"Yes."

Hashima Hikaru replied casually, "Of course the school's selection of favored candidates isn't random. Otherwise, wouldn't Thinking, as an exam topic, lose its meaning?"

"So when did Hashima-san figure out the pattern?"

"I can't tell you this. After all, it's a core secret within the class. I can only briefly explain to you how we won."

The boy shrugged and said to Hirata calmly, "Anyway, you've earned quite a few personal points, so you should be quite satisfied."

"...Indeed, this is all thanks to Hashima-san's suggestion of the final answer in the Dragon Team," Kushida Kikyo said softly, noting the boy's reluctance to reveal anything. "Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to obtain so many personal points."

"It's good that you know this. Cooperation is a win-win situation. No one suffers any loss."

Hashima Hikaru looked down at the time, then asked, "Do you have any other questions?"

"No, thanks to Hashima-san for the answer."

Yosuke Hirata knew that several of his classmates were somewhat dissatisfied with this answer, but after all, it was their freedom to speak or not, and they had no right to ask the other party to answer.

"Then I'll leave first."

Mitsuru Hashima stood up, greeted a few people, and turned away decisively.

After his figure disappeared, Horikita Suzune, who had remained silent until then, suddenly spoke up, "I think Hashima-san must have figured out the pattern on the first day of the exam."

"And this time is probably between the end of the first discussion and the beginning of the second discussion."

"Can you tell me your inference?" Hirata looked at the black-haired girl who always maintained an indifferent attitude in class.

"The preferential treatment message was sent at 8:00 AM on the first day, and the first discussion took place at 1:00 PM," Horikita Suzune analyzed carefully. "If Hashima-san had already figured out the pattern before 1:00 PM, he wouldn't have waited until the evening to respond. After all, the messages we received were sent the night after the second discussion ended."

"And Kouenji-san's answer was also within that timeframe, so it's very likely that this incident triggered a sense of crisis in them."

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka took over the conversation and said calmly, "So they must have already grasped the pattern before the second discussion, but in the end they still had to wait for a while."

"I guess it's just to be on the safe side. After all, if something goes wrong, the consequences could be very serious."

Kikyo Kushida knew Hashima Hikari quite well. She recalled their cooperation process. According to this analysis, perhaps after she revealed her identity to him, he immediately figured out the school's pattern of selecting preferential treatment.

"Hey, this is the gap between us and them."

Hirata sighed, because Class C did not announce the identity of the favored student. Even though the exam was over, he still only knew that the favored student of the Dragon Team was Kikyo Kushida.

"Judging from the atmosphere in Class A, I'm afraid that Hashima-san immediately knew about their class's status as the favored students after the 8 o'clock text message was sent out."

Horikita Suzune thought of Hashima Hikaru's prestige within the class and realized that it would be easy for him to do such a thing.

Several people reviewed the situation in their minds and realized the gap between their class and Class A. Even though they had been together for a semester, Hirata still couldn't grasp the entire class.

This is the core reason why they cannot seize the initiative. When conflicts of interest arise, distrust among classmates is the biggest barrier that prevents them from achieving victory.

"But fortunately, we didn't come in last, so it's a pretty good result," Hirata Yosuke reassured everyone, "After all, we were deducted fewer points than the other two classes."

"Indeed, next semester everyone needs to work harder to unite with their classmates!"

Kushida Kikyo made an encouraging gesture, and a smile broke out on her little face.

"Let's do our best together."

Horikita Suzune looked at everyone, but her thoughts drifted away inexplicably.

"Can I really beat Hashima-san? If I do, my brother will probably look at me with new eyes."

After separating from the others in Class C, Hikaru Hashima received a text message from Ichinose Honami within a few steps. She asked the boy to meet her in a secluded place on the second floor.

After arriving at the place, feeling the midnight sea breeze, the boy saw the figure bathed in the moonlight.

"Guang, I'm here."

Ichinose Honami's expression at this moment seemed particularly gentle. She looked at Hashima Hikaru who was walking towards her step by step, with a slight smile on the corner of her mouth.

"Well, I'm here."

Hashima Hikaru and Ichinose Honami stood face to face, both of them knowing that there was only one thing that needed to be resolved in this meeting, and that was to implement the plan he had proposed before.

【Perhaps after tonight, everything will be different】

He looked at Ichinose Honami's expression. Many emotions could be seen on the girl's face, including anticipation and a hint of nervousness, but her eyes were shining with an extremely serious light, and it seemed that she had made up her mind.

"So, what's the answer Fan Bo has come up with after these two days of thinking?"

Mitsuru Hashima took the initiative to speak. After all, what the other party was going to say next was very important, and he needed to be the initiator of the topic.

"call..."

Ichinose Honami took a deep breath, patted her chest, and met the boy's gaze again.

"Then I'm going to tell you."

"Ah."

"Although Guang expressed some of his thoughts that day, whether good or bad, I didn't take them to heart," the pink-haired girl began to recount her own journey, "because when you decide on someone, all these things become irrelevant."

“I sometimes wonder why the distance between me and light can’t be one step closer.”

"Everyone in the first grade is talking about a rumor that Guang and I are dating. I really hope the rumor is true, but Guang's attitude has always been confusing."

"..."

Hashima Hikaru didn't say anything, but just listened quietly to the other person's voice.

"So after that day, I thought about it carefully. Although I didn't understand what Guang was worried about, I once read a sentence in a book."

“Only by accepting each other’s shortcomings can we move towards a happier future.”

Ichinose Honami gazed into the boy's eyes and spoke with an extremely firm tone, "Whatever Hikari is worried about or afraid of, I can accept it and am willing to bear it with Hikari."

"That's my answer."

Chapter 209 Ichinose: Then I will declare my sovereignty

In the quiet corner of the cabin, after listening to the girl's answer, Mitsuru Hashima felt the other party's sincere and passionate emotions. This was real love without any falsehood.

"What's Guang's answer?"

After Ichinose Honami finished speaking, she felt her heartbeat quickening and her face flushed a little. After all, today was the final moment of the charge, and she had to get an answer.

"My answer..."

Hashima Hikaru looked at the pink-haired girl standing in front of him, and his mind couldn't help but recall the time when he first met her.

At that time, the system had just been launched, and he was still immersed in the idea that he could use the system to manipulate stock prices to earn money to improve his weak physical strength. At that time, he had no idea that after one semester, he would have such a profound entanglement with Ichinose.

She is naturally a very good person. She is a class leader who is gentle and considerate to her classmates. She has a generous personality, is good at listening to everyone's opinions, and takes the initiative to give advice to her classmates and help them solve difficulties.

As for him, the girl showed a unique preference, starting from the time she took the initiative to cook for him in the dormitory. It seemed that the figure of the other person had been engraved in his life for a long time and had never faded.

The two boys had long been familiar with each other's existence. Their close contact and every hug filled with warmth were all expressions of undeniable affection.

Is this love?

Hashima Hikaru made one final confirmation in his mind.

After deciding to follow his inner answer, about ten seconds later, a gentle smile appeared on his lips.

"Honami, do you still remember what I said before?"

Seeing the gentle look on the boy's face, Ichinose Honami felt a warm current flowing through her limbs and her heart immediately began to beat wildly.

Her intuition told her.

Victory may be just around the corner.

"Of course I remember. Guang said that after I tell you my answer, you will tell me your true thoughts." The pink-haired girl suppressed her inner excitement and stared at Guang Hashima's face.

"Yes."

Looking at Ichinose Honami's slightly trembling body, the boy knew that the answer he was about to give might be what she had been waiting for for a long time.

[Then just do it. No need to hesitate. My heart has already told me the answer.]

Hashima Hikaru took a few steps forward and without hesitation, he embraced the girl in front of him. He stroked the girl's soft back and said with a chuckle, "The answer is... I like Hobo."

"!"

Ichinose Honami's body trembled violently, and she almost subconsciously hugged the boy's waist tightly. Clear tears rolled down from the corners of her eyes, and the girl's brain was unable to think for a moment.

"That's my answer. Now it's Fanbo's turn to answer me."

Hikaru Hashima gently wiped the tears from the pink-haired girl's eyes and said with a smile, "I've already confessed my feelings, and now I'm anxiously waiting for Honami's reply."

"If you refuse, I may..."

He didn't finish the sentence because his mouth was blocked.

A moist and soft touch came from the closely connected place, and Mitsuru Hashima also felt a little bit of the salty taste of tears, but he did not refuse. Instead, he hugged the girl's waist tightly and cooperated with her movements.

Ichinose Honami raised her feet and hugged the boy tightly, while her little head kept nodding forward. Although it was awkward, she felt extremely happy in her heart.

This was a kiss neither of them had any experience with, and it took several minutes before they stopped.

"call..."

When they stopped, Ichinose Honami leaned on Hashima Hikaru's chest with a blush on her face. She felt that she had no strength left in her body. Although it was not a very intense thing, sweat was oozing from the girl's back.

Touching his mouth, a smile appeared on Hashima Mitsuru's face. Although he and his opponent had little experience, it didn't matter. There was still a long way to go.

"Now... does Hikaru understand my answer?"

After taking several deep breaths, the pink-haired girl raised her head again. She stared into Hashima Hikaru's eyes and said in an extremely sweet tone, "I like you, too."

"Ah."

Hikaru Hashima lowered her head and looked at Ichinose Honami's expression at the moment. The girl's originally delicate and charming face was now stained with extremely bright colors, her eyebrows were like crescent moons, her eyes were shining, and her cherry lips were still flowing with a moist color, plump and full of temptation.

He had just tasted it and knew what it tasted like.

"Then from today on, Guang and I are a couple."

Ichinose Honami put her little head on Hashima Hikaru's chest again and hugged him even tighter. "If you have any problems in the future, you can tell me. I will share it with Hikaru."

"of course."

Holding the girl's extremely soft body, Hashima Hikaru saw a message pop up on the system bar. Now that he has made his own decision, the price of Ichinose Honami's stock is probably going to rise sharply.

You and Ichinose Hoba have become a couple. The girl's heart is filled with unprecedented love. Ichinose Hoba's stock price has risen by 60 points and is currently trading at 260.

But at this moment, Ichinose Honami, who was in the boy's arms, raised her head and said, "Well... since Hikari and I are already a couple, we should do some things that couples can do."

"...Are you in such a hurry?" The young man gave a mischievous smile.

"That's not what I'm talking about..." Ichinose Honami reached out her small hand and softly punched his chest, blushing, "It's about kissing. I'm Hikari's girlfriend now, so naturally I have to declare my sovereignty."

"sure."

"Then... this time it's Guang's turn to kiss me." The girl closed her eyes again and stood on tiptoe.

"Ah."

Hashima Hikaru leaned down and approached Ichinose's pretty face again, and their shadows overlapped closely in the moonlight.

But what they didn't know was that in the corner of the corridor not far away, there was a person standing in the shadows.

A small round dot was flashing on the other person's phone screen. This was the function that allowed one to see the other person's location information after adding a friend. Hikaru Hashima had never cared about this thing, so when a timid and shy girl was thinking of giving him a surprise secretly today, she witnessed this scene with her own eyes.

"..."

Sakura Airi leaned against the wall, she held her cell phone tightly, with no expression on her pretty face.

Although he said in front of Hikaru Hashima that he could make the second decision, who would really not care about the person they like being intimately entangled with someone else?

After a few minutes, the red-haired girl turned and left quietly.

"I won't give up no matter what."

"The light...will definitely be mine..."

Chapter 210 The Butterfly Effect After the Official Announcement

After his relationship with Ichinose Honami changed, Hashima Hikaru stayed with her on the deck for a long time. By the time he sent the reluctant girl back to her room, it was almost one o'clock in the morning.

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like