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

"...Um, do we really have to say it now?"

"Yes, you have to say it now!"

"Ah, I promise you, I'll take good care of Hongxia!"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Hongxia retorted in an overly sweet voice:

"Ugh, what my sister said is disgusting~"

"I want to withdraw!"

"Withdrawal invalid!"

The two adorable sisters bickered like elementary school kids, while Hachiman sat to the side, resting his chin on his hand and a slight smile playing on his lips.

This ending isn't bad.

“Xingge, your parents will definitely leave you first in the future, so you must support each other with Hongxia.”

"Hey..."

"No, I don't want to be separated from my mom!"

The previously high-spirited atmosphere was completely ruined by Nijika's mother's words. Even Hachiman couldn't understand why she had to say something so unpleasant at this moment.

"Mmm, Hongxia, be good. Mommy will always be with you, Hongxia. I won't leave you!"

After revealing her true feelings, Nijika's mother returned to her understanding and considerate self, but for some reason, Hachiman felt a strange sense of irritation.

After patting her precious daughter's head, Hongxia's mother turned her gaze to Ijichi Hoshika, then took the two sisters' arms and gently placed their hands together.

"Hongxia, Xingge, you two absolutely, positively must stay together from now on!"

"I know, why do you keep saying such sentimental things?"

Ijichi Hoshika turned her head away, embarrassed.

"Yes, I'm so happy to see you two reconciled! Oh, by the way, Xingge, can you bring Hongxia with you to the music festival you're going to later?"

"But Hongxia might not like that kind of place, right?"

After saying that, Ichiji Hoshika cast a confirming look at her younger sister, only to find that the child was pouting with a dissatisfied expression.

"You silly sister, you broke your promise!"

"Wait a minute, I was clearly considering your feelings!"

Seeing the two arguing again, Nijika's mother exchanged a helpless glance with Hachiman, and then said:

"Hongxia, how about you go visit your sister once in a while? You might see something interesting, right?"

"Hmph, I'll go if my sister begs me!"

"If you don't go, you won't go!"

Just then, Hachiman suddenly spoke up:

"Ichichi-kun, isn't Yamada from the next class always saying she wants to learn bass? There should be a lot of great bassists at the music festival, how about we take her there?"

"Ugh?"

Realizing that Hachiman was trying to save face for both sides, Nijika's mother gave him an approving look, then immediately followed up with her own commentary:

"Yeah, yeah, how about Nijika brings the other classmates along, and Hachiman comes too?"

"Ah, well, I think..."

"Ok?"

"Okay, I'll be there."

Under the complex yet menacing gaze of Nijika's mother, Hachiman had no choice but to surrender and agree to go to the city music festival with Nijika.

"Sister, you don't want to be eliminated before we get there!"

Hongxia made a joke, while Ijichi Hoshika just grunted and didn't reply. After the matter was completely resolved, she took Hachiman away alone again.

"Miss Xingge, is there anything I can help you with?"

"Well, how should I put it, thank you so much for the firm's matter."

"No, I really didn't do anything. Miss Xingge, you can consider this as the wisdom of netizens."

Listening to Hikigaya's serious nonsense, Ichiji Hoshika's lips twitched slightly.

"You don't really think I'm an idiot, do you...? Even if the method wasn't your idea, you still put in a lot of effort, didn't you?"

"Actually, I didn't have to work hard at all; it was all Ms. Honami who put in the effort."

Tsk, this guy is really stubborn!

"I'll find a way to make it up to Ichinose, but as for you, consider it a favor I owe you."

"Oh, okay." Hachiman didn't react much to this. "Is there anything else, Ms. Hoshika?"

"Gone."

"Then I'll take my leave first."

The matter of the Ijichi sisters has come to a temporary end. Although the rift between the two has not been completely eliminated, Hachiman feels that their relationship has become somewhat more harmonious after these few days of ups and downs.

Now, all I need to do is focus on the music festival.

but.

He was powerless to do anything about the music festival, after all, Hachiman was just an elementary school student who didn't know much about bands and couldn't possibly influence the judges' scores.

But in Hikigaya's view, it doesn't matter whether the music festival is successful or not, as long as Ichiji Seika herself can accept the result.

After saying goodbye to the Ijichi family, Hikigaya returned home. After traveling between the two places for the past few days, he was instantly overcome with sleepiness once he relaxed.

Despite it being midday and the sun was shining brightly, Hachiman took a deep nap in his room and didn't feel a bit more awake until Komachi woke him up for dinner.

After a boring weekend, Hachiman went to school as usual, only to find his seat slapped by a blue-haired elementary school student as soon as he entered the classroom.

It's that guy, Yamada Ryo.

This is understandable, as the other students in the class seemed to have a very strange attitude towards him and would never dare to sit in his seat. On the contrary, it was Yamada Ryo, this outsider, who was somewhat ignorant of the rules.

"You wretched woman, get off the BOSS's seat! That's a sacred throne!"

Upon seeing this, the chubby boy named Zaimokuza immediately went into a frenzy and then led the other students to rush in front of Yamada Ryo.

"Boss?"

Yamada Ryo glanced at his seat with a strange look, and after a moment's thought, a wonderful expression appeared on his face.

Oops...

Hachiman sighed softly, then quickly dispersed the students who had gathered, and coldly said to Zaimokuza:

"Caimuzu, didn't I tell you not to call me that in the classroom?"

"I'm sorry, Boss... Hachiman!"

Call me Hachiman.

"Yes, Hikigaya!"

Although something still sounded a bit off, Hachiman was too lazy to mess around with these delusional elementary school kids. After dealing with the trouble here, he looked at Yamada Ryo again and said:

"So, what were you doing here just now?"

143 My older sister is a delinquent!

Hikigaya's indifferent gaze swept over the girl sitting in his seat. Her attire today was quite different from usual, having changed from a cute princess dress to a neutral dark T-shirt and shorts.

Aside from the initial novelty, he suddenly felt that perhaps this was Yamada Ryo's original style.

"Hachiman, put that aside for now, can you tell me what exactly the BOSS means?"

Yamada Ryo's suppressed laughter rang out, and Hachiman immediately started playing dumb:

"Who knows? I think it's just that Caimuzu is talking nonsense. By the way, do you know who Caimuzu is? He's the student who was just talking."

"Tsk, boring."

Upon hearing his answer, Yamada Ryo, who had originally intended to watch the spectacle, immediately showed a disappointed expression.

Don't underestimate the Lone Ranger! How could such trivial tricks possibly break his defenses!

Seeing Yamada Ryo's discomfiture, Hikigaya let out a soft sigh of relief and hummed contentedly.

"Alright, alright, Ryo, stop hogging Hikigaya-kun's spot." Nijika walked over slowly from the side. "Hikigaya-kun, don't mind him, Ryo was just practicing his finger dexterity."

"Does training finger dexterity refer to pen spinning?"

Hikigaya glanced at the pen in Yamada Ryo's hand. Clearly, the guy had failed many times, and the silver metal pen barrel was covered in scratches.

"Hmph, Hachiman, let me show you the pen-spinning technique I've honed these past few days!"

As he spoke, Yamada Ryo gave a demonstration on the spot, but unfortunately his skill level was still a bit lacking. Whenever it was crucial, his fingertips would always touch the pen, and he couldn't execute any of those fancy movements.

"How, how is it?"

After doing all that, Yamada Ryo smugly wiped away non-existent sweat.

Hey, isn't this a complete failure? I have no idea what this guy is so smug about!

Yamada Ryo's thinking seems to differ from that of ordinary people. Of course, having always been ostracized, he doesn't really have the right to say that.

After clapping indifferently, Hachiman casually hung his backpack on the chair and began to drift into a daze.

"Hachiman, if you want to learn, I can teach you."

"No thanks."

"An instant reply?"

After messing with Hikigaya, Yamada Ryo set her sights on Nishimiya Shoko and Nijika, only stopping a little when the school bell was about to ring.

"Liang, will this really help with playing bass?"

Hongxia, puzzled, observed Yamada Ryo's actions and asked with some curiosity.

"do not know."

"Oh, didn't I know you trained here?"

"I don't know, but it feels really cool, like my fingers are dancing."

Yamada Ryo gave a serious thumbs-up gesture, causing Nijika's expression to change, followed by a series of sighs:

"By the way, Liang, what does it feel like to play bass? The strings are so rough, your fingers must feel uncomfortable if you play for a long time, right?"

"Ah."

Yamada Ryo expressionlessly showed the group his right hand, where there were deep red marks, which looked like wounds from practicing the piano.

"Are you alright, Liang? You look like you're in a lot of pain."

"Although it hurts, I feel great when I can play a piece of music... By the way, if you're interested, Nijika, I can lend you Hachi-chan for a few days."

Wait a minute, what's wrong with Xiao Ba Jiang? Why isn't anyone complaining about this damn perverse sense of humor?!

After thinking about it very seriously, Nijika finally rejected Yamada Ryo's suggestion.

"...I think I'll pass, thanks Liang. Speaking of which, my sister is going to a music festival soon, and before that, I'd like to learn more about what a band is all about."

"Unfortunately, I am still learning bass playing techniques and have not yet mastered other instruments."

Yamada Ryo sighed regretfully.

"No, no, no, it's already amazing that Liang can play one instrument." Hongxia quickly waved her hand in front of her chest. "Oh, okay, then forget it."

"Does Xiao Hongxia want to form a band?"

Because of her hearing impairment, Nishimiya Shoko was always a beat behind in conversations, and it wasn't until now that she realized her companions were talking about the band.

"Oh, no, I feel like bands are something only bad people do."

"Not two?"

The unfamiliar vocabulary made Nishimiya Shoko fall into thought.

"Wait a minute, Hongxia, isn't this misunderstanding a bit too much?"