Oreki Houtarou's Strength-First Classroom

And Manabu Horikita knew about Chabashira and had investigated Chabashira's past, so it was normal for him to know this.

So it’s important not to have any regrets.

Then there can be no distractions.

But where do distractions go?

It should be my sister's place.

After all, he is a family member and an elder brother, so Horikita Manabu cannot ignore his sister.

because.

Horikita Academy initially wanted Suzune to drop out of school because she felt that Suzune was not suitable for this school, and she was assigned to Class D. It was very difficult for her to climb up or for other reasons.

But I soon discovered that it might be even worse for my weak sister to drop out of school.

You may be bullied or hurt outside. And I still need to board at school, so this is a pretty bad state.

Thinking about it this way, it's better to keep your sister by your side so you can take care of her, and then let her gain some experience and become stronger.

As the student president, he knows very well that even if they fail to graduate as Class A, after taking so many exams, students will have more experience and a better mentality to face problems and difficulties than ordinary students in the outside world. Technique.

so.

The one who is here now is Chairman Horikita, Horikita Manabu, and Horikita’s older brother.

If you want to make a big splash, the first thing you need to do is to arrange your sister's affairs first.

So it was arranged, referring to this rumor? Do you hope that your sister will gain a lot from this rumor?

True.

This news about the student council president’s sister is valuable.

You can even get a lot of tickets for free, and then lay the foundation for entering Class A in the future.

At the same time, if you insist on standing up despite the rumors, then it can be regarded as being strengthened. Then after I graduate, my sister will be able to survive in school independently.

It can be said that this is the good intention of Horikita brother.

but.

"What about the other reason?" Oreki asked directly.

Indeed, Horikita brother is training his sister and giving her what he can give. This is a very good reason.

Just using rumors doesn't seem like a tactic he would use.

so.

There might be another reason for him to actually take action.

"Ten days ago, a man found me."

Horikita Manabu said.

"The other party spent 100,000 points to buy my 5 minutes. And during these 5 minutes, the other party just asked me a question."

"Ask me if I am Suzune's brother."

"The other party is quite aggressive."

I see.

Oreki-san understood.

This is because he discovered that his sister might be attacked, so he strengthened her first.

"The biggest flaw of Suzune is this," said Manabu Horikita. "She cares too much about her own strength, and then she worries about holding me back."

"She's always chasing my steps and moving toward me."

"This is a thorny road," Horikita Manabu said. "It's not completely suitable for her, but I can't deny that the timid sister who works hard to keep up is quite cute."

And such words are like small talk.

It was Manabu Horikita who was explaining his understanding of his sister. And this feeling made Oreki-san face his sister.

"..."

And Oreki-san listened. Make a nodding gesture.

But he didn't think Brother Horikita fully understood his sister.

because.

During the exam on Kojima, Oreki-san asked Horikita about her future life goals on the ship.

In addition to chasing his brother to become good enough.

She has no goals of her own in life.

When he asked what it would be like to become a lawyer, Horikita's sister replied that it seemed like becoming a lawyer would be a good idea.

That is to say.

Sister Horikita actually has no self.

I just think that my brother is excellent, so as the sister of an excellent brother, I also need to become excellent.

But Brother Horikita didn't get this.

Just giving what he thought he could give his sister.

Therefore, the rumor incident this time is just Horikita's brother's unilateral feeling that he needs to do this.

He even thought this was his sister's biggest flaw, so he made arrangements in advance to get rid of this flaw.

but.

"Horikita-nii," Oreki-san said. "Do you really know your own sister?"

"What do you mean?" Horikita Manabu put on his glasses again.

"Do you think Horikita-san is just chasing you?"

"I don't think so."

"Because I also have an excellent sister in my family. Then I understand what it feels like as younger brothers and sisters to have an excellent and strong sister or brother."

"I think they are very powerful, and I want to work hard towards them."

"but."

"It seems to you that Horikita-san is walking in your direction, but didn't you notice?"

"That's what you think."

"She's being influenced by you."

"At the same time, I was also influencing her. She had no goals in life. I suggested to her that becoming a lawyer would be a good idea, and she thought becoming a lawyer would be a good idea."

"So, Horikita-nii, you don't understand your sister's biggest flaw."

so.

Horikita Suzune is not being herself.

Horikita Manabu felt that he had perfected his sister's biggest flaw, but this was not the case.

Because her flaws were only known to Oreki-san.

…

It's been 2 days since the incident that started with the drama in the class and was rumored.

And yesterday, Horikita-san rejoined the study group.

Although she is just acting, she has also grown a bit and understood that maybe she does not need to treat everyone completely sincerely.

Because some people won't appreciate you and won't accept you.

However, if you are a little more diplomatic and hide your sincerity, the surrounding atmosphere will also relax.

And is this what Kushida-san has been doing?

However, thanks to these, she regained her peaceful daily life.

Today, Horikita Suzune's hairstyle is neater than usual, which is evidence that the girl's daily life has begun to move forward.

Last night, her brother sent her a message asking her whether she wanted to go to school or what she wanted to do after graduation.

She hasn't considered this yet.

However, before on the ship, Oreki-san suggested becoming a lawyer. Becoming a lawyer would help others, which seemed good.

In the elevator.

She met a boy from the same dormitory building.

The other person has dark green pupils. It is undeniable that he is a very good-looking boy.

"Good morning, Oreki-san." Horikita Suzune was in the elevator, and at this point, she was the only one in the elevator, and Kushida was standing in the corner.

When he saw Oreki-san entering the elevator, Horikita-san said hello.

This move surprised Kushida.

Because Horikita Suzune is as cool as ice, but now the ice and snow are melting.

"Morning." Oreki-san said.

Then because the elevator reached the first floor, I walked straight forward.

And noticing this, Horikita-san didn't feel dissatisfied.

I can finally return to my peaceful daily routine. The special exam this month is also a written exam.

Then it's no different than before.

There is no big difference from usual, except that there is this man beside me.

"What's wrong?" Oreki-san looked at her.

"..." Horikita.

Now they are in the library. During their lunch break, they came to the library together and checked the list of books borrowed from each other.

In this rumor incident, the reward Oreki-san wanted was to let her borrow 100 books, and he would be responsible for returning them after reading them.

In other words, the deal that struck him was still going on.

However, what he said at the beginning was just to test whether he was a man who could be anyone.

So if he's interested in her, then maybe he's that bad of a guy.

But now he has to borrow 100 books and returning 2 books is equivalent to kissing her once. So, does he actually want to kiss her 50 times?

This level of demand is not normal.

That is to say.

Does it mean that the other party is actually very interested in her?

Suzune thought.

And Oreki noticed that she seemed to be in a daze.

"Horikita, what can you do?"

"..." Horikita Suzune.

"Does it make you feel uncomfortable sitting next to you?"

"Then I'll sit further away."

"..." Horikita Suzune.

"Now that things have happened, it doesn't matter anymore." Horikita Suzune said. "By the way, I can borrow the books myself this time. You don't need to come here specially."

"Can't I come to you if I have nothing to do?" Oreki-san said.

"?"

Horikita-san's body seemed to freeze for an instant.

"Horikita?"