Zongman: Dream with me

"Huh?" Kotobuki Tsumugi looked at Mu You in surprise.

"Kasugano-san, is this how you mean by strict?" Looking at the shameless Mu You, Yukinoshita couldn't stand it anymore.

"Don't say that. I think Kotobuki-san and our Light Music Club have a great connection."

Are you a monk from somewhere?

Yukinoshita looked at Mu You with contempt. You obviously think she's cute and want to stay to feast your eyes on her.

"But I'm only in the third grade now."

"It doesn't matter, as long as you get into Sobu High School."

"Can……"

"We hold afternoon tea every day, with delicious cakes and other snacks. Are you really not going to join us?"

"Afternoon tea!? Is this true?" Miss Kotobuki was overjoyed.

"of course."

"Okay, fill out the application first."

Mu You put away the application form filled out by Kotobuki Tsumugi and said, "The contract is signed. The eater will be punished by the rock-eating!"

"what?!"

"You-kun, don't scare me, and is that your word?"

Looking at the somewhat confused Kotobuki Tsumugi, Miyazono Kaoru was very happy, as their club finally had a new member!

It's not easy!

"Okay, from now on you will be our keyboard player. As for the other one..."

Mu You glanced at Arima Kousei with disdain, and the other party also looked at Mu You in surprise.

Then I go?

"Everyone, please give me more advice in the future."

Kotobuki Tsumugi bowed obediently to the seniors around her and instantly became everyone's favorite.

Tsukuyomi Tokiko quietly watched the scenes full of youthful vitality in front of her, and the wrinkles on her face also smoothed out.

Until the sun began to set, she had to take Kotobuki Tsumugi back.

"Mashiro, come here for a moment."

The old man gently stroked Shiina Mashiro's smooth hair and said to the Kasugano siblings, "I'll be relying on you more from now on, Mashiro-chan."

Qiong nodded slightly, and Mu You smiled and said, "Got it. We will take good care of Mashiro."

Mashiro also waved goodbye to the old man, then returned to sit next to Qiong, ignoring Mu You the whole time. She seemed to be in a bad mood, and also seemed to be sad.

When it was time to disperse, Mashiro was the first to leave without looking back. Qiong frowned slightly and followed.

The others also left tacitly without saying a word to Mu You.

But when Mu You packed up his things in the classroom and left, he saw a somewhat gloomy figure next to the vending machine downstairs - Hikigaya Hachiman, holding his favorite MAX coffee in his hand.

Mu You took the other person's coffee with a smile, opened it and took a sip.

"Yeah, sweet."

"Life is bitter already, so at least coffee should be sweet."

Mu You glanced at Hikigaya, who was obviously dodging, and directly exposed him:

"Why, they asked you to come to me to collect intelligence?"

"……Um."

"Did I do something incredible?"

"They're just worried about you."

"Do you believe?"

"I don't believe it," Hikigaya complained. "What's there to worry about? It's just that you did something that didn't meet their expectations, so they were surprised and at a loss. They had expectations without permission, but were also disappointed without permission. This kind of thing is really disgusting."

"Everyone wears a hideous mask, learning to cater to others and meet their expectations. They will even use all kinds of disgusting means to force you, using your family as a bargaining chip to force you to submit. These people are simply disgusting! Disgusting!

......"

Mu You heard that Hikigaya seemed to have a lot of grievances to complain about, and wondered if drinking coffee could make one drunk, and were you hinting at something just now?

After swearing like this for nearly ten minutes, Hikigaya finally released the pressure that had accumulated over the past few days. It seemed that getting him on stage was really a difficult task.

Hikigaya looked at Mu You and said, "They have always believed that you would be a gentle person, which makes them feel at ease. It's just that your previous actions were too unexpected for these people."

So that's it? Is that how it is?

"Hikigaya, do you think I'm a gentle person?"

"Hey! Can you please stop looking at me like that? It really makes me sick." Hikigaya avoided Muyou's gaze, "Why are you asking that?"

"Who knows? Maybe it's because using people as a mirror can help us understand our gains and losses. I also want to see what you think of it."

"I didn't think you were the one who cared about that, and why were you asking me?"

"I'm just asking casually, don't be shy."

"Who's shy, you bastard!"

Hikigaya gritted his teeth and said that it was this guy in front of him who had messed up his life. Since joining the Service Club, he not only had to help complete various commissions, but also had to be a tool for this guy.

Throw your own affairs to him, under the pretext of training his ability as a househusband so that he can be more competitive in the future!

Don’t use other people’s dreams as an excuse to be lazy. Apologize to my dreams!

"Hikigaya is gentle too, isn't she?"

Mu You ignored Hikigaya's inner thoughts and continued teasing him.

"Go away! I'm not a gentle person. Gentleness is the most annoying thing!"

"Hikigaya-san, don't you like gentle people?"

"Never."

"Really? I don't believe it!"

So, under Mu You's slight hint, Hikigaya began to reveal his dark history in junior high school and briefly explained his reasons.

What? That's just a kind of gentleness. People who are gentle to you will also be gentle to others. But it always makes people feel misunderstood, and then it ends in tragedy...

Mu You sighed inwardly, it turned out that drinking coffee would make you drunk.

"Wait, this isn't your business, so why am I the only one talking all this time?"

"Oh, I finally realized it."

"Are you trying to trick me?!"

"Hey!" Mu You stuck out his tongue. "You said that yourself, but to be fair, let me tell you something you don't know."

So Mu You told Hikigaya what happened in the car accident, and Hikigaya fell into a long silence after listening.

"You actually knew about this a long time ago?"

"Ah."

"..."

"So this is all fake?"

“It depends on how you look at it.

Hikigaya, your dislike for gentle people stems from what you learned in junior high school, and I feel very sympathetic towards you.

I’m sorry, but I don’t agree with you.”

Because Mu You really met someone who was very gentle to him, and the other person took great care of him for a period of time, so that when he thought of the other person later, he always felt a sense of indebtedness in his heart.

Therefore, Muyou and Hikigaya have different views on the issue of care.

Don't hate gentle people. You can choose to reject them, but please don't hate them. Because compared to the indifferent people in the world, meeting gentle people is actually our luck, isn't it?

"It's just a fake thing."

"So do you think my feelings for Mashiro are fake?"

How does the Great Sensei, who has always wanted to pursue the real thing, view him and Mashiro?

"I, I don't know..."

"uh-huh."

"You can't judge whether this is good or not!"

Hikigaya was furious, Mu You just wanted to laugh at him.

“So this itself is a story of knowing and believing, isn’t it?”

"...I understand, and I won't ask any more questions."

After all, this is Mu You's own business. If he doesn't want to talk about it, others shouldn't ask too much.

"Isn't that right?" Mu You put on a very pleased fatherly look and patted Hikigaya's back vigorously. "By the way, this is for you."

Hikigaya took it subconsciously and found that it was an ornament, but it just flashed for a moment.

Is it an illusion?

"Isn't this what you originally intended to give to Yukinoshita?"

"That's the other one. It's of little use to me now, so I'll give it to you as a decoration."

"Mysterious..."

Hikigaya grumbled, but accepted it, saving Mu You from a scolding.

"Yuigahama is a gentle person, I wish you good luck.

I should go back and comfort Mashiro."

"Go to hell, you dead pervert!" Hikigaya thought of the two young and beautiful girls in the other party's family and suddenly felt contempt.

Having said that, Mu You was just talking.

Mashiro's situation is very complicated, not only for her, but also for Mu You. In fact, the best option now is to keep everything as usual. They all need time to think carefully.

So even though Mashiro still ignored him, Mu You was not in a hurry as usual.

But someone doesn't think so.

At one o'clock in the morning, when Mu You was already asleep, he suddenly heard a knock on the door, and then a text message lit up on his phone.

[Qiong] Open the door.