Revelation Of An Ordinary Life

The miracle strategy

This morning when I walked into class I saw plenty more faces looking my way compared to a few weeks ago. The eyes from when I got perfect scores on the math exam can't even compare to the judging and analysing happening today.

As usual, we walked to the gymnasium and got in our respective seats.

"I think you all know what's happening today, so I'll let the video speak for itself,"

After I returned to the ship, I went back to my room right away. An exhausted Hirata was there, asleep on his side. I changed my clothes quietly so I wouldn't wake him and headed into the hall. When I turned my phone back on, the ringer started buzzing repeatedly. My call history had filled up. They were all from Horikita. Scary. For the time being, I just answered emails and relaxed in the lounge while I waited.

"Thanks for being considerate Ayanokouji," Yosuke said.

"I don't think that was scary, that was just reasonable information gathering," Horikita tried to defend herself.

"Sure, whatever you say," I meant to dismiss her statement, but it came off as more sarcastic than what I planned.

She probably wouldn't be convinced unless I explained things. Soon, a quite angry Horikita met up with me, radiating a silent pressure.

"What do these test results mean? What in the world happened?"

"You look like you don't have any idea at all."

"I just can't imagine it. I don't understand it at all. I have a mountain of questions."

"So it is true that you won," Onodera said.

It's understandable why some people are still unable to accept that I had won the exam since I was just above average to them, but Horikitas's inability to understand the results confirmed their preconceptions.

Horikita ordered a drink from an attendant. I started talking.

"I'll tell you everything. However, my one condition is that you stay quiet on this matter. I won't compromise on this."

I'd assumed it would come to this, considering Horikita hadn't retired of her own will. This story was for Horikita's ears only.

Ryueen let out a chuckle, "I guess it was for Horikita's ears only."

"I can't predict the future," I responded, but he ignored me.

"What would you like to ask?"

"What were you doing during the test? Tell me," she said.

That was a much better question than I'd expected. She wanted to hear everything at once.

"Of course it's a good question," Sudo said.

Although most people ignored him and rather were captivated by the screen.

"When the special test was announced, I didn't focus on anything except for the additional rules. I roughly understood how to manage the 300 points, but you couldn't manipulate them as an individual."

"If you can't do it as an individual, that's when you have to work together," Shibata said.

"I disagree, this guy won singlehandedly, didn't he? That debunks your whole ideology," Ryueen provoked.

"But wouldn't it be more effective to win with more points? If he worked with his class then they would have managed the points better," Kanzaki said.

"I didn't want attention, so it wouldn't make sense for me to do something like that," I stopped their pointless conversation and they both stared at the screen.