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"ā¦" Chabashira.
So you really were tempted, you little brat.
...
Teacher Chabashira had capital, and Hikigaya Hachiman was willing to accept her employment.
There was no need to graduate from Class A, but as long as Class D of Grade 1 successfully challenged Class A, even if only once, Teacher Chabashira would pay Hikigaya Hachiman a cash sum of 10 million to 30 million.
Note: A deposit of 1 million point will be paid first.
Due to School restrictions, Chabashira could not bring cash in freely.
So the two of them were writing a mutually agreed-upon contract on the spot.
Chabashira also took out her phone and, from one of the two point cards Hachiman was about to return to her, transferred 1 million point.
Of course.
"You little brat are playing tricks," Chabashira immediately said, as an adult.
Because there was no such thing as having to pay just for successfully challenging Class A of Grade 1.
The minimum payment was tens of millions in cash.
It was simply a rip-off.
"I think you yourself are aware of how terrible it is to be assigned to Class D," Hachiman said in response.
"Moreover," Hachiman paused.
"The first month of enrollment is a behavioral standards assessment, evaluating whether the new students are worthy of being excellent students of this School."
Then.
"And now."
"How many points do you think we have left?" Hachiman said.
This was actually a small smokescreen.
The specific exam rules were obtained from Sakayanagi Arisu, and the behavioral standards exam in the first month, along with the 1000 base points for the four Classes, were also learned from Sakayanagi.
Then.
The small blackboard on the Floor was empty.
Unlike Grade 2 and Third Year, where Class evaluation scores were directly announced.
But.
Chabashira, as a Teacher, was a staff member, and her authority might be higher, such as knowing her Class's deduction situation.
Only.
"ā¦" Chabashira.
Teacher Chabashira actually fell silent.
Hey, hey, hey.
So that's how it is?
Today is only the fourth day of enrollment!
Have the deducted points already left you speechless?
So it really was a huge deduction.
However, the above was internal monologue.
Now was the time to negotiate with Teacher Chabashira.
In fact, when Teacher Chabashira proposed wanting to see and confirm whether Class D had the possibility of challenging Class A, Hachiman understood.
Chabashira was fundamentally mistaken.
Because.
Teacher Chabashira was fixated on her Class's Class A dream being shattered in the end due to her failure.
But.
The reality was that this matter had passed so many years ago.
It was meaningless for her to still be troubled by it.
Teacher Chabashira.
Even if you bet on Class D of Grade 1 this year, it's only a temporary solution.
Because what you regret is the past, not the present.
However, some people won't give up until they hit a wall.
Only by demonstrating it once, by letting the other party witness it once, will they understand what reality is.
Moreover.
Hachiman also needed money.
And Teacher Chabashira also had a problem.
So, this could be considered me charging a consultation fee for your treatment.
And Hachiman was still somewhat conscientious.
Asking for 10 million cash would be enough then.
And as he was thinking this.
"Something's strange," Chabashira Sae said. "How do you know that a behavioral standards assessment will be conducted in the first month?"
Chabashira realized she was almost led astray by him.
"Obtained from a student in Class A," Hachiman said.
"I am a student in Class D, and the other party is a student in Class A."
"But Teacher Chabashira, do you know the difference between the two?"
"Because if Class D wants to climb up to Class A, then they must first defeat Class A."
"But, on the first day of enrollment, they acquired the essence of this School. When I consulted you about the School's issues, their entire Class equally divided that portion of the fee, so they knew about the School's assessment earlier than anyone else," Hachiman said.
"Is that so."
Then it was indeed quite desperate.
By the way, is this year's Class A also that good?
Chabashira originally thought that some students in this year's Class D were already cheating, but it turned out that Class A also received the same boost.
"So you think you can't lead the Class to graduate as Class A?" Chabashira said.
"Isn't that obvious?" Hachiman said. "Not just any riff-raff can climb up."
"Firstly, the School is funded by the government, and the School also needs to produce qualified individuals."
"And do you think our students in Class D can truly make the School feel at ease promoting them to face society for inspection?"
"Like Yamauchi and his classmates representing the School's achievements to society."
"What do you think will happen?"
What would happen?
It would probably be very bad.
The next official allocation might not even be approved.
"So, you mean you believed from the start that the School wouldn't give students in Class D a chance?" Chabashira said.
"That's possible," Hachiman said.
"On one hand, the basic qualities of everyone at the beginning of Class assignment were different. The abilities of the lower Classes were weaker than the upper Classes, so as long as there were enough exams, the overall performance would still be weaker than the upper Classes. And in the teaching building, our Class and Class C were also separated from Class A and Class B."
"Don't you think it's like they're afraid we'll disturb Class A and Class B?" Hachiman said.
"Thatā¦ is true."
Chabashira's eyebrows twitched.
Her eyes also showed some uncertainty.
"Indeed," she murmured.
Chabashira found herself wavering.
Because it took her Class D about 3 years to climb up.
And finally, in that crucial expulsion exam, her Class was deducted 200 Class evaluation points.
And after that, there was one last special exam before graduation.
The points for that exam were onlyā¦ only 50 points.
Even if they won, they couldn't overtake.
So, could it be understood that the exam points were manipulated by the School, deliberately not giving them a chance to overtake, and not allowing them to represent the School and graduate as Class A?
"ā¦"
She just couldn't think further.
Thinking more would increase negative feelings towards this School.
"And I don't know what the previous Class D students were like, but I think the students in my Class D are very dangerous," Hachiman said.
"There are many bombs."
"And besides the bombs, there might also be students who are genuinely poor in various aspects."
"Then they'll be a drag."
"So even if they climb to Class A, they won't be able to maintain it at all."
"Rather," Hachiman said. "To have the ambition to overthrow and reverse Class A is already very powerful."
"ā¦" Chabashira.
Okay, you don't need to say anything more.
"Then is there no way to salvage it?" Chabashira said.
"There isn't," Hachiman said.
Actually, that was false.
Because there was still a way for the School to approve.
Class D had a way to get the School's approval.
And it was a plan to truly become Class A.
Hachiman mused in his heart.
Because the biggest gap for Class D students was the multitude of problem children and a bunch of deadweights.
But if the problem children were tamed, didn't cause trouble, didn't explode, then the problem children with strong basic stats could take on major responsibilities.
What about the deadweights?
Three years could allow people to grow, perhaps to the appearance the School wanted to see, but this chance was very small.
Rather, it only concerned those problem children and if they overcame their explosive tendencies, they could still be presentable.
But the demands on average Class D classmates were too high.
Some people might not be able to grow to the School's requirements even with another three years.
But there was also another plan.
That was to eliminate those who couldn't meet the standards.
In other words, out of 40 students, perhaps one-third or even more would be eliminated.
It was just that such a thing was too cruel.
ā¦
Since it was a private meeting, and the two of them had been exposed to a lot of wind in this place, Chabashira, after confirming that Hachiman and she had signed the agreement, left the place in her high heels.
Only.
"Beep!"
Hachiman didn't leave.
Instead, he reached into his pocket with his left hand and pulled out his white-cased phone.
The screen was completely black.
But then, his finger pressed a button on the edge of the phone.
A moment later.
The screen went from black to bright.
The screen showed that a call was in progress.
The person he was talking to was Horikita Suzune.
...
Girls' Dormitory.
Hachiman's dormitory was on the third floor, room 304.
The Grade 1 dormitories were in one entire building, with boys on floors 1-3 and girls on floors 4-6.
Everyone had a single room.
It was rare for boys to come looking for girls, and even rarer for girls to come looking for boys.
So, appearing abruptly on an unfamiliar floor was very conspicuous.
Hachiman chose to use the emergency stairs.
There was only one reason for doing so.
[It's a bit late now, you can come up.] by Horikita Suzune.
Horikita was originally Hikigaya's trump card to raise the price in his deal with Chabashira.
It was only later that he discovered Teacher Chabashira was not right.
She was a problem child from Class D.
So, this trump card couldn't be used.
However, when he later had to negotiate with Chabashira about promoting to Class A, Hachiman called her.
He wanted her to know that he was involved in Class D's plan to climb up.
And he had his excuses ready.
He could tell Chabashira, "I've brought Horikita Suzune over."
This would show that he was working seriously and she shouldn't rush him.
He could also tell Horikita Suzune, "I've brought Teacher Chabashira over. As the Teacher, she will assist us within her limits. So, we still have a chance to win, Horikita, you should join too."
Thus, dragging Horikita into it.
Although Horikita was aloof, she was, after all, the Student Council's Horikita.
This identity alone could be of great use.
...
He just felt that it was indeed too rash.
Because he had just arrived on Horikita's dormitory floor when he heard two girls talking.
"Heheā¦ Kushida, thank you today."
"No, no, I'm happy to help~~"
It was a familiar voice.
It seemed to be Kushida and her new best friend, Wang Meiyu.
And.
It was very bad.
Hachiman was currently in the stairwell directly opposite room 505.
But Kushida and Wang Meiyu's voices were coming from 507.
Wow.
This meant that if Kushida walked in this direction, she would discover him!
If she asked, [Why are you on the girls' dormitory floor at this hour? Are you here to see Horikita Suzune at this time? Didn't you say you had nothing to do with her?]
That would be very bad.
Because they came from the same middle school, Horikita was probably deeply wary of Kushida.
So, if he got involved, he would also be wary of Kushida.
In other words, he had just encountered the person he least wanted to encounter.
"See you tomorrow~"
Kushida's voice came.
But she didn't come towards the emergency stairs.
Instead, her voice gradually faded.
At the same time, a thud was heard.
And Hachiman noticed that she entered room 509.
That should be her dormitory.
Does this count as getting the address of the Class's popular Little Angel, Kushida Kikyo?
Ever since Hachiman joined the Class group chat, he often saw students, both girls and boys, praising Kushida.
Kushida's popularity was soaring.
Ike Kanji and others were even somewhat flattered because they found that the girls' attitudes towards them seemed a bit bad, which made them feel depressed.
But Kushida still bothered to talk to them.
She was simply an angel!
However, Hachiman knew very well that this Little Angel was even a bomb.
Just the mere suspicion that she knew she and Horikita came from the same middle school made her jumpy.
So, if it were known that he specifically came to see Horikita, he would probablyā¦ be targeted again, right?
...
"Phew."
What a scare.
Hachiman touched his chest, then quickly went to the door of room 505.
"Ding-dong!"
Three seconds after he rang the doorbell, the door opened.
After Horikita Suzune opened the door, Hachiman quickly slipped inside.
Horikita frowned.
"What's wrong with you?" Horikita Suzune said.
"You look distracted, like a thief."
"..." Hachiman.
Hey, hey, hey, can you even talk? If he had to describe this state of mind, Hachiman felt it was more like having a secret affair.
Horikita didn't have many friends; she was always alone.
And if you asked her, her reply would be, "Huh? I've been alone for nine years, and even longer if you count kindergarten."
So, she didn't have much experience interacting with others.
Perhaps it was because he entered a girl's room, Hachiman found himself a bit unstable.
However, Horikita's room was still very reassuring.
The girls' dormitory layout was the same as the boys', both being four by five in size.
A single bed, a computer desk, a swivel chair, an intercom phone on the computer desk, a storage cabinet next to it, and an air conditioner above the computer desk.
Directly opposite the entrance was the bed, and to the right of the entrance was a bathroom and toilet.
The wall outside the bathroom was the wardrobe.
And from the entrance to the bed, there was also a simple kitchen.
This was everything in the room.
It was simple, but very complete.
For students, it was definitely an excellent environment.
But after all, she was a girl, Horikita had still put up wallpaper, making it much more feminine.
She also made some arrangements that gave it a lived-in feel.
The kitchen also showed signs of use, and the table was covered with a tablecloth.
It made one feel quite comfortable, like visiting someone else's home.
But he wasn't there to observe someone else's dormitory.
"So, you signed an agreement with Teacher Chabashira?" Horikita Suzune said.
In her dormitory, she found Hikigaya's call, and after answering, she heard his conversation with Teacher Chabashira.
"More or less." Hachiman said.
And Hachiman took out the agreement.
The words about leading Class D to Class A, and Teacher Chabashira paying 10 to 30 million in cash, were quite clear.
"And if we reach Class A, I get the cash, Teacher Chabashira fulfills her regret, and you gain your brother's approval. This is a win-win plan for all three parties." Hachiman said.
"..." Horikita Suzune.
Horikita seemed to be considering the feasibility of this matter.
And earlier, being assigned to Class D would embarrass her brother.
She had already confirmed this point.
At the same time, because of her foolishness, her brother lost 1 million point.
She already knew this point as well.
She was indeed still useless.
And even if she was useless, she still wanted to try to salvage the situation.
So, Hikigaya's idea of promoting to Class A was still worth considering.
But.
"You talk about Class D being so hopeless, and then there's really still a chance to climb up?" Horikita Suzune said.