Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

"Oh, by the way, Yukino-chan also lives there."

Wait, this sentence contains so much information. I want to live with Yukinoshita? No, I will definitely die if I go to see Yukinoshita in my current condition...

"You made my lovely sister cry, Hikigaya-kun, you can't shirk your responsibility!" Yang No approached me gloomily, and her cold voice made me shiver.

This was probably the most unexpected, troublesome and suicidal weekend I have ever had.

"Hikigaya, don't have such a grumpy face. It's a rare occasion to move into a new house, shouldn't you show a happy expression?"

"Then I'll go to your house next time to help you move to your new home. That way I can see if you'll be happy."

"How disingenuous of you, Hikigaya-kun. If that's the case, I'll move in with you. How about that? Living with a beautiful sister, aren't you looking forward to it? If you ask, I can move in with you right now!"

"Please let me go just for this." I smiled bitterly. After all, this man is a rising star in the political arena, but he still can't stop making jokes like before.

"Eh...this is so boring." After letting out a meaningless sigh, Yang No turned his gaze back to the front.

Although I struggled, I was still led by this person as before, and was forced to stay in Yang Nai's car to go to my so-called "new home".

Judging from Yang No's description, it seems to be a very high-end apartment. If it is, then the price is relatively beyond my reach now.

For the time being, let's confirm it...

"If possible, could you tell me how much the monthly rent for that apartment is?"

"It's such a nice day today..."

"So what's the monthly rent?"

"I never thought Hikigaya-kun would become a teacher!"

“So what’s the monthly rent approximately?”

"Speaking of which, I wonder what kind of job Yukino will do when she returns to her country this time? Will she become a teacher with you?"

"How is that possible? As for Yukinoshita, she probably can't face high school students. Even if there is such a possibility, she will put on a snow girl's face when facing disobedient people and educate the disobedient children coldly."

"Yeah, that's true. Hikigaya-kun really understands Yukino-chan."

When Yang No said this, she looked at me with a very cold gaze. It sounded like a line of praise, but it gave me a feeling as cold as winter.

That's why I'm afraid to be with Yukinoshita Haruno. With her perfect appearance, decent conversation, and just the right amount of intimacy, she's truly a perfect person.

A perfect person is either an angel or a devil...

"But, Hikigaya, everything you know is what Yukino wants you to know."

The low whispers made me frown. What I wanted to know was what Yukinoshita wanted me to know? Then, what was it that I didn't know, or what Yukinoshita didn't want me to know?

“It is impossible to understand a person. It is more like thinking that you understand others is very presumptuous.”

"Haha, Hikigaya-kun, your answer is really interesting." There was a bit of arrogant laughter, but unlike the laughter, Yang No's face became gloomy: "Humans are such a fickle species, so cunning, no one can really see through another person, Hikigaya-kun, you are right."

The unexpected recognition surprised me a little. In my impression, Yang Noi had never recognized me, or rather, Yang Noi had always appeared in the role of destroying my life, just like when she suddenly asked me to move out today.

"But Hikigaya-kun, you are wrong in one respect. People who think they understand others are not self-righteous. Often, such people are the most insecure, because the more they understand, the more they know, and the distance between them and others will continue to widen without them realizing it."

"Generally speaking, the more you know each other, the closer your relationship should be."

"It's not like that." Yang Noi turned her head to look at me seriously, with a serious expression different from usual.

"Because everyone has things they don't want others to know about them. Knowing too much will often only lead to alienation."

"That's why there should be distance between people, because without distance, people will suffer unnecessary pain."

"Xue-no-chan, maybe...something changed after being with you guys, but it's still not enough."

"If you find it, it's probably the real thing you're looking for."

Standing there in a daze, I never thought that Yang Noi would say such words to me one day. Not the same devilish language as usual, nor the previous teasing, but something very serious, like a request.

"I can't understand it at all when you say that all of a sudden."

"Hikigaya-kun is still so cute." As she said that, Yangno stretched out a hand and poked my cheek, and naturally, the car began to sway.

"What are you doing? You are still driving. Please pay attention."

"What does it matter? This is what makes it fun."

"Being funny doesn't mean playing with your own life."

This is no joke. I really felt the danger to my life. How did such a dangerous person like you get a driver's license? Does the examiner want to take the lives of all RB people and the devil next to me to be buried with them?

"Anyway, Hikigaya-kun." Perhaps realizing the danger of her actions, Yono put her hands on the steering wheel again. Seeing this, I breathed a sigh of relief.

"The rent is about 20 yuan a month." Yang Nai said slowly.

"20 yen, which is about 20 times the normal rent. Where did you find such an expensive apartment?" I said in shock. 20 yen is almost half of my salary. It is impossible for such an expensive house to appear in real life.

"Well, after all, the housing prices in Chiba have risen a lot in recent years. Aren't you a national teacher now? Your income is considered high, and you can still maintain it if you work hard."

That's not wrong. Although the burden is a bit heavy, it is not to the point where it is unaffordable.

"By the way, all of Yukino's funds are frozen right now."

"Eh? Why?"

"You ask me why? It was just a normal argument with my mother when I got home, and it turned out like this."

"What kind of divine development can turn out like this?" Do you all want to be like Yukinoshita? No, your whole family is all Yukinoshita!

"Xue Noi is very capable. When she was in college, she basically solved the problem of her living expenses and tuition by herself. However, she just returned to China and it is not easy to find a job, so now she is naturally facing the situation of being without money."

"What a surprise. I thought she would be calmer."

Although there are conflicts, Yukinoshita is a rational person after all. This is probably the first time she has quarreled with her mother. Well, four years have passed, so it is not impossible that Yukinoshita will change.

The car just drove to the traffic light. Because it was a red light, we stopped like other cars. Looking around, it seemed that it was the peak time for getting off work at noon. Although it was the weekend, there were still a lot of office workers working overtime, so much so that I could feel the busyness of this city even in the car.

Speaking of being busy, I also feel very tired. I took care of Hai Zhixing by myself until the early morning yesterday, and then slept on a bench overnight. At the beginning of the morning, I was woken up and forced to go to school to meet the new teacher. It turned out that the new teacher was Sagami, which made me a little mentally depressed. When I got home, I found that my home had been moved to a place that I don’t know yet...

The stopped car made me sleepy quickly. It looked like we wouldn’t arrive soon, so I thought it would be okay for me to take a nap now. Thinking of this, I closed my eyes.

"Hikigaya-kun, we'll be there soon." Feeling that the red light would still last for some time, Yono turned around and talked to Hikigaya. Then she looked at the sleeping Hikigaya-kun and sighed slightly.

"You look exhausted... Never mind. Although I think it would be fun to wake you up, I'll let you off this time." Yang No shook her head and carefully reached out to move Hikigaya's head onto her knees. "This way you'll feel warm when you sleep." She smiled with a bit of complacency, as if she had accomplished something extraordinary.

"I wonder what expression Yukino would have if she saw this?" With the corners of her mouth raised mischievously, Yono lowered her head to look at the sleeping Hikigaya. Then, she leaned her hand on the car window and looked out. The dazzling sunlight made Yono squint her eyes.

"Hikigaya, you and Yukino are both good kids, but this world isn't like that."

"So, Hikigaya-kun, you have to work harder. Time is running out for you and Yukino. My method can no longer help Yukino. Hikigaya-kun, you must work hard with Yukino and find the real thing between you and Yukino!"

The green light came on, Yang Nai started the car and merged into the busy road.

Chapter 53 What are you looking for?

I was running on a black grassland that stretched as far as the eye could see. Even though it was unbelievable, I was indeed running on a black grassland. The light there was very dim, like dusk about to turn into night. I was running very fast, as if I was chasing something.

But I ran for a long time, but still didn't see what I was looking for. Gradually, I felt a strong sense of disharmony. My heart seemed to be aching. I felt that my thoughts and emotions were gradually blurring. Sweat kept flowing down. Because I was too tired, I couldn't even see the road ahead. The surrounding scenery seemed to be mocking me. It never changed. Although I ran for a long time, it was still black.

Finally, I was so tired that I couldn't run anymore. I stood there gasping for breath, my body trembling slightly from the intense exercise.

At this time, I felt someone patting me gently from behind. I turned around and saw a deer gently touching its head against my waist, as if it wanted to tell me something. It looked at me with its bright eyes.

The sudden contact made me stand there at a loss. Since I didn't know how to deal with this deer, I squatted down slightly and gently stroked the deer's head. The deer probably wanted me to do this, and it showed a relaxed expression.

"Xiaoqi, you've worked hard." A familiar voice came from behind me. I turned around and saw Yuigahama standing behind me, with her hands behind her back, leaning forward and smiling. As if to respond to her, the originally dim world suddenly became radiant. Yuigahama was facing the sun, and the glare of the sun made me close my eyes involuntarily. Because of this, I couldn't see Yuigahama's expression clearly, and could only hear a faint voice that seemed to continue the haze of this world.

"But it's still not enough, Xiaoqi, you still betrayed me!"

Familiar tone, familiar manner, familiar feeling that contains a lot of emotions, like the despair of the end of the world.

I tried hard to open my eyes. Yuigahama did not continue to smile under the sun. Instead, she showed a darkened expression like a devil, and a sharp sound as if tearing was heard.

"Xiao Qi, you betrayed us."

"No, I just." I opened my mouth hurriedly, wanting to explain something, but my throat seemed to be blocked by something and I couldn't utter a word. A huge sense of fear came over me, and I waved my hands desperately. At this moment, I felt movement behind me. I turned around and saw that the deer had a painful expression. It looked at me as if asking for help. I don't know why, but seeing this scene my heart felt like it was being torn apart, as if I was experiencing the most painful thing in my life.

I stretched out my hands, wanting to hug the deer tightly. When I hugged the deer, the deer in my arms shone as brightly as the sunlight behind Yuigahama. The deer's body shape kept changing, and finally I realized that the thing I was hugging turned into Yukinoshita.

"Hikigaya-kun, you didn't save me that day..." The low whispers echoed like a spell. Yukinoshita looked at me coldly, as if she was looking at someone from another world.

"I didn't, that day..." I opened my mouth in the same panic as when I faced Yuigahama, but just like the situation before, I still couldn't open my mouth.

The whole world suddenly became extremely bright, with dazzling sunlight coming from every direction. Countless flowers were blooming on the black grassland at this moment. Flowers of various colors were blooming continuously. Looking into the distance, it was like a tide. The only difference was that the leaves of these flowers were black.

It's like the green leaves' anger towards the flowers, the sunshine, and the world.

"Xiao Qi, you betrayed us."

"Hikigaya-kun, you didn't come to save me that day."

The cold voices of Yuigahama and Yukinoshita kept echoing around me, and I covered my head in pain.

"No, it's not like that." Painful murmurs kept coming out of my mouth. I was shaking like a frightened mouse and kept trying to explain something. I covered my ears, but the voices of Yukinoshita and Yuigahama still kept coming.

The world began to spin, and the voices of Yuigahama and Yukinoshita still did not disappear. I felt more and more anxious and painful.

"Enough, enough, enough!" I screamed like a madman. At this moment, the world shattered like broken glass and became a world of only light.

I stand in the center of the world, with only light around me, no one to accompany me, no one, no one...

I shed tears of loneliness. The sorrow in my heart could no longer be concealed. I cried in pain alone.

"Hachiman." The sudden voice made me look away. I didn't know when, the person I least wanted to face was standing in front of me.

"Don't cry, because Hachiman is the best."

As she spoke, she showed the warmest smile I have ever seen in countless times.

Her voice gradually turned into glowing dust, and I once again felt something in my heart gradually slipping away. I didn't want to lose anything...

"Don't go." I stretched out my hand in a hurry, then I opened my eyes and found that I was lying on the seat of a car. Next to me, Yang Nai was looking at me with an expression as if she had discovered something interesting.

"Cough." I felt a little weak after being stared at, so I gave a dry cough. It seemed that I fell asleep in the car because I was too sleepy. Actually, it was nothing. The key point was that I had a nightmare, and it seemed that Yang Nai saw the whole process of my nightmare.

This is the worst thing in the world. Why did the person I fear the most see it? Is it possible that my guardian angel in this world has also fallen asleep?

"Hikigaya, remember to thank me when you become famous." Suddenly, a confusing sentence popped up. Famous? Me? Which country's light novel is this based on?

But soon, I realized that there was indeed such a possibility. I could tell at a glance that it was a deliberate expression of showing off. Yang Nai looked at me with a smile, and then she kept shaking the digital camera in her hand.

This is against the law... This kind of behavior is problematic in every sense!

"This is a crime, right?" I said weakly. Although I had a premonition that today would be bad when I ran into Yukinoshita Haruno this morning, I really didn't expect something like this to happen.

"Wow, Hikigaya-kun is so cute when he sleeps. He has all kinds of expressions, all kinds of movements, and all kinds of words that make people feel a little unhappy."

There was no smile in her eyes like before, and it looked like she wasn't joking. Instead, Yang No's profile took on a noticeably mean look.

The air suddenly became tense again, and I rolled my throat a little uncomfortably.

"Did I say anything?"

"Nothing." Without directly answering my question, he locked the car and casually put the car keys in his pocket.

"Hurry up and get out of the car. Xiao Xueno is not someone who likes to wait." The urging voice sounded, and I had no choice but to push open the door and get out of the car.

As soon as I got off the car, I could feel the decadent life of the rich just by looking at the apartment. The facade was even more luxurious than Yukinoshita's previous apartment. It looked like a very expensive apartment and it was not an apartment that a working-class person like me could live in.

"Um, Yang Noi, are you sure you want us to live here?" I asked Yang Noi who was standing next to me in a low voice with a tone of giving it a try. After all, I am just a teacher, and the price of this kind of apartment is certainly beyond my ability to afford.

"Of course, why else do you think I brought you here?"

What's going on? Isn't this person's brain very good? If possible, please consider my financial situation. Of course, if I were to switch roles with Yukinoshita, I would be happy to accept it, but I can't be happy with the current situation.

"I say, can't you consider my financial situation for a moment?"

"Eh?" The demon looked at me with a puzzled look, making it seem like I was telling a joke. Even I felt for a moment that "Eh, I was wrong."

"So, I'm just an ordinary teacher." I raised my voice, hoping that Yang Noi standing in front of me could understand my situation.

He gave me a slightly playful look and said, "Hikigaya-kun, you are in trouble now. A good man should not care too much about money."

"Who cares about you? Speaking of the premise of having an excellent man, it has nothing to do with me. I want to be a househusband. Working outside has nothing to do with me."

"You're so cute, Hikigaya-kun, you're still as funny as ever." As she said this, she might have wanted to pat my head like she used to. However, after three years of college, even though I've passed my puberty, I've still grown a certain height. Now I'm probably half a head taller than Haruno. It seemed that she finally realized that she couldn't pat my head, and Haruno finally touched my waist with her elbow as if giving up.

After doing these actions, Yang Nai looked up at me, with a deep meaning in her eyes that I could not guess.

"Hikigaya, if it's you, there will definitely be a way."

Why is it a hypothesis? I also want to know if there is any way for me to live the life of a househusband.

Just when I was about to say something to refute, the person I caught a glimpse of out of the corner of my eye quickly attracted my attention. I was so surprised that I forgot what I wanted to argue in a moment. She was wearing a white dress, and a blue vest over the dress because it was cold, and knee-high stockings on her legs. The black cotton boots looked elegant and noble on the smooth wooden floor. Maybe because she was waiting for someone, she was holding a black suitcase in her hands. She didn't change much from the past. Her long black hair was blown by the cold wind and her pink scarf complemented each other.