Hikigaya Hachiman is Kuuga?

"Yui, are you really dating Hikigaya?"

As soon as I sat down, I heard the shocking words of my good friend Miura Yumiko. Just when the loud exclamation was about to come out of my mouth, I turned it down in time to avoid the whole class hearing it and causing a misunderstanding.

"No, Yumiko, don't talk nonsense."

"Really? I saw you two chatting so happily just now, I thought it was real."

From the hint of disappointment in her friend's eyes, Miura Yumiko, as someone who had experienced it, realized that she was not lying, and then she changed the subject.

"Then you have to tell Hikigaya to be careful. With what I told you before and the interaction between you and Hikigaya just now, no one will believe you even if you say there is no truth."

"Yumiko, are you saying that there is a boy who has a crush on me and might do something bad to Xiaoqi?"

Yuigahama Yui recalled what her friend said to her after Hikigaya Hachiman left, but she pointed at herself unconfidently and said, "But are you sure there is a boy who has a crush on me?"

"Ah~"

Looking at her unconfident friend, Miura Yumiko sighed deeply, "Really, there's no need for me to lie to you, right? So you tell Hikigaya to be careful. I heard that there are still some members from the kendo club and karate club here."

"Hmm? What's wrong, Yui?"

"Why do you look so weird?"

Yumiko Miura noticed that her friend looked a little strange, and she asked, thinking that there was nothing wrong with what she said.

"It's okay, I'll tell Xiaoqi later."

[It’s Kuga’s business not to mention Xiaoqi. I just told Xiaoqi that there is a way to use the power of light that can reduce one’s sense of presence. Combined with Xiaoqi’s own low sense of presence, it’s really hard for those people to cause trouble for him.]

[But who on earth is saying that Xiaoqi and I are dating? I clearly didn’t run into anyone I know yesterday, and why is the other person saying this? I don’t understand…]

Yuigahama Yui, who was thinking, gave up thinking after seeing Hiratsuka Shizuka coming in, but she vaguely felt like she had forgotten something.

On the other side, Hikigaya Hachiman was looking at Hiratsuka Shizuka who was standing on the podium, with an inexplicable light flashing in his eyes. It was unknown what he was thinking.

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"I never thought that a plan that was just done casually would have such effective results, but..."

The blurry black shadow looked at Hikigaya Hachiman in the distance and said with pity: "Hachiman, how low is your self-esteem..."

"You are so outstanding, but you~"

"Forget it. After my plan succeeds, your future will definitely be much better than it is now. Let's make sure the plan goes smoothly."

"Never mind. Otherwise, I will waver again if this continues."

Chapter 87: Unfair Treatment

"It's decided then. Hikigaya will be the male committee member for this cultural festival."

In a daze, Hikigaya Hachiman, who was trying to turn the method of using the power of light that he had just studied with Yuigahama Yui into reality, seemed to have heard something extraordinary. He looked up and saw Hiratsuka Shizuka standing in front of him with her eyes narrowed and a smile on her face.

"Uh~"

Thinking about what he had just heard and the Hiratsuka teacher standing in front of him who was emitting a cold aura, Hikigaya Hachiman easily understood what was going on, but he still held on to a glimmer of hope.

"Teacher, I can actually explain..."

"Rejected~ You're the only one lying here during the class meeting, and they haven't decided on anyone for such a long time. They keep dragging their feet and I don't know how long it will take, so it's decided that you're the one. There's no point in refuting!"

"..."

Faced with Hiratsuka Shizuka's words, Hikigaya Hachiman was speechless.

He was the only one in the class who was "absent from class", and no one was willing to do the hard work. Plus, the get out of class was almost over, so choosing him was really the best solution at the moment.

What's more, he is the kind of person who won't let others feel troubled, so he can only accept it.

"Okay, now that the male committee has decided, does anyone want to be the female committee member?"

The bespectacled boy who should be a class leader in Hikigaya Hachiman's impression pushed up his glasses and after he finished speaking, he looked at Yuigahama Yui who was out of the situation, just like everyone else present.

"Eh?"

Feeling the gazes on her body that concealed different emotions of their owners, the girl raised her head blankly, looked around, and pointed at herself uncertainly, "You want me to be the female committee member?"

"That's right..."

The bespectacled man was the first to answer her question, "Yuigahama-san, you are very popular, so this kind of work should be easy for you."

"Yes, yes, yes~ and..."

The person who suddenly spoke had an inexplicable strange tone in his voice, which made Yuigahama Yui feel uncomfortable. She frowned and looked at the person who came - Sagami Minami.

Facing the girl's gaze, she smiled playfully, "Isn't it nice to work with someone you have a good relationship with?"

The moment she finished speaking, the atmosphere in the entire class became a little strange. The girls laughed mockingly, the boys cast resentful glances at Hikiya Hachiman in a subtle way, and some looked him up and down with suspicion.

"Ok?"

Hikigaya Hachiman, who was particularly sensitive to malicious gazes, noticed it immediately and looked around with a puzzled look.

[I didn't seem to do anything, right? Why do everyone suddenly hate me so much?]

Due to the lack of information, even though Hikigaya Hachiman was smart, he was unable to deduce the cause of the incident.

"I do not……"

Yuigahama Yui also noticed the atmosphere in the class, and thought about what her friend had just reminded her. Even though she was not very smart, she understood that if she really agreed to be elected as a female committee member, it would cause further trouble to the person she liked.

Reducing your sense of presence does not mean making yourself disappear. As long as you are the protagonist of an event that interests the public, no matter how weak your sense of presence is, you cannot escape the fate of being found and harassed by those who like to do good things.

Therefore, the girl cannot be elected as a female committee member, but she cannot be allowed to refuse on her own, otherwise it will allow those who like to gossip to imagine the story development they want to see.

The breakdown of this matter did not lie with her and him, but with others.

After all, no matter how the protagonist of the incident speaks, it will only provide material for the imagination of those who like to meddle in the incident.

Based on this, even though Hikigaya Hachiman noticed that there was something wrong with the atmosphere, he did not speak rashly. Instead, he quietly observed the reactions of the people around him in order to collect unknown information and deduce the cause of the current strange atmosphere.

"Yui can't do that. She has already agreed to be in charge of attracting customers with me. She doesn't have time to be a female committee member."

At the critical moment, Miura Yumiko, who understood her friend's distress, spoke up and solved her problem.

As the top of the class and even the entire grade's current group, Yumiko Miura, who is as high and mighty as a queen, has spoken, so of course the others have no intention of making things difficult for her and all agree with her.

"If it's about popularity, Sagami-san can do the job, right?"

Hayato Hayama also stood up and spoke in a gentle voice to Sagami Minami, who blushed when she was suddenly called, but it was unknown what kind of emotion was hidden under his slightly narrowed eyes.

"Eh? Can I, too?"

"Of course. In my opinion, there is no other suitable candidate besides Sagami-san. Can I ask you?"

Faced with the request of the boy she liked, Sagami Minami agreed immediately.

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"Hitotani-kun, you'd better keep an eye on Sagami-san. It seems like she's targeting you..."

During the break, Hikigaya Hachiman walked out of the classroom and wanted to buy a bottle of Max coffee to comfort his inner depression. He heard Hayato Hayama's small advice in his ears. When he raised his head and looked to the side, he saw that the other party had already walked towards the toilet with his friends in the circle.

"It seems that the culprit for the strange atmosphere in the class just now should be that Sagami-san. But why does it feel awkward when I mention her..."

Hikigaya Hachiman narrowed his eyes slightly as he recalled the scene when the bespectacled guy volunteered to be the female committee member and said that it would be a bit difficult to partner with him, and the other boys acquiesced to comfort him.

[When I think of her, it feels like the same feeling the hunter gave me before. In this case, could it be possible that...]

He suppressed his inner thoughts and didn't let his mind go on. He picked up the Max coffee he bought from the vending machine and took a sip, but after a moment he frowned.

"Really? These unscrupulous merchants are actually adding water to the coffee. This tasteless Max coffee is soulless. Can't they just add more milk? What's the point of adding water? Really..."

After finishing the soulless Max coffee in his hand in a few gulps, Hikigaya Hachiman returned to his seat. However, on the way, he heard a classmate say that the Max coffee was too sweet. He chuckled and shook his head, sighing in his heart at the boy's superficiality.

Not long after sitting down, Yuigahama Yui came over, and the first words she said made Hikigaya Hachiman almost spit out a mouthful of salt soda.

"Xiao Qi, I don't know if anyone is spreading the news that we are already dating~"

"Cough cough cough~"

The boy, who was unable to spit out the salt soda, was also frightened by these terrifying words and choked on his breath. After a few dry coughs, he pointed at himself and said, "No way? He said I was dating you? Is that guy blind?"

The boy didn't notice that when he said this, there was deep loneliness in his eyes, as well as a sense of inferiority that naturally revealed itself.

Anyone who is not blind can tell that the boy’s underlying meaning is that he is not worthy of the girl.

"Yes, it's something that has not even been decided yet..."

The boy's inferiority complex deeply hurt Yuigahama Yui's heart, causing her to change the words she originally said in order to not trouble him.

"..."

The boy understood what she said, but he did not give an answer. Whether it was because of his inner inferiority or his undeveloped emotions, he chose to avoid answering the question.

"By the way, did being on the action committee for the cultural festival have any impact on you?"

Yuigahama Yui, who knew his character well, quickly skipped the topic. She understood that solving the boy's inferiority problem needed to be done step by step, otherwise the outcome would be similar to the last time, and that was not the result she wanted.

Hikigaya Hachiman understood that this was a way out given by the girl, so he walked down without resistance. "It's okay. If anything happens, I can just use the power of light to deal with it."

"I see. If you have a solution, then fine. I won't bother you anymore."

Noticing the gazes from people around her, even though Yuigahama Yui wanted to use this to deal with the boy's inferiority complex, she knew that now was not the right time and could only find an excuse to leave.

"Ah~"

Hikigaya Hachiman looked at the girl who was leaving and the cold eyes that were secretly cast at him, and sighed silently in his heart.

[How could a girl like me? Don't even think about it, Hikigaya Hachiman. There's no way a romantic comedy will happen to you. Didn't you know that two years ago?]

[Do you want to go through the same terrible experience as last time? Seeing hell once is enough, isn't it?]

Yuigahama Yui had no idea what the boy was thinking. She returned to her seat and glanced at the people who were watching the fun with some annoyance. She felt a nameless fire burning in her heart.

[Xiao Qi has been protecting you all the time, even though he was seriously injured. Why do you still treat him like this? This is really too much!]

[This is totally unreasonable! ! ! ]

She was in a bad mood and had no mood to chat with her friends. Miura Yumiko understood her mood and did not disturb her. She just frowned and thought about how to help her friends.

The atmosphere in the class began to become weird.

Chapter 88: Yuigahama Yui in Action

"Dingling bell~"

The school bell rang, and Hikigaya Hachiman stood up, put on his schoolbag, and prepared to go to the classroom and office to have a fight with Hiratsuka Shizuka to test his recent strength and see how far he was from her, whose job was "teacher", and whether he could defeat her.

As for the time, of course he had made an appointment in advance.

Of course, in order to ensure the fairness of the battle, he would let the Yam Damu Spirit Stone temporarily suppress his abnormal physique, and use the power of light he had just researched to further suppress his own strength. Otherwise, there would be no need to fight with a single punch, he could just go straight into the cell.

However, before he went to find Shizuka Hiratsuka, he still had one thing to do.

He followed silently behind Yuigahama Yui, lightly touching her shoulder as they passed by. At the moment of physical contact, he integrated the power of light into her to ensure that he could arrive in time if the other party was attacked by an angel again.

After leaving a backup plan, he started walking towards the classroom office. As for the Cultural Festival Action Committee, there was still some time before the meeting, so it would not interfere with his time to test his current strength.

"Xiaoqi, thank you!"

Yuigahama Yui was able to sense the changes in her body. That was because the power of light that Hikigaya Hachiman was using at the moment was all divided from her, so it was hard for her not to notice.

[So, you who are so gentle should not be treated like this.]

The girl looked at what was on her phone screen and felt that she needed to do something.

"Hey~ Yumiko, Himena, do you two have some time? I want to discuss something with you."

Miura Yumiko was just about to tease her friend about whether it was related to love, and was about to blurt out the words when she turned around and met her friend's eyes that were shining with a bright and dazzling will like a flame.

"If you need any help, just tell me. We are friends, right?"

[You asked me for help with such eyes, how can I not respond as a friend?]

"That's right, Yumiko and I will definitely help you. Just leave it to us!"

Ebina Hina patted her chest and assured.

"Then let's find a place to discuss it properly."

After saying that, the three girls quickly left the school, but on the way they met Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was walking with the gloomy-looking Yukinoshita, as if trying to comfort her.

"Huh? Teacher, Xiaoxue, you... Hey, Xiaoxue, you don't look very well, what's wrong?"