"I see, I understand."
Looking at the people standing opposite him, Yagami Takuya sighed:
"You were in league from the beginning, right? From the time you gave me the letter pretending to be a love letter, finally pushing me into a dead end here, right?"
"???"
"A letter pretending to be a love letter?"
As soon as these words were spoken.
Hikigaya was even more bewildered.
He even had the illusion of "who am I, where am I, what am I doing."
I'm just asking if you were following Horikita; what is Yagami Takuya saying to him? He could only follow Yagami Takuya's words and ask.
"Refers to the love letter you handed over to me last time?"
Hikigaya said somewhat stifled: "That was just a love letter expressing affection for me, right? I remember it didn't even have a sender."
That love letter.
Hikigaya had already thrown it away.
After all, it didn't even have a name; he didn't understand the meaning of the confession—was it the self-satisfaction of a secret admirer?
"No..."
Yagami Takuya shook his head confidently and said:
"At first glance, that letter was indeed a love letter, but it also had [Cultural Festival 3 PM Student Council Room] written on it, and other codes like [Important], [Expulsion], [Secret], didn't it?"
"???"
Hikigaya was even more bewildered, and Ichinose on the side was also somewhat dumbfounded.
Both of them had seen that love letter; it just felt like an ordinary love letter.
No name.
Hikigaya threw it away without thinking, having no intention of looking deeper.
No...
I'm talking to you about a love letter, and what are you talking to me about...
"Is that so?"
Horikita Suzune furrowed her delicate brows and asked.
"No... I remember there was no such content."
Hikigaya turned to Ichinose for confirmation, and the latter couldn't help but nod.
Fortunately, he had shown it to them.
Otherwise.
Hikigaya would have to wonder if something was wrong with himself.
How did it feel like the conversation was not on the same channel?
"Please do not continue this clumsy acting; as long as the word puzzle is solved, the truth will be clear!"
Yagami Takuya's expression was cold, with a look as if he had seen through them.
To this point.
Even if Hikigaya were a fool, he could judge.
Even if today's matter had nothing to do with him, Yagami Takuya definitely had some major illness.
"What word puzzle...?"
"Wasn't it written by one of you two? Or is it someone both of you know?"
Hikigaya was silent.
It felt like a chicken and duck talking.
But mentioning "someone."
It felt 80% likely to be related to Ayanokouji.
If there's something he can't figure out, pushing it onto Ayanokouji always feels right; the current accuracy rate is as high as 100%.
Is this person an assassin left behind by Tsukishiro?
Regardless of whether this guess is correct.
If Yagami Takuya is an assassin, the goal is definitely to deal with Ayanokouji Kiyotaka; him staying would surely be beneficial for Class B.
However.
With Horikita Suzune's performance.
Secretly, Yagami Takuya must have done something.
Ryuuen also made an appointment to meet him here; Komiya's matter probably also has something to do with Yagami Takuya.
If it's true.
He heard Komiya was attacked and pushed off a cliff, his right leg ending up fractured.
Malicious injury is definitely not a small problem.
Should Yagami Takuya really be kept, to let him deal with Ayanokouji?
Keeping him.
Is definitely more beneficial than harmful.
At least in Hikigaya's eyes, it's like this.
Not yet knowing that Yagami Takuya had already added him to the must-kill list, because who the hell could think of that.
The question is whether to keep him.
After a moment of hesitation.
Hikigaya still decided to handle it as official business.
Although it was for private gain, one must still have a conscience and a bottom line.
After all, if Yagami Takuya is the culprit who injured Komiya, he did indeed hurt someone.
Try a wave of entrapment first and see.
"Clap clap clap..."
At this moment, Hikigaya clapped his hands and said with a flat expression:
"You mean Ayanokouji, right? To think you could guess it."
"???"
As soon as these words were spoken.
Everyone in the room was a bit bewildered.
Horikita Suzune turned to look at Hikigaya; this guy also had a relationship with Ayanokouji?
On the other side.
Ibuki Mio's expression was somewhat complicated.
That guy was indeed strong to the point of seeming to be from another dimension; if Amasawa Ichika, Yagami Takuya, and Ayanokouji were related.
Then it would make sense.
Only Ichinose was still completely bewildered.
"Of course, I can only say 'as expected', right?"
Yagami Takuya gave a light laugh.
"Everyone actually knew the truth long ago, right? It's about time to compare answers."
Yagami Takuya was silent for a moment, analyzing the answer in his mind.
"Senior Horikita, after looking at my meeting minutes, you connected it to the note from the deserted island exam, suspected I was the culprit, then gave Vice President Hikigaya a letter disguised as a love letter, secretly conveying the message."
Right.
"As expected of you."
Without waiting for the others to speak, Hikigaya preemptively said flatly.
It felt like this child was already completely intoxicated in his own world; since he liked to show off, I'll just give him a couple of compliments.
Yagami Takuya himself blurted it out.
As for the meeting minutes, it should have happened during the period he was suspended, or he simply didn't care.
Who has nothing better to do than care about meeting minutes every day...
"...It's nothing, just a simple matter."
Yagami Takuya put his left hand on his hip and raised his right hand nonchalantly:
"Whether it's you or Senior Horikita, you are both acting under someone's command, all under the instructions of Senior Ayanokouji who wrote this coded letter, right?"
"Clap clap clap..."
Without waiting for the others to speak, Hikigaya clapped his hands and nodded appreciatively:
"Wonderful..."
"..."
At this time.
Ichinose was simply bewildered looking back and forth at the people, and Ibuki Mio on the side also looked at Horikita Suzune with some wariness.
So you had an agreement with Hikigaya and deliberately used me?
Horikita Suzune also started explaining somewhat dumbfoundedly:
"Wait, I have absolutely no relationship with Hikigaya, and does this matter have anything to do with Ayanokouji?"
"Are you going to continue your clumsy acting? Senior Horikita?"
Yagami Takuya was full of pleasure, immersed in the thrill of solving the puzzle.
"You intend to meet here with Senior Hikigaya and Senior Ayanokouji through the letter, taking advantage of this unique time during the cultural festival to talk with me, because he feels it would be somewhat dangerous to come meet me alone."
"Hmm, a wise judgment indeed, both the time and the place are impeccable."
Yagami Takuya was immersed in his own world.
Since Ayanokouji had already detected his identity as a White Room assassin.
This desire to crush Ayanokouji was so strong, Ayanokouji surely also wanted to solve him to protect himself.
Isn't this great!
"What will be next? Are we finally going to face Senior Ayanokouji face-to-face?"
Yagami Takuya was full of excitement.
Like a child peering at a gift box looking toward the door.
Taking this opportunity.
Hikigaya nudged Ichinose next to him with his elbow and whispered a few words in her ear.