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11.76% COTE but I'm a Horikita SIMP?! / Chapter 6: Idiots

章 6: Idiots

One month later...

"What a bunch of Idiots you all are."

Everyone in the looked puzzled by Sae's statement. Yuto sighed and looked out the window as he thought, 'Just as I suspected..'

Sae meticulously recounted a series of misbehaviors from the past month, each one a testament to their lack of discipline. With a sense of solemnity, she revealed how these actions had resulted in the loss of all their class points.

Ayanokoji and Yuto were still indifferent about the announcement, while Koenji was smirking as usual. The same could not be said for the others, who's faces only grew darker and darker as Sae was explaining about class points.

She concluded her speech with a final, crushing blow: "The points assigned to you this month amount to zero."

Everyone was in dismay.

Sae paused to look at there expressions and pulled out a chart and said, "Look at these garbage scores! If any of you get below failing grade from the next term. Prepare to be expelled!"

Everyone's eyes widened in shock. However, Horikita was shocked for a whole different reason. She stared at the section which showed 'Kazuki Yuto' and beside the name was his score, '41'. 

She refused to accept that someone who amassed 3.8 million points on his second day at school barely scraped by with just one mark above failing. Horikita and Ayanokoji shared a mutual thought.

"He's definitely holding back."

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As everyone reveled in their swimming class, Ayanokoji and Horikita sat at the poolside, clad in their swimming attire but devoid of interest in joining the aquatic activity.

As they discussed strategies for earning class points, Yuto suddenly appeared out of nowhere, still dressed in his regular uniform. "Sup!" he greeted casually.

Horikita, puzzled by his sudden appearance, asked, "What do you want?"

"How cold! I was about to come talk with my two friends!"

Horikita sighed and was about to say something when, "Oh Horikita-san, Kazuki-kun! Why don't swim with us?" Kushida chimed in. Horkita near-instantly refused causing Kushida to look at Yuto with a hopeful expression.

"You see, I am actually scared of swimming, haha.." Yuto chuckled. Kei, one of the few other girls that came with Kushida joined the conversation. "What are you a child? How do you not know how to swim?" she teased with a grin.

Yuto rubbed the back of his head with his palm and let out a wry chuckle. "I suppose you could call it childhood trauma." he remarked, prompting the bunch to not inquire further.

A few minutes later, Hirata attempted to capture the attention of several classmates, intending to convey the dire situation of the class. However, his efforts fell flat when Sudo shouted "Leave me out of this!", resulting in a resounding failure. "Our class is comprised of a bunch of retards huh?" Yuto finally told to which Horikita and Ayanokoji whole-heartedly agreed.

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"How can you always afford the most expensive lunch set!?" Ike screamed at Yuto, who at this point, was tried of Ike's and Yamauchi's antics. Ike for one was way better than Yamauchi as he still has a humane side of him, while Yamauchi was just not a likable guy in Yuto's eyes. "I have money I guess" Yuto shrugged which caused the Yamauchi to smile.

"Hey, hey Kazuki, we are friends right? Can you buy me a game pleaseeeee, it's only 20,000." 

"No we aren't." 

Yamauchi frowned at Yuto's reply which caused Ike to start laughing at Yamauchi before saying, "Hey Kazu-chan, I lent you that my game remember, how about you treat me lunch today?"

A tick manifested on Yuto's forehead. The sole reason he borrowed that game was to feign normalcy, to blend in as a guy with genuine interests. He was just a empty shell of sorts after all.

His childhood completely devoided him of any such interests, his only focus was to bring money to the table after all, his biological father was drunk half the time and his biological mother was 'sick'. Perhaps that's where he gets his obsession for money came from.

"Ah! I seem to have a stomach ache. I'll go to the infirmary today! Maybe I'll treat you next time, Ike-kun!" Yuto remarked with a wry smile, holding his stomach with both his hands, and dashed out the class, not giving anytime for Ike to comment anything.

As Yuto left the class, he sighed, looks like I can't go to the cafeteria anymore. He made his way to a street vendor and bought himself a burrito.

With his meal in hand, he wandered towards the beach. There, he stood on the ever-so still sand, his gaze fixed blankly upon the sea. The rhythmic sound of crashing waves enveloped him, accompanied by the gentle caress of ocean breezes against his skin.

"Quite pleasant, isn't it? Fufufu.."

"That it is..."

"Wait what!" snapping himself back from his reverie. He looked to his side and saw a short white-haired girl wearing a black beret. She was also holding a stick of sorts in her hand while staring at the sea aswell. Yuto smiled and said, "I didn't notice that someone was beside me." 

"That's the beauty of being immersed into somthing, Kazuki Yuto-kun. Fufu.."

"I'm suprised you know my name, Child-san" Yuto said before taking a bite from his burrito.

The girl turned to Yuto with a smirk and calmly said, "Arisu Sakayanagi."

Yuto eyes narrowed. "It's quite an honor to find myself in the company of  of Class 1-A's leader."

"You yourself aren't far behind in popularity Kazuki-kun."

"Aren't you supposed to be some kind of tyrant? You seem pretty amiable to me"

She chuckled softly, replying, "I don't know about that..."

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Yuto was on his way to the dorms when the sound of his ringing phone interrupted the quiet stroll. His eyes widened when he saw that it was a call from Horikita! His fingers trembled, threatening to drop the phone, but eventually, he mustered the resolve to answer the call. 

[Hello, Kazuki-kun?]

"What is it?" Yuto answered, trying to act calm.

[I'll get to the point, I'm making a study group and I need you to join it]

Kazuki frowned at the idea of studying with Horikita with a bunch of other guys and said, "You should already know that I'm holding back right? I have no reason join your group." 

[I do know that, but as I am only inviting people who are in the verge of failing, it you be suspicious not to invite you.]

"Ripple effect eh?"

[Yes.]

"Alright, I will but I have a condition."

[*sigh* Go on, ask.]

"Can I call you by your first name?" Yuto finally said it! He was holding that in for so long. He felt as if, tonnes of rocks where just liberated from him.

[...]

On the other side of the phone, Horikita was shocked my such a absurd request! 'His shamelessness really has no bounds!' she thought as she gritted her teeth solemly and obliged.

[Yay! I shall join tommorrow, Suzune-chan!]


クリエイターの想い
kreakerss kreakerss

I know that this chapter was a bit bland but this chapter is important as it serves as a base stone for many things that will happen in the future and I also wanted to focus on the actual Mc so that i could move on to character development later.

Creation is hard, cheer me up!

章 7: Half-assed determination

On a round table sat 7 people. Horikita, Ayanokoji, Kushida, Sudo, Ike, Yamauchi and finally Yuto, who was sitting next to Horikita with a ambiguous smile.

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2 hours ago..

Horikita sighed and asked. "How did you know that I told Ayanokoji recruit the 3?"

Yuto shrugged, "He told me"

Horikita scowled at Ayanokoji, who calmly explained, "I asked him for help recruiting the 3 as he is more influencial than I am. I didn't even say that you were the one who was making the study group. I didn't know that he was going to forsee that I would ask Kushida for help aswell."

Indeed, Yuto had anticipated Ayanokoji seeking Kushida's assistance and calculated that any resulting ripple effect by his presense would be inconsequential. Sensing the opportune moment, he resolved to make a demand from Horikita.

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Present.

Horikita glared at Yuto, 'Sly bastard!' 

Horikita initiated the study session, but Yuto seized every opportunity to address her by her given name, grated on her nerves. However, what further annoyed her was the utter stupidity displayed by Ike and Yamauchi. Sudo's aggressive demeanor and Idiocy set him apart in a league of his own, making the study session even more pestiferous.

"Did you just call me incompetent?!" Sudo yelled at Horikita.

"Yes, you can't solve a basic simultaneous equation, I can't help but shudder thinking about where you'll end up in the future." Horikita stated matter-of-factly.

Sudo gritted his teeth in frustration, and was on the verge of grabbing Horikita's collar when Yuto intervened, his expression dead serious. "Let's not go there," Yuto cautioned. Sudo shuddered, recalling what Yuto had done to the third years.

He retracted his hand and grumbled, "Studying is pointless anyway! If I want to have good future, I can just go pro in basketball anyways!" And proceeded to leave, prompting the other two to also leave.

'Ripple effect huh?' 

"Pro my ass! I bet I can beat someone like you in basketball with a hand behind my back" Yuto provoked. Sudo's brows furrowed as he shouted "You wanna go?!" Ike and Yamauchi smirked as they knew Sudo would win while Kushida showed concern. Horikita however was shocked on how that lazy Yuto stepped up to support her.

"Sure, but if you loose, you and your goons are going to shut up and sit and study."

"Like hell I will lose!"

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The seven of them arrived at the basket ball court.

"I don't wanna waste my time here so let's just do first to 3 baskets" Yuto suggested.

"Sure." Sudo scoffed.

"For further handicapping myself, you can start with the ball"

All the six had a mutual thought, "Is he actually serious about handicapping himself!"

As the match began, Sudo seized the early lead, weaving past Yuto's defenses for the opening point and scoring the first basket 10 seconds into the game. Cheers erupted from Ike and Yamauchi.

"The result is obvious!"

"This will be quick"

The other 3 had nothing to say. 

 Yuto remained composed, his left hand tucked behind his back, a smirk playing on his lips.

With a girn, Yuto seized control. Despite the handicap, his dribble was fluid, his movements graceful. Sudo endeavored to contain him, but Yuto's finesse was unmatched as he jumped for a successful dunk.

The crowd's jaws dropped!

"How the hell did Kazuki score" Yamauchi shook his head in denial

"What a monsterous vertical" Ike mumbled

Sudo meanwhile thought, 'A lucky fluke..'

With the score tied at 1-1, A cold sweat dropped from Sudo's side as he was dribbling the ball, Yuto shifted into high gear. With lightning speed, he stole the ball, darting effortlessly towards the basket. With a flick of his wrist, he scored, the ball swishing through the net.

Ike and Yamauchi were actually in the verge of faintling. they have been together with Sudo for the past month and knew his unmatched talent in basketball, but to seeing him getting wrecked like this was a big time shocker.

Kushida and Horikita were also taken aback. 

"Why didn't Kazuki-kun tell anyone that he was good in Basketball?" Kushida asked in a questioning tone.

No one replied.

Sudo was visibly agitated.

As the final point approached, Yuto stood poised, his ego unwavering. With a swift dribble, he evaded Sudo's defense, his gaze fixed on the hoop. In a breathtaking display of skill, he launched the ball from half-court, the crowd holding its breath as it arced towards the basket.

It went in.

The aduenice had zero words.

Sudo, had zero words.

He simply stared at Yuto with inferiority in his eyes. His whole life, all he did was play basketball in order to go pro, but in a single day, he was humbled by some who didn't even pursue basketball. Not just that. He didn't even play seriously! Sudo was in the verge of tears.

Ike and Yamauchi meanwhile, saw at Yuto in a new light.

"Dudeee, you were like so cool. Super cool."

"Can you teach me how to do that dunk! pleaseee"

Yuto smiled and said "Sure, but wait a second" as he turn to Sudo, who was looking at him with a mixture of emotions. Yuto stood directly parallel to Sudo and slapped him! Everyone, including Ayanokoji was flabberghasted!

Sudo put his palm on the area where Yuto slapped him, slowly turned to Yuto's face and made eye contact with him.

"With that half-assed determination, forgot going pro, even playing in street-side tournaments would be good for you." Yuto grimaced.

Those words were it. Sudo's legs gave up as he placed his knees with the ground and his forearms for support, he looked at the ground with a hoarse breath.

All the sudden he shouted, "DAMNNNN IT!" then broke down. He cried silently as he thought of what Yuto said.

Ike, Yamauchi and Kushida all came running to Sudo, who was still crying on the floor. Kushida came up to Yuto and slapped him on the cheek. "Kazuki-kun, you went too far."

Yuto was just expressionless and went up to Horikita, "I agree with Kushida-san, you went too far." 

"It was nessesary. I had to break him. To allow him to build himself anew."

Horikita threw a confused glance and Ayanokoji knew perfectly well what Yuto meant.

"I'm sorry Suzune-chan, but I don't think he can attend today's study session. He probably will attend starting tomorrow but doubt he can actually pay attention. I even doubt if he will do well in the upcoming exam but I assure you that he will get better. Probably the best he could be. So in simple terms this is a-"

"Long-term investment" Ayanokoji cut in to which Yuto just nodded.

"I see, but I hope the others attend."

"They will." Yuto and Ayanokoji said at the same time in the same, indifferent tone.

 


クリエイターの想い
kreakerss kreakerss

I wanted to try something new for this chapter and this was my first time writing something which conveyed 'emotion'. I would appreciate any feed back given. Please feel free to point out what I did wrong and maybe I'll rewrite the chapter and make it better.

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