Hachiman POV

Even though I had a relatively normal sleep, maybe a few nightmares in there but that's the usual, I am still feeling insulted at the fact that my 108 Hachiman skills didn't become a true skill.

I had made those skills through tears, blood, and effort! Do you know how long it took to me to perfect them?! Especially Stealth Hikki! The amount of time spent observing how people behave and blending into their background image! Granted it was a necessity due to the fact that people around me kept annoying me so I made it to avoid them.

Is it because it's not considered a real skill by you that caused my 108 Hachiman skills to fail?! Why -

Argh!

I quickly stop my bike due to the sudden appearance of a woman coming out of a house gate, though almost colliding to her anyway.

Holy almost got into another accident… I blame the fact that there is a high wall blocking our view of each other so you can't necessary put all of the blame on me woman! Granted I'm using a newer path to school so I'm not used to the patterns the people go through and how to avoid them.

"Ah! Are you ok?"

I blink as I see the woman, oddly resembling Yuigahama if she was older, has red eyes instead, and wearing casual clothes like she's going to the mall or something, quickly come up to me and check on me with a worried look in her eyes.

…Why are you worrying about me even though you almost got –

Oh. That's why.

"Optional - Fujin Yuigahama – Widow Mountain."

…Well. This… Is… Something…

I… Um… I'll get back to this later…

I slowly make a small nod at her while keeping my eyes looking somewhere than her, "Y-yes… But are you alright?" I kinda expected the system would force me into the options like the Main Heroines but there is no sign of the usual time freezing.

Speak of the devil, a box appears right after I thought of it. I am so glad that you know when to pop up.

"Optional Heroines do not require supervision. User has full control and authority on their methods to conquer them, unlike Heroines."

Huh, that's… Nice but at the same time… It feels like Optional Heroines… Aren't worth it? Like just… Left there, I think? Something like –

"Hello?"

I flinch as I see her face close to mine now, how the hell did I not notice her? I just quickly move my head away from her.

"…Sorry, I… Got lots to think on." I slightly grimace as I hear the excuse. What is up with myself being truthful…? Usually I can make a better excuse than this. Same with these past few days…

She rapidly nods, "Ah yes, I understand being a student is hard…" She trails off then squint her eyes at me, "Excuse me, are you… Hikki?"

…Again that nickname… But at least this gives me the reason to ask her name. Not like I need to with her name and title shining above her head like a damn halo. A shiny and expensive halo.

I nod at her while trying to hide my grimace, "According to a certain classmate of mine… Are you Yuigahama-san mother?"

She blinks then smiles at me, almost like Yuigahama's one but with a more mature feeling, "Why yes, she's my daughter." Her smile turns a bit mischievous and pity, prompting me to grit my teeth at seeing that but I try to hide it, "Yui has been talking about you a lot, especially yesterday."

Well… I really hate seeing her pitying me but I can make it work. Just need to… Wait.

Am I really considering on trying to conquer Yuigahama's mother? Just for a skill and title?

…Nah. I don't… Really feel it's needed to conquer her, even though it would hopefully be extremely helpful to my situation. It's like… I would betray Yuigahama… If I were to try and conquer her mother.

Not the most accurate to describe my feeling but it's something.

I know I should try to get everything that can help me but… If I can help it, I don't want to resort to doing something scummy as conquering a wife that lost her husband.

Especially not somebody I know of.

With my mind made up on escaping, I quickly bow at her, as much as I can on my bike, "Excuse me, Mrs. Yuigahama, I need to go to school now."

She blinks then smiles at me, though I can see the small flinch at my mention of her, "A-ah yes… But… Please listen to this selfish woman's request."

I shrug at her, "Ok. But please not anything that would get me into trouble with the law." I sincerely hope that she doesn't since I can't afford that. Well unless I do it with the intention of dying but that would mean leaving Komachi behind.

She pouts at me then crosses her arms underneath her… Big Yuigahamas, I think I can understand why Yuigahama is like that, "No! I am not that kind of woman that would ask something dangerous!" She then sighs and drops her arms, "I am asking for you to talk to my daughter. She… Really, really, regrets making you cry in class and had been trying to get herself to talk to you."

I blink at her with my mouth slightly open. Somebody… Regretting that they made me cry…?

"…Are you sure?" I unconsciously blurt out and immediately regret it as I see her face falling apart.

Before I could say anything, her face puts itself together again, this time her face shining with… Determination? Pity. And others that all swirl together, "Yes… I don't know what you have gone through… Only what you told my daughter… But…"

She bows at me, almost exactly 90 degree, "I apologize on behalf of your parents who had left you behind."

"…"

I repeatedly open and close my mouth as I try to come up with anything to say, yet she stops bowing and smiles at me, "Sorry for taking up your time, Hikki-kun… Also… You are welcome to come here anytime."

Without waiting for me to say anything, she quickly heads back into where she came from, leaving me behind to deal with these complicated emotions she had brought on me.

"…I just wanted to clear my mind before school… Not… This." I silently mutter to myself before continuing my way to school.

*FKJFKJFKJ*

A/N

It ain't a party without the MILF! Ahem, excuse me, got a bit too excited there. Or maybe it's the tiredness? Bah, I don't know. So... Yeah. Anyway on to the comments!

FirstWinterLight - yep since if I were to go with the sunshine and all generic normal dating sim then I would get bored. And that would mean no updates... *glances at my other fics*

HalfmoonSilver80 - if only 8man can get some sort of op power that allows him to cross multiverse. And yep, everybody suffers! *smiles*

Sebas602 - *REDACTED*. *pleased Miura face*

LanceSennin - eiii, nice to see ya here Lance and yep, she did

Saif Omar - you mean it wasn't? And that's her being realistic and panicking at the fact something is changing her talking

Completely normal - I thought I put down good enough foreshadowing before... And it's not a death game but a death dating game, important distinction there

Wicked.A - yep and if only 8man can get some sort of op power that allows him to cross multiverse