Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

"Horikita, what qualifications do you have to lead Class D?"

However, what Hikigaya and everyone present did not expect was that Ayanokouji actually said such inconsiderate words right in front of Horikita.

Rather than saying that his emotional intelligence is negative, Hikigaya suspects that Ayanokouji is fanning the flames!

Even a person with low emotional intelligence would not say such disrespectful words!

In the face of Ayanokouji's doubts, Horikita was obviously not affected by this sentence, and said calmly: "I am indeed not qualified, but I think that apart from me, no one in Class D should be able to take over Hirata's position and lead the class."

"You say that with such confidence."

In response to Karuizawa's sarcasm, Horikita said calmly: "I'm just telling the truth. Who else can lead? Could it be you?"

"I……"

Karuizawa was anxious and shocked by Horikita's direct confrontation with him, but he couldn't make any rebuttal for a while.

After all, what Horikita said was indeed true. Given the current situation of Class D, it is really hard to find anyone other than Horikita Suzune to lead the class.

The only person who has influence on Class D, Kikyo Kushida, is now in a sensitive position and obviously has no intention of leading the class. Karuizawa, Shinohara and others have too little influence on the boys, and there is no one among the boys who can catch up with Hirata and have influence on Class D.

"But you do have some flaws, Horikita-san." Hirata sighed and said silently, "I'm sorry, I didn't say that because I want power. In fact, I never worked hard to become a class leader for this reason."

"I know, you don't have to apologize." Horikita Suzune nodded, "I also made a lot of mistakes and did a lot of stupid things in leading the class, but I think I still have a chance to correct it. I am also willing to correct my past attitude and make a more rational judgment."

"Do you really think you can correct it?" Karuizawa expressed his doubt.

"Otherwise, why would I be willing to stay here and talk to you for such a long time?" Horikita took a deep breath, "In the previous sports festival, I made a lot of wrong choices, which caused the girls in the class to have opinions about me. This is the biggest opinion of the people in Class D about me now. I am willing to take the initiative to admit my mistakes, and hope that they can give me a chance so that I can lead the class again."

"This……"

Hirata Yosuke immediately revealed a complicated expression as he did not expect Horikita Suzune to be so determined.

After all, he himself is still unwilling to admit his mistakes. He does not want his efforts for the unity of the entire class to be denied. This is why he did not fight back directly after facing Sudo's criticism, and was even unwilling to continue leading the class.

Because Hirata himself knew that he could neither maintain the unity of the class nor allow Class D to continue to advance with his own abilities. In such a contradictory state, he would only disappoint others again and again.

In such fear, he didn't even have the courage to lead the class again.

Horikita Suzune encountered similar troubles as him, and her actions were also questioned by the class, but Horikita was willing to admit her mistakes and accept criticism. This alone made her much better than Hirata himself.

"Do you think the girls in Class D will be willing to give you another chance?" Ayanokouji didn't have as many complicated feelings as Hirata, and just asked silently, "They must have hated you at the last sports festival."

"That's true." Horikita Suzune did not deny the mistake she made, and showed a firm attitude, "They should hate me and don't want me to inherit the position of leader, but I still hope to have a chance to prove myself."

"Oh, girls are very vindictive, how can they give you a chance so easily?"

Karuizawa spoke calmly, denying Horikita's words.

Unexpectedly, Horikita seemed to be waiting for this sentence, and looked at Karuizawa seriously: "You are right, girls are very vindictive and will not forgive me easily unless someone can speak for me and change their minds."

"You...what do you mean?" Karuizawa was very surprised by what Horikita said almost to his face, "You don't want me to speak for you in front of girls, do you?"

"That's right. Only if someone who has enough status among the girls and can influence the judgment of most girls comes forward, will they be willing to give me a chance." Horikita Suzune said very seriously, "Only Karuizawa can do this. I ask you to help me. This is why I specifically asked you out today!"

"..."

Horikita Suzune's serious words caused a moment of silence at the scene.

Karuizawa seemed to have not recovered from his shock for a moment, and fell into a daze for a long time, and then said decisively: "Impossible, how could this be possible! Why should I speak for you! I would never do this even in my dreams!"

Karuizawa clearly didn't want to help Horikita, whom he didn't like very much, and he didn't want to use his influence to resolve the conflict between Horikita and Suzune.

She thought that other people would think so, but she didn't expect Hirata Yosuke to suddenly say, "I think Horikita's idea is correct. This should be the best way to solve Class D's problem."

"what?"

Karuizawa couldn't hold back when he didn't expect Hirata to speak up for Horikita.

Chapter 505: I Was Changed by You, Hikigaya

"Hirata-san?"

"Yosuke?"

Horikita Suzune and Karuizawa Megumi looked at Hirata in front of them with confusion at the same time. Obviously, neither of them expected the other to say such a thing, and expressed their support for Horikita.

Even Ayanokouji and Hikigaya were slightly surprised by Hirata's attitude. They didn't expect that he would actually accept Horikita's replacement as leader so calmly.

This scene has a sense of absurdity, asking "Why is Your Majesty rebelling?"

However, Hirata himself was clearly serious. He continued speaking without hesitation:

"I realized a long time ago that I was not suitable to be the leader of this class, because the system of this school and the requirements for class promotion force leaders to make various choices and give up some people to enhance the overall ability of the class. I didn't want this to happen, and I couldn't accept it, so I did some rebellious things, but it was not until later that I realized that my naive idea itself was the source of chaos in the class."

"I am not suitable to be the class leader. If I continue to lead the class, there will only be more people like Sudo who hate me. So I have been thinking about how to solve this situation, and gradually realized that my voluntary withdrawal is probably the best choice. However, I also have doubts, that is, who should take over my responsibilities and do things that can protect the class and maintain class unity. I have been thinking about this problem before, and now I think that person is you, Horikita-san."

"..."

Hirata Yosuke's words were sincere and heartfelt, and it can be said that he said these words from the bottom of his heart.

His heartfelt words also made Horikita Suzune look confused. For a moment, she did not expect that Hirata Yosuke, as a leader, had always been under such tremendous pressure.

She thus realized that being a leader does not mean doing whatever one wants and gaining enormous power. In a sense, that is more of a huge burden and involves countless conflicts between the group will and the individual will.

"Yosuke, do you want me to help Horikita?" However, Karuizawa still looked hesitant, "But do you think she can really do better than you?"

"No matter who comes, they will do better than me." Hirata Yosuke seems to have completely seen the reality. "I have made so many mistakes. Now the only relief for me is to put down my responsibilities."

"But even if you say so..."

Karuizawa's face was conflicted and he still looked confused.

Her attitude made Horikita Suzune frown.

After all, Horikita was the only person present who didn't know that Karuizawa and Hirata Yosuke were pretending to be a couple. She didn't understand what the fact that Hirata Yosuke was the leader of Class D meant to Karuizawa.

In fact, since Karuizawa was unable to escape from her vassal status with the help of Hikigaya, Hirata's influence is indispensable for her to maintain her position in Class D.

If Hirata Yosuke could no longer serve as the class leader, Karuizawa's own status would undoubtedly be affected.

Although so much time has passed since the start of the school year, most of the students in Class D have gradually become accustomed to Karuizawa's position as the leader of the girls, and this status generally does not fluctuate anymore. However, for Karuizawa, who is now extremely insecure, she still does not want to take any risks.

"I agree with what Hirata said." At this moment, Ayanokouji suddenly spoke up, "Let Horikita be the leader of Class D. This is the only way to save this class. To do this, Karuizawa, you need to help Horikita. This is an indispensable step in the whole process."

"Ayanokouji, you too?"

After hearing Ayanokouji's words, Karuizawa's expression became confused.

Seeing this, Horikita thought that Karuizawa would still not accept it easily. After all, she showed a tough attitude even when facing her boyfriend Hirata Yosuke, so she would not be easily influenced by Ayanokouji.

But what Horikita Suzune didn't expect was that Karuizawa clearly didn't agree to Hirata's request, but just after hearing Ayanokouji's words, he nodded in agreement and said, "Okay, I promise to help you and say some good things for you among the girls."

"This……"

Horikita showed obvious surprise at the strange attitude shown by Karuizawa Megumi.

She glanced at Ayanokouji and Karuizawa in surprise, and for a moment she couldn't understand what the relationship between the two was.

Neither Ayanokouji nor Karuizawa had any intention of answering this question.

After agreeing to Horikita's request, the group dispersed and left.

"Karuizawa and Ayanokouji, who are those two people..." Walking out of the coffee shop, Horikita Suzune frowned and spoke in a rather confused tone.

"Maybe they are close friends." Hikigaya said nonchalantly, not wanting Horikita to get too deep into Ayanokouji's affairs.

That would be too dangerous. No one knows what Ayanokouji would do if his true identity was known.

The current situation where he could sense that the other party was different was already the best situation for Horikita.

"To be honest, I never noticed any special connection between those two people before. Ayanokouji didn't even have much presence in the past." Horikita was obviously confused about all this for a long time. "It seems that he has gradually begun to show himself since the sports festival, just like you."

"Hey, your last sentence was redundant, wasn't it?"

Hikigaya doesn't want to be seen as a dull and reserved person like Ayanokouji, he is a complete loser!

"Oh, forget it. It's a good thing to have another capable person in the class." Horikita shook her head. "Now we have to consider the upcoming exams. Although the school said that the exams will not be reflected in the grades, based on the experience of so many exams in the past, I feel that there will definitely be problems in the end."

"You finally realized how perverted this school is."

"Yes, I was too stupid before. I didn't even observe many things that I could observe. Now I must not make the same mistakes again."

Horikita Suzune nodded deeply. "The school specially arranged such a small test. It is definitely not an ordinary thing. We must take it as seriously as possible to prepare for the real final exam."

"Do you need me to cheer you up?"

"Is that okay?"

"Uh……"

Hikigaya was suddenly embarrassed because he didn't expect Horikita to ask such a rhetorical question instead of directly retorting to him.

Horikita seemed to find his reaction very interesting and chuckled, "I may have really changed. I don't know if it's good or bad, but I have definitely been changed by your existence, Hikigaya."

Chapter 506: This Ryuuen is as tsundere as the twin-tailed heroine in an anime!

"..."

I didn't expect Horikita Suzune to say such words. Hikigaya didn't even know how to respond for a moment and was stunned.

Horikita was stunned at first, then seemed to realize that her words were a little subtle, and her face flushed slightly.

"I, that's not what I meant..."

She turned her face away, bit her lip slightly, and dropped her eyes to the ground.

"No, I don't mind."

Hikigaya responded quickly, trying to dispel the strange atmosphere.

It's strange to say, when the two people hated each other before, they didn't care about anything they said, and could even quarrel for half a day, but now they suddenly became stiff, just like normally running gears that have lost the distance after a long period of running-in.

Hikigaya had to admit that he and Horikita Suzune had lost their original sense of distance.

This atmosphere was quite uncomfortable. Hikigaya scratched his head, trying to keep a normal attitude, and slowly spoke: "Ahem, anyway, what you are about to face is the real test. Let's not talk about whether the other people in Class D will accept you as the leader of the class. Kushida will probably do everything he can to prevent you from succeeding."

"Yeah, I can imagine that scene."

Horikita Suzune sighed, keeping her eyes on the ground.

Seeing this, Hikigaya didn't know what to say, so he said calmly, "Then I'll leave first."

"Yeah, of course."

Horikita had no intention of forcing Hikigaya to stay. She just turned around and left with a slightly stiff body, looking thoughtful.

For Horikita, the next period of time will surely be the most difficult stage.

Seeing this, Hikigaya felt that he could not help the other party, so he turned around and went to the cafeteria to have dinner.

As a result, as soon as he sat down in the cafeteria, a familiar silver-haired figure appeared in front of him. It was Shiina Hiyori from the former Class C, and behind him was Ibuki Mio.

"Ibuki, have you become Shiina's henchman? Why do you follow her everywhere?"

"you……"

Ibuki was obviously very angry about Hikigaya's attitude of confronting him as soon as they met, but he didn't know how to refute it, so he could only curse angrily: "It's better to follow Shiina than to follow that idiot Ryuen!"

"Tsk."

I didn't expect that Ibuki would dare to scold Ryuen Sho in public. Although the other party is now protected by Shiina, doing such a thing would not be without cost.

This made Hikigaya realize that Ryuuen might have done something annoying again, which made Ibuki so angry at the moment.

"How did Ryuen offend you again?" Considering that Kushida should be cooperating with Ryuen now, Hikigaya deliberately tested Ibuki.

"That guy actually..."

Ibuki was about to speak, but suddenly shut his mouth.

She had obviously suffered several losses at the hands of Hikigaya, so now she didn't even dare to talk about class-related matters in front of Hikigaya, for fear of revealing some key information and causing the class to be betrayed by Hikigaya again.

Hikigaya had expected Ibuki Mio to be wary of him. After all, it was impossible for a person to always suffer losses in the same place, and Ibuki was definitely not a fool.

He then ate his dinner in silence, not thinking that the other party would continue to talk to him.

But what surprised him was that although Ibuki Mio said nothing to him, Shiina Hiyori smiled nonchalantly and said, "Ryuen-kun made a big fuss in the class today and even forced everyone in the class to hand in their cell phones."

"what?"