Results Announced: First-Year Class D, 0 Points!

"Fine."

Hachiman escorted her to the entrance and then turned back.

But Kushida's expression, which had been sitting there like a little angel, changed instantly.

They've become much colder.

Horikita was drinking tea alone with an air of aloofness, while Kushida had been smiling the whole time.

Kushida felt there was a trap, because if it were just the three of them, she could reveal her true self, but since Ichinose was with her, she had no choice but to continue pretending to be the angel Kushida.

She was actually on the verge of losing control of her emotions.

So now that Ichinose has left, she can't help herself.

She glanced at Hachiman Hikigaya.

Hachiman nodded.

Then Kushida's face lit up with a smile again, but this was not her usual innocent and pure expression; instead, it was a sneer.

"Now we can talk about our relationship," Kushida said.

"Although the test results haven't come out yet, I can expect to get 100 points."

"And these are the answers to the test paper I took in the exam room."

Kushida handed a test paper to Suzune Horikita.

The final exam papers are submitted as answer sheets, so the exam papers are still in the students' hands.

"And this is the answer." Kushida handed another sheet of paper to Horikita.

What was written there was a perfectly formal and standard reference answer.

In other words, Kikyo Kushida cheated; she still got the answers to the math exam in advance.

"How did you do that?" Suzune Horikita immediately looked over.

Kushida's actions undoubtedly sealed her defeat.

"Of course, I used other methods," Kushida said. "Although Horikita, you are very smart, even very meticulous, I will not be easily defeated by you."

However, Kushida is now acting aggressively, but this is a lie.

Because.

She actually contacted the underachievers in Class C Hachiman Hikigaya and got the answer from them.

Similarly, she also obtained the answers to the test set by Horikita and gave them to that underachiever in Class C.

So.

Suzune Horikita, no matter how meticulous your arrangements are, even Sakayanagi finds them troublesome.

But do you know what?

The enemy is at Honnoji Temple!

Hachiman Hikigaya tells you to be wary of her, but you're completely unprepared for Hachiman Hikigaya.

Kushida felt a little smug when he thought about this.

It's like I've been getting ripped off all along, but now I've finally gotten my revenge.

However, she can only bully Suzune Horikita.

Therefore, it was said.

"Now, you can fulfill your bet with me, right?" Kushida said.

"..." Horikita.

Suzune Horikita glanced at the test paper that Kushida handed her several times.

Then he said.

"You have to accept the consequences of your bet."

"What problem have you encountered that requires my protection?"

"..." Kushida nodded slightly. "You only know part of my dark history, but in fact, my dark history is more serious than you know."

"In my third year of junior high, I caused the breakdown of my classmates."

"As you can see, it's easy for me to get into people's hearts and learn their secrets. But if I do this to one person, it's fine. However, I have a wide circle of friends, so even if I know everyone's secrets and get into their hearts, the pressure is still considerable."

"My outlet was to put my thoughts about everyone on my blog, and one day, someone discovered the blog, and then naturally... it just exploded."

"When I was under attack, I published content that I hadn't written on my blog, and this content was related to the true nature of each student."

Stories like "pregnant with the teacher's child," "cheating," "mutual infidelity," and "who likes whom but not whom" all provoked huge reactions from the students. So instead of attacking me, they started fighting amongst themselves, which led to a class strike.

"And this matter is recorded in the file, so if anyone gets my file, then I am in danger."

"And some people will attack me because of this. What's worse, when the new students enroll next year, there might be younger students who know about this," Kushida said. "And I don't want my current public image to collapse."

"Then someone has to protect me," Kushida said.

So that's why you made the bet with her?

Suzune Horikita thought to herself.

"So now you—" Suzune Horikita thought of another point.

That is because Kushida's explosion in his third year of junior high school was due to having too many friends and knowing too many secrets, which caused him to explode under pressure.

And now.

Suzune Horikita felt that the other person had also made a lot of friends.

So is it...?

"Of course the pressure is immense," Kushida said. "But it makes me feel like I did a pretty good job, a very good performance."

"However, it is also necessary to relieve stress regularly."

"And Hachiman will help me with that," Kushida said.

"..." Horikita.

This was something Suzune hadn't considered.

No wonder that during the previous Sports Festival exam, Hachiman Hikigaya made Kushida act as the traitor and perform at the Ryuen, and Kushida did it.

An ordinary class wouldn't go to this extent.

Because if someone finds fault with you, it would be plausible to accuse you of betraying the class.

Therefore, there is a risk.

Result.

These two have actually had a good relationship for a long time.

However, Hachiman never told her this.

In this way.

Although Kushida is recounting her past, Horikita isn't concerned with that right now.

Instead, they felt betrayed by their partners.

Chapter 196 Results Announced: First-year Class D, 0 points!

"Good morning, Kushida-chan."

"Okay~"

"Kushida-chan— "

"I feel like Kushida-chan has been in a pretty good mood lately."

It's the 28th now.

Classes will proceed as normal.

The students started chattering in the morning. The matching exam had just ended, and they all seemed to be in good spirits because Hirata had given them the answers to each subject and then shared them in the class group chat so they could check their answers themselves. They found that they had all passed, so they felt relieved.

However, the students also noticed that Kushida is usually like a little angel, has been in a particularly good mood these past two days.

Even her smile became sweeter, as if she had encountered something good.

Compared to Kushida...

[What happened to Suzune Horikita?]

When Hachiman arrived at class, he quickly received a message from Hasebe.

Um.

Although the exams are over, the connection between Yukimura and his study group has not ended.

People like Hasebe, who enjoy giving people nicknames and gossiping, were naturally puzzled by Suzune Horikita's state.

Because Suzune Horikita was currently resting her chin on her hand, and although she was still responding to people, she seemed somewhat absent-minded, as if she had something on her mind.

Even in this melancholy state, she is quite beautiful.

After all, she's the class's most attractive person.

However, everyone has already noticed that Suzune Horikita has something on her mind.

This shows that she is not very good at hiding her true feelings.

"Horikita, she's going through a period of depression, which is normal for any young girl," Hachiman Hikigaya replied. "And Hasebe, you've had times when you didn't want to talk to anyone, haven't you?"

Is that so?

Hasebe felt that Hachiman Hikigaya was lying to her.

However, she noticed that Suzune Horikita, who was next to Hachiman Hikigaya, was already talking to him, so she didn't press the matter further.

Suzune Horikita did indeed continue to press for answers.

"You've actually always known Kushida very well?"

"This exam," Hachiman said, "Was Kushida's good fortune."

"Besides contacting Sakayanagi, she also bribed other students in Class C to get the answers to the math exam."

"So, it was her popularity that made the difference?" Suzune Horikita said.

This is something she couldn't do, but Kushida did.

"Besides," Hachiman said, "Your brother will be leaving school in one more semester. And you wouldn't want him to see that you have no friends, would you?"

Hachiman and Suzune Horikita are partners.

Kushida is Suzune Horikita's official friend.

If Kushida drops out of school, then Suzune Horikita will indeed have no friends left.

This left Suzune speechless.

But.

"Now I understand why she kept trying to contact me when she enrolled," Horikita recalled.

Even though Kushida was given the cold shoulder by her back then, he still persisted in trying to reach out to her.

He would even come to her dormitory door every morning to wait for her.

"I guess I was really nervous back then, afraid you'd tell everyone," Hachiman said.

"She's been in this mood the whole time." Horikita finally sighed. "Fine, a bet's a bet. I'll help her deal with her troubles."

"Yes." Hachiman nodded.

"..." Suzune Horikita.

"What's wrong?" Hachiman noticed that Suzune Horikita, who was sitting next to him, was still looking at his profile.