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

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In addition to the blond elementary school student wearing a white sports T-shirt, two unfamiliar women appeared in my field of vision.

They looked a lot like Nijika. The older one had her hair tied in a single ponytail and squinted at Hachiman with a curious look, while the other girl in a high school uniform looked around with a cold gaze.

By the way, apart from the different lengths, both of them have inherited blond hair.

"Oh, you must be Hikigaya-kun? I'm Nijika's mother, and this is her older sister, Hoshika."

At this moment, Nijika's mother was smiling and holding her face in her hands, giving Hachiman a very friendly smile, while the girl named Hoshika nodded at him expressionlessly.

"Hello, I'm Hikigaya Hachiman."

Perhaps because of the upcoming competition, Hongxia seemed particularly excited, skipping and hopping as she walked forward.

When they got close, he grabbed Hachiman's arm with lightning speed: "Mom, Hachiman and I are going to class now. We'll come find you later."

Hey, little Hongxia, could you let go of my hand first?

Seeing the innocent scene between the two children, Hongxia's mother nodded her head in satisfaction, while Ichiji Hoshika remained unmoved.

"Okay, Xingge, let's go first."

"Ah."

Chapter 56 Su Shi's Strangeness.

When the two arrived at the gymnasium, it was already packed with sixth-grade students, who were making a lot of noise and talking non-stop.

Ugh, this is so annoying, can't this just end already?

The only saving grace was that parents were not allowed to attend the opening ceremony.

Hachiman really didn't want to stand with strangers. If they smiled at him, he would have to find a way to force a fake smile in return, which he found troublesome.

"Hachiman, our class is over there!"

Nijika grabbed Hachiman's sleeve and pointed into the distance.

Looking in that direction, the elementary school students of Class 3-A stood in four rows. The students on the outer perimeter were excitedly looking around when one of them met Hachiman's gaze and froze instantly.

When Hachiman saw what he said to his classmates, the kids who had been laughing and joking immediately fell into an eerie silence.

Students from other classes noticed the situation and began to ask questions.

"Hey, what are you doing? The teacher isn't here yet."

"Shh, the Great Demon King is coming."

When these words reached Hachiman's ears, he wiped the cold sweat from his brow and walked back to the group with a sigh.

It seems I'll have to find an opportunity to explain this later, otherwise, if this continues, these little brats will soon spread my embarrassing history throughout the entire school.

Good morning, Hachiman Hikigaya and Crab.

As soon as he entered the queue, Nishimiya Shoko greeted him naturally.

Hachiman raised his hand: "Good morning."

"Me too! Me too! Good morning, Glass-chan!"

"Mmm, good morning, Natsumi-chan."

Nishimiya Shoko waved to Nijika behind Hikigaya, her voice trailing off with a cuteness unique to her age.

At the very front of the line, Mr. Koba was maintaining order in the class. When he saw Hachiman appear, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his lips.

No, what does this mean?

Hachiman's intuition told him that the best thing for a smart child to do at this time was to remain silent, not to listen, not to ask, and not to look.

Ignoring Ms. Koba for about five minutes, the chairman of Haneoka Elementary School walked onto the podium amidst the attention of everyone.

"good morning everyone."

The standard official-sounding speech echoed throughout the stadium through the loudspeakers. Hachiman remembered that this was the guy who gave Takeuchi a big fight in front of everyone, and he still felt a bit of excitement when he recalled it.

Hachiman had expected the other party to say something interesting, but this time, what the chairman said was utterly uninteresting.

That's true, since it's a formal occasion.

As he listened, Hachiman yawned, his attention involuntarily shifting elsewhere.

Unbeknownst to him, a brown figure came into view.

It is Ichinose... Motoyo.

Hachiman's gaze lingered briefly on the fourth-year students. At that moment, the girl, who was only a year older than him, was looking down with a heavy heart, and she looked somewhat tired.

Since last week, Ichinose Motoyo has become somewhat depressed, and because the Literature Club has been lost as a bridge, the two of them have communicated much less than before.

Therefore, Hikigaya did not know what had happened to the other party, but based on the information from the previous exchanges, he guessed that something had happened at home.

"Therefore, I hereby declare this Sports Festival officially open!"

Before he could figure out the reason, the chairman ended the opening ceremony in a high-profile manner.

Everyone began to leave in an orderly manner.

Hachiman shook his head, dispelling the extraneous thoughts in his mind, and left the stadium along with the flow of people.

On the way back to the playground, a yellow figure blocked their way.

"Hachiman, why did you leave all by yourself?!"

Hongxia stood with her hands on her hips, puffing out her cheeks, her stick-up golden hair seemingly showing her displeasure.

However, in Hikigaya's opinion, Nijika is like a little hedgehog with its fur standing on end, which is actually quite cute.

"Uh, you didn't tell me to wait for you, did you?"

Hearing this, Hongxia was taken aback, then blushed: "I... well, it was definitely my fault for not saying it that way! So now we have to wait for you!"

"Oh."

Hachiman nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, Nijika, who had been shy just now, asked with some concern, "Hey, you didn't sulk. Hachiman, are you sick?"

Even Nishimiya Shoko, who was standing next to her, cast a concerned glance at her: "Hachigaya-kun, are you alright?"

"I'm fine. What are you all thinking?"

"But if it were a normal Hachiman, he would definitely refuse decisively and walk away with his hands in his pockets, right?"

"No, why would I do that?"

Hikigaya protested earnestly, "Does that mean that's how other people see me?"

Well, upon closer inspection, there's really no difference. Ultimately, it's just that Hachiman doesn't have any particular reason to refuse right now.

"Is that right?"

Nijika, chin in hand, said, "Then, as a reference, could we ask Hachiman where he plans to go next?"

After thinking for a moment, Hachiman gave a fair answer: "He'll probably go to sleep in the classroom."

"Didn't we just get up?"

Unable to suppress her urge to complain, Nijika said, "The weather is so nice today, why don't you come with us to watch the game?"

"Sorry, not interested."

Hachiman paused for a moment and then asked, "Speaking of which, when did your match start?"

"Glass-chan's show is at 10 a.m., and mine is at 3 p.m., and it's the last one."

Hachiman nodded, making those two dates a memory.

By the way, Komachi's match time is around 10:30, right? Hachiman doesn't know how the sports festival matches are scheduled, and why these two matches are scheduled so close together.

In addition, there is another important promise that Hachiman has not kept.

It seemed that getting a good night's sleep wasn't going to be easy. He sighed inwardly and returned to the classroom with Nishimiya Shoko and the others.

After the opening ceremony, students who did not participate in the competition were free to choose to rest in the classroom or go to the audience area.

People like Hachiman are ultimately a minority. Almost all the students left the teaching building, and the rest went to the open space outside the stadium to stay with their parents.

On the way to the stands, the sports committee member came forward with three red ribbons. Throughout the day, everyone had to wear a ribbon representing their respective group.

Hachiman casually tied the ribbon around his head, waved, and walked off to another location.

"I have something to do, so I'll leave for a bit."

Nijika and Nishimiya Shoko walked side by side toward the audience seats: "Okay, then Hikigaya-kun, Shoko-chan and I will wait for you in the audience seats."

No, you should all go do your own thing!

Chapter 57 Invincible Rocket Launch Jump.

A few minutes later, Hachiman squeezed out of the crowd. In front of him was a square public sign, specifically used to display information about the sports festival.

His scrutinizing gaze swept over it, and Hachiman quickly found the information he was looking for.

"High jump, fourth grade group, 10:00 AM."

I glanced at the time; there were less than ten minutes left before the match started. I needed to hurry.

By the way, where is the high jump venue?

His lifeless, dead fish eyes looked around, seemingly unable to see any high jump platform.

The notice board only indicated the west side of the stadium, but Hachiman, who rarely ventured into this area, had no idea which way to go. He stood there for a while, then walked in the other direction by instinct.

With a bit of luck, Hachiman finally arrived at the high jump venue before 10 a.m.

"There are fewer people here than I expected."

After a quick scan, I noticed that there were only a dozen or so contestants and a few scattered spectators around the venue.

Like Hachiman, everyone had ribbons representing their respective teams tied around their foreheads, so they could easily blend in.

To his surprise, the high jump bar had not been cleared yet, supposedly because the referee responsible for recording the high jump scores had not yet arrived.

Hey, which irresponsible guy is it who docked my salary?!

Hachiman casually walked forward, and then he saw a familiar figure...

"Oh, what a coincidence! Is Hachiman also here for the high jump competition?"

Teacher Xiaoba walked gracefully in, carrying her notebook.

"Ah, I don't think it's a coincidence at all."

Hachiman chuckled awkwardly twice and immediately looked away.

Is that coat really that comfortable? You wear it every day.

Seemingly sensing Hachiman's thoughts, Mr. Koba smiled knowingly.

"If Hachiman gets first place, I can give you this shirt."

"Sorry, I don't want to do the teacher's laundry."

Hikigaya rejected it instantly.

"Oh dear, you don't like it?"