Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

Although this is destined to be a very difficult task, there will be no gain if you don't do it.

You have to be a real man once in a while.

"Really?" After hearing what Hikigaya said, Shiina's expression changed obviously. "Hikigaya-san, you really are not dating Karuizawa Megumi-san?"

"How is that possible?" Hikigaya said self-deprecatingly, "For someone as awkward as me, I'm afraid I won't be able to interact with others normally in my life, let alone fall in love."

"But, but..."

"Besides, dating is just a burden to me. If someone calls me crying in the middle of the night, I'm confident that I will break up with him right there and then!"

"This……"

Hearing Hikigaya's heartfelt words, Shiina Hiyori's expression suddenly changed.

It was not so much a feeling of relief as it was a feeling that a dead spirit had finally returned to the same state as the physical body, and even his eyes gradually regained their spirit.

But this was only a moment of recovery, because the real culprit that caused Shiina's loss was not the misunderstanding that happened yesterday, but the contradiction created by Hikigaya himself earlier.

"Hikigaya-san is still the same. Did you come to me just to explain this matter? Actually, there is no need for you to care about me..."

Shiina slowly raised her head, but she was too fragile and looked away as soon as her eyes met Hikigaya's.

In this regard, if Hikigaya takes a further evasive approach, he can just continue to ignore the other party, make some jokes, and pretend that what happened before never happened.

However, after experiencing this trouble, Hikigaya also realized that his approach of escaping does not always bear fruit.

Sometimes, it's just hurting the people around you.

Hikigaya then took out the gift that he and Karuizawa had picked out earlier from his schoolbag, wrapped it in an exquisite gift box and ribbon, and handed it to Shiina as if nothing had happened.

"…I didn't just give this to you casually."

When the words came to his lips, they turned into the same words as those of a tsundere character.

I guess I will never be able to get rid of this bad habit in my lifetime.

Hikigaya sighed as he looked at Shiina's expression.

"what?"

At this moment, Shiina seemed to have not expected Hikigaya to take out such an exquisite gift, and the expression on his face suddenly became stiff and confused.

Although it was extremely difficult to say what was to come, Hikigaya still forced himself to finish the sentence.

"How should I put it before... I said too much. Ishizaki and his men attacked me. It was clearly my own plan, but in order to prevent the plan from being exposed, I deliberately put the blame on you, Shiina. I am really sorry about this."

Hikigaya tried not to look at Shiina's reaction and continued talking to himself.

"I'm really sorry about this. Shiina, you're a gentle person, but I hurt you because of my own affairs. Later, I heard from Ryuuen that you didn't come to school for a few days, so I specifically asked Karuizawa from the class for advice on choosing a suitable gift for you. So, I'm sorry."

Every time Hikigaya spoke a word, he felt a pressure on his heart as if it was being grabbed, but if he didn't say it, he wouldn't be able to put an end to this matter.

No matter how distressed or struggling you are, some words must be said.

"..."

Shiina looked at Hikigaya, surprise and doubt flashed in her eyes, and then she showed relief and peace of mind as if she had suddenly realized something.

But Shiina was a lonely person like Hikigaya, and she also didn't know how to deal with such a situation. She had no experience in this area, so she just stood there in a daze.

Hikigaya naturally thought that Shiina was unwilling to forgive him, and lowered his head helplessly.

As expected, it is not an easy task to restore something that you have broken with your own hands...

This is the ending I deserve.

Although it was a sad result, Hikigaya was not disappointed. Instead, he felt relieved, as if he had let out all the unhappiness in his chest.

Now it can finally be over, whether it is a misunderstanding that makes people shake their heads, or a defensive behavior that was wrong on their part, all can be put to an end.

I really hope that the beautiful girl translator I had imagined before can be launched on the market as soon as possible, so that I won’t encounter similar troubles again.

Hikigaya turned around and tried to leave.

But he then realized that this was his room and even if he left, he had nowhere else to go.

Have you finally gone from being alone to being homeless?

"!!"

Suddenly, I felt a soft touch on my palm.

Hikigaya found that his hands were wrapped by two slender palms. When he turned around, he found that Shiina Hiyori appeared in front of him.

"I should be the one to apologize."

Shiina spoke slowly in a sad and lonely tone: "I am actually very aware of the distance between me and Hikigaya-san, but I deliberately ignored this distance and hoped to get along with you, Hikigaya-san, as usual."

The stance issue between Class C and Class D is an indisputable reality. Shiina has long been aware of this gap, but she ignored it all in order to be able to communicate with Hikigaya.

The end result is that everyone gets hurt in the process.

"So, I want to apologize to you, Hikigaya-san. I will never evade reality again." Shiina spoke slowly with a certain determination, "I will tell Ryuen-kun that I will participate in class struggles in the future."

From Shiina's perspective, all the tragedies stem from her disregard for class struggles, her disregard for the poor environment of the school, and her immersion in the little happiness of being with Hikigaya.

But this is undoubtedly not possible. If we ignore reality, our spirit will be unsatisfied. Therefore, we must face reality and overcome it.

"oh oh."

Although Hikigaya didn't quite understand why Shiina came to this conclusion, he could still understand one thing, "So, you forgive me?"

"What do you mean by forgiveness? I have never hated Hikigaya-san." Shiina smiled and picked up the gift Hikigaya prepared. "Excuse me...can I open it?"

"of course."

The gift was originally prepared for Shiina, so the ownership belonged to her and there was no need to ask for her consent.

Shiina opened the box and exclaimed with wide eyes.

She then put the white hairband directly on her head, and her long silver hair was tied into a ponytail and draped behind her.

"Okay, does it look good?"

"Oh... um."

Hikigaya was not good at dealing with this kind of situation, so he looked away sheepishly.

His reaction also seemed to make Shiina Hiyori's cheeks blush.

The girl was about to leave with a shy look on her face.

When he opened the door, he suddenly stopped.

"…Thank you, Hikigaya-kun."

After saying this, Shiina Hiyori trotted out of the dormitory, leaving Hikigaya alone.

So, is this completely resolved?

Stop beating, my little heart.

Shiina's reaction just now was so adorable that Hikigaya felt like he was almost suffocating.

At this moment, he found his cell phone ringing.

The moment he saw the text message, he truly felt what it felt like to be suffocated.

[Arisu Sakayanagi: It's been a while since we last met. I really miss you, dear Hikigaya-kun. Can we meet at the library tomorrow?]

What is this white-haired loli trying to do?

Hikigaya sighed, and although he wanted to refuse, he knew that he didn't have that option.

The originally relaxed mood was suddenly covered by solemnity!

As expected, I hate this school that values ​​strength above all else the most!

Chapter 222: Request from Little Demon Lord Sakayanagi

Early the next morning, Hikigaya got up tired, washed his face, and went to the cafeteria to have breakfast.

Although he now has a lot of points that surpass most people in this school, his daily life is already quite difficult.

This is not only because Hikigaya doesn't want others to discover the fact that he has a huge number of points, but also because he feels that every point may be useful in the future and must be used sparingly.

This feeling is very similar to when you are playing an adventure RPG game. No matter what materials you encounter on the road, you will try your best to collect them, but you will not use them unless it is absolutely necessary.

Often the final result is that by the time you fight the big boss, the materials in your backpack are overflowing. Even after defeating the boss, there are still piles of top-level materials left in your hands, which are wasted in the save file.

Although the result is always the same, people like Hikigaya will still behave like a rat every time they restart the game.

After all, that's the fun of life.

And when he finished his breakfast, he headed for the library.

Although I can already imagine the troubles that will come my way, I can't possibly resist that scary little devil no matter how hard I try, so I'd better just give up resistance and accept reality.

When he arrived at the entrance of the library, a cold-blooded woman with long purple hair appeared in front of him.

"You are...Masumi Kamuro from Class A?"

Hikigaya remembered the other party because when Sakayanagi came to test him earlier, he asked Kamuro to follow him. Unfortunately, since his anti-tracking skills were too sophisticated, the other party almost never succeeded.

Because of this, the other party almost never followed me again, which was quite regrettable in a sense.

"Come on, Sakayanagi is waiting for you inside."

Kamuro's attitude seemed a little cold, of course this was probably due to his personality.

After all, Hikigaya is always very sensitive to other people's attitudes, and can often immediately determine whether the other party's hostility is directed at himself.

Although Kamuro Masumi is indifferent, he is almost not hostile. It seems that he is just simply expressionless.

Following Masumi Kamuro into the library, Hikigaya found that he was brought to a separate room deep in the library.

"Are there any small conference rooms like this here?"

"Yeah, but it costs points to use it."

In response to Hikigaya's question, the person who answered was not Kamuro, but the silver-haired girl in the room.

The culprit who called Hikigaya over this time, Arisu Sakayanagi.

"Good morning, Hikigaya-kun. You're here pretty quickly."

"Because you didn't tell me the exact time..."

Hikigaya spoke with a look of disapproval on his face.

It seemed like Sakayanagi was torturing people on purpose. Every time he looked for him, he never told him the specific time, so Hikigaya had gotten used to arriving at the place designated by him as soon as possible.

Damn, is this the legendary PUA?

"Now that everyone is here, please take a seat."

After Sakayanagi Arisu said this, Hikigaya realized that there were quite a few people in the room.

In addition to Sakayanagi and Kamuro who brought him here, Sakayanagi's other two subordinates, Hashimoto Masayoshi and Kito Hayabusa, have also appeared in this room.

Just when Hikigaya was about to find a secluded place to sit down, Arisu Sakayanagi suddenly said with a sly smile:

"Come on, Hikigaya-kun, please sit next to me."

"No, that's not necessary."

"Haha, don't be so formal, I've already made my seat warm. Wait, do you want to sit on my lap?"

"..."

Feeling numbed by Sakayanagi's usual bad attitude, Hikigaya finally sat down in the seat next to Sakayanagi with a helpless look on his face.

When he sat down, he inexplicably felt a warmth under his butt.

Wait, was this guy kidding when he said 'I've already warmed up my seat'?!