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

Teacher Jing's voice on the other end of the phone sounded vaguely annoyed.

"That's all for now. I can't chat with you for too long, so that's all. Bye~"

At the same time, Komachi's voice suddenly interrupted: "Brother, bye~ Don't worry, I will also help you keep Teacher Xiaojing's red envelope safe!"

"..."

197

Chapter 197: Ichinose’s character weaknesses.

"Hikigaya-san, you look happy?"

In the room, Hirata asked curiously.

"Is it that obvious?"

Hikigaya quickly suppressed his smile: "Huh, no? Hirata, why are you here? I remember your room should be next door, right?"

Hikigaya had just returned to the room in the four-person dormitory when he saw Hirata, Miyake Akito, and Hondou Ryotaro. As for Koenji, he was almost nowhere to be seen.

"I'm here on someone's behalf."

Hirata's words gave Hikigaya a bad feeling.

"Class B, no, now Class A, Ichinose-san wants to invite you tonight to express her gratitude in person for your help with the uninhabited island exam."

Hirata had just finished speaking when Hikigaya didn't respond. Ryotaro Hondou, who was standing next to him, had already widened his eyes and opened his mouth, staring at Hikigaya in disbelief. Even Akito Miyake, who usually looked a little silent, cast a curious look at him.

Hikigaya suddenly became the focus of everyone's attention, and because of this, Hikigaya was unwilling to attend the celebration party held by Ichinose and the others.

And... Hirata, why do you look so meaningful?

Hikigaya's face suddenly darkened: "Can I refuse?"

"As Ichinose-san said, 'Hikigaya-kun will definitely refuse.' So Ichinose-san asked me to tell you, 'If Hikigaya-kun doesn't agree, I will come to you personally to invite him.'"

As Hirata spoke, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.

Hikigaya: "..."

Wow! When did Ichinose learn this trick?! This is so cute!

So, according to the message brought by Hirata, we arrived at a cafe on the roof of the cruise ship at 9 o'clock in the evening. The location next to the window happened to be the best viewing spot in the cafe.

"Hikigaya-kun, what would you like to drink?"

As soon as Hikigaya took his seat, Ichinose, who was sitting opposite him, handed him the menu in a very familiar and enthusiastic manner.

"I say, you're still drinking coffee so late?"

Ichinose: “…”

Ichinose was stunned for a moment, and then quickly covered his face with the menu, feeling very embarrassed: "Sorry, I didn't think of this for a moment."

Hikigaya shook his head. Ichinose obviously looked very smart and was very caring. She shouldn't make such a small mistake, right?

Afterwards, Hikigaya ordered a glass of orange juice and got straight to the point: "Ichinose, is there any special reason you asked me out? As for excuses for thanking you, don't bother giving me any more."

"That's not an excuse."

Ichinose quickly put down the menu and looked up at Hikigaya across from him: "I really want to take this opportunity to thank Hikigaya-kun, not only for this uninhabited island exam, but also for what happened last time..."

For some reason, Ichinose's expression became a little strange as he spoke, and his voice became increasingly quiet.

"Hmm? Ichinose, what did you just say? Your voice was too soft for me to hear."

"No, no."

Ichinose took a deep breath and looked Hikigaya in the eyes. "Hikigaya-kun, I really want to thank you for your help."

"Everyone in the class is so nice to me, so nice that I feel guilty. Even if I make a mistake, everyone will forgive me."

Even though Ichinose has said many times that he hopes everyone in the class will not be so "tolerant" of him, in the end, he was still "tolerant" of everyone.

A gloomy look suddenly crossed Ichinose's face. "People who make mistakes should be punished. So, I was actually very happy that Hikigaya-kun scolded me and pointed out my mistakes that day."

Hikigaya's expression was a bit odd. Was it just his imagination? Why did he feel like there was something off about what Ichinose was saying?

"It's just... even though Hikigaya-kun helped me so much, I still couldn't help but make the same mistake. During this special exam on the deserted island, everyone in the class got into trouble because of me."

Ichinose couldn't help biting her lip, clenching her fists. "But even so, no one in class blamed me. Instead, they comforted me by saying, 'It's not Ichinose's fault, it was a decision we all made together.' The more they said that, the more guilty I felt."

"Ichinose, if you just wanted to talk to me like this, then I think it's a waste of time."

Hikigaya interrupted Ichinose directly, his expression somewhat cold for some reason: "Your head is on your neck. How you think is your own problem. Don't try to throw it on others. Also, I don't have any arrogant ideas about changing others. The only one who can truly make a change is you!

No matter how much you say now, you're just hoping I can 'wake you up'. Do you think that will make you feel better? It's just like what I said last time. In the end, you only think about yourself!"

"If you're looking for a useful tool, I'm sorry, but I'm not the right one."

Hikigaya also vaguely sensed Ichinose's core problem. The girl in front of him, who seemed so sunny and gentle to everyone, was actually half-sunk in an unknown quagmire.

He didn't know why Ichinose had such a strange, even twisted personality. At first, Hikigaya thought that Ichinose seemed to regard herself as a rope to escape from the predicament, but gradually discovered... In fact, it was not the case. She seemed to have no intention of "escaping" at all, but just regarded the rope as a tool to slow down her sinking, and seemed to have no desire to "survive" at all.

"I……"

Ichinose stared blankly at Hikigaya opposite her. She could feel that the boy opposite her was really angry, and she was at a loss for a moment.

"Ichinose, you probably asked me out tonight not just to talk about these things, but there must be something else, such as... Shiranami's matter."

It seemed as if Hikigaya had seen through Ichinose's "tricks" long ago. In fact, the so-called gratitude might be partly genuine, but more of it was that he wanted to take this opportunity to understand another thing.

Ichinose remained silent, but this was also a disguised admission of the point.

During the special exam on the uninhabited island, Kaneda from Class C became a spy and successfully discovered the identity of Chihiro Shiranami's leader. After Kaneda suddenly disappeared, Ichinose and Kanzaki vaguely sensed this in their hearts, but they remained silent and did not expose it, which was a result of their own actions.

Unexpectedly, when Ichinose returned to the camp from outside, she found that Shiranami had a serious cold and fever at night. In the end, he had to withdraw from the exam for health reasons. This also gave Ichinose and the others a reason to change their leader, so as to eliminate the influence brought by Kaneda.

It all seems to happen so naturally, or just by coincidence!

Ichinose also thought so at first, until she accidentally learned that Hikigaya had been to the camp and had a secret conversation with Kanzaki and Shiranami Chihiro.

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Chapter 198: Avoided the end and also avoided the beginning.

Although Ichinose is a bit overly compassionate, she is definitely not a dull or stupid person. On the contrary, Ichinose is a person who is very sensitive to emotions.

Her compassion stems more from the fact that 'even if she knows it might be a trap, she will still choose to help someone in need', even if doing so will hurt herself.

Moreover, when guessing the leader, she originally planned to give up, but later, at Kanzaki's insistence, she wrote down the name of Yahiko Totsuka from Class A. The subsequent results also proved that Kanzaki's guess was correct, and... Ichinose was shocked by the ending of Class A, and she also noticed something unusual.

Inferring from the final zero score of Class A, it is easy to infer that not only was the leader of Class A guessed correctly, but it was also guessed correctly by at least two or more classes!

In addition, Ichinose had already learned from Kanzaki that the information about the leader of Class A came from Hikigaya. So many "coincidences" connected together made Ichinose suspicious.

"Your guess is correct. I was the one who instigated Bai Bo's incident."

Ichinose didn't seem to expect Hikigaya to admit it so straightforwardly, and for a moment the words he had prepared were stuck.

"So, are you satisfied with the result?"

"me……"

Ichinose looked at Hikigaya's face with a complicated expression, trying to see some changes in his emotions, but unfortunately, there was only indifference and coldness.

"Why, why do you do this? Chihiro..."

"why?"

Hikigaya seemed to have heard something funny and suddenly laughed out loud: "Ichinose, don't you know clearly why Shiranami is willing to hurt himself to help the class?"

"Even if it wasn't me, if it was someone else, Bai Bo would probably make the same choice."

Hikigaya stared at Ichinose coldly. "You held onto the idea that 'a world where no one gets hurt would be perfect,' but in the end, you're the only one left unharmed. Don't you think that's ridiculous?"

Hikigaya was indeed a little angry. Looking at the girl in front of him, it was as if he saw the "innocent" self in the past, holding on to the idea of "a world where no one gets hurt", but in fact it was just another excuse to escape!

It was because of my stupidity that I 'hurt' Teacher Jing and the two people in my former service club.

After experiencing the incident in junior high school, Hikigaya has completely realized the truth and no longer escapes from this cruel world!

The Ichinose in front of me seems to be even more "seriously ill" than I was before. I was saved by Teacher Jing, so what should Ichinose do now?

If placed in an ordinary school outside, the "flaws" in Ichinose's personality that she has now shown would actually be her strengths.

But in this school that encourages brutal competition, this is Ichinose's biggest flaw and weakness. As time goes by, this weakness will only continue to magnify and eventually destroy herself!

I clearly said not to meddle in other people's affairs, but in the end I couldn't help but do it.

Hikigaya laughed bitterly at himself inwardly, and despised himself for being like this.

"Ichinose, as long as you still harbor such thoughts of escaping, there will always be someone around you who gets hurt!"

Hikigaya looked deeply into Ichinose's eyes, his deep gaze revealing an indescribable complexity: "Just like you don't want to plant flowers because you're afraid they'll wither away bit by bit. Yes, to avoid getting hurt, you chose 'no one gets hurt'. To avoid the end, you avoided the beginning of everything."

"Wouldn't a baby experience injuries as he grows from being fed to being able to walk independently? The most terrifying thing isn't the injuries after falling, but the lack of courage to stand up again!"

"Don't you have the courage to stand up again?"

Ichinose lowered his head and muttered to himself, repeating Hikigaya's words.

If it were Hikigaya-kun, perhaps he could...

Afterwards, Ichinose seemed to have made a great decision and mustered all his courage. He suddenly looked up and said, "Hikigaya-kun, I, I have a secret. I used to..."

"Xiao, Xiao Fanbo, it's already very late. Hurry, go back to bed. Staying up late is bad for your skin!"

Suddenly, an unexpected voice interrupted their conversation. Ichinose felt that the voice was very familiar. When he saw the other person, he couldn't help but stand up quickly: "Chihiro, you, why did you get out of bed? Didn't Mr. Hoshinomiya tell you to rest well for a few days?!"

Ichinose looked worried and couldn't help but blame him.

Although Shiranami Chihiro had received treatment, her face was still a little pale, and she looked very weak. In short, one could tell at a glance that she was sick.

"Good evening, Shiranami-san."

Hikigaya greeted the other party out of politeness and a little guilt in his heart. Upon hearing this, Shiranami Chihiro immediately stood in front of Ichinose like an old hen protecting her calves, and at the same time put on an expression that she thought was very "fierce, fierce".

Why do you look like a kitten with its fur standing on end?

Hikigaya couldn't help but complain in his heart. At the same time, Shiraha's "fierce" expression didn't seem "threatening" at all to Hikigaya. Instead, he looked like a sickly kitten.

"Anyway, it's getting late, Xiaofanbo, we should hurry back to our rooms."

Shiranami pulled Ichinose's arm like an old mother. Ichinose could only follow Shiranami Chihiro's strength and said anxiously: "Wait, wait a minute, Chihiro, I, I have something very important to say to Hikigaya-kun, why don't you go first..."

When Shiraha heard Ichinose mention "very important things," he immediately gave a look of astonishment and increased the strength in his hands: "No, no!"

At the same time, Shiranami Chihiro stared at Hikigaya angrily. In an instant, Hikigaya saw many complex emotions on the other's face, anger, resentment, fear and... jealousy?

In the end, Ichinose was unable to resist Chihiro Shiranami, or rather, she felt guilty towards the girl, so she had to apologize to Hikigaya and leave with Chihiro Shiranami.

Before leaving, Hikigaya happened to meet the eyes of Chihiro Shiranami who turned back. The girl couldn't help but slightly raised her chin, as if to say "Ichinose is mine!"

"???"

On the way back to the room, Ichinose couldn't help but sigh. She had finally mustered up the courage to tell the other person her 'secret', but she hadn't expected...

"Chihiro, I just had something really important to tell you..."

Before Ichinose could finish her words, Shiraha couldn't help but interrupt, "Of course I know it's a very important matter. Luckily I discovered it and stopped it in time, otherwise, Hobo-chan would have confessed his feelings to that nasty guy!"

Suddenly, the scene fell into unexpected silence.

"what?"

Ichinose stood there in a daze, mouth wide open.

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Chapter 199 I want to be a photographer.

Three days had passed since the special exam on the uninhabited island, and the school had fulfilled its original promise of a cruise vacation. The first graders had a great three days on the cruise.

Of course, this does not include the current Class B, that is, the students in Katsuragi's class. After just one exam, they fell from the high-ranking Class A to Class B. How could most students have the mind to take a vacation?

So while you can see other classes happily having fun on the cruise ship, you can occasionally see the current Class B students with a bitter face. You can even see students blocking Katsuragi's room door on the second day of the first chapter!

As for Totsuka, it is said that he is too embarrassed to go out and stays in his room all day long. In contrast, Katsuragi does not panic at all even when questioned by everyone. He is as calm and composed as ever, except for a few more wrinkles on his forehead.

To outsiders, it was truly remarkable that Katsuragi could remain so calm and composed after this major defeat.