The Hikigaya Couple's Youth Romance Story Is Definitely Not Problematic

"Like what?" Yui asked curiously.

"Like measurements, and when relatives have their periods."

Hachiman chuckled slyly.

"Want me to list them?"

"Don't you dare!" Yui's face flushed red, and she quickly reached out to cover Hachiman's mouth.

"Hikki, you're too much."

Yui intended to stomp on Hachiman's foot, but then remembered she was wearing wooden clogs. Her chubby little foot froze in mid-air, and she could only stomp angrily on the ground instead.

"Can't be helped, I remember that very clearly."

Hachiman shamelessly teased the Miss Dango in front of him.

"Ugh, I really don't know how I became friends with someone like you."

Heh... You didn't just become friends, you drugged me too.

Hachiman thought to himself.

"Hikki~" Yui suddenly called out hesitantly.

"What is it?"

"Can you tell me about those things? You two only gave me a rough idea back then."

Yui said expectantly.

"Mm, sure. We don't have anything else to do walking on the road anyway."

Hachiman agreed nonchalantly.

"Where do you want me to start?" Hachiman asked back.

"From the beginning."

"That'll take a while. It's been several years, and a lot happened in between."

Hachiman frowned.

"It's okay~ We have plenty of time."

Yui winked playfully.

"Alright."

Hachiman cleared his throat and slowly began to tell the original story.

Hachiman was telling Yui a story on the train when a sudden, unexpected brake sent Yui tumbling into his arms.

"What's going on?" Hachiman, holding the soft Yui, was puzzled. Normally, a train like this wouldn't brake so abruptly.

"Aren't we almost there? Why the sudden stop?" Yui, nestled in Hachiman's embrace, looked out the window, also a bit confused.

"Dear passengers, we sincerely apologize to inform you that due to unforeseen circumstances, this train will temporarily suspend service after stopping at the next station. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause."

The train's broadcast chimed in timely.

"Huh? What happened?"

Yui asked, confused.

"Probably another jumper on the tracks."

Hachiman shrugged, watching the slowly moving scenery outside the window, and said indifferently.

"Eh!" Yui was startled.

"It's quite common, isn't it? People who care too much about not causing trouble, when the pressure becomes unbearable, they just lash out. And the best way to do that is by jumping on the tracks, right? It's a death without pain, and it retaliates against many people. Tragic Japan."

Hachiman sighed.

"Ew, Hikki, you see things so clearly, you sound like an old man. But why must they commit suicide... Isn't living good?"

Hachiman didn't reply. He just ruffled the hair bun on the girl's head.

"What are you doing?" Yui protested verbally, but her expression betrayed her.

Watching Yui, who looked like a pet dog enjoying its owner's petting, Hachiman sighed.

"I was overthinking. You, with your carefree attitude, wouldn't commit suicide."

"Ah! If you keep saying that, Hikki, I'll bite you!"

Yui formed her right hand into a claw and held it next to her cheek, pretending to be fierce.

Silly look.

Hachiman chuckled good-naturedly, "Let's go, we're off the train."

He took Yui's hand and walked leisurely beside the girl, continuing to tell her about his dream from earlier.

Unbeknownst to Hachiman, a man who had gotten off the train behind them silently took out his phone.

"Hello, young lady..." The man spoke into the phone, watching Hachiman and Yui walking hand-in-hand.

Chapter 49: Fireworks Festival (Part 2)

Hachiman and Yui were unaware that their whereabouts had already been discovered by a certain siscon. They strolled along the road, Yui occasionally glancing around.

"Want to try?" Hachiman asked, seeing Yui's gaze fixed on a group of girls scooping for goldfish nearby.

"Huh? Um..." Yui was momentarily flustered by Hachiman's sudden question.

"Alright, let's go."

Hachiman pulled Yui along and walked straight towards the stall.

"Ah, slower, slower~" the girl being pulled said softly.

"Yo~ Kid, brought your girlfriend to play? Nets are seventy-five yen each."

The stall owner said cheerfully to the two of them.

"No... we're not..." Yui waved the small fan in her hand, about to deny their relationship.

"Give me six, please."

Hachiman handed over the money directly, accepting two coins and six paper nets, thinner than paper, from the owner and placing them in Yui's hand.

"Give it a try."

Yui clutched the items tightly in her hand, biting her cherry lips.

"Hikki, you know, the more you act like this... the more unwilling I am."

A gloomy expression crossed the girl's lowered face.

"What's wrong?" Hachiman asked, confused.

"Nothing~" Yui's cheerful demeanor returned the instant she looked up.

"I was just thinking, what if I can't catch any? Will it be embarrassing?"

As she spoke, her small face flushed just the right amount.

"Isn't this just for fun?" Hachiman smiled helplessly.

"That's true, then I won't hold back?" Yui crouched in front of the water tank, lowering her head to carefully observe the not-so-lively goldfish inside, as if selecting a suitable target.

Once the girl finally found a seemingly foolish fish, she immediately struck, aiming to scoop it up quickly and accurately. However, as it left the water, the goldfish gave a slight twitch, causing the soaked paper net to tear.

Watching the small fish dismissively wag its tail in the water, Miss Dango refused to believe it and continued to scoop with the remaining paper nets, but each time they tore just as they were about to lift the fish out of the water.

Yui stood up angrily, grabbed Hachiman's arm, and turned to leave.

"What's wrong? Getting angry already?" Hachiman looked at the girl's puffed-up cheeks, suppressing the urge to poke them.

"No way~" Yui shot Hachiman a sidelong glance.

"I want to eat something~ I'm so hungry."

Dango clutched her stomach, looking at Hachiman with a wronged expression.

Hachiman looked helplessly at Yui, who stood before him with eager eyes like a begging puppy, and sighed softly.

"If you're hungry, then eat. Why are you asking me..." Hachiman said.

"I... I forgot my bag... I don't have any money on me..." Yui said sheepishly.

"Then what would you have done if I hadn't come out with you today?"

Hachiman adjusted his glasses, which had slipped down, and looked at the silly Yui.

"Heehee, if Hikki didn't come with me, I wouldn't have come today."

Yui giggled and hugged Hachiman's arm, dragging him towards the numerous food stalls.

"Hurry, hurry, I'm starving."

"All you think about is eating. Aren't you afraid of getting fat?"

"Oh, no way."

Yui waved her hand dismissively.

"Really? What if you get fat as a pig later and no one wants you?"

"It's okay, don't I still have you and Little Snow? We'll just support me."

Dango puffed out her chest and said righteously.

"Support you as a caregiver? Hachiman teased, looking at her chest, which had jiggled slightly.

"Ew, Hikki~" Although Yui said this, there was no hint of shyness in her expression.

"It's just being a healer~ How much are you planning to pay me per month~ I won't do it for less."

Shamelessly poking Hachiman's chest, Yui completely abandoned her dignity.

"Fine, call Yukino right now and see how much she'll pay you per month."

"Eeek... Hikki... aren't you living off a woman's money?"

Yui mercilessly attacked Hachiman.

"Heh, so what?"

However, Hachiman, with his thick skin, showed no fear.

"Once some time passes, it won't count as living off a woman anymore."

Hachiman smiled mysteriously.

"What do you mean?" Yui didn't understand for a long time.

"Alright, eat your food."

Hachiman impatiently stuffed a takoyaki from his hand into Yui's small mouth.

"Ahhh~ It's hot~" The girl fanned her mouth with her hand and, taking off her wooden clogs, kicked Hachiman's shin barefoot.

"You're trying to burn me to death!" Yui, tears welling up, glared at Hachiman.

"Are you a cat's tongue? I didn't feel it was hot."

Hachiman took the skewer he had pulled from Yui's mouth, put one in his own, and chewed it slowly.

"I was just spacing out for a moment, and you shoving it in suddenly nearly scared me to death."

Yui was very displeased.