Hachiman's Meritocracy Classroom Chapter 37

"What does that have to do with us?" Kamuro, standing behind Arisu Sakayanagi, said.

Because that's right.

What does your Class D have to do with our Class A?

"Kamuro-san," Hachiman didn't speak, but the little princess Sakayanagi said, "Please don't cause trouble for the class."

?

Masumi Kamuro looked at Sakayanagi in confusion.

Because the worse Class D does, the safer Class A is, isn't it?

If the lower-ranked classes can't climb up, Class A will be worry-free forever.

Hachiman also placed his hands on his knees.

"Sakayanagi-san is probably saying that Class D should just give up, since they're going to get zero points anyway, so they might as well drag other classes down with them."

"After all, once they're at zero points, their chances of promotion are almost nil, so their bottom line can continue to drop."

"For example, if zero points means no further deductions, then they could do something that deducts points from both classes. Class D is at zero, but the other classes aren't, so they still have room for deductions."

"And if they take it to the extreme, they could go all out and drag Classes A, B, and C down to zero points as well."

Hachiman Hikigaya said.

And by doing so, they want to bring all four classes, or even Class A, to the same starting line of zero points?

Uh.

You guys are really that messed up.

"..." Masumi Kamuro.

Kamuro felt it was better not to butt in.

Suddenly hearing such a ridiculous proposal, it was too devilish.

"But doing that would be very dangerous for your Class D too," Arisu Sakayanagi said.

Although Kamuro-san was her pet, if her pet was in trouble, she, as the owner, had to seek justice.

"Because if the school discovers such intentions, your entire Class D might be expelled."

"After all, Class D's points aren't that great either. If everyone starts imitating you, a chaotic atmosphere of blackmailing the upper classes will emerge."

"And the school will definitely not allow that."

"So they will make an example of your first-year Class D," Arisu Sakayanagi said.

And this argument was quite aggressive.

But.

"That's indeed possible," Hachiman said. "It was just a hypothetical scenario for me."

Is that so.

Thinking of such a terrifying scenario.

So, there's no threat?

No.

There still is. For example, what if they do it once or twice?

Then they might still be able to lower Class A's points.

Uh.

Kamuro-san's mind worked hard to process this.

Suddenly, she felt... Arisu Sakayanagi had told her before that Hachiman-kun needed attention, and that he might be a better fit for Class A than Yahiko Totsuka, Katsuragi-kun's follower.

At the time, she thought Sakayanagi was talking nonsense.

Even if it was mutual flattery, it shouldn't be this extreme.

But.

Now she was experiencing it.

Hachiman Hikigaya, this guy is a bit terrifying.

For now, it's best to remain silent.

She was a student of Class A, and naturally, she wanted to graduate as a member of Class A and have the school's promises fulfilled. She had a career she wanted to pursue.

However, she also knew that her own abilities were not enough.

And relying on Katsuragi-kun... she always felt that although he was steady, there was a sense that she couldn't fully bet on him.

And by betting on Arisu Sakayanagi, Kamuro's weakness was controlled by Sakayanagi, and there was no escape even if she wanted to.

So, she could only remain silent.

"But I don't think you'd go to such lengths for Class D."

"Because you never offered to support me before," Arisu Sakayanagi said. "So, what happened that made you so invested in this?"

"...Let's forget about the 'support' thing," Hachiman said. "I won't betray my class."

"Besides, I suggested splitting the bill last time. If you really wanted to pay, you should have done it then, instead of splitting the bill and the private room fee with me," Hachiman said.

This referred to when the two met the day before yesterday and then went to the cafeteria on the third floor for a meal after their exchange.

As a result, Hachiman suggested splitting the bill.

At the time, she thought Hachiman was ungentlemanly.

But then.

Did he actually want her to pay?

Was that it?

Arisu Sakayanagi realized she hadn't grasped that point.

Chapter 043: When Hachiman Hikigaya Has to Make a Decision! Part 2

Arisu Sakayanagi didn't genuinely want to support him.

She just found school life boring and, after getting information about Hachiman from Kushida, thought he might bring a bit of fun to her school life.

Then it was despair.

She didn't want to recall it.

But none of that mattered now.

Hachiman was apparently troubled by the class evaluation points.

"I didn't expect you to be interested in something like that," Sakayanagi said. "Why not relax a bit and look at the second-years and then the third-years? You'll get used to it."

Get used to it?

Yeah.

It was because Class D was universally considered a trash heap, making it impossible to rise above.

And the second-year Class D and third-year Class D were prime examples.

Among them, the second-year Class D had a class evaluation score of 200 points, but the third-year Class D only had 20 points left.

Considering that the school deposited 100 points into students' living expenses each month based on their class evaluation score.

This meant that students in the second-year Class D only had 20,000 in living expenses per month.

With meals costing over 1,000 points a day, it was definitely not enough.

As for the seniors in the third-year Class D, they spent their days discussing which free meal window had the best food, which was even more pitiful.

So, the seniors had set such an example.

Then what's wrong with you, first-year Class D, being lazy and accepting your fate?

After all, no matter how hard you try, it's useless!

Everything you win will be deducted.

So it's better to give up early and have some peace.

And Hachiman understood this principle too.

However.

"Because something happened," Hachiman said. "I need to lead Class D to climb up at least once."

Oh.

Is that so.

Arisu Sakayanagi's expression remained unchanged. "Do you think it's okay to say such things to me?"

"After all, I'm also one of Class A's representatives."

"So, can I interpret this as you declaring war on me?" Arisu Sakayanagi said.

"Since our goal is Class A, we'll inevitably clash sooner or later," Hachiman said. "So, it's fine to declare war now. Rather, precisely because we've declared war, Sakayanagi, as Class A's representative, I hope you will accept the challenge."

"Because if you don't help me deal with the current situation, then we in Class D can shamelessly attack Class A with a violation once, you know."

Is that so.

Well, aren't you something.

Utterly shameless.

Arisu Sakayanagi felt tricked.

She had initially felt a moment of pleasure watching Hachiman look troubled.

But Hachiman Hikigaya, you wanted her to use her brain.

And yet, this condition was impossible to refuse.

It was like his "Class D Zero Points Operation" – shameless, designed to drag down the scores of the other classes.

So if the other side actually went through with it, the school wouldn't immediately ban Class D's disruptive tactics, meaning Class A's score could be pulled down.

And then everyone's efforts this month would be in vain.

Arisu Sakayanagi pondered for a moment before saying, "If Class D wants to rise, they need to secure the points for this month's behavioral guidelines."

"In other words, accumulate costs and narrow the gap."

"But can Class D students actually pull off something like that?" Arisu Sakayanagi said. "I can confirm that Class A has not lost more than 5 points in the past few days."

Is that so.

Then your Class A is quite excellent.

Actually, it's understandable.

This was because every student in Class A had paid 50,000 points to purchase the school's rules.

They had spent a lot of money, so naturally, they wanted to get their money's worth.

That's why everyone performed.

Hachiman thought to himself.

"..." Hachiman.

Because they paid the price, everyone participated...

??

So that's how it is.

Hachiman suddenly had a thought.