Hachiman's Meritocracy Classroom Chapter 19

"Are you Hachiman Hikigaya?" the other person said.

"Mhm," Hachiman nodded. "Hachiman from First-year Class D."

However, as Hachiman responded, the gaze of the tall girl with long purple hair seemed to shift slightly.

A bit surprised.

Hey, hey, hey, why are you surprised?

Didn't you come looking for him?

Wait a minute.

Hachiman recalled a TV drama he'd watched before… a honey trap.

A honey trap is when you fall into a pit someone dug beforehand, and then they frame you.

Ultimately, you get screwed over.

And that's a pretty terrible thing to do, so why did this girl with long purple hair and a hairpin give Hachiman that feeling?

Because, if she specifically came to find him, it's possible she doesn't know him at all.

Like she was sent to confirm a target.

However.

"I'm Masumi Kamuro from Class A, First Year," the purple-haired girl said. "I'd like you to come to the rooftop during lunch break."

The other person said.

"Please be sure to come. If you don't, I'll wait there, even if it means skipping afternoon classes!"

With that, the purple-haired girl seemed to finally realize she was being a bit forward and quickly turned, then jogged away.

But the impact she left was immense.

"Eeeh!"

"Shhh—" XN

Since class had just ended, most students were still in the classroom or the hallway. Seeing an attractive girl from another class approach a boy from their own class…

Naturally…

They watched and gossiped from the sidelines.

And it turned out to be quite the spectacle.

A girl actually sought out Hachiman from their class, and she seemed determined to wait for him.

And something like this… must be a confession.

As high schoolers, they were very interested in romance.

But.

"If it were a confession from a girl from another class, it should be someone like Hirata-kun," one of the same-class girls with a single blonde ponytail said.

Got it.

I'll remember your name, girl.

Hachiman focused on her.

She was one of the popular girls in the class, named Kei Karuizawa.

Karuizawa.

A rather common name, like Kato Megumi or Megumin, but they all had one trait: they seemed ordinary at first, but ultimately became dark horses.

Are you, Karuizawa-san, like that too?

Hachiman maintained his calm and quickly left the hallway.

Because he knew that staying now would definitely lead to him being bombarded with questions by his classmates. Although he had little presence in the class, a sudden invitation from a girl was a huge topic for them.

But the lunch break would soon arrive.

Students began heading to the cafeteria.

After the ordeal of 45 minutes of class, the classmates' excitement had waned.

However, there were still students who paid attention to the fact that Hachiman from their class had been asked to the rooftop by a girl from another class during the previous break.

"So, is it really a confession?" The person now paying attention was a girl with short blonde hair, delicate features, and a very cute appearance.

It was Kushida.

Seriously, Kushida-san, why don't you go eat with your friends already?

"I don't have any impression of her," Hachiman said. "So I think it might be a honey trap."

"That's true," Kushida said. "If it were a real confession, her eyes wouldn't be like that. She seemed to find you a bit disappointing. Perhaps she thought you didn't live up to your reputation or something."

"..." Hachiman.

"Alright, please stop talking."

"Horikita-classmate was staring at me herself. It seems she discovered my Japanese literature skills are quite good," Hachiman said.

This was a lie, but Kushida's attention towards him had increased significantly, so it was a good opportunity to fool her.

Suzune Horikita had been constantly studying, so if she knew she was inferior to someone who didn't read much, she might indeed keep paying attention.

"Oh," Kushida nodded, then left with a satisfied expression.

So, the truth was that her interest in him was fake. Kushida-classmate, you were just concerned about whether it was exposed that you and Suzune Horikita came from the same middle school.

Therefore, the biggest trap was you.

And so.

After considering it for a moment, Hachiman began walking up towards the rooftop.

Not for any other reason than that the girl named Masumi Kamuro introduced herself as being from Class A, First Year.

That was to say, she was from an upper-tier class among this year's new students.

As the strongest, why would he seek out the weakest class?

Chapter 021: Meeting Arisu Sakayanagi, Hachiman-classmate, you seem quite active!

Hachiman started ascending the stairs from the second floor.

Although the classrooms for the four classes in one grade level were all in the same school building.

It was just that Class A and B were separated from Class C and D by the laboratory floors.

So, even after three days since the start of the school year, students from both sides wouldn't have much contact during class time.

However, all students spent three years in the same school, so perhaps they might encounter students from other classes in other public areas.

But most encounters were with strangers, and there were few opportunities for conversation.

Still, it wasn't an absolute rule. For example, there was Kushida the little angel, whom Hachiman was familiar with.

Since she wanted to become friends with everyone, her scope of interaction wasn't limited to classmates but also included students from other classes.

And Kamuro-classmate, who had just come to his class from Class A, probably came to find him because she knew Kamuro-classmate.

This showed that Kushida-classmate was indeed brave.

Her social skills were maxed out.

However, as Hachiman continued up the stairs past the laboratories on the third and fourth floors, he suddenly stopped.

Because he heard the sound of footsteps coming down from upstairs.

And standing still, gazing forward, he could see a purple-haired girl appear at the stairwell.

And this girl.

Was none other than the one who had come to find him in the previous class.

Masumi Kamuro.

Her gaze was sharp, and the moment their eyes met, she seemed to show a hint of relief.

"I'm glad you didn't run away," she said.

Then she turned around, as if preparing to lead the way.

This was somewhat unexpected.

Because.

Was she worried he would run off? So she came to pick him up right after class ended.

Kamuro-classmate walked ahead, and Hachiman quickly followed.

As they got closer, he noticed that the impression she gave was different from when she was at the classroom door.

She seemed more refined.

She had long purple hair, tied into a single side ponytail. What was particularly noticeable was her bangs, held in place by hair clips, two of them.

Her features were not bad; in fact, she was quite pretty.

While she couldn't compare to top beauties like Suzune Horikita, she was still a rare beauty.

However, she didn't seem to smile often and was accustomed to wearing a stern expression.

Looking at her reminded him of a scene where someone looked at him with disdain while showing off their underwear.

At the same time.

He noticed her raised hand. Her hands were long and beautiful, like an artist's hands, or perhaps like someone who had played the piano.

However, her legs were long and powerful, legs that had clearly been used for sports, with no loose flesh at all. He could imagine her athletic ability was not bad.

"Could it be, could it possibly be a confession?" Hachiman asked tentatively.

But something like this... it was impossible, wasn't it?

He had never experienced anything like it from birth until now.

Not to mention that he always believed girls' kindness was a lie and couldn't be swayed by their actions.

"How is that possible?" Masumi Kamuro replied directly. "I was just asked to bring you over."

In other words, she wasn't acting anymore; the so-called confession was just something fabricated to complete the task.

As a student of Class D, Hachiman already knew that being assigned to Class D meant the school had likely given up on them.

But.

He was also a little curious.

That is, as a student of Class A, they should have received good evaluations from the school and be people of pride.

What was their way of life like?

The result... was it really this practical?

A gap in status had already formed.

"So, you already have a master?" Hachiman said. "It seems you students of Class A have a tough time too."

This remark was a small act of revenge against Masumi Kamuro.

To get him to come out, she had caused a stir with a confession in his class. He could imagine that after lunch, some students in his class would definitely ask him questions.

And these were... what Hachiman was worst at dealing with.

However, this statement seemed to make Masumi Kamuro quite resistant.

Because this statement could also be interpreted as her becoming a pet dog to her classmates.

And that sort of thing.