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

Or does it rely on your parents’ backdoor connections?

impossible! Absolutely impossible!

He would rather believe that he was an adopted child and had a half-brother relationship with Komachi than to believe that his parents would spend a lot of money to use backdoor connections for him!

This is also the reason why Hikigaya has always been puzzled about how he was qualified to enter Koukou Ikusei High School. Until he saw Teacher Shizuka again in this school, most of the previous mysteries were finally solved.

Chapter 13 You Are Protected

"I didn't expect that you, kid, would find out."

Shizuka Hiratsuka felt an indescribable complex emotion upon hearing this. Although this student of hers had great deficiencies in handling interpersonal relationships, he was unusually sensitive in some aspects or thinking.

"In fact, it's pretty much as you guessed. The enrollment method of Koukou Ikusei High School is quite special. In addition to one part where students apply on their own, another part is admitted through quotas recommended by local middle schools. The so-called entrance examination is only for the former. Although the latter also has an examination, it is just a formality." Shizuka Hiratsuka explained.

These can only be considered as inside information and do not violate school rules. They are also a kind of tacit "unspoken rule", but not many people know about it, so Shizuka Hiratsuka can say it without any worries.

"So, my admission qualification was actually recommended by Sobu Junior High School? I thought it was you, teacher..."

Hikigaya fell into deep thought upon hearing this, vaguely realizing the problem. Suddenly, a question that he had subconsciously ignored all along flashed through his mind.

My deviation value is obviously enough to be admitted to Sobu High School, but why did Teacher Jing insist on arranging for me to go to school in Tokyo?

Staying away from Chiba? Or is there another reason?

And the admission requirement for Koukou Ikusei High School is actually... a recommendation from Sobu Junior High School, not Teacher Jing?

Why are the two so contradictory?

and many more!

Hikigaya suddenly looked up at Teacher Shizuka, only to see her staring at him silently. For a moment... Hikigaya was stunned. Why was Teacher Shizuka here? Why did Teacher Shizuka arrange for him to go to school in Tokyo? Why was his mother so determined about this? And...

In an instant, all these questions flashed through Hikigaya's mind, and finally formed an answer.

"I see. Are those guys that scared? Well... no school wants to have a bomb around that could explode at any moment." Hikigaya lowered his head.

"Oh, it seems that you finally reacted." Hiratsuka Shizuka sighed deeply.

Hiratsuka Shizuka's words directly verified Hikigaya's guess.

But surprisingly, there was no expression on the face of the dead-eyed boy at this time. There was neither anger nor resentment, only an expression so calm that it made someone feel scared.

"How foolish! I've always dreamed of attending Sobu High School, but in reality, no matter how hard I try or how good my grades are, I can't get into Sobu High School. How ironic!"

Originally, Hikigaya thought he could "stand on his own", but in the end he was still protected by others.

The reason why he was able to come to this school was because Teacher Jing 'protected' him.

The incident seemed to have ended in the end, all the people involved were punished, and everything ended successfully. But in fact, the subsequent impact of this incident far exceeded Hikigaya's imagination, and it was not something he could bear or imagine alone at his age, identity, and status.

Hikigaya once again deeply realized his own "weakness". In those invisible places, there were battles that he could not touch or imagine, and these might be areas that he would never be able to touch in his entire life!

The days ahead of me are peaceful and quiet, but it’s just because someone is carrying the burden for me.

"Hikigaya..."

Shizuka Hiratsuka was filled with guilt and self-blame, and was about to say something, but Hikigaya shook his head slightly, then took a step forward and bowed solemnly to Teacher Shizuka in front of him.

"Teacher Jing, thank you."

In fact, Hikigaya really wanted to say the three words "I'm sorry", but in the end... he really couldn't say it, nor was he willing to say it. Apologizing was just to make himself feel better, it was simply a form of escape!

The most useless thing in the world is always the "sorry" afterward!

"Alas, you are still a child, but sometimes you are more rational and mature than many adults. This makes me, your teacher, seem useless!" Shizuka Hiratsuka subconsciously took out a pack of cigarettes from her pocket, but then clenched her hands tightly in annoyance.

"And don't thank me, teacher. I didn't contribute much, either. This was just a compromise between us. In fact, with your deviation, you should have no problem getting into Sobu High School. They wouldn't dare reject you without a clear reason. Doing so would definitely lead to criticism and instability, and might even be exploited by someone with ulterior motives to spark another incident. They'd also be worried about whether you'd act drastically again.

Therefore, the final result of the negotiation was to recommend you to this high-level training high school under the name of Sobu High School. This not only addresses their concerns, but also can comfort you. After all, this school is the dream of many students. For you, temporarily leaving Chiba will also avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble, allowing you to spend these three years safely.

Hiratsuka Shizuka forced a smile on her face. "The current situation is the most beneficial outcome for both parties, a win-win outcome. So you don't have to bear too much negative emotions about it."

Hikigaya was silent.

It’s a win-win situation…right?

Indeed, Sobu neutralized the time bomb of Hikigaya, and Hikigaya also gained the admission qualification to Koukou Ikuei High School. From the result, it was a win-win situation, but Hikigaya knew that this was just Teacher Shizuka's "one-sided statement".

In fact, I still bowed to the other party and compromised with the other party, because Teacher Jing's appearance here is the most powerful proof!

This is a war without the smoke of gunpowder. Hikigaya is completely powerless and is even a burden, which has implicated Teacher Shizuka... So he has no right to blame Teacher Shizuka for "bowing his head" to protect him. Hikigaya would rather drop out of school himself than see Teacher Shizuka get hurt for him!

Hikigaya has never been so resentful as he is now, only for his 'weak' self, the worst self who cannot be protected by anyone!

This was the first time that Shizuka Hiratsuka had witnessed the painful look on the boy's face. In the past, Hikigaya was always so strong, always turning a blind eye to the good and bad comments from the outside world, always protecting himself with armor, and would never show such a 'vulnerable' side in front of outsiders!

A trace of self-blame also flashed across Shizuka Hiratsuka's face, and her heart felt like it was suddenly stabbed by something, causing a sharp pain.

Shizuka Hiratsuka suddenly stepped forward, gently hugged the boy's body, stroked his head, and gently scolded him: "Hey, Hikigaya, don't think too highly of yourself. I would do the same if it were someone else. After all... protecting students is the teacher's duty! Do you hear me, bastard!"

Although Hikigaya often complains that someone is a violent female teacher who failed in a blind date, Teacher Jing's body still has the softness unique to women. Her faint body fragrance is mixed with the slightly elegant and slightly stimulating smell of cigarettes, which is a special smell that only Teacher Jing has.

The dead-eyed boy's face flushed red, and then he broke free without making a sound.

"Anyway, the matter has come to an end. You don't have to worry about any trouble in this school. Those guys don't dare to get their hands on it." Shizuka Hiratsuka seemed to realize that her behavior just now was a bit inappropriate, and her face flushed slightly.

"Also, I've consulted a doctor. Changing your environment might be beneficial to your condition."

Hikigaya's face fell when he heard this. Why was he bringing up such irrelevant issues?

"By the way, teacher, since those people are so dissatisfied with me, I have now graduated from Sobu Junior High School, but..." Hikigaya suddenly thought of a very serious problem and asked nervously.

Across from her, Shizuka Hiratsuka waved her hand, interrupting Hikigaya. With an air of 'I knew it,' she snorted, "Now that you, the 'culprit,' have gotten away, what else can those guys do? And your tomboyish schoolmate is doing fine now, but she's the victim!"

Those guys at the school still want to keep their jobs, so they'll only pay more attention to this kid, be more nervous, and protect him more than you do! It's really ironic, they always turn a deaf ear to things before something happens, and then rush to pay attention after it happens. Ultimately, those people have had it too easy! Forget it, it makes me angry just talking about it!

Hikigaya breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, but the next second, Hiratsuka Shizuka pinched his cheek and said viciously, "And you, a troublesome fellow, always cause me trouble! You look frail and withdrawn, but you have more courage and temper than anyone else. How much gunpowder did you eat to do such a mad thing?!

If you had discussed this with me back then... this wouldn't have gotten to this point! Seriously, do you know how much hair I've lost and how much money I've wasted on skincare products and beauty treatments because of you? It's even ruined several of my blind dates! And when I get home, my dad still has to nag me...”

"..."

You violent blind date girl!

Super strong female teacher!

It hurts!

Help!

Chapter 14 Popular People

Leave the life guidance room and return to the classroom.

"What's so good about it?" Hikigaya noticed someone's gaze and quickly covered his red cheek, saying defensively, "I, I just accidentally fell!"

"Tsk!"

The iceberg girl Horikita clicked her tongue, but still kept her eyes on him.

It was all that violent teacher's fault. Hikigaya was filled with grief and indignation. Shizuka had a habit of pinching Hikigaya's cheeks when she taught him a lesson. She pinched him so hard. Didn't she know she was too thin-skinned?!

Fortunately, it was lunch time. People like Hirata, Karuizawa, the current group, and the Idiot Duo all went to the school cafeteria or convenience stores. Not many students chose to stay in the classroom. Unfortunately, the iceberg girl was one of them. By the way, the same was true for the ostrich girl on the other side of Hikigaya. Her name should be Sakura.

In fact, Hikigaya also discovered that among the students who stayed in the classroom at noon, except for those who sat around the table to eat their lunch boxes, the few scattered students were almost all unsociable guys, and this could be seen from their performance in yesterday's self-introductions.

Needless to say, the Iceberg Girl is a real outcast. The ostrich girl Sakura next to her is also a very socially afraid person. Including Hikigaya himself, everyone is a real outcast.

Although guys like the Idiot Duo and Sudo are not popular either, they know how to "stick together", so the remaining guys can either choose to join or be excluded and become inferior to them.

“It’s a really well-structured interpersonal relationship.”

Hikigaya sneered. What he despised was not a specific person, nor the emergence of this phenomenon. Most people, under the subtle influence of the environment, actively or passively made choices to safeguard their own interests and integrate into the atmosphere of "everyone".

This is a human social instinct and cannot be said to be wrong, but Hikigaya feels that what is really wrong is... using this as a means to 'assimilate' or 'exclude' others.

How can I avoid falling to the bottom of the class?

Trying to change yourself in order to gain recognition from others?

Correct... but not very useful.

So the answer... is to create a stepping stone that is lower than yourself.

Only one day had passed, but during this morning's break, all sorts of bad rumors about Hikigaya had already appeared. The instigators were none other than that idiot duo. Hikigaya was naturally aware of their purpose, and by teasing and making fun of him, they labeled Hikigaya the 'worst in the class', and naturally they were saved.

It's like the ice girl next to her, who also seems to be excluded by the girls' group. As for the others, the result is probably the same.

The afternoon classes passed in a flash, and it was time to go home. When the time came, the teacher had already packed up and disappeared. The small group of girls in the class were also discussing going to the Beech Center for shopping and playing. It seemed that not many people were interested in recruiting new members for the club.

At that moment, the voices of the iceberg girl and the expressionless man could be heard nearby. Ayanokouji, the expressionless man, seemed quite interested in the club's new members, and actually invited the iceberg girl along? Since lunch break, the two had been engaged in an intermittent, inexplicable argument, even escalating into some inexplicable philosophy of life.

Hikigaya originally thought that Ayanokouji's invitation would ultimately fail, but when he saw Ayanokouji and Horikita leaving the classroom together, Hikigaya looked strange.

Two weird guys.

Hikigaya thought to himself.

In his original world, until he joined the Service Club, club activities were a very unfamiliar term to Hikigaya. The boy with dead eyes had always been a senior member of the Homecoming Club.

Hikigaya, who is a member of the home club all year round, has reading as his main pastime, which is also his most important spiritual food. The range of his reading is wide and diverse, so Hikigaya's performance in the humanities is very good.

Reading can increase a person's "experience", and Hikigaya's "maturity" is also closely related to the amount of his reading. Of course, this is definitely not because of a ridiculous reason such as "I stay at home reading because I have no friends to go out with."

Originally, Hikigaya planned to go to the school library after school in the afternoon. He had discovered yesterday that the school library was large and luxurious. As he did not have many entertainment activities, he was naturally very excited.

However, given the terrible situation in the class today, Qigaya could already foresee that the individual points issued by the school next month would be reduced unpredictably and drastically, and this would probably last for quite some time.

For this reason, Hikigaya had to plan ahead. Since he couldn't rely on his classmates to make changes, he could only find ways to "increase his personal points" on his own.

"Perhaps we can find clues from the school's club activities."

This was the first thought in Hikigaya's mind, but of course he himself had little interest in joining the club.

"It's definitely not because of Haruno's invitation, it's just a coincidence that we met." Hikigaya said to himself.

......

“There are more people than expected!”

As soon as Hikigaya entered the gymnasium, he found that there were unexpectedly many freshmen. At the same time, when entering the gymnasium, he was given a booklet containing information about various clubs.

“The quality of the club is very high!”

Hikigaya found that the quality of the sports clubs was very high, and there were many national-level club activities and players, and some even won the championship in the IH conference.

At this moment, Hikigaya suddenly felt a chill coming from behind him. Before he could react, a voice sounded in his ears.

"Hello~ Isn't this the latecomer? What a coincidence." Yono walked to Hikigaya with her hands behind her back and a smile on her face.

Hikigaya subconsciously wanted to escape, but as soon as he moved, he was blocked by Haruno's body, as if she had anticipated Hikigaya's actions.

"Am I really that scary? Or has Hikigaya-kun done something sinister?"

“…Absolutely not!”

"But why is there such an inexplicable pause?"

"..."

Hikigaya took a deep breath and said, "Yukinoshita-san, what can I do for you? I'm just a student in Class D, so I shouldn't be of much use. If it's about that incident in junior high school, ****."

"As for that matter, I'm not the one who's unlucky. I'm not very interested in delving into it."

Then, a meaningful smile suddenly appeared on Haruno's face. "But what's surprising is that Hikigaya-kun actually thinks so lowly of himself? Putting aside your 'feats' in junior high, being able to attend this school also means that you have corresponding value. That's what the teacher said~"

The dead-eyed boy replied expressionlessly, "Are they rated very low? Well, being late on the first day of school naturally attracts all sorts of criticism and strange looks from the class. Plus, with my withdrawn personality, I naturally can't fit in with small groups or make friends. Just like in junior high, I'm a dispensable 'worthless person' in the class."

"So... Hikigaya-kun is actually angry about the fact that he is unpopular!" Haruno suddenly realized.

“No… No!”

"Tsk, tsk."

At the same time, as the number of people around them increased, Hikigaya realized that he and Haruno seemed a little too close. He subconsciously increased the distance between them and said with a tense face, "I'm sorry, I never expected this kind of thing. Besides, whether I welcome you or not is not up to me."

"So, Hikigaya-kun is the type of person who shifts his problems onto others? Being too stubborn can be detrimental. As long as you're willing to change, things will always get better, right?"

"thank you."

"Hehe, but you look very unconvinced."