Chapter 204: The Arrival of Miss Beautiful
The next morning.
"Nn~" "That truly was a wonderful dream~~"
Hikigaya got up to brush his teeth and wash his face, feeling in exceptionally high spirits.
He grabbed his school bag and headed out. While taking the elevator, he happened to run into Horikita Suzune.
"Morning, Horikita."
"..." A minimalist response—there was even a hint of avoidance in it.
Hikigaya glanced at her curiously and noticed her eyes were deliberately avoiding him.
"Horikita, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Out of kindness, Hikigaya took a step forward to show concern.
"..." Horikita Suzune gave a low hum of response and then turned her head away. "Also, you're too close."
"What am I, some kind of 'Hikigaya Bacteria'?"
Hikigaya muttered with a helpless, wry smile.
See! This was the gap between dreams and reality! In the dream, the two of them were galloping wildly, soaring through the heavens, swallowing the sun and moon... In reality, even standing a bit close to talk was met with disdain!
"I-I didn't mean it that way..." Horikita Suzune hurriedly explained. "I-it's just that I'm a bit unadjusted for the moment."
"Unadjusted to what?" Hikigaya looked confused. "..."
Horikita Suzune was suddenly at a loss for words, not knowing how to explain.
Seeing that she wasn't willing to talk, Hikigaya didn't push further.
"Forget it. We're just ordinary seatmates." Hikigaya stepped out of the elevator first. But Horikita Suzune grew anxious and suddenly called out to him: "Hachiman!"
"Huh?!"
Hikigaya paused mid-step and turned back with a look of astonishment. If he remembered correctly, this was the first time she had called him by his first name.
Not counting the dream...
"What are you 'huh'-ing about?!" Horikita Suzune raised an eyebrow and continued with feigned composure, "Given our relationship, we can at least be called friends, right?
Since we're friends, it's normal to use first names, isn't it?
Sakura, Hasabe, and Karuizawa all call you by your name, don't they?"
Logic-wise, that was correct, but you're Horikita Suzune!
Based on Hikigaya's understanding of her, with her cold and proud personality, it was difficult for her to truly acknowledge a friend in her heart, let alone say it out loud.
"What? Do you have an objection to me calling you by your name?"
Horikita Suzune's face darkened, and her teeth bit her lip. Whether it was an illusion or not, Hikigaya actually thought he saw a deep sense of resentment in her expression—like someone who had been "pumped and dumped"!
Uh, he was probably just overthinking it, right?
"No, it's just a name, it's nothing." Hikigaya accepted the address easily and responded in kind: "Suzune." "!!!" Horikita Suzune's expression wavered, and she stared at him intently. "Why are you so practiced at it...?"
"I've heard that phrase several times now." Hikigaya was too tired to retort.
"So, exactly how many girls' names have you called directly?" Horikita Suzune's gaze turned icy.
"Ahem~ Well, I still have to go run at the field. I'm off!"
Hikigaya decisively greased his heels and fled the scene.
He wondered what was wrong with Suzune today. Why did she suddenly seem like a different person! He could even feel her eyes firmly fixed on his back.
Women really are hard to understand! Whatever, if he couldn't figure it out, he'd stop thinking about it.
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Hikigaya shook his head, tossing the troublesome thoughts aside.
He arrived at the school athletic field. He tossed his bag to the side, did some simple warm-ups, and started running on the track.
After a full semester of training, his physical fitness had improved significantly.
Combined with his naturally good stamina, long-term exercise had made it even better! Even after running ten laps at once, he could keep his breathing even, showing no signs of exhaustion.
After running for a while, Hikigaya heard a rush of footsteps behind him. Clap!
Hikigaya blocked with his hand behind his back, steadily catching a sneak attack from behind.
"Oh? Sharp reflexes.
It seems your soul wasn't hooked away by those women at Sobu High during your two days away." Ibuki Mio said with a grin.
"Childish." Hikigaya glanced at her sideways.
"What's that supposed to mean?
Wasn't I just worried about you?"
Ibuki Mio pursed her lips and said pointedly, "I heard from senpai that you and a girl named Yukinoshita from Sobu High were 'getting hot'..."
'That fat woman, she's such a loudmouth!' Hikigaya cursed inwardly.
"Don't worry, I didn't misunderstand you.
I heard that woman is... hehe!" Ibuki Mio proudly puffed out her chest—she was a B-cup after all!
"You're really mean!
Even if Yukinoshita is small, her face is super cute, okay?"
Hikigaya told the truth. If he had enrolled in Sobu High back then, he might have dreamed about Yukinoshita every day.
"Haaa? What did you say?" Ibuki Mio immediately grew unhappy and grabbed his clothes. Hikigaya instantly sped up, shaking off her hand.
"Stop! Hikigaya, you explain yourself right now!"
"Sigh~ so troublesome!" On the field, the two of them chased each other, turning a morning workout into a sprint race!
"Whoa! What are those two first-years doing?"
"Too arrogant! Catch up to them!!"
Their actions successfully caught the attention of the upperclassmen. To save face, several joined the sprint.
"Interesting~"
A silver-haired, tall Senpai girl joined the sprint queue. Very quickly, she left the other students in the dust, rapidly catching up to Hikigaya and Ibuki.
"What the hell?" Hikigaya noticed the crowd chasing them from behind and immediately left the track, ending his morning run. Ibuki Mio, in hot pursuit, grabbed his shoulder, panting heavily.
"Hikigaya... you... tell me... clearly... between me and that... Yukinoshita... who is cuter?"
Hikigaya was truly impressed by this blue-haired stubborn girl! They didn't even know the other person, so why were they comparing themselves in this imaginary void?
"A boring question."
"No... it's important, you must...!"
Hikigaya squinted his dead-fish eyes, intending to brush her off with a casual remark. But a cheerful voice came from behind them.
"Haha! If we're talking about cuteness, then of course this lady is the cutest!!"
'Wait, who are you?'
Hikigaya turned around to see a senior girl he didn't recognize at all.
"...!" Ibuki Mio instinctively wanted to argue, but she looked the newcomer up and down.
Not only was the other girl tall and well-endowed, but even in terms of physical stamina—the thing Ibuki took pride in—the girl seemed to be superior! Total attribute suppression!
For a moment, Ibuki Mio lost the will to compare herself...
"Heh~ No need to feel ashamed, blue-haired kouhai.
After all, this lady is the most beautiful."
The silver-haired senior grinned, casting an interested gaze toward Hikigaya.
"Don't you agree, dead-fish-eye kouhai?"
Announcement!
Hello everyone, I'm VarieTL 😊
I'm happy to announce that I have posted 2 new Fanfiction!
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Hikigaya and the Witches' Romantic Comedy
Hikigaya Hachiman, a high school student and staunch believer in celibacy, lives by the motto "Loneliness is freedom."
That's how it should be.
However, on his first day of high school, this motto is shattered.
A gyaru who transferred for him, an incredibly cute pink-haired girl sitting next to him who's always secretly watching him, a perfect superhero with long, straight black hair and an overflowing sense of justice, a childhood friend who always smiles and approaches him in a kimono, and that lone wolf with no boundaries…
Hikigaya Hachiman's daily life is completely disrupted.
Even more absurdly, all these girls are witches.
Crossover Oregairu/Manosoba (Magical Girl Witch Trials)
The Trash Returned from Warhammer
Shinji Ikari awakens in Neo Tokyo-2 with his memories and iron will as a Space Marine Librarian who served the Imperium for a century.
When a letter arrives from his estranged father, Gendo Ikari, summoning him to Neo Tokyo-3, Shinji ignores his past traumas. Instead, he interprets the summons as a holy mission from the God-Emperor. The former Astartes sets out to defend humanity once more, treating the events of Evangelion as his next theater of war.
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