After school.
Hikigaya and Ichinose left the school.
After joining the Student Council.
Only he and Ichinose go home together after school.
Other people are either playing at Keyaki Mall, or preparing for the Culture Festival, or holding study sessions.
The only somewhat unexpected thing was.
Sakura Airi seems to have really made up her mind, or was infected by the atmosphere of Class B; her studies are very diligent.
However.
There's only a bit more than a year until graduation.
And besides effort, talent is definitely needed.
Don't expect too much.
As long as this is what Sakura Airi and the others want to do, Hikigaya definitely supports it.
"Speaking of which..."
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Hikigaya held Ichinose's small hand: "Honami, why did you let Nanase be my assistant? Did Arisu say something to you?"
"Yes."
Ichinose nodded and smiled:
"She said Nanase is very suitable to be an assistant and can be your secretary in the future; it's always better to have someone you know by your side."
"I also highly approve of this; Nanase is very excellent and trustworthy."
"Indeed..."
Hikigaya's face was full of agreement.
Nanase Tsubasa is indeed excellent, so excellent it makes one wonder why she was assigned to Class D; it's just that she's 02 prone to getting stuck in dead ends.
If she fixes on a matter.
She likes to persuade herself, making up reasons for herself.
Looking at it this way.
It seems her stance is also a bit unstable; maybe that's the reason she was assigned to Class D.
"Then next, what is Hikki going to do?"
"Yes..."
Hikigaya pinched the bridge of his nose: "Let's first solve this matter and the matter of the Culture Festival."
Originally, after Ichinose became the Student Council President, a series of reforms were to be carried out to cope with the Culture Festival exam.
Besides time-limited clearance games.
This was the first time Hikigaya found that time was so insufficient.
It's not a big deal either; as long as it can be promoted in an orderly fashion, letting the bullet fly for a while is also fine.
Leaving the school.
Asahina's straight long legs paced back and forth on the ground, breathing into her palms; only after noticing Hikigaya and the others did she quickly step forward.
"You two finally came out~"
"Nazuna-senpai, are you waiting for us for something?"
Ichinose seemed to have a very good relationship with her.
"Yes."
Asahina folded her hands, playfully blinking her right eye.
"Sorry, it seems Miyabi did something very excessive to you."
"Senpai knows too?"
Hikigaya was a bit confused.
Nagumo Miyabi shouldn't be so stupid as to talk about it everywhere.
"Today I heard that Sumida was beaten yesterday; I could roughly guess, and now it seems it's indeed the case."
Seeing the attitude of the two, Asahina was already certain.
It was one hundred percent Nagumo Miyabi's arrangement.
During the time Hikigaya was suspended.
Nagumo Miyabi was muttering every day about competing with Hikigaya.
Seeking revenge to wipe away the previous shame.
Although on the surface Nagumo Miyabi still makes people feel like a spring breeze and still gives an impression of strategizing, his state of mind has long since undergone a change.
Other people might not be able to see it.
But as a childhood friend, how could Asahina not see it?
Adversity seemed to further stimulate Nagumo Miyabi's competitiveness.
This urgent desire to prove himself.
Nagumo Miyabi has already become somewhat unable to control it; he didn't discuss it with them at all, and even more so didn't care about their feelings.
He arbitrarily arranged for Class D people to strike Sumida Makoto.
"Hmm?"
Hearing this,
Hikigaya looked at Asahina in front of him with some confusion; wasn't this person very much looking forward to Nagumo Miyabi's defeat?
"Then what is senior doing here waiting for us? It wouldn't be to apologize for Nagumo and want us to forgive him, right?"
"No no no, how could that be possible?"
Asahina quickly waved her small hands and laughed:
"I'm here to see if there's anything you need help with; maybe I can help you."
Although she didn't know where the problem was, Asahina felt there must be a problem with Nagumo Miyabi.
Growing up together since childhood.
Although they can play together and party together.
Asahina can never truly feel at ease with Nagumo Miyabi.
No matter how perfectly Nagumo Miyabi behaves, even having dated so many girls and nobody says anything bad about him.
But it always gives Asahina a sense of unreality.
Whether it's true gentleness or fake gentleness, whether it's for others or for himself.
When encountering problems.
The starting point is different.
No matter how perfectly one disguises, there will always be some differences.
Although it's basically impossible for ordinary people to perceive such subtle differences, in feeling, one will still perceive a trace of disharmony.
Compared to rationality.
Sometimes feeling is even more reliable, even feeling a bit scary.
She really wants to see the real Nagumo Miyabi, and even more wants to see Nagumo Miyabi lose once, to strike down that arrogant air of Nagumo Miyabi.
"No need."
"Eh!? What's this, are you not trusting me? Last time I didn't tell Miyabi, you know; otherwise, even if your proposal was very charming, there would have been some trouble."
"No..."
Hikigaya looked at Asahina with some helplessness: "If you want to see Nagumo fail, I feel it's better for you guys not to intervene, otherwise he might very well use these as excuses."
"Hmm... would it be like that?"
Asahina knit her beautiful brows with some doubt.
She didn't know if Hikigaya was serious or didn't trust her.
Actually.
Back in middle school.
Hikigaya had also studied it once.
Why he didn't have friends, why he couldn't get a girlfriend, why he became like this.
The conclusion drawn from books was.
Inner emotions are not vented, feelings are not deposited, and unvented negative emotions accumulate internally, forming one's own set of thinking logic.
Simply put.
The method of spiritual victory.
It's the same whether at school or in the family.
Parents both liked Komachi more.
With a backhand, Hikigaya threw the book away.
Komachi is so cute.
Isn't it very normal to be loved by people?
Idiot author.
Looking back now, he has different thoughts.
Perhaps.
That idiot author had a bit of a point.
For Nagumo Miyabi to form such a character, the people around him definitely can't be separated from it.
The more Asahina interferes.
The more it provides an excuse for Nagumo Miyabi.
Making Nagumo Miyabi continuously 770 fall into the thought trap of 'Am I really very strong? Am I really very strong?'.
Being forced to read more books by Sakayanagi Arisu, and experiencing more, the more Hikigaya feels like his past self was like an idiot.
It really makes one's sense of shame explode.
"In short."
"Thank you for Asahina-senpai's kindness, it's just that this time help really isn't needed."
"Whether Nagumo will fail depends entirely on him personally."
"To tell the truth, I don't have any hatred toward Nagumo; if he didn't come looking for me, I might not have had any interaction with him in my entire life."
"However, in my view, Nagumo is in some trouble."
Hikigaya explained seriously.
Although he stabbed Nagumo Miyabi in the back, the fundamental reason is entirely that Nagumo Miyabi's own backside isn't clean.
Forget about not separating public and private.
Every day wanting to compete with Horikita Manabu, wanting to compete with Ayanokouji, wanting to compete with him, wanting to interfere with the first-years, wanting to compete with Sakayanagi, wanting to control Ichinose, wanting to collect toys.
Clearly he already dodged him and left.
Yet he still licked his face and came up saying 'I must compete'.
Completely self-inflicted.
If Nagumo Miyabi were strong to the point of off the charts, that would be one thing, but not being strong enough, sooner or later there will be a day he works himself to death.
"Senpai, if there's nothing else, we'll leave first."
"Oh, then I'll just wait and see; coincidentally, let's go back together."
As she spoke.
Asahina walked to Ichinose's side.
"Honami, during the Culture Festival you must come to our haunted house to play; it's ultra-luxurious, you know."
Hmm
It might be very difficult to let her have her way.
Hikigaya silently apologized to her in his heart..