Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

The other two students from the Seaside High School Student Union seemed to be here for the first time. They looked a little anxious and seemed a little afraid of ramen. However, after they took a bite, they showed happy expressions.

Of course, this is a store I approve of!

I also quickly threw myself into the battle.

When I had almost finished eating, Niwa had almost finished the fight at the same time as me, but Rumi and the other girls were probably paying attention to their eating manners, so they ate a little slower.

"Mr. Hikigaya, can you step out for a moment?" While I was drinking tea, Niwa stood up, walked to my side, leaned down and said to me.

"no problem."

Now Niwa and I are almost at a state of reconciliation, so I can talk to Niwa naturally, and our relationship has returned to a normal teacher-student, or friends relationship.

"What's wrong? Why did you call me out on purpose?"

After I came out, I realized that the sky had become completely dark without me noticing when. The colorful lights and neon lights on the street were working hard at this moment, making the world very colorful.

"I just wanted to say thank you to Hikigaya-sensei," Niwa said, looking at the lights in the distance.

"Haven't I already said this before? There's no need for you to say it again."

Niwa had already thanked me before, so I think it would be totally unnecessary for him to do it again.

"Yes, that's right, but I want to say it again. Without Hikigaya-sensei, everything would probably be different now."

"Maybe you can achieve the current results by yourself."

Niwa's ability is unquestionable, and perhaps Niwa alone could have changed the situation.

"No, I can't do it alone. Mr. Hikigaya, please stop making fun of me." Niwa said to me with a wry smile.

"What's the situation now?" Without dwelling on this question, I smiled and looked slightly at the people in the ramen shop.

"As you can see, it's almost like this!" Niwa's voice was very flat, but I could sense a deep sense of happiness in his voice. It seemed that this guy should be very satisfied with the current situation.

"I didn't expect those two to reconcile with you so quickly!"

"Everyone is actually not a bad person, so they reconciled quickly. After understanding the whole story, the two people quickly apologized to Liumei, and Liumei accepted their apology. I thought that now is the time for everyone to come out together to consolidate their relationship, so I found a random excuse and brought them all out. It seems that there is some effect."

"Good kid, it's amazing that you still trust them after they did such a thing."

"Of course, because I'm the president, and it's natural for me to trust them. And Mr. Hikigaya, don't you think that doing such things just proves that they are not bad people at heart? Although those things caused great harm to Liumei, doesn't doing such things itself prove that they are childish? Childish people, no matter how bad they are, can't be that bad."

"I see, so you follow your heart and cry when you encounter something unhappy? Compared to those who are full of complaints but still smile, this should really be called kindness."

"Yes, is that so?" Niwa looked a little confused: "Teacher Hikigaya, what happened?"

"No, nothing..."

Even if I say it, it will be of no use to you. We are all struggling in our own lives. It's just that you have already broken free, but I am still trying to break free. This is just the reason.

"Speaking of which, how are things going with you and Rumi?"

"This..." Niwa's face turned red because of shyness. No matter how outstanding a person is, he will become like this when it comes to his feelings. This may be human nature!

"That's it. It's unlikely that we'll get any further. And if I stay in the United States, I'm sure I'll have someone I like..."

"the person I like?"

"Mr. Hikigaya, your expression and actions right now really make me want to beat you up!"

Niwa clenched his fist and it looked like he wasn't joking or anything.

Why did things suddenly turn out like this? Aren't we supposed to be chatting happily? Why did Niwa suddenly make such a declaration that he wanted to beat someone up? Hehehe.

"I think Liumei is thinking the same thing. We just need to live a peaceful high school life. I expected too much before and almost did something irreversible."

"It's great if you can think that way. As a teacher, I don't approve of love."

"Is this really the teacher's position?" Niwa looked at me with a smile.

"Of course...." I turned my head away because I felt guilty and didn't look at Niwa anymore.

"But it's good this way. Although what I grasped is very subtle, it should be clearly defined as happiness." Niwa didn't look at me, but pointed to the sky, with bright stars twinkling in his eyes. At that time, I felt envy for Niwa for the first time.

Can you be sure that what you grasp is happiness? How many people wish for this? And how many people have lost themselves for this wish?

I'm not sure if what I have now can be called happiness. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. What I have will always be half-baked ideas like this.

Such thoughts are actually a denial of one's own happiness... If this is really the case, then what exactly is this thing of mine that I call happiness?

I looked up at the night sky, and countless stars were twinkling in the darkness.

"Hikigaya-sensei, how long are you two going to stay out here?"

Origina's voice came from inside the store.

"It seems that now is not the time to chat!"

"That's true." After looking at each other, Niwa and I returned to our respective seats.

"Really? You two are talking about something shameful, running out all of a sudden?"

How rude! One of them is your boss and the other is your teacher. Aren’t you afraid of being punished for saying this?

"It's not like that. I just have something I want to discuss with Mr. Hikigaya." Niwa responded to them with a smile, and I didn't say much. Seeing me come back, Rumi quietly tugged at my clothes.

"Hachiman, did Niwa Osamu say anything strange?"

"What do you mean by weird words?"

"It's like a love relationship..."

"That's not the case!" Liu Mei breathed a sigh of relief after hearing my answer.

Is this something to worry about?

"And then, that's it, my two best friends still have questions for you!"

Origina came over from the side and introduced enthusiastically.

"Any questions?" I turned to Orikusa's side and looked at the two unfamiliar students on both sides of Niwa.

"Um, teacher, I want to ask if you really wrote the script for that stage play by yourself?"

"That's about it..."

After getting my approval, the two people immediately became excited.

"Really? Isn't that super awesome?"

"It's hard to imagine that such an excellent script was written by one person."

"Not that..."

I felt embarrassed when someone praised me so directly.

"It's really amazing, like that..." A girl wanted to say something, but after the other girl whispered something in her ear, the two girls immediately stood up and walked to my side and bowed to me.

"Oh, um, and I'm really sorry about what happened before!"

Both of them bowed their heads deeply.

Apology? I guess it's about the times they were hostile to me.

"It's okay. I don't really care about that kind of thing."

I waved my hands and said this.

"Really? But we did something so extreme..."

The two girls still looked a little hesitant, as if they didn't quite believe what I said. Maybe they were aware of what they had done, and they all knew that kind of thing couldn't be easily forgiven.

Just as Niwa said, they are just good kids who have gone astray.

I waved my hands, signaling them not to worry.

"If you have no objection, how could I have any objection?" As I said this, I looked at Liumei. When Liumei saw that I turned the topic to her, she just glared at me and said nothing.

"Then, thank you for your forgiveness, Mr. Hikigaya."

Chapter 225 Hikigaya Hachiman is wavering

Perhaps they realized that I truly forgave them, so they thanked me again in a low voice and returned to their seats.

I breathed a sigh of relief. I'm really not good at dealing with situations like that. It's not so much that I'm not good at it, but I just felt fear instinctively.

Although I have accumulated so much experience in interpersonal communication, I still have no way to deal with such a situation.

After I sat back in my seat, I carefully observed Liu Mei. Probably because they were going out together, they were still wearing school uniforms. To keep warm, they put on coats outside their school uniforms. Then, I was delighted to find that Liu Mei was wearing the gloves and scarf I gave her.

"I have it with me!"

I said in a voice that only Rumi could hear.

"Of course." Liu Mei caressed her scarf and gloves lovingly: "Anyway, these are gifts from you, Hachiman. I have always treasured them."

There is no doubt about this. Because she was afraid that someone would take away the scarf and gloves I gave her, she has always kept them at home while studying in the United States. Now, she can finally wear the things I gave her without any worries.

"Cough!" Niwa coughed at an inopportune time in the distance.

What do you mean, you can just interrupt my conversation with Liu Mei? I looked at Niwa unhappily.

"It's almost time to go back."

"That's right, classes will start formally tomorrow..."

"makes sense."

Niwa's proposal was unanimously agreed by the others.

This is not wrong. No matter what, students’ primary task is to study.

"Is it okay to go back by yourself?" I asked, looking at Liu Mei.

Before Liumei could answer, two other female students from the Student Union came up and hugged Liumei.

"As for Rumi-chan, we'll send her back."

"After all, we seem to be on the same route."

"Hey, wait..." Liu Mei struggled to say something, but was soon half-forced outside by the two female students.

What? Isn't this completely fine? It seems that my worries are completely unnecessary.

"Well, Mr. Hikigaya, goodbye!" Niwa bowed to me before leaving, then he ran out of the store, and everyone disappeared into the night.

"Then, aren't you going back?" Ogusa asked me while tidying up the messy dining table.

"No one stipulates that I have to go back with them, right?"

"Whatever you want." Zhecao curled his lips and ignored me, instead he was busy tidying up the dining table.

I didn't talk to Origina anymore. I just leaned my elbow on the table, supported my chin with one hand, and looked around.

There didn't seem to be many people in the store, which was true. During the Christmas days, everyone was thinking about the rare Christmas, so it would be better to eat something foreign that was more like Christmas. In this case, ramen would of course not be considered.

It is very good for me to be able to have such quietness. I am in a very bad mood now. It may be God's arrangement to have a quiet place for me to calm down.

Just now when Rumi and Niwa were here, I had to maintain the demeanor of a teacher, but now I have completely turned into a frustrated person. If possible, I still want to have a glass of wine.

Considering how drunk I was, I quickly rejected the proposal. It would be troublesome if I accidentally said what I was thinking.

However, I was indeed in a very upset mood, and I felt that my brows were as tangled as my thoughts. Perhaps to outsiders I might seem like a fugitive on the run.

This joke is really not funny at all.

While I was lost in thought, Zhecao placed a glass of water next to me with a bang.

"what?"

"Your expression like that might scare others, so drink a glass of cold water and calm down."

"Ah, that's not right. There aren't many people here right now. And honestly, shouldn't we hand someone a glass of wine or juice at this time? Who would just hand someone plain water to drink?"

"Eh? Hikigaya-sensei, even plain water is a luxury!"

It was so generous before, why did it shrink so much when it came to me? Moreover, giving cold water in winter is really... I thought so, and when I picked up the cup, I felt warm.

Isn't it cold water? I took a sip with the idea of ​​giving it a try. Although it was water, it had a slightly sweet taste.

In other words, is this sugar water?

I looked up at Zhecao. Zhecao blushed but didn't say anything. She quickly left the place and continued to be busy.

"We're out of juice. I wanted to treat you with tea, but Lingzi said you like sweet things, so I made you a cup of sugar water."