Hachiman's Meritocracy Classroom
Chapter 384

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To say how beautiful she was is to say that she was untouchable and unattainable, leaving people only to marvel at her beauty.

Isn't this super cute?

Classmate Sakayanagi.

Click.

The camera flash went off, very noticeable in the dim twilight, and the flash landed on the book that Sakayanagi was looking at.

"I don't recall ever allowing anyone to take photos without permission, Hachiman."

Sakayanagi said.

Then her gaze shifted to one direction, Hachiman followed her gaze. Since they were in a classroom, they could see a commonly used security camera.

Taking photos without permission is illegal.

Infringement of portrait rights is a serious issue, especially in Japan.

So even if you see your idols on the street, it's okay if they don't wear sunglasses. Others won't dare to take pictures of them without permission.

However, you can completely ignore what Classmate Sakayanagi said.

Because this school itself is constantly using various cameras to spy on students, isn't it?

The school has never granted students the right to use their image.

You can tell from that camera. It's lit up right now.

"Sorry, I've already deleted it." Hachiman showed his phone, which indeed displayed an option to delete photos. Hachiman quickly tapped the delete button.

The photo has been deleted.

"..." Sakayanagi.

Perhaps not expecting him to delete it so readily, Sakayanagi paused for a few seconds.

However, she is still very well-mannered.

So Classmate Sakayanagi simply smiled slightly, then gently closed the book. "Speaking of which, tomorrow is the day of this month's Special Exam. I came to see you today just to confirm one thing: have the dropouts in your class been decided yet?"

"Yes, Haruki Yamauchi."

Hachiman has no reason to hide this conclusion, and Sakayanagi should be quite interested in it, after all, Yamauchi bumped into her.

So now that Yamauchi has been decided to drop out of school, it's actually a relief for her.

"This is certainly interesting information. Well then... I'll take my leave here."

It seemed that Sakayanagi had achieved her goal, and she stood up, leaning on her cane.

That makes sense, doesn't it?

If the student to be expelled from Class C is not Yamauchi, then she might take action.

Because when Yamauchi bumped into her, she said that she would make Yamauchi fall down once in return.

Obviously.

Her fall was not literally what it sounds like.

Instead, they expelled Yamauchi directly.

Now that Hachiman's class has already left, there's no longer any need for her to do anything about it.

"And looking at Classmate Sakayanagi's voice, Hachiman added."

"Just one question, it seems like things are going to get complicated for your Class B," Hachiman said. "My informant in Class D told me that Katsuragi went to them to buy Appreciation Vote."

"Hehe. I'm truly honored that you're concerned about me." Sakayanagi had actually already obtained this information, as she had also paid for it.

Katsuragi bought 28 votes, and she directly won the remaining 11 votes.

She also had her own explanation.

"Indeed, this kind of exam is an unnecessary expense for our class, which is divided into two factions. But for this exam, Katsuragi has already been pre-selected as someone who will be expelled. After all, a semester has passed, and Katsuragi has been given many opportunities, but unfortunately, he is not able to lead the class forward."

"So, although it's a pity, this is the best he can do."

In other words, this time she was fully prepared to expel Katsuragi from school.

In other words, she will probably manipulate the vote count.

Thus, under these circumstances, the first-year students faced their final judgment day – a vote to withdraw from the class.

The day before, Ryuen in Class D had 50 points deducted from their class evaluation score for damaging the security camera in the Special Teaching Building. However, no one paid attention to this minor matter because Ryuen's class's score had already reached 0.

So deducting another 50 points is pointless.

Still 0 points.

At the same time.

Most of the first-year students didn't think the Ryuen incident was important because today they would be taking a test to determine the life or death of their classmates or themselves.

Therefore, the students were not in a good mood.

Not only them, but even their homeroom teacher couldn't stop it.

Because.

This is not a reasonable test for Tong He.

No one did anything wrong, but they were still expelled from the class.

The atmosphere in Class C was slightly subdued.

This is something that Chabashira, as the homeroom teacher, could notice as soon as she arrived in the classroom.

She didn't say anything, and there were still 10 minutes left before the exam started.

But the students weren't in a very good mood. Perhaps it was only at this moment that they realized that their actions today could lead to the expulsion of students in their class.

They already understand the consequences of the decisions they can make.

Chabashira couldn't help but recall the helplessness of the first-grade teachers when the withdrawal exam was announced.

It's not just students who are being tested; it applies to teachers as well.

And it all started with the arrival of the new Acting Chairman, Tsukishiro.

"The first-year students seem rather relaxed; this attitude will backfire."

Without hesitation, the Acting Chairman summoned all the teachers on the same day that the chairman was taken away for investigation on suspicion of abusing his power, and then announced his decision, which was not open to any objection.

"So let's make them feel a sense of crisis. I suggest giving them a test to get out of school."

Thus, the withdrawal exam began.

First Year Class C.

Chabashira-sensei walked to the podium as usual, holding a stack of forms in her hand.

This is a form to be given to students so they can fill in their names for the Appreciation Vote and criticism votes later.

"It's eight o'clock now. The Special Exam for this month will start at eight-fifteen."

"We'll decide who comes in first and last," Chabashira said. "The entire exam lasts one hour. If the time limit is exceeded, one student will be randomly selected to be expelled."

As he said this, he stepped aside from the podium and walked to the side.

This clearly gives students a final 15-minute opportunity to discuss.

"At the same time, we do not recommend that anyone break the contract or skip the exam, because if this happens, you will be directly expelled from school. And those who withdraw by skipping the exam will not be recognized, so the Class Vote to withdraw from the exam will still continue. Please do not make a mistake." As he said this, Chabashira completely stepped aside.

As she spoke, people began to turn their attention in one direction.

There.

The table that was kicked over has been put back in its original position.

A boy with light green hair sat there with his eyes closed.

That's Hirata Yosuke.

Although he has been skipping classes these past few days, and someone saw him sitting alone at the school gate yesterday, Hirata still came today.

At the same time.

Many eyes turned in another direction, towards the location Yamauchi.

Um.

Yamauchi is there too.

This is very reassuring.

As Chabashira-sensei just said, if someone drops out of the exam, they will be expelled from school. But even if someone drops out, the exam will still continue.

So.

If Yamauchi withdraws, then everyone will have to choose another person to drop out of school, right?

This will make some people feel uneasy.

Then.

All eyes turned to the seat by the window. That was Hachiman's seat.

Now that Chabashira-sensei has stepped aside, it's to give them another chance to talk.

The students who dropped out were either Hirata or Yamauchi.

Most people secretly wanted to drop out of Yamauchi.

Hachiman said, they will choose a lucky person who receives the class's Appreciation Vote today.

The student who receives the most Appreciation Vote in the class will receive a special reward: protection from expulsion.

And there was indeed a small raffle box on his desk.

Kushida stood up and handed out a small slip of paper to everyone.

It seems the plan is to have everyone write their names down, then put them all into a small lottery box, and then publicly select one and announce it.

That's fair.

The students began to write their names.

Then this little note... also landed on the table Yamauchi.

"Yamauchi, you should write your name down too," said Kushida the little angel.

"Huh?" Yamauchi was taken aback.

"Why can Yamauchi write this too? Isn't he going to be expelled?" A student immediately noticed.

At the same time, everyone also noticed.

"I won't write it." Hirata doesn't write his name.

Yamauchi had also been skipping classes for several days, but he found that no one cared about him, and even Hirata didn't come.

This morning, someone passed by his dormitory and slipped a note under his door, informing him that there was an exam today and that he would be expelled if he didn't show up.

He then checked the signature on the note.

It's Hirata Yosuke.

So he was wondering if Hirata was prepared to drop out of school and protect him.

And now.

Hirata really didn't write his own name!

So, Hirata was indeed prepared to sacrifice himself for him and drop out of school!

Yamauchi's mood improved.

"Hateful!"

Watching this scene, some of the surrounding classmates were indignant, because why should Hirata sacrifice himself to protect Yamauchi? Given the choice between Hirata and Yamauchi, everyone wanted to choose Hirata.

However, Hirata has been quite negative lately.

Not only did he skip classes, but he even went to his own room. If you knocked on his door, he would chase you away. In the last two days, he didn't even respond to knocking, as if he wasn't in his room at all.

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