My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As Expected

"That's enough! Leave the marsupials for now!"

The woodworker patted the original manuscript in his hand, vigorously promoting himself.

"This is my confident work! I used to be called trash, scum, Wannabe, but now it's only a matter of time before I get rid of those unnecessary parts..."

Upon hearing this, Yukinoshita stroked her chin and nodded.

"I get it, so from now on I'll call you 'trash, scum,' right?"

"That's what you think..."

Normally, one would shed the trash and become Wannabe. But even after shedding the excess parts, one is still just Wannabe…

Despite this, the woodworker still wore a confident smile.

"Heh, you'll see the difference once you see it... By the way, Hachiman, what are you all busy with today?"

"Hmm? Oh, we're going to celebrate Yuihama's birthday."

"What? A birthday! In English, isn't it just 'Birthday'?"

"That's right, although you don't really need to use English."

Then, the wood carrier was suddenly moved to tears and trembled all over.

"Oh dear, so the ancient legend is true... When he turns seventeen, even the swordsman general will rush over to congratulate him..."

"Your reaction is a bit scary..."

Yui took several steps back, using me as a shield to hide behind me.

"His grandmother must have been confused when she heard the word 'birthday,' since people in Chiba Prefecture are very sensitive about these kinds of topics."

"Really? I've never cared."

"No, aren't the seat numbers in Chiba's elementary and junior high schools arranged according to birthdays?"

I explained to Yukinoshita, who couldn't understand, and Yuihama immediately grasped the concept.

"Ah, that's right! I was a little surprised when high school suddenly switched to the Japanese syllabary (hiragana and katakana) order."

"Yes, it is indeed very rare to use birth date to assign seat numbers in Japan."

"Indeed. Precisely because of this, tragedies can easily occur..."

"Wooden base, what did you suddenly say?"

The man in the wooden frame, who seemed to know everything about the matter, suddenly looked gloomy.

"...Two days ago, everyone celebrated the birthday of the student in front of me, and three days later, they're celebrating the birthday of the student behind me..."

"Ah, I see."

"Completely forgotten."

That makes sense. People whose birthdays fall during the school term are indeed more likely to experience that kind of thing. My birthday is during summer vacation, and I've never had the experience of celebrating with a group of people, so I can really relate.

"Thinking about it this way, Chiba Prefecture is really unfriendly to lone wolves."

"Ahem, Hachiman, don't act like it's none of your business."

"Hachigaya is surrounded by completely unrelated people, so he doesn't take anything seriously."

"Don't say those things with a smile on your face. Besides, it's not your place to say them. You're surrounded by complete strangers."

After I returned Yukino's smile, she tossed her hair aside and spoke with feigned strength:

"That's right, I'm surrounded by complete strangers..."

“Eh…”

Upon hearing this, Yui poked her back in disappointment.

"Yuihama-san, please stop poking me."

"Um……"

But Yui didn't stop, still awkwardly poking her. Yukino finally couldn't take it anymore and coughed softly.

"Um... Correction, most of them are unrelated people, but there are exceptions."

"Xiao Yukino!"

Yuihama immediately hugged Yukinoshita.

"It's so hot and humid..."

Under the snow, she murmured a mixture of pain and joy, while I bid farewell to the timber pedestal.

"That's all. We're busy today. Please come another day."

After saying goodbye to him, we continued on our way.

However, his footsteps were still following behind us.

"Hmm, what a coincidence, I happen to be free today too..."

"Really? It's good that you have free time... But why are you following us?"

I hinted to the timber maker not to follow me anymore, but he ignored me.

"So much free time, so much free time~ How about we find somewhere to wander around~ By the way, Hachiman, where are you guys going?"

"In front of the station."

"What... What a coincidence! I was also planning to go home from the station today. Was all of this destined...? I understand, this is the world's decision..."

“…………”

His pretentious act was disgusting, so I chose to ignore it.

While pondering, the woodcutter kept glancing at us.

Yuihama leaned over, somewhat annoyed, and whispered something.

"That autistic guy, that chuunibyou..."

"A chuunibyou? Is that what you call him?"

Don't you think that's going too far...?

However, she didn't seem to care about the implication of my words and continued talking.

"That's right. I was talking about that chuunibyou guy; he seems to really want us to invite him."

"I know that too..."

Upon hearing my reply, Yukino shrugged and sighed.

"Knowing full well but pretending not to understand... Sigh, if Yuihama-san thinks it's okay, why not invite him too? It's better to just let him follow us around all the time."

"Hmm... what should I do?"

"But if you invite him, you'll be responsible for him until the end."

"You're my mom... So, Yuihama, should we invite him?"

Yuihama thought about it for a moment.

"Hmm~ I don't exactly not know him, and he's a friend of the autistic guy... okay."

"Thanks, even though he and I aren't friends."

"No, we're not friends..."

She looked on with an expression that was hard to tell whether it was surprise or stunned. I turned to the timber pedestal and said:

"Zaimokuza, would you like to come to Yuigahama's birthday party?"

"Hmm? Oh dear, unfortunately I'm currently in a chaotic situation, being hunted down by deadlines in my mind... But it would be impolite to refuse someone's invitation, so alright, I'll go with you."

"Damn it... I really want to punch someone..."

I had absolutely no idea what he was being so arrogant about; the things he said were still the same old annoying things. Upon hearing this, Yukinoshita's eyes flashed with a hint of murderous intent.

"He's much more difficult to deal with than I imagined..."

"No, it's okay. The more people participate, the more fun it will be."

You don't need to force yourself.

When I offered this advice to Yuihama, she brushed it off with a series of laughs.

"Ah, hahaha... Ah, it's Xiao Cai!"

"What? Totsuka? Yui-Yuigahama, you just said the more people celebrating a birthday, the more fun it is, right? Right!"

"Huh? Yes, that's right... But where are you going?"

Ignoring Yuihama's questions, I dashed off like a whirlwind at the fastest speed I'd ever been in my life.

"He got away... his speed is astonishing..."

"Totsuka~ Today is Yui-Hama's birthday, we're going to celebrate with her, do you want to come along?"

I shouted at Totsuka, and at the same time, I vaguely heard Zaimokuza's voice coming from behind.

"Huh? Hey, why is your reaction different from when you asked me? That doesn't seem fair."

× × ×

At dusk, the station was bustling with traffic and noise. The five of us walked along the busy street.

"Sorry, Totsuka, I had to bring you along..."

"No, I was planning to give Yuihama a gift at the time. Besides, I was very happy that Hachiman invited me."

Totsuka is so adorable, I couldn't help but cry my eyes out.

"Waaaaah... I'm so glad Totsuka was willing to come along—ah! No, no, although Totsuka is really cute, he's a guy. Calm down, Hachiman Hikigaya, you can't be seduced. Okay, calm down. Maintain the mindset of a monk, you must not be defeated by temptation. Inhale... exhale... inhale... exhale... let your mind completely settle down... monks must abstain from women, monks must abstain from women... wait, Totsuka is clearly a guy, what's the point of this? This monk's trick is completely useless!"

"What are you muttering nonsense about again... We're here."

The cold sound beneath the snow pulled me back to reality, and there the karaoke room was already in front of me.

Going to karaoke is a popular leisure activity among high school students. There's an unbreakable bond between students and singing.

For example, a choir competition... etc. Why would real-life people argue over choir practice? One hundred percent of the time, a girl would complain, "The boys aren't singing properly!" and then the whole class would come to comfort her. This is an inevitable event in adolescence, very simple and easy to understand.

However, the truth behind the incident is actually this—

"Why did that person suddenly start crying? It's hilarious."

"I actually find it very annoying."

"I get it! She seems to really enjoy bossing people around, right?"

"...But why hasn't she come back yet? Should we go look for her?"

"You mean we're all going to find her together? Wow~ We're so youthful~"

Wow, everyone really loves to sing praises of youth, that's wonderful!

As you walk through the automatic doors into the store, the atmosphere immediately becomes noisy.

"Ah, brother!"

Komachi had already arrived at the karaoke bar and was sitting on the sofa waiting. As soon as she saw us, she ran over immediately.

"Oh, Komachi, you've arrived?"

"Hi~Komachi~"

"Hello, hello, thank you so much for inviting me to your birthday party today."

"I should be thanking you for coming and supporting us."

"Not at all, not at all. Since it's Yui-neechan's birthday, how could I not come?"

Komachi and Yui exchanged pleasantries. Suddenly, Yui sighed, deeply moved:

"Ah... Komachi is so nice... I would be so happy to have a little sister like her... Komachi, would you like to be my little sister? Ah! I-I didn't mean that!"

"Idiot! What are you saying? Komachi is my sister, and I will never give her to anyone else!"

That’s right, absolutely not!

When Yui heard me say that, she let out a different kind of sigh this time.