Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

Niwa's frank acceptance made me wonder how to respond to him. Due to my position, it is impossible for me to comfort Niwa in this state. In Niwa's eyes now, my comfort would probably be seen as a mockery.

What Hiratsuka-sensei said might work. If I express what I want clearly, Niwa should be able to understand me. If he is self-aware, things can be solved perfectly.

"Niwa, I heard you tell a story yesterday. Do you want to hear me tell a story today?" I said with determination.

"Okay." Niwa's heavy voice came from behind.

I don’t know if this timing is right, but Niwa has the right to know about studying in the United States, things that he doesn’t know about studying in the United States.

If Niwa still doesn't change after hearing this, then in the end, let me end it all in my own way.

However, my method this time probably won’t satisfy Rumi and Yukinoshita…

Niwa, you must change, and stop becoming the Niwa that I don't know. Thinking of this, I adjusted my voice, because what I am going to tell you next is the story of my time in the United States.

"During a high school summer vacation, I was tricked by the club's advisor to participate in a forest school activity, and then I met a group of classmates that I disliked at the time. To put it simply, it was the immature jealousy of losers towards the current students.

I was different in high school. At that time, I had a pair of dead fish eyes that were very lethal, and I exuded a very dark atmosphere all day long, which made others stay away from me. In my opinion, all humans except me are my observation objects. I often analyze their ways of getting along with each other by myself, and at the same time, I will comment on their ways of getting along with each other in my heart.

During that trip, I met a little girl.

The little girl was like me, always walking alone on the edge of the crowd. What could a primary school student understand? I was very curious about that girl. I didn't know why she was always excluded by the other students.

The Xianchong Group, which is opposed to me, has also made efforts, but to no avail.

Afterwards, I talked to the girl about some things. She told me a lot, about herself and the people around her. She told me that all she wanted was a peaceful life, and she didn't really care about having friends or not.

At that time, I agreed with that idea, because in my opinion, the interactions between people were very boring, and there was no such thing as true friendship. What everyone was pursuing were all fake things.

I naturally agreed with the little girl's lifestyle, but at that time, our counselor was very dissatisfied with us. She gave us a task to save the girl. We tried various methods, but all failed. In the end, everyone chose my method.

My method is very simple. If the group does not accept the girl, then let the team collapse. If everyone is alone, then loneliness itself is no longer loneliness. Moreover, with the establishment of a new team, the little girl should have the opportunity to reintegrate into it.

Naturally, when some people played the role of evil seniors and threatened their juniors to apologize, the entire team began to collapse. Everyone blamed each other and no one was willing to stand up.

As a result, the little girl ran over and took some actions to take the rest of the elementary school students away. At that time, to be honest, it was really beyond my expectations. I thought to myself, that girl is really a pushover!

For a long time afterwards, I thought I would never meet that little girl again.

After I was half-forced by a very unlovable junior to join an activity because the activity needed the assistance of elementary school students, I saw the girl again.

The girl's situation has not changed. She is still busy outside the crowd alone. But at that time, because of my own reasons, I no longer agree with my previous thoughts. Looking at that girl, my heart aches.

That girl’s situation was largely due to me, that’s what I thought at the time. At that moment, I felt for the first time that I was wrong.

I always worked with the girl after that. At first, the girl refused, but later she seemed to accept my existence. In the days that followed, I would work with her almost whenever I had time.

Later, I thought that if she stayed in the United States, maybe she would just need to show her beauty, so I let Liumei be the lead in the stage play. Liumei has a talent for being an idol, and her performance in the stage play is also perfect.

At the end of the event, the little girl rarely came to the core members of the live-action group I mentioned earlier. Although I didn’t hear clearly what she said, it seemed to me at the time that the little girl might have found her home.

Her smile at that time was like a candle burning quietly in the dark night. When I looked at her smile, I finally didn’t feel heartache anymore.

After that, I successfully graduated from high school, graduated from college and became a teacher. Then, because of some event, I met that little girl again.

I originally thought that the little girl had lived the life she wanted, but I soon found out that I was wrong. The little girl was still the same as before, alone and away from the crowd.

Can you understand how I felt? I felt a deep sense of guilt, as if I had fallen into an abyss.

I treated the girl very well from the beginning. I cared about her very much. I would send her home every time after work. I would take her to my favorite ramen shop to eat ramen. The girl unexpectedly accepted the taste that most girls don't like. Because the weather was getting cold, I also gave my gloves and scarf to the girl. The girl cherished them very much because I never saw her wearing the things I gave her after that.

It's contradictory, right? But in fact, it was because the girl was excluded by the girls in the same school because of someone. Many times, her scarf and gloves were thrown away by others on purpose. Because of this, the girl never wore the things I gave her, but kept them at home with peace of mind.

Later, the girl fell ill. When I went to visit her, she cried to me about her situation. She said that she just wanted to live an ordinary and peaceful campus life. Why did someone treat her like this? Her voice was very sad, so sad that my heart ached with her crying. When she told me to save her that day, I was so anxious that I almost cried.

So, I took the girl to investigate the person who caused her troubles. By chance, the girl became friends with another member of her student union. I wanted to continue the investigation, but I met that person halfway. However, what I got was that person's crying complaints?

I knew the whole story, but I couldn't accept that person's reason, and then I completely lost my temper. In my opinion, it was just one person's self-righteousness. Why should others suffer with him? I couldn't suppress my anger and scolded that person severely.

As a result, the man completely broke down. Not only was he late the next day, but he also made many groundless accusations against the girl. He said, "The girl likes me." What do you think the girl's situation will become when he says this?

What do you think, Niwa? What is that girl thinking about now? Where is she now? Now she is looking at the same sky and the same horizon as us. How painful is she now? "

At the end of my words, my voice had become very low, as if it was caused by the gloomy dark clouds in the distance.

Niwa didn't respond to me, and I didn't know what his expression was, but I had said everything I needed to say.

"Let's go back!"

With nothing more to say, I walked towards the student union office. This time, Niwa followed me closely just like before.

Chapter 205 Everyone Sees the World Differently

"Let's go back!"

With nothing more to say, I walked towards the student union office. This time, Niwa followed me closely just like before.

Soon, we returned to the student union office. When we were outside the door, I heard the other two people from Haibin High School discussing in a low voice.

Are you talking about studying in the US behind my back again? Talking about others behind their backs has always been a glorious tradition of mankind.

My eyes turned cold and I opened the door.

"President, is everything okay? Did that person do anything strange to you?"

As soon as I returned to the student council room, two other people from Kaihin High School came up to me and asked about Niwa.

Don't just treat others as perverts. I can be considered as your instructor.

"Ah, nothing happened..." Niwa was about to explain when the student council's office was suddenly pushed open and Orikusa ran in in a panic.

"It's terrible. We can't find Tsurumi-san no matter how hard we look." Orikusa said hastily. Her breathing was very unstable because she was so anxious.

After hearing this, Niwa ran out without saying anything.

"Idiot, umbrella." The dark clouds just now were not just strolling leisurely in the sky. After I scolded him, I picked up the umbrella and ran out quickly.

I chased after Niwa and called out to him from behind, but Niwa seemed not to hear me and kept running without any intention of looking back.

In this state, one has completely lost his mind. Even if he falls, he will stand up immediately without caring about anything and move forward rapidly without paying any attention to the injuries.

Because I was worried, I followed Niwa very closely. Niwa should have run away because of Liumei, but theoretically, Niwa should not know where Liumei was. Why did Niwa run away so recklessly?

With a ticking sound, I felt a chill on my nose.

"It's raining?"

As if to verify my guess, the rain soon poured down. As it was already close to winter, the rain was icy cold. When it hit people's bodies, it was not only painful but also very cold.

"Niwa, wait a moment."

I shouted desperately, but my voice was completely drowned out by the heavy rain. Niwa didn't hear my voice at all and continued to run forward quickly.

"Crazy!" I gritted my teeth. Dark clouds had quietly descended on our heads, and the visibility was rapidly decreasing. Niwa was almost disappearing from my sight. Really, they didn't even give me time to open my umbrella?

I don't know how long I ran, I just followed Niwa closely. Since I didn't have an umbrella, the rain had completely soaked my clothes. I felt like a fish-man living in the sea.

Speaking of murlocs, it seems that many fantasy races have similar settings. That’s strange. Now is not the time to think about these issues!

Niwa still hasn't slowed down, which really makes me wonder if there's no limit to his energy.

Finally, Niwa stopped in front of a stand. After seeing Niwa stop, I also stopped and kept catching my breath.

I was completely soaked by the rain. Now I felt that there was no point in opening an umbrella.

I followed Niwa's gaze and saw Rumei in the stands.

Is it really here? How did Niwa know?

The rain kept falling on Liumei's body, and her hair was stuck together because of the rain. Liumei now looked extremely sad and beautiful.

The quietness of studying in the United States and the present world form a picture, which is a very painful picture. From time to time, lightning flashes through the dark clouds in the sky, illuminating half of the sky.

I was standing behind Niwa and Rumi, so I couldn't see their expressions. After hesitating for a while, Niwa slowly walked to Rumi's side.

Niwa walked very lightly, as if he was afraid of disturbing Liumei. He walked to the side of Liumei and took off his school uniform, probably to help Liumei to keep out the rain. After finding that his school uniform was also soaked, Niwa shook his head and put his school uniform aside.

Because I couldn't see clearly, I walked forward a little bit and continued to observe Rumi and Niwa. Although I really wanted to go up and give them the umbrella, I probably couldn't go up given the current situation...

Niwa walked to the side of Rumi and seemed to say something, but Rumi did not respond to Niwa at all. She just looked into the distance alone, without paying attention to Niwa and the heavy rain.

After that, Niwa seemed to have given up on something and stopped talking. He just stayed quietly beside Liumei, enduring the ravages of the rain with her.

I let out a long sigh. These two people are really stubborn. It's true that excellent people can be scary when they become stubborn. I originally thought it was a very simple matter, but as Mr. Hiratsuka said, things became much more complicated.

I opened the umbrella and walked in front of them, adjusting the position of the umbrella to ensure that it could protect two people from the rain at the same time.

Liu Mei saw me coming and looked up at me. Her eyes had lost their former luster. They were like the eyes of someone who had given up everything.

The rain mixed with Liumei's face. I'm not sure if she shed tears, but now Liumei must be very sad and want to cry. Such a look makes people wonder if her soul is lost.

Niwa on the side looked at me bitterly, but his eyes were always firmly fixed on Rumi.

In this situation, nothing can be solved by the two of us staying together. I thought so and took out another umbrella and handed it to Niwa.

"I'll send Liumei back first."

Having said this, I supported Liumei and turned around, and walked away without saying a word.

It was as if all the strength in Liumei's body was drained away. She leaned weakly on me, and it seemed that she had had enough of the grievance.

Liumei and I stopped by the roadside and hailed passing taxis. Because it was raining heavily, most of the taxis were occupied. It took me a while to get a taxi.

I told the driver the specific address, and he agreed and started the taxi. As the taxi swayed, Liumei leaned her head gently on my shoulder, and then I heard her crying softly.

I looked out the window and saw dark clouds turning the sky grey and blocking out all the sunlight.

"Grandpa, thank you for your hard work." I arrived at the apartment where Liumei lived. After seeing me, Liumei's grandfather quickly came to greet me.

"What's going on?" When Liumei's grandfather saw Liumei's current condition, he quickly ran up and looked at her worriedly.

"It's hard to explain clearly, but I'll leave it to you, grandpa." I said this and supported Liumei to her grandfather.

Liumei was soaked to the skin and obviously needed to change clothes afterwards, and as a teacher, it was really not appropriate for me to be there.

"Grandpa, I'm so sorry." Grandpa took a deep breath, looked at me, and then he supported Liumei and walked straight to the stairs of the apartment.

It seems like I was misunderstood, but actually, the reason for this is largely due to me, so it’s okay to be stared at like this by my grandfather who studied in the United States...

Go back, there are still many things to deal with.

I shook my head, went back to the curb and started hailing a taxi.

"Driver, please stop for a moment." On the way back, I passed by the place where Liu Mei was before. After seeing a figure still there, I hurriedly asked the driver to stop.

I opened my umbrella and walked quickly to the stands where I was before.

When I got closer and took a closer look, I saw that Niwa was still standing there, looking at the sky in the distance.

It's raining so hard, why is this guy still here? His body is shaking from the cold, and he's still holding the umbrella I handed him.

My head starts to hurt again and I don’t know what to say.

I bent down and took Niwa's hand. Surprisingly, Niwa did not resist too much, but took my hand obediently.

I pulled Niwa, and Niwa's body was so light that I doubted if I was pulling a normal high school boy. It felt almost the same as studying in the United States.

"Go directly to your home. Tell the driver your home address."

I spoke to Niwa, but he didn't respond. He just looked out the window with a dazed look in his eyes. His dim eyes made it hard to tell what he was thinking. Seeing him in this state, could I only take him back to my apartment?

There was really no other way, so I had to tell the driver the address of my apartment. Then, I called Ms. Hiratsuka and asked her to tell everyone at Kaihin High School that I had successfully found both Rumi and Niwa and was sending them home, and I had to ask them to help pack Niwa and Rumi's things.

Chapter 206 Hikigaya Hachiman Wants

After all, both of them ran out in a hurry and hadn't packed their things yet.

After doing all this, I leaned on the trunk of the car to rest. I looked at Niwa, and Niwa was still looking out the window absent-mindedly.

With this kind of you and this kind of eyes, what kind of world do you see?

"Xiao Qi, welcome back, what's this?" Hearing the sound of me opening the door, Yuigahama came out to greet me as quickly as usual. After seeing me supporting Niwa, she looked at me in confusion.

"I'll explain it later." I was already feeling very tired from supporting Niwa, and I didn't want to say even a word, so I motioned to Yuigahama to help me support Niwa and go in together.

Understanding what I meant, Yuigahama hurried over to help me support Niwa inside.

In the living room, Yukinoshita was operating a notebook and modifying something. After seeing Niwa and me, Yukinoshita showed a look of horror.

"Hikigaya-kun, have you finally done this?"

What are you talking about? Explain it to me clearly! Also, please don't always treat me as a potential criminal!

"You'd better take a shower and change your clothes." Yuigahama said this and motioned for me to take Niwa to the bathroom.