbacks, namely leaving room for criticism, which is the same as the situation in the first year.

The thought of potentially being used by others again made Hachiman feel somewhat agitated.

Ah, so it's probably more convenient to just have Ichinose sign here...

Weighing the pros and cons, Hachiman scratched his head and came to a final conclusion.

As for the second matter, it was because Komachi's intrusion at noon today caused him to not completely refuse Ichinose Motoyo's request.

This is the most troublesome thing.

Since the best opportunity to refuse has already been missed at this point, the only way to do so without hurting the other party is to continue to postpone it.

Hikigaya's right hand, which was in his trouser pocket, clenched involuntarily. With a heavy heart, he arrived at the door of the Literature Club's activity room once again.

I thought I wouldn't come back.

Hachiman stared at the tightly closed door, silently shook his head, then took a deep breath and knocked on it, but no one responded.

Is there anyone here?

"excuse me!"

Hachiman greeted him before opening the door, and the familiar space was filled with the scent of books.

Looking inside, the activity room floor was spotless, and the books on the shelves were neatly arranged—all thanks to Ichinose Motoyo.

Although the child didn't like reading, he took great care of the things in the activity room.

However, what was jarring was that many ordered manuscripts were piled up haphazardly on the rectangular table in the activity room, disrupting the harmony of the entire room.

Upon closer inspection, Hachiman picked up a copy and discovered that it was the work of other members of the Literature Club.

"Ah, they've all been collected."

After the original members of the Literature Club returned, the management of the club was entirely handed over to Ichinose Motoyo, and Hikigaya rarely got involved.

All he knew was that those kids were giving it their all for the reward in this competition.

So, Hachiman was slightly curious about the outcome.

Since he had nothing else to do, he decided to take a look around. Hachiman browsed aimlessly, but as he looked, his brows furrowed tightly.

"Won't reading these articles shorten my lifespan...?"

Putting down the manuscript in his hand, Hikigaya exhaled a breath of stale air.

To be honest, he didn't have high expectations for elementary school students' writing skills. He just thought that no matter how bad they were, they should at least be able to produce a work that was comprehensible.

But reality dealt him a heavy blow.

Besides the illegible handwriting, there were also various grammatical errors and countless typos. Just a quick glance at it made me feel like I was going to lose my temper. Is this what Chinese teachers think when grading papers?

“Those guys didn’t think that having fewer people would guarantee them a prize, so they just handed in a bunch of random stuff.”

Hikigaya muttered to himself, his face pale.

If evaluated by normal grading standards, all of these manuscripts would deserve zero points, no, negative points!

The problem is that the competition is ranked, meaning that even if you get a negative score of ten, as long as it is higher than other people's scores, it is still a high score!

So these elementary school students have it too easy!

Oh, he set the rules, then it's fine.

Just then, Hachiman heard light footsteps at the door. He quickly put down the manuscript in his hand and turned around, only to meet the girl's slightly surprised gaze.

045 What a terrible thing!

"Oh, Hachiman, good afternoon, it's nice to see you again."

A smiling girl appeared at the door like a gust of wind.

Su Shi felt that today was her lucky day. Although Hikigaya had proposed to withdraw from the Literature Club in the morning, she felt that their relationship had not weakened because of the withdrawal from the club, but had instead become stronger.

Is this the story in the movie about the male and female protagonists becoming best friends after going through setbacks?

Suze is a smart girl. She knows that it takes time to go from ordinary friends to best friends, and she and Hachiman are making steady progress on that path.

"Ahem... Yes, we meet again."

Meeting the other person at this particular moment gave Hachiman a strange sense of déjà vu, like he'd been caught doing something wrong.

Soyo walked straight towards the direction of Hikigaya.

She was in a good mood, so her sluggish mind became active again.

Speaking of which, has Hachiman changed his mind? His reason is that he's afraid of being alone and doesn't know what to do after school.

Hmm, very likely!

If Hikigaya-san plans to return to the Literature Club, she needs to prepare a suitable reason in advance so as not to embarrass him.

"Um, didn't Hachiman say he was going to quit the club? Is there something you need to take care of this time?"

She smiled and patiently guided him.

"Ah, oh, there are indeed some things to take care of."

I already used the excuse of just passing by at noon, so using it again now would seem a bit contrived. So let's just get straight to the point.

Hikigaya took a breath: "Ichinose-san, do you remember what happened this morning?"

Morning?

Could it be that the bento box didn't suit my taste?

But she remembered that everyone had a great time eating lunch... Could it be that Hachiman was just pretending to enjoy the food to save her face?

Recalling the moments they shared together in the cafeteria at noon, Su Shi was immediately filled with immense unease.

"Yes, of course I remember, I'll never forget it... So whatever Hachiman asks for, I'll listen carefully, please just tell me."

A lifetime is such an exaggeration.

Perhaps startled by such heavy emotions, Hikigaya's lips twitched slightly, and at the same time he realized that Ichinose Motoyo seemed to have misunderstood something.

—Huh, does she think I'm talking about bento boxes?

"Well, the lunchbox was delicious, but I came here for other reasons."

"Oh, so that's how it is!"

Su Shi slowly loosened her fist from her chest, then looked puzzled: "What else are you referring to, Hachiman-kun?"

Hikigaya scratched his head, glancing awkwardly elsewhere: "Um, the student council said that withdrawing from a club requires the president's signature, so could Ichinose-san sign my withdrawal application form for me?"

It turned out to be a resignation application...

Although her previous thoughts had vanished, Su Shi felt that this was still a hundred times better than disliking her bento box.

She tried her best to suppress her unease and maintained a smile on her face, saying, "Hachigaya-kun, are you really going to withdraw? Just like before, it's okay if you don't come, or you can attend occasionally or something. Is that not possible?"

"No, that wouldn't make any sense."

Hikigaya sighed. He had decided to quit precisely because he didn't want to cause trouble for the Literature Club.

After a long silence, Su Shi's expression turned somewhat grim. She picked up her pen with difficulty and said, "...Okay, I understand. If Hachiman wants to come back in the future, you can always come to me."

"Ah, oh."

This is bad. Why do I have this feeling that I've done something wrong...?

While Suze was signing, Hachiman casually said, "By the way, Ichinose-san, could I have a share of the judging work for this competition?"