Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

Really, what does that mean... This attitude of testing people is really stylish.

Hikigaya glanced at Ayanokouji helplessly, then looked down and found that what he got was actually a bottle of black coffee. He hated drinking this bitter drink the most, but since he had bought it, there was naturally no way to return it, so he could only accept it silently.

"You look like you're having a hard time." Seeing Hikigaya's expression, Ayanokouji spoke to himself, "Some things might be easier if you talk about them."

Hello, are you this kind of character?

Hikigaya suspected that the robot Ayanokouji had forgotten his own role setting, and couldn't help but want to remind him.

But he still didn't want to act so intimate with Ayanokouji, so he could only speak with a little confusion: "What are you referring to? Is it that I was in a hurry to go back to watch the new anime and was suddenly stopped by someone?"

"..."

I didn't expect Hikigaya to be so sarcastic. Ayanokouji looked helpless, then shrugged his shoulders and sighed, "I'm sorry if I disturbed you."

"Can I not accept your apology?"

Hikigaya responded with dead eyes, making Ayanokouji even more at a loss for words.

In the end, he could only silently open the pull ring of the coffee can, take a sip, smile bitterly, and force the topic back on track.

"I came to see you this time because of something... The matter between Horikita and Kushida seems to be troubling you?"

Knew it.

Hikigaya had already guessed what Ayanokouji might talk about.

For this robot, the only thing it cares about is probably the life and death of Class D.

Horikita and Kushida are hostile to each other, and both sides even plan to expel the other. This will definitely make Ayanokouji nervous.

After all, for Class D today, losing either of those two people would be a huge blow.

Not to mention the chaos that would result from the process could tear the class apart on the spot.

Why are Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo here? Are they starting to do yuri? I'm very interested in this... Hikigaya wanted to play dumb, but Ayanokouji looked very serious at the moment.

If I play dumb again, the other person will definitely reply, "Is that so? So you are that kind of person," and label him without my permission.

After all, Ayanokouji and he both knew the importance of this topic.

Before the conversation, both parties had a rough idea of ​​what was going on in their heads.

Although he felt unhappy, Hikigaya had to admit that Ayanokouji was the person in the school who was most similar to him, yet most different.

Ayanokouji might have similar thoughts.

They could easily understand each other's ideas, but in the end, their actual practices and actions had huge differences.

Hikigaya thinks that this is because Ayanokouji doesn't understand emotions, but what exactly is going on?

Compared to Ayanokouji, does he understand feelings very well?

If that was the case, why would he let things develop like this and become the current situation that has no way out?

Perhaps at this point, he had to admit that he envied Ayanokouji, envied the other party's attitude of being emotionless and only caring about interests.

If he could also have such awareness, perhaps he could become a true lone ranger and no longer have to suffer this meaningless torment.

"In fact, I envy your state." Ayanokouji suddenly said something that surprised Hikigaya, "Because I feel that you understand me very well, and I understand you the same way, so I can make my words very clear. Hikigaya, you are always reluctant to get involved in other people's affairs, but others will unconsciously gradually move closer to you. This is such a special power, I have always wanted to understand it, but I have never understood it, and I can't even imitate it."

"..."

Hikigaya was slightly stunned as he didn't expect Ayanokouji to say such words.

Ayanokouji then revealed a slightly bitter smile, threw away the finished coffee, and the tin can drew a parabola in the air and fell accurately into the trash can. The loud sound of metal collision echoed in the quiet first floor of the school building.

Looking at the tin can falling into the trash can, Hikigaya and Ayanokouji remained silent.

It was not until a long time later that Ayanokouji took the initiative to speak: "I came to this school to find true freedom, but I never thought that freedom was physical freedom. If possible, I don't even want to gain true freedom. All I want to know is the meaning of existence, the meaning of freedom, and the meaning of being born as a human being. I see that possibility in you, so I want to continue to observe in this school."

"What do you mean?"

"Even if you want to be expelled to save those two people, it won't change anything except making you hate me more." Ayanokouji said with almost sharp words, "I just want to tell you this."

Ayanokouji said this and left without waiting for Hikigaya's response.

If he really wanted to say it, he didn't seem to think he would get a response at all.

Watching him walk away, Hikigaya began to dislike Ayanokouji even more than before.

But just like Ayanokouji said, he actually hated himself for having such thoughts.

Chapter 522 Horikita: It seems I came at the wrong time

Ayanokouji had already left, but Hikigaya remained where he was, drinking the bitter coffee in his hand while thinking about what he had just said.

Ayanokouji was indeed a perceptive guy, or rather, he had actually been observing him the entire time.

The other party also said that he wanted to imitate, but he couldn't imitate himself.

Therefore, the other party determined through observation that she was trying to resolve the conflict between Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo by dropping out of school.

Yes, Hikigaya has been thinking about how to resolve the conflict between Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo during this period, but he has not thought of any good way.

Because as he gradually came into contact with the two people, he discovered a fact that he wanted to deny but could not.

That is, although the conflict between Horikita and Kushida originated from the fact that Horikita and Kushida were in the same junior high school and Horikita knew Kushida's unknown past, the real outbreak point of their conflict was not because of this.

Otherwise, Kushida should have developed hatred towards Horikita a long time ago and used whatever means necessary to get Horikita expelled and forced out of the school.

The reason why the other party suddenly waited until now to fight to the death with Horikita Suzune was probably none other than himself.

It was because he was secretly helping Horikita and unknowingly became close to Horikita that Kushida became dissatisfied and even had a strong sense of crisis, and did not want Horikita to stay in this school anymore.

Similarly, the same may be said of Horikita Suzune's hostility towards Kushida. Although Horikita herself does not seem to admit it, the actions taken by the other party are extremely inconsistent.

That is, although Horikita said that for the sake of the overall situation of the class, every bit of strength of Class D must be exerted, her attitude towards the matter of Kushida was completely unyielding. She indicated that she would let Kushida Kikyo drop out of school.

Simply put, Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo are ostensibly trying to achieve their own goals, so they must make the other party disappear from the school, but the reason they came up with this idea was Hikigaya.

It is because of Hikigaya's existence, or even because he himself became the fuse, that the conflict between Horikita Suzune and Kushida Kikyo has evolved to this extent.

When he discovered this, Hikigaya was extremely upset. The dull pain in his chest made him unable to concentrate on doing what he was supposed to do.

He must have done something wrong, he concluded.

After returning to the dormitory, Hikigaya was about to enter the dormitory when he suddenly found a girl standing next to the door of his room.

Hikigaya probably guessed who it was and moved closer. The other person also looked up and moved closer, so that their faces were almost touching.

"Oh! I'm scared to death...ah..."

"Oh, yeah, I'm sorry!"

The brown-haired girl was wearing a uniform, with obvious panic on her face. Because the distance was too close, I could clearly feel the soft lips exhaling, the chest that was more prominent because of her body leaning back, and the citrus scent that rushed into my nose when she turned her face away.

All of this happened at such a close distance that Hikigaya's heart almost stopped beating.

Hikigaya let out a long breath, and Kushida Kikyo came over and said with a smile:

"It's too exaggerated."

Oh my god, it's so embarrassing. I wish I could just die... Hikigaya didn't want anyone to see him staying with this guy so late at night, so he quickly opened the door and went in.

"anything?"

Seeing Kushida follow in, Hikigaya sighed and took the initiative to ask.

"Well, something happened."

Kushida pondered for a moment, then nodded slowly.

This kind of alone time was not uncommon for the two of them, so their attitudes were relatively calm, and Hikigaya even took out drinks from the refrigerator skillfully.

"Forget it, it's too cold."

Since winter is coming, Kushida obviously doesn't want to drink iced drinks.

Hikigaya had just drunk coffee from the vending machine, so he naturally wouldn't drink it all at once, so he quietly put it on the table.

Then, the conversation in the room suddenly stopped, and the two of them fell into a state of silence at the same time.

Hikigaya did not speak. Kushida Kikyo was silent for a moment, as if she was choosing the right words, and took a deep breath.

"Horikita just came to see me. She asked me to meet her after school tomorrow."

"..."

After hearing what Kushida said, Hikigaya realized that Horikita had already made a plan.

But he himself was completely unaware of all this.

In other words, Horikita had already made plans to solve this problem on her own without asking him for help.

Perhaps Horikita also saw that Hikigaya was in an awkward position and deliberately hoped that he would stay out of it.

This kind of thoughtful thought was unacceptable to Hikigaya himself, at least not easily...

"Then why did you come to me?"

"I hope you won't get involved." Kushida Kikyo said what Hikigaya expected, "This is a showdown between me and that woman. I will settle everything with her thoroughly. That's right, I will expel her from school and have absolute peace."

She added softly, as if talking to herself, and then immediately closed her mouth.

Seeing her expression, Hikigaya could only respond with something like "Yeah" or "I understand."

Perhaps he could have just joked about it as usual, but he had no idea what to say.

The room then continued to fall silent.

Neither of them spoke.

Not long after, a slight noise suddenly came from outside the door.

Hikigaya and Kushida were both a little surprised, but they seemed to have guessed who the person outside might be.

Hikigaya played with the now-warm drink in his hand, walked silently to the door and opened it.

Sure enough, a black-haired girl in uniform was standing at the door. Her expression was full of a firm will. She was about to walk in, but the moment she saw Kikyo Kushida in the room, her movements stopped.

The warm room and the cold outside, the two completely different atmospheres are like a dividing line, tearing everything apart.

Hikigaya was caught in the middle and was speechless.

"good evening."

In the end, it was Horikita Suzune who was the first to greet everyone, and after taking a deep breath, she said, "It seems that I came at the wrong time."

Seeing that Horikita Suzune was about to leave, Hikigaya didn't know how to stop her.

But Kushida Kikyo suddenly walked out of the room and said with a cold expression: "Since you are here, why don't you sit down and have a good chat?"

"..."

Horikita didn't expect Kushida to say such a thing, and his back suddenly stopped.

After hesitating for a moment, she turned her head away, and there was no longer any wavering expression on her face, only a firm attitude that pierced like a cold wind.

Chapter 523 This is a gamble! Either you drop out of school, or I drop out!

Horikita Suzune accepted Kushida Kikyo's provocation and walked into Hikigaya's room.

"..."

In this almost stiff atmosphere, Hikigaya reluctantly took out a cold drink from the refrigerator and handed it to Horikita.

He thought the other party would refuse like Kushida, but unexpectedly, Horikita took the drink very calmly and nodded: "Thank you."

"No, it's okay."

After answering, Hikigaya sat on the other side of the table, while Horikita and Kushida sat opposite each other in front of him, looking at each other.

"Snapped."

Horikita Suzune slowly opened the still-warm drink and put it into her mouth without any concern. She turned to Hikigaya and said, "I thought no one would come to see you at this time... I should have contacted you first."

"Oh, that's all right."

Hikigaya shook his head, indicating that he didn't care too much about the matter, and Horikita breathed a sigh of relief.