"That..." Hikigaya scratched the back of his head, looked at the girl in front of him out of the corner of his eye, and said with some hesitation,
"Ichinose, I am speculating, just speculating. I can understand the confusion, but were you thinking about what to do if Ryuuen dropped out of school?"
The order of the results of this competition was a cycle of one loss and one win until Ryuuen won. Only in this way could we explain the strange formation. Arrange for Kanzaki and several other students with average grades to take a chemistry test.
But after all, this was only a theoretical possibility. Hikigaya himself felt it was a bit impossible.
"Um," Ichinose pursed her lips and nodded bitterly, causing Hikigaya to suddenly have an even worse headache.
Fine. Ichinose was still too kind. Ichinose, who was forced onto the stage by everyone, did not have the slightest awareness of being a leader. Even more, she didn't even meet the qualifications to become a leader. Seeing Ryuuen, who had no protection points, become the commander, Ichinose was still worried about what to do if he dropped out of school.
Therefore, I don't want to lose but I don't dare to win.
Each time, Class C was allowed to win first, and then we found a way to win back. Only in the third game was Kanzaki placed with several students with average grades.
This kind of half-hearted decision was made.
I am afraid we were defeated by a score of three to four.
Class B won't lose too much, and our kindergarten doesn't have to drop out.
This is probably the ending that Ichinose subconsciously hopes to see the most.
Therefore, Ichinose only blamed herself and felt guilty, but showed no signs of despair.
After all, for Ichinose, only being deducted 30 points is the best ending.
"Am I useless..."
Ichinose put her palm on her forehead and said with a wry smile:
"Obviously I should do my best, but I am somewhat unable to make a decision. I must be unqualified as a leader. Can I continue like this?"
Hikigaya took a deep breath and rubbed his swollen temples.
Ichinose was pushed to the stage by force.
I can't be too harsh. If you want to blame Ichinose, you need to come up with a new plan, or someone can volunteer to be the leader.
Otherwise, it's just that my back doesn't hurt when I stand and talk.
But Hikigaya has no desire to be a leader, let alone the ability. Although he wants to contribute to the class, he just tries his best.
No matter how much, he can't do it.
"No, it's not that bad." Hikigaya thought for a moment, then nodded and continued:
"However, for example, the previous matching exam, that kind of exam will not force people to drop out of school, it will rely entirely on personal efforts."
"If you don't have the consciousness to let others drop out of school, then you have to make sure you can win these exams."
Kindness is not a bad thing at all.
There is no shame in escaping.
At least in Hikigaya's eyes.
Since there is no intention to make people drop out of school, then simply give up all such exams.
Then reinforce another one.
Win the uninhabited island test, the preferential treatment test, and the matching test.
Although the fault tolerance rate will become very low, the difficulty will also increase exponentially.
But the problem is, I feel like this is quite difficult for Ichinose. It's hard for Ichinose to ignore troubled people.
If not encountered, maybe there's nothing wrong with it.
But if you encounter it, Ichinose would probably lend a helping hand.
Actually, according to Hikigaya, Ichinose should give up.
As long as they can have some pocket money every month, there's nothing wrong with it.
Unfortunately, neither Ichinose nor the classmates in Class B seem to want to give up on being promoted to Class A, and Hikigaya also understands the importance of Class A to them.
"I see." Ichinose thought for a moment and said hesitantly:
"Would it be better to make up my mind?"
"Then it's up to you." Hikigaya took a sip of MAX coffee nonchalantly.
It was always her who had to make the decision.
"Um…"
Ichinose pursed her lips again. She had hoped that Hikigaya would scold her and accuse her more, but Hikigaya seemed to think that it would be better not to change. He hesitated for a moment. Ichinose raised her head and stared at Hikigaya solemnly.
"Hikki, I want to hear the truth. Do you really think it's okay for me to continue like this?"
"This..." Feeling Ichinose's serious gaze, Hikigaya froze. This seemed important to her. To be honest, from the perspective of Class B, it will only become harder and harder for Ichinose to continue like this, and there will be fewer and fewer choices.
After all, Sakayanagi, Katsuragi, Ryuen, and Horikita Suzune are not weak. The probability of Class B being promoted to Class A is really low. However, on the other hand,
Hikigaya lowered his head in thought. He didn't hope that Ichinose would change, and there was nothing wrong with being kind. After all, Hikigaya is clear. The original intention of this school is to allow people to pursue personal points, so that students can better adapt to society and become elites in society.
If it changes, Ichinose will probably be like Horikita Suzune. Become diplomatic, become more selfish. It's really annoying.
Therefore, from a personal perspective,
although Hikigaya felt that Ichinose did not have the ability to be a leader, he doesn't want Ichinose to change, he doesn't want Kobashi Yume and others to change, and he doesn't want Class B to change either.
Certainly, Himeno Yuki felt that she could change. She either has a headache every day or is on the way to it. In fact, it's obviously not needed. Hikigaya felt that even if Himeno Yuki reveals her true side, Class B's attitude towards her will not change at all. Maybe it would even make her happier.
The best result would be for Class B to graduate as Class A while remaining unchanged.
"Well," Hikigaya scratched the back of his head and laughed dryly,
"At least, I don't think there's anything wrong with this, but it still depends on your own thoughts, Ichinose, right?"
However, he couldn't make a decision for Ichinose either. After all, this may be a major life event related to Ichinose's life. If you follow the school's rules, Ichinose is at least an advantaged social elite.
But if you listen to him, Ichinose is more likely to become a loser like him. Therefore, Hikigaya cannot guarantee anything and cannot give advice.
"I see..."
Hearing the words, Ichinose's mouth showed a bright smile. Although Hikigaya said it very perfunctorily, he even pushed the question back. But at least, Hikigaya also expressed his opinion.
He didn't want her to change. And Ichinose's thoughts were,
"I'll listen to you!" That was enough. Ichinose breathed a sigh of relief, her pretty face turned red and said,
"And one more thing. Last time, didn't you say you wanted the real thing?"
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