Classroom Of The Elite 33 Classroom Of The Elite Vol 45 Chapter 3 (1/2)
<noscript> <iframe src=”syndicationexdynsrvcom/ads-iframe-displayphp?idzone=3634611&output=noscript&type=300x250” width=”300” height=”250” scrolling=”no” ht=”0” frameborder=”0”></iframe></noscript>Chapter 3: Even then, there is danger lurking in daily life
It all began with a sudden incident at 6 o'clock in the evening on a certain day Since I received a mail on my phone from the school, I decided to check it and when I did, it see at the Waterworks Bureau, the entire dormitory has received an alert that it would not have access to water for a while When I tried turning the tap to test it, indeed no water ca soed, it could take up to earlyto be fixed
But the school too, is properly looking after the students and in the case that it becomes necessary, more than 2 liters of water at a time will be handed out to students at the cafeteria And since the cafeteria is expected to be crowded, a warning state as such And as a prohibited matter, the convenience stores that were expected to be majorly croere marked as temporarily unusable
In addition, free-to-drink mineral water is installed at Keyaki Mall but it is forbidden to bottle that water for ourselves and take it back with us
That's not h If there is a probleh there is water in the tank, since it can only be used to flush once caution is necessary
”As for drinksthere's still a little bit left” The tea in the refrigerator would only last for about a single cup, but that should be enough for today For dinner, I'll have to endure it by an to indifferentlyBut as Iceased It lasted for about 2 calls As I reached my hand out towards my phone to check the caller identity, it turned out to be Horikita Suzune's name
It's unusual for her to call me Even if Horikita had business with htly curious about the matter, I decided to call back However, no matter howit was slightlyHorikita, placedmy dinner I'll cook fried rice today It was a siht in advance After adding the eggs, the rest were just the finishi+ng touches And it was then that the phone rang again Once I stopped the fire and walked towards the phone, again the ringing stopped Looking at the phone, it was like before, a call froain, as expected, no s, Horikita did not answer I felt slight doubt at this ht after the call ended, she's also busy That was also a possibility but froine She's the type to only call when she's in a cal unexpected had happened, ending the call two tie Froht currently be stuck in an unexpected situation
”Yeah right”
Exasperated attoo deeply about this, I decided to stop cooking for now and answer her through the chat
”It seems you've called me two tie, without even a tie that had been read, a reply did not co tiht now so my response may be late, but if you contact me I will reply”
I sent that to her Like before, the read notification appeared but no reply ca
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Even after I had finished dinner, there was no contact fro the last of
”It can't be---is it really a dangerous situation?”
Getting caught up in an unexpected situation and having collapsed so that it at least isn't the usual Horikitlike reaction I wonder if it's a possibility that her phone is simply out of order and that's why I can't contact her But, if that's the case it would not be necessary to contact me for advice She would simply need to contact the school at a later date
If Horikita had a friend ould check up on her room at a time like this it would be a quick le friend ould do that for her
”Are you ok?”
Although that was a cliche line, I try to probe her situation like that
”Oooo”
The read notification did not appear Unlike a while ago, the situation where she had placed her phone had changed Perhaps the battery of her phone had run out, or it had auto could also be considered possible butwhat other possibilities could I think of In the first place, her calling me in the first place is curious What is the reason for that? In any case, the fact that she's not saying it straightforward is strange Then, if I realistically think about it---The first possibility would be that while Horikita had business with ht up in another matter For instance, she's been called by the teachers or she's currently being called by a classmate
But that line is thin In the ht, it's hard to iine the school would call her out and I don't think there exists a friend that would contact Horikita If so, the winning theory would be that she has soh she had tried to call me, she became involved in some sort of accident and becaot and so forgot to call back So the lines of that
”It just doesn't fit”
Horikita is an honor student and she can handle herself I can't ih I had tried to call her directly, it didn't connect, and I was forced to switch over to chat
However even in that chat, she did not send a sentence in reply For a period of tih the fact that it's no longer the case now leads ine that it is still operational
”I's I can do for her are limited but I'm worried about her too so I can't just leave her alone For now, to let her know that I'ain
If I go this far, unless she's considerably busy or have not noticed ain, I call Horikita's address
As I did that, on the fourth call, at least I succeeded incontact with the other side
”hello”
Horikita did not seehtly tired voice
”Hey Sorry for calling you so ot worried ever since I received your call Were you sleeping?”
”That's not the case Sorry for not replying”
I did not sense any sort of panic or any sense of an accident having occurred
”Right now I'm a bit busy so if that's all you wanted to say can I cut the call now”
Once Horikita said that I could hear from the mouthpiece of her phone ain particular Goodbye”
It seeated any further since she hurriedly ended the call I ae to 's fine I decided to forget this for now and slowly spend ht the whole day would end just like that But, around 9PM, the screen of e had arrived
”Are you awake?”
It was such a chat from Horikita
”I'm awake”
”I'd like to talk with you for a bit, do you have tihly two hours since our last call that shethat to her, I immediately called Horikita's phone and with just one call, she picked up
”What's wrong?”
”There's so I wanted to ask you”
Horikita said that with a slightly disarrayed manner of speech like before, and after that briefly went silent
”Let's say for instance there is a turtle”
”Huh?”
All of a sudden, such a crazy story came forth from Horikita
”That turtle is an extremely smart and talented turtle But, if it happened to be involved in an accident and was flipped upside down, don't you think that would be a terrible thing? It won't be able to stand back up on its own any of noret back up, they can extend their necks and use their legs to balance theain their initial posture By the way, the ones that are unable to get back up on their oould be giant tortoises and sea turtles It's because both species are born under conditions that lead to the unable to flip themselves back up”
””
When I added my unnecessary words, Horikita went silent
”That was unnecessary It would be easier if you honestly assuet back up on their own and listened”
I thought so Even I thought that was a spectacularly unnecessary addon
”And? That situation where it can't get back up, is so the matter with it?”
”If you encountered such a situation, ould you do? I just wanted to ask for future reference”
”If I did, I would probably wake it up It's not that much of a bothersome task”
Indeed I would have no reason to save it but I also have no reason to abandon it either
If that is the case, Ihand But I wonder what exactly this story is leading to If I consider the situation simply, it would be that Horikita is currently, like the turtle, in a situation where she can't get back up on her own But from the call, I could not detect any sense of panic and she herself seeent of a situation
”Sowhat's troubling you?”
In response to Horikita as beating around the bush, I straightforwardly asked her that No , there's no profit to be had in prolonging this If that's the case, this o faster
”I'ht now our conversation's going in that direction, isn't it?”
”I was just talking about an overturned turtle, it has nothing to do with me”
”then why did you talk about that turtle?”
”I just felt like it I wanted to tell you about the overturned turtle”
This isfor help isn't like you either butyou called ht? If that's the case, saying it quickly would be better”
I adan to talk
”If you feel like helping people no matter what then it can't be helped, it's not like I can't allow you to advise me on this”
”O-oh And? That's fine so let me know”
The Horikita who had been twisted by a sense of superiority had said an unbelievable thing like that But at this point, anything goes
”I' a little trouble”
And then finally, she admitted it honestly
”Where are you now?”
”I'm in s showing up?”
If that's the case even if she can afford to casually talk, it easily gives off an ie that she cannot easily resolve it It would also be accurate for a period However the dormitories are kept clean and Horikita also happens to live on the upper floor The chances of the in her room are low
”That's not the case If that were so, I could deal with it ent? Hot water? Slippers? And if none of those, then how?”
I also noticed she did not immediately tell me the details of her proble abilities, I cannot iine Horikita's situation
”The reason I'm in trouble isactually it's fine I'll solve itto solve it yourself, but it's already been more than two hours that you haven't resolved it yet, hasn't it?”
She should have already been caught up in the problem by the tiled quite a bit already
”Well”
So that's an affir quite a bit on her since she didn't reply immediately But then
”wellindeed I'm close to my physical limits I'll tell you honestly”
At last I can cut to the chase I thought that but Horikita cut in like this
”could you coful stateusted
”From now, but it's already past 9 o'clock”
”I understand butthere's no other way to solve this other than having you co voice It was a frustrated voice that sounded slightly pained
”There o all the way up to the upper floors where the girls live”
”I understand that, but unless I get you to move directly, it would be difficult to solve this”
And just like that, Horikita onesidedly ended the call
”This see else to do but go”
In any case, it wouldn't be nice to be late so grabbing only my phone and the keys tolike I'd rather not run into any girls, I ai the elevator Sneaking around like this is pathetic, but I', as I reached the 13th floor where Horikita lives, I pressed the chins of her opening the door, I tried opening it myself and since the door was not locked, the door simply opened
”Horikita?”
Horikita's room is a 1K but since there is a door installed inside too, I could not see into the bedrooed frons of Horikita
”You're alone right? I don't mind if you come inside”
I heard that froh we're in the dorht, even if a suspicious person were to enter now, the destructive power of h”
What's that phrase supposed tothat, I entered the room Then I walked into the roo me and I could not see her expression, but I could not see any particular change about her
The interior of the room too, was simple and I could not see any particular place that could be considered strange
”I'm here What's the proble said that, Horikita slowly stood up and turned to face s and as well as understanding emotions simultaneously burst forth from inside lanced away froht arirls' use that was co her hand
”How should I put itthis is a disaster co with it?”
”Don't be stupid”
”No, Ia pointy corn between your hands and eating it, doesn't it?”
Perhaps saying soht arm around with a sharp expression
”I-it's a joke”
”There's no point in telling a joke if it isn't funny Yours wasn't funny, it's a failure” Horikita replied
”That's not because my joke wasn't funny, it's because I made fun of you isn't it?”
”This happened as a result of et it off already?”
So that seerabbed the tip of the water bottle and pulled But when I did, Horikita herself was pulled along with it
”It's already bad enough that you can't get it off yourself Please step it up”
If her body itself gets pulled along with the bottle, then I won't be able to take off what nor like that It's just, I'm already quite tired so please led for et exhausted I grabbed hold of the water bottle again Then I added soth to it and pulled Horikita too, endured the pain as she stepped backwards at the same time But it seems she's already used to it at this point since she showed no signs of feeling her ar pulled off
”This is pointless At this rate it probably won't come off”
”I see, as expected”
It seems she had already expected that the water bottle would not co disappointment
”Looks like we'll need to rub it with soap and slowly pull it off Let's go to the kitchen”
”But that would only continue this disaster, haven't you been inforht now?” Horikita said
That's right We won't be able to use water until 12 o'clock in the dorht now is the water in the toilet, but I doubt Horikita would be fine with using it
”I'll be going to the cafeteria for a et my hands on some water it would be possible to pull it off I the room, I headed for the cafeteria But once there, I was assaulted an unexpected incident
”I'm sorry but a lot more students came than expected and we're out of water”
The old lady at the cafeteria apologized in that sorry tone It seems the students who needed water for their dinner had taken it all
”I understand I'll buy so machine”
”If you could please do that?”
For just pulling an are alasses worth of water should be enough Thinking that, I headed towards a vending machine installed near the cafeteria But it seems misfortune tends to overlap All the water, tea, juice and the such in the vending machine have all been sold out
”this is the first ti machine completely e in hand?”
The water bottle wolared atI could have done
”I wanted to bring some from my room but I've already used up allother than a tragedy brought forth from this current of misfortune
”So what do we do?”
”If you're fine with it, we could ask Ike or Sudou to share some water with us?”
”I'll pass”
I had already expected this kind of answer so I had written it off before even asking, but as expected
”If you're unco from them, I can lie and tell them that I'm the one in need” I said
”That's not it I' the water they have at hand, there's no telling what they put in there”
She's treating them almost as if they're bacteria That's definitely not the caseis what I'd like to say but I don't have the confidence todrinking water or tea as it is
If Horikita asks theive the cleanest water they have but if I tell theht handthan malevolence without ill intent
”Then do you want to challenge it again?”
”Yes Please continue even if it hurts for h she had prepared her resolve It seems she wishes to escape fro on her ar my back into it for a bit”
I would also like to free Horikita as quickly as possible and return toto endure the ridiculous posture for a moment, I pulled on the water bottle I then used twice as much power as before to pull the bottle off but it only resulted in Horikita ony Despite that, Horikita did not raise any complaints and endured the pain However, the water bottle, as though sucking on her ar to need some water”
I'll need toit out If it still won't coency services
”You're telling me to wait until 12 o'clock? In this state?”
”If there's still so male would be Hirata” I told her
”If it's him there's no doubt as to the quality of the water butI'd rather not be in his debt”
”Even if you say debt, on the front I'll be the one needing the water There should be no problem for you”
”that is indeed true”
She still seemed to be dissatisfied somewhat but she seems to have accepted that a sacrifice needs to be ent situation and accepted my plan
”Then I'll contact him promptly”
I attempt to call Hirata However, even now, misfortune seems to overlap No ns of picking up On top of that, even when I tried sending hi, maybe he's asleep In any case, there's no response”
”I see Feelings of joy and sadness are bothit complicated for me” Horikita said
”Then next is, no other choice but to rely on Kushi+da or Sakura”
”Please ask Sakursan then”
As if to say Kushi+da is absolutely out of the question, she replied to me with that immediately
”Are you still on bad terms with Kushi+da?” I asked her
”There's no need for us to get along And besides, there are many actions of hers I still don't understand”
”What do you mean you don't understand?”
”the exam on the cruise shi+p She abandoned victory fro the special exaether Unfortunately the water bottle stuck on her arm made her look uncool and hence the intensity of her state
”She's a pacifist by nature She'll probably choose the outco outcoet” theins to speak sharply
The exaroups in a gaet” There were four possible outco them, outcome 1 is the hardest outcoet” is known to everyone yet is cleared without anyone betraying the group In exchange, the reward itself is considerable where the entire group receives 1,000,000 points without it being divided up The only drawback to this outcos does not earn any points Since the other classes equally gain valuation, the difference between theed position of the ”target” That is what Horikita is dissatisfied with
”That situation absolutely favored Class D That et” absolutely needed to remain hidden, and should have re that Kushi+dsan was the ”target” I think in regards to that, she herself was involved”
In other words, Horikita is trying to say that Kushi+da, by doing so outcoht But the possibility of that is overwheluilt”