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Thus.
Hachiman and Horikita also walked out of the room.
They arrived in the hallway.
Hachiman paused for two steps and replied to Horikita about her being the eyewitness.
"This is a plan, right."
"Our goal is to be promoted to Class A, and you probably alsoā¦"
"It's just that this is where Hirata and Kushida excel, but you still don't have much popularity in Class."
"So you need to accumulate some, then it will be much easier to lead classmates in the next exam."
This statementā¦ was also true.
Hachiman had damaged the camera, and although Hirata had mitigated the impact, in the perception of some classmates, Hikigaya-kun was still a very bad person.
And if he were to take the lead in speaking, some classmates wouldn't listen.
So, if he supported someone else, perhaps the effect would be different.
If that was the reason, Horikita Suzune could accept it.
"Moreover." Hachiman said, "Your brother is here today, and you wouldn't want to be unable to do anything, right?"
"In other words... you're putting the responsibility of controlling Class C and counterattacking Class C on me."
"Is this to help me gain face in front of my brother?"
Horikita Suzune's voice trembled slightly.
"I'm very grateful for that, but my brother will definitely think I couldn't have thought of all this."
"So, you don't have to do this next time."
Suzune then gently shook her head.
...
Sae Chabashira watched them.
She felt that Horikita Suzune was somewhat like her past self, but also not.
Because she was not as easily deceived as Horikita Suzune.
Chabashira felt that Horikita Suzune had been deceived.
Because she had already seen that Horikita Suzune was mostly pushed out by Hachiman to take the lead.
Hirata and Kushida were both 'bombs', so if some specific things happened, neither of them could provide direct assistance.
So someone else needed to step forward.
And for that person, Hikigaya chose Horikita Suzune.
Indeed, although Horikita's strength was insufficient, she was, after all, the Student Council President's sister, and perhaps there was still potential to be unearthed.
So, having her take the lead for now was a good plan.
However, this also meant that Hikigaya's plan to ascend to Class A might not be entirely conventional, so he needed to push someone out to represent the 'front,' while he might resort to methods not generally approved to achieve his goals.
Then he and Horikita would be like a 'white' and 'black' relationship.
(A/N: Hiruzen & Danzo - That's right ~)
It's just that everything was developing in a good direction.
After all, D Class was now C Class!
The promotion progress instantly increased by 30%!
However, some people didn't feel good about it.
That was Ryuen Kakeru of Grade 1 Class C.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Ryuen Kakeru was still in Class, waiting for his Class's hearing to end and then for the result to be announced.
The result would be one of two.
1. Both sides would be equally punished.
2. Sudo of D Class would be found responsible and penalized. Then D Class would directly fall.
Then, perhaps because D Class made some efforts, the hearing might be postponed.
But as long as it could be postponed, the goal would be achieved.
It showed that even if he did something as exaggerated as fighting three people, the Student Council would handle it normally, which meant the School allowed some underhanded tactics, didn't it?
As long as it was within the School's tacit approval, if done skillfully, he could quickly target B Class and pull them down, then fulfill the agreement with A Class.
As he thought this.
"Ryuen!"
Ryuen saw Ishizaki Daichi and his group run into the classroom from outside.
"So, what's the result?"
Ryuen didn't intend to discuss such matters in Class, as there was a camera in the classroom.
"Actually..."
Ishizaki Daichi scratched his head, seemingly with something stuck in his throat, while Komiya and Yoshimoto also caught up.
"We failed."
Komiya finally said, somewhat timidly.
"Ryuen." and Sakagami, the Teacher of C Class, walked over and said, "You were seen through and exploited by a student from D Class."
"Horikita Suzune of D Class, she initially filmed the fight between Ishizaki's group and Sudo, and then presented it at the hearing."
"The evidence is conclusive."
"This was the biggest mistake!" Sakagami said.
"What the hell!"
It was then that Ryuen realized he wasn't the only one using underhanded tactics at this School.
Someone else had seen through his plan and turned it against him.
The result was that Class C gained no benefits whatsoever, but was instead heavily penalized, becoming the first Class in the School's history to fall in the very first month.
...
And here in D Class.
"So, not only were we not penalized, but Class C is going to have 400 points deducted?"
"We just became Class C just like that?"
Although it was after School, the students of D Class had not left the classroom.
Instead, they were waiting for the hearing's result.
After all, everyone had worked very hard these days, and they had even signed that agreement of mutual advancement and retreat with Hikigaya, increasing their self-discipline.
Then they accumulated points.
But if Sudo alone squandered it all, no one could tolerate that.
Because they had eaten the School's free vegetable set meal, and it was too unpalatable, no one wanted to continue, so they couldn't possibly not have living expenses next month!
Of course, some also felt that the self-discipline of these past few days was very difficult to bear, and some were close to giving up.
So if Sudo lost all the points, would they then not have to be self-disciplined?
Thus, some students wanted to give up.
But what they received while waiting was a completely unexpected and surprising result.
Not only were they not penalized, but they were also inexplicably promoted!
"This is Horikita's credit." Hachiman said.
"She was a witness from the start."
"Eh? Horikita was a witness, so why didn't she speak up at first?"
While Hachiman was speaking, a student voluntarily spoke up.
The person had a beautiful golden ponytail and exquisite features.
This was Kei Karuizawa.
So, it was Karuizawa who again took over his words first.
Is she so devoted to the Class? Or is she so eager to show off?
However, Hachiman continued to speak.
"Because it was clear that Sudo was being bullied by students from Class C, but Ryuen of Class C falsely accused Sudo in return."
"This action was very strange."
"Moreover, if Ryuen succeeded in this false accusation and then used the same trick to bully other students in our Class, what then?" Hachiman said.
"Eh!" Karuizawa immediately sat down.
And the other students also felt lucky.
Usually, Sudo wasn't very popular, and he was a hot-tempered guy, so everyone thought it was normal for him to get into fights.
But now, Hachiman's explanation was that Class C would actually bully people.
So Sudo was actually chosen as the target of bullying.
Therefore, punishing them like this indeed curbed Class C's arrogance, thus protecting everyone.
"Horikita is truly far-sighted."
"She cares too much about everyone!"
Another student immediately spoke up.
"Yes, she does." Kushida also chimed in.
She was the 'white lotus' of the Class, so of course, she would speak up at a time like this.
But her expression seemed very real, though her true feelings might not be this way.
Because she was probably experiencing what Horikita Suzune had felt half an hour earlier.
That was, Hikigaya-kun told Hirata and Chabashira-sensei that he was the witness but didn't tell her.
She was thinking about the difference between herself and those two.
And Kushida felt this even more so.
She felt...
Even though she had been trying so hard every day to get along with Horikita Suzune, and even looking for witnesses for Sudo's incident, the witness was right beside her.
It was Horikita Suzune.
As a result, Horikita Suzune didn't tell her any news at all?
Indeed, she still hadn't gained any trust from the other party.
And while Hachiman was explaining this, Hirata glanced over at him.
Because he remembered Hachiman telling him that he was the witness, so why did it turn into Horikita?
However, Hirata didn't say anything.
Rather, Hachiman's current explanation also convinced him.
As Yosuke 'mom', he didn't want his classmates to be harmed by students from Class C, so if the danger could be eliminated in advance, that would be for the best.
He didn't believe violence was a good thing.
After all.
He had done it before.
...
Thus.
The Sudo incident ended, and time returned to the present.
During lunch break, Hachiman went to the cafeteria on the third floor.
Today, he received news that someone was willing to treat him to a meal.
And he had also received an advance payment of 2 million points from Chabashira-sensei for this incident.
Yes.
Hachiman's agreement with Chabashira-sensei was that if they successfully moved up a Class, she would pay between 10 million and 30 million, depending on her own will.
But now, she had paid 2 million points in advance.
It's a reward.
After all, if Class C drops, it means Class D has climbed up.
So the progress of Class promotion is increasing.
As a result, the accumulated point cards available have reached 3.4 million.
As for the student ID, besides the initial 100,000 points issued by the school, although some were spent, Student Council President Horikita Manabu also transferred 100,000 points.
So living expenses are sufficient.
But if someone offers to treat you to a meal, why not do something for free?
Thus.
Hachiman went to the exclusive dining room on the third Floor.
"What an impressive solution."
"Not only did it directly prevent the Katsuragi Faction from using Class C to challenge Class B, but it even directly removed Class C from the running."
"At the same time, it also allowedā¦"
As soon as Hachiman entered the private room, he found someone praising him.
The person had short silver-white hair and wore white stockings, with a rather attractive curve to her somewhat plump thighs, making it hard to look away.
This was an old acquaintance, Sakayanagi Arisu of Class A.
But what she saidā¦ wasn't it you, this scummy loli, who revealed the matter of the Katsuragi Faction arranging Ryuen to attack?
Speaking of revealing information.
"Sakayanagi, do you really think this is fine?" Hachiman asked.
"What do you mean?"
"I mean you revealing information."
Hachiman said, "It seems you've revealed various pieces of information to me more than once, haven't you?"
Is that so?
You're aware of that too.
Sakayanagi being forced to reveal information has already become a dark history.
But at that time, it was forced or accidental disclosure, whereas in this Sudo incident, she proactively disclosed it.
This is a fact.
"That also depends on whether your Class can climb up, or rather, I have already declared war on you, and if you are too weak, then it won't be fun to fight." Sakayanagi Arisu said.
"ā¦"
Is that so?
Then you are very assertive, Sakayanagi.
She actually wants to make his trash Class bigger and stronger.
And she's so confident that she can defeat them.
Only.
Hachiman actually couldn't deny that Sakayanagi Arisu was very strong, both in her thinking ability and judgment.
So Sakayanagi might just be a true genius.
Well then, it seems Class A is currently engaged in an internal struggle, but once Sakayanagi truly gains control of the entire Class, she will be a very formidable opponent.
And Hachiman's plan was merely to try to 'scam' Class A once.
If it's Class A controlled by Sakayanagi Arisu, it would be very difficult to 'scam' them.
So, is there any way to trick the scummy loli into not taking control of the Class temporarily, allowing his Class to climb up first?
And Hachiman didn't find a solution for this plan until the end of this month.
Because through investigation, it was discovered that Katsuragi was no match for Sakayanagi at all.
As long as Sakayanagi had an idea, she could pull Katsuragi down at any time.
Time came to June 1st.
After school.
The location is an indoor swimming pool.
Standing in front of the window of the Student Council office, one could easily see all of this.
And at this moment, in the Student Council, there was only Student Council President Horikita Manabu, and his loyal subordinate, similar to Sakayanagi Arisu's Kamuro, the secretary Akane Tachibana.
"Class D of Grade 1 is truly hopeless."
Pulling open the blinds, Horikita Manabu coldly pushed up his glasses, looking at the Class D students happily playing in the water below.
Akane Tachibana stood beside Horikita Manabu, holding a notebook.
As a secretary, she probably needed to record things at any time.
And what Horikita Manabu had just referred to as Class D of Grade 1 was Ryuen Class, who should have received their points from the school or seen the results on the small blackboard updated by the Student Council on the Floor regarding last month's behavior assessment.
But now, the students of Grade 1 Class D, which is Ryuen Class, were still leisurely playing in the water during their physical education Class.
Their last Class in the afternoon was swimming, so they could continue playing in the water even after school.
And so they really continued to play in the water.
They showed no sign of reflection at all.
"Grade 1 Class A, Sakayanagi, Katsuragi."
Horikita Manabu turned his head, his gaze calmly falling on the two people behind him: a petite silver-haired girl sitting on the sofa, and a burly bald man with a powerful build.
"Congratulations, your Class scored 988 points this month. Even among past Class A students, this is an unprecedented high score, undoubtedly a score to be proud of."
Although he said congratulations, Horikita Manabu's expression remained unchanged throughout.
He seemed to be a stern Student Council President.
And Katsuragi also agreed with this statement, because his previous application to join the Student Council had been rejected by the Student Council President.
The reason given was that he had entered the school too early and had not yet demonstrated his abilities.
However.
The people here were not just students from Grade 1 Class A.
"Hikigaya Hachiman, Hirata Yosuke."
Horikita Manabu continued, "Congratulations to you too, for becoming the first Class in this school's history to successfully promote in the first month's behavior assessment."
Horikita Manabu's expression seemed to have softened slightly.
This was different from before.
And Katsuragi frowned.
So, Student Council President Horikita Manabu actually valued Class Dā¦ no, Class C students more?
After the Class evaluation points were forced to be announced, although Katsuragi felt that what Sakayanagi said about doing nothing would be fine, and Class A would definitely widen the gap with Class B.
However, Yahiko stated that he had received a request from Ryuen of Class C.
He wanted to make a deal with their Class A.
Ryuen probably felt that his Class students wouldn't be able to safely pass the behavior assessment, so he wanted to monetize the Class evaluation points, hoping to continuously receive living expenses from Class A.
This was a rather uninspired plan.
But Katsuragi thought it was worth a try.
Because if Class C caused trouble, Class C itself would first be penalized, and then drag other classes down with them, resulting in shared deductions.
That would be good for Class A, wouldn't it?
So he reluctantly agreed to hire Ryuen, and Ryuen also wanted to show off his strength, but before an agreement was reached, Ryuen's side ran into problems first.
He deliberately picked a fight with Sudo of Class D, and then was counter-sued for false accusation, resulting in a deduction of 400 points.
His entire Class was directly relegated to Class D, not to mention.
And Ryuen also directly gave up, completely allowing his Class students to act freely, so they were heavily penalized in the behavior assessment.
Therefore.
Today was the day the Class evaluation points were announced again.
And Katsuragi had been waiting early in front of the small blackboard for the scores to be announced.
Then the scores he saw were:
Grade 1 Class A Sakayanagi Katsuragi Class 988 points
Grade 1 Class B Ichinose Class 751 points
Grade 1 Class C Hikigaya Horikita Class 450 points
Grade 1 Class D Ryuen Class 0 points
...
Class A had 988 points.
This was a reasonable score for Class A.
And Class B, as Sakayanagi Arisu had said, even with the exam questions, they couldn't achieve the same level of self-discipline as Class A.
So there was still a gap between the two Classes.
But Class C, which was formerly Class D of Grade 1, was also very strong!
Because their Class evaluation was 480 points when announced, but now, after about twenty days, they still had 450 points.
This level of self-discipline was not much inferior to Class A.
Logically, they needed to be watched and noted.
However, only after sending students to investigate did they discover that they had all eaten the same unappetizing wild vegetable set meal and didn't want to try it again.
Perhaps that's why.
To avoid having no living expenses next month.
So it was hard to tell if this Class was strong or not.
While Katsuragi was thinking this.
"Student Council President Horikita Manabu."
At this moment, Sakayanagi Arisu suddenly spoke.
Her health was not good, and among the few students who came to the Student Council, she was the only one sitting down.
Or rather.
The few of them were specifically called over by Horikita Manabu for commendation.
This was an exceptionally good performance, different from previous ones, after a month of behavior assessment.
Of course, it was something to be proud of.
"Then, since our performance is excellent, can we apply to join the Student Council?"
Her voice was soft, agile, and pleasant to listen to.
And Katsuragi immediately paid attention when he heard Sakayanagi bring up this topic.
"Then please return."
Horikita Manabu, however, said coldly,
"The Student Council is not short of people right now. Although you performed amazingly during your admission, Class A has two leaders, which is a problem with your ability. You can't even lead Class A, let alone join the Student Council."
It wasn't that no Grade 1 students had joined the Student Council, for example, Nagumo Miyabi, but that was in the latter half of the Grade 1.
Having just entered school for only a month and already wanting to join the Student Council was undoubtedly wishful thinking.
So Sakayanagi Arisu was directly rejected.
"And Katsuragi."
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