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"Hikigaya, your mind is as rotten as your eyes." Yukinoshita pushed Hikigaya's hands away with disgust, then took two steps back with her hands protecting her chest.

"What are you protecting? What is there to protect?"

"You are indeed a pure pervert, Hikigaya-kun." Yukinoshita's expression was like that of a non-existent Avenger-class character in a certain pay-to-win mobile game.

"How can I be considered a pervert? I mean well. Any normal person would misunderstand your weird club name, okay?" Although he knew that he had some misunderstandings, Hikigaya believed that the main fault was not his.

"Serve the ministry, serve the light, help those in need, save those in trouble, and stand up when the world is in danger."

"So do you want to be an assassin or a Division agent? Don't think that if you speak seriously I will pretend that I don't know that there are lines from Assassin's Creed and The Division in it. I have played these two games."

Perhaps because she was ruthlessly exposed by Hikigaya, Yukinoshita lowered her head with a blush on her face, but she soon cheered up, "Maybe I want to be a hero. This world is full of disasters, all kinds of monsters and strange disasters appear one after another. I was once attacked by a man-eating monster and was saved by my current master, so I think this world needs more heroes."

"It's not easy to be a hero. Are you sure you have what it takes? Hunting monsters is not like volunteering or helping an old lady cross the street." Hikigaya stopped being nonchalant and asked Yukinoshita seriously.

"Do you want to try it?" Yukinoshita looked at Hikigaya with a determined look.

Yukinoshita and Hikigaya moved a little distance apart, then put down her schoolbag and took out two exquisite metal handles from it.

"You're probably the type to carry a weapon with you, Hikigaya."

Facing Hikigaya, Yukinoshita stood with her legs apart, bent down, placed her left hand in front of her body and her right hand behind her back. Along with a unique sound, the two metal handles in Yukinoshita's hands emitted a black and white shining light. They were two lightsabers. The sword bodies hummed and seemed to be able to cut through any object.

"You've figured out all this. I brought it but do we have to fight here?" Hikigaya looked at the narrow corridor while dismantling the ribs of the umbrella in his hand, leaving behind a cane that looked a bit retro.

"It's true that we can't relax too much in the competition here. Let's go to the playground. There should be no one in the school at this time." After saying that, Yukinoshita jumped directly out of the window.

"Wow, which floor is this? It's definitely not the first floor, buddy." Hikigaya said this but his body was still honest as he jumped down.

Hikigaya fell to the ground and rolled, while Yukinoshita fell to the ground and crouched, neither of them making much noise.

"I'm going to get on, Hikigaya."

"Bang" That was the sound made by Yukinoshita's instant acceleration. Yukinoshita's figure quickly approached Hikigaya, and Hikigaya could clearly hear the crisp sound of the grass being trampled.

Yukinoshita jumped high and fell towards Hikigaya's position. Hikigaya jumped back to create a little distance, but the moment Yukinoshita landed on the ground, the ground immediately vibrated unexpectedly for Hikigaya, which made Hikigaya's body inevitably unstable. Seeing that his blade falling had achieved the effect he expected, Yukinoshita rushed forward quickly, wielding two lightsabers in both hands and slashing at Hikigaya at an extremely fast speed.

Hikigaya raised his staff and kept blocking. Amid the sparks and sounds of weapons clashing, Hikigaya's figure kept flashing, avoiding or blocking Yukinoshita's attacks one by one.

Seeing that her quick attack wasn't working, Yukinoshita backhandedly grasped the lightsaber with her right hand and swung it forward, sending a stream of orange aura towards Hikigaya.

Hikigaya, who had already estimated the length of Yukinoshita's weapon and was about to perform an edge OB operation, was knocked to the ground by the unexpected orange wave of flames. Then, feeling a sense of crisis coming from above, he quickly rolled backwards and avoided Yukinoshita's subsequent jump and slash. Hikigaya observed the ground attacked by Yukinoshita. It was obviously just a lightsaber slashing downwards, but the burn marks on the grass spread radially to the surroundings. Is this a special attack method? The attack range of the weapon is not as simple as it seems.

"What's wrong with that move just now? It feels like it's completely out of the same system." Hikigaya was helpless after standing up again.

"Who knows." Yukinoshita put away a lightsaber and made a gesture to draw the sword.

"Swordsman?" Hikigaya narrowed his eyes, clenched his cane, and prepared to block Yukinoshita's swordsmanship.

"Clang!" After blocking it, Hikigaya attacked quickly. Because it usually takes some time to adjust the body after drawing the sword, this is an excellent time to attack.

No! Yukinoshita's half-smile made Hikigaya's heart go off with alarm.

Another sword-drawing attack came from mid-air, "Two?!" Hikigaya hastily adjusted his forward posture and raised his cane to block, his hands a little numb from the shock.

"It seems that I have the upper hand in this round." Yukinoshita tapped her shoulder frivolously with the hilt of her lightsaber.

"I have to admit that you were stronger just now." Hikigaya threw the weapon to his other hand and shook his hand which was numb from the blow from Yukinoshita.

"Let's begin the second round." The two men started fighting again, swords and staffs intertwined, and Hikigaya found that his attacks were blocked by Yukinoshita in unimaginable ways. Although he could also block her attacks, and the two seemed to be fighting back and forth, Hikigaya was still a little panicked. Many of his attacks just now were very tricky and in blind spots. This guy must have turned on automatic blocking.

Oh my god, I'm not going to meet a real big guy, are all Japanese high school students so strong... This can't be... Ultra Instinct... I remembered that my mentor Van once mentioned that there is such a realm where various parts of the body can automatically perform conditioned reflex attacks and defenses. Hikigaya was a little worried that he would be defeated and beaten.

With a tentative attitude, Hikigaya pressed the mechanism on his cane to transform it into a chain blade, and swung it towards Yukinoshita, hitting her! I was overthinking! There was nothing to be afraid of!

"A vile weapon."

"Then you have to be careful, after all, this is a hunter." Hikigaya turned the chain blade back into a cane, poked the ground with a kind smile on his face.

'Po Jun Sheng Long'

Yukinoshita used her shoulder to hit Hikigaya, but Hikigaya easily dodged it by jumping back. Just as he was about to follow up with another uppercut, a sudden kick knocked Yukinoshita to the ground, causing her to roll.

"It's a courtesy, no need to thank me. By the way, I want to remind you that when you're fighting, don't just stare at other people's weapons. Yukinoshita, that's a disadvantage."

"Forget it, anything is fine. This is my last blow, Hikigaya." Although the two of them seemed to be evenly matched, Yukinoshita could see that Hikigaya was not serious. Hunters are not good at sparring with others, and the gap between her and him might be a bit big... Thinking of this, Yukinoshita smiled bitterly in her heart, but as a sword spirit, the sword will not hesitate. Use your strongest moves and slash forward with all your strength!

'Dragon Breaks the Sky'

Holding the two swords in a strange posture, Yukinoshita transformed into a dragon and rushed straight towards Hikigaya, unstoppable.

"I saw it." Hikigaya waved his left hand across his chest and slapped the dragon apart.

Yukinoshita couldn't believe it. With just a slap of her hands, her stance was broken. Moreover, this attack felt like being bounced back, and she felt so uncomfortable that she wanted to vomit.

With her attack interrupted, Yukinoshita threw Hikigaya to the ground in a scientific way, and then lay there, unable to return to reality for a long time.

"I said, can you get up first?"

The words awakened the dreamer, and Yukinoshita looked at Hikigaya, who was pressed under her with his head tilted to the side.

"Why are you blushing?"

"It's the first time... I might feel a little suffocated..."

After Yukinoshita stood up, she gently kicked Hikigaya with her foot and said, "Let's go. No more fighting."

Hikigaya stood up with a jerk. "Well, we don't want to fight anymore, let's go back... By the way, count me in as a member of the Service Club."

"Yeah." Putting away his weapon, Yukinoshita patted Hikigaya's shoulder, looking like a leader who has high hopes for him, and then turned and left.

Looking at the girl who had not yet gone far, Hikigaya felt that he should say goodbye: "Take care, Yukinoshita. See you tomorrow."

Yukinoshita turned around and looked at Hikigaya in surprise, as if it was the first time someone said goodbye to her... But she still replied normally, "Okay, see you tomorrow." She waved to Hikigaya and continued on her way home.

"A girl who wants to be a hero... That's quite interesting. Life won't be too boring this way." Hikigaya said to himself, and then laughed softly.

In this way, the high-energy youth of the two began.

There are pictures here, which can be viewed after the updated version

4. Tonight’s supper at the Hikigaya family

Chiba is still ablaze with lights at night, and the few stars in the ink-painted sky are stubbornly emitting their light, but compared to the bustling and bustling city, they are so faint.

After parting with Yukinoshita for a long time, Hikigaya strolled through the bustling streets of Chiba, wanting to see this hometown that he had been away from for some years.

It's getting late, time to go back.

Hikigaya waved his hands and politely rejected the request of the sexy older sister standing on the roadside, "Young man, do you want to play with us?" After all, Hikigaya himself was not the kind of person who was too playful. At this time, as a high school student, he should really go home. If he was late, his family would worry.

"I'm back." Hikigaya pushed open the door of his home.

"Onii-chan, welcome back." A sweet and gentle voice reached Hikigaya's ears. It was his sister, Hikigaya Komachi, the best sister in the world and one of the cutest creatures that ever ruled this world.

Hikigaya Hachiman walked into the room and found Komachi lying on the sofa in her pajamas, playing with her phone.

Huh? Wearing pajamas? Hikigaya tilted his eyes to look at the clock on the wall. It was 10:20. Sure enough, if he guessed correctly, his sister's next sentence should be!

"Onii-chan, I'm so hungry, what should I do?" Komachi said this casually without any special tone.

Ten twenty is not a special time. To be precise, what is special is the time period from ten to twelve o'clock. During this time period, people in the world are divided into two camps, those who eat midnight snacks and those who do not.

When you choose to eat supper, a series of questions arise: What should I do when I am hungry? Cook at home or eat out? Order takeout or go out to buy food? Who will buy it? What should I cook? You order takeout, you cook, I don’t want to move, can I take care of it next time?

How to make yourself pay less when eating midnight snacks is something that everyone who chooses to eat midnight snacks will inevitably consider. This is human nature.

Hikigaya Hachiman sat on another sofa and put down his things.

"Can I cook some noodles for you?" As an older brother, Hachiman thought he should take a step back first.

"Noodles again...I don't want to eat noodles~~~" Komachi kept stomping on the sofa, venting her dissatisfaction with this suggestion.

"Onii-chan, can you please go out and buy something to eat? It's not convenient for me to go out in my pajamas."

Yes, of course I know you wear pajamas because it's not convenient to go out...

Although this is not the first time this method has been used, it is a method that has always been useful.

"Go out and buy some food, Bari-chan. I don't want to eat noodles anymore. I don't want to eat anymore. Look, I even took off my shoes. Isn't it just right for you to go out and buy some food?" Komachi deliberately raised her calves to Hikigaya, as if she was afraid that Hikigaya would not believe what she said.

"Okay, okay, forget it if you don't want to eat noodles. But there's nothing to eat around here, so I'll make you something else." Hikigaya Hachiman gave up struggling. After all, a brother couldn't refuse his sister's request.

"Yeah! (＾－＾)V, long live Brother! You scored very high for Komachi just now!"

Hikigaya opened the refrigerator, which contained many eggs, a pack of fish balls, a pack of small sausages, and a basket next to the refrigerator with some radishes, lettuce, and onions.

Hikigaya looked at the time. It was already 10:40. There was not much time left for a dish. His sister would not go to bed too late, so it was better to finish the midnight snack as soon as possible. It would be best to leave some time to digest before going to bed. Therefore, he had to choose dishes that took a shorter time to cook.

Hikigaya took two packages of fish balls, sausages, and two eggs into the kitchen, and also took some of the various items in the basket.

Hikigaya took out a small pot and boiled the water, which would take about five minutes.

Of course you can't just sit there and wait during this time. Wash the lettuce, separate the fish balls and sausages, and cut some V-shaped cuts on the sausages. Hikigaya believes that this will make the flavor better when cooking.

Holding a knife in one hand and a radish in the other, Hikigaya skillfully used the knife to peel the radish, "Not broken, perfect." Then he quickly cut the radish into pieces of appropriate sizes. His movements were smooth and pleasing to the eye, which made people wonder why you are so skilled.

Without putting down the kitchen knife in his right hand, Hikigaya skillfully picked up the green onions with his left hand, placed them on the chopping board and grouped them together. After a rhythmic sound like music, a pile of green onion pieces of the same size were left on the chopping board.

When the water boiled, Hikigaya put some dried fish fillets and shrimps into it to make the base soup. These two ingredients are available in most Japanese family kitchens, and Hikigaya's family is no exception.

It takes some time to cook the soup until it has color. When it has a little color, put the radish, fish balls, sausages, lettuce, and eggs that you have just prepared into the pot and cook until cooked through. Wash the eggs and put them in. Of course, note that lettuce cooks faster and radish cooks slower. It is also best to cook the fish balls for a longer time. It is not impossible to put them in at the same time, but it will have a greater impact on the taste of the lettuce.

You can eat it directly when it’s cooked. Some people like it that way, but I personally like it with some sauce.

Hikigaya took out a small dish, poured a little sesame oil and soy sauce into it, poured a little of the boiled soup into it and mixed it with the chopped green onions.

Oyster sauce, chili sauce, and mustard sauce can all be added. I personally like to add chili sauce. Compared to pure soy sauce, semi-solid condiments such as chili sauce are more attractive and have a more direct impact on the taste. If you can accept coriander, you might as well add some.

"It's done."

Hikigaya scooped up the cooked food one by one and put it into the small pot he had just washed. The food filled the small pot and looked really great, making people reluctant to destroy it. Although it was a bit troublesome to arrange the ingredients, it was more beautiful than pouring everything into a bowl, and it would also make the dish more delicious.

"Komachi, here's your midnight snack, oden, enjoy it slowly." Hikigaya placed the small pot of food in front of Komachi, with a simply prepared sauce next to it.

"Oh~~ My brother is awesome." Looking at the midnight snack in front of her, Komachi's eyes flashed with a cross-shaped light.

"It's just a quick boil, eat it while it's hot."

"Yeah." Komachi nodded cutely like a newborn bird.

"Hey." Hikigaya smiled and handed the chopsticks to his sister.