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The person taking the photo was hidden, showing Hikigaya's back and Ichinose's full figure.
"By the way, is this a confession to Ichinose from Class B? I didn't expect Hikigaya to like Ichinose! Ichinose is really popular!" Sato seemed a little excited, probably because she saw a topic about romance.
This is the type of person who hopes to have a good romance in high school.
"A confession… maybe it's a misunderstanding."
Karuizawa also seemed a little surprised, but she said, "I can't imagine Hikigaya confessing to other girls."
"I always thought he and Horikita were quite close."
"What are you talking about?"
At this moment, a girl carrying a hot water bottle walked past.
This was Horikita Suzune.
She didn't like the celebration banquet very much, so she left as soon as she could, went back to take a shower, and was now going to get hot water.
As a result, she heard her own name.
She had always been indifferent to others' discussions, because their mouths were their own, and they could say whatever they wanted.
She didn't want to waste her energy.
But she seemed to have heard Hikigaya's name just now.
So Horikita paid a little attention.
Now she heard her own name again.
"Uh… that… by the way, Horikita, are you interested in Hikigaya?" Sato asked.
"…" Horikita.
"As for Hikigaya… I do admire him quite a bit."
Saying this, Horikita began to walk towards her room.
"She's so cold." Sato said.
"Kushida, did you just say you know the owner of the camera?" Shinohara didn't forget Kushida.
"Yes, yes." Kushida quickly said.
Because she thought Sakura's selfies had been exposed, but what was exposed was Hikigaya's confession scene.
But the camera was still in Shinohara's hand, so she had to get it back.
"Then help return it to the owner." Shinohara readily handed the camera over.
Kushida knew that everyone had just witnessed the scene of Hikigaya's confession recorded on the camera and his rejection.
So they felt embarrassed, right?
"Are you going out again?" But at this moment, the expressionless girl from Class A standing in the corner said.
"Sorry." Sato quickly said.
They were on this floor, but the Class A girl still had to go up.
So the few of them quickly got into the elevator.
"I always feel like the girls from Class A are a bit difficult to get along with."
Watching the elevator continue to ascend, the girls said.
It looked like nothing had happened.
However, Kushida felt that Hikigaya's reputation might be affected recently.
...
Because the exam was over, he had helped Ichinose solve a problem, and he had gained a favor from her, Hikigaya was in a pretty good mood.
Only.
From Ichinose's lonely expression, could it be that this great angel also had some past?
However, being able to be assigned to Class B instead of Class D, where Hachiman was initially, should be fine, right?
And thinking this.
Hachiman looked at his phone.
He actually received a message from Sakayanagi.
Hikigaya was invited out.
Sakayanagi seemed to be inviting him to have lunch together tomorrow.
Hmm.
Eating together probably meant she was willing to pay for the meal.
Hmph.
He had wanted to be treated to a meal a few days ago, but Sakayanagi was completely unwilling to pay.
Hikigaya was quite dissatisfied with this attitude of being called upon and dismissed at will.
]You can order the spicy wing and egg tart combo you want tomorrow.]
Hmm.
Then he should still go.
Hachiman was not short on money right now.
Aside from the basic living expenses that were enough for ordinary students, which he received from the Class every month, he also had 100,000 points obtained from Kamuro by selling exam papers, and there was still some portion of the 100,000 points that Horikita President had transferred to him before.
Among them.
Aside from the 1 million point card that Chabashira Sensei gave him at the beginning.
Now, another 1 million point card was added to his pocket.
She seemed quite satisfied with this exam.
But this also meant that she hoped their Class would continue to strive upwards.
And this point could only wait for Kushida to continue to get news from the upperclassmen.
Thus.
Everything was going well.
And he wasn't very short on money.
But if he could save some, he would save some.
He was committed to being a househusband in the future, so getting used to saving and being thrifty was also important.
So Hachiman considered it for a moment and prepared to send a message indicating that he would go to the appointment.
Just as he was editing the message for Sakayanagi Arisu, he found that Karuizawa had sent a message.
His phone only had the contact information for Horikita, Sakayanagi, Kamuro, Ichinose, Kushida, Sakura, Karuizawa, and Chabashira.
And he had also noted their names, so he could intuitively see who sent the message.
But.
]Boys really like breasts, don't they?] by Karuizawa. [They're all boob aliens.]
????
What kind of slander is this?
By the way, what kind of lewd topic is Karuizawa talking about?
"Could it be that a boy confessed to you after the celebration banquet?" Hachiman was very perceptive and quickly edited and sent a text message.
Hachiman didn't think the other party would send such a message randomly.
Something must have happened.
He had also said that if the other party helped with the Class promotion, he would provide protection.
Therefore.
Today, Hikigaya was at full combat power.
Ready to be a guardian knight.
...
In order to get promoted to Class A, Hachiman was looking for like-minded individuals in his Class who shared the same ambition.
And even for those who didn't have such ambition, they could still be useful.
Among them, Karuizawa was Hachiman's prepared assistant.
Karuizawa alone bore the brunt of the exam paper incident this time.
The risk was also very high, because if "illegal operation of secretly photographing exam papers" was reported, there might be a risk of expulsion.
But she could also handle it.
Her execution was impeccable.
So.
Since the other party had been effective and now encountered a problem.
Then naturally… it had to be dealt with.
Therefore.
Today, Hikigaya was at full combat power.
But.
]...?]
Karuizawa seemed to pause for two seconds before replying.
[A boy confessed to me? No such thing.]
"Well, that's quite a surprise." Hachiman quickly replied, "If you encounter anything, you can contact me."
Just as he was editing the message, he found that the other party actually called him.
Eh!
Even after coming to this school, Hachiman had only communicated by phone with Chabashira-sensei and Ichinose.
Now there was another girl who was willing to call him?
So he answered the call.
Karuizawa's voice came from the phone.
"Um… Hikigaya, do you have a girl you like?" Karuizawa's voice was quite pleasant, but with her question, Hikigaya found that he couldn't understand a single word.
"A girl I like?"
"Hmm… Didn't you say you would go all out to get promoted to Class A?" Karuizawa said.
"No problem." Hachiman noticed something was wrong.
"Did something happen?"
"I think you probably misunderstood." Hachiman said.
He thought of when he was dealing with the exam paper incident, Karuizawa seemed to have asked him if he liked her then.
...
"I have no intention of falling in love. Rather, I have no expectations for romance."
"And my only goal right now is to get promoted to Class A as quickly as possible." Hachiman said.
Sakayanagi was tricked by him into rushing for the Student Council, so at least for these two months, she wouldn't catch up to Class A, which meant it was an opportunity for their Class to seize the moment and climb up.
Naturally, his goal was clear.
"Is that so." But Karuizawa seemed noncommittal.
Complete disbelief.
Just as Hachiman was about to say something more to her, she ended the call, citing that she wanted to sleep.
But.
Hachiman checked the time.
It was only 7:30 PM. Do girls go to bed this early?
...
He didn't understand girls, and he hadn't thought about trying to understand them.
Hikigaya gave up on pressing Karuizawa.
However.
Horikita Suzune's message came through.
[First Year Class B, Shiranami Chihiro, I've met her a few times, seen her following Ichinose Honami, probably Ichinose's friend.]
"..." Hachiman.
It wasn't him saying it, Horikita, you're disconnected.
Because Kushida had already replied to this message.
And Kushida had more information, for example, she even saw that Shiranami had romantic feelings for Ichinose.
Of course.
This couldn't be forced on Horikita.
Hachiman didn't think Horikita Suzune would encounter anything like romance.
Thus.
A good night's sleep.
...
With the exam results announced, Monday arrived, and students resumed classes.
However, perhaps because although everyone passed the last exam and received the reward of 100 Class evaluation points, many people were actually flustered before the exam papers were leaked and memorized.
They even regretted not studying harder during the study sessions.
They were very afraid of failing and then being expelled.
So.
"Speaking of which..."
"Hirata, can you continue to hold study sessions?"
Such inquiries increased.
Sudo asked Hirata if he wanted to study.
In other words, it was like this: he had athletic talent, and the School's various facilities, as well as free tuition and living expenses, were all superior to other Schools.
So he didn't want to lose this opportunity.
He finally wanted to study.
"Yes, yes, yes, if there's a study session, I want to join too!"
Not just Sudo, but even Ike joined.
It's just unknown how long this learning craze would last.
Only.
"Huh! Studying... I've already studied for half a month."
"And the next special exam probably won't be a written test, right?" Yamauchi said.
Some people were unwilling.
And Hachiman was no longer paying attention here.
He was already thinking about the spicy wings for lunch.
The School's spicy wings were divided into McDonald's and KFC, and McDonald's were spicier, which he didn't like very much.
So, is it okay if some students' academic ability is still very poor now?
It's okay.
From the written management exam, it can be seen that the School doesn't just want students with good academic ability.
So they will probably also focus on assessing other aspects.
Then.
As long as they get promoted to Class A before the special exam that truly requires assessing everyone's academic ability, then there will be no problem.
Hachiman's task would be completed.
And then, he could probably just slack off.
Things like the Class dropping down, or students with poor academic ability in the Class being expelled, would no longer have much to do with him.
So.
Although Hikigaya felt Karuizawa's attitude was a bit problematic last night.
But when he looked over, Karuizawa didn't look back.
Instead, other girls looked over with some curiosity.
Sakura seemed to hesitate to speak to him, and Kushida gave him a helpless expression.
"..."
So what happened?
And Hachiman noticed the girls around Karuizawa.
He felt as if they were talking about him.
However, Hachiman didn't think he had done anything yesterday.
Was it because he only talked to Horikita at the celebration party and then ran away when he found he could leave?
Indeed.
He didn't like that atmosphere.
And thinking so.
He looked at the seat next to him.
Beautiful, smooth, straight black hair, but she skillfully braided one side of her long hair.
This was Horikita Suzune.
It seemed that not only was she good at cooking, but Horikita also had great potential in housework and being a housewife.
Hachiman actually wanted to braid his daughter's hair in the future too.
Because that was a dad's basic skill.
And thinking so, it felt a little strange.
So Hikigaya continued to think about lunch.
...
Lunch was still in the cafeteria, but the meals were not obtained there.
Someone needed to go to the Shopping Street to buy them.
However, Sakayanagi was a prepared person.
When Hachiman arrived, the spicy wing and egg tart set meal was already ready.
And Hachiman's gaze swept over the long-haired, purple-haired girl with a hair clip sitting alone, eating unhappily.
Presumably, Kamuro had been arranged to buy it in advance.
And now, while eating, she even took out a tissue to wipe the sweat from her forehead.
So perhaps she had run there and run back.
How tiring.
However, although he felt a little sorry for Kamuro, the taste of the tender meat of the fried wings was excellent.
"Hikigaya really likes fried food," a cute voice came from beside Hachiman.
It was a cute girl with straight silver-white hair.
Sakayanagi Arisu.
Because of her physical discomfort, she needed to carry a cane with her.
Frail, girl.
But to Hachiman, her attack power was very strong.
"Sakayanagi, do you want some?"
Kamuro had brought a bucket of wings, so there was more than enough even if shared.
"I don't need any." But Sakayanagi gently waved her hand.
"Things that are too spicy and fried aren't good for the skin."
And listening to her words, Hachiman subconsciously looked at her hand.
Indeed.
She was very fair.
Just like a delicate doll.
"Actually, it's fine to try it occasionally." Hachiman said.
"See, it smells really good, doesn't it?"
"It is indeed very tempting." But Sakayanagi maintained her smile.
But she clearly didn't want to try it.
People with good skin are partly naturally beautiful, and then they also maintain it later in life.
And Hachiman also knew that some boys would use facial cleanser and masks and the like.
"Then."
And watching Hikigaya take a sip of cola.
Sakayanagi said.
"First, congratulations on your excellent results in this special exam."
"However, giving the exam papers to Class B was not approved by me." Sakayanagi Arisu said.
"This point..." Hachiman stumbled a bit.
Because it was indeed Sakayanagi's paper, not only was it given to his Class for free, but it was also shared with Class B, which had a similar configuration to Class A.
There was indeed suspicion of aiding the enemy.
"This is probably to suppress Vice President Nagumo."
And regarding this, Hikigaya was prepared.
Hachiman said, "The Vice President secretly contacted Class B, seemingly preparing to give them the papers as a gesture of goodwill."
"And the goal, presumably, is Class B's votes."
"Is that so." But Sakayanagi said, "Then Hikigaya, you really did something troublesome, because if Senior Nagumo really did that, then it would be great. I could report Senior Nagumo for leaking exam papers and strip him of his Student Council Vice President status first."
Is that so.
Then you are very scary.
Hachiman was thinking that at that point, the School wouldn't change the exam papers.
Because that would trouble most students.
But Sakayanagi, you directly overturned the table.
Is your attack power that strong?
Only.
"I think you also know that even if he is truly reported, Senior Nagumo is still the Grade 2 representative."
"So ordinary methods won't work," Hachiman said.
"That's true." Sakayanagi nodded.
In other words, even if evidence of Nagumo secretly taking photos was caught, it would be useless, because Nagumo was the Grade 2 representative, so Nagumo could push out a few people to take the blame.
So, attacking Nagumo would have no effect.
Thus, Hikigaya continued to eat his egg tart.
"Speaking of which."
But Sakayanagi continued, "Was Hikigaya eating with Ichinose before because you needed to deal with Senior Nagumo's matter?"
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