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Chapter 80: Love shaking girl.

"Everyone, please listen patiently while I tell you something very important."

The next day at the D class meeting, the handsome young man Hirata hurried to the podium, looking very anxious.

"It's about the content of this midterm exam..."

Hikigaya below showed a surprised look. Seeing that Chabashira-sensei had not taken any action, he was planning to remind Hirata about the "error in the test scope" given by Chabashira-sensei, but he didn't expect that the other party had already discovered it.

But Hikigaya also noticed that Hirata's eyes always seemed to be on Horikita on the podium. Could it be that Horikita discovered it?

Sure enough, when the students in Class D heard that they had studied hard for half a month, but in the end the exam content was wrong, they immediately went crazy, especially the three idiots.

However, Hirata and the little angel in the class, Kushida, came out to calm everyone down immediately, as if they had been prepared for this. It was estimated that Hirata and others must have held a "small meeting" before this, so they were able to calm down the chaos. There was no other way. The top priority now was not to find someone responsible, but to race against time to remedy the situation immediately. After all, there were less than 10 days left until the midterm exam.

"Ok?"

Hikigaya subconsciously looked at Sakura beside him and found that the girl's face was pale and her body was shaking. I said... Girl, is your body really strong enough for a man?

Soon the boy looked away in embarrassment, feeling that staring for too long was a bit impolite and very censorious (a sensitive word).

Hikigaya also roughly guessed the reason why Sakura looked so bad. It was very simple. The girl's grades were already on the edge of passing the midterm exam. If she was not careful, she would fall below the passing line and become a dropout.

The students who were most affected by the wrong exam range this time were the three idiots who had already failed, and the students in Sakura's range.

Therefore, the students in this group reacted most strongly in the class just now. They had clearly left the edge of the cliff and were relieved, but were suddenly pushed to the edge of the cliff again, which was even more dangerous than before. No one could bear this kind of psychological gap!

Although there are organized study sessions in the class to specifically help tutor students in Sakura's same range, and Sakura herself has participated, the effect is not ideal for a girl with social anxiety.

Unable to actively communicate, and intimidated by the classmates in my study group, especially the same group as Karuizawa and Shinohara! It was like a little lamb landing on the doorstep of a big bad wolf, except, of course, this wasn't a green grassland.

So although Sakura seemed to have attended the study session, it was actually no different from not attending. During this time, the girl basically stayed in her room to review.

Hikigaya, whose heart was broken by Sakura yesterday, has gradually recovered after a night of secluded training. Afterwards, Sakura realized the damage her escape had caused Hikigaya, and somehow obtained her own email address. She sent an apology to Hikigaya via email, also attaching the information about the digital camera.

Hikigaya communicated with Sakura via email on the Internet, and it was unexpectedly smooth. The other party did not have the blocked and weak social anxiety that she had in reality. From the words and sentences used by the girl, one could feel that Sakura was completely different from the real one.

Hikigaya and Sakura will not take the initiative to talk to each other in school. Sakura still looks weak and socially anxious when communicating with anyone, but in fact, Sakura can communicate without any obstacles on the chat software, and even talks more. Sometimes she will take the initiative to bring up topics and even send emoticons!

Could this be something like "being submissive in real life but striking hard online"?

So a very strange scene appeared. The two were obviously classmates, and even sat at the same table less than one meter away from each other, but they gave up communicating face to face and instead typed and talked on the chat software.

It's really abstract. No wonder the news criticizes mobile phones every day for ruining modern people's social life!

Hikigaya thought for a moment before sending a message on his phone.

[Energy Conservationist: Is it okay to take the exam?]

In less than a second, the other party had replied.

【MAO: No... no problem.】

Hikigaya subconsciously glanced to the side and found that the girl's body was still shaking. Is this okay? As if noticing Hikigaya's gaze, the girl buried her head in the desk like an ostrich, and her body shook even more violently.

Hikigaya shook his head.

[Energy Saver: If you don't mind, I can help you with your exams.]

The message showed 'read', but after almost five minutes, this 'second-read' message still hadn't received a reply.

Who invented the "read message" feature anyway? It's so lame! Don't they realize how awkward it makes the person sending the message feel?! Hikigaya internally grumbled!

Suddenly the cell phone vibrated.

[Yes, is it possible? ]

Energy Conservationist: It's decided.

Thinking of the girl who was like an ostrich, Hikigaya thought for a moment and sent a message with the specific time and place, so that the girl would not think too much and run away at the last minute.

The message was read in seconds, but there was still no reply. Hikigaya didn't care. This was all he could do. If the other party didn't appreciate it, he didn't have any better solution.

However, Hikigaya didn't notice that after he sent the message, the girl's body had stopped shaking.

……

It was almost time to get out of school in the afternoon when Hikigaya finally received a "positive" reply from Sakura. This was enough to show the girl's inner conflict. In the end, she chose to accept the boy's kindness. After all, for Sakura, she was also pushed to the edge of the cliff because of this midterm exam.

However, Hikigaya did not tutor the girl immediately. Instead, he asked her to study in the library while he went to the student union office.

As soon as I arrived at the student union office, I ran into Horikita Manabu who was handling some business, and of course, Tachibana Akane was beside him.

"Huh? I remember it wasn't your turn on duty today, right?"

Akane Tachibana was puzzled. Although Hikigaya, her junior, was very serious and responsible about his work, he would definitely avoid overtime if possible. Moreover, because this was her first time experiencing a midterm exam where he would be expelled if he failed, Akane Tachibana had deliberately reduced Hikigaya's duty schedule to take care of her junior.

In contrast to Tachibana Akane's confusion, Horikita Manabu had already put down the pen in his hand, as if he had realized the purpose of the boy in front of him.

"What's matter?"

Seeing that Hikigaya was still standing there after greeting him, Horikita Manabu asked.

"There is indeed something I need to ask the president."

Hikigaya needs to confirm one thing with Horikita Manabu, and apart from the teacher, probably only Horikita Manabu in front of him can answer it.

"explain."

Horikita Manabu was serious, but there was also a hint of anticipation.

"President, do we only have one copy of the first-year midterm exam?"

Tachibana Akane was stunned, and a sharp look flashed in Horikita Manabu's eyes.

81

Chapter 81 Special Teaching.

"My grades in Chinese, English, and maths are okay, at least passing, but the other subjects are a bit difficult."

"It seems that your academic imbalance is not too serious, Sakura, it's just that your foundation is weak."

"Fortunately, the scope of this midterm exam didn't cover any difficult topics..."

In the library, the boy was holding the test paper and analyzing the problems revealed on it. The girl opposite him lowered her head and held the pen tightly. It was unclear whether she understood what the boy said.

The boy's one-on-one tutoring of the girl had already entered the second day, but Sakura still seemed very shy and her uneasiness was visible to the naked eye.

Hikigaya rubbed his brows. It seemed that Sakura's problem was bigger than he had imagined. He was not referring to her grades. In Hikigaya's opinion, Sakura's grades were not so bad that they were hopeless. As long as she worked harder, it would be easy for her to get off the failing line.

But the other party's state is too fluctuating, it is difficult to concentrate, and it is too easily affected by external factors. As we all know, the mentality of the exam is more important than other things.

Many people usually have very good academic performance, but once they encounter an important exam, their results will always be worse than expected. Therefore, Sakura's mentality is very important. Otherwise, it would not be funny if she clearly has the ability to pass but fails in the end because of her mentality problem.

In this respect, Hikigaya is the exact opposite of Sakura.

Although Hikigaya has not yet reached the state of "riding in the midst of great changes without feeling happy or afraid", he is actually almost there.

"Sorry, am I really that stupid?"

The girl looked up cautiously.

"If you are stupid, then the foolish trio can commit seppuku now."

Sakura was stunned. It was obvious that she also knew the nickname of the Idiot Trio. She couldn't help but burst out laughing, but quickly covered her mouth with her hands and lowered her head shyly.

However, the girl's inferiority complex seemed to have eased a lot.

"Hikigaya-kun, you really are humorous."

Sakura was sincerely impressed, and her mind couldn't help but recall the joke of 'posture points' in her first swimming lesson.

Hikigaya was very confused. He didn't get the joke at all. He was just telling the truth. Besides, the person said that he had a talent for humor. Did he really have a talent for it?

"Let me tell you how to answer the questions."

Hikigaya began to help Sakura with her homework and consolidate her basic knowledge. After the interruption just now, Sakura's condition was obviously much better than before. At least she was no longer silent with her head down, and she could muster up a little courage to ask Hikigaya for help on the knowledge points she didn't understand.

Teaching and tutoring cannot just be about teaching blindly. It also requires feedback from the other party in order to teach according to the student's aptitude. Sakura's personality previously made it impossible for others to get feedback from her, so her efficiency was naturally low.

Time passed by minute by minute. Normally, study sessions would feel like years to the socially anxious girl, but now she hasn't reacted yet and more than half an hour has passed. It's really incredible.

"Okay, let's take a break for now."

Hikigaya stretched.

"Thank you...thank you for your hard work."

Sakura said sheepishly.

Hikigaya felt a little thirsty and was about to go buy something to drink. He asked the girl what she wanted to drink. The girl blushed and used the universal sentence pattern of "anything is fine".

Not long after, Hikigaya came back with two cans of coffee and was surprised to find that Hiyori had sat next to Sakura at some point.

"Hey, Hiyori, why are you here?"

Under normal circumstances, Hiyori should be tutoring classmates at this time and would rarely appear in the library alone.

As Hikigaya spoke, he handed the coffee to Hiyori and Sakura. The former took it generously, while the latter reached out her hand tremblingly after seeing Hiyori's actions.

Hiyori held the coffee in both hands, a trace of sadness appeared on his face, and he sighed: "I have been abandoned~"

Sakura, who had just opened the coffee and took a sip, almost choked. Hikigaya also looked at Hiyori with a strange look as if to say, "Little girl, what's wrong with you?" Hiyori stuck out her tongue, and seemed to realize that her joke was not well received.

"I lost my job."

Hiyori pouted and said dissatisfiedly, "Now my classmates don't have to worry about the midterm exams, so there's nothing for me to worry about either."

Hikigaya had a blank expression on his face, but he already had a guess in his mind: "Hiyori, what do you mean..."

Hiyori nodded helplessly and sighed, "Ishizaki-kun went to the senior students and bought last year's exam papers, so now the students in the class are celebrating for 'passing' the exam!"

Hikigaya remained calm and asked in confusion, "Where's Ryuuen? Didn't he stop it?"

"I don't know either, but Ishizaki-kun and the others wouldn't act on their own without Ryuuen-kun's instructions."

At this point, Hiyori suddenly became furious: "Really, everyone! Even with the past exam papers, we shouldn't be so complacent. The hard-working study atmosphere we created in class has been shattered in an instant!"

The reason why Rihe was angry was not because of the old exam questions, but because of the bad atmosphere brought about by the old exam questions!

In order to avoid being expelled from the school during the midterm exams, everyone started to study hard. Even students like Ishizaki and Yamawaki, who were usually lazy, had to pick up their books and study. This kind of atmosphere of hard work in the class was exactly what Class C, as a lower-ranked class, lacked.

The learning atmosphere in Class C was about to flourish, but now it was suddenly brought back to its original state. This was what made Hiyori the most angry. She didn't care much about whether her efforts in tutoring her classmates were in vain.

Hikigaya can see that Hiyori is genuinely concerned about the class, but many things are beyond human control. If the leader of Class C was Hiyori instead of Ryuuen, perhaps the situation would be different.

"As an outsider, this might not be appropriate for me to say, but hasn't Ryuuen considered the impact that announcing the exam questions in advance would have on the class? If they hadn't announced them until the last day..."

Hikigaya gave Hiyori a subtle reminder.

Hiyori was stunned for a moment, then smiled wryly and said, "Yes, if the exam questions could be announced on the last day, it would probably be the best decision. However, Ryuuen-kun doesn't seem to care about cultivating a good atmosphere in the class."

For Ryuuen, all he had to do was ensure that Class C obeyed his orders absolutely, and he had never considered anything else.

Hikigaya once again felt Ryuuen's extremely arrogant and even conceited side. To some extent, the nickname "Tyrant" was not wrong.

The harmfulness of a tyrant's dictatorship was fully demonstrated at this moment. Moreover, although Long Yuan was intelligent and talented, and his ability to act and decisiveness were also very outstanding, his own "vision" determined that his "field of vision" was very narrow.

So it can only be called cleverness, not wisdom.

There are thousands and thousands of smart people, but only one in a million has wisdom.

Just as Hikigaya always reminds himself to maintain a sense of awe, people must never turn what they know into omniscience. When you think you know everything, you are ignorant.

It is obvious that after successfully becoming the leader of Class C through violent means, Ryuuen has become so inflated that he believes he has seen through the true nature of this school and can become the one to play with the rules.

Taking what you know as "all knowledge" about the school.

Whether dealing with Haruno or Hikigaya, it can be seen from Ryuen's methods that he has been constantly testing the edge of the rules, just like those guys wandering in the gray area, full of "gambling nature", which is probably what Hiyori is worried about.

So you can see that Hiyori is in a really bad mood right now. She even can't open the pull ring of the coffee can after trying several times, which makes her mood even worse.

Seeing this, the boy subconsciously reached out and took the coffee from the girl's hand. He opened it easily with a "pop". The girl took it without hesitation, drank a big gulp angrily, and her mood seemed to be much better.

Sakura on the side watched this scene silently, and subconsciously looked down at the coffee in her hand and the pull ring beside her, full of confusion.

82

Chapter 82 Selflessness is a disease.

Nameless Teahouse.

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