Horikita probably meant that she had been told to lead the class toward Class B, yet someone had still managed to fail an open-book exam.
What kind of person was that?
Who could lead them?
And Chabashira. Teacher Chabashira seemed unwilling to think about it. Chabashira seemed to have completely given up.
" I-I don't want to be expelled—"
After noticing that Teacher Chabashira had turned cold, Sudou looked toward the gentle Hirata. "Hirata, save me!"
"Aren't we friends?"
If he had not still been at his desk, Sudou probably would have hugged Hirata.
"Teacher Chabashira—"
"If someone absolutely has to be expelled—" Hirata, having received Sudou's plea for help, said something surprising. "Then I'm willing to be expelled in Sudou's place."
"Hirata, you—"
Sudou was stunned.
Perhaps he had not expected his relationship with Hirata to be... this good?
Hirata was actually willing to be expelled in his place.
This was what a true friend was, right?
Sudou was nearly moved to tears.
"..." Chabashira.
As someone who had once come from Class D and led Class D upward, Sae Chabashira immediately realized something.
Hirata's true thoughts.
His offer to expel himself was not for Sudou's sake. It would have been the same no matter who it was.
He would rather be expelled himself than let someone else be expelled. In other words, there was some kind of obsession in his heart.
There were quite a few students in this class who seemed decent enough.
But...
As expected, this was a gathering place for problem children.
Could a class like this really rise upward?
For someone like Hirata, he probably would not be able to bear it if even one Class D student were expelled.
Chabashira finally reflected on the fact that she seemed to have misunderstood this class.