Hikigaya Hachiman's Path To Reformation
The Space Between Them
Ah, that was a refreshing shower after such a tedious day of doing...
Absolutely nothing
I walked out of the showers with water still dripping from the tips of my hair. I think I should get these trimmed, Mother said that it's getting a bit too messy to look at and I think she's right. I revelled at the cold air that met me outside, smiling to myself since I was the first one to shower, meaning I have more time to sleep tonight. It was quiet as I started walking back, I heard a few laughs here and there and the occasional loud music from the distance that echoed in the night. There were still some people talking on the vacant benches and chairs outside a round table, but there was no one at the fire. When I went inside, they were already preparing to go to the showers so the place was slowly but surely thinning out. I had a sudden urge to get myself a glass of milk, so I went to the fridge and poured myself one.
After putting my laundry and towel back in my bag, I walked outside with the glass and sat on the vacant chairs, I laid the glass on the table and checked my phone, where I saw two missed calls from my Mother a few minutes ago and a text from Komachi that said: "Big Bro! Mom said that she wanted to talk to you!".
Shrugging at the text and dialling my Mother's number, she answered after several rings.
"Hachi! How's everything going on on your end?" My Mother asked inquisitively, the background noise was odd, it was quiet, but I could occasionally hear the distinct sound of a piano and a violin playing.
"It's fine, I guess," I say in my usual neutral tone.
"Hmm, well I and your Father are having dinner at this fancy restaurant in Chiba right now, he just went outside since he got a call."
"Ah, is Komachi with you?"
"She was too tired to come with us so she just cooked something up at home." She said.
"Let me guess, you're at the top of a tall hotel overlooking the city, right?" I said. I recalled the hotel that I and my Father stayed at when we went to Tokyo last year, yeah the cafe there had some decent food.
"Gotcha!" My Mother said in an amused manner, causing a small smile to form on my face.
"Anyway, I just wanted to check on you, be sure to take your medicine alright? Be careful out there and remember what the Makatsu-sensei said about the things you're not allowed to do yet."
"I can manage."
"I believe you, dear. Oh, your Father is coming ba- wait, is that HARLOT making advances on him? You damned bi-Oh! You're still on the phone! Hehehe! Sorry that you had to hear that Hachi, I'll call you later, ok?" My Mother said and quickly ended the call.
I am once more reminded of which parent I got my tendency to talk to myself from. Even at home, Mother would seldom talk to herself whenever she is reading a particularly interesting book or just cooking for us.
Just like me.
On the other hand, I was quite shocked at her choice of words. I didn't know that she could be…territorial. Are all women like that? Women are scary!
I heard footsteps approach my table, and I instinctively turned my head to the source. Clad in green jogging pants and a white sweater, Hayama Hayato walked with his hands in his pocket and head down with a melancholy look on his face. When he was near enough, he looked up and was surprised to see me.
"Oh, Hikigaya, it's you." He stopped walking and his eye wandered to the vacant chair across the table that I occupied. "Do you mind if I sit there?" he asked.
"Hmm." I nodded to him in affirmation and he sat down in a way that told me that he had a lot on his mind to cause him to look visibly distressed.
I returned my attention to my phone and after replying to Komachi's text, started playing one of the popular gacha games that caught my interest last week.
"Do you have a minute, Hikigaya?" Hayato-san strained voice called out to me.
"Depends on how long you're gonna talk." I gave him a sideways glance and arched my brow at him.
He laughed to himself, but it was quick. "You sure do know how to pick your words."
"And I'm proud that I have a trait like that. So go on, I'm listening." I put down my phone and properly faced him, curious to hear what he has to say, though a bit annoyed that I have to be his psychiatrist.
After a moment, he started. "How do you turn down a girl without hurting her feelings?"
My initially curious expression turned into a deadpan one in an instant. Good grief, who does he think I am? A filthy stinking fuccboi Riajuu?
"I believe that person that you should be asking is yourself. Do I look like a guy that gets confessions left and right? Not everyone is like you." I say in an annoyed tone.
"No, I didn't mean it that way. I just wanted your advice."
I started thinking about his question, but a conversation that I heard earlier this evening brought me to discovery, and I immediately had an idea.
"Reina." When I said that name, he had a shocked expression and then immediately started looking around us. When he confirmed that there was no one nearby that can eavesdrop on our conversation, he whispered "How did you know?"
I shrugged at him, "Well it's hard not to miss a conversation about a certain girl confessing tonight to a certain guy. And given that you're undoubtedly the most popular guy in our Year…" I say while looking at him from the corner of my eye.
"Oi, you're popular too, maybe even more than me." He had an amused grin on his pretty face.
"From your point of view, perhaps. But I think being the apple of every girl's eyes and friends with everyone sounds better than them being the Head of the Disciplinary Committee of the Student Council, male Class Rep of the highest class in our year and being the 2nd person in the history of our school to pass the entrance exams with perfect results." I say as if what I am right now isn't such a big deal.
His grin grew wider, "You don't yourself enough credit. Not anyone can be like you."
I gave him a small amused smirk of my own. "So, here we are, two of the most well-known guys in our Year, casually talking about our popularity in this table. You finally manage to escape from your usual companions to find some alone time, while accidentally stumbling upon lonely old me."
"Ok back to the topic, are you, friends, with her?" I waved the air in front of me as if dismissing everything that we have talked about a moment ago.
He had a troubled look and scratched his cheek. "Uhh, that's a bit hard to explain-"
"Acquaintances?" After thinking a bit, he nodded and I continued.
"Let me guess, did her friends introduce her to you?" He nodded again.
"Now, are you interested in being in a relationship right now?" I asked him. He started contemplating my words, putting his hands together in front with his face strained in thought.
"No." He said after a while, he showed determination on his face which told me that he wasn't lying.
I shrugged and leaned back on my chair, "Well there you go. Tell her "I'm happy that you feel that way but I'm not interested in being in a relationship right now." and if she asks if she has a chance in the future, I'm afraid you're on your own on that." I say.
"Good grief, these infatuated girls confessing their love and seeking a boyfriend at our age. They should focus on their studies instead of looking at boys all the time. What they have right now is just crushes and admiration, nothing to confess and fret about. What are they, single lonely 35-year old women preying at younger men to have a one night stand with?" I started ranting before I knew it, and Hayato-san winced at my words.
"Yes, but how do I say it without hurting her feelings?" He pushed the question again and I had to roll my eyes at his question.
"You are TURNING her down, so of course you're hurting her feelings. There is no other way around that. You can not reply to her right now, but what you're doing is delaying the inevitable. " I say in a matter-of-fact. "You can choose to be friendly to her, but she might think that she has a chance, which then causes her to dig her grave deeper into the abyss that I would like to call, "The Turned-Down Void"," I added.
"So what do I do? After rejecting her, I mean."
"Ugh, I don't know, just treat her as an acquaintance. Though if you treat her too warmly out of pity, it might look like you're leading her on-again, which might cause her to think that she still has a chance again, leading her to call you out and confess to you, again." I shrugged, at this point, it feels like I'm spouting nonsense and I honestly don't know what I'm talking about.
He looked down, the gears inside his head turning as he thought about my answer. "You know, you're good at this." He said and laughed more at himself in a mocking tone. A laugh came from someone who has no other options left, and it sounded sad. But I did not pity him, not in the slightest. I stayed quiet and observed him. For someone like him asking this question to someone like me…I have no idea what drove him to do such.
"Well, my extensive time spent on romance manga and novels have finally become useful, I guess," I say in a lame attempt to lighten the mood.
"You confirmed that you're not interested in having a relationship right now, yes. But do you like anyone in particular?" He was caught off guard by my question, and I can see the visible signs of hesitation given from the body language that he unconsciously did.
"Well…yes…" He said quietly.
"I see, is she the reason why you're not interested in anyone else?" He nodded wordlessly at my question. Hoh, someone that he likes huh, it must be a fellow Riajuu I bet. Birds of the same feather flock together after all. Or maybe he's a Stand User and he's subconsciously drawn to her.
Ah, I see his situation now. So basically, he only has one girl in mind and isn't interested in the ones that have confessed to him. How admirable, to say the least.
"If…you were in my shoes…what would you do?" He finally spoke after a moment.
"Is that a joke?" I say to him.
"Come on just answer the question."
"This planet will have achieved world peace, cured every single disease, prolonged the average lifespan of Man to 200 years, terraformed and colonized Mars and invented a faster-than-light ship engine before that will happen. But, on the minuscule chance that that happens, I would do exactly what I just told you." I say in a deadpan expression. Good grief, this conversation is going in circles.
"Even though you'd hurt her?"
I scoffed "I would rather turn her down HARD once than to make her fall numerous times, each fall more painful than the last. Plus, I have a feeling that she already knows that she's gonna get turned down. No doubt there are a few rumours about you turning down girls that have confessed to you. Her courage is admirable at least. Doing this for her is a mercy, I say." He frowned at my words and was deep in thought. I can understand how hard he's trying to not hurt anyone, and I can respect that, but in this particular scenario, it is impossible. Leaders that have a personality like that always lead people to ruin.
You can't save everyone. Necessary sacrifices have to be made for the greater good.
"In the end, it's all up to you, Hayato-san," I say and returned my attention to my phone.
"Yeah, thanks for the talk." He gave me a smile as bright as the Sun and I put on my imaginary sunglasses. After thanking me, he attempted to stand up, but there was still one more question that he had on his mind, it seems.
"Do you think I should be blunt?" The look that he had in his eye told me that whatever he was going to do entirely depended on my answer.
"Knowing myself, I would say something harsh before I think. But for someone like you to say that…" My voice trailed away and he visibly flinched when I turned to him.
"Unless you want to destroy your carefully made image, have bad rumours circulating against you, receive glares from every single female in school, then I highly advise against it, Mr Popular." I gave him a smirk as he visibly shuddered at my words.
"Thanks, well, I gotta go I guess…" He pointed to the building that received the guests, the one that we went through this morning. I arched my eyebrow at him at his silent message.
"Really? Let me guess, behind the building? Good grief, how tasteless." I say in disbelief. That girl has terrible taste in choosing a place to confess.
He chuckled at my answer, "Really Hikigaya, sometimes you're just too smart for your own good." After giving me a wave, he started walking, though after several paces, his head drooped low and his walking posture slightly became slouched.
"Huh, never thought I'd give love advice to a Riajuu…" I mutter to myself as the intro song from the game on my phone started playing.
Damnit, my jaw hurts from too much talking...
Our supposed schedule for this morning was a wake-up exercise that lasted for 30-minutes and then breakfast immediately after it. But, since yours truly was forbidden from doing the former, I had the option of sleeping and staying in bed until breakfast was ready. Of course, I was not trashy enough to do the aftermentioned, so I opted to help cook the food with the rest of the volunteers. But before I did that, I decided to go to the cabin where the teachers that were with us were staying so I can borrow a list of our activities today and for tomorrow.
As I got nearer, I saw a tall lady standing in the sunlight, she wore jogging pants and a pink long-sleeved t-shirt, in her arms, wrapped in a blue blanket, was a baby. I didn't see Ino-sensei yesterday, so I thought she wasn't with us. Ino Hanami-sensei was one of the more popular teachers in our year level, and she taught us world history and culture. She was popular because she treated us like a little sibling, and also because she was tall and pretty, like her husband and co-teacher, Hiro Hanami-sensei. Hiro-sensei on the other hand taught English and was quite popular among the female students.
"Good Morning Sensei." I greeted her when I got near enough. "Oh! Good morning to you too, Hikigaya-kun!" She smiled warmly at me and beckoned me to come closer.
"Tania-chan! Look! It's Hikigaya-kun!" When the baby heard her name being called, she slowly opened her eyes. She looked up to her mother and then to me, when she saw me and I saw a momentary glint of recognition in her eye, she began reaching out to me with her hands outstretched.
"Baabuubuhh aaaaiiii!" She started making those cute baby noises which caused a smile to form on my face.
Ino-sensei gave me her daughter, and I adjusted her so that I held her back with my right hand while I supported her bottom with my left one. Though this position has its downsides, since her head was resting on my shoulder, I felt her drool damped my shirt. But I didn't mind, though it's a different story if she puked on me.
Hiro and Ino-sensei were some of the teachers that I was on friendly terms. I always felt that they favoured me in class since they both would always pick me first to present our homework and essays. It also helped that after classes ended, I would always approach Hiro-sensei in the faculty room seeking his assistance on a question or two, which he would then happily entertain me and answer all of my questions until I was satisfied. It was also at that time that Ino-sensei would drop in during our private discussions holding her daughter which she picked up from the daycare.
It came to no surprise that their baby also developed a liking to me as well, and Ino-sensei would happily push her into my arms every time.
Of course not just to me. Tania-chan was loved and adored by all the teachers in the faculty, even Hiratsuka-sensei, who said that she dislikes children, hold her from time to time.
"I'm surprised to see you here Sensei, especially this bundle of joy right here." As if on cue, Tania-chan gave out a high-pitched noise and started laughing to herself.
"Ah, yes. We were supposed to drop Tania-chan at my brother's house, but he was away on a two-day trip outside Chiba…" She said.
"Oh, what about Hiro-sensei?" I asked and Ino-sensei pointed to a group of male faculty members jogging in the distance and I saw his unmistakable figure wave in our direction. Just like his wife, Hiro-sensei was also quite young and good-looking, he even secretly told me that he received several anonymous letters from his female students last valentines day, much to his wife's amusement. If Ino-sensei was a yandere, I shudder to think what she would have done to the girls that sent her husband those letters.
Ino-sensei gave me a copy of the list and insisted that I carry Tania-chan this morning and show her around.
"B-But Sensei-" I started but she shook her head and said, "You'll do fine, Hikigaya-kun, and Hiro trusts you. You are his favourite student after all~." She winked at me with a mischievous glint in her eye, and I could not help but sigh in defeat.
"Tania-chan, Mommy will go with have a quick exercise this morning, ok? Don't cause too much trouble to Hikigaya-kun." After kissing her daughter's cheek which caused her to squeal in delight, Ino-sensei jogged to where the other teachers were.
I moved Tania-chan a bit so she can see my face.
"Well Tania-chan, looks like it's just me and yo-" The baby sneezed at my face and laughed as she repeatedly hit my cheek to her amusement. I just pinched her cheek and positioned her in a way that she was also facing the same direction as I am. Now that I think about it, what should I show Tania-chan first? Wait, she's a baby! She won't understand what I'm saying anyway!
I noticed a group of boys jogging around the area, nothing unusual, except that their backs were leaned low while their arms were straight behind them. In other words, the group large of young males in the distance were Naruto-running. The one that was at the forefront of their pack was screaming at the top of his lungs.
"NARUTOOOOO!"
"SASUKEEEEE!"
Their high-pitched voices reached my ears, and I just stared at them in the distance with a deadpan expression. "Ah, youth..."
"Tania-chan look," I held her in place with my left hand and I pointed to the males in the distance. "you see those guys? Those are degenerate weaboo weirdos doing weeb stuff. Avoid them when you grow up, ok?" Tania-chan looked to where I was pointing, looked up at me and then attempted to bite her tiny feet. I have no idea what that means in baby language.
I made my way to where the other class was which was only composed of girls who were exercising and sat on the vacant benches a small distance away from them. Huh, the boys I saw earlier must have been in this class as well. Of course, me holding a baby that they had never seen before was quite the sight, and I easily garnered the attention of many of the girls. I put Tania-chan on the table where she sat, unfortunately since she was too young to learn how to properly balance herself, I still had to hold her back to prevent her from falling on her back.
I forced myself to just keep my attention on the baby in front of me and not on the group of students that were still in my field of vision. Girls exercising in public are dangerous, their chests go up and down in rhythm to their body movements. And of course, your eyes are naturally drawn to them like moths to a flame. Well, that only goes for those well-endowed female students.
After they were done, a lone Lioness separated from the pride and sprinted towards me, smoke rising from her nostrils and leaving a large dust cloud behind her. I say Lioness because of the colour of her hair and also because of her strong personality that I learned from observing her at a distance.
"KYAAAAAHH WHAT A CUTE BABY!" Miura-san squealed in a high-pitched voice as she got closer and I had to cringe at her. Oh no, why did I come here? How could I forget that all young girls love babies since it stimulates their maternal instincts? I could already see several, no, A LOT of girls walking in my direction.
S-H-I-T! I had unknowingly stumbled into a horde of females hell-bent on carrying my baby!
"Auuuueee ueee~?" Tania-chan turned to me as if puzzled as to why I had such a horrified expression on my face.
Miura-san jumped beside me and focused all her attention on the baby, pinching her cheeks and poking her belly. Tania-chan looked at the stranger beside me and instinctively reached to me. Miura-san on the other hand had a downcast expression on her face when she was being ignored by the baby.
"Heh, that's what you get for not greeting us first," I smirked at her from the corner of my eye. I suddenly felt my ear get twisted and yanked, and I had to call out to my attacker.
"Hey! Quit it! That hurts!" The female refused to heed my words filled with pain and anguish and had a sadistic smile on her face.
"Getting a bit cocky, are we? H-i-k-i-o?" She cackled menacingly as her smile further widened as I squirmed in pain.
"My dear Muira-san, I have no idea who this Hikio person is. Perhaps you have mistaken that gentleman for me? Now, cease what you are doing, since it is very unladylike." I managed a retort, but she increased the pressure and I had to back down from the pain.
"Fffueeee ahahahaaa!" Came the delighted sound that came from Tania-chan as she just watched what was happening in front of her with joy. She started clapping her hands and slapping my arm that held her in place. Oi, little brat! You're joining too?!
"Awwww what a cutie!"
"She's so chubby I want to pinch those cheeks!"
"Oh my gosh her smile is so cute!"
"That pyjama is sooo cuuuuuuteeee~~~!"
Oh no, I'm surrounded by the horde. How could I let them close? I completely forgot about the other girls that had already blocked all escape routes.
Miura-san let go of my ear and returned her attention to the baby, this time she was doing this more slowly.
"Look at you, you're so cute~~~~!" She said as she held her tiny hand. Tania-chan looked at the stranger once more with an inquisitive look, and then she gave out a squeal and a toothless smile.
"Awwwwwwww~~~~~~~!" Every female around me said in unison, and I could already imagine the hearts that would float around.
"What's her name, Hikio?" Miura-san asked as she continued to play with the baby.
"Tania-chan."
"What a pretty name…" She said and the other girls agreed to what she said. Of course, as she led her own pack of females, those nameless characters had no choice but to agree to whatever their leader said. Miura-san was now supporting Tania-chan's back and the latter looked around the faces of the strangers that surrounded her.
"Is she you little sister?" She asked, and I was about to answer her, but then an idea sprang from my head.
"Nah, she's my daughter," I say in a matter-of-fact tone and my most casual voice. By pure coincidence, Tania-chan bobbed her head up and down after I finished.
The reaction to my statement was instantaneous.
"EEEEEEEEHHHHHHH?!" Came the sound of the surprise around me, and I had to wince in pain. Tania-chan lost interest in Miura-san and she reached out her arms to me, which I accepted. The girl beside me whoever had a dumbfounded look on her face, her arms were limp as I returned the baby to my arms.
"But you're so young!" A voice from the crowd said.
"So? Is there a problem?" I say in a serious deadpan voice that had a hint of challenge in it. If Yukinoshita heard me right now, no doubt she would accuse me of imitating her ice-cold voice. They immediately backed down, their eyes darting to me and the baby in front of me. I can already see that they're comparing my physical features to the baby that I held. Although it's still impossible for anyone to accurately predict as to who she got her looks from since she is still a baby and all, I have a feeling that Tania-chan would grow up having the more noticeable physical features from her Father, Hiro-sensei.
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"That was a joke."
"YOU CALL THAT A JOKE?!" Their voices filled with a mixture of anger, frustration and relief. I received several slaps on my back, and I felt someone pinch my side. How petty, these physical attacks do not affect me. Ah, it seems I have agitated the females. Well, now that I think about it, from another person's view, it would be quite hard to tell if I was joking. Seeing that I rarely joke about things at all.
When I looked to my side, Miura-san was already preparing to strangle me for my antic. Hey now, if you try that, then I have no choice but to do the secret Joestar technique…
Forgive me, Master, I have to go all out just this once… *cringe*
"She is Hanami-sensei's daughter, she left her in my care while they're doing the morning exercises," I say and everyone nodded had looks of understanding. Tania-chan was getting restless, it looks like she's getting tired from sitting down. She looked at me, her big eyes telling me what she wanted me to do.
"Ok, here we go," I say as I stood up and carried her once more. Miura-san looked sad and I had a feeling on what the specific reason was. Ah, she must want to do that, right?
"Do you want to hold her?" I say as I moved closer to her.
"E-Eh?! Are you sure?" She said in surprise as I closed the distance between us. Miura-san reluctantly readied her arms, and a small circle formed around us as the other girls watched with eager curiosity. Tania-chan looked at Miura-san with a curious look, then looked up to me. "Go on," I say with a small smile and she went into Miura-san's arms.
Because she was not used to carrying babies, Miura-san had some difficulty in deciding where to put her arms. So I still had to stay close to her to teach her.
"Ok, so use the entirety of your left arm for her to lie on, position her head in a way that makes her comfortable, now your right hand should be below your left to support her weight. If she starts squirming, it means that she isn't comfortable." We were in such proximity to each other that if one of us tripped over the other, we would both be in an awkward position. Like the ones, you see in those harem, ecchi anime.
"Ahhhhh what if I drop her?!" Miura-san said in a stressed tone when I stepped away from her, her eyes widening as I left her on her own devices. "Hey! Oi Hikio come back here! Help me out!" She started pleading with me, but I ignored her.
"Relax, you're doing fine," I say as I sat down. The girls around us started flocking to Miura-san and the baby she had in her arms. I watched the events unfold in front of me with amusement. After a while, Miura-san relaxed and started cooing Tania-chan and slowly rocking her gently. Some girls were bringing out their phones to take pictures. Tania-chan laughed and giggled from the numerous tickles that she received from the girls. I thought it was just something in my eye, but then I realized that I was wrong and went to Miura-san. She was tearing up, and tears were already flowing from the corner of her eyes and she was biting her trembling lower lip.
"Hey, M-Miura-san, is something wrong?" I cautiously say to her, since I don't have the slightest idea of what was happening. She looked up to me with a stupid smile, her eyes red and puffy from the tears.
"N-Nothings wrong Hikio, it's just that…" She said between hiccups, and I unconsciously gulped.
"She's so cuuuuuteee~~~~!" She exclaimed before rubbing her face on the baby that she held. Tania-chan was confused, and grabbed some of Miura-san's hair, causing her to have a messy look when she finished nuzzling the baby.
"Good grief why would you cry over something so trivial…?" I mutter to myself, and Miura-san giggled with teary eyes when she heard me.
"You won't understand Hikio, you're not a girl."
"Yeah! It's a girl thing!" A voice from somewhere exclaimed.
"Cute stuff make girls cry ok?" This time it came from behind me, and the girls nearby nodded in agreement.
Tania-chan was getting bothered by the crowd and sounds around her, and I could already sense that she was a few moments away from crying. I took her back into my arms from a surprised Miura-san, and she looked sad while letting her go. She squealed in delight when she recognized who was carrying her.
"Aww, I want to hold her too…" One said and the others agreed in unison.
"Sorry, but Tania-chan is getting stressed from all of this," I say. They pouted at my reply, but they knew that I was right.
"So...I must get going if you don't mind." The crowd slowly dispersed, but not before Tania-chan got several innumerable goodbye kisses and tickles which made her laugh squeal. Hey, where's my goodbye kiss…? Oh yeah, I'm not a trashy harem protagonist after all.
Miura-san was the last one to approach me.
After kissing Tania-chan on the cheek, she turned her attention to me, and what I saw startled me.
The sweet smile that she gave to Tania-chan in my arms was gone. Now she had she frowned at me with her brows furrowed, her aura of friendliness gone in an instant, and I gulped at how fast she changed. Instead of the temperature dropping, it increased as I saw a fiery look in her green eyes. I was about to open my mouth to speak, but she beat me to it first.
And all she said was a single word.
"Idiot." Her voice dripped with venom and hostility that made the hairs on my arms stand. I think that if I wasn't carrying a baby right now, she would have slapped me on the spot for the whole world to see. And I would have been too shocked making me rooted to the spot and unable to dodge her slap.
Then she turned her back on me and stomped her way back to their cabin, leaving me completely baffled by what just transpired. To say that "I have no idea what the f* just happened" is an understatement. Did I do or say something which caused her to act in that manner? I honestly have no idea.
Was everything that happened earlier just an act? Or did I do something that offended her after our little commotion? I can only speculate since I'm still at a loss.
Miura-san's form disappeared inside the small building, the girls that followed at her heels had troubled looks on their faces.
I looked down to Tania-chan, completely oblivious to what just happened.
"Hey, Tania-chan, did your Hachi-nii do something wrong?" I asked her.
She began to stifle a cry, and not long after that, began sobbing. I had to softly coo her by slowly rocking her back and forth until she calmed down and I wiped her tears away, all the while deeply pondering if I had hurt Miura-san in some way.
Hello comrades, Ivanov117 here!
This has to be the most enjoyable chapter I've ever written so far, to be honest. I always love writing cute scenes that make your heart flutter and feel warm on the inside. Goodness, why was Miura so upset, I wonder...? Was it indeed something 8man had said? Was he aware of what he was doing? Get ready for some Saki action next chapter bois and grils!
I have received death threats(jk lol) in Spanish, English, French, Indonesian, German, Polish and Vietnamese from the hardcore incest fags. Fine I won't completely remove the HachixKomachi scenes damn stop sending me that fanart in my mail like bruh fkn hell.
Yeah, that's it for this chapter.
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