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

"It was just an accident."

After listening for a moment, Hikigaya immediately recognized the other voice in the conversation as belonging to Nijika's older sister, Ijichi Seika.

Are they talking about grades?

Ah, speaking of which, it seems that Ichiji Hoshika is preparing for exams now. The fact that her deviation score has dropped so drastically at this point in time is probably due to some unexpected event.

Hachiman wasn't interested in these things, and eavesdropping on other people's conversations wasn't exactly proper behavior, so he quickly closed the bathroom door, wanting to get back to the second floor as soon as possible.

Unfortunately.

"Well, I'm going to my friend's house to study today, and I'll be having dinner there too, so you don't need to prepare my portion for dinner."

"Sigh, but..."

Upon hearing this sound, before Hachiman could even step onto the stairs, he saw the living room door being roughly pulled open.

The next moment, Ijichi Seika, dressed in casual clothes, appeared in front of him.

not good!

Hikigaya quickly looked away, trying to pretend he hadn't passed by.

Hachiman? What are you doing here?

"Excuse me, I'm here to see Hongxia."

Hikigaya gave an awkward smile and pointed towards the second floor, where bursts of girls' laughter could be heard from time to time.

"is it?"

Ijichi Hoshika didn't raise many questions about this, seemingly uninterested in her sister's friends.

Well, after all, there's a significant age gap between them...

After saying that, Ichiji Hoshika walked towards the entrance, put on her sneakers, and disappeared through the doorway.

However, for some reason, Hachiman felt a bad premonition upon seeing this.

107 Problematic girls are right next to me?

Where this bad feeling comes from and where it points is currently unknown to Hikigaya.

He carefully surveyed his surroundings, making sure nothing strange was happening before turning his gaze back to the direction where Ichiji Hoshika had left.

There's no doubt that this is a conflict with family members.

Hikigaya stared straight ahead, then gave a helpless look.

He could understand Ichiji Hoshika's feelings very well. During the year of preparation for the exam, the mentality of most candidates would be affected by their exam results.

Even someone as emotionally stable as him would become particularly withdrawn and unwilling to talk to anyone during the days when he underperformed in his junior high exams. In Komachi's words, "Onii-chan's eyes became even more rotten."

Although no one in the school wanted to talk to him, Hachiman would still get really angry when he saw some guys pretending to be nonchalant while showing off their grades and mocking other students for not doing well!

...Ahem, I've rambled on too much.

In short, what he wanted to express was that it's normal to be unwilling to listen to your parents' advice during such a sensitive period, and once the anxiety is gradually relieved and released, Ichiji Hoshika will naturally return to her original self.

but.

One thing that bothered Hachiman was that when Ichika went out just now, she didn't look like she was in pain; on the contrary, she seemed a little impatient.

This is strange.

You just had a fight with your parents. Even if you don't feel wronged, you shouldn't have that kind of expression, right?

...Could it be that Ichika Hoshika is actually a deeply hidden super masochist, the type who gets happier the more others criticize her?

With this question in mind, Hachiman went up the stairs to the second floor.

At the end of the corridor was a window facing the door of the Ijichi family's house. Looking out the window, Hikigaya saw that Ijichi Seika did not go out immediately, but instead looked around the wall furnishings furtively.

Sigh, so is something wrong?

He continued watching.

After confirming that no one was around, Ijichi Hoshika disappeared into the blind spot by the window, and came out again a moment later. Hachiman noticed that the girl had an extra black guitar case on her.

Now things are clear.

Hey, you said you were going to a friend's house to study, but you ended up doing this kind of thing...

Hikigaya's lips twitched helplessly. While worrying about Ijichi Hoshika's uncertain future in her studies, he turned around and slowly went back to his room.

Inside, the scene was still bustling with activity. After observing for a while, Hachiman realized that this round of Monopoly had reached its most intense moment.

"Bless me!"

Before rolling the last die, Hongxia clasped her hands together devoutly, hoping that the gods would grant her good fortune.

As her only competitor on the field, Nagasaki Motoyo looked worried and said to her with concern:

"Hongxia, you don't need to be so nervous."

"Damn it, Senior Su Shi, I'm going to win this time!"

Perhaps taking Su Shi's words of concern as a declaration of war, Hong Xia's strong competitive spirit began to take hold, and she carefully threw the dice.

"You absolutely have to throw a six!"

The dice spun several times on the mat before finally settling on a one, meaning that Hongxia had lost all hope of turning the tide.

"Ah, I lost."

Hongxia collapsed to the ground, her face ashen, while Yamada Ryo seized the opportunity to move closer and poke her delicate cheek with his finger:

"Xiao Hongxia, give me 1,000 yen and I'll transfer all my game currency to you."

"Sigh, but Liang is already out of the game, isn't he?"

Hongxia glanced sideways at the blue-haired girl beside her, who then shamelessly started spouting nonsense:

"It's okay, I'm already preparing for the revival match."

"Idiot Ryo, what kind of revival round is this?!"

"What? It wasn't there before!?"

After Nijika was eliminated, the first round of Monopoly ended with Nagasaki Motoyo's absolute victory.

Passing by the victor, Hachiman saw the tall stack of game coins and couldn't help but exclaim:

"So strong."

Although she had won, Nagasaki Motoyo felt something was missing. After thinking for a moment, she smiled and handed over the chess piece that represented her identity.

"Hachiman, do you want to play together?"

"No, I'll let it go."

This similar scene continued until around 5 p.m., when a pleasant aroma wafted from the doorway, reminding everyone that it was almost time to end.

"Well, it's about time. Let's call it a day."

Hachiman stood up decisively, intending to pack up and go home for dinner, when Nijika swiftly grabbed his trouser leg:

"Wait a minute, Hachiman-kun, don't leave! Let's play one more round!"

"Uh..."

Looking at the scattered playing cards on the ground, Hachiman fell silent for a moment.

The Monopoly game ended an hour ago, and after that everyone started playing card games, and Hachiman was forcibly dragged into it as well.

Perhaps because the other players were too bad, Hachiman won several matches in a row by crushing his opponents. As punishment, the losers had white paper strips stuck to their faces.

Everyone else turned into little kittens, but Hachiman's face remained completely unmarked.

"That's right, only Hachiman didn't have the note on his face!"

Yamada Ryo chimed in from the side.

At the insistence of the kids, Hachiman had no choice but to bite the bullet and start a new game. This time, he deliberately played his cards randomly and ended up losing the game by a narrow margin.

As punishment for losing the game, before Hachiman could even react, his cheeks were instantly covered with small white pieces of paper.

Hey, this is definitely revenge!

Fortunately, the elementary school students' gathering finally came to an end after this paper game.

As evening deepened, under a creamy orange sky, Hachiman bid farewell to the others and, with Komachi exhausted from playing, began their journey home.

Hachiman's parents came home early today, so Hachiman didn't have to rush to cook. He casually lay on the sofa and watched some boring TV programs.

At that moment, Hachiman's mother came out of the kitchen and took a banknote from her coat pocket.

"Hachiman, could you go to the supermarket and buy me a bottle of soy sauce?"

"give it to me."

Hachiman, who was almost asleep, immediately responded that running errands like this was the best way to earn pocket money.

Normally, a bottle of soy sauce costs around 500 to 600 yen, but his parents would generously give him 1,000 yen, and he would keep all the money they saved.

Of course, if you're greedy, you could make even more money by buying the cheapest soy sauce, but considering that Komachi and her parents would also be using it, there's no need to go that far.

108 You probably don't have any friends.

On the way to the supermarket, Hachiman passed through a lively area. Although it was far from the city center, it was close to the adjacent shopping street, so bands or other groups would often spontaneously perform there.

Of course, these performances are illegal, and they are usually driven away by patrolling police officers at night.

Hachiman doesn't like crowded places, so when he saw the crowd gradually increasing ahead, he subconsciously slipped into the side passage.

There are some groups performing here, but there are far fewer than on the main road.

Hurry up and buy what you need and head back.

Hachiman quickened his pace, but as he passed an intersection, a bright gold color caught his attention.

"Oh, Miss Xingge?"

"Hikigaya?"

The two stared at each other, and after an awkward silence, Hachiman was the first to react. He quickly withdrew his gaze and strode forward without saying a word.

Well, it's probably better to pretend we don't know each other here.

There were several unfamiliar faces around Ijichi Hoshika, who were probably the other party's friends. If they were caught here, things would definitely become very troublesome.

Having made this decision, Hikigaya lowered his gaze and walked along the graffiti-covered walls.

Just as he was about to leave the passage, a figure from behind pressed him firmly to the spot.

"Come here!"

"No, I didn't see anything just now, Miss Xingge, you don't need to worry about my opinion."

Hikigaya looked sad.

"What nonsense are you spouting off about, you brat..." Ichiji Hoshika frowned, puzzled, then suddenly froze. "You absolutely cannot tell Nijika about this, understand?"

If you tell me not to talk, then I'll just not talk. Wouldn't that be incredibly embarrassing?

His rebellious heart pounded for a moment, but Hachiman's rationality told him the right answer to the problem.

"Ah, um."

Hikigaya nodded weakly.

"Tsk."

For some reason, the golden magnetic levitation ahoge stood up high, and Ichiji Hoshika clicked her tongue impatiently before quickly returning to the passage.

Hikigaya looked in that direction and saw Ijichi Hoshika whispering something to her companions before returning in a menacing manner.

"Hachiman, come with me."

"Ah, where are we going?"

"Stop talking nonsense, just follow along."

Why are you shouting so loudly? Just leave!