I refuse to be a plagiarist

——Hasegawa Hide and Shirogane Miyuki

At the beginning, looking at these two guys who appeared at the door of his house with unknown meaning, Ishigami Yu was still muttering in his heart, thinking that they were people with bad intentions. He even held his breath and tried to pretend that no one was at home.

However, this kind of childish behavior is ultimately meaningless.

With Shirogane Yuxing's full combat power, the two of them finally managed to enter Ishigami's house smoothly.

After a fatherly guidance, Ishigami Yu, who was originally full of doubts and delusions of persecution, finally took off the mask called "strength" that he had been wearing on his face for a long time, leaving behind hot manly tears.

Just like the scene in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms where the lord conquers his subjects, in this small room, the president successfully conquered his student union accountant with his dedication and sincerity.

Then, in the surprised eyes of the junior, Baiyin Yuxing smiled and revealed the identity of his good friend:

"Teacher Todou, is it really you?!"

"Um, that......"

Looking at the "non-mainstream" boy in front of him who was holding his hands and whose eyes seemed to be shining, Hasegawa Hide smiled awkwardly. For a moment, he felt a little unsure about how to deal with it.

Although the name "Teacher Todou" is indeed quite famous nowadays, as a person who keeps to himself and never shows up in public, he has never come into contact with those extremely fanatical fans.

Besides, being called "teacher" by my peers always feels a bit weird.

However, the young man in front of him was obviously someone who possessed all these elements.

Through Ishigami Yu's eyes that seemed to be twinkling with little stars, Hasegawa saw something that he found difficult to understand.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

He did not forget that the fundamental purpose of his coming here was to learn some e-sports skills from the other party before the end of this week.

so.......

“You’re making me feel embarrassed.

Speaking of "teacher", I think I should call you "teacher" this time."

He smiled and patted the boy on the shoulder.

Afterwards, while Ishigami Yu had a somewhat confused look in his eyes, Shirogane Miyuki stepped forward in time and gave a brief explanation of what had happened.

After learning the whole story, Ishigami Yu also patted his chest vigorously, with an expression of obligation:

"Senior, please leave this question to me!"

I may have many shortcomings in academics, but when it comes to video games...

He very handsomely lifted up his bangs that looked like adult pillars and covered nearly half of his face.

This was an outward manifestation of Ishigami Yu's gradual withdrawal from his inner world during the period when he was on leave from school and at home, but now it has become his way of imitating the movements of some members of the Johnny's boy band.

Anyway... well, it's quite comedic.

However, this action only looks more interesting. Ishigami Yu made such a promise after careful consideration.

During this period, I happened to be on leave from school because of some bad things that happened last school year.

Even if the school is ready to clarify the matter, it will probably take about a week until all preparations are completed.

During this period of time, he could improve his electronic gaming skills for this senior who had been silently helping and supporting him behind the scenes like President Baiyin.

A man's honor at stake!

"Haha... In that case, I'll have to rely on you for the time being, Ishigami."

"Ah, let's work together, Hasegawa-senpai!"

As Baiyin watched, the two men clasped their hands tightly together in mid-air.

From this moment on, Hasegawa's friend list had another boy who was well versed in otaku culture...

Chapter 16: Warlike Motivation

Although it's a game, it's no joke.

During these few days, Hasegawa Hide has returned to his regular and busy daily life after a long absence in order to prepare for the upcoming competition.

During the day, I studied various math problems in class. After school, I went to Ishigami's house to learn e-sports related operations and gaming skills. When I got home, I went to a nearby KTV to practice singing.

Well, I also went to a few middle schools that were said to have rather chaotic public security, and helped to “eliminate violence and maintain peace” while reviewing my fighting skills after a long time.

Among the five events, only basketball solo was not something he took too seriously.

After all, as he once told his friends, the moves he learned from basketball are simply a dimensionality reduction attack in a 1V1 situation.

Time passes day by day.

Finally, when the weekend came, he finished his meal, tidied up his messy hair, changed into a loose casual outfit, and then showed up at the agreed place on time.

And there, Hiratsuka Shizuka, the class teacher and referee, and the five juniors who had made the challenge had already arrived here in advance. And in his position, there was only Yukinoshita Haruno, who didn't know whether she was cheering or wanted to take the opportunity to laugh at the joke.

"You finally came."

"Well, there was a traffic jam on the road, so it delayed us a little.

I'm not late, am I?"

"Of course not. We just got here not long ago."

He smiled and shook his head.

Although Yukinoshita didn't say anything about Hasegawa Hide's recent sudden sprint, she always kept it in her heart.

Seeing the confidence and composure flashing across the other's eyes, the girl smiled slightly, then held her cheek and looked at the five juniors opposite her with an extremely playful look.

This is a person who even I can't completely deal with, how can you guys...

"Ah......"

Even Hasegawa who was standing beside him could not hear the meaningless laughter.

And when they came face to face with this senior who was like a legend in the school, the five juniors who were originally fearless and as brave as dreadnought battleships in Hiratsuka Shizuka's words, now subconsciously became reserved.

A person's name, the shadow of a tree.

During the time when Hasegawa Hide was frantically making up for his shortcomings, they also found out in advance from various seniors what kind of brilliant "record" this senior had achieved in school when he was a freshman in high school like them.

Not to mention the streetball boy and the singing girl, the expression on the face of the burly young man who initially proposed the wrestling match began to change towards that of a comedian.

From some friends who were in the underworld, he heard about how someone had cleared up all the bad things around Sobu High School within a year by passive counterattack.

In addition to the news that several "gangs" in the neighboring middle school had suffered unexpected disasters in the past few days, the only thing he wanted to do now was to pray that he would not be beaten too badly when the time comes.

It is said that knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in a hundred battles. Someone's actual combat record allowed the five freshmen challengers to quickly adjust their lineup.

The Japanese people may not have heard of the story of Tian Ji's horse racing, but there must be similar stories.

The original decision on the match was best of five. Apart from the differences in the competition items, the rules were roughly similar to the BO5 in video games.

For some projects that were almost doomed to fail, they simply excluded them from the very beginning.

For example, the boy who wanted to compete in wrestling with Hasegawa.

According to the plan discussed by the five people before arriving at the scene, his responsibility in this competition was to consume senior Hasegawa's physical and mental strength as much as possible before other events began.

On the contrary, the junior brother who is a master in e-sports SOLO and the junior sister with glasses who is good at math competition have become the key trump cards that their team has high hopes for.

“I’m sorry to have kept you all waiting for so long.

So let’s get started as soon as possible.”

He smiled and nodded at the younger students sitting opposite him.

The emotions that occasionally revealed in the other person's eyes naturally could not be hidden from Hasegawa Hide, who had experienced various part-time jobs in order to make a living in his early years.

He could clearly understand that the younger generations who were challenging teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka were already feeling a little shaken and even afraid.

Although I don’t know why they have such a mentality, since things have developed to this point, there is naturally no reason to retreat.

The brave wins when we meet on a narrow road.

In order to deal with the project proposed by the other party, I have devoted 120% of my energy recently and experienced the "struggling" life mode after half a year.

You don't necessarily have to get something in return for your efforts.

But if the ending is anticlimactic, it will definitely not be in line with his character and ideas.

Be the first to send out an invitation to a battle.

Although it may be a bit exaggerated to use it here, the vigorous "fighting spirit" rising from him was clearly conveyed to the hearts of everyone present.

The five challengers were silent about the winning attitude shown by Hasegawa Hide at this time, the homeroom teacher Hiratsuka Shizuka was secretly delighted, and Yukinoshita Haruno on the side even raised her chin slightly, and there was an indescribable meaning in her eyes when she looked at the five juniors.

This expression, like that of a proud swan, was not noticed by the people present.

Instead, two furtive teenagers sitting in the far seat had a complete view of the entire scene.

"Hey, President, who is that woman sitting next to Hasegawa-senpai? Could she be his girlfriend?

Looking at her expression just now, it was as if she was showing off to others."

From behind the upright newspaper, Ishigami Yu quietly poked his head out and whispered to Shirogane Miyuki beside him, the uncontrollable fire of gossip burning in the depths of his eyes.

As Hasegawa's e-sports coach during this period, knowing what happened, he naturally would not easily miss the opportunity to watch this senior, idol and a group of arrogant juniors perform offline SOLO.

However, he felt a little embarrassed to go it alone, so after weighing the pros and cons, he finally sent an invitation to form a team to his president, Shirogane Miyuki, who was also a good friend of Hasegawa Hide.

Perhaps because this was an internal event of Sobu High School, the two did not greet Hasegawa Hide in advance when they took action, but quietly came to the meeting place that Shirogane had accidentally inquired about.

Chapter 17: Mission Impossible

"Even if you ask me, I don't know about this kind of thing.

But if she is really my girlfriend, with Hasegawa's personality, he shouldn't have never mentioned it to me..."

In response to the question from his junior Ishigami, Shirogane Miyuki, who was also peeking at his friend's location through the gaps in the newspaper, muttered to himself and began to become curious.

——What is the identity of this girl sitting next to Hasegawa?

Carefully recall the content of the casual chats between me and my friends in the past.

After thinking it over and over, Shirogane Miyuki finally matched the name "Yukinoshita Haruno" with the girl sitting next to his friend.

Black short hair, graceful and elegant, pretty face, elegant conversation...

Some people just like to play tricks on others.

[Uh, I can’t really tell…]

He quietly looked at Yukinoshita Haruno who was sitting next to Hasegawa Hide.

Perhaps due to the limitations of long-distance observation, Shirogane Miyuki could not read the strengths and weaknesses of the black-haired girl in the distance who raised her neck proudly like a little swan as described by her friends.

Compared to his hesitation, after a brief observation, combined with the conditions given by Shirogane Miyuki before, Ishigami beside him seemed to have thought of something, and a look of certainty flashed in his eyes:

"President, I finally understand."

"Ah, what do you understand?"

"Needless to say, it's the relationship between that girl and Hasegawa-senpai!"

"..."

He was suddenly paused by the young man's fantastic words.

Seeing Ishigami Yuu's smug look of "my IQ is as good as a baby", Shirogane Miyuki held it in for a long time before finally asking tentatively:

"Then in your opinion, what is the relationship between that girl and Hasegawa?"

"hey-hey.......

In my opinion, the senior student sitting next to Hasegawa-senpai must have a relationship beyond friendship for Hasegawa-senpai.

In other words, it’s the person I like! ”

"Ah, this... Ishigami, are you sure?"

The expression on his face suddenly became strange.

As a close friend of Hasegawa Hide who he met while working part-time because of their similar personalities, Shirogane Miyuki also heard a lot of the other person's inner thoughts during their daily casual chats.

According to his good friend's description of "Yukinoshita Haruno", although the two have established a very deep friendship, the gap between them and being in a relationship is too big.

All that intrigue, all that setting traps for each other... Although there was a "sweet period" of peaceful coexistence, from Hasegawa Hide's description, Shirogane Miyuki's perception of "Yukinoshita Haruno" still remains as a young lady with full abilities but who always likes to play pranks.