The students of Class B were highly rated, and there were basically very few poor students among them. So even if they lost the competition, they could still choose to take exams and apply to university.
But the quality of the students in Classes C and D varied wildly. Most of them were poor students.
So for the sake of their own futures, they had to make an effort.
And that was also a sign of despair over the school rankings.
There was simply no hope of climbing higher.
So, as a student of Class D, was Little Kushida coming to the library three years early to prepare for studying?
Not at all.
"Why do you always come and bother me?"
"I have absolutely nothing to do with you."
After following Little Kushida for a while, Oreki heard Horikita Suzune's familiar voice.
"You're so awful. I have my own thoughts too. My academic ability is pretty good, but there are still things I don't understand."
"So, as classmates, can't I ask you for help, Horikita?" That was Kikyou Kushida's voice.
But Horikita Suzune's voice came through again.
"Then go ask Kōenji."
"His academic ability is even better than mine. He ranked first in the class on the entrance written exam," Horikita said. "I was only second."
Yeah.
That was definitely Horikita's way of communicating.
And was that what you cared about?
If so, you were revealing that you cared quite a lot about your written exam scores.
If all you did was study, you would miss out on a lot of things.
Oreki thought to himself.
However, Horikita Suzune continued.
"You can go ask Houtarou Oreki too. Isn't he easy enough to talk to?"
"Keep using your cute little offensive."
"He has absolutely no resistance to that."
Oh.
So that