Hikigaya was silent.
He didn't expect that Katsuragi would come to him, his "enemy", to plead for mercy for this reason.
At the same time... the word "sister" always inadvertently touches the softest part deep in the heart of the dead-eyed boy.
"In fact, I have already gone to the student union several times to inquire about this matter, but I received a rejection every time."
At this point, Katsuragi couldn't help but sigh.
Seeing this, Hikigaya understood Katsuragi's feelings very well. It was not only disappointment, but also a kind of self-blame. Many times, only when encountering something that is really difficult to solve, will one deeply feel how small one's personal ability is.
"It doesn't work openly, so you came to me?"
However, Hikigaya also noticed the problem: "Why did you think of me?"
Based on Hikigaya's understanding of Katsuragi, he is not the kind of person who would think of "finding someone privately" to do things, and the risks involved are very high. It stands to reason that Katsuragi, who is calm and cautious, is unlikely to come up with such a method.
So... the only possibility is that 'someone' told him to come find me!
Upon hearing this, Katsuragi fell silent, even more hesitant than before, and seemed unwilling to reveal the reason.
"Did the president 'hint' you to come find me?"
Katsuragi suddenly looked up, his eyes slightly widened, an expression of surprise, then nodded, but still did not speak.
Hikigaya understood the general situation after seeing this. Katsuragi had approached the student union many times to negotiate about giving his sister a birthday present, but the final result was always a rejection. After all, it was a rule that was openly prohibited by the school.
However, there are policies from above and countermeasures from below.
Horikita Manabu is not a rigid person, but rules are rules, and some things cannot be put on the table, just like buying and selling scores in the midterm exam.
"I can help with this matter, but you should also understand that there are reasons why things cannot be made public. If you want to resolve it privately, you will naturally have to pay a certain price."
Katsuragi was slightly taken aback, then, as if mentally prepared, he nodded and said, "Go ahead."
"In this school, personal points can be used to purchase anything. Based on my estimation, you'll need to pay at least 20 personal points. This shouldn't be a difficult task for you."
Hikigaya said.
The reason why Horikita Manabu asked Katsuragi to come to him was actually to convey this message in a subtle way. Only Hikigaya, a member of the student council, knew some of the "inside stories" here.
So when Hikigaya learned that it was Horikita Manabu's intention, he immediately understood the meaning and used his personal identity to pay a certain amount of personal points to the school as the price for the "violation".
Of course, these cannot be put on the table and can only be done privately, and certain guarantees are required.
At least even if ordinary students know that there is such a method, the school may not approve it. At this time, the identity of Hikigaya Student Council members becomes extremely important.
Why does Hikigaya know so much? Of course, it’s because he has done it too!
"no problem."
20 personal points were nothing to Katsuragi, and every student in the recent preferential examination had gained at least 50 personal points.
"When the time comes, send me your sister's address and I'll take care of it."
When Katsuragi heard this, a smile unexpectedly broke out on his stone-like face.
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Chapter 232: Youth is great.
After accepting Katsuragi's commission, Hikigaya first consulted about the relevant regulations, and then confirmed the process with Akane Tachibana and Manabu Horikita, and only then did Hikigaya finally feel relieved.
Although he knew that Katsuragi's words were 99% true, he could not rule out the 1% possibility that he was setting a trap for himself. If a bomb was hidden, Hikigaya would definitely die miserably, so he was so cautious.
Because of the IH conference in the summer, the school's sports clubs need to go out to participate in competitions. Each time they go out, they have a special bus arranged by the school. At the same time, there will be school staff to supervise the entire process. The itinerary and time must follow strict regulations. At the same time, everyone must wear a positioning device, and even the rest area during the competition will be specially isolated from the outside world.
It can be said that the school has a complete and mature implementation plan. Although Hikigaya, as an accompanying member of the student union, will not be subject to such strict monitoring as the players, he is actually no less strictly monitored. Many things need to be filed in advance. At the same time, because he is a member of the student union, he must be more cautious and careful.
This time, Hikigaya went out to participate in the competition as a member of the student council and the basketball team. Because Koudou Ikusei High School is located in Tokyo, it is well known that the competition for the competition places in Tokyo is very fierce.
The schools participating in the Summer IH Conference are the top students selected from their respective regions. Tokyo is famous for its large number of schools, and it is said that there are more than 200 high schools, but there are indeed only two qualifying spots in the entire Tokyo. You can imagine how fierce the competition is.
Therefore, the selection competition for the Summer IH Conference basically starts in early June. Koudou Ikusei High School belongs to the East Tokyo District, and each of the East Tokyo and West Tokyo regions has one qualifying spot.
The basketball team of Kodo Ikusei High School has always been at a very high level. This year, they successfully entered the finals of the East Tokyo Qualifying Tournament and defeated their opponents to qualify for this year's IH Summer Basketball Tournament.
Now Gaodu Yucheng High School has entered the quarterfinals, and today is the quarterfinals of the top 8 to the top 8. On the bus to the competition venue, everyone's expression is very solemn.
Because in this 8-to-4 match, Kodo Ikusei High School's opponent is Fukuoka Ohori from Fukuoka Prefecture, a basketball powerhouse, and also the champion of the previous IH Summer Basketball Tournament!
Because the game at Koudou Ikusei High School was in the afternoon, Hikigaya explained his purpose to the accompanying teacher while the team was practicing in the morning. He took out the stamped document that had been prepared in school and handed it over. The other party looked up at Hikigaya and took out his mobile phone to check.
About ten minutes later, the teacher who was traveling with him came back and nodded to indicate that there was no problem with the procedures. Then he took out a palm-sized mini mobile phone from a box and handed it to Hikigaya.
"This is a real-time positioning device, and it will record the entire process. The range of activity must not exceed two kilometers, and the activity time is one hour. If any violation is discovered, the student will be expelled immediately. As for the content of the violation, are you clear about it?"
Hikigaya nodded. He had already understood all of this in school. Although this was Hikigaya's first time purchasing 'outing time', it was not his first time leaving school, so he seemed very calm.
After Hikigaya left, another teacher came over and asked curiously, "I remember this student is only in the first grade, right?"
"Yes, there are very few students who can purchase 'outside time'. Normally, there might not be one in two or three years. And since they are only first-year students, it is even rarer."
"A first-year? I remember buying 'outside time' from the school required at least 200 million personal points, right? He's only a third of the way through a first-year, where would he get so many personal points? I don't even earn that much in a month!"
"These are not matters that you and I should be concerned about."
……
After leaving the gym, Hikigaya rushed to a family restaurant across the street. As soon as he entered, Hikigaya immediately noticed a girl in the booth by the window!
Just then, the other person saw Hikigaya and jumped up from his seat, waving his arms and shouting, "Brother, I'm here!"
Hikigaya saw Komachi's face for the first time in a long time, and without caring about the gazes from all around, he walked over quickly with an excited look on his face.
"Hahaha, I told you that brother would be so excited and happy to see Komachi!"
As soon as Hikigaya walked to the booth, he heard Komachi showing off proudly to the other two people sitting there.
Hikigaya: "..."
Hikigaya looked at the other two people sitting in the seats. Needless to say, Teacher Shizuka was also very grateful to Teacher Shizuka for helping with the coordination. Otherwise, he would not have been able to see Komachi in just one hour.
"Hi~"
Teacher Shizuka gave Hikigaya a small wave.
Then Hikigaya looked at another person, or rather a girl, who was wearing a red sweatshirt and had short black tomboyish hair. The other person was lowering her head, and the drink in the cup was obviously empty but she was biting the straw, as if she didn't see Hikigaya.
"Nishimiya?"
Hikigaya seemed very surprised and blurted out subconsciously: "Why are you here? Are you skipping class again?!"
The girl, who was still biting her straw, stood up immediately after hearing this. She looked up at Hikigaya with wide eyes and said angrily, "I didn't skip class! And it's summer vacation now!"
But the next second, the girl suddenly deflated like a balloon. She couldn't help but lower her head and whispered, "I promised you no, I won't skip class, so I will definitely study hard this time."
"OK OK."
At this time, Teacher Jing came out to smooth things over: "Nishimiya is right. She has been attending school with perfect attendance this semester. Hikigaya, you are really something. It's rare for you to come out of school and deliberately tease her like this."
"That's right, you old man, you don't understand girls at all. I made a lunch box specially for you, Komachi. Now I can take it back to dad. And yesterday you kept asking me if I had a boyfriend. It was so annoying!"
Komachi also echoed.
"Uh……"
Hikigaya scratched his head awkwardly: "Sorry, Nishimiya, it's been a while since we last met. I just wanted to play a joke on you."
"Yuzuru, let's ignore this idiot brother. He doesn't understand girls at all. Yuzuru has been looking forward to this day for a long time and even dragged me along to make a lunch box. Now it's all ruined by this idiot brother."
Komachi said angrily.
"Ah, what is Komachi talking about~~"
Nishimiya hurriedly tried to cover Komachi's mouth: "I, I'm not looking forward to it, it's just that I haven't seen you for a long time, so I'm just a little bit looking forward to it!"
Teacher Jing, who was standing by, watched this scene quietly, and sighed: "Youth is so good!"
233
Chapter 233: Stupid Brother.
Komachi hasn't seen her brother for nearly half a year since Hikigaya left home to go to school in Tokyo.
At first she didn't feel any difference, and even felt that she could do whatever she wanted when her idiot brother was not at home, and she didn't have to worry about her idiot brother suddenly coming out and nagging her like an old mother.
But as time went by, Komachi slowly discovered something that she had always ignored, that is... an indescribable loneliness.
Although she had many friends in her friend list and went shopping with them before and after school, every time she came home and looked at the empty house, and there was always one person missing during meals, Komachi gradually realized one thing.
I didn't know I cared so much about this stupid old man.
It turns out that being a family with only one child, Komachi was so lonely. She always recalled the quarrels and bickerings with her stupid brother, and she would always think of the scenes of complaining and teasing her stupid brother.
So Komachi was really looking forward to meeting the stupid brother today, but sometimes people are just like that. They were obviously looking forward to and excited in the last second, but when they really saw each other again in the next second, they couldn't help but feel disgusted and complain.
This is probably what is called... the feeling of family, siblings.
Hikigaya opened the bento, there were two portions in total, one was a beautiful bento and the other had two large rice balls.
"Did you make this rice ball, Nishimiya?"
Hikigaya looked up at the 'tomboy' opposite him. If one didn't observe carefully, one would easily mistake Nishimiya for a boy. After all, this neutral dress was too confusing. At least when they first met each other, Hikigaya really thought she was a boy.
At the same time, Hikigaya was naturally very familiar with his sister's cooking skills, so it was easy for him to guess the owner of these two rice balls.
Nishimiya looked embarrassed and didn't say anything, just nodded slightly.
"Brother, Yuzuru knows you have a big appetite, so he made two big rice balls specially. Look how thoughtful he is. You should thank him!"
Komachi gave Hikigaya earnest advice.
"Speaking of which, I'm a little hungry. Can I have one now?"
As he spoke, Hikigaya grabbed one of the rice balls and started eating it in big mouthfuls. When Nishimiya saw this, a smile appeared on his face. Komachi and Teacher Shizuka looked at each other and couldn't help but smile as well.
"Okay, okay, take these back and eat them. Look, the waiter looks like he's about to come up and start a fight."
Seeing that Hikigaya wanted to continue eating, Teacher Jing said in a bad mood.
After all, this is a family restaurant. What's the big deal about eating the bento you brought yourself?
"By the way, how is Nishimiya doing in school lately?"
Suddenly, Hikigaya asked casually.
"pretty good."
"No one bullied you, right?"
Xigong shook his head: "They don't dare."
A trace of helplessness flashed across Teacher Jing's face as she spoke, "Hikigaya, I know you're worried, but after such a big incident, who would dare to do anything? Besides, I have friends at school to help look after you, so don't worry."
"I'm sorry, Aqi."
At this time, Xigong said guiltily: "It's all because of me..."
"Stop, stop!"
Teacher Jing quickly interrupted, rubbing Xigong's head with her hand: "Let's not talk about this matter anymore. Instead of wasting time on things that have already passed, it's better to enjoy the present."
This unpleasant topic was forcibly interrupted by Teacher Jing, and then they started talking about various things, but most of them were talked about by Komachi alone. Komachi was very experienced in livening up the atmosphere. Gradually, Nishimiya also joined in, becoming less nervous than at the beginning and with more smiles on his face.
Hikigaya and Shizuka acted as listeners. Perhaps because Shizuka had told Komachi and the others some precautions in advance, Komachi hardly took the initiative to ask Hikigaya about the situation at school.
At first, they talked about some interesting things, trivial matters, and troubles in life, and then the topic gradually turned to studies, grades, and the like.
At this moment, Hikigaya seemed to remember something and looked at Nishimiya: "Nishimiya, how are your grades now?"
The smile on Xigong's face suddenly froze: "Very, very good."
Hikigaya guessed what was going on at first sight. Before Hikigaya met Nishimiya, this guy often skipped classes, so his grades were naturally not very good. Of course... it was also through this opportunity that Hikigaya met this "junior girl" who was a year younger than him.
"Yuzuru is working very hard now, okay? Can't you give him some more encouragement? We have formed a summer study group to study together."
Komachi spoke up to help Nishimiya.
"Study meeting?"
Hikigaya looked at his sister and saw through her intentions immediately: "It seems to me that you are trying to use this to get more pocket money from Mom and Dad!"
Komachi's eyes evaded: "I, I don't have such thoughts! Stupid brother!"
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