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

Suddenly, Hikigaya noticed a hidden gaze and turned to look at the ostrich girl beside him. Their eyes met. The next second, Sakura's face turned red instantly, and she lowered her head in panic, burying her head like an ostrich.

"..."

Well, this is actually not the first time. Recently, Hikigaya can always feel the looming gaze of this ostrich girl. Whenever he wants to ask, the other party will turn into a shivering ostrich and curl up, completely refusing even the opportunity to communicate.

So, am I that scary?

Hikigaya thought gloomily.

Gradually, Hikigaya got used to the girl's gaze.

Chapter 55 I Have a Friend

After school in the afternoon, when Hikigaya packed up and was about to leave, he was suddenly stopped by someone.

"Hikigaya, I need you for something."

Horikita was as cold as ever, even in her words. Her approach was so firm, and it seemed that she had no intention of giving the other party any room for refusal.

All I can say is... this is very Horikita. Furthermore, since Chabashira-sensei revealed the truth, this is the first time the two of them have communicated until today.

"I'm in a hurry, please tell me what you want to say quickly." Hikigaya replied indifferently.

Horikita didn't care about Hikigaya's attitude. She took a deep breath and said, "I heard everything you and Hirata said during lunch break."

"so what?"

"So how did you find out the truth about this school?" A hint of unwillingness flashed across Horikita's face as she spoke.

"Is this important?" Hikigaya frowned. "You're really being too stubborn by still dwelling on this matter."

"No, this is very important to me." Horikita looked at Hikigaya seriously: "Because I really want to be promoted to Class A, so I want to know what you think, Hikigaya?"

"I have no interest in being promoted to Class A." Hikigaya said decisively, "This is what I really think."

"how come......"

Horikita looked at Hikigaya in disbelief, as if unable to comprehend the meaning of Hikigaya's words: "You are so... smart, why would you rather be looked down upon and insulted by those idiots than strive, fight, and prove your talent?!"

In Horikita's opinion, outstanding people should go to better and broader places, instead of sinking in the muddy swamp and eventually dying slowly.

Is she standing up for me?

Hikigaya had a rather subtle feeling.

"Horikita, you should also understand the rules of this school. It's useless to rely on the efforts of one or two people to get into Class A. Moreover, do you think some of the students in this class really have the qualifications to be in Class A? At least so far, I don't see any possibility."

"I understand." Horikita took a deep breath and said slowly: "I will let you see this possibility."

No...why are you so stubborn, little girl? Hikigaya thought to himself.

"If everything is alright..."

"No... I have another question for you." Horikita interrupted Hikigaya's words first: "I have a friend who only scored 50 points in every subject. Why do you think that is?"

"Mensao!"

Hikigaya answered without hesitation, "Deliberately getting 50 points in every subject. Isn't this deliberately telling others that 'I'm very good, but I just like to hide my shortcomings'? This kind of person has definitely read too much anime and light novels. They've got a Chuunibyou (secondary syndrome) on their mind, thinking they're some kind of Dragon Aotian? Playing the pig to eat the tiger? They want to hide their strength from others, but at the same time they hope their hidden strength will be discovered by accident. They're just too stuffy!"

Horikita's face froze: "Uh... is that so?"

Although it is a bit exaggerated, it seems to make sense.

"So, what do you think about the difficulty of the last three questions on the last quiz? Will you be able to answer the last three questions correctly, but accidentally get the earlier easy questions wrong?"

"Horikita, do you think you have a natural sense of humor?" Hikigaya sighed. "Also, the person you're talking about is Ayanokouji, right?"

"How do you know!"

"Is it that hard to guess?" Hikigaya rubbed his forehead in annoyance. "Last time, Chabashira-sensei posted everyone's grades. If I remember correctly, there seemed to be only one person in the class who got exactly 50 points, right?"

"..."

"Also, please carefully examine the rationality of the content before you lie!"

"W-what do you mean?"

"I mean... I don't think you'd say something like 'I have a friend'."

Hikigaya added inwardly, "Exactly the same as me."

Horikita's face showed a trace of astonishment, and he wanted to refute but couldn't find an excuse, looking very unwilling.

"I'm leaving."

Hikigaya was about to leave, but before he could take a few steps, Horikita quickly grabbed the corner of his clothes. At the same time, he saw a hesitant expression on Horikita's face: "So, you... joined the student council?"

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but Hikigaya felt that Horikita's mood suddenly became very unstable. At the same time, he felt that everything he had done just now seemed to be a prelude to raising this issue.

Hikigaya subconsciously thought of Horikita Manabu and naturally associated their last names. He couldn't help but say, "Are you asking about the president? Are you relatives?"

"..."

Horikita unexpectedly fell silent, with hesitation, anticipation, and a bit of fear clearly showing on her face. It was the first time that Hikigaya saw such a rich variety of expressions on the face of this iceberg girl. She felt completely different from the aggressive and cold iceberg girl in his impression!

"Since he's a family member, why not just ask him directly?" Hikigaya suspected there might be some conflict between the Iceberg Girl and the President, but he didn't want to get involved. "I think the President just seems a little cold, but when you get to know him, you'll find he's very easy to talk to and a senior who listens patiently."

If I had to describe him, it would be that he is cold on the outside but warm on the inside. Horikita Manabu looks even colder and more serious than the Iceberg Girl. At the same time, his stern expression and strong aura that is totally inconsistent with his age give people a feeling that he is very difficult to get along with.

But after spending some time together, Hikigaya unexpectedly discovered that this was just everyone's first impression. In fact, Horikita Manabu treats everything and everyone with a fair and serious attitude, and it will not change because of your identity, status, or seniority. Hikigaya unexpectedly likes Horikita Manabu's style of doing things.

Moreover, both of them have the habit of reading all year round, and occasionally they would have some literary debates.

"You and my brother..."

Horikita's eyes widened, looking extremely shocked, with many complex emotions flashing across her face: envy, jealousy, doubt, and deep reluctance.

Thinking of this, Horikita always felt a sense of 'betrayal' and couldn't help but stare at Hikigaya fiercely!

Horikita gritted her teeth and said, "I, I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." Then, before Hikigaya could react, she turned and left, leaving Hikigaya confused.

"Did I say something wrong?"

Hikigaya scratched his head, not understanding why Horikita was fine one second and then seemed like she was going to pounce on him and eat him alive the next?

Women are such terrible creatures!

Chapter 56: Sakayanagi the Little Rascal

On the way to the student council office, Hikigaya was still wondering what he had said wrong to anger Horikita, when he suddenly noticed a petite figure in front of him.

Uh... When Hikigaya saw the girl in front of him, his right eyelid started twitching for some reason.

There was always a very bad feeling. Hikigaya subconsciously looked around and found that he was in a straight corridor. There was no other route to avoid meeting the other party. There was no way, Hikigaya had to bite the bullet and walk over, and then pretended that he didn't know him at all, trying to get away with it.

Then, whether intentionally or not, the silver-haired girl happened to stand in front of Hikigaya. Hikigaya could only nod to greet her, then changed direction but was still stopped.

Hikigaya and the silver-haired girl looked at each other, only to see the other looking at him with a half-smile. Then, Hikigaya ran away without hesitation. The silver-haired girl, who was about to speak, was stunned for a moment, and the smile on her face froze.

The next second, Hikigaya's arm was quickly grabbed by the girl. Hikigaya stood there as if he was under a spell, looking at the girl with a look of despair.

"Hikigaya-kun, you're unexpectedly gentle." Arisu Sakayanagi supported himself with his cane and smiled slightly.

Seeing Hikigaya's sullen face and silence, Sakayanagi's smile widened.

Only then did Hikigaya realize that this straight corridor was the only way leading to the Student Council office. Could it be that the other party had ambushed him here?

"Hikigaya-kun, are you free? I need your help with something." The girl leaned forward slightly and gently adjusted the beret on her head.

"I'm sorry, Sakayanagi, the student council still has a lot of work to do, I'm afraid..." Hikigaya looked very helpless.

Sakayanagi watched quietly, then smiled and said, "It's okay, I just told Tachibana-senpai about it, and she said it's totally fine."

"what?"

Hikigaya, who originally had a look of regret on his face, froze instantly upon hearing that, and his gaze coincided with that of the girl opposite him.

This Sakayanagi definitely had a plan!

And...Senior Tachibana, how have I ever wronged you that you want to kill me like this?

......

"Sakayanagi-san, is this what you meant by needing help?"

[Palette] In the cafe, Hikigaya looked at the silver-haired girl across from him who was slowly savoring her coffee with an expression of "are you kidding me?" The girl even had the mood to order a chestnut Mont Blanc cake.

"Yes, it's about a girl's thoughts."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Hikigaya nearly spit out the coffee he had just taken a sip of. Sure enough, the silver-haired girl before him looked exactly like a certain big devil. A little silver-haired devil?!

“And why is this coffee so bitter!”

Just now, Sakayanagi said "treat you" and ordered a drink for himself. Hikigaya looked down and saw, wow, it was actually black coffee?

"Haha, because I think black coffee matches Hikigaya-kun's temperament very well." Sakayanagi wiped her lips with a napkin.

Although there was no evidence, Hikigaya always felt that the other party did it on purpose.

At the same time, Hikigaya subconsciously looked around, as if looking for something.

"Please don't worry, I'm alone today." Sakayanagi smiled softly as if she could see through Hikigaya's thoughts.

"I, I'm just not used to coming to places like this." Hikigaya coughed and looked seriously at the girl opposite him: "So, Sakayanagi-san, what's going on?"

"Didn't I just tell you that this is about a girl's worries, and... only Hikigaya-kun can help me."

Sakayanagi smiled and said, "Actually, Yukinoshita and I are very good friends, but... I recently noticed that she's been getting very close to a boy. As classmates and friends, I'm concerned about that boy's character."

Sure enough, my previous feeling was not wrong. Sakayanagi was indeed coming for Haruno, but... why was I the one who suffered?

"So?" Hikigaya replied unhappily.

"So?" Sakayanagi was slightly taken aback. Hikigaya's reaction seemed a little unexpected to her, but she continued, "Of course I hope Hikigaya-kun can give me some advice."

Hikigaya looked strange. "Hey, Sakayanagi-san, you're not in love with that boy, so you're making up this excuse, are you?"

"?"

Sakayanagi's smile remained, but she suddenly felt a little cold: "Haha, Hikigaya really has a talent for humor."

Uh...is it funny?

Hikigaya has recently noticed that many people say that they have a talent for humor. Is it true?

"Is that so? Looks like I misunderstood." Hikigaya embarrassedly tried to smooth things over, then said with a gloating look, "But which boy is so unlucky to be favored by Yukinoshita-san?"

"Hikigaya-kun, on the first day of school, you weren't the only two people in the teahouse in the west area of Keyaki Center. And you and Yukinoshita-san were dating in the cafe. Do you want to deny it too? And does this table look familiar to you?" Sakayanagi sneered at the dead-eyed boy opposite who was sweating profusely.

After Sakayanagi's reminder, Hikigaya was shocked to find that he was sitting in the same seat as that day?!

Oh my god, does this guy Sakayanagi have any special hobbies?

"Misunderstanding, this is definitely a misunderstanding! Do I look like someone who could be associated with 'love'? Besides... how could I, how could I be in love with the big devil... no, Haruno! Damn it, which hateful guy spread this rumor? How much does he want me to die?" Hikigaya quickly waved his hands to deny it, looking panicked, as if he had encountered something very scary. This expression did not seem to be fake at all.

Yang Nai? Yang Nai! You call me so intimately, and you still say it's okay?

Man, haha!

Sakayanagi sneered.

"I think Hikigaya-kun must have been wrongly accused..." At this point, Sakayanagi's face showed a meaningful smile: "How about I help you call Yukinoshita-san to prove your innocence?"

Sakayanagi then took out her cell phone and prepared to call someone.

Hikigaya's expression changed instantly: "No, no, don't bother her with something so fictitious!"

Hikigaya was 100% sure that as long as Sakayanagi called, with Haruno's sinister personality, she would definitely admit it. Then Hikigaya would be really speechless!

But Sakayanagi still didn't stop, so Hikigaya finally had no choice but to admit defeat: "Sakayanagi-san, let's get straight to the point. What exactly do you want to do?"

Now Hikigaya is 100% certain that the Sakayanagi in front of him and the Great Demon King have the same origin!

Damn Sakayanagi, that little scoundrel!

"Reading chess is like reading people. Actually, I just want to play another game of chess with Hikigaya-kun, that's all." The girl had put away the smile on her face and said seriously.

Chapter 57: The Battle of the Weak

Hikigaya and a certain little scoundrel came to the chess club's activity room again. It was still empty. No, there was a purple-haired girl biting a lollipop and playing with her cell phone in the corner.