-35- The dim future

At this point, Horikita Suzune also realized.

The true abilities of these two boys in front of her are far beyond what they show on the surface.

Horikita Manabu once said that during the entrance exams, there were two extremely rare students, one who scored consistent 50s in all subjects, and one who scored 0s in all subjects.

"Now it seems that those two people are you two, right?" Horikita Suzune concluded.

After all, Chabashira Sae had already posted the results of the quizzes.

And in that quiz, Nanaya Hori scored 0 in all subjects, while Ayanokouji Kiyotaka scored 50 in all subjects.

That definitely isn't the true ability of these two.

So, without giving Nanaya Hori and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka a chance to deny, Horikita Suzune just directly asked:

"Just tell me what scores you can achieve."

Horikita Suzune just wanted to confirm what level of ability Nanaya Hori and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka have.

At least, their academic capabilities should be clarified.

However, Horikita Suzune was still too naive.

"...I should be able to pass, right?" came the evasive answer from the recluse who never shows their true ability, which is downright conservative.

"I should be fine too," even Nanaya Hori didn't have any intention of giving a straightforward answer, just expressed it succinctly.

This made Horikita Suzune somewhat frustrated.

Do these two guys still intend to continue hiding their strengths?

For Horikita Suzune, possessing excellent talent but not showing it is also incomprehensible, right?

"...Forget it," Horikita Suzune could only sigh and said, "Since you two have no problem, then I have nothing to worry about."

Horikita Suzune just ended the topic like that.

Seeing this, Nanaya Hori didn't say anything on the surface but shook his head inwardly.

From this perspective, it seems that Horikita Suzune still has shortcomings.

If she really intends to strive for Class A as a goal, then understanding the abilities of all students in the class, finding out each person's strengths and weaknesses, and planning for the upcoming competition would be wise.

Unfortunately, Horikita Suzune is inherently unable to focus on others' affairs and won't actively approach others, right?

And if even Horikita Suzune is like this, then the rest of the class can't be expected either.

From this, it can be seen how difficult it is to aim for Class A.

Therefore, at the current stage, Class D, which has gathered so many problem children, has no conditions to advance to Class A.

Unless...

Nanaya Hori turned his head thoughtfully and looked towards Ayanokouji Kiyotaka.

But whether it's a coincidence or not, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka also turned his head and looked at Nanaya Hori.

The two of them looked at each other at the same time with an extremely tacit understanding.

And, they were both so sure.

(It seems that we are thinking the same thing...)

That's right.

Nanaya Hori and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka are thinking the same thing.

Class D currently has no conditions to advance to Class A.

Unless Nanaya Hori and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka intervene.

But the problem is, neither Nanaya Hori nor Ayanokouji Kiyotaka have any intention of intervening.

The two simply exchanged glances and understood the situation.

So, Nanaya Hori and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka discreetly averted their gaze.

"Let's go back to the classroom first," Nanaya Hori said as if confirming the time, "The next class is about to start. If we're late or absent, we'll definitely be scolded by those classmates who are becoming sensitive to points."

"I agree," Ayanokouji Kiyotaka replied deeply, "Anyway, let's go back to class first."

Upon hearing the words of the two, Horikita Suzune seemed to want to say something but gave up.

"Then let's go back."

With that, Horikita Suzune left first, showing a very decisive attitude.

But in reality, Horikita Suzune's mind must have been occupied by how to advance to Class A, right?

Presumably, today's lessons would be the first time in Horikita Suzune's life that she would be distracted and unable to concentrate.

Nanaya Hori and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, thinking about this matter, silently followed and returned to the classroom.

It is worth mentioning that when the three returned to the classroom, all the students in the classroom had already returned to their seats, with serious and earnest expressions, completely devoid of the relaxed and casual atmosphere before.

From this moment on, Class D finally began to follow the right track, finally showing the appearance of students from a prestigious school.

...

Throughout the rest of the day's classes, the students of Class D showed a level of seriousness that they had never shown before.

Previously, the students who treated the teacher's lectures as if they were background noise stopped talking privately, playing with their phones, or sleeping, and even if it was just pretending, they showed a serious demeanor of listening attentively.

Even Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki, the two problem students in Class D, were the same.

Only Sudou Ken continued to sleep soundly.

"What's wrong with that guy?"

"Knowing that this will cost the class points, he still does such things..."

"That's why this guy is so annoying..."

"Why do we have to be in the same class as him?"

During the break, both boys and girls criticized Sudou Ken for his behavior.

If it weren't for Sudou Ken himself being a violent person, the class points of Class D would have been deducted to zero by now, and the school also didn't specify that adhering to discipline could increase class points. I'm afraid there would have been conflict in the class by now, right?

Compared to Sudou Ken, although Kouenji Rokusuke still had his own way, he at least didn't commit any violations.

In his own words...

"That's not beautiful at all."

Presumably, there isn't anyone in the class who can understand this aesthetic, right?

Class D is a gathering of so many problematic children.

Nanaya Hori could even see that Horikita Suzune, who was sitting next to him, always had a silent demeanor, and she must also feel deeply and understand that it's foolish to think of advancing to Class A in this state.

But Horikita Suzune is helpless.

When it comes to her own affairs, this girl can strictly demand perfection in execution, but when it comes to others' affairs, Horikita Suzune is powerless.

This is the limit of Horikita Suzune, who has always advocated individualism.

As a result, until the end of the school day, Horikita Suzune could only watch this situation.

Compared to Horikita Suzune, Hirata Yousuke and Kushida Kikyou and others have taken good actions.

"In order to pass the midterm exams three weeks later, I suggest we hold a study group together. Let the students with good grades help those with poorer grades. What do you guys think?" Hirata Yousuke made a well-intentioned proposal, and Kushida Kikyou made a warm request, successfully capturing the students in the class.

Several students who failed the last quiz quickly raised their hands to join the study group.

However, there are still a few who failed to attend.

Among them are Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudou Ken.

Naturally, there is also Nanaya Hori.

And that concludes the day's classes.

The future of Class D still remains somewhat dim.