Why does the Ruined King still fall in love?

"...Although I don't want to admit it, but what I look like now is probably true."

"What about the memories so far?"

"...completely imprinted on my mind...although I don't want to admit it."

I answered Hikigu Hachiman's humorous and gloating question with a feeling of wanting to die.

Then, as if understanding my embarrassment, Hikigaya Hachiman looked at me with a reassuring expression.

"That...isn't annoying? It's just that I'm not ready for it. After all, it's the frank and lovely scene of meeting Dao's fiancée in the student union office."

"It's enough! That kind of connection! It made me feel painful! Wow, ah ah ah ah ah!! I want to die! What is that! What is that guy! Who is the guy with the body——!?"

I couldn't help crouching on the ground with my head in my arms, like a character in an old animation, making antics that didn't want to face reality.

"No, it's all right! Compared to my fiancée at home, she is ten times or even nine times more amiable! In terms of personality, maybe that guy is more decent?"

"Is that so? It means that when I get along with Yawata in private, I am worse than that guy!? I don't want to know about that kind of thing! The feeling of wanting to disappear is getting stronger and stronger!"

In my eyes, the culprit who caused the incident appeared—Brande-Bon-Bon.

That nasty brandy bonbon!

It's all your fault!If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't have shown that embarrassing look in front of Hachiman!

While cursing the bonbon lying quietly in my heart, I reflexively reached for one, peeled off the package and put it in my mouth.

"My fiancée!? Why do you want to eat another one!"

"It's so noisy! I can't keep my sanity and continue to survive! I can't think of any other way to deal with this shame! Don't stop me!"

"Of course this must be stopped! If I continue to be called cute like that, my life will be in danger! I'm already on the verge of dying of embarrassment! Also, don't talk about bonbons, okay? The voice is very vague, huh?"

Hiki Valley Hachiman!You guy, you still say these things until now, don't you think I'm not ashamed enough? !What time is it, you are still teasing me here!

This——idiot husband!

I grit my teeth!

Eh, the smell of alcohol is——?

"It's okay. My Hachiman's spirit is so strong, you will get used to it soon, right? This kind of place is also very cute, Hikigu Hachiman~~"

"Couldn't make it? Well, it's starting all over again—"

An hour later, there was me who wanted to disappear from the world again.

However, this time, I have no means of escaping—because that bag of chocolates was put away by Hikigu Hachiman.

I could only blushed and pretended to be an ostrich in front of my beloved fiancé without saying a word.

Chapter 45 Isiroha who wants to consider part-time job with senior

"Hey~~Senior, how about the two of us find a part-time job together?"

In the school student union office where Hikigaya Hachiman and Isiroha are on duty, the president of the student council, Isiroha, suddenly threw out this idea to the student council deputy secretary Hikigaya Hachiman.

"What's the matter? Suddenly brought up this topic?"

Hikiya Hachiman, who took the initiative to process the documents more actively than fishing for pleasure, raised his head after hearing her words.

It's rare, but in fact it only happens when working with Isiroyu. After all, Isiroyu is the type who really doesn't work at all.

Therefore, it is helpless for Hikigu Hachiman and Isiroha to be more active when working together. After all, the person who was reprimanded by Yukinoshita Yukino for not completing the work must be Isiroha.

And once Isshiroyu was trained, Hikigu Hachiman couldn't calm down by himself, and spent most of his time comforting her.

It's not that he doesn't want to comfort Isiroba, but that Hikigu Hachiman feels that it doesn't matter if this kind of behavior happens once in a while, and it would be too much effort if it happens every other day or two.

"Senior, look, if you start working part-time now, you can just use it as an activity fund for the summer vacation. If you always have a certain level of reserves, you can spend more enjoyable long vacations?"

After hearing this, Hikigu Hachiman couldn't help agreeing with Isiroha's rarely constructive opinion.

"That's true. The summer vacation business war also coincides with the release of the new game that Komachi is concerned about. It's also good to save money with this goal."

"Hey—you! It shouldn't be spent on the game, it should be spent on me, and the money is also for the long summer vacation!"

Isshiroba expressed his dissatisfaction to Hikigaya Hachiman in an unconvinced manner.

Well, let's think about it if we're still going on at that point?After all, although the summer vacation is long, there is very little free time that I can control.

Most of the time, I have to spend time with the elders. Yuigahama Yui’s mother has been complaining in the email for a long time why the time with her is so much less than that of Yukinoshita Yukihime... If not soon If she handles this matter well, she and Yukinoshita Yukihime will probably have to fight again.

Thinking of this, Hikigu Hachiman also sighed lightly, lamenting the difficulty of feelings.

Older women are not at all an order of magnitude more difficult to deal with than younger women.

"I'll handle it properly. So, what kind of part-time job does Isiroha, who already has an internship at the school radio station, want?"

After Hikigaya Hachiman asked about the conditions of the part-time job, Isshiroha put his index finger on his chin and began to think.

"Hmmm... It's the first time I've had a part-time job other than broadcasting. First, think about a job that can make use of my skills. Speaking of the skills I have, I'm cute. He is very good at sports, and his mind is also very strong... Oh, it looks like he can use most of the work!"

"Are you going to start boasting as soon as you have a little space, you? If the conversation doesn't progress, I'll just assume you can do whatever job you want, right?"

Hikigaya Hachiman chose to ignore Isiroha who was amazed by her own talent, and soon, Isiroha hurriedly stopped him.

"Ah, well, it's not a big deal—! All in all, it would be nice if the two of you could work together. Then, if you can't do hard work, add a short-term job. How about you, senior?"

"The salary is good, the schedule is flexible, and it's good if you can't touch other people's work."

After all, if you can often get in touch with other people, the nature of part-time work will completely change. The purpose is to earn pocket money, not to find cute women to release yourself.

"Eh——!? If that's the case, don't even I come into contact with it? Don't seniors think that there is no meaning for the two of them to work together?"

"Then it's okay to work in a different place?"

Isshiroha puffed up her cheeks in dissatisfaction with Hikigaya Hachiman's straightforward opinion, and her tone was somewhat displeased.

"Senior, what are you talking about!? Don't you think, 'Even a little bit, I really want to spend more time with my favorite girlfriend'? Just a little bit?"

"Then, Isshiroha-san, have you ever heard of the saying "Love is born in the time we can't see each other."? If you don't believe me, look at Tsurumi Rumi and her. Obviously, every semester only You can meet once or twice, but you can maintain a long-term love, right?"

"That's because Tsurumi Rumi will ask for a year's worth of love every time she meets you. Senior, every time you compare me with Tsurumi Rumi, you can't even compare with 360 one-fifth of love Go up, so use the number of times to win, right?"

Isshiroyu asked Hikigaya Hachiman in a strange manner, and was speechless to this boyfriend who was obviously a college student, but still had a crush on a young and beautiful female high school student.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I can't lose to Tsurumi Rumi's love for you, right? With a love as big as mine as the basis, it's okay to meet once every four years, right?"

"That's the frequency of the Olympics, isn't it? Senior's love for me, does it require the preparation time for the Olympics? And, if the weight of love is really so big, there is no need to separate the two places to breed love, right? ? Sure enough, it’s better to increase the number of performances.”

The clever Isshiroha easily found the loopholes in Hikigaya Hachiman's words, and brought the topic back to the direction she wanted.

"No matter how you continue, the result will not change..."

If you don't follow Isshiroha's thoughts, it will become a meaningless conversation.

Well, if that's the case, let's follow Isiroyu's thoughts.

"Speaking of which, let's put aside the condition of not having contact with others first. If we combine the conditions of the two of us as the screening conditions for choosing a part-time job, it is really quite a harsh condition."

"That's right. There are also some things that you can't figure out unless you have actually worked... But speaking of it, have you ever had a part-time job before?"

"Yes. I did it once in high school. It was to earn pocket money to buy something I liked."

Before that, I used my original alchemy to make money with my learning ability. After working part-time, I always felt a little touched when I used the money I earned through my hard work to buy.

It was a fond memory.

Although I only worked part-time for a period of time during my freshman year of high school, I lost interest after getting paid, and I stopped working part-time after that.

"Hey! Really, what kind of part-time job?"

"Supermarket tally."

Since it's a job after the store is closed, it's great that I don't have to deal with customers.

The working hours are very suitable, and especially suitable for my state at that time, it is simply tailor-made for myself.

"Talking...? That might be good too. Is it fun?"

"It's not... it's just moving and arranging and replenishing goods. Ah, but it's troublesome in terms of interpersonal relationships. I have a lot of relationships with high school part-time students like me."

A somewhat emotional expression appeared on Hikigaya Hachiman's face, which made Isshiroha a little surprised to see this scene.

"Really—senior in the first year of high school, I also learned about it from the rumors of Sobu High School when I entered school, right? When I was working part-time, it was the same as in the classroom, right? I was a shadowy character who never spoke. ...It's like working alone in a classroom anyway, right?"

Hikigaya Hachiman shook his head, denying Isshiroha's prediction.

"No, it's just the opposite. Because of work, even if I didn't think about it at that time, I still needed to talk to others. And there is a common topic of work, so it was unexpected to be able to talk about the content of work?"

"As far as the content of the job is concerned... this statement is full of reluctance..."

"The reality is that it was not what I wanted. At that time, I was surrounded by bright characters, so the conversation would naturally flow to where to play after the part-time job was over. It would be very troublesome to reject them all. Especially in the past The same guy on duty, always pestering over there."

Well, but since that guy's physical strength is not bad, he should be a guy who can help when he is on the same shift to complete the work.

"If you pay more attention to this kind of interpersonal relationship, senior won't leave that kind of dark image in Sobu High...After all, although senior was not very good-looking at that time...but he could still He's a good guy...probably? Although at that time I didn't think a boy who attacked so many cute girls at the same time was that good."

Isshiroha looked at Hikigaya Hachiman with the eyes of a big sister looking at a younger brother who couldn't do it, and while comforting him, teased him with a slightly humorous tone.

Because it was not a very good memory, she wanted to liven up the atmosphere and not make the conversation between the two of them heavy and awkward.

"So there's a minimum of communication. Let's just say it? And I still keep in touch now and then."

"Hey, it's surprising. Isn't this the first time senior is going to introduce his friend from his first year of high school? It's something that senior Yukinoshita doesn't even know...Senior's secret?!"

It seems that Yishishiyu is very interested in my relationship circle.

Hikigaya Hachiman's eyelids twitched, and he quickly realized why Isshiroha suddenly became curious.

Probably because she wanted to know herself better than Yukinoshita Yukino.

But to be honest, Hikiya Hachiman has doubts about whether the guy who is a purely part-time colleague who I met in a summer in high school can be called a friend.

Now he and that part-time talent girl who is similar to Kawasaki Saki are also considered friends... although most of the time they spend together is in bed.

"Speaking of you, didn't you say that you hate introducing yourself to your boyfriend's friends one by one?"

It was okay for Isshiroyu to introduce herself when she first met Yukinoshita Yukino and Yuihama Yui. After all, she came to the service department with the task of running for the president of the Sobu High School Student Council, but then faced Miura Yumi When I was with my son and Kawasaki Saki and the others, I was completely forcing myself.

"Although I said that, the friends of seniors who lived alone in the past are really interesting!"

Yishishiyu leaned forward with his whole body, his eyes were shining brightly.

Where are you from Curious Baby?

"Well——…In this case, then, let's try to contact him later? You can also ask that guy if he has any job vacancies. After all, she is very familiar with part-time jobs. "

To be honest, Hikigu Hachiman usually rarely contacted that guy, so he just took this opportunity to contact him.

"Ah, not bad! In this case, we can meet each other at work. Ah——, what kind of person would it be? A friend who accompanied senpai during the first year of high school~~"

"Well, let's just say that Isshiroha is quite compatible, right? If we meet and talk to each other, we might get along well."

After Hikigaya Hachiman answered Isshiroha in a relaxed tone, she had an expression as if she was thinking of some kind of prank.

"Oh—? So, what if I start to like that person more than Senpai?"

"If you are so interested, I can't stop you, can I?"

After Hikigu Hachiman answered the question, Isiroha raised his eyebrows in dissatisfaction.

"I think this should be a scene of jealousy, right?! Senpai——!"

"Stupid? If I'm jealous of being close to my same-sex friend, then I can't stand it and I'm going to die of jealousy."

Hikigaya Hachiman shrugged his shoulders, and replied to Isshiroha who asked for the impossible as usual.

"...Wait for me?!"

Suddenly, for some reason, Yi Shiroyu became different from usual, and his expression froze subtly.

"What's the matter?"

"It's not... Senior, the friend who accompanied you in your first year of high school was a girl?"

"Well, biologically speaking, yes."

But Hikigaya Hachiman didn't just think of her as a girl, because of her carefree personality, she always gets along as a good brother.

"...No, no, no! The senior in the first year of high school actually had a female friend!? Before meeting Yukinoshita-senpai, there was a girl who was close to you?! You are lying! It is obvious that the senior was in the first year of high school. Sometimes I don’t even have a sexual friend! Ah, is it a delusional existence? Are you okay? Does that child really exist in this world?”

"It's a pity that you can throw such rude questions like a cannonball in just a few seconds... But she does exist. Wait, as proof, I will immediately Just contact her."

Hikigaya Hachiman reached out to take out the phone, but Isshiroha held down his hand holding the phone.