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"I'm not interested in activities where a bunch of people gather and talk boring nonsense." Horikita Suzune said.
Is that so?
Horikita seems to dislike interacting with others.
That's why Hirata entrusted him to persuade her.
But unfortunately, Hirata, Hachiman also dislikes interacting with people.
Because.
He also doesn't like going to lively places.
And as he was thinking this.
"Beep!"
Hachiman found that he had received a message.
But it wasn't from Hirata.
It was from an unfamiliar number.
[Grade 1 Class C, wash your necks and wait, I'll take back my position soon! For now, I'll let you sit for a few more days!]
The tone of the message was somewhat boastful.
"This message is--" Horikita, who had just been studying intently, frowned.
She was also looking at her phone.
Hachiman walked over to take a look.
What he saw was the same number, and... the same message.
They were both threatening texts.
In other words, not only Hachiman, but Horikita also received the same message.
"Hikigaya!"
Kushida scurried over at this moment.
"The message!" she said.
Hmm.
It seems she also received the same message.
"And this person is--" But Kushida provided a piece of information.
"This number seems to belong to Ryuen from Class D."
Is that so?
Hachiman understood.
It turned out to be a provocation from Ryuen of Class D.
Wait a minute.
Ryuen is starting to provoke now? What gives him the right to provoke?
The representative of Class D is Ryuen Sho. Although he hasn't met him directly, Hachiman has obtained information about Ryuen through Kushida and other channels.
The Class where Ryuen is located is slightly stronger in terms of configuration than Hachiman's Class.
But it also has more problems.
Because many of the students in Ryuen Class are delinquents.
They are either the fighting prodigy from this middle School or the delinquent hot girl from that middle School.
Hachiman confirmed this when he obtained Karuizawa's information.
And now.
Ryuen, who has already fallen to Class D, has simultaneously sent them provocative messages.
Does this mean he will attack them in the next exam?
It's just.
"Didn't Hirata receive the message?" Hachiman said.
The people who received Ryuen's spam messages now are him, Horikita, and Kushida.
But there's also Hirata, who has a consistent goal of impacting Class A.
Hirata is excellent in all aspects and is also the Class's adhesive, so it stands to reason that he would also receive the message.
But until now, he hasn't come over.
"Hirata probably didn't receive the message."
"Rather, even if he received the message, he's not looking at it right now." Kushida replied.
Yes.
Hachiman glanced at Hirata.
After the exam, Ike and Yamauchi were excitedly hugging Hirata.
They seemed to want to respond to the celebration party Hirata had messaged about earlier.
Because he was being hugged by two boys, Hirata was very busy right now.
There's nothing more to say about this.
Before the Class versus Class competition, Hirata cared about his classmates.
And Hirata's gentle demeanor was probably judged by Ryuen as having no offensive power.
However, according to what Hachiman learned from Hirata's narration, although Holy mom Hirata seemed gentle, he also had moments of temper, and even used violence in middle School to dominate the Class, so he was also a fighting prodigy.
So, if they were to face Ryuen, which side would win?
Ryuen is undoubtedly a dangerous person.
Not only his binding power over the Class, but also his operations in the previous Sudo incident, all prove that Ryuen is someone who can use even despicable methods.
Therefore, having someone in his Class who can fight well is reassuring.
Because, like Sudo, who looks like a volatile tough guy but is actually outwardly fierce but inwardly timid, that makes one feel very insecure.
...
"Don't pay attention to Ryuen's message," Hachiman said.
"But."
"Kushida, can I entrust this to you?" Hachiman said.
"Ryuen Class probably doesn't have the exam papers for this exam."
"And he can still make such boastful remarks."
"So, I suspect he has already obtained information about next month's special exam."
As he said this, Hikigaya paused.
What was said was intentional, and the listener also paid attention.
Horikita began to ponder.
And Kushida maintained her Little Angel appearance.
"Are you saying you want me to go to the upper grades or Class C to inquire about next month's special exam information?" Kushida said in a very Little Angel-like manner.
She seemed quite considerate.
"Mm," Hachiman nodded.
"..." Kushida.
"This concerns the interests of our Class." Hachiman said.
"If Ryuen already knows the exam information and we don't, then we might be targeted."
"It certainly seems necessary." Kushida said. "Okay, I'll take on this task."
As she said this, she even blinked cutely.
Despite this, Hachiman felt that Kushida's mood was not beautiful right now.
Does she feel unhappy about being assigned to work?
But Kushida, I'm protecting you, do you know that?
Because once a person gets busy, they don't have as much time to think about their mood.
So this is also protecting you, to prevent you from being idle and then kicking the railing again, and then being witnessed.
And if Kushida's true nature is exposed to other Classes, Hachiman will become passive.
Because she doesn't want to drop out and doesn't want her true nature to be exposed, Kushida can only become a spy for other Classes.
...
Thus.
The written special exam ended.
All students returned to freedom.
And a large number of students directly cleared out of the Library, which became spacious again.
In fact, it wasn't just First Years, upperclassmen were the same.
They hadn't paid much attention when the Grade 1 exam papers were leaked before.
But very quickly.
Because Sakayanagi Arisu went to the Student Council to challenge them, the upperclassmen finally realized that it might not be just First Years who could have problems with exams due to leaked questions.
Among them, as an observer of humanity, Hachiman noticed that the Grade 2 upperclassmen still seemed relaxed.
It seemed Sakayanagi's attempt to get votes from Grade 2 failed.
However, the Third Year upperclassmen appeared nervous before the exam, even going to the Library to study, which meant that this exam actually had the Third Years cornered as well.
Therefore.
Now that the written exam was over, Third Year upperclassmen could be seen around campus with expressions of relief.
It's just.
Neither Sakayanagi nor he would choose to actually leak the upperclassmen's exam papers, because time was too tight, and the School couldn't produce papers that most students could pass.
So, the upperclassmen could actually be stubborn and not make a deal with Sakayanagi.
But.
If they couldn't even understand this problem, or if they didn't dare to bet that Sakayanagi wouldn't dare to leak the questions, then it indicated that the Third Years might not be that excellent.
So, is Senior Horikita's Third Year A Class not that excellent either?
Hachiman was thinking about random things, then walked to the other side of the bookshelf on the second floor, and then turned back.
Although the School arranged monthly special exams, with punishments and even occasional expulsions mixed in.
But in terms of material resources, Advanced Nurturing High School was indeed excellent.
The Library was grand and magnificent, and it had a vast collection of books, perhaps reaching ten million volumes.
"Are you looking for a book?"
While Hachiman was wandering in the Library, he was approached by someone.
It was a very beautiful girl with long, silver-white hair that reached her waist, giving her a very ladylike impression.
Her skin was as fair and translucent as a snow woman's.
But she didn't have the coldness of a snow woman.
She had a touch more warmth.
Hachiman felt that he had seen this beautiful girl somewhere before.
He had a slight impression.
However, he was very sensitive to people he had actually met, so only having an impression meant... perhaps he had only seen her in materials.
In other words, she must be a First Year.
He had printed the roster of First Years at the Student Council before, but he hadn't looked through all of it, though he had quickly flipped through it, for example, to know what Ryuen looked like.
And this girl, his impression was that she also belonged to Ryuen Class.
But whether it was the name or something else, it didn't match.
Moreover.
Hachiman focused on her left hand.
She was holding a book titled "Scarlett."
She looked like a literary girl.
"I'm looking for books on how to control emotions." Hikigaya honestly said.
The other person seemed to be a regular at the Library, so asking her might yield some information.
However.
"Can I take a picture of you?" Hikigaya said.
"..." The silver-haired girl.
The silver-haired girl blinked softly. "Why?"
"I think this is the first time I've met such a beautiful girl." Hachiman said.
"I want to keep a record."
This statement was a little impolite.
"That's the first time I've heard that." the silver-haired literary girl said.
"You can."
She said.
"I like to read, and I don't think people who like to search for books are bad people."
Is that so?
So she was looking for a fellow book lover.
Thus, Hachiman took out his phone and took a picture of her.
When he took the picture, she seemed to smile slightly, appearing poised and graceful.
"One good turn deserves another, if you want my picture." Hikigaya said.
"That won't be necessary." the literary girl gently shook her head, probably finding Hikigaya's pick-up line a bit surprising.
"It's just, why are you looking for books on controlling emotions?"
"Or rather, have you encountered some trouble?" the literary girl continued.
"Sometimes I can't control my emotions." Hachiman said.
"I want to vent, but then I worry about being seen as a weirdo."
"..." The literary girl.
No, you're already a weirdo like this.
"If you're under a lot of psychological pressure and need to vent, I think you could try a counter-intuitive approach." The literary girl said.
"For example, keeping yourself busy."
Is that so?
This meant the literary girl's idea was similar to his: as long as a person was busy, they wouldn't have extra thoughts to dwell on other things.
It's just.
Just being busy can also make a person feel too tired, so this "keeping busy" approach also needed improvement.
Was there a way to keep busy without feeling extremely tired, and even benefit oneself?
Thus.
That night.
Kushida returned to her dormitory.
Today she had contacted some upperclassmen and obtained some information: it seemed that in the third month of their first year, new students would go to an island belonging to the school for an exam.
That meant they could leave the school!
However, she still couldn't get more information.
She needed to make more contact.
It's just.
"Beep beep!"
Kushida then noticed that her phone had received a message.
Hm.
She had set a special notification sound for this message, not because she particularly cared about the sender, but because... she had no choice but to do so.
Because it was a message from Hikigaya Hachiman, a classmate.
Hikigaya had seen her true self.
And in exchange for him not exposing her, she needed to help him advance his Class, and then, when necessary... betray the Class.
But, two days had passed, and Kushida was still a bit nervous.
So if he sent a command, she couldn't refuse.
But betraying the Class... Kushida worried it might be a trap, and if she betrayed them, he would immediately report her or something, and then she would definitely be done for.
It's just.
Kushida still checked the message from Hikigaya.
[I found you a way to vent your emotions.]
[Kicking railings and cursing is very dangerous. I advise you not to continue.]
[So I suggest you focus on one thing and use that as a venting channel. Of course, for maximum benefit, I think the thing you do should be useful to you.]
[Therefore, I signed you up for the art club. Go learn to paint, Kushida.]
[Painting can consume your troubled feelings, and at the same time, if you can learn a skill, then you won't have to worry about your future.] by Hikigaya. [You can definitely make money.]
???
Kushida's eyes widened in surprise.
Because.
Hikigaya, what on earth are you doing?!
Wanting her to learn to paint and then make money?
If he could make money, why wouldn't he do it himself?
Yes.
As for Hikigaya's suggestion that she paint to vent emotions, Kushida didn't think it would be effective.
...
The two-day holiday passed in a flash.
They hadn't done anything, but time had just slipped away.
The students returned to the classroom.
Hachiman arrived in the Class and could feel a tense atmosphere.
That meant it was time to announce the exam results.
So everyone was waiting for Chabashira to arrive.
Clack!
High heels clicked crisply on the floor as Chabashira Sae, dressed in a black office suit, strode in with her long legs encased in black stockings.
At the same time, the students of Class C were like criminals awaiting judgment.
They held their breath, staring at the poster tube, which looked like a baseball bat, that Chabashira Sae held in her arms.
On it were the scores of all of them.
"Whew!"
Chabashira Sae placed the poster tube on the podium and slowly unrolled it.
And with her movement, many students' breathing involuntarily became heavier.
Although they had joyfully confirmed it during the exam before.
They had confirmed that the exam papers were the same as the five sets of papers they had memorized.
And they had all spent time diligently memorizing the papers and answers.
However, at the moment the results were released, they still couldn't help but feel nervous.
"To be honest."
Chabashira Sae unrolled the poster tube to cover her face, only revealing a pair of golden eyes as she scanned the students of Class C, "You really surprised me this time."
"Gulp!"
Accompanied by the sound of students swallowing, Chabashira Sae finally unrolled the poster tube completely and posted it on the blackboard for everyone to see.
"Oh!"
"Awesome!"
"I got a perfect score!"
When the scores for all five subjects of all Class C students were completely posted on the blackboard, many people couldn't help but cheer excitedly and stand up.
In the entire row of scores, there were students with perfect scores in every subject.
This was something they couldn't even have imagined in the past.
And Hikigaya understood this point.
"You're really not holding back." the fox-eyed girl next to him suddenly said.
Because.
Hikigaya was at the top of the list for all five subjects.
Perfect score of 100 in all subjects.
Hmm.
His first perfect score in all subjects in his life.
This hard-won opportunity to pretend to be a super genius... Hikigaya ultimately couldn't resist the temptation.
(A/N: Lol, he's same as us😭😂😂)