Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

She is almost the opposite of usual.

On the other hand, after Hikigaya revealed the truth, Horikita Suzune also realized her own problem.

She lowered her head in confusion and murmured, "I'm sorry, I don't know why, but after you said those words to me that day and forced me to leave the uninhabited island, I began to unconsciously overlap your image with my brother's, and I couldn't control it myself..."

"So, you are trying to seek my approval and comfort yourself, just like you chased after Horikita Manabu?"

"No, I just..."

As soon as Horikita Suzune finished speaking, she found that she couldn't say anything further.

Seeing her appearance, Hikigaya sighed:

"Horikita, you don't need to seek recognition from anyone. Why can't you just be yourself? You can solve the problem by your own strength, right?"

"I used to think so too." Horikita Suzune smiled bitterly, "But I failed the test on the uninhabited island, and I can't even understand why I lost... I'm still far from it. Both my brother and you are beyond the reach of a guy like me."

After experiencing a serious setback, Horikita Suzune became completely disappointed with her own abilities.

She was just pretending to be strong, but after Hikigaya's criticism, even the only confidence she could muster was completely gone.

"Face the reality, Horikita, I am not a substitute for your brother." Hikigaya shook his head, "Even if you get my approval, you will never get Horikita Manabu's approval."

"Even so, I want to hear your opinion."

"Would you like to hear my opinion? What will happen after you hear it?"

Hikigaya looked at Horikita Suzune with extremely disappointed eyes, "It's only natural that you should handle your own affairs. If you don't think of a feasible solution on your own first, and then easily ask others to do it, this behavior will not end well."

No matter whether the problem comes out of nowhere or you are involved in it for no reason, once you are involved in it, it will inevitably lead to your own problems in the end.

Anyone who gets the wrong direction from the beginning is doomed to fail to get the correct result no matter what means he uses.

This is what Hikigaya has always believed, and it is also what he thought Horikita Suzune would realize.

However, it is unknown whether he overestimated Horikita Suzune or he himself had a misunderstanding of the abilities of others.

Horikita Suzune seemed unable to understand what he said.

"You are really amazing, Hikigaya... No wonder you are the only one who can get your brother's recognition."

"Can't you do that?"

"I'm just imitating, and I've been trying to pretend to be as close to my brother as possible, but in the end, can I really become like him?"

Horikita Suzune lowered her head, pursed her lips, and grabbed the sleeve of her coat.

Hikigaya saw the pale throat move from the loosened collar of the school uniform. It looked as if she was having difficulty breathing in the cold wind. It was the first time he saw Horikita Suzune like this.

"So, please tell me, what should I do!" Horikita Suzune looked at Hikigaya with an almost pleading attitude, "If you have my brother's approval, you will definitely be able to tell me the right result!"

"..."

Horikita Suzune made the most wrong choice.

There are many reasons for this mistake, but Hikigaya’s own misguidance is undoubtedly one of the most serious reasons.

He didn't know what he should do to make the other party return to normal, but there was only one thing he knew, that was he must not tell Horikita Suzune any answers.

"I say, Horikita... do you want to be my sister?"

"what are you saying?"

Hikigaya's sudden words made Horikita Suzune frown.

Hikigaya spoke to himself, "I have a very cute sister named Komachi. I have always wanted to protect her as much as possible and use various methods to prevent her from hating me. To be honest, I don't care even if someone says I have a sister complex. I am such an excellent sister!"

"That's because you're a pervert..."

"Hehe." Seeing Horikita complaining about him as usual, Hikigaya smiled, "What I mean is that only when it comes to my sister will I desperately try every possible way to give advice and tips, because I know that she is someone I should always protect."

"And Horikita, do you also want to be the kind of person who is purely protected by me? If you think so, it's okay for me to tell you the answer directly."

Chapter 239 Even if you have to deceive yourself, you must believe that it is indeed the real thing

Hikigaya has high hopes for Horikita Suzune.

He realized long ago that Horikita's personality was the most suitable for this school where strength is everything, and that she was the one most likely to shine here.

The other party has such potential.

However, Hikigaya is also very clear that potential does not mean ability.

Horikita Suzune may indeed have the potential to surpass the average person. As long as it is developed, her future achievements may be very impressive. But the premise of all this is that Horikita's potential can be developed and that she does not go down the wrong path and can always move forward along the right path.

In fact, most people fail to find the right path throughout their lives, or they finally get on the right path but ultimately miss the path to success because of their own character, external temptations, and environmental influences.

Otherwise, the world would be mostly filled with successful people, rather than a large number of losers gathering together for warmth.

Success is an extremely difficult thing.

It requires a lot of effort, and it takes a lot of hardship on the mind, the muscles and bones to be exhausted, the body to be hungry and destitute, and then after so much hardship, combined with a little bit of opportunity and luck, one can eventually reach a height that other losers cannot reach.

If there is a problem in just one link, it will be impossible to reach the end of the road to success.

Today, Horikita Suzune is at the crossroads between the right and wrong paths.

As long as the right choice is made, the other party will have the opportunity to grow into the person that Hikigaya expects, and be one of the people who can reach the highest point in this school where strength is the most important thing.

But at the same time, if the other party made the wrong choice, failed to overcome the constraints of his will, and was held back by his own cowardice, then Hikigaya wouldn't mind watching him go down the road to failure.

After all, all of this is ultimately Horikita Suzune's own business, and it is her own choice to make.

Hikigaya is an outsider no matter what, and he is not really the other person's brother. In other words, when the other person's real brother does not take action, he has no right to worry about the other person's life.

While Hikigaya was quietly waiting for Horikita Suzune to make her choice, the black-haired girl lowered her head in frustration, staring at the restaurant table with a confused look.

She was experiencing complicated conflicts in her heart, and for a moment she was really bound by the questions raised by Hikigaya and was unable to think correctly.

After all, according to Hikigaya, she only needed a word of agreement to get the answer to her question directly from Hikigaya. She could get the desired result instantly without going through painful entanglements and cruel torture, and get the answer from Hikigaya, who now had the same status as her brother Horikita Manabu in her mind.

Anyone who has had the experience of cheating on homework should be able to relate to this feeling of getting something for nothing, of being able to get the answer to a question directly without having to go through any tests.

If it were an ordinary person, he probably wouldn't even have time to hesitate and would choose to agree immediately.

Many people Hikigaya had met, such as Kikyo Kushida and Megumi Karuizawa, had made such a choice.

However, Horikita Suzune is not an ordinary person after all. Although she cannot fully understand, she can instinctively sense that if she chooses to agree, she will also lose something important.

This is not a choice that can be made lightly.

"You can go back and think about it slowly." Hikigaya saw Horikita's complicated thoughts and showed a calm but cruel smile on his face. "Just come up with your answer before tonight. You don't need to consider other people's thoughts. Just think about what you want."

Hikigaya's words were like the devil's whispers, and although there were no emotional ups and downs throughout, every word seemed to pluck Horikita's heartstrings, causing her thoughts to fly in confusion.

"I...let me go back and think about it carefully..."

Horikita Suzune couldn't answer immediately.

Her face was gloomy and silent, as if she was carrying a huge rock on her back, and her heart was filled with extreme emptiness.

Going back to think about it does not mean that she can be relieved, because the wrong fact will not change.

As long as you make the wrong choice, the further you go, the more mistakes you will make. No matter how you make corrections along the way, you cannot go back.

Knowing this, Horikita turned around silently with a heavy burden on her shoulders.

Hikigaya felt a little sympathy when he saw Horikita Suzune like this, and said silently: "Actually, Horikita, you don't need to force yourself. After all, sometimes people don't have to force an objectively correct result. As long as they can get what they desire deep in their hearts, it may be the real thing."

"The real thing..."

After hearing what Hikigaya said, Horikita Suzune's expression suddenly showed a trace of trance.

The term uttered by Hikigaya was like a huge hammer, hitting her heart hard, making her suddenly recall some very distant memories that had even been buried in her heart for a long time.

"I'll come back to you before night."

Horikita Suzune turned around silently, her departing back looked empty and tired, but there was a hint of something new sprouting and growing.

Hikigaya silently watched the other person's back, and somehow Horikita's figure overlapped with his own.

The questions and choices that Horikita Suzune encountered are the same questions for herself.

After entering this school, everything Hikigaya did seemed to be the right thing to do, but no one knew whether there were any wrong distortions in the process.

The supremacy of strength that he should have extremely hated was now gradually eroding him, making him almost forget the concepts that were truly important to him.

Although I know very well that I must take the right path, what kind of perspective should be used to give objective results when it comes to the so-called correctness?

In the end, everyone can only make the choice they think is right, walk the path they think is hopeful, and pray that there will be a happy ending waiting for them at the end of this road.

Because important things are irreplaceable and once lost, they can never be regained, so Hikigaya can only keep deceiving himself that "what he is protecting is the real thing."

But what is the truth?

No one knows the answer to the question, just like no one can know in advance what the scenery will be like at the end of the journey.

……

After finishing breakfast, Hikigaya placed his plate in the designated spot in the restaurant and walked out.

Today is a special yet not-so-special day for him.

Especially because today is undoubtedly his birthday.

As a special day that only comes to every human being once a year, most people will celebrate this day in a special way, or at least regard their birthday as a special day.

However, for Hikigaya, the so-called birthday is really nothing special, and there is really no difference between this day and any other day.

The reason why he paid attention to this day in the past was purely because his sister Komachi would give him a special surprise to celebrate his birthday on this day.

Although he himself doesn't care about his birthday, if he can feel his sister's special treatment of him on this day, he will look forward to his birthday.

Unfortunately, he was now on this luxury cruise ship far away from Japan, without any means of contacting the outside world. It was naturally impossible for him to meet his sister Komachi, and he also lost his only desire and hope for his birthday.

Speaking of Komachi, what would she be doing now?

Is he playing with his cat, Xiaoxue? Or is he doing his winter vacation homework? Can he really finish his homework without your help?

I am really worried...

Hikigaya made no secret of his concern for his sister. What's the big deal whether it's ethics or theory?

The word "mei" is written with a "nu" on the left and a "wei" on the right. In other words, she is a woman who is just starting out and has a bright future. In the end, she will also be the end of all women. She is both the origin and the end. It is not an exaggeration to say that she is the final evolutionary form of all women - the theory of "sister is the strongest" is established here.

As it is, Hikigaya can't help but feel the utmost love for his sister.

What is the reason for this?

When all kinds of complicated thoughts were coming to Hikigaya's mind, he suddenly felt that there was a pair of eyes staring at him on the road ahead.

This feeling of being spied on was so familiar that he almost shouted 'Kamishiro, stop hiding'.

However, fortunately he did not shout out out of habit, because the person who appeared in front of him the next second was not Miss Masumi Kamuro from Class A, but Miss Ichinose Honami from Class B.

"Hi, hi! What a coincidence!"

“Ichinose…”

It seemed like the other person was stuttering a little, and even the pronunciation of a simple word like "hello" became a little distorted.

And the eyes that were secretly spying on me just now were from Ichinose, right?

Why would the other party pretend to meet you on the road?

Hikigaya had a lot of incomprehensible questions in his mind, and found that the pink-haired girl in front of him was wearing a school uniform, standing there with a panicked expression, unconsciously rubbing her long hair draped over her shoulders.

It looks suspicious no matter how you look at it...

Thinking about the reason why Ichinose suddenly appeared, Hikigaya stared at the other person's figure and said as calmly as possible: "Are you here to eat?"

Most people who come to the restaurant entrance are here to eat.

Of course, there are a small number of people whose eating place is also the toilet.

"Yes, yes... uh, no, no, I'm just taking a walk, yes, taking a walk!"

It seemed that Ichinose didn't want Hikigaya to think that she was here to eat, so she quickly changed her words and insisted that it was just a chance encounter.

In desperation, Hikigaya hesitantly asked, "So what do you want?"

"No, nothing..."

As soon as Ichinose finished saying this, he suddenly froze in place.