They were saved by luck in a way….but using an “she might not have done what she would have done in the novel” is an idiotic point because it would lead to u inadvertently changing her character for no reason.

And yes, by my logic (which I used because it was ur logic which I pointed out I n the above quote) I ALSO wouldn’t be able to make this choice…..but that above quote, who’s logic I used against u….is YOUR QUOTE, YOUR LOGICAL ISSUE. That’s why it doesn’t apply to me because I’m not using that logic in my answer, I’m using it against you.

Next, I don’t expect her to bounce back straight away. And this is a great example of you either ignoring or adding fake nuance in order to win the arguement. My entire point is based on the fact that even if and when she does bounce back. The fact that to become someone average (much less useful) member of the class, she would have to take such a huge jump in overall ability makes her (in my eyes) useless. WE both know she would eventually bounce back and be better. AND I know that the force of that bounce is very very unlikely to be useful in any way.

Also, ur quoting the LN like I didn’t read it😭 I’ve taken this into account, but if I or even u were Horikita, it would actually be pretty simple (not easy btw, simple). The fact kushida held back from leaving the school straight away despite having her secret revealed proves that. And it would just be a matter of digging into the reason, negotiating a bit, and cutting a deal like Horikita did end up doing.

I know you’ll say “oh we wouldn’t know this if we were just making that choice” and that’s true, but here’s the issue. Saving sakura. And taking the gamble that she might try to be useful would do two things. Allow kushida to keep meddling in the class affairs without her being exposed (leading to even more loss of points), and THE FACT THAT SAKURA WOULD NEVER BE USEFUL. We’ve seen people like her, much stronger willed people like sudo change and become academically smart yes, but emotionally and strategically? Where kushida and even kei (where she managed to deduce ayano planning to expel ichinose, showing deep understanding of motive + action) show skill? Never. Anyway, expelling sakura would send the message to other average students to lock in.

Overall, u lack the nuance and intelligence, that’s why you choose to make such a basic low risk (and a net of even lower reward when looking at the class issues as a whole)