The Role of Yuki Himeno, the Classic Scene of the Horikita Siblings

The four classes of the first year can be roughly categorized into the following four situations.

The pawns of Sakayanagi.

The harem of Honami Ichinose.

The empire of Ryuen.

And the toolbox of Ayanokouji.

The original Class B was a class centered around Honami Ichinose; whenever everyone encountered difficulties, they would subconsciously seek her out.

If it were truly a difficult matter, it would be understandable to trouble Honami Ichinose.

But situations like asking Honami Ichinose to tutor 15 people in the class at the same time were simply too outrageous.

She is the leader of the class, not a tutor at a cram school.

"Dokuho Kouya, you also think Honami Ichinose is having a hard time, right?"

Seeing the boy's expression, Yuki Himeno continued, "If we keep asking Honami Ichinose for help, I'm afraid it will crush her."

Honami Ichinose already has too much on her plate.

If more pressure is added to her, she might really reach her breaking point.

That is exactly what Yuki Himeno thinks.

Hearing this, Dokuho Kouya smiled gently and said, "Precisely because of that, Yuki, you should properly criticize Honami."

Hearing the boy's words, Yuki Himeno widened her eyes in surprise, "Me, criticize Honami Ichinose?"

Honami Ichinose is the class's popular girl, the friend of everyone in the class.

She, Yuki Himeno, has friends in the class, but those friends are even closer to Honami Ichinose.

Asking her to criticize Honami Ichinose—isn't that asking her to become the enemy of the entire class?

Even Dokuho Kouya, the most maverick person in the class, usually doesn't oppose Honami Ichinose, let alone her.

"Honami is an excellent leader. If you are willing to offer your opinions in private, I believe she will be very happy to listen," Dokuho Kouya stated his view.

The advantage of this class is that it is very united.

The disadvantage is that it relies too much on Honami Ichinose.

Even Ryuji Kanzaki, who appears independent, seems to define himself only as a supporter; if Honami Ichinose says to go east, he will absolutely never go west.

"There is nothing wrong with a class following the arrangements of its leader, but if there isn't even a single voice of opposition, that is too dangerous."

Dokuho Kouya looked at the girl beside him, "If it's you, Yuki, I think you can offer Honami very good advice, and the class can return to the right path from its wrong one."

Yuki Himeno shrank her neck and said timidly, "But... I don't dare."

Going against the most popular girl in the class—isn't that looking for death?

If this were any other school, she would probably be subjected to school bullying.

"Then you can just offer your opinions to Honami in private," Dokuho Kouya said again, "The class needs your strength."

"In that case... I suppose I can."

Yuki Himeno nodded gently.

If it is just a private conversation, given Honami Ichinose's personality, she certainly won't go around talking about it.

Although she doesn't feel she can make a difference for the class, if she can change the status quo, it would be beneficial for her as well.

Indeed, as Dokuho Kouya said, she should provide some suggestions to Honami Ichinose appropriately.

Thinking of this, the expression on the girl's face became strange, "Dokuho Kouya, you are actually disguising yourself too, aren't you?"

Dokuho Kouya raised his eyebrows, his eyes brightening slightly, "Why do you say that?"

Having his disguise seen through was not something unacceptable to him.

As long as he operated correctly, he could even use the fact that he had been disguising himself to leave a deeper impression on the audience and gain higher popularity points.

Just like Kikyo Kushida.

Although many people hate her two-faced personality, there are also many who like this style.

Even Dokuho Kouya himself, when watching anime, quite enjoyed seeing the scenes where Kikyo Kushida revealed her true colors.

He had long anticipated that the fake persona he created would one day be seen through, but he just didn't expect it to be discovered by Yuki Himeno.

"Dokuho Kouya, you clearly said you wouldn't pay attention to class matters anymore, but now that you see the class might be going astray, you hope I can lead them back to the right path."

Yuki Himeno teased, "Aren't you also very concerned about the class, Dokuho Kouya?"

Is that it?

Hearing the girl's answer, Dokuho Kouya was a little disappointed, but he continued to act, "I have my own considerations."

Saying so much to Yuki Himeno today wasn't just because he wanted her to provide strength for the class.

Dokuho Kouya just wanted to trigger a special event involving the girl.

Yuki Himeno was, after all, a girl with a name and an illustration in the original work.

Furthermore, her personality was completely different from the others in the original Class B.

Thus, Dokuho Kouya thought that he could trigger a special event involving the young girl, thereby increasing his popularity points.

But unfortunately, even though he chatted with Yuki Himeno for a long time, the system still showed no reaction.

It seemed that the plan to trigger a special event with Yuki Himeno had fallen through.

Just as Dokuho Kouya was regretting that his plan had failed, white bullet comments suddenly appeared before his eyes.

"So the Student Council president is Horikita's older brother."

"They have the same surname, so they must be siblings."

"It seems the relationship between these two siblings isn't very good; the brother has been scolding his sister from start to finish."

"Suzune, who is afraid of her brother, looks so cute."

"2D little sisters are the best!"

"Ayanokouji is peeking right now."

Seeing the content of the bullet comments, Dokuho Kouya was slightly stunned.

Had he actually caught the plot where Manabu Horikita bullies his sister?

Moreover, unlike the original work, Ayanokouji had not stepped in, choosing instead to observe secretly from the sidelines.

Hmm, that fit his persona as an isolationist perfectly.

Dokuho Kouya opened the system and watched what was happening through the animation perspective.

The camera in the animation was focused right on the siblings, Manabu Horikita and Horikita Suzune.

But the next moment, the camera shifted, landing on Dokuho Kouya.

"Is this asking me to step in and save Horikita Suzune?" Dokuho Kouya understood the intention behind the camera's arrangement.

"Money Brother!"

"The boss has arrived! (#funny)"

"Dokuho-kun, is something wrong?"

Seeing the boy's expression turn serious, Yuki Himeno asked with some curiosity.

"A new female character, eh."

"Twin tails, that must mean she's a tsundere."

"Don't rely on stereotypes, the one in front; twin tails don't necessarily mean tsundere."

"Then can you give an example of a twin-tailed character who isn't a tsundere?"

"..."

"It seems like something is happening up ahead," Dokuho Kouya said with a serious expression.

Yuki Himeno tilted her head to listen carefully, "It sounds like two people are arguing?"

"Let's go take a look."

"Okay."

Dokuho Kouya and Yuki Himeno ran toward the front.

On the other side.

Manabu Horikita pushed his sister against the wall, pinning her arm with one hand, his eyes flashing with a cold glint.

"Brother, don't..."

Horikita Suzune had lost her usual toughness and closed her eyes in fear.

"Suzune, all these years, you haven't changed one bit."

Looking at his sister's pathetic appearance, Manabu Horikita felt disappointed, then raised his other arm, aiming his palm at the girl's abdomen.

Just as he was about to strike, a brute force grabbed his arm, making it impossible for him to move even an inch.

Then, the boy's voice rang out from behind him.

"Student Council president, although I arrived a bit late and don't know the full picture,"

"But listening to the conversation just now, are you trying to assault Suzune-san?"

Dokuho Kouya, who had arrived just in time, grabbed the Student Council president's arm and said with a relaxed expression.