Hikigaya's Tactics! Truth and Lies! Also 8k

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Um.

A mere (25.48 + 57.25) x 2000 words = 165,460 words.

Oh, this is terrible! Will I ever be able to pay it all back?

I'll finish 8,000 words tonight.

Chapter 20 Hachiman's Methods! Truth or Fake! And 8k

After buying food at the Shopping Street and bringing it back, Kamuro left in a huff.

Because of Kamuro's hard work, Hachiman was planning to take a nap and then go find food, but Kamuro brought the food to him himself.

It's no wonder he's Sakayanagi's confidant; he's really easy to use.

It was only then that he saw the text message he had received on his phone from Classmate Sakayanagi.

This is actually quite easy to understand.

[I want the votes from Class Ichinose and your class, 5 million yen each.] by Sakayanagi Arisu.

"..." Hachiman.

Um.

It seems that Kamuro went back and then reported to Sakayanagi.

"I can give you the ticket." But Hachiman added a condition, "However, after you become the Student Council President, I have an additional request."

[What do you want?] by Sakayanagi.

Hachiman saw Sakayanagi's message 5 minutes ago, but she should be looking at her phone now, so he replied immediately.

Hachiman also started replying.

What do you want?

What I want is very simple.

There is only one.

"After becoming the Student Council President, you have the authority to expel someone. Although you can only expel one person."

[This matter may not go as you wish.] But Classmate Sakayanagi immediately refused.

However, it wasn't entirely heartless; there was an explanation.

[Although this is the Student Council President's prerogative, the school administration would still have reservations if a student carefully nurtured by the school were removed.]

I see.

She had such considerations.

So that means it's not a complete rejection.

Hachiman then continued typing.

"If that's the case, then don't worry, because the school will definitely allow the list I provide."

As he said this, Hachiman typed out a person's name.

On the other hand, although the Sakayanagi "[The other party is typing]" appeared twice at the top of the chat box, it seemed that the other party edited the text and then quickly deleted it.

It wasn't until a minute later that the other party actually edited out the complete message.

[If it's this person, then removing them would indeed be better for the school.]

Classmate Sakayanagi calmly agreed to Hachiman's request.

"Then let's proceed with the transaction," Hachiman said. "I need to exchange some cash over the next few days; I need exactly 5 million."

[- -]

Classmate Sakayanagi sent an emoji, but Hachiman received a transfer notification immediately.

[Your account has received 5 million Private Points, transferred to Z -Sakayanagi Arisu. Your current balance is 36.796 million.]

Um.

This is a reasonable value.

I received a payment on the 1st of this month: 9 million yen from Horikita's brother, 200,000 yen from Ichinose, and 2 million yen from Ryuen.

Now his account looks great too.

"It's a pleasure working with you." Hachiman sent Sakayanagi a sincere message.

[——] Classmate Sakayanagi replied with another emoji and then stopped contacting him.

However, Classmate Sakayanagi's mood was not as light and carefree as Hachiman.

Let's go back 10 minutes.

It took a little longer than expected, but Kamuro returned to Sakayanagi stayed alone in the room waiting, playing chess out of boredom.

She noticed Kamuro's expression.

Kamuro looked as impatient and stern as ever.

"You don't seem to be in a good mood," Sakayanagi said softly. "Has the mission been completed?"

Kamuro doesn't like Classmate Sakayanagi. Sakayanagi addresses everyone as "you" (formal), which seems to show enough respect, but whether it's truly respectful is questionable.

Would someone so intelligent and academically gifted respect her?

Kamuro didn't believe it.

So it's just social etiquette.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that despite Sakura in her studies these past few days, Sakayanagi must have secretly considered her a complete idiot.

Kamuro is somewhat aware of this.

"I'm here to report the results," Masumi Kamuro said with a stern face. "Hachiman Hikigaya has decided to take action."

"Is that so? Just as expected." Sakayanagi nodded. However, he added, "But, even though your secret has been exposed, you haven't sided with him, have you?"

"..." The Kamuro.

Should we side with him?

This means that Sakayanagi actually tacitly acknowledged that she was his dog.

Oh.

She would never treat Sakayanagi as her master.

Her acquaintance with Sakayanagi was purely accidental.

Kamuro has a kleptomania.

The first person to discover Kamuro's theft was Classmate Sakayanagi. After seeing Kamuro discover that she had stolen something, Classmate Sakayanagi used this secret to blackmail her and make her become her dog.

Knowing someone's secret and then threatening them isn't a sophisticated tactic, but it's a seal that's very advantageous to Class A.

Because Kamuro has a kleptomania, she's a kleptomaniac with a strong interest in forbidden and immoral things. If she's not stopped, she'll definitely continue. And since the school is a closed place, if Kamuro is caught stealing, the negative impact on Class A will be enormous.

A person with kleptomania is probably empty inside, and they need such "exciting" behavior to fill the void, which is why Sakayanagi made her her dog.

This created a situation where Kamuro was needed, and because Sakayanagi Kamuro even stopped stealing things for a while. Although Sakayanagi was often very unreasonable, Kamuro was actually enjoying it.

Even so, she only acknowledged that she was Sakayanagi's dog, and that Sakayanagi was not her master.

But even among dogs, there are excellent dogs and stupid dogs.

She did something stupid, like a dog, when she went to complete her mission.

Because she was threatened by Hachiman.

That's absolutely heartless.

If Sakayanagi finds out about this embarrassing thing, it will be even more embarrassing, and he might even be ridiculed for being stupid.

She was tricked by Hachiman Hikigaya and then ridiculed by Sakayanagi. This is just too much!

"It seems you came back in a bit of a rush," Sakayanagi suddenly said. "That's why I'm a bit unsettled."

?

Kamuro looked over strangely, because she had deliberately returned as if nothing had happened, but Sakayanagi still noticed the subtle change in her expression?

"Sakayanagi, you actually pay a lot of attention to me usually." Kamuro felt a little flattered.

"Oh." But Classmate Sakayanagi sighed softly. "It seems like a real shame. I only tested you a little, and you didn't complete the task."

"..." Kamuro. "What nonsense are you talking about? How could I not have completed the mission?"

"Is that so?" Sakayanagi suddenly smiled, like a little devil. "Then you can tell the truth now."

"Kamuro, you were caught by Hachiman when you went to reveal your secret, but you didn't mention it at all. Or did you start thinking of betraying me after acknowledging another master?"

"You've put me in second place?"

"Looks like you've been very naughty."

"It seems you don't know who's giving you 200,000 every month."

Day.

Day after day after day after day.

Masumi Kamuro then realized that Sakayanagi Faction her on the mission to Hachiman Hikigaya stemmed from a complete lack of trust in her ability to complete the task.

She had long anticipated that she would be tricked by the other party, and therefore also expected that she would be countered by Hachiman Hikigaya.

Sakayanagi is as likable as ever...

Therefore, Kamuro had no choice but to reveal that she had been threatened after being recorded by Hachiman, and then she exposed that Nagumo was the mastermind.

"Yes, everything is normal." Sakayanagi thought to himself, "If I want Ichinose's class votes, then I need to put Ichinose desperate situation, and Hachiman can do that. And he probably doesn't want to see Ichinose drop out of school."

"However, there was an unexpected turn of events," Kamuro continued. "Because Hachiman Hikigaya has already saved Ichinose. So, Sakayanagi, your plan was flawed."

"Huh?"

Sakayanagi blinked gently. "Are you sure?"

"Yes." Kamuro then reported that Hachiman had infiltrated Class Ichinose group chat, and... that Ichinose had self-destructed in the class chat, but ultimately chose to stay at school.

"..." Sakayanagi Arisu.

Sakayanagi's fair left hand held the chess piece.

She always thought of herself as a chess player.

However, looking at it now... in this incident involving Ichinose, she was actually used as a pawn by Hachiman.

"Sure," Sakayanagi Arisu said. "Hachiman. I admit I underestimated you. The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. I really want to have a real showdown with him."

"Huh? Let's have another match. Didn't you already lose this time?" Kamuro said from the side.

"..." Sakayanagi then looked over with a smile.

Kamuro immediately shut his mouth.

She was just a little agitated because she rarely saw Sakayanagi get into trouble.

Upon noticing Sakayanagi's gaze, he quickly backed down.

Sakayanagi began to think.

Thinking that Ichinose's pawn had already been captured by Hachiman Hikigaya, there was little benefit she could gain from it, so there was no possibility of getting Class Ichinose votes for free.

If Class Ichinose votes aren't won and instead sold to Nagumo by Hachiman Hikigaya, then she'll likely have no chance of becoming Student Council President.

After much deliberation, Sakayanagi started sending messages to Hachiman Hikigaya.

He promised the other party 5 million to buy votes for two classes.

Only.

"Although the spoils of the incident have been completely divided up, with Hachiman gaining 5 million yen and the friendship of Class Ichinose, the matter is not completely resolved."