Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

Although she spoke confidently, she was still unsure in her heart, because she was actually shattering her past beliefs and reshaping a brand new self.

In this shattered situation, she couldn't help but feel confused and panicked, so she hoped that Hikigaya's testimony could give her strength.

She didn't know why, but the mere presence of the other person made her feel at ease.

……

Horikita and Hikigaya walked from the health room to the back of the teaching building.

It is already evening and the setting sun is illuminating the entire campus.

"Hey." In the open space behind the teaching building, Ryuen Sho smiled unscrupulously like a gangster, "It seems that you didn't run away, but came here, Lingyin."

"..."

Next to Ryuuen, Kushida Kikyo was standing there. She looked at the person who came silently, and the moment she saw Hikigaya, she was obviously in a brief trance.

"Of course I will keep the appointment." Horikita Suzune tried to look calm, "If I run away here, I will become a hopeless person."

"You are really good. You have become a better woman than before."

Ryuuen Sho sneered, then glanced at Hikigaya warily.

He obviously mistakenly thought that Hikigaya was on Horikita Suzune's side and was worried that the other party might make some moves.

In order to prevent misunderstanding, Hikigaya had to take the initiative to speak: "I have no intention of interfering in this matter. I just came here to see what will happen."

"Oh, then it's up to you."

Ryuen Sho seemed relieved by Hikigaya's attitude, and Kushida beside him also silently suppressed his wavering expression.

Just when everything seemed to be going on normally, Horikita Suzune suddenly spoke sharply: "Before I talk to you, I think it's time to end this farce, Kushida-san!"

"This... Horikita-san, what are you talking about?"

It is obvious that Kikyo Kushida is still disguising herself so as not to let others know that she is a spy.

Horikita then said in dissatisfaction: "How long do you want to pretend to be a good person? You are the one who leaked the information of Class D to Ryuuen, right, Kushida!"

Chapter 475: Let this shitty king fall into the pit!

"H-What are you talking about, Horikita-san!?"

Hearing Horikita directly accuse her of betraying Class D, although Kushida Kikyo showed some confusion for a moment, she still tried her best to remain calm.

After all, she didn't want to be exposed as a spy, so she tried her best to disguise herself.

But after experiencing a tragic failure, Horikita Suzune's mind has become clear. She looked at the brown-haired girl in front of her coldly and said loudly: "I don't care if you want to continue to pretend, but I don't understand why you are here, especially when you were there when Ryuen threatened me before... What do you want to do? Do you really think that no one will know that you are a spy?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." Kushida still tried his best to pretend that nothing had happened, "Who did you hear this kind of unjust accusation from? Hirata-san? Ayanokouji-san? Or..."

Kushida glanced at Hikigaya silently, as if he couldn't believe the possibility of Hikigaya revealing the secret.

"Ayanokouji?"

On the other hand, Horikita Suzune was surprised when Kushida mentioned the name Ayanokouji. She never expected to hear about this person.

Kushida himself said in distress, "I didn't expect that Ayanokouji-san actually questioned me as a spy during the three-legged race. I was so sad at the time. I didn't expect that you, Horikita-san, would have such an idea. Aren't you guys really teaming up to hurt me?"

"..."

Kushida Kikyo's tea-like words obviously angered Horikita.

But she no longer had any impulses at this point, so she calmed down and said, "No, that's what I felt myself, because I can't completely erase the abrupt feeling in my heart. Now there's no one else in this scene except Ryuuen and Hikigaya, so I think I should be able to say it out loud."

"what are you saying?"

Kushida was skeptical about what Horikita said, not knowing what he was trying to say.

Even Hikigaya was surprised by Horikita's words. He didn't expect that he could deduce that Kushida was a spy on his own.

But he couldn't understand how Horikita could have sensed that.

As if she could sense everyone's gazes, Horikita Suzune took a deep breath and spoke word by word: "Remember when school started? We were all sitting on a bus at the time, and I saw you, Kushida-san, convincing Kouenji-san to give up your seat on the bus. To be honest, I didn't know it was you at the time, but as time went by, my memory gradually came back..."

"..."

As if she noticed that Kushida's pupils were shrinking little by little, Horikita Suzune stared at the other person's eyes intently and spoke again: "I gradually recalled that when I was in junior high school, there was a student in our school who was similar to you, Kushida Kikyo."

As soon as Horikita finished speaking, the atmosphere at the scene instantly fell to the bottom.

Kushida Kikyo's originally smiling face suddenly turned cold and distorted at a speed comparable to changing her face.

This undoubtedly shows that Horikita has indeed touched the opponent's pain point.

Although Hikigaya didn't know the details yet, he touched his chin with some understanding, realizing that the reason why Kushida Kikyo hated Horikita Suzune so much was probably related to this incident.

"You just remembered it. I thought you would recognize me right away." Kushida Kikyo did not confront Horikita, but lowered her head calmly. "After all, when I was in junior high school, I was a problem child in every aspect."

"That description is probably not correct. According to my recollection, you were not a problem child. You were a student trusted by everyone in the class, just like in the current D class. But——"

"Can you please stop talking about the past?"

Kushida suddenly interrupted Horikita Suzune's words, and also interrupted Hikigaya's curiosity.

However, based on the conversation just now, he has basically guessed what the inner conflict of Kikyo Kushida is, which is enough to analyze the source of Kushida's psychological problems.

Horikita seemed to think that it was meaningless to continue talking about irrelevant topics here, so she shook her head silently: "Yeah, it's meaningless to talk about the past now, so let's get back to the original matter."

"Haha, you finally remembered my story?" Ryuuen seemed to be very happy to hear the gossip, and had not interrupted since just now. "Now that the topic is brought up, you should have understood it - what I want to do."

"Well, Ryuen, you should have received a request from Kushida-san, hoping to expel me from this school since I know the truth." Horikita turned his head and glanced at Kushida, "But, Kushida-san, that would be a big risk for you, wouldn't it? If I reveal the truth before I leave, wouldn't you lose your current position?"

"Hehe, do you think other people will believe what you say?" Kushida seemed to have expected this situation and didn't care. "In the current D class, the trust between you and me among classmates is completely different. Others will believe what I say first. This is the difference in trust."

"But if I expose you, won't you be troubled?" Horikita frowned, as if she wanted to continue negotiating. "Even if no one believes what I say, your classmates will still have doubts in their hearts. After all, you and I used to be in the same junior high school, and this is undeniable evidence."

"That's true." Kushida nodded, "So I'm also prepared. If you expose my affairs, I will force you into a desperate situation and force your beloved brother to help you. Would you like to see that happen?"

"..."

As Kushida finished speaking, Horikita's body suddenly trembled.

Obviously, the other party really hit Horikita's pain point.

Even though Horikita has become rational now, Horikita Manabu is still a hurdle that she has not completely overcome. Not to mention it when it is necessary, if she actively involves the other party at this time, she will definitely not accept it.

It was obvious that Kushida had anticipated the relationship between Horikita Suzune and Horikita Manabu, so he took the initiative to stir up trouble.

"Huh." Realizing that he had no room for bargaining, Horikita's eyes showed helplessness, "Kushida, you can just ignore me. You should know that I won't get involved with others, and I won't interfere in unnecessary matters, right? Didn't we reach a cooperation on the cruise ship exam before? Is it necessary to fight to the death?"

"It's like this now, but there are no guarantees in the future." Kushida's words seemed to be hiding something, and he looked at Horikita Suzune as closely as possible, "No matter what, I will make you disappear from this school. I will never waver on this point alone!"

The conversation between Horikita and Kushida came to an end here. It was obvious that the conflict between the two had reached a point where it was irreconcilable and could not be neutralized.

Hikigaya saw this clearly.

Ryuen Sho seemed to be tired of watching the boring disputes and officially spoke: "It's a pity, Suzune, you were betrayed by your reliable companion."

"I've really been manipulated by you this time, Ryuen-san." Horikita sighed when she saw Ryuen appear. "No... it should have started from earlier. Whether it was the exam on the ship, the uninhabited island, or the fight with Sudo, I really kept losing. If it weren't for the help of others, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be qualified to stand here and talk to you."

After experiencing this disastrous defeat, Horikita Suzune has completely abandoned her self-esteem and pride, and willingly admitted her own weakness.

But because of this, she became more determined and stronger than before.

"Let's settle the previous matter." Horikita Suzune said decisively, "Your request is to force me to pay one million points and kowtow to apologize."

"Haha, that's true. In that case, I won't report you for intentionally harming students in our class."

"But I don't think so. I think the person who intentionally hurt me was Kinoshita-san from your class. You forced the students in your class to take action and attack me."

"This is a persecution delusion."

"It doesn't matter if it's just a delusion, but could you at least tell me what kind of trap you set at this sports festival?"

"Okay, it's just a fantasy after all." Ryuen Sho spoke calmly but cautiously, "In short, after I got the registration form from Kushida, I also studied several other classes and worked out a very complete plan. For this purpose, I also arranged for students to attack you, so that you can't get a good grade."

"Your targeting was indeed effective, but it was just luck that Kinoshita-san and I got injured at the same time. It's not feasible to get injured at the same time as your opponent during a game."

"Your injury was indeed the product of an accident." Ryuen nodded, agreeing with Horikita's words, "So in my original plan, the only thing about Kinoshita's hand was this. I asked her to practice colliding with her opponent so that she would fall naturally."

"nature?"

"Yeah, don't you think the injury shouldn't be that serious? Of course, a serious injury can't be caused so easily, so I just asked her to pretend to be in pain and asked her to withdraw from the sports festival stage. After that, it was easy. I directly let her get injured before she received treatment. Just like this -"

Ryuuen said this and stomped his foot hard on the ground.

Bang! A creepy and terrifying sound echoed throughout the corridor.

"You hurt her...? You made her...?"

Horikita looked horrified.

Even Hikigaya frowned, not expecting Ryuuen to go so far.

Even he could not accept such a despicable method.

"Of course I didn't force her." Ryuuen seemed to see the emotions of the two and shook his head. "I just said I would give her 500,000 points and she agreed. The power of money is really terrifying."

"Points?"

It makes sense to think so.

If Ryuuen forced his subordinates to sacrifice the game and have their bones stepped on, even if they were from the original C class, they would not be without complaints and someone would come out to resist, like Shiina...

But if it is a voluntary action by the person himself, even if others are dissatisfied, they can't say anything.

Of course, even so, Ryuen Sho's bad behavior still made Hikigaya very unhappy.

Although he has always had a certain degree of cooperation with the other party, this does not mean that Hikigaya can accept everything Ryuen does.

He secretly decided in his heart that this time, let this shitty king fall into the pit.

Chapter 476 Shiina: Now I have something on Ryuuen-kun!

While Hikigaya was already feeling dissatisfied with Ryuen Sho, Ryuen himself was looking at Horikita Suzune confidently, thinking that he had completely controlled the other party.

In fact, it was true that Horikita was deeply shocked by Ryuuen's ideas and execution, and she completely realized how dangerous the man in front of her was, and how he would do anything to win.

In order to control her emotions, Horikita tried to calm herself down and said, "When I ask you something, just tell me the truth. Is that okay?"

"What do you want to say?"

"Haven't you ever thought that I've been secretly recording you since just now?"

Faced with Ryuuen's arrogant attitude, Horikita Suzune suddenly spoke in a cold voice and took out her cell phone which was activating the recording program.

Obviously, after experiencing the previous disastrous defeat, Horikita learned his lesson and was unwilling to be led by others again, so after racking his brains, he came up with a way to deal with Ryuen Sho.

In this regard, Hikigaya couldn't help but praise Horikita for her growth. He had planned so much for this sports festival to prepare for this failure, and it seemed to have worked.

乇At the same time, Horikita didn't know what Hikigaya was thinking. She stared coldly at Ryuuen and Kushida and spoke loudly:

"This recording has recorded all the conversations just now. If you want to accuse me of intentionally harming the students of the former Class C, or want me to hand over my points or kneel down, I will decisively use this recording as evidence to fight back against your actions!"

"Tsk, I didn't expect you to be such an interesting woman." Ryuuen seemed to be surprised by Horikita's action and asked in surprise, "Did the dead fish-eyed guy next to you teach you this method?"

"This matter has nothing to do with him." Horikita Suzune responded coldly, obviously not intending to involve Hikigaya. "I was just trying to lure you in as a final gamble, but I didn't expect you to say it out loud. I was the one who was surprised. I never thought you would look down on me like this."

Horikita Suzune's words were both thankful and unwilling.

Ryuen Sho had never considered her a worthy opponent until now. Although this incident had led to the current advantageous situation, it also made her realize how stupid she had been before.

Horikita began to reflect on herself more and more.

"Humph."

In response to Horikita's sarcasm, the smile on Ryuen's face completely disappeared.

Seeing this, Horikita further launched an offensive: "From my point of view, I don't want to make a big fuss, so as long as we all pretend that this incident didn't happen, I won't give out this evidence--"

"Haha, ha...hahahaha!" Hearing Horikita Suzune's words, Ryuen Sho suddenly started laughing, "I admit that you are quite capable and have done something beyond my expectations, but this can't threaten me. After all, I said it at the beginning, what I just said is pure fiction, I was just accompanying your delusion of being persecuted."

Ryuen grasped the key point in the conversation, that is, he had never subjectively admitted to persecuting Horikita Suzune, and he stated the hypothesis of "what if" at the beginning.

Horikita seemed to have expected this and spoke silently: "If you say that, I can edit the recording. Although it will become a flawed game, it can be used to attack you..."

Before Horikita Suzune could finish her words, Ryuen Sho actually took out an open cell phone.

"I'm sorry. I admit that what you did was unexpected, but I've been prepared for this kind of thing." Ryuen said, glancing at Hikigaya. "My phone has recorded all the conversations just now. If you edit and process the conversation, I just need to provide the original file and there will be no problem."