Does gravity make me stronger?

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What excellent martial arts skills you have, heroine!

Xiangzi hesitated for a while before finally speaking with a puzzled look: "That's not what I meant. Komachi, you've come all the way from Chiba, you should get some rest."

"Komachi has had a good rest in the car, and now she's bursting with energy she just can't seem to release it all."

Komachi handled every move Xiangzi made with ease, and under her relentless attacks, Xiangzi finally raised the white flag.

"Then... I'll have to trouble you."

After leaving the Toyokawa family's large house, Shoko took on all the housework by herself, while in the Hikigaya family, Komachi also took on almost all the housework.

Therefore, both of them have maxed out their housework skills.

With their combined efforts, the messy house was tidied up and made spotless in no time.

On the contrary, Hachiman, who was initially ready to show his skills, was completely unable to get involved at this time and seemed a bit superfluous. He could only act as a human garbage can, following behind them to collect the garbage generated during the cleaning.

Suddenly, Komachi turned around.

"Never mind, Onii-chan is just getting in the way here. You should stay outside."

Hachiman's health bar was half empty, but he still stubbornly said, "I'm going to be a stay-at-home dad, so don't talk to me like that, Onii-chan!"

Xiangzi nodded and chimed in, "Yes, Komachi, don't say that about Hachiman. Everyone has things they're not good at."

Hachiman, dead!

I don't know how much time passed.

The sun had already risen high in the sky, and the tidying up work was finally almost finished.

Thanks to the continuous efforts of 2.5 people, the once empty single room became tidy.

Hey, narrator, what do you mean?!

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Shoko: "It's over. Everyone must be hungry. To thank Hachiman and Komachi for their help, I'm treating everyone to dinner today!"

Upon hearing this, Komachi unceremoniously suggested going to a barbecue restaurant.

"Let's just grab some fast food."

Taking into account Xiangzi's income, Hachiman proposed again.

"Hmm, actually I'd like to go to a barbecue restaurant too," Xiangzi said earnestly, resting his chin on his hand.

"Hey, could it be that Sister Xiangzi has never been to a barbecue restaurant before? Hehe, don't let my Onii-chan's appearance fool you, he's actually a barbecue expert."

"Hi hi."

Hachiman responded weakly.

The Hikigaya family has an unwritten rule that whenever they go to a yakiniku (grilled meat) restaurant, the men do the grilling while the women just eat. As a result, Hachiman has developed unique BBQ skills.

"Let's go to a barbecue restaurant then!"

Since it was a small group of people going to an affordable barbecue restaurant, although the budget exceeded our usual amount, it was still acceptable.

just.

When it came time to pay, Komachi paid the bill first.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Xiangzi-neechan. Usually, when our family goes out to eat, Xiaomachi pays the bill, so it's just a habit."

With one hand making an apologetic gesture, Komachi spoke fluently.

Xiangzi wasn't angry, just a little regretful: "It's alright, but it feels like you've worked for nothing."

"It's alright, it was Komachi's own choice. If Shoko-neechan really feels bad about it, then just treat Onii-chan to another meal tomorrow."

Hachiman shuddered alertly. Was this kid up to no good again?

Just as he was about to speak, Komachi covered his mouth first.

"Right, Onii-chan?"

"wrong..."

"Sister Xiangzi, Onii-chan promised!"

Although Xiangzi was somewhat naive, she could tell what Hachiman was trying to say, but she still replied forcefully, "Then I'll invite Hachiman out to dinner again tomorrow."

Komachi grinned and gave a thumbs up: "No problem!"

"Hachiman wasn't here this afternoon, where should we go next?"

After leaving the barbecue restaurant, Xiangzi rubbed a strand of hair behind his ear, deep in thought.

It seemed she wanted to take Komachi on a good tour, but considering the price, there were many places they couldn't visit.

"Personally, I recommend going to the aquarium."

After thinking for a while, Hachiman offered a constructive suggestion: "The aquarium is having a sale these days, and there's also a penguin exhibition. It's really interesting."

"Soga!"

Xiangzi happily clapped his hands together, seeking Komachi's opinion: "Komachi, do you want to go to the aquarium with me this afternoon?"

"do not want!"

This decisive rejection dealt a heavy blow to Xiangzi.

"Ah, I'm sorry, Komachi doesn't usually like going to places like that, I'm so sorry..."

No, no, no.

Komachi realized she had said the wrong thing and quickly explained, "Shouldn't you go to a place like that with someone more important? I don't think Shoko-neechan and Onii-chan have ever been to an aquarium before, and Komachi doesn't want to steal Onii-chan's first time."

"Hey, don't pretend to be so profound. Besides, that kind of thing doesn't really matter." Hachiman waved his hand repeatedly.

Holding hands and kissing are fine if there's a first time, but is there a first time for going to an aquarium?

Well, it's a bit like Ke Qing.

In response, Komachi could only unleash a classic combo: "Onii-chan, you idiot, moron, moron, Hachiman!"

"I already said that Hachiman isn't an insult!"

Komachi gave a nonchalant snort, then enthusiastically took Shoko's hand: "Shoko-neechan, you can go to the aquarium with Onii-chan next time. How about we go to the zoo? I want to see Xiangxiang (the giant panda)!"

"If an aquarium isn't okay, does a zoo work? You'd better apologize to all the couples who go on dates at the zoo!"

"Oh, so Onii-chan and Shoko-neechan are already a couple? Oh dear, Komachi didn't even notice!"

Komachi narrowed her eyes like a fox and smiled slyly.

Hachiman instantly realized he had been tricked into revealing information.

"Komachi..."

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Xiangzi kept repeating "fool, idiot, Hachiman" under his breath, and then his shoulders began to tremble slightly.

Wait a minute, is this joke really that funny?

It took Xiangzi several minutes to calm down before she gently took Komachi's hand in return: "Then let's go to the zoo. As for Hachiman, are you going to a study session this afternoon?"

Hachiman shrugged: "Yes, so I can't spend this afternoon with you guys. Sorry."

"That's a real shame."

"There will be many more similar opportunities in the future."

"Yes, there will be many more opportunities in the future, so let's..."

See you tonight.

See you tonight.

...

"Sir, we've arrived at our destination. Please check if you've left any belongings in the vehicle. If you don't mind, could you please give me a rating?"

"Yibo...five points."

Hachiman casually pressed a button on the display screen behind his seat, then hurriedly got off the bus with his backpack.

The reason for taking such expensive transportation is not because Hachiman has floated away, but because the organizer of the study session, Kaguya Shinomiya, has moved the start time of the study session forward a little.

In exchange, she will pay for the transportation costs free of charge.

Without much embarrassment, Hachiman simply hailed a taxi, citing it as a business trip.

"Speaking of which, being a taxi driver is not a bad job."

After waving goodbye to the friendly driver, Hachiman headed towards the agreed-upon meeting place.

at the same time.

I opened the temporary e-pass for Shuchiin through the app.

I thought the study session would be held in a fancy coffee shop or a conference room, but to my surprise, Kaguya Shinomiya borrowed a classroom from Shuchiin Academy.

But why study at school?

Although he didn't understand it, he didn't care.

After passing through the security checkpoint with a temporary pass and entering the gate of Shuchiin, one could clearly feel the prestige of this prestigious Japanese prefecture.

The imposing administration building and the huge gymnasium—although I didn't have time to explore the entire Shuchiin campus thoroughly, the style of Shuchiin was already imprinted in Hachiman's mind.

The campus covers an extremely large area, almost the same size as a regular university.

He walked for nearly ten minutes before arriving at the agreed location.

Special teaching building.

Most school clubs and student councils hold their activities here.

Shuchiin Academy is different; the special teaching building is only part of it, and large clubs even have their own floors.

Considering that many clubs still have activities on weekends, Hachiman specially wore a dark-colored outfit when he went out today.

His hands were tucked into his pockets, minimizing his presence.

As he walked along, no students paid any special attention to Hachiman, the outsider. On the contrary, he was almost overwhelmed by the smell of money, and even his steps became light and unsteady.

For easy access to the upper floors, the special teaching building is even equipped with an elevator.

This made him somewhat envious.

From the outside, classroom 402 looks like an ordinary student classroom.

As for what kind of study room it would be transformed into to be worthy of the "young lady of the Shinomiya family," he had no idea.

Before entering, Hachiman secretly glanced at the time. He wasn't late; in fact, he was five minutes early. Now, even the demanding Kaguya Shinomiya couldn't find any fault with him, right?

So, full of confidence, he knocked on the door.

"Dong dong!"

With a creak, the door opened.

He was greeted by Hayasaka Ai, who was still dressed in a simple maid outfit, with her hair styled in a single ponytail on one side, making her look capable and lively.

Good afternoon, Hachiman Hikigaya.

"good afternoon."

Hachiman nodded slightly in response and stepped into the classroom.

As soon as I entered, I was greeted by the sweet aroma of black tea.

Well, although Hachiman doesn't particularly like drinking black tea, he can still smell that this must have been brewed from very high-quality tea leaves.

At that moment, a cold shout suddenly came from inside the house.

"too slow!"

Hachiman's brows furrowed immediately.

There are still 5 minutes left until the agreed time, right?

As if sensing what Hachiman was thinking, the voice continued, "Arriving fifteen minutes early is proper etiquette."

Following the lark-like voice, Kaguya Shinomiya was wearing the Shuchiin Academy dress-style uniform, the black clothing further highlighting the girl's originally aloof and cool aura.