Hachiman's Meritocracy Classroom Chapter 32

Sae Chabashira chose to pursue higher education, attending the same university as Shizuka Hiratsuka.

After graduating, Shizuka Hiratsuka returned to her hometown of Chiba and chose to go back to Advanced Nurturing High School.

She accepted an offer from President Sakayanagi and became the homeroom teacher for the now well-known First-year Class D.

However, upon returning here, all of her past experiences, the choice that could have changed the fate of the entire class, was recalled by her.

It also became her downfall.

Therefore, all she wants to know now is whether Class D students can truly challenge Class A.

If Class D students can truly challenge Class A, then it proves that Class D students possess the ability to climb higher.

And that she was indeed wrong.

The above are all the psychological traumas of Sae Chabashira, and now she has revealed her past herself.

It's just that.

She was the one who made herself reveal her scars.

Hachiman didn't force her; she chose to do it herself.

She certainly knew her own obsession.

She didn't apply for psychological counseling and didn't believe it would be effective.

Perhaps only hitting a dead end would make her turn back.

Thus.

After explaining the past, Chabashira fell silent and then watched the boy sitting on the bench, lost in thought.

Chapter 036: Do You Know You Just Said Something Like a Marriage Proposal?

Hachiman Hikigaya.

Chabashira gazed at the boy who seemed to be a loner.

She had indeed underestimated him.

This was her second batch of Class D students as their homeroom teacher.

However, the abilities of this batch of students were different from the past, even more outstanding than their own batch.

She discovered many students who were relegated to Class D due to various issues, but whose stats were actually Class A or Class B.

They were like defective products that had been screened out.

And it was the same for their batch.

There were always people who appeared excellent but were deemed unsuitable by the school. Thus, they were placed in Class D.

However.

Upon seeing Hachiman Hikigaya, she felt there was hope.

He was incredibly intelligent, coming from Class D, yet he performed exceptionally well, possessing superior observational skills, even stronger than the upper classes of her batch.

And now that everything had been laid bare.

How would he choose?

"Chabashira-sensei, it's impossible for Class D to be promoted to Class A," Hachiman said. "I don't think you should hold onto such hope, especially with our batch."

Is that so?

As expected, he chose to refuse.

This child was very mature and probably found her troublesome.

Yes.

He just wanted to earn money, to be supported by a sugar mama or to become rich himself.

How could he choose to lead a class?

What he valued were points.

He was also a good kid, probably guessing that she had been saving money and was even considering returning the points she had already received.

This made Chabashira feel a bit ashamed.

After all, she had taken advantage of him.

Previously, she had just hoped to use points to have him connect with and solve the problems of the problem children, and then guide them together to challenge Class A.

And now, this deal was terminated.

Wait.

Chabashira suddenly grasped a point.

"Hachiman, you like money, right?" Chabashira said.

"What do you mean?" Hachiman asked, confused.

"Meaning that if I pay you more, you'll be motivated to help me, right?" Chabashira said.

"?" Hachiman looked at her.

"If I pay you more, you'll help me, won't you?" Chabashira said.

"..." Hachiman.

"No, Chabashira-sensei," Hachiman refused. "If you're still talking about those points of yours, I won't accept them."

"I didn't say I don't have money," Chabashira said. "My salary here at school has indeed been saved up. Because I was so frustrated, I didn't have anywhere I wanted to spend it. But back in college, I started a business with Hiratsuka, and we both earned enough money to not have to work for the rest of our lives."

"And you haven't paid attention? Even though she's your teacher, she drives an Aston Martin to work."

"And she has two apartments in Chiba."

"So," Sae Chabashira added, "if you help me, I can directly give you 1000... well, since this is Advanced Nurturing High School, I can probably offer you 30 million in cash."

"..." Hachiman.

???

What kind of earth-shattering news was this?

A sugar mama was right beside him, and he had no idea?

Hachiman had met three wealthy people at this school.

One was Arisu Sakayanagi.

She was a young lady who didn't lack money.

Chabashira-sensei had thought she was saving up a huge amount of points by being stingy, but it turned out she had already accumulated enough to not work for the rest of her life.

So, even Shizuka Hiratsuka from Sobu High was a dark horse?

Turns out she was a sugar mama.

When he was in class, he had heard some students say they saw Hiratsuka-sensei driving a beautiful red sports car on the weekend and getting caught by traffic police, who then lectured her.

Apparently, she was showing off near the bridge and got caught.

But at the time, no one took it to heart.

Including Hachiman.

He just treated it as a piece of gossip that might or might not be true.

So, Hiratsuka-sensei, you're actually a sugar mama?

Driving luxury cars, and not just one property.

Hachiman felt like he had opened up a new world.

He suddenly regretted it, because maybe if he had stayed at Sobu High, he might have met a sugar mama who would have taken care of him too.

But that would have been difficult, as Hiratsuka-sensei wouldn't choose a kept man like him.

She was so driven, she probably liked reliable people.

However, that didn't mean it was completely hopeless.

While similar personalities and interests can bring people closer, couples don't need to be identical; they need complementarity and mutual support.

So, wouldn't a house husband like him be a better match for Hiratsuka-sensei?

Well.

Hachiman shook off the strange thought, because this was a first for him too.

Being offered ten million, twenty million, or even thirty million by a sugar mama. He had never experienced anything like this.

His family's income, with his father being a middle manager at a company, was around five million yen a year for the whole family.

That seemed pretty good.

But.

30 million yen.

"..." Hachiman.

Admittedly.

Since coming to this school, his phone had directly received Private Points worth 100,000 yen.

And he could spend them directly, with the school kindly taking them back upon graduation.

So, you could also think of the points as money.

He had also personally received two point cards from Chabashira-sensei, each worth 400,000 yen.

Even the Student Council President, Manabu Horikita, had personally transferred funds to him.

As an ordinary boy who only received 2,000 yen in pocket money per month from his family, these past few days had caused a shocking change in his perception of money.

And now.

30 million.

Hold on, hold on, not a hundred thousand, not a million, but thirty million!

His detached house was only worth 12 million.

So, even if he was kicked out in the end for not wanting to work, he could still buy a house and live with his sister, and even have 18 million left in savings.

If he saved a bit, spending 1.8 million a year, he could lie at home for 10 years without working.

This was truly reassuring.

"Chabashira-sensei," Hachiman said, suppressing his inner thoughts. "Please don't joke around. Thirty million is a huge sum, no matter how you look at it. Although it's not my place to say, please treat money seriously and establish normal values."

In other words, he hoped she wouldn't spend money recklessly.

"..." Chabashira.

"Besides, aren't you tempted, you brat?" Chabashira said. "Thirty million, and you'll come with me?"

"..." Hachiman.

Your line is too subtle.

It sounded like a proposal line from a TV drama.

Though usually in those cases, the man is the one marrying into the family.

However, there was one thing Hachiman needed to confirm.

"Are the terms you're offering guaranteed?" he said.