There is something wrong with Hikigaya’s classroom of the Elite, as expected

Chapter 95: Ordinary but Confident

At noon on the day the midterm exam results were announced, Class D unexpectedly received a transfer record from the school for personal points.

8,700 personal points.

Compared to the 100,000 personal points from before, this amount was less than a tenth, but compared to the zero points they had in May, it could be said that it was a significant improvement.

Of course, some students, who were a little slow to catch on, noticed a small clue in this.

At the same time, everyone was surprised to find that Sudo, who was supposed to be expelled, had experienced a “miraculous revival.” However, under Hirata’s suggestion, no one actively inquired about it. Everyone tacitly acted as though nothing had happened.

…

“Cheers!”

In Ayanokouji’s dormitory, Ike shouted loudly while holding a can of juice.

That night, after the midterm exam results were announced, everyone gathered to celebrate passing the midterms, and more importantly, that Sudo didn’t have to be expelled.

Aside from Horikita and a certain emotionless guy, the usual “idiot trio” and Kushida all had smiles on their faces.

“By the way, this midterm exam was really close. If we didn’t have the study group, even if I, the ace pitcher, would have had no problem, Ike and Sudo definitely would have been out.”

The Monkey Yamauchi, with a “lone expert” expression, patted Ike and Sudo on the shoulders and sighed.

“What? Yamauchi, weren’t you on the edge of danger too?” Ike said, dissatisfied.

“Yamauchi, your score was only a little better than mine in English. How dare you say that?”

Sudo, who was no longer facing the threat of expulsion, looked extremely relaxed. He didn’t look like the furious person from earlier that morning.

“No, no, no, if I had tried hard, I could’ve gotten a perfect score! I’m serious!” Yamauchi started getting lost in delusions again.

“Sigh.”

Horikita, sitting next to them, helplessly closed her book. The idiotic trio of monkeys was really frustrating. She couldn’t focus on studying because of their constant nonsense.

Sudo, moved, came in front of Horikita to thank her. The reason he could avoid expulsion was largely thanks to her. Although he didn’t know exactly how she convinced the teachers, he felt that he had to remember and repay this kindness.

However, this gratitude… might have slightly changed in nature?

“No need to thank me. I only acted for my own benefit. If someone in the class is expelled, the difficulty of advancing to Class A would increase again.”

Horikita’s expression remained cold, as usual.

But to someone’s eyes, the cold indifference that was once annoying now had a touch of tsundere-like pride.

Suddenly, Horikita felt an inexplicable chill and couldn’t help but wrap her arms around her body.

“Hey, Horikita, today’s a celebration for Sudo avoiding expulsion, don’t be so gloomy!”

After the midterms ended, Yamauchi immediately vented his previous frustrations.

“Haruki, don’t say that. We owe everything to Horikita’s help this time. How should I put it… Horikita is really an unexpectedly good person.”

Sudo looked a little embarrassed as he looked at Horikita.

Ever since the last time Horikita apologized to Sudo, and now with this event where she saved him from expulsion, Sudo’s attitude toward her had started to change. Of course, no one noticed a certain little angel in the corner, who was watching this scene with a smile.

“By the way, about Sudo’s expulsion, Horikita, how did you manage it? Chabashira-sensei had already rejected Hirata-kun’s request.”

Kushida, the little angel, suddenly spoke, which also piqued the curiosity of the monkey trio.

“I don’t want to talk about this. We’ve only just passed the midterm exams. Don’t forget, there’s still the final exam ahead, and it will likely be more difficult. If you still hold onto luck and hope to cram at the last minute, I’m sure you’ll regret it.”

Horikita didn’t answer the question publicly but instead shifted the topic.

However, someone still wouldn’t let it go and kept pushing.

“Then what about Ayanokouji-kun? I saw you and Horikita-sensei going to chase after Chabashira-sensei. You must know something about it?”

“What? Ayanokouji, what’s going on?” Sudo suddenly became agitated.

“Huh? It’s not what you think. Actually, Hachiman was with us too. It has nothing to do with me,” Ayanokouji said.

“Hey! Ayanokouji!” Horikita glared at Ayanokouji angrily, but he acted as though he didn’t see it.

“What? What does this have to do with that guy, Hachiman?!”

“Yeah, speaking of which, Hachiman even deliberately mocked Ken!”

Ike and Yamauchi exchanged words, and it seemed like as soon as Hachiman was involved, some sort of switch triggered in both of them. They began to trash-talk and belittle him, as if trying to prove that Hachiman was even worse than them in the class.

“You two, shut up!!”

Horikita was rarely this angry. Even when Sudo had threatened to hit her or when the monkeys had caused her frustration in the study group, she hadn’t been this angry.

Horikita glared at Ayanokouji fiercely. She had already warned him not to bring up Hachiman’s situation, but this guy not only ignored her warning but had also let Ike and Yamauchi, two people she didn’t want to know about it, hear it.

There was no choice now—if she didn’t clear things up, it would only make the situation more troublesome.

“Sudo!”

“Yes!”

Sudo immediately responded like an obedient little dog when his name was called by Horikita.

“Regarding your avoidance of expulsion, Hachiman played a very important role. No matter what, today, you must apologize to him for the conflict that happened in the class!”

Horikita said unyieldingly.

“But that guy… in class, he…”

Sudo’s face became troubled as he recalled being verbally humiliated by both Kyouko and Hachiman that morning, feeling humiliated and angered by the shame.

“And you’ve seen the English results too, right? If you can’t even understand this basic principle, you’re still stuck in place, without any growth.”

Horikita interrupted Sudo without mercy.

“What? This isn’t what you think, Horikita. Look at Hachiman—he had the practice exam questions, but still scored poorly! Are you saying Ayanokouji did it on purpose too?”

Yamauchi said impatiently.

In fact, after Yamauchi said that, he didn’t even notice that Sudo’s face had also turned red.

Seeing Yamauchi look at him, Ayanokouji remained expressionless: “My grades are just this bad. I never expected to help Sudo with this.”

“I told you, didn’t I? Everyone completely misunderstood! Hikitani just got lucky, like a blind cat stumbling upon a dead rat! On the other hand, I had already taken into account that Ken’s English wasn’t good, so I deliberately scored low. Otherwise, I definitely could have gotten a perfect score! No choice, this was all for my bro. Of course, if Ken could treat me to a big meal, that would be even better.”

Yamauchi shook his head and sighed dramatically, successfully baffling Ike, Sudo, and the others around him.

Horikita had a look on her face as if to say, “Are you kidding me?” She never imagined that someone could be as shameless as Yamauchi—he was the very definition of an overconfident fool!

Seeing the atmosphere getting more and more tense, Kushida quickly stepped in to mediate.

“Don’t get mad, Sudo-kun. Horikita-san is just looking out for her classmates, and since she’s seat neighbors with Hikigaya, it’s only natural that they talk often. If what Horikita said is true, then we really should thank Hikigaya properly, right, Horikita-san?”

Kushida clasped her hands together and smiled brightly at Horikita, seemingly unaware that Sudo’s expression was growing darker by the second.

“I’ve said everything I needed to say. It’s up to you how you want to handle it.”

After that, Horikita stopped participating in any discussions. Until the gathering ended, she barely said a word. Meanwhile, the “monkey and ape duo” had their fun without a care, leaving Ayanokouji to clean up after everyone—since this was his room, after all!