Class C leader

"Thanks to the presence of zero points, the current situation in our class is like a vigil ... No, the discipline immediately improved a lot."

"…This is Hikigaya-kun?" I always think you're a little gloating.

After school, Hikigaya went to the library as usual and chatted with Shiina about the class while reading.

Shiina's scores in class C were 490. Although it was more than half as many as when she started, there were still many points left, so the atmosphere in the class was not heavy.

She was worried that this would irritate Hikigaya, so she was careful when she spoke and never thought to bring up the topic in class at first.

But she didn't expect Hikigaya to have a better mentality than I imagined... No, that's beyond praise.

It felt like he didn't care about the class.

"Gloat? Then you're wrong," Hikigaya said seriously, "I really don't think a zero score is bad for these guys if you just look at the school's bait and forget about the present." The thing is, it hurts them."

"Bait… is it about class A?"

Shiina was indeed a smart person and she immediately understood what Hikigaya meant.

Or rather, she already had doubts before.

"Yes, although class A privilege prevents most people from giving up, but in my opinion, the three classes other than class A should pay more attention to how much they have grown in the process, rather than the end result. The idea of ​​solving a problem in one step is ridiculous."

This month, Hikigaya was not in vain busy in the student council, and he caught the general situation in each class.

All A-classes are good students with excellent performance, and B-classes are not bad, only two junior classes, C and D, have more or less bad problems.

If they can improve their skills in these three years, then even if they can't advance to Class A, they may become skilled workers in the future.

"Actually, I also know that these are just meaningless and nice words." Hikigaya smiled to himself. deserve it, so you can just listen to it without taking it seriously."

The original intention of the school was to allow the four grades to compete against each other and finally nurture outstanding talents that could reach the level of "Class A Graduates".

But the reality is often this: at first glance, various rules are very well formulated and sound very good, but in real work there are various jerks and unexpected situations.

Rule makers tend to underestimate the complexity of human nature, which the world cannot escape.

Shiina thought it over carefully, and then lowered her head slightly, "Nothing, Hikigai-kun's words have been of great benefit to me, thank you very much."

No, no, you're exaggerating too much.

"It's just that maybe I'm wrong, but I still want to ask, did Hikigaya-kun say that to his classmates?"

"..."

Hikigaya was silent for a while.

After a while, he stuttered and said, "Well, I don't have a class presence and no one cares about me… By the way, the last three questions on this test are difficult. You made it?"

"No, these three questions are clearly off the charts, this is not a level we can answer in high school."

Shiina shook her head. She naturally saw Hikigaya changing the subject, but it seemed too clueless to keep asking.

"Yeah, I think the school is hinting at something, it must be midterms," ​​Hikigaya guessed.

"...BUT?" Shiina looked undecided, "Hikigaya-kun... is everything all right? It's not good to say this to me. Depending on the situation, our two classes may become enemies in the future."

Hikigaya said without hesitation, "No, I just said that because I only care about the process of growing up and I'm not interested in pediatrics like class struggle."

"Yes... I'm not limited to Class A, and I'm not going to take action, but when the class needs me, I'll take action too."

Shiina frankly expressed her decision, which Hikigaya admired.

Especially considering her position.

"By the way, are there any problems in Hikigaya-kun's life?" Shiina suddenly said, "I think you're usually quite modest, but it's still very hard not to have points."

Hey, this baby is an angel.

Hikigaya couldn't help but think that Sakayanagi sent a message to make fun of him early yesterday morning, and comparing them together makes him think even more that Shiina is the reincarnation of a saint.

If not... Forget it, he has no right to judge other people's actions.

At least when they exchanged reading experiences, Shiina was genuinely happy, and that was enough.

"It doesn't matter, I've been used to saving since childhood, and this can go on for a long time."

As soon as Hikigaya refused, there was a sudden noise from the other end of the library.

When he turned around, he saw that several people were arguing over empty seats.

...really, what are these guys doing?

"Sorry, Shiina, I'll be walking for a bit."

"Okay, please be careful.

Shiina showed nothing strange in Hikigaya's behavior and watched him leave.

Hikigaya quickly returned with a sigh.

"It's hard work," Shiina said apologetically, "I think I saw Nomura-kun and the others... Excuse me, are the people in our class causing trouble?"

"No, nothing, it's supposed to be a midterm exam soon, everyone is very nervous."

Saying this, Hikigaya scolded people in his heart.

Those class C bastards are definitely looking for trouble on purpose!

In such a large library, there are empty spaces everywhere, but it must be filled with people from class B, so it is not necessary to say that it is well ventilated.

If you care so much about ventilation, why don't you just go on the roof to read!

"The student council members are really hard at work. If it was me, I wouldn't have the courage to intervene," Shiina said with a wry smile.

"No way, the president is a very strict man."

Hikigaya sighed again and then said, "By the way, the study situation in your class is not good, right? Have you started organizing study meetings?"

"Ah, I almost forgot to mention this," Shiina replied, "At this time, I'm going to be helping other students with their homework, so my library visits may decrease… How about you?"

"Most of our class is still confused and we'll have to wait until next week."

When he said that, Hikigaya Hachiman was speechless. He knew that if he failed the midterm exam, he would be expelled from school. But in his class, everyone lives leisurely. Especially the idiots in the loser group didn't take any action at all.

Don't they know how to save themselves without outside help?

"But your class's actions are very fast, so much was done just yesterday," Hikigaya sighed.

"Yes, at first everyone was confused, but Ryuuen quickly became the leader and he also organized a study meeting."

"Ryuuen… ah, I think I heard about this guy who beat up the big black guy from your class, right?"

Shiina nodded, "Well, at that time, everyone in the class was stunned when they saw the scarred Albert-kun and Yamada-kun following them respectfully."

They continued to read the book for some time and, feeling that the time was almost up, said goodbye to each other and left.

Looking at the back of Shiina leaving, Hikigaya's eyes were a bit complicated.

In fact, what he just said was a well thought out question: he already knew the situation in Class C.

Even before the official announcement of the S system, a person named Ryuuen had already taken action, removed a few spikes in the class, and finally ruled the entire S class without any expectations.

Speaking of which, Hikigaya had an impression of this red-haired bad boy he saw on his first day of school.

Although he knew him at the time, Hikigaya felt that this person was not simple. Unexpectedly, this slightly exceeded his expectations.

At least Ryuuen's eye for picking people is good, he was able to send Shiina to check on him, and he noticed a week ago that he was a member of the student council.

Even Sakayanagi only found out about this after Hikigaya took the initiative to say it.

The most commendable thing is that Ryuuen is willing to go to great lengths for this, and that alone has surpassed the normal talents among freshmen.

Class C leader has pretty good skills.

Well, I hope this guy isn't making too much noise.

Hikigaya has no interest in Class A and doesn't dislike those who want to climb to the top, so whether it's sending scouts for trials or deliberately creating a little friction, it's all within the acceptable range.

But if the other side dares to go beyond what is permitted...

In this case, Hikigaya Hachiman must be realistic.