Does gravity make me stronger?

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When the seal is completely broken, that will be the day I fall into darkness and become the Grim Reaper's Scythe.

—Hachiman Hikigaya from his junior high school days.

Just like Light Yagami, who voluntarily gave up the Death Note, when he came into contact with the diary again, Hachiman fell into a state of madness, his heart pounding wildly.

"Sorry, I've made a fool of myself."

Hachiman, his mouth dry, picked up the notebook from the ground and stiffly put it into the drawer in front of the three of them.

Xiangzi's expression was somewhat complicated.

"Hachiman, don't worry about it. Everyone has times like this," she tried to comfort him.

"It's nothing, just a fantasy from middle school."

"..."

"Xiangzi-chan, what did you see?" Nagasaki Motoyo was a little uneasy. She was worried that Xiangzi might have seen some important secret.

"No."

Xiangzi shook his head haphazardly, which only fueled Nagasaki Motoyo's wild thoughts.

Xiangzi must have seen something important!

Nagasaki Motoyo stared at the closed drawer, and couldn't help but think.

"Let's all go explore the next room."

Komachi probably guessed what was written in the notebook, scratched her head awkwardly, and led the others out of the room.

After touring Hachiman's room, Komachi led everyone on a tour, and finally they returned to the living room.

The group decided to play Switch for a while, and Hachiman was able to breathe a sigh of relief, sitting wearily on the sofa, keeping a certain distance from the three girls.

They played until about 5 p.m., and when they felt it was about time, Hachiman decisively got up from the sofa.

"That's enough, we should go."

The three people who were still playing Switch were stunned for a moment, with Komachi reacting the fastest: "Onii-chan, didn't you say you were going to stay at my place today?"

"We don't have enough rooms at home, so I'll stay in a hotel. Please tell Mom and Dad about it, that's all..."

Seemingly sensing the firmness in Hachiman's tone, neither Shoko nor Sose objected and obediently began packing their luggage.

When Hachiman arrived at the entrance and put on his shoes, he heard unfamiliar footsteps outside the door.

It took Hachiman a few seconds to identify the other person, and a thin layer of sweat covered his forehead.

Why is she back?

Immediately, the doorknob creaked and turned, and a woman in business attire appeared behind the door.

Hikigaya's mother had dark circles under her eyes, looking like she'd had a tough day at the office. She glanced casually at Hachiman, who was tidying up by the door, and said indifferently, "Hachiman, are you going out now?"

"Ah, um."

Hachiman was stunned.

His parents are very busy and rarely get home before six o'clock, let alone now that it's only a little past five.

"By the way, Mom, why are you home so early today?"

"We'll be on holiday starting tomorrow too."

Golden Week is not a holiday exclusively for students; office workers also have their own holidays, just a few days less than students.

After answering, Hachiman's mother bent down to change her shoes.

Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed two pairs of women's shoes placed at the entrance.

Based on her son's panicked reaction just now, Hachiman's mother had a bold idea in her mind, but the next moment, she deliberately extinguished it.

My son is far more capable than that...

She shook her head and looked inside the house: "Komachi, is your friend over to play?"

The Hikigaya family's house is designed as a huge square, and you can't see into the living room from the entrance. Therefore, you can only hear Komachi's voice coming from a distance inside the living room.

"Mom, welcome back! There's a surprise in the house!"

Komachi, I hope you won't say anything inappropriate!

Hachiman nervously sucked on his hand, then quietly took out his phone.

He had originally planned to keep his mother calm at the door while having Komachi take Shoko and Soseki away from the living room as quickly as possible.

But Komachi's words reignited Hachiman's mother's curiosity.

"A surprise? What surprise?"

Hikigaya's mother's expression kept changing, and Hachiman held his breath for a moment, intending to play dead.

[The kid's hosting an impart at home without inviting me?]

Shut up!

Hachiman's mother didn't have time to put on slippers and hurriedly went into the house barefoot.

"Wait a minute, Mom, the living room is a bit messy. Let me tidy up a bit before I go in."

"I'll take care of it."

The short distance felt like an interstellar journey to her.

Natural Selection, forward four!

As Hachiman's mother entered the living room, the two beautiful girls who were already packing their luggage put down what they were doing and stood there at a loss.

Ladies, what should I do when I meet my boyfriend's mother for the first time?

Hachiman:? ? ?

Is this the surprise Komachi was talking about?

Seeing the two girls in the living room, Hachiman's mother couldn't help but ask: Ms. Liu, is this your new work?

no...

"Oh my, what a cute girl! Komachi, is she your friend?"

Hachiman's mother covered her mouth in surprise, looking at the two of them with a bit of disbelief.

Judging from their ages, the two of them don't seem to be middle school students.

Could it be?

Is she the girlfriend Hachiman brought back?

It shouldn't be, both girls are so pretty...

Hachiman's mother looked at her good-for-nothing, dim-witted son in disbelief, and stammered, "Hachiman, is he your friend?"

Complete! Pisa!

Hachiman covered his face, utterly dejected, and nodded.

"Really? I always thought you'd never find friends in your life."

"Hey! Hey!"

After their initial surprise, Xiangzi and Su Shi also came to their senses.

"Um, excuse me, I'm Toyokawa Shoko, and I'm Hikigaya's classmate."

"Hello, Auntie. I'm Hachiman's friend, Nagasaki Motoyo."

Hikigaya's mother's usually stern expression slowly softened, her eyes filled with smiles, and she felt even more delighted when she heard Nagasaki Motoyo's address of Hachiman.

Hello everyone!

Having grown accustomed to interacting with adults, Shoko felt much more at ease now than when she first met Komachi.

Of course, if we take gravity as the benchmark, her mood isn't so relaxed.

9-> 15

Right, it must be nerve-wracking to talk to my mom...

Do you all attend Haneoka Academy?

Nagasaki Motoyo shook her head: "Hachiman and I don't go to the same school, but we often hang out together after school, so it's okay."

It's okay, it's nothing!

Hachiman was inwardly weeping. He felt that if he let Nagasaki Motoyo chat with her mother, something bad would happen.

So he joined the conversation: "Mom, they've been a bit tired these past few days, and they have to take the early train back to Tokyo tomorrow, so let them rest first."

"Hey, aren't you staying home tonight?"

"???"

Hachiman was startled and immediately interrupted, "First of all, she's a girl, how can she just stay at someone else's house? Secondly, we don't have enough rooms..."

"Yes, that's true. Hachiman, wait a moment and tidy up your bed."

So you completely ignored my first sentence?

"what...?"

Hachiman scratched his cheek in embarrassment, while the two girls opposite him had different expressions.

To everyone's surprise, Hachiman's mother said disdainfully, "Why ask? Of course, it's for Suze and Shoko to rest at night."

"You're planning to let them sleep in my bed, what am I supposed to do then?"

"You're sleeping on the sofa?"

"?"

"Auntie, we should move out."

Xiangzi immediately made a suggestion, but Nagasaki Motoyo immediately disagreed: "Auntie, I'll just sleep on the floor. How can you let Hachiman sleep on the sofa alone?"

Xiangzi and Hachiman exchanged a question mark.

Is the focus on floor-mounted mattresses?

The point is, you actually want to stay and live here?

Are you really that craving my (Hachigaya's) fresh and energetic body?

"Can't!"

Hachiman's mother immediately refused, saying that she could not allow Nagasaki Motoyo to sleep on the floor.

“Sleeping on the ground will make you catch a cold, which is bad for your health. At your age, you are naturally very sensitive to temperature,” she explained earnestly.

But this put Xiangzi in a very awkward position.

If both of them leave, or both of them stay, with one staying and the other leaving, isn't this indirectly helping Hachiman's mother select a girlfriend?

Normally, since she refused, Nagasaki Motoyo should have refused as well.

What's wrong with Su Shi? She actually agreed to stay?

Nagasaki Motoyo's unconventional actions completely disrupted Shoko's plans, and just as she was struggling with how to salvage the situation, Komachi spoke up.

"Sister Su Shi, Sister Xiang Zi, why don't you stay here with us? Xiao Machi would like to spend more time with you tonight."

Hachiman's mother chimed in, "That's right, Suze, Shoko, why don't you stay here too? Auntie wants to chat with you a little longer."

These words gave her a way out.

"That..."

Xiangzi gazed weakly at Hachiman, her beautiful eyes sparkling, which made Hachiman's heart waver a little.

Putting aside etiquette, she also wanted to stay.

"Hikigaya-san..."

"If you stay at my house, you won't have to spend money on a hotel, which is great," Hachiman said, fiddling with his bangs, looking embarrassed.

Xiangzi's shoulders trembled upon hearing this.

Yes, staying at Hachiman's house will save me some living expenses...