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

A few seconds later, as if she had realized something, Ichinose Honami took a half step back somewhat embarrassedly.

"I'm sorry, little brother Hachiman, I'm just a little happy because I haven't seen you in so long. I didn't mean to mess up your hair."

"It's ok."

Hachiman ran his hand through his hair, while at that moment, Honami Ichinose scratched her face shyly before stepping forward again:

"Hehehe, that's great. When I received the email from Hachiman, I thought I was seeing things."

"Is that so? But we still keep in touch occasionally, although this is the first time we've met in person."

“That’s what they say, but when they reply, it’s basically just Komachi talking. I’ve never heard Hachiman express his own thoughts.” Ichinose Honami rested her chin on her hand. “And sometimes the emails they send are weird, like some information has been deleted in the middle.”

Upon hearing this, Hachiman's expression turned somewhat strange.

As a ruthless mouthpiece, he naturally wouldn't allow any trace of himself to appear in their conversations, so Hachiman would always make small changes to the content of their emails when they contacted each other online.

I never expected to be discovered, how embarrassing...

135. Two People's Dreams

"Well, there are various reasons, so please don't worry about it."

He coughed lightly to cover up the embarrassment in his tone, and then adopted a respectful tone to show his sincerity.

"I'm sorry to trouble you today. Although I've thought of many methods, it's really difficult for me to accomplish this on my own. Therefore, I have no choice but to ask for Ms. Ichinose's help."

"Yeah, leave it to me!"

The girl confidently patted her ample breasts.

Hachiman glanced at it and quickly looked away. Thank goodness, he was almost drawn to the black hole.

"By the way, Hachiman, I think calling me 'Ichinose-san' is too formal. How about calling me Honami or Honami-neechan?"

Honami Ichinose's tone sounded like he was asking for Hikigaya's opinion, but sorry, although he looks like an elementary school student, he is already a mature high school student at heart.

Hachiman thought for a moment, then nodded slightly:

"I understand, Ms. Honami."

"Well..."

As if she had a breath stuck in her chest that she couldn't let out, Ichinose Honami puffed out her cheeks and made a cute expression, which surprised the students who were passing by.

Sigh, what's going on? Could it be that Ichinose usually has a cool and aloof older sister image at school? That's impossible!

After a brief standoff, Honami Ichinose gave up and murmured regretfully in a soft voice:

"Then this is the only way for now..."

What do you mean by "it'll be like this for now, and it won't be changed later"?

Hachiman muttered a complaint to himself before turning and walking toward the station.

"Ms. Fanbo, you've already read the contents of the email, haven't you? There are still some specific details that need to be explained. How about we discuss them after we get on the bus?"

Having already informed the other party in advance via email that she would be going to Tokyo after school, Ichinose Honami picked up her schoolbag and followed without hesitation after leaving Hachiman.

"Yes, we're going to Tokyo later to persuade that girl from the fake agency to come and testify for us, right?"

"Yes."

Hachiman nodded in approval; this was the plan he had come up with that afternoon.

It's difficult for outsiders to dig up company materials, but it's much easier for insiders, so he plans to recruit one of the employees to their side.

Hachiman has already found a suitable candidate; the only problem now is how to gain their trust.

His initial plan was to have Honami Ichinose pretend to be interested in Strawberry Agency, using this as a pretext to ask them for advice and experience regarding training and signing contracts.

With Ichinose Honami's strong social skills, she might be able to gather a lot of useful information from the other party. Even if she fails, she can still get a glimpse into the attitudes of the agency's employees towards the company.

Ah, speaking of idols, doesn't he have a perfect campus idol right next to him?

Thinking of this, Hikigaya secretly glanced at Ichinose Honami walking beside him. Whether it was personality or looks, this child was top-notch among her peers.

"Speaking of which, Ms. Ichinose, aren't you interested in idol activities or anything like that?"

"Ugh?"

Seemingly because the question was too sudden, Honami Ichinose abruptly stopped and turned her head to look in the direction of Hachiman.

"Oh, I'm sorry, please pretend you didn't hear what I just said."

He quickly retracted his words, but Ichinose Honami herself stood there seriously thinking about it. After a moment, a complicated smile appeared on the girl's face.

"I'm actually not very good at these things."

With her hands behind her back, Honami Ichinose lifted her leg again and slowly moved forward.

"Although I enjoy being friends with everyone, if I want to become an idol, wouldn't I have to spend a lot of time training and working? If that's the case, I won't be able to see my family."

Ah, it seems that Honami Ichinose prefers spending time with her family rather than having eagerly awaiting fans.

"Actually, I'm already quite busy with the student council work alone. If I add training and other things on top of that, I feel like I won't be able to manage both."

With a playful stick out of her pink tongue, Honami Ichinose walked ahead and said.

"I see... Oh, the student council?"

"Yes, didn't I tell you? I'm the student council president of our school!"

Wait a minute, is this kid also the student council president?

Hikigaya has to reconsider the value of the student council, or perhaps, the students at Ichinose Honami School are all useless.

Okay, actually the selection of student council members is not as complicated as you might think. As students, everyone's voting logic is very simple, which Hachiman calls voting based on relationships.

Among the few candidates, they will vote for whoever they have a good relationship with.

With a personality like Ichinose Honami's, she must have many friends, so she has a high probability of getting votes.

Although she almost made a mistake due to her impulsiveness, no one else knew about it except herself, so it wouldn't affect her reputation at all.

In addition, Honami Ichinose's strong affinity and social skills help her solve problems perfectly in most situations.

On the other hand, being too kind is a sign of weakness. Not everyone on campus is a good student, and you will also encounter unreasonable people who cannot be reasoned with.

In these matters, Honami Ichinose's personality actually hinders things, and that's when you need someone to act as a villain... Wait, I digress.

"Is there anything you'd like to do, Miss Ichinose?"

Hachiman asked again.

"What do you want to do?" Honami Ichinose closed her eyes, pondered for a long time, and came to a conclusion that was both funny and sad. "How about a bride? I've always thought that being able to take care of my husband and children in the future would be a very happy thing!"

"..."

Hachiman pursed his lips; he couldn't think of a good answer right away.

"Little brother Hachiman, you're not making fun of me, are you? Oh no, what am I going to do? This is so embarrassing!"

Upon accidentally catching a glimpse of Hikigaya's expression, Honami Ichinose immediately covered her face with her sleeve and jumped away shyly.

"No, I didn't mean to make fun of you at all. In fact, I have similar dreams."

"Oh dear, is Hachiman going to be a bride too?"

"Yes...no, I'm a man who wants to be a stay-at-home dad!"

Hikigaya deliberately emphasized the word "man," which elicited a sweet laugh from Ichinose Honami.

"Okay, then I support you."

The strange interlude ended there. Ichinose Honami's smile faded, and she muttered to herself with some worry.

"It seems a bit difficult. I don't know if I can do it well."

"It's okay if you don't do well. This time, the focus is not on Ms. Honami's acting skills."

136 Witnesses and Evidence

Perhaps realizing that what he said was somewhat inappropriate, Hachiman added again:

"Say the right thing at the right time, and even an ordinary action can be devastating."

"So handsome!"

Although Ichinose Honami didn't understand, she still clapped her hands in admiration.

"I'm relieved now. I would feel really bad if my acting skills caused Hachiman's plan to fail. Hehe."

"Yes, Miss Honami, you can rest assured about that. Normally there won't be any problems."

For some reason, Hikigaya had a great deal of confidence in this operation.

Because they needed to catch the train, the two sped up, but when they arrived at the station, they wasted some time due to a trivial matter.

Since it was Hikigaya who extended the invitation, he felt obligated to reimburse Ichinose Honami's train ticket expenses. However, how could the latter possibly accept such a proposal? So the two argued for a long time before reaching an agreement.

"Hehe, this is my first time going to Tokyo, and I'm even going with my little brother Hachiman. It feels so amazing."

Honami Ichinose sat on the train seat, fiddling with the bright green ticket in her hand.

Hikigaya shifted uncomfortably, moving a little further away from Ichinose Honami. He sighed, unable to understand why Ichinose Honami insisted on paying for his own ticket, even though his family wasn't well-off.

There's no point in dwelling on this. Hachiman took a brand-new notebook out of his bag, which contained some notes he had summarized:

"Ms. Ichinose, here are some notes I wrote down beforehand. You can use them as a reference if you need them."

"Okay, let me see."

For the next while, the two fell into a silent coma.

However, Hachiman did not feel uncomfortable or oppressed by the environment at all; on the contrary, he felt a long-lost sense of peace.

If I had met this child earlier, would I not have been so lonely in my previous life?

Thinking about this, Hachiman chuckled and immediately banished such unrealistic thoughts from his mind.

"I've finished reading it!"

At this moment, Honami Ichinose put down her notebook, but her expression was rather unpleasant.

"How's it going? Any questions?"

"Ah, no, Hachiman wrote it very carefully, to the point that I wonder if you're overthinking it... But, how should I put it, is it really okay to do this?"

"what?"

Hachiman didn't understand what the other person meant at first, but after a moment's thought, he realized it.

That's true. No matter how nicely it's said, it's still essentially about deceiving others. And Ichinose Honami has a history of attempted theft, so she's particularly sensitive about this aspect and might even feel disgusted by it.

Hachiman felt it was his own fault for not having considered this beforehand.

In reality, there were really no other suitable candidates around him. They were either too young or old enough but their personalities were completely unrelated to idols.

Honami Ichinose is the best choice among them. She is the right age, cute, and has a very approachable personality. She is simply a born idol.

Thinking of this, Hachiman scratched his head slightly and said with some guilt:

"I'm sorry, although we have the legal advantage, I didn't consider Ms. Honami's feelings. If you feel this is inappropriate, then let's just leave it at that..."

"Hey, no, that's not it."

Honami Ichinose waved her hand, indicating that she did not have such thoughts.

"Ugh?"

"Well, according to Hachiman's plan, you're going to confront that fake company president in the end, right? If something unexpected happens, you might be in danger."

Honami Ichinose said with some concern.

Oh, so that's what it is?

Although Hachiman didn't think he had anything to worry about, well... this child is still as gentle as ever.

A relaxed smile unconsciously appeared on Hachiman's lips, and he shook his head, saying:

"No, I'm not going alone, and the other party isn't a dangerous criminal. They shouldn't do anything too outrageous."

"Is that so?"