Tyrannosaurus Rex 9k!

Um.

Some people still think it's expensive.

Hirata had no choice but to try and persuade them. Hachiman thought that if anyone disagreed, Hirata might even cover the cost himself.

Hachiman remained silent.

For Hachiman, Class D's proposed plan had no disadvantages whatsoever. A unified approach allowed them to quickly identify the leaders of all 12 groups.

Then they won't face the dangerous situation of failing to select a leader within the time limit and a bunch of students dropping out.

At the same time, 100,000 points can be used to skip this exam, which is not expensive.

I'm just a little envious.

Class D can collect 12 million points at once.

But this is something that Class D can also do.

Because Class D' s class evaluation score is 0.

So you can deduct points at will, since they're all zero anyway. Other classes can't do that, unless they're willing to pay three or four hundred points in exchange for 12 million, but even 12 million isn't enough here, because Class D doesn't have the money.

However, there are many ways to Rome, Hachiman isn't just targeting first-year students.

His goal is to be in the third grade.

So the focus is on the third grade.

Really.

Very soon.

As an observer of humanity, Hachiman Hikigaya immediately gathered information.

"Hehe—so, I'm really looking forward to defeating you." A skirmish broke out among the upperclassmen. "Horikita."

Nagumo's statement was simple: as the sole representative of the second year, he had the right to speak.

"In the end, we've never really had a proper competition," Miyabi Nagumo said to Manabu Horikita. "And we've never had a real cross-grade competition, so why don't we have one, Horikita?"

"This is a pointless act," Horikita's brother said, "In the end, class rankings are based on the class evaluation scores of the same grade, so competing against other grades is completely meaningless."

"Don't say that," Miyabi Nagumo said. "I'm really looking forward to playing against you. So can't you give me a chance? And if you agree, I'll allow the first-year students to choose their groups freely this time, and I absolutely won't interfere. I just want our groups to compare whose average score is higher."

After being told what Nagumo said, Manabu Horikita actually thought about it for a moment.

"It seems you're threatening me," Horikita's brother said. "So, if I agree, you can guarantee that the first-year students will have a fair chance to choose their groups, right?"

"Okay, I agree, but you have to agree to my demands," Manabu Horikita said. "This battle cannot involve others. That is to say, you cannot attack other groups or cause internal sabotage. And the targets are not only ordinary groups, but also ordinary students! Otherwise, the duel is invalid."

"Okay. Since the president wants to be fair and square, then let's be fair and square." Nagumo quickly agreed to Manabu Horikita's request, but he added a condition, "Hachiman Hikigaya is not allowed to join our group."

"..." Hachiman.

The human camera, with its low profile, was immediately surrounded by other boys.

Some of the second-grade boys and some of the third-grade boys are searching for [Hachiman Hikigaya].

I want to find out who he really is.

Hachiman was speechless, but the current developments were not bad for him.

Since the goal was to get money from Horikita's brother's class, it was naturally easier to get it by offering help in times of need.

Therefore, it's a good thing that Nagumo went to provoke them.

Although Hachiman did not directly contact Nagumo had previously tried to persuade the Class Ichinose obtain votes from them.

He didn't believe that Nagumo would truly be upright and honorable.

So it'll probably be the same as the Sports Festival, using underhanded tactics.

At the same time.

Hachiman wouldn't remind Manabu Horikita Miyabi Nagumo would definitely set a trap, because Manabu Horikita accepted Nagumo's conditions so easily, which meant that he understood how strong Miyabi Nagumo's control over the second-year students was. She could almost command all the second-year students, which meant that it was very feasible for all the second-year students to cause trouble.

This kind of team-up is most convenient for second-year students.

Judging from the class evaluation scores of the second grade, they did not participate in the school's exams at all. Almost every Special Exam was planned by Miyabi Nagumo, who made all the students follow the plan and redistributed the class evaluation scores and Private Points awarded by the school.

Maintain the status of Class A and Class B, while giving Class C and Class D points to survive.

Are the students in these classes willing?

They are willing.

During the holidays, Hachiman was getting tutoring from Horikita.

He also borrowed a lot of books from the library for her.

Although you can see Shiina refreshing there.

However, Hachiman also saw second-year students from Class C and Class D gathered in the library to study.

If these people are aiming for Class A, then they won't actually go to school, because graduating from Class A means that regardless of your score, you'll be directly admitted to the university you want.

But they were still studying, which means they treated this Meritocracy school like an ordinary school.

I am willing to take the college entrance exam on my own after graduation.

This approach actually has its advantages, because it's impossible to climb up the mountain, but the school offers free tuition and living expenses, which can greatly reduce the burden on families.

So why not accept it?

So the second-year students resigned themselves to their fate early on.

Therefore, given this situation of being completely inactive, it is quite possible that Miyabi Nagumo could control these people to attack other groups or classes.

With this in mind, Manabu Horikita chose to accept Nagumo's challenge and then restrict him.

This is the mindset of a Student Council President.

As the president, he wanted to ensure fairness and impartiality.

Only.

Hachiman, however, felt something was amiss.

Because of this conservative and compromising behavior, only Horikita's little sister, whom he knows, would do such a thing. Now it seems that Horikita's brother accepts challenges from others and then considers various factors. Isn't that just like his sister?

Indeed, birds of a feather flock together.

"Ah... I yawn—"

Meanwhile, among the group of girls by the fountain, Suzune Horikita suddenly sneezed.

She accepted Hirata's suggestion to protect her classmates as much as possible, which meant putting the more dangerous students into the better groups.

Certainly.

Horikita has lost interest in maintaining the class.

They encountered the same situation as the boys.

The 20 girls in Class C were directly divided into two groups of 14 and 6 girls.

Invite any class to participate.

Ichinose immediately understood that this was a strategy employed by Class C to deliberately suppress score rewards and play it safe.

However, she was similar to Class C in that she couldn't accept students in her class dropping out.

Therefore, this situation also reflects a desire for stability.

The courses taught at the Forest School, such as "morality," "mental training," "discipline," and "autonomy," left her completely bewildered.

Therefore, they cannot be sure that the students in their class will not be unlucky enough to be in the last group, and that the person in charge will also be in their class.

Only.

That's what I think.

"Itagaki-kun, don't you think you're going too far? If we keep using this conservative approach, then there's no point in this school Meritocracy," Ichinose said.

Class Ichinose is currently in Class A.

Sakayanagi Class is Class C.

However, the two classes are also the closest in strength.

"No," Arisu Sakayanagi said, "This is not my plan."

"This is Katsuragi's proposal," she said. "However, our requirement is that Honami Ichinose join us."

"How could this happen!"

Ichinose's classmates immediately stepped forward to protect Ichinose behind them. "If they wanted to target Ichinose, couldn't they just force her to drop out of school?"

"It's okay," Ichinose said. "If they wanted me to be last in the class and force me to drop out, they would also lose 300 points in their class evaluation score as a penalty. So they probably won't do that, so I'm safe."

That statement is correct.

300 points for Ichinose.

The students in Class C might not necessarily agree. But Sakayanagi Arisu definitely wouldn't.

Because Class Ichinose has always been considered an easy target, people only feel at ease when Ichinose is in the class.

"That..."

Can I say something?

At that moment, a silver-haired girl from Class D finally stepped out of the line.

Like Sakayanagi, she had silver-white hair, but she had a more literary and girlish air about her than Sakayanagi.

But this literary girl's suggestion.

"I understand your thoughts; you all want to play it safe."

"And I can offer everyone a solution that will be safe for everyone."

"That means the six girls in charge can all be from my class, and the students in my class will also be responsible for the deduction of points for expulsion."

"All you have to pay is 100,000 points per person."

"How about it? 100,000 for peace of mind." Shiina was very polite. "I think everyone would agree."

"..." Suzune Horikita.

Suzune Horikita, who remained silent, realized that if Shiina's proposed plan were followed, the first-year students wouldn't need to take the exam this time.

P. S.: Thanks to the experts for the razor blades.

Sobbing

Maya, this is the first time I've discovered that writing a book will get me attacked with knives.

Chapter 005 Tyrannosaurus Rex 9k!

The first-grade groups were formed quickly without any obstacles, and then 12 students from Class D were assigned as leaders.

For classes A, B, and C, the 100,000 points for each student as a life-saving charm is not expensive.

Therefore, I am willing to pay.

Therefore, the leaders of these groups went to the area for older students and needed to team up with them.

Just like when Nagumo singled them out before, when the six leaders of the first-year boys went to the second-year students, they were told that Hachiman Hikigaya's group was not allowed to Nagumo's 7th group and Manabu Horikita's Group 13.

That's really going too far.

Then Hachiman's presence was amplified once again.

The first-year students are divided into groups 1-6 for boys.

The second-grade boys' group 7-12.

The third-grade group is group 13-18.

The girls' side starts counting from group 19.