The Lazy Defect: Classroom Of The Elite, Fanfic (Year 1 Arc)

Volume 10 Chapter 4: References

Tokyo, Japan
ANHS
Dorm Room 401
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020
Evening

AYANOKOUJI POV

Hirata [Hello, Ayanokouji-kun.]

Me {Hirata engaged in some small talk as he took off his shoes.}

Me [Hello, it's next to see you Hirata]

Hirata [Same here. Hey, Our first year is already almost over. How did yours go, Ayanokouji-kun?]

Me [Between being sent to the uninhabited island and being forced to participate in a training camp, it was quite the tiring year]

Hirata [Yeah. It was definitely tough, but I still had fun. Ever since enrolling here, I feel like I've been able to successfully build trusting relationships with the people around me]

Me [Yeah, I think so too]

Me {I didn't deny it. Obviously there is someone in the class who hates me, but my bonds gradually became to take shape}

Me [Are you here to talk about the special exam with me?]

Me {For a brief moment a shadow looked over Hirata's smiling face. But it quickly faded}

Hirata [No. Not necessarily]

Me {He said as he scratched his cheek nervously}

Me [Oh. I see]

Me {Hirata is one of their few people who are somewhat aware of my abilities. Those people include, Chabashira-sensei, Yoshida, Karuizawa, and Horikita. So it's only natural for him to come and ask for advice on how to tackle the exam}

Hirata [The truth is...someone needs to go]

Me {To say that I was surprised was an understatement. At the beginning of the year, Hirata asserted himself as a person for the people, for the class, I wouldn't expect hearing these words coming from his mouth. Especially since he had a complete mental breakdown when Kushida dropped out}

Me [Pardon?]

Hirata [Oh. Sorry, I was thinking out loud]

Me [Oh, Okay]

Hirata [Ayanokouji-kun. What were you like as a kid?]

Me {This came out of nowhere as well}

Me [I mean, there's nothing much to say. I stayed to myself in school, I didn't nothing extracurricular either. If I had to say I guess... a mindless blob]

Me {I mostly just reiterated what I had told Horikita, back in April when we had that swimming class}

Hirata [I see. Do you have any plans for the future? Like, after we graduate?]

Me [What I want to do, after graduation?]

Me {It was a simple answer that could I could answer quickly, but of course I can't tell him that I'll go back to that place}

Me [I'm uncertain as of now, but I think that I might enjoy college]

Hirata [I see, is that why you're helping behind the shadows? Because you want to get into the college of your choice?]