Merits (Classroom Of The Elite X Male Reader)

Comfort Zone

The Next Day
Library
(Y/N) POV

Horikita: You came early.

Me: Not to brag, but I don't have anywhere to go.

Horikita: And you also have an awful sense of humor.

Me: I think it's you that can't understand humor.

We went for each other's throats while walking to an empty table.

Horikita:*sits down* And what are you even doing here, actually?

Me:*sits beside her* As I said earlier, I have nowhere to go. And for your information, I always hang out here.

Horikita: You love books, it seems.

Me:*takes out a novel* Yeah, you can say that.

I put the novel on the table and continued speaking.

Me: And I think it's better if you just talk when it's necessary during the study group.

Stab.

...

The four that attended the study group finally arrived as I rubbed my left hand that got stabbed with a compass needle.

Me*thought*: Note to self: please remember what she warned me on the first day.

The study group started and I just read my novel.

Well, the only reason I'm here was to fulfill the promise I made with Horikita yesterday.

I knew the way Sudou approached things, so leaving Horikita alone with him wasn't a good idea. I mean, he almost punch me when I asked him to come here.

Me*thought*: Everything seems fine. Maybe I worried too much.

Too soon.

BAM!

Sudou slammed his first to the table, making me turn my attention from the novel to him.

Sudou: Did you call me incompetent?!

Horikita: Yes. If you can't solve a single simultaneous question, I shudder to think of where you'll end up in the future.

He tried to grab Horikita but I quickly caught it.

Horikita seemed to be taken aback by my action.

Me: This is a library, please low your voice. And how about you change the way you settle things? Maybe that way you can stop being a burden to the class.

I sent a death glare to him and he shuddered.

Kushida: (L/N)-kun...

Sudou took his hand back and prepared to leave.

Sudou: Who needs these stupid craps? Studying is pointless, anyway. If I want a good future, I'm better off playing basketball to prepare for my pro career than sticking my nose in some books.