COTE: Broadcast of Hikigaya Hachiman

Chapter 21:

　　Looking at the scene that was about to happen, Hikigaya wondered when he had ever seen such a scene.

　　"Why did he suddenly attack his lovely sister? What's going on? Is this school bullying?"

　　"Anyway, I won't do anything to Komachi. Komachi is so cute. Now is not the time to think about this. It seems that this guy is really planning to do it... The key is that I can't interfere in other people's sibling affairs. Even if I intervene, I don't know what I can do. "

　　Just as Hikigaya was thinking this, the tea in his hand had slipped out of his hand without him noticing at some point.

　　"Ding ding….Ding ding ding…"

　　The red tea fell to the ground, making a continuous harsh sound, and at this point in time, there was almost no one in the school, which made the sound even louder.

　　Horikita Manabu suddenly turned his head, still looking coldly at the tea can in front of him.

　　"who?!"

　　At this point, hiding is no longer any use. I'm just passing by anyway...this guy can't beat me up too.

　　Why isn't Kamuro by my side now? Come and save me...

　　Hikigaya complained like this, then slowly walked in front of the two of them and picked up the tea can. Even so... he deliberately kept a certain distance from Horikita Manabu. After all, he didn't want to be beaten up for nothing.

　　Who knows if this guy will suddenly come over and punch me, after all, he is the one who can attack my own sister...

　　"Just a useless D-class student passing by."

　　Suzune: "Hikigaya?"

　　"Hey, at least let me act cool for a while..."

　　Horikita Manabu: "You are, Hikigaya?"

　　"So I'm so famous? I don't think I have the qualifications to be valued by the student council president."

　　Hikigaya: "There shouldn't be another person with this name in this school."

　　Horikita Manabu let go of the hand that was holding Suzune, and at this moment, he turned his head and stared at the boy.

　　"Hey, are you a demon? Why are you so murderous?"

　　Fortunately, Horikita Manabu did not come towards him, but just looked at him quietly.

　　Horikita Manabu: "By the way, you are the one who changed the decadent situation of Class D with your own strength... the biggest villain in Touyuku, Hikigaya Hachiman."

　　Hikigaya: "I cannot agree with the first point. After all, I only do this for my own peaceful life. I also cannot agree with the second point. After all, I don't think I have done anything to harm others."

　　Horikita Manabu: "Your behavior is very interesting to me. In the three years I have been in this school, I have never seen anyone who can solve a problem like this."

　　Hikigaya: "After all, it's my only weapon. If I don't use it properly, how can I live a peaceful life among you monsters?"

　　Horikita Manabu: "You are such a unique man. To be honest, I admire you. I guess... you don't even know what has changed in you without realizing it."

　　Hikigaya: "After all, I don't think I have such ability. All I can do is hold the class back a little bit, that's all."

　　Horikita Manabu lowered his head and smiled faintly. Now he finally understood why his sister had changed in this school.

　　Because she met a weird person who could be called a monster.

　　Horikita Manabu: "Suzune, I'm surprised you actually have friends."

　　Horikita Suzune: "He is not my friend, he is just my deskmate."

　　Horikita Manabu's sharp gaze was still reflected on Suzune, but she didn't dare to look him in the eye.

　　"You are still the same as before, mistaking the meaning of aloofness and loneliness."

　　Hikigaya: "No... I don't think there's anything wrong with that..."

　　Hikigaya's words suddenly interrupted Horikita Manabu's thoughts on continuing.

　　"oh?"

　　Hikigaya: "I'm not good at making friends either, and I've never had any friends, but I don't think there's anything wrong with that."

　　"A lofty soul does not need a place to be bound. If the heart is strong enough, it does not need the support of other souls. There is nothing wrong with loneliness."

　　Isn't it a great feeling not to be affected by others, nor to affect others?

　　Hikigaya believed that he was right. He didn't know since when the world became a failure if one had no friends, but he never thought so.

　　Even if you don't have friends, even if you are always alone, it is definitely not wrong. Loneliness is definitely not wrong. What you have always wanted is definitely not such a hypocritical relationship.

　　So, it doesn't matter if you don't have any friends, and it doesn't matter if you don't have any partners.

　　Hikigaya's story surprised the Horikita siblings.

　　Horikita Manabu: "As expected, you are really interesting."

　　"In this classroom where meritocracy is paramount, the team is important, but the individuality is equally important."

　　"In the future, this school will have many special exams that you have never seen before. I am looking forward to your performance at that time..."

　　Horikita Manabu glanced at Hikigaya, then glanced at Suzune who was still standing there in a daze, and just turned around and left.

　　"Suzune, if you want to be promoted to Class A, then you must fight to the death."

　　Under the gazes of Hikigaya and Horikita Suzune, the student council president finally left completely.

　　Hikigaya breathed a sigh of relief. He had to admit that this guy gave people a strong sense of oppression. At one point he even seemed stronger than Ryuuen from Class C.

　　Hikigaya handed the still warm black tea in his hand to Horikita Suzune, and went to the automatic purchasing machine to buy another bottle of black tea.

　　Horikita Suzune sat on a bench nearby, took a sip, and still thought about what her brother had said to her.

　　"Hikigaya, have I changed?"

　　"People go through tens of millions of changes every day, whether it's in their mind or their body. Although you may not be able to detect it, as long as you wake up, you are different from yesterday. This is growth. If that's the case, you should have changed."

　　"It's really hard to understand. You are still as twisted as ever..."

　　Hikigaya opened the cup of tea and took a gulp.

　　"Although I don't know what happened to you and your brother, I am surprised that there is such a side to you."

　　Thinking about how the boy in front of him had seen everything about her just now, a hint of warm red appeared on Horikita's face.

　　"Forget it now."

　　"Even if you say so...it's still hard to forget."

　　"hurry up!"

　　Feeling the murderous gaze, Hikigaya could only nod hastily, indicating that he would definitely forget about the matter.

　　Holding the warm black tea, Horikita Suzune gradually calmed down. Thinking about what the boy had just done, a word was about to come out of her mouth unconsciously.

　　"You're pretty amazing. Even someone like Sudou has changed because of you."

　　"I don't think I changed him."

　　"But this is the truth. No matter how much you deny it, it is true. I am afraid that I am also... After hearing what you said, I realized that I have been changed by you without realizing it."

　　"…."

　　"I used to think that Sudo was hopeless, so I always ignored him, but today... because of your words, I believe that he will definitely change in the future..."

　　If I quarrel with him, it will definitely affect the current class again, and his hard-earned study mood will collapse in an instant.

　　I must have noticed this and chose to compromise. No... it was Hikigaya who conveyed this information to me at that time, which led to the situation becoming like this.

　　"I say, Horikita, why are you so obsessed with Class A?"

　　"Needless to say? Of course it's to catch up with my brother, to see me in a different light."

　　"Chasing after your brother? I understand this feeling... but..."

　　"Just what?"

　　"You should be aware that being promoted to Class A does not necessarily mean you will be recognized by him. In other words, there are more important things than being promoted to Class A."

　　"No, not at all. If I can't get promoted to Class A, I will never be recognized by my brother, and I will never be able to walk ahead of him."

　　Horikita's words were very decisive, and it was obvious that at this moment she had not yet realized what Horikita Manabu really cared about.

　　In that case, there was no need for Hikigaya to explain it so clearly. After three years in this school, she would eventually understand.

　　The topic ended here. Hikigaya raised his head again and took a big sip of black tea. The bitter tea aroma continued to spread in his mouth. He hadn't felt this comfortable feeling for a long time.

　　Now I am obviously a marginal figure in a high school, but due to some accidents and the system of this school, I cannot really do nothing.

　　At least, if you don't want to be expelled, you must take action.

　　"If things continue like this, can Sudo and the others really reach a safe score?"

　　Horikita shook her head. Although this was a fact that no one wanted to accept, this was the result. There was too little time, and the basic skills of Sudo and the other three were so poor.

　　If things continue like this, there's probably only a one in ten chance that they won't drop out of school. I guess they're well aware of this.

　　However, everyone has no choice but to go ahead. If they give up even the last bit of hope, they will be waiting for death.

　　Hikigaya: "Do you know what the passing score is?"

　　Horikita Suzune: "Based on the reference of previous years' exams and the reference of passing the regular quizzes, the scores of all the students in the class should be averaged. Why, are you scared too?"

　　Hikigaya: "It's hard not to be afraid, especially for someone like me who knows nothing about science..."

　　Horikita Suzune: "You are a rational monster with an overabundance of self-awareness. Your thinking speed is also frightening. It is somewhat surprising that you are not good at science..."

　　Hikigaya: "Maybe, science is biased against me."

　　The science score is close to 0, the liberal arts score is close to full marks, and the overall score is around 50, which really makes people wonder if it was intentional.

　　Horikita Suzune: "Now I understand... what Chabashira-sensei said, why the students in Class D are full of flaws. I used to be too arrogant and looked down on the weak from the bottom of my heart. I'm afraid this is why I was assigned to Class D, and you... Hikigaya Hachiman, it's the same..."

　　Horikita didn't say anything else. After finishing the last sip of black tea, she waved her hand and turned to leave.

　　Arrogant and self-deprecating, in a way, Hikigaya is also a defective product.

　　In the next few days, Horikita tutored several people in their studies, and from the basic paper at the beginning, Sudoike and Yamauchi had already advanced to the second page of the basic paper.

　　That's right, this explosive progress is already their fastest speed at the moment. During this period, Horikita was also very frustrated, but she never lost her temper.

　　And Kushida Kikyo had been waiting for a few people on the side, as if waiting for something to happen, but in the end... she left with a little anger.

　　Of course, Hikigaya made explosive progress during this period. Since he was good at liberal arts, his focus was basically on science. With his terrifying self-awareness, he successfully lowered the class average.

　　It cannot be said that there has been no progress at all, it can only be said that the direction of progress is a bit wrong.

　　This was definitely not a solution, and Hikigaya realized that.

　　We have learned from Horikita that the so-called passing line is an accurate score obtained by the average score of the class. In this way, as long as the class is united enough to lower its score to the lowest, it can provide a sufficient safety line for the students below.

　　This is the simplest method, but also the most difficult method. For the current Class D, this is really difficult. On the contrary, Class B led by Ichinose may be able to do it.

　　Hikigaya kept thinking about the feasibility of various methods. At this rate, their chances of passing the midterm exam were almost zero.

　　Time passed day by day, and the midterm exam was getting closer and closer.

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　　[Sudou: "If I remember correctly, we passed the exam smoothly with the test paper that Kushida got from the senior class."]

　　[Kushida Kikyo glanced at Ayanokouji, then nodded slightly. ]

　　[Ike: "Yeah, we really should have thanked Kushida at that time, otherwise we would have been doomed."]

　　[Yamauchi: "Kushida is the best. Although Horikita didn't chase us away this time, based on the current progress, we should still rely on Kushida."]

　　[Ike: "Yes, yes, compared to slowly studying and improving your grades, Kushida is more reliable."]

　　[Horikita shook her head helplessly. If they had such thoughts, then even if they passed this exam, Class D would not be able to go far. This uninhabited island exam had already sent out a dangerous signal. If it weren't for Ayanokouji's help in the end, then blindly relying on others would only lead to their own death in the end.]

　　[Obviously, they haven't realized this yet.]

　　[Kikyou Kushida kept responding to everyone with an awkward smile. Although everyone thought that she was the one who did it, only she knew that if it wasn't for Ayanokouji, she would never have thought of this method. Or...she was planning to let these idiots drop out of school. ]

　　[So...what will you do? Without Ayanokouji, how will you keep these guys from dropping out of school? ]

　　The overall quality of Class D's students is the lowest in the entire grade, and they are also the most vulnerable in this exam. Although there are bound to be students with defects in other classes, this time Class D is really about to be ruined.

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