Hikigaya Hachiman is Kuuga?

"That's right, Sagami-san seems to be incompetent without Yukinoshita-san. He's just chatting with his friends. I feel like this action committee is a bit dangerous."

"I think so too. I asked Sagami-san's friends about her situation. Her grades are just average, and she has never been a class leader. She has absolutely no experience in this area."

"So, we can only rely on Yukinoshita-san later on?"

"What else? Yukinoshita-san has always been the top student in her grade, and I heard her leadership is top-notch. The most important thing is that she is a beautiful girl with ice attributes! Isn't being smart and capable a basic requirement?"

"I don't know why what you said sounded weird to me, but I just don't know how to refute it."

Hikigaya Hachiman glanced disconsolately at a few young men who were talking in low voices not far away.

[Although I am quite happy that you trust Yukinoshita, as one of the few people who understands her, but even the basic settings have come out, is it really okay?]

[And speaking of the basic setting, isn’t it true that I am the protagonist, someone who had a miserable childhood, inherited the old and new Agul belts of Rixon and Shock, and even had a chat with the gods?]

[But have you ever seen a protagonist who is in such a miserable situation?]

[From the day I gained power, I began to count down to losing myself. Not long after I became stronger, I found that my enemies were stronger. Every day I was either training or thinking about how to become stronger. I also had to act in front of familiar people. Before, my five senses were almost gone.]

[It’s not like the protagonists in light novels and comics who gain power, it’s just…]

Hikigaya Hachiman, who was complaining in his heart, stopped.

[Forget it, it’s useless to think so much, let’s think about how to improve Yukinoshita’s combat power as quickly as possible, and by the way, study how to find those who possess the power of light.]

Hikigaya Hachiman threw away the complaints that habitually popped up in his brain and began to organize the training plan for tonight.

"Sorry, I was delayed by something just now. Let's start the meeting now, Sagami-san."

Not long after, Yukinoshita Yukino walked into the conference room and first apologized to everyone present. After getting their understanding, she sat next to Sagami Minami. After seeing her sitting next to her, the latter immediately sat up straight and faced everyone with a somewhat forced smile.

"Well, let's get started!"

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"Aa ...

Hikigaya Hachiman yawned habitually, twisted his neck, stood up from his seat, picked up his schoolbag, and walked towards the door as one of the last two people.

"It's really strange that you would join the action committee of the cultural festival."

Just as I was about to step out the door, a slightly unfamiliar and cold voice came from behind me.

"I can't help it. No one in the class is willing to do such a thankless job, so I took it on myself."

Hikigaya Hachiman habitually engages in self-praise without any sense of accomplishment.

"That's because someone in your class pushed it to you, right?"

Yukinoshita Yukino sighed helplessly, "I will try my best to arrange less busy work for you so that it won't interfere with your study of fighting techniques with Mr. Hiratsuka, as well as your future cram school and daily physical exercise."

"Eh?"

Hearing this expected statement, Hikigaya Hachiman was stunned for a moment, and turned back to look at the girl in disbelief.

"What's wrong? Is what I said weird?"

[It’s not a question of whether it’s strange or not, but it feels like the sun rises from the west and the moon comes out during the day to illuminate the world.]

Hikigaya Hachiman knew the girl's character very well. She was a very strict person and would not allow others to receive special treatment. She would set tasks according to the other party's ability instead of directly arranging easy work for her like she was doing now.

[Is this a prelude to the following vicious talk? If I really agree, I will be caught?]

It's not surprising that he would think this way. After all, from the time they met until now, the girl has been using a series of harsh words on him, with repeated and sharp words mixed in with all kinds of routines. It's true that he would think this way because of his habitual thinking pattern.

With an inexplicable deepness in her eyes, Yukinoshita Yukino smiled and walked past the boy. When she turned and walked towards the corridor, a voice with a complex tone slowly sounded in Hikigaya Hachiman's ears.

"See you tonight, Senior~"

"..."

Hearing this familiar name, Hikigaya Hachiman understood everything and was not too surprised about the exposure of his identity. After all, the other party was the smart Yukinoshita Yukino, and it was natural for her to deduce from various clues that he was Kuuga.

He had long been mentally prepared for his identity to be known by someone familiar. Not everyone is as easy to fool as his silly sister who always believed in him. The reason why the other party believed his excuses full of mistakes was just to take his feelings into consideration.

So, Hikigaya Hachiman smiled and shook his head, "Forget it, let's go find Mr. Hiratsuka. According to the last experience, the teacher knows Officer Sato and the others. We can just arrange a time to send the turtle angel's body over and see if the science department can develop another black technology armor."

As he said that, he took out his cell phone and called Shizuka Hiratsuka, asking where she was. After confirming that she was still in the classroom office, he walked over there.

As for why you didn't ask Sakami for Sato Jin's phone number?

He said that even though he knew that Touma had not made things difficult for him and that he had a special feeling for him, he did not dare to tell him face to face that he would use the corpses of the angels that Touma had used to destroy Agito to help others develop armor to deal with them.

Others knowing is one thing, and your attitude is another. Sometimes, for many things, a tacit understanding is the best way to deal with them. If you insist on making things awkward, you will only end up suffering.

Therefore, Hikigaya Hachiman is very clear about his current position.

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Instead of going home, Yukinoshita Yukino came to a family restaurant near the school. After looking around for a while, she found Yuigahama Yui, who was typing on her mobile phone with an indignant expression and slightly red eyes.

She sat down at the seat across from him, "Sorry to have kept you waiting, Yuigahama-san."

Hearing the voice coming from the other side, Yuigahama Yui finally raised her head, "Huh? Xiaoxue, you're here?"

"Hmm, are you still helping Hikigaya-kun maintain his reputation?"

"Yeah, Xiaoqi has paid so much, but those people still say that about him. It's really..."

It was obvious that her mind was not on her friend's words, but on the phone screen, which was filled with chills and sharp words. Yuigahama Yui subconsciously continued to follow her friend's words, but as more and more words came out of her mouth, she finally realized something was wrong and suddenly raised her head to look at her friend opposite her with a complicated expression.

"Huh? Xiaoxue, you know everything? Did Xiaoqi tell you?"

"No, I discovered it myself."

Yukinoshita Yukino slowly raised her head, and scenes of her acquaintance with Hikigaya Hachiman slowly emerged in her mind, making his hunched figure perfectly overlap with that tall figure.

[You have so many flaws, but it's ridiculous that I only discovered them now. If it weren't for the help of Agito, it might have taken me a long time to discover your secret, Hikigaya-kun.]

Yukinoshita Yukino realized that Kuuga's identity was Hikigaya Hachiman when Shinichi Kawada used the power of light to make her experience an experience she had once had, which came from the memories of people being malicious towards her.

There she slowly realized that everything was a test, when she saw Hikigaya Hachiman solving the problem of Tsurumi Rumi being excluded.

Of course, it was not that extreme behavior that awakened her, but a person named Hikigaya Hachiman.

He is the same as her, even more miserable than her, but he still maintains an awkward kindness. Even though he always complains about everything, his values ​​are still good.

The other person has suffered much more than herself and is under much greater pressure than herself, so what else does she have to complain about?

After all, she, Yukinoshita Yukino, is a person who refuses to admit defeat.

She had a bet with him. If she wanted to win, she had to have an overwhelming victory in all aspects. She didn't want to let someone else win once.

Based on this, the girl who recovered naturally found her original intention in the following memories and discovered the boy's secret.

She could guess the other party's reason for concealing the truth, but she was not the kind of person who would refuse to accept the truth even when it was right in front of her, so she tactfully told the boy that she already knew the other party's true identity.

"I'm sorry, Xiaoxue~"

Yuigahama Yui felt that she was a little sorry for her friend. Even though Hikigaya Hachiman asked her to keep it a secret, Yukinoshita Yukino even told her that she was Agito. But she concealed the fact that Hikigaya Hachiman was Kuuga and possessed the power of light like her. This was indeed a bit unfair.

But she knows herself very well. If she talks about the power of light, it will definitely involve the matter of Hikigaya Hachiman, which will easily expose his true identity, so she can only keep it secret for the time being.

Of course, she did not deny that there were also girls' unique thoughts at work.

So, now that it has been exposed, there is no need to hide it, so I apologized to the other party and began to explain the reasons.

"You don't have to apologize, Yuigahama-san. I know exactly what he meant, and his worry is indeed not without reason."

Yukinoshita Yukino interrupted her friend's apology. She knew the other person's character well, so she had no intention of blaming her.

She took the initiative to bring this up just to get to know Hikigaya Hachiman, a Hikigaya Hachiman she had never met before.

"So, can you tell me more about Hikigaya-kun?"

There was a soft flash in the girl's eyes, a look that Yuigahama Yui was very familiar with, but she had no intention of hiding it any longer and nodded with a smile.

"Well, I'll tell you everything I know, Xiaoxue!"

[Then, we compete fairly!]

Chapter 119: Why is my student life so miserable (I)

Hikigaya Hachiman pushed open the door of the classroom office and found that only Hiratsuka Shizuka was sitting at the desk, busy with something. Seeing that she didn't notice him opening the door, he knocked on the door helplessly.

"Knock, buckle, buckle~"

Hearing the voice behind her, Hiratsuka Shizuka turned around and smiled when she saw it was Hikigaya Hachiman. "Hey~ Hikigaya is here so soon?"

"Well, because time is very urgent."

"So, what can I do for you, teacher?"

Shizuka Hiratsuka tried her best to calm the emotions surging in her heart and asked the young man who approached her.

"I want to ask Mr. Hiratsuka if you are familiar with Officer Sato Jin?"

"Hmm? Ren?"

After hearing what he said, Hiratsuka Shizuka didn't quite understand, but she still picked up the phone on the table, operated it for a while, and then enlarged a photo to full screen and handed it to him, "Is this the person?"

Hikigaya Hachiman stared at Sato Jin, who was wearing a police uniform, standing at the entrance of the police academy with a silly smile on his face, and was obviously much more immature than the V sign he made to the camera, and nodded affirmatively.

"Yes, it is this police officer. Are you familiar with him?"

"He and I are good friends, what's wrong?"

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Shizuka Hiratsuka's mind emerged the plot in the previous comics, where the government asked its subordinates to capture the monsters who had no choice but to protect the human protagonist. In an instant, she felt that she had discovered the truth.

"Could it be..."

Although Hikigaya Hachiman did not have the ability to read minds, based on his understanding of his teacher and her current frightened expression, he could guess what the other person was thinking and interrupted her with a smile.

"Don't worry, I just want to ask him a favor. Since he is your best friend, Mr. Hiratsuka, I can definitely trust him."

[But when I heard you say "good friends", I finally understood why you are single.]

"Well, Ren, that guy used to be stupid and acted like a muscle idiot, but now he is much smarter. His behavior is just as stupid as that of a muscle idiot, so what do you want to do with him?"

When Shizuka Hiratsuka realized that the situation was not as bad as she had imagined, she breathed a sigh of relief. While searching for Sato Jin's phone number on her mobile phone, a smile of joy appeared on her face as she felt she was being praised.

"I have something in my hand that I hope he can give to the maker of the G2 armor to study. Maybe they can make a stronger armor."

As soon as Hikigaya Hachiman finished speaking, Hiratsuka Shizuka jumped up from her seat with a "whoosh" and grabbed his hands with both hands, with a dazzling light flashing in her dark eyes.

That is the desire to know the unknown.

"Hey~ Is it the corpse of a monster of an unidentified life form?"

"..."

Facing Hiratsuka Shizuka who was like a curious baby at this moment, Hikigaya Hachiman suddenly realized that it was a wrong decision for him to choose to find her instead of Dr. Sakai Yu. Or it might not be a bad choice to directly tell Riko that she was Kuuga.

[Alas~]

The boy sighed silently in his heart. He really couldn't think of any reason to refuse the most respected teacher in front of him, so he said with a somewhat helpless tone: "It's not an unconfirmed life form, but it's almost the same. If you want to know, teacher, I can tell you."

Hikigaya Hachiman cannot treat Hiratsuka Shizuka the same way he treats other people.

Because she was the first person who truly cared about him besides her sister Komachi, and she always helped him in every way she could.

That sincere kindness is like a ray of sunshine that accidentally shines into the abyss. Even if it disappears quickly, it is enough to light up his life and let him savor that brief warmth for the rest of his life.

Therefore, when facing Hiratsuka Shizuka, Hikigaya Hachiman always has to make too many concessions.

"Really?"

Monsters that threaten human life and safety have only existed in comics, movies and TV dramas. They are created by their creators using human imagination and do not exist in reality at all.

Ever since she realized this cruel reality and came into contact with heroic anime and TV dramas about humans silently protecting ordinary people and fighting monsters, she began to work hard to train herself. Soon, Shizuka Hiratsuka became a fighting genius with her extraordinary talent, and she felt that her worldview collapsed.

However, she quickly came out with her strong willpower, and used her extraordinary force to help the weak and fight against the strong, and even became a Valkyrie in urban legends who protected justice and punished evil.

However, there is still a dream in her heart that she cannot forget, but she knows it is very bad.

That is when the world is in crisis and she becomes the hero who protects the weak.

Of course, this dream was just a naive fantasy of childhood. With the increase of life experience and the formation of world view, it has long disappeared.

And when an unconfirmed life form that was invulnerable to swords and guns appeared in reality, and she learned from Sato Jin that the other party could take a person's life with just a random blow, Hiratsuka Shizuka knew that her dream was just a dream after all.

But now, Hikigaya Hachiman, the only one who can stop the unconfirmed life form and save people's lives, said that he could let him know the inside story of the matter and see the monster's corpse with his own eyes.

Honestly, it would be a lie to say I wasn't excited.

After all, this was part of her dream when she was young!