Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

"Hachiman, are you a teacher now?"

"Pretty much, for a variety of reasons."

"What a surprise."

“Well, I was quite surprised myself.”

Indeed, if I had not experienced so many things, I think I would never become a teacher. Rather, I might not even have a formal job, and my source of income would probably only be the words I type when I am bored.

My head started to hurt again, for no other reason. It turned out that I had experienced so many things without realizing it. It was really incredible.

Maybe, if I hadn't let go of my hand that day under the cherry tree.

Maybe, if I hadn't taken a step that day, under the full moon.

If none of these possibilities were possible, I guess I would be living a completely different life now.

I smiled bitterly and thought about these completely meaningless things. It turned out that my state of mind has changed. In the past, I would not be so entangled in the past things.

"Hachiman, are you thinking of something sad?"

Liu Mei's voice sounded in my ears. At this time, she turned her head and looked at me straight.

"Nothing, speaking of staying in the United States, staying in the United States..."

"gross."

"Cough" I coughed dryly to cover up my embarrassment.

"Speaking of which, Liu Mei, how have you been lately?"

Hearing my question, Liu Mei did not correct the way I addressed her. She looked away again: "It's the same as before, but there's something different."

"Strange statement..."

I said something in a low voice as a response to Liu Mei. I knew the answer a long time ago. From her performance in the meeting room just now, I can see that Liu Mei's current situation is not much different from that in elementary school and junior high school. The only thing that makes me feel strange is why Liu Mei went to the student union? If it is really the same as before, I think Liu Mei will definitely not join an organization like the student union.

A long time ago, I felt that the Student Union was a very annoying place, and a series of events that happened later gradually confirmed my point of view. Since the Service Department became a subordinate organization of the Student Union, there have always been many troubles.

But Liumei also said that it was a little different. Maybe that was the reason why she joined the student union. But judging from the current situation, I don’t think I can ask her anything. The best way is to calm down and observe. However, after the two schools joined forces, I thought Liumei would change a little bit, at least she would have one or two friends. I always feel that the current situation is caused by myself...

Unlike others, I have always felt a special sense of guilt about studying in the United States.

"Hachiman, we're leaving soon. Stop standing there like an idiot." Rumi stood up, threw the empty tea can into the trash can beside her, and urged me.

"Yeah." After responding like this, I finished the coffee in the can, stood up, threw the can into the trash can, and followed Liumei's footsteps.

When Liumei and I walked into the conference room, both Motochu Gui and Niwa Feng looked at me with slightly strange expressions. I could still barely understand Motochu Gui, thinking that she might be suspecting that I was going to do something stupid again, but the way Niwa Feng looked at me made me feel a little uncomfortable.

Liu Mei did not say hello to the people from Haibin High School. She walked back to her seat and sat quietly. I walked to my seat. When I passed by Ben Chugui's seat, Ben Chugui said to me in a tiny voice that no one else could hear: "You perverted, stupid, playboy teacher."

Why is everything based on the assumption that I am a pervert? And why do you call me such a weird name? I am your teacher in name only, can you please show me some respect...

Forget it. If I argue with her about these issues, I'll just look like an idiot.

Sitting back in my seat, I observed the situation at Haibin High School across the street. The girl who had previously confronted Ben Chugui seemed to have been persuaded by others, and now she was sitting in the same position as when she first arrived.

However, it is undeniable that the atmosphere is more tense than before. After all, such a thing happened, so such a result is reasonable.

"Now that everyone is here," Niwa looked around to confirm the number of people and then said, "How about we continue the meeting?"

"No problem." After receiving Motochūgui's response, Niwa Fuye nodded.

"I would like to apologize to everyone at Sobu High School. I may have expressed myself incorrectly and failed to express the significance of our Seaside High School's project proposal. This has caused some unnecessary misunderstandings. I am very sorry for this."

"what."

Ben Chugui and other student union members looked at Niwa Feng in surprise. It was no wonder. The situation just now could be seen as Ben Chugui finding fault alone. Although it was not nice to say so, most of the faults were on Ben Chugui's side after all. Niwa Feng was able to take the initiative to apologize. This was indeed a little difficult to understand.

This person is very suitable to be the student council president...

Chapter 94 An Interesting Proposal

You have to know that if you want to cooperate, you must make some concessions, and someone must make sacrifices for the cooperation to continue. Such a leader is truly suitable to be the president of the Student Union. In comparison, someone who only knows how to push the work to others and uses verbal violence to ridicule others from time to time is really much better.

After Niwa Feng finished speaking, it was Motochu Gui who became a little uncomfortable: "Well, it doesn't matter. I didn't handle this matter well either."

"Generally speaking, the problems on our side are bigger. We will now explain our ideas to you in detail." After Niwa Feng finished speaking, the girl who had stood up and confronted Motochūgui stood up and walked to the whiteboard. It could be seen that she was still a little reluctant, but under Niwa Feng's gaze, she still picked up the pen and started to explain.

"Our project this time is called Student Caff, which is different from all the previous cafes. Our layout is as close to a classroom as possible, and the waiters are dressed in staff uniforms. Customers can rent school uniforms temporarily and experience student life after changing into them. In addition, in order to make the performance more realistic, we have prepared some NPCs, who simply play some distinctive student roles, such as student committee members. The above is our general idea."

After the explanation, the girl nodded to us, put down her marker and went back to her seat. A student cafe? To be honest, this proposal is unexpectedly interesting and novel for students to play students. Even if there have been similar cafes, it is very attractive to set it up among students. I have to say that this is a proposal worth exploring.

Although I think so, the key is what Ben Chugui thinks. I looked at Ben Chugui to confirm her meaning. Maybe Ben Chugui was still thinking about the information she had just received, so she didn't notice my eyes and frowned. It seems that Ben Chugui was also seriously considering the feasibility of this suggestion.

"It's a very interesting proposal..." After a long time, Ben Chugui relaxed his brows and generously admitted the interestingness of this proposal.

It seems that my words were not in vain and he took my words to heart to some extent.

After listening to Motochūki's speech, Niwa Fuya breathed a sigh of relief, and the student council members behind him also relaxed.

"But I still haven't given up the idea of ​​a stage play."

The originally relaxed expressions of Niwa Feng and the other student council members of Kaihin High School became tense again, especially the girl who had just made eye contact with Motochu Gui. She was now looking at Motochu Gui with almost fiery eyes. It was so scary! Kids of this age were really scary.

"What do you mean..." The girl just opened her mouth, and Niwa Feng quickly turned his head to look at her. After seeing Niwa Feng looking at her, the girl gritted her teeth and sat back in her seat, but the way she gritted her teeth was really creepy.

Stop it now and please get along well with each other.

Niwa Feng seemed to want to say something, but probably didn't know how to say it, so he just looked at Ben Chugui calmly. From his gaze, no one knew what he was thinking. As for Ben Chugui, he was also looking at Niwa Feng. Then, the air in the conference room froze as the two of them looked at each other.

To be honest, I'm used to this kind of situation. I don't know why, but whenever I attend a meeting, it seems that I always end up in this situation.

It seems like my setting is to make the meeting 100% dull.

"I said..." My voice broke the frozen air in the conference room. When they heard my voice, students from both Sobu High School and Kaihin High School focused their eyes on me. The students from Sobu High School were okay, but the students from Kaihin High School, except for the students studying in the United States, showed a little resistance. After all, I was not a teacher in their school, so I could understand their inexplicable resistance.

Seeing that all eyes were focused on me, I sat up straight. Then, I stretched out my hand to imitate the movements of the jade rope, as if I was rolling a dumpling. This movement was unexpectedly magical. Of course, the reactions of the people around me were the same as the first time I saw it, ignore, ignore.

"You are completely mistaken in your thinking. The performance of a stage play can be combined with the format of a coffee shop. It is a form of cooperation. You can discuss how to combine the two ideas instead of arguing here and only intending to use one side's idea."

I don’t know if my words had any effect, but the student union members on both sides began to discuss something in a low voice. In the end, both Motochū Kei and Niwa Ao nodded, and it seemed that they agreed with my proposal.

"That's true. The coffee shop does need some programs to support it."

“If there are activities at the cafe between the stage plays, guests can also have a good rest.”

Both of them expressed their opinions in the affirmative, and then nodded to each other.

"Are you sure it's like this?"

"No objection." After answering, Ben Chugui stood up and walked to the whiteboard. Holding a colored pen, he wrote the words "caff and the living theatre" very impressively, and then Ben Chugui patted the whiteboard.

"Then, the content of our cooperation is confirmed. Next..."

These are very impressive words, but please pay more attention to the time. You know, not everyone is as energetic as you, so please pay more attention to this.

"That's all for today. It would be dangerous to go back too late, and..." I gestured to the student council members of Sobu High School. Although many members were sitting, their fatigue could be clearly seen on their faces.

Knowing what I meant, Benchugui muttered something I couldn't understand. After I glared at her fiercely, she said reluctantly, "I know."

"President Niwa, can we end today's meeting here?"

"Well, no problem. To be honest, except for me, we are all girls here. I would be a little worried if we go back too late." Niwa looked at the student union members behind him and spoke as if explaining. Of course, such words naturally won the favor of the student union members behind him. The eyes those people looked at him seemed to be shining.

Although I want to complain that it is a form of personal worship, I am a teacher after all, so I will just be patient with it.

"Thanks for your hard work."

"You are the ones. Thank you for your hard work. See you at the next meeting."

After Niwa finished speaking, he picked up his backpack and left the meeting room with other student union members. After Motochūki said hello to the student union members, she also followed me out of the meeting room.

"Why are you following me?"

"Stop talking nonsense. This school is not yours. Do I need your permission to go anywhere?"

"Ah, yeah." My answer was weak and had so many flaws that I didn't even know where to start.

Ben Chugui and I walked in the corridor. It was completely dark, unlike when we first arrived. Although there were lights in the corridor, the lights in the special building were very old, so the corridor still looked a bit eerie. It was better to say that the pale light made the corridor look even more terrifying. In addition, the evening breeze blew, and the unstable windows creaked and made strange noises. It seemed necessary to report it to the school and, if conditions permit, raise funds to renovate the special building.

There was a "bang" sound. Something must have fallen, making a loud noise. It might have been a wild cat or something like that. There are actually quite a lot of stray cats nearby.

"Hey, what's that strange sound?" A very frightened voice came from behind. Then, she leaned completely on my back in panic, holding my uniform tightly with her hands. Stop it, I am so tight on money that I don't have any extra money to buy new clothes...

I tilted my head to look at Ben Chugui. She was trembling unexpectedly. Was she afraid of ghosts or something like that? It was really surprising. Noticing my gaze, Ben Chugui quickly stepped back and then looked away. However, her cheeks honestly turned red. Maybe she felt shy because I had seen through her.

There's nothing wrong with being afraid. I remember Yuigahama and Saki were also afraid of these things, but it was a little unexpected that Totsuka liked such things. I sighed and said nothing, and continued to walk forward. Motoki behind me hesitated for a while, but still quickly followed my pace. After hearing the strange sound again, Motoki lowered her head and pulled my clothes with her hands.

I’d better not say anything here. I always feel that this atmosphere is a little out of my control.

I stopped at the door of the Student Union Office.

"You have something to pick up, right?"

"Ah."

After responding to me like this, Ben Chugui opened the door of the student union and went in to take out her bag. After nodding at me, the two of us walked towards the school gate.

Along the way, Ben Chugui didn't pull my clothes anymore, but just stayed a little closer than before.

"Then, see you tomorrow."

When we got to the door, Ben Chugui lowered her head and thanked me, then quickly ran to the school gate, opened the door of a black luxury car and got in.

It seems that she is really a young lady.

Next, the distance was too far to ride a bicycle, and there was no place to park bicycles in the apartment, so it was better to take the tram.

I walked out of the school gate, and then a figure appeared at the end of my sight.

I sighed and decided to go back a little later today. As if she knew I would catch up with her, the shadow turned and walked away after seeing me. I quickened my pace and came to the shadow's side. As I jogged for a while, the cold wind made me shiver unconsciously.

"Hachiman, so weak."

"Physical fitness classes are not my forte. It's better to say that other things besides staying at home are not my forte either."

"What a strange answer."

The first conversation between us ended so inexplicably. Even I felt that it was a boring conversation. But for some reason, I didn’t dislike such a conversation. It was like two best friends who didn’t have much to say when they wanted to see each other. They just didn’t feel bored when they were together. They didn’t have to deliberately try to bring up topics or care about what the other person said. It was just like the cold wind blowing everywhere in the darkness, free and comfortable.

My attention shifted to Liumei, who was still wearing the uniform of Seaside High School. It was really scary to see a girl in a high school. She was not afraid of the cold at all. If I were wearing a skirt in such weather, I would probably freeze to death on the street even if I wore cotton socks. Although Liumei had laughed at me for being weak before, she was shivering now. I took a closer look and found that she didn't have a scarf around her neck.

Chapter 95 Aren't You Trembling Too?

This person, even if she is thick-skinned, there must be a limit. If she doesn't wear a scarf in such cold weather, the cold air will go through her neck and into her clothes. No wonder she is shivering.

"Aren't you shaking too?"

Complaining dissatisfiedly, I took off my scarf and held Liumei's hand. Due to the height difference, I lowered my body slightly and put my scarf on Liumei. After putting it on, I looked at my results with great satisfaction. Well, this should be much better, I nodded.

"Hachiman, there's no need." I don't know if she just realized my action, but Liumei's face turned red. She quickly raised her hands and wanted to take off the scarf and return it to me. I quickly stopped her.

"As a teacher, I can't just watch my students get cold." I said firmly, and without further ado, I put Liumei's hand back into her pocket. Most girls have a cold body, so it's best to wear gloves or keep your hands away from the cold wind in cold weather. Liumei's hand felt like ice to me, so I quickly put her hand back into her pocket.

Seeing my action, something flashed in Liumei's eyes, like a shooting star in the dark night. At this time, I noticed that my posture with Liumei was very bad. Because of the action just now, I unconsciously lowered my body, so that the distance between me and Liumei was very close, so close that I could clearly see her white cheeks and deep pupils.

For some reason the street lights at this time became so bright, and reflected in Liu Mei's pupils was the brightly lit city. The splendor and brilliance filled Liu Mei's pupils, just like the night dressed up in neon lights, so beautiful that it was breathtaking.

It's the same sky, why does what I see in other people's pupils seem so much more beautiful than what I see in my own eyes?

At that moment, I froze in place.

"Hachiman, it's too close."

Liu Mei's words woke me up from my daze, and I quickly distanced myself from her. Luckily, the distance just now was very dangerous in every sense. I touched the tip of my nose to hide my embarrassment.

"You're so close all of a sudden, Hachiman is really..."

Liumei was still complaining, but strangely, there was no trace of anger in her voice. Then, Liumei reached out and forcibly pulled my body down, so that we were once again at the same distance as before. This time, it was my turn to fail to react.

"As a student, we can't just watch our teacher suffer in the cold."

After saying this, Liumei took off the scarf around her neck, wrapped part of it around my neck, and then wrapped the rest of the scarf around her own neck.

Her behavior completely stunned me. Although most scarves nowadays are very long, and I am afraid of cold so I also choose a very long scarf, but it is not prepared for a situation like this.

The white mist that Liumei exhaled when she spoke seemed to be dyed with color under the light. If you were too close, you could clearly smell the fragrance on Liumei's body. It turns out that girls can have fragrance even in winter.

Liumei didn't look at me, but tilted her head to look at the street beside her. However, I could clearly see a hot red color on her neck. This girl was indeed shy. But I wasn't much better. To be honest, the temperature of my face was probably comparable to the lava of Mount Fuji.

After all, the scarf is not designed to be shared by two people, so it is useless to keep the distance as before. I had to get closer to Liumei. Although the cold wind was still blowing, I could no longer feel the cold. On the contrary, my body was gradually getting warmer. It must be the stars in the sky and the lights on the street that made me warm.

"Hachiman, what are you doing standing there?"