A is a definite no since I can see that we will end up in an argument as the best case scenario or Yukinoshita hating me. It might end up in a different outcome but these 2 are the most likely to happen if I were to go with A. Though… I have been collecting the coins when I can, to the point I have 13 now, more than enough for 2 options A.

And apparently, only I can see the coins. Not the Heroines nor society since they just ignored it. Something that I expected since this is a… Dating game and I am the oh so fortunate player of it.

B… Is something I can see me sarcastically saying to her but the system would make me say it in the… Romantic? Tone like the previous options. Although, I can say that I am joking in case her reaction is too hostile.

C is the vague option and that will most likely have some sort of actions along with it. What sort of actions? The ones that will get me a nice comfy cell in jail.

Well option B as usual… Or maybe A…? I am tempted to say it to her and see what her response will be since she is a loner like me and I am basically insulting her house, in this case, her club.

…As much as I would want to, I would rather increase her bar than the opposite. Unless the situation dictates the need of option A… And C.

But the chances – shut up! Don't trigger the death flag! SHIT I TRIGGERED THE CLICHÉ SECOND DEATH FLAG!

Even though I, as a seasoned LN reader, know this kind of death flags are just a way to scare the readers, I really don't want to take the risk of it being true. As if confirming it, a shiver suddenly runs through my back, making me look back to see nothing.

…Well I have already experienced option C before… So maybe it wouldn't be bad…?

…Hopefully the Heroine who hears me spewing out option C will leave me an intact body to be buried…

I quickly press the B box and watch as my body quickly goes back in place before the time stops and my mouth opens up.

"Isn't that too lonely for a cute and beautiful girl like you?"

Now she will answer me straightforwardly by denying it – erm? Why are you glaring at me like that? I know it's gross and cringe hearing them, especially from me, but please do it while I am not looking at you!

Yukinoshita slowly shakes her head, "…Indeed. It is too lonely for a cute and beautiful girl like me." She further squints her eyes at me then looks around me, as if waiting for something. For what? I don't know.

Also… I was expecting you to deny it and insult me right at it. Not for you to agree. Why would –

oh… I think I know why.

Guess she's the first one to suspect something is wrong with me. The pause, the glare, the agreement with my statement… All a test to see if what she is thinking is true or not.

…Well not like she can do anything about it. If anything, I will just claim to have a split personality disorder and ask Komachi to play along with it. She won't like it and will require lots of bribing but doable.

"Well? Hikigaya-kun? Did a cat steal your tongue? I wouldn't be surprised since cats like fish the most, though regretfully the cat didn't take your eyes."

"…I will have you know that Kamakura tried to steal my tongue before! He failed but I will never forgive him for sticking his paw into my mouth!"

She blinks, "Hikigaya-kun owns a cat?" Her eyes slightly twinkle with her tone a bit higher than usual.

I pause, I didn't really want to tell her about Kamakura but I think I can take advantage of this, "A white and gray cat to be specific. He's a lazy cat that acts like he owns the house and pays the bill." Granted that is how cats are but can't he at least kill the mosquitoes and flies in the house?!

Her eyes turn into a full-blown star, though she quickly blinks then puts on a poker face but I can still see that twinkle, "Hikigaya-kun, cats are the supreme overlords of people, along with Pan-san."

"…I get the cats but why Pan-san?" Isn't that the panda from Destinyland? Stuff toy?

She blinks then quickly takes out her phone to shove it near my face. I slowly lower her phone down then see the face of Pan the Panda staring right at me.

"How could Pan-san not be? He is the product of a story written by an American biologist for his son, who wasn't able to adjust to their new life after being relocated due to the biologist job."

She goes on to explain more about… Pan-san, though her words just enter through the front door and quickly exit through the back door in my head.

…Oi, how long are you going to keep talking about him? I know that you really like him but aren't you talking a bit too much?!

I quietly and discreetly take out my phone to check the time since I don't want to interrupt her in fear of her hating me, but she notices it and freezes. She coughs a few times with her cheeks slightly reddening.

"Ahem, I… Did not expect to talk so long about Pan-san."

I snort, "I bet. You went on talking about him for five minutes straight." Then smirks, "Though, never expected for the Ice Queen to really like him." I finally got ammunition to use against her!

What I expect for her to retort turns into her eyes downcast with a bitter smile, "…Pan-san reminds me of something I dearly wish for."

…You can't even let me use it as ammunition, huh, Yukinoshita? Though… Why are you telling me this? I pegged you as the girl that got impenetrable ice walls around her heart yet here you are, telling me, a stranger that you met yesterday, about you.

She shakes her head then puts on her true poker face, "I apologize for taking your time, Hikigaya-kun. You may leave now." She emotionlessly says then quietly walks away from me to her seat.

…Should I say something? Like comfort her? Tell her that it's fine? Or that she can talk to me? I still don't know why are you talking so much, even though the rumors say that you don't like to talk. If… I were to really follow the LN, it would dictate that I should comfort her.

But… I have a feeling that she would hate it. She's really similar to me… But not at the same time. It's… I can't explain it. Maybe I am wrong and she is actually waiting for me to say something. Or maybe just walk out. I don't know.

If it were the me before I got this system then I would have just walked away… Running away from interacting with people… Scared of having to go through it again… Or just putting up a strong front to deal with people…

But… Don't I have this system that shows me their Conquest bar? That I can use to see if they like me or not?

"8/100 – slight favorable."

Her bar increased again and by 5. That means I'm on the right track, right? That the choices I made will mean something! Not like those people who say kind words to your face but will say shit behind your back!

"Hikigaya-kun? You're still here?"

I snap out of my thoughts to see her looking at me with shock in her eyes. I guess she expected me to have left by now, though sorry to say but you need to deal with me a bit more.

Not sorry.

"…Want to come to my house?"

…Why did I say that? I was just going to say some comforting words like "It's fine to like Pan-san" or "You can talk to me about Pan-san". Hell, maybe even something embarrassing like "Pan-san is really cute" or something!

Not fucking invite her to my house!

Before she could say something, I quickly continue, "To play with Kamakura! That cat should do something useful like deal with your loneliness!"

She blinks at me but doesn't say anything, which gives me the time to look back at what I said in case I offended her. And at the end I found it.

Why did I say that?!

I quickly open my mouth to explain some more but this time, she cuts me off, "…No need… Maybe next time." She quickly walks past me, leaving me with no chance to say anything to her and leaving the room with the door slamming shut.

"…Next time?"

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A/N

Nothing to say. Anyway on to the comments!

Wicked.A - lmao see how fast 8man can conquer them all!

CrazyxEnigma - true and yep, though maybe I will make a DDLC one where 8man plays the game but Monika jumps out from the game lol. And yep, I like to think that canon 8man unconsciously tries to end his loneliness but due to trauma, he represses it. And for the first, I am thinking of *REDACTED*

Uzufer - glad to help ya out!

Chryshauzer - erm, is that a bad thing?

CMY187 - I'll try to answer by the top first - who knows? True. Yep. Yeah true but I would have think that she would have stand out by her own even without Hayato, just not as much, also yep, though she dislikes Yukino because of she hates how the latter sees herself as a perfect being in her eyes, and I think there was a fic about a 8man and Yukino being lawyers? I can't remember, along with Saki and Hayato something something. Yep, he is more damaged here lol. Yep and lol. True. 8man will sleep due to the stress and all, no matter the amount of maxx coffee. True. It's more like she's embarrassed really. Lmao. Yep. Also there is a fic somewhere about them being in uni but with other characters from other animes. Yep. *REDACTED*. Lmao and I think there is but I can't remember. Probably. Yep. Yep. Yeah I did but after saying what I felt because if I didn't then I would have felt uncomfortable with myself, also I can't remove that review.

Deathenglegammers1144 - *pleased 8man face*

Sebas602 - lmao. *REDACTED*

Godzilla is the goat - unfortunately yeah since I can only dedicate 2 hours each day to writing now due to lots of shit happening irl

AnotherNightMist - lmao yep