Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

This still leaves some room for buffer.

Otherwise, if Horikita Suzune was allowed to directly serve as the class leader, Class D would probably be disbanded on the spot and return to the cruise ship.

This is not Hikigaya's unfounded worry, but the most likely development he has come up with based on his understanding and observation of Horikita Suzune.

In Horikita Suzune's current situation, the best case scenario is that she would simply be a participant in the exam and passively participate in the exam process.

In this way, she could avoid attracting anyone's attention and perhaps avoid causing any bad consequences.

However, Hirata Yosuke's suggestion is to let Horikita Suzune, who lacks the most social skills, stand in the front and let her take the initiative to take on a large part of the leader's work. This is a situation where no one knows what will happen.

In fact, from Hikigaya's perspective, this is almost the worst option, no doubt about it.

However, perhaps because of her outstanding performance in the previous midterm exam, coupled with her recent single-handed attack on Shinohara Satsuki, Horikita Suzune has gained a certain popularity in the eyes of many people in the class.

After realizing that Horikita was going to be the class leader, many people in Class D showed their support.

The ones who will undoubtedly be dissatisfied are Shinohara Satsuki and those girls who support Shinohara.

They were already somewhat dissatisfied with Horikita, a student who was isolated from the girls' group. They felt that she was pretending to be noble, but was actually just a shameless bitch in private.

This time, Shinohara Satsuki was criticized so much by Horikita Suzune that she even broke down on the spot. Naturally, the hatred of these girls towards Horikita Suzune reached its peak.

Fortunately, although these people support Shinohara Satsuki, they also belong to Karuizawa Megumi's group. As long as Karuizawa comes forward to appease them, there shouldn't be any trouble.

The only problem is that there is another one.

That's Kikyo Kushida.

Yes, after discovering that Horikita Suzune was about to serve as Hirata Yosuke's deputy and manage the class on his behalf, Kushida Kikyo's face darkened almost at an extremely fast speed.

She was already full of dissatisfaction with Horikita Suzune, and was extremely angry at her. Now she didn't expect that Horikita would directly climb over her head. Her anger and dissatisfaction even reached the extreme.

If Kushida Kikyo chose to take action against Horikita, Horikita's already bad situation would probably get even worse.

Do I really have to take action?

Hikigaya couldn't help but sigh deeply, feeling helpless about his overly tiring life.

"Really?!"

In the distance, Hirata Yosuke showed an excited expression when he saw Horikita Suzune agreed to be the temporary leader of the uninhabited island exam. "Then I'll ask for your help from now on, Horikita-san."

"Ah."

Horikita Suzune nodded slowly.

Hikigaya kept an eye on Horikita's face during the process and noticed that her expression seemed a little unusual. Although she looked the same as usual due to her long-term expressionless face, she always felt that something was very tired.

The most important thing is that Hikigaya can truly feel Horikita's anxiety.

It seemed that the other party was influenced by something, so he agreed to Hirata Yosuke's request regardless of the consequences.

Hikigaya should have sensed this abnormality the moment he entered the island...

Just as Hikigaya was thinking about the source of this anomaly, new changes had already taken place in Class D in the distance.

"Well, let's start with the basic construction of the camp." After accepting Hirata Yosuke's request, Horikita Suzune immediately directed the entire class. "As for the toilet, I think the girls' request is reasonable. No one knows what kind of test will be waiting for us next, so at least on some basic issues, we should reduce the meaningless energy consumption."

"call……"

Hearing Horikita Suzune's words, most of the girls couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

What they were most worried about was undoubtedly that Horikita Suzune would be so cold-hearted that she would even choose to give up purchasing basic toilet facilities.

But now, at least there is a toilet, and they have a certain degree of recognition of Horikita.

This is obviously one of the benefits of Horikita Suzune being the leader.

That is, everyone's expectations of her are already very low, and they think she is an unkind person. Therefore, as long as Horikita makes some reasonable moves, she will be recognized by others.

At the same time, after Horikita finished talking about the toilet, he continued:

"In addition to toilets, regarding the issue of drinking water, I think we should save as much water as possible. After all, drinking water is charged points based on the amount. If we use too much drinking water, it may even exceed the 300 points given to us by the school."

"My opinion is that we should buy a certain amount of drinking water every day for each student, but we should use the river as much as possible for the rest. In addition to drinking water, we should also use the river as much as possible for washing the body or any other purpose where water is needed."

"..."

Horikita Suzune's calm and rational words echoed throughout the venue, causing reactions from many students present.

The boys were generally tolerant of Horikita's opinions, and some of the bad-tempered ones were even fantasizing about the beautiful girls bathing and changing clothes in the river.

Therefore, they generally agreed with Horikita's decision.

In contrast, the girls frowned and were dissatisfied with the result.

After learning the lesson from Shinohara's previous decision to take over the right to speak, Karuizawa Hui immediately said, "Are you sure this is okay? We girls are also going to bathe in the river?"

"As long as we wear swimsuits, there won't be any problem, right?" Horikita Suzune said calmly, "You all thought that this trip to the uninhabited island was a trip, so you bought swimsuits, right? As long as we change into swimsuits in the tent and take a bath in the river, this shouldn't be something we can't accept."

"This……"

After hearing what Horikita Suzune said, Karuizawa Kei thought for a moment and then nodded.

She also felt that there was nothing wrong with this plan, so she looked at the girls around her and found that except for a few girls like Shinohara Satsuki, most of the girls agreed with Horikita's plan.

She then said without hesitation: "I understand. I think there is nothing wrong with this method."

"Karuizawa..."

Shinohara Satsuki didn't seem to expect that Karuizawa Megumi would compromise so quickly, and the psychological haze caused by being scolded by Horikita just now was immediately magnified.

Although she is not a selfish person, she attaches great importance to personal reputation.

This time, with her self-esteem so badly hurt, it was obviously impossible for her to let this matter go easily.

But no matter what, it is impossible for Shinohara to publicly rebel against Horikita, whose reputation is gradually building up.

Now that she was completely defeated, if she continued to resist Horikita's orders, she would only be spurned by the class.

Shinohara Satsuki finally chose to remain silent.

Thus, under the leadership of Horikita Suzune, Class D finally got rid of the situation of class division and developed in a seemingly good direction.

Different students took on their respective responsibilities and began to formally plan for the uninhabited island exam in the coming week.

Hikigaya originally wanted to get involved and find something relaxing to do while slacking off.

However, after Horikita Suzune finished arranging the work of other students, she suddenly looked at him and said, "Hikigaya-san, please come here for a moment."

"..."

Faced with the smell of trouble that was coming towards him, Hikigaya showed a rather helpless expression.

But he also realized that he could not escape the trouble from the other party, so he could only sigh and then follow Horikita Suzune's pace.

Horikita and Hikigaya came to the river.

Huh? Why is it a river again?

Do you guys like chatting here so much?

But why is it always me...

Recalling the half-hour torture that Kushida Kikyo had just endured, Hikigaya couldn't help but have terrible imaginations, worrying that he would have to go through a similar test again.

Fortunately, Horikita is not a bad character like Kushida.

She looked at Hikigaya calmly and said decisively: "Do you know why I did those things just now?"

"W-what?"

Hikigaya looked at Horikita Suzune in bewilderment, but he didn't expect that the latter's eyes seemed to see through something and stared at him intently.

"In the last Sudo incident, you showed up on your own and made everyone hate you, and then resolved my crisis." Horikita Suzune said silently, "I really hate your behavior, and I don't want something like this to happen again."

"I, I didn't..."

"I know my brother asked you to help me." Horikita said silently, "But I also know that if I accept your help, I will never grow in my life. So, Hikigaya, I hope you don't help me again for this uninhabited island exam."

Chapter 252: Could it be that Horikita Suzune's favorability has increased?

Horikita Suzune suddenly spoke up, expressing her hope that Hikigaya would stop assisting her and not provide her with any help.

Faced with such a sudden request, Hikigaya's first reaction was undoubtedly confusion.

He had no idea what had provoked Horikita to say such words, and he had no idea how he should react to it.

"You mean, don't let me interfere with your affairs from now on?"

Hikigaya's voice was inexplicably complex.

When he learned that Horikita Suzune didn't need his help, he thought he would be relieved, or at least feel relaxed and no longer worried.

However, in fact, when he learned the news, he felt an inexplicable tightness in his chest, as if he had heard some bad news.

But how is this possible?

If Horikita Suzune gave up on letting me assist her, shouldn't I be happy? How could I feel dissatisfied?

It's impossible that I have really become a masochist.

It shouldn't be possible...

Hikigaya sighed deeply, feeling deeply doubtful about his own situation.

On the other side, Horikita Suzune's expression remained unchanged, or rather, she spoke indifferently: "That's right, I don't need your help this time, and I don't need you to do anything extra."

"Are you sure? Do you really think you can pass this exam on your own?"

"certainly--"

Horikita Suzune spoke without thinking.

But she then realized that her words were a bit too confident, and said hesitantly: "At least I need to make some attempts on my own, you don't need to care too much about it."

"..."

Hikigaya heard all this and sighed deeply.

He felt that he should respect the other party's ideas at this time and not say too much.

As the saying goes, reduce the tendency to help others and respect the fate of others, so that you can live longer.

But this time, Hikigaya inexplicably wanted to say something. He couldn't accept the fact that Horikita Suzune was doing something that would lead to her own death.

So, he took the initiative to look at the girl's face and slowly said: "Horikita, I always feel that you are different after coming to the island. Under normal circumstances, you should not..."

"Under normal circumstances?" Horikita Suzune interrupted Hikigaya directly, "Hikigaya, you are talking as if you know me very well. But you know what? We have only known each other for half a year. In such a short time, do you think you have completely understood me? In fact, I am not the person you think I am. I am always like this, and there is no change."

"Is that so?"

"Of course, I am a stubborn person who never repents." Horikita Suzune completely ignored Hikigaya's attitude, "I know you have many special hidden abilities that may be beyond my imagination, but so what? You are you, and I am me. I will not approve of your approach, and you don't have to force yourself to help me in your own way."

"indeed so."

Hikigaya took a deep breath.

Horikita Suzune's attitude was already very clear, and he had almost no option to forcibly interfere with the other party.

There was only one problem left.

"Your brother once asked me to take care of you."

"unnecessary."

Faced with the final reason given by Hikigaya, Horikita Suzune completely rejected it. "Even if it's my brother's request, you don't have to help me. Or do you mean that even if I reject you like this, you still plan to help me? What do you think your position is? Who are you to me?"

"..."

Horikita Suzune's words completely shut down all of Hikigaya's words.

The latter had no idea how to respond for a moment.

In other words, Hikigaya had no idea whether he should respond or not. After all, Horikita Suzune's reasons were sufficient, and he really had no obligation to help her.

At the same time, Hikigaya is an absolute lone ranger. Unless someone asks him for help, he will not take the initiative to intervene in other people's affairs.

Since Horikita Suzune has already refused, he can't continue to speak out, otherwise it would just be pure pestering.

If Hikigaya was a more cheerful type of person, he might have forcibly intervened in the other person's affairs.