"No, absolutely not!"
Haruno originally just thought it was a little joke, but Hikigaya kept backing down. This "stubbornness" made Haruno feel inexplicably unhappy, and she didn't even notice it herself.
"Could this be the reason why Hikigaya-kun is disliked? Being able to stick to your own ideas is a good thing, but sometimes it can also become an obstacle for others to understand you. What do you think?"
Hikigaya surprisingly didn't refute this time. He was silent for a moment and nodded. "What you said is correct, but gaining the approval of others, this approval... is it real? Changing yourself, gaining the approval of others, becoming a popular person, is this kind of self real?
In the end, it's just a symbol that meets the expectations of "everyone," becoming someone who understands the air and the atmosphere. This is a fake."
You become a 'good classmate' in the eyes of your classmates, a 'good student' in the eyes of your teachers, a 'good son' in the eyes of your parents, and a 'good employee' recognized by the company, but in the end, you have never become a true 'self'.
"Hikigaya-kun, your thoughts are very dangerous."
Yang No couldn't help but narrow her eyes and looked at the dead-eyed boy in front of her again: "You are denying your own growth potential! People can't live independently without society. Such people will only drown in their ideals. According to you, do popular people have no value in themselves?"
"I don't deny that, but there's a difference between changing yourself to be popular and changing yourself to be popular."
"So Hikigaya-kun thinks that if he changes himself, he can become popular?"
"No... I'm the kind of person who would only become more unpopular if I changed."
Yang Nai couldn't help but burst out laughing: "Haha, that's true when I think about it."
In this world line, Hikigaya and Haruno were strangers yesterday and had not even met more than twice, but they got along and talked surprisingly well, and neither of them seemed to realize it.
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Chapter 15 My sister is so cute
"I'm Hashigaki, the captain of the Kyudo Club..."
At this time, on the stage in the center of the gymnasium, a woman wearing a Kyudo uniform introduced her club to everyone.
Following closely, the leaders of the school's top sports clubs came forward to introduce themselves, including the baseball club's captain and catcher Miyuki, the volleyball club's captain Ikawa, the swimming club's Tachibana, and so on.
In addition to these popular sports clubs, there are also many chess and card clubs and less popular clubs, such as flower arrangement, tea ceremony, calligraphy, karuta, etc.
Among them, there is also a very special competitive card sport, Mahjong!
When Hikigaya traveled back to the past, in addition to the changes in the interpersonal relationships around him, the outside world also underwent certain changes, such as the globally popular competitive mahjong sport, or the era of the now very popular girl bands. These are all completely different from Hikigaya's original world line.
At this moment, the atmosphere in the gymnasium suddenly became a little strange. Both of them subconsciously looked towards the gymnasium stage, where only a boy wearing glasses was left.
The other person exuded a serious atmosphere that was completely different from the previous club recruitment leader. Hikigaya also noticed the attitude of the senior student who was previously in charge of club recruitment. He was unexpectedly serious and attentive. It was obvious that this sudden pressure came from the senior student on the stage.
Not everyone is sensitive enough to catch the subtle changes in the atmosphere in the air. Many freshmen are not aware of this problem and even laugh at you. I'm talking about you two, a pair of idiots who can't read the atmosphere at all!
That’s right, Ike, Yamauchi, Sudo and others also came to the club to recruit new members. It is worth mentioning that there was also a face-palmed guy and an iceberg girl who accompanied them. It turns out that the relationship between the two is so good?
However, many people soon became aware of the surrounding atmosphere. The originally noisy gymnasium suddenly became quiet as if a button was pressed. The entire gymnasium was "dominated" by this student. Then the senior student on the stage began to introduce himself.
"Horikita Manabu, the student council president?"
Hikigaya couldn't help but think to himself, he is worthy of being the student council president of this school, no wonder he has such a strong aura.
"...In principle, you are not allowed to participate in both student union and club activities at the same time. Students interested in joining should be aware of this."
“The university recognized and gave our student union the right and mission to change the rules and regulations…”
“We will fairly assess the value of each student, so the student union does not welcome students with naive ideas…”
"We only welcome students who can understand this!"
After saying this, the dignified third-year student council president left the stage. After a few dozen seconds, the noise in the venue resumed.
"interesting."
Hikigaya murmured that the student council president's speech was very brief in both duration and content, but the information revealed in it was very worthy of deep thought.
If you don't understand the truth about this school, it would be difficult to understand the true meaning of the student council president's words just now. Not only that, Chabashira-sensei's speech on the first day of school and the rules and regulations in the student handbook also seem to hide some secrets waiting to be discovered.
Obviously, compared to the silent senior students, most of the freshmen were unaware of this, but there was one exception.
"Yukinoshita-san, do you want to join the student council?"
Seeing the faint smile on Haruno's face, Hikigaya felt certain for some reason that Haruno already knew the truth about the school.
However, Haruno didn't answer Hikigaya's question. Instead, she continued, "Hikigaya-kun, you know what? This is the Holy Grail that can grant any wish! Don't you have any wishes or ideals you want to fulfill?"
A wish that you want to fulfill?
Hikigaya was stunned for a moment, then felt a pang of bitterness in his heart, but his face showed no change of emotion: "If I had to say what my wish is... probably to be a househusband."
I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Yang No’s smile seemed to break for a moment.
"My ideal is to be a househusband. Of course, if this ideal cannot be realized, even I can only work hard and honestly, and eventually become a corporate slave that can be seen everywhere." Hikigaya simply gave it his all and said without any shame at all.
"Uh, how should I put it, this ideal... is quite unique."
"It's okay, laugh if you want to." Hikigaya said expressionlessly.
As soon as she finished speaking, Yang Nai, who had been trying hard to suppress her laughter, finally burst into laughter, and one could even see tears in the corners of her eyes.
Hey, is that really that exaggerated? Give me some face!
"Honestly, I've never met anyone as interesting as you. Saying 'I want to be a househusband' is a sure way to get socially dead!" Yang Noi said admiringly, holding her heaving chest and breathing slightly.
"Huh? An ideal is an expectation, a yearning, right? If you can't even bring yourself to express it, then even the gods can't help you achieve it."
In fact, Hikigaya does not hate his work, nor does he really want to be a gigolo maintained by women. He just simply hates interpersonal communication in society and hates to carefully handle relationships with colleagues, clients, and superiors.
Ideals are ideal because of the existence of reality. Therefore, Hikigaya's ideal of becoming a househusband does not conflict with the fact that he may eventually become a corporate slave who squeezes on the train all day, works 996 or even 007.
He knows the difference between reality and ideal better than anyone else.
"Tsk tsk, saying you want to be a househusband in front of girls will get you penalized. Is this the real reason why Hikigaya-kun isn't popular with girls?"
"If love and marriage both need lies to maintain them, then I'd rather remain single forever. As long as Komachi is around, it doesn't matter!"
The boy with dead eyes had experienced many "social failures" related to girls and love, such as one of the three major illusions in life, "thinking that the other person likes him too", and then being rejected when he confessed his love; returning home at the same time as the girl he secretly loved (simply going the same way) and being mistaken for a stalker, etc., so he no longer had the stupid idea of "whether there are girls who like him".
"Excuse me, Komachi...who is it?"
"Of course...sister!"
Yang Nai's eyes widened, and she covered her mouth in surprise: "Did I know a secret that I shouldn't know? No! Should I call the police now?"
Hikigaya's face was filled with black lines, but he pretended to be calm and said, "The relationship between Komachi and I is absolutely pure! Liking my sister is justice! There's nothing wrong with it. You can't... just smear my innocence out of thin air!"
Then he silently added in his heart: Of course, this matter must not be known by his father who is controlled by his daughter, otherwise he will definitely not be buried!
"Indeed, there's nothing wrong with liking a younger sister. But why are you so proud to say, 'liking a younger sister is justice'?! You should deny it three times and then immediately apologize!"
Facing Haruno's righteous accusation, Hikigaya showed no reflection or shame at all, and it was even like "My sister is so cute" was written on his face!
Chapter 16: The Flower of Sobu Takamine
"What a disgusting sister-con!"
"Thank you, this is the best compliment you can give me."
"......"
Yono was silent for a while. It seemed that this was the first time she met someone like Hikigaya who was so shameless and not afraid of social death at all. Why was this guy so shameless?
This is the wall of the Lone Ranger's heart, Hikigaya thought to himself.
"As expected...Hikigaya-kun is very interesting! It's really delightful~" The corners of Haruno's mouth curled up slightly, as if she was surprised to have 'found a toy' by accident.
Hikigaya originally thought that his "evil deeds" would dissuade Haruno from leaving, but he still underestimated Haruno, or he still couldn't guess what she was thinking.
At the same time, I felt a vague sense of unease in my heart. I couldn't let the other party lead me by the nose anymore!
Hikigaya suddenly distanced himself from the two of them and said in a stiff tone, "Yukinoshita-san, our relationship isn't that good yet."
This is what Hikigaya has been confused about from the beginning. In this world line, Haruno should be meeting Hikigaya for the first time, and in his eyes, she should be a "stranger" who has met no more than three times.
"Isn't it a happy thing to meet former junior high school classmates in a strange place? It's normal for alumni to take care of and help each other." Yang Nai answered as a matter of course.
Indeed, in certain situations, things like coming from the same school or place can indeed become reasons to "help each other" and stick together for warmth, which is very common even in society. Even further, isn't it the same with factions of fellow students?
"With Yukinoshita-san's abilities, she doesn't need the help of a useless person like me. Rather, I'm a troublesome guy who only hinders her and isn't worthy of your help at all."
"Eh? Hikigaya-kun, you think too little of yourself. In your eyes, I'm so outstanding and unattainable? Is it because I'm the student council president of a junior high school that you have a preconceived notion of me? I'm just an ordinary little girl~"
Haruno even pretended to complain, but Hikigaya didn't fall for it at all.
"If Yukinoshita-san, who was unanimously elected student council president as a sophomore in junior high, has received unanimous recognition and praise from surrounding schools, topped the 'most popular student' list for three consecutive years, and even successfully organized a 'multi-school joint charity event' that made the Chiba Evening News, earning her the nickname 'Sobu's Highland Flower,' isn't outstanding enough, then I have nothing to say."
Hikigaya's face was expressionless at this moment, but anyone could hear the sarcasm in his tone.
"What? It turns out Hikigaya-kun knows a lot~" Haruno smiled with narrowed eyes.
"Thank you for the compliment. This should be 'common sense' for students at Sobu Junior High School."
"But I must point out one mistake."
Haruno's smile faded, and a look of unexpected seriousness appeared on her face. "A person's power is limited. Often, the apparent strength that everyone sees is the result of the silent hard work of many people. If you think that Yukinoshita Haruno is excellent just because of this, it would be unfair to them."
That's true, but as a leader, Haruno's dedication and excellence are absolutely indispensable. Of course, Hikigaya thinks that Haruno is deliberately hiding her shortcomings and changing the subject, which is also her favorite method.
If he wasn't careful, it would be easy for Haruno to take control of the conversation, so Hikigaya decided...it would be better to run away.
But the next second, Haruno suddenly stepped forward and grabbed Hikigaya's wrist.
"Actually, I'm here to apologize for what happened yesterday."
"Yesterday was just a minor accident, and no one was hurt, so please don't contact us in the future..."
"You may have misunderstood." Yang No shook her head gently, a complicated look flashed in her eyes as she looked at Hikigaya. She sighed slightly and said, "I'm apologizing for 'forgetting Hikigaya'."
"Wha...what?"
Hikigaya could feel his heart skip a beat for a moment, but the hope that had ignited in an instant was suddenly extinguished the next second.
"Three years ago, on the first day of school at Sobu Junior High School, you were in a car accident, right?"
As expected, Haruno didn't have 'that memory'.
Hikigaya seemed to have lost all his strength in an instant, and his expression was a little listless.
The most devastating thing is that hope that is ignited in an instant is ruthlessly extinguished in the next second.
After a brief silence, Hikigaya, looking dejected, finally spoke: "Yukinoshita-san, do you... already know about that?"
Haruno nodded, and upon seeing Hikigaya's admission, she felt unexpectedly relieved. "When we first met yesterday, I felt like we'd been together before. At first, I thought our 'first meeting' was at the sea bridge, but then I realized our 'first encounter' must have been even earlier."
In this world line, Hikigaya Junior High School got into a car accident at the beginning of the school year. The person in the car was not Yukino, but the person in front of him... Haruno!
Even Hikigaya couldn't understand what kind of "bad fate" this was. The only two car accidents he had encountered so far were caused by the Yukinoshita sisters in turn!
Regarding the car accident, in order to protect Haruno, who had just entered junior high school, the entire incident was negotiated and the compensation results were discussed by the driver, Yukinoshita's parents, and Hikigaya's parents.
Hikigaya and Haruno, who are at the center of the incident, are completely unaware of the situation. They even go to the same school and the same grade, but they never know each other and have no intersection at all. This is exactly the same situation as Hikigaya and Yukino in high school!
From the perspective of everyone except Hikigaya, the two should be described as strangers, but in fact Hikigaya himself knows everything about this matter.
But judging from Yang No's attitude and reaction yesterday, she really didn't recognize me, and three years have passed. How could she remember and figure out the whole thing in just one night?
As if guessing Hikigaya's inner thoughts, Haruno revealed a sly smile: "After all, it's only the first day of school, there are always some loopholes that can be exploited. Hehe, I just used a little trick that is not worthy of being mentioned on the surface, but it will only happen this time."
Well, Hikigaya didn't bother to think about what the "little trick" that Haruno mentioned was. He always felt like there was some trap waiting for him.
"I never thought there was such a connection between Hikigaya-kun and me. It's a small world indeed."
"Ahem, just a reminder, 'fate' should be used to describe beautiful things, and 'bad fate' should be more accurate."
After a moment of hesitation, Haruno couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Haha~~ Hikigaya-kun, has anyone ever told you that you have a natural sense of humor? So, Hikigaya clearly recognized me yesterday, but deliberately misled me, is that right?"
As she spoke later, Haruno's originally resentful tone gradually turned cold, and she looked at Hikigaya with cold eyes.
Chapter 17 Such a dazzling sun
It was beyond Hikigaya's expectation that Haruno could understand the details of the car accident three years ago in such a short time. He clearly wanted to cut the Gordian knot and sever these parallel lines that should not intersect, but they were unexpectedly entangled again.
Facing Haruno's questioning, and sensing the sign that Haruno seemed to be 'really angry', Hikigaya lowered his head and sighed, "I'm sorry."
Haruno's expression softened slightly, and after shaking her head gently, she asked, "Hikigaya-kun, do you know which country is the most innocent in the world?"
"The simplest?"
Hikigaya frowned. Was this some kind of brain teaser? He tentatively answered, "Japanese?"
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