Sakayanagi, Hikitani Really Did Give It His All!

He did not believe that the practice of typing in the command tower and then converting it into a mechanical voice to be transmitted to the contestant's ears was normal. In other words, Hachiman believed that this was Matoba it was permissible to interfere with the contestant.

Furthermore, the examiner for this round was changed from the very idle Chabashira-sensei to a second-year teacher.

There are clues to follow in all of them.

Therefore, logically speaking, Tsukishiro wanted to interfere with this exam.

Then Tsukishiro must make contact with his command tower.

So.

He began to listen.

Then.

"..."

Two minutes have passed.

There was nothing in the headphones.

So, you guessed wrong? Did Acting Chairman Tsukishiro not interfere with this exam?

And while thinking like that.

Tick-tock.

Hachiman noticed that commands had appeared in the empty input field of the command tower in front of him.

At the same time, Tsukishiro's voice came through the earphones.

It seems like things are settled.

During the Matoba, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji was wearing headphones and contemplating how to counter Sakayanagi's oppressive move when he received strange instructions from the other player through his headphones.

"..." Without hesitation.

Obeying the order, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji immediately got off.

Then they broke the deadlock and lost the game.

First Year Class B regained its status as Class A after winning four games first.

Chapter 41 Sakayanagi, Hachiman Hikigaya is indeed going all out! (6k extra chapter)

Following the instructions transmitted through her earpiece, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji made a rather peculiar move.

This move even made Sakayanagi pause for a moment.

For a player of her caliber, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji is indeed a genius. There's no doubt that this is a realm that is impossible for ordinary people to reach.

But.

If that's the case, then this duel is over.

"... I lost."

Seeing the situation was beyond repair, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji expressionless and then lowered her head towards Hashimoto.

"Thanks--"

Hashimoto also lowered his head in response to that bow.

Although he still can't understand the board, his side's victory is genuine.

Right now, he only feels relaxed because he has finally defended against Class B's attack, so that the class's evaluation of him will not worsen.

At the same time, this was the class's fourth victory, so he can be considered a major contributor to the class's success.

He was just a tool along the way; he couldn't even understand the situation. Even though he won, he still couldn't feel any joy!

"That's all for now."

The second-grade teacher, who had been quietly waiting for the outcome, immediately announced, "Class B has won the sixth chess match!"

"After a ten-minute break, the seventh match will resume. The current result is 4 wins and 2 losses for Class B and Class C."

According to the best-of-seven format, this is already a victory for Class B.

As a result, Class B will regain its position as Class A.

I can almost picture Matoba in Class B's classroom.

But.

This exam requires all seven items to be tested regardless of the outcome, so the remaining item can still add 30 points.

"It seems your class has failed as well. However, it's really impressive that you managed to compete with the original Class A to this extent, Sae."

On the teacher's side, Hoshinomiya, having finished her exam, arrived at the Chabashira.

He sighed as he watched the battle unfold.

She discovered that her class had lost out. Although the exam was related to sports, most of the students were absent, which was likely due to being drugged.

However, the examination room is like a battlefield, and even though she knew it herself, she couldn't give Ichinose and the others Ichinose guidance.

All we can say is that we should learn from this experience and not repeat the same mistake next time.

She hesitated.

Ichinose is a very cute and kind child, and she is intelligent, but she is definitely too kind.

People who are too kind will be taken advantage of.

But she didn't want to get rid of this kindness.

Certainly.

If Sae wants to continue climbing up to Class A, then she doesn't mind destroying Ichinose's kindness and forcing Ichinose to grow up passively and face this society. It's just that Sae is strange.

She seems to have become a different person since some time ago.

He became... unattached to Class A.

This is really strange.

You should know that Sae Chabashira is an extremely determined person. From her school days, she has always adhered to her beliefs.

But now, things have really changed.

Why?

Why? Who the hell untangled your knot in your heart? How could you be so easily untangled?

Thinking of this, Chie Hoshinomiya secretly clenched her left fist.

Even though her class dropped from Class A, Chie Hoshinomiya didn't feel much of a difference.

Players in the next Go match can rest for 10 minutes before returning to the game, and the same applies to the Commander Tower.

Originally, there were four students in the command tower, but the matches between Class A and Class D ended early, and Ichinose and Hiyori also withdrew from the battlefield.

And Hoshinomiya-sensei probably went to find Chabashira-sensei immediately.

And Majima-sensei has also left. So now, the only one left proctoring the exam here is the unloved, Itagami-sensei.

You can ignore it.

Because it's rest time now.

So Sakayanagi, somewhat regretfully, gripped her cane and walked to Hachiman Hikigaya her spot.

"Hachiman, can you feel it?" she said. "The feeling of being unable to intervene."

Is it impossible to intervene?

Yes.

As the commander, Hachiman has arrived here, but it seems he hasn't given any instructions to the students taking any exams.

This is an expression of trust in one's companions.

But the real reason is that there was no room for intervention.

"So you can consider the suggestion I mentioned to you before."

"Although a person's talents are determined at birth, the only way to change them is by marrying someone with similar talents," Sakayanagi said.

?

"..." Hachiman Hikigaya.

I have a feeling that Sakayanagi is in a good mood because he won the chess game.

So what are they trying to sell now?

"I've always been aware that humans have limits," Hachiman said. "But I've done what I could. That's why I'm giving it my all in this duel with you."

Oh?

So you're saying you actually worked quite hard?

But what I see is that you seem somewhat unwilling to accept it.

However, she does look rather cute like this.

Just as Sakayanagi thought of this, he saw Hashimoto rushing to the entrance of the command tower. "Sakayanagi, Princess, something terrible has happened! All the players participating in the next Go match have diarrhea and are unable to participate."

"..."

Almost immediately after receiving this news, Sakayanagi turned around and stared at Hachiman Hikigaya with a serious look.

Because.

There is no need to consider other candidates.

This is definitely a tactic Hachiman Hikigaya.

How despicable!

She was now certain that this guy was behind it.

But Hachiman is now resting his chin on one hand and pretending to look around at the scenery.

Because this is an exam, isn't it?

No one said you have to be upright and honest.

It was probably after Sakayanagi proposed a decisive match, and after Hachiman Hikigaya created an atmosphere of a decisive battle, that he allowed Sakayanagi to compete fairly and squarely, while he himself secretly took the opportunity to make underhanded moves.

This time, Ryuen's test was very dirty, and Hachiman Hikigaya even Ryuen feared, was naturally the winner.

So he used the same methods that Ryuen used on Class A on Class B.

Just as initially suspected, when Teruhiko Yukimura proposed to try and win over Katsuragi, he had already thought of this.

Using Yukimura's ordinary methods to win over Katsuragi and attract Sakayanagi's attention, he actually won over other people, which served as a good protection.

Regardless of whether Sakayanagi would be wary of Yukimura and Katsuragi, or whether she would simply ignore Yukimura's petty tricks and trust Katsuragi instead, these all became ways to confuse her.

And as expected, she didn't realize that Hachiman actually wanted to turn other students against him.

That's why the plan went so smoothly. The students in Class B who participated in the Go project lost their fighting ability due to physical reasons.

Therefore, Class C won the seventh match.

Actually, he could have won at the beginning. If he had chosen one more sure-win item from his class, he could have won.

He didn't arrange for spies to drug all the contestants in Class B; that would be too high-profile.

Using large quantities of drugs, like at Ryuen, carries significant risks.

If Ichinose reports it, Ryuen will be punished, and the match will be canceled.

This is Ryuen's weakness.

He always manages to expose his weaknesses.

Meanwhile, on Hachiman's side...

He was facing off against Sakayanagi's class.