Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

"But the White House still exists." Sakayanagi Arisu seemed to have guessed Hikigaya's reaction and continued, "The manager of the project, Ayanokouji's father, Ayanokouji Atsuomi, used special means to restart the White House project that was abandoned by the government. He still hopes to continue to create artificial geniuses in order to return to politics. Ayanokouji's leaving the White House was just an accident. I guess only Ayanokouji himself knows what happened."

Chapter 441: I hit Ayanokouji, is this true?

After listening to Arisu Sakayanagi's story, it took Hikigaya a long time to gradually understand that everything the other party said was true, and not a story made up for him.

Because there are many parts in the other person's words that are in line with reality, and can even help him solve the confusion in his heart.

In this way, Ayanokouji's presence becomes very obvious.

The other party is a successful experimental subject of a special organization. For some reason, he left the White House where he was born and came to the Tokyo Metropolitan High School where strength is supreme.

But this explanation still leaves many people confused.

At least the one thing that Hikigaya cares about the most cannot be explained by Sakayanagi's explanation, and that is Ayanokouji's purpose.

Ever since the uninhabited island exam, the other party has been trying to help Class D get promoted. Although many of his methods are unacceptable to Hikigaya, his actions have indeed helped Class D to improve.

If Ayanokouji was someone who escaped from the White House plan, there would be no reason for him to do something so conspicuous that might alert the White House organization.

But if Ayanokouji did not escape from the White House, but was sent to this school by the White House to prove himself, there would be no reason for him to be so tolerant. He could just show his strength as much as possible and let the government see the achievements of the White House.

No matter how you look at it, Ayanokouji's current behavior is comparable to taking off pants to fart, a strange behavior that cannot be understood logically at all.

Unable to figure this out, Hikigaya could only ask Sakayanagi: "You said the government gave up the White House Project, which means Ayanokouji has nothing to do with the government now. Then what is his purpose in coming to this school? Why does he want to help Class D get promoted? Is it a special plan arranged by his father?"

"I can be sure that Ayanokouji has nothing to do with his father at the moment." Sakayanagi Arisu shook his head, denying Hikigaya's idea. "As for why Ayanokouji helped Class D get promoted, I think it may have something to do with your Class D's homeroom teacher. After all, when my father, the chairman of the school, allowed Ayanokouji to enroll, he explained some information about the white room to Class D's homeroom teacher."

"Although my father hopes that your homeroom teacher will not disturb Ayanokouji and allow him to live a normal life, no one knows what Chabashi Sae's homeroom teacher of Class D will think."

"..."

The mystery in his heart was finally solved. Hikigaya finally understood Ayanokouji's existence and why he was behaving so strangely until now.

Combining all the information from Sakayanagi, he could already imagine the scene where Ayanokouji had been lying dormant since entering school until he was forced by Chabashi Sae in some way and finally took action for Class D.

However, there are still some inconsistencies in these parts.

One of the most important inconsistencies is why Ayanokouji did not attack Chabashi Sae who was forcing him.

If Ayanokouji is really the product of a special plan, possessing abilities that are extremely beyond ordinary people, and a bad personality corresponding to this ability, the other party can completely use the means at their disposal to prevent Chabashira Sae from attacking him, or even directly make Chabashira Sae disappear from this school.

But Ayanokouji didn't do that.

Does this prove that Ayanokouji would act according to Chabashi Sae's coercion, and does he himself have the idea of ​​taking similar action?

Of course, Hikigaya didn't think he could understand Ayanokouji's thoughts.

As an ordinary high school student with a normal personality who was born in a normal Japanese family, how could he possibly understand the thoughts of an all-round freak who was born in an experimental base and experienced all kinds of Gu-raising-style struggles since childhood.

All Hikigaya can do is to guess based on various clues and infer what thoughts and actions Ayanokouji might have and take as an individual.

But this kind of thing is destined to be distorted in the process. People cannot understand each other, and it is even more impossible for people and freaks to understand each other.

The only thing we know is that Ayanokouji is not a normal person, and the methods he takes may indeed cause harm to the people around him.

Although most people have nothing to do with Hikigaya, his sense of justice is not strong enough to save everyone, but if he encounters someone Hikigaya cares about, he may not be able to choose to escape at that time, and must confront the dangerous Ayanokouji head-on...

"Sakayanagi, you said you wanted to fight Ayanokouji, right?" After learning the truth about Ayanokouji, Hikigaya looked at Sakayanagi curiously, "Do you really think you can compete with that artificially cultivated special freak?"

Hikigaya trembled at the mere thought of fighting against such an unrealistic and dangerous monster.

However, Sakayanagi in front of him did not seem to be afraid of such a thing. Instead, he had been acting as if he was looking forward to the duel with Ayanokouji.

It's hard not to suspect that this bad-tempered little devil is essentially a masochist.

After hearing Hikigaya's question, Sakayanagi Arisu slowly spoke, "Why not? Although Ayanokouji is the only successful person in the White House Project, and an artificial genius created by his father with great effort, no matter how artificially cultivated a genius is, he is just a mortal. I am a true genius, destined to make him see the unbridgeable gap between people."

"You look so confident, just like an old general on the stage."

According to the development of the story, the person who said such words would be treated as a female devil and severely punished the next second.

"Haha, do you think I'm too complacent? Maybe." Seeing this, Sakayanagi shook her head calmly, "But if I'm not so complacent, I will never be able to defeat Ayanokouji, because he is a monster who is ten thousand times prouder than me. I'm afraid that in Ayanokouji's heart, he doesn't think that anyone in this world can defeat him."

"indeed."

Although Ayanokouji has always had a blank expression and no emotions, this does not mean that he has no emotions in his heart.

In fact, Ayanokouji's emotions might be richer than imagined, otherwise it would be impossible to prove the purpose of his occasional convulsion-like behavior.

The most important thing is that Ayanokouji is still a human being in essence. As long as one is a human being, he or she will have feelings, even if the other party does not understand what feelings are...

Thinking about it this way, the reason why Ayanokouji is so unscrupulous may be that he has not yet understood what feelings are, and needs someone to teach him what "love" is.

Uh, why does this sound so awkward?

I feel like the next second it will turn into a series of world-famous paintings such as "I beat Ayanokouji, is this true?", "You are the challenger", "I'm sorry that I couldn't make Ayanokouji-sama do his best", etc.

"Speaking of which, why are you so obsessed with defeating Ayanokouji?"

"Because I went to the White House once when I was very young." Sakayanagi Arisu said calmly, "That was the first time I met Ayanokouji, and it was also the last time I saw Ayanokouji after I came to this school. As a person, that was the first time I felt the direct presentation of the word special on someone. There is no doubt that Ayanokouji Kiyotaka is the most special person in the world. I can't help but be shaken by this fact, and I also instinctively feel jealous."

"Jealous...?"

"Haha, what exactly is that emotion? I'm afraid I can't tell it anymore." Sakayanagi Arisu silently shook his head, showing an open-minded attitude towards the past, "The only thing that is certain is that he and I entered this school at the same time. This is a reunion that seems to be destiny. If I can't fight him one-on-one in this school and decide the winner fairly, I'm afraid I won't have another chance in this life."

"Do you think you can defeat him?"

The rules of this school are complicated and confusing, and there are huge restrictions such as class confrontation.

Hikigaya really didn't think Sakayanagi had any chance of having a fair one-on-one fight with Ayanokouji.

"Haha, opportunities have to be created by people." Sakayanagi Arisu looked at Hikigaya with a smile, "How about you help me create a one-on-one stage with Ayanokouji? This should be a very rare experience for you! Witnessing the artificial genius and the real genius, who is stronger!"

"..."

Hikigaya did not answer Sakayanagi's words. Although he did want to use Sakayanagi to deal with Ayanokouji, he always felt that there was something strange about it.

He won't choose his own side until he finds that sense of disharmony.

Seeing this, Sakayanagi continued, "Hikigaya-kun, come and help me. You are the person closest to me and Ayanokouji in this school, and the one who is most likely to defeat Ayanokouji besides me. If I lose, I hope you can take over my wish and show me who is stronger, an artificial genius or a real genius!"

"Hey, I'm not a genius, okay."

I'm just a dead fish eye with a bad personality.

"Haha, indeed, you may not be a genius, but just an ordinary person, but you are as special as Ayanokouji. This is the judgment made by me as a genius."

Sakayanagi Arisu stared at Hikigaya with a wanton smile, "You have defeated Katsuragi Kōhei and Ryuen Sho many times, and helped Ichinose to make the original B class reach its current status, which is proof. If it were you, you should be able to help me further eradicate the Katsuragi faction, let the original A class return to the top, and create a unique stage for me and Ayanokouji to duel one-on-one!!"

"Wait, what did you say?"

After hearing what Sakayanagi said, Hikigaya seemed to have grasped something that he had been ignoring, and suddenly said, "You said you want to completely eradicate the Katsuragi faction?"

"Of course." Sakayanagi Arisu waved his hand as a matter of course, "In order to create an environment where Ayanokouji and I can fight one-on-one, the reunification of Class A is necessary. The Katsuragi faction, as an obstacle to the unification of Class A, naturally must disappear completely."

"Are you saying that you want Kōhei Katsuragi to drop out of school?"

"I will do it if necessary!"

Sakayanagi Arisu's extremely cold words slowly fell.

And Hikigaya finally realized what the biggest incongruity in this conversation was.

He exhaled silently, as if to calm his mind again, and said to Sakayanagi: "I'm sorry, Sakayanagi, I won't help you. Not only that, I will stop you from clearing out the Katsuragi faction and won't let you expel Katsuragi Kohei."

"why?"

"Because I wanted to do it, that's all."

Chapter 442: Hikigaya-kun, do you really not want to be mine?

Hikigaya does not intend to help Sakayanagi Arisu completely control the former Class A. This is not only because Hikigaya himself has no interest in Sakayanagi's idea of ​​fighting with Ayanokouji and does not think there is any point in doing such a thing, but also because of his apology to Katsuragi.

Yes, although during the uninhabited island exam, Hikigaya had confronted Class A led by Katsuragi head-on for the deal with Sakayanagi and even defeated them completely, but by the time of the cruise ship exam that followed, Hikigaya himself no longer had any direct grudges with Katsuragi.

However, in the absence of any obvious grudges, Hikigaya still betrayed Class A led by Katsuragi for his own purposes, and even caused great damage to Katsuragi's own reputation, indirectly completing Sakayanagi's plan.

He still had some sympathy for Katsuragi who suffered losses for no reason.

What's more, during the summer vacation, he and Katsuragi reached a sister-con community of destiny and established a good friendship. He was even willing to fight against Nanyun Miyabi together in the future at the request of Horikita Manabu.

It was not reasonable for him to attack Katsuragi Kōhei again, let alone for Sakayanagi's ridiculous request to fight Ayanokouji.

He therefore decisively rejected Sakayanagi Arisu's request and the idea of ​​confronting Katsuragi.

"You are really decisive, but I had expected this..." Sakayanagi looked at Hikigaya calmly, "Unlike me and Ayanokouji, your greatest characteristic is your gentle personality. You will not destroy others for your own sake, and you will even sacrifice your own interests for others. Not to mention in the White House, even in this school, you are a real outlier."

"I'm not as good as you say."

Hikigaya has a clear understanding of himself.

He never thought of himself as a gentle and kind person, nor did he ever think of himself as a saint willing to make self-sacrifices.

From beginning to end, he was just a guy who took action for his own self-gratification.

The so-called sacrifice of oneself to protect others is just the "hypocrisy" he achieves for his own desires.

The real him has never been associated with such beautiful words as "gentle" and "kind".

"It seems that you don't want to be a good person." Sakayanagi smiled calmly.

"Isn't that nonsense? Who would want to be a good person? In today's society, being a good person will only make you gnawed away by the bad guys, and you will be exploited for all your usefulness!" Hikigaya said without hesitation, "I just want to be a useless person who makes money by lying down, a tax thief and a parasite. The best thing would be to be supported by a rich woman, and then live a life of worry-free food and drink!"

"Really? Then what are your conditions for the rich woman who supports you?"

Hearing Sakayanagi's suddenly volatile words, Hikigaya spoke in surprise, and what came into view was a pair of smiling, scorching eyes!

He was so scared that he instinctively said, "White-haired loli under 1.5 meters is prohibited, even if it is legal!!"

"Really? What a pity."

Sakayanagi didn't seem to be joking at all, and showed a genuine regret.

That serious look actually made Hikigaya feel at a loss. He wondered if he had missed the opportunity to achieve his goal of becoming a househusband.

But thinking carefully about Arisu Sakayanagi's personality, he didn't feel at all that being kept by her would allow his dream of becoming a househusband to come true.

This little devil will definitely squeeze out all his own value, and I'm afraid that in the end his life will be even more miserable than that of a social animal.

Absolutely don't do that!

"But do you really think you can stop me?" Sakayanagi Arisu's expression suddenly became serious, and he leaned over. "With the current Katsuragi, there is no possibility of even stabilizing the faction. Do you really think you can stop me from bringing down the Katsuragi faction? I can't participate in this sports meet. This can be said to be the last hope of the Katsuragi faction. If there is no way to get good results in the sports meet, Katsuragi Kōhei will definitely be spurned by everyone in the original A class."

"..."

Hikigaya wanted to respond seriously to Sakayanagi's sarcastic words, but the other party's action just now had moved the seat too close.

So close, so close, so soft, too close, too close, and why do you smell so good...

He moved his body to increase the distance, but Sakayanagi continued to squeeze closer and whispered in his ear: "Hey, Hikigaya-kun, do you really not want to be mine?"

"..."

Instantly, a chill ran down his spine.

This is not out of pure fear, but more like the mixed emotions of fear and pleasure that a person experiences when standing on the edge of a cliff, gazing at the bottom of a dark cave that seems to be bottomless and will never fall into the deepest part.

Sakayanagi's voice was full of seduction, and her lips were so beautiful that he even paid attention to the slender fingers she placed on his shoulders.

Hikigaya was so scared that he looked towards Sakayanagi and met her big watery eyes.

A ghostly smile appeared on Sakayanagi's lips, as if she was amused by his reaction.

This guy is just teasing himself...

As if to confirm his thoughts, Sakayanagi suddenly distanced herself from Hikigaya and chuckled:

"Haha, haha, I never get tired of watching Hikigaya-kun's reaction. In fact, you have always regarded me and Ayanokouji as the same ghostly jackals in your heart."

"That's not the case..."

Hikigaya sighed.

To be honest, he was indeed wary of Sakayanagi and Ayanokouji, but he never considered these two people as dangerous aliens.

After all, if we talk about outliers, he himself is the real outlier, and he is a narcissistic loner.

Sakayanagi straightened her sitting position and said with a smile: "Hikigaya-kun, you said before that I'm arrogant, but aren't you arrogant too? You said you were afraid of me and Ayanokouji, but you never thought about giving up the possibility of being hostile to us. In fact, you're the one who never thinks you'll lose..."

"It's not like this."