Chapter 1850 Yukino Yukinoshita in a Parallel World: Different Choices Create Different Futures

Chapter 1850 Yukino Yukinoshita in a Parallel World: Different Choices Create Different Futures

Kazuma and the human-headed dog: "???"

The ordinary group owner: "???"

An ordinary group admin: "Wait, you're actually faster than me?"

The richest man in the lighthouse: "???"

The richest man in the city: "That's not the point at all, is it?"

Himouto! Umaru-chan: "Welcome to the newcomer! But I really didn't expect that the third newcomer to join the group would be Yukino Yukinoshita."

Kasumi Shiko: "@The genius among the lonely, Hachiman, it's snowing under your house."

Xia Shizi: "Aren't you going up to say hello?"

Although they didn't expect Yukino Yukinoshita to be among the new recruits, that didn't stop them from teasing Hachiman Hikigaya.

After all, their relationship is something they often talk about.

Aside from Shinichi Kudo, Ran Mouri, and Shiho Miyano, he is arguably the most frequently mentioned person.

Erina Nakiri: "Even though it's a parallel world, it's still Yukino Yukinoshita."

Erina Nakiri: "I wonder if the activities of the 'Service Club' will expand to all the worlds."

Erza Scarlett: "Are the new couple and Hachiman Hikigaya in a romantic relationship?"

Unlike others who had seen the memory copy of "My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU," Erza had not, so she was unaware of the relationship between Hachiman Hikigaya and Yukino Yukinoshita.

However, their conversation revealed that their relationship was quite unusual.

Death God Elementary School Student: "They are indeed in a romantic relationship."

Bleach Elementary School Student: "Moreover, it's a two-way choice relationship."

The Magician Under the Moonlight: "A love affair based on mutual choice? Is there such a thing as a one-sided choice in love?"

The Magician Under the Moonlight: "You're not specifically referring to anyone, are you?"

Kaito Kuroba, upon seeing Shinichi Kudo's words, remarked with amusement.

Death God Elementary School Student: "Heh."

Bleach Elementary School Student: "I really wonder how Nakamori Aoko will react when she finds out that you are Kaito Kid and often use magic to capture girls' hearts."

The Magician Under the Moonlight: "Surrender.jpg"

The Magician Under the Moonlight: "Please, don't let her know."

Kaito Kuroba surrendered without hesitation; let's spare him this kind of thing.

The Magician Under the Moonlight: "But things are certainly getting interesting."

The Magician Under the Moonlight: "I don't know if this Yukino Yukinoshita is before or after the story begins."

The Magician Under the Moonlight: "If it were Yukino Yukinoshita, who was a complete stranger to Hachiman Hikigaya before the story began, that would be quite interesting."

The Magician Under the Moonlight: "After viewing the memory instance, will Yukino Yukinoshita, who has started her second playthrough, do even better than in the first playthrough?"

Kaito Kuroba was very interested in this.

As Hachiman Hikigaya watched the chat group flooded with messages filled with "expectation" and "watching for fun," his lips twitched slightly.

Although he was surprised that Yukino Yukinoshita had joined the chat group, the reactions of these guys practically screamed "I want to see a good show!"

He took a deep breath, trying his best to maintain a deadpan expression and poker face, and replied in the group chat in the calmest and most rational tone possible:

A genius among loners: "Your imaginations are far too rich."

A genius among loners: "The one who joined the chat group is Yukino Yukinoshita from another world. She and the Yukino Yukinoshita I know are two separate individuals."

A genius among loners: "Even if she saw the copy of the memory and knew 'a possible' future, it was merely information for reference."

A prodigy among loners: "Different experiences and different choices will shape different individuals."

A genius among loners: "There is no reason to believe that Yukino Yukinoshita, who knows the 'script,' will necessarily develop along a predetermined trajectory, let alone develop specific emotional tendencies."

A genius among loners: "The last, and most important, point."

A genius among loners: "In my worldline, my relationship with Yukino is something we experience, choose, and confirm together; the possibilities of other worlds are irrelevant to this."

Hachiman Hikigaya sees this very clearly.

He didn't think that Yukino Yukinoshita from the parallel world would develop feelings for him after joining the chat group and reading the memory copy, or that she would end up with Hachiman Hikigaya from that world.

Different experiences and different choices shape different individuals and different futures.

Any choices that Yukino Yukinoshita makes after joining the chat group should be based on her own choices, rather than the "original future" recorded in the "memory copy".

The Magician Under the Moonlight: "Such an official statement!"

The Magician Under the Moonlight: "But Hachiman-kun, the more seriously you draw a line, the more it makes you seem 'guilty', doesn't it?"

Kaito Kuroba chuckled as he looked at Hachiman Hikigaya's words.

Although he appeared calm, he was certain that Hachiman Hikigaya's inner world was not as calm as he seemed.

How could someone who falls "at first sight" with Yukino Yukinoshita not care about "Yukino Yukinoshita"?

No matter how the world changes.

Yukino Yukinoshita is Yukino Yukinoshita, a person named Hachiman Hikigaya. You will fall in love with her at first sight.

That's the truth.

An ordinary group admin: "However, parallel worlds are indeed independent."

An ordinary group admin: "But! That doesn't stop us from looking forward to seeing what interesting choices this newcomer, Yukinoshita, will make after learning about the 'plot'!"

Su Yunqing said the same thing.

Seeing the reactions in the group chat, Hachiman Hikigaya knew that his words would have limited effect, and sighed helplessly.

He knew that as long as Yukino Yukinoshita was still in the group, these people who loved to watch the drama wouldn't let the topic go easily.

"Never mind, let them be."

He thought to himself.

Moreover, he was actually quite curious about this, about Yukino Yukinoshita's choice in the other world, and about his future in that world.

Springtime World, Soubu High School, Service Club Activity Room.

Yukino Yukinoshita sat upright in a chair by the window, her slender fingers gently turning the pages of a hardcover book, her expression focused and serene, as if she were isolated from the noisy world outside the window.

However, just as her gaze swept over a line of text, a mechanical voice rang out.

Without warning, an unimaginably massive torrent of information, like a river bursting its banks, instantly flooded into her mind!

Chat groups, countless worlds, points, quests, gods, demons, angels, ninjas, god-slayers, superpowers, magic, technology
Countless pieces of information that seemed impossible to exist in reality exploded in her mind.

The whole process was quick but not painful; the massive flow of information did not impact or burden her thinking at all, as if it was meant to be there and was just "activated" at this moment.

Her rational mind instantly sprang into action, like the most sophisticated computer, methodically receiving, categorizing, and understanding this incredible information.

But understanding does not mean acceptance.

Yukino Yukinoshita froze in her book-turning motion, her clear, icy eyes widening in surprise, a look of utter disbelief reflected deep within them.

Even with her extraordinary calmness and rationality, she couldn't help but feel a strong sense of dizziness and shock when faced with something that completely overturned her worldview.

"what is this?"

She whispered unconsciously, her voice so soft that only she could hear it.

If it weren't for the fact that there are no supernatural beings in this world, the vast amount of information that suddenly appeared in her mind would have been so clear that she would have thought it was an illusion.

Yukino Yukinoshita took a deep breath and forced herself to calm down.

She tried to focus her mind and "call out" the so-called chat group interface, following the instructions in the message.

The next moment, a semi-transparent, faintly glowing virtual interface appeared clearly in front of her, like a projection.

On the interface, names flashing with light came into view:
[An ordinary group admin], [The richest man in the lighthouse], [A genius among loners], [The Ice Queen].
"It really exists."

Even Yukino Yukinoshita couldn't help but gasp slightly at this moment.

The facts were undeniable, leaving her no room for doubt.

Her gaze swept quickly across the names, and when she saw "A Prodigy Among the Lonely," her eyes paused slightly.

For some reason, the name gave her a strange sense of familiarity.

Just then, messages began scrolling rapidly across the chat interface, a lively discussion among group members about her joining, especially the teasing comments surrounding the relationship between "a genius among loners" and "Yukino Yukinoshita".
Yukino's brows furrowed slightly, not out of shyness or anger, but out of an instinctive aversion to information asymmetry.

"Parallel World. Memory Copy 'Story'"

She quickly extracted key information from the group chat history and, combined with the description of the chat group in her mind, roughly deduced the situation.

"In other words, within this so-called 'chat group' concept, there exists one or more parallel 'me's' who have some special relationship with that 'genius among loners'?"

Yukino Yukinoshita calmly analyzed the situation, her fair face revealing little emotional fluctuation. Only the unconscious tapping of her fingertips on the pages of the book hinted at her inner turmoil.

"No one could remain truly calm upon hearing that their parallel universe self has developed a special relationship with someone, right?"

Reason told her that the choice of parallel worlds was irrelevant to her, but human beings' innate curiosity and desire to explore the possibilities of "self" still made her unable to completely ignore this information.

She would involuntarily wonder what was so special about that person? And what was the basis for her future choice?

From the teasing remarks of the group members, she also came to know the person whose fate was intertwined with hers.

"Hikigaya Hachiman".

Almost subconsciously, Yukino Yukinoshita's gaze, carrying a hint of inquiry and scrutiny that she herself was unaware of, turned to the dead-fish-eyed boy in the corner of the activity room who was looking down at his phone and exuding a "keep away" aura of decadence.

It was the classmate named Hachiman Hikigaya who had been forcibly placed into the Service Club by teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka yesterday.

Is that him?

My feelings were a bit complicated.

A boy who was just assigned to the school by the teacher yesterday and looks gloomy and awkward—how did I, from a parallel world, end up with him?
The range of this is far too large.

What aspect of him did my future self see?
Just as Yukino Yukinoshita's gaze lingered on Hachiman Hikigaya, lost in thought for a moment, the boy who had been looking down suddenly raised his face, as if sensing her gaze.

Hachiman Hikigaya's deadpan eyes, tinged with a hint of doubt, met Yukino Yukinoshita's gaze, which she hadn't yet fully withdrawn.

"Is there something you need, Yukinoshita-san?"

He asked the question, his voice tinged with languor and detachment, but his tone remained relatively calm.

Yukino Yukinoshita naturally wouldn't reveal any of the absurd and bizarre information in her mind. The moment Hachiman Hikigaya spoke, she suppressed all her outward emotions and returned to her usual calm and composed demeanor.

"No, it's nothing."

"."

You clearly don't look like nothing's wrong.

Hachiman Hikigaya silently complained to himself.

Although Yukino Yukinoshita concealed her emotions extremely quickly, regaining her composure almost instantly, one should not underestimate her keen observation skills, which are essential for her survival.

This is perhaps one of the few commendable abilities he possesses in this less-than-ideal role.

Yukino Yukinoshita thought she had concealed it perfectly, but he could see clearly that in the instant their eyes met, her gaze towards him contained an extremely complex emotion.

There's complexity, there's doubt, and even a hint of disbelief?

It was as if she had suddenly discovered something completely unexpected in him.

This kind of look is very familiar to Hachiman Hikigaya; it usually appears when people discover a huge contrast or contradiction.

However, apart from being forced into the Service Club by teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka yesterday, he and Yukino Yukinoshita have had almost no interaction.

He believes he has been transparent enough.

"So, what exactly caused her to suddenly give me that look, as if she had seen something incredible?"

Was it because of the competition that Ms. Hiratsuka proposed yesterday? No, that's not likely; it was a very ordinary matter.

Was it because he unintentionally did something to offend her? He had been very quiet since he came in, even trying to keep his breathing as still as possible.

Or did Shizuka-sensei tell her something about him that he himself was unaware of, something "special" about him?
After much thought, it seems that only the last possibility is somewhat plausible.

"Forget it, there's no point in thinking too much."

"Anyway, given Yukinoshita's personality, if there's really something going on, she'll tell us sooner or later; if there's nothing going on, that's even better."

Hachiman Hikigaya eventually gave up on investigating further, lowered his head again, and focused his attention back on the phone screen.

(End of this chapter)