Volume 1 Chapter 7 part8 (2/2)
Slowly getting up, Horikita walked towards the entrance of the dorms
”Hey… Are you really ok with how the study group went?”
Thinking that I wouldn't get another chance, I called out to her resolutely
”Why are you asking that? I proposed the study group in the first place It's not like you cared about it in the first place A?”
”I have a bad feeling Or should I say, the other students see”
”I don't mind I'm already used to it Also, most of the students with redwith people, and can teach other people well, unlike me This time, they should be able to barely clear the borderline However, I judged it to be a waste of tiraduation, they'll have to repeatedly try to not fail It'd be really stupid to keep trying to cover for their failing le time”
”Sudou and his group took some distance froroup”
”That's what they decided to do; that has nothing to do with me If they don't approach Hirata-kun, they'll just drop out soon enough Of course, et up to class A However, that's for my own sake, and not for anyone else I don't care what anyone else does Rather, if cut down on people on this next midterm, only people who are necessary are left It'll be easier to get to class A A in situation”
I don't think she's wrong In the first place, this crisis is bad for students who got red marks However, I couldn't help but continue the conversation with Horikita, as strangely talkative
”Horikita, isn't that way of thinking incorrect?”
”Incorrect? Tellto say that there is no future for a person who abandons their classht?”
”Calh that you wouldn't understand what I'”
”Then why? There's nofailures”
”Certainly there isn't much meritHowever, it helps prevent demerits”
”… Demerits?”
”Do you think that the school hasn't already thought of that? They're students who rack up negative points fro late Say they drop out because no one helped theet?”
”That's—”
”Of course, before we get any infor is certain However, don't you think that there's a fairly high possibility? A hundred? A thousand? There's even a chance that 10,000 or 100,000 points are deducted If that's the case, you'll have a hard ti to class A”
”Our negative points froht now While we're at 0 points, it'd be best to remove all the students who can't study Isn't it the sae?”
”There's no guarantee that that'll be the case There ative points that we don't know about yet Do you really think it's alright to ignore such a dangerous risk? Well… for someone as sht of that If that wasn't the case, there's no reason for you to do a study group You would've abandoned them from the very start”
I was starting to get worked up That ard her as a friend I didn't want her to regret her decision
”Even if there are unseen et rid of the failures When we start to increase our points, it'll be bad if we regret not cutting them out At this time, this is a risk that should be taken”
”Do you really think that?”
”Yes, really Rather, I a to desperately save them”
I grabbed Horikita's wrist as she was about to get on the elevator
”What? Do you have a rebuttal? This proble that can be solved by the two of us The only ones who know the answer are the school, so we'll be left here arguing forever I'll interpret it as I like, and you'll do the same It'll only amount to that, no?”
”You're really talkative I never thought you were the type of person to talk this much”
”That's… that's because you're being insistent”
The normal Horikita would never listen to me
If I stopped her like this, it wouldn't be strange to receive a sharp bloever, by not doing so, it's evidence that Horikita also thinks the same way That's why she didn't shake off my hand Of course, she herself probably doesn't notice
”The day we met Do you remember what happened on the bus?”
”You ive our seat up to the old woman?”
”Yea At that tiive up ht answer?”
”I already gave ive up iving her my seat, but rather a waste of time and effort”
”Merit? All you think about is profit and loss to the very end”
”Is that bad? Huet money, and if you do so called 'joy' froive up my seat No?”
”No, that's not wrong I also think that's natural”
”Then—”
”With that ht now, you're too blinded by anger and unhappiness that you can't see anything”
”Are you someone important? Do you even have the ability to find faults about me?”
”Whateverthat you cannot see This is the only fault in the otherwise perfect-looking person known as Horikita Suzune”
She snorted, as if she was saying ”Tell me if you have a bone to pick with me”
”Let me tell me you your faults You find other people a hindrance and you don't let anyone come close to you Aren't you in class D because you always think of yourself as superior over everyone else?”
”… It see to say that I'roup”
”Then, are you trying to say that you're superior to those guys?”
”It's obvious if you look at the test scores Those are clear evidence that they're just heavy baggage for the class”
”Certainly, if you measure by scores, they're two, three times below your level Even if they tried really hard, they wouldn't be able to surpass you However, that's only true on top of the desk The school doesn't only look at intelligence This time, if the school did some kind of physical exa?”
”That's—”
”Your physical ability is also good After watching you swiirls However, both you and I know that Sudou's physical abilities surpass yours Ike has communication skills that you don't have If there was a test based on communication skills, Ike would certainly be helpful Rather, you would've probably dragged down the class Well then, are you inco and weak points That's what a human is”
Horikita tried to retort, but she wasn't able to say anything
”… You have no basis to your words All of your words are just pure guesses”
”If there is no foundation, then we have to couess from e do have Think about Chiyabashi+ra-sensei's words carefully In the guidance rooet into superior classes?” So, the conclusion is that there is sos”
I swiftly cut off Horikita's exit path as she looked left and right to weasel herself out of the arguument would've been ridiculous
”You say that you wouldn't regret abandoning the students who failed, but that's not true There will be plenty of days where you feel regret if they drop out”
I looked straight into Horikita's eyes She was not only grasping the reality of the situation, but also tied it with her consciousness I got that impression from her
”You're really talkative today too Doesn't suit your principle of avoiding trouble”
”Yea, probably”
”It's really frustrating, but your words are right You had enough persuasive power to nize that However, I still can't understand one thing That is, your true intentions What is this school to you? Why are you desperately trying to persuade me?”
”… I see, that's what you're thinking”
”If someone doesn't have any persuasive power, their theories won't be believed”
She wants to knohy I' Sudou and the others drop out is a bad thing
”Without any facades, I want to know the true reason For points? To rise up to class A? Or, to help your friends?”
”Because I want to know What is 'a person with merit'? What is equality?”
”Merit, equality…”
”I came to this school to seek out answers to these questions”
Although it wasn't well organized in my head, it came out clearly in words
”Your hand, can you let go?”
”Ah, my bad”
After I released my hand, Horikita turned around and looked at me
”I couldn't have fallen for your sht?”
Saying that, Horikita extended her arm towards me
”I will take care of Sudou-kun and the others for my own sake From now on, I'll make sure to make sure they don't drop out as an investment for the future Is that fine?”
”Don't worry I don't think you'll act otherwise That's the kind of person you are”
”That's a promise, then”
I took Horikita's hand
However, it wasn't until later that I learned that this was a contract with the devil
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