Chapter 316: The Service Club's New Request
Seeing Yui's naive smile, Tsurumi showed a hint of disdain on her face.
"Is this idiot also your friend?"
As expected of little Yukino, she even inherited her mother's innate poisonous tongue.
"That's right, this idiot is also our friend." Hachiman smiled and nodded.
Seeing Hachiman call himself an idiot once again, Yui seemed a little unhappy. She pouted and hugged Yukino's arm, coming to her side and acting cute.
"Look, Yukino, Hikki is bullying me again."
Yukino was already used to such intimate actions. As she stroked the girl's head, she gave Hachiman a stern look.
"Don't bully Yui."
As Hachiman watched the intimate scene between the two girls, he tugged at his mouth corner.
You're like a pet, going to your owner when you're bullied? And what's the use of finding Yukino? Sooner or later, she'll also change her name to Hikigaya Yukino.
Looking at the two girls with a sense of camaraderie, Hachiman turned his gaze back to Tsurumi.
"Why don't you play with your classmates?"
Upon hearing his question, Tsurumi fell silent for a moment before speaking softly.
"I'm different from those kids. They're just a bunch of silly brats, so I don't want to play with them."
"Besides, it's also nice to have some alone time."
Although she spoke like this, both Hachiman and Yukino could see that she was putting up a front.
"Don't you want to make some good friends during your elementary school years? You'll miss out on many beautiful memories with your friends." Yui asked.
Tsurumi's eyes dimmed for a moment as she looked up at the sky, lost in her thoughts.
"Those things aren't important at all. You can still make friends in middle school."
However, Yukino pointed out a harsh reality.
"Unfortunately, that's not possible. The kids who ostracize you will also be promoted to middle school. So your situation will still be the same, and they will even join forces with people from other areas to ostracize you."
Hearing her words, Tsurumi's face showed a hint of disappointment.
"I guess I really did something stupid...?"
After all, human beings are still social creatures, and no one really wants to be isolated. Even Hachiman in the original work has a sister named Komachi who is always by his side, not to mention Yukino and Yui.
Seeing her like this, both girls felt a little heartbroken. After all, she is just a ten-year-old child, this is the age for having fun and playing with her little friends, if she really has no friends, it would be quite pitiful.
Just as Tsurumi was about to give up, a warm hand landed on her head.
Looking up, she saw that Hachiman had somehow appeared by her side, with a gentle smile on his face, he patted her head.
"Tell us what happened, we'll help you."
Although he is a dead fish-eyed guy, for some reason, Tsurumi felt a sense of relief and couldn't help but open her mouth.
"Actually, there have been a few cases of excluding others before, but it would end in a few days, and everyone would continue chatting."
"It's like a game, every time someone would take the lead, and this kind of thing would happen over and over again."
"There was once when it was my good friend's turn, and I also followed the rules of the game and kept a certain distance from her."
"But I don't know when it started, it suddenly became my turn, and everyone also never returned to their original state, why is that? I haven't done anything wrong..."
"Will it be like this in middle school too?"
As she spoke to the end, Tsurumi's voice trembled a bit.
Turning to the kitchen not far away, it was full of laughter, but she couldn't join in.
After listening to Tsurumi's account of her situation, Yui and Yukino were both silent for a moment.
Everything happens for a reason, just like how a murderer always kills, excluding others also means that others will eventually exclude you.
As Tsurumi was about to give up, Hachiman patted her head.
"Well, Tsurumi, what do you think? Do you still want to have friends from your elementary school days?"
Upon hearing this, the girl's face was filled with surprise.
"Really? If possible, I'd like to try."
"Don't worry, we'll help you." Hachiman smiled and then turned to look at Yukino.
"What do you think, Yukino? How about we treat this as a task for our Service Club?"
"Of course, no problem."
Yukino would naturally not refuse this, in her heart, she absolutely did not want her childhood scene to happen again.
"Right, right, we'll definitely help you." Yui also smiled and spoke.
"Thank you."
Seeing these people who are truly trying to help her, Tsurumi also showed a grateful smile.
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As the twilight arrived, everyone sat at the wooden table to eat their dinner.
It must be said that Yukino's cooking skills are quite good, in Hachiman's opinion, although it does not compare to the level of a ten master, at least it can match the excellent level among school students.
After eating dinner, Hachiman and the others also talked about Tsurumi Rumi.
"So what are you guys planning to do?"
After listening to their recap, Shizuka asked.
"I want to help her as much as possible." Hayama once again showed his gentleness.
"'As much as possible,' huh."
Yukino's tone carried a hint of teasing, as she understood that Hayama's method was simply to become the intermediary, to let those few little girls accept Tsurumi, but this approach would only backfire in the end.
"It's impossible with just you, you should know that."
Seeing the girl's attitude towards him, Hayama's face couldn't help but become bitter.
At this time, Hachiman intervened.
"This is a commission that our Service Club has taken on, if you Hayama want to help, you can follow our method."
"Alright, I will follow your instructions."
Hayama did not refuse, after all, he really wanted to help Tsurumi.
Seeing his attitude, Hachiman nodded, "So let's discuss how we should do this."
"In my opinion, that child is quite cute, isn't it enough to just have her join the other cute kids and talk to each other and become friends?" Yumiko spoke casually.
Tobe raised his hand in agreement, "That's a good idea, no wonder it's Yumiko."
However, Yui laughed awkwardly.
"Only Yumiko can do that, we have talked to that child, she has tried that method before, but it didn't work."
A/N: Hello everyone, I'm sorry I didn't post last month because I have hypochondria🥲. I'm still not okay, but I will try my best to post every day.
Chapter 317: Hachiman's Plan
"This method only works with someone like Yumiko."
"Then I can't think of any other way." Yumiko waved her hands.
At this moment, Ebina proposed a suggestion, "How about building common interests?"
"As long as there is a common interest, it's easy to become friends."
"Hina, what do you mean?" Hayama opened his mouth.
"As long as there is interest, it will be easy to start, then go to events like comic cons, and the social circle will become wider."
"At that time, that child will find out that school is not the only place to make friends, just like me, I found friends through BL."
"So let that child read some BL manga, and she will definitely be…"
Although Ebina's words initially sounded somewhat reasonable, they gradually became more absurd, so Yumiko quickly covered her mouth to prevent her from continuing.
Watching the silenced Ebina, Hayama sighed.
"I think we still need to find a way for that child to get along well with others."
"It's impossible." Yukino argued coldly again.
"There's no chance at all, with that child's personality, it's difficult to integrate into the group."
Seeing the cold Yukino, Yumiko wrinkled her brows.
"This won't work, nor will that, so do you have any good ideas?"
Unfortunately, Yukino still shook her head, "At the moment, I can't think of any good ways, but considering that child's personality, it is indeed difficult to integrate into the group."
"Indeed, that child is indeed very cold and distant." Hayama nodded.
However, Yumiko softly hummed, "What do you mean by cold? I think it's just arrogant pride. Isn't it because of the constant attitude of looking down on others that people exclude her? Just like some people do."
Yukino naturally understood her implied meaning and retorted, "That's just your victim complex; aren't you feeling inferior and thinking others look down on you?"
"You…"
Yumiko was about to continue speaking, but before she could finish, Hachiman interrupted her.
"Enough, Yumiko."
As Hachiman interrupted her, the girl naturally felt disgruntled and turned her head away in annoyance.
Seeing this, Yukino couldn't help but let out a smug smile on her face, wanting to continue mocking her. However, Hachiman also stopped her.
"Yukino, you don't need to say anymore."
To his surprise, Yumiko's mood eased quite a bit.
At this moment, Yui quickly interjected.
"Hikki, do you have any ideas?"
"Yeah, I have a rough idea." Hachiman nodded.
Upon hearing this, everyone turned their gazes towards him.
"For a ten-year-old child without any friends, it's really quite pitiful..."
Unfortunately, before he could finish his sentence, Yumiko interrupted him with a wave of her hand.
"That's not the point. We all want to help her, but the problem now is how to enable her to communicate with others."
Hachiman didn't seem to be annoyed. He just smiled a little and continued, "According to the current situation of that child, even if she wants to communicate actively, those who exclude her won't accept her. So we need to change our thinking."
"Change our thinking?" Everyone seemed a bit puzzled.
"That's right." Hachiman nodded, "Actually, there are many scenarios that can lead to communication, such as in adversity."
"When encountering a difficulty that humans can't solve, they will instinctively seek help. As long as someone can step up at that moment, both parties will be able to communicate."
In the original story, wasn't it because of Hachiman saving Sable that he and Yui were able to establish a connection?
After listening to Hachiman's words, Yukino understood his meaning.
"You want us to create some difficulties to give that child some opportunities?"
"Exactly, Yukino is indeed smart." Hachiman laughed and nodded.
"This is obviously an obvious thing." Upon hearing his praise, the girl's face became rather bland, as if all of this were to be expected.
"But how do you plan to create difficulty?"
Hachiman smiled slightly and turned to Shizuka.
"Hiratsuka-sensei, I remember you said that this summer camp is for three days and two nights, and there will be a bonfire party and scary story contest on the second night, right?"
"That's right." Shizuka nodded.
"So we can do something during the scary story contest." Hachiman shared his idea.
Seeing his enigmatic look, the anxious Yumiko directly opened her mouth.
"What exactly do you mean?"
"Very simple, the scary story contest is divided into groups, so when it's time for Tsurumi's group to enter, all we have to do is play the villain to scare them. This way, we can create an opportunity for her to stand up." Hachiman simply explained his plan.
"Play the villain, but I don't know how to." Yui said naively.
Seeing her expression, Hachiman shook his head helplessly.
"Playing the villain, but we need a villain, not a fool."
Upon hearing Hachiman say that she was a fool, Yui became a little angry and puffed up her cheeks.
"Stupid Hikki, you're the fool."
Ignoring her, Hachiman continued, "The role of the villain will be played by me, Tobe, and Yumiko."
"Mm-hmm, no problem. It seems that you are quite self-aware. You really don't seem like a good person." Yukino rubbed her chin and nodded.
Hearing this, all the girls laughed, including his own sister, Komachi.
Seeing their expressions, Hachiman twitched his mouth.
How can I not seem like a good person just because my eyes are a bit strange?
I'll settle with you later.
Giving Yukino a vague look, Hachiman continued, "So for now, let's decide like this. If you have any other ideas, you can also suggest them, and we'll discuss them together."
Unfortunately, no one else had any better ideas, so they had to prepare according to this plan.
It was nighttime.
Hachiman walked out of the wooden hut where he was staying. It was already past 10 o'clock, and Tobe, Hayama, and Saika were all asleep.
When he stepped out of the wooden hut, he looked up at the sky. There were no high-rise buildings in the city, and the sky seemed much more spacious.
A full moon was high in the sky, and next to it were twinkling stars, like a peaceful and beautiful painting.
The beautiful scenery also lightened Hachiman's mood. As he walked, he heard a faint humming sound.
Following the sound, he saw a girl standing in the forest, humming a song. The silver moonlight fell on her, as if draping her in a pure white garment.
Ethereal and beautiful, it was impossible to look away.
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