COTE: Broadcast of Hikigaya Hachiman

Chapter 14

　　[Inside the service club, the snow is even heavier than before. ]

　　["Hikigaya-kun, would you like to try my bento tomorrow?"]

　　[Yuigahama: "yukinon, you're so scary... But you can also try my bento!"]

　　[Hikigaya: "Why are you so obsessed with bento all of a sudden? It doesn't matter what happens to this kind of thing."]

　　["It doesn't matter!"]

　　[IRyoha suddenly said loudly, then looked at Hikigaya and said: "Senior hachiman, would you like to try my bento? Of course, I will also make your own portion."]

　　Hikigaya: "You don't have to emphasize this again. You don't have to force yourself."

　　[Of course, Hikigaya's opinion is not important at all. When Miura heard Isshiki was going to make a bento for Hayama, he immediately said he would make a bento for Hayama. In short... Bento is completely indispensable in the current service club.]

**

　　After spending some fairly harmonious time together, Hikigaya enjoyed the warm sun, supporting his body with his hands happily.

　　"Delicious...really delicious..."

　　"Thank you. If you enter our class, I promise to make you a lunch box every day."

　　"This is a bit tempting, but..."

　　Hikigaya couldn't imagine what public opinion would be like if the leader of Class A prepared lunch for himself every day.

　　It's better not to let this happen.

　　As if he had seen through Hikigaya's thoughts, Sakayanagi lowered her head and muttered with a smile:

　　"That kind of thing is obviously not a big deal..."

　　"Hikigaya kun, tissue."

　　Hikigaya was just about to reach out to take the tissue and say thank you, but he never expected the girl to crawl directly on him and wipe his mouth.

　　After wiping it clean, the silver-haired fairy just revealed a satisfied smile.

　　"Horrible, so terrible... As expected of a fairy."

　　The girl left the boy's side and started to clean up the dishes.

　　"You really don't want me to do anything?"

　　The boy always felt that eating and drinking for free was a bit too much.

　　The silver-haired girl smiled back, just like she did at the beginning.

　　"I said, it's just an invitation."

　　"I am different from Ryuen. I will not force you to enter our A class. I just hope to be able to take our relationship to the next level, that's all."

　　"Of course, if you want to enter Class A, then... I will also use up all the points of the entire class to transfer you in. In my opinion, you are fully capable of entering Class A."

　　It seemed that the girl did not lie. Everything she said now was without a trace of lies. As for why she said that, the boy could not tell.

　　"That girl with the side ponytail is the one you sent to follow me."

　　"Oh? Looks like you've discovered it."

　　"After all, it always appears in unexpected places, so it's hard not to notice it."

　　"She is simply trying to protect your safety. It is indeed my order. However...if you don't want me to, I will let her leave you immediately."

　　The boy didn't know what the 'danger' the girl was talking about was, but... he thought he had no privacy, so the so-called stalking didn't matter to him.

　　Moreover...the Sakayanagi in front of him was definitely not an ordinary student. After all, she seemed to be very familiar with this school.

　　Since the other party had no ill will towards him, the boy just shook his head slightly.

　　After all, his understanding of this school still remains at the level of an ordinary school. Although it has different mechanisms and rules from ordinary schools, other than that, there seems to be no other difference.

　　But in fact, he was just a student who had been here for less than a month.

　　What exactly is the so-called 'danger'?

　　The girl put away the cutlery and looked at the boy with a faint smile.

　　"You will know in the future. When the time comes... I really want to see how you will react."

　　"Scary...you read my mind as if nothing had happened, but I'm not as powerful as you think."

　　"Who knows..."

　　"I didn't listen to anyone at all."

　　There was not much time left for lunch break, and Sakayanagi's purpose had been achieved.

　　She slowly stretched out her hand, saying that she needed Hikigaya Hachiman's help because of her disability.

　　The boy blushed. Since he had eaten the other person's food and the other person was indeed disabled...

　　The boy was still thinking, but he never thought that the girl said jokingly:

　　"What's wrong, hikki? When you held my hand just now, you didn't hesitate like this."

　　"I didn't hesitate."

　　The boy stood up, dusted himself off, and then extended his hand to the silver-haired girl.

　　Seeing Hikigaya's hand stretched out, the girl's face showed an even brighter smile.

　　"As expected, hikigaya kun you are very gentle."

　　"I already said no, idiot."

　　For some reason, when she was alone with him, the girl completely lost the intimidating aura of a leader and treated him like an innocent girl. Hikigaya didn't hate this feeling.

　　Of course, this doesn't mean that Hikigaya has developed feelings for the girl, it's just that the short period of time was not enough to make the boy let down his guard.

　　Which one is her true appearance? Am I being played around with like a toy?

　　Countless questions continued to erode Hikigaya's mind.

　　How many unknown secrets does the girl in front of me have?

　　Are all the things I pursue just fake things?

　　No matter how much he thought about it, the boy could not get the answer in such a short time.

　　So, it is enough to maintain the status quo.

**

　　[Even so, in the service club, watching the intimate behavior of the two, the murderous eyes were completely reflected on Hikigaya. ]

　　[Ishiki: "The snow...is getting heavier..."]

　　[Yuigahama looked at her own hand with reluctance, and said a little aggrievedly: "Hand... I have never held hands with a boy before..."]

　　[Hikigaya: "What's the big deal? I've never held hands with a girl, except for Komachi. Komachi is so cute."]

　　[Ebina: "Did this guy reveal himself to be a sister-con without realizing it?"]

　　[Yukinoshita: "After all, it's Hikigaya-kun's words, so I understand. But... saying such things in front of this video..."]

　　[Yukinoshita: "It looks like Hikigaya-kun's luck with women will change from today."]

　　[Hikigaya: "Hey, don't say that with a murderous look in your eyes."]

　　[Although no one said anything, the jealousy that was inadvertently revealed in the service club said it all.]

　　The boy's reaction was not slow, he naturally understood this feeling, but Hikigaya was just an inferior person, he could not be sure of the other person's true feelings, and even had to repeatedly confirm the authenticity of that feeling, which is why the boy's heart has always resisted the existence of fake things.

**

　　With the boy's help, the two returned to their class. After a simple farewell, Hikigaya sat back in his seat.

　　After briefly reviewing the conversation he had with Sakayanagi during lunch break, the boy began to daydream again.

　　Apart from knowing that this school is special, I didn't gain anything else. If I have to say, I even got a free meal.

　　Just as the boy put on his headphones and picked up a book as if familiar, preparing to spend this wonderful time, Hikigaya's attention was suddenly attracted by a huge figure in front of him.

　　"School violence... I won't judge you, red-haired hedgehog, this is under surveillance."

　　Before Hikigaya could continue thinking, Sudo suddenly bent down and bowed to him.

　　Of course, his drastic movement did scare Hikigaya, causing him to close his eyes tightly. Only after he no longer felt pain did he slowly open his eyes.

　　Sudo: "What I did before was not manly enough. It's really my problem."

　　"Although I don't feel a sense of belonging to this class, if someone can make such a huge sacrifice for the class, I really have to admire him."

　　"I've already said it's not self-sacrifice, and those who do are just idiots."

　　The red-haired hedgehog didn't notice Hikigaya's expression, but continued to express his apologies using all the words he could.

　　"I can't hate someone so honest, even though it's scary... But..."

　　Hikigaya just turned his head away: "I didn't do this for you, nor for this class. Everything I did was for myself, so... you know, I'm not as great as you say."

　　Sudo: "Even so... I have to apologize for what I said before..."

　　Hikigaya held out his hand, interrupting him from continuing.

　　"Didn't I tell you before that you were an ape? That evens us out."

　　Hikigaya didn't want to accept the apology. No... In other words, the other party didn't need an apology at all, because he never thought that he had been hurt. The so-called apology was nothing but the self-righteousness of the boy in front of him.

　　However, Hikigaya still appreciated the fact that he could be so frank.

　　After a few perfunctory remarks, Hikigaya put on his headphones again, only to hear the black-haired girl beside him saying to herself:

　　"It seems that what Chabashira-sensei said is right. You are necessary if I want to be promoted to Class A."

　　Unsure if the other party was talking to him, Hikigaya chose to pretend he didn't hear.

　　"I'm talking to you, why are you pretending not to hear me again?"

　　Horikita seemed a little anxious. She turned around and said to Hikigaya with her arms crossed.

　　'Why is this guy still so arrogant...'

　　"When you talk to someone, look at them first..."

　　This is the simplest etiquette, and Hikigaya doesn't want to elaborate on it.

　　Horikita, who was taught a lesson once again, now had a hint of embarrassment on her face.

　　Of course, Horikita Suzune knows basic etiquette and has even received special training, but... Horikita Suzune's arrogance often makes her talk to others in an absolute manner.

　　Of course, this has no effect on Hikigaya. After all, he doesn't want to cause any unnecessary misunderstandings. He will never answer a call before he is sure whether it is called. As for why Hikigaya has such a habit, it has to start with a friend of Hikigaya...

　　The girl looked at Hikigaya with a blush on her face. She was speechless for a moment after being refuted by the boy in front of her.

　　"I say, if you really want to make friends..."

　　"I don't need friends..."

　　Before the boy could finish, Horikita Suzune interrupted Hikigaya's words with an absolute rebuttal.

　　"What an annoying guy! How come everyone in this school is a problem child? Although I know I am one of them..."

　　Hikigaya didn't know what happened to Horikita Suzune, and he didn't know what made her so resistant to her friends.

　　In other words, he is very similar to himself in some ways, yet completely different from himself.

　　Neither he nor she needs friends.

　　He thought he couldn't do anything.

　　But she believes that she can accomplish everything even without friends.

　　However, since the other party is sure that he does not need friends, there is no need to say more.

　　Everyone thought that the status quo should be maintained, and since the other party had not asked for anything, Hikigaya would naturally not interfere.

　　Perhaps because he has been in the Service Club for too long, if the other party makes a request, Hikigaya will still accept it. However, if the other party does not make a request, Hikigaya will not change the status quo for any reason.

　　After all, until now, he still needs someone to give him enough reasons, just like Komachi did back then.

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