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

"Also, since you're willing to join the study group to help Yamauchi, Sudo, and the others who are clearly burdens, rather than abandoning them, I think you should have realized that compared to the option of [abandoning] them, [helping] them will obviously allow you to gain more benefits. Helping them is actually helping yourself in disguise.

To use the words the guild leader said last night, this is an exchange of benefits. While discarding obvious encumbrances may seem to make everyone better off, the very act of "discarding" them is a poor choice, as it means you've lost the value of using them.

A warm breeze blew, but Horikita felt a faint chill. This boy in front of her actually "analyzed" her to this extent?

Moreover, Hikigaya's words reminded her of the conversation she had with Ayanokouji after she left the teacher's office that day. Ayanokouji also said similar words to make her change her mind about "abandoning" Yamauchi, Sudo and others, and instead try to help them. He also convinced herself with the idea of "for my own benefit, hoping that they would bring benefits in the future."

But compared to what Ayanokouji said back then, what Hikigaya said was more straightforward, or in other words, he more nakedly dissected the reality of "interpersonal relationships" layer by layer and presented it to him.

And... Horikita looked at the boy's face opposite her, and had the illusion that he was used to his indifference.

"Who...are you?"

Horikita asked subconsciously.

Ok?

Hikigaya looked at Horikita in confusion. Why did this guy suddenly ask such a strange question?

Is there any deeper meaning?

Hikigaya was silent for a moment, then tentatively replied, "Just an ordinary student passing by?"

When Horikita heard Hikigaya call himself an 'ordinary student', she suddenly felt angry that he looked down upon her, and her eyes almost spitted fire.

"you!"

Horikita took a deep breath and tried to suppress his anger: "Anyway, I will repay your favor on my behalf, brother. And I don't need anyone telling me what to do!"

Hikigaya couldn't help but smile bitterly. Even so, Horikita was still so stubborn!

However, this aloof character that does not follow the crowd is also one of the reasons why Hikigaya admires the Iceberg Girl.

only……

"But Horikita-sister, sometimes being aloof and lonely are two different things."

Hikigaya felt emotional, as he used to be the former. He considered himself to be aloof and arrogant, unwilling to go with the flow, and subconsciously rejected help from others. He often boasted that he was "mature and could see through human nature", but in fact, he was not mature at all. He just hoped to use this method to make up for the huge gap between himself and reality.

But after being enlightened by Teacher Jing on the bridge that night, he suddenly realized it. Unfortunately, there was no chance to make amends. Now... he is just a lonely man.

Perhaps for this ridiculous reason, Hikigaya rarely said so much to Horikita.

You are so bad!

Hikigaya thought with a laugh.

"Oh, and I have a piece of advice for you. This midterm exam isn't just about passing the individual exam; it's about the entire team."

Hikigaya said as if he suddenly remembered something.

In fact, after the school announced the truth, especially the class competition system it set up, it has clearly told everyone that they must change their original "individual thinking" and must transition from individual thinking to collective thinking.

In Hikigaya's opinion, Hirata is the only one in the class who is aware of this matter. The others seem to still be stuck in the misunderstanding that "as long as they pass the test, it's fine." This is a very dangerous thing.

After saying that, Hikigaya no longer paid any attention to Horikita, who was standing beside him with a look of resentment, and left without even looking back.

67

Chapter 67: Angel's Smile.

"Hikigaya-kun, please wait a moment!"

As soon as Hikigaya left the courtyard, someone called out to him from behind.

Kushida?

"Hikigaya-kun, what a coincidence."

Kushida said that after eating his lunch box, he was taking a walk alone and unexpectedly ran into Hikigaya, so he went up to say hello.

Kushida fixed his hair and greeted Hikigaya with a smile that he thought was very sweet and cute. His voice was soft and with a slightly cute tone. If it were a boy from Class D, his heart would probably be beating faster, his eyes would be full of love, and he might even imagine "a wonderful married life with Kushida".

Unfortunately, Hikigaya just replied with a flat "Oh" and nothing else happened, which made Kushida, who had prepared a speech, stunned for a while. However, as a girl with rich social experience, Kushida immediately realized that Hikigaya in front of her was different from those "pig brothers" like Yamauchi and Sudo, so she decisively abandoned the conventional routine and switched to another one.

"Yes, is it my illusion? I always feel that Hikigaya-kun is so cold to me. If I have made you unhappy in any way, please tell me and I will try my best to correct it. Please, please don't hate me."

Kushida's eyes were filled with tears, and he couldn't help but lower his head with a very sad look.

She looked so pitiful that I felt the urge to go up to Kushida and comfort her. However, Hikigaya was indifferent to this and even couldn't help muttering in his heart, why does this girl always look like she's crying? It's so troublesome.

At the same time, Hikigaya couldn't help but compare Kushida in front of him with Horikita before. The personalities of the two were really different. At least Hikigaya couldn't imagine Horikita crying like Kushida, looking like a weak girl.

"Lunch break is almost over. If you have nothing else to do, I'll leave first."

Hikigaya was about to turn around and leave when she saw this. Kushida couldn't help but get anxious and quickly stepped forward to hug Hikigaya's arm, even pretending to fall flat on her face. The girl's soft and plump body suddenly pressed against the boy's.

"Yes, I'm sorry, I, I didn't mean it."

Kushida quickly moved away from Hikigaya, like a shy little girl who had just fallen in love. Her face instantly turned red like a ripe apple, making people want to take a bite.

Hikigaya stared at Kushida with a strange expression on his face, feeling as if the previous erotic scene had been staged and directed by Kushida himself. "Hey, Kushida, what's going on?"

Seeing that Hikigaya still wasn't following her expected 'script', Kushida couldn't help but feel annoyed. Then, seeing Hikigaya's dead eyes, she couldn't help but feel a surge of inexplicable anger. He'd clearly taken advantage of me, yet he still acted so innocent?!

Kushida suppressed her anger, her face still showing a shy girlish look: "Actually, I just saw you and Horikita quarreling. I'm a little worried about Horikita's situation, so I wanted to understand the situation and see if there is anything I can do to help."

Horikita?

Could it be that Kushida found this place by following Horikita?

"If you're so worried about Horikita, why don't you just go find her in person? You girls should be able to get along more easily, right?"

Hikigaya was puzzled. Given Kushida's status and popularity in the class, there was actually someone he couldn't handle?

You should know that Kushida, who said at the beginning of the school year that he wanted to be friends with everyone, has already achieved most of his goal. Both boys and girls have praised Kushida.

In Hikigaya's impression, Kushida is always surrounded by friends, and he is rarely seen alone. He even maintains very good relationships with students from other classes.

Upon hearing this, Kushida gave a perfectly appropriate wry smile: "Hikigaya-kun, you're not a girl, so it's normal for you to not know that girls have many unspeakable secrets..."

Kushida waited for a moment, and seeing that Hikigaya didn't seem to be responding at all, his eyes twitched. He then took a deep breath and said helplessly, "Actually, I don't know how I might have offended Horikita-san. I always felt like Horikita-san seemed to dislike me a little, so I asked Hikigaya-kun for help."

"I?"

"Aren't Hikigaya-kun and Horikita-san's deskmates? Besides Ayanokouji-kun, you're probably the only student in the class who talks the most with Horikita-san. I want to know more about Horikita-san and become her friend. Please, it's very important to me."

Kushida clasped her soft and smooth hands tightly against her chest, and with her cute face slightly raised, she looked at Hikigaya lovingly.

This was a girl's request that no one could refuse.

"As long as Hikigaya-kun agrees to help, I, I can promise you one thing."

Kushida seemed to muster up great courage to say this. It seems that in order to become friends with Horikita, Kushida can pay any price.

As Kushida said this, the air around them seemed to be filled with pink hormones and a very ambiguous atmosphere.

If it were someone else, they would have been captives of this little angel long ago, but Hikigaya always found it hard to believe this "cute little angel" because... when he was talking with Horikita, he had already noticed this little angel hiding in the distance.

"I, I object!"

Suddenly, an angry voice interrupted the atmosphere carefully created by Kushida. Ike and Yamauchi appeared out of nowhere, and the two of them, one on the left and one on the right, were like two generals, completely isolating Hikigaya and Kushida.

Yamauchi looked even more like a cannibal, and shouted: "Hitotani, you dare to steal my house?! I understand, you are afraid that Kikyo-chan can't resist my masculine charm, so you can only confess your feelings secretly!"

"Confession?!"

Upon hearing this, Chi was shocked at first, then he stared at Hikigaya with anger: "You cunning fellow, you actually took my little angel away?! Even if it was a confession, I was the one who came first!"

Yamauchi was about to agree, but after hearing what Ike said, he immediately became unhappy: "What do you mean you came first? It was obviously me who happened to find my little angel in danger when I went to the toilet because of a stomachache. So even if Kikyo-chan had to choose, she would have chosen me!"

"You, have you washed your hands?"

Upon hearing this, Chi was so frightened that he quickly took a few steps back.

"Huh? I, of course I washed my hands!"

Yamauchi's eyes avoided.

Then, Ike and Yamauchi started fighting among themselves.

"I said...the person has left."

"Ah, where are the people?"

Yamauchi and Ike realized what was happening and turned around, but Hikigaya was no longer visible behind them. Instead, there was only the smiling face of a little angel that was about to turn evil.

68

Chapter 68 Examination Scope.

Ever since the last 'friendly' conversation with Horikita in the courtyard during lunch break, Hikigaya hadn't had the trouble he'd expected from the girl. This had made him feel relieved, but at the same time he cursed himself for being nosy. He really needed to correct his 'nice-guy' personality, otherwise he would have to add a few more black marks to his dark history.

Looking back, he and Horikita were classmates and desk mates, so they saw each other all the time. Thinking of his "sermon" to Horikita, Hikigaya wanted to find a hole to crawl into, or just ask for leave from school?

This is so embarrassing!

Although Horikita acted as if nothing had happened after returning from the courtyard and did not behave in any unusual manner, Hikigaya always felt a chill on his back.

Hikigaya has been sneezing a lot lately. Could he have caught a cold?

"These guys in Class C are really a source of worry!"

In the library, Hikigaya, wearing a mask, returned to his seat tiredly after dealing with the dispute between Class C and other classes. This was not the first time that Hikigaya had to deal with a dispute in the library. The students in Class C seemed to be madly in love and provoked the students in Class A and Class B in the library every day. Hikigaya had to clean up the disputes that arose, which was really annoying!

"It's really hard for Shiina to have such a bunch of noisy and troublesome students in the class."

Hikigaya is worried about Hiyori having classmates like these aggressive elements, and he hasn't seen Hiyori in the library much lately, probably because she's busy tutoring her classmates.

"Hikigaya-kun, what are you talking about~"

Suddenly, he heard a warm breath, and Hikigaya shivered like a kitten whose tail was caught, his fur standing on end.

After seeing Hikigaya's exaggerated reaction, Haruno laughed out loud in an unkind way.

"Why...are you here?"

Facing Hikigaya's resentful eyes, Haruno sat down on the table without hesitation, shaking her snow-white thighs. The absolute forbidden area was looming in front of Hikigaya. She laughed happily and said, "Why do I feel that Hikigaya-kun has a lot of resentment towards me?"

Hikigaya looked at the big devil opposite him with a 'huh' look as if he was asking a question even though he knew the answer, but soon Hikigaya looked away calmly.

"Hey, Hikigaya-kun, don't be so stingy. As compensation, I'll accompany you to dinner. It's my treat, how about that? You can't refuse a girl's invitation."

Haruno seemed unaware of Hikigaya's abnormality. She gently stroked her cheek with her hand, tilted her head, pouted her lips, and looked at Hikigaya pleadingly.

Looking at Haruno's skillful and smooth movements and expression, Hikigaya's eyebrows jumped. Haruno's simple words and small movements, combined with both defense and attack, made the boy lose the ability to fight back in an instant.

The rank of the big devil on the opposite side is really too high, at least at the level of King 1,000, which is not too much!

Damn it, still not working?!

"If you don't say anything, it means you agree."

"Can you please sit down?"

Hikigaya pulled out a chair and looked around guiltily: "Everyone's looking at me."

Haruno giggled, moved her chair closer to Hikigaya, and teased, "You're so shy~"

Hikigaya blushed and couldn't help but retort: "That's because you are thick-skinned!"

Haruno didn't care at all. She held her cheek and looked at Hikigaya's profile, then poked him with her finger. "I didn't expect that Hikigaya's eyes would be more attractive after wearing a mask."

"Can this be understood as mocking me?"

Hikigaya wore a mask, revealing only his pair of DHA-rich dead fish eyes, which were more conspicuous and eye-catching than ever before, even a little scary to some people. Even the troublesome matters he dealt with today went unexpectedly smoothly.

"No."

Haruno stared straight at Hikigaya's face. "I was wondering how a human could have eyes like that. Could they have some superpowers or something?"

"I think you owe it to everyone in the world who has these eyes to apologize!"

"Is it true that you don't have the ability of clairvoyance or clairvoyance?"

"Come on, this is three-dimensional reality, not the two-dimensional world of Sharingan and Byakugan! Even in the two-dimensional world, there are plenty of supporting characters with dead fish eyes!"

"Eh~"

Yang No looked disappointed, and then lay on the table in boredom, "I'm so bored recently, I really want to go home, I miss Yukino so much, I really want to ravage her~"

Hikigaya suddenly became curious: "Aren't you worried about what's happening in the class?"

Yang No, who was lying on the table, looked nonchalant, with his cheek pressed against the table, and replied weakly: "What's there to worry about? Anyway, let them fight first. I'm just responsible for cheering them on from the side."