Hikigaya Challenges Kakegurui

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He filled a mouthful with a simple iron spoon and put it to Hikigaya Hachiman's mouth: "Hikigaya-kun is unable to move around easily now, so I don't think you will dislike me, right?"

"how come..."

Hikigaya shook his head. He was not the pretentious person. He immediately opened his mouth and swallowed the porridge.

The aroma of rice and meat blend perfectly in your mouth.

It was warm and caring, completely different from the sticky taste of Kirari's blood.

"Not good!" Hikigaya Hachiman's pupils shrank. He suddenly forgot something very important.

He looked at the iron spoon obscurely, which was covered with light bloodstains.

He didn't swallow all the blood in his mouth!

What if Jabami asks?

Hikigaya would not have been bothered by such trivial problems, but for the first time, he began to feel helpless about the trivialities of life.

"I can only pray that Snake won't find out."

Fortunately, Jabami Yumeko calmly scooped another spoonful of porridge and handed it to Hikigaya. She asked with some confusion: "Hikigaya-kun, what's wrong?"

"Nothing." Hikigaya breathed a sigh of relief, the worst did not happen.

Snake suddenly asked: "Is the lean meat porridge I made delicious?"

"Mm, the taste is delicate and mild, the aroma of rice and meat blends perfectly, it has the chewiness of meat and the richness of porridge. Jabami, your cooking skills are great."

As if to make up for his apology to Jabaka, Hikigaya said many words that were unprecedentedly inconsistent with his character of being frugal with words.

The main purpose of using so many descriptive words is to make Jabba feel happy.

If he can please Momobaku, he can please Jabaku.

Sure enough, Jabami Yumeko's little face turned red, and she couldn't wait to put the spoon into Hikigaya's open mouth.

"Then please finish your meal, Hikigaya~"

"Why does it feel like something is wrong with Jabami?" Hikigaya wondered.

I seem to have only seen this kind of state in Jabami when he fell into the Kakegurui that day when it was raining.

Before he had time to think, Hikigaya's mind was occupied by the porridge that Yumeko handed to him one spoonful at a time.

He wanted to remind the other party that he was full, but looking at Snake's burning eyes, he couldn't bring himself to say no.

A bowl of lean meat porridge is finished.

"Thank you, Jabba."

Hikigaya fell on the bed somewhat sleepily, but saw Jabuchi sitting on the bed, supporting his little face with his hands, looking at him with the eyes of a prey.

Hikigaya felt a chill in his heart.

"What, what's wrong, Jabami?"

Suddenly, Hikigaya's expression changed, and he looked at Jabami Yumeko in horror: "Jabami! You..."

69 The hollowed-out Hikigaya meets his parents

Hikigaya Hachiman closed his eyes in pain, as if sinking, as if transcending...

Only after all the pressure in his body was released did he look with angry eyes at Yumeko Jabami, who was standing beside him with her mouth wide open and in a daze.

"Snake!" Hikigaya said in embarrassment.

"Kumenasai!" Steam seemed to be coming out of Yumeko Jabami's head, and she quickly pulled up Hikigaya's pants.

...

Hikigaya Hachiman was not wrong.

He is always right.

When bringing in the porridge, Jabami Yumeko really added Li○'s colorless potion to it.

The effect of the drug was so strong that he didn't have time to call the nurse before it erupted like a volcano that was suppressed to the limit.

Between losing his dignity and getting rid of Yumeko Jabami, Hikigaya chose the latter.

He is very angry now.

Looking at Jabami Yumeko sitting in front of him, the anger in his heart had not completely dissipated.

"Why are you doing this, Jabami!"

"I..." Mengzi whispered, and her two long legs wrapped in black were nervously clamped together and rubbed quietly.

"Say!"

"Because I saw Momobami-san and Hikigaya-kun sign a contract, I was angry..."

Yumeko Jabami's voice became lower and lower, but fortunately Hikigaya still heard what she said clearly.

He closed his eyes in pain.

This is Murphy's Law, the more you worry, the more likely it is to happen. It turns out that Jabami had already noticed Momobami's abnormality when they were talking in front of the door.

'2, 3, 5....101'

Hikigaya frantically counted prime numbers to calm the shame that was erupting in his heart.

At the end, a long sigh.

He said with some headache: "Do you know the contract of the Momobaku family? Your Jabaku family should not have such a strange ceremony."

"No!" Jabba denied it flatly.

'She's lying!'

Hikigaya Hachiman's eyebrows jumped. Now he could only hope that the rituals of the Hyakuba family were different. Otherwise... he didn't want to be bled by Jabami Yumeko with a knife one day.

He decided to talk about something light-hearted to divert the awkward atmosphere between them.

"You said your sister is also in the hospital?"

"...Well, she's sick."

When talking about her sister, the blush on Jabami Yumeko's face quickly faded, and she looked like a quiet princess.

Hikigaya could feel the emotions emanating from Jabaka, which were cold, desolate, and melancholy. It was like an ancient poem that required Hikigaya to open the cover and appreciate it.

"Is it convenient now? I'll go visit you." Hikigaya took the initiative to mention it.

There was a hint of curiosity in his heart, wondering what kind of woman could move Jabami Yumeko's emotions like this.

In his understanding, Jabami will only have such big emotional fluctuations when gambling is mentioned...so we can make a bold association that Jabami's sister is the starting point of Jabami Yumeko's gambling.

"Of course, if my sister meets Hikigaya-kun, she will definitely be very happy!"

Jabami Yumeko smiled as bright as a flower, and excitedly walked towards Ward 101 holding Hikigaya's plastered hand.

"Xiao Mengzi, why did you bring a boy with you today~"

"Mother Sherwood, this is Hikigaya Hachiman, my best friend."

Along the way, many people greeted Jabami Yumeko.

There are elderly patients, young and beautiful nurses, mature and steady older doctors... They all seem to be very friendly to Yumeko.

Finally, Hikigaya was brought to a special ward.

As for why it is special...because this door makes Hikigaya feel like home.

Yes, even Hikigaya himself felt that this idea was absurd, but it was true. A special ward in a hospital was made to feel like home by Jabami Yumeko.

The first thing that Hikigaya thought of was money and connections, as only in this way could he book a special ward in the University of Tokyo Hospital for a long time and carry out renovations.

"As expected of a member of the Hyakuku family, even though he looks lonely as Jakuku."

Before Hikigaya could think about it, Jakobaki pressed the door handle and led Hikigaya into this special ward.

At one glance, Hikigaya was shocked.

What caught his eye were densely packed paper cranes, red, purple, yellow...all kinds of bright colors flooded into Hikigaya's brain.

It made his consciousness somewhat confused.

His sanity began to waver, and Hikigaya subconsciously looked at the disheveled woman sitting on the bed, who was mechanically repeating the action of origami.

Hikigaya turned stiffly to look at Jabami Yumeko and swallowed, "Your sister...she..."

Jabaka showed a gentle smile, but Hikigaya saw an indescribable weirdness in his eyes: "My sister has gone crazy~"

The two of them stood in front of the door, and Hikigaya listened quietly to Jabami Yumeko's story.

"Remember last time? Hikigaya-kun, I told you in the car."

"Yeah. You said your sister got into gambling..."

"My sister loves gambling. When she was young, she often won snacks from other kids of her age and brought them home for me to eat."

"Our parents died unexpectedly in a car accident."

"In order to maintain Jabaka's position in the Hyakuba family, my sister took on the position of head of the family at a very young age and constantly gambled with other branches of the Hyakuba family."

"Until one day, our aunt, who wanted us to live a peaceful life, assisted her opponent in cheating in a winning bet and caused her sister to lose the game."

"The Jabaka family lost its dignity and status, and Jabaka became the lowest of the Hyakubaka family overnight..."

There was no sadness or joy in Jabami Yumeko's eyes, and Hikigaya couldn't even hear the resentment she felt towards her aunt from the Bo family.

But the calmer he is, the more frightening he becomes.

Generally speaking, after venting the horrible memories, they will still remain in the heart. Whenever they are brought up again, they will activate the painful memories and generate emotions. Like Jabami, this is to seal the emotions deep in the heart, waiting for the day to explode.

"My sister, Jabami Kyoko, was diagnosed with a mental breakdown after that day, and could only mechanically fold the paper cranes that our mother had shown us when we were young. Over and over again, without stopping..."

"...Jabami Kyouko." Hikigaya silently memorized the name.

"Hikigaya-kun, do you think my sister did something wrong?"

"Although I am just an ordinary person and cannot understand the cruelty of the internal struggles of your Hyakuku clan... But I think that Miss Xiangzi did nothing wrong. Although gambling itself is wrong, her purpose... Sigh..."

Hikigaya felt his mood getting worse.

The previous feeling of beauty in my heart has completely disappeared.

"So, was it my aunt who did something wrong?"

Hikigaya was silent for a while: "Although the means were extreme...but I guess your aunt's original intention was also good."

"So who did it wrong..."

"..."

Hikigaya remained silent.

Is it this world that is wrong? Or rather, it is the Hyakuha family that is wrong, the morbid desire that runs through their blood.

The desire for gambling, the desire for power, the desire for control...intertwined the fate of everyone, including Hikigaya Hachiman.

"Hikigaya-kun."

"I'm here."

"I don't know what kind of contract you and Momobami Kirari have made, but can you please not forget me?"