He was simply one candidate who could also make contact with students from other classes and upperclassmen.
"Huh? You want me to ask upperclassmen?"
"They're all watching me. They're jealous that I could become a regular."
That was Sudo's reply.
Right.
This guy was hopeless.
However.
"Upperclassmen, huh."
"Yesterday, I passed by the soccer club, and I was considering whether to join. I was in the soccer club in middle school too."
"I'll go ask around."
And that was the gentle Hirata.
Before long.
The reliable Hirata brought back some information.
There had also been 160 students when the second-years and third-years enrolled, but now there were only 112 second-years left, while there were 133 third-years.
Of course, he had paid a price for that information. The soccer club's vice-captain had made him join the soccer club.
Hachiman had noticed it on the School Forum before: upperclassmen were sending club applications to freshmen.
Those who performed well could even receive point rewards.
Apparently, the school provided funding for clubs, and the clubs had to meet certain requirements in return.
So, they needed people to join and perform well.
And Hirata, who had once been a core member of a soccer club, had been recruited.
In other words, clubs might be another place where points could be earned.
However, upperclassmen's clubs had already been exploited because of Sakayanagi. If he made another move, the upperclassmen might become wary.
Then they would not be so easy to fool.
Besides.
He should first complete the task Chabashira-sensei had given him.
After all, it was ten million points, wasn't it?
He was still in school, yet he was already working on a major project.
Hachiman was in high spirits.
The Steady Katsuragi: Even Sakayanagi Could Misjudge Someone! (Second Update)
Hachiman had already made up his mind.
However.
"By the way, Horikita, I've finished my task, and there's still time. Want to grab a meal together, or maybe go shopping at the Shopping Street?"
Kushida was taking credit in front of Suzune Horikita.
She understood someone like Suzune Horikita very well. If you did not tell her what you had done, she would not take you seriously.
After all, she did not understand social etiquette at all.
"I'm not interested. I'll go back to my dorm and cook for myself. And I don't like shopping," Suzune Horikita said. "Kushida, didn't you make plans with Karuizawa for noon? Casually breaking an appointment would be rude. You should go find her."
Was that so?
In other words, she tossed her aside after using her?
Damn it.
Kushida was probably in a bad mood inside, but she still maintained her polite smile.
What a hardship.
That was what Hachiman thought.
However, Kushida's usefulness had now been exhausted, and it was time for him to act as well.
Thus, he headed for the Student Council.
Originally, he could have arranged for Suzune Horikita to come along.
But she was the Student Council President's little sister. This foolish younger sister had already spent one million of her brother's points.
Furthermore, after learning the true nature of this school, one would realize that being the Student Council President's sister could become a weapon if used well.
At the same time, if used poorly, merely existing could make her a target for attack.
Especially since Manabu Horikita, the Student Council President, was currently a student in Third-year Class A, and this was the third-years' final year.
So if any information about Manabu Horikita's sister came out at this time, it might affect Manabu Horikita's state of mind and potentially cause trouble for Third-year Class A at this critical juncture.
Therefore.
Keeping their sibling relationship secret for the time being was the safest option.
When Hachiman invited her to go to the Student Council.
"I'd better not go," Suzune Horikita said.
However, Hachiman did not think Suzune Horikita had realized that her identity as his younger sister might negatively affect her brother.
The reason she refused was probably just cowardice.
She was afraid of seeing her excellent brother, of letting him see how small she was, and of causing him trouble again.
Suzune Horikita was under a lot of pressure too.
It really was tough having such an outstanding older brother.
And when it came to that, Hachiman felt quite relieved.
After all, he had not put any pressure on Komachi. He was already a useless older brother who only wanted to live off a woman.
But now.
Watch closely, Komachi. He might not have been able to make friends.
But.
He was working hard to make money now too.
Thus.
Hachiman Hikigaya went alone to the school's Student Council office.
The Student Council at this school possessed considerable authority.
It also had its own office.
The Student Council office was on the first floor. It was close to the school pool. According to the information he had gotten from Kushida, one Student Council President from some previous year had wanted to relocate the office here.
As for the reason.
Hachiman's guess was that it would let them watch the girls' swimming classes from closer up without arousing suspicion.
What animals.
Wasn't this forcing people to join the Student Council?
However.
"You are... a first-year?"
"Hachiman Hikigaya from First-year Class D?"
The Student Council's doors had been shut tight. Just as Hachiman was about to knock, they opened from the inside.
Two students walked out.
Both were boys.
One was burly, while the other was somewhat thin.
The burly student was tall and gave off a strong sense of security, but there was no hair on his head.
He was bald.
The slightly thinner boy had faintly green hair. His features were decent enough, but there was something unpleasant about his eyes.
With Hachiman's powers of observation, the way that thin boy positioned himself and looked at the burly boy beside him gave him a familiar feeling.
It was like the feeling he got from Masumi Kamuro beside Sakayanagi Arisu.
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 suffer from alopecia. Also, I'm Kohei Katsuragi of Class A, First Year," he introduced himself.
He seemed to have a remarkably cheerful personality.
However.
Hachiman did not know him.
"You're Hachiman Hikigaya, the one who's close to Sakayanagi?" the thin boy beside Katsuragi said. "I heard you had lunch with Sakayanagi again during today's break."
"Yahiko, be more polite," Katsuragi rebuked him.
"Hachiman, did you come to the Student Council for something?" Katsuragi asked.
Katsuragi was a Class A student.
Five days had passed since he learned the true nature of this school, and he was well aware that the overall quality of the students assigned to his Class A was very high.
Class D, meanwhile, was the weakest.
However, as a steady person, he treated everyone equally.
So, now that Hachiman, a Class D student, had come to the Student Council, perhaps he had some sort of purpose.
"I came to report to the Student Council and ask whether breaking a camera would result in punishment. Someone in my class broke one," Hachiman answered honestly.
"Heh..."
Yahiko probably found Hachiman's words amusing and could not hold back a laugh.
Katsuragi had probably still been wary of First-year Class D, so he asked a few more questions.
In the end, First-year Class D really was worthless trash.
"I see." Katsuragi seemed to decide to end the conversation. "I heard that you and Sakayanagi Arisu from my class are quite close. If she bullied you, then as her classmate, I'm sorry. But there's nothing I can do."
Yet his words sounded remarkably sincere.
Katsuragi had probably learned that Sakayanagi Arisu was a rotten little brat.
And he had misunderstood, thinking Hachiman was being bullied by Sakayanagi or something.
However, because of Sakayanagi, Hachiman had already considered his current predicament. Sakayanagi's mind was important, and he did not want to cause her trouble.
So he merely nodded to Katsuragi, passed by him, and entered the Student Council office directly.
"..." Kohei Katsuragi.
Katsuragi did not leave immediately. Instead, he paused at the doorway for two minutes.
Sakayanagi was a decisive person and highly aggressive. Katsuragi did not believe she would deliberately associate with a student from First-year Class D.
So perhaps this Hachiman was somehow different.
Then, as someone who favored caution, should he keep an eye on him?
Thus, Katsuragi stood at the door.
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