There is something wrong with Hikigaya's classroom of supreme ability

The current difficulties have not been resolved yet, and we have to face the next bigger difficulty.

Thinking of this, Hikigaya couldn't help but sigh.

"Hikigaya, why are you sighing all the time? Are you worried about getting along with your classmates?" Akane Tachibana, who was handling affairs in the student union office, looked up and asked.

"I'm sorry for making you worry," Hikigaya quickly composed himself and said it was just a small problem.

Ever since the conflict with the girls' group headed by Karuizawa that day, Hikigaya has been treated coldly by them. Of course, they only dare to say bad things about Hikigaya behind his back. Hikigaya doesn't care about this at all, because he is a loner in the class, and this level of rumors and criticisms cannot cause him any pressure.

On the contrary, since joining the student union, Hikigaya has been on duty in the student meeting room almost every day after school, and therefore often helps Akane Tachibana, the student union secretary, to deal with various miscellaneous matters.

By the way, why is it always me who's on duty? That nasty guy always skips work!

"By the way, Hikigaya, why are you so skilled? Have you had similar work experience before?" Akane Tachibana asked curiously.

The start of school is usually the busiest time for the student union. As the secretary of the student union, Ju Qian often needs to deal with a lot of matters. These matters are not important but very trivial, which requires a lot of patience and energy to handle. She always felt very tired in previous years, but this year she felt unexpectedly relaxed.

Because as an assistant, Hikigaya was surprisingly skilled in handling these trivial matters, just like those veteran gigolos who are adept in the love field, his skill was surprising.

The reason why trivial things are trivial is that they are not very important but there are many small details that need to be paid attention to.

There was no need for Akane Tachibana to remind her of these areas that required attention to details. Hikigaya had already marked them out and processed them, and they were just waiting for her to review.

With the help of Hikigaya, the 'veteran', efficiency increased rapidly, and work naturally became a lot easier.

"You've had a similar experience before."

Hikigaya scratched his head. Being praised by his senior should be a happy thing, but Hikigaya always had a PTSD feeling, which reminded him of the winter day when a mountain of chores were waiting for him to deal with. It was all because of a certain abominable guy who was the president but didn't do anything!

And there are obviously two first-year student union members, so why am I the only one working here?

Only two people were selected for the student council recruitment this year, Hikigaya from Class D and Yukinoshita Haruno from Class A.

"I see."

Tachibana Akane suddenly realized and couldn't help but admire the president's sharp vision. At first, she was worried about the ability of this junior from Class D, and he didn't look like someone who would be easy to get along with and communicate with.

When they actually got to know each other, Akane Tachibana discovered Hikigaya's many advantages. He was serious about his work and had a very positive attitude. His abilities were unexpectedly outstanding, and communication with him was very smooth and efficient.

Even the dead fish eyes that I used to think were a little scary, now I think they are a little cute.

The students in Class D are surprisingly diligent and hardworking, while the girls in Class A skip classes every day. Who is Class D anyway? Tachibana Akane thought dejectedly.

So for newcomers like Hikigaya, Akane Tachibana doesn't mind giving a little help.

"I've heard a little bit about your class's situation. The class points were allocated a month after the start of school. Ahem... Anyway, it's a bit tricky. So, are the points enough for this month? Don't be shy about asking. It's the seniors' duty to help the newcomers and juniors."

Chapter 51 You are already excellent

This year's first grade, especially Class D's record of losing all 1000 class points in the first month of school, has become a well-known laughing stock.

Considering that Hikigaya is also a student in Class D, Akane Tachibana has probably guessed why he has been so depressed recently.

"Thank you very much for your help, Senior, but don't worry about the points for now."

Hikigaya quickly expressed his gratitude for Akane Tachibana's kindness. Needless to say, the importance of personal points is naturally needed. Currently, many low-ranking classes are short of points. Only students like Hirata and Kushida who have a wide range of friends and good popularity can borrow points from senior students.

So when Hikigaya heard that Akane Tachibana was willing to lend him points, he had a very subtle feeling in his heart.

Seeing this, Tachibana Akane didn't insist and instead offered comfort, "Are you worried about your class? The huge gap between your expectations and the school's evaluation, especially after learning the truth about being assigned to Class D, must be very difficult. There's also the competition between classes, the various conflicts within the class, and the tedious tasks – these are all tests of becoming an excellent student. I believe you can turn this pressure into motivation. I have high hopes for you, Senior."

Tachibana Akane's words were both a comfort to Hikigaya and an expression of her own feelings.

"Senior, were you and the president also assigned to Class D at the beginning?" Hikigaya asked curiously.

Tachibana Akane was stunned for a moment, then shook her head a little embarrassedly: "No, the president and I have been students in Class A since the beginning."

Hikigaya: "..."

Seeing Hikigaya's dazed look, Tachibana Akane couldn't help but laugh. "I know what you're thinking. In our class, the difference between Class A and Class B and Class C was less than 200 points at the beginning, so Class A isn't a life-saving talisman. On the contrary, we, as the leaders, have to bear greater pressure than others."

As the president said, a temporary lead doesn't guarantee final victory. There were times during these three years when we were almost defeated, but in the end, the president withstood the pressure and led us through it together. That's how we got the Class A you see today. So, we can't let our guard down for even a moment."

Although Hikigaya didn't understand the whole process, he could sense the bitterness and pressure that Akane had endured over the past three years from her words and expression.

"But I have a question, Senior."

Hikigaya was silent for a moment before suddenly asking, "I know that in this school, only graduates from Class A receive 100% preferential treatment in employment and further studies. This means that in the school's perception, students in Class A are the best students. But the question is... can this evaluation really be applied to every student in Class A?"

I don't mean to say that the students in Class A are not excellent. On the contrary, I think only excellent students deserve Class A and this preferential treatment. Do you understand what I mean?"

Akane Tachibana was stunned for a moment, as if she didn't expect Hikigaya's question to be so tricky.

"I know what you mean, Hikigaya. You think some students are '****', is that what you mean?"

Hikigaya nodded. This was also his biggest 'dissatisfaction and confusion' with this school. It was clearly aimed at cultivating outstanding students, but it used class groups as a means of competition.

If Class D, where Hikigaya is, can finally make a comeback and graduate from Class A, it is undeniable that there are indeed excellent students in the class, but... can students like Ike, Yamauchi, Sudo, Karuizawa, and even Sakura say with a clear conscience that they are excellent?

Of course, we cannot deny everyone's growth and future in this process, but Hikigaya can't imagine the future of Yamauchi and others. Could it be that they will evolve into human apes?

Such students are given the title of outstanding students in Class A, and Hikigaya thinks this is a mockery of other students who work harder and are more outstanding.

It's like as long as you are born into a good family, clan, or class, even if you are a loser, you can still get material wealth that others will never get in their entire lives.

In the end, the so-called outstanding graduates produced by this school are more like a kind of "packaging" and "gimmick" in Hikigaya's view. In simple terms, they are all show and no substance.

Faced with such a pointed question from Hikigaya, Tachibana Akane fell into an unexpected silence. After a long while, she spoke: "I didn't expect that you, Hikigaya, were already thinking about such a question. To be honest, this phenomenon does exist, but can you say it's wrong?

In fact, the pressure in Class A is really great, extremely great. For a student like me who did not have outstanding abilities at the beginning and was even a bit of a drag, in order not to become a burden to the class and to catch up with others, this alone has exhausted all my strength and energy.

So can I be considered an excellent student now? Actually, I don’t know, because my mind no longer has the space to think about these questions. The only goal left is to keep moving forward, forward, and forward. That’s all.”

Akane Tachibana's voice was very soft, but the heaviness and bitterness contained in her words were her truest feelings in the past three years. It also allowed Hikigaya to have a deeper understanding of the students of this school for the first time.

"Haha, do you suddenly feel that I don't look like a Class A senior?" Akane Tachibana couldn't help but stick out her tongue.

"Senior is senior, but I am the one who is too obsessed with her." Hikigaya began to reflect on himself.

Qian Ju smiled and shook her head. "Actually, these are all things the president taught us. I still remember what the president said to us all at the time: What does it mean to be an excellent student? It's just a label that the school, society, and people put on us. I know some people think they are not excellent, not talented enough to be in Class A, and even feel inferior, thinking they are a burden that holds the class back.

But what I want to say is that this is neither important nor correct.

Just like climbing a mountain, on the road to success, there will always be various difficulties and challenges. Therefore, it is inevitable that some people will fall behind, and even saving one person will drag down the entire team. But even so, I believe that no one in the group is superfluous and can be discarded at will.

Excellence doesn't come from the evaluation of others, but rather from looking back at our past selves and feeling that we have improved, matured, and grown. At that moment, we can say to ourselves with a clear conscience and pride, 'You are already excellent.'"

Hikigaya suddenly felt goosebumps, and at the same time he saw the smile on Tachibana Akane's face.

"Is this the answer the president found in this school? I always thought the president was a cold-blooded person who believed in the supremacy of strength." Hikigaya couldn't help but sigh.

Although this school aims to cultivate outstanding students, it does not mean that "ability first" is the only answer. Horikita Manabu uses his own thinking and actions to give another "answer" on this paper.

Although it may not be correct, it allows everyone to see the existence of another possibility.

Is this the courage of the student council president?

"Such an outstanding president, no wonder the senior likes him."

"You, you...what are you saying all of a sudden! Like or something, no, don't say that...I just...just..." Ju Qian's face flushed, she stammered, and began to hurriedly tidy up the things on the table.

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"Oh, today's work is over! Hikigaya, you have worked hard these days, go back and have a rest!" As he said this, Hikigaya was pushed out of the student office by an irresistible factor.

Until leaving the teaching building, Hikigaya couldn't understand why such a petite girl could have such great strength. Could it be that Senior Tachibana is a hidden super-strong woman?

Chapter 52: New Fraud Trap

"It's still a little early."

After leaving the student council office, Hikigaya looked up at the sky which had not yet darkened. Since joining the student council at the end of last month, student council duty had become Hikigaya's main job after school during this period.

"It's been a while since I last went to the library."

Hikigaya decided to go to the library to kill some time. Of course, it was the only entertainment activity he could think of. After all, Hikigaya couldn't do something like going to a shopping mall alone.

Compared to the period when school started, there are obviously many more students in the library now. Come to think of it, the midterm exam at the end of the month is a battle that every student cannot lose.

As expected, there was not a single student from Class D among the students studying in the library.

"It seems that everyone is very confident about the exams!" Hikigaya couldn't help but sneer.

Hikigaya then found a secluded corner on a high floor. The interlaced bookshelves and the beams at the corner formed a small blind spot. At the same time, the layers of bookshelves seemed to become the protective walls of the castle. This was also the "little world" he discovered by accident. There were almost no traces of students visiting here, which just happened to become Hikigaya's habitat.

When Hikigaya turned the corner, he was stunned. A girl with long light blue hair and purple eyes was sitting on the ground with her knees crossed, leaning against the wall in the corner. There were several books piled around the girl, all of which were mystery novels by famous foreign writers.

The girl seemed to be very immersed in reading, and the small expressions on her face, sometimes nervous and sometimes frowning, also reflected that she was reading the part where the plot was most conflicted.

Hikigaya didn't expect that the treasure land he discovered had been occupied by someone else. Well, in fact, maybe someone else had discovered this quiet place a long time ago, and he just had a preconceived notion about it.

Uh......

As luck would have it, the girl seemed to have been sitting for a long time and moved her calves slightly, and then... in a fleeting moment, Hikigaya happened to see the girl's absolute territory!

The boy with dead fish eyes swore that he definitely saw it accidentally and it was definitely not intentional!

And I really only saw a little bit, it was definitely not because of the angle!

Without giving it much thought, Hikigaya quickly turned around and prepared to leave. He didn't want to be mistaken for a stalking wolf. Then, with a 'bang', he bumped into the bookshelf next to him.

Finished!

As expected, the strange noise that suddenly sounded in the quiet environment still attracted the girl's attention. The girl first looked up in confusion, and looked at the boy's somewhat familiar back with a slightly confused look. The next second, the girl's pupils dilated slightly, and the confusion in her eyes was instantly swept away, replaced by surprise.

"and many more!"

The girl quickly stood up and anxiously reached out to grab the corner of the boy's clothes. Maybe she stood up too quickly, or maybe she hadn't moved for a long time. Just as she stood up and was about to lift her legs, she felt a soft sensation in her calves. Before she could react, she fell forward all of a sudden.

Just as she was about to kiss Mother Earth, a figure suddenly caught the girl.

"No, I'm okay."

Hikigaya caught the girl with quick eyes and hands. The girl's soft body and the faint fragrance on her body made Hikigaya's heartbeat slightly faster. Then, when he saw that the girl had stood up again, he quickly let go of her hand and prepared to turn around and leave.

Seeing that the boy she had finally met again was about to leave, the girl stood up again with an anxious look on her face, and subconsciously chased after him, and then... she used too much force and bumped into Hikigaya's chest.

Suddenly, a 'headbutt' hit his chest, and Hikigaya's body bent slightly, and he subconsciously let out a muffled sound of pain.

The girl also realized that she seemed to be in trouble, and quickly looked up to apologize to the other party, but then... perhaps she was too eager, and with a "bang", her head hit the boy's face again.

The severe pain made the girl cover her head with her hands and let out a painful sound.

"Ah! You, you're bleeding!"

The girl happened to see blood flowing from the nose of the boy opposite her. She was probably frightened by the scene and forgot about the tissue in her pocket. She reached out to help the boy stop the bleeding, and then in a panic, the girl covered the bridge of his nose with her palm.

"Okay, it seems to have stopped?"

The girl breathed a sigh of relief

The next second, blood gushed out!

......

"S-Sorry, I didn't mean it."

The girl lowered her head with a look of regret on her face. Opposite her was some unlucky guy who was trying to stop the bleeding. Fortunately, it was only a minor injury and the nosebleed stopped quickly.

"But, but shouldn't you look up when you have a nosebleed?" The girl asked curiously when she saw the boy opposite her with his head down and his nose pinched with one hand.

"Do you think my injuries are not serious enough?"

"Hug, sorry."

After realizing that she had said the wrong thing, the girl apologized again quickly and made up her mind to learn first aid knowledge when she returned.

About ten minutes later, Hikigaya felt that the nosebleed had completely stopped, so he let go of his hand, then looked up and met the eyes of the girl opposite him who looked like a "curious baby".

"Ah, well, I'm Shiina Hiyori from Class 1-C. I'm really sorry about what happened just now, and I didn't mean it." The girl named Shiina Hiyori introduced herself hurriedly, while carefully observing Hikigaya's expression, fearing that he would be unhappy.

"If you did it on purpose, I'd be in the hospital now." Hikigaya couldn't help but complain.

Thinking back to what I just experienced, was this a classic development from some anime light novel? This is too outrageous! My nose still hurts slightly.

Shiina Hiwa couldn't help but burst out laughing when she heard that. Then she quickly covered her mouth after realizing something was wrong. However, she couldn't help but say, "I always feel like the situation just now is something that could only happen in a novel."

"I'm fine now. I'm leaving now."

Hikigaya was about to stand up, and the girl opposite him got anxious when she heard what he said, and stood up quickly. But before she could move, Hikigaya on the opposite side retreated quickly as if he had encountered something terrible, just like a blue ramen-haired guy shouting "Don't come over here".

Shiina Hiyori was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but giggle.

"You haven't told me your name yet!"