Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

"You're surprisingly worried about Liumei."

"That's just ordinary concern for classmates." The expected tsundere performance did not appear, Origina just looked at me calmly.

"It's unexpectedly bland. Your cold behavior makes me, as a teacher, very worried about your interpersonal relationships."

"Don't worry too much! Besides, you are not acting like a normal teacher when you act like a teacher."

"No, I'm a very hard-working teacher, right, dear!"

Since I can't succeed, it seems that I can only use the legendary skills. After hearing what I said, Origina's face quickly turned red like the sunset, and she stomped her feet in anger.

"How long do you plan to use this as a handle?" Zhecao said angrily.

"It's almost enough to get a divorce..."

"I say, this is sexual harassment. This behavior is even less like that of a teacher!"

"Since my father-in-law has approved it, there's no need to be shy!" I said pretending to be shy.

"I surrender." Origina raised his hands.

It seems that this trick is very effective, and I have already firmly grasped Zhecao's vital point!

"The situation of studying in the United States is okay, but it can't be said to be completely fine." Because it involved the issue of studying in the United States, I also became serious.

"Your answer is totally worthless, so can you give me a clear answer as to whether it's good or bad?" Zhecao rolled her eyes at me.

"I can't say it's very good..." After a long silence, I spoke slowly.

Even if Liumei herself doesn't mind this matter very much, in my opinion, Liumei's situation must be very bad, otherwise Liumei wouldn't have grabbed me and asked me to save her.

Thinking of this, my heart began to ache slightly again.

Although I tried hard to appear optimistic while studying in the United States, with that expression on my face, no matter how I thought about it, I felt that the situation of studying in the United States was not good.

"In that case, in other words, it would be terrible..."

"You said it so bluntly." I gave up and said, "The situation is exactly as you said. Liu Mei didn't go to school because she had a cold. The reason for her cold should be that the other two student council members of your Haibin High School took away her gloves and hat."

After hearing what I said, Origina remained silent for a long time, but finally, she opened her lips.

"I always feel sorry..."

"Sorry for what?"

"Well, about Tsurumi-san." Orikusa lowered his head and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't stop them from doing that at the beginning..."

I looked down at Zheca. Her head was slightly lowered, and her eyes were full of self-blame.

"That's not the case. What was your initial thought?"

"At the very beginning?"

"Yes, what did you think when you first learned about this?"

"I thought it was childish, so I didn't get involved at all. Of course, I didn't help Tsurumi-san..."

"That's right. You just trusted your own judgment and made your own choice. Moreover, you didn't do it out of any evil considerations, or out of selfishness. From this standpoint, I don't think you did anything wrong."

"Yes, is that so?" Origina's tone was uncertain. After all, judging from the result, Origina's actions did indeed hurt Liumei. Origina, who had a strong sense of justice, probably couldn't accept such a result. It was because of his own fault that others were hurt...

"That's right. Although there is a unified judgment of good and evil in this world, in most cases, such a judgment cannot cover everything. At such times, you just need to trust your own judgment. Even I don't know whether my approach is correct at certain times. It's OK as long as you have your own reasons for doing this."

"But." Orikusa's expression was much more relaxed than before. It seemed that my words had worked. Orikusa should not be as stressed as before. "No matter what, I will let Tsurumi-san."

"That's right." I nodded. "But that's fine as long as it's not your original intention. Like I said, neither you nor I know whether our choice is correct, and it's not a serious mistake now. Haven't you always been worried about studying in the United States? I think this is enough."

When she said this, Origina looked up at me, with a puzzled look in her eyes.

"Mr. Hikigaya, are you very smart and good at talking?"

"You made such an unexpected expression and said something that didn't make me happy at all."

"However, Mr. Hikigaya, what you said is quite good. I feel a little relieved now, but you forgot to say what came after that."

"Hmm? What?" Origina's words made me look at her anxiously. Did I forget to say something? Was there something wrong with what I said just now? Do I need to add something?

"There is nothing wrong with making a choice. Sometimes you don't know if it is the right one. But once you have made a choice, you must be prepared to bear the consequences of that choice. You cannot use your original reasons as an excuse. Once you have made a choice, you must face the negative effects of that choice head-on."

Being able to say such things, Orikusa seems to be much more mature than I thought.

"It seems you know a lot."

"No, it's just that the choice itself is like this." Origina shook her head and denied my statement.

Choice itself is such a thing. It is indeed like this. When you make a choice, you must be prepared to take responsibility.

"You are truly amazing."

"I'm not very happy to be praised like this by a pervert."

"What are you talking about? Isn't it a bit too much to say that about your husband?"

"So, you're a pervert!" Origina almost cried out.

That’s about it, let’s stop here.

"I also want to ask you something about Niwa."

Chapter 185 Happily, Hikigaya Hachiman found a breakthrough

"I see. You called me out all of a sudden just to ask about studying in the United States. I roughly knew what you were thinking when I was in the club room."

"As expected of my wife..."

"So, this is sexual harassment! Don't you really have any awareness of this?" Origina interrupted me before I could finish.

She looks cute when she's shy. Maybe she's shy about being called that in public! Yes, that's definitely the case. She's really cute!

"I want to know if Niwa has the awareness to hurt Rumi."

"Are you aware of it? It's true that President Niwa has caused a lot of trouble for Tsurumi-san, but in my opinion, President Niwa is probably just trying to be good to Tsurumi-san, so I don't really believe it if it's intentional."

"That's true. His feelings don't seem fake." I rubbed my chin and expressed my opinion.

The original idea was not wrong, but if it were just like this, things would become very troublesome. It would be better to say that this is really terrible!

"Mr. Hikigaya, what are you going to do?" Seeing that I was upset, Origina asked nonchalantly.

"How? Do you care?"

"After all, he is my classmate. There is nothing wrong with caring about what you are going to do."

Indeed, if the target is a classmate around her, it is impossible for Origina to not care, and she is also a person with a strong sense of justice, so it goes without saying that my wife is really cute and has a strong sense of justice. She thinks that childish things are ignored, and she is also very adult-like!

"Mr. Hikigaya, I'm asking you a question. Were you thinking about something rude just now?" Origina kicked me hard, but the force was not enough. It was more like an itch than pain.

This is also very cute!

"What to do? I have no idea at the moment. Or rather, I almost want to give up." I told Orikusa truthfully.

"Then, isn't that the worst case scenario?" Origina looked at me speechlessly, probably feeling helpless that I had no way to deal with it.

"Even if you say so, if you can't do it, you can't do it. If you can't think of a solution, no matter how hard you think, you won't have an effective way to solve it."

"That's true, but if you don't even have the most basic methods, wouldn't that make you look like a loser?"

“That’s really an extreme remark.”

"That's the truth. If we don't even have a basic plan, how can we find the best and most optimal solution?"

That’s right, the current situation can be described as “completely helpless”.

"I know it's terrible, but I really don't have any way to deal with it, and I have never encountered anything like this before."

After I said this, Origina looked at me in surprise, as if I had just told a huge lie.

"Well, haven't you encountered that before?"

"What's that expression on your face? Also, your tone, sentence structure, and punctuation are all very rude!"

"No, that's not what I meant." As if realizing something, Origina explained in a panic, "Well, isn't school violence quite common? It should happen in every school, so I think Mr. Hikigaya must have encountered it before."

If you really think so, please don't sweat so much that I won't be able to believe that you are telling the truth, okay?

"You definitely don't think so, right? Your tone seems to be that you are surprised that I have not suffered any violence in the academy, right?"

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

"Your hands have been shaking slightly since just now."

"No, no..." You are so stubborn. But it would be rude of you to admit it, so I will let you off the hook.

“I was definitely isolated in junior high and high school, but I never encountered a situation like studying in the United States.”

"Hmm, so it is true..."

"You just said something rude again, didn't you?"

"No, Mr. Hikigaya, why do you keep mishearing what others say today?"

You're the one who always says disrespectful things, right? You little brat!

"But I haven't encountered any persecution that would lead to direct action. Basically, everyone keeps a distance from me and won't have any contact with me."

"It's worse in a way."

"That's long-winded. Anyway, I haven't encountered anything similar before." I came to this conclusion firmly. Being isolated is what I want. Being able to watch the actions of mortals in a corner where no one can see is the best thing for me!

"I don't know how to start anymore."

Then please stop talking and help me think about what I should do...

"Mr. Hikigaya, don't you have any methods worth learning from? I think your experience is similar to that of Tsurumi-san."

That is indeed true. If we use a broad definition, what happened to me and those studying in the United States can be attributed to college violence. Since it is the same experience, there must be a solution. Here, we just need to start from my standpoint.

No way, if it were that simple, I would have figured it out long ago!

"Basically, I really enjoy being isolated from others. I don't have to pay special attention to interpersonal communication, nor will I be assigned any excessive work by the seniors in the club, let alone be taken advantage of by some junior girls with ulterior motives. What's even better is that I am completely ignored by the teachers, and I can do many things I want to do. I also have a lot of free time on weekends and don't have to go out to spend time socializing. So, my high school life is perfect!"

Of course, it was only the first half. After that, because of the relationship between Yukinoshita and Yuigahama, I was forced to work constantly in various senses.

After hearing my perfect words, Origina looked at me with even more pity...

"It's indeed very twisted. Besides, it's really Hikigaya-sensei's style. After all, everyone has a past that they don't want to talk about." Origina said while wiping his eyes without tears.

You didn't even shed tears, okay? Please be more aware of yourself as an actor! By the way, what's going on with this long-lost sense of déjà vu?

"No, I'm not telling you about the dark history or anything like that. I really think these things are really great. You know, I really enjoy all of this!"

"Ouch! This makes me even more sad!"

Forget it, let's not dwell on this issue any further...

"I really don't know what to do. If it's just a solution, I do have one, but if it's like this, I guess I will continue to be isolated in school after studying in the United States, but no one will approach me with malicious intent."

"If that's the case, isn't it completely meaningless?"

"That's right. Another option is that studying in the United States can help you spend your college life smoothly, but..."

"The method sounds very good, but what?"

"But someone is bound to get hurt because of something like this, or someone has to sacrifice themselves."

My words made Origina fall silent. Maybe she didn't know how heavy my method was, but it definitely didn't meet the condition that Rumei gave me to not hurt myself.

"That person, do you have an ideal candidate? If you don't mind, I..." Ogusa was silent for a while and suddenly spoke.

What Origina meant was, are you willing to do something like this?

"I think if I do this, I probably won't be isolated or anything like that! I think I handle interpersonal relationships pretty well, so it should just make my reputation a little worse."

"You don't know what my method is yet. Besides, do you really think it won't affect your interpersonal relationships?"

Without answering me, Origina just followed me slowly, his eyes fixed on the front.

"Impossible, I will never do that again, absolutely not." There was unshakable determination in my voice. No matter what, I would not change my opinion!

"Really? Even for Tsurumi-san?"

"No."

"So, what if it's for yourself?"

"No way..." I dragged out my voice. By the time I got to this point, my mind was empty and I didn't know what I was thinking.