"Volunteer work?" Komachi asked.
"Yeah." Hachi said as she tightened her vest and her helmet strap, "We're supposed to be helping with an elementary student summer camp. The details will be explained at school."
"Public school students sure have it tough." Komachi laughed, "I wonder if I'll be doing something like that if I manage to get into Soubu."
Truthfully, Hachi was rather skeptical about Komachi's prospects of entering Soubu High. Her grades had never been exemplary, in comparison to Hachi's own, and competition was tight for an elite municipal school like Soubu.
However, if a big sister didn't believe in her own little sister, who else would?
"Work hard." Hachi smiled and patted Komachi before she jumped on her bike and accelerated away.
Because it was summer vacation, the number of bikes being parked seemed to be much smaller than usual.
Hachi immediately went to the meeting room where everyone else had already gathered. And by that, everyone that Hachi personally knew in Soubu.
Even though the meeting room was huge, there were enough people to make it feel a little cramped.
"You're late, Hacchan!" Iroha pouted.
"Meeting will begin in five minutes, calm your tits." Hachi jeered.
"Now, now, please don't fight." Hayato got between the two squabbling classmates, "Nobody was late anyway."
Hachi took a seat between Iroha and Hina.
"Well, looks like everyone is here." Hiratsuka entered the classroom, "More volunteers than I expected.
Hiratsuka came in expecting something like five of them to come, but there were eight of them present.
"Anyway, the devil's in the details. The summer camp for the elementary students will be held in Chibamura. In other words, Gunma. Naturally, it won't be a one-day event, so those of you who have tight schedules may withdraw as you wish."
"The main event will be held on the fifth and sixth of August, which means we're going to spend two nights at the camp and come back on the seventh." Hiratsuka drew a simple schedule chart on the blackboard.
"Isn't your birthday on the eighth?" Yumiko asked Hachi quietly.
"Eh? Not like anyone ever celebrated it anyway, since it's summer vacation and all."
Of course, the real reason for that was because Hachi never had any friends in the first place.
"Eh, that's boring." Iroha mumbled, "We should celebrate it later."
"So, that's more or less the gist of the event," Hiratsuka said, "However if anyone has other ideas I'm willing to listen."
"Sensei!" Tobe excitedly raised his hands like a child, "Are we going by car?"
"Well, two cars, at least." Hiratsuka smiled, "What do you think?"
"Well, I mean it's a bit crazy sounding, but maybe we can go on bikes?" Tobe proposed, "I mean, it's summer vacation and all, so we can go touring while also contributing to society!"
"That's a crazy thought. Our bikes can't go on the highway and it's 200 kilometers from here to Chibamura, idiot!" Yumiko slapped the back of his head.
"And using an urban road, we'll be restricted to 30 km/h, it would take seven hours to reach Gunma through the two main routes," Hayato added.
"No way! I don't want to sit on my scooter for however many hundred kilometers!" Iroha stuck out her tongue.
"Ditto, I don't want it." Hina sighed.
"Me three!" Yui shouted, "What are you thinking, Tobecchi?"
"To be honest, I'm not entirely confident I can avoid fainting on the steering wheel, in this scenario," Yukino said frankly, knowing her frail body wouldn't be able to drive for hours like that. It sounded like a recipe for disaster.
"But it sounds fun." Saika huffed, "I think it would be an interesting experience at least."
"Well, I think going by cars would be boring too." Hachi agreed.
"I know right?" Tobe tried to get more support.
"Well, it's not as if there's no way." Hiratsuka opened a map and hung it on the blackboard. "As Hayama said before, the three main routes that are considered the fastest would be impossible to travel through the use of Gentsuki because of the heavily enforced speed limit on urban roads."
Hiratsuka pointed at some points on the map, "However, there's exactly one route where you should be able to use Gentsuki at greater speed. The non-urban road to the side of the rivers and mountains. We could reach Gunma in less than six hours."
The students become quiet.
"...Is that true, Sensei?" Yumiko asked.
"Yumi, you're for it too?" Yui asked in disbelief.
"Well, I do think it might be a little more fun if we keep following the scenery rather than one city after another..." Yumiko said, "And six hours ... it's not short ride, but beats riding all day through the normal route."
"Well, it's up to you guys whether you want to go by bike or by car. Personally, I find that idea interesting too. As a teacher, it's not my duty to hold back your creativity." Hiratsuka smiled.
"Sensei, that's not something a teacher should say." Yukino said grimly, "We're talking about skirting the National Road safety laws here."
"And it's my duty to stop you from crossing the borderline." Hiratsuka winked happily, "Feel free to mess up as much as you can because I will stop you if you guys go too far."
Some of the students laughed. Others were thoughtfully silent. It wasn't as if they didn't find the whole idea boring, but everyone had been weighing the risk and reward here.
"Alright, I'm going with my bike too." Hayato finally spoke up.
"Me too," Yumiko said.
"I can't." Yui shook her head, "I mean, it's just impossible for me on a scooter. Scooters aren't exactly fast you know?"
"Me too." Hina said, "My scooter's had the restriction removed, but it's maximum speed still tops out at about 60 km/h. It'd be impossible for me to make this trip."
"Me three. My scooter has the same engine as Hina-senpai, so it's only a little faster." Iroha dropped her chin on the table weakly, "Though it would be fun to have a road trip with everyone like this."
"Speaking of derestriction, you guys still have the limiter in place right?" Hiratsuka asked the rest.
"Uh, maybe?" Yumiko said, "My bike is restricted to forty-five kilometers or something along those lines. I think."
Yumiko's DNA50, like most foreign scooters, was restricted according to European law, with a hard speed limit of 30 mph or 47 kph.
"Then you will need to have it derestricted," Hiratsuka said.
"Sensei, isn't derestriction illegal?" Yukino raised her hand, "I mean, why put a restriction in the first place if something like this is allowed?"
"Bike restriction laws varies from one country to another." Hiratsuka shook her head, "In Japan, it's not specifically illegal to derestrict your scooter, as the regulation puts more emphasis on usage than specification. Bike restrictions in Japan are more or less done on the manufacturers' own request, because they want to protect their customers from reckless and unlawful behavior."
"I see."
"Derestriction also has some more benefits, like making your engine run more efficiently." Hiratsuka added, "However, we need to consult with someone with proper knowledge first."
"Let's call Yuu here!" Tobe whipped out his phone out.
"Yuu?" Hiratsuka perked up.
"Ah, it was Tobe's friend who sold us our bikes." Hayato explained, "He's a pretty honest person and I believe he's trustworthy, too."
...
Yuu jumped off his large bike hurriedly, followed by a black-haired girl behind him who was riding a Suzuki sports bike.
"Tobe is calling you again?"
"Yeah, seems like they have a couple of plans or something."
Hachi was the first time to react strongly. "Yuri?! What are you doing here?!"
"Oh! Isn't that Hachi?" The girl happily rushed up and hugged the tall girl without a break. "You've grown taller since the last time I saw you."
"Damn youngster, coming here to gloat." Hiratsuka spat aside, "I am shocked it's you of all people."
"Ah, I'm here, Hiratsuka-san!" Yuu bowed, "Please have mercy just for today."
The girl who was hugging Hachi switched her attention to the older woman and then hugged her too. "Mama!"
It was quiet for all of three seconds before a resounding scream filled the parking area.
"EEEEEEEEEEEEH?!" Everyone shouted in shock.
"Sensei already has children?" Iroha flailed her hand, "Eh? EEEH?"
"I never knew, and she's about our age too." Yukino averted her eyes. As old as Hiratsuka could be, she couldn't be that much older than her early thirties. If she were to be the mother of a girl of Yukino's age, then it must have been a teenage pregnancy...
"It must be a misunderstanding, right?" Hina asked. Though she was definitely interested too. This kind of saucy gossip was way too delicious to ignore!
"But they look really similar!" Tobe pointed out, "They're basically clones!"
"Rude!" Hayato smacked him, though he admitted inwardly that Tobe had a point.
With identical silky, black hair, facial shape, and features including her eyes, everything about her screamed at least a strong blood relation to Shizuka.
In fact, the students could imagine she was exactly how Shizuka would have looked when around their own age.
"You guys are jumping the gun." Hachi raised her hand, awkwardly. "She's a niece of Hiratsuka-sensei."
"I see. A niece, huh?" Yukino sighed in relief, but the resemblance was just uncanny.
"Seo Yuri is the daughter of my older sister, she's half-Korean." Shizuka grinned and patted the younger, clone-looking girl affectionately, "Though I've always considered her my own daughter at times because her parents are always busy. And this chucklefuck here is her fiancee."
"Ahahaha, so it's like this, you see." Yuu winced.
This caused everyone to be uncomfortably quiet. It was clear that Hiratsuka didn't appreciate the appearance of the young man.
Of course, Hachi knew the real reason why Hiratsuka was angry was that she was envious. Her own seventeen year old niece was one step ahead of her on the path of marriage!
"Yuri, I knew you had a boyfriend but when did you get engaged?" Hachi asked.
"Hmm, since my previous birthday, I guess?" Yuri said, "Yuu carved a pair of silver rings and gave one to me. I consider ed it and though why the hell not? So, we're engaged now."
"And your parents didn't mind?" Hachi furrowed her eyebrows.
"It's not as if they're around to dictate our relationship. Besides, we're both set for life." Yuri shrugged, "I already got a college scholarship and Yuu already decided to inherit his family's shop."
"Tch. Kids these days are so damn innocent." Hiratsuka shook her head, "Back in my day, something like marriage at your age was just out of the question."
"I don't want to hear that from you." Hachi pointed, fully aware of Hiratsuka's old stories of sexual escapades. "I still remember the gigolo story.*"
"Ah, the one who ran off with your stuff." Yuri added.
Both of them got punched on their stomachs. Hard. Hard enough to send them to the ground, curling in pain.
"Too much information you two." Shizuka sighed and looked suspiciously at Yuu. "And that's all the more reason you girls need to be careful about men. Don't be easily swayed by wealth and sweet words."
"I resent that remark, Hiratsuka-san." Yuu protested as he was neither flirty nor rich enough to actually seduce anyone that way, "So, what's this about derestriction?"
やはり, 俺の 女子高生 デビュー はまちがっている。
As Expected, My High-School Girl Debut is Wrong.
Disclaimer:
Original Story by Watari Wataru
Chapter 25: Renewal
Tobe and Hiratsuka told Yuu about their plan of derestricting everyone's bikes for the purpose of a long-distance trip. Yuu's expression changed from confusion to understanding as he gazed around and saw the bikes around him.
"Well, it's not as if it can't be don. And it shouldn't cost that much, maybe a few thousand yen." Yuu said, "I think the biggest problem lies with Sai-chan and Yukinoshita-san's rides."
"What's the problem with ours?" Yukino asked.
"They're running stock engines." Yuri commented as she looked down the exposed engine of the microcar, "Hachi, Tobe, Hayama and Miura's bikes all have high-performance 50cc engines that was shackled down for safety and regulation. They can go much faster without restriction, possessing power equal to 100cc or larger stock bikes."
"Your car uses a derestricted Honda scooter engine. And Sai-chan's bike uses a standard Super Cub engine. In other words, they're already at their peak potential." Yuu patted Saika, who seemed to feel absolutely devastated upon this reveal.
"Is there really no way to make them go faster? Legally, I mean." Yukino asked earnestly. To be honest, she did feel that her car still had serious problems accelerating, let alone going fast. It wasn't as obvious in the dense traffic of Mihama, but Yukino knew her car wouldn't be able to survive this tour in its current state.
"It's not as if there's no way." Yuu rubbed his clean-shaved chin, "The easiest way is probably supercharging them, but it's a rather expensive endeavor."
"Supercharging engines means making them burn more fuel and air. This means you can get twice as much power from the stock engine."
"Wouldn't that be dangerous? I mean, won't the engine blow up or something?" Saika became paler, he really loved his bike and would like to bring it on the tour. But even so, he also wanted to treasure it as much as possible.
"The limit of supercharging is about three or four times the power output of a stock engine, which is usually done in racing competitions. Only doubling the power should be much safer." Yuri clarified, "You don't have to worry about the engine lifespan, especially on a Honda."
"I see. How long do you need to install them on two cars?"
"DID SHE SAY TWO?!" Everyone's eyes bulged out in response to Yukino's rather absurd statement. Yukino had not just one but TWO microcars?
"It's impossible for Yuigahama-san to ride her scooter, so I figured using my spare car should be enough." Yukino smiled lightly, "Is that fine, Yuigahama-san?"
Yui, meanwhile, fainted while standing from the sheer shock she had experienced. She simply couldn't comprehend the whole conversation and blew her brain fuse in the process. "...T-two cars? Heeee..."
"Rich girls are scary." Tobe winced.
"I ... I see! I will have to contact my supplier because I don't have the units in my warehouse." Yuu nodded, slightly perturbed by Yukino's extremely nonchalant orders.
Just from her expression alone, Yuu knew his neck was on the line if he made a half-assed result. Plus, she was the daughter of a Perfectual Diet Representative.
Rich daughter of a politician. The entire thing smelled of trouble. But Yuu was a professional, and he decided to accept the request.
"How about you, Sai-chan?"
"Well, I don't know how much it would cost. Even if I want to, I want to make sure of how much I should pay." Saika shrugged.
Yuu talked with Saika about the possible options of supercharger unit installation, the benefits and drawbacks of different types, and their cost differences. Saika simply picked the cheapest option possible while Yukino picked more interesting, and certainly costly, options.
"Alright, feel free to drop off your cars and bike either today or tomorrow. I presume there'll be a deadline?"
"Yuu, is it possible to accomplish this before the fourth of August? We only have four days until the deadline." Tobe asked skeptically.
"Yeah. I mean you probably have another customer to deal with." Yui worriedly added, "Is it alright?"
"GGS Motor wasn't originally a tuning shop anyway. We only repair and maintain bikes to sell." Yuu grinned widely, "But I can't trust any other shop to do this for my friends, not that quick at least. If you have some free time, you can also come in so you can see how to take care of your bikes."
"Thank you, Yuu-san." Saika happily offered a hand.
Yuu smiled and they exchanged a handshake. Hayato and Tobe put their hands on top, as Tobe yelled, "Osu! Now we're talking!"
"What are you taking pictures for?" Yumiko asked when Iroha and Hina frantically used their cellphones.
"While I can understand Ebina-senpai, what the hell are you doing, Isshiki?" Hachi asked.
"Huh, if there are pretty boys nearby isn't it natural to take pictures?" Iroha asked innocently, while Hina wasn't so innocent in comparison.
Hachi sighed, and then exchanged a look with Yumiko. Then they raised their phones to take pictures as well.
"Speaking of pretty boys, you guys shouldn't go home yet." Hachi told them, "They should be here at a moment's notice."
"They?" Yukino asked.
Saki's signature KSR roared loudly as she entered the bike parking area, to be followed by a car that took some turns to the assigned parking spaces for cars.
"Ah, that car is..."
"Hello, everyone!"
"Whoa? Manager?" Tobe gawked when he noticed the sensually dressed woman who walked out of the car. It was Saki and Hachi's modeling manager.
"Long time no see!" Saika bowed.
Tobe and Saika had met her during their workplace tour when they and Saki went to visit all the way back in early June.
"Ooh, Tobecchi and Sai-chan are here just like Saki said."
"Kawasaki, you didn't join the volunteer event?" Yumiko asked.
Saki removed her helmet and answered, "No. My family will be visiting my grandparents, so I can't go."
"I see. Well, I guess most of us would have summer vacation plans too." Yui said, "My family also has plans for the middle of August. What about you, Yukinon?"
"I..."
Yukino, for a moment, look hesitant. Instead, it was Hayato who spoke up on her behalf.
"The president is probably going to return home." He said.
For a moment Yukino seemed to be a bit surprised, but with a resigned smile, she also confirmed it was true. "Yes. I'll probably return home for a couple of days at least."
This oddly specific conversation didn't go unnoticed. At least not by Yumiko, Iroha, and Hachi.
Had those two always been this close?
"Ah! I just remembered Yukinon lives alone in her own apartment." Yui gasped in realization, seemingly oblivious to the subtext of that exchange, "I guess your parents must've been worried."
"Probably." Yukino cryptically nodded.
"Why is Manager here?" Tobe asked excitedly.
"My name is Mikuni Mikoto from Shibusho Chiba publication." The manager approached Hiratsuka, "I presume you're Hiratsuka Shizuka-sensei?"
"Yes, that would be me." Hiratsuka smiled, "Shibusho Chiba also have an affiliation with Soubu, I believe."
"That's correct, and Saki-chan, Tobe-kun, and Sai-chan came to visit during their workplace tour. Also, I have worked with Hikigaya and Kawasaki a few times." Manager Mikuni nodded, "I came here because we have a prior arrangement with your principal."
"The principal?"
"Oh, you're here Mikuni-san?" The Principal and Vice Principal arrived, "Would everyone please return to the meeting room?"
"Hmm, you're not a Soubu student right?" Vice principal noticed that Yuu was the only one not wearing a uniform, neither ia formal or PE outfit.
"Pleased to meet you, Sensei. My name is Motegi Yuu from Keiyou Technical High, I was here because the students wanted to consult few things about their Gentsuki." Yuu politely bowed, "Please pardon my intrusion."
"Seo Yuri, I'm Hiratsuka-sensei's niece." Yuri also bowed, "Pardon our intrusion."
"Hmm, you two might be useful. Please join us as well in the meeting room."
Everyone else returned back to the meeting room, including the two non-students.
"You may take over from here, Mikuni-san." Principal and Vice Principal smiled and left.
"Thank you, Sensei." Mikuni grinned, "Anyway, I see a lot of familiar faces and unfamiliar faces, but are Soubu kids always this good-looking?"
"Well, they're just the cream of the top, so they're exceptionally attractive, yes." Hiratsuka proudly presented them, "They are very attractive and famous in school."
"My name is Mikuni Mikoto from Sensible! Fashion magazine. As you may know, it's a teen magazine centered around Chiba and rural Toyko. Some of you here have worked with us as models. Hikigaya in particular, I know very well."
Hachi didn't say anything and simply kept her focus.
"Anyway, to keep it short, we're working on a joint publication with Ride-On Magazine. The topic we want to cover at the moment is teens and motorcycles. So I figured Soubu High was worthy of being the topic focus."
"Are we? I didn't know we were that famous." Yui whispered.
"The recent partial ban lift in June was rather popular and a hot topic of conversation." Hayato told her, "Even other schools talked a lot about it because most schools in Chiba forbid bringing motorcycles."
"Saki and Hachi have told me this before, but I guess things are better than expected." Mikuni smiled ominously, "Would you kids be interested in a photoshoot?"
"All of them?" Hiratsuka asked.
"Yes, we want at least two types of pictures per person. One would be them with their bikes, and another with them doing casual student activities."
"Casual student activities?" Hina quipped, "Could you clarify what you mean with that, Mikuni-san?"
"Something like studying or extracurricular club activities." Mikuni snapped her fingers, "I purposefully picked summer vacation because that means it would give the school breathing room and minimal disruption from their activities."
Everyone looked at Saki and Hachi. Saki just eyed them lazily and said, "Hey, the money is good."
"Kawasaki, just what kind of hardships are you facing to sell your friends like this?" Yumiko faked tears to mock her in response.
"Shut up."
"As for the Ride-On side of the deal, let's have Hikawa-san take over."
Mikuni shifted her position and let an overweight male journalist stand front and center. "My name is Hikawa from Ride On Tokyo. I've known Mikuni-san for a decade and we've worked together in the past. I've just recently had this idea for a joint publication."
"Putting it simply, I want to do feature articles about your unique Gentsuki. Perhaps even some pinups of you and your bike as well."
"Well, if you want to take our pictures with our bikes you should wait three days," Hachi said.
"Hmm? And why is that?"
"We're going to modify our bikes, it might take three days until everything is complete." Hayato smiled, "We also just happened to have a plan to go on a tour later."
"We from GGS Motor will be handling it." Yuu said, "It's mostly derestriction and changes of parts to improve performance. But the appearance should be different in the end."
"Modification?" Hikawa's eyes brightened, "Interesting! Very interesting! Then I would like to wait until the modifications are complete."
"Then the first photo shoot for Sensible will take place tomorrow while the second photo shoot for Ride-On will take place in three days. Please review this contract before you sign it."
"Fifty thousand yen?! That's more than enough to offset the cost of modification." Tobe shouted, "Look at this, everyone!"
"Shut up, Tobe! You're embarrassing us!" Yumiko chastised him.
Of course, since the money matters seem to be solved, Yumiko decided to splurge a bit more on her bike upgrades. She was very sure at least Hachi would be doing the same thing. Tobe at least had decided from the get go to get a racing exhaust.
Hina, Yui, and Iroha probably wouldn't. For them their bikes were nothing more than a method for school transportation. Their money would be used for something much more important.
Hachi didn't even bother to read the fine print and signed the papers without a second glance. Ditto with Saki. They had worked with Sensible before and knew exactly what they were in for.
"Well, as expected from our two main models." Mikuni smiled, "Anybody else?"
Tobe put his contract in, fired up. "Count me in as well!"
Yumiko, Saika, Hina and Iroha put their contracts in together quietly while talking about the contract terms and details afterward.
"Hahaha, and now I'm going to be featured in a magazine. How embarrassing." Yui finished reading the contract and signed it.
"Excuse me, Mikuni-san, could you give me some time?" Yukino asked.
"Yes?"
"My family is a bit difficult, so I will have to ask permission beforehand," Yukino said.
"The same for me," Hayato said, "I will have to ask permission as well."
As these two children came from an extremely unusual background, Yukino and Hayato couldn't easily let themselves be shown in public media like that, lest the family feel embarrassed by their antics.
Money wasn't really a problem for them either. But, the same could not be said about their freedom of expression. They could only do so much before their family called for them to stop.
It was simply better to ask permission first and then decide later. And their friends knew about that too.
"That's Yukinoshita Yukino and Hayama Hayato." Hachi whispered to the manager, "You must be familiar with their names, no?"
Mikuni's eyes widened in realization and then softened in understanding.
"I see. Then you may decide on it tomorrow if you change your mind."
...
As everyone scrambled outside when they finished the meeting, Hachi and Yuri went to the rooftop to talk privately.
"Looks like you have a lot of friends now." Yuri smiled, "Congratulations."
Hachi just quietly smiled in acknowledgement.
Hachi had first meet Yuri when she was undergoing her psychological therapy during last summer. A year ago. Yuri had hung around her whenever Hiratsuka was absent.
Back then, Hachi always projected the same thoughts on both aunt and niece. And thus, Hachi's feelings for Yuri could be said to be strong admiration.
As her mind and soul were reborn anew, Hachi began to gain a different perspective. Unlike Hiratsuka, Yuri was much more impulsive and reckless, the direct opposite of Hachi. Because of that, her admiration ceased to be.
However, that didn't mean they didn't share a bond anymore. Maybe it was time for Hachi to open up to her as well.
"You have a boyfriend yet?"
"No." Hachi said, "My crush remains one-sided at the moment."
"I see."
"What about you, Yuri?" Hachi crossed her arms, "I mean, you're still seventeen but you already have a fiancee. You're even contemplating the possibility of marriage. Don't you want to enjoy your youth just a little more?"
Yuri muttered, "For me youth only means two things: kendo and motorbikes. As long as I can have them my youthfulness will never leave me."
Hachi scoffed, but really, she was envious of her. Just like Hiratsuka.
"Yuu did say he's going to wait for me to finish college though. And deep down I know he was right to say that." Yuri smiled, "Yuu said something like this to me once..."
"The cost of raising a kid in Japan, from conception until they graduate college is thirty seven million yen, not accounting for inflation. At the very least he wants to have that much money before we can marry." Yuri bitterly smiled, "I thought I already had my future set, but Yuu still leaves me in the dust. I think he remind me too much of you, Hachi."
"Me?"
"Yeah, both of you look so laid back, but you always think of the best course of action for everyone other than yourself. While everyone else blindly follows their primal instincts, the two of you just keep thinking about the little things." Yuri told her, "I find that amazing."
"Perhaps, but I'm no longer like that." Hachi said, "Because my future is set, I'm trying to enjoy my youth to the fullest. I'm very sure your fiancee thinks the same way. He's pursuing a way to enjoy his youth in his own bizarre way."
"Bizarre, huh? That sounds about right, fits you two perfectly."
"Not just me or him." Hachi said, "Every single person in that room. They're all twisted and unique individuals. Blessed and talented as they are born and raised, and yet at the same time lonely. You're no different than any of us, Yuri."
"That's why we can't truly connect with normal students, because we're all preoccupied with thinking about our youth rather than truly enjoying it." Hachi threw her arms open wide.
The wind emphatically whistled.
"At a moment like this, when I'm able to be with them, I feel blessed because I know the people around me are also pursuing the same goal. And through that feeling, we're desperately trying to connect with each other."
Yuri saw Yuu talking with Tobe, Saki, Hayato and Saika down there. "I see. Good for you."
"I know it's late. But," Hachi offered a hand, "Congrats for your engagement."
They exchanged a handshake, signifying their renewed friendship.
"Hey Hachi, since I'm staying in Chiba for summer vacation, let's hang out again sometime."
"Sure, have you met my sister, by the way?"
* Oregairu Novel, Volume 5, in the scene where Hachiman was late and skipped Cooking class.