Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

Hearing what Sakura Airi said with courage, although Hikigaya found it hard to accept the large amount of attention she attracted, he didn't want to disappoint Sakura Airi, so he nodded silently.

Sakura felt relieved when she heard his words.

She carefully sat down next to Hikigaya the first time, and even moved some distance towards him after sitting down, so that their shoulders were extremely close, as if she wanted to gain a sense of security from it.

After all, doing such a bold thing in public for the first time was undoubtedly a huge challenge for Sakura Airi. If Hikigaya hadn't been by her side, she wouldn't even be able to stand steadily...

Of course, Sakura Airi's action was to seek reassurance for herself, but in the eyes of other students in Class D, it was a direct expression of her affection for Hikigaya.

For a moment, all the boys looked at Hikigaya with extremely fierce eyes, and the terrifying sight was even about to tear the latter apart...

"Ugh."

Although he had expected all this, Hikigaya also knew that such things were impossible to avoid. The best plan was to hope that Sakura Airi would do less outrageous things in the future.

Otherwise, he was really worried that a certain Yamauchi master would get jealous and come over to beat him up.

Although Hikigaya himself doesn't care about being beaten, if the opponent accidentally loses some class points, no one will be able to save him.

"Sakura, why are you doing this?"

When things gradually calmed down, Hikigaya curiously asked the girl beside him.

"Eh... why?" Sakura didn't expect to hear such a question. She was stunned for a moment, then she spoke awkwardly, "After what happened before, I, I want to change myself."

"Why do you suddenly want to change yourself?"

Hikigaya couldn't understand why Sakura Airi changed herself. After all, he himself never wanted to change himself, so there was no point.

"I..." Sakura Airi's face suddenly flushed when she heard Hikigaya's question. She hesitated before speaking, "I think Hikigaya-san would like it better that way..."

"???"

Hikigaya never expected that the other party's actions would be related to him?

No. When did I ever hope Sakura changed?

Completely unable to understand Sakura Airi's thoughts, Hikigaya considered the future troubles and slowly said: "It's not that I don't like you to change, but I think the change does not need to be based on other people's ideas. It still depends on your own ideas, Sakura, right? And in fact, I actually like the original you."

In order to prevent Sakura Airi from causing him further trouble, Hikigaya chose to use gentle words to stop her from doing something outrageous like what she did today.

And what he said was indeed true. He himself never cared about what Sakura Airi looked like.

However, Hikigaya seemed to have underestimated the destructive power of his words.

After hearing his words, Sakura Airi suddenly froze, a blush covered her entire face, and even her eyes became dizzy.

"Hikigaya-san, do you like the old me...?"

She was suddenly in extreme confusion and almost fell into the swimming pool.

Fortunately, he pulled her into his arms, preventing Sakura Airi from being submerged in the water.

But this also brought Hikigaya a lot of trouble. At least he felt that the gazes of the boys in his class, especially Yamauchi, became more and more dazzling.

……

I finally managed to make it until school was over.

Ever since he spent some time in the swimming pool with Sakura Airi, he felt that the boys in his class's aggression towards him had suddenly increased by several percentage points.

If most of the people in Class D were not composed of those who had the desire but not the courage to do so, he suspected that he would be bullied by his classmates next.

In that case, do I really have to consider switching to another class?

Well, Class A and Class B seem to be pretty good, and Class C seems to be okay too. Those guys should be quite afraid of me now.

Hikigaya was thinking about all sorts of things, and just like in the past, he immediately packed his bag and left the classroom.

The school gate was crowded with people leaving school.

Hikigaya was thinking whether to go straight back to the dormitory or go to the cafeteria first, but this worry was immediately solved.

Because from the crowd, an extremely eye-catching pink-haired girl was walking straight towards him. Her appearance and figure might be one of the reasons, but she just had a presence that dominated the whole place.

If you must say, Ichinose's rank is much higher than Kushida's. Compared to Kushida who can only get along well with boys, Ichinose can be said to have a charm that attracts both boys and girls in Class B!

"Ah, Hikigaya-san, over here."

Ichinose's words instantly thwarted Hikigaya's plan to lower his presence and sneak away.

He finally could only nod helplessly, "Good afternoon, what's up?"

"Didn't I tell you before that someone wanted to confess to me? Today is the day."

"It seems like that's the case?" Hikigaya recalled his previous conversation with Ichinose. "Someone wants to confess to you, why did you come to me?"

"I thought about it for a long time after I went back, how to solve this problem..." Ichinose said hesitantly, looking at Hikigaya, "In the end, I could only think of one solution that could be used."

"Have you thought of a solution?"

"Yeah, that's a pretty good idea." Ichinose said, blushing as he looked at Hikigaya, "Please, please pretend to be a couple with me, Hikigaya-san! That way, the other person will definitely give up on his own!"

Chapter 215 Hikigaya: Please date me, Ichinose!

"what?!"

Hikigaya was stunned when he heard Ichinose's words.

He never thought that the method the other party mentioned was actually for him to pretend to be a couple?

Hey, hey, hey, isn't this a bit too exaggerated?

Is it worth making such a big sacrifice just to reject a confession?

Yes, in Hikigaya's opinion, Ichinose and he pretended to be a couple, which was a huge sacrifice...

After all, generally no pretty girl would want to be associated with such weird dead fish eyes as mine, right?

"Are you sure you want to do this? Are you sure this is true?" Hikigaya still had some doubts.

"it is true."

Ichinose said as he pulled out a letter from his bosom. It was a cute love letter with a cute heart-shaped sticker on it and handed it directly to Hikigaya.

Although the latter found it a little subtle, he still read the contents of the letter.

The content reads "I have cared about you since I entered school", "I have recently realized my feelings", etc., and finally concludes with "I want to meet you at 4 o'clock after school on Friday."

There is almost no trace of forgery.

"It seems to be true."

"I don't know much about love, and I've never been confessed to before, so I have no idea how to respond without hurting the other person." Ichinose hesitated and said, "So... can you please pretend to be my boyfriend, Hikigaya? I've done various investigations, and I found that the excuse of 'having a date' is the least likely to hurt the other person..."

"Why did you come to me?"

"Because the person I'm confessing to is from Class B, I can't ask anyone from Class B for help." Ichinose said quickly, "And I think Hikigaya-san, you... you're a good fit."

When saying this, Ichinose's expression changed slightly, and she even blushed a little.

But Hikigaya didn't notice all this, his mind was full of thoughts like 'Is it true that this is happening to me?'

Could it be that I was dreaming and haven’t woken up yet?

"Ahem." Hikigaya quickly sobered himself up and instinctively asked, "Why don't you just reject him? Even though it's a confession, it shouldn't be impossible to refuse, right?"

Although Hikigaya himself had no experience in love, he had seen popular men and women in school bragging about their experiences.

It is said that some people reject several confessions from the opposite sex in one day.

It's really enviable...uh, no, it really makes people want to send them to the stake!

The FFF group is justice!

"That, that..."

In response to Hikigaya's question, Ichinose seemed to be hesitant about how to start. "The person who confessed to me is a good friend of mine. If I reject his confession, we may not even be able to be friends. That would be too cruel for him. I don't want this to happen. So, if I can make him give up before he confesses, maybe we can continue to be friends..."

"So that's it."

Hikigaya finally understood the dilemma that Ichinose was facing.

Simply put, when a close friend confesses to you, it is difficult for you to refuse directly, but you are also unwilling to accept the confession.

In order not to hurt the other person, he came to me and pretended to be my boyfriend, trying to get the most perfect result.

This seems like a good approach, but it is not without problems.

The biggest problem is the damage to Ichinose's own reputation.

If people knew that an outstanding beautiful girl and leader of Class B like Ichinose was with a guy like me, who had dead eyes in Class D, many people in Class B would probably be dissatisfied with Ichinose, or even hostile to her.

After all, the other party has a good relationship with him, so Hikigaya would not push the other party directly into the fire pit.

"I'm sorry, but I can't agree to your plan."

"This, this is it..."

After hearing what Hikigaya said, Ichinose Honami showed a disappointed expression. She said to herself, "That's right. How could Hikigaya-san be willing to pretend to be a couple with someone like me? I'm too self-righteous."

"???"

Hikigaya was confused by Ichinose's words.

Do you always feel that there is something strange about the other person's attitude?

Shouldn't I have said what I just said?

While Hikigaya was stunned, Ichinose Honami had already forced a smile and spoke firmly:

"Don't worry about me, Hikigaya-san. I know my request is a bit unreasonable, so I will find a way to solve this problem myself!"

"..."

Seeing that Ichinose was about to leave in disappointment, a trace of unrest quietly emerged in Hikigaya's originally calm heart. His instinct made it impossible for him to ignore Ichinose.

Hikigaya quickly said, "Wait a moment."

"What's wrong, Hikigaya-san?"

Looking at the confused Ichinose Honami, Hikigaya thought for a while and slowly said, "Ichinose, although I can't pretend to be a couple with you, I have other ways to help you solve the problem you are facing."

"Eh?" Ichinose's eyes lit up when he heard Hikigaya's words, "Is there really such a way?"

"Well, I guess so." Hikigaya nodded and replied, "Ichinose, you just want your friend to give up before confessing, so as to maintain your friendship, right?"

“Yes, that’s how it is.”

Ichinose nodded. She had obviously been confused about this matter recently, and her original strength and confidence had gradually disappeared.

Hikigaya took the initiative to speak up: "Since this is the purpose, I think there is a way to do it even if we don't pretend to be a couple."

"Oh? What's the method?"

An expectant expression immediately appeared on Ichinose's face. She had no doubts about Hikigaya's words and completely trusted the advice he gave.

Seeing this, Hikigaya was about to tell the other party his plan, but at this moment——

"what!"

Ichinose seemed to have discovered something, and raised his hand stiffly.

When Hikigaya saw the other party's reaction, he instantly realized that this must be the person who wanted to confess.

How should I put it? He was still quite curious about who would confess to Ichinose. Someone with such courage must be a man whose demeanor and abilities were beyond imagination!

At least someone like Hikigaya would feel inferior just by standing next to Ichinose. Ordinary people would definitely not be able to control a girl like Ichinose...

However, when he saw the face of the person who came, he was surprised to find that the other person was a girl wearing a girls' school uniform.

No, since he is confessing to Ichinose, this person should be a boy?

Is this true? If a boy dressed as a girl was this cute, he couldn't help but get excited!

No, no, no, this must be a girl!

Although I thought that the person who confessed to Ichinose must be extraordinary, the fact that she was a girl was a bit too shocking.

When he thought of the scene of the two girls being intimate with each other, Hikigaya even began to give up his original plan and decided to help Ichinose establish a romantic relationship with the girl.

There is no way, Lily Pig is like this...