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

But it happened that Hirata, the "good guy", actually tried to help out, but in return everyone attacked Ike and Yamauchi even more fiercely, because everyone knew how much Hirata had contributed to this class, but the two of them ruined it all. In addition to being angry about the deducted class points, they felt more unfair for Hirata.

For a time, the crowd was furious.

Everyone seemed to have forgotten that the initial attack was directed at Hikigaya, but now it has finally turned into a condemnation of the two idiot monkeys.

Hikigaya looked coldly at the idiot duo who were running away with their heads in their hands, without a trace of pity in his heart.

In fact, he had already anticipated what might happen today. He was a little disappointed that... it was indeed this stupid duo who jumped out to attack him in the end. It could only be said that this was expected.

118

Chapter 118: The President’s Invitation.

The trial of the idiot duo, Ike and Yamauchi, lasted for almost an entire morning. In the end, it was Hirata's kind words and persuasion that calmed everyone down, allowing the idiot duo to breathe a sigh of relief.

After school in the afternoon, as soon as the bell rang, the idiot duo couldn't wait to escape from the classroom, as if they were afraid that they would be blocked at the door after school.

After packing up his things, Hikigaya headed to the student council office. The closer it got to the summer convention, the more work he had to do. He wasn't like Hirata, Kushida, and the others who were free to help find people.

However, before heading to the Student Council Office, Hikigaya first took a detour to the school clinic.

"Sakura, excuse me for interrupting you."

Horikita suddenly spoke to Sakura, and then asked Sakura if she had any information about witnesses. Sakura was stunned for a moment, and then her body continued to tremble unconsciously. At the same time, her hands involuntarily grabbed the backpack straps, and then she hugged the backpack tightly in her arms. She looked very nervous.

Sakura naturally knew that Hirata, Kushida and others had been running around for Sudo's case these days, with the aim of finding possible witnesses at the time, and coincidentally... Sakura happened to be at the scene and even recorded it with a camera.

She had hoped that there might be other witnesses so that she wouldn't have to come forward, but in reality, so many days had passed and Hirata and the others hadn't been able to find any witnesses.

So Sakura was very conflicted. If it was because of her...

But when Sakura tried to muster up the courage, scenes of Yamauchi, Sudo and others slandering and scolding the boy suddenly flashed through her mind. Even last month, the boy stood up to protect her, but had to suffer violence from the other party.

For some reason, the girl couldn't help but clench her fists when she thought of these scenes.

"I'm so sorry, I, I don't know anything!"

Sakura grabbed her backpack tightly, and after she finished speaking, she lowered her head and turned to leave. However, when she turned around, she bumped into Ayanokouji who was nearby. Fortunately, Horikita was quick to catch the girl so that she did not fall. However... Sakura's backpack fell directly to the ground with a clear sound!

Sakura's face changed and she quickly picked up the backpack and opened it to check. Sakura hurriedly took out the camera inside to check. Seeing that the body and lens were not damaged and could be turned on normally, Sakura slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Are you okay, Sakura?"

Horikita squatted down and asked, while glaring fiercely at Ayanokouji opposite her. The other scratched his head with an innocent look, and then apologized to Sakura.

Sakura shook her head, put the camera back into her backpack and left in a hurry.

"Horikita, what are you looking at?"

"none of your business!"

Horikita looked at Sakura's back and slowly frowned.

……

Hikigaya and Akane Tachibana were originally scheduled to be on duty in the student union office today, but when he arrived, he found that Horikita Manabu was processing documents inside.

As if sensing Hikigaya's puzzled gaze, Horikita Manabu raised his head slightly and explained, "Because summer vacation is about a month away, there's a lot of things that need to be sorted out and handled. Tachibana has been putting too much energy into student council work, so she probably needs some personal time."

So that's how it is. Hikigaya nodded slightly, then sat on the other side and began to organize applications and documents related to the club. During this time, Senior Handa also came to the office to discuss related matters with Hikigaya. After Senior Handa left, the office was once again filled with the sounds of paper and pen strokes.

Horikita Manabu, the student council president, was regarded by many students as someone who was stern and serious, and difficult to get along with. Many students felt uneasy when passing by him. The sense of oppression and the majesty that Horikita Manabu gave people made students feel more "scared" than most teachers.

Hikigaya didn't feel much about this. On the contrary, he felt that working with Horikita Manabu was a very "easy" thing. In fact, during the time he joined the student union, Hikigaya found that the student union was not as clearly divided as he had imagined, and there would be no "chain of contempt" due to different grades, generations, or classes.

In the student union, more emphasis is placed on your personal abilities rather than your qualifications!

As a first-year, Hikigaya found himself surprisingly close to third-year students like Akane Tachibana, Seishun Handa, and even Horikita Manabu. None of them felt superior to Class A, nor did they feel inferior to Class C or Class D. While the school had a strong atmosphere of class competition, it was the least intense in the student council, a surprising discovery for Hikigaya.

About two hours later, Hikigaya stretched, rubbed his sore shoulders and waist, and then subconsciously looked across at Horikita Manabu. The other party was still sitting straight as at the beginning, as if he was always maintaining the same posture.

At the beginning, when he was on duty with Akane Tachibana, this senior also acted in this way, trying to show that she was a positive role model as a senior. But after they gradually became familiar with each other, and because she was too tired to "hold on" any longer, she simply stopped acting in this way.

But the Horikita Manabu in front of him was not "pretentious", but had formed a habit, an instinct. For this, Hikigaya had to admire the student council president's strict self-discipline.

"Hikigaya, let's go to dinner?"

At this time, Horikita Manabu stopped writing and suddenly looked up to invite him. Hikigaya nodded in agreement without thinking too much. The duty time was only about two hours, and now that the time was up, Hikigaya was planning to go to the cafeteria to solve the problem of dinner.

After arriving at the cafeteria, when Hikigaya was about to go to the meal ticket vending machine, Horikita Manabu said to Hikigaya, "Follow me," and then Hikigaya followed him up to the second floor in confusion.

There is also a meal ticket vending machine on the second floor of the cafeteria, but the types of set meals are slightly different from those on the first floor. The choices of set meals have become fewer, but the food in the set meals is richer and the quality seems to have improved, and the prices have also increased accordingly. However, Hikigaya also noticed that... the meal ticket vending machine on the second floor does not have a free wild vegetable set meal, and even the lowest-priced set meal starts at 1000 points per person.

Therefore, compared to the open canteen hall on the first floor, the second floor not only has fewer people, but also has booths, making the dining space more spacious and private.

Hikigaya had never been to the second floor of the school cafeteria because it was too conspicuous. The second floor of the cafeteria was basically used by the upper third-year students. Occasionally there would be second-year students, but basically no first-year students could be seen. This seemed to be a rule that everyone 'tacitly accepted'.

When Horikita Manabu passed by the aisle, he saw many third-year students who were eating would put down their cutlery and greet him. Horikita Manabu just nodded slightly, as if he was already accustomed to this situation. Of course, Hikigaya following behind Horikita Manabu also attracted a lot of attention, but no one dared to say anything.

119

Chapter 119: Horikita Manabu's abnormality.

Although Hikigaya's expression didn't show any change, he was still surprised at the influence Horikita Manabu had among the third-year students.

This is not only due to the authority brought by the identity of student council president, but more importantly, it comes from Horikita Manabu's own leadership ability and the belief in his ability.

What a solid mass base!

This alone showed that there was no such person in Hikigaya, at least among the first-year students. All the students in the third-year upper-class classes were outstanding students with outstanding abilities or special skills. The fact that Horikita Manabu could convince these "proud" outstanding students was enough to prove that the man in front of him had reached the pinnacle of this school.

"Let me do it."

After choosing the set meal, when Hikigaya was about to pay, Horikita Manabu spoke and paid Hikigaya's share of the bill. Hikigaya quickly said thank you.

Horikita Manabu chose a seat near the window where there weren't many students around.

The two ate in silence, without any communication, until they finished their meal. After wiping his hands, Horikita Manabu suddenly said, "Hikigaya, I heard that your first grade class is very lively these days."

Hikigaya nodded, naturally understanding what Horikita Manabu meant by "lively" and said, "Yes, to find possible "witnesses."

For Sudo's sake, Class A, Class B, and Class D are all taking action. Under pressure, even Class C has to start taking action, such as Ryuen's harassment tactics, which attempt to disrupt the progress of Hirata and others.

It can be said that because of Sudo's incident, the entire first grade fell into an inexplicable undercurrent, especially from an outsider's perspective, it seemed that Class D had joined forces with Class A and Class B to target Class C.

"Be careful to control the strength."

Horikita Manabu said calmly.

Hikigaya naturally understood what Horikita Manabu meant. Tachibana Akane had also discussed this issue with him privately, so she turned a blind eye to some of the behaviors of the students in Class C. Otherwise, it would easily become "adding fuel to the fire", causing some small problems to be magnified and leading to an uncontrollable development of the situation.

It seems that Horikita Manabu has also been paying attention to the situation of the first-year students. He also meant to remind Hikigaya to be careful about how he handles the situation.

It seemed like a simple exchange, but after a moment's contemplation, Hikigaya suddenly spoke up: "President, regarding the recent fight between Class C and Class D, there's something I don't quite understand."

Horikita Manabu looked at Hikigaya deeply and nodded.

"Regarding this dispute, a student from Class C filed a complaint against Sudo from Class D. The only evidence we have is the testimony of a student from Class C and the injuries he sustained. Without any clear, objective evidence from a third party, I think it's a bit too subjective to conclude that Sudo from Class D bears primary responsibility.

I'm aware of Sudo's explosive personality, and his past misdeeds are largely subjective, but that doesn't mean he's the primary responsible person for this dispute. Without objective third-party evidence, it's difficult to prove the authenticity of the Class C student's confession."

"You mean... I'm deliberately favoring Class C?"

Horikita Manabu had a blank expression on his face.

"I'm only raising questions based on the confessions of both parties and the evidence of 'the injuries on Class C'. Of course, when faced with 'an injured Class C student' and 'an unharmed Sudō', most people would tend to favor the injured, vulnerable party. But I believe the president is not the type to make judgments based on emotion.

So if we analyze this incident from a neutral, rational perspective, neither side actually has definitive evidence to prove what exactly happened or who started it first."

Hikigaya couldn't help but recall the doubts he had at the first hearing, but he didn't delve into it at the time. Now he thought that something was indeed wrong.

Even Hikigaya felt something was amiss regarding this dispute, and he believed that Horikita Manabu couldn't have failed to notice it.

Moreover, someone like Horikita Manabu is so fair and strict, and he is also the student council president. For such an event that is bound to be controversial, he should choose a more objective and conservative attitude.

However, the actual result of the handling was biased towards factors such as "because a student from Class C was injured" and "Sudō had a bad past", so Sudō from Class D was considered "guilty"!

Of course, Sudo's own problems and his poor performance in the meeting room were the main factors, and it was entirely his own fault.

But he is Horikita Manabu!

Is it really that easy to be influenced by such subjective factors?

At least so far, in Hikigaya's cognition and judgment, he believes that Horikita Manabu is definitely not the kind of person who acts based on emotions and subjective conjectures!

So... he was confused. There was a certain contradiction between Horikita Manabu's handling of this dispute and his own style of doing things.

he wanted to know.

"I never thought that in just two or three months, you, Hikigaya, would have such a deep understanding of me."

Horikita Manabu raised his eyes, his gaze filled with sharpness as he stared at Hikigaya: "It seems I still underestimated your ability."

"So you're dissatisfied with the verdict? Do you want to fight for opportunities for your classmates?"

Hikigaya shook his head:

"Many things in reality are difficult to view and handle with an 'absolutely rational' perspective. As long as we are human, we will inevitably be influenced by our own thoughts, and this is difficult to eliminate by any method. Therefore, I have no objection to the president's decision. On the contrary, if it were me, I would probably make the same decision as the president.

But if you say that the president is biased towards the students in Class C, that would be even more wrong, because there is no need to give Sudo a week's buffer time.

And this is what really puzzles me: in this matter, what role is the president playing?"

Because in this student dispute, Horikita Manabu could have just been a bystander, or the "referee" to decide the dispute. Why did he have to intervene? It was totally unnecessary!

"Very sharp observation, you're the first to notice it."

Horikita Manabu praised.

"No, actually, Tachibana-senpai also noticed the president's abnormality, but compared to me, Tachibana-senpai trusts the president unconditionally, so she didn't say anything."

Hikigaya said truthfully.

Horikita Manabu was slightly stunned when he heard this, but then he returned to normal.

"Hikigaya, what do you think is the most frightening thing about being a student at this school?"

Horikita Manabu did not intend to directly answer Hikigaya's question, but asked another question.

"The most...scaring thing?"

Hikigaya narrowed his eyes upon hearing this: "He should have dropped out of school."

Horikita Manabu placed his hands on the table and nodded slightly, but then his tone became serious: "As a student, dropping out is a very scary thing, but as a person, are you afraid of dropping out?"

120

Chapter 120: What would be more important than dropping out of school?

"As a person, would you be afraid of dropping out?"

Horikita Manabu's unexpected question completely stunned Hikigaya. As a student of this school, dropping out is undoubtedly the most terrible thing. However, from the perspective of the entire life, compared with other things, dropping out seems a bit insignificant.

"So... President, are you saying that there's something more important, or more 'scary' than dropping out of school?"

Hikigaya couldn't help but squint his eyes and carefully look at Horikita Manabu opposite him. Hikigaya even felt a little cold on his back.

Because he had already vaguely sensed the true intention behind Horikita Manabu's words.

Killing someone is easy, but defeating someone is difficult. Could it be that he wants to...

After that, Horikita Manabu didn't seem to have any intention of continuing the conversation. After cleaning up the dishes, the two prepared to return to the dormitory. They were silent all the way. However, when they were less than 100 meters away from the fork in the road leading to their dormitories, Horikita Manabu pointed to a nearby beverage vending machine.

The two of them each chose a drink, then Kimiya said goodbye to Horikita Manabu and turned to walk towards the first-year dormitory.

At this moment, Horikita Manabu's voice suddenly came from behind: "Hikigaya, I heard you have a younger sister too?"

Ok?

Hikigaya stopped walking after hearing this, looked at Horikita Manabu, who was still standing there, with a puzzled look, and nodded in response: "Yes."

"That's it..."

There was a rare hint of emotion in Horikita Manabu's tone, and then he subconsciously pushed down his glasses. In the dim night and under the street lights, Hikigaya couldn't see the expression on the other person's face clearly. Horikita Manabu then slowly turned and left. Hikigaya only heard a sentence that Horikita Manabu left as if he was talking to himself.

"Similarly, I also have a younger sister."

……

After a long time, Hikigaya finally came to his senses, but Horikita Manabu's figure had already disappeared into the dim night.

"So... is that so?"