Does gravity make me stronger?

At that moment, the gray-haired girl, holding a rolled-up notebook as a microphone in front of the mirror, asked, "Aine-chan, why do you want to find a boyfriend?"

Upon hearing this, Aine rested her chin on her hand and thought for a moment: "There's no particular reason, it's just about time?"

"What a boring idea," Nagasaki Motoyo's sharp comment reached her ears.

"Hmph, Soyorin wouldn't understand."

Aine has always felt that Nagasaki Motoyo has a yuri vibe, but she's not quite sure yet. However, she wouldn't be surprised if Nagasaki Motoyo married a girl in the future.

The gray-haired girl, who looked like a small animal, paused for a moment, then revealed an innocent expression: "Can't you stay with us?"

"Tomorin, that's not what I meant. You see, the feelings between girls are different from those between boys."

"no the same?"

Not quite sure how to explain the differences between men and women to her, Ai Yin casually made up a few things and left the training room, saying that she had something to do at home.

On her way home, Aine suddenly stopped at the zebra crossing and realized an important problem.

"Oh no, I forgot my bag in the home economics classroom!"

Because we're going to the Kyoto-Kowloon Railway tomorrow, if we don't find the lost items soon, everything will be over after the school trip.

Ai-yin adjusted her schoolbag and rushed anxiously towards Haneoka Academy.

Fortunately, the teacher in charge of the home economics classroom had not yet left work, but she was told that the key to the classroom had been borrowed.

Upon learning this, Aine ran straight to the home economics classroom, hoping that the "diligent" guy wouldn't break her things.

Five minutes later.

The special teaching building had its home economics classroom door tightly closed. Ai Yin cautiously leaned against the doorway and could only hear some strange noises coming from inside, like the sounds of pots and pans.

Hmm, it looks like someone is cooking?

Not knowing what was going on, Aine waited outside the classroom for a while until the strange noise stopped before knocking on the door.

"Um, excuse me."

"scare!"

As the door opened, the boy inside jumped up in fright, his ahoge (a single hair sticking up) standing on end, and stared blankly at the door.

It is Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Hachiman, what are you doing here?"

Hachiman blinked blankly, then nodded to suppress the sticking-out ahoge (cowlick) on his forehead.

"Excuse me... who are you?"

"I'm?"

After all, they are classmates, so it's impossible for the other person not to know him. Therefore, he must be deliberately distancing himself from him.

Upon realizing this, Aine's self-esteem seemed to have been greatly hurt: "Hey, we're in the same class, and we were in the same group on the school trip."

"Ah, I remember now, I'm sorry."

Hachiman nodded stiffly: "So, what are you doing here?"

"Hehe, I left something in the home economics classroom this afternoon, so I came to pick it up." Aine tucked a strand of hair behind her ear sheepishly. "Speaking of which, did Hachiman see my things?"

"What kind?"

"A pink cloth bag."

"Oh, I gave that to the home economics teacher for safekeeping. You can go get it from her." Hachiman said somewhat impatiently, hiding a box on the table behind his back.

Ignoring this behavior, Ai Yin smiled and said, "That's great, thank you!"

The girl's sweet and radiant smile made Hachiman's heart flutter, but he quickly shook his head to banish these chaotic thoughts.

"Well, if there's nothing else, I'll be going now. I'll return the key as well."

"Uh-huh."

Her gaze followed the "shy" boy as he moved around. Suddenly, Aine asked, "Hachigaya-kun, what's that in your hand?"

"nothing."

"Hey, can't I take a look?"

"Excuse me."

Without much talk, Hachiman used his body to shield the package and walked out of the classroom sideways.

however.

Just as he reached the door, a running figure suddenly bumped into him. Although the two did not collide head-on, Hachiman was blown off balance by the strong wind that followed.

The item that he had been hiding in his hand accidentally fell to the ground.

Aine assured that she absolutely did not mean to peek at other people's things; it was just an accident, um, an accident.

After seeing what was on the ground, she was even more confused: "A bento box? Hachiman, I was just about to ask you, were you borrowing the stove in the home economics classroom?"

After quickly cleaning up the wreckage on the ground, Hachiman sighed regretfully and nodded, "Mm."

"Hey, but isn't there an induction cooker in the dorm?"

Hachiman pursed his lips, his eyes darting around, and said, "Um, I'll be going now."

"Ah, um, see you tomorrow then."

She waved blankly, and even on the first day, Aine still didn't understand why Hachiman had gone to the home economics class to make a bento.

The next day.

Buses carrying students to the station were parked on the playground. First-year students from Haneoka Academy would take the Shinkansen to Kyoto after arriving at the station, while second-year students would go to Okinawa.

Aine prefers Okinawa to Kyoto because of its beautiful sea and beaches, and it also allows her to show off her figure... well, not counting her breasts.

While she was thinking about these things, on the other side, her group members were playing rock-paper-scissors in the shadows of the bus.

Curious, Aine walked over to observe the scene.

What are you doing?

"Ah, it's Aine-chan. We're playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who gets to sit next to Hachiman."

"Hey?"

She blinked in disbelief, and it was in that instant that Aine realized just how severe the prejudice against boys really was.

"There's no need for that, Hachiman isn't some kind of monster..."

"But, isn't it a bit awkward to sit alone with a boy?"

Upon hearing this, the other girls nodded in unison: "Although Hachiman is indeed strange, we don't want to deliberately exclude him. It's just that sitting together really does make us look odd, right, everyone?"

Yes, yes.

Shocked by the girls' ideas, Aine sighed slightly and said, "Then I'll sit next to Hachiman."

"Hey, Aine-chan, you don't have to sacrifice yourself like this. Let's play rock-paper-scissors together. We agreed that we'd keep our word."

At this point, Aine was already a little angry, but she still suppressed her temper and said, "No need, everyone go and discuss other seats yourselves. Oh right, where's Hachiman?"

After searching around, Ai Jiuyin discovered that Hachiman was hiding behind the bus, and at this distance, she might be able to hear the girls' discussion.

With a hint of struggle on her face, Aine remained silent for a moment before taking a step forward: "Hachigaya-kun, nice to meet you on your journey."

"Ah, um."

Pretending to be nonchalant, Hachiman boarded the bus with his luggage and then expressionlessly gave up his window seat.

Ai Yin, who was following behind him, paused for a moment, then smiled gratefully and said, "Thank you, I'll go in first then."

"Ah."

"Hachiman, the seats are spacious, so you don't need to sit so far away."

During the journey, seeing Hachiman leaning halfway out of the way, Aine couldn't bear it.

"Well, that's just my personal habit."

The driver drove very smoothly, so just as Aine was about to chat with Hachiman, she happened to hear a soft snoring sound next to her. Looking to the side, she found that Hachiman had fallen asleep, leaning on the armrest.

Not wanting to disturb the other's rest, Aine thought, "Hachigaya-kun, did you not get enough rest yesterday?"

Regardless, Ai Yin had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​communicating with him and instead took out her phone to immerse herself in the world of short videos.

This also prevented her from noticing the fleeting look of relief on the boy's face.

---Cut line---

I'll try my best to maintain a consistent update schedule for the extra chapters, but since they're just extra chapters, please don't have any expectations.

P.S.: This story contains no superpowers.

IF :

Chapter 296 Aine Arc: Hachiman Hikigaya Still Hates Counterfeits (Part 2)

Hachiman Hikigaya dislikes gentle girls.

but.

The girls at Haneoka Academy, or rather, those in his class, don't seem gentle at all.

Shortly after enrolling, Hachiman was treated like kitchen waste and relegated to a corner of the classroom, where no one would care even if he rotted and stinked.

therefore.

Hachiman suddenly felt that life in Tokyo after leaving Chiba was not bad at all.

"Yeah, right."

On the moving bus, Hachiman pretended to be asleep and avoided the invitation from the girl named Chihaya Aine. It wasn't intentional; it was just his personality.

Also.

This pink-haired girl is the class's social butterfly, at the top of the pyramid. Getting on good terms with her might help him escape his current predicament.

however.

Hachiman's prickly pride led him to reject the offer.

In fact, he has never been able to get along well with girls, and this has been the case since junior high school.

The arm that was being used as a support felt a little numb, so Hachiman quietly relaxed his arm a little, but just then...

"Hey, Hachiman, you're awake!"

The girl's sweet breath was right next to him, and Hachiman suddenly shuddered, almost shouting out loud.

"Hey, Chihaya-kun, you're being too naive."

Upon hearing this, the girl shrank back slightly.

"Oh, I'm sorry."

"fine."

Hachiman was finally able to breathe deeply, while Aine looked at him strangely: "Hachiman-kun, you have really dark circles under your eyes. Are you studying hard every day?"

"Do not..."

He would never admit that his dark circles were caused by staying up late playing games.

"Oh, I get it. Everyone says they don't work hard, but secretly they all study until midnight." Aine looked like she had seen through the truth and understood everything perfectly.

So, he really wasn't that serious...

"Um, I'm still a little sleepy, I'll continue to rest."

"Oh, okay."

Using sleep as an excuse once again, Hachiman turned his head toward the corridor and began to pretend to be asleep.

After a bumpy ride, we finally arrived at the train station.

"Everyone, don't run around. Once you're on the bus, sit down. If you feel uncomfortable, find a teacher."

The homeroom teacher maintained order at the scene, and after the silver-white Shinkansen pulled into the platform, the students quickly filed into the carriages.

Because there are plenty of seats on the bus, the school no longer requires students to sit together, but allows them to sit according to their own wishes.