Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

Whether it is daily communication or seemingly insignificant performance, everything Ayanokouji does is far from what a person should be like.

The other party's existence is like a robot that is deliberately imitating human actions, but in the end it can only imitate and cannot understand the essence of the actions.

The biggest characteristic reflected in this point is that in all of Ayanokouji's behavior patterns, one can understand the purpose of what he does, but one cannot feel any emotions that should exist in a human being.

For example, Ayanokouji has been hiding his behavior since he entered school. This behavior pattern is similar to that of Hikigaya, but compared to Hikigaya's choice to avoid being noticed by others and his desire to be a lone ranger, Ayanokouji's purpose of not attracting attention is more like he feels that "he should do this", and doing so can be more in line with the standards of an ordinary person.

There were many similar situations. Every time Ayanokouji deliberately took action to do something, Hikigaya could clearly feel that the other party did so because he thought that "an ordinary person would do the same."

However, Ayanokouji cannot behave exactly like an ordinary person, which leads to a lot of obvious but difficult to detect flaws in his actions.

Only someone like Hikigaya, who is very sensitive to details and has some similarities with Ayanokouji, can clearly feel the obvious incongruity in Ayanokouji as an individual.

In addition, since the uninhabited island, Ayanokouji's actions have become more proactive.

The other party seemed to have achieved some kind of goal, and Ayanokouji, who had originally been acting as a normal person, began to pursue victory for the class.

Normally, Ayanokouji pursues class victory, which has nothing to do with Hikigaya, after all, he doesn't care about class struggles at all.

But the problem is that Ayanokouji's means of pursuing victory are really unacceptable to Hikigaya.

Rather than saying that the other party is unscrupulous, it is better to say that they do not think there is anything wrong with such cruel and indifferent behavior.

Whether it was Horikita Suzune in the uninhabited island exam, or Karuizawa Megumi and Kushida Kikyo in the cruise ship exam, the means adopted by the other party could certainly gain benefits for Class D and achieve the goal with the most efficient means, but they would all cause inevitable sacrifices.

What Hikigaya could not accept the most was Ayanokouji's indifference to the fate of others.

Of course, the other party's behavior was reasonable, and Ayanokouji had almost never directly attacked anyone, so it couldn't be considered a bad behavior.

But it is absolutely impossible to make Hikigaya agree with such a Ayanokouji and approve of his approach of sacrificing the people around him to achieve his own goals.

After all, at this point, Hikigaya and Ayanokouji can almost be said to be completely opposite, with personalities that are completely at opposite ends of the spectrum.

……

In the cafe.

"Did you do this?" After the chaos about the traitor ended, Horikita Suzune suddenly found Hikigaya, "I don't think Kushida Kikyo herself can make such a deal with Ryuen."

"Why do you doubt me? Do you think I can do what Kushida can't do?"

“…I just thought you had the possibility.”

Horikita didn't know what to say next.

After all, her guess that Hikigaya was the mastermind behind everything was purely a one-sided intuition. In addition, Hikigaya obviously affected the outcome of the uninhabited island exam, so she couldn't help but suspect that he had done something special in private during this cruise ship exam.

However, Horikita would never be able to obtain any evidence of this matter.

Because the people involved in this matter, whether it is Ryuen Sho from Class C, Ichinose from Class B, or Kushida Kikyo from Class D, it is impossible for them to tell her the truth.

Everything is destined to be hidden in darkness.

At the same time, not far away, the students from Class D surrounded Kushida Kikyo.

“That’s a lot of points.”

"Kushida-san you are amazing!"

"This time, Kushida, you really impressed me..."

The students in Class D all gave the greatest credit for this exam to Kushida.

After all, although Karuizawa and Koenji both earned 50 class points for the class, their achievements were limited to this extent, while Kushida earned 15000 personal points for everyone in the class.

For Class D, which was already extremely short of points, Kushida, who caused all this to happen, was no different from a hero who saved the world.

"Everyone, I actually have a suggestion." Under everyone's gaze, Kushida suddenly spoke, "Regarding the points obtained by Class C, I hope that everyone can give them to me for unified safekeeping."

"Eh?"

No one expected Kushida to make such a suggestion. Most of the people in Class D were surprised, and some even frowned and expressed dissatisfaction.

After all, many people in Class D are quite short of points, and these points are like life-saving things to them.

Kushida had obviously anticipated the development of all this, and said seriously:

"Do you remember how many students wasted their points recklessly at the beginning of the school year? In less than a month, many people had already spent all the 100000 points they were given. Although everyone has realized the importance of points now, if we want these points to play a greater role in the future, I think they should not be distributed to everyone, but should be collected and put to better use."

"This……"

Kushida's well-reasoned words caused everyone present to fall silent.

In this situation, it is difficult for anyone to stand up and deny Kushida, because such behavior is equivalent to announcing to everyone, "I don't want to care about class struggles, I just want to consume myself."

No one has the courage to do this.

"I think Kushida-san's idea is correct." Hirata Yosuke then said, "Only when points are gathered together can they play a greater role and may even turn the tide of an exam. What's more, this time we were able to obtain so many points, all thanks to Kushida-san's personal efforts. Since Kushida-san took the initiative to make such a request, I don't think anyone would have any objection."

"……All right."

"If it's Kushida-san..."

"Although I really want to spend points, the class's victory is more important... And if I can get class points, I will naturally get personal points in the future."

"..."

Seeing that Hirata Yosuke came out to support Kushida Kikyo, the students in Class D no longer dared to have any opinions.

Of course, the most important factor that contributed to this was Kikyo Kushida's personal popularity.

If it were anyone else in the class, let alone Horikita Suzune, even if it was Hirata Yosuke, I'm afraid there would be a lot of opinions immediately. Not to mention the three idiots like Sudo Yamauchi, there are also some troublemakers on the girls' side.

However, Kushida's habit of making friends in the class has made her incredibly popular with both boys and girls.

Even the most uncooperative people would be too embarrassed to stand up and refute when faced with Kushida's presence.

Thus, everything went as Hikigaya expected, and Kushida successfully won the contract and points.

Yes, from Kushida revealing his identity as a traitor to the other party expressing his intention to monopolize the points, everything was planned by Hikigaya and Kushida in advance.

This was not an action taken by Hikigaya for Class D's victory, but an action he took to calm Kushida's heart and make him continue to work for the class instead of betraying it.

The reason why Kushida was so confused before and even betrayed Class D in private was because the other party's defeat on the uninhabited island caused her to lose confidence and she did not think she had the ability to defeat Horikita.

In order to solve this problem, Hikigaya not only let the other party sign a contract with Ryuen, but also let him monopolize the points. All of this is to increase Nakuda's influence within the class.

As long as Kushida can further increase his presence within the class and gain recognition from others, he will not easily have the idea of ​​betrayal.

This is the so-called gold belt for murder and arson.

Because the best way to stop people from doing bad things is to give them enough benefits so that they become part of the interest chain. In this way, the other party will not only stop causing any damage, but will take the initiative to maintain order within the interest chain.

This way, no one will get hurt.

This is the best result that Hikigaya has finally achieved after much effort and twists and turns.

"You're amazing, Kushida..."

Horikita Suzune stood in the distance and witnessed Kushida Kikyo's actions, and couldn't help but whisper this.

This time, she suffered a complete failure in the exam.

Not only did his plan completely collapse and fail to achieve any good results, but he also had to watch other people in the class, whom he had looked down upon, doing better than him.

Whether it was Koenji, Karuizawa, or Kushida Kikyo, the actions of each of them seemed to slap her in the face, mocking her self-confidence and incompetence.

Therefore, even though the entire Class D was filled with joy over gaining points, Horikita Suzune was the complete opposite. Not only could she not smile, she also became more depressed than usual.

Seeing Horikita's behavior, Hikigaya, who had been relaxed, suddenly felt uneasy.

He suddenly realized that his seemingly perfect approach still seemed to have achieved some not-so-good results.

Of course, although Horikita was a little injured, she was pursuing victory for the class, so even if she herself failed to win, it would be acceptable if others could bring victory.

This can be seen from the fact that the black-haired girl quickly cheered up from her depression.

However, Hikigaya always felt that he had made a real mistake in this exam.

After watching Karuizawa disappear from the scene at some point, and Ayanokouji disappear at the same time, Hikigaya vaguely realized what he had done wrong.

Chapter 397: Please give me more advice in the future, Hikigaya-kun

As Kushida took out the contract for the trade with Class C, the discussion about the traitor in Class D finally came to an end.

Most people acknowledged that Kushida's actions were not a betrayal, and not only forgave her, but also helped Kushida gain a huge reputation.

At present, Kushida's reputation can be said to have surpassed Horikita again and is second only to Hirata Yosuke.

After all, in this cruise ship exam, Horikita Suzune didn't do anything, but at least it could be said that she was being led by the nose.

Many students were disappointed with Horikita Suzune's lack of performance.

Moreover, in this exam, the one who showed himself was not only Kushida, but also Karuizawa Megumi who led the Rabbit Team to victory.

There was even Koenji who completed the exam early and earned points...

In comparison, Horikita Suzune's performance was extremely embarrassing, and even she herself could not accept her own stupid result.

Therefore, before the discussion was completely over, Horikita left alone, leaving the scene with a disappointed look on her face.

"Phew, luckily there are no traitors... This is really great."

At the scene, Yosuke Hirata breathed a sigh of relief. He was probably the person who was most satisfied with the result.

When they were on the uninhabited island before, Hikigaya had vaguely sensed Hirata's enthusiasm for the class, and discovered that he seemed very much unwilling to see Class D fall into internal strife.

For this reason, the other party was even willing to help the girls' group conceal their behavior of stealing points, and was also willing to help the boys' group hide their stolen underwear...

Although I don't know why the other party is so obsessed with class unity, if Class D falls into civil strife because of a traitor this time, Yosuke Hirata will obviously be the first person who will be unable to accept the current situation.

Therefore, when he found out that no one had betrayed him, Hirata was immediately relieved from his mental fatigue, his shoulders relaxed, and he showed a sunny smile.

While the students in Class D were still discussing the exam, Hikigaya quietly left the cafe and walked towards the deck.

The result of this exam seemed perfect, and everyone got what they wanted, but he just couldn't accept that this was a victory.

Whether it was Horikita Suzune's lost posture or Karuizawa's figure disappearing in front of him, they both made him vaguely realize that he had made a mistake in something important this time.

Standing at the front of the deck, Hikigaya silently gazed at the rolling waves of the sea, his eyes seeming to reflect some invisible raging waves.

The phone showed that it was already midnight.

In order to get back to his room and sleep in time, Hikigaya turned around and found a familiar figure walking towards him from the distance on the deck. It was Kikyo Kushida in thin pajamas.

"Hikigaya?"

"Kushida?"

Neither of them seemed to have expected to meet each other, and a look of surprise appeared on their faces.

After a brief hesitation, Hikigaya felt that meeting the other party so late at night might easily lead to unnecessary misunderstandings, so he quickened his pace, intending to pass by the other party and enter the cruise ship.

But he didn't expect Kushida to suddenly grab his sleeve and stop him silently.

"Hug...sorry..."

"…Huh? Why are you apologizing?"

Kushida was taken aback by Hikigaya's sudden apology and looked confused.

"Well, you actually wanted to defeat Horikita Suzune, and even force her to drop out of school. What I did hindered your plan and prevented you from achieving your goal."

"Oh, you mean this..." Hearing what Hikigaya said, Kushida's expression became a little strange, "I have given up that naive idea. Just like what you said, Hikigaya, if I don't rely on my own strength and take dishonorable means, I won't be able to achieve my true goal."

"You understand?"

"Yes, after all, if it weren't for you, Hikigaya, who stopped me and made me change the terms of the deal with Ryuen, I would not be able to make any rebuttal to Karuizawa's accusation and would be treated as a traitor." Kushida nodded with a refreshing smile on his face, "So, I really thank you."

Seeing Kushida's expression, Hikigaya was more or less relieved.

Regardless of how much impact this exam had, at least he prevented Kushida from making the mistake he did and made him realize what the correct approach was.

This at least proves that what he did was not wrong.

"You don't need to thank me." But on the surface, Hikigaya still looked indifferent, "I only helped you trade with Ryuen for my own purposes. All this is just self-satisfaction."

Yes, Hikigaya still believed that everything he did was just for self-satisfaction.

He created everything for himself, and no matter whether the result was good or bad for others, his will would not change at all.

"Yeah, but your self-satisfaction does help me."

Kushida said, suddenly approaching Hikigaya.