Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

"Even if no girl likes you, there's no need for you to give up on yourself and go down the BL path..."

"I really hope you don't think too much about it, it's Zaimokuza, Zaimokuza!"

"Zaimokuza?" A doubtful voice came. Could it be that this guy has forgotten about Zaimokuza completely?

"Oh, I remember now. He's the middle school kid who keeps causing trouble while shouting 'General Swordsman', right?"

What you described is so true that I can't refute it. My friend Zaimokuza is indeed such a speechless, weird existence...

"Wuhahaha, could it be that my fame has spread abroad?"

Chapter 11 I always feel that you have changed

Please clarify the situation. You only have cheerful brain cells in your brain, right? Also, you are on the phone now, and I can't call the police. If you use this kind of language with a prefix next time, I will directly call the Self-Defense Forces.

"That's it anyway." I said helplessly.

"It seems you are involved in some trouble again..." There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while.

"There's still some time before class starts, so tell me what happened first."

This sentence made me feel a little dazed, as if the same thing happened before in the Service Club. Zaimokuza suddenly broke into the club room alone and caused us some trouble.

Whenever I tried to solve a commission by myself, Yukinoshita and Yuigahama would always step forward, and then the three of us would work together to solve the problem.

Thinking back carefully, it is actually like this. We have always been working hard together as three people, accepting commissions and working hard for them. Although it is very hard, after it is over, we always feel that our efforts are worthwhile.

"Is that okay? I heard the curriculum there is pretty tight."

"Huh?" Yukinoshita's surprised words came from the phone: "I thought you would accept it quickly."

"Do you have any objections?" This woman is really troublesome.

"I always feel like you've changed..." The low whisper was gentle and unlike Yukinoshita, "After all, the course is about to end, and there aren't that many courses. There are just some minor details that need to be dealt with. So, I still have plenty of time. Go ahead and talk, and I'll listen."

When I heard Yukinoshita say "I'll listen", my anxious heart calmed down. I don't know why, but I felt very relieved.

"The thing is..."

Listening to me finish my story quietly, Yukinoshita sighed on the other end of the phone: "Isn't this simple? Why did you take so long to think about it?"

"Oh, is it that easy?"

"It's very simple. If a person becomes gentle, even if he doesn't realize it, he will become gentle to everything around him. His method may not be so satisfactory, but his gentle heart will not change."

"So you try to arrange some small details. For example, when the boss is giving a speech, he says that the people in the enemy country are cold-blooded and cruel, and have no humanity. Upon hearing this, the male protagonist frowned or just left the venue.

It can also be arranged that when the enemy prisoners are about to be executed, the hero and the heroine meet by chance, and the heroine can't bear to watch it, so she pulls the hero away. This abnormal behavior is observed by the boss. In the end, when the hero sees the surrendered enemy on the battlefield, the conflict between the hero and the boss breaks out completely! What do you think of this?"

"Oh, this kind of description is indeed very reasonable and can arouse the readers' interest." Zaimokuza nodded on the side. After all, it was Yukinoshita who made the suggestion to us, so I turned on the speaker mode of my mobile phone very early.

"As for the love story between the hero and heroine, because there is a foreshadowing of amnesia, they will definitely recall it later. The heroine may want to kill the hero, but after struggling, she escapes back to her own country alone. But because she has not contacted the secret line for too long, she is suspected by her own country and is finally sentenced to death.

After that, describe the scene where the hero goes to save her. Here, arrange for the boss to fight with the hero. In the end, the boss understands the hero's feelings and lets him go. The hero arrives at the execution ground before the heroine is executed. "Yukinoshita paused and said, "Next, it depends on whether you want to describe a tragedy or a comedy."

Yukinoshita's calm analysis suddenly made Zaimokuza and I's eyes light up. This plot is simply a masterpiece. Zaimokuza patted his head and said to himself, "Why couldn't I think of this?" I said, you'd better give up. After all, you are completely incomparable to Yukishita's Encyclopedia.

"Thank you, Yukinoshita." I thanked her sincerely. If it weren't for her help, this trouble would probably continue for a while. If that were the case, I would have even less time to rest.

"It's not what you said, it's just a small favor." Yukinoshita's voice became a little hesitant: "Um...Hikigaya-kun...Have you bought Mr. Pan's words?"

"Well, let's just say it's bought."

"Is that so?" Yukinoshita's voice was filled with obvious happiness: "Then remember to pick me up when the time comes, and don't forget to bring Mr. Pan."

"Got it." I called you late at night just to confirm whether Mr. Pan had bought it. How much do you love this ferocious doll?

"Goodbye then."

"Bye." I said, and the call was hung up.

Yukinoshita hung up the phone. Because of the time difference, the sun had just risen from the horizon. She opened the curtains slightly, and the snow-covered world was shining in the sunlight.

"Is it snowing? It's so sudden." Yukinoshita murmured in a voice that only she could hear: "Will calling him like this be as sudden as this snow..."

Yukinoshita looked at the contact record of Hikigaya Hachiman displayed on her mobile phone and smiled quietly. Then, she held the phone tightly and placed it gently on her chest, as if guarding the most precious treasure.

The sunlight outside the window just happened to shine into the dormitory, making Xuexia's smile appear particularly clear, as if the sunlight also wanted the world to see this moment, the most beautiful smile in the world.

“If a person becomes gentle, even if he or she is not aware of it, he or she will become gentle to everything around him or her!”

"So, Hikigaya-kun, you must come pick me up. Bring my beloved Mr. Pan and..."

"Zaimokuza, don't you take a rest?" I said to Zaimokuza, who was sitting at the table in front of me, writing furiously, with a headscarf with the word "struggle" written on it tied on his head at some point.

"Of course not. I finally found some inspiration. Why can't I take this opportunity to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop?"

"Well, I'm going to go rest first. I have work tomorrow."

"OK, my dear friend, go and replenish your energy."

Since I needed to sleep, I decided not to call the police. I yawned and walked into my bedroom.

The next day, when I woke up in the morning, I saw Zaimokuza sleeping soundly on the table, mumbling something like "explode reality" and "my glory will not fall" in his sleep.

"It's still the same." I shook my head and moved Zaimokuza to my bed. By the way, you really should lose weight.

After covering Zaimokuza with the quilt, I returned to the living room, picked up Zaimokuza's manuscript and looked at it. This guy really finished the manuscript overnight.

But he did write a happy ending. After the hero saved the heroine, he never got involved in war again and went to become wanderers like knights with the heroine.

"Woo gah, there's a call for me." So how much do you like this prefix that you even set the incoming call notification like this?

"Hello, who are you?"

"Hey, is that Hikigaya-kun?" A very familiar voice came from the phone.

"I'm so sorry that it wasn't your boyfriend who answered the phone." Miyano Yuuki, Zaimokuza's editor and girlfriend.

"I don't mean that. Where's Zaimokuza?"

"I'm sleeping now after working all night on the manuscript."

A sighing voice came from the other end of the phone: "Is he like this again? I clearly warned him."

"Eh, you told me? What do you mean?"

"Don't stay up late writing. When you first introduced this guy to me, I really disliked him. Not only is his writing style poor, the plot is bad, but there are also some low-level grammatical errors."

This is a fact and I cannot refute it.

"But he never gave up. Every time I criticized him, he would rewrite the manuscript and often stayed up late to write.

He wrote it down word by word, chapter by chapter, and finally reached the height he has today.

The company originally gave him two weeks off, and he was still preparing to write, but I finally dragged him out to relax on the pretext of gathering material, and he ended up running back to you to finish his manuscript in order to not disappoint the readers. Really, he doesn't take care of his body at all, even though I clearly told him that he could take a break." The voice on the other end of the phone was angry, but for some reason I felt warm.

It turns out that Zaimokuza did not change, but transformed, into an outstanding person who shines brightly and has people voluntarily standing behind him to help him.

"It's always like this, that's why I'm worried..."

I see. Is this the reason why Ms. Yuuki and Zaimokuza are together?

"I always feel like looking at him like this, and I want to support him from behind forever."

"I understand." I said with a smile unconsciously.

"And what about you, Hikigaya-kun?"

"Hey, what about me?" Why did the topic suddenly turn to me?

"You have always been gentle to others. It's about time you realized that someone is attracted to you and is approaching you unconsciously. You should also try to accept others and work hard together by relying on and helping each other."

"Of course there's no need to rush, just go at your own pace."

I was stunned for a long time, wanting to say something, but in the end I just uttered the word "thank you".

"You're welcome. I should thank you for helping Zaimokuza. Well, goodbye."

"Ah."

I hung up the phone and looked towards my bedroom. It seemed as if I could see Zaimokuza sleeping soundly and talking incomprehensible things in his sleep through the wall.

What a lucky guy, you are one step ahead of me.

After I prepared breakfast for two and quickly finished my portion, I put a note on the table.

"Zaimokuza, get up and heat it up in the microwave. You can have breakfast. I've put the manuscript in the cabinet for you. Just take it when you get up. Remember to call your girlfriend as soon as you get up. She called you this morning."

I pressed the note under the plate of breakfast and opened the door of my room. The strong sunlight made me squint.

One day, I will also have such a gentle girl who will support me silently behind my back...

I looked at the slowly rising sun in front of me, and faint thoughts lingered in my mind.

That's not right. It should be me as a househusband who is silently supporting her behind the scenes.

Chapter 12 Senior, why did you run away?

Weekend is the only legal day of rest given by God to society. After all, even someone as powerful as God would feel tired when creating the world, let alone ordinary people like us who are struggling in this world.

However, for Chiba, weekends are often busier. The attractions of Disneyland and the Great Buddha of Saw Mountain are like One Piece, attracting tourists from all over RB. Could it be that the Great Chiba Era is about to begin? I am destined to be the man of Chiba King.

In addition, Chiba has a large number of small service shops, so the weekends in Chiba are often at two extremes. On one side are office workers who are enjoying their weekends with their families, and on the other side are office workers who have a carefree smile on their faces but are extremely tired inside. Well, although everyone is an office worker on weekdays from Monday to Friday.

I don't like going out on weekends, because this period of time can be said to be the most frequent nightmare period of the scene. Walking on the street, you can always see men and women hugging each other, the two of them whispering something from time to time, and then laughing happily together.

Suddenly I burst out laughing. Don't you know how strange it looks to others? These guys have only love bugs in their minds. Of course, this is not the most lethal. Kissing people on the street is the biggest killer for people like me who take being kept as their duty...

By the way, I usually don't run into these people on the street. Hachiman radar is a very good protection tool. It has automatically recorded the location and time of these incidents. If there is any unavoidable situation, Hikigaya Hachiman will retreat quickly at a speed of 5 centimeters per second.

I really hope there will be more aunties in RB who look at others with disdain and keep saying things like "Young people nowadays are so shameless" and "Does RB have a future?"

If you think about it this way, the aunt is indeed the savior of the entire RB and the sword of Damocles that crushes the current population of RB.

Sure enough, the profession of teacher is the most sensible choice. In this way, my weekends are completely free. If it were any other job, I would probably be prevaricated with all kinds of excuses, and then, I would stay in the office alone and say something like "I have to work overtime on a rare weekend" or "I have obviously finished my work long ago". I am just a poor office animal working overtime.

My body felt inexplicably cold. I absolutely don't want this kind of life that is too much like a social animal. As expected, is the teacher my true love? I love you, teacher. When I said this, I felt that it was too destructive to someone. If it led to the trouble of being forced to marry, it would be a big deal...

Very good, this point should be included in the list of things that Hikigaya Hachiman cannot say.

Although I didn't have any tutoring, I didn't spend this weekend leisurely in my apartment eating snacks, playing video games, and preparing for lessons as usual. Instead, I went out to wander around the commercial streets of Chiba. The reason was simple: Demon King Yukinoshita was coming back, and I needed to buy a great Mr. Pan as a souvenir. Otherwise, as soon as Demon King Yukinoshita and I met, he would use his ultimate move, and then, game over...

What kind of rubbish game is this? The company that made this game should go bankrupt. Please don't turn our love for games into hatred for them.

Having said that, Mr. Pan's status in Yukinoshita's heart is definitely higher than mine. Or rather, everything related to cats should be higher than me... After all, in biology, I am also a biological organism several levels higher than cats.

While complaining, I searched the street for possible Mr. Pan stores. After all, it has been so long, and the craze for Mr. Pan has long faded. I was curious about how such a vicious doll could become popular. Why do modern people have such strong tastes? However, for now, I hope it is very popular, and it would be best if I could see someone selling it when I go downstairs.

It's really hard to find. When did Mr. Pan become so hard to find? I still remember that when I was in high school, it was a hot-selling product that could be found everywhere on the street. How come it has disappeared like a ninja now?

"This is really troublesome. What kind of difficult task did the great devil Yukinoshita give me?" I muttered to myself, and carefully observed the goods displayed around me again. After discovering that the search was fruitless again, I sighed heavily.

"It looks like there's nothing here. Let's go look somewhere else." I walked out of the store disappointed.

"Hey, isn't that Senior?" A familiar voice came from behind me. Hearing this voice, my body involuntarily took a defense level 5 posture. This was a subconscious action that I had trained after experiencing countless hardships in the three years of high school. I shook my head and felt that I was really not suitable for shopping. I was hallucinating accidentally. Thinking of this, I unconsciously quickened my pace and tried to escape from here.

"Hey, senior, why are you running away? Wait for me!" The familiar voice came again. My hallucinations have been getting stronger and stronger recently. They can even talk to me. Is it because I'm under too much pressure recently? I'll use this as an excuse to ask for leave from school. Otherwise, if I transform into John Nash, it will be bad...

The footsteps behind me suddenly quickened, and then a hand suddenly grabbed a corner of my shirt. The force was so strong that it made me sigh. The quality of this shirt is so good that it can withstand such damage without being damaged.

"Senior, so! It's urgent! Where are we going!" Maybe because he was just running, this person was breathing heavily while speaking.

I turned around and saw the familiar flaxen hair color. It seemed that it was not winter yet, so she was only wearing a pink sweater and a pair of thick black leather boots under her beige skirt. She didn't look that cold at all. Since she had just finished exercising, her chest was constantly heaving, and her smooth collarbone was faintly visible.

I haven't seen her for a few years. Maybe she has grown taller. I always feel that I can see her face more clearly than before when I looked up at her. Her facial features are still as delicate as before. The light makeup makes her look slightly more mature. The lip gloss seems to be still the same as before, emitting a familiar luster in the sun.

"Um, Isshiki, I'm sorry, I didn't hear your voice..." In short, I had to find an excuse to get away with it quickly. If I were to get entangled with this guy, I felt that something bad would happen.

"So that's how it is." Isshiki said in a deep voice.

I'm glad you understand, so please let go of your hand quickly!

"But, when I unexpectedly called you 'senior' for the first time, you suddenly froze for a few seconds, and then you quickened your pace and ran in the opposite direction of me. Then, when I called you the second time, you ran even faster. What a coincidence!" Don't say anymore, Isshiki, you are so scary. Your voice has no temperature at all. It's the absolute zero in physics that can freeze people!

"So, what's the urgent matter that you're running for? I will judge whether you can see tomorrow's sun according to your answer." This is so scary, Isshiki, can you please stop laughing at this time? This is so scary, are you the long-lost Queen of Blades who has reappeared in the world?

"Well." Feeling guilty, I turned my gaze away unconsciously, and cold sweat kept flowing down my back.

"Well, you see, isn't the weather very cold? I just want to run a little and warm myself up..."

"Senior, are you laughing at my IQ? I'm not as dumb as Yui-senpai!" Someone here is calling you a fool, Yuigahama! Please come and help me out, no, please come and punish this person who looks down on your IQ! However, if that's the case, I think I will also be punished...

"Look, isn't the department store in front having a sale? So, I actually want to speed up and go there to buy!" I stammered.