The Exorcism Tale of Hachiman

It seems that Isshiki Hachi is quite good at cooking?

After checking and confirming that there was nothing wrong with the biscuit, Hachiman Hikigaya tentatively ate a small piece.

Well, it's not exactly delicious, but it's not bad either.

I have to say the cookies tasted pretty average.

After quickly finishing the biscuit in his hand, Hachiman Hikigaya breathed a sigh of relief and began to laugh at his earlier wariness.

Not everyone is a culinary genius like Yui Yuigahama. The fact that he's so nervous suggests he's been quite troubled by Yui Yuigahama lately.

After finishing the cookies, Hachiman Hikigaya was about to throw away the gift box when he unexpectedly discovered that it contained several banknotes with Fukuzawa's image and a note.

This is all the pocket money I've saved. If it's still not enough, please come find me tomorrow, senior QAQ. I'll try to find a part-time job to pay it back.

"Who would make you work to pay off your debts?!"

Seeing the note left by Isshiki Hachiman, he finally understood why she had told him not to throw away the gift box.

But by hiding the money in the box meant as a thank-you gift, did she calculate that he wouldn't accept it if she gave it to him directly?

Hachiman Hikigaya took out his wallet, put away the money Iroha Isshiki gave him, and got up to go downstairs to prepare dinner.

After quickly making some fried rice with the leftover ingredients in the refrigerator to fill his stomach, Hachiman Hikigaya returned to his room to review his studies.

This afternoon, Shizuka Hiratsuka released the results of last week's mock exam.

As expected, Hachiman Hikigaya remained third in the humanities stream, a position he held very firmly.

However, compared to his humanities studies, his science scores were so poor that "disastrous" was an understatement.

There weren't many classmates behind him to begin with, but this time he let a few of them pass.

No wonder the science teacher looked at him like he wanted to devour him this morning.

"Although I really don't want to study, I really need to at least raise my grades to an average level..."

With a sigh, Hachiman Hikigaya took out his first-year high school science textbook and began to study from the beginning.

Perhaps it was because spiritual power made his brain more flexible, or perhaps Hachiman Hikigaya's original science level was only in his third year of junior high school.

Anyway, although I stumbled around when facing the knowledge points of the first year of high school, I still managed to understand a lot more than Hachiman Hikigaya.

I was so engrossed in my studies that it was past 8 p.m. before I knew it.

The Hikigaya couple had already finished their overtime work and returned home.

After finding out where Komachi was going and that Hachiman Hikigaya was going to pick her up, the couple gave her a few words of advice, gave her 30,000 yen for taxi fare, and then quickly washed up and went to sleep.

"Was today's work particularly tiring?"

Looking at the master bedroom where the lights were already off, Hachiman Hikigaya thought to himself.

Normally, if he hears that Komachi has gone out, even if he doesn't go to pick her up in person, he will at least wait on the sofa for the siblings to come back.

But today's reaction is numbness...

Will I become like them when I grow up?

I work overtime until late every day, and I'm so tired that I don't even have the energy to talk to my family when I get home.

Hachiman Hikigaya envisioned such a future and suddenly felt a little uneasy.

He decided to stop overthinking, left home, hailed a taxi on the street, and headed towards the address Komachi had given him.

"Hey buddy, the address is in Tokyo."

After hearing the address Hachiman Hikigaya gave, the driver glanced at him in the rearview mirror and gave him a friendly reminder.

Taxi fares are already expensive, let alone getting from Chiba to Tokyo...

Although it was just the outskirts of Tokyo, the taxi fare seemed far beyond what a student like Hachiman Hikigaya could afford.

"It's alright, don't worry, uncle."

Seeing that the driver was worried about his wallet, Hachiman Hikigaya took out Isshiki Hachiman and the few large bills that the Hikigaya couple had given him and waved them around.

"In that case, sit down."

After adjusting his glasses and confirming that Hachiman Hikigaya could pay the fare, the driver stepped on the gas, and the taxi drifted onto the street.

"Speaking of which, I haven't been getting many customers in the evenings in Tokyo lately."

The car quickly reached the highway.

On the seemingly endless highway, there was only their car. Feeling a little guilty, the driver took the initiative to chat with Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Everyone goes home to sleep at night, so it's normal not to get any customers, right?"

"Haha, then you don't understand, buddy."

Upon hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's reply, the driver understood that he was a good boy who always came home on time.

He smiled, a meaningful expression on his face.

You should know that he earns money by driving at night most of the time.

"Okay, let's leave this question here..."

Seeing the driver's lewd smile, Hachiman Hikigaya instantly understood the meaning behind his words.

With a hint of helplessness on his face, he gestured to the driver to end the slightly suggestive topic.

"However, there have definitely been fewer people going out at night lately..."

The driver straightened his expression and started talking about normal topics.

"why?"

If the people the driver was talking about earlier represented a specific group, then what he's talking about now includes everyone.

"Is it because more people have died recently?"

After thinking about it, the driver attributed the cause to several recent accidents in Tokyo.

"Huh? Has a lot happened in Tokyo lately?"

Hachiman Hikigaya found it somewhat unbelievable that the driver could talk about the death of so many people so casually.

"It started with a gang fight about two weeks ago, and then it spread to ordinary people. I think dozens of people died?"

"Then last week, when the military was transporting dangerous weapons, an explosion was accidentally triggered, and I heard that an entire convoy was wiped out."

"The most recent incident was the multi-vehicle collision on the highway the day before yesterday, which killed several people."

After the driver recounted the whole story, he clicked his tongue in disapproval.

Each of these three things is a major event on its own, but coincidentally, they all happened within half a month of each other.

It's no wonder the government suppressed the matter to avoid causing social panic.

"Uncle, how did you know?"

Hachiman Hikigaya listened patiently as the driver finished speaking. Although he was curious about the three things, he was even more curious about how the driver knew about them.

As the driver just mentioned, the government has completely suppressed the situation to avoid causing panic.

"The more cars you drive, the more channels you naturally have for information."

Chapter 115 Car accident

"........"

Hachiman Hikigaya suspected that the driver's words were implied, but he had no evidence.

About twenty minutes later, the taxi exited the highway and entered the suburbs of Tokyo.

Because vehicles are prohibited from entering the area where the target address is located, Hachiman Hikigaya got out of the car at the entrance of the community.

"Thank you for your return, and welcome back next time!"

After receiving two large bills from Hachiman Hikigaya and getting change, the taxi slowly drove into the night.

"It really is a very remote place..."

He looked around.

It was not even nine o'clock yet, but apart from the streetlights, there was very little light in the entire community.

After confirming his direction by following the road signs, Hachiman Hikigaya slowly stepped into the community.

"Onii-chan!"

Arriving safely at Komachi's friend's house, as soon as he rang the doorbell, Komachi, who had been waiting for a long time, rushed out of the house and pounced on Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Alright, how old are you? Stop making those kinds of gestures..."

Hachiman Hikigaya patted Komachi on the back, his face full of doting affection.

"Haha, you guys have such a good relationship..."

Just then, a girl's silvery laughter rang out from inside the house again.

Hachiman Hikigaya looked up and saw a short-haired girl dressed as a middle school student standing in the entrance hall, covering her mouth and giggling.

"Hello, my name is Hachiman Hikigaya. My younger sister has caused you trouble..."

Realizing that the girl in front of him was the friend who had invited Komachi to his home, Hachiman Hikigaya became serious and polite.

"It's okay, I had a lot of fun with her."

As she spoke, the short-haired girl winked at Komachi.

Similarly, Komachi smiled at her, revealing her little tiger teeth.

The two girls exchanged another telepathic message in front of Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Oh, by the way, my name is Tsuchimiya Kagura. I hope you will take care of me from now on, big brother."

"Since you're Komachi's friend, feel free to come to me if you need any help."

Upon hearing Kagura Tsuchimiya's self-introduction, Hachiman Hikigaya nodded dismissively and then offered a perfunctory promise.

"Is it really possible?"

But to everyone's surprise, Kagura Tsuchimiya's eyes lit up instantly after hearing Hachiman Hikigaya's words.