Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

"Sorry, bye, bye!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Hikigaya knew that Kushida was definitely teasing him, so he decisively turned around and left.

When he was leaving, other girls in the class happened to come over. After seeing Kushida, they enthusiastically invited Kushida to go to the swimming pool with them.

This allowed Hikigaya to escape smoothly without having to endure unnecessary mental torture.

After leaving the deck, Hikigaya entered the interior of the cruise ship. He touched his empty stomach and realized that eating was the first priority now.

When he arrived at the restaurant, Hikigaya discovered that there were a large number of students gathered there, and they were all people he didn't know, most of them were students from Class A and Class B.

It seems that the people in these two classes have similar ideas to mine. Instead of enjoying themselves on the deck, they prefer to replenish their physical strength first in order to cope with any unknown developments in the future.

The class divisions in this school do make sense.

As usual, Hikigaya found a remote enough corner to sit down, preparing to enjoy the food on the cruise ship and take a photo to bring back to Komachi to show her, or to make her envy him.

Just as he was looking forward to it, several figures suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Long time no see, Hikigaya-san, can you share the table with us?"

“Ichinose…”

The one who appeared in front of Hikigaya was an angel-like cute pink-haired girl, Ichinose Honami.

Behind her were several members of Class B, all of whom looked very much like Ichinose.

It is worth mentioning that Chihiro Shiranami, who had previously confessed her love to Ichinose, is also among them. It seems that she has temporarily reconciled with Ichinose, which is cause for celebration.

If possible, I hope you can reconcile with me, so please don't look at me with those weird eyes.

Chapter 225: Stop staring at me, Shiina-san!

The people from Class B suddenly came to share a table with him. Although Hikigaya tried to refuse in his heart, he nodded on the surface and did not actively chase them away.

After all, he personally believed that he had excellent moral character and would never do something as rude and ungentlemanly as forcibly driving someone away.

It’s definitely not that he is weak and afraid of being beaten up by those guys in Class B.

Then, several students from Class B took their seats one after another, especially Ichinose who sat next to Hikigaya, causing Shiranami Chihiro and Hikigaya to react at the same time.

Especially the former, if looks could kill, Hikigaya felt that he would have been stabbed to death hundreds of times by this cute short-haired girl.

“Ichinose…”

For his own safety, Hikigaya had to remind the leader of Class B beside him, "Isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to approach me so openly? After all, we are not in the same class."

Hikigaya knew that Ichinose knew about the uninhabited island exam, and now he couldn't help but remind him to clarify the relationship between their camps.

Otherwise, when it comes to the exam, if someone comes to trouble me because of this, I won’t be able to bear it.

"That does make sense." Ichinose's deputy, Kanzaki Ryuji, raised his eyes and agreed.

Hikigaya showed a grateful expression in response.

However, Ichinose denied everything with just one sentence.

"It's okay. Hikigaya-san is not an outsider."

"???"

I am not an outsider, so who am I?

Could it be that I have switched to Class B without realizing it?

I have no impression of it at all.

As Hikigaya continued to think and was completely unable to understand what Ichinose Honami, the leader of Class B, was thinking, he also noticed that the atmosphere on the scene had become a little strange.

Many students in the cafeteria looked over here and started discussing.

"That guy must be Hikigaya who joined the student council earlier..."

"Ah, it must be him. I remember Katsuragi said this guy has dead eyes!"

"Tsk, she's from Class D, but she can actually join the student council... Is this year's president mistaken?"

"Not only that, he's actually so close to the people in Class B! Have they already established a cooperative relationship?"

"I think that guy with dead eyes is just a guy blinded by desire. He must have been seduced by Ichinose's beauty..."

"..."

There was a lot of gossip from the students in Class A all around, and although most people couldn't hear such soft whispers, Hikigaya's hearing was unusually good.

So he heard all the gossip clearly and ignored it all with a calm face.

After all, he had gotten used to being pointed at by others since he was in junior high school.

It is worth mentioning that Arisu Sakayanagi's name unexpectedly appeared in the gossip of the students in Class A.

The general meaning seems to be that many students in Class A think that Hikigaya and Sakayanagi are hooking up.

As a result, when Sakayanagi did not take part in this exam, he immediately started getting in touch with beautiful girls from other classes. He is truly a two-timing scumbag.

Hey, hey, hey, who's hooking up with Sakayanagi?

I have no interest in that kind of flat white-haired loli!

Believe it or not, I’m suing you for spreading rumors!

"Hikigaya-san?"

While Hikigaya was having complicated thoughts, Ichinose noticed his restlessness and asked with a hint of curiosity, "Are you feeling unwell? You don't seem to be in good spirits."

"Well, I guess so. I am a little seasick."

Hikigaya had been prone to motion sickness since he was a child, and although a cruise ship this big wouldn't make him feel dizzy enough to vomit, he wasn't lying.

"I see..." Ichinose nodded thoughtfully, "I have already explained the last incident to Chihiro. She already knows it was a misunderstanding, so you don't have to mind it."

"I don't mind it much."

Hikigaya shook his head. He didn't care about Shiranami Chihiro's misunderstanding. Other people's gazes would not have any effect on him.

But Ichinose seemed to be very concerned about this matter. She quickly looked at Shiranami Chihiro and said with a stern look: "Chihiro, let's make a deal. We have to apologize to Hikigaya-san."

"me……"

Seeing Ichinose's overly protective attitude towards Hikigaya, Shiranami Chihiro looked like she wanted to cry.

But she finally held back her tears and bowed her head to Hikigaya: "I'm sorry, Hikigaya-san."

Hello.

Who is Hikido?

Hikigaya sighed helplessly in his heart at Shiranami Chihiro's obviously insincere apology. He knew that this yuri girl must have countless grudges against him.

But in order to prevent Ichinose from worrying anymore, he pretended that he hadn't noticed anything and said calmly: "It's okay, I also had some problems with that matter, and I didn't take your feelings into consideration."

"Eh……"

Hearing Hikigaya's answer, Shiranami Chihiro was slightly stunned.

But then she showed her previous aggressive attitude again, or rather, her aggressive attitude seemed to become stronger?

Are you a Super Saiyan?!

After the tense conversation ended, the atmosphere at the scene gradually became relaxed, and the students from Class B started chatting while eating dinner.

Ichinose's deputy, Kanzaki Ryuji, spoke slowly, "The school arranged for us to go on vacation to an uninhabited island this time. This is not normal no matter how you look at it. We may encounter troublesome exams."

Class B had received the news that they would be heading to an uninhabited island during the summer vacation a long time ago, but what would happen after they reached the island remained a mystery.

Hikigaya was very sure that there would be troublesome exams after arriving on the island, and this was also learned through channels from the student union.

"Exams, that's really annoying." Ichinose nodded slightly and sighed, "If I have to take exams, I won't be able to enjoy my vacation."

"Ichinose, do you really want to enjoy your vacation?"

Hikigaya spoke with a hint of curiosity. Based on his impression, he didn't think Ichinose was the type who would only pursue pleasure and stand still.

Is there any other reason?

"I just want you, Hikigaya-san, to enjoy your vacation."

Suddenly, some incredible words came out of Ichinose's mouth.

When these words were spoken, not only did the other students in Class B react, but Shiranami Chihiro's gaze seemed to be as if she wanted to throw a thousand knives at herself and cut her into pieces.

Hikigaya couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart at this.

This Ichinose-san is a little too natural...

"Why me?" Hikigaya asked in confusion, "Ichinose, don't you want to enjoy your vacation?"

"Of course I want to enjoy my vacation, but didn't you say before, Hikigaya, that you've never enjoyed a vacation with other people before?"

Ichinose smiled and said, "So I want to take this opportunity to let you enjoy the joy of traveling with your friends."

Angel?

A living archangel appeared?

Although he had long known that Ichinose had a very gentle personality, Hikigaya was still greatly shocked when she spoke such gentle words to him.

I feel like my whole body has become light-hearted.

However, Hikigaya is not the kind of person who will become cheerful if treated gently. In other words, because he is too awkward, he often has the opposite reaction.

"I don't care whether I can travel with other people." He shook his head, "Ichinose, you don't have to care about me so much, just enjoy your trip."

"How can I do this?" Ichinose was inexplicably stubborn. "Didn't I tell you before that I hate the way you acted, Hikigaya-san? So this time is the same. I hope Hikigaya-san can experience true happiness."

What is true happiness?

Am I not happy now?

Why does it feel like Ichinose's problem is more serious than mine?

Faintly, Hikigaya sensed some sick part in the seemingly perfect Ichinose.

Weird Radar couldn't help but react.

As he felt more and more awkward, he just finished the last grain of rice on his plate, so he packed up his things and nodded, "I understand, but if there are exams after arriving on the island, the exam content will be the top priority, otherwise I don't want to be blamed by your class."

"I-I know."

Ichinose nodded.

Unable to get a positive response from Hikigaya, the girl's face inexplicably showed a bit of gloom.

This made Hikigaya even more certain of his guess.

Ichinose Honami, this seemingly perfect, gentle girl who is loved by almost everyone, like an angel...

She doesn't seem to be a real angel.

In other words, only those individuals who behave in a way that allows them to be called angels.

Could she also be a stronger version of Kushida?

Shaking his head, Hikigaya stopped himself from thinking about Ichinose.

To him, Ichinose was just an acquaintance in Class B. He had no need to further understand the other person's true nature, and he was too lazy to get further involved.

The Lone Ranger doesn't need any constraints, just himself.

Well, this sentence is very cool!

Just when Hikigaya was feeling happy, several figures suddenly walked slowly towards him from a distance.

When I looked closer, it turned out to be Ryuen Sho from Class C, and his black bodyguard. I remember he was a mixed-race person named Albert Yamada? I guess he was only one-eighth Japanese...

And behind them, Shiina Hiyori also followed slowly.

Hey, why is it Shiina?

Wasn’t it Miss Ibuki Mio before?

What happened?