Time passed.
The exam soon reached the fourth day.
During these few days, Hikigaya, Amikura mako, and the others had been run ragged by the school's designated areas.
Although the tasks themselves were nothing much.
Even just chasing the designated areas was very physically demanding.
Early morning.
The three of them gathered together.
Starting today.
They could check their group's ranking from the tablets, as well as the scores of the top ten and bottom ten.
Eating breakfast, the three of them simultaneously opened their tablets.
"That's great."
Shirami Chihiro patted her chest and let out a sigh of relief. Seeing her cute appearance, Hikigaya and Amikura mako nearby couldn't help but smile.
With a score of fifty-seven points.
They were ranked seventy-first.
Among the more than one hundred and fifty groups in the whole school, they belonged to the middle tier.
For them, whose goal was merely to pass the exam, this was already very good.
Right at that moment.
"Hikki, Chihiro-chan."
mako held the tablet with some astonishment: "Look at the top ten."
"What is it?"
Hikigaya curiously tapped on the top ten.
First place: Nagumo Miyabi's group, one hundred and thirty-five points.
Second place: Kiriyama Ikuto's group, one hundred and thirty points.
Third place: Kōenji Rokusuke, one hundred and twenty-six points.
The scores of those following were all very high, leaving them far behind.
This wasn't surprising.
After all, their level was only average.
Only.
Kōenji Rokusuke.
"Seriously?"
Hikigaya also exclaimed in surprise.
That blonde guy actually broke into the top three as a solo group.
Is he still human?
He had originally wanted to see Ayanokōji's strength, but he hadn't expected such a surprise.
Was that Kōenji actually that strong?
"How on earth did he do it?"
mako had a complex expression; no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't understand.
She could understand the first-place Nagumo Miyabi group, as they were a cooperative group of superior seniors; it was not surprising they could get this score.
But Kōenji was just one person.
His arrival order rewards were top-tier among the top ten, and his task scores were also very high.
To be honest.
She had originally thought that excellent people were no more than those like Ichinose or Sudō Ken.
This level of strength was already somewhat beyond their understanding.
"Who knows..."
Hikigaya was also somewhat helpless.
He was the same.
Sudō Ken was the person with the strongest athletic performance he had ever seen in his life.
He hadn't expected.
That a person like Kōenji existed in the world; there truly is always someone better.
Originally, Hikigaya felt that he thought they were just like that.
At most, their academic grades and physical abilities were just a bit stronger than his.
Only now did he discover.
He had thought too simply.
In that case.
The masterpiece favored by national leaders.
How strong exactly is Ayanokōji? Is he as strong as Kōenji?
No.
Since he could be favored by a country, Ayanokōji should be even stronger than Kōenji, right?
Thinking of this.
Hikigaya's expression became even more complex.
How the hell do you even compete with that?
"Hikki..."
Shirami Chihiro said with some complexity: "Look at the bottom ten again."
"What's wrong?"
Hikigaya, who originally had no interest, clicked on the tablet again.
Soon.
He understood what Shirano Chihiro wanted to say.
Ninth from the bottom: Sakura Airi's group, twenty-eight points.
Hmm?
Hikigaya was instantly stunned.
Sakura Airi's physical ability should be about the same as Shirano Chihiro's.
It shouldn't have fallen to ninth from the bottom.
As expected, Hasebe Haruka is also not good at sports, and that guy named Miyake Akito couldn't carry them?
Clearly.
It was more than that.
When he first saw Hasebe Haruka and Sakura Airi in a team.
Hikigaya felt it was a bit strange.
It seemed Class D didn't pair up based on ability, but formed groups based on the closeness of interpersonal relationships.
This was clearly Horikita Suzune's problem.
As the class leader.
If she truly considered the class and wanted everyone to pass the exam to avoid expulsions, she would inevitably prevent pairings based on interpersonal relationships.
After all.
Groups formed by interpersonal relationships.
Are simply too weak in ability.
Just like Sakura Airi's group now.
Such a pairing.
Clearly, the combat power couldn't be balanced.
He had originally thought how great Miyake Akito was, but now it seemed he had overthought it.
No.
Hikigaya rubbed his somewhat throbbing temples.
He remembered when he first met Hasebe Haruka, there were a few boys next to them, that guy who was very good at studying and Ayanokōji.
It was truly unbelievable.
That such an unreasonable group would appear.
This matter was somewhat beyond Hikigaya's scope of understanding.
"Sigh..."
After thinking for a long while, Hikigaya sighed, finally understanding where the problem lay.
Not just Horikita Suzune.
Hasebe Haruka, Sakura Airi, Miyake Akito, and Ayanokōji.
They all had problems!
As a leader.
Horikita Suzune did not prevent the formation of such an unreasonable group.
Hasebe Haruka was clearly only because she had a good relationship with Sakura Airi.
The two formed a pair.
If the relationship was good.
In the face of the risk of expulsion, Hasebe Haruka should have taken the initiative to keep her distance and handed Sakura Airi over to someone more reliable.
Just like Ichinose and the others.
When facing a risk of expulsion, they wouldn't let Hikigaya slack off just because he was a boyfriend, and they also required him to assist Shirano Chihiro.
That is the correct and sincere way to act for their own good.
Hasebe Haruka assisting Sakura Airi might have been more for herself.
As for Miyake Akito.
If he could have shared more of the burden, they probably wouldn't have fallen to ninth place.
Just as he and Amakura Asako helped Shirano Chihiro carry things and set up tents, they tried to assist each other as much as possible.
Whereas Sakura Airi's group probably did not.
And Ayanokōji.
With his strength, it was impossible not to see the danger of this group.
As a friend, he didn't stop it either.
Only then did Hikigaya finally realize.
He had stayed in Class B for too long and gotten used to it, almost forgetting what ordinary people are like.
This was clearly just a group of superficial friends!
They pay lip service to the class, but in reality, they are only thinking of themselves.
"Hikki, do we need to do something?"
Shirami Chihiro asked with some concern.
She felt that Sakura Airi was somewhat like her, but unfortunately didn't have her luck to meet friends like Hikigaya and Ichinose.
"No, it's almost time for the designated area to refresh, let's just do our own thing."
After a moment of hesitation, Hikigaya shook his head.
If they accidentally ran into them on the road, they could help Sakura Airi and the others by providing some resources, but if they didn't meet, then forget it.
They couldn't affect Shirano Chihiro and the others' exam because of outsiders.
Sakura Airi's matter.
Better let them solve it themselves.