Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

The first-year class that was in the same group as Class D was undoubtedly the current Class A, the former Class B led by Ichinose.

At this moment, under the leadership of Ichinose, many students from Class A were slowly approaching from a distance.

Class D showed a clear fear when they saw this, and seemed to be quite nervous about the elite group in front of them.

This is no wonder. As a class upgraded from Class B, Class A in the eyes of Class D is like watching a science fiction movie. They can't believe that everyone is of the same species.

However, this stiff and awkward atmosphere did not last long.

Because Class A's leader Ichinose quickly took action.

"Although we are fighting together in a strange way, please take care of us. Whether it is Class A or Class D, as long as everyone cooperates in a friendly manner, we will definitely win."

Ichinose showed her signature sunny smile, and her brilliant appearance immediately won the favor of the students in Class D.

As a true angel who is the evolved version of Kushida, Ichinose is obviously extremely skilled in closing the distance.

"I feel the same way, Ichinose-san, please take care of me."

Upon seeing this, Hirata Yosuke immediately spoke up, trying to close the distance between himself and the students in Class A.

However, what confused Hirata was that during the conversation, Ichinose kept looking past him and towards a certain direction in the crowd of Class D.

Hirata couldn't understand who in Class D could attract the attention of the leader of Class A so much.

At this moment, Hikigaya, who was mixed in the crowd, couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although he had expected this situation, he still didn't expect Ichinose to stare at him so directly.

I'm not a great beauty, Miss Ichinose, can you please stop staring at me?

Chapter 428 Ichinose: It’s a pity that Hikigaya could resist scolding these idiots in Class D!

Hikigaya had complicated thoughts about Class D's cooperation with Class A, but he had no way to talk to anyone.

After all, his relationship with Class A couldn’t be described as wonderful, at least it could be said to be extremely awkward.

Thanks to the tireless influence of a certain Miss Ichinose, the former Class B could be said to be the group of people who knew him the most in the entire first grade, and they also had a strange admiration for him.

Although in Hikigaya's opinion, all of this is just Ichinose's superfluous addition, just like the description on the packaging of instant noodles does not match the actual product, but it is obviously a very difficult task to dispel the stereotype of him among the students in Class A.

The only good thing is that almost all of Hikigaya's actions have never been directly shown in front of Class A. The students in this class's understanding of him almost all comes from Ichinose's one-sided description.

The students in Class A would naturally suspect that Ichinose might have exaggerated in his description, and would not really regard him as something very special.

At least, that's what Hikigaya originally thought...

However, when the two classes really started communicating, the vague glances from the students in Class A made him realize that he was overthinking.

Under Ichinose's influence, it was clear that the people in Class A would not simply ignore them.

The only lucky thing was that since the two classes had just met for the first time, Hikigaya and Class A didn't have any particularly familiar people except Ichinose and Kanzaki Ryuji, so most of the Class A students would not come and disturb him in such an environment.

Although Ichinose and Kamuro seemed to want to communicate with him, due to the initiative of Hirata Yosuke and Kushida Kikyo, the two of them were still unable to bypass the apparent leader of Class D and come to talk to him, a small-time passerby who had no status in Class D.

"This exam requires our two classes to work together, which is bound to be very difficult, but if we don't work together, our partners will hinder each other. So, whether for victory or for the unity of the class, I hope that both sides can trust each other and fight to the end."

"Yeah, that's what I thought too."

The two class leaders, Ichinose Honami and Hirata Yosuke, quickly reached a consensus and decided to do everything they could to win the exam.

After a brief contact, the other students from Class D and Class A also showed a harmonious atmosphere.

After all, in this school, the students in these two classes are similar in some sense. They all work under a gentle leader, so the atmosphere naturally has a certain similarity.

At the same time, the collaboration between the other two first-grade classes, Class B and Class C, was also carried out at the same time.

"Hey, that person..."

Chi Kanzhi, one of the three idiots, suddenly pointed at the crowd in the distance and spoke.

His voice quickly attracted the attention of the students in Class D. In fact, many students had already noticed the strange incident because there was someone who stood out among the students in Class C.

She was a lovely girl with beautiful silver hair and a cane. She was standing alone at the edge of the crowd, seemingly independent of this exam.

However, no one said anything because it was Class C's business after all and they had no right to comment on Class C's affairs.

However, just as this curiosity was gradually changing, the atmosphere between Class B and Class C seemed to have changed.

"So you're not going to discuss it?"

Katsuragi Kōhei's voice came from a little distance away and echoed throughout the gymnasium.

As the former leader of Class C, Kōhei Katsuragi still seems to be a leader in the class. In front of him, there are about a class of students who are about to leave the gymnasium.

After he finished speaking, one of the male students turned around with his hands in his pockets. He was the leader of Class C - Ryuen Sho.

"I want to leave out of kindness. Even if I propose cooperation, I don't think you will believe me... In the end, we will just be trying to spy on each other from the beginning, right? This is a waste of time."

"indeed so."

"And you're the one talking to me. Don't you think this is hilarious? Katsuragi, can you really still command the students in your class?"

"..."

Faced with Ryuen Sho's merciless ridicule, Katsuragi Kōhei could not make any response, because this was indeed the fact.

Although Class A is still a group on the surface, if you look closely you will find that the students are sitting separately, and there is a clear line between Katsuragi and Sakayanagi.

Moreover, compared to the evenly matched situation at the beginning of the school year, Katsuragi now has almost no advantage, because although several boys and girls including Totsuka Yahiko are still following Katsuragi, almost all the remaining students have followed the Sakayanagi camp.

It was obvious that Ryuuen had already discovered this, so he used it directly to attack Katsuragi and achieved very good results.

The only thing that made him frown was Sakayanagi's attitude. The latter just smiled and sat on the chair from beginning to end, as if he had no intention of participating in the discussion.

"It seems someone has no intention of talking to me."

Seeing Sakayanagi's attitude of almost ignoring him, Ryuuen smiled and led all the students of Class B out.

Arisu Sakayanagi watched this scene, his expression remained unchanged, except for a mysterious smile at the corner of his mouth.

Katsuragi Kōhei seemed not to want to see Class B leave like this, and further said: "Ryuen, are you confident that you can win this exam without cooperation?"

Katsuragi still seemed to want to struggle, he was eager to change his current situation with victory.

But Ryuen did not stop.

"Haha, who knows."

Ryuuen smiled slightly, and all the students in Class B retreated under his instructions. No one in the class dared to disobey his orders.

Class C was unhappy with this, but they could do nothing about it.

At the same time, as all the members of Class B left the stadium, Hikigaya noticed that Karuizawa from his class was silently relieved as Class B left.

When he saw the students from Class B, especially Shiho Manabe, he kept a sad look on his face and glanced in the direction of Ayanokouji from time to time.

These actions were subtle and most people would not notice them, but Hikigaya's observation skills were extremely sharp, so he would naturally not ignore these traces.

From this, Hikigaya can also be sure that Karuizawa does not seem to know that he has asked Ryuen Sho to restrict Manabe, and the other party may still have a certain fear of Manabe in his heart.

However, Karuizawa currently seems to be turning a blind eye to this situation and is not afraid of revenge from Manabe and the others.

This suggests that Karuizawa has somehow overcome his fear of Manabe.

Thinking back to the other party's actions of looking at Ayanokouji intentionally or unintentionally, the person who solved Karuizawa's problem was undoubtedly Ayanokouji Kiyotaka.

However, Karuizawa's strange attitude also showed that Ayanokouji did not solve the problem for her by any normal means, but it seemed that he had caught some kind of handle on the other party through this incident.

"Katsuragi-san is really working hard. He actually teams up with Ryuuen."

Seeing the miserable state of Class C, Ichinose couldn't help but sigh.

Because of the incident of sending a letter to his sister together some time ago, the other party's relationship with Katsuragi Kōhei has improved to a certain extent, and now he can't help but show a worried attitude.

Hirata nodded in agreement with Ichinose's words: "The only person who makes people afraid to cooperate with him is Ryuen-san."

"However, compared to Ryuuen, I actually care more about that Sakayanagi..."

"Sakayanagi?"

Hirata and the students in Class D showed some unfamiliarity when they heard the name from Ichinose's mouth.

Ichinose had to explain, "I mean the real leader of Class C now, Sakayanagi Arisu. After Katsuragi failed two consecutive exams, she gradually seized his power in Class C. Now she is the outright leader of Class C. And unlike Katsuragi, her style is very similar to Ryuuen, and both of them use some dishonorable means. I strongly suspect that she may have some ulterior motives in cooperation with Ryuuen..."

Ichinose's description surprised the students in Class D. They thought that Ryuen Sho was already a difficult opponent, but they didn't expect that another person named Sakayanagi Arisu would appear.

This time, the red and white confrontation may not be as simple as imagined.

Just when Class D was instinctively alert because of Ichinose's words, everyone thought that Class C would withdraw due to the failure of communication with Class B, but unexpectedly, the petite silver-haired girl, Arisu Sakayanagi, moved over with difficulty on crutches.

"Hello everyone, my name is Arisu Sakayanagi. I am unable to attend this competition due to health problems. I hope you can understand."

"This is Sakayanagi..."

After hearing the other party's self-introduction, the students in Class D showed shocked expressions.

Many of them met Sakayanagi for the first time. Since Sakayanagi herself did not attend the previous two exams, many people did not know much about her.

Moreover, due to Ichinose's description just now, many people instinctively thought that the other party would be a fierce woman similar to Katsuragi Kōhei, or at least as fierce as Ryuen.

But in reality, when they actually met, she did not seem threatening at all. Her petite figure and short silver hair made her look as cute as a doll.

The most important thing is that she has difficulty walking, so she needs to rely on crutches to move around.

The aura of a sickly girl coupled with her good looks naturally makes people want to protect her.

"Isn't this super cute?!"

"That's totally unlike Ryuuen, right?"

"How can such a cute child be a bad person!"

All of a sudden, the idiots in Class D fell under the temptation of the beautiful girl, almost unsurprisingly.

Especially the boys, these guys who usually talk about sexy topics can't resist the temptation of beautiful girls at all, and they are about to fall in love with her at first sight.

It seemed that he had not expected that the students of Class D would be so stupid, and Ichinose almost couldn't hold it together.

For a moment, she couldn't help but look in Hikigaya's direction, as if she had finally realized what kind of idiots Hikigaya usually hangs out with, and she could empathize with him.

Chapter 429: Sakayanagi Arisu, the Little Expert in Fueling the Fire

While most of the students in Class D were bewitched by Arisu Sakayanagi's cute appearance, there were still some people in this class who remained rational and vigilant.

"Hello, Sakayanagi-san." As the leader of Class D, Hirata Yosuke was not affected by Sakayanagi's temperament. He spoke slowly with a certain degree of caution, "As our opponent in the next sports festival, what do you want to do in our class?"

It is obvious that Hirata himself is very wary of Sakayanagi. He does not think that this individual who will replace Katsuragi Kōhei as the leader of Class C will be a simple existence.

The other party must have some ulterior motive for suddenly coming to Class D.

In response, Sakayanagi smiled gently and spoke slowly:

"Everyone, I'm here to explain one thing, that is, in all the upcoming matches, I will not be able to be used as a fighting force, so all the matches I participate in will be lost without a fight."

“That might be a good thing for us.”

Hirata Yosuke responded calmly, showing the demeanor of a leader.

"The school is really heartless. If it's due to physical disability, they should have exempted me from the exam from the beginning."

"That's what I mean. You don't know how to take care of students at all."

The boys in Class D immediately turned on the dog-licking mode and offered kind words of comfort.

"Thank you for your concern."

In response to the reactions of the students in Class D, Sakayanagi simply nodded calmly, acting very politely and well-behaved, without any aggression at all.

This further won the favor of the students in Class D, making them feel that the new leader of Class C might be a good person.

However, in contrast, the students in Class A, led by Ichinose, did not relax at all because of Sakayanagi's performance.

In stark contrast to the frivolous situation of Class D, the more Sakayanagi showed her soft and gentle side, the more alert the students in Class A became. They couldn't believe that such a weak girl had the ability to subvert the entire former Class A.

You know, Sakayanagi herself did not participate in the uninhabited island exam or the ship exam, which caused Class A to fall into a passive situation due to lack of combat power in both exams.

Under normal circumstances, Sakayanagi's behavior that led to the class's failure would inevitably make her despised by other students and cause a certain degree of dissatisfaction. At the very least, she should be ostracized by the students in the class like Koenji.

But in fact, this is not the case. Although she did not show anything from beginning to end and left no personal achievements, she replaced Katsuragi as the controller of the original Class A and gained more supporters than Katsuragi.

This is undoubtedly not just because Sakayanagi herself has a cute appearance.