I refuse to be a plagiarist

Faced with Hasegawa's sudden question, the black-haired girl was stunned for a moment, and then her expression gradually became a little weird:

"Why do you ask this suddenly?"

"Nothing, I just feel weird that my friends suddenly put this 'hat' on me."

He pointed to the phone on his thigh.

Following the direction of Hasegawa's finger, Nagato looked at the blurred gender symbol on the screen that represented a girl. She blinked and then nodded heavily.

Although she had never met all of Hasegawa's friends one by one, she had at least come into contact with Yukinoshita Haruno and the editor who was in charge of work transactions.

The latter is fine, she's just a big sister with whom she has a close relationship, but the former...

Even though she dropped out of school early and had never been in a relationship, the feeling between her and the older brother in front of her, who was more than friends but less than lovers, still made her unable to help but look at him sideways.

What is displayed on Hasegawa Hide's mobile phone screen now is obviously not the account avatar of Miss Yukinoshita Haruno, but another woman whom he does not know at all.

In this way, even though she felt that Hasegawa was a very reliable and kind-hearted senior, she still couldn't help but add an unspeakable sense of déjà vu to the original feeling.

In fact, she wanted to talk nicely to the young man in front of her and ask him to be more loyal in his relationship.

But looking at Hasegawa's oblivious look, when the words came to her lips, the girl swallowed them back.

[It seems...I have never heard him talk about anything like dating a girlfriend.]

Thinking of this, the expression on the girl's face became uncertain, and finally turned into a deep feeling of powerlessness.

Yes.

There has never been any such thing, so what is the point of talking about responsibility?

Even that sister Yukinoshita, hasn't she never made it clear whether the two of them are dating?

He looked deeply at the big brother in front of him who saved him from helplessness.

But even so, in the girl's opinion, there was nothing wrong with throwing the hat that was "good at teasing girls" on this guy's head.

She can guarantee it with confidence!

Chapter 152: The Psychology of Competitiveness

"Hey, Hasegawa-senpai, I want to ask you a question."

"explain."

Fingers constantly operate flexibly on the joystick and trigger.

Hasegawa didn't have any special social activities this weekend, so he just called Ishigami over and started playing together in the game hall.

In fact, they can also be at Ishigami's house.

However, considering that the other party's elders might come in from time to time and start some boring topics under the banner of concern, after some discussion, the two simply ran out of the house and started a weekend journey in the entertainment street in the city center.

Kyo Kusanagi, who was as agile as a monkey on the screen, ended the fight with Mai Shiranui on the stone with one shot.

Facing the boy's hesitation, Hasegawa responded without thinking:

"Except for questions about study, you can ask for anything else. Even if I can't help, it shouldn't be a problem to give some advice as a reference."

"Ah, then I'll tell you..."

The boy looked a little hesitant.

After looking around and making sure there were no other familiar people around, Ishigami Yucai calmed down and spoke:

"If it were Hasegawa-senpai, what kind of girl would he like?"

"...

Why do you ask this suddenly? "

The confident state of "leave everything to me" collapsed in an instant.

Looking at the guy in front of him with his head down and the air of a loser, Hasegawa, after being stunned at first, slowly began to think about the possibilities behind this inquiry.

"Ishigami, you... could it be that spring has arrived?"

"how could it be possible!!!"

Facing Hasegawa Hide's death gaze full of strange colors, Ishigami Yu hurriedly waved his hand, denying the other party's bold guess.

However, facing his extremely intense reaction, Hasegawa still couldn't dispel his doubts, and the evil taste of the onlookers gradually rose:

"real?

We are all family, even if you say it, I won’t tell anyone else.”

The desire and pursuit of the opposite sex is never a strange thing.

In Hasegawa Hide's opinion, everything that Ishigami Yu did at this time was very similar to some boys who were secretly in love but refused to find the person to express their feelings.

Maybe it's shyness, or maybe it's inferiority complex that's at work.

But as someone who has experienced it, Hasegawa can clearly confirm that this situation is definitely not a good thing for Ishigami.

To give the simplest and clearest example: during the student years, those who suffer a decline in grades are often not those who are in love, but those who keep that relationship deep in their hearts and can only look at it from afar every day, worrying about gains and losses.

Of course, the rise or fall in academic performance is definitely not appropriate for Ishigami, a heavy game enthusiast.

But it is undeniable that the psychological depression caused by emotions is definitely not a good thing for the person involved.

"Snapped!"

He slapped the junior in front of him heavily on the shoulder.

After spending nearly a year together, Hasegawa knew very well that the boy in front of him was a gentle person who liked to keep everything in his heart and silently solve problems for others.

Love for the opposite sex in youth is indeed very common in the whole life.

As a friend, I naturally cannot watch the other person tossing and turning in distress because of such a trivial matter.

"Say it!

What kind of beautiful girl can make our Ishigami-san so anxious, huh?"

“Ah, this…”

In fact, in the young man’s heart, he does not have a clear goal at this moment.

However, in a campus environment filled with the sour smell of love, as a single person, he would more or less have a sense of anxiety that "others have it but I don't".

In the past, he could still use the student union office as his shelter, but the recent flirting and abnormal interaction between the president and vice president made this thoughtful boy feel an inexplicable sense of crisis.

He currently has only two close same-sex friends, Shirogane Miyuki and Hasegawa Hide, who saved him from misunderstandings and rumors.

The latter is in Sobu High School, and although they often make offline appointments to play together, it is still far away and has little impact.

But the former...

"Wow~

So what you mean is that Baiyin has something wrong recently?"

Hasegawa couldn't help but become interested in the boy's mumbling.

He naturally had some understanding of his friend's awkward but firm idea, but no matter what it was, in order to turn dreams into reality, the conditions, efforts, and necessary luck required could be said to be quite demanding.

However, there is also a saying that everything depends on human efforts.

So even though he was not very optimistic about the relationship between Baiyin and the eldest lady of the Shinomiya family, as a friend, he could only stand behind them and cheer them on silently after explaining the complicated matter.

As for what the two of them would do, that was naturally not something he could control.

But for him, acting as a spectator in his spare time is a rare and interesting thing.

——HXD, so detailed!

"Ah...it's nothing actually.

Isn't the midterm exam about to start? The president and Shinomiya-senpai seem to be secretly competing for the first place. "

Those who know me say that I am worried, and those who don’t know me ask why I am worried.

Ishigami, who just muddles through, finds it hard to understand the feelings of the good students who always rank among the top in the exams.

It's just a test!

Why is it like an arms race between the US and the Soviet Union? On the surface, they are still misleading their opponents with various words in the office, trying to make their opponents underestimate them and reveal their flaws...

Like him, even though the exam is approaching, he is still playing video games with his seniors, highlighting his lack of desire and ambition as a last-place finisher.

"Ah, that's how it is...

If it was silver, then it would indeed be understandable."

He nodded thoughtfully.

After all, in an environment like Shuchiin where there are many rich kids, Shirogane, whose family has fallen on hard times but who serves as the president, needs to have something to show for it if he wants to surpass those arrogant peers.

Compared with those huge differences in external conditions, for him, academic performance is undoubtedly the sharpest blade!

Almost all my confidence and pride rested on that small test paper.

If it can be maintained, it will be fine. Once it is pulled down from the peak, then the "strength" that it has been trying so hard to maintain will probably fall apart and collapse in an instant like a landslide...

Chapter 153: Why not give it a try?

【It’s great.....】

Is this youth?

[It was obviously a trivial matter, but they were willing to try their best, as if they wanted to burn out all the light and heat. ]

Listening to Ishigami's description, Hasegawa instantly imagined someone at home wearing a headscarf and working late into the night.

For the opponent who tries hard to maintain the image of a strong person, this is definitely not an impossible thing.

"Huh~

He really has it.”

So sighing softly.

Baiyin's hard work and enthusiasm are something that he would never be able to replicate, even if he has realized the importance of academic qualifications.

Hasegawa is not a person who advocates hard work and struggle. After all, if that were true, then the richest people in the country should be the uncles and aunts who get up early in the morning to sweep the streets before dawn.

But the attitude of trying one's best to achieve the goal is what everyone should pursue.

Being content with what you have is just a life attitude.

But Hasegawa never sneers at those brave people who dare to do what ordinary people cannot do and strive to be the first.

"And what about you yourself, Ishigami?"

"Eh?!"

The sudden question made the young man slightly stunned, and even the operation in his hands slowed down by a beat.

Facing the other party's stunned look, Hasegawa looked at him seriously and asked again:

"Don't you have any ideas about this test to announce the rankings?"

Living a leisurely life is a good thing. After all, with his family to rely on and his brother as his future pillar, even if Ishigami Yu holds this kind of mentality of just getting by, his future living standard will be much higher than more than 90% of ordinary people.

But in the end, people still have to rely on themselves.

Although he didn't know why the other party was in this condition, Hasegawa thought he should change the other party's condition if possible.

That’s right, it’s the status.

In fact, Hasegawa has always been curious about why his good friend Shirogane Miyuki can maintain that false sense of strength in the environment of Shuchiin.

His family background and comprehensive abilities were crushed in all aspects...In Shuchiin Academy, where rich kids are everywhere, leaving aside the heart that has not yet been completely tainted with utilitarianism, the only thing the other party can show off seems to be his grades.

Yes, only grades.

If this statement were put in the context of school days, it might have attracted collective criticism.

But in fact, looking at the whole life, it is often not difficult to look back and find that the efforts in student days are nothing more than wanting to exchange for a comfortable future.

Parents often say: Only if you study hard can you get into a good university in the future.

So what is the purpose of getting into a good university?