Soon.
Hikigaya came backstage.
Apart from Ichinose, the others had already dispersed.
Compared to the Student Council President election, the cultural festival was the top priority.
"Teacher Mashima..."
Hikigaya walked up to Mashima-sensei and said in a deep voice:
"Can you tell us the detailed voting results?"
"Due to regulations, the results will not be told to anyone."
"How many private points?"
Hikigaya asked in a deep voice.
That Ichinose would become the Student Council President was not a surprise.
Perhaps.
Was Chairman Sakayanagi helping from behind?
The possibility is very low.
Acting Chairman Sakayanagi seemed to look down on him a bit, and Sakayanagi did not seem to be that kind of person.
This couldn't be helped.
After all.
The two sides were not a match in social status.
The Hikigaya family was just an ordinary dual-income household, while Sakayanagi was from a political family.
It was already quite good that Acting Chairman Sakayanagi didn't throw several hundred million at his face and tell Hikigaya to get lost.
It was just that this result was very important to Hikigaya.
He wanted more authentic results.
"Hmm?"
Although somewhat puzzled, the fair Teacher Mashima frowned:
"Five hundred thousand private points."
"No problem."
Though it was a bit expensive.
Hikigaya could only bite the bullet and accept it; after all, they were the school authorities who controlled the rules.
Soon.
Hikigaya transferred five hundred thousand to Teacher Mashima.
"Horikita Suzune had less than ten votes, Yagami Takuya had roughly around sixty votes, and the remaining three hundred and ninety people all voted for Ichinose from your class."
Teacher Mashima explained with a calm expression:
"I don't remember the detailed data; if you need it, I'll send it to your phone later. Undoubtedly, Ichinose's proposal received the welcome of the majority of people."
"No need, this is enough. Thank you, Teacher Mashima, then I'll be going now."
Hikigaya breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and turned to take his leave.
Without a doubt.
This was a crushing victory.
Their proposal surpassed Horikita Suzune and the others by far too much!
More importantly.
From this anonymous data, it could be seen.
Horikita Suzune only received less than ten votes; they were likely cast by the likes of Sudo and Ayanokouji, and perhaps some people voted for her purely because of her looks.
Interests.
Clearly.
Most people did not recognize Horikita Suzune's sense of unity.
Class D was not united either!
Compared to considering the interests of the class to push Horikita Suzune to become Student Council President, they valued immediate interests more, and valued their own more.
This unity.
Was undoubtedly fake.
Secondly.
Nagumo Miyabi's dominance was declining significantly.
Their proposal.
Only the cancellation of "Cashing Out" would sacrifice the interests of the third-years.
But Nagumo Miyabi would definitely arrange for the third-years to cast their votes for Yagami Takuya, yet he only received fewer than sixty votes.
Clearly.
Under such an anonymous vote, a split occurred among the third-years.
Only this could represent the true thoughts of these people.
There might be reasons like Kiriyama Ikuto and others helping, but most people were attracted by the provision of more promotion opportunities.
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Meaning.
They are all vibrant young people.
If they can be masters.
Who would truly be willing to be someone else's dog?
This data has no actual effect.
But whether it's a questionnaire or such anonymous data.
Hikigaya at least had to find out what happened.
Unity might not be important, but disunity is definitely not okay.
Crises were clearly hidden beneath the surface.
Class D.
Is already finished.
As for Nagumo Miyabi.
Hoping he can stay a bit quiet is probably impossible...
After school.
After Hikigaya finished working out, he went back to school to pick them up and go home.
"Why do that kind of thing?"
Looking at Ichinose beside him, who seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, Hikigaya was truly a bit helpless.
Originally, the classes were different.
Except for special exams, there weren't many opportunities to interact.
Trying to change the inherent views of others was almost impossible and had little meaning.
Ichinose's self-exposure was completely in vain.
"Hasn't Honami become the Student Council President? What does it matter..."
Himeno Yuki said somewhat indifferently: "Besides, Honami was so cool doing that."
"I think so too, Honami was too cool."
Sakura Airi's eyes were also shining.
Being able to frankly speak about one's dark history in front of the whole school was clearly something that required extreme courage.
Only.
What Hikigaya cared about was not this; the result was indeed as he expected, but Ichinose's actions were completely without point.
Although he knew Ichinose did it for him, Hikigaya was a bit baffled.
It couldn't go so smoothly every time.
If Ichinose did things he couldn't understand again in the future, Hikigaya felt his heart wouldn't be able to take it.
"It's nothing, I just said I would clear up this misunderstanding, I just wanted to do it."
Ichinose's smile was brilliant.
Although she could understand Hikigaya, Hikigaya clearly did not yet understand them.
"And, Hikki, aren't you the same?"
"Hmm?"
"Hikki, the things you do are also not understood by everyone..."
Ichinose stopped her pace and gazed at Hikigaya quite seriously.
In fact.
Hikigaya did many things with extreme double standards.
Calling Nagumo Miyabi arbitrary, yet was he himself not acting arbitrarily as well.
It was fine if he got hurt himself.
But he couldn't stand it if those close to him got hurt.
Only.
Hikigaya has Ichinose and the others.
He who has the Way finds much help, he who loses it finds little.
Ichinose and the others were very clear on this.
Difference.
Hikigaya's original intention was all for them; otherwise, with Hikigaya's personality, he would only slack off. This was the difference between him and Nagumo Miyabi.
Therefore, Ichinose and the others could all understand.
Hikigaya wanted to sacrifice for them, but they also wanted to sacrifice for Hikigaya.
However.
Class B could not understand.
Spending private points like flowing water, and currently, no obvious results could be seen.
Losing class points.
He even got himself suspended.
People in Class B also couldn't understand and were similarly frightened.
Ando Sayo and others had asked her more than once what exactly Hikigaya wanted to do, but Ichinose was always the one responsible for covering for him.
Tasks.
Value.
For this.
Ichinose didn't feel there was any problem.
Is it not the happiest thing in the world for a beloved person to sacrifice for the other?
Only.
Smart people are often not understood by ordinary people, and Hikigaya currently lacked such social skills and leadership charisma.
This wasn't something that happened overnight.
Being able to honestly execute the various tasks Hikigaya arranged without knowing his purpose.
This could already be called a miracle.
That Class B could still operate in such an orderly fashion was largely due to everyone's hard work.
Hikigaya was very clear about this and very grateful for their consideration.
Which made him want even more for this class to graduate from Class A.
But in the end, it was impossible to be perfect and care for everyone's feelings at every moment.
Although Hikigaya really wanted to.
A person's energy is finite; this is not something achievable by human power alone.
However.
Thinking in reverse.
Next, private points should undergo devaluation; Hikigaya has already allowed the private points in his hands to exert several times their value in advance.
The things that needed to be done have been done.
Now that the contract is signed, even if Ryuuen wanted to raise the price, it would be impossible.
Only.
Horikita Suzune and the others cannot see this, and Ando Sayo and the others cannot see it either.
The things Hikigaya does.
Many need to be viewed from a long-term perspective to see the effects.