Chapter 376

This list doesn't refer to how much they've contributed or how capable they are; rather, it's because Hachiman formed a large group of them in front of the whole class.

We share both honor and disgrace.

They directly formed cliques and engaged in corrupt practices.

Joining ensures safety.

Such actions would undoubtedly divide the class.

So he was very surprised that Hachiman was willing to use the same method as the students who didn't drop out of school to deal with the exam.

This made Hirata realize that he had misunderstood Hachiman.

Whispers began to circulate below.

It was shocking that Hachiman Hikigaya was willing to donate 4 million yen.

"It seems Hachiman really loves this class." At that moment, another voice chimed in, "Then I'll donate 2 million yen too."

This is Rokosuke Kōenji, who was quietly listening to Chabashira-sensei's exam rules, but now he's taken out a mirror and is looking at his own face.

"Kōenji!"

Hirata appeared to have tears in his eyes.

Because of this, the difficulty of 20 million was reduced to only 14 million.

But.

Several people have already noticed that something is wrong.

Anyone familiar with Hachiman Hikigaya and Kōenji knows that these two would rather eat expensive meals or spend a lot of money on themselves than donate money to others for no reason.

So.

This is probably an attempt to keep the cat from leaving.

Kushida thought to himself.

It hadn't been long since she last looked at Hachiman Hikigaya's student ID, so she knew very well that Hachiman Hikigaya's account didn't have 4 million yen left, but tens of millions.

So, to avoid being morally blackmailed, he deliberately threw out points.

Or, to prevent his classmates from knowing that he had more than 20 million points, he deliberately understated his points or even made it seem like he was going to donate them.

The purpose is to prevent the situation from escalating by thinking, "Hachiman Hikigaya has 20 million points, why not invest in him? He'll definitely put his own money in."

Although this statement sounds outrageous, Kushida has no doubt that it is possible in this class.

So, Hachiman Hikigaya isn't trying to take the route of protecting his classmates with 20 million yen; he's trying to block that route altogether.

Yes.

This proposal will definitely be scrapped.

Because he knew that the students in his class were unwilling to pay 100,000 yuan each for the Forestry Exam when Class D paid for everything, so how could they possibly have to pay another 400,000 to 500,000 yuan after splitting it up?

Therefore.

Hachiman Hikigaya didn't actually want to spend a single penny.

The same applies to Kōenji.

Why do I say that?

There's no harm in saying that; Kōenji once earned a lot of points for the class in an exam on Uninhabited Island.

But.

Every month, points are taken from the students in the class. This taking is not done by the school directly depositing money into the account of Kōenji. Instead, the school pays money on the first day, and then each student loses 12,500 points and transfers them to Hirata. Hirata then transfers them to Kōenji.

It appears to be in the normal order.

However, transferring points to others every month can easily make some people think, "This is my money, why should I give it to Kōenji?"

While Kōenji brought points to the class, it also deducted points over the past few months, didn't it?

So, the points for Kōenji may have already been deducted, so why continue to give Kōenji money?

In other words, Kōenji is prone to attracting resentment.

His recent announcement of donating 2 million yuan immediately makes people think that Kōenji is a decent person.

So.

In reality, neither Hachiman Hikigaya nor Kōenji ever donated money; they only talked about it.

Because they all knew that this class lacked cohesion, it was even less likely that someone would go without money or living expenses for several months in a row.

Therefore.

They are safe. They won't even face the situation of being caught in a trap because they possess a valuable item.

Those two are truly cunning old foxes.

Kushida updated his assessment of the two men.

As for Kushida, he actually has more than three million yen in his possession.

But since nobody knows about this, why would she expose herself?

Everyone already knew about Hachiman Hikigaya and Kōenji, so they had no choice but to expose themselves, while she, of course, remained hidden.

And it was almost a response to Kushida's guess.

Hirata, still completely unaware, continued, "14 million yen, and then everyone can pool their points together, so that we can get through three or four months without living expenses."

"I'll take the lead in donating the points from my student ID," Hirata said.

In other words, are we calling on everyone to donate money?

"Hey, Hirata, that's not right!"

The students, who were initially confused by the donations from Hachiman Hikigaya and Kōenji, immediately realized that Hirata was planning something terrifying.

This means that everyone should be emptied out, and then all the money should be donated.

And then will we have no living expenses for the next few months?

"Isn't this wrong?" Hirata looked at them strangely.

He originally thought that if no student was to be expelled, the biggest obstacle would Hachiman, Hachiman would surely think such an action was incredibly foolish. But now Hachiman loves the class so much that he doesn't want anyone to drop out and is even willing to donate money, so of course he wants to make that happen.

"Now that we've accumulated enough points, we just need to use our monthly living expenses from the school to make up the difference," Hirata said.

"Regarding this, since other classes are also taking the withdrawal exam, if they choose the route of using 20 million points to protect their students, then they won't have any extra points to lend to us," Hachiman added. "However, Chabashira-sensei said before that this school prioritizes points, so we do have a chance to borrow money from the school."

"However, the school is not obligated to lend us money, so if we voluntarily reduce the percentage of points the school deposits into everyone's accounts each month, for example, if a class evaluation score of 100 is deposited into Private Points at 90%, I think the school will agree," Hachiman said.

"..."???

Day.

Wouldn't that be worse?

All the points I had were taken.

And then even living expenses will be reduced?

Instantly, the students began to stir.

"Hachiman, I don't think this plan will work." A girl quickly stood up. "Because this way, our class will lose all its points, but we have Special Exam every month, right? How are we supposed to cope without points?"

"And," the girl seemed to remember something, "There's still a plan for this exam, isn't there?"

"That means not taking the route of 20 million points, but following the exam rules and expelling someone who should be expelled."

"Let's all vote to expel those who, although still in the class, are dragging us down or even causing us trouble."

That's what they're saying.

The people around suddenly fell silent.

Then.

He looked at someone with an intensely passionate gaze.

The student was still somewhat bewildered, and even he opposed Hirata's act of stripping everyone naked.

Because if it were a withdrawal pool, he felt there was no need for him to spend 400,000 points to save it.

I guess Chi was chosen because he was terrible and got expelled from school.

So, this is why the pool was so bad; during the Sports Festival, it even came in the bottom ten, bringing shame to the class.

It's regrettable, but this is because Chi didn't try hard enough. Chi should bear the consequences.

"It seems everyone has chosen a different option." Hachiman, who had just mentioned donating, finally spoke up formally. "I actually think so too. If it means dropping out of Ike or Sudō, I'm willing to contribute the 4 million yen."

"But if it's for Yamauchi, I won't spend a single penny," Hachiman said.

"..." Ike, whose name was called.

Hey, hey, hey.

Hachiman, if he were expelled, would you be willing to pay for it?

When Kanji Ike heard this, he was taken aback for a moment, and then almost felt a surge of joy like Sudō. He hadn't heard Hachiman large group, and he was very flustered, but he also knew that he was in danger.

But now, it has actually been affirmed.

So does that mean he's safe?

Wrong.

But Chi quickly realized what was happening.

Because.

Hachiman is going to attack Yamauchi.

I want Yamauchi to drop out of school.

Hachiman does indeed want Yamauchi school.

The class has always had a problem with cohesion, and if someone isn't found to drop out, they're likely to start attacking each other, making subsequent handling complicated.

"The rules for this exam require that at least one student be expelled."

"But it didn't involve class evaluation scores," Hachiman Hikigaya said. "And Kōenji, you already know the essence of this exam, right?"

"Oh?"

When his name was called out again, Kōenji put down the mirror.

"That's right," said Kōenji. "The essence of this exam isn't about protecting everyone, but about eliminating one student."

"Kōenji— " Hirata wanted to say something.

However, Kōenji smiled. "Hirata, please calm down. I'm just stating my opinion. As Chabashira-sensei mentioned, this exam is because usually by this time, a bunch of first-year students would have dropped out, but in our year, there's only one dropout."

"So even if we avoid it this time, it could happen again next time. This time we're burdened with 14 million in debt, but what about next time? Will we have to add another 20 million?"

Almost immediately upon hearing this, those who initially thought Kōenji's statement was excessive suddenly fell silent.

Because.

Yes.

Who can guarantee that the same thing won't happen again in the next Special Exam?

All the students saw that Ryuen's class's life became very simple because their class evaluation score was reduced to 0.

They even had to eat that incredibly awful mountain vegetable set meal.

I shamelessly went to the supermarket to get cheap free supplies.

Kōenji continued.

"It's like washing rice; you'll definitely remove the loose and bad parts."

"Therefore, I believe the essence of this exam is to weed out the useless people, which is why no points will be deducted."

"That gives us an opportunity to purify it."

"Then why not use it?"