After parting ways with Horikita Manabu and others, Hikigaya happily enjoyed a wagyu set meal and bought a large watermelon before returning to the dormitory. It's over. How dare he buy such a big watermelon.
He felt a little extravagant! Looking at the big watermelon in his hand, Hikigaya became even more proud. Thirty million! There should be nothing wrong with being a bit extravagant.
But, does he want to share some food with Kobashi Yume and the others?
After all, Kobashi Yume and others often make snacks and bring them to the club, so they should be given something in return.
As he got out of the elevator, Hikigaya saw Ichinose Honami standing outside the door.
"Ichinose?"
Ichinose quickly turned around, with a slight blush on her face and said,
"I have something I want to tell you, can I borrow some time?"
"Oh... no problem," Hikigaya was in a good mood.
"I just happened to buy a watermelon, let's go in and talk."
Ichinose is an angel. There is no need to be as vigilant as Sakayanagi Arisu. Moreover, Ichinose usually takes good care of him, and it doesn't matter if she eats a few pieces of watermelon. Highlight one. I have money! Hikigaya really wanted to find someone to flirt with, but he also understood the principle of keeping money secret, so after thinking about it, he decided not to do it.
The two walked into the dormitory. Ichinose changed into slippers at the entrance and said a little embarrassedly,
"Forget about the watermelon. I have something to tell you first."
"Ah?" Hikigaya was a little surprised. There are actually people who can resist the delicious taste of watermelon. As expected of Ichinose.
"Okay, can I have a MAX coffee?"
"Um," she responded, in less than a moment.
Hikigaya walked out of the kitchen with two cups of MAX coffee and placed them on the low table. Ichinose sat across from him with her legs crossed.
Today, she was wearing a sleeveless shirt and a knee-length skirt, with only her white calves exposed.
"So, what's the matter?" Hikigaya asked, sitting cross-legged opposite Ichinose.
Although he couldn't become a leader, he could still help Ichinose with any problems within his ability, and forget about things beyond his reach.
Ichinose pursed her lips, appearing a little embarrassed.
After all, she was the class leader. She would never show her vulnerable side in front of the class to avoid affecting the class spirit.
But Hikigaya was different.
Hikigaya was not only stronger than her, but also mentally stronger. He was also her hero and could provide effective advice every time.
Hikigaya was undoubtedly superior to her.
In front of Hikigaya, Ichinose felt like she could say a few more words.
"Before we get down to business, can you please let me complain a little bit?"
"Well…"
Hikigaya was suddenly confused.
Honestly, although he liked to criticize others and complain, he didn't like to hear others complain.
Listening to people complain would only make him feel bad.
But Ichinose had such a cheerful personality, it must be very important for her to complain to others. Hikigaya scratched his head and said,
"Okay...if it doesn't take long."
"Um," Ichinose held a disposable paper cup and said bitterly:
"Just now, Horikita-san asked me to terminate the cooperative relationship. One year has passed, and the class points have not increased at all. In the second grade, I will fall into Class C. I often wonder if I am not suitable to be this leader."
Hikigaya listened silently without speaking.
Next semester starts, and Class B will fall to Class C.
Although the difference is only about twenty points, the change in class status is a fact.
Next semester, they will compete with Horikita Suzune's Class D.
It's not surprising that Horikita Suzune would ask Ichinose to terminate the class cooperation.
Honestly, Hikigaya also agreed.
Every time he took an exam, he had to worry about the cooperative relationship. It wasn't easy to attack Class D. He had to take special care of the cooperative exam, which was really depressing.
Now, he finally no longer had to be a nanny for Class D.
It should be considered a good thing.
But Horikita Suzune's backhanded attitude of not acknowledging others was really annoying.
Although when Ichinose spread the rumor, Class D seemed to be helping.
But most of the time, it was Class B who was assisting Class D.
The uninhabited island exam and the matching exam also had to worry about Class D. He heard that the forest dormitories also took in many unpopular girls from Class D.
As a result, Ichinose couldn't even get into the top three.
It was all about helping people.
Certainly, Horikita Suzune didn't know how concerned Class B was, but it still made her a little uncomfortable.
With the character of Horikita Suzune, she probably thought this was Ichinose's voluntary choice, although it was indeed Ichinose's natural choice...
Thinking of this, Hikigaya had a headache.
Sure enough, hearing people complain would only affect your mood.
"And..." Ichinose pursed her lips, her tone full of self-blame.
"When I saw Ryuen appear as the commander, my mind felt chaotic and I couldn't think of anything. This is all my responsibility," Ichinose said.
"Class B clearly has the advantage in overall strength, and everyone worked hard, but we still lost the game."
"If it weren't for the efforts of Hikki and Shibata, I'm afraid we would have lost even more."
"Am I really capable of continuing to be the leader of Class B?" Ichinose's sense of responsibility was overwhelming. The situation wasn't as serious as she made it out to be. In this examination, Fortune Lady was undoubtedly on Ryuen's side.
Ryuuen, who had been kicked out of the class, suddenly became the commander of this exam. It was indeed unexpected. Anyone would likely be confused. And the project designed by Ryuuen was indeed good. It wasn't shameful to honestly admit that the other party was superior this time.
Defeat was almost a high probability event. Hikigaya didn't really care. If he knew there was a high probability of losing, he might have just admitted defeat. But could we win?
The answer was definitely yes.
The reason is, although they won the competition in Class C's main event, judo, they lost the competition in their main event, the chemistry test. All it took was one win. And the chemistry test was the third item. Even if Ryuuen was a little confused, Ichinose might have been able to adjust. At least her performance in several projects was not bad.
Obviously, Ichinose's strength was there, and it was no worse than Horikita Suzune and others. However, all kinds of reasons could be found. The only thing Hikigaya couldn't figure out was the personnel arrangement for the chemistry test. Although he had some guesses in his heart,
Hikigaya felt that it was impossible. After all, Ichinose's self-blame and guilt in front of him could not be faked. If this was a tool for acting, then Ichinose was really awesome. He hesitated for a moment. Looking at the girl in front of him with her lips pursed and her face filled with bitterness, Hikigaya still asked his doubts.
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