Classes are about to start but a certain student is absent.

==Horikita POV==

Everything is normal, but Karuizawa is nowhere to be found.

Horikita looks at the direction where Ayanokouji is.

...he did something.
After our meeting yesterday, something has had to happen while I left them. But what exactly happened? Should I pry him for information?
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No this is Ayanokouji, something definitely happened. I'm absolutely sure of it.

*Miss Chabashira enters the classroom*

"Good morning class, please bring out your textbooks."

Miss Chabashira looks at Ayanokouji with a face of disappointment for a brief moment.

!!!
Why did she look at him like that?

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Ayanokouji, you have answers to my curiousity.

Class ends and everyone is getting ready to leave

"Ayanokou-"

Just like that, he was gone... was he on a hurry?

I call out to him once more.

"Ayanokouji!"

As I turn around the corner, he was gone...

Hes hiding something from me, this isn't how he normally behaves.

Does it have something to do with Karuizawa?

Is he the one switching?

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Horikita pulls her phone out of her bag and contacts Ayanokouji immediately.

I had to know, what was going on behind the scenes. But I didn't expect him to respond so quickly.

"Ah, Ayanokou-"

["Horikita, I have something to tell you."]

"...yes I was about to ask."

["I won't beat around the bush. I'm switching classes, if you are curious to what class I'm switching to it's Class D."]

Ichinose's class?
"Why would you do that?"

["Our class, has significantly gotten stronger. It's to the point where I am no longer needed."]

"That does not excuse your transfer."

["It doesn't."]

["Horikita, you have grown. You can go head to head against Ryuuen or even Sakayanagi now. Do you honestly think that you still need me?"]

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Hearing those words from him made me speechless. Just what does he want to do?

"What do you want?"

["I want to crush you, Horikita."]

What is this feeling... is this...

["I have always waited for this day, the day I challenge my own class."]

"Ayanokouji..."

["From now on we are enemies. Do not hold anything back, because I won't."]

(Click)

What is this I'm feeling. Am I happy?
...but I'm trembling...
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Is this a sense of pride?
I... got ayanokouji to threaten me..?
Should I be glad? Because I'm worthy enough to be considered a threat?
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I'm scared. I won't lie to myself, I'm definitely going to need all the help I can get. The thought of Ayanokouji not holding back... terrifies me.

...bring it on Ayanokouji. I will not let myself be beaten by you. This Class will be Class A, that I can guarantee.