Hiyori Shiina Wants to Test the Waters

This is Sakayanagi of the board of directors of this school.

He is also the father of Sakayanagi Arisu.

She was in poor health, so she didn't study much in the past. She was able to come here this time because her father works here and can take care of her.

And now.

"You seemed to be making a contact just now."

"Your classmates have all left school, who else can you contact?" the other person said. "Are they students from other grades?"

"..." Arisu.

"How annoying, Father," Arisu said. "I also have some secrets."

"Arisu, what do you want to do?" But her father pushed up his glasses, not believing her.

"..."

I didn't do anything.

I just wanted to earn some living expenses while staying at school. Although I had earned some money by challenging the chess club before.

Then, as the leader of the Sakayanagi Faction, her students would automatically hand over their points.

However, Sakayanagi also said that Hachiman's cost-saving plan was meaningless; the important thing was to earn more points.

Saving money is less effective than open source.

Therefore, acquiring more points is the correct strategy.

She had seen the class evaluation scores on the blackboard for the third-grade students.

It seems that in the last Special Exam, only Third-year Class B was moving forward, while the other three classes were falling behind.

The changes in the scores are somewhat strange.

In other words, someone may have interfered with the Special Exam for third graders.

So, wouldn't it be okay for her to intervene as well?

After all, I'll be spending two weeks alone at school, so earning some extra money to relieve my boredom is a good idea, isn't it?

Chapter 108 Hiyori Shiina Wants to Test the Waters

Because of her health condition, Classmate Sakayanagi is unable to leave school, but for Hachiman and the others...

Having been confined to the school for three months, I now feel a sense of exhilarating freedom.

Once on the bus to the pier, Hachiman had no interest in admiring the scenery along the way and was only focused on his phone.

Then his brows furrowed.

Finally.

"What are you doing, Hachiman started to speak.

"..." Hachiman glanced at the other person.

This is a cute girl with a beautiful golden ponytail.

Kei Karuizawa, the class's most popular girl, who stole the show in the last written exam and was appreciated by everyone, seems to have improved her reputation as the leader of the hot girls.

There were no assigned seats on the bus, so the students sat down as they pleased.

Hachiman knew he was unpopular, but he thought Horikita, Kushida, or even Hirata would sit next to him. Instead, it was Karuizawa.

She's very popular now and has her own group of hot girls.

It did feel a bit strange to sit there alone.

According to the rumors circulating in the class, Horikita would likely be sitting next to him.

But the result was Karuizawa.

"I was just trying to call home," Hachiman said.

"But it seems that won't work."

"We initially thought it was a limitation of the local area network, but now it seems that the students' phones have been set to a mode similar to that of teenagers, making it impossible to access the internet or contact anyone."

Is that so?

Karuizawa didn't seem to care much about that.

Because mobile phones cannot contact the outside world, everyone has gotten used to it.

Rather, no one really thinks about whether they can contact their family after leaving school anymore.

So, you're actually quite homesick?

Are you missing your parents at home? Or your siblings or the like?

Hachiman continued to ponder.

Only.

If students' phones are restricted like this, are teachers' phones also completely restricted?

Or, once they arrive at the ship, are all the crew members' mobile phones restricted?

Um.

Overall... once he left school, Hachiman wanted to contact his family a little more.

I want to see my sister.

Video would be best.

There's nothing we can do about it.

He was just an ordinary male high school student.

Only.

"Is this really alright?" Karuizawa lowered her voice and changed the subject. "I have a bit of an unease about this vacation."

Um.

Holiday hospitality.

Although Hachiman arranged for Kushida to inquire about the situation, it was confirmed that he was not on vacation but was going to participate in this month's special exam.

However, Hachiman did not allow Kushida to spread the news.

So for most of the classmates... quite a few probably thought they were actually being entertained.

After all.

If I had thought things through more thoroughly, I wouldn't have been assigned to Class D.

And it's not just Karuizawa who thinks this way.

"Teacher, is the ship one of those luxury passenger ships? Like the kind of ship that rich people have, like the Detective Conan."

"Is the food you prepared instant noodles?"

"Idiot, it says it's a ship, so it must be a luxury cruise ship, and inside it's either foie gras or pasta." A boy started pressing Chabashira-sensei for answers.

"I wish there was milk tea there too." Then the girls joined in. "And I want to go to the deck to feed the seagulls."

"The correct way to say it is to go get some fries to feed the seagulls!"

My classmates are enjoying their vacation.

They don't consider whether they deserve such hospitality from the school, nor do they think about how to get reimbursement from the finance department if the school allocates such a budget.

"So, is this just a normal vacation?" Karuizawa asked.

She was still a little wary.

"Impossible," Hachiman said. "If it were a vacation, there would be no need to sign a waiver if I didn't attend. Besides, I've been at this school for three months already. It's not a vacation; it must be exams. Exams once a month are the norm, aren't they?"

Uh-oh.

Indeed.

The first month after enrollment Behavioral Guidelines Exam, and the second month is a written midterm exam. Now it's the third month, so it's normal to have exams again.

It's only the first ten days of this month and the exam is already here?

"Could it be that this exam will be very long?" Karuizawa speculated.

"Perhaps," Hachiman said, "But I think it's okay not to be so nervous. I'll ask you for help when I need it after I've confirmed the exam questions."

"Oh."

Karuizawa responded calmly to this.

His attitude seemed indifferent.

But Hachiman felt relieved.

Right?

You really do enjoy following orders.

Is your personality actually masochistic?

As Hachiman was thinking this Karuizawa continued.

"By the way, aren't you and Horikita on good terms?"

"Then why not sit with them?"

Hachiman is currently in the last row, and there are no students in that row.

Yes.

Because the bus has a capacity of 55 seats.

There are only 41 students in total, including Chabashira-sensei.

This resulted in some empty seats.

Therefore, there are almost no people like Hachiman Hikigaya who choose to stay in the back seat.

But.

"..." Hachiman Hikigaya.

I almost fell for her trick.

I thought Karuizawa was here because she was concerned about the exam.

Is that really what you care about?

"I have no relationship with Horikita," Hachiman said.

"I already know that," Karuizawa said.

"..." Hachiman. "And her goal is also Class A, so she will assist me, but Karuizawa, you are irreplaceable."

"There are some things Horikita can't do."

"As I said before, you will assist me, and I will protect you."

Because there were some things that couldn't be said directly, Hachiman Hikigaya typed them out on his phone.

However, these words made Karuizawa stand up quietly and then go to his companions.

In other words, she got the answer that put her mind at ease.

Her attention to him and Horikita made him subconsciously think that it might be something like jealousy.

So it was all for a sense of security. I wonder if Horikita replaced her.

That's true.

Hachiman Hikigaya knew he wasn't that popular.

And that's what I was thinking.

"Um, that..." The pink-haired girl sitting alone in the previous seat seemed to be looking at them somewhat timidly.