Horikita Suzune's Anger and Reflections / Ichinose Honami Decides to Reward Her Boyfriend
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
Hashiba Hikaru observed the expressions of Ryuen Kakeru and Miyabi Nagumo. He knew that the two had worked together before, so he was a little more wary. But there was no need to hesitate about the lottery. It was not too late to analyze it after the results were announced.
"Whoosh!"
The boy reached directly into the divination tube, took out a stick, glanced at it, and saw it was an ordinary white stick.
"It seems Vice President Hashiba's luck isn't so good. Then the opportunity to attack will have to be left to me."
Ryuen let out a hearty laugh, as if he had everything under control.
"Is that so?"
Hashiba Hikaru's expression remained calm, as if she had already accepted the fact.
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Chapter 355 Horikita Suzune's Anger and Reflections.
After drawing a normal lot, Hashiba Hikaru played with the wooden bamboo stick in his hand and looked at Ryuen Kakeru across from him.
"Now it's my turn."
The long-haired man wore a smug smile. Without hesitation, he reached out and picked up the last remaining lot. Actually, when Hashiba Hikaru drew a white lot, the result was already clear, but to ensure fairness, everyone had to draw lots first.
"It's a red tag."
The supervisor beside him coldly read out the result: the slip in Ryuen Kakeru's hand meant he had the first choice to attack.
"The draw is over. Do either of you have any objections to the results?"
The supervisor, Miyabi Nagumo, calmly inquired about the two parties involved in the draw.
No objections.
Hashiba Hikaru and Ryuen Kakeru answered the question almost simultaneously. After noticing this coincidence, the two exchanged a glance but did not make any unnecessary movements.
"That's good. According to the results of the draw, now Ryuen, please tell us your thoughts. Which class did your class choose to attack?"
Miyabi Nagumo looked at Ryuen Kakeru. Things were going very smoothly, which made the golden retriever very happy.
"Of course it's Class B, we won't change it so easily."
Ryuen Kakeru shrugged, indicating that Class D had chosen Class B as the attacking class.
"Alright, the right to attack Class B is now yours. I've already made my notes."
Miyabi Nagumo instructed her assistant to record this information. According to the rules of the Final Exam, after selecting the class to attack, she would hand over the exam papers prepared by the class to the other party. This was the core rule of this exam.
"No problem."
Ryuen Kakeru shrugged, showing no intention of restraining his emotions. Instead, he looked at Hashiba Hikaru's face with a cold smile on his lips.
"Now that the right to attack Class B has been handed over to them, what is your new option, Classmate Hashiba?"
Miyabi Nagumo asked this crucial question in a businesslike tone.
"I need to think about that first."
Hashiba Hikaru didn't make a decision on the spot; it was better to be cautious at this point.
Just as he was deep in thought, the Student Council door opened again. This time, it was Sakayanagi Arisu from Class B of the First Year and Horikita Suzune from Class D of the First Year who entered. They were both members of the Student Council and had been summoned because they had chosen to attack the same class twice.
"President Nagumo, this is another group that has repeatedly chosen to attack a class. We'll have to draw lots to decide that as well."
The Student Council member next to Nagumo reported what he had just learned.
"Really? There are so many repetitions."
Miyabi Nagumo's expression remained unchanged. He had actually known all along that there was another set of repeated cases, but in order to complete the plan, he had to finish this performance.
"Let them come over."
After the Student Council President finished giving the order, the silver-haired girl and the black-haired girl took the places of Hashiba Hikaru and Ryuen Kakeru respectively, standing in front of and behind the lottery bucket.
"Oh, what a coincidence, did you also choose to target the same class repeatedly?"
Hashiba Hikaru struck up a conversation with the two girls, partly out of curiosity and partly to gather information.
"Yes, it's just a very coincidental situation."
Sakayanagi Arisu remained elegant, and her reply was delivered in a gentle tone.
Horikita Suzune remained true to her persona, merely nodding silently to Hashiba Hikaru without offering much response. The lottery was about to begin, and the girl's attention was entirely focused on it.
"Class B of the First Year and Class D of the First Year, the attacking classes you selected have overlapped. To ensure fairness, we will now draw lots to confirm."
In front of everyone, Miyabi Nagumo instructed her assistant to bring over a new set of fortune-telling containers, which still contained two bamboo sticks, following the exact same procedure as Hashiba Hikaru and Ryuen Kakeru drew their fortunes.
"So, who should go first?"
Of all the people present, Horikita Suzune only trusted Hashiba Hikaru, so she looked at his face with an inquiring gaze.
"How about we draw lots according to the order of the classes, starting with Class B?"
Hashiba Hikaru recalled the lottery process and took the initiative to answer.
"Okay, let's proceed according to the Vice President's suggestion. What do you all think?"
After witnessing the exchange of glances between Hashiba Hikaru and Horikita Suzune, Miyabi Nagumo generously supported their idea.
"That's settled then. It's just a lottery, it shouldn't take too long."
Sakayanagi Arisu did not raise any objections and immediately prepared to reach out her hand to draw lots.
"Please get ready, the representative from Class B of the First Year will draw lots first."
Miyabi Nagumo continued to issue instructions, and this round of the lottery quickly came to an end. Sakayanagi Arisu drew a red lot, while Horikita Suzune drew a white lot, and the right to choose first fell to Sakayanagi Arisu.
The silver-haired girl directly stated her intention to continue attacking Class C, as originally planned. After this result was confirmed, Horikita Suzune clearly fell silent.
"Now that both rounds of the draw are over, representatives from Class B of the First Year and Class C of the First Year, please leave for the time being."
Miyabi Nagumo and Ryuen Kakeru exchanged a brief glance, then urged their two classes to leave first.
As for Hashiba Hikaru and Horikita Suzune, they stayed. After the results of the second round of the draw were announced, they both knew that they had no more choices at this point.
Class C chose Class B as their target and won by drawing lots; their attack has been registered and confirmed. Class B, on the other hand, chose Class C as their target and also won by drawing lots. This puts the two classes in a direct confrontation, with each attacking and defending the other. After a single round, the winner will receive 100 Class Evaluation Points from the loser.
"It seems the goddess of victory isn't on your side. What a pity."
Miyabi Nagumo's face showed a rather regretful expression. After reaching this point, as class representatives, Hashiba Hikaru and Horikita Suzune could only face this situation. After failing to draw lots, their only option was to attack each other.
"That's true, it seems we haven't had much luck."
Hashiba Hikaru didn't show much disappointment, because he had already realized that there must have been other influencing factors in today's draw. However, since the other party had already set a trap, he might as well play along. Anyway, his class wouldn't suffer too much loss, and being a mere spectator wouldn't be bad.
The black-haired girl standing nearby found this result hard to accept. The decision to attack Class C was made after a collective discussion. If it were simply a matter of academic ability, Class C would be their most likely opponent. Now that it had become Class A, which was ranked first, things would obviously become more complicated.
"But now there are no other options; we can only accept this outcome."
Hashiba Hikaru glanced at Horikita Suzune beside her and said gently, "Perhaps this is a special kind of fate, don't you think? Horikita."
"I will try my best."
Although the girl gradually came to accept Hashiba Hikaru her teammate, she still wanted to strive for victory in this kind of team exam competition.
"Well, let's each do our best, and let the final results speak for themselves."
Hashiba Hikaru smiled slightly and confirmed the result with Miyabi Nagumo. Before the mini-exam began, the attack choices for the four classes were now completely settled.
Class A will compete against Class D, and Class B will compete against Class C.
Because each process involves a two-way selection, the final exam result will determine whether the student gains or loses 100 points in the Class Evaluation Points. This reduces a lot of trouble, but it also highlights the ruthlessness of the competition.
After leaving the Student Council's Activity Classroom, Hashiba Hikaru and Horikita Suzune walked side by side in the corridor. The girl seemed to be thinking about something, her pretty face always bearing a serious expression.
Are you thinking about the lottery?
Hashiba Hikaru asked the other person with a smile.
"Don't you also feel something's not right?"
Upon hearing the boy's question, Horikita Suzune immediately raised her head, her gaze fixed intently on his profile.
"It's not that I felt something was wrong; it's that I had already noticed the problem, but I didn't expose it."
Hashiba Hikaru smiled slightly, her tone calm. "Today's draw was actually rigged, and the mastermind behind it should be Ryuen Miyabi Nagumo."
"You actually found out a long time ago? Then why didn't you bring it up on the spot?"
Horikita Suzune stopped in her tracks, looking at the boy opposite her with a mixture of surprise and anger.
"Horikita, before you criticize me, I hope you can consider another issue."
"What's the problem?"
Why did Ryuen Miyabi Nagumo collaborate, and what is their ultimate goal in this collaboration?
Hashiba Hikaru asked questions in a persuasive tone.
"This..."
Although Horikita Suzune can sometimes get stuck on a single point, she is quite sharp-minded and quickly realized what was going on.
"Is it because Ryuen plans to attack Class B?"
The girl figured out the answer.
"Yes, everything Ryuen and Miyabi Nagumo did behind the scenes was to successfully achieve the conditions for attacking Class B, and by coordinating with Class B's counterattack, they could maximize their gains."
"Is that why Classmate Sakayanagi drew a red lot?"
The black-haired girl looked more serious as she pondered the situation. After figuring out the outcome, she mentally reviewed all the causes and consequences.
"Yes, so the reason I didn't expose this is quite simple."
Hashiba Hikaru laughed lightly, looking at the girl in front of him gently. "Since classes B and C are going to have a showdown, why can't we just watch the excitement?"
"..."
After a moment of silence, Horikita Suzune sensed Hashiba Hikaru's attitude and decided to stop dwelling on the matter and prepare for tomorrow's quiz.
Since things have come to this, let's review first.
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Chapter 356 Ichinose Honami decides to treat her boyfriend.
After returning to Class A's classroom, Hashiba Hikaru told everyone in the class about today's lottery process.
"So our target now is Class D? That seems like it would increase our chances of winning."
Shibata's face lit up with joy. Although they hadn't attacked Class B as originally planned, this meant everyone could face the exam with more ease.
"Yes, if we work hard to prepare for the exam, we're sure to do well on this Final Exam!"
Just as everyone accepted the result and started chatting, Ichinose Honami saw through her boyfriend's hidden emotions through this information. After all, having been together for so long, she knew a lot about his speaking habits.
However, she wouldn't ask directly in the classroom; there would be a new small group meeting where they could have a final discussion.
"Now that the decision regarding attacking the class has been made, please go back and study hard tonight. Tomorrow's quiz is crucial, so I hope you will continue to work hard."
"Yes, please don't worry, Classmate Hashiba, we will do our best."
"Come on!!!"
After the class meeting, Hashiba Hikaru led Ichinose Honami and Kanzaki Ryuji to her dormitory. As the last meeting before the quiz, the topic of today's discussion was the lottery draw and the progress of the exam questions.
"So, did something really happen to Guang during the lottery?"
The pink-haired girl sat next to her boyfriend and asked the question that had always bothered her.
"Yes, something really happened."
Hashiba Hikaru didn't dwell on it too much and directly told the core members of Class A present about her discovery and the entire process of the lottery. After listening, everyone's expression changed.
"There's such a secret? That guy from Ryuen..."
Kanzaki Ryuji never concealed his dislike for Ryuen Kakeru, and his expression turned extremely ugly after learning that the other party might have made some kind of deal with Miyabi Nagumo.
"Yeah, that means Class B might get attacked even more."
Ichinose Honami frowned slightly; this outcome worried her greatly.