Hachiman's Meritocracy Classroom Chapter 33

"……" Chabashira.

So you really fell for it, you brat.

…………

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Chapter 037: Class D Has No Ability to Be Pushed Towards Class A, Unless!

Chabashira-sensei has the means, and Hachiman Hikigaya is willing to accept her offer.

There's no need to graduate from Class A. As long as he successfully leads First-year Class D to challenge Class A, even just once, Chabashira-sensei will pay Hachiman Hikigaya anywhere from 10 million to 30 million yen in cash.

Note: 1 million points will be paid as a deposit for now.

Due to school restrictions, Chabashira cannot easily bring cash into the school.

So, the two of them were on-site drafting a contract that both parties agreed to.

Chabashira then took out her phone and used one of the two point cards Hachiman was about to return to her to transfer 1 million points.

Of course.

"You little brat, you're trying to play games," Chabashira said, being the adult.

Because there's no such thing as paying money just for successfully leading First-year Class D to challenge Class A.

The minimum payment is tens of millions in cash.

She's practically a sucker.

"I think you yourself are well aware of how terrible it is to be assigned to Class D," Hachiman replied.

"And," Hachiman paused. "The first month of enrollment is a behavioral assessment, evaluating whether the new students are worthy of being excellent students of this school."

Then.

"And now."

"How many points do you think we have left?" Hachiman said.

This was actually a bit of a smokescreen.

The specific exam rules were obtained from Arisu Sakayanagi, and the first month's behavioral assessment and the base score of 1000 points for the four classes were also learned from Sakayanagi.

Then.

The small blackboard on the first floor was blank.

Unlike the second and third years who had their class evaluation scores directly announced.

However.

As a homeroom teacher, Chabashira, being faculty, might have higher authority, such as knowing her class's point deductions.

But.

"……" Chabashira.

Chabashira-sensei actually fell silent.

Hey, hey, hey.

So, is it really like that?

It's only the fourth day of school today!

Have the deducted points made you speechless?

So, they really lost a lot of points.

However, the above are my internal thoughts; now is the time to negotiate with Chabashira-sensei.

In fact, when Chabashira-sensei expressed her hope to see and confirm if Class D had the potential to challenge Class A, Hachiman understood.

Chabashira was fundamentally mistaken.

Because.

Chabashira was fixated on her own class's failure in the past, which shattered everyone's dream of reaching Class A.

But.

The reality is that many years have passed since then, and dwelling on it is meaningless.

Chabashira-sensei.

Even betting on this year's First-year Class D is just treating the symptoms, not the root cause.

Because your regret is for the past, not the present.

However, some people won't turn back until they hit a wall; only by showing them once, by letting them witness it, will they understand that this is reality.

Moreover.

Hachiman also needs money.

And Chabashira-sensei is also sick.

So, in a way, this is like me treating you and you paying me a consultation fee.

And Hachiman is being quite reasonable; asking for 10 million yen in cash should be enough.

As I thought that.

"Something's a bit strange," Sae Chabashira said. "How did you know the first month's assessment would be on behavioral standards?"

Chabashira realized she was almost being led astray by him.

"I got it from a student in Class A," Hachiman replied. "I'm a student in Class D, and they're in Class A."

"But Chabashira-sensei, do you know the difference between the two?"

"If Class D wants to climb up and reach Class A, they first have to defeat Class A."

"However, on their first day at this school, they grasped the essence of it. When I consulted you about the school's issues, their entire class split that portion of the cost, so they found out about the school's assessments earlier than anyone else," Hachiman explained.

"Is that so."

Well, that's truly despair-inducing.

Speaking of which, is Class A this year really that strong?

Chabashira had initially thought that several students in this year's Class D were already cheating the system, but it seemed Class A had received the same boost.

"So you believe it's impossible to graduate with the class as Class A?" Chabashira asked.

"Isn't that a foregone conclusion?" Hachiman said. "Not just any riff-raff can climb their way up."

"First of all, the school is funded by the government, and the school needs to present qualified products."

"And do you think the students in our Class D can really be confidently presented by the school to society for evaluation?"

"Students like Yamauchi are meant to represent the school's achievements when presented to society."

"What do you think will happen?"

What would happen?

It would probably be quite bad.

The next official funding might not even come through.

"So, you're saying you believed from the start that the school wouldn't give Class D students a chance?" Chabashira said.

"There's that possibility," Hachiman replied.

"On one hand, the fundamental qualities of everyone divided into classes from the beginning are different. The lower-ranked classes are weaker in various abilities than the upper-ranked classes, so as long as they undergo enough exams, they will still be weaker overall than the upper-ranked classes. Even in the school building, our class and Class C are separated from Class A and Class B."

"Doesn't it seem like they're afraid we'll disturb Class A and Class B?" Hachiman asked.

"So that's... ah."

Chabashira's brow twitched. Uncertainty appeared in her eyes.

"That's true," she murmured.

Chabashira found herself wavering.

Because it took her own Class D a full three years to climb their way up.

And finally, in that crucial expulsion exam, her class had 200 points deducted from their class evaluation score.

And after that, there was one final special exam before graduation.

The point value for that exam was only... only 50 points.

Even winning wouldn't allow them to overtake.

So, could it be understood that the exam point values were manipulated by the school, deliberately not giving them a chance to overtake, not allowing them to represent the school and graduate as Class A?

"..."

She just couldn't think about it any further.

Thinking about it more would only increase her negative feelings towards this school.

"Moreover, I don't know about the previous Class D students, but I think the Class D students in my class are very dangerous," Hachiman said. "There are a lot of bombs."

"And besides the bombs, there are also students who might genuinely be lacking in various aspects."

"In that case, they'll just be dead weight."

"So even if they managed to reach Class A, they wouldn't be able to hold their ground."

"Rather," Hachiman said. "Having the ambition to overthrow Class A and make an upset victory is already quite formidable."

"..." Chabashira.

Alright, please stop talking.

"Then isn't there any way to salvage the situation?" Chabashira asked.

"No," Hachiman replied.

Actually, that was a lie.

Because there was still one way to gain the school's approval.

Chapter 038: My little heart can't take it!

Class D has a way to get the school's approval.

And it's a real plan to become Class A.

Hachiman thought to himself.

This is because the biggest gap in Class D is that there are many problem children, and then a bunch of people dragging the team down.

But if the problem children are tamed and don't cause trouble or explode, then the problem children with strong basic stats can carry the team.

What about those who drag the team down?

Three years can allow people to grow, perhaps to the point the school wants to see, but the chances of that are slim. Rather, it's only relevant to those problem children; if they can overcome their explosive tendencies, then they might be presentable.

But for the average Class D student, the demands are too high.

Some people might not be able to grow to the school's requirements even with another three years.

But there is still another plan.

That is to eliminate those who cannot meet the standards.

In other words, out of 40 students, perhaps one-third or even more would be eliminated.

However, such a thing is too cruel.

Because it was a private meeting, and the two of them had endured quite a bit of wind in this place, Chabashira left after confirming that Hachiman and she had signed the agreement, her high heels clicking away.

However.

"Beep!"