Classroom Of The Elite 2nd Year - Full Volume
Chapter 3: EVEN THEN, THERE IS DANGER LURKING IN EVERYDAY LIFE.

 It all started with a sudden incident at 6pm one day. Since I received a message on my phone from school, I decided to check it out and when I did, it turned out that there was a problem going on where the plumbing was located, the entire dormitory got a notice that they did not have water facilities for a while.

When I tried to turn the tap to make sure, there was no water coming out. It seems like the repair effort will take some time to complete and if the repair is delayed, it will take until the morning to be repaired. But at that time the school took good care of the students and in this situation, it was necessary. More than 2 liters of water will be handed over to students in the cafeteria at once.

As the cafeteria was expected to become crowded, a warning notice was also made in stating the matter. As a prohibited act, shops that are expected to be crowded are marked with a sign that for a time can not be used anymore.

In addition, free mineral water is provided at Keyaki Mall, but it is forbidden to bottle the water for ourselves and bring it back with us. That's not a problem for me. If there's a problem, it's a toilet. Although there is water in the tank, because it can only be used for one rinse, you should be careful.

"While for a drink, there is still little left" Tea in the refrigerator will only last about one cup, but that is enough for today. For dinner, I had to handle it by making a dish without using water.

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After that, as I began to nonchalantly make preparations to cook dinner, my phone suddenly rang. But as I moved to answer, his tone stopped. It lasted for about 2 calls. When I grabbed my hand to the phone to check the identity of the caller, it turned out to be Horikita Suzune.

He doesn't usually call me. Even if Horikita ever had any business with me, she usually did so through chat. Since I was a little curious about the matter, I decided to call back. However, no matter how many times I called, Horikita did not answer. While feeling that it was a little mysterious, I gave up calling Horikita, put my phone on the table and went back to cooking my dinner.

I'll cook fried rice today. The simple matter of cooking fried rice with the rice I had bought first. After adding the eggs, the rest is just the last touch. And that's when the phone rings again. As soon as I turned off the stove and walked towards the phone, again the tone stopped. Looking at the cell phone, as before, there was a call from Horikita.

When I called back again, as expected, no matter how many times her phone rang, Horikita would not answer. I feel a little doubtful about this mysterious situation. It might just be a coincidence, right after the call ends, a busy notification pops up. It was also just a possibility, but from Horikita's hard-to-imagine personality, she was the type that could only be contacted when she was in a calm state. Even if something unexpected had already happened, ending the call twice and not answering when I called back felt strange. From this the conclusion I can draw is that Horikita is currently stuck in an unexpected situation.

"Well, right" Exasperated to myself for thinking too much about this, I decided to stop cooking now and answer him via chat.

"It looks like you've called me twice, what's wrong?"

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And when I sent that message, even without any time delay, the ‘read’ sign appeared. But from the message that has been read, an answer does not appear. I waited a long time but the answer didn't come up.

"I'm cooking now, I might have a long time to reply, but if you call me, I'll answer" I sent it to him. As before, the read notification popped up but no answer came and so I decided to go back to cooking. Even after I finished dinner, there was no contact from Horikita. After finishing my last tea, I once again felt a slightly annoying feeling.

"Could this be a dangerous situation?"

Being stuck in an unexpected situation or fainting somewhere, that's impossible, right? There is nothing wrong that in the end it was not the usual Horikita reaction. I wonder if it's possible that the phone is broken and that's why I can't contact him. But, in that case, there is no need to contact me for advice. He just needs to call the school later.

If Horikita had a friend who would come to her room at a time like this, this would be a quick matter to resolve, but... unfortunately I can't think of a friend who would do that for him.

"Are you okay?" Although it was only a taboo, I tried to investigate the situation.

"Oooo ....."

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‘baca’ sign does not appear. Unlike some time ago, the situation where he placed his phone had already changed. Maybe the phone's battery is out, or it's automatically turned off. Such a thing can also be considered possible, but .. what other possibilities can I think of?

First, he who called me from the beginning was curious. What reason?

After all, the fact that he did not say it in person was strange. Then, if I think about it realistically - The first possibility is when Horikita has business with me, but right now she is stuck with another problem. For example, he was called by the teacher or he was currently called by a classmate.

But the chances are small. In the middle of summer vacation, especially at night, it was hard to imagine the school would call her and I don't think a single friend would call Horikita. If it is like that, the winning theory is that he has something to talk to me about. Even though he tried to call me, he was involved in some kind of accident and couldn't handle it. Either he did or he fell asleep or forgot to call back. Something along that possibility.

"That doesn't make any sense."

Horikita is an exemplary student and she can handle herself. I can't imagine Horikita forgetting to retaliate. Even though I had tried calling her directly, it went completely unanswered, and I was forced to switch to chat. But even in that chat, he did not send a reply sentence. In a certain period of time, the ‘baca’ mark does appear even though the fact that it is no longer the case for now makes me imagine that the phone is still in use.

"I'm worried....."

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Even if I leave her here, something I can do for her is indeed limited, but I am also worried about her, so I cannot leave her alone. For now, to let her know that I was trying to reach her, I decided to call her again.

If I had acted this far, unless he was too busy or not paying attention to my call at all, he would have had to answer. Again, I contacted Horikita's contact. As I did, on the fourth call, at least I managed to make contact with the other party.

"Hello....." It seemed Horikita was not surprised, but it sounded like she had a slightly tired voice.

"Hey, I'm sorry to have called you so many times, but I've been worried ever since I got your call. Have you slept?"

"It's not like that. Sorry for not retaliating" I didn't feel any panic or feel an accident was happening.

"Now I'm a little busy, so if that's all you want to say, I'll hang up" Horikita said, I could hear from the phone's earpiece that there was a metallic sound.

"What's that?"

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"Nothing is important. Goodbye" It seemed like he did not want to be investigated any further so he hurriedly ended his call. I was a little worried but I managed to make contact and the person himself said that everything was fine. I decided to forget about this for now and slowly spent my night.

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Nothing is going to happen today. I thought one day would just end. But, around 9 p.m., my phone screen went on. A new message appeared.

"You still up?" It was a chat from Horikita.

"I'm still up"

"I want to talk to you for a second, do you have time now?" I think it's been about two hours since the last call he made.

"I'll call you" After saying that to her, I called Horikita right away and with just one call, she picked up the phone.

"What's up?”

"There's something I want to ask you..." Horikita said that with the same slight tone of speech as before, and after that was silent for a while.

"For example, there are turtles"

"The tortoise is a very intelligent and talented animal, but if an accident were to happen and it was turned upside down, don't you think it would be a serious thing? Wouldn't be able to turn around again without someone else."

"True, when talking about normal turtles that can't turn around, they can extend their necks and use their legs to balance themselves and in most cases, they can, they could regain their initial posture.who were unable to turn around alone were definitely giant tortoises and sea turtles. That's because both species are born in conditions that cause them to be unable to reverse themselves"

"..........."

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When I added my insignificant words, Horikita fell silent.

"That's not important, it'd be easier if you honestly assumed that they couldn't turn around on their own and admit it" I think it was, in fact I think that's a very unimportant explanation.

"Then? A situation where it can't go back to how it was, is there something wrong with that?"

"If you had a situation like this, what would you do? I just want to ask for references to the future"

"If I do, I might get up. That's not a troublesome task"

Of course I have no reason to care about it but I also have no reason to ignore it. If so, I might be able to help. But I want to know what this story really means. If I consider the situation, then Horikita is currently, like a turtle, in a situation where she cannot rise up alone. But from the phone, I couldn't feel the panic and she herself sounded calm. Maybe this is not an urgent situation.

"So ... What's bothering you?" In response to Horikita hitting the bush, I immediately asked her. No matter what problem he faced, there was no advantage to be gained in prolonging this matter. If that's the case, this makes the hearing understand faster.

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"I'm not really in trouble"

"No, but now our conversation is heading in that direction, isn't it?"

"I was just talking about the upside-down turtle, it had nothing to do with me"

"... Then why are you talking about turtles?"

"I just feel like, I just want to tell you about the upside-down turtle" This is so messed up.

"It's not like you, no, asking for help isn't like you either. You called me because you don't have anyone else you can count on, right? If so, just say it. It'll get better" I reprimanded him like that and after a while, he started talking.

"If you feel like helping someone no matter how impossible, it doesn't mean I won't let you advise me on this".

"O-oh, so it's fine to tell me" Horikita who was already twisted by a sense of superiority had already said something as extraordinary as that. But at this point, anything can happen.

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"I'm just having a little bit of trouble" And finally, he admitted it honestly.

"Where are you now?"

"I'm in my room" Horikita replied.

"Don't tell me, there's a black insect (T/N: Cockroach times huh?) who showed up?"

If that was the case even if he was able to talk casually, it was easy to give an image that he could not easily cope with. Makes sense for now. But the dormitory remains clean and Horikita also happens to live upstairs. The chances of them appearing in his room were quite low.

"That's not the case, if it is, I can handle it myself".

"How do you handle it? The detergent? Hot spring? The sandals? And if there's no such thing, then what?" I also noticed that he did not immediately tell me the details of his problem. No matter how blessed I am with the ability to think, I cannot imagine Horikita's situation.

"The reason I'm in trouble is .. Actually, no papa, I'll solve it myself"

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"You're trying to solve it yourself, but it's been more than two hours you haven't finished it, have you?" He should have been caught in trouble when he tried to contact me. If she did, she should have fought enough.

"dad..." So, it was an affirmation, how likely the details were, it looked a little burdensome to him because he did not answer it straight away. But then...

"..... well ... it's a little close to the limit of my ability. I'll tell you honestly" I can finally handle it. I thought it was like that, but Horikita diverted it like this.

"... can you come to my room now ....?" It was a statement that meant there was a disgraceful and disgusting part.

"Now too, but it's past 9 p.m"

"I understand but .. There is no other way to solve this than you coming here ...." The sound is burning. That frustrated voice sounded a bit in pain.

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"There may be opposition despite having to go all the way to the top floor where the women live"

"I understand that, but if I don't get you to act straight away, it'll be hard to finish." And just like that, Horikita finally ended her call.

“Looks a little scary .. but I think there's nothing to do but leave" Anyway, it's not good to be late so just bring my phone and room key, leave my room.

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I feel like I would rather not meet any woman, I wish that no one else would be using the elevator. Sneaking around like this is sad, but I'm that kind of person. Then at the right time, when I reached the 1st floor 3 where Horikita was staying, I pressed the bell button. After waiting for a while, as there was no sign of him opening the door, I tried to open it myself and since the door was unlocked, it just opened.

"Horikita?" Horikita's room was 1 K but since there was a door attached inside as well, I couldn't see into that bedroom. In the corridor and kitchen that had just changed since our initial registration, there was no sign of Horikita.

"You're alone, right? I don't mind if you go inside"

Splice..

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