So this makeup case was brought for him.
Back to the present —
Kohei and Hachiman took a deep breath and exhaled, ignoring the host's questioning gaze, they walked up to "Hamaoka Azusa" and bowed together, saying, "Hamaoka Azusa-senpai, please don't date [Tinker Bell]'s student council president Kudo, and consider dating me instead!"
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"ha?!!!"
This sound is not right. Hachiman, with his head hanging down, frowned. Not only was it not right, but it also sounded somewhat familiar.
He wanted to look up, but since the play wasn't over yet and he was afraid of messing things up, he had no choice but to continue acting.
Everyone stared in disbelief at the scene. The quick-witted host sensed that something explosive was about to happen and immediately raised the microphone to speak loudly.
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"It's astonishing that two contestants from [Peek a boo] are confessing their feelings to the same girl at the same time, and Kudo is involved too! What's going on with this love affair between four people?!"Gift Basket
Kudo, who was inexplicably called out, glared at the two people who were showing off. They were so conspicuous, and they even mentioned his name. Were they trying to attract all the attention in this way?
I won't let you succeed!
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He put on a charming smile, walked to the two of them, and made the same gesture as them: "No, please choose me."
Wow! Another bombshell!
The host, at this moment, only wanted to see bloodshed: "Following the confessions of the two contestants, President Kudo has also confessed! This is truly unexpected! Is this a choice of fate? Or the opening act of youth? Let's wait and see who will ultimately succeed!"
Hachiman lowered his head and remained silent. Iori was truly a man of few words; he had completely figured out the other's character.
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Everyone held their breath and stared intently at the woman's movements.
Standing on the outermost edge, Yoshida Saki looked at the scene before her with a slightly downcast expression. She stared blankly at the purple-haired woman's back.
If she could become a little more glamorous, would she attract just as many people's attention?
She left the scene with this melancholy feeling.
"Liang, who do you think Senior Zi will choose?"
The three people who were also standing on the outside, surrounding Goto Ichiri, looked at the farce on the stage and asked Ichiji Nijika a question.
"If it were me, I would choose the one who cooks better, so I can save a lot of money and buy a new bass," Yamada Ryo said, still completely emotionless.
"You didn't even remember his name?"
"..."
"I'm really impressed with you. You said you wanted to be friends with him, but you can't even remember his name."
"How wonderful... is love."Gift Basket
"What did you say, Little Pochi?"
On the lawn to the right of the stage audience seating area
Ochiai Senen blinked her wine-red eyes, gazing at the black-haired boy on stage with his hair slicked back and his head down. She thought she had improved fast enough. After listening to his advice, she tried to keep a calm mindset when communicating with people, and as a result, she made a few friends.
Unexpectedly, while she was still painstakingly making friends, the other person had already stepped into the realm of love. Sure enough, she was still far from being a matchmaker.
As everyone waited anxiously, "Hamanaoka Azusa" hesitated for a moment before taking Kudo's hand.
"Oh! It's President Kudo! The final choice is President Kudo!"
Kudo smiled and looked at the two people on the other side.
"It seems I'm a bit more charming, but don't be discouraged, there will always be someone suitable for you."
"Pfft—"
Suppressed laughter reached his ears. Kudo looked at the black-haired boy who had burst out laughing, his eyes filled with confusion: "What are you laughing at?"
Could it be that his confidence has been shattered by the blow?
"I just remembered something funny," Hachiman said, waving his hand and laughing.
"Pfft—"
Gengping could no longer suppress the upward curve of his lips.
Why are you laughing too?
What's going on with these two? Kudo's eyes were unfathomable.
"I also thought of something funny." Kohei smoothed his hair, his expression nonchalant.
"Pfft—"
The last laugh came from right in front of him. Kudo turned his head blankly and looked at Hamaoka Azusa, whose shoulders were trembling.
"you..."
Before he could finish speaking, the person in front of him put his hand on his head, gently removed it, revealing his true appearance. Iori jumped onto the stage laughing, his face contorted in pain. He grabbed the microphone and shouted, "I'm so sorry! The person that President Kudo cares about is actually a man! And a pervert dressed as a woman at that! It seems my charm is just as good as President Kudo's! Hahaha!"
Kudo's mouth was almost agape as the laughter of the crowd echoed in his ears. After realizing what was happening, he hurriedly tried to explain.
"That's not true! You're lying to me..."
"Oh my god, did President Kudo never realize who I was before? Then why did you confess to me?" Iori tapped her lips with her finger, acting cute in a comical tone.
"That's because I thought you were..."
"No, something's fishy here!" Kudo realized and immediately stopped talking, but the few words he had said earlier were still heard by everyone in the audience.
Hearing this, Iori grinned even more: "I see. You can't even tell who you like, yet you still confessed without hesitation. Could it be that President Kudo is actually very broad-minded and can accommodate many people he likes?"Gift Basket
You bastard! You're unbearable!
Kudo is now in a dilemma; admitting it is wrong, and denying it is also wrong, but in order to protect his reputation, he still refuted it.
"I only confessed my feelings to you because of you."
He said through gritted teeth, word by word, that being bisexual made him seem more magnanimous than being seen as a scumbag, and it wouldn't stop him from picking up girls later.
"I'm sorry, I refuse! Because I can only make President Kudo, who is a man, fall in love with me, but I could never fall in love with President Kudo. Also, President Kudo."
Iori walked over to the two of them, and the three of them spoke together.
"We've laughed enough, you can go back now."
These words caused a stir in the entire venue!
Shinji Tokita and Ryujiro Juji shouted from below the stage.
"Great job, Iori!"
Iori looked at Yoshihara Mana, whom he had specially invited to stay backstage, gave her a thumbs up, and smiled with one eye: "How about that, isn't it funny!"
Yoshihara Aina gazed at his cheerful smile and smiled back.
"What a joke, really..."
...
"Phew, that's all, let's go back and have a drink. I feel like I can drink several bottles tonight, just to enjoy the fun we had earlier. Kohei, did you see his expression at the end? His whole face was contorted like a bull terrier."
"Oh! I saw it too, it's exactly the same."
As the club members walked back, the night sky was filled with stars, and a cool night breeze was blowing. Hachiman recalled the fun he had just had and couldn't help but laugh.
"Um?"
Iori stopped walking, and the others also stopped.
"What's wrong?"
Hachiman, who was walking behind, was confused. He turned his head and looked ahead with fear in his eyes.
"Hey, long time no see, Hachiman."
"Good evening, Onii-chan."
Beneath the bright streetlights, a woman with a cigarette between her fingers gazed at him with longing eyes that pierced through the hazy mist.
"Hiratsuka... teacher?"
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"Hiratsuka... teacher?"
The cicadas chirped in the summer night, and tiny fireflies intertwined and danced under the bright white light. The sight blurred in an instant. Hachiman Hikigaya stared blankly at the two people under the lamppost. The long-awaited reunion did not bring him any joy. On the contrary, he felt embarrassed and at a loss.
Wasn't the agreed-upon date tomorrow? When did they arrive? Did they witness everything that just happened?
Numerous questions threw his mind into a storm, but in the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he shattered and reorganized his chaotic thoughts and came to a conclusion.
He made a assumption once again. When Komachi mentioned that she would be going with someone, and that her parents agreed, he had already guessed that it would be Hiratsuka-sensei. After all, what kind of person would parents agree to their daughter traveling with a stranger? Of course, it would be someone they could trust and someone they were somewhat familiar with. Hiratsuka-sensei had often called her mother to talk about things because of him, and over time, the two had developed a friendship that was not between a teacher and a parent, but between elders who were both worried about the same person. She was enough to earn their trust.
However, once we start talking about Hiratsuka-sensei, we have to mention another person.
A not-so-pleasing smile flashed into his mind: Yukinoshita Haruno, the woman he couldn't quite figure out, but who was undoubtedly an ultimate siscon. Their early arrival must be inextricably linked to this woman. Perhaps this suggestion was made by her, and then Hiratsuka-sensei agreed and discussed it with Komachi. What he didn't expect was that Komachi actually agreed. His cutest little sister had actually lied to him. She's really grown up. Her brother is very pleased. But this is the only time. She can't lie to her brother about anything else, especially about love.Gift Basket
High school is a time of surging hormones, and those boys who often lock themselves in their rooms after school are like pufferfish, in heat all year round! As the beloved older brother of the world's cutest little sister, he absolutely cannot allow his innocent sister to be deceived!
Just as he was feeling emotional and overwhelmed by the heavy responsibility he had taken on, Kitahara Iori and Imamura Kohei grabbed his neck and pulled him over. When he looked up, he saw that the expressions on their faces were very strange. Not only that, Chisa also walked up to him. She didn't say anything, but just glanced at him and then at Komachi.
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What do you mean? He saw deep confusion in her body language. "Miss Chisa, what are you doubting? Do you not believe that the lovely girl standing under the streetlight is my sister, who is my closest blood relative?"
"Hey, Hachiman, what's your relationship with that cool and stylish older sister?"
Kitahara Iori asked in a low voice. After spending these days together, his eyes had been assimilated by Hachiman to the point that they could show a DHA-rich expression. He hugged Hachiman tightly around the neck, his tone very displeased.
Isn't this guy's luck with women a bit too good? Putting aside the fact that Chisa treats him hundreds of times better than she treats herself, he's already become the kind of guy who'll call any pretty girl he meets "friend" in no time since he enrolled. Now he's met a stunning mature woman and they've developed a close relationship. What's next? Did he really form his own harem club of beautiful girls in high school? And did he even date the most beautiful girl in the school?
If that's really the case, haha, he seems to be having some bad luck with water lately. When he's with someone, he always wants to push them into the water, and afterwards he'll experience temporary blindness and deafness. It's a terrible condition.
"She was my high school Chinese teacher."
Hachiman lifted his arm; the guy was really tight.
"Is that cute girl your sister?"Gift Basket
After he answered, Kohei asked impatiently, "This is completely different from what I imagined!" He initially thought she was a melancholic girl like Hachiman, but she turned out to be an incredibly cute and cheerful girl with a sweet smile that revealed her little fangs, and a voice as sweet as if she'd drunk sugar water! And she would call out "Onii-chan" without any hesitation in front of so many people! Urayamashi! Urayamashi ah!!! {Japanese for envy}
"Hmm, didn't we mention that before?"
Kohei Imamura remained silent. Of course he remembered, but imagining it and actually meeting it were two completely different experiences! People's hearts are very complicated nowadays. The same person may be completely different online and in real life. This world is fake, and everyone tells lies. Otherwise, he wouldn't have joined this group.
Who knows, if he had been a little more rational back then, he would have found the path to happiness long ago and joined a female high school girl harem club just for him.
"I'll give you all the erotic DVDs I've collected over the years. Can you let me become your sister's second brother?"
"What nonsense are you talking about?"
"make a deal!"
Iori grabbed Kohei's hand, her eyes filled only with longing for erotic DVDs, showing no joy whatsoever at the thought of her friend becoming her brother or sister.
Hachiman looked at the two of them, unsure of what expression to make. He nodded to Chisa, who was silent to the side, and walked forward. The members of [Pab] made way for him without prior arrangement. Tokita Shinji and Jujiro put their arms around Iori Kohei and Iori, who still wanted to watch the excitement, and led them away to another road: "Then we'll be going now."
"See you later." Hamaoka Azusa and Kotegawa Nanaka waved and followed them.
"No need to lock the shop door, just leave it slightly ajar. It's all cheap stuff, no thieves will bother with it," Chisa instructed before leaving.
As Hachiman Hikigaya watched the figures of the crowd gradually disappear into the darkness, he turned around and walked towards the two figures in the light.
"It seems you've made a lot of good friends during this time."
Hiratsuka Shizuka said with a touch of emotion, "As time goes by, people do grow up. That lonely boy who only had air and walls for company in his first year of high school has now grown into a decent man."
"Yes, luck does smile on me a few times."
Hachiman Hikigaya calmly replied that he couldn't be certain that the two had seen their performance before everything had completely fallen into the background.
"What? Your stubborn personality hasn't changed at all."
As Hachiman approached, Hiratsuka Shizuka smiled and reached out to ruffle his hair. Hmm, there's hair gel in it.
She looked at the boy she hadn't seen in a long time, the boy she both loved and hated, and became curious after noticing the glasses on his nose.Gift BasketGift Basket
"You're still wearing those glasses?"
"It works quite well..."
Chapter 45 Lies or Truth?
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