For most Asian countries today, they are increasingly inclined towards Western culture. Food, festivals and other aspects are becoming more and more Westernized, while local culture is gradually declining and even being forgotten.

"teahouse?"

This is an unnamed teahouse. According to the convenience store clerk, this shop might have Chiba's specialties. Hikigaya went in with the curiosity to try it out. Surprisingly, the interior was not as dimly lit and quaint as he had imagined. There was also no atmosphere that gave the guests a sense of seriousness and respect as soon as they entered, and they had to use honorifics when speaking.

On the contrary, the decoration of this teahouse is so ordinary that the first impression it gives Hikigaya is simplicity and spaciousness, and then relaxation.

In addition to tea cakes, the most conspicuous position in the teahouse also has peanut products, a specialty of Chiba. Then, on the nearby shelves, I really found the MAX coffee that Hikigaya had always been thinking about, and the selling price was exactly the same as in Chiba!

Well, for the sake of MAX Coffee, Hikigaya didn't bother to care why a Japanese teahouse actually sold coffee, which was such an "outrageous" act.

After paying, Hikigaya was about to leave contentedly with a bag of MAX coffee when he almost bumped into a girl who was coming in. Hikigaya dodged, but the bag of coffee fell to the ground.

"Oh, sorry, sorry. I thought not many people knew about this place, so I didn't pay much attention. Who knew... Oh, MAX Coffee? It turns out there are people who actually like this sweet coffee! I always thought it was just an urban legend!"

This sinister voice sounded a little familiar. Hikigaya looked up subconsciously, his body frozen in place, his face instantly pale, as if someone had suddenly poured a bucket of ice water on his head. His whole body was cold and he couldn't help shivering!

Yukinoshita...Haruno? !

Hikigaya looked in disbelief at the girl in front of him who was much younger than he had imagined. At that moment, all the memories of him and the girl in another world that had been buried in Hikigaya's mind came flooding back.

"Ms. Yang, Ms. Yang?!"

Hikigaya spoke subconsciously, and quickly covered his mouth the next second, but the person on the other side still heard it and showed a puzzled look on his face.

"Huh? You know me?"

Oops!

When Hikigaya saw the smile on the other person's face, he felt it was too familiar. This was a smile that was more dangerous than the devil Superman, the smile of the Great Devil!

Hikigaya has suffered a lot in the past!

The Yukinoshita Haruno in front of him looked much younger and more lively than he had imagined, but the only thing that remained unchanged was the dangerous aura emanating from her!

and many more!

Hikigaya realized belatedly that the other person was wearing the same school uniform as himself, which means... Hikigaya broke out in a cold sweat when he thought of this.

Yukinoshita Haruno's expression gradually turned cold, and she looked at the boy in front of her again. At first glance, she felt that he was gloomy, aloof, and an alienated loner. However, his appearance was surprisingly good, except for a pair of dead fish eyes.

"You're not a student in our class, are you? My memory is pretty good, but don't try to lie to me. We probably haven't met before. After all, your eyes are so recognizable. If we've met..."

Yukinoshita Haruno put on a harmless smile again, but her wolf-like, aggressive eyes completely exposed her thoughts at the moment.

Hikigaya was stunned for a moment after hearing this. Sure enough, Haruno opposite him did not recognize him. The boy with dead fish eyes was full of conflict. He hoped that Haruno opposite him would say "You are Hikigaya", but at the same time, he resisted this fantasy in a very contradictory way.

"Wait! Dead fish eyes... Oh! I remember!"

Suddenly, Yukinoshita Haruno pointed at Hikigaya, looking as if she had realized something: "No wonder I felt a sense of déjà vu when I first saw him. It turns out..."

Hikigaya was shocked. Could it be that Haruno really remembered...

"It's you! Latecomer!"

"......"

"The freshmen who ran to school on the cross-sea bridge this morning!"

Yukinoshita Haruno suddenly smiled as if she had thought of something, "But at that speed and time, you'll definitely be late. Judging from your expression, I guessed right! Late-kun!"

Hikigaya was stunned for a moment before realizing that his premonition was correct. The person sitting in that Toyota Century was...

"hehe."

Hikigaya gave a wry smile, which at the same time perfectly concealed the sadness and loneliness in the boy's heart.

Yukinoshita Haruno changed the subject and stared into Hikigaya's eyes, as if trying to see through his heart: "But... this doesn't explain why you know me, so... how do you know me?"

Several excuses flashed through Hikigaya's mind, but he rejected them all. Even though Haruno was still the youthful Great Demon, a Great Demon was still a Great Demon. If she caught wind of him, Hikigaya swore with the MAX coffee in his hand that he would die miserably! Absolutely!

And...Ms. Yang No, you are getting too close!

"Yukinoshita Haruno, the student council president of Sobu Junior High School, it would be hard not to know you, right? On the contrary, it would be incredible that you would know a small person like me." Hikigaya said in a tone that was seven parts relaxed and three parts bitter, while his body subconsciously took a step back.

When Yang No heard the familiar name 'Sobu Junior High School', she was visibly stunned: "Are you also a student at Sobu Junior High School?"

"What else? 'Yukinoshita' is always active in school sports meets, cultural festivals, extracurricular activities, and even a loner like me often hears her name praised."

What Hikigaya said was the truth. In fact, in this world line, he and Haruno became classmates. They were also the only two people Hikigaya was familiar with, but he never had the courage to take the initiative to contact or disturb them.

"I didn't expect to meet a classmate from Sobu here. It's incredible. No... it must be fate!" Yang No showed a bright smile on her face, and seemed to accept this explanation.

lie!

Others might be deceived by Haruno's smile, but Hikigaya knew it was just a mask with a smile on its face.

"Well, I have something urgent to do, so I'll leave first."

Hikigaya was about to run away, but the next second, his arm was wrapped by something soft. Yang No frowned slightly, puffed up his cheeks, and said in a feigned anger: "Late, you are too cunning. You know everything about me, but I still don't know your name. This is too unfair!"

Hikigaya only felt numb all over, as if paralyzed by an electric current. This kind of girl who knows how to use cuteness, coquettishness, and even body movements is hard to resist for any teenage boy!

"Hikigaya Hachiman."

Hikigaya hesitated for a moment before speaking, but he didn't dare look her in the eye. At the same time, he tried to pull his arm away, but was squeezed even more stimulatingly!

hiss!

Hikigaya took a deep breath instantly, but his face remained expressionless. However, if you looked carefully, you could see that the dead-eyed boy's ears had turned red. However, a certain girl seemed to be thinking about something and did not notice this.

"What about the class?"

"First Year D Class."

"You're... Class D?"

Although it was not obvious, Hikigaya still caught the abnormality in Haruno's expression, so he took advantage of the time when the other party was distracted and did not care about the remaining MAX coffee on the ground and hurriedly escaped from the clutches of the devil.

Looking at Hikigaya's fleeing back, Yang No couldn't help but smile silently, but the next second, the smile on her face disappeared instantly.

"Have you seen enough?"

"You know that I have difficulty moving, so you came here early. As for other people's privacy, haha, I don't have the habit of eavesdropping." A petite silver-haired girl wearing a beret came out from behind the screen and said with a smile.

When she saw the girl coming out with a cane in hand, a warm smile like the spring breeze appeared on her face again: "It turned out to be Xiao Sakayanagi, if I didn't know you, I would have thought you were a little mouse that appeared from nowhere?

But is it okay to go it alone? It must be hard to get used to coming to this school without the careful care of the servants at home, right? It's very dangerous for a cute girl like Kosakayanagi to go it alone. If something happens to her... As a classmate, I'll be very sad.

The silver-haired girl known as 'Kosakayanagi' didn't care about the other meanings in someone's words. She just smiled slightly and said, "Thank you for your concern, Yukinoshita-san. Thank you for reminding me that I do need a servant to take care of me when I come to this school. I wonder if the helpful Yukinoshita-san can be qualified?"

Haruno's expression didn't change at all, and she continued to smile. "It's a great honor to serve the daughter of the Sakayanagi family, but generally speaking, the height difference between the caregiver and the cared for shouldn't be too great, otherwise it will only backfire. Am I right, petite Sakayanagi-san?"

After Haruno finished speaking, the atmosphere in the air became noticeably colder. After two or three seconds of silence, the silver-haired girl covered her mouth and chuckled, "Yukinoshita-san, I was just joking just now. Don't be too nervous. I've actually found a suitable candidate. She's a very good girl, and in some ways she's very similar to Yukinoshita-san."

The silver-haired girl seemed to not want to discuss this topic any further, and then changed the subject, with a hint of sarcasm in her tone: "But you're lucky to meet your former classmates in this school on the first day of school. Yukinoshita-san is quite lucky."

"Haha, former classmates? This is just the other party's one-sided statement. Who knows whether it is true or not?" Yang Nai chuckled, not caring at all.

The silver-haired girl couldn't help but narrow her eyes, trying to read useful information from Yang No's face, and then said meaningfully: "I remember that boy just now seemed to be from Class D, right?"

Unfortunately, the silver-haired girl was disappointed.

"Whether it's Class A or Class D, it doesn't make much difference to us..." Yang No stretched and said with a nonchalant smile, "Because everyone knows that the future has already been written, so... I just want to enjoy these three years of freedom."

The silver-haired girl just looked at the other person silently, smiling without saying a word.

Haha, what a liar!

Chapter 7 The Rational Monster

"What a thrill!"

Hikigaya, who successfully escaped from the devil and returned to the student dormitory, was still in shock. Bad things had happened one after another since the morning, and Hikigaya was already feeling very tired.

Get a key card with 407 written on it and a student dormitory regulations manual from the administrator. Each student has an independent and private dormitory.

The space of about 4 square meters is more than enough for a single room, and the small room is fully equipped with brand new bedding, water heater, air conditioner, washing machine and other home appliances, and even a small kitchen!

Even though he was mentally prepared, Hikigaya couldn't help but sigh that this school was "really fucking rich!"

Hikigaya lay on the brand new sheets, his tense emotions gradually relaxing. His mind unconsciously recalled the familiar figure he had met not long ago, and the memories that had been forgotten by him once again flooded into his mind.

This is Hikigaya's third year in this world. He spent the last two years of junior high school and then came to Tokyo to attend a high school. The life trajectory of the man he knew as 'Hikigaya Hachiman' is completely different!

In fact, after being diagnosed with puberty syndrome, Hikigaya gave up struggling and tried hard to seal those memories in the corner of his memory.

Even though Yukinoshita Haruno existed in Sobu Province, he never dared to contact her... or he was always afraid that 'this Haruno is not that Haruno'. In fact, today's unexpected encounter has indeed confirmed this.

However, Yang No in this world line seems to be almost identical in every aspect except that she does not have that memory.

Some people say that when you rediscover the forgotten past, memories will come flooding back like a tide.

The unexpected encounter with Haruno in this unfamiliar environment reawakened Hikigaya's past memories and that painful experience. He tried and struggled, but in the end he was still unable to change anything. He even tried to pray to gods and fantasize about that impossible result, but in the end he found that it was just his wishful thinking.

The stark reality told him that there was no going back.

Is Hikigaya so persistent just because of the regret and unwillingness in his heart?

Yes, no.

After being enlightened by Teacher Shizuka on the bridge that night, at that moment, Hikigaya sincerely felt that joining the Service Club, being able to meet Yukino Yukinoshita, Yuigahama Yui, the little angel Ayaka, and of course, Isshiki Iroha, and experiencing all the big and small things together, was such a lucky time, and it was also the relationship he cherished the most.

With the inexplicable puberty syndrome, he can no longer touch this luck, along with the regret and the frankness that he has not yet expressed, which are also buried deep in his heart.

"Hikigaya, have you forgotten what happened before? Maybe it's just your own presumptuous expectations and wishful thinking that you're lucky to have met them."

Hikigaya, lying on the bed, looked at the spotless white ceiling and smiled self-deprecatingly: "Perhaps not having this stain on them is their greatest fortune."

Being connected to yourself is the greatest misfortune.

This result might be the best arrangement, because this way they will never encounter a troublesome guy like me again.

He was even diagnosed as a mentally ill outcast.

"But... it's great to meet Haruno again." Hikigaya muttered with dull eyes.

Lone Ranger Rule 5:

A true lone ranger doesn’t need friends, just a sister is enough!

.......

Retracting his scattered thoughts, Hikigaya regained his composure and slowly extended his hand: "System."

Hey, why is there no movement?

Seeing this, Hikigaya yelled again, "System!"

A few seconds passed and nothing happened.

Are those cheats called "Systems" in online novels and light novels all just fantasies? Where's the "System" cheat that's supposed to be essential for those who've traveled through time and space? Where's the grandfather hidden in the ring? Or maybe a grandmother instead?

"system!"

One second, two seconds...still no movement.

"This is mentally retarded."

Instead, it was Hikigaya who couldn't help laughing out loud first. The occasional second-year fantasy was a good mood regulator. As for whether he really had such thoughts in his heart, even he himself didn't know.

"If Komachi or Shizuka-sensei find out, I might get arrested again." Hikigaya covered his forehead and murmured to himself.

After calming down.

Hikigaya casually picked up the dormitory regulations manual and looked through it. It was nothing more than the same old rules, such as the date for taking out the garbage, the curfew time, and the prohibition of boys from going to the girls' dormitory.

"this......."

Hikigaya suddenly came across a message that said [No romantic relationships that are inappropriate for high school students], and his expression became quite strange, because he remembered that the convenience stores he had visited before had small balloons placed near the cash registers, and... they were not complete.

"Is this considered stealing the bell while covering one's ears?"

Of course he understood that this was a preventive measure prepared by the school, but if he thought about it more deeply, he felt that there was a certain deliberate suggestion in it!

At the same time, Hikigaya also recalled a strange thing that happened after entering the new campus today, that is, there are so many surveillance cameras on campus!

At first he didn't investigate it too deeply, but later when he was looking for vending machines selling MAX coffee on campus, he accidentally discovered that there were surprisingly few surveillance cameras in some places, such as special teaching buildings, or sparsely populated areas, with only a few or even none at all!

This actually caused Hikigaya to be suspicious. He was told that the school budget was insufficient, but Hikigaya was the first one who didn't believe it!

In fact, it is easy to understand the intention of the school to install so many surveillance cameras. It is similar to the reason for installing surveillance networks in modern society. It is nothing more than preventing students from violating regulations and ensuring safety. It also has a warning and deterrent effect.

But if you think about it the other way around...

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