Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

"Of course I am stupid."

Hearing my witty words, Liu Mei burst out laughing.

"That's a good point, stupid Hachiman." Rumi said this and leaned towards me again.

"Hachiman."

"Ok?"

"Just today, please lend me your shoulder. Just today, you will stay by my side as a man, as the Hachiman I like. From now on, you will stay with me as a teacher at the neighboring high school, as my senior."

My body paused, but I didn't say anything more. Liumei and I both knew some things, and speaking them out would not be good for both of us. So, just like compensation, today we can just be friends but not lovers, that's all...

"Not as a senior." I smoothed Liu Mei's messy hair with my hand. "How about being Liu Mei's brother?"

"This is not bad..." Liu Mei said in a low voice, as if relieved.

Well, from now on, I, Hikigaya Hachiman, will have another younger sister. I don’t know if Komachi will be jealous.

When I left my home in the United States, it was already late. It didn't seem realistic to take the train at this time. It seemed that I could only take a taxi.

"Goodbye, Grandpa." When I was leaving the house, I saw my grandfather who was studying in the United States still in his little pavilion, so I stopped to say hello to him.

"Well, goodbye. If possible, could you come and spend more time with this child? This child never brings her friends from school to play, and I'm a little worried about her." When my grandfather who was studying in the United States saw that I was leaving, he hurried out. Because the weather was very cold, my grandfather was shivering because of the cold wind that came out when the door was opened.

"It's okay. Tsurumi-san will have many friends in the future. If I have time, I will come to accompany Tsurumi-san more often." I looked at my grandfather's shivering body in the cold wind: "Grandpa, it's too cold outside. You should go inside and have some rest early."

"I know. I'll be back soon after I say a few words. You are Mr. Hikigaya, right? Rumi-chan looks very happy because you are here, so I can't help but ask you to come visit her more often in the future."

"I can understand that. If I have time in the future, I will come to see Tsurumi-san."

"In that case, please." After saying this, the grandfather returned to the cabin. Perhaps because of his age and lack of strength, the door of the cabin collided with the lock several times before it locked with a "click". What a kind grandfather. Originally, he didn't need to live in such a cabin. Perhaps he slept in this cabin specifically to protect the safety of the residents.

It is such a blessing to have such a grandfather while studying in the United States.

When I was about to walk out of the wall next to the apartment, Liumei leaned out of her window and called me loudly.

Hearing Liumei's voice, I looked towards Liumei's room and saw Liumei waving at me wearing the scarf and gloves I gave her.

Are you saying that I have been taking good care of it, so please let me wear it to school without worry?

I got it, and understood what Rumi meant, so I waved to Rumi. When I got home and opened the door to the entrance, Yuigahama ran out to greet me as usual.

Why the sailor suit this time? Don't you really feel like you're going too far?

"Hello, Xiaoqi, listen to me. Thinking that I'm about to open a store, and the target is a student of our Sobu High School, I feel that I'm still quite young, and then, I can't help but put on the sailor suit that I bought many years ago when I was impulsive. Take a look, does it still fit me well?"

Don't you really think you've gone too far? If you were like this, I might even ask the chairman to find a way to close your store for the sake of my students' education!

"Xiaoqi, how is it?" Yuigahama took a step forward, looked up at me and said.

Wait, from this angle, your clothes are from a few years ago, so there is no way to protect your certain parts properly. Please be aware of this. Your unconscious intimate behavior really bothers me. Please pay attention to this point as soon as possible!

"It's okay."

Damn it, I actually admitted such a thing... You must have principles, Hikigaya Hachiman! You must not compromise so easily like this. Next time, you must be more careful about Yuigahama.

"Yeah, I knew it. As expected, I'm still an active female high school student."

"It's not the case that someone says that."

Complaining helplessly like this, I came to the living room.

"Still punctual as always!" As soon as I entered, I was verbally attacked by Yukinoshita, and Hikigaya Hachiman was a little hurt.

"Not really, I just have some things to deal with."

"Anyway, it's about Tsurumi Rumi, right?" Yukinoshita used a guessing attack, and Hikigaya Hachiman suffered two points of damage.

"almost."

"Although I'm not saying this, don't you think your sense of time is a big problem? Does it take so long to deal with a problem? You should have almost finished your work at school recently, right? And Christmas is coming soon, so the school shouldn't arrange a lot of work for you. Your spare time should be enough for you to deal with your study in the United States, right?"

Yukinoshita used a series of Seiron attacks, causing Hikigaya Hachiman to take three points of damage.

"There were many emergencies, and I had a lot of things to deal with." I retorted unwillingly, because I did spend some time asking others about their accommodation in the United States. In the meantime, there were many other people to deal with, so it was understandable that it took a little more time. Right...

"I'm not capable enough!" All I got was Yukinoshita's firm reply.

"I told you there was a special situation..."

"Not capable enough." Yukinoshita did not change her conclusion.

"As for emergencies, they are beyond my ability anyway. I am not a god who can predict what will happen, let alone solve it quickly."

"I'm not capable enough." Yukinoshita had no intention of changing her words. When she said this, her eyes and expression didn't change much. She really didn't waver at all.

Hikigaya Hachiman was attacked by Yukinoshita's "Immovable Contempt", causing 4 points of damage. At this point, Hikigaya Hachiman was killed instantly by Yukinoshita with only ten bars of health left. Yukinoshita's remaining health was full.

Isn't this a completely one-sided crushing victory? What kind of rubbish is this? The power is so unbalanced at the beginning, how will the plot unfold next?

"Well, it's about time you tell us what's going on with Tsurumi Rumi, right?"

Yukinoshita looked at me and gave orders seriously.

Chapter 181 Just like that, the three people's thinking fell into a dead end

"Well, it's about time we talk about what's going on with Tsurumi Rumi, right?"

Yukinoshita looked at me and gave orders seriously.

Did you notice it after all? Maybe Yukinoshita felt that studying in the United States was not as simple as we thought before.

"Can we talk later? I'm a little tired now."

"Ok."

After getting Yukinoshita's consent, I sat down in my usual seat, closed my eyes and began to rest.

"Would you like some black tea?" I don't know when Yukinoshita came to my side, holding her own teapot in her hand.

"please."

Yukinoshita nodded, took a cup, poured a cup of black tea and placed it in front of me.

As for Yuigahama, she is still busy in the kitchen. Every time I come back late, Yuigahama will specially heat up some things that need to be hot to be delicious. When I think about it this way, I feel that I am quite sorry for Yuigahama.

Yuigahama brought the food to me very quickly. To be honest, I was very hungry after a busy day, so my eating manners were not as elegant as usual.

"Xiaoqi, eat slowly."

Seeing how I was eating, Yuigahama spoke up.

"I have already persisted in the aesthetics department. (It doesn't matter, I can still persist.)"

"I can't even hear you clearly." Yuigahama looked at me in surprise.

"Yuigahama, let him eat well. He looks exhausted."

That's right, today I walked a long distance, took a bus again, and I also cooked. After cooking by myself and understanding the pain, I really felt how difficult it was for Yuigahama.

So, when I was eating, I was much more motivated than usual, and suddenly I felt like crying.

After finishing our meal and clearing the table, the three of us sat on chairs in the living room for our usual discussion.

"Ahem." I cleared my throat. "Well, let's hold the second meeting on the US study abroad incident now."

“At what point does it become a meeting?”

"Xue-no-chan, if I interrupt you here, Xiaoqi will be very embarrassed, so let's not disturb Xiaoqi for now."

You two are teaming up to bully me, right? What do you mean by just stay here? Please don't interrupt me from now on!

"Well, let me first tell you the information I got today."

I told Yukinoshita and the others everything I learned today about Rumi. Of course, it also included Niwa's affairs, Rumi's classmates' affairs, and the truth about her previous alienation from me. Of course, I also deliberately omitted some content, such as cooking for Rumi, and Rumi leaning on me...

"I see. It seems that reality is much more cruel than we imagined."

"Rumi-chan, you're so pitiful." Yuigahama looked like she was about to cry.

"Although she only said that her winter clothes were stolen, considering Tsurumi's personality, that should have been just a small part. She might have suffered even more excessive treatment." There was obvious anger in Yukinoshita's voice.

That was natural. To be able to make such a strong girl like Liu Mei hug me and ask me to save her, the treatment I received must have been much more severe than what she said.

"That's true, I know that, but if you continue to ask, I feel it's a bit inappropriate, so I didn't continue asking."

"That's the right thing to do. If we force Tsurumi-san to speak out, it will be very painful for her." Yukinoshita nodded, agreeing with my point of view.

"Those people are going too far! Xiao Liumei doesn't deserve to be treated like this." Yuigahama said angrily.

"That's true, but I think the point is..."

"Just like we thought before, it's the boy named Niwa Aoi." Before I finished speaking, Yukinoshita continued my topic.

"That's right." Maybe Yukinoshita was also very anxious. She had always been concerned about things like school bullying and was very disgusted with such things.

I have been subjected to similar behavior before, so it is not surprising that I have such an inappropriate reaction.

"What do you mean? Isn't it the fault of those who bullied the little Rumi?" In contrast, Yuigahama looked at us in confusion.

Well, I had anticipated a situation like this. Yukinoshita and I looked at each other and smiled helplessly.

"What do you mean? Xiaoqi and Xiaoyukino's smiles look super irritating." Yuigahama said excitedly.

It's natural to have such a reaction, just ignore it for now.

"Listen carefully, Yuigahama." Okay, now it's time for our explanation of the Yukinoshita Encyclopedia. Students who are interested can take good notes!

"As for Rumi Tsurumi, she didn't do anything special to cause her to be excluded. Rather, according to what Hikigaya said, Rumi just wanted to live a normal high school life. From this point of view, the reason why Rumi was excluded can be completely attributed to Niwa's different treatment of Rumi. Simply put, Niwa was particularly nice to Tsurumi, and the other girls saw it and felt jealous, so they took revenge."

"Yes, is that so?" Yuigahama asked hesitantly.

"Of course it's because of this, otherwise, what do you think is the reason?"

"Of course I know, I knew it a long time ago!" Yuigahama said and turned her face away.

Such a reaction is understandable. In some areas, this person has not grown at all.

Seeing this reaction, Yukinoshita simply chose to ignore it. No matter how hard she tried to defend herself, the question raised by that idiot Yuigahama had completely exposed her condition.

"So what are you going to do next?" Yukinoshita turned and looked at me.

"Even if you ask me that." I looked at Yukinoshita in embarrassment: "To be honest, I don't know how to solve this incident. I have no experience in this area before."

Although my previous method should help Liumei solve her current predicament, I have already promised Liumei to use a method that will not hurt myself. Moreover, I also feel that this solution is not the right one at all, and the result I get is definitely not what I want.

"It's really difficult. You have your own position, so it's not easy for me to intervene..." Yukinoshita rubbed her temple and looked at me: "I don't know how to solve this matter in order to resolve the current embarrassing situation."

"Ah, it's complicated."

"Eh? Is it complicated? I think it's pretty simple."

"Although it's useless, I'd still like to hear your opinion."

"Yukino, don't you think what you said is a bit too much?" Yuigahama asked dissatisfiedly, but Yukinoshita looked at Yuigahama with a smile at this time.

This feeling is probably like punching cotton... Yuigahama had no choice but to express her opinion helplessly: "Isn't it all Niwa-kun's fault? In that case, wouldn't it be fine if we just told Niwa-kun not to do that? Besides, judging from his performance, Niwa-kun should really like Rumi-kun. If we just tell Niwa-kun, I think he will show some reaction."

"Yuigahama, the name Niwa-kun sounds a little disgusting." Yukinoshita hesitated for a moment, but still spoke.

"That's true. It's a nice name, but if you add a small digit to it, it feels, well, very disgusting."

"Even Xiaoqi said so." Yuigahama said in a whimper.

Even if you put on such an expression, it is actually true.

"Yuigahama, if possible, I think you should also change your habit of adding a small number when calling other people's names..."

"No, Yukino-chan, doesn't it sound more intimate to say it this way?"

"That's true, but sometimes, I always feel weird." Yukinoshita said after rubbing her chin with her hand and thinking.

"That's too much. Yukino and Xiaoqi were too much today!"

It seems like we have teased too much today. Okay, let’s stop teasing here for today.

"Yuigahama, you're right, but we still have a lot to consider."

"That won't work at all." I agreed with Yukinoshita's point of view.

"What do you mean?" Yuigahama looked puzzled again.

Sometimes I really think that our school's entrance exam should be more rigorous...

"Look, isn't it true that Niwa himself has no awareness of persecuting Rumei?" Yukinoshita sighed, "Although I know that Niwa may have good intentions, you also have to understand that there are many people like this in this world. You have heard of examples of good intentions leading to bad results."