Sakayanagi, Hikitani Really Did Give It His All! (6k makeup update) (continued)

The puppies in Sakayanagi Class need to be more united, so we need to be careful.

Therefore.

If his class manages to win three games out of three, and then takes a game against Sakayanagi Class, then his class will be the winner.

But luck is on Sakayanagi's side.

In this way.

Class C won 3 matches against Class B. They lost 4 matches.

Then Class B will lose 30X (4-3) points.

The Sakayanagi Class not only received +30 points, but also received a 100-point bonus from the school.

Then.

The results for the four classes are in.

Class A, led by Ichinose, scored 1298.1 - 150 = 1148.1 points.

Class B, Sakayanagi Arisu, scored 1250 + 130 = 1380 points.

Hachiman's Class C scored 1185.7 - 30 = 1155.7 points.

Ryuen's Class D finally rose to prominence with 250 points.

Judging from the scores...

Hachiman Hikigaya's class moved up a class, while Sakayanagi's class returned to Class A. Ryuen's class finally broke through the 0 class evaluation score, so the biggest loser in this exam was Ichinose's class.

"That's a really realistic exam. You should be happy Sae."

Meanwhile, on Sae Chabashira's side, Hoshinomiya-sensei already knew the results of Class C's exam.

They also noticed something unusual about the students in Class B and their own class.

While it was somewhat schadenfreude that Class B would also encounter the same situation, the fact that Chabashira's class actually got the benefit of Class Advancement this time made Hoshinomiya a little unhappy.

"That's right."

Chabashira-sensei, however, remained expressionless.

She knew very well that Hachiman Hikigaya had said his goal was Class A.

However, it can only be achieved once.

He won't work towards that goal anymore, and now he seems to be contributing to the class, but it must be because of something else.

It's definitely not a sense of class honor.

At the same time.

She actually had some worries as well.

That is, she believes that Hachiman Hikigaya will definitely abandon the class in the end, and now he seems to be working hard for the class, but in reality, he will probably switch to another class soon.

The reason I made contributions was simply that I left without infamy.

In other words, Hachiman Hikigaya is already prepared to go to another class.

So for her, it's about losing an excellent student; there's nothing to be happy about.

"Ah—it seems like they've come out."

Because the teaching building where the command tower is located is very close to the playground, and people usually pass by the playground when coming down from up there, Hiyori Shiina, who was sitting on the lawn, immediately noticed Hachiman coming down from the teaching building.

Unlike Ibuki and the others, Hiyori did not leave.

Because she had doubts in her heart and wanted to find the answers.

"Hey--"

She was reading a book when she saw Hachiman, and she immediately stood up. "Hachiman, what a pity. Sakayanagi Class was too lucky this time. Otherwise, your class would have been the winner."

Upon learning that Sakayanagi Class was unable to participate in the Go competition due to a player's diarrhea, the clever Shiina immediately thought of Hachiman Hikigaya's game plan.

It's probably the same as their class.

She also knew about the Hachiman Hikigaya's class.

All five selected projects are guaranteed to win.

If you are selected, then you win.

Unfortunately, according to the information we received, only two projects were selected for the Hachiman Hikigaya class.

So this time, it was all down to luck.

"Congratulations on your great victory." Hachiman walked towards her. "And the class evaluation score broke through 0."

"..." Hiyori.

For a fleeting moment, Shiina wondered Hachiman was being sincere or just making sarcastic remarks.

"Ryuen now has a total of over eight million points," Hiyori continued.

"More than three million of them were the remaining amount from Nagumo's previous ticket purchase."

"And another 5 million was obtained from Class B this time."

Class B, or as it's called now, Class B is actually Sakayanagi's class.

"Their class was originally Class A, and it is necessary for them to return to Class A by the end of this semester."

"And as you know, there are two ways to climb back up: one is for them to earn the points themselves, and the other is—to defeat their opponents," Hiyori said. "In other words, we were actually hired by Sakayanagi for this exam. To bring down Ichinose's class."

That's why such a crazy battle ratio has emerged.

Class D won 6 games, while Class Ichinose only won 1. They lost 150 points.

Even though it was a private transaction within their own class, Hiyori didn't mind exposing it.

Because she also thinks... Hachiman Hikigaya is dangerous.

Ryuen is so dirty that using underhanded methods is tolerable.

But you Hachiman Hikigaya, are also someone who can cross the line, and Hachiman Hikigaya's plan is much safer than Ryuen's.

Hiyori also considered why Ryuen kept losing.

Every time, they get caught red-handed.

This is also Ryuen's weakness; it's always too high-profile.

Take the Sports Festival for example. Ryuen planned it in front of the whole class, which is why he was betrayed by the traitor Shitō.

This time, the drugging was carried out on a very large scale.

If it weren't for the fact that Class Ichinose were honest people who couldn't accept the idea of having a spy in their class or being unable to catch one, then Ryuen would have been sent again.

Because drugging a large number of opponents could result in disciplinary action or even expulsion from school.

So the next time Ryuen faces off against Hachiman Hikigaya, it will definitely be very dangerous.

So.

We will follow the plan chosen by Ryuen.

Hachiman Hikigaya.

"If we gather another 12 million points, we can buy you out," Shiina said, trying to curry favor.

"It was truly a beautiful duel."

Meanwhile, in the empty classroom after the exam, Sakayanagi was still waiting for someone, but she wasn't waiting for anyone. She had received a phone call.

It was an unfamiliar number, and a second-grade teacher was waiting at the door for her to return the phone.

The phone was given to me by my second-grade teacher; it seems to be able to connect to the outside world.

And this second-grade teacher was the examiner in the chess competition just now.

This happened after the exam. She wanted to talk to Hachiman, but was stopped by the teacher who barged in.

As I took the phone, the voice of Acting Chairman Tsukishiro came through it.

"I also had someone record a live stream from the hospital. I know how to play chess, so other people might not know what happened in this game, but I could tell. It was really quite exciting."

"I play chess myself, so unlike ordinary people, I know your strength."

"It is indeed extremely intense. It is a duel between geniuses."

Tsukishiro's tone seemed a bit agitated, which Sakayanagi thought was normal, because this was something that those who understood it understood, and those who didn't understand it simply couldn't comprehend it.

In this school, there are only a few people who know how to play chess, and for those few people, they probably can't understand the game from the very beginning.

However, if you're a highly skilled player, then in their eyes, this is indeed an excellent game.

Sakayanagi Arisu admitted that when she went to the White Room with her father, she saw Kiyotaka Ayanokoji through the glass.

At that time, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji displayed very high chess skills.

She felt somewhat frustrated.

Now, that sense of frustration has disappeared.

Because she got her revenge.

"...You have good taste..." Sakayanagi wanted to say this softly, but the smile quickly disappeared from her lips.

Because then she heard Tsukishiro say, "So, you think you've won? Didn't you have any doubts about that amazing move in chess?"

"..."

Although Sakayanagi dislikes Tsukishiro, she cannot deny that the current Tsukishiro has attracted her attention.

In other words...

In other words...

Did Tsukishiro make a move during the match?

"I interfered with the chess game," Tsukishiro said. "In the final stages of the game, I arranged for someone to use the command tower to pass a move to Kiyotaka Ayanokoji."

"Of course, this was not a random instruction. We also prepared a large number of personnel and machines, and were forced to make a very difficult judgment. Under the guidance of the top international chess experts we hired, we made a move that you could not tell was not the move he really wanted to make."

In other words...

Tsukishiro cheated on this exam!

He replaced the Kiyotaka Ayanokoji wanted to make with the moves of someone he had arranged.

So Sakayanagi never actually recaptured her childhood competitive spirit.

"Your desire to challenge Kiyotaka Ayanokoji and regain your confidence in your genius has become a lie," Tsukishiro continued. "Are you sad?"

"..." Sakayanagi.

I am indeed in a bad mood.

What's even more terrifying is that she thought of other places.

"So, since you can directly interfere with the command tower, you can also interfere with the competition events," Sakayanagi said. "So, the five events drawn for Class B this time are..."

"Yes, that's right," Tsukishiro said. "It's obvious that your class was incredibly lucky. So, the actual test questions that the system initially selected were three items from Class C, three items from your class, and chess was the one I always chose."

If three projects are selected from Class C, then Class C's independent projects will definitely win.

Then, in addition, the Go players in her class were drugged.

Therefore, Class C is guaranteed to win 4 games.

So.

She thought she had won the final exam, but she hadn't.

And Hachiman did indeed... give it his all.

She lost her duel with her opponent.