Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

"Forget it. If no one pushes you, you probably won't do anything extra."

Before Hikigaya could answer, Horikita Suzune denied it on her own.

Then she turned around coldly and walked away quickly as if escaping from reality.

"I'll leave the matter of Ike Kanji to you. I think the class will run into more troubles in the future. We must find him as soon as possible and make use of the knowledge he possesses."

"I see."

Seeing Horikita leave, Hikigaya felt inexplicably relieved.

He didn't know what he was so nervous about.

I just had an inexplicable doubt. If Horikita hadn't stopped me and let me continue talking, what kind of answer would I have given?

……

Before it got dark, Hikigaya set out to look for Ike Kanji.

If possible, he certainly didn't want to do something that looked very troublesome.

But Horikita had already assigned the task to him. In order to avoid being beaten up by that woman who was as cold as ice and suffering physical and mental injuries afterwards, he had no choice but to try to deal with it.

Generally speaking, it is very difficult to find such people who are alone.

Most people may not be able to find such a person who deliberately hides himself even after searching for a whole day and a night.

The reason why the other party left was to avoid being found, so the places they chose were naturally very remote and undiscoverable areas.

What's more, this is an unfamiliar and uninhabited island. Most people might get lost just walking on the island, let alone finding someone.

However, Hikigaya is very clear about the psychology of such people.

Because he used to be that kind of person.

He knew what these people were thinking, and he also knew that although they appeared to be deliberately not wanting to be found, they were actually longing for someone to find them.

Yes, when a person deliberately leaves the main group and falls into loneliness, he may indeed enjoy loneliness and solitude at first and experience pleasure from it, but soon the emptiness caused by being alone will completely devour the individual.

At this stage, people will begin to desire the care of others and hope that someone can cross thousands of mountains and rivers to find them.

At this time, the awkward and irresistible thoughts will make anyone unable to control their own thinking, and will instinctively appear in places that are easy to be discovered.

This is exactly the same as Hikigaya's experience in the past when he skipped classes and wandered around the streets alone, and was discovered and reported to the school.

Therefore, he recalled the map of the entire uninhabited island that he had observed on the cruise ship before.

At that time, he memorized almost the entire island's topography in a short period of time. He only needed to roughly find some landmarks to determine his current location.

At the same time, based on his own coordinates, he quickly deduced several places where Ike Kanji might go, and searched there one by one.

Finally, at the very upstream of the river, on a high ground that was almost visible at a glance, Hikigaya saw Ike Kanji sitting beside the river, gazing at the stream alone.

The game of hide and seek is over.

"You...you are...Bi Penguin?"

Ike Kanji never expected that it would be Hikigaya who would appear in front of him. His face first showed surprise, and then disappointment.

Yes, Ike Kanji hopes that someone can find him, preferably an important person in the class, or Shinohara Satsuki, who is the direct source of the problem.

He hopes that his existence can be valued, that the right things he has done can be discovered, and he hopes that those people can apologize to him for what they did before.

However, Hikigaya was not the person he hoped for.

Because Hikigaya is a loner, an outlier outside the class, even if he is found, there is no way to soothe his self-esteem, nor to vent his dissatisfaction.

At this point, the previous conflicts between Hikigaya, him, and Yamauchi were not a big deal.

Therefore, even if Hikigaya walked towards him, he had no intention of looking over, because he didn't feel at all, nor did he hope that Hikigaya was someone who was looking for him.

However, Hikigaya would never condone the other party's willfulness.

He was not the other person's mother or anyone else. There was only one thing he had to do, and that was to persuade this stubborn and willful guy to go back.

To this end, he spoke succinctly:

"Someone asked me to come and find you."

"Varied……"

Ike Kanji was stunned. He obviously didn't expect that someone really still cared about him, and he didn't expect that Hikigaya would be the messenger who came to find him.

"Who asked you to come to me?" Although it was awkward, Ike Kanji still had some expectations. "Is it Hirata? You guys haven't come to see me yet, have you?"

"Unfortunately, there aren't that many people. I'm the only one looking for you." Hikigaya said calmly, "Secondly, the person who asked me to look for you was not Hirata, but Horikita Suzune. She hopes you can return to class and help as soon as possible."

"Horikita?!" Hearing this name, Ike Kanji frowned slightly, "She has nothing to do with this matter, right? Besides, hasn't the whole class chosen to follow the orders of Shinohara and the others? What can I do even if I go back?"

"Horikita has already convinced Shinohara and the others not to let the girls adopt such radical strategies, and Hirata Yosuke has also agreed to let Horikita be the temporary leader."

"what?"

Faced with what Hikigaya poured out in one breath without wasting time, Ike Kanji was deeply shocked for a moment.

He didn't expect that so many things happened in the class after he left.

But after a brief hesitation, he shook his head firmly:

"I see, Horikita is really amazing. In that case, it doesn't matter if I'm not here... Just leave me alone for a while."

After saying this, he lowered his head again, looking completely autistic.

Chapter 254: Chi, do you want to see Shinohara Satsuki lose face?

These guys really like to be autistic.

Seeing that Ike Kanji had completely stopped where he was and looked like he didn't want to bother with him, Hikigaya couldn't help but think back to Sudo Ken from a long time ago.

Around the time before the midterm exam, Hikigaya tried to persuade the autistic Sudo to come back to review for the exam.

At that time, Sudo also had a similar autistic look.

Unexpectedly, a few months later, I would have to deal with an equally troublesome person, Ike Kanji, who is also a member of the Three Idiots.

Do I have to deal with Master Yamauchi later?

No, Yamauchi is the only one who cannot...

"..."

Seeing that Ike Kanji looked like he didn't want to pay any attention to him, Hikigaya sighed, knowing that he was not convincing at all in his current state.

After all, the situation is different from that of Sudo Ken.

At that time, Hikigaya used his identity as a student council member to successfully gain Sudo Ken's trust, making the other party willing to open his heart to him.

However, this time, he was facing not Sudo Ken, but Ike Kanji.

When facing Chi Kuanzhi, his identity as a student union member is obviously of no use.

Because Ike Kanji didn't have any leverage that the student council could use against him, even if Hikigaya revealed his identity as a student council member, he wouldn't make the other party suddenly obey him.

Yes, although the student union has great power in this school, it does not mean that the student union can do whatever it wants in this school where strength is the most important thing.

On the contrary, when student union members face ordinary students, they cannot directly interfere in most cases and must follow the rules set by the school.

Of course, on the other hand, as long as the rules are followed, it means that members of the student union can do whatever they want in this school.

But this is not what should be discussed right now.

After confirming that Ike Kanji was unwilling to obey his request, Hikigaya found a place to sit down.

While looking at the river, he raised the fishing rod in his hand, ready to see if he could catch any fish.

He found the fishing rod at the entrance of a stronghold on his way to find Chi Kuanzhi.

It should be specially prepared by the school for students.

But because he was not a leader and did not care about the future of Class D, he had no intention of reporting and occupying the base.

He just took the fishing rod silently, that's all.

At this moment, Hikigaya hung a little hay on the fish hook and threw it directly into the river.

Ike Kanji, who was far away, saw this scene and his brows frowned visibly, but due to his dignity, he said nothing. Instead, he stared at the river and sulked.

Just like that, one of them was fishing with a magical method, while the other was in an autistic state because of his desire to save face.

I don’t know how long it took, but someone finally found Chi Kuanzhi.

Karuizawa Kei and several girls from Class D walked over from a distance. When they found where Ike Kanji was, they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, when Karuizawa Megumi saw Hikigaya, she showed an expression of surprise.

"..."

Several girls looked at each other, and Karuizawa took the initiative to stand up and said, "Ike Kanji, I apologize to you on behalf of Shinohara for what happened just now. I hope you can return to class as soon as possible."

It was obviously Hirata Yosuke's order that Karuizawa would take the initiative to find Ike Kanji.

Although the other party looked confused and didn't know what to do before, after being awakened by Horikita Suzune, he immediately realized what he had to do.

Ike Kanji is the only one in Class D who has the ability to survive in the wild. We must not drive him away just because of our emotions.

What's more, any student in this exam is indispensable to the class.

Because once a student quits, the entire class will lose 30 points. As the leader, Hirata cannot bear such a huge loss.

That's why he sent Karuizawa to persuade Chi.

"..."

After hearing what Karuizawa Kei said, Ike Kanji turned and looked at several girls in Class D.

After seeing the faces of several girls, he immediately revealed a dissatisfied expression and said coldly: "What? In the end, you guys came to persuade me... After all, this must be Hirata's opinion. He definitely doesn't want the class to lose 30 points."

"This……"

Unexpectedly, when Ike Kanji pointed out the truth, the expressions of Karuizawa Megumi and several girls suddenly became strange.

They really didn't come here to see Ike Kanji, but they had to come because of Hirata Yosuke's face.

If possible, they definitely wouldn't want to take on such a boring job, not to mention having to comfort Ike Kanji's wounded heart.

However, Karuizawa Hui was still more serious than the others. After she realized that lying was meaningless, she spoke directly:

"Are you planning to just give up on yourself? This exam concerns the future of everyone in Class D."

Chi Kanzhi didn't care at all: "The future of Class D? You are just thinking about yourselves, and I am also thinking about myself, so I don't want to go back, what's the problem with that?"

"you……"

Unexpectedly, Ike Kanji would act so unmotivated. Karuizawa Megumi immediately expressed her dissatisfaction, "You are too disappointing. You don't want to work hard just because you suffered a setback!?"

"That's right." Ike Kanji completely ignored Karuizawa Kei's urging and just gave up. "When I wanted to work hard, you all supported Shinohara and got together to exclude me. But now you come to my side and play the good guy. Do you think I can accept this?!"

After saying that, Ike Kanji completely ignored Karuizawa Kei and the other girls, and squatted beside the river, continuing his autism.

"You guy..."

Karuizawa Kei never expected that Ike Kanji would be in such a bad state. She felt like she was punching cotton, stuck there with no way forward or backward.

She instinctively turned around and looked at the girls who came with her, but she found that Matsushita, Mori and others were clearly showing their impatience and had no interest in wasting time with Ike Kanji.

This made it impossible for her to withstand the pressure from everyone and confront Chi.

Helplessly, Karuizawa could only turn around and leave with a distressed look on his face, not knowing how he would report to Hirata Yosuke later.

Meanwhile, Hikigaya sat nearby and witnessed the entire process.

He shook his head as he fished.

The worst choice Hirata Yosuke made was to let Karuizawa Megumi come over to persuade Ike Kanji.

This directly exposed the fact that he was the manipulator behind the scenes.

If Hirata had chosen Kushida instead of Karuizawa to persuade Ike, the results would definitely be better than they are now.

However, even if Kushida wanted to convince Ike in this state, the chances of success were still slim.

Because the real source of this incident was actually Shinohara Satsuki. If Shinohara Satsuki hadn't come to apologize in person, Ike Kanji would never have been able to go back with the face.

Of course, Hikigaya had no way to get Shinohara Satsuki over. Unless he had the legendary hypnosis app, it was impossible for him to force the stubborn Shinohara to do such a thing.