Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

"Well, it's just a little thing, no big deal. You should always give your brother some private space, right?"

"Brother, you are very cunning when you talk about personal space. I really can't do anything to you. After all, you are my brother. I will just turn a blind eye and let you pass. Ah, Komachi must have scored a high point just now!"

I can imagine that my lovely sister must be smiling happily now, showing her signature smile and fangs.

"But brother, as compensation, you must dance with Komachi at the bonfire party tonight."

"Hi hi." Thinking of this, I sped up my riding.

When we arrived at school, I parked my bicycle in the garage and walked out side by side with Komachi. Actually, as a freshman in high school, Komachi was not allowed to attend the party, but she joined the student union when she was a freshman in high school, so she had an excuse to sneak in. Thinking about it this way, Komachi should be working hard to become the president of the student union. She also told me before that she wanted to surpass Isshiki.

I wonder how she would react if I told her that most of Isshiki's work as student council president was done by Yukinoshita and me, and that Yuigahama ignored it.

It is said that Komachi works very hard in the student council, and seems to have been designated as the next student council president. She is trusted and appreciated by other student council members. Compared to me, she is really hopelessly outstanding.

Wait, Kawasaki seemed to say that Taishi wanted to see me tonight. Did Taishi join the student union? This is so suspicious. Did this guy join just for Komachi? Is he finally going to reach out to Komachi just to call me brother? No, I have to give him a good beating tonight. How can my lovely sister get married? Taishi, give up quickly, or your hatred will flow to hell!

"By the way, has the work of the Student Union been going smoothly recently?"

"Well, it's not bad. Everyone helped Komachi, so there were no unexpected troubles. But it's still very tiring."

It was always like this in the beginning. I remember how tired I was when Isshiki asked me to help at Christmas. But later on, I got used to it and it wasn't a big deal.

"It's always like this at the beginning, you'll get used to it." He comforted Komachi, "If you have any trouble, you can call me for help. Although I'm a graduate, I'm still a useful person. I can still help you with things. By the way, what I just said was very high-point!"

"Brother, even if you're a student at school, the security guard will kick you out if you keep looking rotten like always." Komachi giggled and teased me mischievously.

It’s still the same hurtful lines as always. Brother, I’m really hurt.

"What you just said scored very low."

"Anyway, Komachi has a lot of high-point words, so it's okay if the score is low occasionally." After saying this, Komachi stuck out her tongue at me. Damn, you're so cute that I forgive you.

"But, brother, you don't have to worry so much about Komachi." He leaned towards me slightly, with Komachi's body next to mine: "Komachi has grown up and can handle her own affairs. Some things Komachi can solve through her own efforts. If she encounters something that she can't solve, Komachi will definitely look for brother."

"Is that so?" I reached out and stroked Komachi's head lovingly. Komachi smiled with enjoyment as usual, "Then you have to work hard."

"Well, Komachi will try her best." Komachi responded softly.

After chatting with Komachi for a while, I walked to the special building. Since the student council room was on a different floor from ours, I had to say goodbye to Komachi and slowly walked into the special building.

Special Building? I don't know why, but I suddenly feel that this building is very familiar. Is it because of graduation? I recall the first time I went to the Special Building. It was because of Teacher Hiratsuka that I was driven there. The reason was that the extremely rotten composition I wrote aroused Teacher Hiratsuka's competitive spirit as a teacher. Then, she brought me to this place of re-education.

Although the results seem to be pretty good, Mr. Hiratsuka might be an excellent teacher. From this point of view, being a teacher seems to be a good profession, and it should be very convenient if I want to go there.

No, no, work is the enemy. I am actually imagining myself working. It is too scary. I don’t remember taking the initiative to go to work after completing my education.

All in all, Hikigaya Hachiman's ideal has not changed, and I am still a qualified househusband.

However, how will Yukinoshita help Yuigahama? I am really curious. Maybe she will give her a lot of cat toys, but Yuigahama is a dog person. Will there be no fight if she does this?

"That little Yukino, the killer whale's performance was amazing. It was so shocking when its huge body jumped out of the water. It made people feel very small!" Outside the club room, I heard Yuigahama describing yesterday's trip to Yukinoshita in a very energetic manner. She is the kind of person who will share happy things immediately. It's really like her style. After adjusting my breathing, I pushed open the bedroom door.

"Good morning." While walking towards her seat, she greeted Yuigahama and the others. As expected, Yuigahama and Yukinoshita were sitting close together. Although the heating had been repaired, since they shared a blanket last time, they seemed to have been sitting close together during club activities. It was just that in the summer, Yukinoshita would often struggle.

Because it was March, the weather was subtly a little chilly, so Yukinoshita didn't stop Yuigahama from sitting with her, and the two of them looked like they were beyond the warmth provided by the heater.

"Hello, Xiaoqi." Yuigahama waved and greeted me. I always felt that this person has not yet recovered from the excitement of going to the Ocean Park. Are you an elementary school student?

"Good morning." Yukinoshita seemed very calm. She was probably used to Yuigahama's noise. Like me, she didn't bring any paperback books. Maybe she was thinking that since she was about to graduate, there was no need to carry a schoolbag anymore.

"Black tea." Yukinoshita freed her hands from the blanket and poured me a cup of black tea.

"Thank you." Holding the black tea and feeling the warm heat, I returned to my seat and blew on the black tea in small sips.

When the temperature was about the same, I took a sip and it tasted the same as before. However, after today I probably won't be able to experience Yukinoshita's tea again. Thinking of this, I put the tea on the table.

After putting the tea back on the table, I felt a little uneasy. Normally, I should have taken out the paperback and started reading, but since I didn't bring the paperback, I didn't know what to do next. I had no choice but to turn my gaze to Yukinoshita.

To my surprise, Yukinoshita and Yuigahama were also secretly looking at me. When I looked over there, both of them turned their heads away a little awkwardly and coughed a few times in a somewhat artificial manner. However, no one brought up a topic for conversation.

There is a strong sense of disharmony in this club room. It feels the same as usual, but there is something different. To be more specific, it's like Yukinoshita and I didn't bring our paperback books like usual, but this is not the main reason for the disharmony. During the high school entrance exam, Yukinoshita and I occasionally didn't bring our paperback books because we were too tired. We just chatted and relaxed. Although the days of high school are very hard, it is necessary to relax and rest appropriately. But now is different from that time. I always feel that something is wrong, but I can't tell what it is. In this way, the atmosphere in the club room has become more and more awkward.

I want to say something, but I don’t know what to say. This is probably what it feels like.

"Come to think of it, we're all about to graduate!" Yuigahama was the first one who couldn't stand the awkward atmosphere anymore and took the lead in breaking it.

"Well, it feels like time has passed so quickly."

“It doesn’t feel real at all.”

Yukinoshita and I both echoed Yuigahama, who also sighed, “It seemed quite far away when I was in the first year of high school.”

Then the air stagnated again, and the three of us looked at each other awkwardly.

What is this? I finally have something to talk about and it's just interrupted? This is so embarrassing, God, please make time pass faster!

"There's a party tonight. Strictly speaking, it can't be considered graduation yet." I brought up the graduation prom as a topic. Compared to the vague graduation, something that is coming soon can arouse people's interest more and thus lead to a topic.

Yuigahama instantly perked up: "Yeah, for the graduation dance, Yukino-chan will be with us, right?"

"No matter how special Class J is, we still belong to Sobu High School, so of course we'll be together at the prom."

"Eh? That's it."

Do you think that the people in Class J will go out and book a venue on their own? Although they do have the ability to do so...

"Xiao Qi, do you have a reserved dance partner?" Yuigahama turned her gaze to me, stared at me and then quickly lowered her head. She looked up at me, and I inexplicably felt a lot of pressure.

"For the time being, I think so."

Yuigahama said as if she had been hit by something: "Is that so? Xiaoqi already has a reservation..." Her voice sounded like she was regretting something.

Yukinoshita sighed beside him: "Although it's not necessary, I still want to confirm, that person is Komachi, right?"

"Who else would take the initiative to ask me out except her?" I responded to Yukinoshita with confidence.

Yukinoshita held up her forehead with a headache, "You're talking so excitedly, I actually have the illusion that you're really powerful for the first time in a long time..."

Yuigahama cast a sympathetic look at me. You guys are annoying, what's wrong with spending your graduation party with the cutest sister in the world? In fact, I like this the most!

"Let me remind you, the criminal declaration you just thought of in your mind was spoken out loud unconsciously." This time, Yukinoshita rubbed her temple in pain, and she looked really helpless.

"Xiao Qi is already, beyond saving..." Yuigahama looked at me in despair, and there seemed to be tears in her eyes.

Don't give me that look. Don't you know that for a moment I really had the illusion that I was hopeless?

"How rude! My love for Komachi is just normal family love!"

"Where do you think there is such a family love that goes beyond the ordinary sense..." Yukinoshita also gave me a cold look.

"Yes, the Kousaka family is it!"

Although it exists in the second dimension, I think Yukinoshita doesn't know anything about the second dimension. Speaking of which, this is also what Zaimokuza told me. I personally dislike sister-themed anime! I dislike it very much! I really dislike it very much! Important things should be said three times.

Chapter 38 Then Tell Me

"Is there really such a family?" Yukinoshita looked at me in shock, her expression like an ape seeing a human. What kind of weird metaphor is this? Shouldn't it be humans discovering a new world?

"If possible, please stay within the RB, not the JLFNY, a dirty country that allows incest."

Please be careful with your wording. The country you are talking about is currently the most powerful country in the world and to some extent, it is like our parent who provides us with food and clothing.

"Yeah, not only in RB, but also in Chiba." I said with a little pride. From the perspective of the setting, what I said was not wrong.

Yukinoshita's expression changed from shock to horror: "When did Chiba become so dangerous?"

Why is it so dangerous to have a sister complex? Although it is true that there is a sister complex named Lelouch who destroyed the world, by the way, this is also what Zaimokuza told me. I have no interest in sister-themed anime! No interest!

"Xue-no-chan, look at this." Just as I was looking at Yukinoshita with a triumphant expression and eyes, Yuigahama handed her phone to Yukinoshita. She was really smart. She looked up things on Twitter when she didn't understand them? What a good habit... No way! After looking at the phone, Yukinoshita immediately gave me a look as if I was looking at garbage, and then she looked at me with a half-smile.

"It is indeed in RB and also in Chiba, just in a different dimension." I turned my head away awkwardly. Perhaps now I should just knock my head as if saying "Oops, I've been discovered" to get away with it.

"When did you develop such a good sense of humor? If possible, I really hope you can disappear from this dimension and go to the world you describe."

Did you completely erase my meaning in this dimension? This is very much like what the great Yukinoshita did.

Just when I was about to fight back again, there was a long-awaited knock on the door of the club room. Everyone in the third year of high school is very busy, so there won't be so many idle people asking us for help. It's really good that all the seniors have gone to school. However, there are a few exceptions.

My sister has already gone to work, so the only people who will come will be...

"Senior, it's not good. It's very bad. It's really not good." As always, Isseki ran into the club room while wiping his tears in an obviously fake crying voice.

The sense of déjà vu is really strong! I sighed, and looked at Isshiki with Yuigahama and Yukinoshita who were smiling bitterly.

"Senior, it's not good. It's really not good..." Isshiki saw our indifferent reactions, so she raised her voice and walked to my side. She grabbed my hands on my knees and shook them, looking up at me. Because she was looking down, Isshiki's watery eyes looked pitiful, and with her earnest look for help, I was completely fooled -

No way, I've seen all of Isshiki's tricks of pretending to be good and cute over the past semester. Immunity is something that was created for situations like this.

I pulled my hand away from Isshiki's tightly grasped grip and calmly took a sip of the black tea.

"So, what is it that is troubling us this time?" After hearing these words, Isshiki made a tearful expression and her voice became even more sad. What was exaggerated was that her shoulders were still shaking, as if she had suffered some great injustice. She stood up dejectedly and walked towards the door of the department office.

"Senior, you actually call the request for help from your lovely junior a nuisance. Well, someone like me who comes to bother you whenever something happens shouldn't be in this world. It's my fault for not knowing myself. I'm sorry..."

Did you use your ultimate skill? But I won't be fooled easily, my immunity is very strong!

"Xiao Caiyu, don't say that. If there's anything we can help with, just tell us and we'll do our best." It was the voice of teammate A.

"It's not as bad as you say. We still have a high opinion of you. Just ignore the opinion of a certain person on the side. No one has ever agreed with what he said. Tell us about your problem in detail and we will see if we can help." This was the voice of teammate B, who also denied what I said to the point that the whole world did not agree with it.

These people are totally unreliable. Can't they even notice that he's obviously pretending to be good? You guys have been doting on Isse since the third year of high school. Please pay attention to this.

"Senior, is it not possible?" A crying voice came from beside me. I don't know when Isshiki came to my side again. She stretched out her little hands and grabbed my clothes, like a lost child who was afraid of getting lost, like the unique expression of a girl who is obviously very timid but still musters up the courage to confess.

"Then tell me." I said this with great impatience.

"Yeah." Isshiki laughed happily, and then showed her smile of success.

It feels really bad to jump into a trap even though you know it's a trap. After getting the unanimous promise of help from the three of us, Isshiki walked briskly to the side of Yuigahama and Yukinoshita, pulled a stool and sat down.

Naturally, Isshiki squeezed into the blanket and exclaimed, "It's so warm." Although the three of them were basically huddled together in winter, no matter how many times I saw it, I felt that these three people gave people a very warm feeling... Yukinoshita also seemed to have acquiesced to this situation, so she changed to a larger blanket a long time ago, which made them look less like a sandwich than before.

By the way, Komachi and I also have this simple artificial kotatsu. Since Komachi sits next to me, she doesn't squeeze in with Yukinoshita and the others. On the contrary, she brought her own blanket and covers herself with me when the weather is cold. She is really a thoughtful sister. She makes me feel warm even in the severe winter when the electric heater is replaced. But now that Komachi is not here, I can't enjoy these things. The weather is not that cold and the electric heater is working hard, so I don't need a blanket as much as I expected.

"So? What kind of job is this time?" With a warm expression, Yukinoshita asked Isshiki next to her.

"Hey, about this?" Isshiki's voice seemed to be a little hesitant, "It's about the graduation party tonight..."

"No!" I said very quickly. Why do we have to help at our graduation party? Shouldn't we just drink tea and chat leisurely in the club room, and then I will dance with Komachi at the graduation party and then drive Komachi home. What a wonderful plan, why do I have to work?

"This is a dance prepared for us, so isn't it unreasonable that we are asked to help out? And if it's just ordinary work, it would be fine, but doesn't preparing for a graduation dance take a long time?" I explained my reasons one by one.

"What Xiaoqi said makes sense. I don't want to work too much when I graduate." It seems that Yuigahama's opinion is the same as mine. That's right, staying in a warm kotatsu is definitely more attractive than working.

"Senior, I haven't even finished stating my commission, and it's really rude of you to refuse..." Isshiki puffed up his cheeks and glared at me, but it was useless with a move of this magnitude.

"The school's arrangements will surely take into account the staffing situation of the student union. To be honest, you should also have the staff to arrange the work."

"Well..." Isshiki smiled awkwardly and did not answer my question.

It seems that this guy determined from the beginning that we would help, so he took us into consideration directly?

"Senior Yukinoshita, help me." Isshiki may have understood that Yuigahama and I did not agree with this proposal, so he turned his target to Yukinoshita, who was thinking with her head down at the moment, and was the head of the Service Club. If she agreed, Yuigahama and I would be forced to start our work.

"It is true that it is a little unreasonable for us to prepare for our ball, but there is nothing else we can do, and my..."

"Really? That's great!" Isshiki said happily.

"No, wait, Yukinoshita, you said it too, right? We are graduates, why do we have to prepare our own graduation bonfire party? Logically, shouldn't we stay here and enjoy the party quietly? In other words, we are customers, we are God." I argued fiercely with Yukinoshita. I didn't want to go out to work in such a cold weather.

"Although what you said makes sense, Isshiki has already said so, and I also have my own considerations."

What considerations led you to this conclusion?

"Well, Yukino and Koki, calm down. How about we take a vote?" Yuigahama suggested quickly, fearing that we would continue arguing.

"Before the vote, Yuigahama, I have something to say to you." After saying that, Yukinoshita leaned over to Yuigahama's shoulder and said something into Yuigahama's ear in a voice that I couldn't hear. Yuigahama looked at Yukinoshita in surprise at first, and then her eyes kept switching between me and Yukinoshita. So, what exactly did you say?

"Is it okay?" Yukinoshita seemed to have ended the whisper. I could hear the volume of her voice. It seemed like she was making the final confirmation, so Yukinoshita asked this.

Yuigahama did not agree immediately. She first looked at me hesitantly, and then looked at Yukinoshita.

"Isn't this considered cheating?"

Yukinoshita nodded slightly, revealing a rare teasing smile.

"Of course it's cheating, but there aren't any rules to it anyway. How about we just treat it as our little revenge on him?"

"Yukino." Yuigahama looked at me with a teasing smile. For no reason, I felt very cold. Could it be that there was something wrong with the electric heater again?

"But that's a really good proposal, I agree with it!" Yuigahama puffed out her chest and said happily.

"As long as you agree, we will start voting now. Those who want to help raise their hands."

After Yukinoshita finished speaking, three hands were raised in the club room at a very timely moment.