The Hikigaya Couple's Youth Romantic Comedy Is Definitely Not Normal Chapter 8

"Huh? That's too much... Seriously, why would they do that?"

Miss Dango, unaware of life's harsh realities, asked with a perfectly innocent expression.

"Because they can't beat me, but they don't want to work hard to surpass me themselves, so they probably resorted to such a clumsy tactic to make me look foolish." Just as Yukino and Yui were talking, Ayaka, perhaps running too fast while trying to catch a ball, accidentally tripped and fell on the court.

His snow-white knee was directly scraped by the rough gravel, and a bit of crimson blood flowed from the wound. Seeing this, the three of them, Yukino, Yui, and Hachiman, rushed over.

"Little Aya~ Are you okay?" Yui, rushing over, helped Ayaka up from his kneeling position.

"I'm fine, it was my own carelessness. I'm sorry for worrying you."

"What are you saying? Are you really okay? That looks like it hurts a lot."

Yui looked at the wound on Ayaka's knee with concern.

"I'm okay, I think I can continue." As Ayaka tried to stand up, he aggravated the wound and squatted down again.

"Hey, Hachiman-kun, carry him to the school nurse to get it disinfected," Yukino instructed Hachiman before turning to Ayaka. "I know you're eager to improve your tennis skills, but you still need to take care of your body. This looks like a minor injury, but what if it gets infected?"

Hachiman crouched down and hoisted Ayaka onto his back, his hands placed in the crook of Ayaka's legs. The delicate feel made Hachiman unable to resist giving them a little squeeze.

Suddenly stimulated, Ayaka let out a muffled groan. Because his head was resting on Hachiman's back, Ayaka's mouth was only a fist's distance from Hachiman's ear.

It was precisely because of this that the hot air from Ayaka's breath and groan echoed in Hachiman's ears, startling him.

"Hachiman-kun, what are you doing? Why did you suddenly squeeze me?"

Ayaka whispered softly in Hachiman's ear.

But to Hachiman, it was like a devil's whisper, constantly tempting his soul to fall.

Just as Hachiman was about to lose his resolve, the four of them finally reached the school infirmary.

After the school nurse removed the gravel from Ayaka's knee and disinfected it with hydrogen peroxide, she told him, "It's okay, the injury isn't too serious. It just scraped the surface. It should be fine by tomorrow."

"Well, that means you probably can't practice today, Totsuka-kun. You should rest well today."

"Regarding the improvement of your tennis skills, the Service Club will treat it as a long-term request, so you can rest assured."

"Yes, thank you for your trouble, Yukino-san."

"Yuihama-san and Hachiman-kun."

Ayaka said to the three members of the Service Club with an apologetic smile.

"Then you should rest well. We'll be going now."

Yukino said to Ayaka before heading straight out with Hachiman and Yui.

Chapter Fifteen: Resolution

In the days following Ayaka's injury, his special tennis training continued. During physical education class, Hachiman practiced with him in a two-person drill, and during breaks, Yukino took over.

Under this intense repetition, Ayaka's tennis skills grew daily.

From being easily defeated by Yukino at the beginning, he progressed to the point where Yukino was left panting after winning a match. Eventually, Ayaka was able to exploit Yukino's stamina weakness and drag the match out until he won.

"Phew~ Totsuka-kun, your tennis skills have improved so much compared to a few days ago. Your request is complete."

Yukino, squatting on the ground with her tennis racket, panted, her face flushed from severe exhaustion.

Her sports uniform was soaked from the immense amount of sweat, revealing her fine figure.

Hachiman walked over and handed water to Yukino and Ayaka. Yukino drank half a bottle in one go and let out a comfortable sigh. Just as she was about to stand up, she realized that due to the heavy exercise over the past few days, lactic acid had built up in her muscles.

Thus, Yukino had to squat down again, signaling Hachiman with her eyes to help her up.

Hachiman saw Yukino's signal, and years of unspoken understanding led him to walk forward and pick Yukino up in a bridal style.

Suddenly being lifted, Yukino blinked, looking a bit stunned, her face showing an expression of "#?Д?".

Being carried in such a humiliating way in front of so many people, Yukino was initially dazed for a good while, then her entire face turned so red it looked like it could bleed. She reached out and pinched the soft flesh on Hachiman's waist hard.

Stimulated by the pain, Hachiman reached out and smacked Yukino's butt hard. Through the thin fabric, he could clearly feel the soft, yielding touch, with a bit of her gluteal flesh forming grooves through his fingers.

Her sensitive spot suddenly stimulated, Yukino let out a slight gasp from her nose, then relaxed her hand that was pinching Hachiman's waist. Not daring to meet Yui and Ayaka's eyes, she buried her head in Hachiman's chest.

Just then, a very piercing noise suddenly came from outside the court.

"Hey, they're playing tennis."

Turning around, they saw a group of popular kids led by Hayama and Miura.

"Hayama-kun, I want to play tennis too," Miura asked Hayama, as if seeking his opinion.

"Ah, it's Yui," a girl next to Miura said quietly.

But Miura seemed not to hear and walked straight towards Ayaka.

"Totsuka, they want to play tennis too."

"But, Hachiman and I applied to Teacher Hiratsuka for this court for my practice," Ayaka said softly.

But Miura seemed not to hear and continued talking to herself, "What are you saying? Your voice is so quiet."

Totsuka fell silent and stopped talking.

Hachiman sighed, put down Yukino whom he was holding, and let Yui support her.

He said to Totsuka and the other two, "You three go ahead."

After Yukino and the others left, Hachiman stepped forward, locked the door to the court, and walked towards Hayama and the others, jingling the key in his hand.

He patted Hayama on the shoulder, ignored Miura who was shouting beside them, and looked directly into Hayama's eyes.

"The one you were holding just now was Yukino-san, right?"

Hayama smiled gently.

"I didn't expect her to trust you so much."

"Perhaps."

Hachiman, wearing glasses, also smiled at Hayama.

"While you can handle Yukino, be careful of her sister. That person isn't as easy to deal with as Yukino."

Hayama reminded him kindly.

"Haruno, huh? I'll be careful."

Second-play Hachiman showed no fear.

"It seems you've already learned a lot from Yukino. Then, I wish you good luck," Hayama nodded with understanding.

"Then I wish you luck in embracing the young lady soon too."

Hachiman didn't pay attention to Hayama's shocked expression and turned to chase after Yukino.

Hayama frowned with a complex expression, watching Hachiman's retreating back and murmuring, "It seems I underestimated you, Hachiman-kun. This isn't something Miss Yukino would know."

When Hachiman arrived at the Service Club classroom, Yukino seemed to have only just sat down.

"You finished so quickly?" Yukino's face was deeply weary. Even Hachiman felt a slight ache in his muscles these past few days, let alone Yukino, who had been the main sparring partner.

"Yeah, you still don't trust me to handle things?"

Hachiman said as he stepped forward, removed Yukino's shoes and knee-high socks, and gently massaged her feet and calves.

"No, it's precisely because it's you that I don't trust you. Have you forgotten the trouble you caused me and... with those foolish things you did before?"

Yukino glanced at Yui standing by and swallowed the name she was about to utter.

"Are Hikki and Little Snow dating?" Yui asked hesitantly, looking at the affectionate interaction between the two in front of her.

"We confirmed our relationship last weekend. We haven't told anyone else yet, so Yui, can you keep this secret for us? Yukino and I don't want too many people to know."

Hachiman said with a smile to the stunned Miss Dango.

Yukino, enjoying the moment with her eyes closed, didn't refute him. Yui looked at the scene with a complex expression and nodded.

"Yui-san, promise me you won't tell anyone, okay?" Yukino suddenly spoke, her eyes still closed.

"Mm, I promise Little Snow I definitely won't tell anyone. After all, we're friends, aren't we?"

Hearing the word "friends," Yukino opened her eyes, looked at Yui, who was full of anticipation, and nodded.

Seeing Yukino nod in confirmation, Yui smiled happily and leaned closer to Yukino.

"How did Little Snow agree to Hikki? Can you tell me?"

Seeing the gossip-filled look on Yui's face, Yukino rolled her eyes. It was fine. "I've known this guy for a long time... so it's like this."

"I only found out you were the owner of the dog that caused that car accident when I was chatting with him back then."

Hachiman suddenly interjected, covering up the lie he had told before.

Hearing Hachiman's sudden interruption, Yui smiled sheepishly.

"Yuihama-san, you don't need to worry about it. I was the one who accidentally bumped into him back then, so you really don't need to feel guilty towards him."

"But I still bear some responsibility for what happened back then."

Yui didn't let go of her apology to Hachiman because of Yukino's words.

"If you want to express your gratitude to me, then stay in the Service Club and help Yukino and me. The two of us are sometimes really overwhelmed."

"What do you mean? Am I not part of the Service Club now?" Yui looked a bit confused.

"I haven't received any commission from Teacher Hiratsuka or your application, so you're not officially part of it yet," Yukino explained with a smile.

"Eh! Then I'll write it now!"

Seeing the application form filled with various emoticons, Yukino waved her hand weakly and welcomed her, "Welcome to the Service Club, Yui-san."

At this moment, perhaps because Hachiman was a bit heavy-handed, Yukino cried out in pain, "What are you doing!" As she spoke, she placed her free left foot on Hachiman's face, using her toes to pinch and pull his nose back and forth. "It hurts! Can't you be more careful?"

Hachiman, with her foot on his face, could only roll his eyes and enjoy the unique "perk."

Chapter 17: Daily Life

"Little Snow~ What did you want me for?" Yui pushed open the door and walked in.

Ah, you're here.

Yukino said as she took out the gift box from her bag.

"It's your birthday today, so Hachiman-kun and I bought a gift together over the weekend to give to you."

Yukino, who had never experienced anything like this before, felt a little embarrassed.

"Eh~ for me?" Yui's face showed a hint of surprise.

"What, is it really that surprising that I give gifts to people?" Seeing Yui's surprised expression, Yukino's delicate face showed a hint of feigned anger.

"No, that's not what I meant. I just didn't expect Little Snow to know my birthday."

Yui said innocently, waving her hands.

Taking the gift box from Yukino's hands, Yui smiled happily. "Can I open it now?"

"Eh, sure." Yukino was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, signaling Yui to open it.

Taking the small knife Hachiman handed her, Yui opened the gift box in front of her and took out a pink apron with lace trim.

"Wow~ Little Snow, how did you know I liked this kind?"

Yui's eyes sparkled as she hugged the Yukino in front of her, nuzzling against her like a spoiled dog.

"What are you doing? Get up already."

Yukino, who had never been treated like this by someone of the same sex, flusteredly tried to push Yui away.

"Heeheehee, Little Yukino is still so shy."

Yui poked Yukino's cheek with her finger.

Yukino slapped away Yui's teasing hand, a slight blush on her face. "Why don't you try it on to see if it fits? If you keep this up, I'm taking it back."