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

Hikigaya lowered his head, sighed inwardly, and then followed Ijichi Hoshika's footsteps into the unknown area.

A few minutes later, the two stopped in front of a golden archway.

"What do you want to eat? It's on me."

"Ugh?"

Hikigaya didn't react immediately, while Ijichi Seika helplessly rubbed her forehead.

"Didn't you understand? After you finish this meal, keep what happened just now a secret. Don't tell anyone, understand?"

Oh, so that's what you meant...

"No, no, no, I absolutely won't tell, so Miss Xingge, can you let me leave now?"

"Don't make it sound like I'm forcing you."

Is not it?

Hachiman stared wide-eyed as he listened to the other person spouting nonsense with a straight face.

After a moment's thought, Hachiman decided to obediently follow the other party's arrangements.

Upon entering McDonald's, Ichika Hoshika casually placed Hachiman at a two-person table, then went to the counter to order. A few minutes later, she returned to Hachiman with her tray.

"After you finish eating, don't wander around outside. Hurry up and go home. It's getting late, understand?"

No, if it weren't for you interfering, I would have already bought the soy sauce and gone home.

Hachiman mentally scoffed, then looked ahead and saw an eye-catching kids' meal being pushed in front of him. For a moment, he really didn't know what expression to make.

Seeing that Hachiman was hesitant to make a move, Ichichi Seika finally sensed something amiss, and a half-smile appeared on her face:

"What, you want a toy? The clerk said they've run out of toys for today. If you really want one, I'll get you another one next time."

"No, I don't want it at all..."

"Okay, I'll buy it for you."

A slightly teasing voice drifted over, and Hachiman twitched the corner of his mouth, then picked up the mini hamburger, sighed, and took a bite.

The juicy steak paired with the sweet salad dressing immediately melted in my mouth; this was Hachiman's first time trying McDonald's kids' meal.

To be honest, it tastes pretty good, but the portion is a bit small. However, it's enough to satisfy a small child.

Halfway through the meal, Hachiman suddenly asked in a respectful tone:

"Miss Xingge, are you forming a band now?"

"What? Didn't you already see it?" Ijichi Seika crossed her legs and answered as if she were reminiscing. "This band was formed when we were in our first year of high school, but well, it's about to disband now."

As she spoke, she casually grabbed a French fry from the tray, mixed it with red ketchup, and put it in her mouth.

Are they going to disband?

Hachiman blinked.

Just like complex interpersonal relationships, high school bands formed temporarily after moving on to higher education also face the risk of being completely reset all at once.

Even if we stay in touch in the future, we will realize after getting to know each other that we can never go back to the close relationship we had in high school.

In other words, the relationships between the group will be completely restarted.

Presumably, Ijichi Seika has already noticed this, and the reason why the deviation value has decreased is probably because of concerns about the future path and the band members.

Thinking this, Hachiman scratched his head, a few fine strands of hair clinging to his fingertips.

"So, Miss Xingge, are you going to go to university in the future?"

"Huh?" Ijichi Hoshika was taken aback, then shook her head. "I don't know about that kind of thing either, but my mom has always hoped that I can go to university. With my grades, if I work hard, I should be able to get into a regular national university."

"Then you can just form a band when you get to college."

"Hachiman, you really don't understand. A band is only fun when you're with the people you want to be with."

Ijichi Hoshika waved her hand, speaking to Hachiman with the air of someone who had been through it all.

Hachiman gave a feigned "hmm" in surprise, then replied:

"Really? To me they're pretty much the same."

"Hey, you think that way? You don't have any friends at school, do you?"

Ichika Hoshika was just making a casual joke, but when she saw Hikigaya's suddenly frozen expression, she panicked.

109 A gathering of iron-blooded siscon enthusiasts?

Oh no, does this kid really not have any friends?

But didn't I see him come to our house this morning? Wait a minute, could it be... a friend of a friend relationship?

Or perhaps, Nijika only played with Hikigaya out of sympathy for him?

Despite the somewhat strained relationship during this time, having spent so many years together, Ichiji Hoshika still understands her younger sister's personality very well.

That kid was the kind of person who was excessively kind; if he saw a dying kitten or puppy on the roadside, he would do everything in his power to take care of it.

If Ichika saw a lonely student in the class who was isolated from the group, judging from her understanding of her younger sister, she would definitely lend a helping hand.

This is also why Hachiman, despite not having many friends, can still get along well with Nijika.

Having figured all this out, Ichiji Hoshika clutched her head in frustration. She wished she could travel back in time and punch her past self for talking nonsense.

Damn it, what on earth did she do?!

Seeing Hachiman's expression, as if he were about to cry, Ijichi Hoshika felt a pang in her heart. She carefully considered her words, and after a moment, said with some guilt:

"Um, Hachiman, I didn't mean to... As compensation, how about I buy you another meal?"

"Need not."

Hearing this decisive rejection, Ichiji Hoshika felt even more uneasy.

This child is definitely angry!

Ah, so that's why she can't get along with little kids this age at all!

however.

What followed surprised her once again.

"Ahem, if we're going to talk about friends, let's first define what friends are..."

"what?"

The unexpected twist caused Ichiji Hoshika to crash on the spot.

Before he could finish speaking, Hachiman froze on the spot, his mouth slightly open, looking as if he wanted to say something but couldn't.

After a brief analysis, Hachiman suddenly realized that he seemed to have lost the right to say those words.

As for the reason, he has already moved beyond the stage of having no friends...

is that a lie!

Although he was very reluctant to admit it, Hachiman could no longer say as frankly as he used to that he was a lone wolf and didn't need friends.

"Never mind, it's fine if we don't define it."

Looking out the window somewhat embarrassed, Hachiman took back what he had just said.

"How should I put it, thanks to your sister, I still have one or two friends."

"Ah, um, that's good."

Ichika Hoshika sighed with relief, while on the other side, after calming down, Hachiman came up with an excellent topic.

"Miss Hoshika, can you tell me about you and Ijichi?"

Why do you need to know this?

Like a sensitive little hedgehog, Ijichi Seika subconsciously refused Hachiman's request.

But thinking about the hurt her words had caused the other person, she hesitated for a long time before finally giving in:

"Sigh... A few years ago, Hongxia was indeed a very cute and interesting child, but lately she often comes to pick fights with me, she really doesn't give me any peace of mind."

Hearing the other person's heartfelt exclamation, Hikigaya narrowed his eyes knowingly.

"Miss Hoshika, this is just my personal guess. Is it because of the band that Ijichi feels neglected by you?"

"what?"

Sensing Ichiji Hoshika's ambiguous attitude, Hachiman patiently pondered for a moment, then suddenly changed his tone and said:

“Miss Hoshika, kids this age are quite sensitive...you know, possessiveness and stuff. It's possible that Ijichi-kun values ​​Miss Hoshika very much, so he wants to play with you.”

"No, how could that be?"

Ijichi Hoshika waved her hand dismissively.

Even so, she would not back down, even if the other party was her own sister.

Compared to that, she was slightly surprised by the keen observation skills displayed by the elementary school student in front of her.

This kid is very observant.

“Hachiman, you’re really overthinking it. That child has always been very straightforward in her actions since she was old enough to understand things. How could she possibly do something so awkward?” Ichiji Hoshika tapped the table in front of her and concluded, “She’s just simply tired of me as her older sister. Maybe this is what they call the rebellious phase.”

No, no, no, it's an exaggeration to say that elementary school students have a rebellious phase.

In other words, Ijichi Seika is definitely pretending to be stupid!

Hikigaya stared intently at Ijichi Seika, noticing that there seemed to be a deliberate attempt to change the subject in her words.

But what's the reason?

Is it because of the band? For the music she loves and her bandmates, would Ichika Hoshika really abandon her own sister?

To be honest, this touches on Hachiman's blind spot, since in his view, all the bands in the world combined are not as important as Komachi.

Therefore, he could not agree with Ijichi Hoshika's views.

"Miss Xingge, could you please listen to me for a moment?"

"how?"

Ijichi Seika frowned slightly, feeling a bit puzzled.

"This is a story from a friend of a friend of mine, let's call him Friend H. This guy is lucky to have a biological sister who is a few years younger than him."

...Could this so-called friend be yourself?

"Um, so what?"

Although Ijichi Hoshika found it all rather baffling, she let Hikigaya continue his story.

"At that time, my friend's friend was not mature enough, so he would often get angry because his younger sister would fight with him for toys and snacks. Over time, he began to hate his sister's existence."

"Wait a minute, Hongxia and I are several years apart, so we won't end up like you and your sister."

Ijichi Seika instinctively felt that something was off about the story, and wondered if Hikigaya was making a veiled attack on her.

"Miss Xingge, first of all, let me remind you that this is the story of a friend of a friend... and this story is not over yet."

Hachiman shook his head seriously and repeatedly emphasized that the story was not his own.

"Ah, I don't know why you insist on this, but never mind, you can continue."

“Then I’ll continue… To avoid my sister, my friend’s friend always comes home from school very late and treats my sister very badly, always finding various reasons to argue with her.”

At this point, Hachiman paused deliberately, his eyes beginning to dim:

“It wasn’t until one day when I came home that I found out my sister had run away from home because she was afraid of being alone. It was from that moment that I realized my sister didn’t actually hate me. On the contrary, she always wanted to get along with me.”

110 Hachiman: I'm only nine years old!

To pinpoint when Hachiman became a siscon, we can actually trace it back to his elementary school years. At that time, he was immature and very dissatisfied with the differential treatment he received from his parents.

Therefore, his relationship with Komachi was not as good as it is now during that period.

It wasn't until one afternoon, when Hikigaya came home from school and found that Komachi was feeling very lonely and scared because she was home alone, and eventually ran away from home, that Hikigaya's sense of responsibility as an older brother was truly awakened.

This idiot! He kept saying it wasn't his problem, but in the end he actually let it slip...