Chapter 038: Heading to the Student Council / Could... He Be Your Boyfriend?
As for Class D, they were in a state of pure despair.
"You really are a bunch of fools!" The Class D homeroom teacher shouted at them directly. She let out a dry, exasperated laugh, speaking words that a teacher normally wouldn't say.
"Even though Horikita already told you the truth about the school and told you that a special exam was taking place last month—even if you didn't have the points to buy the specific details.
But the special exam lasted for a full month, and it had already started at that time. If you used your rusty brains for even a second, you should have thought: since you're already taking the exam, what could possibly be tested? Hmm?
No papers were handed out, and no special physical fitness tests were held. What else could be tested or judged besides your behavior every single day, every single moment?
In this past month, your class had over 146 instances of tardiness or absence, 606 private conversations during class, 504 times playing with phones, 60 smashed trash cans on campus, and 90 instances of littering. 2 physical brawls. 16 times where boys and girls kicked each other's desks! And even!" She paused, her eyes cold.
"You even ranked the girls by chest size once!"
Ike Kanji, Sotomura Hideo, Yamauchi, and Sudo all hurriedly lowered their heads.
"Look at this. What were the test contents? What were the deduction items? These are nothing more than the most basic, bare-minimum behavioral requirements for a student! Is it too much to ask? Is it too strict? Even without knowing the test questions, a normal, qualified student wouldn't lose that many points.
And yet, you geniuses managed to violate every single item without missing one! It's truly eye-opening!" Chabashira laughed in anger.
After Chabashira finished, no one below could find words to respond.
Since they were docked from 1,000 base points to 0 in a single month, they were certainly dissatisfied—some even wanted to say the school was unfair—but as soon as they heard the specific test content, they all shriveled up.
In this class, perhaps only Horikita-san hadn't lost any points; everyone else was more or less a contributor to the deductions. Some students realized they had committed the violations mentioned by Chabashira-sensei many times over, making them "big spenders" of the class points.
"And now, pass this around for everyone to see." Chabashira handed a stack of printed A4 papers to the front row to be passed down.
"What is this?" Sitting in the front row, Kushida Kikyo, with her sweet blonde short hair and cute purple eyes, was almost the first to get the materials.
A perfectly timed expression of confusion quickly appeared on her face, but a flash of realization and relief flickered deep within her purple eyes.
As for the result of Class 1-D getting 0 points, she was the person least surprised by it.
In fact, when Chabashira-sensei announced the deduction items, Kushida actually felt a sense of relief.
She had known the contents of the conduct assessment half a month ago.
However, she couldn't tell her classmates about these contents. Back then, she was one of the major point-losers. If she had told the class, while she doubted it was possible, the students might have actually become disciplined to save their living expenses. If the remaining living expenses were too low, they might have started looking for who to blame, and the fact that Kushida had cost the class so many points might have been exposed.
Even though Kushida was very popular, she didn't trust her classmates.
Precisely because she knew them so well, she knew exactly how selfish they were.
Thus, to protect herself, Kushida-san ultimately chose to think only of herself. She didn't tell everyone the contents of the assessment, ensuring they would continue to lose points.
After all.
Hikigaya-kun had said back then that Class D's 1,000 points had already dropped to less than 300, and only half the month had passed. They had lost nearly 700 points in two weeks; could they really have guarded the remaining 300 for another two weeks?
Hardly. It was an almost impossible task.
And now, as expected, it was 0.
In fact, it was highly likely that the actual deductions had long exceeded the 1,000-point limit, but since the school rules didn't allow for negative scores, it simply displayed as 0.
Otherwise, according to the rule where the school deposits living expenses based on Class Points *100, everyone would have ended up taking out loans to go to school, owing the school money.
In that case, the entire class would probably have dropped out voluntarily.
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The homeroom period passed quickly. Teachers usually let the students have the time and space to themselves after the announcements were over.
On Hikigaya Hachiman's side, he learned from Shibata-kun that the Student Council wanted their class to come by the office after homeroom.
Likely for a reward.
Because an invitation from Horikita Manabu most likely meant he acknowledged you and wanted to invite you to join the Student Council.
After all, if it were just a verbal commendation, there would be no need to make them come all that way.
Hachiman knew in his heart that because of the "Horikita Suzune purchasing the school truth incident," he had already received a substantial "reward" from Horikita Manabu: the candidacy for the next Student Council President.
This was arguably the highest-level position commitment the Student Council could offer.
Therefore, any other reward from Horikita Manabu would seem less dazzling.
Still, even if it were an invitation given "for free," there was no harm in going. He didn't necessarily have to join, but the "invitation" itself could be traded as a valuable chip.
After all, in this school, points can buy almost anything, but a position in the Student Council cannot be bought with money; it requires the President's approval.
So.
After a bit of thought as homeroom was ending, he set off for the Student Council with Ichinose Honami.
Homeroom lasted 30 minutes, and there was a 20-minute gap before the first morning class. The Student Council office was near the swimming pool, not very far away. 10 minutes for a round trip was definitely enough.
Since Horikita Manabu had taken the initiative to invite them, he would likely arrive early. Going now was the perfect timing.
However, when Hikigaya and Ichinose arrived at the door of the Student Council office, they found the door closed. Immediately after, they saw the tall figure of Katsuragi Kohei and the incredibly cute silver-haired girl with a cane beside him.
Hikigaya immediately realized they were a bit late.
As if sensing something, Sakayanagi Arisu beside Katsuragi gracefully turned around.
"Oh my, isn't this Ichinose-san from Class 1-B?" Sakayanagi Arisu's gaze swept past Ichinose and landed on Hikigaya. Her tone carried a hint of curiosity.
"And this person beside you... could he be your boyfriend?"
Clearly, Sakayanagi Arisu knew Ichinose.
But she pretended she had never met Hikigaya before.
Even though they had met earlier at the third-floor cafeteria, where he had introduced himself and she had stared at him for quite a while before being disappointed—now she was acting as if she didn't know him at all.
Had she already forgotten? Or was his presence just that low?
"No, no," Ichinose said hurriedly.
"I am Hikigaya-kun's assistant. He is the class representative of Class B."
"Oh." However, Sakayanagi's tone suddenly became very flat.
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