Hearing his words.
Chirami Chihiro and Amikura Mako nearby were already stunned.
If Hikigaya were to host the exam, he had the confidence to enter the top ten
With Kiryūin present.
The two didn't feel comfortable asking more, looking at Hikigaya with somewhat resentful gazes.
"Top ten?"
But Kiryūin only shook her head: "Is it ultimately only at this level?"
"What exactly does Senior want?"
Hikigaya spoke again somewhat helplessly, his words carrying the intention of seeing her off.
There was no helping it.
Since the other party was a senior.
It was just a few questions, and he couldn't very well refuse to answer.
But what's with all this constant ridiculing of me.
"Nothing much."
"I'm just preparing to camp here tonight."
"Stopped by to ask."
The corners of Kiryūin's mouth turned up slightly as she shook her head:
"I've seen Sakayanagi at the starting point before, and I've seen Katsuragi outside; if your strength is only this much, I'm afraid you won't be able to rise to Class A."
What's with this person.
Did she come specifically to stimulate them?
"Aren't you also in Class B, Senior?"
Hikigaya weakly retorted.
"That's just because I have no interest in Class A."
Kiryūin sneered with some disdain:
"Although Nagumo's strength is decent, he is an uninteresting person; I originally thought you were a very interesting fellow, but now it seems you are no more than this."
Saying that.
Kiryūin didn't even say goodbye, directly turning around to take off her backpack, preparing to set up camp on the spot.
"Senior, are you planning to sleep here tonight?"
Hikigaya was instantly stunned.
With such a large area, why choose to be right next to him?
"Boring."
Kiryūin didn't stop her movements, saying with some disdain:
"Do you think it's improper for me as a girl to be too close to you? Don't worry, even if the three of you were together, I could easily handle you."
Fine.
You're strong, you're the boss.
Hikigaya and the others didn't say anything more; after all, he couldn't possibly attack Kiryūin.
Only.
He felt this senior seemed a bit foolish.
Maybe that wasn't quite the right word.
It should be that Kiryūin's academic and physical qualities were too strong, leading to her having low decision-making ability; when in doubt, she thought she could rely on force to solve things.
However.
Kiryūin was only one person, while their side had three.
Leaving aside whether they would attack Kiryūin.
If there were third-years who disliked Kiryūin and gave them a certain reward, bribing Hikigaya to act against Kiryūin to get her expelled.
As long as it was a setup, anything would do.
Kiryūin would be finished.
At least this was what Hikigaya could think of; Kiryūin clearly had no risk management ability.
However.
With her strength.
Academic and physical abilities were indeed enough to solve most things.
Seeing this.
Hikigaya and the others hesitated for a moment but still reset their tent to keep their distance from Kiryūin; Kiryūin also lost interest in them and didn't say much.
Only then did the three of them huddle around the campfire and enjoy dinner.
"Hikki."
Chirami Chihiro thought of the previous topic and asked with some confusion:
"Do you really have a way to enter the top ten?"
"Oh."
Hikigaya responded:
"If it were before the exam started; now, it's definitely impossible."
The gap was already so large.
Even a freak like Kōenji would likely be powerless to change anything.
Uh...
After thinking for a while.
Hikigaya still felt Ayanokōji was an outlier.
After all.
That was the masterpiece of the White Room.
Although he didn't know what kind of organization it was or what kind of curriculum it had.
But Kōenji was already so awesome, so no matter how awesome Ayanokōji was, it didn't seem too much.
If it were middle school.
Hearing there was someone like Kōenji, Hikigaya would definitely sneer and think the other party was bragging.
As expected.
The higher the realm you step into, the more outstanding people you will get to know.
At least.
Advanced Nurturing High School is a top national institution.
There is always someone better.
Hikigaya had already learned this lesson from Kōenji.
"Then..."
Amikura Mako's gaze was resentful:
"Why didn't you tell Ichinose and the others? If you had, couldn't we have made it to the top ten?"
"No."
Hikigaya said somewhat helplessly:
"Have you forgotten? Only the top three get class point rewards; the top ten doesn't mean much."
It was just some individual points.
Currently.
Hikigaya possessed a huge sum of over thirty million.
Unless it was in units of millions, tens or even hundreds of thousands of individual points could no longer move him.
Hikigaya was not interested in money.
Why go through all that trouble for such a small amount of individual points?
"Although that's true."
Amikura Mako was instantly choked up.
Clearly, she also knew about Hikigaya possessing a huge sum; long before the exam started, Hikigaya had told Ichinose and the others about these individual points.
Only.
Most of the others didn't need them.
The probability of each group composed of Class A and B together falling into the bottom five was minuscule.
Just like them.
As long as they continued working hard like this, it was impossible for there to be a risk of expulsion again.
It was just that Hikigaya didn't want to take responsibility.
If it were because of him that Chirami Chihiro and the others were expelled, he would probably have the urge to commit suicide.
"I don't care."
Amikura Mako said somewhat seriously:
"In the future, whatever thoughts Hikki has, you must say them all; you are not allowed to keep them to yourself like this anymore."
"It's not..."
Hikigaya was a bit speechless.
Saying something meaningless is still meaningless.
"I think so too."
Chirami Chihiro also nodded.
Maybe that was how they had wasted many opportunities for nothing.
"Alright."
Hikigaya nodded helplessly.
Actually.
To be honest.
Hikigaya felt it was a bit absurd and really wanted Ayanokōji to get expelled and get lost.
Kiryūin's theory was simply laughable.
Everyone has things they are good at and things they are not good at.
In this exam.
He indeed didn't have many good solutions.
At most, it would be entering the top ten to strive for the top three.
And all of this.
Was entirely Ayanokōji's fault.
This exam was clearly prepared for the purpose of having him expelled again.
Since Tsukishiro became the acting director, this school had become a bit strange.
Originally.
Wasn't the original intention of establishing this school to train corporate drones and cultivate elite talents for society?
What was with this exam?
Although academics and other abilities did account for nearly 50%, and tasks even accounted for 60%.
However.
Running around on a deserted island.
The most fundamental requirement was still physical ability.
Taken together.
Physical ability accounted for nearly 70% or even over 80%.
Actually allowing a lone wolf like Kōenji to enter the top three by his own efforts alone?
What for?
Are they trying to train Olympic athletes?
The cultivation policy of this school has been twisted by Ayanokōji.
It was a trash school to begin with.
Now it has become even trashier.
It's truly unpleasant.
Hikigaya was unhappy, feeling a deep sense of injustice.