Sakayanagi, It's Not Nice to Steal Someone Away! 6k (Continued)

My phone rang.

Meanwhile, Ibuki, who was sitting not far away and had only treated watching the movie as a task to be completed, looked over.

She suddenly realized that this Hachiman Hikigaya seemed to be very popular.

So many people are calling him.

In reality, the only people who would contact Hachiman are those in his contact list.

Hachiman then put the headphones back on.

This time it was Suzune Horikita who called.

But.

It is a pity.

It wasn't Horikita's voice that came on the phone, but Kushida's sweet voice.

It seems that Suzune Horikita and Kushida did exactly the same thing.

"Oh, Horikita, to be honest, I'm really happy that you took the initiative to reach out to me."

Horikita's voice quickly followed, "I don't understand at all, Kushida. How come you say you know my secret?"

"Horikita, although we are now students in Class A, unfortunately, as you probably know, you were initially assigned to Class D."

"If it's the same evaluation standard, then you being placed in Class D must mean you have some bad record that the school has on file. That's why you lost so many points," Kushida said. "And if you want to maintain your position in this class, you'll be attacked if you're not careful."

"But you'll be ruining our Class A then," Kushida said earnestly. "So I suggest you tell us your secret."

But.

"Regarding this," Horikita seemed to frown. "Perhaps it's you, Kushida, who needs to be careful."

"What's the meaning?"

"Let me get straight to the point."

Horikita calmly replied, "No one in this school comes from a single school alone. In other words, at least two people from each school graduated from the same school. Kushida, you came from the same school as me, right?"

"..."

There was silence on the other end of the phone; Kushida seemed to have fallen silent.

Suzune Horikita continued.

"I vaguely remember something. Kushida, you were in Class D, right? In the third year of junior high, something happened in Class D that caused all the students in the class to skip class. Although I don't know exactly what happened, even if I say this, you definitely won't believe me Kushida."

"Moreover, this matter is definitely related to you. I think you're the one who needs to be careful, Kushida."

Hearing this, Hachiman's expression became somewhat strange.

Kushida would actively seek out Horikita because Kushida had caught Sakayanagi -handed, so he obeyed Sakayanagi's orders to deal with Horikita.

Although Kushida wasn't a particularly smart guy, he wasn't completely stupid either.

At least she could still call him when Sakayanagi found fault with her.

Her obedience to Sakayanagi likely stemmed from the assumption that he had received the message and therefore needed to help her resolve the trouble.

Because they had previously agreed not to tell anyone her true identity, she helped him Class Advancement.

It can be considered a mutually beneficial relationship.

So he felt that even if Sakayanagi caught him doing something wrong, he would deal with it.

But.

Kushida, on the other hand, also has some ambitions.

That is, using Sakayanagi's name as bait, she really went after Horikita. Her purpose was very clear: to find out Suzune Horikita's secret.

But it's a real shame.

They were defeated right at the beginning.

Meanwhile, Suzune Horikita has also grown. After noticing Kushida's strange behavior, she met with Kushida alone, but still left him with the possibility of gathering information.

"It seems you do know something, Horikita."

Then Kushida's voice came through the phone again, calm and no longer sweet.

"Yes, we went to the same junior high school. Although we've never met and I don't know how much you know, it seems like you know quite a lot, Horikita," Kushida said.

"But now, I've changed my mind."

"Either help me keep the secret and defeat those who want to attack me."

"Either," Kushida paused, then said decisively, "You drop out of school."

Hearing Kushida's resolute words, Hachiman felt he needed to update his evaluation of Kikyo Kushida.

Because she's not completely stupid.

That's probably why they submitted to Sakayanagi so quickly.

Hachiman had told her not to harass Horikita.

Because.

Among the new students enrolling next year, there will definitely be people from the same junior high school as her, so they may also know about her dark history.

From this perspective, even if Hachiman and Horikita don't reveal her dark past, she is still extremely dangerous.

Looking at it now, wasn't Kushida quite clever?

Under the guise of working for Sakayanagi, they directly approached Horikita.

She wants to obtain Horikita's secret, but if she cannot obtain Horikita's secret, she will try to get Horikita to protect her.

"Why should I drop out of school?" Suzune Horikita asked. "Besides, I have no obligation to protect your secrets, and I don't even have any secrets myself. So your threats are ineffective."

"Are you sure?" Kushida asked. "Even though our class has been promoted to Class A, if someone causes trouble, our class will probably drop down in no time."

"Have you said these things to Hachiman Hikigaya?" Horikita asked.

"Uh..." Kushida seemed to choke a little.

But she immediately said...

"This is the conflict between you and me," Kushida said. "Even though our class has been promoted to Class A, it couldn't even last a month or two. So, as a member of that class, you must have received a very low evaluation."

"What do you mean?" Suzune Horikita then looked at Kushida seriously.

This was an unintentional but devastating blow from Kushida.

Hachiman thought to himself.

Because Horikita wanted to gain her brother's approval.

Bringing the class from Class D to Class A is a very good achievement.

But it's also embarrassing to fall down right after going up.

So Kushida's words really were a weapon specifically designed to target Horikita.

Although Kushida didn't understand why Horikita had suddenly cooperated, she still quickly said...

"As I just mentioned, let's make a deal. Let's use this final exam as the basis for the deal."

At the same time Kushida said firmly, "We'll bet our total scores from the exams. If my score is higher than yours, then I will leave if I lose."

"..."

Suzune Horikita was clearly surprised, obviously not expecting Kushida to say such a thing.

She found Kushida strangely today.

But.

Kushida now looks like he's about to cause trouble for the class again.

She and Hachiman helped bring the class to Class A. Although Hachiman no longer took charge, the fact that they fell so quickly would lower her brother's opinion of her.

Although she also felt that the class would soon fall behind.

But if someone stirs up trouble, it will drop even faster.

And now, the request that Kushida is making doesn't seem difficult for her.

Because Horikita is a bookworm.

She spent all her time studying, except for eating and sleeping.

Therefore, her score was very high.

As for Kushida, although her Academic Ability is not low, Kushida did not spend most of her time studying, but instead spent her time making friends, so Kushida Academic Ability is not as good as hers.

So in a normal match, Kushida's side would lose.

In other words...

"You want to drop out of school?" Horikita said.

"..." Kushida.

Um.

For Suzune Horikita, a bookworm, she probably just thought Kushida would definitely lose.

Snort.

"My secret has been discovered," Kushida said. "If no one helps me, I'll drop out of school sooner or later."

Oh.

Oh, I see.

Suzune Horikita then realized that Kushida was going all in.

"In short," Kushida said, "This is the condition I've put forward."

"Horikita, you should really cherish your current status in Class A."

"So if you don't want this wonderful thing to be destroyed in an instant, then agree to the bet with me. You know I'm very popular, right? And I already know the secrets of a large portion of the students in the class."

"And once these secrets are revealed, the other person will probably drop out of school immediately," Kushida said.

"..." Horikita.

Although Horikita's relationship with the girls in her class was very ordinary, and she hadn't even spoken to some of them, she knew about Kushida's relationships with the others.

Perhaps they really do possess these secrets.

If there are a large number of dropouts, then the current situation in the class is indeed very bad.

Her brother's opinion of her will also decline.

And even though Class Advancement, she can't even control a classmate, so she probably hasn't grown much yet.

"I can agree to this bet," Horikita said after thinking for a moment. "But who can guarantee you'll keep your promise after the outcome?"

"Hehe..."

Kushida smiled.

"You're worried about me, but I'm worried about you going back on your word if you lose."

Kushida said.

"Just as you don't trust me, I can't trust you either. So, all we need is someone we can both trust to testify, right?"

"Who?" Horikita asked. "Is it Hachiman Hikigaya?"

"..." Kushida. "You only Hachiman Hikigaya?"

"Hachiman Hikigaya would probably side with you a bit more," Kushida said. "That's why he can't be impartial."

"And I chose someone else that all the students in the school would believe in."

"Who?" Horikita, puzzled.

Because who else would the entire school believe?

"Of course..."