Chapter 1851, the Seasonal Chapter of the White Album: The Confused Shelley Kiso.

Chapter 1851 The Season of the White Album, the Confused Shelley Kiso
Yukino Yukinoshita turned her gaze away from Hachiman Hikigaya and refocused on the chat group interface that was shimmering in her mind.

On the screen, the jokes about her relationship with the "genius among loners" continued, and even intensified.

She frowned slightly, focusing her attention on the chat group, and sent her first message in her usual cool tone:
Yukino Yukinoshita: "Nice to meet you, I am Yukino Yukinoshita."

Yukino Yukinoshita: "I have a general understanding of what you are discussing, but one thing needs to be clarified."

Yukino Yukinoshita: "The world line I live in is not the same as the 'plot' you all know."

Yukino Yukinoshita: "I am an independent individual with my own will and right to choose; the possibility of parallel worlds may not necessarily happen to me."

Yukino Yukinoshita: "Therefore, please do not take it for granted that the future of other worlds will be projected onto me."

Yukino Yukinoshita spoke calmly in the chat group.

The ordinary group owner: "Does she already know everything? As expected of Yukino Yukinoshita."

An ordinary group admin: "However, although it's a future in a parallel world, it's not impossible for it to happen."

An ordinary group admin: "The connection between you and Hachiman Hikigaya may be deeper than you imagine."

Su Yunqing chuckled as she saw Yukino Yukinoshita appear in the chat group.

Himouto! Umaru-chan: "That's definitely true in that respect."

Himouto! Umaru-chan: "When Hachiman Hikigaya first joined the chat group, he didn't think that he would end up with Yukino Yukinoshita from his world just because he had seen the memory copy."

Himouto! Umaru-chan: "Even though the plot has long since deviated due to the changes in the world, she still ended up with Yukino Yukinoshita."

Himouto! Umaru-chan: "Furthermore, if we have to talk about other options, it's completely unimaginable for Yukino Yukinoshita to end up with someone else."

Himouto! Umaru-chan: "It seems like I can't find a suitable person except for Hachiman Hikigaya."

Umaru thought about the people in the world of "Oregairu," but ultimately shook her head.

Kasumi Shiko: "You'll understand after you've seen the memory copy."

Kasumi Shiko: "The events that happened to Yukino Yukinoshita and Hachiman Hikigaya took place in the Service Club."

Kasumi Shiko: "And, the reason why you, in the future, fell in love with Hachiman Hikigaya."

Xia Shizi: "To be honest, you are much happier than me."

As Kasumigaoka Utaha spoke, a complex look flashed in her eyes.

Yukino Yukinoshita is excellent, perfect, and stubbornly adheres to the "right" in her heart, but she is also lonely because of this excellence and persistence, like a high mountain flower trapped in an invisible barrier.

She longs to be understood, yet resists any impure approach, protecting her soft interior with a cold exterior.

As for Hachiman Hikigaya, he is awkward, claims to be lonely, and uses "self-destruction" as a protective color. He seems to be passive and escapist, but deep down he contains an extraordinary keen insight and an almost twisted gentleness.

He saw through the hypocrisy and compromise in interpersonal relationships, and was willing to sacrifice himself to expose the illusion in order to pursue what he called "the real thing".

Their encounter began with a seemingly casual arrangement by teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka, who placed two equally lonely souls, both out of place with their surroundings, into a space called the "Service Club".

At first, it was a clash, a friction of values, and a feeling that the other was "unreasonable".

But it was in the process of resolving other people's requests, and in those debates about "helping," "correctness," and "truth," that they saw each other's true nature.

Hachiman Hikigaya saw the vulnerability beneath Yukino Yukinoshita's cold mask, the loneliness behind her perseverance, and that unknown tenderness.

Yukino Yukinoshita, on the other hand, saw through the keenness and kindness beneath Hachiman Hikigaya's words, and understood the clumsy yet genuine protection hidden behind his "self-destruction" behavior.

She was perhaps the only one who could truly understand his theory of "real objects" and resonate with it.

They were each other's mirrors, reflecting each other's most authentic and vulnerable sides, but also revealing the shining parts of each other's souls.

Therefore, Yukino Yukinoshita fell in love with Hachiman Hikigaya not because he was the "male protagonist," but because at that specific time and place, there appeared a unique person who could truly "see" her, understand her, and touch her inner world in a way that she could accept.

He was the one who could make her lower her guard and dare to show her less "perfect" side.

That's why Kasumigaoka Utaha said that Yukinoshita Yukino was happier than her.

Because what Yukinoshita found was a partner with whom she could resonate on a soul level, not just someone she was superficially attracted to.

Kasumi Shiko: "Perhaps, there are countless possibilities in parallel worlds."

Kasumi Utako: "But the unique, attraction-like relationship between these two individuals, Yukino Yukinoshita and Hachiman Hikigaya, was already destined as long as they met and had the opportunity to get to know each other deeply."

Kasumi Shiko: "The activity room of the Service Club, from the very beginning, was the red thread connecting their fates."

Kasumi Shiko: "So, no matter how much you deny it now, the connection between you two has been tightly intertwined since the moment you met."

Yukino Yukinoshita frowned even more as she looked at Kasumigaoka Utaha's seemingly all-knowing and even fatalistic remarks.

The other person's words were so certain that she couldn't quite understand them.

Why is she so sure?

"Just because she saw the original future, can we assert the inevitability between two independent individuals? That's far too arbitrary."

She couldn't believe that her future romantic prospects could be so easily "determined".

However, reason told her that Kasumigaoka Utaha seemed to have no reason to deceive her, and that her words were more like a conclusion based on some profound observation.

Just as she was organizing her thoughts, preparing to refute this "fatalism" more deeply and emphasize the importance of personal choice and chance,

Hachiman Hikigaya appeared in the chat group.

A genius among loners: "While I'm happy to be said that, can't you say it when I'm not around?"

A genius among loners: "Looking at it like this is a little shameful."

After sending this message, Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't help but raise his hand to rub his temples, feeling a slight burning sensation in his ears.

To be fair, seeing Kasumigaoka Utaha's almost fatalistic analysis, and the group members' recognition of his relationship with Yukinoshita, he was indeed somewhat pleased.

He probably hasn't received as much positive feedback in his entire life as he has since joined the chat group.

but!

"To have my emotional journey analyzed in such detail right in front of me, and then to the person involved in another world, it feels so strange!"

Hachiman Hikigaya felt incredibly embarrassed.

What's the difference between this and being publicly executed? And on an emotional level no less.

Especially Kasumigaoka Utaha's line, "The connection between you two has been tightly intertwined since the moment you met."

If he said that himself, then he's incredibly narcissistic.

"What kind of red thread of fate is that? That's an exaggeration."

He silently complained to himself.

However, he was more worried that these remarks might cause trouble or create a preconceived impression on Yukino Yukinoshita, who had just joined from another world.

If these words cause her to become unnecessarily wary or distant from him in the other world, it would be a pity for her in the other world.

The ordinary group admin: "What? Are you shy?"

An ordinary group admin said, "I wish you were this shy when you exposed yourself."

An ordinary group admin: "But this should be considered good, right?"

An ordinary group admin: "I remember you also had a case where your deskmate greeted someone else, and you mistakenly thought..."

Su Yunqing wanted to continue, but Hachiman Hikigaya couldn't listen anymore.

A genius among loners: "There's no need to say anything more."

A genius among loners: "Don't make me remember that history!!!"

Hachiman Hikigaya covered his head with his hands, his whole body swaying involuntarily. He didn't want to recall those dark memories at all.

An ordinary group admin: "Shrug.jpg"

An ordinary group owner: "@Yukino Yukinoshita, go watch the memory dungeon. After you've watched it, you'll understand why we said that."

Seeing Hachiman Hikigaya's expression, Su Yunqing shrugged and then spoke to Yukino Yukinoshita.

Yukino Yukinoshita: "I understand."

Since things have already gone this far, she will naturally go and finish reading the memory copy.

Let's see why they are so sure.

After Yukino went to check the memory copy, Su Yunqing's gaze naturally fell on the names of the other two newcomers.

Touma Kazusa, and Ogiso Setsuna.

"Is it a coincidence? It just so happens that the two of them joined the chat group, and they even joined the chat group together."

Su Yunqing's face showed a helpless expression.

Just looking at those two names sent a slight twitching sensation through my stomach.

Any anime fan will be familiar with these two names. It's hard to say how many people have seen the "masterpiece" "White Album 2", but there are definitely quite a few who have heard of these two names.

With its delicate and realistic emotional portrayal and heart-wrenching love triangle, it is hailed as a "masterpiece for breaking out of otaku culture," and its dramatic tension is enough to leave countless players and viewers feeling "stomach ache" and deep in thought for a long time.

For example, why do you want to watch until the end?

The story revolves around the complex and intertwined emotional entanglements between the male protagonist, Kitahara Haruki, the aloof and talented piano-playing girl, Touma Kazusa, and the kind and gentle Ogiso Setsuna, who is like a school idol. These entanglements span several years from high school to adulthood.

The story begins with a school festival performance, which brings together three people who had no connection before.

Kitahara Haruki was initially attracted to Touma Kazusa's unconventionality and musical talent, and the two developed indescribable feelings for each other as they spent time together; at the same time, he was also warmed by Ogiso Setsuna's gentleness and tolerance.

Ogiso Setsuna, on the other hand, keenly sensed the special connection between Kitahara Haruki and Touma Kazusa. Driven by a variety of complex emotions, she confessed her feelings to Haruki first, leading the relationship between the three into an irreversible and complicated situation.

The reason why it makes people feel "stomach ache" is that these three characters all have distinct personalities and strengths, as well as their own weaknesses, selfishness, and obstacles that are not easily overcome.

Touma Kazusa's love is deep and clumsy, tinged with escapism and self-sacrifice; Ogiso Setsuna's love is warm and restrained, yet also accompanied by careful calculations and pain; Kitahara Haruki is indecisive, yearning for everyone to be happy, but often ends up causing even deeper harm.

Countless misunderstandings, missed opportunities, concealments, and unavoidable choices intertwine to form a suffocating web, making people deeply aware of the dilemma that "choosing either party means cruelly harming the other."

The root of "stomach ache" lies in the emotions of unrequited love, unfortunate coincidences, and sincere yet destined-to-be-painful feelings.

"Just looking at the name makes my stomach hurt."

"It's just that Kitahara Haruki didn't join the chat group, otherwise, this chat group might turn into a 'White Album' film set in the future."

She could almost foresee the subtle atmosphere that might arise in the chat group after Touma Kazusa and Ogiso Setsuna finished reading the memory copies belonging to their world.

"Thank goodness Kitahara Haruki didn't come in."

"However, even if it's just the two of them, this relationship is quite difficult to manage."

"Whether it's before the story begins or after the story begins."

Su Yunqing sighed inwardly.

While Su Yunqing was lamenting her "stomach ache" in the White Album chat, Ogiso Setsuna had already spoken in the chat group, her tone filled with uncertainty and cautious probing:
Ogiso Setsuna: "Um... Hello everyone, I'm Ogiso Setsuna."

Ogiso Setsuna: "A lot of information suddenly flooded my mind just now, about the chat group and everyone else. Is this really true? I still find it a bit unbelievable."

Ogiso Setsuna: "I'm sorry, I might need a little more time to process this."

Clearly, although Ogiso Setsuna knew everything because of the chat group, she was not so easily able to accept it.

This is the normal thing.

How could someone living in the everyday world, apart from having a delusional personality or being extremely mature psychologically, easily accept something as illogical as a chat group?

The cautiousness in their words is understandable, after all, the chat group members include gods, demons, angels, and god-slayers.

As ordinary people, if we want to be bold, we have to be bold.

Ogiso Setsuna: "Also, I think I just heard Kazusa and me mentioned in the chat group?"

Ogiso Setsuna: "Did Kazusa-san join the chat group too?"

(End of this chapter)