Does gravity make me stronger?

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"Oh, private Marseille!"

She immediately let go of Yamaha-chan from her arms and reluctantly returned it to Hachiman: "Um, Hikigaya-kun, thank you so much for what you did earlier."

"Keep this safe for now."

Hachiman pushed the guitar back.

"Oh, how can that be..."

Goto Ichiri wanted to refuse, but her teammates persuaded her to stay. Nijika kept talking about tokens of love, making Goto Ichiri want to bury her head in the ground.

"I'm hungry, can we go eat first?" Yamada Ryo suggested. "Hachigaya-kun is treating."

"I can only treat you to Hachiman's special curry," Hachiman replied helplessly.

Kita excitedly raised his hand: "Hi, I love curry the most!"

Hongxia: "Me too."

Ryo Yamada: "Curry it is. By the way, Hachiman, can I ask you a question?"

"Please speak," Hachiman said casually.

"Su Shi, is she your girlfriend?"

"Wait a minute, Liang, what are you asking!"

Before Nijika could stop him, Hachiman had already answered, "Ah, yes, Momo is one of my girlfriends."

"Hey???"

Everyone present suddenly opened their eyes wide.

"As expected, Hachiman Hikigaya is indeed the most rock-and-roll guy here," Yamada Ryo commented with satisfaction.

Kita's eyes were practically curled up like mosquito coils, and he said helplessly, "Hey, but, Hachiman, I'm not criticizing you, but having two girlfriends... isn't that a bit..."

Hongxia tentatively asked, "Um, the other one...you wouldn't happen to be Xiangzi, would you?"

Hachiman nodded: "Yes."

"Hey, hey, it's actually Senior Xiangzi!"

Like a salted fish that has lost its dreams, Kita closed his eyes. He never expected that the idol he supported had become a married woman. His heartache was no less than that of being sexually assaulted on the spot.

Beside her, listening to the facts she already knew, Goto Ichiri remained unusually quiet, only nervously rubbing the lines on her fingers.

After the initial shock, everyone's attention turned to Goto Ichiri.

Since they didn't know beforehand that Hachiman was dating Sosei and Shoko, their actions of stirring things up just now seem like clownish behavior.

"Boqi-chan, um..." Hongxia rubbed her hands together and said somewhat shyly.

"I'm fine."

Goto Ichiri gave a heartbreaking smile, and at that moment, Hachiman's heart clenched, and his lips pressed tightly together.

At this moment, Su Shi also walked over from not far away.

"Congratulations to everyone who finished their band performance and passed the audition! Ta-da!"

She clapped her hands happily, but the people present seemed rather uninterested.

"Um, what's wrong?"

"Ah, it's nothing, thank you for the encouragement, Su Shi-chan."

Hongxia nodded awkwardly, her gaze shifting back and forth between Su Shi and Goto Ichiri. The scene was so beautiful that she even had a slight urge to run away on the spot.

"Is the official performance the day after tomorrow? Are you all going to have a celebration party tonight?"

Su Shi smiled gently, a stark contrast to Goto Ichiri's dejected appearance.

"Well, we were planning to come to my house tonight to make curry."

Hachiman interjected.

"Ah, curry, is this all you need to eat?"

In Su Shi's opinion, shouldn't the victory celebration be a proper meal at a restaurant? Isn't ordinary curry too meager?

“Curry will do,” Hongxia gave a dry laugh. “Everyone agrees, right?”

Everyone answered in unison: "Yes."

"Let's all go buy some ingredients, and maybe some snacks while we're at it."

Led by Su Shi, the four members of the band and Hachiman headed to the family supermarket.

...

Inside the supermarket, Nijika approached Goto Ichiri and whispered an apology: "Pochi-chan, I'm sorry, I think I did something wrong again."

"It's okay. Actually, I already knew about Hachiman's situation."

"Ah, I see..."

Knowing that Goto Ichiri was trying to comfort her, Nijika was still feeling unwell, but she couldn't bring herself to blame Hachiman for being a womanizer.

After all, in her opinion, the three of them got along quite well, and at least there hadn't been any conflicts yet.

But with such a close relationship, how can Pochi-chan possibly insert herself into it?

Thinking of this, Hongxia couldn't help but scratch her golden hair in distress.

"Poke-chan, Niji-chan, would you like beef or chicken?"

Holding a bunch of garlic, Su Shi, exuding a wifely charm, came to the back of the line: "I plan to add more ingredients so that the curry can be more substantial."

“Ah, I’m fine with anything.” Nijika replied blankly, then looked at Goto Ichiri.

"Ah, beef would be fine..."

"Then let's choose beef."

After saying that, Su Shi took out a piece of exorbitantly priced beef from the freezer next to her.

"Wait a minute, Su Shi-chan, isn't this beef a bit too much?"

The high-grade beef covered in marbling was very tempting. Although Hongxia really wanted to try it, she immediately abandoned the idea after seeing the price tag.

Su Shi picked up the ingredients that she and Xing Ge didn't even dare to look at and put them into the shopping cart so easily.

"Gudong!"

She swallowed.

"Oh, but this is so delicious." Su Shi glanced reluctantly at the beef in her hand: "Oh dear, Nijika-chan, don't worry, this meal is on you guys, Hachiman."

To be precise, it was Su Shi who invited you.

Hearing this, Hachiman, who was walking at the very front, thought to himself.

"Then...then..."

"That's troublesome!"

While Hongxia was still struggling with her decision, Yamada Ryo suddenly exclaimed, "Wow, Suze-chan is so generous!"

She kept wiping her mouth, looking like a starving ghost reincarnated.

"Hey, Liang, don't go too far."

"It's okay. By the way, Pochi-chan, what kind of onion do you like?"

Suze then held up two almost identical onions. Goto Ichiri glanced at them and instinctively chose the one on the right: "This one?"

To be honest, she didn't know the difference between the two types of onions.

"Then let's choose this one!"

Pushing the shopping cart, Su Shi moved nimbly through the supermarket, leaving the four little ones behind her speechless with amazement.

"I've thought so before, but seeing this today, I realized that Suze-chan is someone who could be my mother." Hongxia was speechless.

"No, it's my mom." Yamada Ryo nudged Nijika with her elbow, then ran to Suze's side with a fawning expression: "Mom, let me help you push the stroller."

Su Shi: "???"

The supermarket shopping went smoothly, and by the time the six of them got home, it was almost dark.

"Oh, so this is Hachiman's house. It looks very cozy."

"Hey, where do you see that it's cozy? It's just a very ordinary detached house."

Hachiman muttered a complaint, then unlocked the door: "I'm going to pick up Xiangzi. Su Shi, could you please prepare the ingredients for me?"

Su Shi: "Of course, no problem."

After the true owner of the house left, Su Shi naturally became the acting owner.

"Please make yourselves at home, everyone."

"Suze-chan seems so mature." Nijika was a little hesitant. Although she and Hachiman usually got along well, this was the first time she had gone to a boy's house. "Um, do you need any help? I often cook at home too."

"Then please ask Hongxia-chan to clean the ingredients."

"it is good!"

Hongxia and Sushi, who had experience with housework, went into the kitchen, while the other three sat on the sofa looking at each other with boredom.

"Poch-chan, you must be very sad right now, right?" Yamada Ryo said sympathetically, looking like she was about to cry.

“No, I didn’t.” Goto Ichiri immediately denied it.

"Impossible. I understand why I see the boy I like with other girls."

"Ryo-senpai, please stop talking." Kita interrupted Yamada Ryo, unable to bear it any longer: "Besides, Pochi-chan is very strong, right?"

"That Hachiman guy actually has two girlfriends, how hateful, he's practically the enemy of women."

Yamada Ryo seemed completely oblivious, muttering to himself. After a while, he suddenly realized, "Wait a minute, since we already have two, three isn't out of the question, is it?"

"Senior Liang!"

This time, Kita was genuinely angry: "How could you do that? Pochi-chan thought the same thing, didn't she? Wait, Pochi-chan..."

The faint, wistful smile that lingered at the corner of his mouth sent a chill down Kita's spine.

"Boqi-chan, I support you! This is what a rocker should be like!"

Yamada Ryo gave a thumbs up.

"Um, thank you all for your concern." Goto Ichiri's smile faded, and she nodded timidly. "But Hachiman probably doesn't like me."

"Ah, but it seems to me that Hachiman is really interested in Pochi-chan, isn't he?"

"Hey, Kita-chan, didn't you disagree with Hachiman having a harem?"

"These are two different things!"

Kita raised her voice slightly. Although she was conservative, it didn't mean she couldn't accept it at all; she just needed time to process it.

"That's why Pochi-chan said this morning that she should confess her feelings right away..."

After chatting for a while, they heard the key to the door being turned.

"I am back."

Welcome back!

Although Su Shi was initially in the kitchen, she rushed to the entrance hall to welcome Xiangzi back from work.

Xiangzi greeted the people in the living room and immediately took off his clothes to go to the kitchen to help.

"Xiangzi-chan, I and Hongxia-chan will take care of things here. You and Hachiman go and keep Pochi-chan and the others company."

Su Shi persuaded Xiangzi repeatedly before finally getting him into the living room.

Would you like some fruit?

Hachiman handed over a peeled apple, which Hachiman happily accepted, saying, "Thank you."

At the edge of the sofa, Kita shook Goto Ichiri: "Poch-chan, they get along very well."

"Ah."

Goto Ichiri lowered his head, looking somewhat dejected.