Classroom of the Elite : All I Want

50 : Has Anything Changed?

Still on the same day when Ayanokouji got a more detailed explanation of his duties as the Commander. He was currently in his room, lying down while calling Horikita.

"No, I'm just a little surprised because last time I called you, you said 'Couldn't you just text me?' Now, you pick up my call without hesitation."

"So you want me not to pick up your calls, fine–"

"I was just kidding, Horikita." He changed his position to sit on the bed.

The plan was, he wanted to ask about the result of their class discussion and report about the class they fought against, which is why he contacted Horikita.

"So, which class?" Horikita asked.

"Class A, voting system is done by taking a piece of paper, whoever gets a different paper gets the right to choose an opponent."

"Between Class A, B and C who got the paper? Who got it?"

"Class C, Ryuuen. He immediately chose Class B as his opponent."

There's sound of water after Ayanokouji finished his words, for few seconds there's no response from Horikita. There were about two more minutes until finally Horikita's voice could be heard again.

"Ryuuen-kun chose Ichinose-san's class? I see ...."

"Have you guessed it?"

Again, there's sound of water, for few seconds there's no response from Horikita.

"What exactly are you doing, Horikita?"

"Oh sorry, I was washing up my dishes. About your question, Ryuuen-kun said going up against Class B might not be too difficult. So, I wouldn't be surprised if he did choose Ichinose-san's class for the last special exam."

"I see, about us fighting Class A, do you mind?" he asked. He already knew what Horikita's answer would be.

This morning when Sudo thought that going against Class D was a good decision, Horikita said that it wasn't always a good decision to go against a lower class. About Class B, of course he would remember that they were still in a mutually beneficial relationship.

"Not at all. I thought maybe it's time we see how strong class A is and how hard it is for us to beat them."

"What if we actually lose?"

"If we lose it means there's a possibility of our class points decreasing, and we might fall back into Class D. However, I think that's a natural thing. We can't reach Class A instantly, if we never face Class A at all, I think that's even much worse."

He was able to catch the point from Horikita's answer. Even if they lost, it wasn't something the girl would just give up. From the beginning until now, her desire for reaching Class A really hasn't diminished at all.

"Speaking of losing and winning, do you intend to hold back this time?"

"I don't think this has anything to do with me holding back or not, but if you ask, I'll try my best, after all this time our opponent will be Sakayanagi."

"You mean you can see if she's a suitable candidate to beat you at the same time, is that it?"

"You're right, even though we aren't directly on the match, we still have control of the exam. By the way, what about the discussion in class? Have there been any results?"

"Wait a minute, I'll get my notebook."

He waited a few seconds, heard footsteps and then silence. Less than a minute later, Horikita's voice returned.