Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

However, Hikigaya also has other ways to convince Ike Kanji.

This is something only he can do.

"Damn it, what are these guys doing? What's the point of coming to me after all this..."

After Karuizawa Kei left, Ike looked dissatisfied as he picked up a small stone and threw it into the river as if skipping a stone.

The stone bounced on the water five or six times and flew leisurely to the other side.

As far as coincidences go, the path of this stone is really beautiful.

Most people certainly can't do this easily.

"Are you good at outdoor activities, Chi?"

Hikigaya saw this and seized the perfect moment to speak.

"No, that's not the case." As if he wanted to talk to someone, Ike Kanji couldn't help but speak to Hikigaya, "I've often camped with my family since I was a kid, so I'm very familiar with some outdoor knowledge. Whether it's setting up a tent or getting food, I know it just by looking."

Chi Kuanzhi showed no vanity at the moment and told everything very naturally.

This is something that only happens to people who delve deeply into one thing.

Because only when people have studied something in depth will they be less proud and complacent, and realize the truth that there is always someone better.

"I see." Hikigaya opened Ike Kanji's heart without him noticing, and then he said, "Then do you know why I couldn't catch any fish just now? It's been so long, and not even a single fish has been hooked."

This change of subject was said in a very stiff way.

Although it was a straightforward method of using salty bait to hook the fish, Hikigaya had no other choice at the moment.

"What? Didn't you realize you can't catch any fish that way?"

Fortunately, Ike Kanji naturally took the bait he threw out.

It may also be that Ike Kanji himself was eager to find someone to vent his anger.

He quickly dug up the soil nearby and caught a few earthworms. Then he used the things the earthworms had gathered together and threw them directly into the water.

"This is?"

"This is called making a nest. The water source here is artificial. There are not so many wild fish. You have to attract them to ensure that the fish will take the bait."

"So that's it."

Hikigaya spoke from the bottom of his heart. He had never thought that there was such a way to fish.

With the help of Ike Kanji, Hikigaya soon discovered that there was movement on his fishing rod.

He immediately grabbed the fishing rod and prepared to retract it, but found that Chi next to him held his hand. After a while, he suddenly spoke:

"Now!"

Hearing what Ike Kanji said, Hikigaya quickly pulled up the fishing rod and was surprised to find that he had successfully caught a fish.

"You're really amazing, Chi."

"Hehe, this is nothing."

Seeing Ike Kanji's face immersed in joy, Hikigaya slowly said, "In this way, maybe there is a way to defeat Shinohara, Ike-san."

"W-what did you say?"

"Ichi, do you want to see Shinohara Satsuki being trampled under your feet and humiliated? I might be able to do that for you."

Just like every time he tried to convince others in the past, Hikigaya once again spoke words that were as tempting as the devil.

Chapter 255: Hikigaya, you are simply a devil who controls people's hearts

Hikigaya has always been good at persuading others.

He can easily induce others to act according to his own ideas, or make others change their original ideas and move forward in the direction he expects.

However, this is not because he has any special abilities, nor is it because he has a hypnosis app that can manipulate other people's thoughts.

The reason why Hikigaya is able to influence other people's judgment is simply because he has been living a lone ranger life for many years, observing humans and is good at understanding people's hearts.

He is able to put himself in other people's shoes and make accurate risk assessments.

This is like the salesperson who sells health products to old men and women all day long.

The reason why these people are able to successfully sell low-quality health products that are obviously useless for eggs at high prices is that they accurately seize the lack of companionship and inner loneliness of left-behind elderly people, and use "beautiful disguises" to sell warmth, which ultimately allows them to easily succeed.

Often when something happens, the elderly’s children find out about it and want to force them not to buy such things anymore, but they still cannot stop them.

Because the essence of this practice is not to force buying or selling, but to seize the loopholes in people's hearts.

Man’s greatest enemy is not others, but his own heart.

This time, facing Ike Kanji, Hikigaya also adopted similar methods.

He seized the loophole that appeared in Ike Kanji's heart after he was attacked by Shinohara Satsuki, disguised himself as someone who was listening to his opinions, and successfully approached the other party.

Because Hikigaya knew very well that what Ike Kanji wanted in his heart right now was to have his self-esteem soothed, and he wanted to be recognized, pursued and relied upon by others.

For this reason, Karuizawa Kei and others' approach is doomed to fail.

After all, Karuizawa Megumi and the others ended up standing on the sidelines, and asked Ike Kanji to go back and serve the class in a high-handed manner.

No one can easily accept this attitude, let alone obey it.

Hikigaya's approach was different. He never mentioned anything about the class from beginning to end, and when he came to see Ike, he claimed that it was only because of Horikita Suzune's request.

Therefore, he will not leave a superior impression in Chi Kuanzhi's mind. Instead, he will be regarded by the other party as someone who can be confided in and is closer to him.

With such a label of "a fellow frustrated person", he can easily gain Ike Kanji's recognition, and thereby explore the other's true inner thoughts.

The so-called sense of identity is created in this way.

However, what Hikigaya wanted to do was not to become Ike Kanji's companion. He did not come here from so far away just to gain Ike Kanji's recognition.

Hikigaya's ultimate goal is to reawaken Ike Kanji's motivation and create an opportunity for him to return to serve the class.

That was the point he finally raised - 'Ichi, do you want to embarrass Shinohara Satsuki?'

Anger and unwillingness are always the greatest motivation for people to take action.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be the classic story of "Don't bully the poor young man" that has been passed down.

As long as Ike Kanji is willing to take revenge on Shinohara Satsuki, Hikigaya's plan will basically be completed.

"Let Shinohara...lose face?"

When Ike Kanji heard Hikigaya's seductive words, his eyes instinctively showed ripples, as if he was already imagining that beautiful scene happening.

However, to Hikigaya's surprise, Ike did not indulge in the beauty of revenge against Shinohara Satsuki.

He quickly shook his head and said, "I, I don't have such thoughts."

"..."

This answer surprised Hikigaya.

He originally thought that the "three idiots" in the class like Chi Kanzhi would be the most likely to be impulsive and attack those who look down on them.

Could it be that the other person is more gentle than I imagined?

What a surprise.

While Hikigaya was lost in thought and trying to change his strategy, Ike Kanji spoke to himself:

"I can actually understand the correctness of what Shinohara said. After all, I am not a very experienced camper. If I had joined the Boy Scouts, I might be proud of it, but there is nothing to be proud of if I only have camping experience. Not to mention, my thoughts will affect the lives of everyone in the class for the next week... I don't have the courage to take on this responsibility at all."

"Rational thinking."

Hikigaya agreed with Ike Kanji's words from the bottom of his heart.

With power comes responsibility.

If Ike Kanji had forced Shinohara to act according to his ideas, then if something went wrong afterwards, he would be the first person to be blamed.

The risks of doing so are enormous.

However, the fact that Chi Kanzhi thought so meant that he had imagined the idea of ​​leading the class to complete the exam.

Hikigaya thus determined that he could convince the other party.

Since Xiaoyuan Gaoyue couldn't arouse the other party's anger, then I would...

"To put it simply, you're just afraid of taking responsibility, Ike." Hikigaya's tone became deliberately deliberate. "You were afraid that you'd be in trouble later, so you didn't tell others that you had camping experience from the beginning, and you didn't dare to tell others about your knowledge."

"This...I..."

Faced with Hikigaya's overly explicit words, Ike Kanji gritted his teeth and wanted to refute, but found that he could not find any reason to refute.

Because what the other party said is true.

Hikigaya continued to attack: "However, you still have desires in your heart. You hope to gain recognition from others to satisfy your self-esteem, so you took the initiative to confront Shinohara Satsuki. Because you don't want to take responsibility, but you also want to satisfy your desire to perform and get recognition from others."

"how is this possible?"

"How is it impossible?"

Hikigaya's eyes were calm, yet they carried a certain exaggerated penetrating power. "Isn't that what you think? That's why you don't even have the courage to get up again after failure? Because you don't really want to prove yourself. You're just a coward who wants to reap the benefits."

"do not talk!"

Hikigaya's words completely tore off the fig leaf that Ike Kanji used to cover up his cowardice.

This feeling, which is like facing the ugliness in one's own heart directly, is unbearable for anyone, and one will feel angry from the bottom of one's heart.

But this is exactly the effect Hikigaya wants.

People who are at the bottom of society also only have two ways to communicate.

One is to lick each other's wounds, and the other is to kick the other down.

The relationship between Hikigaya and Ike Kanji was not good. They were not even friends, so there was naturally no possibility that he would lick the other's wounds.

Therefore, he had only one choice, which was to completely tear off the other party's hypocritical mask, let him know his own fragility and incompetence, and stand up again after breaking everything.

Ike Kanji is capable, but because of fear he does not have the courage to demonstrate his abilities.

Just like a grown eagle that is afraid to fly.

Then there is only one thing left for me to do, and that is to force the other person off the cliff!

"Ike, you also want to be noticed like Hirata, right? You want everyone to notice you, right? But you are afraid and stop moving forward. Don't you think this is disgusting?"

"you……"

"Even someone like me who doesn't know you at all can see it. I'm sure other people have noticed it too. They're probably laughing at you right now, thinking that your self-destructive attitude is really clownish."

"..."

"Don't you want to fight back at all?"

Hikigaya delivered the fatal blow.

Since Chi Kuanzhi has no anger in his heart, then I will add fuel to the fire in his heart. Since he lacks the courage to risk everything, then I will push him off the cliff with my own hands!

Anyway, as a lone ranger, I don't care about other people's evaluation and opinions of me. Whether Chi Kuanzhi hates me because of this is nothing to me.

And in fact, his approach did achieve the desired effect.

Ike Kanji's psychological defenses were completely destroyed by his words, and were replaced by a deep sense of unwillingness.

Hikigaya chose his words carefully, not giving Ike a chance to refute. Up to now, what he said were all facts that he saw subjectively, which could quickly have the effect of angering others.

If Horikita's poisonous tongue is a sharp knife that cuts directly through the skin and bones, then Hikigaya's method is like acupuncture, piercing directly into the most vulnerable and soft part of the human body.

"Ichi, think about it yourself. You ran away from class like that, and even refused Karuizawa and the others' requests to find you. Don't you think this behavior is very willful?" Hikigaya silently stated the objective facts. "Even if other people don't say anything about you, they will definitely complain in their hearts, and they may even think that it doesn't matter if you drop out of school."

"This……"

"Think about it yourself. I have no interest in you at all, but I was the first one to find you. In other words... others were not seriously looking for you at all."

Chi Kuanzhi's face changed drastically, the unwillingness in his heart reached its peak in an instant, and his expression was distorted with astonishment and despair.

He was unable to vent the complex emotions in his heart and could only bite his lips in pain.

"You are actually very clear about this, right? You are only at that level—"

"Hikigaya, just shut up for a moment."