Perspective: Rice Shower
Rob Roy: "Rice-san, um... do you know how your trainer is being addressed lately?"
Rice: "Eh? How Oniisama is called? Isn't it just 'Trainer-san'?"
Rob Roy: "Umm, it seems he is being called Ani (Brother)."
Rice: "Ani... Does that mean he's being called Oniichan or Oniisan?"
Rob Roy: "Yes, exactly. And it seems the cause lies indirectly with you, Rice-san..."
Rice: "Fweh?! I-It's Rice's fault!?"
Rob Roy: "N-No, that's not it! I don't mean it in a bad way. It's just that seeing your attitude and the Trainer's behavior has had an influence on everyone. Because of that, many students in the academy have started treating the Trainer like a brother."
Whaaaaaat?!
Rice: "T-Then, Rice is going to observe everyone a little bit today!"
Rob Roy: "I-Is that so...? Good luck, okay? Ah, this isn't advice or anything, but I think it will be easier to spot if you stay relatively close to the Trainer."
Rice: "Okay, thank you, Rob Roy-san!"
Location: Tracen Academy – Classroom
Classmate: "Morning, Rice-san~!"
Rice: "G-Good morning~."
Classmate: "By the way, that debut race the other day was amazing! You put such a huge gap between you and the pack!"
Rice: "Y-Yeah! I was in good shape thanks to Oniisama, so I was able to run with everything I had."
Classmate: "Ahh~ It really is all thanks to Niisan, isn't it! Yeah, I totally get that~!"
!! A classmate is already calling Oniisama "Niisan"! What Rob Roy-san said was true. But that's just one person; I have to observe more!
Bakushin O: "Good morning, Rice-san! My goodness~, it is lovely weather today, isn't it!!"
Rice: "G-Good morning, Bakushin O-san. You're full of energy today too, huh..."
Bakushin O: "Because I am the Class Representative!! More importantly, congratulations on your first place in the debut race the other day!! It was a magnificent run!!"
Rice: "T-Thank you very much."
Bakushin O: "Even so, I truly am envious of you, Rice-san."
Rice: "Eh? W-Why?"
Bakushin O: "After all, you are being trained by that Trainer-san!"
Rice: "I-I guess that's true... maybe?"
Bakushin O: "Of course it is!! He is a wonderful trainer, Hikigaya Trainer is!"
Bakushin O-san seems normal... She's calling him 'Trainer', so it seems safe.
Bakushin O: "Hah!! I made a mistake!! It was Oniisan, wasn't it!! Oh my~, how careless of me!!"
Classmate: "Ahaha! Baku-chan, you're so funny! ww"
Rice: "..."
Even Bakushin O-san!!?
Hachiman: "Rice~, about today's training... Sorry, are you in the middle of something?"
Classmate: "It's fine, Niisan!"
Hachiman: "I said stop calling me Niisan. Good grief, why has it increased so much? This calling me 'brother' business..."
Rice: "Umm, what's wrong, Oniisama? Did something happen with today's training?"
Hachiman: "Ah, right. I just have a bit of business to attend to, so we're taking the day off training. Sorry to bug you so early in the morning."
Rice: "No, thank you for coming all this way, Oniisama!"
Hachiman: "Yeah. Well, see you at lunch break."
Coming all the way to the classroom just to tell me that... Oniisama really is a good person~.
Bakushin O: "Hmm... Perhaps Oniisama would be better?"
Classmate: "No, no, Baku-chan. That's Rice-san's signature nickname, so you can't use it!"
Bakushin O: "...You are absolutely right! I shall stick with Oniisan!!"
Umm... is this really okay?
Location: Cafeteria
...Just listening in class, everyone was calling Oniisama some form of "brother." It's amazing... Oniisama has become so adored. Even right now...
Student A: "Oniisan's cooking... it looks so good..."
Student B: "I just want one bite of Oniichan's cooking. It must be exquisite~."
Student C: "I'm so jealous of Rice-san. Getting Niichan to make such delicious-looking food for her~."
They really are saying it...
Hachiman: "Seriously, how did it end up like this..."
Rice: "Eh, what do you mean?"
Hachiman: "I'm sure you've noticed, but the bunch at this school are treating me like a brother, right? I don't recall ever asking them to call me that, yet they just decided on their own..."
Rice: "I knew it... You hated it, didn't you, Oniisama..."
Hachiman: "I gave you permission, Rice, but I don't recall giving it to any of them. I told them to stop, but they show absolutely no sign of listening. Thanks to that, I'm just getting teased by my colleagues."
Rice: "I-Is that so..."
Then, does he actually hate it? Should Rice stop, too? Calling him Oniisama...
Hachiman: "Ah, just for the record, I don't hate it or anything. I'd never been called Oniisama before, so it felt fresh. You don't have to stop using that name, alright?"
Rice: "R-Really!? Thank goodness..."
Hachiman: "I figured you were worrying about that. It looks like I was right. Relax. I can probably solve most things you worry about. But, make sure to consult me anyway, okay?" (Pat, pat)
Rice: "Ehehe~... Okay, thank you! ♪" (Bounce, bounce)
Post-Chapter Note
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