So after Hachiman took the initiative to raise his hand, the students from the lower-year B and C classes immediately did the same.
On the upper-year side, Kanzaki, Watanabe, and Chihiro Shiranam all raised their hands.
Shinohara raised her hand as well.
Yamamura from Third-year Class A, whose presence was rather faint, also followed suit.
Only Teita from Third-year Class A remained.
"I want to take calligraphy. It's also a compulsory exam subject," he said. "But there aren't enough people willing to take calligraphy right now, so I'll join the flower arrangement event too."
With that, he raised his hand as well.
"Then thirteen votes have approved the flower arrangement event. We'll all participate in flower arrangement," Hachiman said. "Get ready for a moment, then let's head to the flower arrangement classroom."
"Okay!"
None of the group members objected. The vote had just decided the event.
Besides—
According to the exam arrangements, aside from sewing, both calligraphy and flower arrangement were compulsory exam subjects.
Although calligraphy was important too, it was something everyone basically knew about. Flower arrangement, on the other hand, was something most students had never encountered at all. Thus, the group members paid considerable attention to this unfamiliar compulsory subject.
"Hachiman Hikigaya really is hardworking."
As the group members began heading toward the flower arrangement classroom, Ichika Amasawa, the vice leader, gradually fell behind. Before long, she was walking side by side with Hachiman Hikigaya.
They were the group leader and vice leader, traveling together, so it looked perfectly aboveboard.
"Why do you say that?" Hachiman Hikigaya asked.
"Although you had everyone vote just now, you were actually observing their attitudes, weren't you?" Ichika Amasawa said. "You chose a relatively obscure event."
"Then you observed the attitudes of the group members to test their personalities and obedience."