Hikigaya Hachiman is still in the dark

My shouting shifted the boss's attention from the kitchen to the front desk.

"Eh?" The boss tilted his head slightly, as if he had discovered something unspeakable.

"Brother, is this your trick? Taking advantage of drunkenness to create a fait accompli or something like that!"

"Ah?" Can anyone tell me what this person in front of me is saying? What does this person mean?

"Boss, that's not what I think..."

“That’s such a pity…” The boss looked as if his beloved ramen was snatched away by someone else. This metaphor is indeed very apt.

"It doesn't matter. That's what happens when a kid gets drunk. It will be fine after a while."

"I know she was drunk? But I just want to know why she was drunk?"

"I guess I drank the wrong amount."

After the boss finished speaking, I looked at the table. Indeed, the water cup in front of the grass on the table was still steaming, but my cup was empty.

"Boss, I remember you said you gave me tea!"

"What's the matter? It's just rice wine with a very low alcohol content! In a winter like this, of course you need to drink hot wine to warm yourself up!"

"The reasons are very valid and enthusiastic. I have absolutely no way to refute it."

After hearing my voice, the boss nodded proudly and went back to the kitchen. Should I be thankful that Origami was confused? If I had drunk it, the person lying on the table now would not be Origami but me. Although the boss said it was only a low-proof rice wine, with my amazing alcohol tolerance, I would have died if I had drunk it.

How can you block the knife with your strength, Origusa-san... In this situation! Looking at Origusa-san who was twisting and turning on the table, I felt deeply powerless.

Let's stop here for today. If we continue like this, we won't be able to get the information we want, so we'd better go back first.

Thinking of this, I stood up and prepared to leave, taking money from my wallet that was roughly equivalent to the side dishes on the table. The boss said that he was treating me to a free meal, but no matter what, I couldn't accept such a big favor.

"Ah, are you leaving?" Ogusa said vaguely.

What a headache! I originally wanted to sneak away. But since she was drunk, she probably wouldn't care, so I'd better leave as soon as possible.

"Don't go!" Zhecao said as he suddenly stood up, hooked his hands around my neck, and pulled me back to my seat forcefully.

Girls, please don't be so violent!

Ignoring my surprised expression, Origina put one arm around my neck and with the other hand held a teacup close to my face.

"We are all good brothers, keep drinking, why are you leaving so early?"

I also want to deceive myself like this, but from the beginning, because we are so close, a certain part of your body has been completely felt by my elbow. Please realize this quickly!

"How boring!" Seeing that I didn't respond, Zhecao smacked his lips, then let go of me and leaned on the table beside him.

"Wait, that's me..." Zhecao, who was drunk, probably wanted to eat something, so she picked up the chopsticks and started eating what I was just eating... I wanted to stop her, but after hearing my voice, Zhecao looked at me coldly, then she picked up a dumpling with chopsticks and forcefully put it into my mouth when I opened it.

"Cough, cough." Because I was completely unprepared, I started coughing violently. Also, because Origina had no control over the strength, the chopsticks poked close to my throat. It hurt so much!

"Hahaha, how funny! Mr. Hikigaya, your expression right now is so amusing!" Origusa laughed at the side. The contrast between her happy expression and my painful expression was really sharp.

"Cough cough." I finally swallowed the dumplings, but I was still coughing. I hurriedly picked up my teacup from the table, took a sip of tea, and soothed my throat.

So scary, drunk people are so scary!

If you think about it carefully, there are indeed many news reports about people hurting others after getting drunk. I will never drink again!

However, Origina seemed to have called my name just now. Considering this point, Origina should not have drunk to the point of being completely unconscious. Thinking this way, isn't this a good opportunity? There are such plots in TV dramas and anime, where you extract information from others when they are drunk. Now is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Maybe you can get the secret that Origina Reiko doesn't want to tell!

"Um, Origusa."

"Ah, what's wrong, buddy?" Zhecao was drunk and looked at me in a daze.

You have to be patient here...

"Do you know about staying in the United States?"

"Liumei? Who is that? Buddy, are you drunk?" As she said this, Origina leaned close to my body and she put one arm around my neck.

"Dude, you're not drunk and thinking about your first love, are you? I understand! That feeling." Origina looked like she understood.

Calm down, you have to be patient here...

"It's not my first love, it's your classmate, Tsurumi Rumi."

"Hey, my classmate?" Ogusa tapped his head with his hand in confusion.

Forgot?

"It's the one with dark black hair, a cold expression, and a very indifferent look..."

"Oh, you're talking about that one." Origina suddenly realized, "Of course I know that person."

"Hey, do you know?"

"Of course, he's my classmate."

Didn't you completely forget about studying in the United States before? If so, don't put on such a smug expression now!

"Well, if you can, could you tell me a little bit about her?"

"Of course, no problem at all! We are all brothers who have been to the front line."

What kind of weird story did you come up with?

Fortunately, Orikusa later told me everything about studying in the United States. After listening to him, I clenched my fists unconsciously.

"is that true?"

"Of course it's true, brother, how could I lie to you?" Zhecao said to me while reeking of alcohol.

"I understand." I nodded to Origusa, then stood up, took out the money and put it on the table, then turned around and prepared to leave.

"Hey, don't you want to continue sitting?"

"Next time, I have more important things to do now." Without stopping, I left the ramen restaurant quickly.

Now is not the time to chat leisurely. I have things I must do right now.

Studying in the United States is much more serious and complicated than I thought.

Really, this guy Niwa, I thought he was someone who could get along well with Liumei. It seems that I have to withdraw what I said before!

Now, let's go back and discuss countermeasures.

Chapter 173 Quietly, the three of them discussed

"Welcome back, Xiaoqi, what's wrong? You seem to be in a hurry."

"You're a bigger problem than me, right?"

Today, Yuigahama, for some reason, wore a maid costume. I saw this before when I was in high school, so I wasn't surprised. But anyway, when she wears a maid costume, I wonder if she has turned on some strange switch. Considering Yuigahama's changes in the past few days, I can guess that this idiot has completely gone too far!

"Eh? What's wrong? This dress feels light and airy to wear, and it feels pretty good."

Ignoring my surprise, Yuigahama continued talking happily.

As long as you are happy, seeing you like this, I'm sure your flower shop at least has a stable customer base.

"So what should we do? Is it..."

"You don't need to raise the flag. I have something urgent to discuss with you."

"Urgent matter? Is it about what happened before?" Hearing my words, Yuigahama looked at me seriously.

"That's it." I nodded.

"Okay, let's talk it over nicely, Xiaoqi."

"Yeah, definitely!"

When I came to the table in the living room, Yukinoshita was sitting upright in a chair, writing something on her laptop as usual. When she saw Yuigahama and I coming, she just nodded slightly.

"Xueno, wait a moment, we have something to discuss with you."

"If it's about your outfit, I think there's nothing to consider." After taking a look at the maid uniform Yuigahama was wearing, Yukinoshita lowered her head and continued to operate the computer.

Yuigahama was choked by Yukinoshita's words and said in embarrassment: "That's not the case. Just listen to what I'm saying, Yukino-chan! This incident was not caused by me, but by Xiaoqi's request!"

"Hikigaya?" Yukinoshita looked at me in confusion.

"Hasn't the delay in submitting manuscripts been resolved? You shouldn't be in any danger of death right now."

"Just for now? You used the words 'set a time limit'... No, that's not the point. What I want to discuss is not that simple!"

"what is that?"

Yukinoshita put down her hands that were still typing on the keyboard and looked at me.

"It's about that girl. The girl we met at the Forest School dormitory when we were in high school."

"Rumi-chan?"

"Tsurumi Rumi?"

"Why do you still remember the names? It must have been a long time ago..." I originally thought that it would take some effort to make them both remember their stay in the United States, but I didn't expect that they still remembered it so clearly.

"How should I put it? After all, we were together and experienced that thing. Moreover, the feeling at that time has not been completely lost until now. When I think back to this day, I still feel a little guilty... just a little bit."

Indeed, when I was in Linjian College, due to my immature solution, I did not help Liumei solve her problem very well. Moreover, our extreme solution also caused us to have an unforgettable sense of guilt until now. Before I met Liumei, I was able to remember her because of the guilt. I hoped that Liumei could live a good college life, probably just because of the guilt...

"You're right. If you do something like that, it's hard to forget." Yukino said with a melancholy look on her face.

"Xukino-chan."

"It's okay, Yuigahama. It's been a long time. Like you said, it's just a little bit." Yukinoshita waved her hand in response to Yuigahama's concern: "So, what happened this time?"

"Actually, this is what happened." I told Yuigahama and Yukinoshita in detail everything from the time I met Rumi to what I just learned from Orikusa.

"Is that the case? Then, what did the girl named Orisuna say?"

"Xiao Qi, you're eating for free!"

"That's not true. I left the money behind when I left!" After explaining, I paused and sorted out what Zheca said to me.

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"To put it simply, the students studying in the United States are being ostracized in their own schools?"

"Eh? Exclusion? Didn't Rumi-chan join the student union? Doesn't the fact that she joined the student union mean that she is still very popular? Why is she being excluded in her own school?" Yuigahama looked at me in confusion.

"That's true. If I remember correctly, the student council of Seaside High School is also selected based on popularity voting. If you think about it this way, it doesn't make sense for her to be excluded anyway..." Yukinoshita also agreed with Yuigahama's opinion.

"Ah! Ah!" I waved my hands to deny Yuigahama and Yukinoshita: "When I say exclusion, I don't mean the entire academy, but the student union as a group."

"What do you mean?" Yukinoshita frowned. "According to what you said, the team work efficiency of the Seaside High School Student Union is very high. From this point of view, it really doesn't seem like a work team with internal conflicts."

"That's right, but the details of their internal conflicts are as follows." I walked to the whiteboard in the living room, took out a marker and started drawing: "Now the student union of Haibin High School is roughly divided into three camps."

"Xiao Qi, your painting is so ugly."

"You really don't have any artistic talent at all." Yukinoshita covered her forehead as if she had a headache.

"You've got the wrong point, right? The point shouldn't be the simple diagram I drew! It's the relationship between them!" I emphasized loudly while tapping the whiteboard.

"Even if you say so." Yuigahama said embarrassedly.

"The painting is so ugly that it makes people have no idea what you want to express..."

"Xukino, how can you say that? Xiaoqi is so pitiful!" Yuigahama looked like she was about to cry.

Now is not the time for you two to perform a duet! Besides, do you think everyone is Tamasaka? I don't have such a high talent!

"Watch carefully." I emphasized loudly again: "Basically, Haibin High School is now divided into three camps. One is Liumei, the other is the ostracizing party, which includes two girls. The other is the neutral party, one of whom is Origusa. Origusa knows everything about the matter, but did not participate in it. She did not help those two people to exclude Liumei, but she also deliberately kept her distance from Liumei."

"He's just trying to protect himself!" Yukinoshita frowned. It was normal to have such a disgusted reaction. Basically, the reason why bad people do evil is because of everyone's connivance and neglect of the weak. To be more extreme, sometimes these people who are trying to protect themselves are countless times worse than bad people.

"That's not true." I shook my head and seriously denied Yukinoshita's statement. If Orikasama was really a person who knew how to protect herself, she would never stand up to refute her when Motoki was so arrogant.

"On the contrary, Orisuma Reiko is a person with a strong sense of justice."

"You're not here to speak well of her just because you ate her food for free, are you?"

"No, how many times do I have to emphasize this? I didn't eat for free! I asked Zheca, and he was quite drunk at the time, and he even held my neck forcefully..."

"I didn't know there was such a sexy scene!"

"Wow, it seems like it's not just a freeloader." Both of them showed cold eyes, so scary...

"I already said she was drunk. I think she was just dizzy and instinctively looked for someone to support her! She then shook her teacup and said it was childish like a child. She had no interest in getting involved in what was going on between them. That's probably what she meant. As for Origusa, she probably just thought it was childish and didn't want to take the initiative to get involved."

"Just that? Is that the reason?" Yukinoshita continued to ask dissatisfiedly.