In the third year of high school, I exchanged bodies with Yukinoshita

It's really enviable and makes people want to be jealous. Yuigahama Yui looked at the lunch box in the hands of Yukinoshita Yukino who was full of happiness.

Although the taste of Yukinoshita Yukino's cooking is quite similar to Zuo Yu's, Yuigahama Yui can still tell that Zuo Yu made Yukinoshita Yukino's lunch today.

How come there are still boys making lunch boxes for girls these days...

She can't even deliver lunch...

When lunch was almost over, Yukinoshita Yukino said, "By the way, I don't think I've told you yet. Zuo Yu said he wants to come visit the Service Club this afternoon. Is that okay with you?"

If it was just a visit, Miura Yumiko and the others would naturally have no objection. They thought Yukinoshita Yukino would stuff Zuo Yu into the Service Club. After all, it was obvious that Yukino and Zuo Yu were in a passionate love relationship...

If something like that really happened, Miura Yumiko felt that she would stand up and stop Yukinoshita Yukino's irrational behavior.

Walking back to the teaching building with Miura Yumiko and the others, Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly remembered that she didn't seem to know where Zuo Yu had eaten at noon. She remembered that Zuo Yu walked out of the classroom with her, but she didn't know where Zuo Yu went after that...

Chapter 221 Return to the sky

Zuo Yu was sitting on the rooftop eating lunch alone.

In the morning, Zuo Yu had already become friends with the boys in his class. Friendships between boys develop quickly; they can become friends simply by playing the same game.

It was because of this that he became friends with the boys in Yukinoshita Yukino's class. Not to mention that he also had the eye-catching identity of being Yukinoshita Yukino's boyfriend, so everyone was quite curious about him.

Thinking of the endless stream of people coming to the classroom window this morning, Zuo Yu sighed slightly.

I didn't expect Yukinoshita Yukino to be so popular in her school...

When Zuo Yu first started using Yukinoshita Yukino's body, Yukinoshita Yukino was also the focus of attention at school, but at that time, most people were curious and in awe of her...

After Zuo Yu helped Yukinoshita Yukino show her abilities, everyone showed her more respect.

Although it is true that he helped Yukinoshita Yukino and made her more popular in school, Yukinoshita's popularity probably came more from her own charm.

After all, the number of times he used Yukinoshita Yukino's body was not very many, and the rest of the time was all her own efforts.

Zuo Yu declined the boys' invitation to have lunch together at noon. After leaving the classroom with Yukinoshita Yukino, he went straight to the rooftop.

As expected, I still need to find a place where there is no one so that I can eat with Yukinoshita Yukino at school in the future.

In the morning, he told Yukinoshita Yukino that he did not want to join the Service Club. Naturally, he could not have lunch with Yukinoshita Yukino in the Service Club.

So, he would find some unknown place in the school for the two of them to have lunch together.

Then the first place Zuo Yu thought of was the rooftop...

Unlike the school where Zuo Yu was, the rooftop here was blocked with only a door lock, and that door lock had not even been locked.

Zuo Yu arrived at the rooftop very easily. There weren't many students on the rooftop to begin with, and now it was winter so even fewer people would come to the rooftop.

Zuo Yu looked at everything on the rooftop with satisfaction. It must be nice to come here and have lunch with Yukinoshita Yukino in spring and autumn.

Just when Zuo Yu was eating lunch alone on the rooftop basking in the sun, there was suddenly a sound of a door being pushed open.

Zuo Yu looked at the boy with dead eyes who pushed the door open... It was Hikigaya Hachiman, why was he here?

Hikigaya Hachiman originally thought that no one except him would choose to have lunch on the rooftop in winter. After all, in most people's impressions, the rooftop must be very cold in winter.

But he had a full understanding of this place. Although the rooftop in winter was not suitable for humans to stay in most cases, Hikigaya Hachiman knew that the rooftop in winter was also a good place to go when the sun was strong and there was no wind.

What he didn't expect was that someone had arrived at the place he always thought only he knew earlier than him.

He saw a handsome boy sitting on the ground eating a bento, and Hikigaya Hachiman was stunned.

It would be strange to leave at this time, and I don’t even know the boy’s name. What should I do?

"It's Hikigaya-san. Do you want to sit together?"

Zuo Yu looked at the somewhat bewildered Hachiman Hikigaya and invited him to sit with him. He still had a lot to say to Hachiman Hikigaya.

Hikigaya Hachiman sat next to Zuo Yu, looked at the sumptuous lunch in Zuo Yu's lunch box, and tightly grasped the bread he had just bought from the cafeteria.

He was a little embarrassed, not because of the contrast between the two of them at lunch, but because... he didn't know the name of the boy sitting next to him.

How rude! Hachiman Hikigaya complained about his own behavior in his heart. In order not to embarrass this handsome boy who knew him, he sat next to him as he wished.

It was not until I sat next to him that I remembered that I didn’t even know this boy’s name.

Hikigaya Hachiman remembered the familiar look on Zuo Yu's face when he called his name just now, and he didn't call his name wrong.

It seems that he should know me, but I don't even know his name...

Hikigaya Hachiman looked at Zuo Yu's face, and his doubts grew even more. Logically, the people who knew him should be from his class, so why didn't he have any impression of this face...

Obviously, the boy in front of him looked more handsome than the Hayato Hayama he knew, but Hikigaya Hachiman just felt that Zuo Yu looked very unfamiliar.

"What's wrong? Do you want to eat?"

Hikigaya Hachiman watched the boy in front of him skillfully hold out his lunch box and ask if he wanted to eat it. He quickly waved his hand and quickly took out his bread.

"No, I have this."

"Only bread..."

Zuo Yu found Hikigaya Hachiman's panicked look very funny. He must be questioning his life now...

Zuo Yu asked, "Hikigaya-san, have you and Yuigahama-san made any new progress during the winter vacation?"

Seeing the boy in front of him suddenly asking about his relationship with Yuigahama Yui, Hikigaya Hachiman suddenly had a bold guess in his mind.

Could it be that this boy in front of me likes Yuigahama Yui...

If this boy likes Yuigahama Yui, it makes sense that he knows me.

After all, ever since the school trip, Yuigahama Yui had been chatting with him more often in class. Plus, there had always been rumors in the class that Yuigahama Yui liked him...

Hikigaya Hachiman felt that there was a high possibility that the boy in front of him knew Yuigahama Yui because she liked him.

Could it be that he is seeking revenge on me?

A lot of things suddenly flashed through Hikigaya Hachiman's mind, such as the boy in front of him was deliberately ambushed here because Yuigahama Yui liked him and had teased him.

To protect his own safety, Hikigaya Hachiman replied, "...There's no progress."

This is a rooftop where few people come back, and there's no surveillance. And this guy looks like he's good at fighting. If I get beaten up here, I might get beaten up for nothing...

At this moment, Hikigaya Hachiman was praying in his heart, praying that Hiratsuka Shizuka, who used to come here to smoke, would show up soon.

"Don't be so nervous... It's just a simple chat. I heard that you and her went to the New Year's Shrine together. Is this what you call no progress?"

"..."

At this moment, Hikigaya Hachiman felt that it was better not to answer this question, because no matter how he answered it, it might make the boy in front of him unhappy, and lead to him getting beaten.

Zuo Yu looked at the frightened Hikigaya Hachiman with interest. He couldn't have thought that since he liked Yuigahama Yui, he came to the rooftop to ambush him... This was a huge misunderstanding.

"Hikigaya-san, you don't think I like Yuigahama-san, do you? Let me be clear, I have a girlfriend. And my girlfriend is much cuter than Yuigahama Yui."

Hikigaya Hachiman looked at the handsome boy in front of him and said that he had a girlfriend.

Is that right?

"By the way, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Zuo Yu, and I'm a new transfer student. I'd appreciate your guidance."

Zuo Yu...Hikigaya Hachiman began to search for this familiar name in his mind.

Isn't this the name of Yukinoshita Yukino's boyfriend that has been rumored since this morning?

Hikigaya Hachiman looked at Zuo Yu with shock in his eyes. How could this supposedly well-known person actually sit on the rooftop and eat lunch alone?

He knew the name. It had been ringing in his ears since he arrived at school this morning.

Moreover, during the break, their classmates, both boys and girls, would go by Yukinoshita Yukino's class to take a look at what her boyfriend looked like.

He didn't join in the fun, so naturally he didn't know that the boy in front of him was Zuo Yu.

But how did he know his own name?

"Now you believe that I don't like Yuigahama Yui."

Hikigaya Hachiman looked at Zuo Yu's smiling face and quickly apologized, "Sorry, I thought too much."

"Nothing, so now can you tell me about what happened between you and Yuigahama Yui?" Zuo Yu looked at Hikigaya Hachiman, who was still confused, and added: "Actually, Yuigahama Yui once asked my girlfriend to help with her relationship, and my girlfriend also told me about it... So I know a lot about what happened between you and Yuigahama Yui."

Hikigaya Hachiman really didn't know that Yuigahama Yui had asked others for help in order to pursue him.

So, this is how he knows himself...

Speaking of Yuigahama Yui, Hikigaya Hachiman also had a headache. He didn't know how to look at Yuigahama Yui...

Is Yuigahama Yui cute? At least Hikigaya Hachiman thinks Yuigahama Yui is very cute, and because of Yuigahama Yui, his pocket money has increased recently.

Because his sister Komachi told his parents that he and Yuigahama Yui had been playing well together recently, and that they had visited the New Year's Shrine together some time ago...

But deep down, he still didn't dare to face Yuigahama Yui's feelings.

Can he really do it?

Hikigaya Hachiman thought for a long time and finally said: "Yuigahama Yui and I actually get along very well, but I don't know if we can get along like this after our relationship changes from friends to lovers. After all, the reason we get along so well now is because Yuigahama Yui is pursuing me, so she didn't say what she really thinks in some aspects. If the relationship between us changes, we will definitely not get along like this. But I don't know how to get along with her..."

"So... you're scared, right?"

"...About the same."

Zuo Yu looked at Hikigaya Hachiman who was looking up at the sky. It turned out that he was indecisive in some aspects.

"Hikigaya-san, do you think humans and fish are very similar?"

Hikigaya Hachiman looked at Zuo Yu and suddenly mentioned fish. Is he still coming... Is this guy going to talk about his dead fish eyes?

"...I don't think so."

"I think humans are very similar to fish in some ways. Especially when it comes to survival. Each different fish will live in a place that is comfortable for them, and humans are the same. They all like to stay in their comfort zone and not leave."

Zuo Yu also looked up at the sky. The weather was very good today, with no clouds in the sky. The blue sky looked like the ocean.

"So, humans and fish are really similar, right? Humans seek out friends similar to themselves within their comfort zone, just like fish of the same species will live together at the same depth."

Looking up at the azure sky, Hikigaya Hachiman somewhat understood what Zuo Yu was saying. "Fish of the same species don't necessarily live together. Some fish can't find their pod, even if they try their best. Take, for example, the 52Hz whale..."

"Indeed... There are always some who are different in any group. However, Hikigaya-san, you are different from that loneliest whale in history in many ways. For example, that whale has been emitting sounds unknown to its species, while you seem to have been passively waiting."

"..."

It's precisely because of this that I don't dare to look directly at Yuigahama Yui's feelings...

"Besides, wasn't the whale finally found by humans? Just like you were discovered by Yuigahama Yui. Because of a coincidence, your two completely different destinies were mixed together..." Looking at Hikigaya Hachiman's thoughtful look, Zuo Yu said to Hikigaya Hachiman.

"A fish might die if it leaves its suitable environment, but it might also evolve into a new species. Furthermore, humans are not fish. The biggest difference between humans and animals is that animals adapt to their environment, while humans change it according to their own subjective will..."

"So, Hikigaya-san, why don't you try taking the initiative? Maybe there will be unexpected results."

Otherwise, try to take the initiative, maybe you will change, maybe you can do well...

"I understand. I'll give it a try." Hikigaya Hachiman replied while looking at the blue sky.

"So... Hikigaya-san, do you want to return to the sky?"

Hearing this, Hikigaya Hachiman was stunned, "...You want me to jump from here, right?"

"Oh, you understand too."

.......

After chatting with Hikigaya Hachiman for a while, Zuo Yu returned to the classroom in a good mood. Seeing Yukinoshita Yukino had already returned to her seat, he walked over.

"Well, I should be able to go visit it this afternoon."

"Of course. Where did you have lunch today?"

"On the rooftop, I ate with Hikigaya-san."

Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Zuo Yu and asked with concern: "Isn't it a little too cold to eat on the rooftop in this weather? And...how did you start a conversation with him?"

Chapter 222 Happy New Year

In the morning, Yukinoshita Yukino woke up from her sleep, looked around and saw that there was no one beside her, and sighed slightly.

She got up as usual, changed into her school uniform, and prepared her breakfast and lunch. The difference was that in the past, she would talk a lot with Zuo Yu at this time, but now she just silently did the actions she had done countless times.

Before going out, she added cat food to Morgana's bowl, stroked its furry head, and spoke softly.

"Be good, you can only eat this much."

Walking alone on the way to school, Yukinoshita Yukino began to count the days since Zuo Yu left.