Hikigaya doesn't want to be a force of strength

"Ah."

Chabashi Sae didn't have much of an attitude, but the fact that she was willing to help with the acting proved that she cared about the matter.

You have to know that the way he acted at the beginning of the school year, he didn't care about class affairs at all.

I think this is why Horikita was able to deceive Kushida and Ryuen so easily. After all, most people never thought that Chabashira Sae, who has always been indifferent to class affairs, would actually take the initiative to help Horikita Suzune. Such a personality makes most people not have any doubts about her at all.

Chapter 531: Horikita is probably jealous

Although Horikita Suzune's attempt to team up with Chabashira Sae to deceive him failed, Hikigaya had no intention of exposing them.

He said calmly: "Don't worry, I won't tell Kushida about this."

"Is it?"

After hearing what Hikigaya said, Horikita Suzune breathed a sigh of relief. Although she did not completely believe Hikigaya, at this point the only option left was to trust him.

Hikigaya was surprised and said, "But I didn't expect you to think of joining forces with Chabashira-sensei. You would never do such a thing before."

"Well, I have changed a bit." Horikita nodded. "I was defeated at the sports festival, and I can't be defeated by something like that again. So when the details of the final exam were announced, I immediately asked Chabashira-sensei for help. I told her that I wanted to have the right to decide on the questions to be submitted, and that she would pretend to accept anyone who came."

Horikita's plan was bold and effective.

To put it simply, it was to deceive Kushida in advance and make him think that his question was accepted.

It is difficult for the other party to doubt this matter in many aspects, because the biggest evidence is Chabashi Sae's personality. She has always been the type who doesn't care about the class. It is hard to imagine that such a class teacher would suddenly agree to the students' proposal one day and take the initiative to do things that affect the direction of the class.

But in reality, only a few people like Hikigaya, Horikita, and Ayanokouji knew how high Chabashi Sae's expectations were for Class D.

At least for this year's Class D, Chabashira Sae has been taking action in secret for a long time.

"Anyway, Ryuuen and the others must be convinced that the questions have changed. If they just take Kushida's reference answers and don't study, there might be students in Class C who drop out of the final exam this time."

Horikita Suzune tried her best to speak without any emotion.

But even so, Hikigaya could still feel the other party's gloating attitude.

The opponent had always been tricked by Ryuuen Xiang and had never been able to make a comeback. Now he finally got the chance and successfully tricked Ryuuen. It can be said that it was difficult for him to remain calm.

In fact, Horikita Suzune's tactics this time were very clever, and she made full use of both her own and Chabashi Sae's personalities, which would not arouse anyone's suspicion.

Hikigaya himself only had suspicions, and only after asking them was he able to confirm it.

Ryuuen barely noticed Horikita's preliminary seal, and there might be further preliminary attacks.

"Come to think of it, this is really a headache. Even in the D class I've been in charge of, this is an unheard-of request." Chabashira Sae suddenly complained, "I didn't expect that in this school's system, the class would be so vigilant and deceitful. If there are still traitors in the class, we won't be able to win the exams that we could have won."

It seems that Chabashira-sensei is very worried about the development of the class, and he rarely shows a worried look.

But it's no wonder that the other party is so worried. A situation where a traitor appears within a class would be devastating for a school like this.

If the students in the class cannot trust each other, there will definitely be greater chaos later.

You know, even when the original Class A split into the Katsuragi faction and the Sakayanagi faction, they didn't go to this extent.

"I understand, but after this exam, Kushida Kikuchi will drop out of school, so you can rest assured, teacher."

Horikita Suzune made this promise to Chabashira Sae, showing her strong will to put an end to the mutual harassment among her partners.

"Dropping out of school?" Chabashira Sae was slightly stunned by Horikita's reaction, then he seemed to think about it, "Really? Then I'll look forward to it."

Horikita Suzune nodded and turned away.

Hikigaya wanted to leave, but he didn't expect Chabashira Sae to suddenly say to him, "Hikigaya, stay for a while."

"???"

Is this some special private tutoring time?

Hikigaya looked at Chabashi Sae, who had a serious expression, sighed, and stopped silently.

It is already time to go home from school. The pale red sunset appears outside the window. As winter is approaching, the sky darkens very quickly. I am afraid that it will not be long before the cold and darkness cover the entire campus.

Hikigaya naturally had no intention of walking at night, so he planned to take the initiative to ask the other party why he wanted to stay.

But before that, Chabashira Sae had already spoken:

"how is the situation?"

This question lacks context, so Hikigaya cannot know what Chabashira-sensei wants to know, but considering that Horikita just left, what he wants to know should be about Horikita and Kushida.

In fact, Chabashira Sae did quickly add: "The matter between Horikita and Kushida is very abnormal. Although Horikita said that she wanted to expel Kushida, she completely ignored Kushida's status in Class D. If Kushida drops out, this class will definitely suffer a huge blow, which is not something that anyone else can make up for."

"indeed."

Hikigaya has a similar opinion on Chabashira Sae's analysis.

That's why he tried to persuade Horikita indirectly to stay calm, but Horikita clearly had no intention of calming down and was almost stubborn in wanting to expel Kushida from school.

After looking out the window for a while, Chabashira Sae turned back and spoke slowly: "So what is the reason? I don't think a child like Horikita Suzune would have the idea of ​​forcing Kushida to drop out of school under normal circumstances. There must be some other reason behind her actions."

"Teacher, it's hard for me to answer all your questions..."

"Answer it first."

"Oh, then..."

Hikigaya was silent for a long time, constantly thinking and recalling what had happened in the past few days, and finally concluded everything with words: "The reason why Horikita is so against Kushida may be... maybe because she is jealous?"

"Jealous?"

Hearing Hikigaya's rather awkward answer, even Chabashi Sae suddenly revealed a confused expression.

She then tried her best to keep her expression straight and not laugh.

"Teacher, are you smiling?"

"No, I can't help it. It's really hard to hear you say that..."

Chabashira Sae tried his best to stay calm so as not to burst out laughing.

But she then nodded with an expression of sudden enlightenment: "I see, in this case, I can finally understand the strange behavior of Horikita and Kushida."

"Huh? Don't you doubt what I said?"

In response to Hikigaya's surprise, Chabashira Sae said calmly: "After all, I came from your generation, so of course I know some things better than you... But, this makes things very complicated, especially since this matter depends on your choice, Hikigaya."