Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

This was no surprise to Class D. Everyone had already realized that the final leader would definitely be one of these three people.

Chapter 513: Second round of elections! The birth of a true leader!

"Kushida-san really has the highest number of votes. Everyone is more accepting of her."

Witnessing this result, Hirata Yosuke glanced thoughtfully at Horikita Suzune beside him.

Horikita herself did not care too much, and faced the result with a calm attitude, and slowly said: "Then, the next second round of elections will be conducted by me, Kushida, and Karuizawa..."

"Um, can I interrupt for a moment?" Karuizawa Kei suddenly raised her hand and spoke, surprising everyone present.

Horikita looked at her silently and said:

"Do you have any comments, Karuizawa-san?"

“I just want to get out of this election.”

Without any hesitation, Karuizawa directly expressed his proposal to withdraw from the leadership election.

These words surprised everyone in Class D.

Horikita himself did not expect Karuizawa to withdraw voluntarily, and said in surprise: "Are you sure you want to give up directly? Although your votes are not high enough, the next election is not judged purely by support. You may have a chance to win and become the class leader."

"No need." Karuizawa seemed to have made up his mind long ago, "I didn't give up because I felt there was no hope of becoming a leader, but I felt that I was not qualified to lead the class, so I gave up on my own initiative. Isn't that what happened to Yosuke? He was obviously the most suitable person to be a leader among all people, but he saw his own abilities clearly and knew that he was unable to lead the class, so he gave up on his own initiative. I won't take on things that are not suitable for me even though I know I don't have the ability, and end up messing up the whole class."

Karuizawa's words can be said to be very beautiful.

Her move of retreating to advance not only saved her from a head-on confrontation with Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo, but also earned her more support.

Although the students who originally did not think highly of Karuizawa are still not very optimistic about Karuizawa as a leader, they now have more recognition of him than before.

Moreover, she also roasted Kikyo Kushida over the fire.

After all, Karuizawa thinks that she is not capable of being a leader, and the same applies to Kushida Kikyo. Kushida's own abilities cannot be said to be outstanding, or at least can be said to be bad in everything. Not only is her learning ability poor and at the bottom, but she also has no qualities worthy of recognition in terms of sports, thinking, and technology.

The only thing that makes Kushida better than others is that she is more gentle and willing to treat other people in the class with a gentle attitude.

While this ability is meaningful for a leader, it is not something that can lead a class to advancement.

As a result, the students in Class D began to think in various ways and formed their own judgments about the leader who would be chosen to lead Class D next.

Kushida also felt this atmosphere. Under normal circumstances, she might have taken the same approach as Karuizawa, retreating to advance, giving up the act of forcing herself to stand out, and saving her own face. Otherwise, if she really led Class D and failed, she would probably never be able to save her face again.

However, she knew that she must not back down. After all, she would never let Horikita surpass her and become the leader of Class D. That was something she did not want to see at all.

Witnessing all this happening, Hikigaya undoubtedly saw through it all, and sincerely felt how good Karuizawa's move was, which could be said to have completely blocked Kushida's retreat.

But he certainly wouldn't think that this was Karuizawa's own consideration.

Hikigaya silently glanced at Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, who seemed calm and nothing had happened, and realized that all this must be related to the other party.

It can be said that when Kikyo Kushida chose to stand against Class D and thus entered into a hostile relationship with Ayanokouji, it was only a matter of time before she fell into a disadvantage.

After Karuizawa retired, the candidates for Class D to succeed Hirata Yosuke as leader quickly became Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo the only two left.

It can be said that these two are the only candidates who can be the new leaders of Class D now that Hirata is gone.

So, with everyone in Class D witnessing, Horikita slowly said, "Well, since Karuizawa-san has voluntarily withdrawn, the new leader will have to choose between me and Kushida-san. According to the problem mentioned before, I believe that everyone does not want the new leader of Class D to be chosen purely based on popularity, so I decided that this time the vote will be conducted by a small number of people, and the voters themselves need to be nominated and elected by the class."

"This……"

Everyone in Class D was surprised to hear Horikita's words.

After all, according to Horikita's description, the second round of voting is equivalent to two rounds. The voters must first discuss and vote within the class to make a selection, and then let the selected people choose Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo.

“It’s complicated, but I think it’s fair.”

"Just do it."

"Deciding on a new leader for our class is indeed a matter that requires sufficient caution."

The people in Class D quickly agreed with Horikita Suzune's words.

Horikita then silently glanced at Kushida, and when he found that he did not speak, as if he did not want to deny the proposal, he slowly spoke: "According to my and Hirata's plan, the candidates for the new round of voting will be selected from the nominees in the first round of elections. Hirata and them will gather ten people to vote to decide the new leader of Class D."

Horikita's words were very clear, that is, to let the nominees just now act as referees, and let more capable people choose the leader who truly meets the requirements of Class D.

Faced with this result, although Kushida realized that something was wrong, he had no way to stop it.

After all, she was now being roasted on the fire, with no possibility of retreat.

If she questioned Horikita's plan now, it would cause resentment among the students in Class D, and she would have no chance of winning the election.

So, everything quickly went according to plan.

Hirata Yosuke, Karuizawa Megumi, Yukimura Teruhiko, Shinohara Satsuki, Ike Kanji, Koenji Rokusuke, Hikigaya Hachiman, plus Matsushita Chiaki, Miyake Akito, and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka who were selected later.

These ten people will become the judges of the leader election and decide who will be the next leader of Class D, Horikita Suzune or Kushida Kikyo.

The choice of Ayanokouji was something that was quite unexpected for Ayanokouji himself, but due to his outstanding performance in the sports festival, the students generally had no objections, so even if he was dissatisfied, he could do nothing about it and could only stand out and steal the spotlight.

Chapter 514: Hikigaya's choice between two options, the crossroads of fate!

Hikigaya had never expected that even if he escaped being nominated as the leader, he would still be asked to participate in a new round of leader selection.

Just as he was thinking about what to do, Gao Yuanji, who should have been unable to handle this situation like him, smiled and said: "This is really an interesting thing. Ok, I will play it seriously."

"what?"

Hikigaya was a little surprised that Koenji would actually show concern for the affairs within the class.

The other people in the class were also not surprised by Koenji's attitude, but most of them did not think that he would be serious, and he just said so.

In order to prevent the ten judges from being influenced by others and doing things that seem like bribery during the process, Hirata took the initiative to arrange for them to go to an empty classroom in the school to conduct the final vote alone. Horikita and Kushida were unable to leave and could only wait for the final result in the classroom.

Led by Hirata Yosuke, the group quietly came to the empty classroom.

Hirata distributed paper and pens, and slowly said, "Write the name of the leader you choose on the paper. You can only choose one from Horikita-san and Kushida-san."

"..."

Hearing Hirata's words, everyone present nodded.

"Excuse me, I would like to ask, do I have to write one of the two names? Can I write both names, or neither name?"

Chiaki Matsushita spoke curiously. Although she just participated in the selection, she still showed a certain seriousness.

"That's a good question." Hirata nodded. "In theory, there should be a stage for abstentions, but if possible, I still hope that everyone can write down the names they want. This is to make a more accurate choice and to prevent a tie."

"That's it, I understand."

Hirata's answer made Matsushita nod, and the others also became more aware of what attitude they should adopt towards this exam.

Next, everyone at the scene thought seriously about which choice to make. Everyone's expression was nervous, knowing that this choice would directly affect the future of Class D.

Hikigaya was also troubled by this choice. He hesitated again and again and didn't know who to choose.

"I'm ready."

The person who finished writing the answer the fastest was Ayanokouji. As someone who knew the identity of Kushida's traitor, he did not hesitate at all from the beginning and voted for Horikita Suzune.

Karuizawa Megumi and Ayanokouji made the same choice and gave the ticket to Horikita Suzune.

It generally took the others a long time to think, and even Koenji didn't make a choice right away.

"I choose Kushida."

Chiaki Matsushita and Akito Miyake did not hide their choices and both chose Kushida.

To them, Horikita Suzune might be more capable than Kushida, but she is definitely not as good as Kushida in uniting the class.

Their thoughts were the same as those of most people in Class D, who believed that class unity was above all else.

With them taking the lead, almost everyone else had their own ideas.

Yosuke Hirata, Teruhiko Yukimura, Satsuki Shinohara and Kanji Ike have all made their choices.

Hikigaya glanced at Koenji, who was relaxed and had obviously made up his mind, and helplessly handed over the blank note silently.

He still couldn't decide between the two.

"Well, let me count the votes."

Yosuke Hirata glanced at the people present. Since there were so few of them and most of them did not hide their choices, he could basically tell who wrote each note.

In order to prevent what happened here from being leaked out and causing a bad influence in the class, he asked everyone present to promise in advance that they would not tell anyone about what happened here casually.

Then, everyone except Koenji nodded. Although Koenji did not make any guarantees, most people actually trusted him at this time and did not think that he would be so bored as to talk nonsense about what happened here.

"Well, let me see. Ayanokouji-san, Karuizawa-san, Yukimura-san, and I have chosen to vote for Horikita-san. Horikita-san has four votes."

"Shinohara-san, Ike Kanji-san, Matsushita-san, and Miyake-san chose to vote for Kushida-san, and Kushida-san also got four votes."

Facing this result, not to mention the tie, Yukimura Teruhiko couldn't help but complain, "Kōenji, didn't you say you would choose seriously? Is your so-called seriousness to abstain?"

"Haha, I gave up after careful consideration." Koenji didn't look embarrassed at all, "Whether it's Horikita Suzune or Kushida Kikyo, neither of them has reached the level I think they should have, so I can't choose either of the two girls."

"You guy..."

Knowing that Koenji never cared about other people's attitudes, the people present could do nothing about him.

But the current situation is a tie, which means that there is no way to make a suitable choice between Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo.

Even Hirata Yosuke himself was very surprised by this situation. He thought about it for a moment and instinctively turned his gaze to the other person who chose to abstain, Hikigaya Hachiman.

"Hikigaya-san, I'm sorry that things turned out like this, but I think you might have already guessed this outcome."

"..."

Hikigaya fell silent in response to Hirata's words which were clearly aimed at him. He actually had a premonition and knew that he couldn't keep avoiding making choices.

For a moment, the words that Kikyo Kushida said to him that night came to his mind.

Hikigaya seemed to see the hand of fate pushing him into his current situation, leaving him no room for hesitation and no chance to regret.

He has no way out and must make a choice based on his own heart.

"Hikigaya-san, I'm giving you a second chance to vote. As long as you choose one of those two people, you can decide the next leader of Class D." Hirata Yosuke sighed deeply, "I know this will be difficult for you, and I shouldn't leave such a difficult task to you, but none of us can manipulate the result. We can only watch the result come."

Hikigaya looked at the two choices in front of him and suddenly felt an indescribable strange feeling.

Everything seems destined.

It's like a circle. No matter which way you go, you will end up at the same crossroads.

He even felt like he had come to a critical choice in a galgame, but the reality was not a galgame and there was no way to go back and start over.

He then silently recalled everything he had experienced in the past, was silent for a long time, and finally realized the choice he might have to make and gave his answer.

Chapter 515: Never regret your choice!

The D class leadership election meeting has officially ended, and everyone has received their own results.

As for the entire Class D, a new leader has officially emerged.

As expected, that person was Horikita Suzune.

Yes, Hikigaya hesitated for a long time, but finally made a choice according to his heart.

He understood that his choice might not be rational enough and he should think more about it, otherwise it might hurt everyone.

But when he recalled the past, he felt it was natural and made his own choice.

After all, from the beginning of the school year, Hikigaya had already secretly decided to make Horikita Suzune the leader of Class D, and now this day has finally arrived.

After he gave the final crucial vote, Hirata officially announced the end of the election, and Horikita Suzune became the next leader of Class D to succeed him.

This news quickly spread back to Class D.

Since the people in the class were not aware of what happened during the voting process, they did not have any extra thoughts and just silently accepted the fact.

Horikita was undoubtedly delighted after hearing the result, but she also felt a lot of pressure and realized that she had to do better next time and not let others down.

However, after seeing such a result, Kikyo Kushida was stunned for a short time.

She quickly revealed a bright smile, and in the expectant eyes of her classmates, she generously and tolerantly offered her blessings to the new leader of Class D, Horikita Suzune.