Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

“I feel like I won’t want to wash my hands for the next few days.”

"Uh...huh?!"

"Haha, I'm just kidding."

"..."

No, no, the expression on your face just now didn't look like a joke at all!

Looking at the silver-haired girl beside him and the unique fragrance that wafted over from time to time, Hikigaya felt his heart beating more and more inexplicably.

Although he looked calm on the surface, his heart was actually about to jump out of his throat.

Why did Shiina do that? Why did she say that?

Even if the other party is joking, it is enough to cause most boys to misunderstand and fall into an abyss of no return.

Alas, I really hope that beautiful girls can remind themselves of the following points at any time: "Don't have physical contact with boys", "Don't sit in boys' seats during recess or after school", "Don't borrow things from boys when you forget to bring them."

This way, unnecessary tragedies will not occur.

In the end, in order to hide his emotions, Hikigaya had to deliberately not look in Shiina's direction, which resulted in him only being able to look to the other side of the space.

However, on the other side, neither Ibuki Mio nor Ryuen Sho were people with whom they could obviously get along well.

In fact, it was true that just as he looked over, Ryuuen reacted first and said, "Tsk tsk, you are so lucky, Dead Fish Eyes. It is a blessing for you to have a beauty from Class B to accompany you."

I would rather not have this blessing...

To be honest, Hikigaya would rather sit next to Ryuuen than sit here. At least then he could confront him without any scruples and not feel as uncomfortable as he does now.

But it was precisely because of Ryuuen's words that Hikigaya was able to recover from his bewildered state.

"You really are so proud, Ryuuen. Are you calling yourself Class B so soon?"

"That's true, isn't it? And it's always fun to see the guys in Class C."

"..."

Hikigaya didn't know how to respond.

Because in fact, there were many former Class A students on this bus, and they were really furious when they were ridiculed by Ryuuen.

However, since they have now truly fallen to Class C, they are unable to even utter a word of rebuttal and can only silently endure the despair and distress.

But it’s good for Longyuan to do it this way.

In this way, the hatred of the former Class A will be transferred to the other party, and I can get rid of suspicion...

However, it is unknown whether Ryuuen did it on purpose, deliberately, or intentionally.

This guy actually said without restraint: "Dead Fish Eyes, this exam is all thanks to you. If it weren't for your help in bringing together Class D and the former Class B, I wouldn't have been able to win so easily!"

"Ryuuen, you bastard..."

I didn't expect that Ryuuen would draw hatred for me in public. Before Hikigaya could react, he found that all the former students of Class A were looking at me with surprise and suspicion!

The pressure is really high!

Chapter 399: Kushida was reported. Do you know what this means?

"Ryuuen, you're causing trouble!"

The moment Ryuen Sho deliberately leaked the information about the cruise ship exam, Hikigaya suddenly felt the scorching gazes coming from all directions of the bus.

He glanced around and found that several students from the former Class A were looking at him. Their eyes were more numb than angry and suspicious.

After all, up to now, Hikigaya has ruined the original Class A several times, from the earliest student union incident, to the uninhabited island exam, and including this cruise ship exam, Hikigaya has ruined the original Class A three times. This undoubtedly makes it difficult for the students of the original Class A to accept reality.

Even according to the theory that it only happens once, it never happens again, Hikigaya's actions have already seriously exceeded the standard.

So, at this point, the students in Class A no longer even have the idea of ​​getting angry. All they feel is confusion and suspicion from the bottom of their hearts. They find it hard to accept the reality that Hikigaya is just a student in Class D.

In a sense, this is also a reflection of how the concept of meritocracy is gradually transforming the students of this school.

When faced with setbacks, their first reaction is not resistance or unwillingness, but doubt and inability to accept the label of strength they represent.

But in fact, the reason why the school provides a mechanism for class struggle is because it believes that the level gap between classes is not fixed and will change over time.

I think that after experiencing this setback, the students in the original Class A will gradually realize their mistakes and grow to a certain extent.

Of course, it’s okay if I don’t grow.

After all, although it is Katsuragi Kōhei who is in control of the former Class A, after two consecutive failures in special exams, it is clear that he no longer has the ability to control the class, and the leadership will gradually fall into Sakayanagi's hands.

Compared to Bikigaya, he doesn't want Sakayanagi to control Class A too easily, because otherwise the other party will have nothing to do and will definitely come to cause trouble for him again.

Never let that happen.

While the former A-class students were collectively casting harsh glances at Bikigaya, the instigator of all this, Ryuen Sho, was leaning back in his chair with a calm expression and said with a smile:

"How can this be considered as causing trouble? I am just helping you become more famous in this school. Don't you want to become the student council president? This should be a good thing for you."

What a fart!

It was obviously impossible for Hikigaya to just swallow his anger at Ryuuen's behavior that was clearly disgusting to him.

No matter whether the other party really wanted to help him or simply wanted to disgust him, he wouldn't be able to sleep well if he didn't fight back.

Therefore, facing the confident Ryuuen, Hikigaya said in a calm tone: "I didn't expect you to be so kind, King of Shit. Then I will tell you a good news. The victory of the Rabbit Team was caused by our people in Class D."

"Rabbit Group?"

Hearing Hikigaya's sudden mention of the term, Ryuuen's brows immediately frowned.

At the same time, Ibuki Mio, who had been sitting quietly next to Ryuuen but had not wanted to join in the conversation, now frowned slightly.

After all, Ibuki herself was also a member of the Rabbit Group, but she had no idea why the Rabbit Group would end up like that.

"Do you know about the Rabbit Group?" Ryuuen asked first, casting a sharp look, "Was that something you did?"

"How can it be."

Hikigaya shook his head decisively, denying his involvement in the Rabbit Group's actions.

In fact, he did not interfere in any matters related to the Rabbit Group, but just asked Ibuki to investigate matters related to Karuizawa.

However, although Hikigaya knew that he was innocent, Ryuuen and Ibuki obviously would not believe him so easily.

In her suspicion, Ibuki Mio even whispered, "Hikigaya, you asked me to investigate the Rabbit Group's Karuizawa. Isn't this evidence that you are secretly influencing the Rabbit Group?"

"I asked you to investigate secretly, but how can that mean I'm the one who influenced the Rabbit Group?" Hikigaya shook his head silently. "In fact, I'm just guiding you to find the mastermind behind the influence of the Rabbit Group. And I'm very sure that the person is the same person who attacked your class on the uninhabited island."

"..."

Hikigaya's suggestive words caused Ibuki and Ryuuen to fall silent at the same time.

The two obviously didn't expect him to suddenly say such a thing. For a moment they were skeptical, but given the overly obvious clues, they more or less believed Hikigaya's words.

However, precisely because they believe that there really is a mastermind behind Class D, Ryuuen and Ibuki are now in a situation where they are just one step away from the answer, but cannot find any more clues.

They couldn't even be sure whether the mastermind behind the incident was in the Rabbit Group.

After all, that dark existence can completely use other people to remotely control the progress of the Rabbit Group.

This kind of enemy, which may exist but whose true identity cannot be figured out, is undoubtedly the most annoying and irritating thing.

Even Ryuen Sho was now annoyed by the topic suddenly raised by Hikigaya, and he no longer had the confident look he had just now.

After admiring Ryuuen's deflated look, Hikigaya did not continue to torture him. He was not petty enough to deliberately cause trouble just to disgust Ryuuen.

Facing the confusion of Ryuuen and Ibuki, Hikigaya took the initiative to say, "I think we might be able to cooperate in finding the mastermind behind Class D."

"Cooperation?" Hearing Hikigaya's words, Ryuuen immediately frowned and looked over. Obviously, he didn't expect him to be so kind. "Why do you want to cooperate with us?"

"Because I am also somewhat interested in the mastermind behind Class D, and I want to know what actions he took, so I need your help to investigate." Hikigaya explained calmly, "I am not used to taking direct action, and it is easy to arouse suspicion, but if you investigate, it is a reasonable approach."

"..."

Ryuen Sho obviously didn't believe Hikigaya's words, which seemed to have been prepared long ago, so easily.

After a brief silence and thinking, he slowly replied, "I don't think the so-called mastermind behind Class D has any influence. Just looking at his performance in the uninhabited island and cruise ship exams, he is not even as good as Katsuragi Kōhei in terms of pattern. What's there to worry about with such a guy?"

Ryuuen showed his disdain for the mastermind from Class D.

This is also a matter of course.

Although the mastermind behind the scenes may indeed exist, judging from the other party's record so far, there is indeed no need for Ryuen Sho to pay attention to him.

Putting aside the fundamental failure of the uninhabited island exam, the cruise ship exam only affected the test results of the Rabbit Group and did not affect the overall situation of the entire exam at all.

No wonder Long Yuan looked down on the other party.

However, Hikigaya saw further than Ryuen. He knew very well that the mastermind behind the scenes was Ayanokouji, and the reason why the other party had not shown particularly strong performance until now was simply because he lacked chess pieces.

But in this cruise ship exam, the opponent had obviously begun to collect available chess pieces, and Karuizawa was the unwitting victim.

If you continue to treat the other party with contempt, you will suffer a great loss sooner or later...

Therefore, in order to remind Ryuen, Hikigaya had to take the initiative to speak: "Ryuen, you are somewhat out of touch with the news. Don't you know what happened to our D class last night when the test results came out?"

"whats the matter?"

Ryuen obviously didn't have too many spies in Class D, and didn't pay too much attention to this last-place class.

Hikigaya then took the initiative to explain: "When the exam ended last night, someone in our class questioned the existence of Kushida Kikyo and reported that she had secretly made a deal with your Class C."

"what?!"

After hearing what Hikigaya said, Ryuuen's expression finally became serious.

At the same time, Shiina Hiyori, who had been listening to the conversation silently beside Hikigaya but never said a word, also frowned slightly.

"It seems you know what this means." Hikigaya nodded, acknowledging Ryuen's reaction ability. "In fact, someone in our D class has already guessed the deals you made privately, and also knows about your secret contact with various classes, but he has not targeted you for the time being."

"..."

Hikigaya's words made Ryuuen look solemn. As the former leader of Class C, his brain was obviously not comparable to that of ordinary people.

He quickly determined what happened in Class D, and realized the truth that his chess moves had been seen through by a pair of eyes before he made them.

"Tell me about your cooperation."

In the end, Ryuuen Sho silently gave in and chose to cooperate with Hikigaya.

Hikigaya also expected it and said, "There's nothing special about it. I just want you to investigate some things about Class D. I can guarantee that these things must be related to the mastermind behind Class D, and I can help you further understand the true identity of that mastermind."

"I understand." Ryuen was obviously a flexible guy. After confirming that there was indeed a dangerous person in Class D, he accepted Hikigaya's conditions without hesitation. "I will continue to lend you Ibuki to work. If you need, I can also borrow other people in the class."

"Well, Ibuki is enough."

Hikigaya nodded. He didn't need more manpower to do this. He just needed someone to help keep an eye on Ayanokouji's actions.

However, to Ibuki Mio, his words sounded more like an expression of his complete trust in her abilities.

This made the girl turn her head away, and her ears blushed for no apparent reason...

"Ibuki-chan is really capable."

Shiina suddenly spoke in a strange tone.

"That's it."

Hikigaya didn't notice anything unusual and answered silently, but he found that Shiina's expression showed obvious disappointment.

Huh? what happened?

Did I say something wrong?

Chapter 400: Hikigaya, do you want to be the vice president of the student union?

Hikigaya had no idea why Shiina Hiyori seemed dissatisfied, but no matter what, the purpose of his cooperation with Class C had been achieved.

After discovering yesterday that there was some kind of hidden connection between Karuizawa and Ayanokouji, he had been wanting to test the matter.

But Hikigaya also knew that with Ayanokouji's ability, everything the other party did would be foolproof.

It would be difficult for him to find out something directly from Ayanokouji or Karuizawa, and it might even expose his own excessive attention to the matter.

So, after much thought, Hikigaya realized that the best way for him to test Ayanokouji was to continue to seek help from other classes.