Why did Hikigaya save the anime girls in Sword Story?

"Everyone, the meal is ready in the great room."

After the seven people came out of the bathhouse, the proprietress NPC spoke to them.

"Well, who ordered it?"

"Yes, yes, yes! It's me, me, me!"

In response to Hachiman's question, Klein raised his hand.

"Speaking of hot springs, of course we have to eat with everyone in the big room, right?"

“Oh, oh…”

Although everyone was a little speechless about Klein's obsession with hot springs, it wasn't a bad thing, so they obediently followed him to the big room.

Incidentally, they also thoughtfully provided yukatas as a service. Asuna seemed particularly pleased, thinking she could use them at home. Hachiman was also secretly happy that he would be able to see Asuna in a yukata at home someday, though he didn't show it at all.

"Wow~ The rooms here are nice too."

“It really feels like a hot spring hotel.”

“I’ve never been to a hot spring before, so this is so new!”

"I see. After we return to the real world, let's find some time to take Silica to a real hot spring."

"Thank you, Mr. Hachiman!"

"Hey, Hachiman hasn't been to a hot spring that often, has he?"

"There's an unbridgeable gap between those who have experienced it and those who haven't. Isn't this just fine?"

"That's true..."

Hachiman looked around at everyone and asked those who had been to the hot spring to raise their hands. Surprisingly, only Agil raised his hand. Hachiman rushed to Agil, shook his hand and praised him highly.

"As expected of Agil, he really understands the Japanese!"

"Hachiman speaks as if he represents the Japanese..."

Agil tilted his head slightly as he listened to Hachiman's words, then suddenly replied as if something occurred to him:

"Ah, didn't I tell you? I was born and raised in Edo (Tokyo)."

"real or fake!?"

"Is that so?"

"yes"

After hearing Agil's words, everyone seemed to move a little closer to him.

This typical Japanese reaction made Aigil feel very close to it - although Japanese people will keep their distance from people who obviously look like foreigners, they will feel at ease and close the distance when they hear that the other person is a native Japanese.

Seeing Agil suddenly being hailed as a hero, Klein's instincts ignited, and he jumped out and announced:

"Okay! I'll perform the traditional Japanese... naked... dance!"

"Hey...Klein, this is too..."

Kirito immediately complained and tried to stop it, but Hachiman stopped him.

"It's okay, Kirito. Klein just wants to show off his Japanese manliness. There's no reason for us to stop him."

Hachiman winked at Asuna as he spoke, and Asuna immediately whispered something to Lisbeth and Silica, but the boys didn't notice.

"Go ahead, Klein! Perform this naked dance with your soul! Go ahead, Klein!"

"Leave it to me! I'll show you how I survive!"

Just as Klein was about to take off his clothes with great enthusiasm, Hachiman suddenly shouted:

"Now! Asuna, Liz, Silica! Activate the harassment code! Send this idiot to jail!"

“Hey hey hey hey hey——————!”

Klein stopped at the critical moment and stopped taking off his clothes.

"Tsk, if only the shouting of 'Er Xi Qi Zhu Jiu Yi Shan* Pa Liu' had come a little later."

"Hachiman! What did you want to do just now?!"

"No, this time it's clearly Klein who's wrong..."

“There is indeed something wrong with Klein.”

Kirito and Agil tacitly cooperated with Hachiman. Although Klein whimpered unwillingly, he seemed to have given up on the naked dance. Suddenly, he began a monologue with tears streaming down his face:

"Damn it... How can I become a hero? My attempts at being cool failed, and my comedic humor was a complete flop... When will my spring finally come...?"

This soulful monologue touched Hachiman, who decided to treat him a little more gently.

"Ah... Sorry Klein, I went too far just now."

"It's okay, Hachiman. I was born like this..."

Hachiman scratched his head and asked the girls first:

"Hey everyone, putting aside the politeness, what do you think of Klein?"

"Yeah~ Very cheerful and positive, that's good."

"I just like to be too pushy sometimes."

"He's actually a serious and reliable person, right?"

"Oh? The reviews are surprisingly high. What do you think?"

This time, he turned to ask Kirito and Agil.

"Loyalty and caring?"

"Atmosphere Maker"

"The reviews are all good. Why doesn't Clay have a girlfriend?"

"Well...from a girl's perspective, his aura of wanting a girlfriend is too strong."

"I see, but overall he's a good man?"

"To call him a good person... to be honest, it's not entirely a compliment in our opinion."

When Silica and Lisbeth said this, Asuna added:

"But overall, you're still a bit behind Hachiman-kun."

"Hey Asuna, I know you like me, but please be quiet for a while."

"Okay."

After careful consideration, Hachiman began to question Klein under the gaze of everyone:

"Klein, how old are you?"

“About 26.”

"Do you like Nian Shang?"

"I prefer the older one."

"What do you think of women who smoke and live a somewhat slovenly life?"

"I do not mind"

"What about women with an uncle vibe?"

“That’s part of the charm.”

"So...what if the other person isn't considered a beauty?"

"As long as someone truly loves me, appearance doesn't matter at all!"

"That's it..."

(Yaman's mind was on his next-door neighbor. The last question was actually a test. It seems Klein passed the test.)

"I understand. If I can return to reality, I will introduce you to a woman who meets these requirements."

"Really? Hachiman!!"

"Absolutely true. But that was two years ago. He might be in a relationship now. Give up on me then."

"understand!"

"I can't laugh at all when Hachiman says that! But I definitely won't!"

"Then let's turn this anticipation into motivation and work even harder on the game. We must complete it ourselves and return to reality!"

"Oh!"

The other five echoed the sentiment, once again vowing to return to reality.

"Then let's eat. Let's be a little extravagant today."

"Okay! I'll treat you to this meal!"

"Isn't that natural?"

"oh oh......"

There was another banquet that night and everyone had a happy time.

At the same time, it was decided that the gathering place after returning to reality would be Agil's shop, "Onishi Coffee" in Okachimachi. Although it may have gone bankrupt, everyone believed that the government would handle it properly.

After the party, Hachiman and Asuna soaked in the family bath alone.

“I’m very happy today too.”

"Yeah, let's save 'a hot spring trip for two' as homework until we get back to reality."

"Ok!"

"My family is an average dual-income family. What do Asuna's parents do?"

"Hmm...his name is the CEO of RECT."

"Wow... CEO of a giant electronics company!? I'll have to study hard to get your parents to approve of me."

"Come on, my dear husband."

"Oh!"

Hachiman's fighting spirit was rekindled, and Asuna suddenly asked with a smile:

"By the way, Hachiman-kun lives in Chiba, right?"

"right"

"The only person I know in Chiba... is Ms. Yukinoshita?"

"Hmm? Yukinoshita? What's your full name?"

"I know someone called Yukinoshita Haruno..."

"No way......"

Hachiman briefly explained his relationship with Haruno.

“It’s a small world~”

"But it's good news. I can contact Asuna through Yang No-senpai at a critical moment."

"Yes!"

"In any case, we must return to reality together."

"Er Mio is also going to introduce Klein to someone."

"Ah, I told you, it's Miss Takizawa who lives next door to our house."

"But I heard she's a beauty?"

"Of course. If Klein dares to complain about her not being pretty, the whole thing will be over."

"I see"

"Anyway..."

As he said this, Hachiman pulled Asuna into his arms. Although Asuna felt shy about being naked... close to each other, she felt even happier.