A newbie's anime life diary

Hina Ebina continued, "Well, a school trip should be a lot of fun, so I thought I'd ask everyone to help create a better atmosphere in the group. It would be even better if we could all go together. That's all I wanted to say. Thank you all."

After speaking, he smiled, bowed to everyone, and walked out of the classroom.

"Since you made the choice back then, you should have been prepared for this kind of thing."

When Hina Ebina opened the classroom door, Yukiteru finally spoke, saying something that everyone found incomprehensible.

With one foot already outside the classroom, Haibin paused for a moment and said calmly, "That's what they say, but once you start doing it, you realize it's not as easy as you thought."

After Ebina left, Yuigahama Yui frowned and pouted, "What were Hina and Yukiteru talking about? I couldn't understand a word they were saying."

Yukino, looking at Yukiteru who seemed bored, said, "Can you please stop with the riddles?"

“Am I speaking in riddles? Well, yeah, after all, Yukino isn’t in the same class, otherwise you should have been able to figure it out after a while.” As he spoke, Yukiteru looked at Hachiman Hikigaya on the other side, “Hina Ebina and Hachiman Hikigaya can be considered the same kind of people.”

"Hmm? The same kind of people?" Hachiman frowned upon hearing this. "I'm not the same kind of person as those popular fujoshi."

"I'm talking about the old you. After all, whether you admit it or not, you're quite a social butterfly now, aren't you?" Yukiteru's playful gaze swept between Hachiman and Yui, making them both embarrassed, before he continued, "Back then, your choice was to stay away from people, while that person chose to integrate. That was much more difficult than what you did."

"You mean..." Hachiman said, his gaze shifting once again toward the classroom door.

"What I mean is, the next thing is the prohibited items, since it's the other person's private matter. But if you want to know, I can investigate." Xuehui said this deliberately, resting his chin on his hand.

Sure enough, everyone shook their heads. Although they were curious, since it was a private matter, it was not good to investigate it privately.

"But I didn't expect you to notice, Yuki-kun. Are you curious about that girl?" Utaha, instead of delving into Ebina Hina's matter, shifted the question to Yuki.

The subtext is simple: young man, do you have ulterior motives?

With a pout, Xuehui said irritably, "I was just bored. Classes are really boring, okay? I can't just skip class openly, so I can only observe the people in the class little by little. It's not like what you think."

"Ah, her words reek of academic superiority, and I can sense a lot of malice in them..." Hachiman complained with a displeased expression about Yukiteru's seemingly explanatory but actually boastful words, and Yui Hama nodded in agreement. Hachiman was alright; her Japanese literature grades were among the top in the grade, while she was a complete academic failure.

Despite the mockery from Xuehui, a top student, today's topic will likely still revolve around romance.

After a while, Yui Yuigahama suddenly shouted, attracting everyone's attention.

"Do you think anyone besides Hubuqin will confess their feelings during this school trip?"

"Someone else? Oh, you mean Miura Yumiko?" Yuki thought for a moment and directly said the person that Yui Yuigahama had guessed.

"Yeah, yeah, I think Yumiko must know that Tobe is going to confess, so will she also think about confessing to Hayama?" Yui nodded excitedly, and took out her phone. "No, I have to contact Yumiko and ask her if she has any plans for the school trip!"

A few minutes later, Yuihama received a reply to her text message. After seeing the reply, Yuihama told everyone that Miura Yumiko was still considering it.

"No way, that guy hasn't given up on Hayama Hayato yet? At this point, shouldn't he be facing reality?"

"Huh? Yukiteru-kun, what does this mean? And, Hachiman, why did you nod too!" Yuihama looked at the two boys' attitudes with great frustration. It was the same with Tobe-chika before. Why can't they support other people's relationships?

They both sighed in unison. Yukiteru looked at Hikigaya, signaling for him to speak.

Left with no other choice, Hikigaya accepted the task and looked at Yui Hama, saying, "Yui, tell me, how long have Miura and Hayama known each other?"

"Hmm...we've been pretty close since first grade," Yui Hama said after recalling for a moment.

"Yeah, it's been almost two years. So think about it, Hayama Hayato isn't stupid, is he? A girl who likes him has been around for so long, do you think he wouldn't know?"

"Um...this is...this..."

Looking at Yuihama's conflicted expression, Hikigaya said directly, "It's very simple. It's not that Hayama can't see it, but that he doesn't want to complicate the current group's relationships. At the same time, it's also possible that Hayama already has someone he likes. Of course, the latter is just my guess, since Hayama's actions at school are very transparent."

"How...how could this happen...What should we do about Yumiko?"

"What else can we do? Let her give up the idea of ​​confessing. If she really confesses, she'll only be the one who gets hurt," Xuehui said softly while scrolling through her phone.

"No, I'm going to find Yumiko now. I need to have a serious talk with her. Yui, you can go home by yourself today!" With that, Yui grabbed her schoolbag and ran out.

It seems that school trips are destined to involve a mix of various things.

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I'm an hour late. Yeah, procrastination.

Chapter 179 Kyoto

Yuihama went to see Miura Yumiko this time, but the outcome is unknown, and the girl didn't say much to them afterward.

However, judging from her usual reactions in the classroom, even though she knows these things, Miura Yumiko seems to still want a result, whether it's good or bad.

As time went by, not only Chiba, but the entire Kanto region seemed to have entered a period of stability after the previous disappearances. Hagoromo Gitsune, who had previously appeared, disappeared again. The Onmyoji in Kyoto spent a lot of effort, but still could not find her.

Yukiteru also spent an unusually relaxed and enjoyable week. During one weekend, the four of them went to Tokyo together, visited Ryougi Shiki, and then, as previously agreed, took Ryougi Mina out for a day of fun.

Of course, it couldn't be just the two of them. Apart from Shizuka not going, Utaha and Yukino also accompanied them.

"I said I'd take you out to have fun, I didn't say it would just be the two of us, did I?"

Faced with Xuehui's mischievous explanation, what could Ryougi Mina say? Fortunately, she had a great time that day, so she stopped complaining about the crowds.

Finally, Wednesday arrived, the day of the Soubu High School's second-year students' school trip.

Since we were going from Chiba Prefecture to Kyoto, we first took a bus to the Shinkansen station and then took the Shinkansen there.

On the Shinkansen, since seating was arranged according to class, Yukiteru had no choice but to sit next to Hachiman Hikigaya, wearing headphones and gazing out the window, trying to pass the two hours with music.

Meanwhile, Hikigaya was playing cards with Yuihama and Totsuka Saika, who had come to ask to team up with him. After the excitement of the cultural festival and sports festival subsided, there were far fewer people following Totsuka Saika around all day, which finally allowed him to breathe a sigh of relief.

On the other side of the corridor was Hayato Hayama and his group. Although the two men had come with completely opposite requests, things were relatively stable for the time being, though this stability wouldn't last more than a few days.

Regarding Tobe Sho's request, all Xuehui and the others could do yesterday was give him a few places to choose from for his confession and a final piece of advice.

As for Hina Ebina, the only thing she can do is interfere with Hayato Hayama and his group's plans during events.

As for how to interfere, Hayama Hayato had already invited Yukiteru and the others to join Hayama's group, but Yukiteru declined, instead leaving the task to Yuihama, who was already in the group, and Hachiman Hikigaya, who had been pulled in. As for Yukiteru himself, he naturally went to keep Yukino company.

Since they're all out in group activities during the day, there's no way Tobe Sho could confess. Ebina Hina had also heard about it from Yukiteru and the others, so she'll naturally avoid being alone with him at appropriate times.

Yukiteru was truly exhausted and disillusioned by this unpleasant request, and after endless periods of blank staring, he finally set foot on the soil of Kyoto.

"Kyoto... I've come after all."

As Xuehui followed the group out of the station, she immediately noticed several pairs of eyes hidden in the crowd in the distance. At the same time, she received a text message on her phone.

【Hiratsuka Yukiteru-kun, please feel free to wander around during the day. We will invite you to visit our main residence in the evening. —Kakai-in】

"Tonight? Well, I might as well go and get a free meal." After putting his phone back in his pocket, Xuehui boarded the bus and headed directly from the station to the hotel where he had been staying for the past few days.

The hotel we booked was a pure Japanese-style hotel, and it even had a large open-air hot spring. With the weather getting cooler, it would be really nice to soak in a hot spring now.

Because it was a Japanese-style tatami room, a large room could accommodate 6 or 7 people. Yukiteru and his group were arranged to stay with Hayama and the others.

After settling into our rooms and having lunch at the hotel, it was time to explore.

Our first stop was the famous Inari Taisha Shrine, one of the most popular shrines in Kyoto and deeply loved by the people of Kyoto.

'Inari God? Although I can't sense the presence of a deity, I feel quite a few blessings here.' After entering the shrine, Yukiteru greeted Hikigaya and Hayama, then walked away alone.

"Ah~ That's great, Hiratsuka-kun. Now that you have a girlfriend, you can just go directly to her without having to stick together." Tobe Sho sighed as he watched Yukiteru walk away, while glancing at Ebina Hina, who was constantly taking pictures with her phone.

"It feels like there's all sorts of trouble." With a sigh, Hachiman had no choice but to follow the main group because of Yuihama.

After leaving the group, Yukiteru moved quickly and soon found Yukino waiting for him because of the message he had sent.

"It's just the two of us all afternoon," Yukiteru said with a smile as they walked through the shrine, holding Yukino's hand.

"Is it really okay to leave the request to those two?" Although it was fun to spend time alone at the shrine with Yukiteru, Yukino was still thinking about the request.

"Well, don't worry, we'll eventually run into the shrine if we keep going around in circles. Let's just have some fun on our own until then."

Yukino eventually accepted Yukiteru's explanation and began to explore the area with great focus. Inari Shrine is quite impressive, with its bright red architecture and the famous Senbon Torii (thousands of torii gates), it's no wonder it's a popular tourist destination.

At the shrine, praying and drawing fortune slips were a must. Although Yukiteru wasn't particularly interested, he went along since Yukino had asked him to.

"Hmm~ a medium-good fortune? Looks pretty good. Although there may be occasional obstacles, they can still be overcome easily?" Looking at what was written on his fortune slip, Yukiteru nodded in agreement, then turned to Yukino beside him, "What's yours?"

"Um... Daikichi." Upon hearing Yukiteru's question, Yukino quickly put the note back into her bag while explaining, seemingly a little shy.

"Is it auspicious? It seems we're all having good luck." Although she was a little curious about Yukino's expression, if she guessed correctly, it must be something related to love. After all, this shrine has been blessed by the gods, and some simple predictions, while not necessarily accurate, are at least in the right direction. The thriving incense offerings are well-deserved.

However, because the shrine is so large, it is much more complicated to manage. The shrine maidens only move around in designated areas, while the more crowded areas are handled by staff.

This made Yukiteru, who had witnessed the power of several powerful priestesses, feel somewhat regretful.

The two who had drawn lots also met Hayama and his group, who arrived late, here.

Chapter 180 Attending the Banquet

Although I don't know what happened before, judging from the expressions on Hikigaya and Yuihama's faces, they were probably exhausted.

Yuihama, in particular, is torn between wanting to see Tobe Sho confess his feelings and also wanting to help Ebina Hina.

After exchanging greetings, Xuehui watched as they ran off to draw lots one by one.

"When do you think the confession will happen?"

Standing by the steps, resting, Xuehui asked.

"It's impossible today. It'll probably happen tomorrow or the night after. The night after tomorrow, the last night, is the most likely." Yukino thought for a moment and then said, "Are you thinking about how to solve it?"

"I didn't think that much about it. After all, it's an internal matter of their group, and there are all sorts of people with different motives, so it's inevitable to face this kind of situation. I just find these kinds of small groups troublesome." Shaking his head, Xuehui looked at the group of people not far away, whose expressions varied as they looked at the lots they had drawn.

"By the way, I'll be leaving for a bit this evening to attend a banquet at Huakaiyuan's house. Would you like me to take you with me?"

With a slight smile, Yukino shook her head nonchalantly: "It's alright. You'll definitely be there to discuss business, so I'll just stay at the hotel and keep Shizuka company. If Shizuka is busy, I'll stay in my room and won't wander off."

Yukino knew that if she offered to go, Yukiteru would definitely take her along. Although Yukino had been receiving guidance intermittently, she knew a little about what Yukiteru was doing—things known only to a few—so she decided it was better to quietly enjoy the school trip.

Yukino's attitude is something Yukiteru has always liked. When he has questions, he'll discuss them with Yukino, and she'll think them over seriously and exchange opinions with him. As for things that he can't talk to her about, Yukino is smart enough not to pry. Although, if she wants to know, he'll tell her himself.

"Alright then, I won't stay out too long tonight. I'll be back after dinner. We can go for a night stroll together and find some good food. Let's bring Shizue along too," Yuki suggested with a smile, and Yukino softly hummed in agreement.

After discussing the evening's events, the group that went to draw lots returned. It seemed that no one had drawn an unlucky lot. Even the worst one, Tobe Sho, drew a "Suekichi" (末吉), but the contents of the lot did not seem to have anything to do with good fortune. After reading it, Yukiteru felt that it was a veiled way of advising him to abandon his plans.

However, Ye Shan stepped forward and said, "Well, the content on the slips isn't absolutely accurate. They're mostly general statements that make people feel a sense of agreement. You only know something for yourself after you've experienced it, so there's no need to be so particular. Alright, let's continue our visit."

Ye Shan's words were agreed upon by Tobe Sho and the others. Unfortunately, what he didn't know was that the lottery here was actually quite accurate, in general terms.

The situation regarding Tobe Sho became even clearer. Although the Service Club accepted the request for Tobe Sho, the various factions also received a request from Ebina Hina.