"Hikki..."
"Is there anything you can do?"
Feeling the expectant gazes of everyone, Hikigaya's face stiffened.
Twenty million point is indeed not a small number.
Now we are still short of six million.
There are probably not many people in the school who can come up with this amount of money.
The most reliable method he can think is.... borrowing money from Horikita Manabu. After all, that person is upright, considerate, and caring about his peers. He is indeed a good senior.
But.
His graduation is approaching.
According to him, the third grade is also a critical moment.
There are many places where personal points are needed!
Even if Horikita Manabu is willing to leave his personal points to his juniors after graduation, he will definitely not put his colleagues at risk because of his juniors.
I'm afraid it would be unrealistic to borrow personal points from Horikita Manabu.
Hikigaya doesn't really want to owe a favor.
The only one left is the second-year Nagumo Miyabi. This scumbag is out of question and the second-year students he controls will probably also out of question.
Only first grade remains.
Class D probably couldn't even afford six million, and Class A Sakayanagi certainly wouldn't lend his personal points to a clearly hostile class like Class B.
All that's left is Ryuuen.
"How about we borrow from Ryuuen?"
Hikigaya said a little unconfidently: "That guy should have made a lot of money in the preferential treatment exam, and he has also been abandoned by Class C and is on the verge of dropping out. He should have a chance, right?"
"This is it!"
Shibata and others' eyes lit up, and Kobashi Yume and others also showed joyful expressions.
Although they don't really like Longyuan.
At least better than letting Ichinose sacrifice herself.
"Sigh"
Ichinose breathed a heartfelt sigh of relief.
Suddenly she felt his heart pounding.
Even if it's just wishful thinking.
This feeling cannot be faked.
Ichinose's beautiful eyes sparkled as she looked at Hikigaya.
"Hikki, at noon, you and Kanzaki will go with me to find him, okay?"
"I'll pass."
Hikigaya quickly waved his hand.
Ichinose and Kanzaki should be enough.
"Let's go together."
Kanzaki frowned and thought for a moment and said:
"Neither Ichinose nor I are very good at dealing with Ryuuen, so having you here can make people feel more at ease."
"Yes, Hikki."
Kobashi Yume and others pulled Hikigaya's sleeves and said helplessly:
"Just be a helper to Ichinose Honami.
Can you please stop pulling on my sleeves? Feeling everyone's gaze, Hikigaya nodded helplessly.
"I'm not very good at dealing with Ryuuen, so I can only watch from the side."
"It doesn't matter, that's fine."
Ichinose's pretty face turned red, feeling that with Hikigaya by her side, she was fearless.
At noon.
Hikigaya followed Ichinose to Class C of the first year, and immediately attracted the attention of many people.
Several girls smiled and said hello.
"Hey, isn't this Honami-chan?
"Good afternoon, Shiho-chan, Saki-chan, Nanami-san"
"Long time no see, Manabe-san, Yamashita-san, and Nanami-san."
Ichinose and Kanzaki greeted each other.
He undoubtedly knew that Hikigaya probably didn't know a few people, so he introduced them in such a tactful way.
"Why are you here with us?"
The leader, Manabe, said hello, and his eyes couldn't help but fall on Hikigaya.
Just when Hikigaya was about to nod, he felt the appraising gazes of several people, and the corners of his mouth could not help but reveal a mocking expression.
Never mind.
After all, hjs current evaluation is like this, so it is not surprising that several people have such reaction.
As expected, attractive girls are very territorial.
He completely regarded Class C as his own territory.
Although she is friendly on the surface and even calls Ichinose by name, she completely treats her as an outsider and even an enemy that she puts pressure on.
Finally, I saw girls competing for class status in school.
Ichinose smiled cheerfully:
"We have something to do with Ryuuen-san, Shiho-chan, can you call Ryuuen-san for us?"
"Eh? That guy is not in the class now."
"Can I ask where he went?"
"Who knows~"
Manabe Shiho looked back at his companions and confirmed:
"After all, it's Ryuuen, huh?"
"Yeah, who cares about a guy who is about to drop out of school?"
"Maybe you can found him in a place where no one was around so he can cried loudly?"
Several people laughed sarcastically without any polite words.
I'm afraid Class C has already decided on the candidate to drop out, and it's Ryuuen Kakeru, who can face the exam so easily and comfortably.
"But..."
Manabe Shiho took Ichinose's little hand and glanced at Hikigaya with a caring tone:
"Honami-chan, you seem to be having a hard time here, are you okay?"
"Eh?"
Ichinose tilted her head in confusion: "What do you mean?"
"That's him."
Manabe Shiho pointed at Hikigaya with her chin and said disdainfully:
"Honami-chan, you keep this guy around and keep a close eye on him, just because you're afraid that he might have a nervous breakdown due to fear of dropping out of school and cause some trouble right? It must be hard"
"Um?"
Hikigaya frowned.
I don't remember when I met her, or I bumped into her by chance, or she investigated and observed me just to make fun of me.
Every girl who can gain status in the school hierarchy.
They are basically masters of drama fighting.
She dared to mock Ryuuen and the boys in the corridor
It certainly does not mean that Manabe Shiho is not inferior to those in Class C.
She has a strong voice among girls.
She said with concern tone, but it actually hides murderous intent, and her purpose is to stimulate Hikigaya.
If it is a normal exam.
In the eyes of outsiders.
There is no doubt that the person who will be expelled from Class B is Hikigaya. Ichinose probably took him with her to keep a close eye on him.
Prevent him from blowing up and giving up due to the pressure of dropping out of school.
And cause damage to the class.
Manabe Shiho is stimulating Hikigaya,
She wants him to bear a grudge against Ichinose, challenge Ichinose's status, and pull Ichinose down from the top of the school so that she can take the opportunity to rise to power.
What a deep scheming.
Therefore, Hikigaya doesn't like to have contact with these guys, and they are really a tiring group.
Maybe he was overthinking, and maybe Manabe Shiho was just teasing him with Ichinose.
But if is not.....Wouldn't that be more terrifying?
Very scary.
Hikigaya immediately decided to stay away.
"That's not the case."
Ichinose suddenly became serious, took Manabe Shiho's hand and said:
"Shiho-chan, you probably have some misunderstanding about Hikki because of the rumors. He is actually not the kind of person you imagined. The rumors are false."
"Eh!?"
Manabe Shiho's face looked a little ugly, and she forced a smile:
"Is that so?"
"Yes."
Ichinose nodded seriously, took a deep breath and said:
"You also know that I asked for leave for several days. Hikki just didn't want me to be trapped in the room alone, so he deliberately spread such rumors to solve the problem for me. In fact, I had the experience of stealing from others."
"Eh?!"
The expressions of Manabe Shiho and others became even more ugly: "So that's it. I'm sorry, Honami-chan. If you want to find Ryuuen, you can ask other people. We have something to do and we'll leave first."
Several people quickly turned around and left as if running away.
"Sure enough, Honami-chan is so kind. She would deliberately fabricate rumors that are detrimental to him for the sake of her classmates."
"Yes, that Hikigaya should be lucky that he is in Class B."
"If he were in Class C, I would have beaten him long ago."
Not far away yet.
You can hear sporadic discussions from Manabe Shiho and others.
They don't care what the truth is, people tend to decide the truth that they want to hear.
They just want to bring joy with more exciting topics.
If they were exposed now.
Wouldn't they look so foolish for being manipulated by rumors?
Therefore.
Even if Ichinose was not the one who caused the violence.
She must now be seen as the righteous criminal as well.
People like Manabe Shiho.
She will constantly deceive herself and the people around her to maintain her status and her somewhat clever but actually foolish IQ.
And people like her are even making lies gradually turn into truth.
The misunderstanding cannot be resolved.
"I'm sorry."
Ichinose looked back at Hikigaya and scratched her head apologetically:
"I make you an unpleasant experience."
"I don't mind it, don't we still need to find Ryuuen? Let's go quickly."
A smile appeared on Hikigaya's lips, but he didn't take it to heart at all. He glanced at the Class C classroom and saw that Ryuuen was not there.
At least Manabe Shiho didn't lie to them.
"Don't worry."
Ichinose's pretty face returned to determination and said: "They just know too little about Hikki. I will definitely clear up this misunderstanding."
"Don't worry so much, I really don't care about that."
Hikigaya doesn't mind.
Apparently, Ichinose was working hard silently in places he didn't know about. Knowing this, Hikigaya felt a little moved for some reason.
At least.
Manabe Shiho and others were right in what they said.
It is indeed a blessing to be assigned to this class.
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