After deciding to give up, he started to gain popularity

His best friends all said so...what else can he do?

After standing there for a while, he was finally so angry that he picked up a bath towel and stormed out.

Hikigaya Hachiman behind him suddenly became anxious and shouted, "Where are you going? Don't do anything stupid!"

He did feel a little sorry for the other person, and it was time to comfort him. But just as he was about to get up and follow to see what was going on, he found that the door was opened again, and Xia Chuan Zuo stood at the door with an expressionless face:

"bath."

After speaking word by word, he walked back into the house, picked up his pajamas, and left again without saying a word.

Only three people in the room were left looking at each other.

187. Boys' Night Talk

By the time Natsukawa Zou returned to the dormitory, his anger had completely disappeared... Although he wasn't really angry in the first place, he was just depressed that his efforts were completely ineffective, so he wanted to take a shower and let go of the depression in his heart.

Of course, you still have to eat the melons you should eat, otherwise wouldn’t it be a waste of 100 million?

"Hurry up, it's your turn! I won't let you sleep if you don't say something today!"

"You're asking too much..." Hikigaya Hachiman complained, but then he was glared at fiercely by Natsukawa Kanade who was already lying on the bed.

"Then let's start with you, Hikigaya!"

"Ah? What can I say..." Hikigaya Hachiman shrank his head, looking cautious.

"It's about you and Yuigahama Yui." Natsukawa Kanade naturally didn't give him any face at all, and even revealed the other party's name, "Don't forget, I'm still the student council president! I've been in charge of all the lists of people who have initiated partner requests!"

"..." Hikigaya Hachiman couldn't hide it now, and the other two turned their heads to him at the right time, their eyes shining as if to say, "Hurry up, tell me about yours."

"Well, it's not what you think..." This guy wanted to continue to quibble, but the other people had already sat up straight, and Xia Chuan Zou quietly came up to him and patted his shoulder meaningfully.

"If you don't want to be mistaken as someone who's only interested in boys or a pervert... you know what I mean, right?"

"..." Hikigaya suddenly widened his eyes and tried to struggle, but then he suddenly realized that what the other party said seemed to be true. After all, he did think that if it was Ayaka... No! How did this guy know about this? Did he show it so obviously? ? ?

In the end, he succumbed because he was unable to resist.

"Actually, there's nothing special about it. It's just that... the other party wants to participate in the courage competition, but doesn't want to go with people he doesn't know, so he asked me to help..." Hikigaya said sullenly, but the next second he saw several people showing an expression of understanding.

"Really! That's really all! There are no other factors at all!"

"No way? In this kind of atmosphere...even when we were in the venue, nothing happened?" The person asking the question was Tanuma Tsubasa. Among the four people, he had always been the one who cared the most about such things, and it was also he who first initiated the "love topic".

"How, how could something happen? Reality is not a light novel..." Hikigaya complained subconsciously, but then seemed to think of something and immediately fell silent.

Seeing his strange look, Xiachuan Zou understood - this guy was definitely hiding something.

But he wasn't a particularly cruel person. He knew that this guy was thin-skinned, so he naturally wouldn't ask any more questions. He just said in a helpless tone: "Hey, with your progress... maybe I should remind Yuigahama-san to be a little braver?"

"Huh?" Hikigaya Hachiman turned around instantly and looked at him with an expression of disbelief. "Could it be you?... No! What are you talking about? What do you mean by reminder? Don't talk nonsense!"

Seeing the other party's helpless look, Xia Chuan Zou felt satisfied and simply ignored him.

"Hey, you guy, please explain yourself clearly. What did you instigate her to do?" Hikigaya was completely worried.

"Don't talk nonsense! I didn't interfere with other people's love preferences. It was clearly Yuigahama-san who came to me herself. She wanted to ask her about something about you, so I 'kindly' told her some information. Don't blame it all on me." Natsukawa Kanade naturally refused. He was not the kind of person who liked to match people up with each other. It was just that in daily life he accidentally discovered that these two guys were really into each other, so he provided some help to each other at the right time.

"Ah? But... even so, you can't just tell her about me, right? After all, it's my privacy..." Hikigaya's movements suddenly became weak again, but he was still unyielding.

"Am I that kind of person?" Xia Chuan Kanade rolled her eyes at him, then explained again, "I just told you a little bit about your hobbies and what kind of light novels you like to read. These are things that you can find out if you observe carefully."

“…But, but…”

"Alright, alright, Hikigaya-san, shut up and stop making so much noise. Otherwise, the dorm manager will come and we won't have anything to talk about." Seeing that he had basically accepted his fate, Natsukawa Kanade stopped paying attention to him and just replied lightly before moving on to the next person.

So Hikigaya Hachiman stopped yelling, thinking that since he had already self-destructed, he had to get something from other people to get back what he wanted! So he also turned his attention to the next person - Shirogane Miyuki.

This guy's love affair is simple enough, just treat it as an appetizer. The remaining heavyweight is what he wants to know seriously.

On this point, Xia Chuan Zou thought exactly the same as him, and he immediately said, "The next one is Baiyin. I believe you have prepared a story, right?"

"Ah? Story? No, not really..." Baiyin Yuxing waved his hands quickly, but after receiving the order, he began to think seriously.

"As for me... everything went well?"

"Oh? I heard a little bit about it!" Several people also gathered around.

"Well... the other party accepted the invitation, and the game went smoothly..." Baiyin Yuxing tried hard to recall the details of what happened before, "Although we encountered many difficulties in the process, we finally solved all the mysteries of the game, and finally got the Medal of Courage and various small accessories..."

"……Gone?"

"No more." Baiyin Yuxing nodded.

Several people:"……"

"This can't be called smooth at all, can it?" Hikigaya Hachiman complained subconsciously, and then the other two nodded.

"That's right, Shirogane-san, even I don't think this can be called a smooth 'date'." The person who replied was Tanuma Tsubasa, a guy who was a complete novice in relationships before the training began.

"At a time like this, something unusual should have happened, right? If it's just about 'solving a problem', 'passing a level', or 'clearing a level', then wouldn't the courage test be meaningless?"

"Ah? Is... is that so?" Baiyin Yuxing suddenly began to doubt, then he looked at Xiachuan Zou, only to see the latter nodded with a complicated expression.

"In a sense, that's true."

"..."

188. You are the male lead!

Every one of those present was not an experienced lover, but a complete love novice who might not even have much theoretical knowledge.

However, when giving advice to their friends, they all turned into emotional masters.

"At times like this, there should be some special plots, right? For example - a girl who is usually dignified and generous, suddenly runs into your arms for comfort because she is frightened; or because she is afraid of ghosts, she closes her eyes the whole time, dares not look around, and can only pull your clothes, or pull your arm, and then lean on you the whole time..." The one who made the suggestion was still Tanuma Tsubasa, the man who was extremely active on the topic of love.

"Anyway, no matter what the reason is, there should at least be a 'lovey-dovey' atmosphere, right? Otherwise, wouldn't it be no different from a normal date?" His understanding was not unreasonable. Although the details were a bit exaggerated, I guess this is also the definition of "making progress."

"Of course, it doesn't mean it has to be like this. Other things that can enhance the relationship between each other are also possible, such as..." Hikigaya Hachiman actually started to chime in. After all, this guy has read quite a few light novels. But he suddenly stopped talking halfway through, and didn't utter another word for a long time.

Seeing that several people were looking at him and patiently waiting for the next words, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "It seems like... it was caused by various unexpected events, and in the end they found that they were holding hands, and when they realized this, it was too late to let go... In short, as long as it creates a charming atmosphere, it's enough!"

"Huh?" Natsukawa Kanade was surprised. He was happily eating melon, but suddenly he caught a strange message from Hikigaya Hachiman's words.

So he couldn't help but raise his hand and said, "Let me interrupt you! You just said... that you held hands because of an accident? Didn't you hold hands the whole time at the venue?"

"Huh? How is that possible! We are not elementary school students, how could we hold hands just because we are scared!" Hikigaya Hachiman screamed like a puppy whose tail was suddenly stepped on, "Don't confuse us with you!"

"..." Xia Chuan Zou, who was suddenly attacked, felt upset again, but it was obvious that he was more concerned about another thing -

If they didn't need to hold hands the whole time when entering the venue, then why did Kaguya remind him to do so? ... What on earth was going on?

Seeing that Natsukawa Kanade looked shocked, Hikigaya Hachiman ignored him. Of course, he didn't continue speaking either. After all, he had already said everything he wanted to say.

"I see..." Although everyone's speeches were not particularly long, Shirogane Yuxing felt that he had benefited a lot. "In other words, as long as we create some surprises and make things less boring, we can make the date go more smoothly?"

"Ah? But... such a statement?..." Hikigaya Hachiman widened his eyes and for a moment wondered who had the problem. But when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that in a sense this statement could not be completely wrong?

"Sorry, maybe I didn't express it well..." Baiyin Yuxing added, "Anyway, that's pretty much what I meant. I already understand the true meaning of it. Thank you very much for your help! My problem has been solved."

To express his gratitude, he even stood up and bowed to a few people.

"No, nothing..." Hikigaya scratched his head embarrassedly.

"You're welcome, Shirogane-san, we are friends too." Tanuma Tsubasa also spoke to comfort him.

"..."

Only Xia Chuan Zou took a long time to come back to his senses, and responded in a daze: "Oh, it's good that it's solved... Then, let's go to the next one..."

It's not that he didn't want to watch the show at all, it's just that the information he just received was too shocking, so he subconsciously immersed himself in it. However, under the gaze of several people, he gradually calmed down.

Then he took a deep breath and said slowly: "Sorry, I was lost in thought just now. Now I'm fine. Let's continue..."

The atmosphere was now tense and everyone was involved. He naturally couldn't be an atmosphere destroyer, so he forced himself to suppress his thoughts and prepared to find the person involved to get to the bottom of it later.

"As for me...is there actually some progress? But I don't know if it counts as..." The speaker this time was naturally Tanuma Tsubasa. This guy didn't show any hesitation or embarrassment at all, and even looked like he had been looking forward to it for a long time.

"It doesn't matter, just talk about the areas where you think there is progress. It would be even better if you could add some details!" Several people encouraged.

According to the conclusion drawn from the last night talk, apart from Natsukawa Kanade, it seems that this guy has the most turbulent relationship situation among those present, and of course the most worth watching, so several people have the same idea - they don't want to miss it at all.

"Well... let's start from before we chose our partner?" Tanuma Tsubasa paused, then continued, "It's a long story... Anyway, with your help, I began to wonder if there was someone among those girls who really liked me."

"So I started to take action. A few days before the Test of Courage began, I deliberately hung around in front of their small group, and from time to time I dropped a message - I didn't want to randomly partner up with my student number, I really wanted to attend the Test of Courage with cute girls~ Then I waited to see if anyone would invite me, because they were basically all good students..."

"And then someone came to invite you?" Hikigaya asked curiously, thinking in his heart that this guy is indeed a popular guy. It's so easy for girls to come...

"No, in fact no one cares about me." Tanuma Tsubasa shook his head.

Okay, I misunderstood you, I'm very sorry! Hikigaya's heart was filled with regret.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Hikigaya suddenly lower his head with a strange look, Tanuma Tsubasa asked in confusion.

Xia Chuan Zou only glanced at him casually and understood what the other party was thinking, so he immediately said, "It's okay, just continue talking about yours and ignore him."

"Okay..." Tanuma Tsubasa nodded and continued, "Although no girls paid attention to me at that time, a boy from my class came to see me later. He couldn't continue to participate because he had to go as a volunteer with his girlfriend. He was also my friend, and according to his student number, he happened to be my partner in this test of courage."

"..."

"Then I was left alone, but I didn't think much of it at the time, after all, the student union would help arrange for me later. But the girls seemed to know about this, and then one of them found me and said, 'Since you don't have a partner and are not going to be left alone, why don't you just come and join us - help us clear the way and do the hard work! After all, having one more boy does make it easier to pass the level.' Isn't this what I hoped for in the beginning? So I agreed immediately."

Several people:"……"

Is this possible?

189. I’m betting on my reputation. I won’t lose this time!

Tanuma Tsubasa's experience was too bizarre, and the events were so coincidental that they seemed to have been arranged by someone.

However, no matter whether it was a real coincidence or some other reason, their key task was to find out what those girls thought of Tanuma Tsubasa.

"Who is the person who came to invite you this time? Is he the one who asked you before if you have a girlfriend?" Xia Chuan Zou also asked at the right time.

The other party's love journey cannot be said to be bumpy, but in a sense, it is just like a detective novel. The process of finding out whether there is a "criminal" and how many people committed the crime is very interesting. Therefore, several military advisors began to rack their brains.

"It's another one." Tanuma Tsubasa shook his head, but then immediately added, "But the girl from before is also here, standing next to her."

"This..." So several people looked at each other, feeling overwhelmed.

Putting aside Shirogane Miyuki, he was originally involved as a "student", and it was mainly Hikigaya and Natsukawa Kanade who provided advice, but even they, who were rich in theory, found this matter very difficult - before, it was A who asked Tanuma Tsubasa if he had a girlfriend, and then it was B who invited him to participate in the courage test? In this case, both of them acted as shields for each other, right? ... But it couldn't be that both girls liked Tanuma Tsubasa, right?

It’s not that this guy doesn’t deserve it, but they subconsciously feel that in a small group of only girls, if one person takes the initiative to express that he likes a boy, then the other girls must never make a move on that boy no matter what, because this is an established rule!

If you break the rules, you will be expelled from the team! In serious cases, it may even develop into school bullying!

Therefore, the possibility that both of them like Tanuma Tsubasa is ruled out - they are not covering for each other.

But just confirming this was not enough, they needed more details, so Xia Chuan Zou asked decisively: "What happened after that? Which of the two did you participate in the Test of Courage with? Or did you participate with both of them separately?"

After all, that was what he wanted to do in the beginning, but due to various reasons, he was able to complete the final clearance only with Kaguya's team.

"That's not the case..." Tanuma Tsubasa immediately shook his head. He obviously wanted to say something, but suddenly he became hesitant.

"Actually... I was 'smuggled' in."

"Smuggling?"

"Yes." Tanuma Tsubasa nodded slightly and said affirmatively, "Of course, it's not quite accurate to say that I was smuggling. It should be said that I participated in it openly..."

"Of course, this wasn't my suggestion! It was one of the girls who said it. Because the notice issued by the president didn't say that multiple people were not allowed to form a team, so they let me join them directly. With one of them inviting me and the other inviting her, we can form a team of three."

Several people:"……"

Hikigaya turned his head and looked at Natsukawa Kanade, the student council president, with a puzzled look on his face, as if asking with his eyes, "Is this okay?"

Then Natsukawa Zou had no choice but to respond with a look like “Don’t ask me, how would I have guessed that there is such a thing?”