Book 16: Chapter 8: Horikita Suzune’s Choice (1)
After only a few minutes of listening to Ayanokouji-kun, the people around her made a 180 degree change in their evaluation of Kushida-san. Her friends were supposed to have a unity as strong as Ayanokouji-kun’s group. But now, for some reason, it seemed to be a very fragile relationship.
Even I, who knew of Kushida-san’s circumstances better than anyone else, now, if he were to ask me to nominate Kushida Kikyou for expulsion, I might’ve done so. That’s how tremendous the consequence of the conversation was.
I myself may have just caught a glimpse of the power that Ayanokouji-kun has before anyone else.
The class was like a hellish picture. The voting for Kushida-san, who would certainly receive the majority of the votes for her expulsion after this interval ends, would soon begin.
That was why this special exam would probably soon be over. Our class will be able to obtain 100 points while making a sacrifice. That will be a valuable asset in our quest for Class A.
But… Indeed, first of all, I would need to sort out the situation I’m in.
I’m sure that I am in the same flow of time as everyone else, but for me, the flow of time that ticks off even a single second was slowly but surely slowing down. The second hand of the analog clock, which didn’t look like something that would belong inside of our classroom, was getting slower and slower, as if it was about to fully stop moving.
On the contrary, my senses were getting sharper and sharper.
What is my purpose? I ask myself.