"Hikigaya-kun! Why are you here?" Asahina seemed quite surprised.
"Eh...I saw a sign at the door saying free admission for junior students, so I came in."
Hmm. This one. It was free.
In fact, this project was provided by students of Kiryuin because they felt they would not get a high score but would not be ranked last either.
The students also feel they are about to graduate and have not had an interesting high school life, so they can participate in this cultural festival based on their own preferences, and naturally want to make it more lively.
Then chose Haunted house.
Because there are not enough people in the class, most of students are asked to play ghosts.
Asahina naturally had no free time either.
At the same time, she also liked this seemingly interesting job, but she failed miserably just after test.
And for a moment she felt a particular pain in her ankle, so she cried subconsciously, but now, felt that she might really cry. 'Because the person I like saw me in such an embarrassing state...You can imagine how bad this is!'
It was a huge blow to Asahina
Because she was still thinking about how to work hard in past six months, but before she could execute any of her ideas, but her reputation dropped.
So, Asahina started to withdraw herself. In her opinion, Hikigaya-kun would think that she was a reckless type of girl, or someone who cried easily.
While thinking this, she suddenly noticed a hand reaching out towards her.
At the same time, owner of this hand also appeared before his eyes.
"You fell pretty hard just now. So do you need help?"
'Need help? Um...I just felt that my rating must have dropped, but.' Asahina suddenly felt... this wasn't such a bad scene after all.
Or is it that Hikigaya-kun is very gentle?
"It does hurt a little, and you also got to see my embarrassing side." Asahina said embarrassedly, wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes.
"It may not be nice for me to say this, but it's really refreshing to see that Asahina-senpai has this side of her." Hikigaya-kun seemed to be in a good mood.
'Is that so? Other party has indeed updated his evaluation of me in his mind. Woo woo!' But it was too cruel for Asahina, it's like she just lost her soul.
"You just cried in pain, so let's go to the health room," Hikigaya-kun continued with a gentle look, "Can you walk now? If you can't, do you want me to carry you there?"
Hug, hold me?
It is undeniable that Asahina was moved for a moment.
But she quickly shook her head.
'Because the scene of me being held by the other person and moving around has already appeared in my mind. Because I am being held, I can definitely see Hikigaya-kun's profile. And there is other person's hard work. When I think about it... wow. Isn't it just possible to refuse with a blushing face?'
She would definitely not be able to adapt to this kind of contact.
Maybe her face would be too red and her smart junior would find out her feelings.
If they are known before she has a foundation in love, probability of her confession failing is very high.
Junior Hikigaya supported other person and took her to health room.
The location of Haunted house chosen by the seniors is close to the health room.
According to Asahina, some people might get scared and become unwell, so it is reassuring to have a checkup room nearby.
As a result, what she said came true.
Now she was the first to experience the benefits of having a health room next to Haunted house.
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"Your ankle is sprained, but luckily it's not broken. I'll treat you now, and you need to rest well for next few days."
This means that Asahina-san will not be able to help out at tomorrow's cultural festival as originally planned.
How pitiful.
The doctor continued ignoring her dark face, "Also, if you are injured suddenly, it is best not to move immediately, but to stay in position you were injured in and not move randomly. So you guys are just lucky, otherwise you might get hurt again."
In other words, Hikigaya's action of pulling Asahina up in the haunted house just now actually violated medical common sense.
"H-Hey, but I have nothing to do right now." Asahina said quickly to put away the blame for getting recognised as a pervert, "So Hikigaya-kun did nothing wrong!"
"Oh?" The doctor looked at Asahina and Hikigaya several times and immediately realized that she was now redundant, so just left some ice for Asahina and asked her to stay here for an hour before turning around and leaving.
"What I just said is true." As she watched the doctor leave, Asahina no longer acted like the crying little girl in the haunted house, but instead showed aura of a senior schoolmate.
"I don't blame Hikigaya-kun. Rather, I am grateful for your help just now. So, even if some secondary damage occurs, I won't blame you. I can tell the difference clearly."
Actually, this is certain.
At that time, she did receive assistance. If younger student encountered setbacks here, it would definitely hinder his enthusiasm for helping others in future.
But Hikigaya-kun shook his head, "I've learned a lesson today. I didn't think it through. If I cause secondary harm to Senpai, or even serious injury, I'm afraid I'll have to bear the responsibility for the rest of my life."
"No, Hikigaya-kun, you really don't have to think so much... After all, no matter who it was at that time..." Asahina resisted his self-reflection, but stopped herself halfway.
Wait a moment.
She seemed to have heard something extraordinary just now.
"Wait a minute, Hikigaya-kun. You just said that if I suffer irreversible damage, you..."
"For example, you might break a bone or become lame in the future." Hikigaya-kun finished what he had just said, "Then I should be responsible."
'Is that so? In other words, Hikigaya-kun, you are actually a very responsible weirdo. This kind of personality can be easily taken advantage of....' Asahina thought a bit viciously, "Can you say that again?"
"Eh? You can say that..." Hachiman looked at the senior with beautiful orange hair and a sunflower hairpin in a strange way. 'Although I feel that current condition of senpai is a bit dangerous, a bit like the condition of Amasawa....'
But now he can still meet this requirement.
People who have been caught in the rain will think of holding an umbrella for others.
Before entering this school, Hikigaya was hit by a car and had to be hospitalized for a leg injury.
Fortunately, there were no sequelae.
Then in the future, not only your interpersonal relationships, but even your own convenience may be affected.
This is what Hachiman thought.
But Asahina is also troubled. 'Even if kouhai said it again, but recording, recording... Because she thought about working as a female ghost, she didn't bring her mobile phone...I didn't bring my cell phone! So it is impossible to record it at all, even as a souvenir?'
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After returning from Asahina-san who suddenly became withdrawn, Hikigaya-kun called Kiryuin, who seemed to be investigating but actually wanted to experience the cultural festival in advance.
"Asahina is injured? It's not like she would do that. Is the human body so fragile...?" Kiryuin muttered under her breath.
'Is the human body so fragile? It's better to say that you are too invincible.' Hachiman has always thought that Kiryuin Fuka is a female version of Rokusuke, and they are both of the same type.
Compared to these monsters.
Hikigaya-kun didn't encounter any strange people during his subsequent investigations.
Then he returned to his class's base camp.
Something seems to be wrong.
"Ah, will this dress look weird?" Hiyori's voice came over.
'Even though I haven't seen her in person, I can feel that she is like trying on clothes, constantly turning her body sideways to see if the clothes fit or not.....' Hachiman was curious on what she was doing now.
Hiyori-san is usually very quiet, but her current lack of confidence is very unusual.
Sure enough, it's because of this.
Hachiman looked at girls in the class.
They were all average looking, and apart from Shiina, none of them were particularly pretty, which was refreshing.
The uniforms of these girls make people pay more attention to them.
Their uniforms are very conspicuous.
She gives people the feeling of a poster girl or a Taisho maid.
"I can't really accept it because this outfit is so weird." And voice of Ibuki came from the classroom.
'Even though I haven't seen Ibuki's appearance, I can imagine that she must be making an angry expression like [○?｀Д?? ○] right now.'
"But if you say that, wouldn't that mean you, Ibuki-san, are also denying yourself?" Hiyori's dreamt voice rang out.
"....." Ibuki was indeed speechless.
In a way, Shiina-san often says that she has no friends, but Hachiman always thinks that she has a good relationship with Ibuki.
The main reason is that Ibuki is a reliable person, her personality is easy to grasp, and she is also good at fighting.
With just a little tinkering, she can be hired cheaply.
Very convenient.
From this perspective, humans are truly despicable.
First, classify people into those who are useful or not, and determine whether you need to make sacrifices and how much you need to make.
But because he doesn't want to be such a person, Hikigaya-kun is always recruiting friends.
Even Hirata-kun can only be considered 70% of his friend.
Because the remaining 30% is that Hikigaya-kun finds other random guys very convenient.
This kind of person is definitely not a true friend.
Hikigaya-kun is very aware of this. So, he continued to move forward.
This is classroom.
Because Ryuen had already prepared to increase their own sales, and they also wanted to use intimidation, and when they saw acquaintances or unfamiliar and stupid people, they would play the victim and trick them into spending money.
So it's a one-time deal.
Then naturally there is no need to rent a venue which costs money.
And his class was on the first floor, so it was just right to use it as venue for Ryuen's class's kimono-themed maid cafe.
You can see many dining tables that have already been set up.
"By the way, let's not talk about how weird this dress is, but Shiina, do you think it is difficult to wear?" Ibuki continued without using -san anymore.
"No, no, no, I'm asking how to wear this dress, whether it's suitable or not..." Hiyori's voice continued to ponder.
Although she participated in the purchase of uniforms this time. But Hiyori seems to still lack some self-confidence.
And this is something Hachiman has become accustomed to seeing in Sakura-san recently.
'Is it the same for you, Shiina-san? To be honest, it is totally unimaginable for a literary girl like her to work as a maid and entertain people.... It can be imagined that even if she changed into a maid outfit, would probably just stay in the corner, as if the noise around her had nothing to do with her....' Hachiman walked into the classroom.
Although voices coming from inside were all girls, the door was open and there were other girls in the corridor.
So it should not be a place where men are prohibited from entering now.
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