Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

"Yes, the disadvantage is not the class differences, but the fact that it will fall equally on all students in school."

Hikigaya was confused by Katsuragi's sudden riddle, but he quickly understood what he was thinking and replied, "Are you referring to the inability to contact the outside world?"

"Yeah, it really bothers me a lot."

"It seems we are alike in this respect."

"Same?"

Katsuragi looked visibly surprised when he heard what Hikigaya said.

Hikigaya calmly explained, "I have been unhappy about the school not letting us go out since the beginning of the school year. After all, I can't go back to see my lovely sister."

Hikigaya was straightforward about his purpose. He had no intention of hiding this matter. After all, it was really no big deal.

"Sister... I see, that's why you..." Katsuragi seemed to have figured something out. He then looked at Hikigaya with a serious face and said, "Hikigaya, you are a member of the student council, right? I have something to ask of you!"

"Let me listen first."

Hikigaya had no intention of accepting it directly. He was not yet such a nice guy.

"Yeah, maybe I should explain it, but my appointment with the student council president is almost up, so if you want to know, could you come with me?"

"Oh, I have to go to the student union as well."

"So you're wearing a uniform too."

Katsuragi figured out a lot of things, so he nodded and immediately set off for the student council office.

"excuse me."

Katsuragi spoke up and knocked on the door of the student council office.

Inside the student council room, Secretary Tachibana Akane took the initiative to open the door. When she saw Hikigaya and Katsuragi coming together, she showed a surprised expression.

"Hikigaya, and Katsuragi-san? Why are you here together?"

"I came here today to ask for something. I heard that students' demands can basically only be implemented through the student union."

In response to Katsuragi's plea, Student Council President Horikita Manabu looked over silently and said, "It seems that you visited the Student Council yesterday and the day before yesterday... We were away due to the renovation project. I'm sorry."

"No." As if he didn't expect the student council president to apologize, Katsuragi quickly said, "It's summer vacation now. I know the problem is that I came here uninvited, but it's great to meet you today."

"Is there anything you want to inform the Student Union about?"

"It's like this, I want to send items and cards to family members outside of school grounds. Of course, I don't plan on receiving responses from the family members."

"Oh?"

I didn't expect that the reason Katsuragi bought gifts and came to the student union was to send something to his family. To be honest, this reason made Hikigaya feel very good about him.

After all, he asked the student council president to send something for his sister.

"Sorry, this is not allowed." However, although Horikita Manabu agreed to Hikigaya, he rejected Katsuragi, "This is a violation of school rules and cannot be enforced according to common sense."

"This... Although sending things may have a negative impact, as long as you don't send text messages, it shouldn't have a negative impact on school rules, right?"

"Unfortunately, there have been people who have done the same thing as you before. But they overstepped the rules and secretly smuggled letters into their belongings. That's why there is now a comprehensive ban."

Horikita Manabu coldly rejected Katsuragi Kōhei's plea, but Katsuragi was not going to give up and he immediately changed his mind.

"Then, if I were to ask the store to ship it directly, I wouldn't touch the product at all, I would just pay for the product. That way, there would be no suspicion of impropriety."

"Even so, this is still a violation..."

"Violation? This school is based on meritocracy. It is said that if necessary, anything can be done with points. What if I use points to purchase this power?"

"If it's something like this, the topic will change a little bit." Katsuragi's persistence seemed to have touched the student council president to some extent, "Before we talk about the specific topic of points, can you tell me who you want to send it to?"

"I'm going to send it to my twin sister." Katsuragi's tone suddenly became heavy. "My parents are both gone, so in order to save tuition, I voluntarily came to this school, but I didn't expect that this school doesn't allow going out... But I still want to contact her, because I'm the only one who can celebrate her birthday."

"..."

I didn't expect that this man, Kōhei Katsuragi, actually had such a past.

Hikigaya thus realized that everyone who voluntarily came to this school where strength is paramount has a certain responsibility.

Moreover, the other party had to come and beg the student council president in order to celebrate his sister's birthday, which made Hikigaya more or less recognize the man Katsuragi and even developed a little affection for him.

After all, someone who cares for his sister can’t be a bad person!

This is recognition from my fellow sister-con!

Chapter 415: Unfortunately, I am a man without friends!

After learning that Katsuragi bought the gift to celebrate his sister's birthday, Hikigaya immediately felt a sense of recognition for the former leader of Class A.

As a sister-con, he could understand Katsuragi's desire to make his sister happy at all costs.

Come to think of it, Katsuragi said he wanted to celebrate his twin sister's birthday, which means his birthday is also on the same day?

I got some meaningless information again.

However, although Hikigaya recognized Katsuragi, the student council president Horikita Manabu obviously did not approve of Katsuragi's request so easily.

"I have to correct you on one thing first. Points are not a universal system." In response to Katsuragi's idea of ​​using points to purchase, Horikita Manabu said silently, "The behavior you mentioned is indeed feasible, but it is not something written in the rules. It is not easy to change the prohibited items currently listed as school rules, and the school probably won't issue permission."

Although the student council president's words were a bit confusing, the general meaning was still understandable.

For example, when Sudo was almost expelled from school because he failed the exam, Horikita Suzune offered to buy Sudo's scores.

This matter did not receive any objection from Class D's homeroom teacher, Chabashi Sae. She even acted very calm, as if she had expected it.

The reason for this is that although "buying points" is not written in the school rules, it is a rule permitted by the school rules.

This school has many unwritten rules regarding the concept of points. As long as you can make reasonable use of these hidden systems, you can achieve any result you want.

However, this system is not without any restrictions. Even the point system still has prohibitions.

For example, if you want to use points to buy a girlfriend, the school will never approve of this no matter how you think about it, right?

Is this example too strange?

In short, Kōhei Katsuragi tried to use points to purchase the right to send letters outside the school, but this is prohibited by the school rules, so even if he paid points, he couldn't do it easily.

Huh?

So there is one thing that is very strange?

If the school's contact with the outside world is prohibited by school rules, then why did the president agree to let me send a letter to my sister? He even said that if possible, I could leave the school?

Isn’t this a contradiction?

While Hikigaya was thinking about everything, Horikita Manabu looked at Katsuragi with a serious attitude: "I'm sorry, school rules are meant to be followed."

"I can't understand it. If points can be used for something, then the school rules of this school must be full of loopholes."

"That's not surprising, because the school has deliberately set up rules with loopholes from the beginning." Horikita Manabu calmly answered Katsuragi's question, "But even if there are loopholes, there are still parts that cannot be crossed. If absolute freedom is pursued without any prohibitions, then this school will only become a hell on earth filled with chaos and violence."

"..."

Although Katsuragi was a very capable student in his first year and had successfully led Class A, he was still too immature to face this man who had been in Class A for three years at school and served as the student council president, and he had no ability to fight back.

Helplessly, he could only sigh: "You mean there's nothing I can do even if I use points?"

"No way, the school will never allow violations just for the sake of points."

Horikita Manabu's words completely blocked all of Katsuragi Kōhei's options.

Katsuragi should have been prepared to spend a lot of money, but since that only means was blocked, the matter ended here.

"If nothing happens, just go out."

"I see... I understand. I'll take my leave now."

In extreme loss, Kōhei Katsuragi turned around helplessly and left the student union office.

Looking at the other person's distressed expression, Hikigaya instinctively felt the same way as if he saw himself when he first learned that he could not leave this school.

"Well, President, I have something to ask Katsuragi, can you please leave for a while?"

"..."

Hearing Hikigaya's words, Horikita Manabu immediately showed a meaningful expression, "Okay, I'll let Tachibana Akane do your work first."

"Eh? Has this become my job?"

"What's the problem?"

"No, no!"

In response to Horikita Manabu's question, senior sister Akane Tachibana showed a subtle expression on her face, and glared at Hikigaya fiercely, making the latter feel inexplicably guilty.

He could only say in his heart that he would try to make it up to the senior later, then left the student council office and caught up with Katsuragi Kōhei.

"Ugh……"

When Hikigaya arrived at the hallway of the school building, he found Katsuragi sitting there and sighing deeply.

The distress on his face was visible to the naked eye, enough to show how much he loved his sister.

With the friendliness of a sister-con, Hikigaya walked up to the other person and said slowly: "The president always speaks so ruthlessly, don't take it to heart."

"I don't care, I'm just a little disappointed." Katsuragi sighed, "Now you should know what a stupid thing I'm doing, just to give a gift to my sister, I even want to violate school rules..."

"No, I don't think it's stupid."

It is impossible for Hikigaya to deny Katsuragi's will, because that would be tantamount to denying everything he himself has done.

"Hikigaya..." On the other side, Katsuragi seemed to have not expected that Hikigaya would be so determined, and for a moment he showed a look of emotion, "If you were in our class, maybe everything would not turn out like this."

"That's impossible. Sakayanagi would definitely torture me to death."

"Too."

Katsuragi smiled bitterly and sighed, "Just like what happened this time, I should face reality, whether it's leading Class A or giving a gift to my sister."

Katsuragi seemed to have become disappointed in his own abilities. Countless failures had completely crushed his will, making it impossible for him to stand up and stay firm on his path.

For him, the goal he had been pursuing was no longer within his control and he was powerless to achieve it, so he gave up completely.

"If you don't mind, please eat with your friends. I don't dare to eat sweets."

Katsuragi sighed slightly and handed Hikigaya the gift he had intended for his sister, which was a snack bag filled with chocolates.

"I'm sorry, Katsuragi, but I'm a man without friends."

"That's what happened. Sorry."

"There's no need to apologize. For me, this is a path that I have chosen from the bottom of my heart, even though it may not be recognized by others."

"Hikigaya..."

Katsuragi didn't know how to react to Hikigaya's uncool words spoken in a cool way.

Hikigaya himself said calmly: "And if the gift is not delivered to the right person, it will want to cry."

“But the reality is helpless.”

Seeing Katsuragi giving in to reality, Hikigaya deliberately provoked him by saying, "If you give up just because of this, it means that your feelings for your sister are just this level."

"What did you say?"

"Why, are you denying it? But the reality is that you didn't give your sister a gift on her birthday, and you didn't express your feelings to her."

"I……"

Hikigaya's provocation seemed to have worked. As a former student of Class A, Katsuragi obviously had his own pride in his heart, and even after experiencing so many failures, it had never been completely extinguished.

"At this point, what else can be done?"

"It all depends on your own will." Hikigaya looked at Katsuragi who had gradually cheered up and finally said, "The president just said that sending gifts outside the school is against school rules."

"Yeah, I can't even use points to do that."

"But did anyone say that school rules must never be violated?"

"This... but the consequences of violating school rules are quite serious. If you are not careful, you will be expelled."

“What if you are willing to take this risk?”

“…I won’t take any risky actions.”

Katsuragi said this instinctively. For someone with his personality, it would be impossible to imagine himself doing something that violated school rules.