After school, Hikigaya leaves the classroom. He still plans to have a bowl of ramen to enhance his meal. Since Ichinose mentioned he could borrow personal points, spending a few hundred points on ramen seems insignificant.
However, he decides to save for the exam. He choose Jiro Ramen today. It's good to change the taste occasionally. After all, there's no such thing as unpalatable ramen in the world. Once club time is over, Hikigaya stands outside the Jiro Ramen Shop. A dazzling red hair flashes past him, and he walks into the shop as swift as the wind.
It doesn't matter. Sudou appears to be a member of the sports club. By the standards of this school, the amount of exercise should be extremely high, so there's nothing wrong with eating ramen after school.
"Sorry, I'm late," he says as he walks into the store.
Hikigaya hears Sudo's sincere apology and notices that the store is already full of people. Upon closer inspection, Yamauchi Haruki, Ike Kanji, and others are sitting at the dining table, surrounded by many people, probably all students from Class D. Hikigaya doesn't mind sitting at the bar counter, which is an exclusive seat the ramen shop has specially prepared for loners.
"Hey, iwhy are you alone?" the store owner asks in surprise.
"Oh, I'm mostly alone," Hikigaya forces a smile. No matter how you look at it, it's as if he was dumped. Does the owner of this shop have such a good memory? Selling ramen here is really an underachievement.
At this moment, a startled sound rings out, and Yamauchi Haruki and others look over:
"Isn't this Hikigaya?"
"Is he the guy from Class B who likes to threaten girls?"
"Then you're definitely going to be kicked out of school this time?"
Ike Kanji and others murmur in low voices. A group of people look at Hikigaya with some gloating eyes. Other shifts may not necessarily be available. But the people in Class B and Class C who will be expelled are probably Hikigaya and Ryuuen. Let's talk about the two most unpopular people in the school right now.
Without a doubt, it's Ryuuen and Hikigaya.
A man who recklessly resorted to violence caused a great deal of trouble for the school. He was feared and despised by everyone.
As for Hikigaya,
he was simply loathed and detested.
This guy is nothing more than a despicable villain, and his reputation is only slightly better than Ryuuen's.
"Hikigaya..."
Yamauchi Haruki approached without a second thought and curiously asked,
"You're about to be expelled from school, yet you're still in the mood to eat ramen here?"
What's wrong with this guy?
Why did he suddenly strike up a conversation? I don't know why he assumed we were friends. Can't he call me by my full name?
"It's not your bussiness"
Hikigaya's voice was cold, implying that he didn't want to engage in conversation.
Not to mention, even he wouldn't let his classmate to bother him, let alone someone from different class, it's none of his business whether I eat ramen or not.
"Eh?"
Yamauchi Haruki was slightly displeased. After some thought, he felt there was nothing wrong. Finally, he expressed his dissatisfaction,
"Don't be so stingy. You're about to be expelled from school, don't you feel anything?"
Hikigaya's mouth twitched,
Am I really being stingy?
How can someone be so self-absorbed? Even though I knew these guys were idiots, this was beyond my expectations.
By the way, why is this guy so irritating?
"Boss, how long do we have to wait for the ramen?"
Hikigaya addressed the boss.
Sure enough, I should have gone to Tianxiapin. The hidden store actually has the special ability to deter idiots. It's truly amazing.
Soon,
a bowl of hot ramen was served to Hikigaya.
Since this guy is so annoying, I can only resort to plan B.
"Slurp."
Hikigaya loudly slurped the noodles, implying to the other party that I am eating and cannot talk to you.
What a pity.
For idiots who don't understand social cues,
this approach does nothing.
"Tch."
Seeing Hikigaya lowering his head to eat noodles, Yamauchi Haruki sighed with dissatisfaction:
"If only there were guys like Hikigaya in our class who deserved to be expelled, we wouldn't be in such a difficult situation,"
one of the students muttered. Hikigaya lowered his head to eat his noodles, not wanting to deal with this fool.
I think the person in Class D who deserves to be expelled is you, he thought to himself.
How on earth does Class D tolerate this guy? Why doesn't anyone bully him?
But then, thinking about Yamauchi Haruki's careless conversation just now, this guy might not treat others as human beings and just says what he wants to say. He's quite outspoken, without scheming. It's probably only others people who would feel embarrassed.
This is what they call the fun of youth.
"Haruki, please stop talking," Ike Kanji quickly walked over to Yamauchi Haruki, pulled him up, and smiled apologetically at Hikigaya.
"Sorry, our classmates have caused trouble for you."
"Eh?"
Yamauchi Haruki was a little confused.
"Kanji, what are you doing? I just asked him how he felt about being expelled from school, and I didn't do anything. Why should I apologize to this guy?"
"Are you stupid?"
Ike Kanji glanced at Hikigaya and quickly lowered his voice.
"This guy is going to be expelled from school soon. What if he gets so irritated that he hits someone directly? Do you still dare to fight back? It's better not to talk to this guy anymore, right?"
Yamauchi Haruki took a deep breath, then realized what he was doing, and quickly lowered his hands and stepped back slowly.
"Um...sorry, sorry to bother you, you eat your noodles, keep eating...we're leaving first..." Hikigaya stopped his chopsticks, glanced at them flatly, and the two turned around and left as if running away.
Even if I need to explain, can you explain it in private?
It was even so stupid that it made him want to laugh. These people are so silly and so funny. It is normal for Yamauchi Haruki and others to be worried. After all, it would not be good to be dragged into the water by a guy who is about to drop out of school. Whether it's Yamauchi Haruki or Ike Kanji,
in their eyes, Hikigaya Hachiman must be the one to drop out of Class B, it's something that doesn't need to be considered at all.
What a pity. In Hikigaya's eyes, dropping out of school was not a big deal, and he didn't even have any trouble in his heart. And on the other side,
"Then what do we do?" Sudou said, also feeling a little restless. This year, he has caused a lot of trouble to the class, and he should be within the scope of dropping out of school.
"Sudou, forget it," Ike Kanji's face was full of panic.
"Your sports scores are so good and your academic scores have improved. What's there to worry about? We are different. Those guys will definitely vote for us."
"Yes, I think so too." What?
Hikigaya's ears perked up. You don't have to listen carefully to the conversation to hear it.
Let's talk about it.
He was also somewhat concerned about how Onitsuka would pass this exam.
Upon reflection,
Hikigaya looked back and didn't find Onitsuka.
As expected of the Onitsuka.
He completely concealed his presence so that no one could detect his existence. This is a secret skill that can only be understood after entering the realm of solitude.
"Indeed, there is only one way."
Someone nervously glanced around and lowered their voice:
"How about we, who are thinking of voting for it, cast our votes to criticize someone else?"
Hmm...
That's a good proposal.
Other classes cannot be as united as Class B.
Consider the situation in Karuizawa.
Class D must have been divided into many small groups.
Reach an agreement with the members of a small group, and step on the members of other small groups in order to protect themselves.
There is internal strife within the small circle.
Hikigaya listened with great interest and truly wished they could step on each other harder.
"This seems like vote manipulation, right?"
Yamauchi Haruki's voice carried a hint of guilt: "Wouldn't it be bad? What will happen in the future if Horikita and the others are expelled?"
Hmm?
Yamauchi would actually say such a thing.
It was a bit beyond Hikigaya's expectations.
"What?"
Ike Kanji also glanced at him in confusion: "Yamauchi, you're not worried? What if you are expelled from school?"
"Humph, I don't need to worry."
Yamauchi Haruki crossed his arms over his chest, his face full of pride:
"Have you forgotten that I also have Sakayanagi Arisu? It's not a problem to ask her for a few out-of-class appreciation votes!"
"This..."
Ike Kanji became even more nervous.
If this is the case, apart from Yamauchi Haruki and Sudou Ken, he is probably the one most likely to be expelled from school.
"Impossible, what's going on between you and Sakayanagi? She probably won't give you a vote of approval.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk."
Feeling the shocked gazes of everyone, Yamauchi Haruki shook his head even more proudly:
"Why not? You have to know that Sakayanagi Arisu is obeying my words now, and I am even more strict about it. If I ask her to go east, she will not dare to go west. A few votes of appreciation are nothing."
"???"
Hikigaya suddenly turned around and stared at a few people, a little shocked. Sakayanagi and Yamauchi Haruki?
Impossible, impossible, impossible.
It's impossible no matter how you think about it.
Although I don't know what happened between them, it's a bit ridiculous no matter how I think about it.
It can't be that Yamauchi Haruki is hiding his strength.
That caught Sakayanagi's attention, right?
No, no, no, this is even more impossible. Yamauchi Haruki's acting skills are so incredible that even Oscar will kneel in front of him.
Even if it is bragging.
This guy actually dared to spread rumors about Sakayanagi.
He is too brave!!
"What?"
Feeling Hikigaya's gaze, Yamauchi Haruki felt a little guilty.
Could it be that Hikigaya also likes Sakayanagi and wants to beat him up after hearing his words?
"Impressive"
Hikigaya smiled and sincerely encouraged the other person, which immediately made Yamauchi Haruki even more proud.
"Young man, I see that your luck is running out, and I'm afraid there will be a bloody disaster waiting for you" someone commented. However, Hikigaya wasn't interested and turned around to eat his noodles.
Class A and Class D were about to start their fight. He had been waiting for this. Unfortunately, he might not be able to witness it.
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