"It's true."
Feeling the still somewhat skeptical gazes of Matsushita Chiaki and the others, Horikita Suzune rested her right fist against her chest, her pretty face serious:
"One hundred and fifty class points were deducted, and the gap with other classes has widened again."
"I know that the results of this Sports Festival and this video will probably make everyone wonder if I am truly worth trusting."
"I can guarantee that when school started, I only thought about graduating from Class A, but now, I want to move up to Class A together with everyone!"
"I haven't in the past, and I will never in the future do anything to betray the class. Is that okay?"
"..."
Hearing this.
Matsushita Chiaki and the others had complicated expressions, only then realizing they had asked a foolish question.
Whether Horikita Suzune could be trusted.
There could be no answer to such a question; whether to trust her or not depended entirely on themselves.
But there were also people moved by Horikita Suzune's sincerity.
"Horikita-san."
Onodera said with a somewhat complicated expression: "Do you really think so?"
"That's right."
Horikita Suzune didn't hesitate at all, and the smile at the corner of her mouth was particularly sincere:
"Although I still have some deficiencies as a leader, I believe that as long as everyone works together, we will definitely be able to graduate from Class A."
"Alright, we believe you."
Matsushita Chiaki also knew that doubt was meaningless, and she turned her head to look at Kushida Kikyou with a complicated expression:
"Then Kushida, why were you standing with Ryuuen? I heard Ayanokouji say last time that you once betrayed the class. Can we still trust you?"
"Who knows~"
Hearing this, Kushida Kikyou said with a playful and somewhat disdainful tone:
"Maybe I'll betray the class in the next second. What? You want to make me drop out? Unfortunately, there's no such opportunity anymore."
"You..."
Matsushita Chiaki was almost exploding with anger; the surrounding Onodera and others, even Hasebe Haruka, similarly had complicated expressions.
The Kushida Kikyou of the past would care about anyone's thoughts, even if the other party was someone like Yamauchi Haruki or Ike Kanji.
However, during this period of time.
Kushida Kikyou didn't care about anyone's feelings at all, but instead enjoyed provoking those around her everywhere.
If it weren't for the fact that Kushida Kikyou held their secrets, and that they had to consider the impact on whether the class could move back up to Class A.
Otherwise.
It wouldn't be surprising if someone wanted to bully Kushida Kikyou.
"Horikita-san."
Turning to look at Horikita Suzune, Matsushita Chiaki's tone was inevitably a bit annoyed: "Shouldn't you say something?"
Clearly, Horikita Suzune herself had guaranteed that she would take responsibility for Kushida Kikyou's affairs and would make her continue to contribute her strength to the class.
But now.
Kushida Kikyou's daily state was truly making one's heart feel complicated.
No one expected Kushida Kikyou's personality to be so vile.
Clearly using a gentle appearance to deceive others, yet acting like everyone owes her, it's truly disgusting.
"It's fine."
Horikita Suzune said with a firm expression: "In this Sports Festival, Kushida's performance already exceeded most people, and that is enough."
In this Sports Festival.
Kushida Kikyou also participated in ten events.
Although her results weren't great, she didn't lose either; at least she surpassed more than half of the people like Ike Kanji.
As long as Kushida Kikyou attended school normally and took exams normally, her value far exceeded that of Sakura Airi.
Furthermore.
It was just that the people around her couldn't see through Kushida Kikyou's true face, but Horikita Suzune was very clear about it.
Even with this kind of attitude, Kushida Kikyou still chose to peacefully participate in exams, which clearly showed she still cared about the class.
It undoubtedly showed that Kushida was essentially a gentle person.
"However..."
Horikita Suzune looked at Kushida Kikyou, her expression softening.
"Kushida, you should be very clear that continuing like this won't do you any good."
"What does that have to do with you? Whether this class can move up to Class A, I don't care at all."
Kushida Kikyou said with a hint of sarcasm at the corner of her mouth.
She was clearly just competing with Horikita Suzune, waiting for the day Horikita Suzune would suffer a setback.
She believed that day was coming soon.
Hearing the conversation between the two, Matsushita Chiaki and the others couldn't say much.
Even if Kushida Kikyou had such a personality, her strength was indeed at the forefront of the class.
Only Hasebe Haruka's eyes were filled with fire.
The more it was so.
The angrier Hasebe Haruka became.
Implicitly, didn't it show that Horikita Suzune still felt that making Sakura Airi drop out was the most correct choice?
Damn it.
It was just that Hasebe Haruka similarly didn't say much, waiting for the moment Horikita Suzune would admit her mistake.
Although she was in Class D.
Her heart was clearly still on the side of Hikigaya and Sakura Airi.
In any case.
Whether Horikita Suzune could be trusted or not was another story; at least the atmosphere in Class D had eased again.
Now there were 528 class points.
There was still a certain gap with the upper classes, but it was not an absolutely unbridgeable gap.
"However."
At this time, Sudou asked with some dissatisfaction:
"Suzune, the person who followed you should be that Hikigaya, right? Why did he follow you? He couldn't be a stalker, could he?"
As soon as these words were spoken.
The gazes Karuizawa and Hasebe Haruka directed at him immediately became somewhat dissatisfied.
It was just that the two of them couldn't say much either; they were similarly curious about how Hikigaya had filmed this video and kept it until now.
"This..."
Horikita Suzune knit her brows, and after thinking for a moment, she still shook her head.
"The number of times I've communicated with Hikigaya isn't many, so I'm not very clear either."
"Speaking of which."
Matsushita Chiaki said with some concern: "Then in that case, can we appeal to the school authorities and say that Hikigaya is a stalker? He should receive some punishment, shouldn't he?"
"Wait a minute."
Karuizawa hurriedly slapped the table and stood up, saying with some dissatisfaction:
"How can you be like this? Without even clarifying the situation, slandering Hikki like this is too much. He is definitely not that kind of person."
"Karuizawa."
Matsushita Chiaki took a deep breath, still maintaining her tone:
"We know you are Hikigaya's girlfriend, but now that guy has used such a despicable means to make us fall to last place."
"It's also very normal for us to appeal to the school because we suspect Hikigaya is stalking girls, isn't it?"
"Don't let private feelings interfere; how about thinking a bit for the class?"
Matsushita Chiaki was truly a bit dissatisfied, feeling that Karuizawa's stance was a bit skewed.
If there were no conflict.
Whoever Karuizawa dated was her own business, and Matsushita Chiaki couldn't be bothered to say much.
But now Class B was actually at odds with Class D, and Karuizawa was actually speaking up for Hikigaya.
If someone absolutely had to be made to drop out.
Compared to Kushida Kikyou, she felt Karuizawa was even less eligible to stay.
"What do you mean by despicable means?"
Hearing this, Hasebe Haruka slapped the table and looked at Matsushita Chiaki, becoming angry at once.
"Wasn't it you guys who made Sakura Airi drop out? Hikigaya only acted against Class D for Airi's sake. Otherwise, what reason would Class B have to come and deal with Class D?"
As soon as these words were spoken.
The faces of Matsushita Chiaki and the others stiffened at once.
Although Hikigaya had the self-awareness that he was using despicable means, the people in Class D did not.
On the other side.
Horikita Suzune, however, knit her brows and fell into deep thought.
She didn't have any dissatisfaction.
With her strength, she wasn't afraid of Hikigaya following her at all.
However.
Reporting to the school authorities.
Even if it couldn't get Hikigaya punished, it could at least limit Hikigaya's actions to some extent.
Reporting that Hikigaya likes to tail women might indeed be a good idea.