Kapitel 195: -193- Must be grasped by oneself
Horikita Suzune's remarks left Hori with only one thought.
"That's just like her."
Aside from matters related to the exam, there was no other reason why Horikita Suzune would actively ask someone for Hori's phone number and invite him out.
However, even though it turned out this way, Hori couldn't help feeling a bit moved.
"I didn't expect you to actually ask me out to discuss the exam."
Hori chuckled a bit.
Well, who could blame her? Horikita Suzune was a girl who was both aloof and proud.
If it were before, upon receiving the school's message and learning that a special exam was about to take place, Horikita Suzune would definitely not seek someone to discuss it with like this. Instead, she would ignore the presence of others and strive to come up with a solution on her own.
Just relying on oneself was her motto, and she lived by it. She had always believed that as long as she had the ability to do everything, she didn't need to rely on others.
With such a belief as her creed, Horikita Suzune had made her way to Advanced Nurturing High School.
Now, it seemed that this girl had finally undergone some changes and learned to rely on others.
"It seems like the special exam on the uninhabited island left quite an impression on you."
Hori said this.
During the special exam on the uninhabited island, Horikita Suzune first realized her own powerlessness.
Even the victory of Class D was completely dependent on Hori, and she didn't even have a role to play, let alone a chance to participate. The impact on Horikita Suzune could be imagined.
Now, this girl seemed to have finally come to terms with reality.
"Just relying on oneself isn't enough."
Even Hori wouldn't dare say that he could do everything on his own. Otherwise, he wouldn't be just an assassin.
The limitations of human power were the truth of this world.
Even though this truth should have been known long ago, Horikita Suzune only realized it now, which was quite ironic.
Of course, realizing the reality didn't mean that Horikita Suzune had bowed to it, nor did it mean that she had given up her confidence and aloofness.
Therefore, Horikita Suzune said so.
"I don't have the intention, like Hirata and Kushida, of focusing too much on others." Horikita Suzune said coldly, "However, your abilities are indeed outstanding, and I must admit that."
In other words, even if she wanted to discuss things with someone, if that person wasn't someone Horikita Suzune acknowledged, then there was no chance.
This girl only slightly shifted her focus onto others, but it didn't mean that she had changed.
To this, Hori had only one thing to say.
"What a troublesome girl."
Naturally, as soon as these words were spoken, Hori was immediately glared at by Horikita Suzune.
"Let's not waste our breath on pointless words." Horikita Suzune cut back to the topic, saying to Hori, "You've received the email, right? What time?"
Here, "What time?" naturally referred to the specified time.
"I'm at 18:00." Hori didn't hide it, answering straightforwardly, while also asking, "What about you?"
Horikita Suzune didn't answer directly. She just took out her phone and showed Hori the email she had received.
Similar to Hirata Yousuke's situation, Horikita Suzune's email content was completely the same as Hori's, except for the specified time and location.
"20:40?" Hori said thoughtfully, "The same as Hirata's time, and even the specified location is the same."
Correct.
Although different from Hori, Horikita Suzune's specified time and location were the same as Hirata Yousuke's.
Now, it's these two time points that have appeared.
"Only two?" Horikita Suzune questioned this and asked, "Do you know the specified time and location for the other students?"
"I don't know much." Hori answered truthfully again. "Sakura Airi asked me for help because she was at a loss about the sudden special exam. Ayanokouji Kiyotaka just exchanged information with me. And Ichinose Honami probably contacted me for a combination of cooperation and gathering more information. We disclosed each other's specified time and location."
Sakura Airi sought Hori's help because she was at a loss about the sudden special exam. Ayanokouji Kiyotaka simply exchanged information with Hori. Ichinose Honami probably contacted Hori for both cooperation and gathering more information.
In short, Hori learned quite a bit.
Specifically, Sakura Airi's specified time and location were different from both Hori's and Horikita Suzune's. It was at another time and location on the second floor.
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's specified time and location were exactly the same as Hori's, both at 18:00 heading to room 204 on the second floor.
Ichinose Honami's specified time was the same as Hori's and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's, at 18:00, but the specified location was different.
Then, there were Horikita Suzune and Hirata Yousuke, whose specified time and location were completely identical.
"What's wrong with this time and location?" Horikita Suzune furrowed her brow and pondered.
Compared to Horikita Suzune, Hori was much more straightforward.
"It's just a waste of brainpower and energy to think too much now." Hori picked up the coffee he had just ordered and drank it leisurely. "We have too little information at the moment, and it's too early to make judgments. It won't be too late to think after we've heard about the content and rules of the special exam."
Hearing Hori's overly relaxed words, Horikita Suzune didn't quite agree.
"Really? Won't it be too late?" Horikita Suzune reminded, "Don't forget, that's how the special exam on the uninhabited island was. Before announcing the rules and content of the exam, the cruise ship had already circled the uninhabited island once to give students a hint, allowing them to observe the terrain of the island from the deck and find advantageous routes and bases."
It was based on this consideration that Horikita Suzune hurriedly invited Hori out, trying to get some clues from the email.
But Hori just wanted to say.
"Do you think the school will use the same method twice?"
The exceptionally convincing words left Horikita Suzune speechless for a moment.
But that's what Hori believed.
"Unlike the special exam on the uninhabited island, this time, the school definitely won't give the same hint. Trying to find information from the email is quite limited."
Hori placed the coffee cup in front of him and looked at Horikita Suzune.
"The moment of battle depends on oneself, not on others' hints. It must be grasped by oneself."
And Hori hadn't felt the arrival of that moment yet.
Therefore, Hori gave up searching for clues from the email.
"The moment of battle...?" Horikita Suzune didn't say anything else, just closed her eyes.
A while later, Horikita Suzune stood up.
"In that case, let's discuss it further after the briefing tonight."
Leaving these words behind, Horikita Suzune left on her own.
Although she had invited someone out to discuss, now she was ending it on her own.
This girl was still the same as before, easily giving people a bad impression.
Hori shook his head, disregarding whether Horikita Suzune stayed or left, and continued to drink his coffee.
Time slowly passed, and the time for the briefing gradually approached.
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