Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

Although there are obviously problems with Kikyo Kushida, he still cannot control the inexplicable impulses and emotions in his heart.

I won't wash my hands for the next week...

Hikigaya took out the bread awkwardly and continued eating, but he inexplicably felt that the girl behind him was emitting some strange atmosphere.

what happened?

The sadistic queen is suddenly angry again?

Could it be because of the conversation I just had with Kushida?

Hikigaya has a strong ability to manage his self-perception. He doesn't think that a beautiful girl like Horikita Suzune would be jealous because he chats with other people.

So there might be some reason that he doesn't know.

Just as Hikigaya was eating bread and feeling anxious that a pair of evil hands would appear from behind him and strangle his neck at any time, the campus radio suddenly sounded.

"Starting at 5pm today, a club briefing will be held at the First Gymnasium. Students who are interested in the club, please gather at the First Gymnasium. I repeat. Today -"

A lovely female voice came over the radio.

Club... The Student Union is also considered a part of the club. Will they recruit new members today?

Hikigaya instinctively had this thought.

“I have no interest in the club.”

Behind him, the iceberg girl with a subtle atmosphere suddenly spoke to herself.

Hikigaya, who was already used to Horikita's pace, realized that the other party was chatting with him, and quickly responded: "I am interested in joining the club."

"Eh? Is this the Homecoming Club?"

"How do you know... ahem, this school is a boarding school, there is no such thing as a homestay department."

"Places like the anime club are just a gathering place for otakus who waste their time. I don't think you are suitable to waste your time in such a place."

"How could it be... No, why do you know so much about me? Have you secretly investigated me?"

Hikigaya said this while hugging his chest, looking pitiful as if he was being too scared.

This attitude further spread the chill from Horikita.

Hikigaya quickly regained his composure and spoke with a little hesitation:

"Horikita, aren't you joining the club?"

"It seems I need to doubt your memory, Hikigaya. Not only do you have a pair of dead fish eyes, but now it seems that your brain also has the memory of a fish... I answered at the beginning that I have no interest in socializing."

"It's like this..."

Hikigaya nodded. He had a better understanding of Horikita's character.

And because of this, he now really wants to know the other side of Horikita beneath this cold appearance, and feels that it will be very interesting if he can see it.

All of a sudden, Hikigaya felt a certain evil interest in his heart, and at the same time, he spoke slowly with a tentative mood: "I kind of want to join the student council."

"Student Union?!"

In an instant, Hikigaya could clearly feel that Horikita Suzune's breathing suddenly stagnated.

The other person's face, which was originally like an iceberg, seemed to have touched the sun and melted instantly, revealing the bare part underneath...

"There's no way a guy like you could do that!"

Suddenly, I was completely rejected by the other party.

"Why?" Hikigaya pretended not to care, "It's just a try. I didn't think I could get in anyway."

This was Hikigaya's true feelings; he didn't think there was any possibility for him to join the student council.

Compared to this, the possibility that he will obtain the Kamen Rider belt and save world peace tomorrow is even higher...

"Yes, you are quite self-aware..."

Horikita Suzune realized that her emotions were a little out of control, and quickly tried to save her situation, "Anyway, I can't think of any reason why the Student Union would accept a student like you who is so withdrawn, has a bad personality, and lacks prospects."

"You don't have to say it so badly. I'll admit the first two points..."

"Why, do you think you have a bright future?"

"My goal is to hook up with the richest woman, become a househusband supported by her, and then slack off every day so that she can earn money to support me!"

Hikigaya stated his ultimate goal with the attitude of describing a grand goal.

"It seems that I have overestimated you. You are a scumbag, even worse than Penguin-kun."

"Why did you suddenly call out my nickname from junior high school?!"

Hikigaya was shocked and became more convinced that Horikita Suzune had investigated him.

This undoubtedly made Horikita's expression even colder.

"Anyway, it's your business to interview for the student union. I have no interest in club activities. If you fail, I will definitely laugh at you."

"Is this already based on my failure?"

"if not?"

Horikita Suzune looked at him as if he was a toad trying to eat a stupid goose, and had absolutely no trust in the idea of ​​Kigaya joining the student council.

Hikigaya originally thought that it was unlikely that he would join.

But seeing the other person like this, he inexplicably wondered what kind of expression Horikita Suzune would have if he successfully joined the student council.

Oh no, the classic emoji of lying on the beach has begun to appear in my mind...

Chapter 18 Powers of the Student Union

Horikita Suzune didn't believe at all that Hikigaya could join the student council, but she still couldn't help but pay attention to the matter.

If possible, she even hoped to prevent Hikigaya from participating in the student council interview.

However, Horikita also knew that she did not have the power in this regard. Given her relationship with Hikigaya, it was not enough to make the other party give up the idea of ​​joining the student council.

"If you insist on recruiting new members for the club, then go by yourself."

Horikita made a request on her own.

"Don't you want to go and see for yourself?" Hikigaya asked curiously. You know, when the club is recruiting new members, there is a high probability that Horikita Manabu will show up. Doesn't the other party want to go and meet him?

"No, there's no need."

Horikita's attitude inexplicably softened compared to before, and it was obvious that she didn't want Hikigaya to talk about this anymore.

"alright."

Hikigaya didn't force anything. After all, it would be easier for him to get in touch with Horikita Manabu if he went alone.

"By the way." Seeing Hikigaya was about to leave, Horikita Suzune suddenly said, "When you go, help me see if there is a karate club in the school."

"Karate? Are you a superwoman who can break bricks with your bare hands?!"

Hikigaya was so scared that he quickly stepped back, looking like 'a weak man like me is too dangerous'.

"Well, I can split your stupid head open with my bare hands if you wish."

Horikita Suzune's appearance and the way she speaks are standard, like a model top student, but she is an unexpected beast on the inside.

"Okay, I'll ask for you."

"Thank you. I owe you one."

At this moment, Horikita Suzune acted inexplicably serious, as if Hikigaya was helping her do something that she was very reluctant to do but really wanted to do.

Seeing the other person's sudden frail appearance, Hikigaya had an inexplicably strange thought.

Horikita seems to be quite cute.

"Also, if you fail in your student interview, I will be the first to come and laugh at you."

Well, I must be sick for having that thought just now.

……

The club's recruitment location was the gymnasium of Tokyo Metropolitan Koukou Ikusei High School. Hikigaya took out his student handbook and quickly found the location by looking at the map.

Hikigaya first observed outside and found that a large number of first-year students had gathered here. Students from Class D and other classes had gathered here and were waiting on the scene.

When it comes to the activity of recruiting new members for clubs, different classes have completely different situations.

All the members of Class B gathered together in a corner of the gymnasium in a concept that was almost a small circle, and were led by the pink-haired girl.

There were quite a few students in Class C, but they were scattered. There was even an indescribable sense of strangeness and hostility between them. There was no atmosphere of classmates at all...

In addition to this, the number of students in Class A and Class D is very small, with only a handful of people, and most of the people in both classes don't seem to have the intention of joining the club, and the reasons are completely different.

Class A may be full of academic achievers who care more about academic performance and neglect other things and are too lazy to participate in club activities.

Class D is just too lazy. Just looking at their state in class every day, you can tell what kind of bad people they are. Naturally, they are unlikely to have the idea of ​​joining a club.

The only members of Class D who were present and whom Hikigaya knew were Sudo Ken and Ayanokouji.

Although Sudo has a bad personality, he has a strong physique and seems to want to join a sports club to show off his talent as an athlete.

Ayanokouji's intentions were completely unclear, and he had no idea why the other party was here.

"It's better not to go over and cause trouble for yourself."

Both Sudo and Ayanokouji were the types that Hikigaya least wanted to contact. He quietly hid his body, using his best breath to cover himself in the crowd, and discovered detailed information about the club.

"It seems there is no karate club."

Horikita had asked Hikigaya to look for the karate club, and after a quick glance, he realized that there was indeed no such club.

But upon closer inspection, Hikigaya discovered that the school had a special training room for karate enthusiasts.

He didn't understand. Since there was no karate club, who would use these training rooms?

"Hello first-year students, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

While Hikigaya was thinking, a girl with a purple bun hairstyle walked up to the podium and said, "I am Akane Tachibana, the secretary of the student council. I will be the host of this briefing. Please give me your guidance."

"Next, the club representative will begin the introduction session."

After the student union secretary named Ju Qian finished speaking, a large number of club representatives came onto the stage one by one and began to present the characteristics of their respective clubs to the freshmen, just like the Spring Festival Gala.

Hikigaya watched his seniors perform hard, hoping to attract enough freshmen. For a moment, he felt like he was watching a circus acrobatics.

Of course, he was not belittling this behavior, because he knew very well how many years of hard work went into the circus acrobatics, and it was worthy of respect...

In this way, representatives of community groups came on stage and stepped down one by one.

In the end, there was only one figure left on the podium.

The man was about 170 centimeters tall, not that tall. He had a slender body with neat black hair, and his intellectual eyes could be seen through his neatly shaped glasses.

Hikigaya and many other students quickly recognized the student council president, Manabu Horikita, whom they had met at the opening ceremony.

He looked at the first-year students calmly and said nothing for a long time.

At first, many students were puzzled by Horikita Manabu's behavior, thinking that the student council president was nervous, and some freshmen even laughed at him.

However, the student council president standing on the stage did not move, but just stood there. The atmosphere at the scene, which was warm at the beginning, gradually became as cold as ice.

By the end, the entire stadium was filled with an incredible atmosphere of tension and silence.

"How terrifying! Has the god-level monster finally appeared? ! "

Hikigaya stared at Horikita Manabu and felt a certain dimensional pressure.

Unlike Ayanokouji and Kogendera, who each had their own unique characteristics, Hikigaya could feel that this student council president was truly steel that had been forged from a furnace.

Faced with an existence of this level, the freshmen who had just entered the school could not withstand the pressure and soon fell into a chaotic and uncomfortable atmosphere.

No one dared to speak for a long time.

This silence lasted for about thirty seconds...

"Everyone, I'm Horikita Manabu, the student council president."