Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

Next, Hikigaya took his first steps. He seemed not to feel that anyone was watching him and walked forward with a calm expression.

His actions were so normal that no one would expect him to do anything special next.

The 'observer' hiding in the dark thought the same thing, and soon became a little lax.

And just at the moment when she relaxed for a short time, Hikigaya's figure suddenly disappeared from the eyes of the observers, and it could even be said that he disappeared out of thin air on the street.

"how come?!"

Witnessing this shocking situation, the 'Observer' stood there in a daze, never thinking that such a ridiculous thing would happen.

A living person actually disappeared right before his eyes.

Is this some kind of magic show?!

After hesitating for a while, the 'observer' couldn't find any trace of Hikigaya. Finally, he could only stamp his feet in frustration and immediately began to search around, trying to find Hikigaya's whereabouts.

"..."

After a while, making sure that the person following him had completely disappeared, Hikigaya slowly walked out from behind the vending machine nearby.

Naturally, he didn't know any magic tricks, nor did he have the mysterious anti-reconnaissance techniques seen in spy movies that could allow him to disappear on a street without being noticed.

The only things Hikigaya is confident about are his ability to conceal his own aura and his ability to sense the attention of others.

So, the moment the person following him lost his attention, Hikigaya reduced his presence as much as possible and hid behind a beverage machine nearby, while concealing his breath as much as possible.

Although it was just a casual attempt and he didn't expect to succeed, it was obvious that the opponent didn't seem to be a professional spy-level tracker, and Hikigaya's little trick was not seen through.

"So who is following me? There's no reason for anyone in Class D to do this... Could it be someone from another class? Have I offended anyone recently?"

A multitude of thoughts raced through Hikigaya's mind.

In the end, he threw all the messy thoughts into the recycling bin of his brain.

It doesn’t matter. No matter who is targeting me, it is meaningless.

After all, he was just a nobody in Class D. Although he now had the identity of a student union member, compared to the real big guys in this school, he was just an ordinary NPC.

The person who sent someone to follow me behind the scenes might still be paying attention to me now, but after a while, he might lose interest...

And to be honest, Hikigaya believes that he has no weaknesses because he is a true lone ranger who can move freely at any time.

To put it in a more childish way, because I am lonely, I keep to myself, and because I don't build relationships with people, there is nothing that I need to protect.

Therefore, the strongest self is the one who has no weaknesses, has nothing to protect, and does not establish interpersonal relationships.

Tsk tsk, why do these words seem to be talking about Horikita?

That guy stole my most important attribute without me noticing, damn it!

It's true that birds of a feather flock together. I'd better stay away from that aloof woman in the future.

Hikigaya thought to himself, then took a dark path and came to the school library while completely avoiding the stalker.

In order to make his future classroom life less boring, he needs to replenish his supplies so as to fight against the demon called socializing.

Hikigaya walked into the library and felt inexplicably refreshed. This completely silent environment was perfect for a lone ranger to perform.

In a sense, this is a gathering place for lonely people, and also a bonfire or safe house for people with social phobia...

Here, meaningless loud noises will be ostracized, and talking to others is completely against the rules.

Only those loners who do not disturb each other are the true partners recognized by the library.

Hikigaya is undoubtedly such a person!

Because it was after school, there were very few people in the library, with only the administrator and a few other people in the entire space.

Hikigaya was traveling in the ocean of books, and he felt completely relaxed. He had a sense of pleasure as if he was running freely in a safe area. The books around him were like the cute elves in the games. They not only looked so cute, but also were full of dazzling light.

According to the Chinese saying "Books are filled with beautiful girls", Hikigaya even felt that the vast books were filled with the aura of beautiful girls.

So otakus just need to read more books!

“This place is nice.”

Hikigaya picked up a few interesting books, found a secluded place, and planned to squat down to appreciate them carefully, but the next second, he almost tripped.

"Wow!!"

In panic, Hikigaya even made a loud noise in the library.

It made him so embarrassed that he wanted to die...

It was not until he came to his senses that he realized that there was actually a petite girl sitting on the floor of the library in front of him.

Mom, there really is a beautiful girl in the book! ?

That’s weird!

Hikigaya discovered that this was a female student reading a book here.

The girl had long silver hair draped over her shoulders, and her slightly silly eyes were fixed on the book in front of her, so much so that she didn't even notice that she was almost knocked down by Hikigaya just now.

I didn't expect that I would unexpectedly meet weird people in the library.

Hikigaya inexplicably began to suspect that the reason why he encountered so many weirdos might not be the problem of this school, but his own problem...

Soon, after realizing that the girl was too focused on the book and didn't seem to notice him, Hikigaya felt too embarrassed to interrupt her, so he decided to find another place to read.

But just as he was about to leave, the silver-haired girl suddenly raised her head, her clear eyes lingering with curiosity, and said:

"No one here minds you."

"As long as there is a place to stay, there is no need to turn into a shooting star and burn up miserably."

The sudden sound was like the clear song of a yellow oriole.

But Hikigaya's attention was not on the pleasant sound, but on the overly adolescent literary monologue contained in it.

It made him inexplicably think of the originator of the famous saying "The wind today is so noisy."

Damn, are all literary girls in the world of this type?

Hikigaya was a little uncomfortable with this, and could only answer somewhat reluctantly: "Are you talking about Nighthawk Star? I quite like the works of Kenji Miyazawa."

"..."

The silver-haired girl did not react at all to Hikigaya's words.

Just when Hikigaya thought that she was going to ignore him, she suddenly spoke:

"Do you like...books?"

"This is more or less like it."

"Me too."

The silver-haired girl smiled and said, "My name is Shiina Hiyori. Hi means sun and Hi means gentle. I'm from Class C, first grade."

Chapter 39 Next time, I will prepare two pairs of chopsticks

Remember there is an old saying, called -

There is no skill in love, sincerity is the killer skill.

In the past, Hikigaya didn't believe in such things, thinking that all this was just the whining of the real people. But at this moment, seeing Shiina Hiyori looking at him innocently and introducing himself, he felt that he somehow understood the meaning of the so-called sincerity.

Mom, I seem to be in love.

cough cough.

Calm your mind quickly. As a rational monster, Hikigaya is best at regulating his emotions...

Therefore, even though Shiina Hiyori acted like a dream lover or a fairy in a book, he answered calmly:

"I'm Hikigaya Hachiman, from Class D."

"Hikigaya...classmate?"

Shiina Hiyori pronounced Hikigaya's name stupidly, then a heart-thumping smile appeared on her face, and she slowly said, "Let's read together."

"This……"

If I don't understand what Shiina Hiyori means, can we still read the book together?

Do you want me to lie in your arms and watch?

Hikigaya instinctively had some bad thoughts in his mind, and waited for Shiina Hiyori to further explain to him the meaning of reading books together.

However, after waiting for a long time, Shiina Hiyori did not explain to him. Instead, she lowered her head again and stared at the paperback on her knees.

Faced with this strange scene, a subtle idea came to Hikigaya's mind.

Does the so-called reading together just mean reading books here at the same time?

Well, after all, my thoughts are too dirty...

Hikigaya felt extremely ashamed of himself and hesitated for a moment. He did not refuse Shiina Hiyori's invitation and just sat on the ground with his legs spread apart.

The books he picked are all famous world-class novels, such as "War and Peace", "A Tale of Two Cities" and "Pride and Prejudice".

In the past, Hikigaya didn't like reading books that focused too much on human nature, as he felt they were too depressing. But since coming to this school, he inexplicably began to like these books that dissected human nature.

He even had a feeling that these analyses of human nature might come in handy in the future...

Time passes slowly as I flip through the books.

Hikigaya stretched tiredly, glanced at the time, and realized that he had been sitting here reading for nearly two hours without realizing it.

"Damn it, is there anything to eat in the cafeteria at this time?"

Hikigaya stood up hurriedly, worried that he would miss the last meal in the cafeteria and would have to live on bread from the convenience store again.

At this moment, Shiina Hiyori suddenly opened his schoolbag, took out a light blue lunch box, and placed it on the pile of books in front of him.

"I made it myself." The silver-haired girl smiled as she opened the lunch box and pointed at the fried eggs inside. "Especially this part, I'm very confident..."

"Uh, isn't eating prohibited in the library?"

Hikigaya didn't expect the other party to openly take out the lunch box. This was really a lack of common sense.

What he didn't expect was that Shiina Hiyori suddenly handed him the lunch box and said with a smile:

"Hikigaya-san, do you want to eat?"

"This……"

Are you trying to make me an accomplice?

He never expected that the girl he met for the first time would take the initiative to buy him a bento. The sense of disobedience in Hikigaya's heart was about to overflow.

But seeing the expectant look on the girl's face and the lunch box that looked really delicious, he finally walked forward hesitantly.

"what!"

Suddenly, Shiina Hiyori made a troubled sound.

"what happened?"

Hikigaya was shocked, thinking that his behavior was too reckless and caused the other party's disgust.

However, Shiina Hiyori murmured with a look of grievance: "Sorry, I only brought a pair of chopsticks."

"This……"

Seeing Shiina Hiyori in a state of confusion and not knowing what to do, Hikigaya sighed slightly. He ignored the confused girl and reached out to pick up the fried egg in the other person's lunch box.

How should I put it? It tastes twice as good as I imagined.

Hikigaya exclaimed sincerely, "It's delicious."

"……Um!"

When Shiina Hiyori heard what Hikigaya said, she immediately smiled. It was even as if it was not Hikigaya who was eating the bento, but she herself was eating the delicious bento.

"Next time, I will prepare two pairs of chopsticks."

"What?"