COTE: Broadcast of Hikigaya Hachiman

Chapter 17

　　"Let me go first..."

　　"Oh oh... sorry I'm so excited..."

　　Kushida scratched her head and pretended to be very shy. She kept twisting her body and her expression was almost flawless, which made Hikigaya admire the girl in front of him.

　　"Although I don't know why she is so hostile to you, isn't she going to hold a study session recently? As long as you call those students with low grades over, I believe she will definitely change her opinion of you."

　　Hikigaya's words seemed to inspire the girl, causing her to clench her fists and instantly gain fighting spirit.

　　"That's great. As long as we can use Kushida's powerful appeal, we will probably be able to exceed our target this time. It won't be that easy."

　　While Hikigaya was still lost in thought, Kushida slowly extended his index finger and placed it against his lips.

　　"I remember that your grades, Hikigaya, didn't seem to be very high. Why don't you also come to the study session?"

　　"...I will go."

　　"Yeah!"

　　The girl looked delighted and said what she had always wanted to say.

　　"Becoming friends with Horikita-san has always been my dream, but now I have an additional goal, which is to become friends with you."

　　After hearing the girl's words, Hikigaya didn't show much expression, but replied calmly:

　　"I told you, I don't have any friends, and I don't know how to make any. All I want to do is spend these three years in peace."

　　"Then let me be your first friend!"

　　'she wasn't listening at all.'

　　Seeing that he couldn't persuade the girl, Hikigaya stopped talking. Anyway, one day he would still be alone in that corner. He had experienced that kind of life too many times.

　　The get out of class was about to end, and Hikigaya stood up and prepared to walk towards the classroom.

　　"Then I'll trouble you with that matter."

　　"Uh-huh!"

　　After receiving Kushida's reply again, the boy quietly left the swimming pool alone.

　　As for what happened in the swimming pool afterwards, Hikigaya didn't know.

　　As the first person to return to the classroom, I have the priority right to rest. After all, this quiet time is completely free from disturbances, which is really great.

　　"Boom boom boom…"

　　There were loud footsteps outside the corridor.

　　'Who is walking so loudly? Doesn't he know that he should keep quiet in the school building? Isn't this an orangutan?'

　　Hikigaya put on his headphones helplessly and turned his head to the window.

　　"Bang!"

　　"Hey, Hikigaya, let me tell you..."

　　The loud knocking noise instantly woke up Hikigaya who was lying on the table. He looked up and saw Sudo who was complaining to him.

　　"Wait... you almost smashed my brain just now..."

　　Hearing this, Sudou placed his big hand directly on Hikigaya's head and played with his hair.

　　"Stop exaggerating here, you guy."

　　Hikigaya kept shaking his body and pushed Sudo's hands away with both hands. It took a lot of effort to finally get rid of this guy.

　　"That's why I hate brute force."

　　"So, what do you want to say?"

　　"I said, that Hirata guy wanted to hold a study session, and I refused."

　　"Isn't this good?"

　　"Huh? Hikigaya, I treat you as a brother, and I don't think it's bad at all. This is not a complete waste of my time playing basketball. In the future, I want to become a professional player and appear on the international stage."

　　'When did I become this guy's brother...'

　　"But it doesn't matter if you refuse that side."

　　"That's what I told you. You are worthy of being my brother. Wait, what do you mean by over there?"

　　"You don't want to live in this school forever with the few points you have now, so I helped you join Horikita's study group."

　　"Damn it! How can you betray your brothers like this? You said exactly the same thing as Hirata. You were bribed, weren't you?"

　　He placed his hands on Hikigaya's shoulders and continued to shake his body.

　　Hikigaya made a 'stop' gesture with difficulty, and then Sudo finally stopped moving his hands.

　　"You're about to shake me to pieces."

　　"You're the one who killed me. I actually had to attend a study session with that heartless machine. If it was a cute little guy like Kushida, it would be fine. But a guy like Horikita who has a blank expression and is serious is scary just thinking about it."

　　Hikigaya looked at the red-haired hedgehog's expression of resistance and didn't know what to say for a moment.

　　By the way, Horikita Suzune is considered pretty, but what Sudo said is also true, if she has a dead fish face all day long, it will really give people a bad impression, just like his dead fish eyes.

　　Hikigaya sighed helplessly. If he wanted to convince this guy, he might need some forceful arguments.

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　　[At the same time, watching the video in front of him, Sudo felt a little weird. ]

　　[If Ayanokouji was here, I would definitely fall in love with Horikita Suzune, but... in that video, I didn't feel anything for Horikita Suzune at all... Did this change the world line! ? Or... it hasn't reached that stage yet. ]

　　[If I have to say when I fell in love with Horikita, it must be that every time I encountered difficulties, Horikita would try her best to help me, and at that time, I also kept causing strange troubles because of my temper. ]

　　[Now that he thinks about it, Sudo feels a little embarrassed. After all, he has been bothering Horikita for so long. So in this video, will he fall in love with her as much as before? ]

　　[Ayanokouji was also watching the video in front of him. He silently memorized all the changes in his mind, and then compared them before and after. When he came out of the white room, he was able to replay the past, so for him, there was no memory to forget at all.]

　　[Other students didn't feel anything when they saw this scene. After all, they were probably preparing for the exams at that time. In order not to fail the midterm and final exams and drop out of school, the ordinary D class students had already tried their best.]

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　　Sudo looked at Hikigaya helplessly. This guy actually made the decision for him without his permission. This was not brotherly behavior at all. Moreover... he even asked him to attend the study session of the terrible machine.

　　In order to make up for the good image in Sudou's mind, Hikigaya started talking nonsense.

　　"Look, Sudo, you came to this school to become a professional player, right?"

　　Sudou nodded.

　　"Well, the resources of this school are all in the upper classes. If you want to get those resources, you don't have to study, but Class D must be promoted to Class A, right?"

　　Sudo nodded again.

　　"And now, as you are at the bottom of the class, it is obviously most important for you to stay in this school and slowly get good resources with this class, right?"

　　Sudo nodded in agreement.

　　"Then it is very important not to drop out of school. If you drop out, you will have nothing. At least now you have to improve your studies to a stable passing level without dropping out."

　　Sudo nodded with his eyes gleaming.

　　"Then, as long as you don't drop out of school, and Horikita's goal is to be promoted to Class A, you can then earn a huge amount of points, obtain a large amount of resources, and become a professional player. Even your studies will be much better than other professional players. At that time... I don't need to say more."

　　Sudou held Hikigaya's hands and nodded excitedly.

　　"What you said makes so much sense. I can't think of any reason not to attend this study session. In order to become a professional player, I have to face that terrible robot demon head-on."

　　Hikigaya showed a satisfied look. It seemed that his nonsense had fooled him. He was so easy to fool.

　　Of course, to a certain extent, this cannot be said to be complete nonsense. After all, he does have the physical qualities to become a professional player, and as long as he improves his performance, he and Horikita's goal can be said to be killing two birds with one stone. This beautiful wish is not impossible to achieve.

　　"By the way, I've never heard of Hikigaya's dream. Why did you come to this school?"

　　"I don't have any lofty dreams. If I have to say, I'm a househusband. As for why I came here, I can only say that I was forced to do so."

　　"Oh, I see. You must have been forced by your family. What is a househusband? I've never heard of it."

　　"It's terrible to be uneducated. A househusband embodies the modern male's love for family, hard work and other excellent qualities. Of course, to put it simply, there is no difference between him and a housewife."

　　"Staying at home."

　　"Hey, hey, why are you swearing?"

　　Looking at Hikigaya's serious expression, Sudo laughed out loud with some relief. To be honest, since Sudo came to this school, the only thing that made him feel so comfortable besides basketball was Hikigaya.

　　This guy is very smart, Sudo knows this very well. Although he is not smart, he does not feel any pressure when he is with him, so...

　　That's why he was willing to call Hikigaya a brother. He was the one who had witnessed and misunderstood Hikigaya's terrible behavior. That feeling of self-sacrifice was just like when he was playing basketball, sacrificing for the team and the team sacrificing for him.

　　Honestly, he wasn't annoying.

　　"Okay, I promise to go to Horikita's study session with you, but there is one condition, that is, you have to go with me. I remember that your grades weren't that good either."

　　"If I leave this school one day, maybe you will be the next one."

　　Sudo looked at Hikigaya in front of him with a smile. If he had to take part in that kind of thing, then as his brother, he would have to be dragged into it as well.

　　Hikigaya sighed helplessly, it seemed that he really couldn't escape this time.

　　However, Sudo was right. He was indeed not qualified to be a bystander. If he wanted to live well in this school, he had to improve his grades to a relatively stable level.

　　A day passed quickly. Although he didn't know how Kushida got his cell phone number, since he had received a message from her, it meant that she must have some tricks up her sleeve.

　　With the help of Kushida, the remaining Yamauchi and Ike also readily agreed. However, after learning that it was Horikita's study group, they added another request, hoping that Kushida could also join in the teaching.

　　Of course, Hikigaya couldn't guarantee this. After all, Horikita seemed to be very resistant to being with Kushida. Although he didn't know why, Hikigaya always had a bad feeling.

　　In that case, I can only wait until the next day to talk to Horikita in detail.

　　Hikigaya lay in bed, ending a tiring day.

　　The next morning, Hikigaya came to his desk as familiarly as usual. He was still the unknown one in the class and no one seemed to notice him.

　　But what's with that scary look?

　　Hey, hey, if you look at me like that, I won't dare talk to you.

　　That's right, from the moment I stepped into the classroom, Horikita Suzune looked at me like I was dying...

　　Hikigaya-san, what's wrong with you?"

　　"Which aspect are you talking about? If it means getting those guys to join your study group, I have already exceeded my mission."

　　Horikita shook her head helplessly. She had just been talked to by Yamauchi and even knew that Kushida Kikyo would also join their study session.

　　However, in the final analysis, this cannot be blamed on Hikigaya. After all, he did not say that other people could not join.

　　"In short, only if I teach you can you be most efficient."

　　"So, Kushida can come, but please leave all authority on the scene to me."

　　Hikigaya was increasingly puzzled. Why did the girl in front of him hate Kushida Kikyo so much? Could it be that something really happened between the two of them?

　　No...it seems like they have never known each other before. If I just hate that hypocritical look, then I feel the same way. However...Is it normal to be so resistant to this look?

　　Hikigaya thought about it, and finally shook his head.

　　"Since you said so, there's nothing I can do."

　　"What do you mean there is no way?"

　　"Since even the people who organize the study session feel that it cannot be held, then those of us who are not good at studying can only do our own job."

　　"Are you... not afraid of dropping out of school?"

　　Hikigaya turned his gaze to the window and said with contempt:

　　"Don't forget, I can join other classes. Maybe you don't know this, but the leaders of Class A &C can protect me. Even if what they said is false, based on my current grades, I will not be expelled in a short time.

　　To be honest, Hikigaya did not trust the one-sided statements of the leaders of the two A&C classes, but the only fact was that he would not be expelled from school in the short term.

　　But now, all of them have become strong evidence to attack Horikita.

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