The great teacher’s strength-first classroom

"Squeak-"

And Ichinose-san, who was invited here to compare paper scores with Horikita-san, accidentally moved his chair.

"Ichinose-san, thank you for your help today. You can go back now." Hachiman noticed that Ichinose was still here and said.

amount.

This rhetoric is like inviting a tool person to come and then driving him away when he thinks it is no longer useful.

but.

Ichinose, who was invited, was not angry, but left with a little curiosity.

just.

She felt that Hikigaya-san and Horikita-san had a particularly good relationship. Although they both said they were not dating, they only stayed here for half a day today, which almost made her think that she was... the redundant one.

……

After Horikita's mentality was broken, she finally started talking about life.

Who am I?Exist as who?

Or, it's just a fake fake, as the real self that has never been shown to people.

"Looking back on it, I've been playing a false self in my life until now."

Whether it's appearance, personality, or grades, I want to imitate my brother, be as good as my brother, and want my brother to recognize me.

"but failed."

"I didn't prove myself until my brother was leaving this school."

"So, isn't this sad, Hikigaya-kun."

Suzune hugged her head.

Her imitation is completely worthless, it can be said that it is meaningless, and even her own life is messed up.

"It is indeed very sad." Hachiman listened to her confession with a frown.Because Horikita's confession was not what he wanted.

And if this is Horikita's confession.

Then.

"But there is one thing, I think, not only you, but also your brother Horikita Manabu is wrong." Hachiman said. "You two siblings have the same personality."

"what?"

Ringtone looked up.

"It's you two brothers and sisters who are always going too far... Self-righteous!"

Hikigaya-san was disappointed.

Because Brother Horikita is not a qualified brother, unlike him, he doesn't fully understand his sister.

……

It's August 3th.

All the students gathered in the gymnasium.

Attend the graduation ceremony of the third graders.

The third graders graduate today and will all leave school at the same time.

As a member of the student council, Hikigaya-san has been collecting the graduates' mobile phones since three days ago, and then arranging for them to sign confidentiality agreements.

As for converting points into cash, these are the work of the chairman.

Members of the student union have no money.

And now.

Hachiman stood in the line, staring ahead.

"Let's send our final blessings to the third graders."

"Congratulations to them on graduation."

It was a second-year senior who presided over the graduation ceremony, but for some reason, when I said this, when the seniors of the third-year were really about to leave this school, their tears suddenly rose.

Although this school is a competition between you and me, and strength comes first, it cannot be denied that seniors are always seniors, and I will upgrade like my seniors, then graduate, and finally leave this school.

And the third graders really graduated on this day.

As the outstanding graduate representative of Class A of the third grade, Manabu Horikita also read out his speech.

"I promise you that what you learn in this school will definitely become the most valuable asset in your future lives."

“Those who will give the speech next year, or two years from now, will surely have a moment when they understand these words.”

As if to adapt to the occasion, the cherry blossoms that had been blooming for a long time also quietly opened in the early morning.

The fragrant scent wafted across the campus.

At the end of the ceremony, the third graders walked out of the campus one after another.

Except for the students in Class A of the third grade, who received letters of recommendation that allowed the school to fulfill the promotional content, students in other classes received diplomas from other schools.

But after all, they completed three years of high school with no living expenses, and the school did not disappoint them.

So for a while, the area near the school gate was filled with a slightly sad atmosphere of senior graduation.

"Horikita-senpai——"

And when Horikita Manabu slowed down and walked along the campus path towards the school gate, he was suddenly stopped by someone.

He turned around, "I thought you wouldn't catch up, Hikigaya."

At the end of the ceremony, Hikigaya gave a box to Akane Tachibana alone.

But I didn’t say hello to Horikita Manabu at that time.

So Horikita Manabu thought it was Hikigaya who failed to complete his mission.As a result, now this kid is here again.

"So, what about Ringtone?"

Because the only person who came to see him off was Hachiman and not his sister Suzune.

"She's a little late, and before that, I have something to say to you."

"Oh?"

Horikita Manabu heard the caution in Hachiman's tone.

"Is it about the reward for the task of getting Suzune back?"

"No, I'm not the kind of person who only takes action after looking at money." Hachiman said. "And I know that Horikita-san, you have no money anymore."

"..."

This reaction made Horikita push his glasses.

because.

This is completely unlike what Hikigaya said because he loves money.

Even Secretary Tachibana Akira, who was following behind him, looked like a ghost.

"Originally, I accepted your mission, but I found that your mission could not be accomplished." Hachiman shook his head.

"Huh?" Horikita pushed up his glasses.

"Because you don't understand your sister at all." Hachiman continued. "You don't even know her as well as I do."

"..."

"..."

The air seemed to freeze.

"...Hikigaya, are you kidding?" Horikita's brother asked. "I am her biological brother."

"Then let me ask you, how old is the sister you know? Kindergarten or elementary school?" Hikigaya-san did not give in.

"How old did you find her imitating you?"

"……Well."

This point made Horikita Gakuen confused.

But he quickly reacted, "Probably the third grade of elementary school."

"Then that's your problem."

Hachiman said, "The gentle, coquettish sister you mentioned, the sister with a true heart, is in the third grade, right."

"Perhaps, at that time or earlier, Horikita...well, Suzune would be that type of person, but Chairman Horikita, I think you need to understand that people will change. It's like I didn’t want to like money when I was a kid, and I didn’t like money when I grew up, but now I have to like it because having money can make my future life better.”

"So, it's entirely your mindset. The sister you know is not the sister you are now."

"And the sister you have now is actually your real sister. It's just that you didn't realize it yourself."

"..."

This made Horikita go silent again.

On the other hand, Secretary Tachibana couldn't breathe.

Although Hachiman's theory that he didn't like money when he was young and now likes it is not credible, he cannot deny what he said.

The younger sister that the president knows is his younger sister, and people really grow up and change.

It cannot be static.

"No, you are wrong." But after thinking about it, Horikita decided to give Hachiman another lesson. "My sister is very unique, and she is still imitating me just like she was in third grade. Of course, although she says she no longer targets me, I believe she is still acting out her false self."

This calm tone made Secretary Tachibana feel that the president was right.

But Hachiman sighed.

"Eh--"

"So, Brother Horikita, you are very similar to Suzune. If you say that Suzune doesn't understand people's hearts, you are actually similar."

"It's like when Suzune entered the school, you knew how dangerous this school was, so you asked your sister who was just imitating yourself to drop out. You even went to the trouble of doing it."

"Because you found out that your sister is still learning from herself, even chasing her own pace, you think this is a very big sin. You want to stop her, but you can't find a good way."

"However, these are your unilateral understandings, Horikita-nii. You don't understand at all. You don't understand that Suzune is not actually imitating you, because what she is showing now is the real her."

"……What's the meaning?"

Horikita-gaku's brows furrowed.

"Because you haven't noticed it yet. You think Suzune is imitating you, but."

"She... is actually lacking in ability at all."

"She doesn't imitate at all!"

"So, that's not imitation at all! She wants to be as good academically as you, but she can't be absolutely excellent.

She wants to be like you, so if you have a lot of friends, it stands to reason that she should take the initiative to make friends, but she doesn't. Hachiman concluded. "To sum up, she is relatively stupid. She thinks she is imitating you, imitating you, and is not the real her. In fact, it is not. The inferior, weak, like a baby bird, is the real one." she. "

"Clumsy, cowardly, and stubborn, but easily beaten. These are the real Horikita Suzune."

"Wow--"

Tachibana feels that these adjectives are a bit excessive.

"..."

But Horikita Manabu opened his mouth, and found that he could not find an excuse to refute.

"It's enough--"

Just then, a new voice came from behind the three of them.

And the three of them also met the real Horikita Suzune.

I could clearly feel the sound of the heartbeats of Brother Horikita and Akane Tachibana beside me.

Because it should be said to be stimulated.

In fact, Hachiman was also stimulated when he saw it for the first time.