Does gravity make me stronger?

[The plush bear: What kind of bear power do I have?]

Look, Brother Bear disagrees.

"I think he was quite happy."

"..."

【…】

Although Nagasaki Motoyo maintained a calm expression, she was already in a state of shock.

'That stupid, awkward guy must be doing it on purpose. I'm so angry, but I don't know what to do.'

'If I really didn't want the teddy bear, given Hachiman's personality, he really would have sold it.'

[Fluffy Bear: Can you give me a straight answer? Kill or not?]

At that moment, Nagasaki Motoyo suddenly caught sight of the plush bear's big, bright eyes, as if it were saying to her, "I am your bear in life and in death... No, I'm so cute, how can you bear to let me go?"

Even the coldest heart will be moved by such sincere eyes.

'Well, it's not that I want the teddy bear, it's just that if I don't take it, it'll be sold.'

Hachiman looked determined to sell the teddy bear, but Nagasaki Motoyo, fiddling with her hair, finally decided to take the adorable bear. The teddy bear thus successfully avoided the embarrassing situation of being chosen as the top student but then being traded on the spot.

"Give."

Ever since winning the first prize, Takeshi Koyasu has been wearing a somber expression. Clearly, being defeated twice by the same opponent has been a huge blow to him.

It's like Dio confidently facing Star Platinum head-on in the final battle, only to be beaten to a pulp, his confidence shattered.

After that, he never dared to confront Platinum Star head-on again.

After handing over the huge plush teddy bear, he asked in a low voice.

"Young man, tell me your name."

"..."

To be honest, although this shop assistant is an ultimate chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) sufferer, Hachiman is just a high school student who has just graduated from chuunibyou.

Furthermore, if this rascal hadn't insisted on tampering with the prize, he probably wouldn't have won the plush bear doll.

Hachiman gave Koyasu Takehiro a deep look, then suddenly smiled knowingly and uttered a few words silently.

ジョセフ??ジョースター.

In an instant, Koyasu Takeda felt as if his brain had been struck by something, followed by a surge of hot blood rushing to his heart.

"Hmph, what an idiot. How could you be defeated by that weird old man when you were messing with Dio? You are definitely not my nemesis."

"Who knows?"

After saying this, Hachiman walked away with the plush bear in his arms.

On the other side, Nagasaki Motoyo, who heard all this, was a little confused, and then showed a sweaty, bean-like expression.

No, what are you guys up to?

Is this game really that awkward?

...

On the top floor of a luxury apartment building in Tokyo, Nagasaki Motoyo dragged a plush bear almost as tall as herself into her bedroom, then took out her phone and angrily poked at Hachiman's Line profile picture a few times.

That despicable man carried the teddy bear to the apartment building and then made up some excuse to run away.

Although the apartment building has a direct elevator, it still took her a lot of effort to carry the plush bear upstairs.

"She could have helped me carry it up," she complained softly.

Nagasaki Motoyo completely forgot that if she invited Hachiman upstairs, it would create an awkward situation of a man and a woman alone in a room.

Reader: I don't object! Please increase the力度 (intensity/effort)!

Narrator: Dame!

"However, I'll forgive you today."

The plush bear lay quietly on the bed. Nagasaki Motoyo, standing barefoot on the ground facing the plush bear, looked at the cute toy in front of her, a smile unconsciously appearing on her lips.

This was the first gift she received from a friend or acquaintance other than Crychic, making it exceptionally meaningful.

Although Hachiman forced her to accept it in a rather bizarre way, Nagasaki Motoyo was actually not unhappy.

On the contrary, there was a little bit of excitement.

Sure enough, no girl dislikes a fluffy doll.

"No, I can't be too emotional. After making up with Hikigaya this time, I must find out more about Shoko."

Nagasaki Motoyo hasn't forgotten her main mission. Hikigaya Hachiman is just a tool she uses to get close to Shoko. She mustn't put the cart before the horse.

However, asking abruptly might backfire, so Nagasaki Motoyo has already decided that the first step is to get Hachiman to have a relationship with her current band.

Hey, you asked if Hachiman hates forming bands?

But she didn't want Hachiman to be the musician.

All Nagasaki Motoyo had to do was invite Hachiman to their first performance.

Although based on her understanding of Hachiman, there was still a greater than 50% chance that he would refuse, it was still much better than asking directly.

What if Hachiman refuses again?

Well, let's just lay it all out then. There's no other way.

Nagasaki Motoyo sat on the bed and sighed deeply. Although Hachiman was awkward, he was like a big boss in a game; there was always a way to defeat him.

The key issue is still Xiangzi's side.

Even if they made contact with Xiangzi through Hachiman, that was only the beginning. How to bring Xiangzi back to Crychic was clearly a more difficult task.

In the past, Nagasaki Motoyo might not have worried about this issue, because in her mind, as long as all the other Crychic members returned, Shoko would definitely return smoothly as well, given her personality.

However, after spending time with Hachiman, she suddenly felt that things might not be so simple.

So in a sense, Hachiman helped himself out again.

No, there's no need to thank that eccentric man so much...

That being said...

Plush bears are indeed cute.

----Cut line----

That said, regarding the update schedule, would you prefer to update two chapters together tonight, or to update them separately now?

Chapter 37 037 Maya! She likes me (4K)

Nothing noteworthy happened around Hachiman until the weekend.

Since Hachiman started working at the Starry Night Performance Hall, Chihaya Aine has come twice. The first time she came with Takamatsu Akari, and the second time she came alone.

Goto Ichiri is a good teacher. Although she is not very good at communicating with people, she is surprisingly good at identifying other people's problems and providing solutions in her own professional field.

Therefore, with the help of Ichiri Goto and the constant encouragement of the other band members, Ayane Chihaya's guitar skills improved rapidly.

Whether it can keep up with the performance schedule remains to be seen.

On Friday after get off work, Hachiman asked Ijichi Seika for two days off to participate in the workplace internship program required by the school.

That evening, Toyokawa Shoko sent him the internship location and meeting time via Line in advance.

Therefore, at 7:10 a.m., Hachiman, still feeling a little sleepy, arrived at the train station.

Good morning, Hachiman Hachiman. Have you been waiting long?

Toyokawa Shoko appeared at the intersection.

Today, she wasn't wearing her usual casual clothes, nor was she wearing the Haneoka Academy uniform; instead, she had changed into a different outfit.

She was dressed in a fairly standard office woman's uniform, with a neatly ironed white shirt on top and a black short skirt on the bottom.

The gaze naturally falls downwards.

It's a pity she wasn't wearing black stockings...

Otherwise, you'll be playing with your legs for years.

"It wasn't long."

Hachiman withdrew his admiring gaze and replied calmly.

Strawberry Brokerage Company, also known as Strawberry Production.

听说这2家公司哪怕9放在繁荣的东4京都圈内0，也算上4的是一家3比较知名的艺5人公6司。4，

Because Hachiman specially spent a lot of money to buy a blue tie to make himself look more energetic.

Damn it, it's clearly an industrial-grade tie, so why is it so expensive!

Hachiman's heart was bleeding when he placed the order; he could only beg Ijichi Seika to give him a higher salary by bowing deeply later.

[You think I wouldn't recognize you just because you've styled your hair like an adult and put on a smart suit?]

Great, the system is acting up again this morning.

"Let's go then, it's getting late," Hachiman suggested.

The two entered the tram station one after the other, and by the time they arrived at the Strawberry Brokerage Company, it was almost eight o'clock.

This is the typical working time for an average office worker.

Upon seeing Hachiman and the others appear, Ochako Hana, the last member of the workplace trainee group, hurriedly walked over from the office building entrance.

"Good morning."

"it is good."

Hachiman nodded to her.

"In the morning, Ms. Saito will give us a tour of the Strawberry Brokerage Company, and in the afternoon we will go to our respective departments to work."

As Toyokawa Shoko explained today's schedule, she led them toward the office building.

Just then, someone shouted from the side.

"Hey, isn't this Beethoven? What are you doing here?"

After getting off the bus at a nearby stop, the three boys waved and walked towards Hachiman.

【You're just some extra from some film set, how dare you talk to our Lord Hachiman like that? State your employee number.】

"Hikigaya-kun, do you two know each other?" Toyokawa Shoko stopped and asked.

“They are students in our class.” Hachiman recognized the other person.

"Oh, I didn't expect them to be doing their internship with us."

"Yes, it is quite a coincidence."

Hachiman definitely thought it was a coincidence.

Because at Haneoka Academy, boys are like protected animals. There are only about twenty boys in the entire grade, and each class only has a few left.

There were only four boys in Class C of the first year, and three of them had already formed groups, leaving him all alone with nowhere to go.

That's why Toyokawa Shoko was able to find Hachiman, who was alone, at the classroom door.

Hachiman and the others stood still and waited for the other three to arrive before continuing forward.

"Higurashi, you're really shameless to team up with two beautiful girls."

One of the boys, named Jun Otani, poked Hachiman's ribs and said with a wicked grin.

"I was abandoned..." Hachiman avoided eye contact and snorted disdainfully.

"If I could team up with a beautiful girl, I'd want to be abandoned too."

"Then next time, Yamauchi, you can form your own team."

The other two laughed and joked when they heard what Jun Otani said.

Although they were laughing happily, Hachiman only found it noisy.

Baka, urusai, hachiman!