Hachiman's Meritocracy Classroom Chapter 12

Even if you don't like the class group, you can join and then mute it.

Instead of saying that publicly in a classroom where half the class is already present.

Did you consider the consequences of expressing yourself that way?

Don't you see the students in the class looking at you in stunned silence?

I'm afraid that after today, Suzune Horikita will be labeled as difficult to get along with.

"Also, if there's nothing else, can you please leave?" Suzune Horikita continued. "I still need to read."

She continued to read.

This made Kushida feel a bit awkward.

Suzune Horikita calmly continued reading.

Her demeanor… how should I put it, completely lacking in social graces.

Hachiman, acting as the camera, began to ponder.

He pondered why he had chosen to sit next to Suzune Horikita.

Actually, no one had sat next to Suzune Horikita since yesterday. She exuded an aura of cold rejection, and everyone seemed to be deliberately avoiding her.

And as it turned out, Suzune Horikita was indeed difficult to get along with.

Thinking back, he probably sensed that Suzune Horikita had the aura of someone who walked alone.

In other words, she had no friends.

Nor did she deliberately try to accommodate others.

Like a lone wolf that doesn't fit in with the pack.

So, did he choose to sit next to her because lonely souls attract each other?

But.

Hachiman closed his eyes.

If Suzune Horikita was a lone wolf.

He wanted to be a bear.

A proud soul needs no bonds.

Chapter 012: Cute Kushida: Hachiman Seems Interested in Suzune Horikita

The high school curriculum at Advanced Nurturing High School seemed more difficult than outside.

The textbooks were the latest edition, and the pace of instruction was fast.

However, the teachers' attitudes were somewhat indifferent, as if they wouldn't extend class time no matter what content they were covering once the dismissal bell rang.

They would simply announce class dismissal.

Furthermore, they wouldn't ask questions during class.

They wouldn't even come down from the podium, so some students would read manga or play on their phones during class, and the teachers wouldn't pay any attention.

And what excited the students the most was probably that there was no homework after class.

"Isn't this great? I hate teachers who drag out classes."

"Yeah, yeah, and they replaced gym class with math class!"

"Speaking of which, we have swimming class in our gym period, so it'll be great to play in the water at school."

The students voiced their opinions.

They were a bit rowdy.

Even though it was only the second day of school, the students had quickly formed their own small cliques.

They started banding together.

A very obvious sign of this was with the few boys in the front row.

Someone had bought a notebook last night and brought it to class, and they were quickly making voting tables.

"What are you guys doing? Hey, there are several names of girls from the class."

A student came over.

The student's name was Kanji Ike.

"We're making a poll!" Haruki Yamauchi, who had introduced himself as being very good at table tennis and almost becoming a prefectural athlete, said, "It's for the guys. I peeked at Hirata's phone, and the girls are making a ranking of the school's handsome guys, so I thought we should make a beautiful girl ranking too!"

Oh.

Is that so.

"So, us guys are definitely interested in breasts, chests, oppai, and things like that!"

"So I think we shouldn't just look at faces, but also great figures to make the list!"

"What do you think of this judging criteria? Kiyotaka?" Haruki suddenly said to a handsome, clean-cut boy who seemed to have a low presence.

Because the table they were occupying was currently being used by Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

"Eh? I think they're all about the same." Kiyotaka Ayanokoji said, perhaps not expecting to be asked.

"Eh..."

"Actually, I think Suzune Horikita is really pretty." A tall guy with a red buzz cut joined the conversation.

This was Ken Sudou, whom Hachiman had seen yesterday.

Even though Sudou had said yesterday that self-introductions were a childish trick, he had stood up and introduced himself anyway. Now, seeing the guys clustered together chatting, Hachiman joined them.

Is this... them trying to bond preemptively out of fear of being ostracized?

This kind of ecosystem is quite interesting.

"Suzune Horikita's looks are indeed high."

"But I bet her chest isn't. Haruka Hasebe, Haruka Hasebe!" Haruki Yamauchi added.

The Hasebe mentioned here was a girl in the class named Haruka Hasebe. She had a wide forehead, long blue hair, and a beauty mark under her right eye. She was quite a pretty girl.

And she had a fantastic figure.

But... this is really awful.

While adolescence is a time when one is interested in the opposite sex.

But is this something you can say in a public place like this?

Don't they see the girls still in the classroom looking at them like they're trash?

The reason they were talking about Suzune and Haruka was likely because Suzune and Haruka had gone to the restroom together and weren't in the classroom.

So, while Hachiman thought Suzune Horikita was an unfeeling person, it seemed like most of his classmates lacked emotional intelligence.

Hachiman had already given up hope on receiving school life funds on a class-by-class basis.

Because.

Even if he publicized the information he had, his classmates, with their individual personalities, wouldn't unite or make an effort.

The reality was that they'd drag him down, slack off, and no one would obey anyone else.

Unless there was a violent assault.

However, rather than observing the boys, Hachiman had actually noticed a rather cute girl.

There were many cute and pretty girls in the class.

But the one who made Hachiman pay extra attention and look her way several times was definitely unique.

This was because she was an invisible beauty.

She was a quiet girl sitting to his right.

She had long pink hair tied into two large pigtails, and she wore red-rimmed glasses.

She looked a bit unfashionable.

But.

Isn't there that saying?

That glasses girls are super beauties when they take off their glasses.

She was actually quite cute too.

Because when Hachiman deliberately looked up in her direction, she blinked in surprise when she noticed his gaze, then looked behind her, seemingly thinking he was looking for someone else.

But when she realized there was no one behind her and he was still looking at her, she finally understood.

However, she quickly opened her book and held it up, hiding her small head behind it. Then, she peeked out with her eyes to look at him.

Upon confirming that he was indeed looking at her, her face instantly turned red.

Then, she buried her face in her book, too shy to look up again.

She was like a timid little squirrel.

Hachiman, continuing to act as a camera, lowered his presence even further. He observed the people around him, lost in his thoughts.

The reason he was so idle was that it was already after the third period.

After one more class, it would be lunchtime.

During the breaks of the previous two classes, Suzune Horikita, who sat next to him, was in the same state: reading.

It was terrifying.

But just now, she had finally made a move and left the classroom.

Considering her thermos was already half empty, she was likely going to pick flowers now.

And these were not things a camera should focus on, as it was rather impolite.

Thinking this, "Hachiman~"

A cute voice reached him, a cute voice from Hachiman's side.

And Hachiman had an impression of this cute voice.

It was Kushida's voice, who he had acted with yesterday. Kushida, who he had sold to Chabashira-sensei for 200,000, but was now useless.

"Hachiman~ Are you sleepy?" Kushida said.

"..." Hachiman.

Hachiman remained in his feigned sleep.

"Is Sakura-san pretty?" But Kushida lowered her voice and whispered, "You looked at her several times."

"..." Hachiman.

Well, it seemed like she had discovered him pretending to be asleep and peeking at Sakura.

Kushida is truly terrifying.

Actually, Hachiman also realized that perhaps Sakura had noticed him staring.

And Sakura was timid by nature, so she had probably asked Kushida for help.

He couldn't be blamed for this; he was just looking at someone normally, but his dead fish eyes made him seem fierce.

So, Sakura had probably misunderstood.

"Can Hachiman talk to Horikita-san?" Kushida continued.

From her words, it was clear she wasn't just here to help Sakura out of a bind, but also had her own agenda.

He recalled that when he first came to class that morning, Kushida had approached Horikita and been directly driven away.

Clearly, anyone would be displeased by such an event.