Hachiman's Meritocracy Classroom Chapter 15

By the vending machine next to the dorms, near the railing by the lake.

Hachiman completed Suzune Horikita's profile.

Chapter 015: Manabu Horikita: My Foolish Little Sister!

Advanced Nurturing High School, tuition-free, provides living expenses, and boasts a 100% employment and further education rate.

It was quite eye-catching.

However, only the tuition-free part of the promotion was true; students had to earn their living expenses based on their performance, and as for the employment and further education rates… well~

Hachiman had already resigned himself to the fact that Class D had nothing to do with it.

After all, in the arrangement of the four classes in the school building, Class C and Class D were separated by science labs, so the school probably only had expectations for the student bodies of Class A and Class B.

It's just like that saying goes, true happiness for all is definitely impossible.

If some are in the spotlight, then others must be mired in the mud.

So Class D was probably the one mired in the mud right now.

But what did it matter?

[Then you should work hard.]

[I can't guarantee if you'll meet a rich woman to support you in the future. But you can make yourself rich during your three years at this school.]

Chabashira-sensei said it well.

So, being able to attend school for free and also make money during school hours was already a pretty good life.

Thus.

Even if no one was willing to support him in the future, he could support himself.

Because he had earned his living expenses, Hachiman didn't skimp on himself.

For dinner, he ordered the deluxe 1500-point meal at the cafeteria.

However.

"I'm too full."

After returning to his dorm and pacing around the room a few times, he still felt overly full; his stomach showed no signs of digestion.

As expected, the dorm was too small.

Hachiman then left his dorm.

He remembered passing a vending machine yesterday when he had a private meeting… meeting with Chabashira-sensei.

He had only glanced at it then and hadn't remembered the types of drinks it stocked.

But there should be coffee, right?

Drinking coffee long-term wasn't good; while it could boost alertness, it could also cause stomach acid secretion and even damage the stomach.

But for his current state of overfullness, it might have some effect.

However, this was just a hypothesis, a perfectly laid plan, but reality offered no opportunities.

Because.

When Hachiman passed through the grove of trees and saw the vending machine, he also saw someone there.

It was a man and a woman.

But before he saw them, their voices reached his ears on the wind.

"Suzune, I didn't expect you to chase me all the way here." That was the male voice. It had a special magnetic quality. There was no anger in his tone, just a chilling coldness.

And Hachiman found the voice somewhat familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere recently.

"I came to catch up to my brother's footsteps."

Then came the girl's voice.

And Hachiman recognized this voice.

Because it was Suzune Horikita's voice, the one who had spoken to him this afternoon.

Hachiman then looked over.

She was a very beautiful girl, her delicate features showing a hint of nervousness, her small hands clenched, revealing her owner's uneasy feelings. Her long, waterfall-like black hair exuded a lily-like fragrance that was refreshing.

Of course, he couldn't smell it from this distance.

Confirmed.

Suzune Horikita was indeed there.

Suzune Horikita stubbornly looked up at the brother, her usually indifferent tone becoming agitated and anxious as she explained, "I'm not the waste you knew anymore!"

Oh, wow.

For Suzune Horikita, who acted so aloof in class, to say such words as "waste," it seemed she truly admired her brother, and the pressure he put on her was considerable.

But even so, she still wanted to follow in her brother's footsteps; Hachiman witnessed Suzune Horikita's stubbornness once again.

This might be something to collect in her personal file.

"To catch up to me...?"

But Horikita's brother, with his back to Suzune Horikita, let out a scoff, gently pushed up the glasses on his nose, and said coldly, "You still haven't realized your own shortcomings? Choosing this school was your mistake."

"You probably don't even know that this school is based on meritocracy. Do you know what a terrible class you've been assigned to?"

The brother said.

At this moment, Hachiman recalled that he had heard this guy's voice before, especially when he mentioned the words [Meritocracy].

That arrogant and cold tone.

He was the student council president who organized the freshman welcome ceremony, and back then his self-introduction was – I am the student council president of this school, Manabu Horikita.

Horikita.

So that's how it is.

He's Suzune Horikita's brother.

"The students in the class seem lax, even foolish, but to say they're completely terrible..." Suzune Horikita frowned.

"Heh heh..."

But the student council president, Manabu Horikita, seemed to chuckle.

"Drop out, Suzune," his tone suddenly turned sharp.

"W-why? I came to this school following in my brother's footsteps."

"You don't understand anything," Manabu Horikita said. "Class D is the worst class, and you've been assigned to Class D. This will bring shame upon me as the student council president."

"How... could this be..." Horikita's sister probably couldn't quite process her brother's words.

"This is information you aren't supposed to know right now, and by leaking it like this, I'll have to pay a price of 1 million points," Manabu Horikita said. "So, my sister, the moment you enrolled, I spent 1 million points. That's equivalent to the living expenses you receive from the school for 10 enrollments."

Well, aren't you just amazing.

Student Council President.

Spent 1 million points for his sister in one minute.

That's equivalent to over 600 luxury meals he could have eaten today.

However, as a brother himself, Hachiman's thoughts went broader, and he seemed to understand why Manabu Horikita was proactively deducting points from himself.

Because.

This sister has no understanding of people's hearts at all.

Chapter 016: The Student Council President is the Biggest Philanthropist!

Horikita's sister has no understanding of people's hearts at all.

"If that's the case then..." But Suzune Horikita quickly tried to explain, "I'll be promoted to Class A immediately, and if that happens..."

However, this explanation didn't sound like the cold demeanor she displayed during the day at all. Instead, it carried a sense of helplessness, like a startled little rabbit, weakly explaining with a pale face.

She was different from others. Since her enrollment yesterday, she had been carefully observing this school, but she still knew too little.

If she were to be expelled just like that...

She couldn't accept it.

"Impossible, it's not going to happen."

But Horikita's brother coldly interrupted her, without turning his head, "You can't do it."

"I definitely will!"

Suzune Horikita lowered her head, looking dejected, but still said stubbornly.

"What a disobedient sister."

Manabu Horikita slowly turned his head, looking at her with cold eyes.

And Hachiman finally got a clear look at Horikita's brother's face. He wore glasses, had a high nose bridge, and a face that was stern yet undeniably handsome. His tone was forceful yet full of charisma.

Undoubtedly, it was the student council president himself who had hosted the welcome ceremony.

Although they were siblings, their personalities were completely different.

Manabu Horikita's sternness was innate, an aura he naturally possessed.

But Suzune Horikita, despite her coldness in class, appeared quite vulnerable now.

She showed disappointment, low self-esteem, and even acted timidly in front of Manabu Horikita. While she wanted to prove herself, she couldn't even utter a word of rebuttal.

Coupled with "[I came here following in my brother's footsteps]."

So.

Suzune Horikita, are you perhaps imitating your brother?

How nice.

Hachiman wished his own sister would look up to him like that.

But Komachi...

"Eh? Big Brother, you're making Komachi worry about whether Big Brother will find a job in the future."

"Komachi is under a lot of pressure. If Big Brother ends up becoming a shut-in, will the burden of supporting him fall on Komachi?"

"Big Brother, hurry up and get to work, seriously."

"..."

Instead, she was worried about Big Brother.

Hachiman reflected.

However.

His stomach was really full now, and he felt terrible.

So he walked towards the vending machines.

Meanwhile, the Horikita siblings were still talking, and it had reached a fever pitch.

"What a disobedient sister!"

Manabu Horikita had given up on talking to his sister.

Instead, he prepared to take action.

He directly raised his right hand, seemingly preparing to slap his disobedient sister.

Suzune Horikita also noticed what her brother intended to do, but she leaned against the wall, appearing timid.

And Hachiman walked towards the vending machines.