Hachiman's Meritocracy Classroom Chapter 20

"How could that be? Masumi Kamuro and that Sakayanagi girl are still genuine classmates to this day."

"So there's no way we're master and dog or anything like that!"

"I have never been tamed by her!"

At this point, the two had already reached the stairs to the rooftop, and the open rooftop door was just ahead.

Perhaps Masumi-san's voice was a bit too loud, as a cute voice came from the rooftop.

"Alright, Masumi-san, I know you're unhappy with me, but this isn't the time to be barking."

"You idiot, you've revealed too much information."

The voice was quite cute, but the words themselves were far from polite.

Masumi Kamuro finally reacted.

"You tricked me!" Masumi-san glared at Hachiman.

"..." Hachiman.

It wasn't that he intended to deceive her, but she was too easily provoked.

Hachiman gathered that Masumi-san of Class A was probably being disciplined by a student named Sakayanagi as a subordinate, but Masumi-san didn't seem to acknowledge this.

Yet, she was still carrying out the other party's orders.

Even if it meant deliberately acting as if she were confessing to a stranger.

And doing so would have consequences.

Being noticed by classmates, and affecting her own reputation. The result was that even knowing these possibilities existed, she still followed the other party's orders.

Doesn't that mean Masumi-san is a masochist?

This made Hachiman wish that the teachers of Class A were like Chabashira-sensei, willing to pay money to investigate files.

And at this moment, he had already arrived at the rooftop.

Staring ahead.

Masumi-san's invitation was a pretense; the truth was that Masumi-san's master wanted to see him.

And that person... was not a stranger.

Hachiman had met them once before.

It was the timid, silver-haired girl he had seen on the sofa at the Zelkova Shopping Center the day before yesterday, surrounded by classmates as if she were the moon.

And now, Sakayanagi-san was sitting on the rooftop's resting bench.

She was indeed cute.

With beautiful silver-white straight hair, fair skin, and a cute face.

Then, her cute, small legs were wrapped in pure white stockings.

Thinking back, the sixteen students he encountered then were all wearing school uniforms, so they were unlikely to be upperclassmen. They were likely freshmen.

And now, their identities were confirmed: they were students from Class A, First Year.

"Nice to meet you, Hachiman-san. I am Arisu Sakayanagi from Class A."

Arisu Sakayanagi gently rose from her chair and gave a polite, ladylike bow. "You've been quite active, coming from Class D."

Chapter 022: Sakayanagi: I'm just a timid girl. Hachiman: ? You believe that?

Arisu Sakayanagi of Class A.

Hachiman was just a freshman and didn't know many people, but this name alone had been famous for a long time.

On the first day of school, he discovered the school forum on his phone.

He found this to be the fastest way to get school information.

However, there was one person who reacted even faster: Arisu Sakayanagi of Class A, First Year.

She directly posted, using chess as her weapon, and attacked the upperclassmen.

Judging by the outcome, her classmates treated her with reverence, likely because she received satisfactory compensation.

Therefore, as a student of Class A, her performance was outstanding.

Well-deserved.

However.

"I am Hachiman Hikigaya. I don't have any particular ambitions, and the kind of girl I like is someone rich enough to support me."

"But I'm not a lolicon," Hachiman said. "Because of my eyes, people misunderstand, but I wasn't intentionally staring at you at the Zelkova Shopping Center before."

Arisu Sakayanagi was clearly taken aback.

She probably didn't expect him to say that directly.

However.

"Lolicon, huh..."

"While my physique might be limited to this, I'm not exactly open to all tastes," Arisu Sakayanagi said with a smile.

In other words, she's not interested in Hachiman at all.

But didn't you also not deny that you have money?

"Actually, I didn't ask you here for that matter," Sakayanagi said. "I'm quite broad-minded; I don't hold grudges just because someone looked at me a few extra times."

No.

Your very statement makes you sound petty.

"The reason I asked you here this time is to give you a ticket to a life without worries about food and clothing."

Arisu Sakayanagi said.

"Oh?"

Hachiman looked over.

"You just said it yourself, didn't you? That you wanted to live a life where you're supported, and I can give you that kind of life," she said.

I've already taken Kamuro-san under my wing, but only raising one pet will make it feel lonely.

"So I've decided to take in another one."

Oh.

Is that so.

So you're directly admitting that your classmate is your pet.

But don't you think it's excessive to treat your classmate like a pet?

She looks like a cute, timid loli, but turns out to be a genuine trash loli?

"I gave her 100,000 points per month," Arisu Sakayanagi continued. "And that's a very generous offer."

???

100,000?!

That's half the reward Hachiman could get from Chabashira-sensei for investigating a classmate, which is also the relocation allowance the school gives to new students.

So, all he has to do is be Sakayanagi Arisu's dog to get that money every month?

Hachiman looked at Kamuro, who was like a little puppy.

Kamuro-san had already found such a long-term meal ticket.

However.

"I haven't accepted!" Kamuro-san said.

"So I want to raise her, but she hasn't fully agreed yet," Arisu Sakayanagi said slowly.

"As if that's possible!" Kamuro-student said.

She sounded so resolute.

Perhaps feeling that she had heard an unpleasant topic, Masumi Kamuro did not continue to the rooftop and instead turned to walk down the stairs.

She seemed angry, but her footsteps were strange.

Because her footsteps seemed to be getting further away, but then suddenly stopped.

As if she had suddenly stopped at a certain spot.

Hachiman took a few steps back and saw Kamuro-student's long purple hair.

In other words, she was just waiting at the stairwell on the fifth floor.

If you're so resolute, then just leave. Don't stay there waiting.

What a stubborn, yet somewhat cute person.

In response, Arisu Sakayanagi lightly spread her hands apart, putting on a helpless expression.

"Kamuro-san is quite cute, but the road to taming her is still long."

No.

If you're going to treat a classmate like a pet, then please don't.

"If you want to treat me as a pet," Hachiman paused, "I don't think I can do that."

If you want to refuse so badly, you shouldn't have paused.

Arisu Sakayanagi thought to herself.

"That was just my own twisted way of putting it," Sakayanagi-san said. "The correct explanation would be that I want to keep a spy."

And Hikigaya, I want you to be my informant in Class D.

Huh?

Hearing this, Hachiman looked at the silver-haired, timid girl.

Yes.

She was frail, petite, with snow-white skin, but unfortunately, even while seated, she kept her cane beside her.

And right now, there were two benches on the rooftop, spaced a bit apart, with one in the shade and the other in the sun.

Arisu Sakayanagi was currently on the bench in the shade.

Mobility issues.

Ill health.

Such words came to mind.

"As you can see, my body is quite weak," Arisu Sakayanagi said. "In the past, I couldn't even attend school normally, so having the chance to enter this school, I naturally want to experience school life properly."

"That's why I asked Masumi Kamuro, giving her points, and she helps me do things I cannot do," Arisu Sakayanagi said.

I see.

So she chose Masumi Kamuro to compensate for her shortcomings.

Her health was poor, preventing her from taking various actions, but Masumi Kamuro was agile, seemingly trained, making her suitable for errands.

So this wasn't an unreasonable request; it was mutually beneficial.

She had someone to run errands for her, and Masumi Kamuro received points.

Therefore, she wasn't an unreasonable person.

She was just sharp-tongued.

But.

Words like that…

I wouldn't believe a word of it.