Crossover anime, Hachiman's childhood friend's growth diary

"How could nothing be wrong? You need to rest well. I've already talked to your dad, and he'll come to take care of you after get off work today."

"Oh, is Dad okay with work?"

"He's had a bit more free time these past few days."

So, will I be able to eat with my parents again in the next few days?

The sudden happiness surprised Su Shi, but what her mother said next made her even more incredulous.

"By the way, when I came back, I think a student from your school passed by. Is he your friend?"

"Students from our school?"

Her breath caught in her throat for a moment, and all the lost memories rushed back as if they had been activated. Could it be that she wasn't dreaming?

To verify his guess, Su Shi looked to the side and saw the notebook and some medicine from his dream now lying quietly on the chair.

So, did Hachiman really come here?

A warm feeling welled up in her eyes, and in order not to let her mother notice her emotions, Su Shi quickly explained, "I don't know, Mom must have seen it wrong. Mom, I want to sleep a little longer."

"Okay, Mom will be outside. Remember to call me if anything happens."

After her mother left the room, Su Shi could no longer hold back her tears of emotion and hid under the covers to cry.

Great.

She wasn't an unwanted child; she had a father, mother, and a classmate named Hachiman.

...

The next morning, Hachiman sneezed three times in a row when he went out. Could it be that he was infected by Ichinose yesterday?

He himself was fine, but the problem was that he couldn't implicate Komachi. He decided to prepare a quarantine package for himself today.

Upon arriving at the classroom, Hachiman suddenly smelled gunpowder in the air.

He quickly realized where the atmosphere was coming from.

"Oh dear, the choir competition is tomorrow."

Thanks to Nijika's efforts, Nishimiya Shoko did not rush or fall behind the beat again. However, that was only at the beginning. In the second half of the chorus, Nishimiya Shoko gradually fell behind the rhythm and eventually led everyone astray by herself.

This problem remains unresolved, so one can only imagine what a disastrous outcome tomorrow's match will be.

Before the morning meeting began, the boys were talking amongst themselves, and the girls were also gathered together to complain with great concern, but so far no one had stood up to ask Nishimiya Shoko to withdraw from the choir competition.

But everyone knew without a doubt that if they went on stage like this tomorrow, not only would they not get a ranking, their class would probably become the laughing stock of the whole grade.

As the class leader, Ishida Shoya keenly sensed what everyone was thinking. He thought that if he could get Nishimiya Shoko to withdraw from the competition, everyone would praise him.

With these thoughts in mind, Ishida Shoya swaggered over to Nishimiya Shoko's seat and said bluntly, "Nishimiya, you shouldn't participate in tomorrow's match."

Although his voice wasn't loud, the class discussion immediately stopped, and everyone waited quietly for Nishimiya Shoko's answer.

Perhaps she had this thought in mind all along, because Nishimiya Shoko wasn't very surprised when Ishida Shoya spoke. She clenched her fist tightly, took a deep breath and then exhaled, repeating this several times.

"Okay, I'll talk to Professor Takeuchi."

"That's great! If Nishimiya hadn't been here, we might have gotten first place!"

Upon seeing what Nishimiya Shoko had written in her notebook, Ishida Shoya immediately shouted it out, and the other children cheered loudly in response.

Nishimiya Shoko stood there and saw everyone cheering because of her withdrawal. She was a little lost for a moment, but then forced a smile and clapped.

She was finally able to make some contributions to the class.

Ugh, these idiots...

Hikigaya shook his head helplessly. It wouldn't have mattered if Nishimiya Shoko had withdrawn two weeks ago, but what's the point of doing it now?

The others didn't perform much better. Perhaps Nishimiya Shoko was dragging their feet, but Hachiman, who had been observing from the back, knew that some guys had been slacking off from the beginning and hadn't trained properly. Some might not have even memorized the entire song's lyrics.

If Nishimiya Shoko were to withdraw from the competition at this point, regardless of whether she achieved a ranking, if she ended up at the bottom, then the result would become her sole responsibility.

"Glass-chan, why don't you reconsider?"

Hongxia stepped forward timidly and suggested that Nishimiya Shoko stay, as she did not want Nishimiya Shoko's efforts over the past few months to be wasted.

At the same moment, class monitor Miki Kawai also said in a pretentious manner, "Yeah, Shoko-chan's singing wasn't actually that bad."

"Hey, Nijika-chan, class president, you guys are way too biased towards Nishimiya-kun."

"I feel very sorry for Nishimiya-kun, but I don't want to be laughed at by people from other classes."

"Please, Nijika-chan, class president, we'll apologize to Nishimiya-san together later."

Kawai Miki carefully observed the atmosphere in the class. Unlike Nijika, she only wanted to maintain her image as a top student, but in reality, she also hoped that Nishimiya Shoko would withdraw from the competition.

"Since everyone's saying so..."

"No, Shoko-chan is a member of our class too, isn't she?"

Hongxia shook her head violently.

"But Nijika-chan, even Nishimiya-san herself agreed."

"Yes, yes, if we embarrass ourselves in the competition, everyone will feel terrible."

An invisible pressure made Hongxia feel like she had a fishbone stuck in her throat. She didn't think that sacrificing her classmates for the sake of rankings was something to be proud of, and she didn't think that Shoko really wanted to give up the competition.

However, being so young, she didn't know how to speak, so she could only stand there stubbornly, tears welling up in her eyes.

"but..."

Just when Nijika was about to give up, Hachiman suddenly spoke up: "Ah, if I could quit now, I might as well not participate at all."

024 An Ugly Choir Competition

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately abandoned Nishimiya Shoko and turned their anger towards Hikigaya.

"What are you going to do if you're going to suffer more than me!"

"Everyone is trying to come up with a solution, so don't cause any trouble, Bi Qiku."

The classroom was filled with a constant stream of criticism and condemnation. Everyone felt they were protecting the interests of the class, so they spoke with great confidence when criticizing Hachiman.

It's true that many guys don't usually have their own opinions, but once they sense a shift in public opinion, they turn into automatic, rambling tiradeers.

Hikigaya's gaze swept over everyone in the classroom without changing his expression, except when it caught sight of that blonde hair. He paused for a moment, noticing that the girl's tears had stopped and were replaced by a look of utter confusion.

He then took a deep breath and forced himself to look away.

"Then why can Nishimiya withdraw, but I can't?"

This was a very simple question, so someone quickly answered: "Nishimiya-kun's hearing isn't very good, but aren't your ears perfectly normal?"

"No, no, no, actually I got water in my left ear when I took a shower yesterday, and it still hurts." Hachiman pretended to pick at his ear with his finger.

"Don't lie to me, there's no way such a coincidence could happen!"

"Believe it or not, that's the truth."

Miki Kawai frowned and said, "Hachigaya-kun, tomorrow's choir competition is important to everyone. Even if you don't want to sing, can't you think about everyone else?"

"Hmm, that's a good suggestion, but before that, please consider my feelings, okay?" Hachiman grinned, revealing an ugly smile.

"Who cares about you? That's disgusting." Naoka Ueno cast a contemptuous glance at her from the side.

Ishida Shoya didn't seem to care, and said naively, "Oh well, what does it matter? If Hikiku doesn't want to participate, just let him withdraw."

Well done, Ishida! I never thought you, a fool, would ever have a day when you finally see the light!

The assist came at just the right time, and Hikigaya naturally couldn't let Ishida Shoya's "good intentions" go to waste, so he immediately added: "Besides, in the end, this competition is meaningless. Not only Nishimiya, but everyone else sang terribly, so going up there would just be embarrassing."

“How can you say that, Hikigaya-kun? Everyone is training hard every day.” Kawai Miki frowned in distress, and her words immediately resonated with many others.

Ugh, all he does is talk about everyone all day long, this guy is such a nuisance...

"Heh, everyone?" Hachiman sneered. "Leaving aside you, Ishida didn't even memorize the lyrics properly."

Hearing that someone she cared about was being criticized, Naoka Ueno immediately stood up and said, "What does this have to do with Ishida? And don't think we don't know, you yourself don't sing very well either!"

“That’s right, he didn’t open his mouth at all during his grueling training.”

As soon as Naoka Ueno spoke, people echoed her.

Hachiman didn't want to argue further, and nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's right, so I won't hold you back with my level. I hope everyone can work hard together and strive to get first place!"

"Tch, if you don't want to participate, then don't participate. What's with the attitude!"

"Exactly! We would have definitely gotten a place without this guy!"

As everyone chattered, they gradually forgot that their original goal was to get Nishimiya Shoko to withdraw from the competition. When the morning meeting started, Hachiman offered to voluntarily withdraw from the competition.

Does anyone else have any objections?

Takeuchi didn't care. What did it matter to him if there were one more or one less person, as long as they didn't cause him any trouble?

There was a deathly silence below the stage. Takeuchi seemed to sense something and coughed lightly, saying, "Since no one objects, Hachiman, you can sit in the audience for tomorrow's match."

After the morning assembly ended, amidst the hushed whispers around him, and sensing the concerned gaze of a certain girl, Hachiman sighed and walked out of the classroom alone.

"Hikigaya-san."

Nijika followed him out, and after stopping, she suddenly reached out and touched Hachiman's ear.

Are your ears alright?

"No, uh... I just feel a little uncomfortable because I got wet." Hachiman was startled and quickly took a half step back. "Ijichi-kun, is it really appropriate to talk to me at a time like this?"

After something like that happens, shouldn't the normal thing to do is to keep your distance from him and then come together to condemn him after the game is over?

Hongxia, is something wrong with you?

"Sigh, why?" Nijika had clearly regained her composure, though her eyes were still red. "Ah, you mean the choir? It's okay if Hachiman doesn't want to participate."

"...But didn't you stop Nishimiya-san from quitting?"

"These are two different things. Shoko-chan was forced to quit, but Hachiman-kun wanted to quit on his own."

After listening in a daze, Hachiman felt a lump in his throat. Was this child an angel?

Hachiman was at a loss for words, but Nijika comforted him, "Don't worry, and thanks to Hachiman's help, everyone said they'd stay after school to train!"

No, no, no, how did you see that I was helping?

Speechless once again, Hachiman casually remarked, "Oh, I hope you guys do your best."

...

The choir competition was held in the gymnasium on the afternoon of the second day.

The six grades took turns performing on stage, with each class having five to six minutes, so the entire competition took almost an entire afternoon.

Hachiman felt great. It was the afternoon when he was most sleepy, so he could doze off or daydream without restraint in the gymnasium.

However, when entering the gymnasium, Hachiman specifically glanced at the fourth-year students' seats, searched around, and then shook his head.

Is Ichinose's cold still not better?

Thinking this, he lazily walked to his little stool, and just as he was about to sit down, he suddenly noticed a dirty little hand on the edge trying to pull the stool back.

Hey, that's such a low-class prank...

Hikigaya was speechless, but students of this age could only resort to these tasteless and underhanded tricks to get revenge on others. He deliberately paused for a few seconds, letting Ishida Shoya behind him go first.

Immediately afterwards, a thud was heard from that spot.

Ishida Shoya rubbed his backside and glared angrily behind him: "Damn it, which idiot pulled my chair away!"

"Sorry, Ishida, I thought it was Hikiko." The prankster quickly explained.

Hikigaya, who was watching from the side, almost laughed until he cried.

After a brief interlude, the choir competition officially began.

Because the competition was being held across all six grades, their class was in the middle of the order. By the time the host announced Class 3A, everyone was already quite tired.

Once we got to the teaching platform, just lining up took a long time, and we even had to do it three times because of nervousness at the beginning.

Once the formal chorus began, everyone made a series of mistakes. Some sang too fast, while others sang haphazardly, with no one knowing what they had practiced after school the day before.

Surely they're not rehearsing their acceptance speech?

And so, in this indescribable atmosphere, the choir performance of Class 3-A came to an end.