There is something wrong with Hikigaya's classroom of supreme ability

"Hirata! Let me go!!! I'm going to teach these two a lesson!!"

"Red-haired boy, you're so pathetic and pitiful now that Fury has blinded you. Until now, you still haven't figured out why you were expelled from school. Even those who tried to help you can't see it, right, Pochi-boy?"

Kouenji put his legs on the table, looking relaxed.

Hikigaya: "..."

"Hey, what the hell are you talking about, you narcissistic bastard! I don't need your pity!"

Sudo was like a gorilla. He was so blinded by anger that he had no ability to think at all.

"Haha, didn't Pochi Boy make it very clear just now?"

Hey, Kouenji, what's wrong with you? I've never offended you, have I? And Pochi Boy... what's with that name? It's so embarrassing!

Hikigaya didn't understand why Koenji kept calling him out, but one thing was certain: Koenji must have discovered something.

"Aren't the English grades Ms. Teacher posted just now still there? Red-haired boy, can't you think for yourself?"

After Koenji's reminder, everyone noticed that among the series of scores of 80 and 90, there were three or four scores around 50 points, namely Ayanokouji, Horikita, Hikigaya and Yamauchi.

Some students were confused, but others like Hirata and Kushida also realized what was going on.

"Horikita, did Hikigaya and the others deliberately lower their scores?"

Because of the old exam questions and a rumor that suddenly spread throughout the grade, most students scored about 20% higher than usual. Another problem this brought was that the overall average score of the class would be raised!

And Sudo is the victim!

"How is this possible?! Hitotani's grades are obviously too bad to only get 50 points. And the same goes for Ayanokouji. Their actual scores are about the same as mine!"

Yamauchi burst into laughter, not believing that Hitoriya had deliberately lowered his score. He looked towards the window and said, "Is that right, Ayanokouji? Eh? Where's Ayanokouji?!"

The window seat was empty, as was Horikita's seat next to it.

"Hey, Hikigaya, are you free now? I need help with something!"

Suddenly, Horikita's voice came from the direction of the door.

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Chapter 94 Please lend me your strength.

"Hey, Horikita, just say what you want to say."

Hikigaya didn't even have time to answer, because the next second, Horikita grabbed his arm and led him out of the classroom.

"Let me make it short. This time, I need you to lend me your strength."

Without even turning back, Horikita quickly climbed the stairs while holding Hikigaya's hand.

"Hmm... such familiar words."

Do you also watch the special effects of a certain debt king who likes to take on other people's forms?

"what are you saying?"

"Didn't you say you wanted to borrow strength? Did I get it wrong?"

"I mean, I, I need your help to stop Sudou from getting expelled!"

Although she had no idea what Hikigaya was talking about, Horikita answered seriously.

"???"

Not long after, Horikita finally arrived at the corridor in front of the teacher's office, panting, with Hikigaya. There were only Chabashira-sensei and Ayanokouji in front of them. The two leaned against the window and seemed to be talking about something.

"We've already collected 300,000 personal points, so please keep your promise, Mr. Chabashira, and sell us three points of Sudo's English score!"

Horikita walked decisively in front of Chabashira-sensei and spoke breathlessly.

Hikigaya: "???"

After all this time, I just got taken advantage of?!

"Oh? I didn't expect that the person you said you could borrow money from, Horikita, was actually Hikigaya."

For some reason, Chabashira-sensei's words seemed to imply something else, but for the time being, apart from Hikigaya, Ayanokouji and Horikita couldn't make out any other meaning.

"Hikigaya, this is what happened..."

Horikita glanced at Hikigaya with an apologetic look, and then recounted the incident in brief. To put it simply, Ayanokouji and Horikita approached Chabashira-sensei and proposed using their personal points to purchase the three points in English that Sudo was missing. Chabashira-sensei proposed 10 personal points for one point, so three points would require 30 personal points.

"So, I'm here to be a sucker?"

Hikigaya's face was filled with black lines.

"I know you're surprised right now, Hikigaya... Hmm? You, you're not surprised that you can buy and sell test scores?"

Horikita's brain suddenly froze, and the words she had prepared were stuck.

"Huh? Wait, you can actually buy and sell test scores?!"

Hikigaya widened his dead fish eyes in shock, which showed no change at all, and then everyone around him fell into silence.

Horikita stared at Hikigaya with an expression that said, "Could your acting be a little more fake?"

"Well, since this school even allows something like 'test question trading' which is illegal outside, buying and selling scores should be no problem either."

Hikigaya curled his lips, looking accustomed to it.

Of course, everyone heard the sarcasm in Hikigaya's words, especially Chabashira Sae, a teacher, who was a little embarrassed, but still had an indifferent expression on his face.

"So, Hikigaya, please lend me 20 personal points to prevent Sudou from being expelled!"

Horikita's face showed a rare sincerity.

"Why should I borrow... No, wait, Horikita, why are you so sure I can definitely come up with 20?"

Only then did Hikigaya realize a blind spot.

Under normal circumstances, Horikita would definitely seek help from popular people like Hirata and Kushida who have extensive connections, instead of a little Pochi like him!

"Horikita originally planned to ask Hirata and Kushida for help, but it was Chabashira-sensei who said that the only student in the class who could come up with 20 yen was you, Hikigaya."

Ayanokouji, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke.

Hikigaya stared at Chabashira-sensei with wide eyes, and a thousand words came together in one sentence: 'Silence is Cambridge tonight'.

"Ayanokouji and I only have a combined personal points of 10, so I have to ask Hikigaya for help."

In fact, asking for help from others made Horikita feel very embarrassed and awkward. It was even the first time for her to ask for help from someone other than her relatives. However, Horikita still tried hard to suppress the embarrassment and uneasiness in her heart and looked into Hikigaya's eyes.

Perhaps it was a change in mentality, but Horikita discovered for the first time that Hikigaya's dead fish eyes unexpectedly... gave people an invisible sense of oppression.

Hikigaya naturally sensed Horikita's embarrassment and reluctance. For someone so accustomed to loneliness and pride, asking for help was a very difficult thing. He even felt a sense of guilt for 'betraying his former self'. He himself was deeply aware of this, but...

"Give me a reason that can convince me."

Hikigaya didn't agree immediately, but stared into Horikita's eyes seriously, trying to find a reason from the girl's answer that would convince him.

He had absolutely no feelings for Sudo, a guy who hadn't made any progress. He probably only felt a sliver of pity, as even his right to exist in this school was controlled by someone else. So, compared to Sudo, he was more curious about what had caused this icy girl to let go of her pride and dignity. He still remembered Horikita's attitude towards her classmates in the courtyard that afternoon.

"Hikigaya, isn't it normal for classmates to help each other when they encounter difficulties?"

Surprisingly, Ayanokouji interrupted.

"So... why use a question instead of an affirmative sentence?"

Aside from the incident in the alley last time, this should be the first time Hikigaya and Ayanokouji have a face-to-face conversation. "Or do you think this method of using moral blackmail will work?"

For some reason, Hikigaya felt an inexplicable aversion to Ayanokouji's words. He actually didn't care about the use of these 20 personal points. He was even surprisingly not too emotional about the violence that Sudo was planning to use against him. It wasn't that Hikigaya didn't bear grudges and was kind-hearted, but there was no need to waste his thoughts on such things.

True dislike and dislike are not hatred or malice. True dislike is always indifference.

Whether in the past or now in class, he has always been slandered, abused, and excluded, but he has never really opened his mouth to defend himself or to "prove himself" because from the beginning Hikigaya knew one thing very well: never try to convince someone, this is the most foolish behavior.

Because they only believe what they want to see, in the end they find themselves trapped in an endless cycle of self-proven trap.

Just like why Sudo has such a hot temper, he actually wants to "prove himself" to others, but his ability cannot support his actions, and in the end he can only turn "proving himself" into a distorted idea of "conquering others".

One lives in his own world, the other can only live in the world of others.

Furthermore, ever since his [rebirth], Hikigaya has always had a very strange feeling. He seems to be becoming more and more "insensitive" to everything around him, and there seem to be fewer and fewer people and things that can stir up his emotions.

To Hikigaya, the Sudo incident was like being barked at by a stray dog on the roadside. No normal person would choose to bark back.

Of course...if that dog Sudo had really bitten someone just now, Hikigaya wouldn't mind giving him a ride personally. No one can save him, Jesus, Hikigaya said!

"We can come up with 20 points to help Sudou this time, but what about the next exam? Or maybe we can change someone else? Right now, it's like facing a gambler. The problem isn't whether to lend these 20 points, but whether these 20 points can make this gambler wake up!

If that's not possible, then it would be better for Sudo to drop out and remember this crushing defeat well. That would be the best outcome, rather than asking me to help you achieve what you think is the right outcome."

Hikigaya's sharp words silenced both Chabashira-sensei and Horikita.

In fact, Hikigaya believed that Sudo dropping out of school was the best choice for him. Compared to the temporary misery after being expelled, from the moment Horikita used this almost "charity" method to keep him in this school, Sudo had inevitably become a vassal of a certain girl.

From then on, Sudo had lost his "freedom" and the right to "resist", or in other words, he no longer belonged to himself. However, except for Hikigaya, no one present seemed to notice this.

Instead, they all agreed that doing so would not only "save" Sudo, but also prevent the class from having points deducted, thus achieving what they considered to be the "correct result," a win-win situation.

From a certain perspective, it's indeed a win-win situation, but the price is... someone has lost the right to say 'no' from now on. Sudo, it's really... pathetic!

"So Horikita believes that Sudo is a valuable addition to the class, and I believe Sudo will change after this incident."

Ayanokouji still had a blank expression on his face, as if one could never tell what he was thinking.

"Someone of value?"

Hikigaya sneered, now somewhat understanding Ayanokouji's way of thinking. "Then Ayanokouji, can you give me a promise here?"

"..."

"So I'm asking Horikita, not you, Ayanokouji."

Seeing Ayanokouji's silence, Hikigaya chuckled. This guy had been trying to 'guide' him with words from the very beginning. Did he really think he couldn't notice?

Hikigaya turned to look at Horikita: "So, Horikita, what's your answer?"

Horikita was silent for a moment before speaking: "From my perspective, Sudo did make some changes in order to pass this midterm exam. Although the final result is still unsatisfactory, it is after all the result of his past bad habits, so I don't intend to deny this result.

But... in this process, I still saw Sudou's determination to change the status quo. At the same time, as Ayanokouji said, this school not only needs students with high academic ability, but also students with specialties in other aspects.

Just like you said the other day, a fair assessment of a person requires a multifaceted perspective. So, in my opinion, Sudo's physical ability is among the top three in the class, and he'll be a vital asset to the class in the upcoming exams. I still clearly remember you telling me that day that "abandoning" is always the worst option. At least in my opinion, Sudo's value hasn't reached the point where he can be "abandoned."

I can assure you, Hikigaya, that Sudo will not become the gambler you claim he is. I will satisfy you by showing you his changes, so please, lend me your strength this time!"

The more Horikita spoke, the brighter the light in her eyes became. From the uncertainty and doubt in the beginning to the ultimate firmness in the end, compared to the simple right and wrong at the beginning, the aloof and self-centered Horikita in front of us has begun to take a step towards change.

"It seems... you have indeed begun to understand the rules of the game in this school."

Hikigaya suddenly laughed, not knowing whether he felt helpless or emotional about this "result that seemed to have been predetermined". Even he himself was a little confused, but he was sure of one thing: Sudo was really going to become a "dog" this time.

However, Horikita's last words did make Hikigaya a little distracted.

"So... Horikita, are you really not a fan of that debt king?"

"?"

Hikigaya suddenly found his own 'nonsense' question ridiculous. Just as Horikita was thinking about what kind of special 'hint' this was, he suddenly received a transfer message on his phone.

"If nothing happens, I'll leave first."

Hikigaya waved his hand and prepared to leave, but Ayanokouji suddenly called out to Hikigaya, with a hint of doubt flashing in his calm eyes.

"Hikigaya, are you moved by Horikita's words?"

"Unfortunately, there never was, and until now I don't think Sudo could possibly change."

Horikita, who had just shown a happy expression, suddenly froze.

"Then why..."

Ayanokouji was even more confused.

"Because I believe in Horikita Suzune."

Of course, the president's role is also a factor in this. After all, Hikigaya also obtained important information from Horikita Manabu this time.

"As for you, I don't believe it!"

"why?"

"Why?! Maybe you're a man, and I'm a man too, so same-sex relationships repel each other."

"It's that simple?"