Hikigaya Hachiman Is Made of Iron

Um?

Hachiman Hikigaya looked at Karuizawa, but Karuizawa had already turned her head away.

He also noticed that a girl with reddish-brown hair sitting to his right in Karuizawa turned around and glanced at him.

This is Maya Sato.

"..." Sato.

This is the person who added Hachiman's) unearned history.

If they form a partnership, they might have to attend study sessions together, which means they will continue to be in contact, and the atmosphere could become awkward.

So Hachiman said.

"Hirata, I have an objection."

"Oh?" Hirata looked over immediately with some surprise.

I wonder if Hirata is thinking that Hachiman finally wants to take charge of the class and be in charge of this Special Exam?

But unfortunately.

Hachiman didn't raise his hand for that reason.

"I want to team up with Kiyotaka Ayanokoji," Hachiman said.

"Um?"

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji?

Now, almost everyone's attention was focused on a boy who had a very low profile in the class.

This is Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, who had just excelled at the Sports Festival, now inexplicably seems to have a very low profile.

However, the students also remember that Sudō ran away, and then Hachiman Hikigaya brought up Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, calling Kiyotaka Ayanokoji the secret weapon.

Then, after using this weapon, they were inexplicably promoted to Class A.

"Kiyotaka Ayanokoji is our class's secret weapon," Hachiman said. "Recently, some students in our class have been bribed by other classes, so we're a little worried about Kiyotaka Ayanokoji's safety."

"So, I want to team up with him," Hachiman said.

"..."?

!!

A spy?

And it happened right in the classroom.

Do you want to drop out of school Kiyotaka Ayanokoji?

The students in the class turned their attention back to this.

"Hachiman," Hirata said quickly. "Please don't say things like that again."

"There are no spies in our class."

"However, I understand your desire to protect Kiyotaka Ayanokoji; he was a great help at the previous Sports Festival," Hirata said. "So..."

Perhaps in an effort to maintain a positive atmosphere in the class, Hirata rearranged Hachiman's partner.

It was changed to Ayanokoji-kun.

Therefore, the list will continue to be released.

Meanwhile, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji had a very low profile, glanced in Hachiman's direction before looking away.

Hachiman remained seated.

Teaming up with Kiyotaka Ayanokoji is just a pretext.

Karuizawa circulated that Sato might have feelings for him and wanted to confess, but then inexplicably said she wouldn't.

It's baffling.

But.

If others find out about your confession and bring it up, it will be very painful and embarrassing.

So.

Hachiman decided to avoid this awkward situation.

So they borrowed Kiyotaka Ayanokoji form a team.

But.

[Your private account has received 10,000 Private Points. Current balance: 16,453,500.]

That evening, Hachiman received a transfer notification on his phone.

And the party making the transfer.

[Unknown]

Ordinary money transfers, including those from the school, will include the recipient's information.

But this one is missing.

In other words, the other party concealed their identity, making the transfer an irregular transaction.

Hachiman's social circle isn't very large; the number of people he can think of who would transfer money to him is just a few.

First of all, it's impossible for Sakayanagi to transfer money to him while he's provoking him.

It's impossible for the classmates to transfer the 392,000 points from Ichinose's side and the 300 points worth 1.2 million Private Points from Sakayanagi Class.

So.

By any measure, it can only be related to his actions today. And the only action he remembers taking today is teaming up with Kiyotaka Ayanokoji.

Kiyotaka Ayanokoji's identity is unique, and both he and Sakayanagi predicted that Kiyotaka Ayanokoji's father would not let Kiyotaka Ayanokoji off easily.

And now.

Is there actually someone Kiyotaka Ayanokoji's father at Advanced Nurturing High School?

"..."

But.

Hachiman looked at the points that had been credited to his account.

I guess the other person isn't doing too well, because...

Only 10,000 points were credited to his account. This is the smallest amount of points Hachiman has received since coming to this school.

Chapter 192 Hachiman Hikigaya Spirit

Hachiman Hikigaya glanced at the message that 10,000 had been deposited into his account and then ignored it.

The 10,000 points either indicate that the other party, even if they are Kiyotaka Ayanokoji's father's people, are not doing well at this school, or it is just a deposit.

Try contacting him like this first, then transfer a large sum of money to him when necessary, and then get him to cooperate in expelling Kiyotaka Ayanokoji from school.

But it's a real shame.

Because Hachiman did not accept this commission.

However, if Kiyotaka Ayanokoji is really threatened with expulsion, then he probably won't do his best to help.

Since the class has successfully Class Advancement, his task is complete. Therefore, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji becomes unimportant.

Although it might seem like he's trying to renege on his promise, Hachiman isn't a pushover. If Kiyotaka Ayanokoji really faces expulsion, he can only play a supporting role at best; the real effort has to be put in by Kiyotaka Ayanokoji himself.

Around 9 p. m., Hachiman discovered that Hirata had sent a list to the class group chat.

This is the grouping of study groups based on everyone's Academic Ability.

There are about six people in a group.

Hachiman finds himself assigned to group number 7.

The members are academic Yukimura, Akito Miyake, Harube Horikita, Maya Sato, and Kanji Ike.

Hachiman also noticed that Karuizawa, Chiaki Matsushita, Sakura, and Kushida's best friend Meiyu Wang were in the same group.

The groups formed here refer to study groups formed with partners during this month. They are not limited to schools and can be held in various places such as cafes or libraries, based on the students' own preferences.

In short, these are students listed separately who will study together, serving to supervise and help each other.

It seems he had overthought things; the study session didn't just require two partners to study together, but included other people as well.

Um.

That's understandable, because although we're in Class A now, everyone's Academic Ability hasn't improved. So there are quite a few underachievers, and without top students to guide them, it's almost impossible to improve their grades.

[.]

After the groups were formed, Hachiman noticed that Airi Sakura had posted a comma (.), which usually means she posted it by mistake. Was this because she didn't want to be in her current group?

Indeed.

In Sakura's group, everyone was a stranger to her.

Sakura is rather shy, and the pressure of studying with these unfamiliar students was immense.

"If you find it too much to bear, you can submit your application to Hirata separately," Hachiman said. "As for whether the order is changed or not, I don't think Meiyu Wang will care."

"And if she's unhappy, I can ask Kushida to comfort her."

Is that so?

Sakura nodded quickly.

Although Sakura is rather introverted, she can still communicate normally with others through messages.

For example, you could contact Hirata- kun.

No, that won't work.

However, just 30 seconds later, Sakura immediately called Hachiman for help.

The reason was that Hirata rejected her and hoped that she could understand everyone's situation.

Since the current group assignments are already set for most students, it would be very troublesome to reshuffle them and start over. Moreover, this time it's rare that everyone doesn't have too many objections, so if an exception occurs, it could cause the peaceful atmosphere to erupt into arguments again.

Hirata tried his best to persuade her, but Sakura still felt conflicted.

But.

"Who in the group do you not want to be with?" Hachiman felt that Sakura's reaction was a bit too sensitive.

"It's Karuizawa," Sakura honestly replied.

Forehead.

These words startled Hachiman.

Is it because Karuizawa is the kind of person who is difficult to get along with?

He didn't realize it at all, and sometimes even thought the other person was quite considerate. They even gave him glasses.

Wrong.

Hachiman suddenly remembered that Karuizawa had a bad reputation before becoming a lowly Disciplinary Committee Member of the Student Council. In order to create her image as a hot girl, she appeared domineering and unreasonable, and her relationship with the boys was also very bad.

So it was this rather assertive attitude that frightened Sakura.

From this perspective, Hachiman thinks Karuizawa's acting is really good.

Even Kushida didn't realize that Karuizawa's assertiveness was an act.

The reason is that while listening to Kushida venting her anger by kicking the railing or wooden stake, she only criticized Karuizawa for being domineering and sometimes disrespectful to her.

So, to some extent, Hachiman also learned about the secrets of some of the students through Kushida.

While thinking about these things, Hachiman had already finished his bath and was in bed.

But when I picked up my phone to set an alarm, I saw a message.

[Maya Sato has requested to add you as a friend. Do you want to accept?]