บท 52: -52- Planned by you?
"Everyone..."
"You guys..."
Watching all the students in the class raise their hands one after another, indicating their willingness to contribute some points, Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki were deeply moved.
However, for these two, they probably couldn't understand why the whole class was willing to pay points, not because of them, but because of Kushida Kikyou and Hirata Yousuke, right?
And there were only a few people who didn't raise their hands to contribute points.
Among them was Kouenji Rokusuke, who sat at his seat as if he hadn't heard anything, preoccupied with looking at himself in the mirror.
Of course, there was also Nanaya Hori, who silently observed the development of the situation.
As for Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, he raised his hand, seemingly not wanting to stand out as a special figure in the class.
"I can offer fifty thousand," Ayanokouji Kiyotaka provided a substantial amount almost identical to Kushida Kikyou and Hirata Yousuke's.
With Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's savings from last month, he should still have over eighty thousand personal points left, so paying fifty thousand was more than enough.
Besides Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, Horikita Suzune surprisingly raised her hand in silence too.
"I'll also contribute fifty thousand."
Similar to Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, Horikita Suzune, who still had over eighty thousand personal points, provided a substantial sum.
"Horikita, you..."
Sudou Ken looked at Horikita Suzune in astonishment.
There was no choice.
Just yesterday, the relationship between Horikita Suzune and Sudou Ken had become so tense. Now, Horikita Suzune was willing to pay so many personal points to keep them. Sudou Ken couldn't help but be astonished.
But Horikita Suzune wasn't soft-hearted.
"Don't misunderstand, I decided to pay points for my own reasons, to advance to Class A, not for you," Horikita Suzune's tone remained unchanged, still so indifferent.
And what Horikita Suzune said was true. Her willingness to pay points was not for Sudou Ken and the others but to retain valuable talents and prepare for future competition.
Of course, with Horikita Suzune's pride, she probably also wanted to use this to wash away her previous mistakes, right?
To avoid being naive again, to avoid remaining unchanged, Horikita Suzune wanted to show her determination through action.
However, just like Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki, Sudou Ken couldn't understand the deeper meaning behind it.
So, Sudou Ken's gaze toward Horikita Suzune changed, no longer filled with hostility as before.
The entire Class D suddenly provided a large number of personal points.
"I'll immediately go borrow the rest from friends."
"I'll repay it immediately too, is that okay?"
Kushida Kikyou and Hirata Yousuke confirmed with Chabashira Sae.
Then, Chabashira Sae fell silent.
The voices in the class immediately disappeared again.
Everyone stared at the silent Chabashira Sae, feeling somewhat uneasy.
Especially Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudou Ken, who couldn't help but show hope and unease on their faces.
After a while, Chabashira Sae sighed helplessly.
"I understand, I'll accept your request."
Chabashira Sae sighed while her tone became cheerful.
"I'll sell you the 24 points. Remember to pay all the points afterward."
After saying that, Chabashira Sae packed up the poster tube and left the classroom.
Only the students remained, looking at each other.
After a moment...
"Yaaaaaaaay!"
Cheers resounded throughout the classroom.
"That's great!"
"We won't be expelled!"
Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki hugged tightly, tears streaming down their faces.
"Phew..."
Sudou Ken also breathed a sigh of relief, a rare innocent smile appearing on his usually fierce face.
The entire Class D was suddenly engulfed in a jubilant atmosphere.
"Thank you, Kushida!"
"Kushida is truly the angel of our class!"
"Thanks, Kushida."
Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudou Ken surrounded Kushida Kikyou, starting to praise her.
"It's nothing, we're all friends here."
Kushida Kikyou felt genuinely happy and spoke with a lovely smile, causing Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki's eyes to almost turn into hearts.
The rest of the students also offered words of praise to Kushida Kikyou.
After all, to help Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudou Ken, Kushida Kikyou was about to incur quite a debt.
Naturally, the same applied to Hirata Yousuke.
By going to such lengths to help their classmates, Kushida Kikyou and Hirata Yousuke's status in the class suddenly skyrocketed.
Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudou Ken were also grateful and promised to try their best to repay the personal points they owed.
In this moment, Class D displayed an unprecedented unity.
Nanaya Hori watched this scene from the back of the classroom, not getting involved.
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka was the same.
"Could this be your intention?" Ayanokouji Kiyotaka came to Nanaya Hori's side and, without a trace, voiced his thoughts while they watched the scene.
"By allowing Ike, Yamauchi, and Sudou to fail and then revealing the truth about the importance of personal points in the upcoming school exams on the day the results are announced, causing the entire Class D to come together to prevent their expulsion, changing the situation from disarray to solidarity."
This was achievable.
As long as it was known that the upcoming exams at Advanced Nurturing High School were not just written tests but consisted of various types, and Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudou Ken were indispensable talents, the students in the class, whether out of kindness or selfishness, would want to prevent their expulsion. At least they wouldn't see the expulsion of these three as a good thing anymore.
In such a situation, when help was needed with personal points, as long as someone took the lead and appealed to others, the students in the class would more or less contribute.
And in this case, contributing to the class's cohesion naturally increased in the face of shared adversity.
Coupled with the lack of personal points, Ike Kanji, Yamauchi Haruki, and Sudou Ken would surely feel grateful and guilty for the help from their classmates. Consequently, these three would definitely start restraining their reckless behavior out of gratitude.
For the entire Class D, this was undoubtedly a great thing.
"Can I assume that this was all planned by you?" Ayanokouji Kiyotaka believed that Nanaya Hori had already planned this.
However...
"You're mistaken," Nanaya Hori replied indifferently.
"I've said it before, I'm not interested in this kind of thing."
This statement reached Ayanokouji Kiyotaka's ears.
"...Is that so?"
Ayanokouji Kiyotaka nodded but wasn't sure if he believed it.
The two continued to watch the jubilant scene in the classroom.
Unbeknownst to them, Horikita Suzune was looking at the two of them with a complex expression.
Then, Horikita Suzune murmured softly to herself.
"How far behind am I from those two?"
This was the thing Horikita Suzune most wanted to know.
Class D passed its first major challenge today.
However, can they keep up the momentum in the future?
No one knows.
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