Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

Hikigaya's words completely overwhelmed the hopes that Karuizawa Kei had originally had in her heart. The girl was silent for a moment, and finally showed a wry smile.

"Okay, I agree with you, Hikigaya. It will be very troublesome if I lose points later. Your proposal is also very attractive... Besides, I don't want to fall from my current position..."

Karuizawa Megumi spoke in a low voice, then unconsciously returned to her normal state and looked at Hikigaya curiously, "So, Hikigaya, what do you think I should do exactly?"

"This……"

Inexplicably, he felt that Karuizawa's attitude had changed a little strangely, but Hikigaya couldn't understand the specific changes, so he could only speak slowly: "There are only two ways to obtain points, increasing income and reducing expenditure. Currently, the school provides points in addition to the monthly distribution, and there are occasional point rewards in class. Try to obtain these points to ensure that you have enough points on hand."

"Uh-huh."

Karuizawa nodded slightly, looking like he was listening attentively.

Hikigaya was inexplicably uncomfortable with this attitude, but he continued, "The second is to save money, that is, try to spend as few points as possible, especially those points that are completely unnecessary. Try not to use them if you can."

As he spoke, he lifted the paper bags in his hands and said, "I'll find time to secretly return these things tomorrow. School requires us to wear uniforms most of the time, so we don't need so many extra clothes."

"At least leave one for me."

Karuizawa pouted slightly, and although she looked resistant, she gave people the feeling that she was acting more like a spoiled child.

Hikigaya was not very good at dealing with this kind of situation, and hesitantly said, "Then just pick one to keep, and return the others."

"it is good."

Karuizawa nodded obediently. She even lost her former dominance and became more gentle, even kind.

What the hell…was the previous appearance just a disguise?

Hikigaya felt an inexplicable sense of complexity, and at the same time he vaguely realized that he seemed to have accidentally touched something that he shouldn't have touched.

But it's also quite magical. After seeing Karuizawa Megumi become like this, he actually felt that she looked much more pleasing and cuter than before.

"So, Hikigaya, can you come with me to return the clothes?"

Suddenly, Karuizawa Kei spoke silently.

"W-what?!"

"I don't know which one to keep, so I want to ask for your opinion."

Karuizawa Hui raised her eyes slightly, begging.

Faced with the most common 'ignoring defense' penetrating attack displayed by girls, Hikigaya almost couldn't stand it.

"No, that's not necessary!" Hikigaya quickly denied, "You should go find Hirata for this kind of thing. I'm not your boyfriend. What if someone we know sees us?"

"That's it..."

After hearing what Hikigaya said, Karuizawa Megumi nodded obediently.

Her aggressiveness disappeared without a trace at some point, giving people the feeling that she suddenly changed from a "gal character" to a "sister character".

Are character attributes changing too quickly?

Hikigaya shook his head. He sent Karuizawa Kei downstairs, handed her the things, and watched her enter the dormitory building.

"Hikigaya..."

When entering the dormitory, Karuizawa Kei suddenly turned around.

She looked like she wanted to say something, but in the end she said nothing. She just nodded and said, "Thank you. See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

Now the relationship becomes even more unclear.

Hikigaya touched the lunch box in his schoolbag, revealing increasingly complicated emotions.

……

Tomorrow is the first day of a new month, May 1st.

It is said that in the neighboring big country, this day represents the workers' holiday.

Unfortunately, there is no such holiday in Japan. Not only is there no holiday, but what Hikigaya hates most is labor. His goal is to become a rentier, a tax thief who collects wages while lying in an office.

Of course, the top priority is to find a rich woman to support you. Wouldn’t it be unhappy to be a full-time housewife?

Since he had to go to school tomorrow, Hikigaya needed to return the books he had borrowed from the library. Since he didn't really want to meet Shiina Hiyori, he always chose strange times to go to the library, which allowed him to successfully avoid meeting the other person.

But this time it seems to be a coincidence, or perhaps some special reason.

When Hikigaya went to the library early in the morning, he met Shiina Hiyori again in the library. He met this dreamy girl who was like a fairy in the book.

The moment the other party saw Hikigaya, he immediately showed a happy expression and ran up excitedly, "Hikigaya-san, long time no see."

Oh no, I have a strong sense of guilt for no apparent reason!!

Hikigaya had previously suspected that Shiina Hiyori had some special purpose, and also because of his own overly bad personality, he deliberately did not want to meet Shiina Hiyori.

But Shiina Hiyori was completely unaware of this, and when they met again, she still showed the innocence unique to a young girl.

For some reason, Hikigaya felt like he was an unforgivable sinner.

"H-long time no see."

Hikigaya responded stiffly, and began to doubt whether his previous judgment was wrong.

Shiina Hiwa might not really have any other purpose.

Is this child simply too gentle?

"Hikigaya-san, I have a lot of interesting books that I want to share with you recently... If you have time, can we read together?"

Oh no, my stomach pain is getting worse.

Shiina Hiyori's performance made Hikigaya doubt his previous judgment even more. He began to feel more guilty, and with an apologetic attitude, he slowly said, "Okay, okay then."

"Ok!"

Hearing what Hikigaya said, Shiina Hiyori's face showed an extremely bright smile.

That smile would not allow anyone to have any evil thoughts. At least Hikigaya himself would not be able to have any bad thoughts when looking at such a pure white face.

Alas, it seems that I thought too badly of people.

I am indeed a twisted and evil person...

Hikigaya felt helpless from the bottom of his heart about his tendency to misinterpret other people's good intentions.

But there is no way around it. Hikigaya is a person who cannot easily accept the kindness of others. Even if someone shows him kindness openly, he will make sure there is no poison in it before carefully accepting it. He may even abandon this kindness because of his excessive vigilance.

Just like in the class, he is not the one who is 'isolated', but the one who 'actively isolates everyone'.

It is not a lonely wolf, but a bear standing alone in the world.

This is Hikigaya Hachiman.

Chapter 62: Maybe the points have already been transferred in?

The reunion with Shiina Hiyori slightly disrupted Hikigaya's mood, and he began to doubt whether he had wronged a good person.

Maybe Shiina is really just a simple and gentle girl, which is why she is so close to me.

For this reason, he spent a whole day in the library with Shiina Hiyori with an attitude that was almost like making amends. Although neither of them spoke a word, the quiet atmosphere of reading alone was already very comfortable.

Before night fell, Hikigaya found an excuse to leave early.

Otherwise he was worried that Shiina Hiyori would want to go back to the dormitory with him.

That kind of thing must never happen!

Of course, even so, Hikigaya already felt relaxed and experienced the long-lost sense of comfort, and even sprayed a little more shower gel when taking a bath at night.

However, this comfortable mood was soon broken.

Because the next day, the day that would herald the beginning of hell, the first day of May, officially arrived.

……

"I can't forget the promise I made to you. I close my eyes and confirm it again..."

The alarm clock rang for waking up early, and Hikigaya turned off the theme song of Puella Magi Madoka Magica that he had set as the alarm tone, and opened his eyes with mixed feelings.

"Sure enough, there are no points transferred in."

Although this result had been confirmed long ago, when the reality was laid out before him, Hikigaya couldn't help but feel a little helpless.

This school really is a school that puts strength first.

And now that the reality is already in front of me, I think what awaits me today must be a thrilling bloody storm.

With mixed feelings, Hikigaya packed his things and headed for the classroom.

As luck would have it, he actually ran into Horikita Suzune at the dormitory door, who was also going downstairs to the classroom.

Since both of them are early risers, they usually go to the classroom at about the same time.

But in the past, whenever Hikigaya arrived at the classroom, he would find that Horikita Suzune had arrived early. This time, he didn't know whether Horikita Suzune got up late or was delayed by something else.

Well, since the two of them aren't even friends yet, they probably shouldn't just say hello when they meet outside the classroom.

"Hey, are you blind?"

However, just as Hikigaya turned around and was about to leave, a sharp voice as cold as ice in an ice cave suddenly sounded from behind him, scaring Hikigaya so much that he stopped where he was.

"W-what are you doing?"

"You're so nervous. Did you do something wrong?" Horikita Suzune slowly walked to Hikigaya's side, keeping a certain distance. "If you don't want me to call the police, just confess your crime honestly."

"You guy..."

Hikigaya was speechless when he was treated as a criminal for no apparent reason. He quickly retorted, "I didn't do anything. If you want to accuse me, do you have any evidence?"

"Haha, evidence?" Hearing Hikigaya's words, Horikita Suzune laughed lightly, "In mystery novels, your words are the best evidence. The lines used by criminals to defend themselves are often [Do you have any evidence?], [What a great deduction! Don't you think you should switch to writing novels?]... So, what you are saying now is the testimony of the crime."

"You are such a terrible person..."

Hikigaya couldn't stand Horikita Suzune's sharp tongue, so he took the initiative to walk forward and tried to keep some distance.

But what was unexpected was that Horikita Suzune did not widen the distance between them, but instead followed closely beside him at a moderate speed.

The two were walking on the way to the classroom. Because Horikita Suzune's appearance was too outstanding, and with the contrast brought by Hikigaya, the pair gradually attracted the scrutiny of people around them.

This undoubtedly made Hikigaya very uncomfortable.

"What's the matter?" Helplessly, Hikigaya could only take the initiative to test Horikita.

"Did you check your phone this morning? No points have been transferred in today."

as predicted.

As soon as Horikita opened his mouth, Hikigaya realized what topic he was going to talk about.

All I can say is that Horikita Suzune is indeed not a fool. The reason why she is in Class D is not because of her ability, but in a sense, like herself, she has huge flaws in her personality.

So he took the initiative to say, "Maybe the points have already been transferred in?"

"Do you think I'm kidding you?"

Horikita Suzune was a little dissatisfied. She thought she was talking about serious matters, but she didn't expect Hikigaya to respond with such a joke.

Hikigaya did not give any further explanation for this, because what he said was actually the truth.

After all, the points of Class D have really been transferred in...

So, both sides maintained a cold attitude and came to the classroom together.

There were inexplicably many people in the classroom today. Many students came to the classroom early with confused looks on their faces.

Apparently, many students in Class D had already spent all their points last month, and were now eager to receive points in the new month to help themselves.

But when they woke up in the morning, they did not see any change in the points which were 0, which caused these students to have complicated feelings.

At least the kind that can't calm down easily...