Does gravity make me stronger?

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Would you like some water?

She was holding a bottle of mineral water with the cap already unscrewed. The bottle was almost full, so it was probably newly bought.

After a quick mental assessment, Hachiman gratefully accepted the water bottle.

"Thank you."

Then, they drank it straight from their mouths.

"Oh, wrong bottle, I drank from this one..."

"puff!"

This thought caught Hachiman off guard. Before he could swallow the water, he forcefully sprayed it forward.

Water splashed out uncontrollably.

Directly opposite Hachiman, Takamatsu Akari, caught off guard, was sprayed all over her face.

"Tick-tock, tick-tock..."

The sound of water splashing onto his skirt was like daggers piercing Hachiman's heart.

"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, oh, a tissue!"

Realizing the enormity of his mistake, Hachiman immediately took out a tissue.

The classmates who were attracted by the noise were first stunned, then looked at the two of them with disbelief. Soon, they understood what was happening.

"Hey, Hachiman, what are you doing?!"

"Ugh, that's disgusting..."

"Ugh, poor Takamatsu..."

Takamatsu Akari was the undisputed class darling of Class 1-C. Now, faced with such a miserable treatment, the students of Class 1-C were naturally filled with righteous indignation and prepared to tear Hachiman to pieces.

Hey, you damn Hachiman Hikigaya, don't think you can mess around just because you're close to Touka-chan. Sisters, go get him!

Just as someone was about to smash a cup as a signal to launch the first attack on Hachiman, Takamatsu Akari couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle softly.

As if that wasn't enough, Deng's shoulders trembled uncontrollably, and he held his stomach in his other hand, with joyful laughter escaping through his fingers.

"Hachiman, so stupid~"

Everyone & Hachiman: "Huh?"

Although the girl's face was flushed with an inexplicable blush, her cheerful and clear laughter did not sound angry at all; on the contrary, it conveyed a sense of genuine joy.

Among the furious women around, someone quickly realized: "So this is also part of your play?"

"What? Are you kidding me? Getting sprayed in the face with spit? Is that what you call 'play'?"

"I think you don't understand at all, and look, Dengjiang isn't unhappy at all."

"this..."

After figuring this out, everyone's overreaction began to cool down, and a few seconds later, they felt like they had been force-fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).

This is happening in broad daylight, in front of everyone, under the clear sky, I...

Thanks to their good upbringing, everyone tacitly kept their swear words to themselves, but that didn't stop them from grimacing and muttering, "Damn Hikigaya Hachiman!"

Yes, I deserve to die!

Forcibly ignoring the piercing gaze, Hachiman's ears turned red, and he cautiously reached out his hand: "Touka, let me wipe your face first, just stay still and don't move."

"Ah."

The lantern nodded obediently, then wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with the back of her hand. Her lips, unable to suppress their warmth, curved into a smile as she stared straight at Hachiman.

"Hachiman, would you like some more? I have some juice here..."

Still want to drink?

[Next time, I suggest using milk instead; it looks more natural when you spray it all over your face.]

You're nothing!

Unable to bear the ridiculous comments from the system, Hachiman cursed inwardly before shaking his head apologetically: "No need."

---Cut line---

There will be another update this afternoon.

Chapter 246, Section 243: Causes of Long-Term Vegetarianism

Takamatsu's face had a little bit of baby fat, and it felt cool to the touch but was very elastic.

But the moment I touched it, a strange whisper echoed in my mind: "Pancreatic copper wire—"

Hachiman recoiled as if he'd been electrocuted, his eyes wide with lingering fear.

After the sensation on her face disappeared, the girl tilted her head in confusion: "Hachiman, what's wrong?"

"No, it's okay, don't move the light."

"Yes, I will listen. I won't move unless Hachiman tells me to."

Perhaps to put Hachiman at ease, Takamatsu Akari closed her eyes tightly, pursed her soft lips, and wore a resolute expression that said she wouldn't budge no matter what.

But Dengbao, doing this will only make me more nervous!

Speaking of which, my voice is so strong, please help me!

Despite being as careful as possible, he still touched the girl's smooth skin every time he wiped her delicate face with a tissue.

This made him feel a little guilty, as if Xiangzi and Su Shi were standing behind him, watching his every move with resentful and cold eyes.

"Pancreatic islet copper wire—"

here we go again...

Hachiman slowly put down the tissue in his hand: "Tokyo, why don't you do it yourself..."

"Hachiman, is there something I did wrong?"

The girl's moist eyes shone with an irresistible light.

"No...then I'll continue."

With a slight sigh, feeling uneasy, nervous, and shy, Hachiman spent several minutes cleaning up the mess he had left behind.

During this time, the army that originally planned to attack Hachiman stared intently at the two's rather ambiguous behavior.

"It's over, it's over, it was just a joke between young lovers."

The crowd scattered in all directions.

Sitting in her seat, Takamatsu Akari, whose face was still slightly damp, thought for a moment and asked, "Hachiman, are you going back to Chiba next week?"

"Well, I'll probably go back, but I'll be back soon, since I still have to work."

Recalling the information Komachi brought earlier, he will most likely bring Shoko and Sose back to Chiba during the summer vacation.

Chiba's life is quite pleasant, but he'll be busy once he gets back.

Needless to say, Fanxing's work still needs to continue, and the club activities in the record department can't be canceled at will.

In addition, he also needs to keep up with the band's operations; he has to try to get the band's follower count to over two thousand before the start of the school year.

After a little planning, more than half of the summer vacation itinerary was already booked. Hachiman sighed with worry, "It feels like there's a lot going to happen this summer."

"that..."

Takamatsu lowered her head weakly, rubbing her fingers, and opened her cherry lips as if she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"what happened?"

Hachiman asked with concern.

"Actually, I wanted to invite Hachiman to come and see our performance during the summer vacation."

"Oh, I see."

To be honest, he hasn't been to RiNG in a long time. After all, Star Live is his home turf, and he can't keep going to other LiveHouses all the time.

However, since it was Deng's invitation, he wouldn't refuse.

"Sure, when is your next performance?"

"really?"

The lamp immediately perked up: "Next Friday!"

"Oh, next Friday might not be possible. Could we find a day during summer vacation?"

"But wouldn't it be very inconvenient if Hachiman went back to Chiba during summer vacation?"

"They'll be back soon, and even in Chiba, it only takes about an hour by train to get here."

"Okay, I'll discuss it with everyone and then tell Hachiman the time."

"no problem."

Before school ended, the homeroom teacher, Miyami Ogi, came in and said some trivial things. I don't know how many people ignored it, but Hachiman didn't listen carefully at all.

After the class meeting ended, Hachiman headed towards Class 1-B.

...

It started about a few weeks ago that Hachiman would occasionally pick up Shoko from Class B after school. After a while, he seemed to have earned the title of "honorary Class B student".

Seeing the familiar boy appear at the classroom door again, the girl who was coming out of Class B covered her mouth and teased him with a mischievous smile.

"Hey, Hachiman, here to see your Toyokawa again?"

Hachiman, as usual, leaned back, glanced away, scratched his head, and awkwardly chuckled, "Ha, well, something came up..."

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting, Hachiman!"

Wearing her summer school uniform, Xiangzi followed closely behind the girls and immediately apologized to Hachiman.

Hachiman: "It's alright, I just arrived too."

"How youthful!"

The girl's curious gaze shifted back and forth between the two: "Well then, Toyokawa-kun, we'll be going now. See you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

After saying goodbye to several classmates, Xiangzi and Hachiman walked side by side out of the school.

"Hachiman, how did you feel about the exam today?"

"It's so-so, but we should be able to improve our ranking a bit."

"Speaking of which, I haven't asked Hachiman about his grades yet. You've been studying so hard lately, are you planning to get first place?"

Xiangzi said it in a somewhat joking tone.

Hachiman paused.

He kept the bet about being number one in the grade a secret from Xiangzi, firstly because it was unnecessary, and secondly because he was worried it would distract Xiangzi.

After thinking for a second, Hachiman casually said, "First place is a bit difficult. This time, my goal is to be in the top ten of the grade."

"Amazing!"

Without a hint of sarcasm, Xiangzi clapped his hands happily, "Then next time we take the exam, Hachiman can sit next to me!"

"why is that?"

"Sigh, don't you know? The school arranges exam rooms based on the scores of the last exam."

"No wonder I was in the second exam room..."

The two walked slowly out of the school, and as they turned a corner, Xiangzi eagerly reached out his hand.

At school, the two were always well-behaved. Even when they met in the corridor, they would only smile and greet each other. But after leaving school, they both couldn't suppress the urge to get closer to each other.

Feeling the warmth in his hands, Xiangzi happily said, "Hachiman, Sose said she's making vegetable macaroni soup today."

"Well, to be honest, that guy really loves vegetables..."

Hachiman's lips twitched violently.

He initially assumed that seafood was Nagasaki Motoyo's favorite dish because lobsters appeared so frequently in her house, but he didn't expect that vegetarian dishes were actually Motoyo's true favorite.