Hachiman's Meritocracy Classroom Chapter 40

He was also a candidate who could contact students from other classes and upperclassmen.

"Eh? You want me to ask the upperclassmen?"

"They're all staring at me, jealous that I can become a regular player," Sudo replied.

Alright.

This guy is hopeless.

However.

"Upperclassmen, huh."

"Yesterday I passed by the soccer club and was thinking about joining. I was in the soccer club in junior high too."

"I'll go ask them."

And that was the gentle Hirata.

Before long.

The reliable Hirata brought back information.

For the second and third years, there were also 160 people at the time of enrollment, but now, there are only 112 second-year students and 133 third-year students.

It was a price he paid, as the vice-captain of the soccer club asked him to join.

Hachiman had discovered this on the school forum before: the upperclassmen were sending out club recruitment applications to the freshmen.

Excellent performance could also earn points as a reward.

Clearly, the school probably provided funding to the clubs, and the clubs also had to meet certain requirements.

So, they needed people to join and perform well.

And Hirata, who was a key player in the soccer club in the past, was roped in.

In other words, clubs might be a place to earn points.

However, the upperclassmen's clubs had been exploited because of Sakayanagi, and if they tried to exploit them again, the upperclassmen might become wary.

Then, they wouldn't be so easily fooled.

Moreover.

Let's first complete the task assigned by Chabashira-sensei.

After all, it was ten million, wasn't it?

Even though he was still just a student, he was already undertaking a major project.

Horikita was full of spirit.

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Horikita had already made up his mind.

However.

"By the way, Horikita, my task is complete. I still have time, do you want to go eat together, or go shopping at the shopping street?"

Kushida was trying to take credit with Suzune Horikita.

She knew that people like Suzune Horikita wouldn't take her seriously unless she told them what she had done.

After all, the other party understood nothing about human relationships.

"I'm not interested. I'll cook for myself back at the dorm. And I don't like shopping," Suzune Horikita said. "Kushida, didn't you have plans with Karuizawa at noon? It's not good to casually break a promise, you should go find her."

Is that so?

In other words, she was used and discarded?

Damn it.

Kushida was probably not in a good mood, but she maintained a polite smile on her face.

It must be tough.

Hachiman thought to himself.

However, Kushida's usefulness had now expired, and he also needed to make his move.

So, he began heading to the student council.

He could have arranged for Suzune Horikita to accompany him.

However, she was the student council president's sister, and this foolish sister had already spent her brother's one million.

Furthermore, upon learning the true nature of this school, one would realize that being the student council president's sister could be a weapon if used well.

At the same time, if not used well, it could also become a target for attack simply by existing.

Especially since the student council president, Manabu Horikita, was currently a student in Class A, third year, and this was his final year.

So, if any information about Horikita's younger sister were to be revealed now, it could affect Horikita's state and potentially cause trouble for the third-year Class A at this critical juncture.

Therefore.

Temporarily keeping their sibling relationship a secret was the safest course of action.

And when Hachiman invited the other person to the student council.

"I still won't go," Suzune Horikita said.

However, Hachiman didn't believe Suzune Horikita realized that her identity as his sister could negatively impact her brother.

The reason she refused was probably just cowardice.

She was afraid of meeting her excellent older brother, of being seen as insignificant by him, and also worried about causing him further trouble.

Suzune Horikita was under a lot of pressure too.

It must be tough, having an outstanding older brother.

Speaking of which, Hachiman felt relieved.

Because he hadn't put any pressure on his younger sister, Komachi; after all, he was already a good-for-nothing brother who just wanted to live off her.

But now.

Watch this, Komachi. Even if I can't find any friends.

But.

I'm working hard to earn money now.

And so.

Hachiman Hikigaya went alone to the school's student council office.

The student council of this school possessed considerable authority.

At the same time, it had its own office.

The student council office was on the first floor. It was very close to the school's swimming pool. This was information obtained from Kushida. It was said that a certain student council president had moved the office here.

And the reason for that.

Hachiman's guess was that it would be closer and less suspicious for people to watch the girls swimming.

Truly beastly.

Isn't this forcing people to join the student council?

However.

"Are you... a first-year?"

"Hachiman Hikigaya from First-year Class D?"

The student council's door was shut tight. Just as Hachiman was about to knock, the door opened from the inside.

Two students came out.

Both were male.

One was burly, the other slightly thin.

The burly student was tall, exuding a strong sense of security, but he had no hair on his head.

He was bald.

The slightly thin male had slightly greenish hair and decent features, but his eyes were not very likable.

Based on Hachiman's observational skills, the thin male, both in his stance and the way he looked at the burly male next to him, gave off a sense of déjà vu.

It was like seeing Masumi Kamuro next to Arisu Sakayanagi.

The one who called out Hachiman's name was the burly one.

At the same time, he noticed Hachiman looking at his head.

"Oh, you're looking at my head. It's not that I have no hair; I have alopecia universalis. Also, I'm Kohei Katsuragi from First-year Class A," the other party introduced himself.

He seemed like a very straightforward person.

However.

Hachiman didn't recognize him.

"You're Hachiman Hikigaya, the one who's close with Sakayanagi?" the thin male next to Katsuragi said. "I heard you had lunch with Sakayanagi again during lunch break today."

"Yahiko, be more polite," Katsuragi chided him.

"Hachiman, is there something you need from the student council?" Katsuragi asked.

Katsuragi was a student from Class A.

It had been 5 days since he learned the true nature of this school, and he was well aware that the overall quality of students in Class A, where he was placed, was very high.

And Class D was the weakest.

However, as a man of principle, he treated everyone equally.

So, if a student from Class D like Hachiman came to the Student Council, did he have some kind of motive?

"Will I be punished for reporting to the Student Council that a camera was broken? A student in my class broke a camera," Hachiman said honestly.

"Heh..."

Yahiko couldn't help but chuckle, perhaps finding Hachiman's words amusing.

Since Katsuragi was likely still wary of First-year Class D, he asked a few more questions.

As it turned out, First-year Class D was genuinely terrible.

"I see." Katsuragi then seemed to decide to end the conversation. "I heard that you are quite close with Arisu Sakayanagi from my class. If you are being bullied by her, I apologize as a fellow classmate. However, there's nothing I can do."

However, this explanation sounded quite sincere.

Perhaps Katsuragi knew that Arisu Sakayanagi was a scummy loli.

And he probably misunderstood that Hachiman was being bullied by Sakayanagi.

But because of Sakayanagi, Hachiman had already thought of the current predicament. However, Sakayanagi's mind was important, and Hachiman didn't want to cause her any trouble.

So, Hachiman simply nodded at Katsuragi and then walked past him, heading straight into the Student Council office.

"..." Kohei Katsuragi.

Katsuragi did not leave immediately but stood at the doorway for two minutes.

Sakayanagi was a decisive person and quite aggressive. Katsuragi didn't think Sakayanagi would deliberately interact with a student from First-year Class D.

So perhaps this Hachiman student was different in some way.

As a principled individual, should he pay attention to this?

Therefore, Katsuragi stood at the doorway.