Hikigaya, Oregairu game, start

"Ministry of Revenue, if it's a liberal arts primary school, it's going to be very difficult, not to mention private schools..."

Ye Shan advised seriously.

"Ok?"

Inadvertently attracted by the pause in Ye Shan's words, she raised her eyes and met his.

Ye Shan: “……………………”

Hikigaya: "………………"

When we passed each other, at that moment, Ye Shan seemed to want to say something to me.

"...Hayato, what's wrong?"

Miura seemed to be trying to hide something and quickly shouted at Ye Shan.

"Ah, no, nothing, let's go."

Hikigaya looked at Miura.

It seemed that Miura hadn't changed much from usual, and he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The only one who reacted to me was Hayama. Miura didn't even glance in my direction, which made Hikigaya feel relieved.

Of course, was it really that he didn't see it? Or was it that Hikigaya didn't see it? We have no way of knowing.

Hikigaya, pretending not to notice Hayama's gaze, walked past them.

"By the way, there are no club activities today. I'm so hungry. Do you want to go to Mary's Pizza for something to eat later?"

"I'll go too—... What about you, Hayato?"

"Ah...yes, let's go together."

(Yes. My world and yours are inherently different, and our relationship is meant to be intertwined like this.)

(Hayama and I aren't close, and Miura is just a client of the service club. So, we shouldn't intrude into each other's lives unless we have time.)

I felt very tired in every sense. Looking at their backs as they left, I sighed, and at the same time, I left the school feeling relieved for some reason.

But as soon as he arrived at the school gate, he found Isshiki standing at the door waving to him.

"Thank you for your hard work, Senior. If there's anything else, please help me."

Isshiki said to him with a smile.

"No, it's okay if you don't ask. Goodbye."

(Finally done—my back hurts. Let’s go home quickly. Komachi should have already prepared dinner and be waiting for me when I get home.)

But there are so many people waiting for him along the way.

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Author's words: "I had to get up at 7am today. What a tedious activity! It's the end of the semester and I haven't had many classes, so why are there so many activities? I'm so tired."

"Go to sleep, good night everyone."

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Chapter 40 Thank me very much, Hikigaya-kun

"It feels like a match made in heaven, but I just took a picture and it's all right~~"

Ebina, who had changed his form, leaned against the wall and looked at Hikigaya with a smile on his face.

"Didn't Yeshan and the others say they were going to Mariphi? Aren't you going with them?"

Hikigaya looked at her in confusion.

"No. I have no obligation to go together."

For some reason, Ebina's demeanor seemed to have grown more serious.

"..."

Hikigaya looked at her in silence.

Ebina's behavior was so abnormal that he felt a little weird.

"After all, I don't really understand your relationship." Hikigaya replied indifferently.

“…Me too, I don’t understand the relationship between Hikigaya-kun, Yui, and Yukinoshita-san…”

Hikigaya: "………………"

Their relationship?

It's really hard to understand.

No matter who makes the choice, it will be a tragedy for someone else.

"There's a difference between pretending to accept the world around you and not getting close to anyone, and pretending to reject others and staying in your own space."

Ebina continued.

(Is this referring to the difference between what Hayama and I do?)

Hikigaya frowned slightly.

"That's... a big difference in motivation, right?"

After hearing what I said, Ebina suddenly lowered her head, and it was difficult for me to see her expression from here.

"As for me, although I feel I understand how you feel..."

"…………"

"I want this kind of relationship to continue for a while longer..."

Having said this, Ebina smiled with an embarrassed look on his face.

"...But, if it's you, there's nothing I can do."

That's between Miura and Hayama, right? Me and Hayama... No, that's impossible.

Anyway, no matter what, Ebina must have felt that the relationship was changing, but why did she think it was because of me? Hikigaya didn't understand.

However, since she didn't want to talk about it, Hikigaya didn't bother to get to the bottom of it.

only…………

(Never mind, that's impossible...)

Thinking of this, Hikigaya exhaled lightly and nodded towards Ebina.

Ebina looked at his actions, smiled slightly, turned around and left, leaving Hikigaya with a dashing back.

(I don’t understand, but there’s no need to worry about it…)

Hikigaya shrugged and headed home.

The setting sun fell on his profile, making his outline even more handsome.

He was the only one on the street now, no one else was there.

But he didn't feel lonely.

Because, this is him, the lonely traveler Hikigaya Hachiman.

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Haruno: "In some ways, Hachiman-chan is really...slow."

Ebina: "Yes, but if it wasn't slow, it wouldn't be him."

[Yayama: "Haha, that's quite right."]

[Yonori: "Don't you have any feelings, Hayama? I snatched it right in front of you."]

Ye Shan: "Haha, I think I'll feel more at ease entrusting her to him than anyone else, right? As long as she can snatch her away."

[Yang No: "It's rare for me to agree with you. Taking care of him is indeed better than giving it to you. Doing nothing and playing with other people's feelings, heh."]

【Hayama: “…I will apologize sincerely after that.”】

[Yonano: "Haha, since when did apologies become useful? You useless bastard."]

[Yayama: "...Yes, an apology is useless, but it's the only thing I can do, Sister Yangno."]

[Yang No: "You really haven't changed at all, you haven't made any progress at all. There's clearly another path that I agree with, but you don't even try it. You're such a loser."]

[In reality, Yono's face was filled with disgust. She always hated Ye Shan.]

Ebina: "This is the first time I've ever met Hayama-kun and been scolded like that."

[Yang No: "If you want to scold me, go ahead. You too, little sister. If he dares to say anything bad about you, just come to me directly. I'll tell him what's going on."]

Ebina: "Then I'd like to thank you, sister, even though I don't know how to curse."

[Ebina pronounced the word "sister" very emphatically.]

Miura: "What are you talking about? I don't understand. But it must be related to me."

[Yonano: "Miura-chan, some things are best discovered on your own."]

Miura: "...Hikigaya, translate for me."

Hikigaya: "...No, what does this have to do with me?"

Miura: "Who cares if I have anything to do with you? I feel like there's something else they're saying, and it's about you and me, and I know you can definitely understand. Translate for me."

Hikigaya: "Miss, please forgive me. I don't understand either."

"Hikigaya, of course I can understand a little bit, but that idea is so abstract, absolutely impossible, right? And why does Miura like to order him around so much now?"

[He really didn't dare to refuse the Queen's request.]

Miura: "I don't believe it. If you don't translate for me, I'll come find you after class. Don't even think about running away. I'll be at your seat in three seconds."

[He looked towards Miura in disbelief.]

[I noticed she was really ready to charge, with a fierce expression on her face.]

[He believes that Miura can definitely do such a thing!

And he couldn't escape her clutches. 】

[Miura is the leader of Class F, and he's just a small fry in Class F. This is like a small soldier fighting a boss. There's no chance of winning, okay?]

[And just when Hikigaya was extremely entangled, a person saved him like an angel.]

Ebina: "Yumiko, please let Hikigaya-kun go. He's more insensitive than anyone else when it comes to that aspect. Even if he senses it, he'll have to test it hundreds of times before he can confirm it."

Miura: "Is that so? Then Hime, please translate for me."

Ebina: "...Then I'll tell Yumiko about it."

[Finally, Ebina started to talk nonsense and perfunctorily, which calmed Miura down.]

[And just as he was looking at Ebina with gratitude, he realized that Ebina was actually multitasking? Not only was he chatting and sending messages in the group, but he also turned his head towards him with a smile and opened his mouth without making a sound.]

Hikigaya had never learned lip reading, but he still figured out what Ebina said.

"Please thank me very much, Hikigaya-kun."

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No. 41 Hikio, thank you.

"Even if we're in completely opposite situations, as long as we each slightly change the way we interact with others, our impressions will change. …Of course, people just aren't very good at dealing with them."

Hikigaya Hachiman sat on the sofa, supporting his head with his hands, muttering to himself.