Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

After finishing the interview with Ryuen Sho, Hikigaya successfully blackmailed Class C and could get a large amount of points as long as they signed the contract.

This is undoubtedly very good news for Hikigaya, who is currently short of numbers.

In this way, even if Horikita Manabu told me tomorrow that there was a chance to leave this school, I wouldn't miss it because I couldn't get the points.

The next day, Hikigaya went to school as usual and waited for the notice from Class C.

But then he realized that the notification would not come for a while.

Because the second appeal of Class D and Class C is about to begin.

This appeal is undoubtedly very important to Class D. Whether they can successfully obtain the 8700 points that have not been issued yet depends on the conclusion of this appeal meeting.

Under such circumstances, the atmosphere in class began to become different from the past. Everyone became very depressed and hardly dared to talk to the people around them.

Luckily, no one in the class was willing to talk to Hikigaya, and he usually spent his days alone in silence, so it made no difference at all.

Even in the group physical education class, because he used his inherent skill of concealing his aura, neither the teacher nor the other students noticed him.

I'm really not simple.

Am I a spy?

Oh, it seems that the CIA will recruit me sooner or later.

By then, maybe I will become a world-class spy!

Let's call it 'Dusk'.

Maybe in order to carry out a certain mission, he would have to find a beautiful girl to pretend to be his wife, and live happily ever after...

After school, Hikigaya left the classroom without anyone noticing, and walked briskly to the student council with the same random thoughts as usual.

In preparation for the appeal meeting that will be held soon, the student union seems to be very busy right now, with everyone doing their own thing.

After Hikigaya arrived, he was drafted by the busy senior Tachibana Akane and forced to be a member of the group that would record the meeting later.

I always feel like I'm always running into similar troubles.

While sorting out the recorder's documents, Hikigaya came to the room where he would make his appeal and found that Horikita Suzune and Sudo had already arrived.

However, the atmosphere between the two was obviously very heavy.

Sudo sat alone on a bench not far away, with his head lowered, like a prisoner waiting to be punished, and said nothing.

Horikita was standing there reading a book as usual. Her slender figure and long black hair intertwined together like a beautiful painting, if it weren't for her unchanging cold expression.

As summer is here, the school uniforms worn by students are becoming thinner and thinner. The same seems to be true for Horikita Suzune. She is probably only wearing a shirt under her school uniform. The overall lines have become clearer, and she exudes a cool feeling.

It is worth mentioning that today, Horikita is not holding a collection of serious literary works, but a popular novel with a lighter style.

It looks like a campus romance, which is really rare.

Hikigaya didn't want to strike up a conversation with the other person, fearing that he would interrupt his train of thought.

Unexpectedly, after seeing him coming, Horikita Suzune took the initiative to ask: "Why, just because you are a small official in the student union, you think highly of yourself and turn your face against me as soon as you put on your pants?"

"Isn't what you said a bit too strange?"

Hikigaya sighed and looked at Horikita, "You seem to be almost ready. Are you confident about this appeal?"

"No, I'm not sure at all." Horikita Suzune shook her head. "What I said just now was because I was a little nervous. I said it subconsciously. I can't control my words anymore."

"Oh, so that's how it is."

It is natural for Horikita Suzune to behave like this. In the confrontation between Class D and Class C, Class D had already admitted defeat and everyone had accepted the worst outcome.

But at this time, Horikita stood up and said that she would file a second appeal, which was undoubtedly a huge pressure on her.

If she fails, the entire D class will think that everything is her fault, and they will start to verbally blame and attack each other at close range.

Horikita will probably endure hostility several times stronger than the indifference Hikigaya encountered before.

If the result turned out to be worse than the proposal made in the last conversation because of Horikita, Sudo himself might resent her.

Although people like Hikigaya can understand that Class C is the culprit of everything and it has nothing to do with Horikita herself, the public will not let her go like this and will definitely find someone to be held responsible.

Horikita is bearing such a heavy pressure.

What's more, the one who made her feel the most pressure was the man who stood at the top of the student union...

Hikigaya looked at the girl in front of him who seemed to be fine on the surface, and it seemed as if he could clearly hear her uncontrollable and increasingly rapid heartbeat.

He didn't know how to comfort the other person. As a lone ranger, he had no experience in this area.

Looking back, Horikita Suzune and I were really doomed to be together in this school. Not only did we meet on the first day of school, but our seats were in the rows in front and behind each other, and even the first friend we wanted to make was each other.

Although that happened only in the last one or two months, it makes me feel inexplicably nostalgic.

It's a pity that the conversations between the two are either insulting each other or one of them gets knocked out unilaterally. Such a relationship is definitely not friendship.

As Hikigaya recalled the past, he instinctively looked towards Horikita Suzune.

"What are you looking at?" Feeling Hikigaya's gaze, Horikita frowned slightly, and her cold attitude was exactly the same as before.

"No, nothing... I'm not worried about you."

Wow, why did something like a tsundere character come out of his mouth?

Hikigaya wanted to slap himself to stop himself from going crazy.

When Horikita heard his words, she was slightly stunned, and then suddenly turned her head away.

"What kind of tone is that? It's really uncomfortable..."

"Haha, yes."

Hikigaya thought that no one would pay attention to the concern of someone like him, so he calmly focused his attention on the meeting.

Therefore, he did not see Horikita's slightly flushed face.

……

Soon, the appeal meeting with Class C officially began. The first to arrive were the Student Council President Horikita Manabu and the Student Council Secretary Tachibana Akane.

After the two of them came to the main seat, the members of Class C and Class D also arrived at the scene.

The people in Class C are the homeroom teacher Sakagami Kazuma and Ishizaki and two others. The people in Class D are undoubtedly Chabashira Sae, Horikita Suzune, and Sudo Ken.

After the people from Class C arrived, they wanted to simply taunt Class D to boost their own morale.

However, when they saw Hikigaya sitting in the recorder's seat, the expressions on their faces suddenly became stiff, and even the words they were about to say got stuck in their throats and were not uttered.

"What's wrong with these people..."

Chabashi Sae looked at the eyes of several people in Class C suspiciously and found that although their gazes seemed scattered, they actually glanced at Hikigaya from time to time, and some fear flashed in their expressions.

A thoughtful expression suddenly appeared on her face.

Horikita Suzune also noticed that something was wrong with the atmosphere, but she didn't think about Hikigaya, or she was unwilling to admit it.

"Regarding the violent incident that occurred last time, we will now begin a cross-examination between the student council, those involved in the incident, and the class instructors. The meeting will be conducted by me, the student council secretary Tachibana."

Following Senior Tachibana Akane's speech, the lawsuit between the two sides unfolded very quickly.

As a recorder, Hikigaya's task was only to record the speeches of both parties. It was not particularly difficult, and he even had time to observe the expressions of the people present.

He found that the students in Class C were obviously not in good shape because of his presence. They were either afraid or too timid to speak a complete sentence.

The situation in Class D was equally bad. Due to the presence of Horikita Manabu, Horikita Suzune found it difficult to remain calm just sitting in her seat, and fine beads of cold sweat appeared on her forehead.

How should I put it? This is a completely expected development.

For humans, the psychological shadow engraved in their bones cannot be broken by just a few words...

So, what should you do?

Looking at the girl whose expression was almost frozen not far away, Hikigaya slowly closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he suddenly said, "Wow, my pen seems to be out of ink. I'm so sorry."

"Eh?"

They didn't expect such an emergency to happen at the very beginning, and both Tachibana Akane and Horikita Manabu looked over instinctively.

"I'm sorry, this is my first time attending a meeting like this, and I'm really nervous." Hikigaya said awkwardly, "But since this is your first time, can you forgive me, President?"

"...Go get a spare pen."

Horikita Manabu looked at Hikigaya deeply and didn't say anything extra.

Ishizaki and others from Class C looked at Hikigaya in bewilderment, totally unable to understand why this guy with dead fish eyes who had brought them so much fear before suddenly acted like a brainless idiot.

The class teachers of both sides did not seem to understand this and did not have any additional associations.

Only Horikita Suzune was stunned at first, and then she couldn't help but curl up a self-deprecating smile when she saw Hikigaya crawling like a fool to find a spare pen.

Then she sighed deeply, as if she was angry at something that didn't exist, and her eyes gradually regained focus.

After Hikigaya returned with a spare pen, the meeting resumed.

At this time, Horikita Suzune stood up from her seat immediately: "Hello everyone, I am Horikita Suzune from Class D. This time, I am representing Class D to make the claim that our class's Ken Sudo is innocent!"

Chapter 206 Is this how you use the evidence I gave you?!

As soon as Horikita Suzune opened her mouth, she said something that shocked everyone present. No one could have imagined that she would directly declare that Sudo Ken was not guilty.

This is undoubtedly a very remarkable thing.

After all, the current case is very unfavorable to Class D.

They could not find any conclusive evidence to deny the beating inflicted by Sudo on Ishizaki and others from Class C, and it was even more impossible to exclude Sudo from the list of criminals.

Normally at times like this, the only thing Class D can do is to reduce the severity of the trial of Sudo and others as much as possible and mitigate his crime.

No one thought that Horikita could really get Sudo acquitted.

"Horikita Suzune-san, are you sure you want to claim that Sudo Ken is innocent?"

Sitting in the student council seat, Tachibana Akane looked at Horikita Suzune in surprise, "The person who made the claim must also bear some responsibility. If it is later determined that you are lying or bluffing, the school may also punish you to some extent."

Tachibana Akane reminded Horikita Suzune.

This is to ensure that both sides of the debate have a certain bottom line and do not resort to any means to win.

When Horikita Suzune heard what Tachibana Akane said, her expression did not change at all, and she silently glanced at Hikigaya who was sitting in his seat.

Ok?

why do you look at me?

Hikigaya didn't expect Horikita to do this, and found that the look he gave him was very complicated, as if to say, "If even a guy like you can do it, how can I not do it?"

So, she looked at Tachibana Akane with a serious expression, "Yes, even so, I still want to claim that Sudo Ken is innocent, and this incident has nothing to do with him!"

The so-called debate is nothing more than two points.

One is to attack the other party's words, claiming that the other party's remarks are false lies.

The second is to appeal that what we say is the truth and make our words trusted by others.

When both parties adopt the same approach, the debater's attitude and aura are the key to gaining the trust of others.

At least, Horikita Suzune herself shouldn't be shaken at all.

"I understand." After hearing what Horikita Suzune said, Secretary Tachibana Akane nodded, "Regarding this fight, Horikita Suzune from Class D claims that Sudo Ken himself is innocent. Does anyone from Class C have anything to say about this?"

"..."

Seeing that his side was about to speak, Ishizaki Daichi stood up.

But before he opened his mouth, the image of Hikigaya reflected in his eyes made his words stutter, and he even began to tremble all over.

There was no way. After being severely blackmailed by Hikigaya two days ago, they were severely punished by Ryuen Sho when they returned.

For two whole days, they were trapped in the extreme torture that could be called hell. Even though their bodies had become accustomed to this kind of pain, their spirits could not bear such pressure.

At the same time, this caused them to have extremely terrible psychological trauma towards the instigator of everything, Hikigaya Hachiman.

Just by seeing that pair of iconic dead fish eyes, the students in Class C lost all control of themselves and fell into extreme fear.

"What happen to you guys?"

When Class C's homeroom teacher, Kazuma Sakagami, saw the performance of his students, obvious confusion appeared on his face.