Hikigaya Hachiman is Kuuga?

"It has to be you?"

Even though she understood what the student said, Shizuka Hiratsuka still asked somewhat unwillingly.

"It's impossible to change people."

However, reality is always so cruel, and the boy's words ruthlessly brought her to the bottom.

"Whoo~"

This time what she exhaled was no longer smoke, but the chaotic emotions in her heart, because the cigarette had been crushed directly in her hand by Shizuka Hiratsuka.

"Okay, teacher won't bother you anymore. Just do whatever you want to do, but..."

The student, whose back was turned, had a fluctuating voice.

"Don't let yourself regret this, Hikigaya."

"…I'll do my best. Bye, Mr. Hiratsuka!"

Hikigaya Hachiman bowed to the respectable teacher in front of him, then turned around, picked up his schoolbag and left.

"Damn~"

After hearing the sound of a door closing behind her, she stood silently for a while, then Shizuka Hiratsuka roared and punched the sandbag in front of her, knocking the poor sandbag hanging on it away.

"Boom~"

“Hiss, hiss, hiss~”

With a loud bang, the tattered sandbag and the chain fell to the ground, smashing the treadmill in front. Sand and gravel from the hole were slowly flowing out of it, and the electric light that was scratched by the iron chain caused damage to the circuit. Under the flickering light, it looked like a pool of blood.

Hikigaya Hachiman leaned against the wall, silently looked at the ceiling for a while, thought about it, and finally left.

In fact, from the moment Yuigahama Yui saw his true appearance, he knew that he could not hide his identity for long.

The former is a natural good person and will definitely try his best to help himself. As long as he seeks someone to discuss something, he will reveal something. Even if he is not so stupid as to reveal his identity, he will reveal information that is familiar to him.

And this simple message is basically a clear statement to those who are smart, familiar with her circle, and clear about their own circle.

After all, the only two people who belong to Hikigaya Hachiman's circle and are familiar with his current situation are Hiratsuka Shizuka and Yukinoshita Yukino.

It was easy for these two smart people to connect everything with his recent unusual behavior and what Hikigaya Komachi said was wrong with him.

So, why would a person who always had dead eyes and looked like a dead body suddenly want to learn fighting skills, why did he come to school on a motorcycle, what was his reason for always going out at night and coming back late, and how come the time of his occasional disappearance always coincided with the time of the unconfirmed life form.

[Everywhere you go, you leave a trace.]

This is not only applicable to searching for criminals, but also useful for others to infer other things.

The coincidences of one thing after another were undoubtedly the path to the truth, and he was not surprised at all that the two men could deduce it.

Not to mention, Shizuka Hiratsuka has been teaching him fighting techniques, so it's impossible for her not to notice the changes in his body.

There is no point in hiding it, as Hikigaya Hachiman will not hide it from someone who has deduced it.

He didn't want to see the other party staring at him all day long in search of evidence and thus put themselves in danger.

So, it’s better to say it out loud.

Of course I will be worried, but at least I won’t be in danger, and this is more important than anything else.

"But what on earth is Yuigahama doing?"

After figuring all this out, Hachiman Hikigaya suddenly became curious about what Yuigahama Yui had done without telling him, but he thought that with Shizuka Hiratsuka and Yukinoshita Yukino in charge, it shouldn't be too outrageous, so he didn't take it to heart.

Because he had more important things to do and had no time to care about such trivial matters.

Yes, at present, improving his strength and adapting to the improved strength are the top priorities for him.

After all, every time his strength increases, he might be able to save one more person, right?

"You've really grown a lot, Hikigaya~"

Standing in the dim training room, Shizuka Hiratsuka looked down with red eyes at Hikigaya Hachiman, who was walking out of the school gate with a backpack on his back.

"It's just that, as a teacher, I really don't want to see you grow up in this way!"

At the same time, Yukinoshita Yukino in the Service Club still looked a little gloomy. She looked ahead and said, "I want to discuss something with Yuki." After coming out of the teaching building of the Cultural Festival Action Committee, she was pulled to the Service Club by Yuigahama Yui and asked, "Yuigahama-san, what is it that you want to discuss with me? If it's about Kuuga, haven't we almost talked about it just now?"

"Hehehe~ Before we start, I want to ask Xiaoxue a question."

"what is the problem?"

Yukinoshita Yukino already had some vague guesses in her mind.

"Are Xiaoxue and I friends?"

"Eh?"

The unexpected question made the girl stunned for a moment, but she quickly gave an answer.

"Well, Yuigahama-san and I are... friends."

Even though it has been said before, it is still quite shy for the tsundere Yukinoshita Yukino. After all, since she was a child, she has been too outstanding, so few girls want to be friends with her, and of course they have very little communication. So saying this word that she has rarely said and admitting this relationship makes her feel both happy and a little shy.

"Then friends should help each other, right?"

"..."

"Hey~ Yuigahama-san, when did you learn the tricks?"

"Hey hey~"

Knowing that her friend was not angry, Yuigahama Yui walked over and hugged her arm, saying with a smile: "It can't be helped. Xiaoxue's personality is too strong. If I don't find a reason first, you definitely won't tell me."

Seeing this, Yukinoshita Yukino sighed with a faint smile on her face, "Okay, I will tell you, everything exactly as it happened."

After the two sat down, the girl began to tell all her troubles to her friend in front of her.

Yes, all of them.

Including his own superpowers and Agito's inhuman figure.

Chapter 92: Confession (Part 2)

"So and so, so and so, so and so, so and so."

After about half an hour, Yukinoshita Yukino finally finished her story, took a sip of the tea she had prepared in advance, and did not disturb Yuigahama Yui who looked shocked.

Because she knew how bizarre her story was, and it was not surprising that she could not accept it for a while, so she had the patience to wait slowly.

[But I have really changed a lot. If it were the old me, I would never say this.]

Thinking about her past self, she would never share her inner distress with others. Not only because she didn't have any friends to share with, but more because of her own stubbornness under the suppression of her sister's perfect halo.

In order to prove that I can become great and gain my parents' approval, in the process of pursuing this path, I gradually lose my original intention and become paranoid and stubborn.

However, from the moment she saw the boy who had always been proud of his loneliness and refused to contact others change and communicate with Tsurumi Rumi, her heart had actually changed.

Because the boy is not only of the same kind as her, but also stronger than her.

Perhaps it was because I had lost my memory, but I had learned to slowly let go of things that I had taken very seriously before. Thanks to this, I was able to see the shining points in the young man.

Therefore, after seeing their peers making changes, their rejection of change faded, and the obsessions that had been restraining them gradually loosened.

Although it will take some time to untie the account, at least if you are honest with your friends, you can do it immediately.

Of course, it is undeniable that the reason why Yukinoshita Yukino was willing to confess to Yuigahama Yui so quickly had a lot to do with the fact that she was beaten up by Hikigaya Hachiman today and the shock she felt when she was exposed to the other person's environment.

After all, she was still very confused at the moment, and she had no idea what she wanted to do, so she needed someone to give her some advice.

This person cannot be a family member or a teacher, but can only be Yuigahama Yui, who has a simpler mind and is also her friend.

The other person is the type who acts on emotion and does not consider rationality too much. He is a mostly sentimental person.

Only the answer she gave could reach Yukinoshita Yukino's heart and let her see what kind of person she really is.

So, based on various reasons, the tsundere girl named Yukinoshita Yukino decided to stop being a tsundere.

"Whoo~"

Yuigahama Yui took a deep breath, stretched out her hands and rubbed her temples to soothe her overworked nerves.

After doing all this, the girl opened her eyes, met her friend's nervous gaze, and smiled sweetly.

"That's great. Xiaoxue is willing to tell me the truth."

"Since Xiaoxue doesn't hide it from me, I have to be honest with you first. Otherwise, it would be too unfair."

"frank?"

Faced with her friend's doubts, Yuigahama Yui directly used her superpowers to take her own teacup on the table, and directly manipulated the tea into a thin stream, which she drank into her slightly opened mouth.

"Yes, I am also a superpower."

Facing her friend's shocked gaze, the girl simply nodded in acknowledgement.

"However, I cannot transform into Agito, and I probably won't be able to transform into Agito in the future, because a part of the power of light in me is missing."

Yuigahama Yui noticed that Yukinoshita Yukino's eyes showed the joy of finding a fellow human being, so in order to prevent the other party from having unnecessary expectations, she quickly shook her hand to explain that she was still human.

"Actually, I also want to become Agito. At least I will be able to fight."

At this point, the image of the young man, with only a skeleton left on his body, still holding the broken sword and slowly walking towards the huge truck-stitched monster appeared in the girl's mind again, making the girl's voice lower a lot.

"Yuigahama-san...?"

Yukinoshita Yukino was a little worried by her friend's depressed voice, but she quickly adjusted herself and shook her head to indicate that she was fine.

"Hey~Xiaoxue, you just said it yourself, right?"

"?"

Yuigahama Yui smiled and said, "You said that you felt happy when you saw those people you saved with your superpowers and felt lucky to be alive."

There was admiration and respect in his eyes, as well as a little shame of inferiority.

"Because you feel that you have protected their future and allowed them to continue with their lives, right?"

Although she was not sure what her friend's look just now meant, Yukinoshita Yukino did think so. She did have selfish motives, but the joy of saving other people's lives and the relief of leaving their lives behind were also real.

"Yes, that's why I have been saving lives within my sight and within my ability."

The girl's voice was sonorous and powerful.

"So, did you have a nosebleed, severe headache, or general exhaustion due to overusing your super powers?"

"Of course I have. It's hard to forget that feeling."

Recalling the pain that Yuigahama Yui talked about, Yukinoshita Yukino subconsciously hugged her shoulders.

"In that case, Xiaoxue, have you ever given up saving someone's life before you saved them because it was too painful or you didn't want others to notice anything unusual?"

Hearing this, Yukinoshita Yukino's expression froze, and then a flash of inspiration came to her mind, and at that moment she understood what her friend wanted to say.

[Yes, I have saved so many people, and it hurts like hell every time]

The hands that were wrapped around my arms relaxed.

[I have been discovered to be abnormal several times, but I never gave up, didn’t I?]

The pain that remained in Hikigaya Hachiman's body after being beaten up seemed to have left his body.

[Why did you give up just because you were beaten? When did I start to give up halfway?]

A self-deprecating smile appeared on the corner of her mouth and she shook her head slightly.

[As long as I think it is right, I should just do it. Why should I care about other people?]

He slowly opened his eyes, revealing eyes that were like blazing flames.

"Yuigahama-san~ No, Yui, I know what to do, thank you!"

The different name, the new name said by her friend who let go of her inner shyness and smiled, and the firm look in her eyes that saw through her heart, made Yuigahama Yui freeze in place.

When her brain converted all the information captured by the scene into words that she could understand, indescribable joy surged in her heart, engulfing the rationality of her brain. She directly controlled her body to pounce on her and hugged Yukinoshita Yukino tightly.

"Xiaoxue, I'm so happy, you finally called me by my name, I'm so happy!"

"Yui~ You're hugging me too tight. I can't breathe..."

"Ah... sorry, sorry, I was too excited. Did I hurt you, Xiaoxue?"

"It's okay, I just called your name, there's no need to get so excited, Yui, you really are."

"Hehehe~ Isn't it because Xiaoxue is too shy sometimes..."