Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

"He was at a disadvantage in the fight with Sakayanagi, so he had to do this. As a result, Class A did not spend any points on supplies during the uninhabited island exam and saved all the points."

"This……"

Ichinose's brain was working at high speed under the impact. She quickly figured out the situation and muttered to herself, "So, Class A actually kept all the points. They have 270 basic points. Even if 150 points were deducted, they can still keep 120 points. However, in the end, Class A only got 0 points. Why is that?"

Seeing that Ichinose understood the most crucial issue so quickly, Hikigaya breathed a sigh of relief.

This is the advantage of chatting with smart people. They don't need to give too much explanation or explanation on some things.

Otherwise, when talking to most people in Class D, whether it was Kushida Kikyo, Karuizawa Megumi, or even Horikita Suzune, Hikigaya would often have to talk until his lips were worn out before he could explain things clearly.

"The reason why Class A lost all its points is because it guessed the wrong leader of the other classes."

"Guessed the wrong leader? But how did this happen?"

Ichinose couldn't understand the situation and asked in confusion: "The leader of Class A is Katsuragi Kohei, right? He is such a rigid and serious person. If he doesn't have definite evidence, how can he guess the leaders of other classes?"

"What if there is definite evidence?"

Following the words, Hikigaya took out two cards from his pocket and handed them directly to Ichinose.

"This is... a key card? Why do you have two?" Ichinose stared at the key card in Hikigaya's hand. He was stunned at first, and then he was even more surprised when he saw the words engraved on it. "These are all key cards for Class D? But why are the names different?"

In Ichinose's eyes, the name of one key card is Horikita Suzune, and the name of the other key card is Hikigaya Hachiman.

Moreover, the styles of both cards are the patterns of Class D.

But that simply can't happen.

Is it possible that key cards can be forged?

"The reason why there are two key cards is simple. Both of them are the key cards of Class D." Seeing the confusion on Ichinose's face, Hikigaya explained silently, "It's just that because Class D temporarily changed its leader midway, there are two different key cards."

"Change the leader? I see, there is such a method." As the leader of Class B, Ichinose guessed the process just by hearing Hikigaya's answer. "Class D used some method to change the identity of the leader midway, causing Class A to make a wrong guess, which resulted in Class A being deducted extra points."

"Yes."

Hikigaya once again lamented the convenience of talking to smart people, and continued, "After that, I asked Class C to do the same thing and changed Ryuen Sho's leadership, causing Class A to guess the wrong leaders of both Class C and Class D, and lose 100 points in one go. In addition, a traitor from the Sakayanagi faction within Class A caused trouble and secretly occupied the bases of other classes, resulting in an additional deduction of 50 points. This is why Class A ended up with 0 points."

Hikigaya concluded silently, then couldn't help but let out a sigh.

He has never been interested in such intrigues and never wanted to get involved in these messy class struggles.

Therefore, after finishing this transaction with Sakayanagi, he will never cause himself similar trouble again!

"I never thought that while our class B was still thinking about how to solve the problems in life, such exciting things happened in other classes." Ichinose muttered to himself with mixed feelings after listening to everything, "In the end, their intrigues made our class B the winner."

"Yes, this shows that the path you chose is not wrong. You can have more confidence in yourself, Ichinose."

In response to Hikigaya's consolation, Ichinose shook his head decisively, "No, that's not the case. Class B can become the final winner thanks to you, Hikigaya."

"No, this has nothing to do with me..."

Hikigaya decisively distanced himself from the matter and did not think that he had provided any special help to Class B.

His attitude undoubtedly caused Ichinose's dissatisfaction. The girl said firmly, "No, this is all your credit, Hikigaya-san! If you hadn't driven away the spy from Class C, our Class B leader would have been seen through by Class C and Class A, and we wouldn't have been able to get any points. And if you hadn't attacked Class A, Class A's total score would have definitely surpassed ours."

"I did that just for the sake of my cooperation with Sakayanagi..."

"Perhaps you did take action for other purposes, Hikigaya, but judging from the results, our B class's victory is all thanks to you." Ichinose's expression was serious and complicated, "I simply don't know how to express my gratitude to you."

"..."

When Hikigaya didn't know how to respond and thought Ichinose was making a fuss over nothing, the leader of Class B suddenly thought of something and slowly said, "By the way, Hikigaya-san, why don't you come to our Class B celebration party! You'll definitely be very happy!"

Seeing the smile and anticipation on Ichinose's face, Hikigaya's expression suddenly froze, and for a moment he almost burst out laughing.

It's amazing that you can think of such a mean thing!

Why don't you just kill me?

Chapter 325: Hikigaya, what on earth do you want to do!?

It was clear that Hikigaya would not be able to attend Class B's celebration party. If an extremely lonely loner like him were to go to such an occasion, he would probably melt away on the spot.

Hikigaya shuddered at the thought of having to appear cheerful and agree with others in such a lively occasion.

"Sorry, I'm not going!"

"Eh?" Ichinose looked dissatisfied when he heard Hikigaya's decisive words. "Why not go? This is an event planned by our class. We have booked a venue in the restaurant hall of the cruise ship. Not only our class, but also people from other classes have been invited. They will definitely be very happy!"

"This isn't a matter of being happy or unhappy... How dare you invite people from other classes?"

In response to Hikigaya's surprise, Ichinose smiled and said, "Although we were enemies during the exam, now that the exam is over, everyone is still classmates, so of course we should try to get along well. However, we are only responsible for making the invitation, and whether they are willing to come depends on their opinion."

"It's fine if you invite Class C, but if it's Class A and Class D, they will definitely think you're making fun of them."

"It won't turn out like this... probably."

Facing Ichinose's unconfident look, Hikigaya sighed and corrected the subject: "Anyway, I will never attend any banquets, so forget it!"

"Why? Doesn't Hikigaya-san like our Class B?"

“It’s not a matter of like or not.”

Hikigaya looked at Ichinose's lost look and didn't know how to explain for a moment.

He couldn't say that when he attended class parties before, he was too introverted and could only stay in a corner where no one cared about him. And then he had to pretend that he was not alone, which made him feel uncomfortable.

So, from then on, Hikigaya would refuse any invitation to a party without hesitation.

In fact, most people's invitations to him were based on sympathy and obligation.

Oh, Hikigaya-san is so pitiful, let's go and invite him...

Everyone in the class is here, except for Hikigaya, so I have to invite him anyway...

and many more.

Because he was used to the cruelty of reality, Hikigaya no longer had any hope for any gatherings, and he didn't want anyone to invite him out of personal relationships.

The saddest thing in the world is an invitation from the other party out of sympathy.

This social etiquette will only lead to unhappiness for both parties, and I suggest that it should be abolished as soon as possible.

In the face of Hikigaya's usual overly autistic behavior, Ichinose still did not give up and tried to persuade him: "Everyone in Class B is a good person, and they will definitely welcome you warmly!"

"No, it's just that being too enthusiastic is a problem in itself..."

Hikigaya knew Ichinose Honami's personality, so he was sure that she would force the other members of Class B to be as welcoming to him as possible.

But Hikigaya has a clear understanding of his own personality. Even with Ichinose's leadership qualities, it is impossible to get him to integrate into the atmosphere of a united family in Class B.

By then, both sides will just stare at each other, and the atmosphere will be so awkward that it will almost explode. That would be really terrible.

Facing Hikigaya's tough attitude, Ichinose also realized his insistence and said helplessly, "Hikigaya-san, do you really not want to come?"

"That's right!"

Hikigaya nodded vigorously, declaring that as a proud lone ranger, he would never fall for such a trick!

Trying to trick him into going to that kind of social occasion? No way!

"Is that so?" Seeing Hikigaya's persistence, Ichinose realized that he couldn't force him, so he nodded silently, "Then if Hikigaya doesn't want to attend Class B's celebration party, can you accept my private invitation? Don't worry, I won't invite too many people, I just want to thank you!"

"This……"

"Please, Hikigaya-san!"

"..."

Facing Ichinose's pitiful look that said, "If you don't come, I'll be heartbroken," Hikigaya couldn't say anything to refuse.

In the end, he could only sigh that girls are born vixen. He didn't expect that even a simple girl like Ichinose would instinctively release the charm skill.

I, a rat in the gutter, really have no ability to resist at all.

"Okay, if there are only a few of us."

"Well, it's settled then! I'll let you know on my phone when the time comes!"

When Ichinose heard Hikigaya's agreement, a bright smile suddenly appeared on his face.

Seeing the other party leaving happily, Hikigaya really didn't know what to say. He could only think that Ichinose was too nice and was willing to invite even a guy like him.

You know, Hikigaya is very aware of his level of autism.

Even if he goes there, he will just stay in the corner by himself and ruin everyone's mood.

Not only will he feel bad, but others will feel bad too.

It is really unnecessary.

If possible, he didn't even want to accept Ichinose's private request. Instead of attending boring parties, he would rather stay in the room and watch the new anime of the season.

If only I were still in school now.

If he were at school, he could use the excuse of student council work to evade Ichinose's request... When you want to refuse something, work is a very useful excuse.

If I really become a corporate slave in the future, my Lone Ranger personality might become even more serious.

……

After returning to the cruise ship from the deck, Hikigaya was about to go back to the dormitory to rest, but he found that the students of Class D were gathered in the dormitory corridor.

It seemed that these guys had been quarreling non-stop ever since they returned to the cruise ship, and even though so much time had passed, the chaos still didn't seem to have subsided.

Hikigaya couldn't help but admire this.

"This exam was all your fault, if it weren't for you girls holding us back..."

"What? Is it all our fault? Don't you guys get into trouble just as much?"

"We didn't use our points secretly or complain about quality of life!"

"We girls are weaker physically, so what if we used a little bit? It's you boys who are always haggling over it. You are obviously a bunch of underwear thieves!"

"You're still trying to confuse the public, saying that the underwear was stolen by Ibuki Mio from Class C!"

"Then do you have any evidence to prove it?!"

"This……"

"..."

The quarrel between the boys and girls spread from the deck to the corridor, and it seemed that it could not be easily settled.

The good-natured Hirata Yosuke and the gentle Kushida Kikyo of Class D tried their best to dissuade them, but they were unable to prevent the two sides from further quarreling, leading to an extremely chaotic situation.

In the end, it was dinner time and most of the people in Class D were hungry, so they had to end the argument and choose to go to the cafeteria for dinner.

But even so, there was an obvious gap between the boys and girls, which could not be easily reconciled.

"Ugh……"

Faced with this fact, D class leader Hirata Yosuke sighed deeply, "Why can't everyone admit defeat, unite again, and get along in a friendly manner?"

"Everyone may just be unable to accept the reality for a while, but as time passes, they will accept it silently."

Kushida spoke with a complicated tone. She was obviously exhausted by this endless quarrel. She even had a lot of pressure accumulated in her heart. She couldn't even force out her usual hypocritical smile.

Seeing this scene, Hikigaya shook his head secretly.

Sure enough, his previous actions on the uninhabited island did not really solve Class D’s problems.

Although he used his own way to end the chaos in Class D and directed the class conflicts to himself alone, Class D's most serious problem, the lack of a strong leader, continued to affect and even tear the class apart.

The chaotic situation in Class D after the exam was proof of this - no one stood up to take responsibility for the failure of the exam, and everyone chose to attack each other in order to evade responsibility.

It can be said that it shows the most primitive and ugliest side of human beings.

Hikigaya had no intention of taking any action regarding all this.

There was no reason for him to help Class D resolve the chaos.

Although he had resolved the internal crisis of Class D by self-destructing on the uninhabited island before, the reason why he did such an extreme thing was purely to help the sick Horikita and he didn't want the other party to be completely exhausted.

He had no reason to take action right now, so he was happy to see these guys fend for themselves.

After seeing this drama, he even felt that he could eat two more bowls of dinner.

After all, he wasn't a kind person, so he couldn't show a gentle attitude towards the students in Class D who had always looked down on him.