Hikigaya Hachiman is Kuuga?

Hearing this, Yukinoshita Yukino asked back: "Teacher said before that this is an activity of the Service Club, right?"

After seeing Hiratsuka Shizuka nod, she continued: "Then, this falls within the scope of the Service Club. If that child asks me for help, I will do my best to help her."

"But will the child speak?"

Yuigahama Yui's voice suddenly rang out in a low voice, and because her tone seemed to contain some strong emotions, everyone present turned their attention to her.

As if she didn't realize that she had become the focus of the whole audience, she said to herself: "Didn't Liu Mei say that being bullied happens all the time? Because I kept my distance at that time, so could she not allow herself to be helped by others? I don't think it's just Liu Mei's fault, everyone is probably wrong... Even if you want to strike up a conversation or get along well with others, you can't do it in that environment. And it will leave you feeling guilty."

At this point, she seemed to feel that what she said was different from her usual self, and she laughed, as if she wanted others to forget the different style of herself just now, "Oh, come on... I said something very embarrassing. It turns out that since no one around me talks to me, it takes a lot of courage to talk to them."

[Courage? It seems to me that you have never lacked courage!]

Hikigaya Hachiman recalled the scene when they first met, when she spoke to him and Yukinoshita Yukino, and also the scene when she spoke to him in class. The corners of his mouth slightly raised, and he looked at the girl with a gentleness in his eyes that he himself did not notice.

[So, a fool like you will never become a slave to power.]

[Because, gentle fool, what you are best at is hurting yourself!]

"But, isn't it also because Rumi-chan's class is doing this for this reason that they can't read the atmosphere? Everyone thinks 'if they start a conversation, they'll be isolated', so they keep their distance, or they hope to have more time to prepare themselves mentally or something."

"Maybe I'll stay like this forever... Uh, wow! I felt like I just said something really rude?! Is that okay?"

Driven by her inner emotions, Yuigahama Yui said something completely different from what she usually said to suit the atmosphere of the scene. When she realized it, she quickly laughed it off, while carefully observing the attitudes of those around her.

There was no malicious gaze in his eyes, but instead a kind smile.

"No, that's very much your style, isn't it?"

When Yukinoshita Yukino finished speaking, everyone couldn't help but nodded in agreement.

"Hehehe~ Really?"

Yuigahama Yui scratched the back of her head embarrassedly and smiled silly again.

Next, a discussion began on how to help the isolated elementary school student, Tsurumi Rumi, get out of her predicament.

However, everyone's suggestions were rejected, and as it was already late, Shizuka Hiratsuka asked everyone else to go back and rest and see what to do tomorrow.

After returning to the room, Hikigaya Hachiman first took out his mobile phone to search for any news about unconfirmed life forms. When he found none, he began to search for bizarre death cases, but still found nothing.

[Could it be that the Gurongi of the Mei Group haven't started the game yet? According to Rixon's memory, this is impossible. Could it be...]

He secretly glanced at Totsuka Ayaka, Hayama Hayato, and Tobe Sho, who were busy with something on their mobile phones. They didn't notice him, so he secretly left the room and called Sakaki Gami.

Chapter 31: Changing Thoughts

In the Chiba Police Station, Sakaki Gami was standing in the morgue, looking with a sad face at the bodies in front of him that were covered with white cloth and had lost their breath and temperature. They were once called human beings, but now they were called the dead.

"Has the cause of death been confirmed?"

The forensic doctor beside him nodded solemnly. "The deceased died instantly. Combined with the sound heard by the witnesses, the needle hole found on the deceased's head, and the needle found in the hole on the ground at the scene, the test showed a component similar to that of a wasp. So I guess it was an unidentified life form of the wasp type that released a needle from a high altitude and hit the deceased, which went all the way through the brain and body to the ground."

At this point, the forensic doctor looked at the police legend next to him with a heavy face, "Gamisan, from the previously unconfirmed life forms, we know that they all have abilities similar to those of animals in appearance, so I also tested for toxins in the needle."

"For humans, it is fatal..."

"If you wipe it, you will die!"

Hearing this, Sakami took a deep breath and shook his head slightly, "Will I die if I wipe it?"

"What a frightening phrase!"

He held his chin with his right hand, closed his eyes and thought for a moment, "Since it is an unconfirmed life form similar to a wasp, then the growth rate of its stinger should have a time limit. Otherwise, it would not be consistent with the behavior of the unconfirmed life forms that appeared before when killing people. They will not let go of the prey in their eyes. There is no reason for them to just kill one person and leave."

"Since everything is fine here, I'll go and get busy first. Don't try too hard, San Tiao."

After speaking to the forensic pathologist Sanjo, Sakaki Gami left the morgue and walked quickly towards his office, hoping to find evidence to confirm his guess from the time of death of the deceased.

"Jinglingling~jinglingling~"

But before he could reach the office, the phone in his pocket rang urgently. Without slowing down, he took out the phone from his pocket skillfully and answered the call without even looking at it.

"Gami-san, is there any information about unconfirmed life forms in the past few days?"

The slightly childish voice revealed the owner's firm will, which made Sakaki Gami stop in his tracks.

He opened his mouth and wanted to say that there was no news about unconfirmed life forms, so as to prevent the boy from participating in another battle that did not belong to him and being covered in bruises, and return to his daily life, even if it was distorted.

However, those death reports, and the colleagues who were being pushed towards him at this moment, forced him to retreat to the wall to let them pass, as well as the weeping relatives and friends.

He finally spoke.

"30 people died today. The cause of death was a poisonous sting piercing their heads from high altitude. We found a sting in a small hole near the dead body. After testing, we found a gene similar to that of a wasp."

"..."

There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone. Sakaki Kami understood the character of the boy on the other end. He always acted as if it had nothing to do with him and was aloof, but inwardly he was a goody-goody with a strong sense of responsibility.

In a situation like what is happening now, he would obviously regard it as his own fault.

But even if he knew Sakaki Gami, he had no way to comfort the other party, because no matter how warm and comforting the "chicken soup" was, it would not have any effect in front of a cold corpse.

Because the look in the boy's eyes on that rainy night said it all.

As long as it is confirmed that no life form has been eliminated, Hikigaya Hachiman will never give up the shackles on his body and will carry them until the day of the end.

Whether the ending is the annihilation of the entire race of unconfirmed life forms or his death, it is the same!

This is his destiny!

"Yes. Judging from the conditions of the deceased, it should be an unidentified life form similar to the wasp. So far, 30 people have been killed."

"..."

The phone fell into a brief silence. Sakami did not speak. He understood the boy and knew that what he needed now was not comfort, but silence.

For Hachiman Hikigaya, who once said, "A wandering lonely soul does not need a home," the comfort of others is of no use to him.

This was because his heart had already built thick walls around it, and no matter whether it was good intentions or malice, they were all blocked outside the walls. Unless he had the words to penetrate them all at once, no matter how much he said, it would be useless.

In addition, his own family knows his own business, so his presence to persuade Hikigaya Hachiman can only have a counterproductive effect.

He is a perfection that exists in people's imagination but actually exists at this moment.

He is a person who is isolated by his surroundings, but still treats others kindly in his own way.

The two of them can be said to be at different extremes, so he can convince him, but he can't convince him.

Because everyone's experiences are completely different. If you can't empathize with others, don't expect to understand them.

"Gamisan, can you find it?"

A hopeful voice came from the other side. Sakaki Gami wanted to give a positive answer, but the cold reality prevented him from making this beautiful promise.

"I'm sorry, Hikigaya-kun."

"I've tried this before. I can't find any unconfirmed life forms except for No. 3 that day. I've tried it many times."

"Really……"

There was no joy in the boy's plain voice.

"Then if you have any information about it, please inform me immediately. I will rush over as soon as possible."

"Yes, I will!"

Sakami hung up the phone and sighed deeply. At this moment, he hated his own powerlessness since he had to entrust everything to a child who was not yet an adult.

“Are humans really so powerless?”

"No, there is still something I can do now. I must quickly find the trace of Unconfirmed Lifeform No. 9."

No longer confused, he walked quickly towards his office.

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"30 people..."

Hikigaya Hachiman felt as if his legs had lost strength, and he slowly slid down from the tree trunk he was leaning against, his cell phone falling to the ground from his powerlessly open hands.

He looked up at the dim sky with lifeless eyes, just watching quietly, letting time slowly pass by.

After an unknown amount of time, Hikigaya Hachiman punched himself hard in the face, and the terrible force quickly made his face swell up.

"Pfft~"

He spit out the broken teeth and blood in his mouth, then shook his head with a smile, "Yeah, yeah, yeah~ Really, I'm not a god, there's no need to feel so guilty. There are too many unfair things in this world, and I can't handle them all by myself. It seems that I've become arrogant after gaining power!"

He lowered his head to look at his hands, then shifted his gaze to the red-stained broken teeth not far away, and stretched out his right hand as if trying to grab something.

"I am just one person, so I just need to grab what I can reach with my hands. After all, greed and arrogance are both original sins, right?"

After figuring it out, he stood up and prepared to go back to his room to have a good sleep and regain his strength, so as to avoid any omissions in tomorrow's battle that would result in the inability to save the lives that he could touch with his hands.

Turning around, he saw Yukinoshita Yukino walking slowly towards him with a helpless look on her face and a sigh. Since he had met her, he just said hello.

"Yo~"

"Ugh~"

The other party's cute look, which was just like that of an ordinary girl when she was startled, made Hikigaya Hachiman, who was used to her "mean" side, understand what contrast cuteness meant.

"Please don't do anything that will get you thrown in jail."

"I'm just saying hello, that's not necessary, right?"

Yukinoshita Yukino crossed her arms across her chest. Perhaps she felt a little ashamed for being scared by him before, so her words became more vicious than usual.

"In the wilderness, in the dark, a creature with rotten eyes suddenly jumps out. Do you think the police will just shoot it in the head the moment they arrive?"

At this point, she seemed to have just realized what was going on and smiled apologetically, "Oh~ Sorry, it seems there is no need to go to jail, because at that time you had become a being that matched your eyes."

"..."

Hikigaya Hachiman now regretted his decision to greet Yukinoshita Yukino, otherwise he would not have received such vicious words from the other party. So in order to reduce the hurt in his heart, he decided to ignore the other party and quickly walked back to the room and continue to implement his decision to sleep.

"Hey~ have you been doing something recently?"

As it passed by, I heard the cold voice of a young girl.

"No."

"You know that, right? I'm the type that won't admit defeat."

"what ever."

The confusing brief conversation came to an end, Hikigaya Hachiman returned to the room, and Yukinoshita Yukino held her chin and watched him leave silently.

"Now I can't see through it, but this is interesting, isn't it?"

Chapter 32: Master of Sophistry—Hikigaya Hachiman?

[Why didn’t I bring a swimsuit?!]

Hikigaya Hachiman sat under a shady tree. The decay of his eyes was several times more serious than before. Even if you said that such eyes could only be found in corpses that had died long ago, no one would object.

The reason why the light in his eyes disappeared was simple.

"Hehehaha~ Komachi-chan, this is really cool~"

In front of his eyes, the angel was smiling happily.

The splashes of water collided with his body and dispersed into tiny water droplets, which reacted miraculously with the sunlight from the sun hanging high in the sky, and turned into stars emitting tiny glows. Combined with Totsuka Ayaka's angelic face, Hikigaya Hachiman, who had always been unable to resist him, could not help but stare at her in a daze.

It was also for this reason that he felt extremely unhappy that the person who was splashing water on the other person and playing happily in the creek together was not himself. However, because the other person was his most beloved sister, he could not hate her at all.

So, he could only hate himself for not bringing his swimsuit with him, so that he would undoubtedly be in heaven.

Instead of being in the dark hell like now.

[But it's nice to see Totsuka's smile.]

As usual, he began to comfort himself and unknowingly forgot about his unhappiness, happily admiring the cuteness of Totsuka Ayaka and his sister.

"Hey~ Hachiman, your smile is a bit disgusting~"

The crisp voice with a hint of disgust drew Hikigaya Hachiman away from the beauty in front of him, and he was forced to shift his gaze to the cute elementary school student, Tsurumi Rumi, who had been sitting next to him with her back to him.

"It doesn't matter, as long as I like it."

As if she didn't expect him to say that, Tsurumi Rumi was silent for a moment, then said: "If you want to participate, why don't you go over there?"

[I wanted to go so badly, but Komachi forgot to bring my swimming trunks. Otherwise, I would be in heaven now. Rumi-san, please stop exposing my scars!]