RBCT Chapter 1933 Is Doraemon a cat lover? It's a choice he makes!
Chapter 1933 Is Doraemon a cat lover? It's a choice he makes!
Chapter 1933 Is Doraemon a cat lover? It's a choice he makes!
A genius among loners: "Don't say it in a way that could be misunderstood."
A genius among loners: "Besides, even if I don't lack companionship, Yukino likes cats."
A genius among loners: "Besides, Komachi would probably be very happy to have a robot like Doraemon by her side."
When Hachiman Hikigaya saw Kazuma Sato's words, his tone carried a hint of helplessness.
The way this guy lists things makes it seem like he's showing off.
While this may be true from an objective factual perspective, there are actually differences.
He doesn't know Isshiki Hatake now, and he may not know him in the future.
So at least he doesn't need to join.
Furthermore, Yukino's love for cats is well-known, and her younger sister Komachi has always been unable to resist all sorts of novel things, especially robots that can chat with her.
Although he doesn't lack companionship, who would refuse a Doraemon?
Kazuma the Head-Dog: "If you hadn't mentioned it, I would have forgotten that Doraemon is a cat."
Kazuma: "Do you also like 'Doraemon-like' robot cats?"
Kazuma Sato suddenly realized, and then his expression became somewhat subtle.
Even the version of Doraemon with ears is fundamentally different from a cat, right?
Is this really acceptable for cat lovers? Are the standards for cat lovers really that broad?
A genius among loners: "So you just don't understand."
A prodigy among loners: "Yukino's cat fetish is beyond your imagination! As long as you have the word 'cat' in your name or possess certain cat-like characteristics, regardless of whether you are a cat or what kind of cat you are, you'll get extra points from her!"
A genius among loners: "Although Doraemon does look different from a normal cat, the cat itself is the key, so the answer is clear!"
A prodigy among loners: "She couldn't refuse!"
Hikigaya Hachiman's confidence was tinged with a hint of pride.
Kazuma and the human-headed dog: "I don't know what you're so proud of."
Sato Kazuma remained silent for two seconds after reading Hikigaya Hachiman's words, then couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.
Is this something to be proud of? What's there to be proud of?!
Kasumi Shiko: "'She couldn't refuse,' what a confident statement, Hikigaya-kun."
Kasumi Shiko: "I just wonder if you in the other world know so much about Yukinoshita."
Kasumigaoka Utaha couldn't help but laugh as she looked at Hikigaya Hachiman's words.
If there were only Hachiman Hikigaya in the chat group, it would just be a simple display of affection. However, there is also Yukino Yukinoshita in the chat group, and Yukino Yukinoshita and Hachiman Hikigaya are not from the same world.
Although this gesture is still a display of affection, it can easily annoy people.
After all, Yukino Yukinoshita is unwilling to admit that she is a cat lover.
As expected, after Kasumigaoka Utaha finished speaking, Yukino Yukinoshita spoke up.
Yukino Yukinoshita: "To so arbitrarily conclude one's personal preferences based solely on information about 'another me,' and to use this as some kind of solid argument, even revealing an unnecessary sense of pride."
Yukino Yukinoshita: "This only proves that even if some people have experienced different life trajectories, their bad habit of arbitrarily defining others and indulging in self-satisfying reasoning has not improved in the slightest."
Yukino Yukinoshita: "In fact, because they have seemingly 'conclusive' evidence (referring to the memory copy), they have become even more extreme."
Yukino Yukinoshita: "As for Doraemon, I believe I could never refuse him in any world, but that's definitely not because Yukino Yukinoshita in any world is a cat lover."
Yukino Yukinoshita: "It is wrong to draw conclusions based solely on the preferences of Yukino Yukinoshita from one world."
A genius among loners: "So you're not a cat lover?"
A genius among loners: "You can't lie, no matter which world Yukino Yukinoshita is from, she's not a liar."
This statement directly captures one of the most important principles in Yukino Yukinoshita's personality: pursuing truth and abhorring hypocrisy.
She could remain silent, she could evade the question, she could argue with rigorous logic, but faced with such a direct question about her own preferences, she could not, and would never, choose to lie.
Yukinoshita Yukino: "."
Yukino Yukinoshita from another world fell silent.
She could refute his arbitrary generalizations, question the rationality of his reasoning, and even express her dissatisfaction with his attitude.
But when it comes to the fundamental question of whether she likes cats, she cannot deny it.
Any attempt to circumvent or embellish the situation is powerless under the premise of "not lying".
In the end, she chose silence, and silence itself was an answer.
A genius among loners: "So, at least for now, there's nothing wrong with what I said."
Hachiman Hikigaya did not press his advantage; he simply stated his conclusion.
A genius among loners: "I know you are hostile to me because I chose both Yukino and Yui from my world at the same time."
A genius among loners: "I don't want to find grand reasons for what I do."
A genius among loners: "I cannot answer whether this choice, this 'love,' can still be called you, or the 'true thing' I'm pursuing."
Hachiman Hikigaya paused here, as if gathering his thoughts, before continuing.
A genius among loners: "But one thing I'm sure of is that I'm happy! happier than ever before!"
A genius among loners: "Yukino's pursuit of truth and her occasional clumsiness, Yui's gentle tolerance and cautious courage, they bring me light that fills every day."
A genius among loners: "For each other, this is the unique and irreplaceable truth."
A genius among loners: "Therefore, I sincerely hope that you, Yukinoshita, can also find your own happiness."
A genius among loners: "That happiness may have a completely different shape, but it must be just as dazzling, just as making you feel, 'This is it.'"
He changed the subject slightly, his tone carrying a hint of relief.
A genius among loners: "I don't want you to have any unnecessary prejudice against 'the me in your world' because of the choices 'I' make."
A genius among loners: "Your stories should be written by yourselves, without any other factors."
A genius among loners: "But now it seems that the prejudice I had caused is dissipating; this makes me happy."
Hachiman Hikigaya clearly knows the shock and discomfort that Yukino Yukinoshita from another world felt after joining the chat group and learning about "his" story.
In that world, she had not yet experienced the baptism of emotions, and her pursuit of "real things" was pure and stubborn.
His choice, which embraced both Yukino and Yui of his world, was, in her eyes, a departure from that pure "fake," a compromise with or even a defilement of "truth."
Therefore, she developed prejudice, even disappointment and rejection, towards the "self" who made such a choice.
He wasn't without worry.
On the contrary, what he was worried about was that this prejudice caused by "him" would act as an invisible barrier between Yukino Yukinoshita in another world and "Hachiman Hikigaya" in her own world.
He worried that the proud and lonely girl, upon learning of another "possibility," would prejudicially label "him," with whom she had not yet had a deep connection, close her heart, or embark on a path she deliberately avoided.
If the two people in that world missed each other because of "him," this "sample" from a parallel world, it would be an outcome he would not want to see, and he would even feel he needed to bear some responsibility for.
If Yukino Yukinoshita, after learning everything, makes a choice completely different from the memory copy based on her own will and judgment, he will feel regret and pity, but he will never say anything more.
That is Yukino Yukinoshita's story, and it should be written by her.
However, if the root of that different choice lies in prejudice against "him" and in the denial of "another possible self", then this "missed opportunity" is mixed with factors that should not exist.
The source of this factor is him, which makes it impossible for him to remain completely uninvolved.
Fortunately, although Yukino Yukinoshita from the other world still harbors prejudice against "him", her prejudice against "Hachiman Hikigaya" from that world is gradually fading away.
That's enough.
If only Yukino Yukinoshita could let go of the resentment caused by the choice of "another self" and face "Hachiman Hikigaya" in her world with her true self.
Go experience it, feel it, and make your own choices that you won't regret.
Wherever that choice ultimately leads, it will be the best outcome for him.
His blessing was a wish for her happiness, not a prediction of a specific ending.
Meanwhile, another world.
Yukino Yukinoshita lowered her eyes slightly, her fingertips unconsciously tracing the pages of the book.
She could clearly feel the sincerity in the words of "Hachiman Hikigaya" in the chat group.
This is not just empty politeness, but a heartfelt wish based on my own experience and understanding of the form of "happiness".
This subtly diminished the emotions she felt about being "seen through."
In fact, she was always very clear about this rationally.
The "Hachiman Hikigaya" in the chat group is a completely different individual from the "Hachiman Hikigaya" in his world, who always has a dead fish eye, spouts infuriating nonsense, but occasionally sees through the essence of things.
They had the same starting point, but due to different experiences and choices, they went on to have completely different futures.
It is extremely irrational and unreasonable to take out one's complex emotions about the choices made by "Hachiman Hikigaya" in the chat group on "Hachiman Hikigaya" in one's own world.
She understands the reasoning.
But between "knowing" and "doing" there is always a chasm called "emotion".
When I first entered the chat group and learned that "another version of myself" was actually sharing a relationship with someone else, the shock, confusion, and even a slight sense of being offended were real.
This emotion is directed not only at "herself" in that world, but also at "him" who made this choice, and at the impact of this choice itself on the "authenticity" she upholds.
This emotion inevitably affected how she looked at "Hachiman Hikigaya" beside her, making her unconsciously scrutinize him, and even feel a hint of indescribable wariness and distance.
Fortunately, time and daily interactions, like a slowly flowing stream, gradually eroded that fragile prejudice.
The sarcastic, awkward, yet surprisingly reliable guy in the Service Department proves, little by little, that he is "himself," not someone else.
The fog of prejudice is gradually dissipating in their daily bickering, occasional cooperation, and the subtle understanding that only they can comprehend.
But the dissipation of prejudice does not mean a reversal of perception.
At least for "Hachiman Hikigaya," who has already made a "choice" in the chat group and represents "another possibility" in a certain sense, it's hard for her attitude to be "good."
However, at this moment, what he said could still be considered "human language".
Yukino Yukinoshita gently raised her eyelids, her dark eyes regaining their usual clarity and calmness. Her thoughts paused briefly in the chat group before she replied:
Yukino Yukinoshita: "Please don't worry, I have my own judgment and principles."
Yukino Yukinoshita: "Others' choices, no matter where they come from, are just the stories of 'the other,' a 'possibility' of a parallel world."
Yukino Yukinoshita: "It may provide some reference, but it is by no means enough to become noise that interferes with my own path."
Yukino Yukinoshita: "I will personally experience and discern the 'truth' of the world I live in, and ultimately grasp it with my own hands."
Yukino Yukinoshita: "Your worries are unnecessary."
Her voice paused, as if she felt the last sentence was a little abrupt, or perhaps the sincerity of her blessing truly deserved a response, so she added in a relatively gentler tone:
Yukino Yukinoshita: "As for the 'happiness' you mentioned, thank you for your wishes."
Yukino Yukinoshita: "But my future, whether brilliant or ordinary, will only stem from my own will and choices, and no one else needs to worry about it."
She accepted the goodwill, but drew a clear line; she acknowledged the existence of "possibility," but emphasized the sovereignty of "self."
Yukino Yukinoshita will not deviate from her own path because of any "external factors," including the choices of another "self," or any "possibilities."
This is Yukino Yukinoshita.
A genius among loners: "I know, and I believe."
A genius among loners: "Just worry."
How could Hachiman Hikigaya not know Yukino Yukinoshita?
Whether it's "Yukino" from his world or "Yukinoshita" from another world in the chat group, he can clearly see their souls, their persistence in their own will, and their pursuit of "truth".
He knew everything about them, inside and out, from pride to vulnerability, from sharpness to clumsiness.
Because he understood this, he was even more aware of the powerlessness and inevitability of that "worry".
(End of this chapter)