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

"Hi, Kigaya Hachiman, Class D, First Year."

"Will you, will you come again?" The girl looked at the boy opposite her expectantly.

"what?"

Hikigaya had a strange look on his face. Is this... some new type of scam?

A campus romance light novel about a man who meets an intellectually beautiful girl in the library and is approached by her... It's a strange thing to serialize it...!

Chapter 53: The Girl Wants to Take the First Step

"Excuse me, have we known each other before?"

"I do not know."

"..."

The girl's unthinking answer left Hikigaya silent.

"But I know you. I have noticed Hikigaya-kun since the beginning of the school year, but I didn't know Hikigaya-kun's name at that time." Shiina Hiyori answered with a smile, and the girl's expression didn't look like she was lying.

"Have you noticed me since the start of school?"

Hikigaya's expression was becoming increasingly strange, yet he hadn't noticed it at all? And could this lovely girl in front of him be hiding some kind of stalker-type personality?

"Is it because you were late for the first day of school?"

"Huh? Hikigaya-kun is late for school?"

"..."

"Hey, I met Hikigaya-kun here." Shiina Hiyori said with a smile as he looked around the bookshelves.

Hikigaya was visibly stunned for a moment, then a look of sudden realization crossed his face. "So you've been in the library since school started?"

The girl nodded shyly. "After all, there aren't that many students in the library when school starts, so it's easy to notice Hikigaya-kun."

At the same time, the girl silently added in her heart: I have been paying attention to it for a long time, but I don’t know why he suddenly disappeared during this period of time.

"It's not because of my eyes."

Upon hearing this, Shiina Hiyori glanced into Hikigaya's eyes, and the next second she burst out laughing: "S-Sorry, I didn't mean it, wuwu."

The girl covered her face with her hands, as if she was ashamed of her impolite behavior.

In fact, the girl had a secret in her heart that she hadn't told. She knew that this was a place someone often came to, so she had been staying in this hidden corner all this time, actually waiting for the chance to "run into" someone and have a conversation. After all, she really didn't know how to actively communicate with others, so she could only... try her luck.

But when she picked up the book to read, the girl suddenly forgot all these things. She immersed herself wholeheartedly in the world of books and completely forgot her original purpose.

Thinking back on it now, the girl suddenly felt ashamed. Woohoo, she absolutely couldn't let anyone know her little thoughts. It was too embarrassing.

Hikigaya smiled wryly. Was it such a 'simple reason'? He also felt ashamed of his dark thoughts.

"Hikigaya-kun also likes reading, right?" Shiina Hiyori has cheered up again and is looking at Hikigaya with anticipation.

"well enough."

After realizing that he had misunderstood the girl in front of him, Hikigaya felt like digging a hole in the ground, and even felt he didn't dare to look the girl in the eye.

"I knew it." Shiina Hiyori smiled excitedly, "So what kind of books does Hikigaya-kun like to read?"

"Let's just say it's a mystery novel..."

Before Hikigaya could finish his words, the girl excitedly spoke

"Yeah, me too. My favorites are Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None and Raymond Chandler's Farewell, My Lovely. Of course, I also like works by local authors, like Yokomizo Seishi's Kaneda series, Miyabe Miyuki's The Endless Murders and Train... Ah, sorry, I can't help myself when it comes to novels."

Shiina Hiyori also realized that her actions might scare the other person, and quickly apologized in a low voice.

Hikigaya could clearly feel the girl's love for books. Compared to him, who only read as spiritual reading materials to kill time when he was lonely, the girl in front of him really liked reading. The love in her eyes could not be hidden.

"It's okay. I understand the feeling of sharing your favorite things. After all, finding someone to share your favorite things with is already very difficult."

It’s like listening to a song, or accidentally finding a great movie or TV series, and you can’t help but want to share this feeling and emotion with others.

Unfortunately, Hikigaya has always been alone, so he has no chance to share the things he likes with others. He is even afraid and worried that his favorite things will be rejected by others with a casual "I don't like" statement.

"Hey! So Hikigaya-kun thinks the same thing?"

Shiina Hiwa showed a surprised expression: "It's so nice to be understood. I've loved reading since I was a child. Every time I read, I would unconsciously immerse myself in the world of books. Then, when I looked back, I realized... I no longer had any friends around me. Every time I mustered up the courage to share my favorite novels with others, I ended up letting them go. It turns out that I'm still not very good at communicating with others."

At this point, the disappointment on Shiina Hiwa's face was visible to the naked eye, but then this disappointment was replaced by a satisfied smile: "So it's great to meet Hikigaya-kun."

Hikigaya stared at the innocent smile on the girl's face, and suddenly felt touched, but... you are not very good at communicating with others, girl, did you make a mistake?

After that, everyone's topic naturally started to open up, but the girl was talking most of the time, and Hikigaya acted as a listener, quietly listening to the girl's love for books, and from time to time he would agree and share his own views.

The two also gradually discovered that the mystery novels they read unexpectedly overlapped. From another perspective, their interests and hobbies were very similar. This discovery made the smile on Hiyori's face even brighter.

As they were talking, Hiyori suddenly asked, "By the way, Hikigaya-kun, have you ever heard of a writer named Kikuna Shii?"

"Kanashige?" Hikigaya searched his mind and frowned slightly: "I seem to have some impression of this name..."

"Eh? Really? Have you really heard of this writer, Hikigaya-kun?" the girl asked hurriedly, her expression full of anticipation.

"I think it's called 'The Mystery of the 100-Yen Coin at Wind Hill'?"

"Wow! Hikigaya-kun actually knew!"

The girl clapped her hands and couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise, but she quickly realized that she was still in the library and quickly covered her mouth. However, she couldn't hide the smile on her face at all.

"Uh......"

Hikigaya scratched his head. Seeing the girl so excited, he didn't know how to explain it for a moment. To be honest, he had no impression of this writer at all. If it weren't for the "compensation of fate" to search in his mind, Hikigaya would have no idea where he had accidentally seen the name of this writer. As for the content of his works, Hikigaya had no idea at all.

After a moment of silence, Hikigaya finally spoke: "Shiina-san, I'm actually quite impressed with this writer..."

"I see... you just glanced at it occasionally."

Surprisingly, the girl's face did not show the disappointment and frustration that one might have imagined. Instead, she had a look of relief as if to say, "Ah, I knew it."

"Excuse me, what is the relationship between this writer and Shiina-san..."

"Hehe, judging from Hikigaya-kun's expression, I think you should have guessed it. He is my father, a completely unknown mystery writer whose works have never been popular!" Hiyori stuck out her tongue and pretended to be ashamed of her father, as if trying to hide her inner loss.

"Hey! Shiina-san's father is really a writer!"

Surprisingly, Hikigaya seemed very excited and interested.

"Do all writers like to grow beards, smoke hand-rolled cigarettes while writing manuscripts, and when they reach an emotional point, they won't eat or drink for several days, and so on..."

"Father does have a beard, but he never smokes. On the contrary, he likes..." Hiyori was stunned for a moment, then explained to Hikigaya. As she spoke, the girl didn't notice that the haze on her face gradually melted away, and her smile became brighter and brighter.

"By the way, Hikigaya-kun, how about we exchange books and recommend each other our favorite books? That's a great idea, right? I've always wanted to try it!"

The smile on Hiyori's face and the expectation in her eyes were like the winter sunshine, warm and brilliant, as if even the coldest heart would melt away. At the same time, Hikigaya realized belatedly that they were so close. The girl's hot breath and the fragrance emanating from her body unconsciously made Hikigaya's heart beat faster.

There is no way to reject this fatal blow!

"Great!"

The girl shouted and raised her arms, but then her face turned red, as if she realized that her actions were a bit too unrestrained.

"Hikigaya-kun, let's exchange email addresses."

"By the way, does your nose still hurt? Do you really not need to go to the infirmary?"

"Next time, I must treat you as an apology."

"It's great to meet Hikigaya-kun in this school."

"Bye~See you tomorrow~"

Chapter 54 Study Session

It was already the second week of May, and around noon, Hirata suddenly came to the podium.

"Sorry, everyone, for taking up a few minutes of your time."

If it were someone else, Hirata's action of using everyone's break time to hold a class meeting would have been ignored and cursed at, but because he was Hirata, everyone in Class D unexpectedly chose to be tolerant of him.

"The midterm exams that Chabashira-sensei mentioned are coming up soon. If you fail, you'll risk expulsion, so I've prepared study sessions after school. I hope students who are feeling insecure will actively participate in the study sessions. We'd love to hear from you."

As soon as Hirata finished speaking, the students who had failed the quiz stood up and came to Hirata, looking very grateful for his help. After all, for students on the verge of failing, it is normal to be ignored or find ways to make up for it on their own. In the minds of many people, it is enough to just do your own thing and not interfere in other people's affairs. This is often how families educate their children.

Therefore, some people in the class objected to Hirata's proposal to hold a study session. After all, it meant spending their own time to help others, which might even affect their own review. Especially since a large number of these failing students had brought it upon themselves. Not everyone could be so selfless as to let bygones be bygones.

But on the other hand, many people also look forward to being a "good person" like Hirata. After all, if they encounter difficulties, a "good person" like Hirata will definitely help them.

Therefore, for those students who are on the verge of failing, it is undoubtedly a blessing to have Hirata's selfless help.

Of course, some people are indifferent.

The monkey brothers and Sudo. Sudo has been at odds with Hirata since he introduced himself at the beginning of the school year. The monkey brothers are also indifferent, not knowing whether it is out of jealousy of Hirata or out of consideration for Sudo's feelings.

Hikigaya couldn't help but sneer when he saw this. Do these guys really take other people's help for granted?

Hikigaya believes that if the monkey brothers, Sudo and others still cannot recognize their current situation, they will definitely be on the list of expulsions in the midterm exam.

People who are pitiful also have their hateful aspects.

Hirata...

Hikigaya murmured in his heart, sometimes feeling that the other party was a very qualified, even close to perfect leader, who cared very much about class affairs and classmates' affairs, and even regarded class affairs as more important than his own.

What was more important was the other party's proactiveness. With such a proactive class leader, coupled with Hirata's popularity among both male and female students in the class, sometimes Hikigaya felt that Class D was lucky to have such a selfless leader.

Otherwise, considering the state of Class D in the first month of school, it would have been in a state of collapse and complete failure by now. If we talk about an angel, I feel that Hirata is the angel of Class D.

But even though he seemed like such a perfect leader to everyone, Hikigaya always felt that there was an indescribable sense of incongruity with Hirata. Since the beginning of the school year, he felt that Hirata's 'good guy attribute' was too...overabundant!

However, Hikigaya is also very self-aware. As a guy who can't even be a "good person", he has no right to demand or criticize Hirata's actions.

At some point, Hirata arrived beside Hikigaya. Despite being the highest-ranking student in Class D, he still politely greeted Hikigaya and sincerely asked, "Hikigaya, could you please assist me with the study session?"

"what?"

Hikigaya was stunned, and Hirata quickly explained, "Actually, there are quite a few students who want to join the study session, so I wanted to invite Hikigaya to join us and help those in need overcome their difficulties. I'm sure everyone will be very grateful for Hikigaya's help."

Anyone else would have been moved by Hirata's sincerity, but Hikigaya simply shook his head to refuse. Seeing that Hirata was still trying to persuade him, Hikigaya interrupted him, "Hirata, what do you think of my relationship with the girls in my class?"

"Uh......"

Until now, the group of girls headed by Karuizawa still has a strong conflict with Hikigaya. Influenced by this, other girls also dare not have too much contact with Hikigaya, for fear of being treated as "traitors" and executed.

"Also, what do you think of my relationship with the other boys in the class?"

The boys who can be in the unqualified group basically have a good relationship with the Monkey Brothers, Sudo and others, or they simply look down on Hikigaya.

Hirata opened his mouth to say something, but in the end, he could only let out a wry smile.

"So my personality and popularity are simply not suitable for this kind of thing. My joining will only make the study that you have worked so hard to organize become a mess." Hikigaya had a deadpan expression. No one likes to be pointed at by a guy they always look down upon. Rather than causing more conflicts in the future, it is better to simply refuse.

Hirata also understood Hikigaya's situation. He could solve many problems in the class, but the interpersonal relationships in the class were the most difficult thing for him to solve. All he could do was to minimize the possibility of conflict.

"I see. "

Hirata couldn't help but reveal a look of self-blame on his face: "I'm sorry, Hikigaya, it's all my fault. If I had been more resolute at the beginning, perhaps this situation wouldn't have happened."

"No, as a class leader, you've done a great job. This is just my personal problem. You don't have to blame yourself." Hikigaya was a little confused. Why did Hirata start this again? It was clearly not your fault, so why did he take it on himself?

"I know, Hikigaya is still mad at me, right?"

"what?"

Wait, Hirata, why do you sound a bit... gay?

I'm not homosexual!

"Hirata, I like bigger ones, you know what I mean." Hikigaya said very seriously, while subconsciously keeping his distance.

Hirata, on the other hand, had a puzzled look on his face. "Big? Is Hikigaya angry about what happened before? You're right. You warned me to be careful at the beginning of the school year, but I still didn't understand what you meant, and this is what happened."

"Hikigaya is truly gentle," Hirata said with a smile. "Even though the student council is so busy, Hikigaya is still willing to spend time listening to me ramble on. I won't take up your lunch break."

After saying this, Hirata said his goodbyes and seemed to continue looking for high-caliber students to help in the study group.

"Gentleness is too..."

Hikigaya was suddenly stunned. Wait...how did Hirata know that I joined the student council?

"Ok?"