Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

What returned my smile was not the same warm smile of the heroine in the novel. On the contrary, Yuigahama shrank back a little in fear, and she held the dolphin puppet even harder. How many times have I been called disgusting today? And why did I hold on to that puppet? I hope you realize that the puppet can't save you no matter what I do. I was a little disappointed and returned to my usual cold expression. Ah, but most of the time you think that the cold expression is a paralysis in the eyes of outsiders. This comes from Hikigaya's survey. Please forgive me for keeping the subjects of the survey confidential.

Perhaps seeing that I had returned to my usual expression, Yuigahama also returned to normal. She squeezed the doll she was holding to the side, and then she leaned to the side as well. After making room for one more person, Yuigahama patted the chair happily.

"Sit down, Xiaoqi."

"Ah, no, this feeling will be misunderstood."

I was not wrong. Looking around, I saw that people sitting on the same chair were either happy families or affectionate couples. Since I really didn't want to be misunderstood, I simply rejected her.

"It's not like I care."

Is this the point? Also, you should pay some attention to it. It happened the same way during the last school trip. This idiot gave me his own spoon without any warning.

"It's not a big deal. Xiaoqi must be very tired. Now Xiaoqi should have a good rest." Yuigahama seemed to be insisting on something and did not give in.

"Then I'll go to the bench next to you." I pointed to the bench next to me and was about to walk over, but Yuigahama immediately reached out and grabbed me.

"Why did you come to such a conclusion? Xiaoqi, don't you think it's unreasonable that we come out together but end up sitting separately?" A slightly angry voice came, and Yuigahama seemed to be very resistant to me doing that.

Normally, Yuigahama is more reasonable, but I haven't sat with a woman other than Komachi for a long time, so if we suddenly sit together now, it's inevitable that I feel a little...

I looked embarrassed, and Yuigahama pulled me to the bench and sat me down without saying a word. I had no choice but to accept this fact.

Because I haven't sat with a girl for a long time, I became a little nervous. In addition, Yuigahama is a very careless and hyperactive girl, so her body would often touch mine inadvertently. In order to cater to her, I had to adjust my sitting posture. You should also be aware of this and don't move around. It will be very embarrassing if our bodies touch each other!

Just when I was feeling extremely embarrassed, Yuigahama suddenly turned her face to the side. Since Yuigahama's sitting posture had finally stabilized, I did not move around like I did before. I just sat there quietly and looked at Yuigahama.

"Is there a problem?"

"Um, this." Yuigahama looked at me awkwardly, as if she was embarrassed: "I can't finish the watermelon juice."

Well, I see. Now that I think about it, this cup is indeed a little bigger than usual. It's normal that I can't finish it.

"It would be a pity to pour it out, but I have to hold the doll in my hands, so I can't drink while walking with the bottle. If possible, give this to Xiaoqi..." Her voice became lower and lower, and I had to move a little closer to her to understand what she said. So that's it, she couldn't finish it?

I naturally extended my hand. Komachi would often make such rude requests, asking me to help get drinks or something.

"Got it, give me the drink and I'll get it for you."

"Eh?" Yuigahama looked at me with some doubt and surprise. She quickly denied it and said, "That's not the case. If possible, I want Xiaoqi to give it to..."

Oh, so that's how it is. From a girl's perspective, I did make a wrong choice.

So, I changed the direction of my hand that was reaching for the juice and picked up the doll in Yuigahama's other hand.

"I know. I'll take the doll. You can drink while you walk."

"Eh? That's not the case." Yuigahama seemed a little anxious, and her voice sounded a little hurried.

"Isn't it? It's easier to get the juice, right? It's okay for you to take a break after just drowning."

I looked at Yuigahama in confusion. This guy wouldn't want me to take both, right? After all, I'm your savior, so you still have to give me basic human rights...

Yuigahama shook her head as if giving up.

"It's a small business after all, so forget it, let's just leave it at that."

What do you mean it's me after all? Did I do something I shouldn't have done? With this question in mind, I stood up and walked towards the venue with Yuigahama.

In the following time, I dragged Yuigahama to visit the more famous places in the Ocean Park. This girl seemed to have an unexpected obsession with dogs. She stayed in the exhibition hall with sea lions for a long time. Finally, under my urging, she reluctantly left the venue. This girl just browsed around in other places. When passing by a souvenir stall, she also bought a pair of mobile phone pendants that looked like couple's small sea lions... How much does this girl like dogs? Then, regardless of my objection, she forcefully put the pendants on my simple mobile phone. My mobile phone is not as fancy as yours. It just needs to stay like this. Please don't add weird decorations to me. Although I kept protesting in my heart, when I saw Yuigahama looking at my mobile phone very seriously with a very happy smile on her face, I really couldn't refuse her proposal.

"Okay, here we are."

Having said this, Yuigahama and I stopped and smiled bitterly at the long line in front of the performance hall.

“What a long line.”

"There's nothing we can do about it. After all, the signature of Kamogawa Ocean Park is the killer whale show in this ocean world. As the world's number one killer whale show, of course many people come here to see it. People who come to Kamogawa Ocean World will definitely list this show as a must-see option."

I patiently explained to Yuigahama that as the King of Chiba, this level of knowledge is essential.

"Even so, it's too long..." With a helpless smile, Yuigahama and I squeezed into the line.

"Speaking of which, Xiaoqi, who is the acquaintance you just met? Yukino or Ayano? Or Totsuka and Zaimokuza?" Yuigahama asked me suddenly as if she remembered something. By the way, how long is this person's reaction arc? Normally speaking, shouldn't he realize this problem immediately when I said it, and then ask me?

“Why the four of them?” Is my circle so small?

"Because of Xiaoqi." Putting her hand on her chin and looking thoughtful, Yuigahama looked at me seriously, "Are there any other acquaintances besides you?"

In an instant, I felt the world's full malice towards me...

Chapter 36 That person is not an acquaintance but a relative.

"How rude! There are still some, like Komachi?"

"That person is not an acquaintance but a relative, right?"

Since it was a legitimate argument, there was no way to refute it, and I bit my lip unwillingly.

"No."

"Eh?" So, if you're so surprised, even I would be angry. I have a wide circle of friends. Although no one shows off their wealth or sells things to others, it's just...

"Does Xiaoqi know anyone else?"

"I've already told you that what you said is very rude. Even I would make friends, okay?"

"Who is that?" Yuigahama asked me without retracting her surprised expression.

Eh? What's going on? Why do I feel like I'm cheating on my partner? Maybe I'm just being too self-conscious.

"Saki Kawasaki, she works there part-time."

Yuigahama breathed a sigh of relief: "I see, Kawasaki-san has been working part-time all the time, there's nothing strange about that."

What was this person worried about before?

After waiting for about fifteen minutes, Yuigahama and I finally walked into the venue. The venue was very large, and we quickly found a seat after entering. Yuigahama seemed to want to find a seat closer to the front, and I stopped her in time.

"It's dangerous to sit in the front row."

"Eh? What's the danger?" Yuigahama looked at me in confusion. Didn't this person read the guide before coming here? He doesn't even know this kind of common sense.

I didn't answer Yuigahama, but pointed to the bulletin board in front of me.

"The show will splash water, please be careful."

"What do you mean?"

It seems to be of no use...

"The killer whale show involves flying out of the sea, and there will be splashes of water that wet the audience."

"Is that so..." It seems that he finally understood. Very good, the best thing to do is to find a quiet corner and watch the show in silence.

"Then let's go to the seats in the back row." I was about to leave, but Yuigahama grabbed me, looked at me with her glowing eyes, and her voice was full of excitement.

"Isn't this fun? Why don't we just sit here?"

"Hey, you're not kidding, are you?"

"Well, here it is, it feels great!"

I didn't want to go home in wet clothes, so I'd rather sit in the back if possible.

Yuigahama tightly grasped my hand as I tried to pull it back and pulled me to my seat. I could only sigh in resignation.

"Ah, Hikigaya-kun, Yui-chan, why are you here?"

It was a familiar voice, and I could even imagine the half-smile through the tone of voice. The huge sense of crisis made me unconsciously take a defensive posture. However, Yuigahama did not have the same sense of crisis as I did. She greeted the owner of the voice in a casual manner.

"Hello, how are you, Sister Yang Nai?"

I didn't say hello and looked away, wanting to ignore this scary "sister".

"Hello, Yui-chan." Yangno replied to Yuigahama in a very energetic manner. Then she walked closer to me and leaned close to my ear. I could clearly feel her breath. I moved away shyly. This guy was so close.

"Hikigaya-kun, if you don't greet someone when you see them, it's a sign of poor manners."

After hearing these words, I could only turn my head helplessly and say, "Good afternoon." The weak voice could be regarded as my revenge on this person's willfulness.

Yang Nai nodded as if satisfied, and then sat next to me naturally.

"Hey, wait, why are you sitting here?"

"Does this require any special reason? There's no one here, why can't I sit down?"

"Well, that's right..."

Damn it, I have no way to refute it. After all, I'm not the owner of this venue, otherwise I would have put up a sign outside saying "Only Haruno, Haruno and Yukinoshita Haruno are not allowed to enter."

Why is it that every time Yuigahama and I go out, we always run into her? It's the same when we watch the fireworks display, when we buy Yukinoshita's birthday present, I always feel like she'll appear anywhere.

"But speaking of which." After sitting firmly, Yang No poked my chest with her hand and looked at me and Yuigahama with great interest: "Why did you come out? Is it a graduation date?"

"Of course not." I answered very quickly.

"Ah, that's not the case." Yuigahama also blushed and excused herself.

"Haha..." Yang Nai looked at us suspiciously and made meaningless laughter.

"Come to think of it, how did you get in? I don't think we saw you in the queue just now."

I tried hard to change the subject and didn't want to dwell on this issue too much.

"Well." She blinked mischievously, which made her look very cute with her snow-white dress. "It's a secret."

It seems that this is a privilege of being a member of parliament's child. It is really convenient. How embarrassing it is for those of us who have to queue up so hard.

"Also, I'll just fall for your attempt to change the subject."

Have you been discovered? Smart women are such a nuisance.

"But, Hikigaya-kun." Yang No lowered her head to my ear again and said in a voice that only she and I could hear: "If Yukino cries, I will never let you go."

There was no hint of joking in his voice, and I clenched my hands tightly because I was too scared.

"what are you guys saying?"

"Oh, it's nothing. Don't worry about it, Yui-chan. Right, Hikigaya-kun." Yono smiled.

"Eh, huh?" I answered absentmindedly.

By this time, the seats were already full and the killer whale show officially began. Yuigahama was watching the show very excitedly, especially when the killer whale leaped out of the sea. Because it was so close, I thought it would leap into the audience seats. Of course, as expected, I was soaked by the splashing water... It was really troublesome. I had to go back and change clothes.

"Hikigaya-kun, have you seen American movies like Killer Whale?" Yono suddenly asked me. I checked with Yuigahama first, but she was too excited and didn't notice Yono's question to me.

"I've seen it, and I heard it caused quite a stir in the film industry at the time."

Yang Xiannai smiled knowingly: "Hikigaya-kun really knows a lot." Then, her smile gradually solidified and became particularly cold. Even her tone seemed to be able to chill people in July. "Real killer whales are the overlords of the sea. They swim freely in the sea and prey on all creatures that can be preyed on. Even creatures as powerful as them find it difficult to escape. As a result, they are tamed by humans and can only perform day after day and be moved by the only bait. Don't you think this is sad?"

Something was stuck in my throat. My chest felt a little stuffy. I wanted to say something but couldn't. I could only look at Yang Nai.

"The movie has a happy ending, but the real ending is that the killer whale in the movie was released because of public opinion, but because it couldn't adapt to nature, it got sick and died within half a year. Isn't it ironic? The return of the overlord of the ocean is not proud freedom, but cold death."

"Hikigaya-kun, do you really understand a lot of things?"

Her cold eyes made me tremble all over.

"I'm leaving first." After saying this, Yang Nai left me dumbfounded and disappeared into the boiling crowd.

"What's wrong, Xiaoqi?" Before I knew it, the performance was over. Yuigahama looked at me in a daze and asked worriedly.

"nothing."

"Really?" Looking at me suspiciously, Yuigahama looked around. Since she didn't see Yang No, she asked me, "Where's Yang No?"

"She went out for something. Let's go back too. It's getting late."

"Ah."

I stood up, and Yuigahama quickly followed me. There are many things that I don't understand...

My whispers echoed silently in my heart as the sun was about to set.

Chapter 37 Dancing with Komachi

Rubbing my sleepy eyes, I yawned and rode my bike to school. Since I didn't have any classes, I didn't bring my schoolbag, but the weight on the back seat remained the same, still carrying my lovely sister.

"Brother, did you have insomnia last night? You looked very tired." Komachi asked me worriedly.

"It's not a big deal... I'm just thinking about some unimportant things." I responded to Komachi like this. There was really nothing important. I was just thinking about Haruno's question. If I had to say, I didn't have insomnia, I just felt very tired.

"I always feel it's so suspicious." Komachi's suspicions did not subside because of my answer.