Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

"Although I've reminded you many times, I still have to say that what you just said was a serious criminal declaration." The voice was so cold that it seemed to be able to scare the cherry blossoms outside into closing again. How scary are you, Queen Yukinoshita?

"That's it, let's go together." Yuigahama announced our itinerary in a spirited voice. The battle ended with her success. But wait, it's okay for Yukinoshita, but why did I fall for her too? Could it be that this guy has evolved to this point?

"Iraha-chan's method really works."

Isshiki, you bastard! Your wisdom shouldn't be used in places like this. Please use it more to conquer Yeshan.

"Well, it's getting late, so let's end today's club activities here." After putting her paperback book into her schoolbag, Yukinoshita looked out the window at the setting sun that was about to fall below the horizon.

"Well, it's time to go home." I also put the paperback into my schoolbag and got up to pack my tea set.

"Eh? Is it over? Let's talk for a while longer?" Yuigahama stood up from her chair in panic. Due to the vibration, her mug shook on the table for a while. Her anxious face was a little blurry in the glow of the setting sun. "Shall we talk about something else? Like a graduation trip or something like that?"

"Yuigahama." Yukinoshita looked at Yuigahama with gentle eyes. She took Yuigahama's hand actively without knowing when. The unexpected contact made Yuigahama stand there in surprise. Then, she looked back and saw Yukinoshita with a smile on her face. The warm words, in the last rays of the sun, with Yukinoshita's quiet smile, were engraved in the hearts of everyone in the club room.

"The club activities aren't over yet, don't we still have to go to the prom afterwards?"

Perhaps she was overwhelmed by Yukinoshita's sudden action. Yuigahama first stood there motionless, then she took the initiative to hold Yukinoshita's hand and said with a smile

"Ah."

It's a strange lesbian feeling, these two guys are surprisingly a good match.

"Xiao Qi, are you thinking about something dirty? I always feel that your smile is disgusting." Noticing my disgusting smile, Yuigahama looked at me a little angrily.

"No, come to think of it, let's clean up quickly." I lowered my head and tried to change the subject.

"Well, I'll take care of the remaining cookies today." Yuigahama said as he put the remaining cookies into his schoolbag. Come to think of it, it seems like this guy is always responsible for taking care of the remaining cookies. Will he not gain weight?

After cleaning up for a while, Yuigahama, Yukinoshita and I walked out of the club room. After checking if there was anything left behind, Yukinoshita gently closed the door of the club room.

Maybe it was because it was very late, there were no students in the corridor, and it was getting close to night, so the temperature in the corridor was subtly cold. However, Yukinoshita and Yuigahama were walking in a more intimate posture than usual, and both of them had warm smiles on their faces. I suddenly felt unusually warm, so I lowered my head and followed the two people who were walking slowly in the afterglow of the setting sun.

As soon as we walked out of the special building, we heard Isshiki's energetic call from behind, so the three of us stopped and waited. Then, Isshiki ran to my side breathlessly. Maybe because she was in a hurry, beads of sweat appeared on her head. Then she naturally handed me her schoolbag, and before I could react, my hands had automatically activated the "brother skill" to take her schoolbag.

"Thank you, senior." Isshiki blinked her bright big eyes at me with a smile of success. It's not that heavy anyway, just do as you please. With this thought, I picked up Isshiki's bag.

"Xiaoqi, you are really helpful." Yuigahama, who looked unhappy, said to me a little coldly. So is this a compliment to me? Why use such a cold tone?

"Hikigaya-kun, if you still have extra energy, please use your strength." There was an unhappy look on Yukinoshita's face, as if something made her unhappy again. Then she walked to my side and put her shoulder bag on my shoulder.

"Eh." The extra weight made my shoulders a little overwhelmed. After all, someone as smart as me is not good at things like sports. I looked at Yukinoshita. She had a smile on her face that was kind of a fake one. I could even see something like black mist behind her.

This girl is so scary. If I refuse her now, I will definitely be killed. Also, why did you hand me your schoolbag? I don't remember you having this habit before. Did you develop it recently? It's impossible that you are doing this just because of graduation. I looked at Yuigahama with a pleading look, hoping that she could help me.

Yuigahama looked at Yukinoshita with some confusion, then looked at me with some reluctance, and finally, she tentatively stretched out her hands.

"Both are a bit too heavy, Xiaoqi, give me one."

Angel, Yuigahama, I will never think of you as just a fool anymore. You are a, um...how should I put it, a kind-hearted fool?

"Yuigahama-san, please stop pampering Hikigaya too much." However, Yukinoshita pressed down the hand that Yuigahama extended. She took Yuigahama's hand and walked to the side of the corridor, where she muttered something.

What secrets can't be told to others? Also, Yukinoshita, you should not spoil Yuigahama too much...

Not long after, Yukinoshita seemed to have finished communicating with Yuigahama. After Yuigahama came back, she looked at me with a meaningful look. So is there something on my face? Seeing this, I twisted my body a little unnaturally.

"Xiaoqi, is it very heavy?" Yuigahama seemed a little worried, but after all, I am a man, so I am embarrassed to say that I can't bear it.

"It's still within my acceptable range." I said stubbornly.

"Then I'll leave this to you too." Yuigahama said this and hung her schoolbag around my neck without saying anything. Am I a clothes hanger? Also, I'm really reaching my limit. If I continue like this, I'll really die.

Check out my current situation. I have Yuigahama's backpack hanging around my neck, and each of my hands is holding a backpack belonging to Isshiki and Yukinoshita. What kind of punishment game is this? I look like a mobile backpack library.

"Yuigahama, no matter what, it's not that bad..."

However, Yuigahama interrupted me before I could finish my words. She puffed up her cheeks slightly and said, "Xiao Qi usually carries Xiao Caiyu's bag. Why can't you help me carry it sometimes?"

Although that's what you said, you should also look at the situation clearly. You are undoubtedly adding insult to injury. I don't ask you to help me, but you shouldn't make things worse.

"Wow." Isshiki smiled with an incomprehensible smile, and seemed to be very interested in my current embarrassment. She quietly leaned close to my ear and whispered in a voice that only I could hear: "Senior is really a man with deep sins. If you refuse to carry the bag now, you will be disqualified from the world."

What is the meaning of being disqualified from the human world? My spine is the one that is about to be disqualified from the human world...

"Don't you have extra energy anyway? There's no harm in carrying one more person, right?" Yukinoshita was also very vicious as she continued to stab him from the side.

Chapter 27 Is that so?

"I understand. Can't I just carry it on my back?" I reluctantly accepted the reality and put the bag in a different position to reduce the burden on my neck.

Yukinoshita smiled at me maliciously, but that smile was too cold. I could almost feel the chill coming from my back.

"Hikigaya-kun, you really don't know how to reject a girl. I don't know if you do it on purpose or if you are born like this..."

"That's very rude. If possible, I hope you can call this a gentleman." I pouted and argued with her.

"You're not the right person to be a gentleman. If possible, please learn more about others..." Yukinoshita's words stopped abruptly. She didn't know when Isshiki had run to Yukinoshita's side and pulled her down. Although she was reluctant, Yukinoshita still lowered her body. Then, Isshiki leaned close to Yukinoshita's ear.

"That won't work, Senior. You should know that it's better for the current seniors to remain as they are. Although I'm also very anxious, we must be patient and let ourselves truly enter the hearts of the seniors instead of cheating in this way."

So it was too quiet and I couldn't hear it, what on earth happened?

After Isshiki finished speaking, he left Yukinoshita's ear. She raised her head and revealed her pure and lovely smile.

"I see..." Yukinoshita rubbed her temples as if she had a headache: "Maybe because of the exam preparation and graduation, I've been a little weird lately." Then Yukinoshita rarely touched Isshiki's head with her hand. Isshiki was a little surprised by Yukinoshita's behavior, but soon she smiled like a favored kitten: "You are unexpectedly a good..."

"It's indeed a bit strange, so take off your schoolbags quickly." I complained and interrupted their meaningless conversation. If you understand, take off your schoolbags, they are overweight!

Then Yukinoshita looked at me with ill intentions, and my heart suddenly skipped a beat. The Hachiman radar in my body automatically sounded the alarm, and my body unconsciously entered a second-level combat readiness state.

"Hikigaya-kun, you should know that this is your punishment for carrying Isshiki's bag for free for the past two years..."

"Protest, what's wrong with helping a cute junior? It's better to say that this is proof that I'm not that rotten!" I tried to defend myself. Yes, shouldn't boys of this age take care of cute juniors with a smile? Although the senior's purpose was to pick up a junior girl, and I was just being used.

"Hikigaya..." Yukinoshita's voice became a little low, perhaps because she was suppressing something. Yukinoshita restrained her cold smile and instead used a cold face that matched her tone. If I had just been running around Greenland in swimming trunks, now I felt like I had been stripped naked and thrown into the Arctic Ocean to swim naked.

"How do you think we felt when we watched you and Isshiki..." As if something sensitive had been touched upon, Yukinoshita's face rarely flushed, and it wasn't because of the cold weather. Then she swallowed her unfinished words awkwardly and changed the topic to: "Watching you seduce a school girl?"

It was natural for them to characterize my behavior as a serious crime.

"I've already said that this is the self-cultivation of a gentleman..." I tried to express my position. From an outsider's perspective, I was simply helping the junior schoolmate. Although my intentions were unclear, at least I didn't do anything serious that would send me to jail.

"Boom." The radar in my body reached a level 5 warning, which is enough to destroy the earth. My heart tightened, and I saw Yukinoshita's eyebrows were gradually raised, and at the same time, her pupils were shrinking like a frightened cat. More importantly, Yukinoshita's hand was reaching out from her warm sweater.

When was the last time Yukinoshita did these things? Oh yes, I remember it was the day when we went to visit Yuigahama's house, and Sabue pounced on her and licked her desperately.

Eh? After that, I remember that Yukinoshita seemed to have completely turned evil, and kept saying things like "Dogs are the failure of God's creation" and "Don't get carried away when you are just a creature that is not even as good as a cat." Then, Yuigahama and I comforted her for a whole afternoon.

It's over. If this guy's venomous tongue function is fully activated, even I will be traumatized. Although even if it's not fully activated, I will still be traumatized...

"Sorry, I'll do it. I'll do it right away."

It's a perfect social statement, just like an employee who was caught slacking off by the president.

Yukinoshita seemed not to have anticipated the change in my attitude. She looked me up and down, not knowing what she was thinking. Then, she gave me her unique and warm smile.

"It's so kind of you to help, Hikigaya-kun."

It's so scary. If I marry this person, he will definitely be controlled by his wife. He is such a tragic man.

Isshiki looked at me with the expression of a corporate slave who had been busy for three days and three nights but had not received a salary increase or reward, and clasped his hands together apologetically, saying, "If you know you are wrong, just take your bag away. I don't need such a false apology." However, my feelings did not reach Isshiki, who walked in front of me very briskly and then walked side by side with Yuigahama.

So now, three beautiful girls walked in front of me, talking and laughing, discussing which store had the best looking new clothes and which new dessert shop had opened with delicious food. They looked like a harmonious and everlasting friendship. Then, about 3 meters behind them, there was a boy holding a bag in each hand and another bag hanging on his head. He looked at the group of beautiful girls in front of him and the surrounding things with a pair of dead fish eyes full of resentment.

What kind of postmodern painter could come up with this scene? Let's say I am the protagonist of this novel. No, I am the protagonist of this novel. Although most people read this novel not for me but for the beautiful girl in front of me, you should at least treat me like a human being. What is this? Sabre is happier than me!

"Oh, brother, are you planning to sell second-hand schoolbags after graduation?" A familiar voice woke me up from the nightmare. I looked up and saw my lovely sister standing right in front of me. She looked at me with concern and seemed to be very worried about my condition. Komachi reached out and prepared to take a bag from my hand.

"Komachi, this is a punishment for your brother who is only sensitive to strange places. If possible, I hope you won't bother him." Yukinoshita stopped Komachi at the right time. How angry are you today? I don't remember doing anything to let you down.

"Eh." However, Komachi obviously didn't understand the situation. She turned her gaze to Yuigahama and asked, "Is that so? Yuigahama-nee-sama?"

"Well, how should I put it?" Yuigahama showed her usual troubled expression, as if it was difficult to explain the problem. She finally just laughed and said, "That's about it." Ignoring Isshiki who was smiling beside her, Komachi turned her head to look at me, and then gradually seemed to understand something, and her whole person became energetic. So, what did you understand? If possible, please tell me.

"Brother, you set a good flag." Komachi gave me a thumbs up for an unknown reason, then left me with a bright smile and walked into the girls' group in front.

So, what is the meaning? What flag? I should have only set it for Totsuka.

Although Chiba has a temperate marine climate that is envied by people all over the world, there are still biting cold winds on March nights that gradually make people's warmth disappear.

Having said that, I didn't feel cold because I was riding my bike on the street. On the contrary, I felt hotter than in summer. How should I put it? This was partly due to the exercise, but a larger part was due to my sister, Hikigaya Komachi, who was hugging me in a very intimate posture from behind.

If I think about it carefully, it seems that it is illegal to carry a passenger on a bicycle in RB. Will such a flagrant violation result in the revocation of the driver's license? Although I haven't done that, it turns out that some laws are just for show, such as not being able to marry your sister. Should they be abolished?

Boys of my age are indeed full of beautiful fantasies, such as running into a transfer student with a piece of bread in his mouth at the corner in the morning because he is late, and of course the best thing is to see a plot like "he is already a high school student but still wearing such underwear". Or, when going uphill, when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom, you see a heroine whose face you can't even see clearly, and then you think that it is your lifelong happiness to transform her into the game heroine you expect to be the most watched. What's more, some people probably expect to see a very arrogant heroine when they enter school, who looks up and says to them: "I am not interested in ordinary people. If there are people from the future, space, or super powers among you, just come on."

How is that possible? After all, if you just wish that my youth romance story will end in the next second, Watari will write it even if he dies of exhaustion. Make more wishes for the benefit of the public!

From a biological point of view, it is not surprising that adolescent boys have such fantasies, because according to the biological point of view, boys and girls at this age generally have too much hormone secretion, which gives them too much energy and courage to fight and fantasize, and they are laughing all day long and eager to attract the attention of girls. In layman's terms, it is the estrus period. Strictly speaking, humans are in estrus all year round, but this is particularly obvious during adolescence.

Thinking of this, the real-life group who haven't had a chance to appear for a long time emerged in my mind. Of course, I definitely didn't ignore them deliberately out of malicious revenge. As for Tobe, he probably hopes to maintain a spirited appearance and energetic performance to attract girls. As for Yeshan, he probably takes the male god as the standard to require his words and deeds, and then he successfully becomes the dream lover of many girls. However, it is a bit surprising that this guy has graduated and has not yet had a relationship. I thought he was a person who got married too early and then naturally stepped into the grave. Speaking of which, what are the names of the other two people? Well, well... It was still a bit cold at night. Although my sister gave me enough warmth at the back, I still sneezed accidentally.

"Brother, are you cold?" Perhaps she heard my sneeze, I heard Komachi's worried voice from behind me, and then she hugged me tighter as if she was afraid that I would be cold. Her face was pressed tightly against my back, and I could feel her breath clearly. That unexpected feeling made my body temperature rise rapidly.

Chapter 28 Because my brother is showing off again

"Well, this level is still within the acceptable range. After all, it's for my lovely sister. Ah, Hachiman scored a high point for what he said just now!"

Komachi sighed and poked my back with her finger. Because of her sudden movement, my body shook unnaturally, and even the bicycle shook slightly. I quickly stabilized the bicycle and said in a reproachful tone: "It's dangerous to do this suddenly."

"Because brother is being stubborn again." I heard my sister's angry voice from behind. Although I couldn't see her expression, my 16 years of living with her allowed me to fully imagine that she must be puffing up her cheeks and raising her head slightly with a bit of arrogance.

"Brother is just a stay-at-home, how could he have the extra energy to ride for a long time on such a cold night?"

That seems to be true. Normally, the distance from school to home is quite short, but today, Yukinoshita and the others insisted that I help carry their bags, so I had to put their school bags on the back seat of the bicycle, and then ride along with them, and finally take Komachi home. There is indeed a lot of exercise that I didn't expect, so I really feel tired now.

"Aren't you in a hurry to go back? The weather is so cold and you are not wearing much, what if you catch a cold?" Because it was not that cold when she went out at noon, Komachi did not wear too many clothes. She only wore leather boots that were warmer than usual, and a black scarf around her neck. I reminded her to wear this scarf when we left in the afternoon.

"It's okay. If my brother gets sick because he's worried about me, I might run away to America with him and marry him! Ah, I scored a great point with what I said just now!"

"Really?" Because I was too shocked, my bike started shaking in cooperation with me this time. If it was true, I would immediately jump into the nearby river to calm down, catch a cold and solve the visa problem at the same time.

"Of course it's a joke." I heard Komachi's happy voice behind me. Just by listening to the voice, I could imagine her sticking out her tongue.

"Well, that's true..." I steadied the bike and said a little disappointedly.

"But brother, you should take a rest. I will definitely feel guilty if you get sick."

"It seems that I am not a good brother to make my sister feel guilty." I said with a smile, and then stopped at the bottom of a slope. After my sister got off, I fixed the bicycle to make sure it would not run away. Then I saw a vending machine next to it.

"What do you want to drink?"

"Yeah, just regular juice is fine."

"OK." After responding, I walked to the front of the vending machine and took a closer look. I found that milk was better for hot drinks. As for juice, I would wait until the weather gets warmer tomorrow to make it for Komachi. Thinking of this, I pressed the button for milk and MAX coffee. Today's vending machines are really convenient. They not only provide cold drinks but also hot drinks.

Because the temperature of the hot drinks was not very high, I carefully put them in my pocket to prevent heat loss. And because I was worried about Komachi's health, I put my hand into the pocket where Komachi's milk was, hoping that my body temperature could make her warmer.

"Here, here's a drink for you. It's so cold, you'd better drink something warmer. Just use milk." I walked to Komachi's side. Probably because of the cold, Komachi was rubbing her hands. I don't know when she tucked her head into her scarf in a well-behaved posture, and her breath evaporated into bursts of mist in the cold air.

I took the milk out of my pocket and handed it to Komachi. Komachi took the can of milk with both hands, seemingly surprised at the warmth of the milk. She was surprised for a moment, then held the can tightly with both hands. A warm blush gradually appeared on her face. Finally, Komachi put the can against her cheek, and after taking a long breath, she smiled a smile that could light up the night.

"It's so warm." Komachi looked at me and seemed to be very emotional, her bright eyes shining under the street lights.

I pulled the ring of the coffee, took a sip, and felt the heat flowing through my body. Unconsciously, I breathed a sigh of relief like Komachi.

"Well, after all, vending machines now sell hot drinks, so it's very convenient."

"No." I don't know why Komachi shook her head. Wasn't it because of the hot drink? What was it because of? I was a little confused. Komachi blinked at me and leaned towards me. Finally, she leaned on me in an intimate posture. Komachi looked up at me. Her fair skin, delicate features and concern in her eyes made me feel unprecedented warmth on this cold night.

"The reason for the warmth is that the drink carries brother's body temperature. On the way here, brother must have held the can of milk tightly in his pocket. I hope this can give Komachi more warmth. Although it was only for a few minutes, Komachi still felt very warm."

Since my actions were discovered, I turned my head away a little shyly, and then replied to Komachi in a somewhat awkward voice: "Isn't this normal for a brother?"

"Very ordinary!" Komachi looked at me, and then she suddenly laughed out loud: "Brother is shy, and he is still as coquettish as ever." Komachi suddenly stopped laughing, revealing a distressing and sad expression, she lowered her head and stopped staring at me, but turned her gaze to the outside of the fence, to Chiba, where thousands of lights were shining at the bottom of the hill.

"Because my brother has always been like this, he can't notice my gentleness."

"Gentle and so on..." Before I could finish my sentence, Komachi reached out and pressed my lips. Due to the sudden contact, I unconsciously stopped what I wanted to say.

"Brother, there's no need to explain. Komachi, who has lived with brother for 16 years, understands him better than anyone else. I even understand brother better than he does. Brother is like the sunshine in the shadows, giving people warmth and saving others silently, but in the end, he is ignored and misunderstood..." Komachi's voice gradually became lower, carrying a loneliness that I had never felt before.

"It's really pitiful to have a brother like this..." The words slowly flowed out of Komachi's mouth, like tiny treasures. I listened quietly, listening to Komachi's words along with the stars in the sky.

"Brother, look down the hill. There is a family in every bright window. The men have women who love them, and the women have men who love them. Their children may also be secretly in love with girls in their class, and the girls may also be carefully putting on makeup in order to attract the attention of the boys they admire tomorrow. Brother, this world is really happy."

"My brother is so sensitive, but he pretends to know nothing. He endures more pain than others and does things that others disdain to do but have to do. Such a brother really makes people feel distressed."

This is the second time Komachi said I'm worth sympathizing with.

"Now that we've graduated, Komachi won't be able to accompany brother often, and won't be able to look after him anymore." Komachi's voice was tearful. She turned her head and looked up at me again. I looked into Komachi's eyes carefully, as if I couldn't suppress my emotions anymore. I don't know when Komachi's eyes became moist, as if tears would flow out in the next second.

“So, brother, you have to keep working hard and being gentle in places where Komachi can’t see you. You have to keep…being happy in places where Komachi can’t see you.” Komachi didn’t cry after all. Instead, she gave me a smile that was brighter than the stars at that moment…