Chapter 271: A Commotion Caused by a Little Girl
"Hikki, why didn't you come to class this morning?"
After the afternoon dismissal bell rang, while walking to the club room, Yuigahama Yui asked Hikigaya Hachiman why he hadn't attended class that morning.
"A distant relative's child came to stay, and I took her to process her enrollment this morning."
Seeing the "Dumpling Head" after a long time, Hikigaya Hachiman's tone subconsciously softened a bit as he explained.
"Eh, a distant relative's child?!"
Her bouncy walking pace suddenly stopped. Yuigahama Yui stood still, her face full of surprise.
"What is it? Is that a strange thing?"
It was a common occurrence in Japan. Even if one hadn't personally experienced it, they should have heard rumors about it.
Why was Yuigahama Yui reacting so strongly?
"No, no, I just thought it might cause you a lot of trouble. After all, if she's a relative's child coming to stay, doesn't that mean she'll be living at your house, Hikki?"
Looking at Hikigaya Hachiman's puzzled expression, Yuigahama Yui frantically waved her hands, then explained the reason for her strong reaction while gesturing with her body.
"Don't worry, this relative is a little girl, and for now, she's sleeping with Komachi."
"A girl, huh..."
If it's a girl, the trouble caused would indeed be much less...
Hearing that Hikigaya Hachiman's relative was female, Yuigahama Yui immediately let out a sigh of relief.
Eh? A girl?!
Yuigahama Yui suddenly raised her head to look at Hikigaya Hachiman.
"W-what is it?"
Seeing Yuigahama Yui give such an aggressive look for the first time, Hikigaya Hachiman couldn't help but step back a few paces.
"How old is she?!"
Ignoring Hikigaya Hachiman's question, Yuigahama Yui, who felt a great sense of impending crisis, pressed closer to Hikigaya Hachiman step by step.
"How old is what?"
Seeing Yuigahama Yui, who seemed like a different person, Hikigaya Hachiman was a bit bewildered about the question she was trying to ask.
"Her age, of course!"
Yuigahama Yui, who was usually mocked for her intelligence by the two members of the Service Club, scorned Hikigaya Hachiman's intelligence for the first time.
However, at this moment, Yuigahama Yui had no thought of feeling triumphant, but was instead full of worry.
"Sakura is only in first grade, though."
Yuigahama Yui's aura was too intimidating at the moment, and Hikigaya Hachiman subconsciously told her Sakura's age truthfully.
"Only first grade, huh."
Hearing that her hypothetical rival was nothing more than an elementary school student, Yuigahama Yui's aggressive aura instantly stalled, and an awkward smile appeared on her face.
"Ahahaha, why would she come to live at your house at such a young age, Hikki? Your relative is really unreliable!"
"Sakura doesn't have any family in this world."
"...... I'm sorry, I asked something I shouldn't have..."
Hikigaya Hachiman's words instantly froze Yuigahama Yui's smile.
She had completely failed to anticipate that the reason for the girl named Sakura taking refuge with the Hikigaya family would be this.
"This has nothing to do with you, why are you apologizing?"
Looking at the silly Dumpling who apologized at the drop of a hat, Hikigaya Hachiman shook his head helplessly.
He had only said that Sakura had no blood relatives in this world, not that she truly had no family at all.
Moreover, Sakura's matter had absolutely nothing to do with this idiot in front of him, right?
It was understandable to ask that question just now without knowing the full truth.
He, the person involved, wasn't bothered, so she shouldn't keep wearing that pitiful expression of 'it's all my fault'!
They were about to reach the Service Club. If that wicked Yukinoshita saw her like this, she would probably misunderstand that he had bullied her.
Today was also his first day back at school after a year's absence, and if possible, he didn't want to quarrel with that woman.
"If you have no issues, I don't believe I should be spending any energy on you, Hikigaya-kun."
Yukinoshita Yukino's clear, cold voice suddenly sounded beside his ear.
Hikigaya Hachiman looked up in surprise, only to find that the woman he was just wary of in his mind had somehow appeared in front of him and blocked his path.
"Why?"
He had only been thinking it internally, so why did Yukinoshita Yukino say something like that?
"Why did I know? That's because you just said it aloud. I didn't expect that after only two days apart, Hikigaya-kun, you've already ignored my existence."
As she spoke, Yukinoshita Yukino subconsciously frowned.
She didn't know why, but the thought of Hikigaya Hachiman possibly ignoring her made her heart surprisingly restless.
"I said it aloud?"
Hearing Yukinoshita's words, an embarrassed expression immediately showed on Hikigaya Hachiman's face.
After all, muttering about the person herself right in front of her...
"So, about the relative, can you explain it to me in detail?"
While Hikigaya Hachiman was still thinking about how to gloss over the embarrassing situation, Yukinoshita Yukino on the other side had already asked the question she cared about.
Since she had only stumbled upon them by chance, Yukinoshita Yukino hadn't heard the entire conversation between the two, only vaguely understanding that a relative had come to the Hikigaya house over the weekend, and she seemed to be in the first grade of elementary school.
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"I see, I understand the general course of events now."
A few minutes later, in the Service Club room, Yukinoshita Yukino nodded with a look of realization on her face.
"Wuwu, Yukino, I feel so sorry for that girl named Sakura..."
After listening to Hikigaya Hachiman's detailed account of Sakura's fabricated background, Yuigahama Yui, whose sympathy was aroused, immediately sought comfort by burying her face in Yukinoshita's embrace.
"That is true."
The experiences Sakura had gone through, as described by Hikigaya Hachiman, left Yukinoshita Yukino unable to refute Yuigahama Yui's words.
Furthermore, Yuigahama Yui suddenly leaning on her also caused Yukinoshita some trouble.
Although she had mentally accepted Yuigahama Yui as a companion, she was generally a loner, and intimate contact between girls was still something she found a bit hard to accept in the short term...
"Do you have a picture?"
To divert her attention, Yukinoshita turned her gaze back to Hikigaya Hachiman.
After Hikigaya Hachiman's description just now, she was quite curious about Sakura.
"A picture? I don't have one..."
Hikigaya Hachiman didn't have the habit of taking pictures for no reason.
Therefore, it was absolutely impossible to find a photo of Sakura on his phone.
Hello everyone! I'm VarieTL
Thank you as always for your support!
I wanted to announce that I posted a new Fanfiction!
Saving the World with Crossovers, starting with replacing Natsuki subaru with Hikigaya Hachiman
Kawata Osamu transmigrated and became a God.
Wonderful start, right? Unfortunately, this world is destined to be destroyed by the Abyss...
The only thing he can do is try to merge many worlds together thanks to the "Children of the World."
If he can show everyone their adventures and evoke enough emotion, the worlds will merge! Kawata Osamu decided to start by replacing Natsuki Subaru with Hikigaya Hachiman!
2nd Arc: Ayanokouji Kiyotaka in Redo of Healer
3rd Arc: Shirogane Miyuki in Inuyasha
4th Arc: Kousaka Kyousuke in Overlord
I have already posted 264 Chapters of this Fanfiction!
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