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

To prevent his image in the class from being ruined again, Hachiman had to explain the whole story to the other party. Before he could finish explaining, a couple in their early twenties walked up to them.

Thinking the other person was just passing by, Hachiman instinctively moved aside, but the other person stopped and then placed their equipment on the ground as if no one else was there.

Wait a minute, is this a turf grab?

Under normal circumstances, Hachiman would not want to get involved in any situation that could potentially escalate into an argument.

However, this time the situation is a bit special. Hachiman had at least accepted Momoka Kawahara's request to take good care of the equipment and performance location here, so it would be inappropriate to back down like this.

While Hachiman was pondering, Nijika had already stepped forward:

"Excuse me, this seat is already taken."

"Ha, there's someone here? I didn't see them." The young man squinted and looked around. "Could it be that you kids are the ones performing here? Forget it, at your age you should be playing in the mud in the park."

Hey, do elementary school students really have to go to the park to play in the mud?

This is absolutely a huge bias!

And even when playing in the mud, there's a proper order to things, isn't there?

For some reason, Hachiman seemed to react negatively to the words "playing in the mud," and he mentally started to complain about it at lightning speed.

On the other hand, facing the adults' threats, Hongxia was somewhat frightened, but she still insisted on expressing her own ideas:

"Well, although we're not performing, Momoka-neechan is just buying some things temporarily and will be back soon!"

"Taoxiang? Ah, I see. We'll talk about it when she gets back. Let us use this place for now."

Clearly, the couple had no intention of paying attention to Hongxia's rebuttal. They had already taken out various equipment, including speakers, from their bags and casually kicked Kawara Momoka's equipment aside.

What's going on here?!

"Um, I think there might be some misunderstanding here... Anyway, could you please not do this?"

Nagasaki Motoyo righted the overturned equipment, her smile freezing on her lips.

"Oh, sorry, I didn't see it."

I said it casually, and the other person continued to organize their equipment.

To be honest, Hachiman didn't think there was anything wrong with the other party's actions regarding occupying the venue for the performance.

Although there is a rule of first come, first served, they are not the actual performers after all. In the eyes of more extreme people, they are like people who occupy a toilet but do nothing.

Besides, we don't know when Momoka Kawahara will be back, so it wouldn't be a big deal if she were kicked out halfway through.

The problem is, the attitude of these guys is really infuriating.

Moreover, Hachiman noticed that there was another open space not far from them, with just as much foot traffic as this place, but they needed to clean up the discarded cardboard boxes there.

Hachiman sighed inwardly as he looked at the equipment that Nagasaki Motoyo had restored.

Sigh, what can I say? There are all sorts of idiots in this world...

"Hey, stop standing there like idiots, hurry up and pack your things up!"

The other person's voice was very loud, which frightened Hongxia and Nagasaki Suze so much that they didn't know what to do. They could only stare at each other helplessly, but neither of them wanted to leave the spot.

This is going to be bad.

Looking back and forth between the two sides locked in a stalemate, Hachiman actually had many ways to get them to leave obediently, but because Zaimokuza was also there, he really didn't want to do anything too attention-grabbing.

Ugh, this is such a headache. How about we just do this?

153. It is wrong for children to lie.

"Hey, Zaimokuza, what's your opinion on this?"

Hikigaya glanced at the silent Zaimokuza beside him, who seemed not to have reacted and suddenly shuddered.

"I think we should try somewhere else?"

Yes, that's a reasonable opinion.

Actually, Hachiman wanted to run away from the very beginning, but the current situation doesn't allow it!

"That's a great suggestion, but unfortunately the time to do it has already passed."

Hikigaya smiled helplessly, then stared expressionlessly at the two young men. Upon seeing this, Zaimokuza felt a sudden chill run down his spine.

"Hachiman, you wouldn't be thinking of..."

As he spoke, Cai Muzuo pushed up the glasses perched on his nose with a blank expression, then made the classic throat-slitting gesture.

"...Are you an idiot?"

Hachiman was completely speechless.

It's hard to imagine that someone could be so extreme in the third grade of elementary school. What will happen to him when he enters junior high school?

Are you planning to awaken superpowers through some strange method, defeat the Demon King, and save the world?

Etc., etc!

This isn't some other world. Given the current state of urban supernatural abilities, all you really need to do is deal with those crazy ability users, and you can even build bonds with beautiful girls along the way...

Wait, why am I getting so worked up?

Suddenly, unpleasant memories surged from the depths of his mind. Hachiman, who had long since outgrown his chuunibyou phase, sighed deeply and quickly sealed these chaotic thoughts away in his heart.

"Materialist, there's something I need to ask you."

Then, Hikigaya whispered a few words in Zaimokuza's ear, and the other person slowly lowered his head, looking somewhat dejected.

"...Sorry, if you don't want to, that's fine too."

Although Hachiman believed his request was within the capabilities of an ordinary person, it was still too difficult for an ignorant elementary school student.

Seeing that the woodworker seemed somewhat resistant, Hachiman didn't pay too much attention to it and instead prepared to implement another plan.

However, at this moment, the woodworker, who had been silent all along, suddenly burst forth with an astonishing aura.

"No, don't worry, leave it to me. I'll complete this mission even if it costs me my life!"

Hey, what if you say that and people misunderstand?

Actually, Hachiman just wanted Zaimokuza to find a way to attract more attention from pedestrians. Of course, he could play that role himself, but he didn't really want to do something so high-profile...

"Wait a minute, it's okay if we don't work so hard, right? Just follow the plan."

Although he didn't know why Zaimokuza suddenly became so passionate, Hikigaya still gave him a warning to prevent him from doing anything out of line.

"Well, I see."

Immediately afterward, Timber Stander took a deep breath, and then, to everyone's surprise, let out a powerful roar:

"what--!"

Because it was right next to the sound source, Hikigaya instinctively covered his ears.

Hey, you're yelling way too loudly, but... the effect is pretty good!

With this loud scream, pedestrians on the street stopped in their tracks, frowning deeply as they cast puzzled glances at the timber pedestal.

Also drawn by the screams were the young couple from before. The man who was checking the equipment rubbed his ears, a look of displeasure on his face, and glared at the source of the noise.

"You brat, what are you yelling about for no reason!"

"Oh, I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to!"

The woodworker, who was originally full of confidence, was frightened by the other party's fierce eyes, and quickly bowed down and solemnly apologized.

Although you apologized very quickly, you looked really cool just now!

Hikigaya silently gave the wood-making base a thumbs up.

After reprimanding the woodcutter, the man looked at Hongxia again:

"And you lot, how long are you going to linger here? Don't disrupt our performance! The world can be cruel!"

"I..."

Hongxia was speechless, unsure how to refute him.

What angered her even more was that because of her scream, many passersby gathered around again, and the man took the opportunity to act annoyed and spread the word to those around him that he was being harassed by the unruly child.

"Kids, you can play here, but it's best not to disturb other people's normal work."

Upon hearing the man's explanation, a passerby immediately recalled his past experiences of being tormented by unruly children, and his face turned extremely ugly.

However, seeing how cute Hongxia was, the other person's resentment subsided somewhat, and their tone remained relatively gentle.

"I didn't! They were the ones who came and took our seats!" Hongxia pouted, looking at the man's seat. "It's all their fault!"

"Little friend, don't lie. That older brother just told us that this is where they saw it first."

"Hmm...they're lying!"

At first, she was just a little angry at the behavior of the young couple. Now, she was inexplicably misunderstood by passersby. Hongxia felt more and more wronged. In the end, her eyes gradually reddened, and even her voice was tinged with sobs.

"Hongxia, why don't we go first, and then we can apologize to Miss Taoxiang together?"

Realizing that the situation was gradually turning against them, Nagasaki Motoyo stepped forward to persuade them.

"But...but we haven't done anything wrong..."

Her golden ahoge (cowlick) hung low on her head, and Hongxia bit her lip, staring intently at the ground.

If it were just a simple dispute over territory, that would be one thing, but these two young people actually turned around and portrayed themselves as victims. No one can swallow this insult.

Hikigaya knew that Nijika was suffering in silence, and that was the opportunity he had been waiting for.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know this was your territory. Consider this money our apology. Could you please let us go?"

The sudden, cold voice immediately drew everyone's attention.

The man exclaimed "Hey!" and then turned his head in disbelief. He saw a black-haired elementary school student staring at him with deadpan eyes, while the student was clutching a handful of loose change, which probably didn't even amount to 200 yen.

"Who cares about such a small amount of money!"

He left a dismissive remark, and at that moment, the passerby began to earnestly advise him:

"Kids, just say sorry properly, that's enough. Adults don't need your money, right?"

154. Two bands can work together.

Hearing this, even someone as composed as Hachiman almost lost his temper. He glanced expressionlessly at the idiotic passerby, barely suppressing his anger:

"Yes, after all, they said, 'This little bit of money' isn't enough... Oh, by the way, Uncle, could you lend me some money? I'll pay you back later."

"No, that's not what I meant."

After being rebuked by Hachiman, the bystander who had originally intended to act as a peacemaker felt a little embarrassed and stepped aside with a flushed face.

Ugh, it's all because of idiots like this that so many terrible things happen...

The reactions of passersby reminded Hachiman of the scene when he confronted Ishida Shoya last time. Those idiots in his class were just like that, completely unaware of the situation yet insisting on causing trouble.

Of course, Hachiman didn't mean to blame the other party for being unreasonable; he was just a little annoyed.

"That uncle over there."

"what?"

Perhaps startled by Hachiman's attitude, the passerby subconsciously gave a reply.

No, I wasn't talking about you.

Hachiman shook his head, then fixed his gaze on the man.

"Hey kid, who are you calling 'uncle'? I'm only twenty!"

"Really? You over there, 20-year-old uncle, I just heard you say that you arrived here first. Then why haven't you finished packing your equipment yet?"

Hachiman pointed to the half-finished equipment packaging at the woman's feet, then tilted his head in feigned confusion:

"Isn't that strange? We who arrived later have already set up the equipment, but you people who arrived first haven't gotten it done yet?"

Upon hearing this, the man's expression changed slightly:

"Can't you clean up faster because there are more of you?"

"Really? But you just said we're not here to perform, which means the real owner of this equipment is someone else, and that person has already arrived here."