Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

On such a cold night, there were a few stars in the sky that were not bright but bright enough. Below the hillside, countless houses stood, with light shining through the windows. Neon lights and other lights illuminated the city brightly. Next to me stood a sister who smiled and said she hoped I would be happy.

"Komachi." My tone also became gentle: "I am very happy now."

"Brother is so cunning." Komachi responded to me with a smile, and then looked at me solemnly: "So brother, what are your feelings towards Yuigahama and Yukinoshita-senpai..."

I reached out and touched Komachi's head. The sudden attack made Komachi stop talking. Komachi soon enjoyed my touch on the head: "You can't say anything next."

"Is that so?" Komachi enjoyed my pat on the head, and then she suddenly smiled at me cunningly: "Brother is really cunning, but he is my brother after all, Komachi will forgive him, ah, Komachi scored a high point for what I said just now."

"Well, the score is very high." I praised Komachi, and Komachi smiled contentedly.

Right now, I am very satisfied with the service club, so I don’t want to delve into anything that will change our relationship.

But one day, when I am no longer satisfied with this relationship, or when they are no longer satisfied, what will happen between us?

If, just if, Yuigahama's feelings for me weren't fake.

What would I do at that time?

As expected, I am the most cunning one and I only know how to escape.

"By the way, brother, if it's a date with Sister Yuigahama, I recommend you go to Kamogawa Sea World."

"I told you it's not a date, it's a request!" However, Komachi's suggestion seems to be good. Let's invite Yuigahama to that place tomorrow.

"Brother, you can't always be so cunning. One day, everything will change."

"Of course I know about this kind of thing. It's getting late. Let's go back."

"Well, brother has his own considerations, so Komachi won't interfere." After saying this, Komachi got on the back seat of the bicycle. Then, as if she remembered something, she took off her scarf and put it on me instead.

"There's no need to do that..." I politely refused.

"No." Komachi answered me in an unquestionable voice, and she hugged me tightly from behind: "Komachi is warm behind her brother, so the scarf should be given to her brother who is in front of her to block the wind for her."

"Understood." Feeling the heat coming from my back, my whole body automatically ignored the cold wind. Because of my happiness, my mood unconsciously became higher.

"Hikigaya Hachiman, full speed ahead now!" I shouted loudly into the darkness.

"Hey yo!" Komachi's shouts and laughter echoed on the slope for a long time.

Chapter 29 Please pay more attention to your surroundings

Speaking of Chiba, we have to mention the world-famous Kamogawa Ocean Park, which is 16 kilometers long and covers an area of ​​about 480 square kilometers. It is a comprehensive aquarium. It gathers more than 800 species and more than 11000 marine creatures. It has a total of 58 tanks of various sizes. It is a very large aquarium, which can be roughly divided into several areas such as "Shentai Aquarium", "Ocean Theater", "Tropical Island", "Surfing World", "Peking Pond", "Ocean World", "Rock World" and "Polar Expedition".

Being world-famous, of course, has its own special features. The most famous one should be the killer whale show. It is said that there is no killer whale show anywhere in the world that can compare with Kamogawa Sea World. As a Chiba person, we are very proud to be the world's number one killer whale show. You know, this is the world's number one, not RB, Asia's number one, etc. Thinking about it this way, Chiba is indeed the best. The era of Greater Chiba will soon come!

Having said that, as a famous tourist attraction, there are many people who are very disgusted by the crowd. Even at the entrance, you can see many couples holding hands and standing close to each other. Sometimes they whisper something with their heads down, and then the two of them show happy smiles, or they just stand close to each other and completely ignore me as I walk by.

Please pay more attention to your surroundings. Although my presence is very low, please don't show your affection in front of me so blatantly. Don't you know the theorem that people who show off their affection will die sooner?

Although I really want to change places to avoid being subjected to high-damage skills such as eating ice cream together or hugging and kissing, I, Hikigaya Hachiman, have to wait at the door now. If you ask why, it is probably because I am waiting for Yuigahama Yui to arrive.

This is so troublesome. I should not have listened to Komachi's advice. If I had done it my way, I could have just had a normal chat with Yuigahama in the club room about the beauty of Chiba and the essence of MAX Coffee. Even if the commission was completed, maybe Yuigahama would unexpectedly think that my way was better?

Anyway, the bet has no binding force at all. It's better to say that Yukinoshita won't do anything even if she wins. This guy agreed to the bet only because he was provoked by Hiratsuka-sensei. How competitive does this guy have to be to jump into it when he knows it's a trap?

But even if I lose, it doesn't seem like anything will happen. She can't make me jump into the Pacific Ocean... right? No way? After all, I'm a human being! Biologically, I'm a biological individual of the same species as her.

I really did try my best to complete the commission. This is what a mature man should do. However, I want to reiterate that this is not work. I am not a man who can't work. Thinking about it this way, I am indeed a mature man!

But why is this guy so slow? If possible, I really hope someone can instill the concept of time into Yuigahama's limited brain capacity. If I use the words of a celebrity, my money is being stolen by Yuigahama, should Yuigahama take a little responsibility?

Why did the security guard next to me keep looking at me with such a "kind" look? His hand was tightly holding the baton, and the solemnity in his eyes showed that he was on guard against me. His inverted eyebrows looked even more handsome at this time. He was a responsible security guard. If I made any moves at this time, I would definitely be knocked down and sent to prison. Then the next day's newspaper would probably publish the headline "Delinquent teenager was stopped in time at the park gate".

I took a few steps outside the park awkwardly. Why am I treated as a criminal wherever I go? Now I'm just waiting for someone. Although I do have shocking dead fish eyes, don't ignore my handsome face because of this. Handsome guys also have dignity, okay!

Perhaps noticing my behavior, the security guard did not leave at ease. On the contrary, he looked at me even more nervously, with raised eyebrows and a serious expression. I almost thought I was a criminal.

The effect was counterproductive. Did this guy really think I was going to do it? Please understand quickly. I'm just an ordinary person waiting for someone. What's there to grab in the Ocean Park? Do you want me to grab a killer whale so that I can have a mount when I jump into the Pacific Ocean under the snow? Am I the killer whale prince? That definitely sounds like a fairy tale that can surpass Andersen.

The heavy atmosphere at the security guard made me feel slightly oppressive. So, who taught me that girls should not be late when they are with boys? Don't you know that this will waste a lot of time?

I looked at my watch impatiently. It was 10:, half an hour later than the agreed time. This guy must have done it on purpose. Why did I have to be here to accept the bombardment of the live-streaming and the vigilance of the security guards? Normally, I should be eating, sleeping, and playing games leisurely. If I had extra time, I might even play with Kakuma.

Sure enough, was it a mistake for me to come so early? Or should I go back immediately? This meaningless waiting is totally not my style.

"Ah! Ha-ha-lo, Xiao! Qi." Just when I made up my mind not to wait any longer and was about to leave, a familiar voice with panting but still very energetic came from the front. This made me raise my head slightly, and then, I saw Yuigahama waving at me vigorously on the other side of the street. Maybe because she was in a hurry, Yuigahama was breathing slightly there, and even her greeting to me turned into an ambiguous line of "Ah! Ha-ha-lo", but this greeting was originally very unclear.

After a while, the traffic light on the street turned green. After confirming that there were no cars around, Yuigahama ran towards me. As the distance was closer, I could see Yuigahama's outfit more clearly. Yuigahama was not wearing her usual simple but very youthful clothes today. On the contrary, she was wearing a very mature black dress today.

She has a curvy figure that most girls envy, and with a black belt tied around her waist, her figure is perfectly displayed.

Her hairstyle is not the usual bun, this time Yuigahama's hairstyle is a ponytail with a black butterfly hair accessory on the ponytail, which makes her look even more stunning. Looking down, you can see red and black boots, and maybe because it's cold, she also wears long black cotton socks.

How should I put it? Although I feel that Yuigahama is more suitable for clothes that can show more vitality and youthfulness, such mature clothes do not look out of place on her as imagined. Instead, they give people a bright feeling and make people have the illusion that "it turns out this girl has this side."

"Xiaoqi, I'm sorry, have you been waiting for a long time?" Yuigahama came to my side. After a short rest, she didn't seem as tired as before, and she didn't have the obvious panting sound as before when she spoke. I looked at Yuigahama's face carefully, her beautiful face and impeccable features. As expected, she is a beautiful girl. Maybe because she just ran, there was some sweat on Yuigahama's face.

For some reason, my complaint of “I’ve been waiting for a really long time” turned into “It’s okay, I just got here not long ago either.”

What a misstep this was. It was subtly similar to the conversation with the guy next to me who was waiting for his girlfriend. Then, in my mind, Komachi's sly expression last night appeared.

"Brother, the date with Yuigahama-senpai tomorrow..." So I told you this is not a date, it's just a commission, a bet!

"Eh? What?" Yuigahama looked at me with a puzzled expression as she spoke to herself unconsciously.

"nothing."

"Oh, thanks for waiting for me, Xiaoqi. I stayed up too late choosing clothes last night, so I got up late today. I'm sorry I'm late."

"Are you an elementary school student? Would you suffer from insomnia because of something like this?" This is obviously something only elementary school students would do. Then I thought about how I was too excited when I was in elementary school and ended up not being able to fall asleep. The next day I went to school with very eye-catching dark circles under my eyes. My already extremely lethal dead fish eyes were compounded by the dark circles. It seemed like I was traveling alone until the very end of that trip, and even the teacher didn't seem to want to get too close to me.

I was immersed in my miserable elementary school memories. When I came to my senses, I found Yuigahama clutching her chest in disappointment and said bitterly, "Although you definitely don't understand, Xiaoqi, I still feel very unwilling to face it."

"Don't understand? Unwilling to accept? What do you mean?"

"Xiao Qi is really an idiot." This time Yuigahama glared at me angrily, then looked away angrily.

So how did I irritate her? Considering the current situation, could it be the clothing? It seems that her image has changed a lot today, could it be this aspect? For the time being, I'll ask her...

"Are you referring to your outfit today?" I asked tentatively. After all, I don't have many opportunities to go out with girls, so I don't really understand what girls think.

"Eh." After hearing what I said, Yuigahama turned her head with a little surprise and stared at me. Due to the close distance, I could clearly see her pupils. Maybe because she had dressed up carefully, Yuigahama's eye shadow shone just right in the sun, and the lipstick also made Yuigahama's mouth full of temptation.

"Did you notice?"

"It would be strange if I can't see such a big change." I said a little disappointed. Am I a blind person in the eyes of this guy?

"Well, well, Xiaoqi, what do you think?" Perhaps she finally noticed the ambiguity of the current posture, Yuigahama's face was stained with an unnatural blush. She took a few steps back and kept some distance from me, but the blush on her face did not fade, and she was looking at me with an expectant look.

"Even if you ask me what I think..." I thought for a while, a little troubled: "How should I put it? It's very suitable for that. It makes people feel bright."

"Oh, thank you." I don't know what shocked her, but Yuigahama took a few steps back unconsciously, her face even redder than before, which made people sigh that it is the season when apples are ripe again. Yuigahama lowered her head, so I couldn't easily see her expression.

"Xiaoqi, it turns out that you can compliment others so directly." Such whispers came out of Yuigahama's mouth. I don't know why I felt nervous. What's going on? It's not a confession. What are you doing? Why are there so many ambiguous atmospheres around you, and there is also the security brother. Why did you leave with an expression of "go to hell with the current pretender"? You must have completely misunderstood!

Chapter 30 Xiaoqi, what do you think?

"Ahem." I cleared my throat and took the initiative to break the awkward atmosphere: "But we are going to have fun, isn't your outfit a bit..."

"Oh, I was so focused on its beauty that I overlooked it." Yuigahama squatted down in pain, saying in annoyance.

It seems that this person's brain has not changed with the change of clothes, and he is still a big fool.

"Forget it, what are we going to see?"

"Sea dog." Yuigahama answered my question quickly, and the haze on her face disappeared, and she was full of energy again.

This guy can do anything as long as it's a dog, right? Then next time, should I call a sea lion a "sea cat" to tempt Yukinoshita?

"Anyway, let's go first." Yuigahama said with great momentum, and then she came up naturally and held my hand, and before I could react, she pulled me into the park.

Let go, don't do this kind of behavior that can cause misunderstanding. The gazes of people around you are really annoying. This will cause others to misunderstand you. Please don't do this again.

"So, you brought us out so majestically, and then you got lost?" I looked at the beautiful girl next to me who was laughing "hehehe" at this moment, feeling very sad and helpless. It seemed that she thought that she could get my forgiveness as long as she pretended to be stupid.

"Being cute doesn't work on me."

After her thoughts were exposed by me, Yuigahama immediately became listless like a deflated ball. She was probably embarrassed, so she buried her head very low, like a child who had made a mistake.

"Because, I was always with my family before, with my parents leading the way, so I was basically just responsible for having fun..." Yuigahama's voice became lower and lower. Occasionally, when she looked up and saw my stern eyes, she curled up like a frightened hedgehog, then buried her head even lower, and her voice became so low that it was completely inaudible.

It's over, this guy is completely hopeless.

I sighed and expressed my helplessness. I looked for road signs on the street, but unfortunately I didn't see any road signs on this street. I wanted to ask for directions, but after confirming that passers-by looked at me with a little fear, I decisively gave up asking for directions. That's right, I came to Ocean Park with my family on a weekend, and ended up seeing such a stunning dead fish eye. No matter how I think about it, I won't be in a good mood.

"Let's go look for it somewhere else. After all, it's such a big park, there should be many road signs. As long as we confirm the location, it will be OK."

"Yeah." Yuigahama responded softly and followed me to the corner of the street.

It was indeed a large park. I quickly found a sign. After checking everything, I realized that we were near Surf World. Surf World? I remember that there were performances of bottle-mouthed dolphins and Pacific white-bellied dolphins, but there were no performances of fur seals. However, since we had already walked here, it would be troublesome to go back later.

"There seems to be a dolphin show at Surf World right now. How about we watch that first and then go see the fur seals?" I asked Yuigahama, but he still looked very lost. Why did this feeling subtly resemble the look of my old puppy after it made a mistake? I still remember that after my puppy comforted me, he threw me to the ground and licked my face.

As if she didn't hear me, Yuigahama muttered to herself, "It was a rare date, and I made so much preparation and even transformed my image, but in the end I ended up getting lost and doing something so embarrassing. I am such a ..."

Are you still upset? This child is so troublesome. If getting lost is a shameful thing, then shouldn't Yukinoshita have no one to lose?

Feeling guilty that Yukinoshita might sneeze because of my thoughts, I stopped thinking about these rude things, pulled my thoughts back, and analyzed calmly. The current situation does not mean that Yuigahama is enjoying this commission. This is secondary. If Yuigahama judges that Yukinoshita wins, I must satisfy Yukinoshita's rude request. I'd better try my best, after all, this is a commission.

"Yuigahama." I took a deep breath.

"Hmm?" Noticing my unusual voice, Yuigahama raised her head weakly and looked at me. I could see that she was still very disappointed. If she continued like this, the air around her would probably be as dark as her clothes. So, what's so disappointing about getting lost? There are idiots in this world who are very smart but can't even tell the difference between a red and a green light.

"A-choo." Yukinoshita frowned, then took a piece of tissue from the table and wiped her nose: "The weather changed so quickly today? I'd better turn on the air conditioner."

After taking a deep breath and getting ready, I clenched my left hand into a fist and patted the palm of my right hand downwards. Then I began to imitate the tone of a comedian: "At Ocean Park, you can't not have fun, hey!"

Then, the people around me immediately kept a distance of five meters, forming a temporary vacuum zone. The huge regret and shame made me want to turn into a turtle and hide under the mud of the venue.

Yuigahama was probably stunned by my performance and was in a daze for a while. Finally, she seemed to react, holding her stomach and laughing out loud.

"What era was that comedy show from? Xiaoqi, are you a comedian who traveled through time from ancient times? Hahaha!"

Yuigahama said something ironic to me while laughing. She was so happy that her body was bent. Her eyelashes were constantly fluttering up and down due to the pulling of the muscles at the corners of her mouth. Her delicate facial features were turned into a pleasing painting because of her smile. Sure enough, a beautiful girl's smile is the most beautiful? What's even more exaggerated is that this guy laughed so hard that he cried.

Is this another form of success? But I feel like I have lost something important called shame.

"No matter what, your performance is too exaggerated." Although I am very happy that my goal has been achieved, if you continue to laugh like this, you will be regarded as a psychopath, even though you are already a fool.

"Because, because Xiaoqi's performance just now was really, really funny!" She finally stopped laughing, but she would still laugh from time to time, as if she would laugh out loud whenever she thought of my performance just now...

I ignored Yuigahama who was trying to hold back a smile, but suddenly I felt so tired. It turned out that I should give up. I hoped that the sharks in the Pacific Ocean would mistake me for a dead fish because of my dead fish eyes and let me go. However, it seemed that some sharks even eat dead fish. It seemed that my future was destined to be bleak.

Just as I was planning how to survive in the Pacific Ocean, Yuigahama suddenly quickened her pace and walked in front of me, staring at me carefully, showing a happy smile that was different from before: "But I know Xiaoqi did this for me. I'm really stupid. I was so depressed for so long because of such a small thing. I should be happier on this rare date."

At this time, the warm air from the Pacific Ocean blew in her face, and the leaves on the ground fluttered with the air flow. Yuigahama's skirt was lifted up by the wind and rotated like a blooming flower. Her ponytail also swayed with the wind, depicting a graceful amplitude in the air. Maybe it was because she was facing the sun, I always felt that the sun gave Yuigahama's smile a layer of glow. This smile was probably the happy smile that the painter wanted to depict, the photographer wanted to capture, and the poet wanted to sing about.

"It's not a date, it's just a commission." The sudden high-energy smile made me afraid to face Yuigahama. I looked away. I didn't want to stare at such a foul smile for too long. Maybe I would have the illusion that this girl likes me or something, and then I would confess on my own initiative and get dumped.

"Xiao Qi, you're twisting your body again." Yuigahama's happy laughter came from behind again. This guy, don't get too carried away!

Chapter 31 I really care

"But I don't hate such a little guy. I always feel like he's an untamed Sabue." As I wasn't paying attention, Yuigahama took my hand again and led me to walk away. It seemed that she heard my suggestion just now. However, this guy got the direction wrong again. It's really hopeless. And, you just scolded me, right? You definitely scolded me, right? Why did you compare me to Sabue? I paused and pulled Yuigahama back, and used my eyes to indicate that Yuigahama was going out of the direction. Yuigahama pouted at me and then signaled me to lead the way.

I let go of Yuigahama's hand, ignored her slightly angry expression, and walked in the right direction to the surfing hall. Yuigahama puffed up her cheeks and followed me while muttering, "I don't mind, but Xiaoqi is really something."

I really mind it, and I have always been reluctant to accept such ambiguous behavior.

There was still some warmth from Yuigahama on my hands, and even the unique touch of a girl's skin that I had just held hands with seemed to still be there. My palms were sweating a little because of nervousness.

Fortunately, as I am now, I will not misunderstand easily anymore. When Yuigahama is happy, she will definitely pull Hayama or even Tobe together. After all, her personality is that she doesn't care about these things when she is happy. When I think of this, I don't know why, my heart aches a little. This kind of pain has only happened once in my life so far.

That time was the same feeling after I confessed to Oriben.

Before I could figure out the source of this feeling, Yuigahama and I entered the venue. As soon as we entered, the huge cheers pulled me back from my thoughts. It might be because of the graduation season, so the venue was very popular today. Fortunately, the venue has a relatively large capacity, and Yuigahama and I did not come during the peak period, so after searching for a while, Yuigahama and I still found two seats. Fortunately, those were seats that someone had just left, so they were relatively close to the front.

After Yuigahama and I sat down, we focused our attention on the venue. The dolphin's classic hoop performance was being performed in the venue. Although it was a classic project, it was not so boring because the keeper kept moving the hoop and the dolphin jumped out of the sea to cooperate with the keeper to make various fancy hoop performances.

Then, as if the performance was over, a person who looked like a host walked to the center of the stage. He made an exaggerated expression and said passionately: "Everyone, do you think this performance was wonderful?"

"Wonderful." The audiences in the stage all made noises in cooperation. By the way, the girl next to me was particularly excited. But this feeling was too silly. I decided to pretend that I didn't know her. Thinking of this, I leaned to the side again.

"Okay, now it's time for the couple dolphin ride that everyone has been looking forward to. As long as you are chosen by the dolphin's lucky star, you can go down to the venue and ride the dolphin for a week. That is definitely a great experience, oh." The host uttered an unclear onomatopoeia in a loud voice, and the stage sprayed water to cooperate with him, so it really looked like that.

"Now, the dolphins have started swimming. Who will be the lucky one?" The host continued to speak exaggeratedly. People's attention was now focused on the swimming dolphins, or to be more precise, on the red heart that the dolphins were holding in their mouths.

Who came up with this idea? It's really genius. It livened up the atmosphere of the audience. At least around me, there were already a few stupid couples trying to stretch out their hands, hoping that the dolphins would throw the stars next to them. Looking around, there were basically hands stretched out.

Well, it's too stupid after all. If I think about it carefully, I can't even meet the premise of being a couple, so even though I feel it would be a great experience, I'd better give up.