Chapter 19: First Encounter with the Fake Sisters
"Bye-bye, Yukino-nee."
The Hikigaya siblings finished their free meal, and for Hikigaya Komachi, in particular, it was deeply significant.
Hikigaya Komachi was quite satisfied with this person who might become her future sister-in-law. Hikigaya Komachi used to heavily doubt whether her Onii-chan could successfully find a girlfriend. But today, she actually discovered that her habitually serious Onii-chan also secretly met up with a female classmate to cultivate their relationship.
Sure enough, even a wet blanket would have its day to bloom.
Hikigaya Komachi thought that she should come visit her Onii-chan more often in the future, maybe she could discover more secrets.
"What's with that expression when you look at me?"
Hikigaya Hachiman was in the elevator, observing Hikigaya Komachi's teasing expression.
"Onii-chan, when can I start calling Yukino-nee 'sister-in-law'?"
Hikigaya Komachi originally intended it as a playful jab at her Onii-chan, but she received an unexpected reply from him.
"That requires her consent, doesn't it?"
"Go for it, Onii-chan! If you win over the Shuchiin Ojou-sama, you can achieve your childhood dream and be a househusband."
Hikigaya Hachiman shook his head helplessly. If he really wanted to be a househusband with complete peace of mind, it would probably be better to be the mascot head of the Kamo family.
"Don't worry about these kinds of things. You need to focus properly on your studies."
Hikigaya Hachiman carefully lectured his little sister.
"Komachi, don't you dare learn that nonsense about 'no boyfriend means no appeal.'"
Hikigaya Hachiman remembered Yuigahama Yui saying that not having a boyfriend at this age range was considered something quite embarrassing.
"That's all twisted logic."
"Yes, yes, yes. Besides you, Onii-chan, everyone else who approaches me has ulterior motives, okay?" Hikigaya Komachi let out a light snort.
"Idiot Onii-chan, Blockhead Onii-chan, Hachiman Onii-chan."
"Hey, hey, hey, 'Hachiman' is not an insult, is it?"
"Onii-chan, aren't you riding your bicycle?"
Hikigaya Komachi then noticed that the elevator seemed to be heading down to the underground parking lot.
Now it was Hikigaya Hachiman's turn to sweat. How should Hikigaya Hachiman tell her that he accidentally totaled the bicycle his sister gave him? But after a moment of thought, he decided to tell her everything.
"Sorry, this morning, in order to save a puppy, my bike was accidentally hit by a car."
Hikigaya Komachi was immediately astonished. What was wrong with Onii-chan today? There was an explosion at school, and he also encountered a car accident this morning?
And seeing a rare expression of guilt on her Onii-chan's face, she immediately understood that he felt bad because he had damaged the bike she had given him.
"It's okay, Onii-chan, as long as you're fine. That bike was old, really, really old. The style was ridiculously outdated.
If you kept riding a bike like that, your classmates would definitely make fun of you."
"Huh? Who dares to make fun of me? If anyone dares to mock the bike Komachi gave me, I'll have them expelled immediately."
"Alright, alright, you idiot Onii-chan." Hikigaya Komachi instantly felt like laughing and crying at the same time.
"If someone gets expelled for that reason, that would be truly tragic."
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The elevator door opened, and they were in the underground parking garage. The basement of Hikigaya Hachiman's large luxury apartment was basically similar to the underground parking lot of a large shopping mall.
Since Hikigaya Hachiman was an adult and had a driver's license, he had also bought his own car. It was somewhat embarrassing to say that Hachiman used to drive large destroyers. Driving a small car like this even felt effeminate to him. So Hikigaya Hachiman generally chose to buy a large SUV.
To be honest, something like Mei Mei's Escalade was decent, but Hikigaya Hachiman wasn't interested in wearing a wristband. It was said that the Grade 1 Sorcerer occasionally went to high-end clubs for massages and maintenance, and she once complained that the car's front end was slightly crooked and always turned towards the clubs, so he didn't buy it.
Instead, he chose a relatively low-key black Range Rover. This car was just right for Hikigaya Hachiman and perfectly met his needs.
Hikigaya Komachi had also been present when Hikigaya Hachiman picked up the car, so she wasn't surprised.
"Actually, Onii-chan, you should just drive to school from now on. Riding a bicycle is too dangerous."
Hikigaya Komachi knew that Shuchiin had a parking lot for students' vehicles or cars dropping off/picking up students.
"Okay, I understand."
Hikigaya Hachiman had originally thought the same thing. This morning was just too rushed and he had inconvenienced the Kamo family.
The siblings walked forward, and soon Hachiman saw his Range Rover.
However, Hikigaya Hachiman saw a car parked in front of it, preventing him from backing out. It was only parked there temporarily. Because he saw two girls standing nearby, seemingly saying goodbye.
One was a girl with long, light-green hair. Her expression was somewhat minimalist, and her delicate face looked quite cute and well-behaved, giving her a doll-like appearance.
The other was a girl with chestnut-colored hair, also a very well-behaved type. If there was any difference, her figure seemed similar to Yuigahama Yui 's. And the smile on her face seemed a little forced, making her feel somewhat fake and calculating.
"Onii-chan, it's the Ojou-sama from Tsukinomori Academy!"
Hikigaya Komachi, full of admiration, tugged at her Onii-chan's sleeve. Tsukinomori Academy, like Shuchiin, was an aristocratic school, but it just didn't have as long a history.
"That uniform is so cute."
"Komachi, if you like it, I can greet them over there."
Hikigaya Hachiman thought that attending an all-girls school might be safer, away from those hormonal teenage boys.
"Idiot Onii-chan, didn't we agree that I'm going to attend Shuchiin too?"
"Hmm, that's true."
Hikigaya Hachiman looked at the two girls over there and also thought that the pressure at all-girls schools seemed particularly intense.
Take the chestnut-haired girl Hikigaya Hachiman saw, he could sense the overflowing negative emotions coming from her. They were exceptionally heavy, like a small black hole, with incredibly strong gravity.
A considerable part of her malice was directed at the expressionless light-green-haired girl in front of her. In other words, fake friends?
Fortunately Hikigaya Hachiman created himself the anti-Cursed Spirit barrier so that it could cover the entire apartment building, otherwise, a girl with such an explosion of negative emotions like the chestnut-haired one would easily attract Cursed Spirits, and she might disappear the next day.
Hikigaya Hachiman also had an impression of her. This apartment building had 45 floors, and that girl seemed to live on the top floor.
Soyo Nagasaki, Hikigaya Hachiman remembered the name.
Hikigaya Hachiman knew her name because Tsukinomori's Cultural Festival was about to begin and Shuchiin was invited to attend. And she was on the list of team members who would be coordinating with Hikigaya Hachiman.