Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

Thinking of this, I looked at the dolphin in a relaxed manner, and then it swam towards us. Hmm, it seems that a lucky person is going to be born among us. Then the dolphin jumped out of the water and threw stars towards me. People around immediately stood up to grab the stars. Yuigahama probably saw that I didn't stand up, so she didn't stand up even though she was in high spirits.

Then, the star, following an incredible trajectory, bypassed the blockage of the hands in front and landed steadily in my hand as I was watching the show.

"Huh?" My surprised voice was drowned out by the host's high-pitched voice and the sighs of the people around me.

"Why were you able to bypass the blockade formed by so many people's outstretched hands and throw it at me so accurately? Is it because of my powerful dead fish eyes that attracted you?" I expressed my dissatisfaction loudly, but the dolphin obviously did not have the intelligence to understand the meaning of what I said. It ignored me, shuddered, and dived into the water again.

"What should I do?" I looked at the pink heart in my hand with a headache. To be honest, I didn't want to go up and be watched like a monkey. Although I felt that riding a dolphin would be a good experience, I always avoided such sensational things. Speaking of which, if I go up, it will become to please the audience! In line with the exaggerated tone of the host, I have to make exaggerated expressions to respond, and maybe I have to cooperate with the host's bad but funny jokes. That's too bad, plus I have dead fish eyes that are different from ordinary people and absolutely not suitable for being on camera. I don't want to go up and be laughed at by others. Besides, I don't meet the most essential premise of being a couple. From this aspect, I am not qualified to go up. Let's give this to the real couple who want to go up.

"Okay, our lucky couple is out, let's cheer." The host shouted loudly with great interest, and the audience sitting in the stands also happily cooperated: "Then, please ask the staff to bring our lucky ones up!" After the host said this, you can see the staff on the side of the aisle walking towards us.

"Hello, congratulations on becoming the guest of this show. If possible, could you cooperate with our performance?" the staff asked me politely.

As expected, I still refused. Forget about this kind of thing.

"Sorry." I said slowly, ready to reject this very tempting proposal in the eyes of others. Sure enough, I still couldn't do it. Just as I was about to say the next sentence, I felt someone tugging at my clothes. Although I felt a little bad, I still looked back at Yuigahama. She looked at me with stars in her eyes and looked at me expectantly. After I turned around, she came closer to me and pulled my shirt a little excitedly.

"What's wrong with that, Xiaoqi? I've always wanted to ride a dolphin. Xiaoqi, let's go together!"

I'm not Yukinoshita, so acting like a spoiled child won't work on me. Also, if I go up to her, wouldn't that be telling others that we're a couple? You better realize this. There should be a limit to being a natural fool!

"What a spirited girlfriend." The waiter joked with a warm smile.

"Huh?" What are you misunderstanding? Don't casually say such a shocking misunderstanding...

I secretly glanced at Yuigahama. She might be a little shy because she was misunderstood, so her face turned a little red. I don't know if it was an illusion, but I always felt that she was getting closer to me. This posture was exactly like a girlfriend shyly hiding behind her boyfriend. What kind of a development is this? It feels like it will not be good if it continues like this. I'd better refuse it quickly.

"I'm sorry, I still can't do anything like going on stage."

Yuigahama's face instantly lost its spirit after hearing my answer, but she didn't show any extreme reaction. Probably knowing that it was useless to continue acting like a spoiled child, Yuigahama loosened her grip on my clothes, and sat back in her seat with a somewhat forced smile.

“Oh, I see. We originally prepared a dolphin doll and a special watch from Chiba Prefecture as a return gift.” The staff member said helplessly, then turned around and prepared to leave.

"Wait." He turned around and looked at me with a little confusion when he was about to leave.

"Sir, do you have anything else to do for me?"

"You just said that the prize includes a limited edition watch from Chiba?"

"Eh? Yes, there was one."

"Is it the limited edition one?"

“Yes, it is limited.”

"Is that so?" I took a deep breath and said, "I don't think it would be good to trouble you again. Let's go on stage and perform." The unexpected answer made the staff stunned for a while, then he smiled at me and said, "Thank you for your support, please follow me."

Chapter 32: Great Small Business

"Great, Xiaoqi!" Yuigahama stood up happily, changing her tired look, then pulled me up and followed the staff to the side.

I must get Chiba's limited edition watch. It's a rare item. As a man who will become the king of Chiba, how can I not collect such valuable things? Well... plus I really can't bear to see Yuigahama so depressed, so this is all I have to do.

The distance between the stands and the stage was not as far as I imagined. It took about 5 minutes to walk through a staff-only passage and see the stage at the end. Before we even got to the stage, we heard the host shout, "Our lucky couple has come on stage. Let's give a warm applause to the lucky couple." The audience cheered in cooperation with such warm words. Although it would affect the atmosphere, I still want to say that you said the wrong thing. Newlyweds refer to newlyweds, not fake couples like us. Is this person's part-time job a wedding emcee? The audience in the audience can also be more rational and not be led by others so easily. As expected, humans are the most follow-the-crowd creatures...

I definitely don't want to be a person who doesn't know anything and just gets excited or sad based on the atmosphere around me.

I subconsciously looked at Yuigahama next to me. Yuigahama has an impeccable face, so her profile is also very attractive, coupled with the black dress and ponytail. This situation may seem very happy to others, to participate in the competition with such a beautiful girl.

But I understand that I cannot accept Yuigahama's lifestyle now. This lifestyle is just like those audiences who go with the flow and whom I hate. I hate this lifestyle and I hate people like this. That's why when Yuigahama first came, I said without hesitation that she was hctib...

But now, I find that I can no longer hate Yuigahama. Why is that? Yuigahama still lives her own life, and even in the club room, she still plays with the relationship between me and Yukinoshita according to the air. Why would I have such a change?

Could it be that without realizing it, I have become someone else?

"Xiao Qi, what are you thinking about? Why are you staring at me in a daze?" Her cheeks were slightly red, and her head was slightly tilted because of confusion, but her eyes were still secretly looking at me, her hands were pinching the corners of her clothes unnaturally, and her body was shaking constantly. When I collected my thoughts, I saw Yuigahama like this.

As expected, even Yuigahama would feel a little uncomfortable performing on stage.

I suddenly felt a very comfortable touch on my hand. Yuigahama held my hand again. Maybe because she was nervous, I felt that her hand was moister and warmer this time than the previous times. I looked at her carefully. If her face was an unripe cherry with a little red before, then now she was probably like a fully ripe apple. Her face was tilted a little more than before, so that her eyes were not meeting mine, and her head was lowered, as if she was a hamster that was discovered stealing food.

As usual, I wanted to break away from Yuigahama who was holding my hand, but the question in my mind just now popped up again, why don't I hate Yuigahama like before? Why don't I dislike such ambiguous and gentle actions now? Gentle girls, I should have hated them the most before.

Seeing that I didn't struggle, Yuigahama jumped forward happily.

"Xiao Qi, you're about to go on stage, so stop daydreaming." Yuigahama looked at me who was a little dazed and reminded me in a low voice.

"Oh, yeah." I understand. Pulling my thoughts back to my senses, I quietly used my other hand to tidy up my clothes and pants, then walked onto the stage with Yuigahama.

"Hey, our lucky one is finally on stage." The host looked at us with a smile, and then, as if noticing our holding hands, he walked closer to us in an exaggerated tone: "What an intimate gesture! The two of them are indeed a very loving couple, even holding hands when they went on stage."

"Hey, that's not it, this is, wow!" After all, being watched by so many people, even Yuigahama felt embarrassed and quickly let go of my hand that she was holding. Then she waved her hands in panic, muttering something in a low voice as if she wanted to explain something.

If you are shy, don't hold hands. Don't you know that I will be shy too? Thinking of this, I tilted my head to the side unnaturally.

"Hahaha, what an enviable idiotic couple. Their flirting is really enviable."

What kind of flirting? Can't you read the air? It's obvious that this is just awkwardness.

Probably because we didn't cooperate with the host, the host asked our names and our feelings about being on stage, then walked to the front of the stage again, and said loudly: "Now, let's wait for the couple to put on the diving suits we provided, and then go to perform our show!"

"Oh!" The atmosphere among the audience was heated up again and they shouted excitedly.

"Then please follow the staff to change clothes." After the host finished speaking, a female staff member in a diving suit came over gently. She showed us a professional smile and led the way for us very competently. We followed the diver to the backstage, and then walked into the changing rooms for boys and girls respectively. Since changing into diving suits was rather complicated and it was our first time wearing them, it took us about 10 minutes to finally put on the clothes.

After getting dressed, Yuigahama and I walked onto the stage again. In order to make diving easier, Yuigahama's ponytail was tied up a little higher, giving the impression that it had returned to her usual bun hairstyle.

"Okay, now let our newcomers start performing the dolphin ride!" the host said loudly to the audience stand, and then there was a deafening cheer from the audience. Although it was an open-air performance, I still felt the hugeness of the sound.

I regulated my breathing slightly. I had no experience riding animals before. This precious first time was given to a dolphin, a species that is extremely difficult to ride, and it was even on unfamiliar land... Although life originated in the ocean, I was still a little worried.

"Miss, our dolphins have been professionally trained and are very safe. You don't have to be so nervous."

After hearing the keeper's quiet words of comfort, I looked at Yuigahama beside me and found that she was a little nervous at the moment, with her hands clenched into fists on her chest, some worry in her eyes, and she seemed to be looking around to confirm something.

Noticing my gaze, Yuigahama looked at me for help.

It was you who wanted to come up here. Don't want to quit at this time. It would be very rude to the staff. But to be honest, it is natural to be nervous. Even if you really want to try it, you will always feel scared when you really do it. I feel the same way, so it's hard to say anything.

"Xiao Qi, you will protect me, right?" Like a squirrel holding pine nuts, Yuigahama confirmed with a worried voice.

"Huh? I guess so." I don't think there will be any danger. This program has been held so many times. If there was any danger, how could it last so long? But in order to reassure her, I'd better say this first.

"Yeah." As if she was relieved, Yuigahama smiled with relief, and then rode on the dolphin under the guidance of the trainer. At first, she was a little nervous and swayed there. Yuigahama nervously grabbed the dolphin's fins, and then after the trainer comforted the dolphin, the dolphin gradually calmed down. The trainer patted the dolphin, and the dolphin seemed to understand and swam away quickly, accompanied by Yuigahama's screams that were not sure whether they were fear or excitement...

After that, I also sat on the dolphin under the guidance of the keeper. Since it was my first time, I also held the dolphin's fins tightly, and saw that the dolphin was swimming forward very quickly.

Due to the buoyancy of water, the weight that the dolphin carries is not as much as I imagined. It is just enough to swim, and it is basically impossible for it to jump out of the sea like before.

It feels so good. The sea water passes by me, and a cool feeling spreads throughout my body before I can react. The splashing water hits my face, and the wind makes my body feel unusually cool and comfortable. The sunlight shines through the mist, creating a fascinating scene. This feeling makes me relax involuntarily, and I even shouted out unexpectedly.

Not long after I arrived, I caught up with Yuigahama in front of me. Yuigahama looked at me happily, and then her happy voice came in the wind: "Xiaoqi, it's fun."

"Yeah." I also responded loudly in the wind.

“It’s really fun. It’s really nice to be here with Xiaoqi.”

"Xiao Peng, I like it..." At this time, other dolphins swam in front of us and jumped over our heads alternately. The water on their bodies fell down, reflecting the sunlight like a curtain of water, and turned into gorgeous rainbows.

Very appropriate, the dolphins swimming beside us uttered their unique songs. Listening to the songs and looking at the rainbow, I felt more relaxed than ever before.

"what did you just say?"

“I said it was really beautiful.”

"Yeah, that's true." I responded and turned my head, but contrary to my expectation, Yuigahama didn't have a happy smile on her face. On the contrary, she looked a little lost.

"what happened?"

Then, as if coming to her senses, Yuigahama smiled happily.

"Nothing!" Because of her cheerful tone like the sun, I put aside my worries and enjoyed this rare scenery.

Maybe it was a special show. After a while, the dolphins took us into the water. The underwater world made people feel like they were on another planet. The sunlight turned into a gentle blue in the sea water, and turned into a constantly changing halo under the water, which was as beautiful as a dream.

At this time, I saw through the diving goggles that Yuigahama was probably frightened. In panic, she did not hold on to the dolphin's fins, but fell off the dolphin's body, and she was waving her hands in panic.

It really fits her personality. However, I thought that in a little while, she would be able to catch the dolphin and swim up again. But I soon realized something was wrong. This girl was just moving her hands and feet around, and the dolphin couldn't get close to her. How could she catch the dolphin again?

I gradually realized a fact that I didn't want to believe, that is, this guy can't swim at all!

Chapter 33 Let's Cheer for the Newcomers

No wonder she was a little nervous when she went into the water. Although Yuigahama was wearing a diving suit, she was still sinking because she couldn't swim. Judging from the amplitude of her hand paddling, her strength was almost used up.

Damn, at this time my dolphin began to float up, and it seemed that I could faintly hear the host's voice and the cheers of the audience as it approached the water surface. However, Yuigahama kept sinking to the bottom of the water, and she looked extremely sad and beautiful under the sunlight on the bottom of the sea.

Damn it! I let go of the dolphin and swam towards Yuigahama as fast as I could.

"Dear audience members, it's time to end the dive. Let's cheer for the appearance of our newcomers!"

"Oh!" The venue was still filled with thunder, and the host was working hard to stir up the atmosphere.

"Let's see our newcomers make a grand entrance!" The host opened his arms towards the sea and spoke in a very infectious voice.

Unfortunately, things did not go as he had imagined. What appeared on the sea were just two unmanned dolphins.

Unexplained boos came from the audience. Since the expected situation did not occur, the host's forehead broke out in sweat. This was the first time such a situation had occurred since she hosted the program. She frowned, and then shouted loudly: "Our new couple is very naughty and wants to continue their underwater world for two. Let's cheer a little more!"

"Huh!" The audience in the auditorium exhaled, and then laughed collectively.

"So that's it."

"What a romantic couple!"

“I wonder if I’ll be lucky enough to experience it someday!”

The audience were discussing in groups of three or four. In such a large environment, they did not notice the breeder who hurried in or the unnaturalness in the host's voice.

Of course, I didn’t know any of this. At this moment, I was swimming quickly towards Yuigahama who was sinking to the bottom of the water.

"Why didn't I anticipate this situation!" I thought to myself, a little self-blaming. In the past, I could always analyze the situation calmly and come up with the best solution. Why didn't I guess that Yuigahama couldn't swim after noticing her abnormal behavior this time? Why?

Psychologists say that when a person is passionate about something, he cannot use his original talents. What does this mean? Was I disturbed by something before, so I didn't realize that Yuigahama couldn't swim?

Could it be that I am enjoying this commission? Or am I enjoying the time with Yuigahama?

How is this possible? I firmly believe that loneliness is a warrior of justice. I imagine that lonely people are complete successes. Just let me explode with my current life. Confused thoughts and lack of oxygen bother me. The world in front of me begins to become blurred. Mosaic? Speaking of lack of oxygen in water, when there is no oxygen, the brain will compress the optic nerve to produce mosaics.

But I can't do that now. I tried to open my eyes. I haven't rescued Yuigahama yet. How can I give up because of such a small matter? That guy said to me before entering the field, "Xiaoqi, you will protect me, right?"

It was not a question, nor an imperative sentence, but just a simple declarative sentence, a very plain word without any embellishment. How sure was this guy that I would protect her that he could say it so naturally?

As for me, although I have a bad personality and a twisted mind, and I deal with things around me in a disgusting way, even so, even so, I still want the real thing.

For no reason, I recalled that winter, when Christmas was approaching but not yet, I cried and said to Yukinoshita and Yuigahama in the club room, "I want the real thing..."

Yes, it’s the real thing I’ve always wanted, but I still haven’t found it until now.

I don't even know if this kind of thing exists right now, but, however, I can say with certainty that my desire to save Yuigahama is real, just like the tears I shed that day, it's real!

I won't cry easily. Even if I've been misunderstood, betrayed, and hurt countless times, I will still think stubbornly and move forward in my own way, just for that illusory truth.

I swam hard, feeling uncomfortable all over, as if I had used up all my strength. I'm not the type of person like Ye Shan who is good at all sports. To be honest, if Ye Shan were here, he might be able to do the job better.

Hayama, Hayama, come to think of it, there is no need for me to work so hard. If my guess is correct, the keeper is on the way, and maybe Yuigahama will be rescued before me.

But I always feel unwilling, just like the day when Hayama called Yukinoshita and Yuigahama, I always feel unwilling! Don't look at me with that kind of eyes, don't you know what kind of mood I was holding back so that I didn't swing my fist? What I pursue, what I pray for, what I protect, how can you know?

Finally getting a step closer, I could already see Yuigahama's struggling hands and her panicked eyes.

This guy, as always, still brings me so much trouble. I always feel like I'm always busy because of Yuigahama, but it seems that this is also the daily routine I want to maintain.

So, Gaia, I think it’s okay to be greedy and take that step, right?

I reached out and finally grabbed Yuigahama's hand, which was shaking in the water. It turns out that the unique touch of a girl's skin does not disappear in the water? I was super nervous now. It was the first time I took the initiative to hold a girl's hand. I could expect that my palms would sweat a lot. Fortunately, this could not be seen in the water.

Although weak, the underwater sunlight still clearly reflects Yuigahama's face. It is so perfect. Under the water, she looks more like a princess in a fairy tale.

When Yuigahama grabbed my hand, she unexpectedly calmed down immediately and didn't struggle like before. I was a little surprised. The reason why drowning people are difficult to rescue is that they lose their reason and will keep grabbing the things in their hands, which brings an unimaginable burden to the rescuers.

Did she know I would come? Or did she believe that I would come to save her? I shook my head and threw such unrealistic thoughts out of my mind.

Although I caught it, I no longer had the strength to swim upwards. I raised my head to look at the water surface. The sun was shining brightly above the water. It was so beautiful.

At this time, a familiar voice came, and I looked around. I didn't know when the dolphins had surrounded Yuigahama and me. They made pleasant sounds and sang their songs. They approached Yuigahama and me quietly, and then bit our clothes with their mouths. Below Yuigahama and me was the strongest dolphin holding us both.

It seems that this is the one that threw the love before...

Then, the dolphins pulled us upstream, the light on the water surface got closer and closer, and finally, as if breaking through a critical point, the air rushed into my nostrils like crazy.

As if we had just escaped from hell, Yuigahama and I breathed in the air greedily. The wind blew, giving us a feeling we had never experienced before. For the first time, we felt that the sunshine was so beautiful and that everything in the world was so beautiful and gentle. Of course, we should exclude the host and the audience who were very excited for some reason at the moment. Their loud noise made us not want to confirm what they said.

At this time, Yuigahama in front finally came to her senses. After she coughed a few times, her slightly trembling body calmed down. It might be because of the struggle in the water. At this moment, Yuigahama's hair was no longer in a ponytail, but draped over her shoulders. The wet hair seemed to be particularly favored by the sun. At this moment, Yuigahama's hair seemed to be twinkling with stars. She turned her head, and the undried water droplets on her fair face contrasted with the sun. I don't know if it was because of the residual water on her lips, she looked very seductive, and her beautiful eyes were clearer, and her eyelashes with water droplets were fluttering slightly.