Does gravity make me stronger?

Yes, please unlock it yourself.

"The problem is, everyone's emotions have been quite stable these past few days."

Hachiman hadn't seen Shigemi in a berserk state for a long time, which was both a good thing and a bad thing for him, but the thought of the four of them living together in the future made him shudder.

After lying in bed for a while and drinking a glass of cold water, Hachiman began to prepare for the next performance.

"Drip!"

Just then, my phone rang.

Kaguya Shinomiya: What's going on with Mygo's new performance?

No way, this guy's information network is too good! The decision was only made this afternoon, and he already knows tonight?

Still unaware of Kaguya Shinomiya's source of information, Hachiman slowly typed on the screen, preparing to probe her briefly.

Hachiman: It's just an idea right now; it hasn't been finalized into a concrete plan.

After finishing typing, Hachiman tossed his phone aside and prepared to take a shower.

However, Kaguya Shinomiya replied almost instantly.

Kaguya Shinomiya: Push it forward as quickly as possible, understand?

Oh my, you're getting impatient?

As if he had found Kaguya Shinomiya's weakness, Hachiman was suddenly somewhat excited.

If you don't want Mygo's new show to be canceled, then... well, that's obviously not the idea, he unlocked his phone screen and continued typing.

Hachiman: I understand. Since this additional performance was an accident, there are still many uncertainties.

Kaguya Shinomiya: Okay, please write down the specific time and location in a table and send it to me.

Hachiman: Okay, wait for my message.

The little incident ended there, and the dormitory quieted down again. Just as he was about to go to the bathroom again, there was a knock on the door.

"Hey?"

"Hachiman, it's me."

It was Xiangzi's voice.

He instinctively clutched his lower back; even the youngest ox can't withstand such exploitation.

Fortunately, after opening the door, they learned that Xiangzi had simply come to deliver fruit and then returned to his room.

The next day, Hachiman was surprised to find that the alarm clock hadn't set him off.

Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with my body, except that I was a little lacking in energy.

Moreover, young people may not be good at much else, but they recover their energy quickly. By noon, they are back to normal, except for occasional lapses in concentration.

Xiangzi and Su Shi both had their own things to do today, and he also had to go to work at the Starry Night Performance Hall.

For Hachiman, who dislikes dealing with customers, the morning shift is almost always the easiest.

All I have to do is move some goods in the warehouse, clean the floor, and occasionally look up some knowledge about musical instrument maintenance, and I've already earned my daily wage.

Today, he was accompanied by Goto Ichiri and Nijika.

After the two entered, they kept pestering Hachiman, asking him all sorts of questions, seemingly wanting to know about what happened to Wakaba Mutsu yesterday.

"Hey, that's enough, get back to work."

Ijichi Hoshika clapped her hands, dismissing the three who were slacking off, and then stared at Hachiman with a resentful look: "Hikigaya, don't lay a hand on Nijika, or I'll kill you."

To prove her determination, Ichika Hoshika even showed her fist.

Clearly, this delicate fist was utterly harmless, completely incomparable to the imposing presence of the passionate female teacher next door.

"Did you understand?"

"Ah."

Hachiman nodded obediently.

Seemingly having overheard the conversation, Hongxia stuck out her tongue at her older sister: "Silly sister, if you keep talking nonsense, I'm not talking to you anymore!"

"Wait a minute, what do you mean? Hachiman, you haven't already made your move, have you?!"

Ichi Hoshika's heart tightened. The thought of her younger sister being so cruelly murdered filled her with a deep sense of humiliation and despair.

"Check it out, take care of Nijika, okay, Hachiman..."

With gritted teeth, Ichiji Hoshika spoke with immense heartache.

Hachiman: "..."

He didn't bother to pay attention, scratched the back of his head, and left with a broom.

Instead, Hongxia walked over with a helpless expression and patted Ijichi Hoshika on the shoulder: "Sister, you should worry about yourself more than me. You're almost thirty."

"One more touch is enough, don't bring up things you don't want to talk about."

Ijichi Seika's face immediately darkened, and she gave Hachiman, who had his back to her, a fierce look.

Halfway there, Hachiman noticed the increasing gravity and turned around.

"Well, if the store manager doesn't mind, I can help you find a suitable man of marriageable age."

Ijichi Seika paused for a moment: "Hi-hi-tani!"

Sensing the store manager's anger, Hachiman took off running and hurriedly entered the training room.

In the end, Iji Tomoka did not lose her temper. After calming down, she called Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was far away in Chiba, and made up her mind to learn boxing well.

Of course, that's a matter for later.

Hongxia opened the door to the training room, clutching her stomach and laughing as she walked in.

"Hachiman, my sister is so angry, pfft."

Aren't you quite happy?

Hachiman silently grumbled, then continued, "Well, these are things that Ijichi-sensei is free to do, so it's really not appropriate for me to get involved too much."

"Then why did you say that just now..." After a pause, Nijika wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes: "Speaking of which, Hachiman keeps calling me Ijichi, which is really annoying. How about you just call me Nijika from now on?"

"Huh?!" Goto Ichiri, who was slacking off in the corner of the training room, suddenly woke up with a start: "Niji...Niji Natsu-chan?"

"Oh dear, Pochi-chan is here too. Are you jealous? Hehe, so cute. Okay, okay, I was just joking."

Having his weakness exposed, Goto Ichiri immediately tried to cover it up by explaining, "No, no, I was just a little surprised. Hikigaya-san, you should still call her Nijika."

"Speaking of which, why don't you two call each other by name yet?"

"Well..."

Hachiman hadn't noticed the issue of how they addressed each other until Nijika pointed it out, at which point he realized it was a bit strange that they were a couple and still called each other by their surnames.

Hachiman thought for a moment, then mustered his courage and asked, "One mile?"

"Huh?" Not knowing what to do, Goto Ichiri looked left and right anxiously, and finally muttered, "Hachiman?"

The two called out softly, then immediately turned their faces away, their cheeks as red as ripe apples.

Meanwhile, Hongxia, who had been watching the whole thing, covered her mouth and smugly delighted.

What kind of "don't laugh challenge" is this? Pfft pfft pfft.

Looking at Nijika, who had entered "female demon" mode, Hachiman calmed down and prepared to change the subject: "Speaking of which, how's your training these past few days? Have you rehearsed the new piece?"

Hongxia: "Of...of course!"

Goto Ichiri: "It's still a long way off."

Hachiman: "?"

You two are talking completely different things, who should I believe?

Hongxia shrugged helplessly and explained, "Boqi-chan, you should have some self-confidence sometimes. Wasn't everyone in great shape during the last rehearsal?"

"But...but I feel like I'm still far from winning against Akari-chan." Goto Ichiri said somewhat timidly, clearly, she was the only one here who intended to defeat her opponent fair and square.

"Oh, so Pochi-chan is this serious."

Nijika couldn't hide her surprise, and Hachiman added, "The outcome isn't important. In the end, we don't even have a referee. We just hope to use this opportunity to let you learn more about the strengths of other bands."

"Look, that's what Hachiman said."

"Well, but I still want to give it a try."

Seemingly noticing something strange, Nijika pulled Hachiman aside: "Hey, Hachiman, why does Pochi-chan seem a bit odd ever since Chiba came back?"

"Isn't that great? Having ambition is wonderful too." Hachiman said dismissively.

"But I don't want Pochi-chan to force herself. That girl has been working really hard lately, it's like she's in a battle."

Having the motivation to strive is a good thing, but too much of a good thing can be bad. Goto Ichiri's state these past few days has clearly been too intense.

Nijika felt it was necessary to share this information with Hachiman.

After thinking for a moment, Hachiman nodded: "I understand. I'll ask about it later."

"OK."

Back in the training room, Goto Ichiri was maintaining his guitar.

Nijika elbowed Hachiman and then left.

During a break from work, Hachiman spoke up: "Um, Goto, can I ask you something?"

"Of course!"

Goto Ichiri quickly made way for a seat, and Hachiman sat down: "I heard from Ijichi-kun that... Ichiri, you seem to have been studying very hard these past few days?"

Hey, you called my name?!

The unexpected tone caught Goto Ichiri off guard, and she took a deep breath in response to Hachiman's expectation.

"Eight...eight...eight..."

"It's okay if you can't do it, take your time."

Seeing that the other person was about to suffocate, Hachiman quickly stopped him.

"Hachiman!"

"Oh." Hachiman couldn't help but applaud her.

"Ah, well, I don't want to hold everyone back," Goto Ichiri said, looking down at her toes with a hint of insecurity.

Hachiman shook his head: "To be honest, Ichiri is now a crucial force in the band, he's the center."

"C position".

A blush began to spread across Goto Ichiri's face, and the girl suddenly broke into a cheerful smile: "Hehe, I'm not that amazing."

"So don't feel like you'll be a burden to everyone."

"Um, maybe Hachiman didn't understand. I was referring to Shoko."

Raising his eyebrows slightly, Hachiman was a little taken aback by the unexpected words. So, Goto Ichiri's imagined enemy all this time was Shoko?

Team member, you don't need to face an enemy you can't defeat.

After a moment of contemplation, Hachiman pressed on, "Why?"

"Because I want to make it a profession."

With just a simple sentence, the girl, who originally seemed timid, appeared much stronger.

This child has really grown up...

"Yes, I will always support you, but what does this have to do with Xiangzi? There's no rule that you can only have a profession if you surpass her, right?" Hachiman was still very curious.

"Ah, um, I'm sorry, it was I who took it upon myself to make Xiangzi my competitor." Goto Ichiri clenched his hands tightly, rubbing his index fingers together.

“No, if Shoko knew, she would be very happy too.” Hachiman paused, then continued, “But since we’re going to choose a target, let’s make Wakaba-san our target.”

"Wakaba-san...you mean that cool-looking girl with green hair, oh, was she yesterday?"

"Yes," Hachiman admitted directly.

but.