At 6:00 PM.
The Cultural Festival officially ended, and the school published the results on the app.
First Place: 2nd Year Class D +100 Class Points.
Second Place: 2nd Year Class C +100 Class Points.
Third Place: 3rd Year Class B +100 Class Points.
Fourth Place: 2nd Year Class B +100 Class Points.
Fifth Place: 2nd Year Class A +50 Class Points.
There was no helping it.
The power of old perverts was just too strong~.
Even after using such despicable methods, a standard project like a dessert shop could only barely squeeze into the top four.
But that wasn't important.
In any case, the rewards for first and fourth were the same.
"Huh? Does that mean that love letter was sent to Hikki by Ayanokouji?"
Kobayashi Yume clapped her hands excitedly and asked with shining eyes, as a row of girls behind her were also extremely excited.
"That's not quite it, it's just that the possibility is very high."
Surrounded by the crowd, Ichinose explained somewhat helplessly.
She naturally understood why everyone was so excited; girls seemed particularly interested in this area, especially male-male pairings.
"Kya~"
Andou Sayo and others covered their faces, not caring at all.
Just a moment ago.
Hikigaya had posted everything that happened in the Student Council onto the forum, without any concealment.
He just emphasized two main points.
First, wow, Ayanokouji is incredibly calculating and super cool; on the other hand, Ayanokouji wrote him a love letter, leading to suspicions of him being gay.
Based on Yagami Takuya's performance.
The possibility that the love letter was written by Ayanokouji was undoubtedly extremely high.
"Hikki, give me the love letter quickly, I want to see it! Do you also like Ayanokouji?"
"No, how could I like him? I threw it away long ago."
"That was someone's heartfelt feelings, you must respond properly. How could you do that..."
"No... even if you say that, it's very troubling for me. I already have Honami and the others, how could I like men?"
"What a pity. Is that Ayanokouji really gay?"
"Indeed... Ayanokouji doesn't seem to have much interest in girls, so it's quite possible."
"No, no, no, I remember he was dating Sato before, wasn't he?"
"Does that mean..."
"Ayanokouji swings both ways?"
"Kya~"
"If Hikki doesn't agree, then I feel like Ayanokouji and... Sudou seem like a good match."
"Is that so? I feel like he and Hirata are more likely?"
Kobayashi Yume and Amikura Mako held hands and jumped up excitedly.
The Cultural Festival.
It was far less important than the gossip souls in their hearts.
Watching this scene, Hikigaya had a smile on his face.
How could he hide it?
Since Ayanokouji used the method of sending a love letter to exploit them, he naturally needed to pay the price.
Forget it.
Let's have the victory party first.
On the other side.
2nd Year Class D.
Ayanokouji was cleaning up trays, though in reality, he hadn't done much.
He merely used Hirata's connections to deliver the love letter to Horikita Suzune; only those who were "black" in identity would fall for it.
During this time.
Ayanokouji had mostly been observing Class D, curious about the impact of Hikigaya's actions.
Honestly.
Class D had indeed undergone some changes.
First, his surroundings had certainly become much colder, which was within Ayanokouji's expectations.
There were many other subtle changes.
For example, the number of students arriving at school exactly on time and eating lunch in the classroom began to increase.
This was a natural consequence.
Being outside would lead to being discussed and criticized, so many people began to develop an escapist mentality.
Secondly.
The smiles of the boys in the class decreased, and they began to become somewhat silent.
Only Karuizawa was clever.
She pulled herself out early and spent time with Ichinose and Sakura Airi whenever she could.
Ichinose is a good person.
So someone who plays with Ichinose is also a good person.
Hasebe Haruka also benefited from frequently hanging out with Sakura Airi, and thus was not implicated.
After all, Sakura Airi herself hadn't spoken up, so people around her naturally found it hard to say anything.
Strictly speaking.
Hikigaya's actions.
Could be considered a collective bullying behavior by all the students in the school toward the entire student body of Class D.
However.
Whether this could be called bullying.
Ayanokouji wasn't sure either.
After all, the people around were just telling the truth, and Ayanokouji, who had never experienced bullying, naturally found it difficult to judge.
But correspondingly.
This also brought one benefit to Class D.
Perhaps because of Horikita Suzune's expulsion system for the bottom-ranked, or perhaps to escape reality, the number of people who started reading books clearly increased.
As for whether they actually learned anything.
Ayanokouji could only judge based on the next exam results.
Considering everything.
Whether this was good or bad.
Ayanokouji wasn't very sure either, as it was a fact that more people started studying.
However.
Because of this, a question arose.
Is letting Sakura Airi be expelled such a terrible thing?
Although Ayanokouji also preferred letting Kushida Kikyou be expelled, he only turned to sacrifice Sakura Airi upon seeing Horikita Suzune's persistence.
But.
For Class D.
Ayanokouji didn't think expelling Sakura Airi was a bad proposal.
Even if problems were to arise, they should have originated from the time bomb that is Kushida Kikyou.
Although Hikigaya used personal points to lead the charge, Ayanokouji found that the people around also seemed very happy to curse.
Why.
Would the people around not let it go?
Having read it in books, Ayanokouji clearly knew this was a moral issue.
However.
Those without humanity cannot understand.
Previously, he only thought violence, trust, lies, and truth were weapons.
Now Ayanokouji discovered.
Morality could actually be such a powerful weapon.
Ayanokouji was truly curious.
If things continued to develop, what consequences would arise? Hikigaya definitely had something he needed.
For this reason.
Ayanokouji was happy to watch the situation develop.
Letting Horikita Suzune temporarily serve as Hikigaya's opponent to absorb the knowledge he wanted from this matter.
And then.
Looking forward to someone who could defeat him when he goes all out, to prove that man's mistake.
Just then.
Hirata walked up to Ayanokouji and said somewhat embarrassedly:
"Um... Kiyotaka-kun, is it really because you like men that you gave that love letter to Hikigaya?"
"Hmm? What's going on?"
"No, I heard people saying that you might have given him that love letter because you like Hikigaya."
Ayanokouji said with a flat expression: "That's not the case."
"It's nothing, don't worry about it too much."
Hirata turned his head to the side, scratching his slightly reddened cheek with his finger, and said somewhat embarrassedly:
"In this day and age, homosexuality can also be accepted by others, it's not a bad thing. I also think sexual orientation is a matter of personal freedom, don't you think?"
Mistake.
"???"
Ayanokouji was expressionless.
Sensing that many boys were looking at him with eyes that weren't quite right, Ayanokouji had a premonition that he had made a huge mistake.
If you like to use love letters to set up boys, you naturally have to bear the corresponding price.
From now on, he has lost the right to choose a mate on campus.
Hirata secretly looked up and glanced at Ayanokouji from below.
Hmm...
From now on, he has lost the right to choose female mates on campus.