Tyrannosaurus Rex 9k! (Continued)

It's quite convenient.

Hachiman's team is the Group 4. The members are quite diverse.

He, Rokosuke Kōenji, Teruhiko Yukimura, Daichi Ishizaki, Albert, Komiyama, Shibata, and Masayoshi Hashimoto from Class C, along with five random boys from Class C.

At the same time.

Hachiman and Kōenji are paired together, and it seems that Hirata has high hopes for them, hoping they can score some points. Of course, there's also the possibility that he can encourage Kōenji to cheer up and continue to score points for the class.

It's just that Kōenji is the number one person in terms of unexpectedness.

And.

When a group of people take the exam together, the points they receive are very few, so it's difficult to get Kōenji to take action.

Hachiman also made no move.

However, this Forestry Exam course was quite interesting.

"Morality", "mental training", "regulation", "autonomy".

This is something you almost never learn in school.

So if possible, you could consider learning something else to change your mood after a tiring day of class... what a load of rubbish.

If it weren't for the written exam, wouldn't Hachiman's hard work during this holiday be wasted?

However, this time the ranking is based on the average score of dozens of people in a group, so even if an individual is very strong, it is useless if someone drags them down.

Because you were incredibly awesome, but your teammates forfeited.

How can anyone work hard under these circumstances?

It's important to understand that this isn't just one small group, but rather a combination of groups from three different grades, with 30-45 people in one large group.

There are too many people to manage.

"It seems like it's time for lunch as mentioned in the manual—just—"

Around 11:30, the dormitory started making a commotion.

Perhaps because they were in the dormitory, the students in Class C seemed very relaxed, crossing their legs or shaking their feet. It was one of the boys named Dashan who spoke up.

There are no classes today; they will begin tomorrow.

The morning's task was simply to assign small groups to join the larger group and then select a leader.

According to the rules, students can receive meals provided by the school at noon, from 11:30 to 12:30, after which the meals will be removed.

In the mornings and evenings, students prepare their own meals in designated kitchens according to their groups. Students in each group also eat in the designated cafeteria.

Hachiman arrived at the dining hall, which was very spacious and could accommodate a large number of people. It had a design that allowed one to overlook the first floor by walking up the stairs.

According to the information I've reviewed, this place seems to be able to accommodate about 500 people, but it's currently packed with a considerable number of students.

The initial estimate is that there are already more than 300 people.

Because cell phones were confiscated and there were so many people, it was very difficult for anyone to find anyone else, unless someone was willing to stand on the second floor and give up the opportunity to eat while constantly looking for people.

And such people really do exist.

Hachiman noticed several students standing on the second floor, looking around as if searching for someone. Then Hachiman realized they were all staring at him at the same time.

This student couldn't possibly be from the Manabu Horikita, and he'd seen all the first-year boys before, so this must be a second-year student.

Nagumo is so boring.

Hachiman mentally muttered to himself.

Nagumo so openly brought up his name, and then so formally challenged Manabu Horikita to a duel.

However, Hachiman did not believe that he was the kind of person who would be upright and honest.

So.

Hachiman speculates that Nagumo's confrontation with Manabu Horikita is a pretense; his real intention is to sabotage Manabu Horikita at this crucial moment. Therefore, Nagumo is probably most wary of Horikita Manabu right now.

I don't want him to cause trouble.

"It's really inconvenient not having a cell phone." Hachiman sat down in an empty seat with the tray and food he had just received from queuing, feeling a little annoyed.

Because when we were queuing, we were surrounded by strangers, it was quite difficult to find someone to eat with.

Horikita, Kushida, or Karuizawa are all looking for him, but it's difficult to filter through 300 people unless he does something immediately to attract a lot of attention.

Although he felt he could do it...

But Hachiman didn't. Because there was no need.

The school provides a one-hour lunch break, but breakfast and dinner are prepared and eaten separately in small canteens under the pretext of encouraging students to be independent. This suggests that the lunch break is actually an hour provided by the school for students to exchange information.

Is there any intelligence we can exchange now?

Hachiman Hikigaya's Human Observer abilities have been upgraded to the maximum.

"Ah, Ichinose, it must be dangerous to be with Sakayanagi and the Sakayanagi. They specifically asked you to come, otherwise they wouldn't have cooperated..."

A conversation began in front of Hachiman.

"It's alright, Chihiro. As long as you take the exam seriously, things won't turn out that way. Besides, the people in Class C don't seem so bad to me; at least I haven't sensed any tension between them yet."

"Is... that so... but doesn't that Classmate Sakayanagi keep people like pets? If they bully Ichinose, and Ichinose doesn't say anything so we won't worry—"

"No, that's not true. I've become friends with some of them, and I also have a pretty good relationship with Classmate Sakayanagi- san."

"..."

Um.

He just said that it's hard to run into acquaintances or find the right person in a place with more than 300 people, but that's the truth.

Hachiman looked over and saw Ichinose lazily slumping his upper body on the table.

It seems that this is why she noticed him sitting a little further away.

She has a great figure, and lying like that makes her breasts very noticeable. And she looks quite cute.

This is another side of Ichinose we've seen.

The cute side.

"Ah... Hachiman -kun-yahoo--" Ichinose sat up abruptly, probably realizing her rudeness.

He seems to be a rather innocent person.

"You guys were having a really lively conversation just now." Hachiman tried to steer the conversation back to a less awkward level. "But I overheard your conversation. Are the girls in Class C also divided into a 14+6 group?"

"So the boys are included too?" Ichinose seized the opportunity to exchange information. "It seems the Class C students want to suppress everyone else's scores and solidify their position in Class C."

They suddenly broke through to become Class A, which was inexplicable, but Ichinose and her class wanted to hold onto their position.

Although the current class evaluation score for Class A is 1371 points.

Sakayanagi's class scored 1108 points, a difference of more than 200 points.

However, Ichinose felt that if he didn't work hard, he might end up like Horikita's class and be quickly overtaken.

Then the class's morale will suffer some damage.

"Actually, I'm quite conflicted," Ichinose said. "If everyone plays it safe and the scores don't differ too much, then our class can secure a spot in Class A."

"But then again, I felt that this might mean losing an opportunity."

"Because we can't be sure if there will be another opportunity to significantly improve my score in the next exam," Ichinose said.

However, she seemed to find the topic a bit depressing, so she changed the subject.

"Speaking of this exam, you boys made the decision very quickly, didn't Hachiman? I just ran into Kanzaki, and he said that everything was arranged in half an hour."

"Is it troublesome on the girls' side?" Hachiman asked. "Class D has taken care of everything on our side."

"Class D? The girls' side too," Ichinose said.

But her cute little face quickly became complicated.

"I'm currently in Group 19, which is a group of six girls from Class C, including Classmate Sakayanagi, who are all tied together," Ichinose replied. "But how should I put it, it was tough before we formed this group. You could say the girls have strong likes and dislikes? Because quite a few girls would say they dislike a certain girl to her face. So it was difficult to arrange things."

Yes, that's really scary.

Although Kushida, whom Hachiman knew, was very straightforward and often kicked the railings while cursing, she never showed it on her face and always put on a friendly demeanor.

From this perspective, Kushida is actually quite good.

Because many people cannot be consistent in their words and deeds.

"Anyway, don't push yourself too hard," he said, then prepared to get up.

"It's alright, it's alright. My only advantage is my energy. See you later, Hachiman."

Ichinose then gently waved goodbye to him.

I sensed Ichinose's kindness.

Despite the crowded cafeteria, it felt like I was instantly revitalized.

Ichinose, Archangel Ichinose is really amazing.

He felt like he had been given a buff.

"Hachiman was thinking."

Only.

There were some things he didn't tell Ichinose.

That means that Sakayanagi's side also followed the 14+6 personnel allocation plan, not for the sake of stability.

He felt...

This is probably to... motivate the girls in Class C.

Because only by gathering together can one better inform and direct their subordinates.

Just now, Hachiman noticed that he was being watched by older boys, but he also observed that girls from Class C were looking at him.

It's likely that if Sakayanagi needs it, he'll immediately come to him.

And these require manpower.

And then back to the exam questions.

The one-hour lunch break each day in this exam rule is undoubtedly intended to allow students to share information, and the purpose is probably to gather information, issue instructions, and then work hard in this place.

This is the test question.

Society, contact.

Only.

"It's completely unsuitable for me," Hachiman thought.

During lunchtime each day, boys and girls can interact, but more importantly, they can exchange information. However, it is too difficult to find the right exchange partners among more than 400 people while eating. Of course, one could do what Miyabi Nagumo did and send someone to the second floor to skip lunch to search, but that would definitely be bad for one's health.

He also didn't have any puppies to help him.

Certainly.

He also has Karuizawa, but he can't bring himself to ask Karuizawa to sacrifice her mealtime to help.

So even when he was looking at the explanation manual distributed by Chabashira-sensei, he discovered that the one-hour lunch break was the time for exchanging information, but he still chose to give it up.

Because it's unnecessary.

It was eight o'clock in the evening.

While the other boys went to the public bathhouse to shower, Hachiman left the dormitory.

The boys' and girls' dormitories at the Forest School are completely separate, and the classes are also arranged in different places. In addition, the students' mobile phones are confiscated, so is it that they can only contact each other for an hour during lunch?

However, while it may appear that way, it is not actually the case.

I finished reading the Hachiman on the bus. Although boys and girls would be separated when we arrived at the Forest School, there was no rule in the book that said boys and girls couldn't meet in private.

Yes.