Kushida Kikyo Is a Stalker / Kushida Kikyo's Desire to Get Closer

Horikita Manabu's gaze returned to his younger sister, who looked somewhat nervous, but still managed to voice his thoughts.

If I move up to Class A, will my brother accept my progress?

Horikita Suzune felt her heart pounding wildly. This was a long-held desire of hers, and the girl had never stopped striving to achieve it.

"... What do you plan to do?"

Although somewhat surprised, Horikita Manabu calmly asked, "Do you think you already have the ability to lead a class?"

"No."

Horikita Suzune shook her head. Actually, she had had this idea a long time ago, but she had never said it out loud. After a semester, this idea became more and more firm.

"Besides promotion within the class, there must be a second method."

"If we want to take this path... it might require many times more effort, and we might even end up with nothing."

Horikita Manabu immediately understood his younger sister's idea: if she wanted to advance to the next class on her own, she would need to pay 20 million personal points, which was no small sum.

"I already have some initial ideas, so please witness my growth, brother."

The black-haired girl gazed resolutely at her brother. She was a woman of action, so she didn't make decisions lightly, but once she decided to do something, she would go all out.

"Alright, I'll be waiting for a surprise from you."

Horikita Manabu glanced at Hashiba Hikaru, who was watching with amusement, and said to the two of them, "Then I'll be going now."

Goodbye, Horikita-senpai.

"Goodbye."

After the tall Student Council President disappeared from sight, Hashiba Hikaru and Horikita Suzune stood up from their seats. He glanced at the black-haired girl's expression and found her idea quite amusing.

"Then I'll head back now. Goodbye, Classmate Hashiba."

After greeting Hashiba Hikaru, Horikita Suzune turned and left decisively. Watching her lonely and slender figure, the boy's expression was somewhat subtle.

[Does she really want to collect 20 million Private Points all by herself? Is she incredibly confident, or just delusional?]

"But that's not something I should worry about. Let her fret about it herself."

Hashiba Hikaru turned and left the coffee shop, but just then his phone beeped with a text message notification.

When I opened it, I was surprised to find it was sent by Horikita Manabu.

Horikita Manabu: Come to the Student Council tomorrow; we need to discuss our second collaboration.

Horikita Manabu: It's about the sound of Suzune.

"This guy really is a siscon..."

After reading the text message, Hashiba Hikaru couldn't help but laugh out loud; things seemed to be getting more and more interesting.

Chapter 224 Kushida Kikyo is a Stalker

After returning to her dormitory, Hashiba Hikaru planned to organize the information she had gathered that day. According to Horikita Manabu, the teachers would announce the Sports Festival information after everyone returned to school, and the situation would not change much in less than ten days.

The key to his obtaining this information in advance was that he could make contact with Nagumo. Since Nagumo would be the future Student Council President, this matter was quite urgent, regardless of whether he intended to implement his true meritocratic policy.

Although the students in Class A, where Hashiba Hikaru is, are generally quite capable, unexpected situations can still occur. If he has early access to key information, it could enhance his judgment of the future.

Only one semester has passed, and the three years of high school are still a long time. To ensure that everything is under control, it is very prudent to prepare early.

He had just messaged Ichinose Honami, asking her to contact Ando, another student who had joined the Student Council, since the boy was going to report to the Student Council tomorrow.

About ten minutes later, there was a knock on Hashiba Hikaru's door.

"Hikari, we're here." Ichinose Honami's voice rang out from outside the door.

"They've arrived."

After welcoming the two girls in, the boy asked them to sit down and then explained his decision.

"Hey, should we quit the Student Council?"

After hearing his idea, Ando Sayo looked puzzled, not understanding why he would think that way.

"Hikari must have her reasons, right?" Ichinose Honami stared at Hashiba Hikaru's face. Compared to Ando's confusion, the girl cared more about the reasons behind it, after all, she knew that her boyfriend wouldn't make such a decision without a reason.

After Hashiba Hikaru explained the reason to them, both women looked somewhat serious.

"So it was all to guard against that senior Nagumo?"

Ando Sayo couldn't help but recall her previous work in the Student Council. Although the blonde senior seemed quite friendly, she always assigned them the simplest tasks and never included her and Ichinose in meetings.

"If you just want to join the Student Council, are you planning to compete with Nagumo- senpai for power?"

A hint of worry appeared on Ichinose's face, because she immediately realized that the other party made this decision to protect her and Ando. After all, if they continued to belong to the Student Council, many things would be restricted.

"That's not entirely true, but my thought is that there are two benefits if you leave the Student Council."

Hashiba Hikaru earnestly explained her considerations, "On the one hand, although it may seem that I will become isolated and helpless after you leave the Student Council, this will allow me to act more freely without having to worry about your existence. After all, there will definitely be first-year students joining the Student Council in the future, and these people will be the base I can win over."

"On the other hand, if I spend more time in the Student Council, Ichinose will still need to maintain the situation in the class, just like the previous consideration, only now it's reversed."

The boy gazed at Ichinose Honami and Ando Sayo before him and said softly, "This is the price we have to pay for the future of our class. Once I have a firm grasp on the situation, you can all come to the Student Council to help me. Do you understand what I mean?"

"But wouldn't that mean Hikaru is fighting a lone battle?" Ichinose Honami disagreed with the plan, her pretty face showing anxiety.

"You're exaggerating. It's not like we're fighting an enemy; it's just joining the Student Council," Hashiba Hikaru shook her head and smiled faintly. "I've already discussed this with Horikita-senpai, and no matter what, it's a pretty safe plan."

"But..."

"Has Honami forgotten what I mentioned before?" Hashiba Hikaru's tone suddenly turned serious. He stared into Ichinose Honami's eyes and said slowly, "Nagumo- senpai will probably take over from Horikita-senpai as the new Student Council President in the second semester. If he really implements some kind of absolute meritocracy policy, then I'm sure everyone will have a tough time."

"..."

After the boy finished explaining, Ando Sayo and Ichinose Honami both fell silent.

Hashiba Hikaru had already told them about this before. For everyone in Class A, it was absolutely unacceptable for someone in the class to drop out, and the more than 20 million Private Points they had accumulated so far were proof of that.

But now that Nagumo has this idea and has taken action, it becomes unclear what he will do after becoming the Student Council President.

Although they had saved enough money to avoid dropping out of school, Miyabi Nagumo's term as Student Council President was a full year, and no one could guarantee that everyone would only encounter one dangerous situation.

After thinking for a long time, Ichinose Honami raised her head and looked at the boy's face. Although she didn't want her boyfriend to bear such responsibility alone, in the end, he was really the only one in Class A who was truly suitable to carry out this plan.

After all, both Horikita Manabu and Miyabi Nagumo took the initiative to invite Hashiba Hikaru to join the Student Council, and no one else had this opportunity.

"Alright then... I agree to Hikaru's plan. This task can only be entrusted to you..."

The pink-haired girl still gave her own answer, believing that since the other party had made this decision, they must have figured out what the best course of action was.

"Then I agree. Anyway, everyone has witnessed Classmate Hashiba's abilities. Of course, I will strongly support anything that benefits the class." Ando's statement was the same as Ichinose's; unity was a common trait among all the students in Class A.

"That's good."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled and nodded, quite satisfied with the outcome of the communication.

After that, the three of them stayed in the boy's room until the afternoon, and then went out for dinner together.

After everything was over, Hashiba Hikaru escorted Ichinose Honami back to her dormitory. Just as he reached his own floor, he saw a familiar figure ahead of him.

It was a stylishly dressed short-haired girl standing at the door of Hashiba Hikaru's room. She seemed to have been waiting for a while and was listlessly fiddling with her phone.

"Kushida?"

Hashiba Hikaru was puzzled, not understanding why this guy was blocking the door again.

"Classmate Hashiba! You're back." The girl looked up, her beautiful eyes sparkling with surprise.

Why did you come here?

"Let's go inside first, we're in the hallway right now."

"... OK."

When Kushida Kikyo walked in, the boy closed the door and turned around, only to find her staring intently at his face.

"You... met Horikita Suzune again today, didn't you?" The girl's voice turned cold, and her face revealed that indifferent expression that Hashiba Hikaru knew so well.

Yes, but how did you know?

"Because... I'm tracking you."

Kushida Kikyo raised her delicate face, seemingly oblivious to the fact that she had done something wrong, instead displaying an expression of utter self-righteousness.

"..."

"So what do you want?"

Hashiba Hikaru was somewhat helpless; this girl was truly a complete madwoman, and even the slightest disturbance would trigger her emotions.

Upon hearing the boy's question, Kushida walked up to Hashiba Hikaru, placed her small hand on his chest, and said, word by word, "I want to know what you two talked about. Isn't this part of our collaboration?"

"... certainly."

Chapter 225 Kushida Kikyo's Desire to Get Closer

Faced with Kushida Kikyo's persistent questioning, Hashiba Hikaru recalled the entire conversation she had with the Horikita siblings at the coffee shop. After selecting some information she could share with them, she gestured for the girl to sit down first.

"Today's meeting wasn't just with Horikita. Since you've been following me, you must have seen it, right?" Hashiba Hikaru took out a paper cup meant for guests and poured Kushida a glass of warm water.

"Yes, and the Student Council President too."

The short-haired girl sat on his bed. After taking a sip of water to moisten her throat, her delicate eyebrows furrowed slightly as she asked, "Why did he get involved in your conversation?"

"How should I put this..."

Hashiba Hikaru smiled slightly, choosing not to answer the question directly, but instead changing the subject, saying, "Precisely because of the Student Council President, there is very little I can tell you."

"Aside from what Horikita said, all other information needs to be kept secret for now."

"Sure, I'm not really interested in the Student Council President anyway," Kushida Kikyo said slowly, gazing into the boy's smiling eyes. "Now you can tell me, right?"

"Certainly."

After processing Horikita Suzune's remarks from earlier that day, Hashiba Hikaru relayed them to the short-haired girl in front of her who seemed quite concerned about her situation.

He mainly mentioned the black-haired girl's thoughts and insights about the Special Exam, while the rest were some irrelevant supplementary information. As for the other content, whether it was Horikita Suzune's promotion plan or her relationship with Horikita Manabu, these were more confidential matters that Hashiba Hikaru did not want to tell Kushida now.

"Thinking about the Special Exam?" A thoughtful look appeared on Kushida Kikyo's face. She knew that Horikita Suzune had always wanted to move up to Class A, but she didn't believe that the other party could really do it.

"After all, although your class achieved some results in these two Special Exam, you're still far from meeting the requirements for advancement, aren't you?"

Hashiba Hikaru's tone was flat. He looked at the short-haired girl in front of him and knew that she was the kind of person who didn't care about class competition, otherwise she wouldn't have agreed to trade information with him.

Thinking about it this way, Horikita Suzune and she really are two extremes, very different in every way.

One prefers to work alone, obsessed with getting into Class A; the other hopes to make friends with all the students in the school and doesn't care much about class competition.

However, these two people have one remarkable thing in common: neither of them easily trusts others.

Whether they appear friendly on the surface but are actually guarded inside, or they pretend to be aloof and unapproachable, you can see the true nature of these two girls.

"Is there nothing else besides these?" Kushida Kikyo took another sip of water, staring at Hashiba Hikaru's face as she asked, "Is that all that Horikita said?"

"The rest of the content concerns the Student Council President, so I can't tell you."

Although she spoke in a gentle tone, Hashiba Hikaru wouldn't tell Kushida Kikyo these things without sufficient benefit, since as a current member of Class C, Class A and Class C would be rivals in the upcoming Sports Festival.

However, there are always exceptions. If the short-haired girl demonstrates sufficient value, it might be worth considering providing her with some important information.

"..."

After listening to Hashiba Hikaru's explanation, Kushida Kikyo fell silent.

Her interest in Horikita Suzune was always related to that important secret: the fact that Suzune had no friends was a prerequisite for the girl to relax, and it was also the key to the cooperation between Kushida and Hashiba Hikaru.

But it is precisely because of this kind of connection that is based on cooperation that the short-haired girl sometimes feels insecure. Just as Hashiba Hikaru understands her very well, she also understands the other person very well.

Although the boy's attitude was always gentle, ultimately, since they were in different classes, this guy would never truly open up to him, and they wouldn't share much information.

"Have you finished asking questions Kushida?"

Hashiba Hikaru noticed the uncertain expression on Kushida Kikyo's face and decided to end today's impromptu meeting.

Do you... want to know that secret?

Kushida placed her small hands on her chest and asked the question nervously. For some reason, ever since Ichinose Honami officially announced her relationship with Hashiba Hikaru, she had felt a strange feeling that had not dissipated since that day.

She hoped the boy would never betray her, but she could never get a very generous reward from him, and could only get psychological comfort by constantly testing him.

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