Ryuuen, Why Aren't You the Class Representative? (Continued)

For example.

Horikita would occasionally go running with him, and he understood the need to maintain proper exercise.

But Yukimura did not insist on this.

He is now completely unable to keep up with Hachiman, and even the basic requirements of the school are very difficult for him.

"Although I really want to say I'm fine, my leg is numb... wait a minute."

It seemed the course content was more difficult for Yukimura than he had imagined. He remained frozen for about two minutes, enduring and waiting for the numbness in his legs to subside. Among the other students, Ishizaki also seemed to be having difficulty with his meditation, leaning forward and contorting in pain.

Um.

This is a test of composure.

Some people, even those with excellent physical fitness, are still unable to meditate.

Ishizaki was the leader of this group.

"Albert, help me up!"

Unfortunately, while he excels at running and fighting, Ishizaki is now a hindrance when it comes to meditation.

Albert, who had been silently approaching, grabbed Ishizaki's arm and pulled him up.

"Waaaaah! Couldn't you have pulled me up a little more gently?! Let go of me!"

Ishizaki collapsed to the ground with a thud.

"Huh?"

Seeing that kind of interaction actually makes one feel that it's kind of interesting.

However, the other students in the group might only see Ishizaki and his friends as troublemakers because of Ishizaki's thuggish nature.

Ryuen is probably in the same boat. Hachiman has learned from Hirata that Ryuen has joined Hirata's group, but even with Hirata's constant attempts to mediate, Ryuen seems to be ignored. Although she hasn't reached the point of being bullied, Ryuen is acting completely like an ordinary student, without any of her usual arrogant and confident behavior.

The situation in Class D is not very good.

The information the girls got from Megumi was that Manabe from Class D had become the leader of one of Megumi's groups. However, there were many people from Class C and Class D in the larger groups that the group had joined. For example, in the third year, there were actually 9 people from Class D and 5 people from Class C. So, there were actually quite a few people who were dragging the team down.

After completing his long-distance running training, Yukimura, exhausted, lay down in his dormitory, barely able to move.

"Hey, you guys look like you're having a tough time." Just then, the first-year students' dormitory was barged in by upperclassmen.

They are seniors in the second and third years.

One of them was an acquaintance.

"Hey, Hachiman, you're here too." Miyabi Nagumo greeted Hachiman in a mock Hachiman- like manner.

It seemed he had brought the older students with him, and a second-year student handed him a deck of cards.

"Actually, we came here to have fun, but we also found cooking too tiring, so we came to play a game of Old Maid with you. The losing team has to make the winning team cook."

The arrangement is that each of the three grades is responsible for providing breakfast and dinner for two days.

Today's breakfast and dinner were prepared by the second graders, while yesterday's were prepared by the third graders. Tomorrow, according to the plan, they will be first graders.

In other words, if a first-grader wins the Old Maid draw against the representatives of the third and second grades here, then the cooking chores for the next few days will fall on the first-grader.

However, Old Maid relies on luck, and the playing cards are all new and unopened, so it's not necessarily the older students who can win.

Some first-year students showed interest, such as those in First Year Class C. As former students of Class A, they were proud enough that they would give it a try if they didn't have to participate in cooking.

However, Hashimoto and the others did not speak, but instead looked at Ishizaki, the leader of the group.

Ishizaki frowned.

Although he was a delinquent, he didn't like gambling, but now that it was an invitation from an upperclassman, he found it hard to refuse.

"Alright."

Ishizaki eventually joined the fray, even sitting down at the table, looking like he was about to play.

"Isn't Koenji going to participate?" However, Nagumo didn't look at Ishizaki, but instead looked at Rokusuke Koenji, who was sitting on the second-floor bed and combing his hair in front of the mirror.

The group that Hachiman belongs to now consists of him, Kōenji, and Yukimura from the same class, as well as 3 people from Class D, Shibata from Class A, and 6 people from Class C.

Of course, the most eye-catching of them all is the Kōenji.

This person is cheating.

However, this person with cheat codes was only famous in the first year. He was called a monster when he was on the Uninhabited Island, but he chose to give up when it came to the school-wide Sports Festival.

Therefore, in theory, most people would not recognize Kōenji.

"Oh dear. I don't know you," Koenji immediately replied.

"It doesn't matter if we don't know each other, it's enough that I know you," Miyabi Nagumo said. "You are a very unique person."

He said, "So, do you want to join the Student Council in the future?"

"Student Council? What's the point of joining that? I refuse." Koenji felt that Nagumo might have ill intentions.

"No one usually refuses me," Nagumo said, "But I'll give you another chance, Koenji!"

"Why specifically ask Koenji?" Ishizaki couldn't help but ask. "That guy is really awful and extremely unsociable. He even leaves the team during training."

He was probably referring to the long-distance running training, where Rokusuke Koenji's physical fitness was clearly excellent, but he suddenly changed course to chase some wild boar, which was simply incomprehensible.

As the group leader, Ishizaki was completely ignored by Kōenji. Moreover, when they first entered the dormitory, Kogenji even took his bunk bed. So Ishizaki was furious.

"Of course we have to invite him," Nagumo said. "Because he is the only student in this school who is independent, and even Hachiman him in that respect."

"..." Hachiman did not participate in his conversation.

Seemingly feeling that Hachiman wasn't enthusiastic enough, Nagumo continued, "Koenji is quite unique. You might think he's a loner and doesn't fit in, but that's a misconception. They don't need to fit in with you. There's a rule at school that if you spend 20 million Private Points, you can go to the class you want, and he can do that."

"Or rather, he's already figured out what to do. He's been contacting upperclassmen, hoping they'll sell him their points upon graduation. But Koenji, it's a pity. Although you've offered good terms, the second-year students still trust me the most. So, even if you try to poach them, it's useless."

So that's how it is. Nagumo's invitation was a pretense; he was actually upset that his subordinates had almost been bribed, so he came to cause trouble. "And buying and selling points is a very irregular business, so I've already reported it to the school."

"The school will prohibit it."

At this point, Nagumo finally smiled. "I'm very sorry to have ruined your plans."

"Hehe."

Koenji looked at Nagumo, his expression unchanged. "You did see through me, but that's just one way. I have other ways to get promoted to Class A, so I'm not angry at all."

"Is that so?"

Miyabi Nagumo then dropped the topic and immediately began the Joker betting activity.

Nagumo's Joker uses unopened playing cards, so it's completely reassuring.

However, Ishizaki wasn't very good at acting, so when the Joker was in his hand, he couldn't hide his expression at all, making him easy for older students to read and target.

Then Hashimoto took over, but still couldn't gain an advantage, and in the end, the first-year students had to cook for three days.

It was one day longer than originally planned.

Meanwhile, after finishing with Joker, Nagumo took out a new deck of cards and headed to the next dormitory. He seemed to be planning to play Joker like this for the entire grade.

Indeed, it would be difficult to gather all the first-year students normally, but this kind of group accommodation situation is enough for him to confirm the first-year students one by one.

Although it's not easy for him to go to the girls' side, he has enough opportunities to get to know all the boys.

If it were just about making friends, it would be a great opportunity, but unfortunately, Nagumo isn't looking to make friends.

Furthermore, he also has a challenge to compete against Manabu Horikita in a group-wide score competition.

Time suddenly slipped into the dead of night.

Hachiman was sleeping on the top bunk. Around midnight, he noticed a slight noise coming from the bottom bunk. It was Hashimoto.

Hashimoto seemed to have gotten out of bed, put on his shoes, and tiptoed outside.

Despite a day of physical training, he was still quite energetic.

Hachiman immediately followed.

"Hi, Ryuen." Hashimoto's stealth was only to meet a student, and that student was Ryuen Kakeru.

"What do you want?" They were gathered outside the shoe cabinet where indoor and outdoor shoes were changed, and Ryuen had his arms crossed.

Speaking of which, when I was taking a shower today, Hashimoto walked towards Ryuen, and that was probably when he asked Ryuen to meet him that evening.

"I have something I want to talk about, but it's not easy to say it in public. Besides, we're in different groups, so we rarely have the chance to meet or talk. If it weren't for this late at night, I probably wouldn't have been able to get you to come out, right?"

"So it's about Sakayanagi's side? I've already stepped down Class representative, so I won't get involved in this kind of thing anymore. If that's all you're talking about, then I have absolutely no interest in it."

Ryuen turned to leave as he spoke.

"Wait, actually it's my own question," Hashimoto said. "I don't understand why you suddenly gave up on Class D."

Why did you give up on Class D?

Isn't this something that anyone with eyes can see clearly?

As the Class representative, he not only caused his classmates to suffer from hunger, but also burdened himself with huge debts.

However, the class evaluation scores all dropped to 0.

So, what face does he have left to remain in that position besides resigning?

That's what I was thinking.

But Ryuen said arrogantly.

"I'm just tired of managing that group of people who would rebel against me. So I'm unwilling to work for them anymore."

"As for the 1 million points I owe you, I will acknowledge it, but it will take some time before I can repay you," Ryuen said.

Hashimoto was only slightly displeased about Ryuen's debt.

Because he betrayed his class during the Uninhabited Island Exam, he sold the class leader's information to Ryuen.

I never expected that just wanting to earn some extra money would cause the class to lose so many points.

At the same time.

Ryuen, that bastard, still hasn't paid him, and keeps delaying payment. And this kind of thing can't be brought up openly. For example, if you anger Ryuen and he reports that you betrayed the class, then he won't get away with it either.

Because, it would be fine if the class didn't drop down, but now it's already Class C.

The students in the class are very sensitive about this matter.

So Hashimoto was also feeling guilty.

"I see, so that's your truth." Hashimoto nodded in agreement, then skillfully changed the subject. "But personally, I hope you will continue to lead Class D."

"What's the meaning?"

"Although I'm a student in Class A, my class has dropped down now. Even though Little Princess Sakayanagi is in charge now, it's only a matter of time before I get promoted. But I think you're a very unique person. I predict that apart from Sakayanagi and one other person, no one in the first year can beat you, so I need outside help," Hashimoto said.

"Another person? It can't be Katsuragi, right? Or are you talking about Hachiman Hikigaya? You've already teamed up with him, so you can already fully understand what kind of person he is."

Ryuen said coldly, "Then you might have the same mentality as me."

"So you really gave up because you failed in your struggle against him." Hashimoto finally said with a hint of something in his eyes.

The preceding paragraphs were probably meant to get Ryuen to tell the truth.

He wanted to know why Ryuen gave up becoming the team leader.

"If you only came here to spy on Sakayanagi, then you can take this information back and report. What bad luck, calling me out only to get this kind of thing. I'm going back now."

Ryuen stomped his feet on the dirt and said.

"Wait a minute, I admit that I did follow the little princess's orders to get to the point where you're so negative, but my desire to befriend you is also genuine."

"Really... heart?" Seemingly finally showing some interest, Ryuen crossed her arms.

"But if someone sees you meeting with me, or if the conversation is recorded, I think the students in your Class C can easily conclude that you're betraying them," Ryuen said. "Especially someone like you with a criminal record."

"Hehe, so I'm here to see you with sincerity. I bet you won't give up on Class D, and you'll definitely improve. Once you stand up, only Sakayanagi or Hachiman Hikigaya can rival you among the first-years. But I think you're willing to go to any lengths, making you even more worthy of my gamble." Hashimoto smiled. "So, may I join you, Ryuen?"

"I see, so you want to become my informant. That's certainly tempting," Ryuen said. "But unfortunately, that's probably not going to work."

"Why?" Hashimoto frowned, sensing that things were about to become more complicated.

"You yourself said that you only think Sakayanagi Arisu or Hachiman Hikigaya can stand up to me," Ryuen said. "But aren't you in the same group as Hachiman Hikigaya? Do you think he wouldn't have noticed if you pointed it out like that?"

"..."indeed.