Hikigaya Challenges Kakegurui

"Let's gamble, Hachiman~ If you still have ○○○ when the cockpit reaches the top."

"No matter how much I want it in the future, I will listen to you~"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hikigaya's pupils shrank suddenly.

Kneeling on the ground does not necessarily mean begging for mercy~

The first ray of sunshine in the morning may not hit your face.

124 Hachiman and Yukino

It's over, it's all over.

Hikigaya's body was sitting in the taxi, but his soul seemed to be stuck in the Ferris wheel cabin.

Located at the highest point in Chiba... overlooking the earth like a god.

With the right time, right place and right people, Hikigaya's soul has been sublimated unprecedentedly.

In Mengzi's words, it was like drinking freshly heated milk, and her stomach felt warm.

This gamble finally ended with Hikigaya Hachiman's defeat.

This means that in the future, Hachiman will still have to face Yumeko's endless harassment until he can completely subdue Jabami Yumeko in that aspect.

He didn't know how he walked out of the cockpit.

Fortunately, Yumeko's sealing was good, so the smell didn't escape... otherwise, Hikigaya wouldn't know how to face Hikigaya Komachi's gaze.

Fortunately, I can still only see clear stupidity in my sister's eyes.

"Master, go to xxx Building."

"Hey, young man, you look a little pale."

The taxi driver was also a talkative person. Seeing Hikigaya's miserable face, he couldn't help but start to talk more: "You must have stayed up all night playing games again. My child is the same age as you and stays in his room playing video games in the middle of the night every day."

"You young people, you should exercise more and keep fit..."

Hikigaya closed his eyes tiredly, automatically blocking out the words of the passerby.

"It would be nice if it was really a video game."

Hikigaya patted the manuscript in his bag. In addition to meeting the Yukinoshita sisters, he also had to hand over the completed manuscript of "The Mystery of Japanese Astrology" to Miss Haruno.

By the way, I will contact the other party to discuss the channels I got from Huang Yiyue...

besides...

Hikigaya leaned his head against the window and fell asleep.

The excessive mental exertion and continuous physical exhaustion made him unable to bear it any longer.

...

"Young man, we're here." The enthusiastic uncle shook Hikigaya Hachiman's arm to wake him up.

Hikigaya opened his eyes dazedly, opened LienPay, transferred the money to the uncle, and got out of the car. Looking at the magnificent high-end building in front of him, Hikigaya was filled with emotion.

In fact, he was not yet prepared for what attitude he should adopt towards Yukinoshita Yukino.

He could feel Yukino's attitude towards him.

If he had treated Yumeko before he got her, he could still treat her normally. But now, he has already had a substantial relationship with Yumeko, and if he is also involved with Yukino... it would be a bit too bad.

It's quite unfair to both Yumeko and Yukino.

"Today, it's time to end it all." Hikigaya Hachiman took a deep breath and prepared for the sacred cutting.

After all, I am not destined to be with Yukino. I have to explain everything clearly so that she doesn't spend more energy on me. It's not worth it.

With such determination, Hikigaya walked towards the building step by step.

I went to the front desk and pressed the house number of Yukino that I remembered.

"Which one?"

The cold voice made Hikigaya's heart tremble. Although it was very similar to Yumeko's, Hikigaya could still hear the difference.

Yukino's coldness, mixed with a touch of sadness, is the pain of youth. But Yumeko's coldness... is nobility, desire, and the source that leads people to bliss.

"It's me, Hikigaya."

There was no sound from the other end of the doorbell. After a moment, Yukino's suppressed voice sounded again: "Come in."

"Girl..." Hikigaya sighed inwardly. He could hear the trembling voice that Yukino tried hard to hide.

Hachiman Hikigaya was not sure if he would reminisce about his past with Yukinoshita Yukino today if that incident had not happened between him and Yumeko last night.

But since it has happened, he must shoulder his responsibilities as a man!

...

The door has been opened.

Revealing a glimmer.

Once you open that door, you will have to face the girl who has been let down.

"This kind of thing... is really..." Hikigaya pushed open the door with a wry smile.

There is a pair of men's slippers on the stall in front of the door, and the sight is further ahead...

The girl with long black hair was wearing a T-shirt and pajamas with a cute panda printed on it. Hikigaya remembered that this was a gift he had personally selected, but he didn't expect that she was still wearing it.

Her face was cold and beautiful, her skin was fair and smooth, and her cold eyes contained an indescribable emotion.

Looking into her eyes, it was as if I were in an alley in the rain, watching the girl in front of me walking alone in the empty and narrow alley with an oil-paper umbrella, gradually going farther and farther away.

Missing, resentment...

Hikigaya's eyes dodged and he subconsciously avoided the sight of Yukinoshita Yukino.

That was a burden he could not bear.

"Good evening, Yukinoshita."

He didn't use "long time no see" as his opening remark, as that would inevitably increase the other person's sorrow and longing.

"Long time no see, Mr. Hikigaya."

Hikigaya's heart trembled: "Oh, it's been a long time."

After putting his shoes away, Hikigaya walked into the living room as if nothing had happened: "Why don't I see Miss Haruno?"

"Call me Sister Yang No, call me Yukinoshita." Yukinoshita Yukino crossed her arms and said coldly.

“There has to be a distinction.”

Hikigaya Hachiman felt heavy-hearted and tried his best to avoid the topic. He kept reminding himself that he was here to make a break, not to reminisce about the past.

"Sister is in the kitchen."

Yukinoshita Yukino brought Hikigaya to the living room and subconsciously turned on the TV. The girl also didn't know how to face Hikigaya, so she could only rely on TV to relieve her nervousness.

Through Yumiko Miura, she already knew that the other party had met a girl with excellent temperament in high school.

Maybe... Hikigaya is here to say goodbye today. Yukinoshita Yukino felt bitter. She had prepared a lot of ideas before meeting Hikigaya Hachiman, but when it came time to speak them out, there was only endless silence.

"Clang clang~ Today I will be cooking for you personally~"

Wearing a chef's skirt, Haruno walked out of the kitchen with a plate of food in each hand. She looked at Hikigaya and Yukino who were sitting at opposite ends of the sofa, as if she was thinking about something.

After putting the dishes away, she untied her kitchen skirt.

He opened the door of the closet and took out a few bottles of red wine.

"Sister, what are you doing?" Xueno was confused.

"Hehe, there are more than three of us having dinner today~" Yang Nai said with a sly twinkle in her eyes, "I also invited two of your former teachers, I think you won't mind."

Former teacher?

Hikigaya's heartbeat slowed down. If there was a teacher with whom he had a close relationship enough to be invited to such a family dinner... then there was only one such person.

Hiratsuka Shizuka.

'What does she want to do?'

The computing speed of Hikigaya Hachiman's brain reached its peak in the sage state, and he immediately realized that Yukinoshita Haruno had other intentions.

"Don't look at me like that, you two." Yukinoshita Haruno put her hands on her hips and said somewhat dissatisfiedly: "Since we are having a meal, it will be more lively when there are more people."

...

125 Wine, Beauty, and Sorrow

...

Before Hikigaya Hachiman could even say what he was preparing to say to Yukino, he was pushed onto the table by Yukinoshita Haruno with a dazed look on his face.

Looking at the table full of delicious food and wine, I couldn't say what was in my heart.

"Well, now that things have come to this, let's eat first."

Ding-dong-

The shrill doorbell rang, and Yukinoshita Haruno excitedly ran to the entrance and opened the door.

Looking at the face of his mentor at the door, Hikigaya Hachiman was filled with emotion.

If we were to say who Hikigaya feels most sorry for in Sobu Junior High School, Yukinoshita Yukino would be first, and the second would be Hiratsuka Shizuka.

In order to realize his lofty ambitions, Hikigaya ultimately failed to live up to Hiratsuka Shizuka's expectations and did not pursue academic studies. Otherwise, with his brain, if he had studied academics, he might have become a master in a certain scientific field in the future.

"Hey, Hikigaya." Shizuka Hiratsuka, who had beautiful black hair, a dignified appearance, and was wearing a white shirt and a black vest, greeted Hikigaya with a smile.

"Long time no see, Hiratsuka-sensei."

Hikigaya didn't have any mental calculations towards the person in front of him, and responded quite naturally.

Shizuka Hiratsuka looked at Hikigaya's face and felt a lot of emotions for a moment.

Hikigaya, Yukinoshita.

They have been studying at the Chiba Municipal Sobu High School junior high school since the first grade of junior high school and are her two most proud students.

In the first year of junior high school, Yukino seemed to transfer to a foreign school for some reason, but after meeting Hikigaya Hachiman, Yukino seemed to have given up the idea. In the second year of junior high school, she stayed in Sobu Junior High School and founded the Service Club.

"Hikigaya, did you secretly transfer to Hyakkaou Academy?"

She heard about Hikigaya transferring to Hyakkaou Academy from the eldest disciple, Haruno.

This guy really left without saying a word. Obviously, I chose to transfer to the high school department for him and Yukino.

Just like what is written in that essay.

Shizuka Hiratsuka couldn't help but recall that afternoon when she was correcting the composition "What is Youth".

Hikigaya wrote in the article:

[People who are gentle and correct always have a hard time surviving, because this world is neither gentle nor correct. ]

[Everyone helping each other, succeeding together, being happy together, etc., is just an ideal. In reality, if someone is happy, someone must be abandoned. If someone is glamorous, someone must be covered in mud.]

[The character “人” is often interpreted as people supporting each other, but when written, doesn’t it lean towards one side? I think people must overwhelm and defeat others before the concept of “人” can be called “人”]

[People are born standing at different starting lines. Physical strength, brains, appearance, sensibility, and then money. This directly classifies people as winners or losers]

[I think youth is the process of a person changing from a child to a real "person"]

[My youth is to be the winner, the winner is the king]

Perhaps Hikigaya was still in "that stage" at the time, or perhaps it was Shizuka Hiratsuka's teacher ethics that touched Hikigaya and made him willing to open his heart to her.

In short, Hiratsuka Shizuka at that time was stunningly beautiful compared to Kigaya Hachiman's composition.

This boy, who usually remained almost aloof in class social interactions, actually had such an awareness. It was from that time that Hikigaya officially entered Hiratsuka Shizuka's heart.

This is no wonder. The maturity and awareness of life shown by the 28-year-old Hikigaya are even more profound than that of a -year-old female teacher.

"There are geniuses in this world~"

Shizuka Hiratsuka remembered that she had these thoughts as she was smoking on the rooftop that night.