Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

Because in Ayanokouji's view, the positions of Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo are completely opposite. If Hikigaya is willing to help Horikita Suzune, it means that he has given up Kushida Kikyo and is willing to be an enemy of Kushida Kikyo.

Unfortunately, this is a conclusion that can only be reached by a brain like Ayanokouji's, which uses pure logic to think about problems.

Hikigaya's ideas are never the kind that can be derived simply through logical thinking.

"Horikita is indeed in trouble this time."

Now that he had determined that Ayanokouji was behind the scenes, Hikigaya no longer made things difficult for Karuizawa, who was merely a pawn, and quietly changed the subject.

Karuizawa heaved a sigh of relief upon seeing this. Although she was confident in her reactions and could even speak in public in Class D without showing any emotion, she always felt an inexplicable sense of extreme nervousness when facing people like Hikigaya and Ayanokouji.

Whether it was Ayano Kodamaji or Hikigaya, when talking to them, Karuizawa had the feeling that his whole body was seen through without a single cover.

Therefore, she almost hurriedly told Ayanokouji the message he wanted her to convey.

"Hikigaya, in this sports festival, Horikita was clearly targeted. And not only Horikita, but the other classes knew which group everyone in Class D would play in. The enemy arranged weak opponents for Sudo and Onodera who are good at sports, and arranged students who could barely beat Sotomura and Yukimura who are not good at sports. In short, we were played around by the other side at will."

"Are you trying to say that the information about Class D has been leaked?"

"Yes, it's very likely that Ryuen Sho knows about it." Karuizawa looked at Hikigaya's expression and could not see any emotional fluctuations, so he could only continue to speak, "This can only mean one thing, that is, there is probably a traitor in our class, and that traitor is specifically targeting Horikita, and wants to ruin Horikita's reputation."

The order and strategy of the matches decided by Hirata and others were all known to Ryuen.

Because of this, Ryuen Sho did two things based on that information.

One is to arrange weak students for excellent students like Sudo or Hirata, and then to arrange students with better motor nerves for sports idiots like Ike or Yamauchi, and take advantage of the situation to win.

The second is to target Horikita.

However, this is not directly related to making the class win.

That guy himself only wanted to defeat Horikita, and he created powerful chess pieces to defeat her.

In fact, Horikita lost face. If she were ranked in Class D, she would have sunk to the bottom.

Such an obvious move has almost confirmed who the traitor of Class D is.

These are undoubtedly what Ayanokouji wanted to express.

As Ayanokouji's messenger, Karuizawa took a deep breath and looked at Hikigaya: "Hikigaya, you will help Horikita-san, right?"

"..."

Having said that, it can almost be said that everything is clear.

Ayanokouji hopes that he can help Horikita so that he can attack Kushida Kikyo without any scruples and take down the cancer of this class.

In response to this, Hikigaya did not give a clear response, and he was too lazy to give Ayanokouji a response.

After all, what Ayanokouji was going to do had nothing to do with him.

"I will think about it."

He finally gave an ambiguous answer and gave it to Karuizawa to reply to Ayanokouji.

Upon seeing this, Karuizawa nodded silently, indicating that Ayanokouji's commission was now completely completed.

However, she did not leave immediately, but turned her head and continued to look at Hikigaya: "Hikigaya, during the cruise ship exam, you helped me solve the troubles of Manabe and the others, right?"

“I couldn’t do it.”

Hikigaya shook his head.

He didn't think that he had solved the problem. After all, his action was still a step too late. Before he solved the problem, Ayanokouji had already taken action and controlled Karuizawa.

This was the most unsuccessful thing he had done since he came to this school, and it also made him realize the dangerousness of Ayanokouji Kiyotaka as an individual.

For this reason, he still felt a little guilty towards Karuizawa.

However, Karuizawa didn't seem to think so. She just smiled and said, "You are really a strange person. I didn't give you anything in return, but you were willing to help me. You are completely different from that guy."

"Nothing, it's not to help you, it's just self-satisfaction."

Everything Hikigaya did was just for himself, and he never thought of himself as a selfless good person.

"Self-satisfaction... huh? Anyway, I still want to say thank you." Karuizawa took a deep breath, as if she had ended something that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time, and then a smile gradually appeared on her face, "From now on, let's go our own way."

"..."

Looking at Karuizawa's back as he turned and left without hesitation, Hikigaya remained silent.

He could hear the subtext in the other person's words.

The other party had always felt guilty about Hikigaya's help, so when Ayanokouji caught him and acted for him, he never dared to face him.

Now, after expressing his thoughts, the other party can finally let go of the burden in his heart, completely end the previous relationship, and willingly work for Ayanokouji.

Although Karuizawa himself didn't seem to think there was anything wrong with this, Hikigaya couldn't accept it easily and felt inexplicably depressed.

He couldn't help but fantasize again in his mind.

If - if I could go back to the last save point like in a game and make a new choice, would my life change from then on?

After thinking it over, he finally gave a negative answer.

That is the route that only people with choices can take. For those who have no choice from the beginning, this assumption is meaningless.

Once something happens, it is superfluous to say anything more afterwards.

If you really regret "what I should have done at that time", it will never end.

Once we make a decision, there is no going back.

Whether it is if, parallel world, or reincarnation, none of them exist.

Ultimately, the script of life is just a one-way street.

Even if you realize that you have taken the wrong path, you are destined to continue moving in the wrong direction until one day you suddenly realize it, then fall off a cliff and be smashed to pieces.

……

All the morning games are over and it's time for lunch break.

Taking advantage of the limited time, the students crowded into the lounge to eat lunch.

Of course, Hikigaya would not choose to eat in such a crowded and busy place. He specifically picked a remote place and quietly took out the makeshift lunch box he bought from a convenience store.

While eating, he stared sharply at the playground.

Although the sports festival was a chaotic environment with students from three grades gathered together, resulting in a dizzying number of people, Hikigaya's observation ability was far superior to that of ordinary people, and he clearly captured all the students in Class D, as well as the number of people missing.

After observing for a while, he soon discovered that Horikita Suzune had not appeared since the horse-riding battle.

Also missing was Sudo Ken.

I heard from people in the class that after the horse riding battle, Sudo had a big fight with Hirata and others, and then he was so angry that he left the camp and went back to the dormitory alone.

There are so many messes in this class that it’s hard to count them all.

Hikigaya sighed silently and stuffed the heated rice into his mouth, thinking about the news that Ayanokouji had just asked Karuizawa to bring him.

At this moment, a slender figure suddenly appeared from the side and appeared in front of him briskly.

"Hey, Hikigaya-kun, why are you eating here alone?"

Kushida walked over from a distance with a smile on his face, holding a carefully prepared bento in his hand, with a bright smile on his face that hadn't been seen for a long time.

"..."

When Hikigaya saw the other person appear, he vaguely realized something.

Kushida did not hide his true feelings and said with a bright smile: "Today is a really good day, don't you think, Hikigaya-kun?"

Hikigaya narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard Kushida's words which were obviously suggestive.

Chapter 468: Kushida, do you like me?

The sudden arrival of Kushida Kikyo made Hikigaya's originally relaxed expression suddenly show a hint of nervousness, and the hand holding the chopsticks instinctively clenched.

The day before the sports festival began, Hikigaya had used subtext to persuade Kushida Kikyo not to do anything stupid and that there was no need to betray Class D in order to deal with Horikita Suzune.

He undoubtedly did this for Kushida's own good, as he didn't want Kushida to be targeted by a troublesome guy like Ayanokouji.

However, Kushida did not understand his subtext, or even if the other party understood it, he still stuck to his original idea and did not waver.

In the end, Kushida still became a traitor to Class D and revealed the class list participating in the sports festival to Ryuen Sho.

Kushida thought her plan was flawless, and that she could definitely defeat Horikita Suzune completely by joining forces with the former Class C, but that was just her one-sided idea.

In fact, judging from the performance at this sports festival, it can be seen that the fact that there is a spy within Class D has been suspected by many people.

Smart people like Hirata Yosuke and Ichinose Honami have already noticed that something is wrong with Class D, but they have not yet figured out who the betrayer is.

As for Ayanokouji, that guy is 100% sure that Kushida Kikyo is the traitor, and has already begun planning actions against Kushida, just waiting to kill him later.

In this way, Kushida's current smile seemed so dazzling.

The poor child had no idea that he had become a fish on the chopping board.

"You must be kidding. The weather is terrible today."

The sky was clear and cloudless, and the cold wind made the windows vibrate regularly. Staying in the warm room only made people want to take a nap a little longer.

Unlike ordinary people, Hikigaya hates such bright days the most, as if a group of popular people rushed into his room and surrounded him to show him the beauty of the colorful world.

This couldn't be more ironic for me, who lives in seclusion and stays at home.

Hikigaya's favorite days are rainy days because no one goes out and no one will say anything to him even if he stays at home.

Listening to the roar of heavy rain, drinking coffee and reading novels, those days were a fairy-like life.

So please let it rain every day from now on!

If the world is like the one in "Weathering with You", I will definitely save the heroine at the first possible moment and make the world gloomy forever.

As usual, Hikigaya's mind was filled with a lot of messy thoughts, and he found that Kushida Kikyo sat down next to him without any hesitation.

The brown-haired girl didn't notice his thoughts at all, and continued to smile and speak:

"That's really your style, Hikigaya-kun."

“I don’t even know what my style is.”

Hikigaya shook his head, trying not to change his expression.

There was nothing unusual on Kikyo Kushida's side. She opened the lunch box with a smile, showing the carefully made lunch inside.

Hikigaya was slightly surprised when he saw this and said, "Your lunch box today is very luxurious."

"Of course we have to eat something good when we encounter something good." Kushida still had a smile on his face, "Hikigaya-kun, do you want to eat too? I can feed you!"

"It's not that it's not that..."

He shook his head decisively. Hikigaya would never let a girl feed him food, especially in such a bright and open place.

If that happened, I would be afraid that all the men around me would regard me as a public enemy, and I would not be able to return to the dormitory alive at night.

But, it is true.

Kushida Kikyo's attitude shows that she has really cooperated with Ryuuen and completed the plan to deal with Horikita.

Although I don't know the specific details of the plan, I can roughly guess that Kushida should have teamed up with Ryuen to put the blame on Horikita for the injury of someone from Class C during the sports festival this morning.

Although this matter cannot be Horikita's problem alone, if Ryuen Sho insists on it, coupled with the superb acting skills of the former Class C students, it is very likely that Horikita Suzune will receive one or two punishments.

This will cause all of Horikita's results in the sports festival to be invalid, and at least she will not be able to participate in the afternoon competition.

Under such threats, it is highly likely that Horikita Suzune will compromise.

The only thing we don't know is what price Horikita paid. If we want to expel Horikita Suzune based on this alone, it would be too easy.

There must be some other plan behind Longyuan.

A lot of thoughts flashed through Hikigaya's mind in an instant. He remained calm on the surface, but he didn't expect that Kushida Kikyo suddenly picked up a piece of chicken from the lunch box and handed it to Hikigaya.

Fortunately, Hikigaya reacted quickly enough and avoided the other party putting the chicken nuggets into his mouth.

“W-What are you doing!?”

"Ah, Hikigaya-kun, I'm feeding you."

Kushida kept smiling, not caring about the eyes around him in the stadium.

Hikigaya was frightened by the other party's reckless behavior and broke out in a cold sweat. For a moment, he even suspected that Kushida was possessed by some demon.