Does gravity make me stronger?

"Ah, um." Aine nodded. She had told Hachiman the time and place to answer his confession, but she didn't expect Hachiman to be waiting for her here.

"Before you go, I'll take a few minutes of your time. I have something to tell you."

"all right,"

Hachiman recounted what had happened yesterday to Aine, who covered her mouth in shock: "So, you're saying that Tachibana-senpai is actually a scumbag who's been cheating on several women?"

"At least based on the current situation, that seems to be the case. I don't think he would break up with me today."

“But…” Aine clutched her chest in anguish, “I understand, Hachiman, thank you for reminding me, but I still have to go over there.”

"..."

The girl's expression was heartbreaking.

Unfortunately, Hachiman doesn't have mind-reading abilities and can't read Aine's current thoughts, but if she still intends to accept Tachibana-senpai's confession, he definitely won't do anything.

After all, it was Aine's own decision.

Soon, Aine arrived at the agreed place, where her boyfriend, Tachibana-senpai, who should have been perfect in her eyes, stood in front of her, smiling at her.

Good morning, Aiyin.

"Good morning, Tachibana-senpai."

"Can you tell me your answer now?"

"Hmm." Pressing her hand to her anxious chest, Aine took a deep breath: "I'm sorry, Tachibana-senpai, I can't date you!"

Senior Tachibana's joyful expression remained frozen for a long time before slowly turning into confusion. She cautiously asked, "Um, this is a bit sudden. Weren't we getting along quite well recently? Did I do something that displeased you?"

Aine took a deep breath: "Then could you please explain, Tachibana-senpai, why you were hugging and cuddling with another girl yesterday?"

At this moment, Senior Tachibana could no longer maintain his composure.

"what?"

"Please stop playing dumb. My friends all saw it. I always thought Tachibana-senpai was a gentle and kind guy, but I never expected him to be like this..."

Aine's good upbringing eventually made her refrain from using abusive language.

"Is it Er? I didn't expect you to find out. But you're just a high school student. I was only playing around with an ugly girl like you."

Seeing that the truth could no longer be concealed, Tachibana immediately became sharp-tongued and sarcastic, as if her initial gentleness towards Aine was just an act.

"Just playing around?" Aine's temper flared up instantly.

"Your band was really nonsensical. This childish performance wasted half an hour of my time. I really regret it now."

After saying that, Ju glanced at the watch on her wrist, waved her hand, and said, "Then the confession game is over. Goodbye, ugly girl."

"Wait a moment!"

A strong shout stopped Ju from leaving.

"What, you regret it? But sorry, I'm no longer interested in underdeveloped high school students."

"Take back what you just said!"

"what?"

"You can say whatever you want to me, but you can't talk about our band!"

Aine admits that she is a bit vain, but when it comes to the band, she is wholeheartedly devoted to it and will not tolerate any other casual insults!

Seeing Aine's angry expression, Tachibana-senpai raised her eyebrows with delight: "I knew it! It's one thing for the others, but you're obviously a beginner. You keep making mistakes all day long. I'm dying of laughter."

"Shut up!"

Ai Yin clenched her fists tightly and buried her head low.

At this moment, what's infuriating isn't Tachibana, but herself.

In the entire band, only she herself was technically lacking, even dragging the whole band down.

Tachibana realized that it was almost time, and said one last thing: "So, which idiots would like a band like yours that's just playing house?"

fed up...

Ai Yin pursed her lips and raised her eyes, which were filled with anger.

"I told you to...!"

"that..."

The sudden voice startled the two of them, and they both looked in the direction of the sound.

Around the corner, a boy with a gloomy face walked over, carrying a thick stack of posters, his body trembling.

"Excuse me, are you Chihaya from the band Mygo? I'm a fan of your band!"

"Hey, Hachiman?"

"Hey, who are you from?" Tachibana said impatiently.

Ignoring his words, Hachiman coughed lightly to compose himself, then excitedly unfolded the poster in his hand.

"Miss Chihaya, look! I'm a fan of yours. These are posters I painstakingly collected. Besides that, I also have photos of you on my phone!"

Leaving aside the clueless Tachibana, even Aine was so frightened by Hachiman's fanatical tone that she kept backing away.

"Oh, so Hachiman is a fan of ours? I just found out."

"Yes, I've been observing you at school, but Chihaya-san hasn't noticed me at all."

The drooping bangs and the somewhat frustrated tone perfectly capture the feelings of a fan who feels neglected by their idol.

Ugh?

So, Hachiman Hikigaya, you've been observing me all along?

They didn't notice at all.

So, during the previous school trip, Hikigaya avoided talking to me because he was shy?

A teenage girl quickly filled in the blanks in her mind and came up with a reasonable, convincing story.

Hachiman Hikigaya likes her, but because of his inferiority complex, he doesn't dare to get close to her and can only watch from afar. However, his behavior during the school trip arouses Hachiman Hikigaya's desire, making him unable to suppress his inner passion any longer.

Aine, you're such an amazingly beautiful girl!

"Um, Hachiman, I didn't mean to."

Ai Yin awkwardly scratched the back of her head, and was about to say something when Ju interrupted her from the side: "As expected, like band, like fans. How disgusting."

"Um, senior, I suddenly realized that you look a lot like someone in my photo album." Hachiman suddenly turned his head and stared at the college student who was a head taller than him with a sinister look.

"what?"

"Look at it."

Hachiman showed his phone's photo album, and Tachibana stepped forward.

That's a photo of a man and a woman embracing each other.

IF :

Chapter 298 Aine Arc: Hachiman Hikigaya Still Hates Counterfeits (The End)

The next second, Tachibana's face turned deathly pale, and she said to Hachiman in disbelief, "Where did you get these photos? Don't you know this is an invasion of privacy?!"

Seeing Tachibana's flustered appearance as he confessed without being asked, Hachiman revealed a smug smile.

Ju suddenly paused, realizing she had been tricked, and was about to shout at him when...

"Sigh, as expected, this person is you, senior. I was originally planning to put it in the comments section of the Mygo band."

"Stop! I'll die if you do that!"

With his boldness and meticulousness, Ju dances gracefully in the world of love, but that doesn't mean he dares to openly build a harem.

After all, the machete in the girl's hand was no joke.

Ju panicked: "Hey classmate, delete the photos right now, or I'll report you!"

Hachiman responded indifferently, "That's a pity, but before that, your girlfriends will probably know your true nature, and the members of the soccer club will probably know as well."

"You actually used such methods, that's really despicable." Ju was trembling with anger.

"Thank you for the compliment," Hachiman said with a smile.

The thought that her carefully cultivated good image was threatened made Ju frown: "So what do you plan to do?"

Hachiman dropped the pretense and returned to his usual lazy state: "I'll apologize to Chihaya-san and then consider deleting the photos and their backups."

"You even made a backup?" Ju stared wide-eyed in surprise.

"So how do you plan to respond?" Hachiman took a deep breath, pressing closer: "Between verbal sparring and facing a love triangle with your girlfriend and even club members, which will you choose?"

"I..."

Tachibana looked back and forth between the boy who had suddenly appeared and Aine. After a moment, she admitted defeat and said, "I apologize. I'm sorry, Chihaya-kun. I shouldn't have insulted your band. Is that alright?"

With a "beep," Hachiman pressed the record button on his phone: "OK, I've deleted the photos, you can go now."

"whispering sound!"

With a heavy smack of her lips, Ju disappeared around the corner in the distance.

Aine, however, breathed a sigh of relief: "You scared me to death, Hachiman-kun, why are you here, and what are those photos?"

"I ran into that boy when I went out yesterday, so I took a picture of him." Hachiman subtly concealed Komachi's presence.

After hearing this, Ai Yin was a little embarrassed: "So, he really went out with so many girls in one go?"

“No.” Hachiman shook his head: “Only the first one was taken on site; the rest were photoshopped.”

"Photoshopped? What if it gets discovered? Wouldn't that be terrible?"

"At least judging from the result, that guy didn't notice," Hachiman said calmly. "You can think of this as a gamble, and I won it."

"But..."

Aine lowered her head, staring at the ground: "If we get caught, Hachiman-kun..."

After calming down, Aine realized just how dangerous the situation had been.

"It's so great to be the idol that Hikigaya likes."

"Well, how should I put it, it's actually a lie too." Hachiman awkwardly scratched the back of his head: "Actually, I only just found out what Chihaya's band is called."

"what?"

The girl, who was initially deeply moved, froze on the spot.

After a long while.

"You idiot, Hachiman is so annoying!"

Before Hachiman could react, his little pink fist had already landed.

Just as he was about to parry, he realized that the action was not meant to hurt him; it was just a light tap on his shoulder, and even felt a little comfortable.

After venting her anger, Aine gently leaned against Hachiman, who quickly stepped back.

She pouted and grabbed him tightly: "Don't move, my friend is right next to me."

"What?" Hachiman's face turned deathly pale, and he stood frozen in place.

however.

Ai Yin stuck out her little pink tongue and smiled gently: "Don't do that again next time, it's dangerous."

Hachiman looked away: "Isn't Chihaya the most dangerous one?"

...

After Tachibana ran away, everything around seemed to return to its previous state.

Hachiman went to school alone, came home alone, and spent his time in the dormitory playing handheld game consoles. The youthful comedy he had imagined did not happen, and Aine did not contact him in the following week.

He made no progress despite his unrealistic expectations and his own unwarranted breaches of defense.

But the only saving grace is that he helped the girl get rid of a scumbag, which can be considered a good deed.

On the afternoon of the second week, an unexpected path unfolded before him.

"Hachiman, come watch our show! It's on me!"