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Then let me be the king of the new world.
Decided.
Let me fight by repeatedly resorting to so-called "self-destruction".
Watch closely, this is how I fight against the world.
No one needs to understand me.
Because it was just my own idea to do it.
And no one will understand...
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"Wow, the transfer student is so handsome!"
In the second semester of his sophomore year, a transfer student from mainland China suddenly joined his class.
[Ah... another popular guy like Hayama? Oh well, whatever.]
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Tsk, I didn't expect to be forced into the club by Hiratsuka-sensei in just a few days.
I never expected that the transfer student would be there too!
Today was absolutely terrible...
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"Hachiman, if no one wants to team up with you, then team up with me."
"Oh? That's certainly possible..."
[Eh, is it because they joined the same club as me?]
[However, with your looks, you could easily get eight out of ten girls in the class to team up with you just by making a slight glance, right? Why bother targeting me...]
[That's true. They probably don't know their reputation yet since they just joined the class.]
[Forget it, in the end I'll end up the same as everyone else.]
I've heard that people from mainland China are really good cooks... so I'll take a break for now...
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[Wait, how did this lead me astray?]
[Making such a terrible dish isn't just a matter of failing; it's also considered a sign of a bad attitude!]
"It's okay, just find some from other groups and treat it as your own."
The culprit showed no remorse whatsoever and spoke quite frankly about it.
[Give me more self-reproach!]
[Such a cunning idea! If it gets discovered, they'll probably get a reprimand!]
[Why didn't I think of that before?]
[Oh... so it turns out I couldn't borrow it at all]
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"If you'd like, I can help!"
A boy named Totsuka Saika suddenly ran over; Hakiya remembered him.
Come to think of it, haven't we met somewhere before—not in the classroom?
Forget it, forget it.
Totsuka-kun is such an angel!
As for this transfer student? Let's not even mention it.
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Tennis class teamed up with transfer students again...
hateful.
Let me use my years of experience of standing on the wall to give him a good beating!
……
That's insane; he played a whole match and barely broke a sweat.
Am I just too weak?
"Can I join you?"
Has Totsuka-kun come to save me again?
"You fight Hachiman, I'm tired."
"Hachiman, let's go!"
[Well... let's not call him a pervert for now.]
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Su Qing, that guy, has such good grades and he didn't even tell him!
I worried for nothing about this unfilial son...
Forget it, it saves me the trouble of going with him and Miura to apologize.
All my hard work was wasted, sigh.
Just thinking about Miura's true colors is terrifying...
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Why are we having a club dinner out of the blue?
Fortunately, Coupon was also there...
Could this be considered a disguised date?
Ok?
Why did it have to be a loss?
Damn it, one of the people I least want to meet.
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"Hachiman, you're quite modest! Third place in the three major Japanese language schools..."
Su Qing pretended not to know and deliberately took the wrong report card...
Stop praising me, stop praising me.
Your praise of someone who ranked first in all three schools is making me feel awkward!
Don't wait until you lose something to realize you should cherish it.
Su Qing is saying strange things again!
Please, you're a sophomore now, stop acting like a second-year middle school student!
Eh...?
Yuihama, Saika, what's wrong with you all?
[The collective, it doesn't seem like such a bad thing after all...]
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Within easy reach.
Su Qing's face gradually became blurry.
[What's wrong with me?]
[It's not like I'm dying, why is it happening so fast?]
This is terrible!
"I'm the one who should be apologizing..."
With a sob in his voice, he let out a hoarse and low growl that even he himself could hardly imagine.
He couldn't see his own face, but Hachiman thought he must be crying terribly right now.
Never mind. Anyway, not many people will be here right now.
Ah...that's not right.
So why would he cry over a transfer student he'd only known for two months?
Because of……
Did I not realize when I started to consider him a friend?
There is no need to deliberately maintain the relationship.
To understand each other, live in harmony, and spend time together.
Even now, he doesn't seem to understand Su Qing very well.
But I also have an inexplicable belief that one day I will be able to do it.
Quite arrogant, quite domineering, and quite selfish.
Even so, he still longed for a genuine friendship with the other person.
Not just now.
Ten years later, twenty years later, thirty years later...
They will continue to tease and mock each other, yet they will also understand each other.
and so.
and so.
This friendship absolutely cannot end like this.
"Wipe it off while no one's looking." Su Qing pulled out a few sheets of paper from his pocket and used his tall frame to block Hachiman's view. "If you don't wipe it off quickly, I'll record it and show it to everyone at your wedding, or maybe ten or twenty years from now, and show it to your son or daughter."
[Are you even human?]
[Is he even speaking human language?]
Hikigaya was filled with mixed emotions, unsure whether to laugh or cry.
"Hehe, the wind was too strong and sand got into my eyes." Even with red eyes, Hachiman still tried to appear calm and dismissive.
"Where did the sand come from in the classroom? I think someone with a brain fart would be more likely to find it," Su Qing said.
"What idiot?" Hachiman asked.
Su Qing remained silent, only smiling faintly as she stared at Hachiman Hikigaya.
"You son of a bitch!"
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"Have you made up with Hachiman?"
After sitting back down, Yui asked with concern.
"Yes, thanks to your pastries."
"Hmph, no way. Anyway, even without me, Xiaoqing will have her own way of solving it quickly~~"
Yui smiled, her face as radiant as a cherry blossom blooming from milk.
Gentle and graceful.
Pure.
After a hint of helpless doting flashed in his dark eyes that shone like stars, Su Qing decided to go out for some fresh air because she had felt a tightness in her chest since early morning.
But as soon as he took his first step out of the classroom, the first breeze brushed against his face...