Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

In fact, Mr. Hachiman is an absolute egalitarian and will never look down on people of any profession!!

While all kinds of thoughts and psychological activities were going through Hikigaya's mind, Sakura Airi also realized that she had said the wrong thing and exposed her true identity.

This made her look extremely humiliated, or even pitiful. Her appearance, which was different from usual, now regained its secluded and gloomy temperament, like a frightened little animal.

When Hikigaya saw this scene, he couldn't describe how he felt.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone else."

He finally spoke in a gentle tone. Facing his own kind, he would not show any aggressiveness that might cause others to panic.

This can also be considered as Hikigaya's gentleness.

However, his gentleness did not seem to be successfully transmitted to Sakura Airi, and it could even be said that it had a direct counterproductive effect.

Because Hikigaya's words directly exposed Sakura Airi's true identity, the girl's face was still full of tension and anxiety, and it could even be said that she was full of defense.

After all, Sakura Airi's current appearance is her biggest secret, and she doesn't want anyone to know it no matter what.

Right now, the fact that she was caught by Hikigaya was enough to make her feel uneasy.

"..."

Seeing the other person's appearance, Hikigaya couldn't help but sigh.

There was no way, he could understand Sakura Airi's thoughts too well. The other person right now was just like himself when his chuunibyou diary was discovered in junior high school.

Regardless of whether or not one would actually tell the secret, just knowing the secret itself was enough to prevent one from having a good night's sleep.

Fortunately, because Hikigaya can understand Sakura Airi's feelings very well, he also knows exactly how to respond to this situation.

So, after a brief silence and preparation, he changed his attitude slightly.

Hikigaya's originally gentle tone gradually became a little tough, and he said coldly: "It's a bit boring to read alone at night, come and keep me company."

"what?"

Sakura Airi looked up blankly. She never expected Hikigaya to suddenly say such a thing.

"Why, don't you want to?"

Hikigaya deliberately disguised his attitude to be domineering and bad.

Facing him like this, Sakura Airi's watery eyes even showed some tears, her rosy lips were tightly pursed, and finally she spoke aggrievedly, not daring to resist:

"I, I am willing to do anything as long as you don't tell anyone what happened here."

Chapter 144: Does this child have Stockholm syndrome?

Uh, isn’t what this kid said a bit strange?

Hikigaya had never expected that Sakura Airi would answer him in this way. He stood there for a moment, not knowing how to respond.

In contrast, Sakura Airi was trembling all over, like a captured hamster, not daring to make any unnecessary movements.

She looked aggrieved at the moment, wanting to say something but not daring to. After hesitating for a long time, she whispered, "Then, then what do you want me to do?"

Sakura Airi actually also has the idea of ​​repaying the favor in her heart.

Hikigaya had helped her a lot before and even gave her a whole loaf of bread. She had always kept those things in mind and had originally planned to repay Hikigaya after receiving the payout.

Now that she hadn't expected to be caught by Hikigaya, she could only endure the shame and compensate Hikigaya as much as possible.

She just hoped that Hikigaya wouldn't tell anyone else that she was secretly in the library alone.

But for Hikigaya, he actually doesn't care what Sakura Airi is doing in private.

If possible, he even wanted the other party to leave here directly and not get involved in something that obviously involved a lot of trouble.

Unfortunately, Hikigaya was well aware of the thoughts of loners and knew what Sakura Airi was feeling at the moment.

He realized that it was not an easy task to reassure the other party, so he said calmly: "Just stay here and read a book with me for a while."

"That's it?"

Sakura Airi was suddenly stunned. For a moment she didn't expect everything to be so simple.

"Why, is there anything else you want to do?"

Hikigaya deliberately provoked the other party.

Sakura Airi paused for a moment when she saw this, and then she said after a while: "Can I change my clothes?"

She was wearing clothes of a completely different style from her usual style, completely different from her past rustic look. If the other people in Class D saw her now, they would probably be shocked.

"casual."

Hikigaya didn't care about Sakura Airi's behavior. He just found a place to sit down and lowered his head to read the novel he had just borrowed.

Seeing his calm appearance, Sakura Airi took out her school uniform from her bag with a complicated expression and put on her glasses again.

In front of other people, only these simple outfits can make her feel safe from the bottom of her heart.

At the same time, Sakura Airi carefully took down the camera that she had previously placed on the bookshelf. That was the angle she originally used for taking selfies, and she planned to upload them to her blog after taking them.

Now that Hikigaya is here, it is naturally difficult to continue taking selfies.

However, it seemed that there was someone nearby, Sakura Airi was more nervous than usual, and was so flustered that she even dropped the SD card of her camera.

"for you."

Upon seeing this, Hikigaya calmly picked up the SD card and handed it to Sakura Airi.

"Thank you...thank you."

Sakura Airi was slightly stunned when she saw this. She looked at Hikigaya, waiting for the other party to ask her follow-up questions. This was what she could imagine.

Most people would be very curious about the side she shows in private and want to know what she is doing.

But to her surprise, after waiting for a long time, Hikigaya did not take the initiative to ask her any questions, but continued to stare at the novel in his hand with a calm expression.

"You, you don't care?"

"What do you care about?"

Hikigaya looked at Sakura Airi, appearing nonchalant.

After all, he had already guessed in his mind that Sakura Airi was working as a welfare girl on the Internet, so it was naturally not a good idea to ask more questions about some things.

As a result, the library space then fell into complete silence.

Hikigaya was sitting on the ground alone, flipping through a novel. Sakura Airi, who had regained her rustic appearance, squatted beside him with a blank mind, not knowing what she was thinking.

Sakura tried to pick up some books to read, but she couldn't concentrate.

Not everyone can enjoy reading tiny words as small as ants on a piece of white paper...

However, for some reason, Sakura Airi felt an indescribable peace from the current situation.

Although she was forced to stay here, she gradually accepted the feeling of sitting in the library and reading books with Hikigaya, and even felt a kind of warmth she had never felt before.

It was as if, for the first time, I showed another self to the camera alone, and I had almost the same strange feeling flowing in my chest.

There were almost no people in the library at night. In the quiet environment, the only sounds were the sound of Hikigaya turning pages and the two people's breathing.

Occasionally, Sakura Airi would raise her head slightly and look cautiously at the man beside her, but every time she looked, she would see Hikigaya's profile staring quietly at the book.

This made Sakura Airi gradually bolder, and she kept staring at Hikigaya's face unconsciously, not moving away.

It was not until a very long time later, who knew how much time had passed, that Hikigaya raised his head and looked at Sakura who was staring at him with a look of surprise.

"what are you doing?"

"..."

Hearing Hikigaya's words, Sakura Airi's face suddenly showed a panic expression. She waved her hands desperately, but no sound came out of her mouth.

When Hikigaya saw her like this, he didn't ask too many questions. He just slowly stood up from the ground and put the book back to its original place.

"Okay, you can go back."

"what?"

Sakura Airi was suddenly stunned, and for a moment she didn't realize the current situation, "W-what did you just say?"

Hikigaya looked at Sakura Airi who didn't react, and after thinking for a while, he responded seriously: "Didn't you say that as long as I don't tell anyone, you would do anything? Then I let you accompany me here to read books. Now that the matter has been done, I won't tell anyone anything, so you can rest assured."

"..."

Hikigaya's logic may sound convoluted, but it's actually very simple.

He knew that Sakura Airi would be worried that he would tell others about the matter, so he pretended to want to coerce her and asked her to do something for him.

Now that things have been done, if we reverse everything, it proves that Hikigaya will never tell anyone about it next time.

It can be said to be perfect.

It's a pity that his idea was perfect only for himself. At least it took Sakura Airi a while to realize what the man in front of her had said.

Moreover, Sakura Airi simply could not accept such an outcome.

She hesitated for a while, biting her lips, and said as if she was about to cry: "You, you can ask me to do anything, just don't chase me away, okay..."

"???"

Does this child have Stockholm syndrome?

Chapter 145: Discovered Kushida's true identity? I won't be silenced!

Seeing Sakura Airi's reaction, Hikigaya didn't expect that she would beg him for this reason, and tears even flowed from the corners of her eyes, but she didn't dare to wipe them away. Her red pupils made her look like a pitiful punching bag.

"Okay, okay, I won't chase you away, but there's no point in you staying here, right?"

Hikigaya was really at a loss. He had never met such a person before. He was just like a pitiful little hamster, making people feel inexplicably guilty.

"..."

On the other hand, Sakura Airi also realized that she seemed to have made a very unreasonable request, and even she herself didn't know the answer to this question.

But she still stood there stubbornly, looking at Hikigaya in front of her with a panicked expression, who seemed to be a little distressed, as if she had turned into a sculpture.

Hikigaya looked at Sakura like this and had a lot of thoughts in his mind.

He gradually realized what Sakura Airi was thinking. She was probably so nervous because she was worried that after he left, she would tell others about the private selfies they took.

There's nothing I can do. People like me are always untrustworthy.

If I were Hirata Yosuke, I wouldn't be so untrustworthy...

Hikigaya can understand Sakura Airi's uneasiness, but he really doesn't want to get involved in such a troublesome matter, so he must find a way to solve Sakura Airi's problem.

His mind raced for this, and after much thought, he finally came up with a suitable solution.

"Well, Sakura... classmate..."

Hikigaya stiffly pronounced Sakura Airi's name and took out his cell phone from his arms, "Would you like to add my number?"

"???"

"Aren't you worried that I'll tell others about your affairs? In that case, exchange contact information with me... I'll call you if I want you to do anything in the future, and you must accept my request no matter what."

"..."

Hikigaya made his own demands regarding Sakura Airi's mentality.

His conditions can be said to be extremely malicious, and even if the tone is slightly changed, it can become the behavior of the male protagonist in some book plots.

In fact, someone like Sakura Airi really can't refuse any request he makes, right?

Unfortunately, Hikigaya is not the male protagonist of the novel, and he is not the kind of creature who thinks with his lower body.

If you must say, he is a genuine gentleman.

"I-I understand."