The Scores Are Out, and Nanami Notices / Class B Settles Accounts and Invites Horikita Suzune to Watch

"That's good."

Horikita Suzune seemed to breathe a sigh of relief. Having decided that Hashiba Hikaru was her companion, she felt that this relationship should at least last until graduation. The girl would not be willing to accept a complete break in contact.

"Please continue to guide me in the future, Horikita."

"Um."

402

Chapter 402 The scores are out, Nagumo realizes it.

Friday, the day the Final Exam results are released. Students in every class are nervously waiting for the class meeting, because the exam scores are related to many things, and everyone wants to greet the winter vacation with a victorious attitude.

Inside the classroom of Class A of the First Year, after the bell rang for the afternoon class meeting, everyone sat up straight, their eyes all focused on the door, waiting for the young female teacher to appear.

About two minutes later, Chie Hoshinomiya calmly walked into the classroom. Meeting everyone's earnest gazes, the female teacher asked with a smile, "It seems everyone is quite nervous, eager to know the scores?"

"Of course! Today is a very important day for the scores to be announced. I didn't go to sleep until 3 a. m. last night!"

"Stop keeping me in suspense, teacher, please reveal the score!"

Yes, we're all waiting.

Because the students in Class A had already developed a very good relationship with Chie Hoshinomiya, everyone spoke in a relaxed tone, which was exactly what the female teacher had hoped for.

"Alright, then I'll announce the results."

Chie Hoshinomiya put down the rolled-up banner in her hand and glanced at the couple sitting in the middle of the classroom, Hashiba Hikaru and Ichinose Honami. The girl sat upright in her seat and looked at her, while the boy remained calm, as if he didn't care at all.

Turning away from her gaze, the female teacher affixed the banner she was holding to the screen. It displayed everyone's scores and rankings. Since the exam was conducted in pairs, each row had two names and their total scores.

"Wow, Classmate Hashiba got first place! That's amazing!"

"Shiranami's score is also quite good; it seems he's been trained by Classmate Hashiba."

"Ichinose is in second place, and she's only 6 points behind Classmate Hashiba. They're both really strong!"

"I see myself! Our average score is well above the passing mark, right?"

"Hahaha, we must take this one!"

After seeing the posted banner, everyone started looking for their own name. Besides caring about their own scores, the scores of their teammates were also very important, since this was a two-person competition.

The students in Class A of the First Year have been consistently holding study sessions, and everyone's scores are quite good. There are basically no particularly low scores, and the basic passing scores are definitely not a problem. Furthermore, no one made any mistakes in the overall score.

"Congratulations everyone! No one in our class failed this time!"

Chie Hoshinomiya stood on the podium and began to applaud, "Everyone worked so hard!"

Let's applaud everyone's efforts!

With the female teacher's encouragement, the atmosphere in the classroom suddenly became lively, and almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After all, although this exam would not have a significant impact on the Class Evaluation Points, failing would mean expulsion, and no one wanted to cross that line.

After a while, once the joyful atmosphere of everyone having successfully passed the test had gradually dissipated, Hashiba Hikaru raised her hand to ask another question. Her total score was 791, just a little short of a perfect score, which was an excellent result.

"Teacher, now that we've all passed, who will win the score contest between us and Class D?"

After this question was asked, everyone in the classroom once again focused their attention on Chie Hoshinomiya. Although victory would only earn her 100 Class Evaluation Points, every little bit helps.

"Heh heh, why don't you all take a guess first?"

The female teacher crossed her arms, a mysterious expression on her face.

"I think we have a high chance of winning, after all, everyone's total score is very high."

I think so too.

"Several pairs from our class scored over 1400 points this time, which should be a huge advantage, right?"

When everyone saw that Chie Hoshinomiya was keeping things mysterious, they all started guessing.

Hashiba Hikaru touched his chin. He actually thought Class A had a high chance of winning. After all, there weren't many good students in Class D. Even with intensive training, it wouldn't be easy to get a high score on the test paper carefully prepared by Ichinose Honami and the others.

What do you think, Classmate Hashiba?

After listening to everyone's discussion, Chie Hoshinomiya looked directly at Hashiba Hikaru.

"I think we should have won, after all, everyone is very good."

Hashiba Hikaru replied with a smile that it wasn't flattery; after all, it wasn't unexpected that Class A had a higher overall score than Class D when it came to simply comparing academic ability.

So what's the answer?

He then countered with a question.

The answer is...

Seeing everyone's expectant looks, Chie Hoshinomiya grinned and exclaimed, "Of course we win!!!"

"Very good!"

"We won!"

After hearing the teacher's confirmation, the classroom of Class A of the First Year erupted in even more enthusiastic applause, which lasted for two semesters. Everyone had been hearing good news, which made everyone feel very happy.

Upon hearing this reply, Hashiba Hikaru smiled as well. He sent his score to Horikita Suzune, as he probably had many things to take care of that evening.

That's really something to look forward to.

In the Second Year building, after the score announcement, Kiryuuin Fuuka headed to the Club Building alone. After finishing the first list that Hashiba Hikaru had given her, she was handed a second one. This time, she planned to finish it even faster, since it was too boring.

"Please wait a moment, Kiryuin- kun."

A flippant yet familiar voice sounded behind her. The silver-haired girl recognized it as Miyabi Nagumo, so she paused for a moment.

"What's wrong?"

Kiryuin turned around and, sure enough, found it was that blond guy.

"I heard that Kiryuin has been quite busy lately, and I haven't been able to find an opportunity to meet him. I've finally managed to run into him this time."

A friendly smile appeared on Miyabi Nagumo Masahiro's handsome face. This was the kind of smile he used to build rapport with others, but it didn't work on Kiryuin.

"So what?"

The beautiful silver-haired girl raised an eyebrow. She looked him up and down and found that she liked Hashiba Hikaru's face more.

"I actually came here to ask for your help. Kiryuin, you don't seem to be in the Student Council or any clubs, right?"

"No."

"Will you lend me a hand?"

Miyabi Nagumo opened her arms wide, revealing a confident smile, "We are both Second Year students, and I believe your abilities will definitely shine in the Student Council."

Upon hearing his words, Kiryuuin Fuuka's lips suddenly curled into a cold smile. "I've said before that I don't intend to get involved in your affairs. Why are you asking me a second time now?"

"Yeah?"

Sensing the other person's attitude, Miyabi Nagumo could no longer pretend. His expression hardened, and his tone turned serious. "But I heard you're working for someone."

"This has nothing to do with you."

"... Oh."

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Chapter 403: The reckoning of Class B, with Horikita Suzune invited to watch the show.

In the noisy Second Year corridor, Miyabi Nagumo stared at the silver-haired girl in front of her, her expression somewhat unpleasant.

"Whatever his terms, I can give you more."

Nagumo knew that Kiryuuin Fuuka was an exceptionally talented student, and that if she could join his side, it would be much easier for him to take control of the school.

"You can't afford the conditions he's offering. I think we'd better not waste our time."

Kiryuuin Fuuka glanced at her phone. She had always looked down on Miyabi Nagumo and didn't want to get entangled with him any further.

"Why?"

"If I can't afford it, I can't afford it. I'm not going to bother explaining why."

After saying a few words, the silver-haired girl turned to leave. As she passed Miyabi Nagumo, she said again, "But I'm curious about something."

"What's up?"

Miyabi Nagumo's face turned ashen, and her tone was unfriendly.

"If you lose one day, would you voluntarily drop out of school?"

"..."

These words pierced the blond man's chest like an arrow. Although he prided himself on his composure, knowing that someone in a high position shouldn't lose his composure so easily, an inexplicable anger rose within him at this moment.

Why would you ask that? Am I inferior to him?

"I'm not interested in answering so many of your questions. If you want to know the answers, why don't you just find them yourself?"

Kiryuuin Fuuka walked away without looking back. At first, when Miyabi Nagumo started taking charge of the Second Year, she simply didn't want to interfere. Now it seems that this guy really doesn't deserve to sit in this position.

"Hmph, just you wait and see, I will definitely beat him!"

Staring at their departing figures, Miyabi Nagumo gritted her teeth and muttered to herself, "I'll make you see who's really blind."

After venting his anger, the blond man straightened his clothes and turned to walk towards the Student Council.

As the Student Council President, he has many things to handle every day and cannot spend too much time outside.

In this chance encounter and conversation, there is a key "he" involved, but neither of them explicitly reveals the other's name.

After all, if something unexpected really happens, it could be even more embarrassing.

With the exam results announced, all four first-grade classes learned the specific results. The winning classes were naturally overjoyed, while the losing classes were dejected.

In the classroom of Class D of the First Year, Kushida Kikyo stared at the scores on the blackboard. This time her total score was not bad, but her English score was only 92, while Horikita Suzune got 97, which meant that she lost the bet.

"Hateful..."

The short-haired girl remembered Hashiba Hikaru's face; he was the witness to this bet, and given his personality, he would definitely follow the rules.

"Don't be so downcast, everyone. It's okay if we lost; we can win next time."

As the class representative, Hirata Yosuke noticed the somber mood in the class and immediately lit up the atmosphere with a smile.

"Yes."

Upon hearing his words, Kushida Kikyo immediately composed herself and began to play her role in the class, smiling at everyone in the classroom.

"There's still a long time ahead, and there will be many more opportunities for Special Exam. We will definitely catch up gradually."

"Really? But this time our scores will be reduced to double digits, won't they?"

"Yeah, doesn't that mean we only have a few thousand points in January? No way!"

Although Kushida Kikyo Hirata Yosuke tried their best to comfort everyone, this defeat meant that the Class Evaluation Points would drop again. If it was only a few dozen points, everyone would get very few points.

Just as the atmosphere remained tense, Horikita Suzune had already packed her bag and stood up. She had received a text message from Hashiba Hikaru.

Chat interface.

Hashiba Hikaru: Come with me to the theater later, Horikita.

Horikita Suzune: Hmm?

Hashiba Hikaru: Let's meet at the entrance of Class B of the First Year.

Horikita Suzune:... Okay.

Although she didn't understand the reason, the black-haired girl had no reason to refuse. She agreed to the suggestion almost without thinking for long, picked up her schoolbag, and walked out of the classroom.

Watching the other woman leave, Kushida Kikyo snorted inwardly. If nothing unexpected happened, she would meet this woman again tonight, and the thought of it made her feel uneasy.

After leaving the classroom, Horikita Suzune quickly arrived at the door of Class B of the First Year. The tall figure was standing at the door, and he immediately waved to her upon seeing her.

"Horikita, over here, over here."

I heard it.

After Horikita Suzune walked to Hashiba Hikaru's side, she looked into the classroom and found that none of the students in Class B had left. Instead, they had split into two distinct camps.