Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

It's easy for people to misunderstand you if you say that. Even I would be shy.

"Oh, I'm embarrassed. Xiaoqi is still not easy to be praised."

"No." I turned my head away. Yuigahama, when did you grow to the point where I can't handle you?

"You're twisting your body like this again..."

"None of this matters. Where are you going to take me?" I didn't want to dwell on this issue too much.

"Xiaoqi is still a small company after all. Listen carefully, it is easy to reduce the favorability of a beautiful girl by asking her where to go. At this time, you should show your boyish opinion and recommend a place that the girl likes. The girl will fall in love with it unconsciously..."

"Why should I know this useless knowledge?"

"Eh? Isn't this common knowledge? People who have been in love should know this!" Yuigahama asked in surprise: "Have you never been in love before?"

“I have always found it incredible that people try so hard to find a partner to spend their lives with. Although humans are biologically defined as social animals, many of the highest achievements of mankind were created by loners, such as Van Gogh, Socrates, and Copernicus. Therefore, loneliness is the source of human creativity. It is better to say that the essence of human beings is loneliness.”

"Xiaoqi has such a strange argument, which means Xiaoqi is still single, right?" Yuigahama tilted her head and tried to translate what I said.

"Well, you are right to understand it this way." Really, you have to make me admit it myself. Now I am extremely disappointed. Let alone a rich girl, I don't even have an ordinary girl now.

Yuigahama probably sensed my disappointment and quickly waved her hand and said, "It's okay, Xiaoqi, I haven't had a relationship in my four years of college either!"

"Huh?" The unexpected information made my brain temporarily freeze. Yuigahama is not in a relationship? To be honest, I don't believe it. After all, unlike me, Yuigahama has an above-average appearance and a cheerful personality. No matter what, she doesn't look like a single person.

"Don't lie deliberately to comfort me!"

"Huh? Why would Xiaoqi think that?"

"Because you see, even though you don't want to admit it, you do meet the general public's aesthetic standards, and you have a cheerful personality. You don't look like a single person at all."

"Um, are you praising me for being pretty?" Yuigahama asked me with a smile. By the way, why have you been smiling since the moment you saw me? Weren't you very dignified when you introduced yourself?

"That's pretty much what I mean." I turned my head away. If you clearly understood what I heard, why didn't you ask me to repeat my original meaning?

"Thank you." Was it an illusion? Yuigahama's face seemed to have turned even redder: "Indeed, there are many people who confessed to me, seniors, juniors, and even people from other schools..." Isn't this quite popular...

"But I don't have any feelings for them. Sometimes I think it's a romantic relationship, but I soon realize it's not, so I just keep it that way."

"why?"

Yuigahama sighed: "Because I'm tied up by an immature tenderness." After saying this, Yuigahama leaned towards me slightly, then raised her head slightly and looked up at me. Due to the close distance, I could clearly see the luster in her pupils, like the luster of a quiet lake in an autumn night. She playfully closed one eye again, looking like a naughty elf playing a joke.

Frightened, I turned around and put some distance between myself and Yuigahama: "Eh?" This answer was so confusing. Also, are you Sabue?

"It doesn't matter if Xiaoqi doesn't understand. One day, in the right place, Xiaoqi will understand."

"Well, I'm not particularly interested."

"Xiao Qi, that's too much." Why are you angry again? Is your face the same as today's weather?

"And Xiaoqi looks much more mature, and his glasses cover up his dead eyes quite well, so why is he still single?"

“What should I say?” I scratched my head. “It seems to be very troublesome, so forget it.”

"It's so much like Xiaoqi's style that I don't know how to respond!"

It's just a Yuigahama, don't get carried away.

"But it's great that Xiaoqi is still single."

"Yes, no girl has been harmed by me. This is really a happy thing for the world."

"It appears, Xiaoqi's world theory." Yuigahama said in surprise. Did I just release some incredible trick?

"But, Xiaoqi, that's not what I just said."

"Because it's too troublesome, I won't go into it further."

"Well, so Xiaoqi, have you decided where to go?"

How did you know I was thinking about the trip?

"Of course this kind of thing must be kept secret." If you knew, you wouldn't have gone there. I won't tell you that.

"It's really exciting." Your expression perfectly expresses your meaning. You don't need to say it, just looking at your expression you can tell that you are looking forward to it.

"I feel like a fool even though I'm looking forward to Xiaoqi so much." Yuigahama looked at the sign in front of her with disappointment.

Well, after all, ordinary girls don't like ramen restaurants! Isn't Hiratsuka-sensei often here? No, Hiratsuka-sensei is not an ordinary girl. Judging from her age, she doesn't seem to be a girl either... Also, Yuigahama can't be defined as a simple girl. To put it simply and directly, she is just a fool.

"Don't say that, it's unexpectedly delicious though!" It's probably delicious to girls too.

"Who gave you the confidence?"

"Oh, I was very resistant at first, but eventually I gave in." I always feel that this sentence is ambiguous, so forget it, I won't delve into it any further.

Yuigahama turned her face to me and said in a somewhat cold voice, "Has Xiaoqi been very kind to Xiao Aiyu since the beginning?"

"Eh? Is there any?"

"Yes, I always never refuse Xiao Caiyu's requests. I help Xiao Caiyu carry her bags and go out alone with Xiao Caiyu. I have never taken photos with me alone, but I took photos with Xiao Caiyu that looked very happy." By the way, isn't this last reason a bit strange?

"Well, it's just because she's good at acting cute."

"Even so, I'm still angry." So, what are you angry about?

"Well, don't you think it's disrespectful to the people who made the food with all their heart to judge its taste without tasting it?"

"That's right. If you've made it yourself, you can understand the hard work."

Don't remind me of that sad memory, the coal called cookies.

"Xiao Qi, what impolite things are you thinking about again?" Yuigahama frowned when she saw me. "I know the cookies I made are not delicious, so I worked very hard in college. Next time, I will let you see my cooking skills."

"You know I will finish it even if it tastes bad. You are really cunning."

"Well, very cunning." Yuigahama laughed and walked into the store with me.

"Boss, give me a bowl of pork bone ramen, a little greasy."

"Hey!" The boss's reply was still as spirited as ever.

"Have you ordered?" I looked at Yuigahama who was staring at the menu with a confused look on her face.

"There are quite a lot of surprises." Yuigahama looked at the menu and thought: "Xiaoqi, please give me some recommendations!"

"Although I want you to experience the true meaning of miso ramen, you should start with the basic soy sauce ramen."

"Um, did Caiyu-chan eat this the first time she came here?"

"Oh, yes."

"Then I don't want this one. Xiaoqi, please recommend me another one." What's wrong with your inexplicable confrontational consciousness?

"Then let's go with this, clear soup ramen." I had to make a new recommendation.

"OK!" Yuigahama nodded.

"Boss, another bowl of clear soup ramen."

"Hey!" The boss agreed: "One bowl of tonkotsu ramen and one bowl of clear soup ramen." Then it was time to wait. Oh no, after all, we haven't seen each other for a long time, and I don't know what to talk about. Should we talk about world peace or something like that?

Chapter 5: Foul Cuteness

"Well, it's really surprising that Xiaoqi became a teacher." Yuigahama broke the silence.

"Well, after all, I studied at a liberal arts university, and I really can't find any other job if I want to stay in Chiba."

"Well, if it's a small company, you can be competent for great jobs like literary editor."

"It's too troublesome, so I gave up. I would collapse if I had to face novel writers who are different from humans every week."

"Is it easy as a teacher? I think it's still quite hard."

"How is that possible? Just give some simple lectures and assign some simple and easy-to-mark homework like your dreams, and that'll be fine."

"Eh? Is this okay?" Yuigahama seemed surprised: "I think for the future of RB, it's better for Xiaoqi to stay at home."

"Don't deny me so easily!"

"You're kidding. Xiaoqi will definitely prepare lessons carefully and will definitely lend a hand to students who ask for help."

I feel really angry when you hit the nail on the head, but I haven’t remembered all the names of my students yet.

"By the way, Yukino-chan will be happy to hear that Koki will become a teacher."

The sudden appearance of the name made Yuigahama and I fall into awkward silence. It seemed that I rarely contacted Yukinoshita after graduation. It would be better to say that the only contact we had was because of Yuigahama.

After all, I know that when we are not in the same dimension, time cannot be unified, and we cannot naturally introduce topics about things around us when chatting. Forced chatting will only make both of us embarrassed in the end, so after graduation, I rarely contacted my high school classmates.

Thinking back carefully, Yukinoshita seems to have gone to study abroad. After all, she is so amazing, so it is not surprising. If she went abroad, it seems that the distance is even greater. I don’t know how Yuigahama and Yukinoshita, who are from different countries, are in such frequent contact. In the end, I don’t know whether our relationship can be considered as friends.

I don't think so. Yukinoshita and I are both so stubborn. Even when we graduated, our relationship was still the same? It would be a bit unlike us if we could get closer. We didn't really agree with each other's approach, we just understood each other.

But something has definitely changed between us!

But I still don’t know what this thing is. It is different from friends and enemies. It is something different and more desirable.

Can Yuigahama Yukinoshita and I really have something like this?

"Xiaoqi, what are you thinking about?"

"Um, I'm sorry."

"Really? How come Xiaoqi is still like this?"

"Ah, I thought of something incomprehensible."

I don't know what Yuigahama was thinking of. She reached out and grabbed a corner of my shirt. Maybe because she used a little force, I was forced to turn and look at Yuigahama. She was looking up at me. Because we were too close, Yuigahama's face looked particularly beautiful. It was really cute in a foul way!

"Xiaoqi, you don't have to think about profound things alone. We have all grown up. If you have any troubles, just tell me. I will do my best to help you, Xiaoqi." Yuigahama said seriously.

"Huh? I feel like these words from you are not credible."

"Xiao Qi, you are mocking me again."

"I was just kidding." Thanks to you, I suddenly felt that my worries were unnecessary. There is a saying that goes - everything will work out when the time comes: "Thank you, Yuigahama." I smiled sincerely.

Yuigahama covered her chest with her hands as if she was hit by something: "Xiaoqi is always like this, a sudden straight ball is very dangerous!"

So what did I do wrong by simply saying thank you?

"Okay, sir." The boss said as he handed over the ramen.

"Hey, are you done? It was surprisingly quick."

"Of course, this store is very efficient."

Yuigahama and I put our hands together and said, "Well, I'll start eating." My voice overlapped with Yuigahama's, and then I couldn't wait to pick up a bunch of noodles. Ah, the taste was still so intoxicating. I secretly looked at Yuigahama. She was hesitant at first, then she scooped a little with a spoon and tasted it like a hamster. Then she ate a little more noodles in surprise, and then she started to eat the ramen with an intoxicated look on her face.

Are you a stray animal that hasn't eaten for a long time? However, it's good to be able to enjoy ramen, and after I was relieved, I continued to eat my ramen happily.

"Thank you for the treat." Yuigahama and I put our chopsticks on the bowls.

"Xiaoqi, this is unexpectedly delicious." Yuigahama said with satisfaction.

"Hehe, Chiba's ramen is the best in the world." I said proudly.

"Xiaoqi unexpectedly found a good place."

After I paid the bill, Yuigahama and I walked out of the store.

"Welcome to visit us next time." The boss's voice came from the shop. Of course, I will, based on my love for Chiba!

"Xiaoqi, Xiaoxue may be back before Christmas."

"Well, we haven't seen each other for a long time, and I'm kind of looking forward to meeting you again." I responded.

"Let's go greet her together when the time comes!" Yuigahama suggested happily.

"As for greeting, I'd rather forget it."

"Hey, why? Isn't Xiaoqi looking forward to meeting you?"

"But that doesn't mean I'm going to greet it," I argued.

"Xiao Qi, are you being sulky? What's wrong with that? Come on, just come with me!" You're too close! Don't be so close to me! Also, please don't use such a coquettish tone, and put your hand back that was playing with my shirt. When did you become like Isshiki?

"I can't help it. I'll just go with you reluctantly." I said helplessly. Now I finally understand how Yukinoshita feels when Yuigahama pampers her...

"Great."

When they reached a crossroads, Yuigahama stopped.

"It's OK, just send it here."