Does gravity make me stronger?

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Unexpectedly, the other party took the opportunity to stick close to him, leaving Hachiman in a difficult position. He looked to Shoko for help.

"Let me help her up."

Xiangzi sighed, and Hachiman naturally handed Su Shi into Xiangzi's arms.

"Tsk..."

The two exchanged a glance, their eyes flashing with intense light.

Nagasaki Motoyo: Shoko, why are you getting in my way?

Xiangzi: You still want to run away at a time like this? You should deal with this troublesome woman in front of you.

Nagasaki Motoyo: You're right...

The best friends, Motoyo Nagasaki and Shoko Toyokawa, are making a limited-time return.

Xiangzi, facing the culprit who had caused the current situation, fired the first shot: "Excuse me, what is your relationship with Hachiman Hikigaya?"

As if she were being watched by a hungry gray wolf, Kaori Orimoto felt immense pressure and couldn't help but lean back.

"Um, I'm Hachiman's junior high school classmate."

"Is that so? That's quite a surprise to meet Hachiman's junior high school classmate here."

"Haha, I was surprised too..."

"So, could you tell me more about what happened earlier, specifically the details of Hachiman confessing his feelings to you?"

This is a slide you absolutely mustn't touch!

"Wait a moment..."

Hachiman was about to stop him, but Suze interrupted him in time, saying, "Hachiman, the omelet rice is getting cold."

That's all because of you...

"I know, but first..."

Do you want me to feed you?

It felt like he had Shiina Tatsuki's voice pack installed, and Hachiman let out a strange "Ha".

Taking advantage of the brief pause, Xiangzi pressed on: "What's wrong? Is there something you can't say?"

"This isn't either..."

Kaori Orimoto has always enjoyed gossiping with others, especially girls.

But for some reason, the two girls in front of me, who looked very pretty, were so aggressive.

Kaori Orimoto swallowed hard and, forcing herself to speak, gave a rough account of how Hachiman had confessed his feelings to her.

"Actually, I haven't communicated with Hachiman much, not even via email. I don't know why he suddenly confessed to me, which surprised me a lot."

No, of course there was communication.

Although it was during junior high school, he wasn't that slow-witted.

Every night, he would rack his brains to come up with interesting topics and send them via email. Although those topics seemed a bit silly to Hachiman now, they were still things he had put a lot of effort into coming up with.

My life has been like walking on thin ice. Do you think I can ever cross to the other side?

"..."

That's about it...

【Then you really are like a cow thrown into a vat of boiling oil—you're really going to be blown away!】

Normal girls would probably ignore these messages, and it wouldn't take many times for the guys to understand.

Unfortunately, Kaori Orimoto isn't that kind of person. She seems to have obsessive-compulsive disorder; she always replies to Hachiman's text messages.

So, Hachiman kept doing it and gradually developed the illusion that "she might like me."

Hachiman would feel a surge of joy whenever he received a reply from Kaori Orimoto.

Boys are such simple creatures.

When talking about certain details, Hachiman turned his head away forcefully, avoiding everyone's gaze, and slowly moved towards the corner step by step.

Because Su Shi behaved very politely during the narration, Orimoto Kaori once thought that Su Shi was also listening with great interest, and unknowingly revealed that she had also leaked the information.

After hearing the whole story, Su Shi hesitated for a long time before speaking again: "So, in the end, you told other people about this?"

Perhaps feeling there was nothing wrong with doing so, Kaori Orimoto maintained her smile.

"Ah, because it's really hilarious."

"funny?"

Correction, this woman and Aine are not the same type, but rather one—

"I mean, haven't you considered how much of an impact this will have on Hachiman?"

Su Shi looked down at her, his tone as cold and piercing as the winter wind.

"Ah, Hachiman doesn't seem like such a fragile guy, I guess..."

"You're really terrible for judging others based on their appearance."

At this moment, Xiangzi suddenly snorted coldly.

Su Shi looked over with displeasure, but Xiangzi ignored her.

Kaori Orimoto: "Um, I don't have any either..."

Su Shi turned around: "You just thought Hachiman was easy to bully, so you told everyone about it, didn't you?"

"I..."

Kaori Orimoto seemed to realize her mistake, speaking softer and softer until she fell silent, bowing her head like a child who had done something wrong.

Nagasaki Motoyo grew angrier the more she looked at her.

Why would a girl like that get a confession from Hachiman?

But I...

Damn it, this girl has absolutely no empathy; all she knows is toying with other people's feelings. Let me just say this here—

At this moment, Su Shi, blinded by anger, slightly moved her lips.

Having read Su Shi's thoughts in advance, Hachiman's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately stopped her, saying, "Su Shi, that's enough."

Upon hearing this, Su Shi paused for a moment, her mind instantly clearing.

So she chose to remain silent.

but.

The anger in her heart could not be easily extinguished, so she moved her lips, expressing her emotions silently.

And anyone could read this meaning from her lip reading—

You really are a jerk...

This time, Kaori Orimoto finally couldn't hold on any longer and, covered in sweat, cast a pleading look at her teammates.

"Um, shall we go somewhere else to eat?"

Yu Sheng understood and swiftly offered his help, "There's a French restaurant next door, let's go check it out."

Yes~

Kaori Orimoto echoed as if grasping at a straw, but her voice cracked as soon as she spoke, emitting a duck-like quack.

What is this all about? Why am I being insulted by these random people?

Anger mixed with disappointment surged into her heart all at once. Kaori Orimoto opened her mouth, but with the last bit of reason, she swallowed back her words of rebuttal.

"Hachiman, I'm sorry, I was wrong."

Hachiman stared at the other person in surprise, speechless for a long time.

In this atmosphere, Kaori Orimoto walked out of the classroom.

The students from Haibin Comprehensive High School also left the classroom, leaving only a few of them at the scene.

Hachiman, clutching his bangs that were almost covering his forehead, uttered a thousand unspoken words: "Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Xiangzi and Su Shi exchanged knowing smiles, just like close sisters.

The next second, both of them were startled and immediately put some distance between themselves.

There will never be another best friend like that again.

"But there's no need to make it sound so serious."

This woman is incredibly ruthless when she gets into a fight; she doesn't hold back at all.

If it were Hachiman instead, the Yin and Yang phrases would be more nuanced, instead of being relentlessly pursued like Nagasaki Motoyo did.

Hachiman gave an awkward laugh, while Private Nagasaki Motoyo, the main source of firepower, crossed his arms with utter disdain.

"They started it."

Nagasaki Motoyo glanced at the empty seats.

That's her seat; no other woman is allowed to sit there.

Chapter 164, page 161: Quick! Go! Invite! Her!

The maid café incident thus came to an end.

Fortunately, both sides retained a shred of rationality, preventing this farce from escalating into a feud between two, no, three schools.

but.

Hachiman understood that after today, his relationship with his middle school classmates, including Orimoto Kaori, was effectively over.

I won't be able to attend any of my future junior high school reunions.

Of course, even without this incident, he would never have attended the junior high school reunion.

After Kaori Orimoto left, Shoko returned to her job, and Motoyo Nagasaki lost her appetite. As for Aine and Akari Takamatsu, they seemed like outsiders, and their presence remained largely unnoticed until the matter was resolved.

It's not their fault.

After all, one is a harmless little penguin with no combat ability, while the other has just calmed down and is in a state of post-coital reflection.

The group sat at the crime scene for a while longer. Just then, Tsukimori's teacher sent a message asking Nagasaki Motoyo to go back, so they said goodbye to each other.

Hachiman and Aine continued to stroll around the cultural festival together.

That initial relaxed and joyful feeling is gone forever.

The Haneoka Academy Cultural Festival is divided into three sessions: a morning session, a mid-morning session, and an afternoon session.

Generally, after the morning session ends, around noon, most of the visiting schools will return, with only a few schools staying at Haneoka Academy.

During the intermission and afternoon sessions, it was basically only Haneoka Academy students present.

If the morning session is the time for each class to showcase themselves, then the afternoon session is the time for competition between different clubs.

Students will also shift their focus from visiting classrooms to attending unique events organized by different clubs.

just.

Hachiman had absolutely no interest in any of these things.

He declined Ai Yin's invitation to have lunch together and went to rest alone on a bench by the playground.

I only ate a little bit of that last bowl of omelet rice. Hachiman hadn't eaten much breakfast, so he's been hungry ever since.

He bought some fried noodles and bread from the convenience store, placed them on his lap, and let out a long sigh.

"worn out."

I feel like my limbs are about to fall apart. It's just an ordinary cultural festival, so why am I so exhausted?

Before the meal was officially served, Hachiman did a set of relaxation exercises for himself.

Move your neck, move your hands and feet, and take a deep breath.

Okay, I've calmed down.