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

Upon hearing this, a sad expression appeared on Komachi's usually cheerful face.

"Ah, um..."

Although Hachiman already knew, the feeling of having his daydream exposed was really unpleasant... After all, what's wrong with the world of fantasy? It's just that reality is too cruel!

"Um, I'm so sorry for being so useless, Onii-chan."

"It's okay, Onii-chan, cheer up."

"Well then, let me be Hachiman's first time."

Ichinose Motoyo blushed and mustered her courage to speak.

Because the first time is very important, I don't want to give it to someone else...

"Oh, okay, then I'll leave it to Sister Su Shi!"

Komachi shook off her earlier melancholy, then cheerfully took Suze's arm and headed towards the open space.

Hikigaya followed behind the two with a blank expression until he saw a familiar face in the open space, and suddenly felt a little awkward.

Oh no, even he's starting to get nervous.

Otherwise, forget it.

Seeing Hikigaya's unsteady gait, Komachi pouted and tried to forcibly pull him over.

"Onii-chan, move!"

"No, no, Onii-chan suddenly has a stomachache and needs to go to the toilet. Why don't you guys go ahead, Komachi?"

Sigh, at this point, are we still going to run away?

Unnie-chan is so useless!

Fortunately, the thought of giving up was only fleeting, and Hachiman eventually took another step forward.

In the open area, Hachiman's parents had already prepared lunch. When they saw an unfamiliar figure appear behind their children, they instinctively paused for a moment.

"Hachiman, Komachi, you're finally back... Ah, and who is this?"

"Mom and Dad, let me tell you, this is Onii-chan's new friend."

"What? Hachiman's friend? And such a cute girl at that!"

Hachiman's father looked incredulous, pondered for a moment, and then said with a serious face:

"Hachiman, although I know you long to make friends, it's wrong to force people. Apologize to me right now!"

When he saw his son bring home a pretty little girl, his first reaction wasn't to be touched, but rather to think that Hachiman must have done something shady.

Just as Hachiman predicted!

But, you old man, what kind of image do I have in your eyes?

Hachiman covered his face, and before he could explain, Motoyo spoke first:

"Uncle, you've misunderstood. Hachiman didn't threaten me."

"Oh, oh, no?"

This scene left Hachiman's father completely astonished, staring incredulously at the girl in front of him.

Kid, if you're being forced, just blink.

"Yes, my name is Ichinose Motoyo, and I'm Hikigaya-kun's... close friend."

With a hint of shyness, Su Shi said in a low voice.

At that moment, Hachiman felt a surge of exhilaration, and confidently straightened his back.

Well, that's pretty much the situation.

"is that a lie?"

Hachiman's mother was the first to recover, glaring fiercely at her husband before smiling and saying:

"Welcome, welcome! Oh dear, I haven't had time to prepare a proper lunch. Su Shi-chan, would you like to have this from Auntie?"

"How is this possible?"

Suze smiled and declined, but Hachiman explained that they had prepared lunch themselves.

"Oh, I see. Hachiman, why didn't you say so earlier!"

Hachiman's mother glared at him reproachfully, thinking to herself that her silly son was really something, bringing a girl over to eat at such a late hour. If the girl hadn't been prepared beforehand, would she have been expected to watch them eat?

"sorry."

Hikigaya sincerely apologized, after all, inviting Ichinose over for dinner was a last-minute decision, and his parents naturally couldn't have prepared everything perfectly.

During the meal, Hachiman's mother unilaterally steered the conversation:

"Su Shi-chan, didn't your parents come?"

"Uncle and Aunt are very busy."

Hachiman suddenly interrupted.

"Children should not interrupt when adults are talking!"

Hachiman's mother glared at him, and he immediately shut his mouth. There was no way to overcome the muscle memory formed over more than ten years.

However, with Hikigaya's hints, Hikigaya's mother roughly guessed the situation in the Soseki family.

These parents are really something, they didn't even come to see their child for the annual sports festival...

She mentally complained, then looked at Su Shi with even more fervent eyes.

"Su Shi Jiang, this is a special dish made in our family, you must try it."

"Oh, thank you, Auntie."

At this age, Ichinose Motoyo was like a cute doll in the eyes of Hikigaya's parents, and this doll was also inextricably linked to their unreliable eldest son.

Although the two are still young, Hachiman's parents have already started planning ahead and worrying about what will happen when their children grow up.

"Is Suze-chan a classmate of Hachiman?"

"Um, I'm a year older than Hikigaya-kun."

"I see. One year old isn't that old. You're still young."

"what?"

What does it mean that one year old isn't very old? Suze said she couldn't quite understand what Hachiman's parents were saying.

But the feeling of everyone eating together is very warm and cozy.

Mom, please stop talking!

Hikigaya roared inwardly and quickly stuffed the rice ball in his hand into his mouth.

"Hachiman, why are you eating so fast?"

"No, we have some things to do this afternoon, so we might have to head back early, right, Ichinose?"

Sigh, right?

Feeling the warm atmosphere, Su Shi honestly didn't want to leave so soon, but since Hachiman had already spoken, she obediently nodded in agreement.

"Yes, Hachiman is right, we have things to do in class later."

"Alright then, you can take this. It contains desserts that you can have a snack if you get hungry in the afternoon."

"Oh."

Hachiman reached out to catch it, but was mercilessly slapped away by Hachiman's mother.

"It's not for you! Suze-chan, take it now."

Chapter 64: The Adorable Tiger.

"..."

"How embarrassing."

Su Shi looked at the dessert with a troubled expression, unsure of what to do. Fortunately, she soon heard Hachiman's voice coming to her rescue:

"Well, if you like it, you can accept it. Mom's desserts are pretty good."

Hearing this, Su Shi smiled knowingly, then nodded shyly.

"Thank you, Auntie. I'm sorry to have troubled you."

Once Motoyo had finished dealing with the rest of the bento boxes, Hikigaya immediately got up to say goodbye.

"Mom and Dad, you eat first, we have something to do so we'll be leaving now."

"Okay, we're heading back to the company this afternoon. Hachiman, take Komachi home early, don't stay out too late."

Despite their best efforts, Hikigaya's parents only managed to get half a day off, meaning they would have to go back to work after lunch.

Hikigaya was already numb from hearing this, and his desire to become a stay-at-home husband became even stronger once again.

On the way back, Su Shi showed a somewhat envious expression.

"Hachiman, you have a really good relationship with your parents."

"Really? I just think it's just a normal family relationship."

For Su Shi, even a normal family relationship is a luxury, since the experience of the three of them sitting down to eat together is something that happened a long time ago.

Hikigaya observed Ichinose Motoyo's behavior and gradually slowed down his walking speed.

“Actually, a few years ago, my parents were also rarely at home, so during that time, Komachi would cry all the time.”

"Ugh?"

Perhaps not expecting that Hikigaya had a similar experience, Suze was momentarily dazed.

"How should I put it? Komachi and I depended on each other for survival? That's not quite accurate, but at least it was because of Komachi that I didn't feel lonely back then."

"Um, I'm sorry."

Su Shi said softly.

She felt a little guilty because she had reminded Hachiman of unpleasant memories.

"No, what I mean is, if Ichinose-san feels lonely, she can try to rely on others more."

Hikigaya glanced coldly ahead, "Well, I'm of no use, but Komachi and the others will definitely be willing to take care of you."

"no!"

The sudden increase in volume startled Hachiman, who quickly turned his head and then saw Motoyo speaking in a serious tone:

"Hachiman, don't say that about yourself. You've already helped me a lot..."

"No, I don't think I did anything."

Oops, I think I messed up again.

However, Hachiman's original intention was to encourage Ichinose Motoyo to focus her attention elsewhere, since family problems were not something they could solve at their age, so it was better to do something else than to think about things haphazardly.

The silence lasted for several minutes. As Su Shi was being escorted back to her fourth-grade floor, she gently stroked her fingers, then said, word by word:

"Hachiman, thank you for your suggestion. I will think about it carefully."

"Oh, that's good. I'll be going now if there's nothing else."

"Goodbye."

……

After parting ways with Ichinose Motoyo, Hikigaya wandered around the school building alone again.

Anyway, there's still a long time before the afternoon's competition starts, so I might as well go to the classroom and take a nap first.

Just as Hachiman was about to kill time in the classroom upstairs, a round little head popped out from the side, followed by a sweet, soft call.

"Ah, it's that weirdo from last time!"

"Hey, who's the weirdo here?!"

Hachiman protested, but when he saw the other person's face clearly, the corners of his mouth unconsciously turned up.