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

Honami Ichinose waved her hand dismissively. Several photos of hair clips lay quietly in the album. Just as she was wondering why Hachiman would do this, the latter had already turned to face another direction.

"It's getting late, come with me."

"Oh, um."

Honami Ichinose quickly put her phone back in her pocket, seemingly subconsciously anticipating what would happen next.

053 The Real Gift

The three's destination was the commercial street surrounding Haneoka Elementary School.

When he was little, Hachiman loved the rice cakes on this street, but he hasn't come here much since he started junior high school.

Although it declined somewhat due to the impact of the internet age, the shopping street showed signs of slow recovery when I was in high school, thanks to the trust between merchants and customers.

"Oh, I've been here before."

As she walked into the shopping street, Honami Ichinose's childhood memories were immediately awakened. She pointed nostalgically to a dessert stall not far away, and the owner there happened to give her a friendly look.

"Little girl, would you like a dorayaki?"

"Oh, there! I bought dorayaki over there before! Hachiman, do you want some? I can treat you!"

This idiot, if I spend the money now, how am I going to buy a gift...?

Hachiman shook his head helplessly, ignoring the shop owner's expectant gaze, and quickened his pace to the entrance of a decoration shop.

Looking through the window, the shelves were filled with a dazzling array of goods, all of which were little trinkets that girls would love.

"So beautiful, Onii-chan!"

Komachi was also captivated by the sparkly accessories in front of her, and she bounced around very lively, clinging to Hachiman's arm.

"Hmm, Komachi, do you want some? I have some extra pocket money if you do."

With a smile on his face, Hachiman took out the loose change from his pocket.

"No! Onii-chan already bought me a drink today... Wait, how does Onii-chan know about places like this?"

Komachi seemed to realize that something was wrong.

My brother clearly doesn't like these fancy things, so how would he know about this kind of shop?

That's strange!

"Haha, that's not important."

This is all embarrassing stuff from my junior high school days. To get closer to a girl I cared about, Hachiman spent a lot of time researching all sorts of decorations.

Understanding accessories doesn't mean understanding a girl's heart, and Hachiman was ultimately rejected.

Suppressing his surging emotions, Hachiman gave a vague answer to brush it off. Seeing this, Ichinose Honami whispered, "Hachiman, is this the place you said can grant wishes?"

Although she didn't want to dampen the children's enthusiasm, Honami Ichinose felt that this shop was no different from any other small accessory shop, since there were several accessory shops near her house.

Hachiman nodded and began to explain, "Yes, but unlike ordinary decoration shops, this shop accepts custom orders."

"custom made?"

What, is this where the explanation starts?

Hachiman blinked helplessly: "It's about making accessories specifically for customers. They can specify both the style and the materials."

"Haha, I know what 'customized' means, but if it's specially customized, won't it be very expensive?"

Honami Ichinose, short of money, looked embarrassed. If the custom-made hair clip was too expensive, she still wouldn't be able to afford it.

"It's a little more expensive than a regular hair clip, but much cheaper than the ones sold in convenience stores."

Upon hearing this, Ichinose Honami slowly opened the photo album on her phone. It turned out that Hachiman's younger brother went to take photos of the hair clip in order to prepare materials for a custom order.

But doing it this way doesn't seem right.

My sister wants the same hair clip as the celebrity. If it's custom-made, the style might be similar, but the details will still be different.

But if she says no now that she's come this far, it will make the two children sad. What should she do?

After thinking for a while, the kind-hearted girl revealed a cheerful expression: "Hmm, let's go here then. I think my little sister will definitely like the hair clips in this shop."

Hikigaya glanced at Ichinose Honami without making it obvious, but the wavering in the other's expression did not escape his eyes.

If you're unwilling, just refuse directly.

However, this was within his expectations. Ichinose Honami's feelings at this moment were probably very complicated. On the one hand, he didn't want those who came up with the idea to get hurt, and on the other hand, he was thinking about how to raise funds for the follow-up.

What a gentle person.

Honami Ichinose greeted the shop owner and sent him a photo of the hair clip. The owner quickly quoted a price for the custom hair clip: "Two thousand yen. You can get it right away, but once it's made, there are no refunds, and we can't guarantee it will look exactly like the picture."

"It's alright, it's alright! As long as it's close enough, that's fine! Thank you for your hard work."

After reaching an agreement, the shop owner turned and went backstage.

Honami Ichinose withdrew her gaze. She had decided that it didn't matter what the hair clip turned out like; she would find a way to raise enough funds later.

The most important thing now is not to let the two children down!

While waiting, Honami Ichinose shook off her earlier melancholy and happily chatted with Komachi about what had happened at school.

About ten minutes later, the shop owner reappeared.

"Give."

In his hand was a white hair clip with butterfly-shaped sequins. It was well-made, but it lacked the exquisite refinement of the hair clip he had seen in the convenience store.

This was far beyond Ichinose Honami's expectations, and for a moment she even thought that if she gave this to her sister, there was a chance she could get away with it.

But she quickly dismissed the idea.

She couldn't fool someone with counterfeit goods, especially since the other party was her only biological sister.

"That's wonderful! This is a beautiful hair clip. My sister will love it. Thank you!"

"Need not."

The shop owner, having finished his work, returned to his workstation, while Ichinose Honami continued to examine the details of the hair clip.

"Onii-chan, is this okay?"

Watching Honami Ichinose's preoccupied figure as she walked away, Komachi lowered her voice and asked, to be honest, she didn't feel any satisfaction in helping others solve their problems; instead, she felt uneasy.

The custom-made hair clip is beautiful, but it's still quite different from the original one.

Well, it's not that the gift is bad, it's just that I feel a little embarrassed to give it as a gift.

Of course, if it were Hikigaya who gave it to her, she would gladly accept it!

"Of course not."

Hachiman answered readily, stating that a counterfeit can never compare to the real thing, no matter how well it imitates the original, it's still a counterfeit, unless it's a certain blond man...

Sorry, I couldn't help but insult you.

"What should I do?"

Komachi looked at Ichinose Honami, then at her older brother who had given her the bad idea, and felt quite uncomfortable.

"Wait a moment, I think it should be ready soon."

"What's the same?"

Just as Komachi was wondering, the silent Ichinose Honami suddenly took out her phone from her pocket.

"Ugh?"

Seeing the surprised look on the other person's face, Hachiman gradually breathed a sigh of relief and then asked, "Is there anything else?"

"No, well, I just received a strange text message."

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Chapter 54 This is bad for the heart.

Honami Ichinose looked at her phone when a message popped up in her text message list that surprised her.

At that moment, Hachiman stepped forward, bowed, and apologized to her puzzled gaze.

"I'm sorry, I just used my phone's email without permission. That email should have been sent to me."

In addition to taking photos for the custom hair clip, Hikigaya also borrowed Honami Ichinose's phone to send an email.

Of course, the email account was his own, and the recipient was SUZIMI's agency.

"Ah, um, I see..."

After a brief moment of panic, Honami Ichinose regained her senses, her gaze gradually focusing on the boy's remorseful figure.

"Hahaha, I'm fine! Hachiman, don't worry about it. Besides, I don't use email much, so I didn't mean to blame you at all!"

Faced with this situation, instead of getting angry, she tried to find a way to help him out. When Hachiman looked up, he felt once again that the girl in front of him was a little too gentle.

"I'm sorry anyway, but could I please see the contents of that other text message?"

"Sure, I haven't seen it yet."

Constantly watching Hikigaya's expression, Honami Ichinose smiled and handed the phone to him.

The latter scrolled to the bottom of the message list, and after reading the contents of the email, a slight smile appeared on his lips.

"SUZIMI has a project where they shoot birthday greeting videos for only 2,000 yen. Want to try it?"

"Ugh?"

With that, Hikigaya handed the phone back to Ichinose Honami.

After browsing through it, Honami Ichinose covered her mouth in disbelief: "You're kidding me, right? Such a small amount of money can get Suzimi to film a video for Saki-chan?"

That's a celebrity, can you really buy it for only two thousand yen?

The sudden news was somewhat beyond Ichinose Honami's comprehension.

"Perhaps SUZIMI's popularity isn't as high as people imagine. In the end, celebrities are just more sophisticated office workers."

At this point, Hachiman laughed as if gloating: "And as long as the price is right, they'll do anything."

"It's probably not that exaggerated to say you can do everything, is it?"

Honami Ichinose almost couldn't hold back. "Speaking of which, it seems like Hachiman has some unreasonable prejudice against adults in society."

No, this is so beaver-like!

Realizing he had made a statement inappropriate for his age, Hikigaya coughed lightly to ease the awkwardness.

"Ahem, let's get back to the main topic. What do you think? Although it's not as collectible as a hair clip, as for the video, we can watch it anytime we want to replay it."

In Hachiman's opinion, spending a lot of money to buy a celebrity-endorsed hair clip is not as good as having someone like him film a birthday greeting.

Especially for those immature kids, a major reason for buying celebrity merchandise is to show off to their friends.

Imagine this: while others can only bluff with the same hair clip, you have a birthday greeting specially recorded for you by a celebrity. If it's not 100% foolproof, it will at least fool more than 90% of idiots.

I just don't know if Honami Ichinose herself can accept this approach.

"Birthday wishes, um, that's it..."

Honami Ichinose stared intently at her phone screen, her voice barely audible, as if she were talking to herself.

After a while, he turned around and went straight to Hachiman's side.

"whee."

You're laughing at me...