Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

Horikita Suzune suddenly behaved strangely about her secret meeting with Kushida, which even made Hikigaya instinctively suspect that she was a little jealous.

But when he thought that the other person was Horikita, he decisively rejected this idea and didn't think such a thing would happen.

So, is Horikita suspecting that he and Kushida have some secret dealings?

Unable to figure this out, Hikigaya could only say silently: "We just happened to meet on the deck, nothing special happened."

"Really? But someone in class said that you two were hugging each other."

"Who spread such irresponsible news?"

"Kusida said so himself."

"puff!"

Hikigaya nearly spit out his half-eaten breakfast when he heard what Horikita said.

He guessed that what happened yesterday was so secretive that no one would know about it. Now it turns out that it was Kushida himself who leaked the information.

What the hell is that guy doing? Is he deliberately trying to ruin his reputation?

But I don't have a good reputation in Class D, so there's nothing to ruin...

Tsk tsk, that is to say, the other party wanted to conceal the transaction with Long Yuan last night, so he brought himself out specifically to try to confuse attention.

How should I put it? This method is not bad and can indeed divert attention very well, but the approach is a bit too deliberate and petty, and may instead arouse suspicion from others.

If it were Hikigaya's turn, he should have said that 'Hikigaya attacked him late at night and wanted to force him to do something illegal'. This way, he could put all the blame on himself and turn himself into a perverted sex maniac with ulterior motives. At the same time, he could easily cover up the deal with Ryuuen and prevent anyone from having any extra thoughts. It was a great trick.

Kushida, you are still too young.

After quickly coming up with a set of self-harm tactics in his mind, Hikigaya said silently: "No one would believe this kind of thing, how could Kushida take the initiative to come to me for a tryst?"

"Normal people may not believe it, but some people may not believe it." Horikita looked at Hikigaya with pity, "The three idiots are already prepared to cut you into pieces."

"This……"

I almost forgot there are those three idiots in Class D.

Although Sudo Ken and Ike Kanji have become more restrained recently and are almost no longer stupid, Master Yamauchi is still as stupid and rebellious as ever.

Hikigaya immediately decided not to stay in the dormitory for the next few days and to stay out of the spotlight as much as possible.

If we are accidentally discovered by those three incredible people, things will become troublesome.

"Anyway, there is really nothing going on between Kushida and me. Or would someone like me who looks so secure take the initiative to secretly meet with a beautiful girl at night? This is totally unfounded!"

"That's true." After hearing Hikigaya's explanation, Horikita Suzune immediately accepted his statement, "You do look very secure, and this statement is true."

"I feel like you accepted it so quickly, which makes me feel complicated..."

Hikigaya looked at Horikita Suzune, who naturally belittled him, and a helpless expression appeared on his face.

But now that the misunderstanding was successfully resolved, he was somewhat relieved.

……

After breakfast, Hikigaya continued to wander around the cruise ship, occasionally going to the empty room, taking out a notebook and playing Sudoku to pass the time.

After the Mavericks showed their strong ability to waste time, the time came to one o'clock in the afternoon.

Another meeting discussion began.

Hikigaya came to the discussion room silently. In order to prevent the last "bullying" from happening again, Hikigaya took the initiative to move next to Horikita Suzune and sat close to her.

Seeing that he was using her as a shield, Horikita showed obvious dissatisfaction, but she did not drive him away. She just ignored him.

Next, since the entire Class A did not participate in the discussion, an hour of time was once again completely wasted.

This discussion ended in failure just like the previous ones.

At the end of an hour, the students of Class A naturally stood up under the leadership of Kōhei Katsuragi, leaving only students from Class B, Class C, and Class D.

"Hey, everyone from Class B and Class D, have you come up with a plan to find the one who is being treated favorably?"

When only three members of the class were left, Ryuen Sho looked at everyone with an arrogant attitude again, his eyes filled with mockery as always.

Horikita Suzune was the first to answer:

"Whatever I think, I'm not going to tell you."

"Really? But I don't think you guys in Class D can have any brilliant ideas." Ryuen Sho expressed his contempt for Class D without hesitation.

"Ryuen-san seems very confident." Ichinose also spoke slowly, "Do you already know the identity of the Dragon Group's favored person?"

Ryuuen was not at all frustrated by Ichinose's attitude which was clearly mocking him. Instead, he smiled calmly as if he was waiting for these words.

"I already know the true identity of the one who treated me well. Do you believe me?"

"How is that possible? The Dragon Group hasn't had a useful discussion yet. How can you possibly discover the true identity of the one who treated you well?"

After hearing Ryuuen's words, Horikita Suzune was the first to express her dissatisfaction.

She knew that the person favored by the Dragon Team was Kikyo Kushida from her class, so she didn't believe that Ryuen Sho could discover the truth.

"Haha, that's not right." Ryuen Sho looked at Horikita with a look of contempt, like a teacher teaching a rebellious student. "It's true that this group didn't have a discussion, but that's completely different from being able to gather information. Unfortunately, I've already gotten to the root of this exam. Depending on the situation, Class C could win overwhelmingly."

"This is impossible……"

For a moment, even Ichinose and the students in Class B were frightened by Ryuuen's words and showed expressions of disbelief.

There's nothing we can do about it.

Due to Class A's poor performance, the other groups thought that the exam had no progress and no one could guess the identity of the preferential treatment.

But Long Yuan's words were like 'while everyone was doing military training under the scorching sun, he was squatting alone eating watermelon', which directly broke the balance in the cognition of other classes.

If Ryuuen was just lying, that would be fine, but if the other party really saw through a certain pattern...

"Didn't I tell you that I already have all the information about the favored students in Class C? With this information, I have basically analyzed the rules and structure of this exam."

Ryuen once said that he forcibly confiscated the cell phones of all students in Class C, and with his strong hands, he made the entire class under his control.

Although the school rules prohibit students from snatching other people's mobile phones, the situation in Class C is special. Even if Ryuuen acts recklessly in Class C, he is sure that no one will file a complaint.

As long as no one complains to the school that they have been intimidated, this is the same as consent.

The fact that Ryuen could stay here as if nothing had happened showed that everything was under his control.

However, if Ryuen only relied on the favored students within the class, he still couldn't guarantee the correctness of the rules. He must have also obtained information about the favored students in other classes...

While Hikigaya was deep in thought, Horikita Suzune looked at Ryuen again.

"You are bluffing after all. If you have solved it, you would have sent a letter to the school without hesitation. It wouldn't be strange if you ended the exam."

"It's possible that I'm just playing around."

"We don't know when or who will get the answer, so you shouldn't be so calm."

Horikita's consideration was correct.

But many times, the correctness of the result and the correctness of the process are often two different things.

Long Yuan did not disclose the news of the favored person in advance, perhaps because of other considerations.

Anyway, Hikigaya felt that Ryuuen had probably already grasped the rules of the favored ones, and was just trying to get other information, so he was stalling for time here.

"Anyway, I've already told you what's going on. You just need to give me your own answers." Ryuuen looked at Horikita and Ichinose coldly, "Are you really not going to agree to the plan that dead-eyed guy proposed last time? As long as you cooperate with me, we can defeat Class A in one fell swoop. Otherwise, you might be tricked by Class C."

"Sorry, I don't agree with that."

Horikita Suzune was not shaken at all and directly rejected Ryuen Sho's proposal.

"..."

Ichinose, on the other hand, was not able to object as firmly as Horikita. She had a conflicted look on her face and seemed to be wavering.

However, in the end, Ichinose still shook his head and refused: "I don't want to put the safety of Class B in the hands of someone as dangerous as Ryuen-san."

"Haha, you think you can do better than me?"

"At least it won't be any worse."

Ichinose looked straight at Ryuuen, not getting confused by the wavering inner thoughts.

Seeing that Ryuen Sho was about to leave, Horikita Suzune suddenly said, "Ryuen-san, can I ask you something? The Monkey Group seemed to have ended yesterday... Don't you have any ideas about this matter?"

"I don't have any special ideas. What the minions want to do has nothing to do with me." Ryuen Sho stood up silently and glanced at Hikigaya. "See you later, Dead Fish Eyes."

"..."

Unexpectedly, Ryuuen would cue him before leaving. Hikigaya couldn't help but roll his eyes.

However, regarding the topic that Ryuen just brought up, Hikigaya didn't think there was anything wrong with what the other party said.

Without considering Ryuen Sho's own bad character, it is undoubtedly the most correct operation for other classes to share the status of the favored class and use it to attack Class A.

Unfortunately, due to Ryuuen's lack of credibility, both Class B and Class D were unwilling to participate in this plan led by him.

In this case, if the person leading the plan is changed and Ryuuen is no longer in charge, will the attitudes of Class B and Class D change?

Such a thought flashed through Hikigaya's mind, but he didn't think that anyone else except a madman like Ryuuen would formulate and execute such an outrageous plan.

What? You mean me?

I certainly wouldn't do something so boring... probably.

Chapter 374: Karuizawa must be made to fall into evil and become a lone ranger!

After the students of Class C left, the remaining Classes B and D looked at each other, unable to continue the discussion, and could only leave the room on their own.

Before leaving, Hikigaya took a special look at Kushida, and found that the other party avoided his gaze. Without daring to look at him, he left alone.

This made Hikigaya basically certain that the other party had already told Ryuen the identity of the beneficiary.

how to say.

Although this was a predictable development, once this was confirmed, Higashikigaya still felt exhausted and helpless from the bottom of his heart.

Can't these guys just calm down for a while and stop torturing themselves?

However, reality will not go according to Hikigaya's idea, because he not only has to solve the trouble from Kushida, but also the trouble from another girl from Class D, Karuizawa.

After leaving the meeting room, Hikigaya continued to wander around the deck for a while, then called Ibuki Mio from Class C.

After a while, Ibuki appeared on the deck. She seemed to care about this meeting very much. As she came over, she glanced around furtively and then met his eyes.

"!!!"

For a moment, Hikigaya inexplicably felt the aura of some ferocious carnivorous creature like a crocodile or leopard, and his body instinctively took a step back.

Ibuki Mio showed some inexplicable hostility and said coldly: "Can't some things be said over the phone? It's easy to be misunderstood if I come out to meet you every time."

"Huh? Will I be misunderstood?" Hikigaya was stunned for a moment after hearing this. "This morning, someone said that I am a very secure man, and it is impossible for people to have any misunderstandings."

"You are such a jerk..."

"Well, the reason why I didn't chat on the phone was simply because I forgot that I could do that." Seeing Ibuki's amused look, Hikigaya explained, "How about we just chat on the phone next time instead of coming out specially?"

"No, that doesn't matter..."

Ibuki Mio suddenly spoke up, rejected Hikigaya's proposal, and seemed to be behaving inexplicably.

"Anyway, today's meeting was no different from the previous ones. Since Class A didn't participate in the discussion at all, the other three classes couldn't organize an effective discussion at all." Ibuki Mio silently replayed what happened in the meeting. "The girl named Karuizawa you asked me to keep an eye on seemed to have become quite dependent on Machida from Class A. She sat next to Machida from beginning to end, leaving Manabe and the others no chance to talk to her."

"Does Machida have any objections to this situation?" Hikigaya asked curiously, "After all, they are all students from Class A, so they shouldn't get too close to Karuizawa from Class D."

"Tsk tsk, that guy not only has no objection, he's almost becoming Karuizawa's loyal protector." Ibuki Mio looked disdainful after hearing Hikigaya's question, "When Ryuuen told me that the students in Class A were just a bunch of idiots who could read, I was a little skeptical. But now that I see the stupidity of that student named Machida in Class A, I really have to believe it. And with your example..."

Ibuki said this and suddenly glanced at Hikigaya, then took back what he wanted to say.

As for Hikigaya himself, he didn't care about Ibuki's words. After confirming the situation of the Rabbit Group, he became more and more certain of a bad outcome.

It was a very wrong move for Karuizawa to regard Machida from Class A as his protector.

But he could more or less understand Karuizawa's actions.

For Karuizawa, in order to seek a sense of security, after going to a completely new environment, she will instinctively look for the best man in the environment and use his influence to protect herself.

This is how the other party has been acting in Class D all along.

Although Hikigaya once helped her get rid of this behavior pattern and established her own influence, Karuizawa's personal character flaws and ability deficiencies still prevented her from being truly independent, and in the end she was forced to become a vassal of Hirata Yosuke.