Hachiman's Meritocracy Classroom Chapter 35

"Given our class's deficiencies in all areas, we definitely won't be able to handle this kind of intensive exam."

"But we've only just enrolled."

"And you've seen the school rules I showed you. When we enrolled, all four first-year classes started from the same baseline."

"We all had 1000 class evaluation points."

"And our living expenses were the same too, 100,000 points each."

"It's still [fair]."

"So we can start from this point. If we build a foundation here, and then manage to hold on through a few more exams to get decent scores, then perhaps we can successfully advance to Class A," Hachiman said.

"..." Suzune Horikita.

"..." Suzune Horikita.

"What is it?"

Hachiman noticed Horikita's silent expression.

"It's not that I want to pour cold water on your ideas," Suzune Horikita said. "According to the school rules you obtained, we started a month-long behavioral conduct exam on our very first day."

"How many points do you think the average student has lost?"

"...Rather than that, this assessment is just to evaluate the qualities a student should possess. Why are there so many students fidgeting in class, playing on their phones, reading manga, sleeping soundly, or being late?" Suzune Horikita said.

"%..."

Fine.

Don't say anything more, you goody-two-shoes.

Hachiman was certain he had lost points.

For instance, he had also used his phone in class.

And he had zoned out at times too.

For example, sitting next to Horikita, when he got tired during class, he could look at her to recharge his energy. After all, she was a top-tier beauty, and her serious expression was like a painting.

Although she was as cold as ice, after interacting with her, he found... she was still ice.

But at least she was pleasant to look at.

And Horikita, your behavioral conduct evaluation is a bit one-sided. The school is equipped with cameras everywhere. With so many cameras, they capture more than just classroom behavior.

They also capture students' behavior after class, and even during breaks.

So, you think it's too naive to only lose points in class.

Our classmates are losing points in various places.

However, even thinking about it this way...

It truly felt despairing.

This was why Hachiman told Chabashira-sensei that he might have overestimated our Class D this year.

Because Sakayanagi had said that the previous Class D could still have four to five hundred points after the first month.

But the current situation might be even worse than in previous years.

What kind of 'master strategist' or 'mediocre talent' have we encountered in this batch?

"Even so," Hachiman said in the end, "things are determined by people. I think there are still solutions."

I'll take a break and continue in 10 minutes!

I'll take a break and continue in 10 minutes!

I'll take a break and continue in 10 minutes!

I'll take a break and continue in 10 minutes!

I'll take a break and continue in 10 minutes!

I'll take a break and continue in 10 minutes!

I'll take a break and continue in 10 minutes!

I want to be a ten-chapter loli!

Chapter 040: Cute Sakayanagi: Seeing your worried face makes me so happy!

The next day.

Morning.

Hachiman arrived at the classroom, but sat at his desk, lost in thought.

He was searching for a way to break through the current situation.

Given the quality of the students in the class, it was difficult to advance to Class A. And to even make a move towards Class A, an opportunity was needed.

The time right after enrollment was the best opportunity to make a move.

He needed to get a good hand.

It's just that.

"Ring ring ring—"

It's already five minutes past the start of class.

But only 39 students from First-year Class D had arrived. Then there was one person still sleeping soundly, and others were already reaching for their phones even though the teacher had already started the lecture at the podium.

At this moment.

"Report!"

"I was selected as a regular player for the basketball club, so I practiced a bit harder and ended up being late."

A tall boy said at the front door of the classroom.

He had short red hair and long limbs, giving him an athletic appearance.

Hachiman was familiar with this person; it was Sudo, the one skilled at basketball.

He's all bark and no bite.

He said, "Ah, self-introduction? Are you still a kid?" but when it was his turn, he immediately participated in the introduction.

Also, because he looked like a delinquent, he was taunted by the upperclassmen, "You'll soon see hell."

But I didn't expect him to join the basketball club the day before yesterday and already become a regular.

Because in places like the basketball club, it's almost entirely based on skill, and joining at this time usually means starting by helping seniors wipe the balls as a rookie.

But Sudo becoming a regular shows that his athletic ability is quite commendable.

Hachiman made a note of it.

It's just that.

Hachiman glanced at the camera mounted at the very top left of the classroom, which could capture all the scenes.

Now, Class D's remaining class evaluation score would probably be deducted by 1 point.

Because.

As students of Advanced Nurturing High School, they were late for the first class.

The morning consisted of four classes: Physics, Chemistry, English, and Biology.

All were taught by male teachers, making them more difficult to endure.

Similar to Chabashira-sensei, all the instructors let the students do as they pleased, leaving them to their own devices, so they ended class as soon as the bell rang.

When the bell for the end of the fourth class rang, Hachiman glanced towards Kushida, who was very popular in the class.

Kushida's gaze also happened to turn towards him.

Their eyes met for a moment.

"Eh? Really? Then that's really fun~ Let's go to the Zelkova Shopping Center together after school." This was Kushida's voice.

She was chatting with her companions.

It was clear that she completely ignored him and continued walking with the other girls.

This point was reassuring.

It seemed that as long as he didn't step on her toes, or interact with Horikita, who might know her dark history from the same middle school, she would be genuine.

However, Kushida's companions had changed today; it wasn't Meiyu Wang, but the popular "gyaru" group in the class.

She was talking to Kei Karuizawa, seemingly discussing perfume.

She and Hirata were both doing similar work.

Hirata was like a "Hirata mom," responsible for all the troubles, conflicts, and relationships among the classmates.

And although Kushida greeted the boys, it was evident that she mostly interacted with the girls.

There was no helping it; boys were simpler, but girls quickly formed various cliques.

For example, the 20 girls in the class were divided into three groups.

One of them was Kushida and Meiyu Wang, and they also brought along a student named Kokoro Inogashira.

The others were the "gyaru" group led by Kei Karuizawa.

This included Maya Sato, Satsuki Shinohara, Chiaki Matsushita, and Haruka Hasebe, who had been highly praised by Yamauchi for her beauty and generous heart.

But based on Hachiman's observation experience, Chiaki Matsushita was a fake "gyaru."

Then there were the less prominent girls in the class, like Onodera, and some unnamed girls who were like NPCs, who would occasionally hope to join them.

And this was the ecosystem that had formed within a few days.

It was terrifying.

The interpersonal relationships of girls.

Speaking of which.

Actually, two girls were excluded. One of them was Suzune Horikita, who still hadn't joined the class group chat, and the other was Sakura, with pink hair tied into twin tails and wearing pink glasses.

Her full name was Airi Sakura, a rather cute name.

And.

Hachiman noticed the other person's gaze seemed to be cautiously glancing over, as if to confirm if he was staring at her.

When she was discovered to be truly stared at, she quickly propped up her book.

Then she hid her face behind it.

So cute.

Hachiman felt that the fatigue from facing four male teachers and being forced to listen to lessons for 45 minutes each today had been healed.

Like Horikita, you see, you've been isolated by the girls in just a few days. Are you really not going to change?

And on this point, Hachiman was in no position to say anything to Horikita.

Because he was still in a state of having zero friends.

Then, arriving at the cafeteria, Hachiman let out a soft sigh.

"Ara ara, isn't this Hachiman? Why the long face?"

Her voice arrived before she did.

Hachiman noticed a little princess with straight silver hair approaching, holding a cane.

Behind her followed Masumi Kamuro, with long purple hair and two hair clips. Kamuro maintained a certain distance from Sakayanagi, but her obedience was evident.

Clearly.