Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

Sudo was also confused by Horikita's unexpected performance and couldn't help but ask, "No, but... the last runner is usually the fastest one, right? Or are you worried about me being the last one?"

Boys and girls differ in basic physical abilities.

Horikita is fast among the girls, but if she were to join the boys' group, she wouldn't even be able to beat Hirata.

Sudo's physical fitness surpasses Hirata in all aspects. Naturally, he thinks that the last baton should be given to him, and he is unwilling to accept it easily.

"No, that's not the case. I knew your strength very well during practice, Sudo-kun." Seeing Sudo's misunderstanding, Horikita quickly explained, "I'm confident in your athletic ability."

"Why don't you just run for me? At least I can run for you if I'm the fifth runner..."

"I'm not without reason, Sudo-san. You should be good at sprinting, right? I think you can be the first runner and leave your opponent behind as quickly as possible, so that you can achieve your strategy better!" Horikita made her own suggestion. "After all, relay races are different from individual races. In individual races, you can make concessions at the start to make the races as fair as possible for the participants in each lane, but in relay races, there is no distinction between lanes. Starting from the second runner, the school will allow participants to grab the lane they like in the order they arrive first, right?"

"If you, Sudo, can run first from the start, our class can be guaranteed to be on the inside lane, which will be beneficial to the race. The relay rules clearly state that the outside lane must be used when the second runner overtakes the opponent."

The suggestion made by Horikita Suzune was reasonable and at least seemed flawless on the surface.

The students in Class D fell into deep thought and gradually began to agree with her proposal.

However, Sudo obviously could not accept this easily and refuted decisively:

“Although being the first has its advantages, it also has its disadvantages. If I run too fast at the beginning, the people behind me will be caught up little by little, which will make me feel more stressed. If I am the last runner, I can chase the people from other classes and I will be more motivated!”

"The most important thing is that the last baton of each class is taken over by the fastest runner in the team. I don't think there is any need for our class to be special."

"..."

Sudo's words made sense, and many students followed suit and agreed with his words.

For a while, the class was divided into two factions. One faction recognized Sudo Ken and thought it would be more appropriate for him to run the last leg, while the other faction thought it was not a bad idea for Horikita to be the last leg.

However, Sudo's influence was fully demonstrated in this sports festival, while Horikita had fewer supporters because of repeated conflicts with her classmates.

Therefore, the final form is clearly moving towards Sudo's direction.

Seeing this, Horikita Suzune couldn't help but feel anxious, and quickly said, "This is a school that values ​​meritocracy, and it's not good to make decisions based on stereotypes or prejudices. If you adopt a strategy that's different from other classes, it might be a surprise move at a critical moment!"

"This……"

As the situation became increasingly chaotic, Hikigaya completely understood what both sides were saying.

Although he didn't want to get involved in boring class fights, the situation this time was different because he noticed that Horikita's attitude was abnormal and a little absent-minded.

After all, there was no reason for Horikita to be so obsessed with the last leg. Even if the order was changed, the strength of the runners would not change significantly.

Under normal circumstances, Horikita would at most try to give some advice, and if it failed, she would not insist on anything anymore.

But at the moment, Horikita Suzune was clearly full of thoughts and even desires for the last baton.

Most people might want to be in the spotlight at this last moment, but Horikita obviously has no such desire, which means that this guy has other purposes.

After thinking about what Horikita Suzune wanted to happen the most, Hikigaya almost instantly thought of the student council president.

The relay race is a special event in which all grades participate. If each class sends the best athlete to run the last leg, then Horikita Manabu might be the student in Class 3-A running the last leg.

Horikita Suzune was planning to contact Horikita Manabu at that time.

After figuring out Horikita Suzune's purpose, Hikigaya finally understood why she was determined to get the last baton despite the pressure from Sudo Ken.

"Leave it to me. I will definitely show better results than in practice." Horikita was helpless and even put forward a seemingly unfounded theory of perseverance to plead with them.

"But I think that in order to win, it's safest for Sudou-san to come."

Hirata Yosuke still didn't agree with Horikita's idea.

He didn't understand why Horikita Suzune was so obsessed with the last baton, and thought she was just doing it for the class, so he comforted her and said, "Sudo-kun will definitely not let you and me down, you can rest assured and leave it to him."

"This……"

Seeing that Hirata had already spoken like this, Horikita Suzune finally gave up in disappointment.

Unless she put aside her boring self-esteem and expressed all her desires in her heart, she is doomed to never get the recognition of others.

In the end, Yosuke Hirata chose Ken Sudo to run the last leg of the relay race.

After getting this result, Horikita could only suppress all her dissatisfaction in her heart, and left the class angrily and unwillingly without attracting anyone's attention.

Although Hikigaya could see that Horikita Suzune was depressed, his relationship with her was quite bad now, so he naturally wouldn't go up and say anything.

Moreover, in Hikigaya's opinion, if Horikita Suzune insists on going to find Horikita Manabu, there will be no good result.

The brother and sister Horikita Manabu and Horikita Suzune have exactly the same personalities.

If there is no good opportunity for them to reveal their thoughts to each other, there will be no possibility of reconciliation, and the relationship may even become worse.

Horikita Suzune herself also needs to grow more before she can be recognized by Horikita Manabu.

The time is not yet ripe.

Next, after confirming their names on the contestant lists, the students left the classroom one after another.

Although Hikigaya did not participate in the recommended competition, he was forced to sign up for the overall competition, so he took a special look at his own order of participation.

After reading the sequence, he left silently, but did not leave the classroom. Instead, he quietly came to the outside of the back door of the classroom.

As time went by, the students in the classroom gradually left, leaving only two or three students left.

He took a quick glance and found Ayanokouji and Kushida among them.

"almost."

After finishing his calculations, Hikigaya turned around and was about to leave.

But when he walked down the stairs, he happened to meet a girl with blonde hair and a ponytail walking up the corridor.

"It's you……"

Karuizawa Kei looked at Hikigaya in surprise, and all kinds of complicated thoughts flashed through her eyes.

Finally, she turned her head away silently, as if she didn't see the other person, and strode forward.

Hikigaya raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw this, but he didn't care any more. He just continued to move forward in the direction of Class B.

After a while, Class B's classroom appeared in front of him, and Kushida Kikyo also appeared.

Kushida clearly didn't expect to see Hikigaya here. He looked flustered but tried his best to suppress his panic. He smiled and said, "Hikigaya-san is also in Class B. Are you here to discuss something with Ryuen-san?"

"I'm not here to look for Ryuen."

Hikigaya shook his head, denying Kushida's guess.

Kushida was also confused when he saw this. He didn't know the relationship between Hikigaya and Shiina. Their relationship was too private, and even few people in Class B knew about it.

Seeing that Kushida had arrived as he had expected, Hikigaya did not hesitate and spoke decisively: "Kushida, are you here to leak the secret to Ryuen?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Kikyo Kushida's pupils suddenly contracted and her heart was filled with turmoil.

Chapter 453: Things that cannot be obtained are the real things!

"Hikigaya-san, what are you talking about?"

Seeing Hikigaya directly point out the purpose of his coming to Class B, Kushida Kikyo was immediately frightened, but on the surface she pretended to be ignorant.

Hikigaya did not hide anything and said directly: "Do you need me to tell you about the fact that you secretly took photos of the list of contestants in your class? You should have been prepared a long time ago. You went to check the list as soon as it was submitted to ensure that there were no mistakes before submitting the registration form."

"This……"

"Besides, Ryuen has already admitted it, I don't think you need to pretend anymore."

"..."

In response to Hikigaya's direct statement of the truth, Kushida Kikyo remained silent and her hand unconsciously grabbed the hem of her clothes.

Then, she smiled bitterly, "Hikigaya-san, you are really amazing. I feel like no plan can be hidden from you."

"I've just been keeping an eye on you."

"Eh?"

Upon hearing Hikigaya's words, Kushida's expression suddenly froze, his lively eyes even showed a hint of obvious fluctuation, and excitement appeared on his face.

Hikigaya realized that his words were misunderstood, and quickly said, "Even Horikita Suzune realized that you might be a traitor, so how could I not realize it? That's why I've been keeping an eye on your situation."

"So that's how it is..." After hearing Hikigaya's explanation, Kushida Kikyo's face showed a hint of sadness, "Indeed, there is nothing about someone like me that is worthy of your attention."

"Kushida?" Hikigaya felt like he had said something wrong, but he was too embarrassed to take it back, so he could only continue, "Why did you do this? Is it necessary to betray Class D?"

Kushida had already tried to betray Class D once during the cruise ship exam.

The other party was shocked by Horikita Suzune's strength and knew that they would not be Horikita's opponent in a head-on confrontation. So, in desperation, they chose to take an unconventional approach and tried to become a traitor and make deals with other classes.

However, Hikigaya saw through the other party's thoughts at that time and took the initiative to persuade him, barely making him give up this crazy idea, so that he was not defeated by Ayanokouji later.

When she found out that someone was attacking her, Kushida must have understood the fact that she was being targeted. Hikigaya thought that the other party would be sensible enough to give up the idea of ​​betraying the class and seriously consider the future path.

Unexpectedly, this child was still twisted by his emotions and insisted on cooperating with Ryuen Sho to attack Class D and Horikita.

To be honest, Hikigaya couldn't understand what kind of obsession Kushida had in his heart.

Under Hikigaya's gaze, Kushida Kikyo obviously realized that she could not hide anything, but she still acted as if there was some distance between her and Hikigaya.

It was already a long time since school was over and there was no one in the corridor except the two of them.

The setting sun shone through the window glass and projected onto the faces of Kushida and Hikigaya, adding a strange sense of fantasy that did not seem real.

Kushida looked at the red clouds outside the window, sighed and murmured: "I'm sorry, I know I disappointed you, Hikigaya, but no matter what, I still want Horikita Suzune to drop out of school."

"Did I say that this could be done in the right way?"

Hikigaya's eyes flickered as he recalled his encounter with Kushida at night long ago.

During that encounter, thanks to Kushida's unilateral breast attack, Hikigaya was able to discover the girl's true identity. He also established a preliminary connection with Kushida and agreed to help him fight Horikita.

It was also at that time that Hikigaya made a suggestion, telling Kushida that he should defeat Horikita Suzune by taking the right means, rather than harming others and himself.

Kushida took a long time to achieve this, but he realized the gap between him and Horikita during the uninhabited island exam, and then he completely gave up on himself and began to betray Class D.

At this point, Hikigaya no longer cares about the reason why Kushida is so persistent. He just wants to know whether the other party can give up this risky betrayal and adopt the correct class confrontation to compete with Horikita Suzune.

In response to Hikigaya's words, Kushida continued to face the window, overlooking the campus where he had spent an entire semester.

"The right method... At this point, how can I still use the right method? The gap between me and Horikita is such that I will never be able to defeat her unless I resort to some despicable means."

"It's surprising that you gave up before even trying. I thought you weren't the kind of person who would surrender so easily."

Hikigaya tried to use provocation to stimulate the other party and make Kushida give up such a stupid thing.

But Kushida's face reflected in the glass showed a slight smile: "Do you think I am that kind of person? Hikigaya-san, do you really understand what kind of person I am?"

"This……"

After hearing what Kushida said, Hikigaya froze and was speechless.

After all, he knew very little about Kushida Kikyo. Not only did he not know her past, he sometimes couldn't even guess what she was thinking.

But there is nothing he can do about it. He is just an ordinary person, not a monster like Ayanokouji who escaped from a laboratory. It is impossible for him to guess everything.

So he could only speak silently: "I really don't understand what kind of person you are, and why you have such a grudge with Horikita, but I still think that you shouldn't do things so impulsively. Things haven't reached the point where you need to give up everything."

Before Hikigaya could finish his words, Kushida suddenly interrupted him.

"Hikigaya-san, don't you think it's time to give up everything? I think it's time. I must defeat Horikita Suzune completely. No, I must make that woman expel from school!"

"Why? What are you in such a hurry for?"

Hikigaya couldn't understand what Kushida said and looked confused.

Kushida said with a stiff expression: "Why...isn't it because of you, Hikigaya..."

"what?"

Hikigaya never expected that the topic would suddenly turn to himself.

He originally thought that Kushida was so eager that she even resorted to betraying the class. She 100% had an indelible hatred for Horikita. What happened between the two of them in the past caused Kushida Kikyo to exclude Horikita Suzune from the class at all costs.

But now it seems that this is not the case.

Could it be that the other party really wanted Horikita Suzune to drop out of school because of me? But why? What reason did the other party have for doing this?

All of a sudden, Ryuen Sho's previous words suddenly emerged in his mind.

Ryuen said that Kushida wanted to drive Horikita away because he was jealous...

This thought emerged in his mind uncontrollably, especially when Kushida stared at his face, causing Hikigaya to blush and take a few steps back.