After Boqi moved into my closet, the quiet life is gone forever

"Then go sit in the living room and wait for a while."

Yukino walked into the kitchen, quickly prepared herself, and put on an apron. She skillfully lit the stove, and while waiting for it to heat up, she took out fresh vegetables from the refrigerator, washed them, and cut them into thin strips.

“Where did it go?”

While sitting in the living room waiting for Yukino to make him something to eat, Chaoyang was still worried.

But this distress didn't last long.

Suddenly, crackling sounds were heard from the kitchen, and the aroma of fresh vegetables began to spread.

The aroma of the food made Chaoyang's hunger even greater and overwhelmed his current worries.

Not long after

Yukino turned off the heat and poured the fried udon noodles from the pot into the large bowl she had prepared. Then, she carefully carried the bowl to the living room and placed it in front of Chaoyang, who was waiting to eat it.

Looking at the fried udon noodles in front of me, the tempting aroma is emitting.

"grateful…"

Chaoyang began to eat voraciously and without any hesitation.

The more I swallowed, the hungrier I felt.

Yukino poured Chaoyang a cup of barley tea and handed it to him.

Like a good wife and mother.

Chaoyang had an illusion that he was the husband who came home from work overtime, while Xueno was waiting for her husband to come home from work, and would cook for him as soon as she heard that her husband had not eaten.

"Don't spoil me..."

"That's nothing."

Yukino smiled lightly and waved her hand, as if it was a trivial matter, and then spoke a few words as if she was reminiscing about the past.

“Without a place to lean on, you can’t find a place to stay… You can only hide, drift with the flow, follow in the footsteps of others… and bump into invisible walls.”

"Sounds familiar... is that a line from somewhere?"

"Hey, that's what I said in the book when I was looking for Hikigaya-kun and hinting at him..."

"sucking"

Chaoyang thought about it while sipping noodles. To be honest, he only remembered the general idea, after all, a long time had passed.

"Then how did he answer?"

"...Which fish are you talking about? Hehe."

Yukino started laughing again, but Chaoyang was also amused.

"Hahaha... As expected of Hikigaya, playing dumb like this really makes me hate him."

Speaking of which, since volume 9 of Oregairu, when Hikigaya forcibly tied up Tuanzi and Yukino to look for the so-called "real thing", he always felt uncomfortable when watching it.

This is also the source of Chaoyang's emotional hatred for so-called real things.

Even though Mr. Hiratsuka had clearly told him that he had to face up to his feelings, Mr. Oh still had to find a "real" excuse, making everyone feel uncomfortable.

"But I'm no longer in that state. ...So, to express my gratitude, it doesn't matter how many times I do this."

"Yeah……"

"Yes, I'm welcome to do that. Please do it every night until I go back."

"Ah, I'm happy to help."

……

Saturday, the second day of the Cultural Festival

Chaoyang stretched lazily and strolled around the school.

Today is the day when the cultural festival is open to the public

It is very likely that all kinds of idle people will come in.

Therefore, Chaoyang’s role is euphemistically called watching the scene.

Chaoyang saw a familiar and cute girl being hit on.

"Hey girl~~please add me your contact information~~why don't you want to go for tea? I'll treat you~~"

Chaoyang strode forward

"Excuse me, sir. This is not a place for flirting. If you bother other visitors, I'll ask you to leave."

Seeing the armband Chaoyang was wearing, it looked like that man wasn't a brainless idiot and had no intention of making a big fuss.

Just turned around and left.

"Are you okay, Komachi?"

"Hey, big brother, do you know me?"

That's right, the sister of Hikigaya is being harassed.

"I'm your brother's friend~~ a close friend. Your brother often shows off your picture to his cute sister~ That's why I recognize you."

"Hey? Is my brother so disgusting at school?"

"Haha, I'm just kidding, but it's true that he's my friend. I probably know your brother better than you, Komachi, you know?"

"...Could it be that your sexual orientation is actually..."

"Don't worry, it's undoubtedly a girl. If you're looking for your brother, he should be working."

"Yeah, I know. He just separated from his brother and is wandering around on his own."

"Really? Then enjoy the cultural festival."

"Want to go shopping together? It's so rare to meet my brother's friend... and he's a guy!"

"I only hang out with mature, beautiful girls. You still have to wait two years. Bye then."

Komachi listened to Chaoyang's nonsense and murmured.

"He's just as chuunibyou as my brother, no wonder we can be friends."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw Chaoyang leave. She also quickly turned down the corridor, climbed the stairs, and soon disappeared.

"what are you doing?"

Suddenly, someone lent a hand from behind Chaoyang.

Chaoyang was startled.

"……Um?"

I turned around and saw Yukino.

[It’s strange that I can usually react when someone approaches me.]

This is also the reason why Chaoyang was scared. No matter whether Yang Noi or Senior Xun tried to approach Chaoyang from behind, they would be discovered by Chaoyang.

"What's the matter?"

"Nothing… What are you doing?"

"It's a good idea to accompany me on patrol. You can also help me if I encounter any difficult problems."

103. Work is play!

"What's wrong?"

“…the class’s activities don’t match the application materials.”

Chaoyang followed Xueno around as she inspected the place. She suddenly stopped in front of a class, and Chaoyang had no choice but to stop and ask.

As if to prove

Yukinoshita reached into her breast pocket, took out a neatly folded school anniversary activity brochure and handed it to Chaoyang.

"..."

Chaoyang took the manual with both hands and felt that it was still warm. He suddenly had an urge to smell it.

[I wonder if it has the so-called milky aroma... Never mind, it's too disgusting.]

"Don't give boys things that you put on your chest. It will give him strange ideas."

"It's just you."

Xueno didn't care about Chaoyang's words, but just held her forehead in distress.

[Not really… probably]

Chaoyang opened the handbook to look for the exhibition content of Class 3B to distract himself.

"Class 3B, Class 3B... found it."

According to the manual, "Mine Cart Adventure" is

“Let passengers sit in the slowly moving mine car and admire the interior decorations and dioramas.”

But the noise coming from the classroom was definitely not the sound of slow progress.

Xueno walked straight forward and said to the receptionist at the door

"Excuse me, is your supervisor here? Your class's presentation should be different from the original application submitted."

"It's over. We've been discovered by the people above."

Chaoyang opened the door and looked in regardless of the obstruction

The classroom is decorated like a cave, complete with LED-lit minerals and crystal skulls, styrofoam rocks, and flitting bats suspended from strings. The finish is impressive, and considering their limited funding, it's likely all handmade. It really shows their ingenuity.

The power source of the mine cart is naturally human power.

You can see four people cosplaying as Conan's murderer, pushing a mine cart forward.

They really are passionate about the cultural festival.

Chaoyang couldn't help but admire him. At least it would be absolutely impossible for him to do it.

"Hurry, hurry and put her in the car, and take this opportunity to get away!"

Yukino's words were like a stone thrown into the water, and the other party was like a school of disturbed fish, panicking.

Several girls suddenly rushed out and pushed Xue No in.

"This is also the Executive Committee's people!"

"Then push him up too!"

There were also several boys pushing Chaoyang into the mine cart.

Of course, Chaoyang and Xueno both felt a little reluctant. If Chaoyang was unwilling, all the boys in the class would not let him get on the mine cart.

Finally, someone pushed them hard from behind, and Chaoyang and Yukinoshita fell into the mine cart.

Chaoyang was afraid that Yukinoshita would fall, so he kept his arms loose, but in the narrow space of the mine cart, Yukino moved slightly and landed on Chaoyang's hands.

"what…"

"Excuse me."

Chaoyang withdrew his hand when he saw that she was sitting firmly.

"Well~ Thank you all for coming aboard the 'Mine Car Adventure'. Now, please fully experience the mysterious underground world."

As soon as the announcement ended, four burly students, dressed entirely in black, began to move the mine cart. A closer look revealed two other people assisting them.

The minecart glides along a track made of long and short tables, wooden boards, and iron plates, making a rumbling sound. Metal frames are used to create height differences along the way, giving it a real roller coaster feel, with the car climbing up and then rushing down.

However, the space is not big after all, and it is manpower-driven. Although I know they have tried very hard, I can only say that the atmosphere is good.

"Ok?"

Chaoyang felt that his clothes seemed to be tight. When he turned around, he saw Xueno holding Chaoyang tightly, trembling.

"Are you even that scared? Don't you go to Disneyland often?"

Following the tense atmosphere around him, Chaoyang gently, almost instinctively, wrapped his arm around Yukino's shoulders, offering her support.