Hachiman's Meritocracy Classroom Chapter 42

Hachiman's insight and perceptiveness were acknowledged by Manabu Horikita, as the person he had personally paid 100,000 points to silence was none other than Manabu himself.

He also didn't believe that Hachiman would do something as foolish as that.

"It's not recklessness," Hachiman said. "It's an answer I arrived at after careful consideration."

"Because I want to climb up, to be precise, I want to pick a fight with Class A, so I can't let our class be sunk in the first month."

"And if the camera is broken, the school will definitely punish us, right?"

"Compensation is one thing, but what I want to know is whether this will implicate the class. If it can implicate the class, then I'll do it," Hachiman said.

If it implicates the class, you'll do it?

What grudge do you hold against your class?

To drag everyone down.

And you're aiming for Class A, yet you want to drag your own class down with point deductions? Are you insane?

Wait a minute.

Drag the class down... drag down, but there has to be a leg to drag in the first place.

"..." Manabu Horikita.

Manabu Horikita frowned, sitting on his chair, seemingly deep in thought.

He was pondering the reason why Hachiman wanted to advance to Class A while deliberately causing his own class to lose points.

About a minute passed.

I see.

He pushed up his glasses.

I misjudged him slightly.

"You," Manabu Horikita said, "I'll retract my previous assessment of you. Your ambition is truly immense."

"Would you like to join the Student Council?" he asked Hachiman, extending an invitation rather than asking him to submit an application.

"??"

Akane Tachibana, standing nearby, was a bit bewildered.

Because the Student Council President and Hachiman-kun were speaking in a way she couldn't understand again.

She hadn't noticed them exchanging coded messages earlier, but now... she completely couldn't understand what they were saying.

Just as the Student Council President extended his invitation, Katsuragi and Yahiko had already returned to their classroom.

Yahiko's full name was Yahiko Totsuka.

He was a proud and arrogant individual, but upon coming to this school and meeting Katsuragi, he was immediately impressed by him.

"Katsuragi-kun, Totsuka-kun, you're back."

As soon as the two returned to the classroom, students immediately greeted them.

And Totsuka, as Katsuragi's top subordinate, also received respect.

The person who greeted them was a boy named Masayoshi Hashimoto, who had joined Katsuragi's faction yesterday.

They were all tall and lean, skilled in various aspects, and also quite handsome.

The students in the class had already divided into Katsuragi's faction and Sakayanagi's faction, with a few others still observing from the sidelines.

Hashimoto was a member of Katsuragi's faction.

"Have you submitted your application to join the Student Council yet?" Hashimoto asked.

"The Student Council President said he would look at it," Yahiko Totsuka replied.

"Then that's good. If we can get into the Student Council, our class will gain another advantage," Hashimoto said cheerfully.

This school was based on merit, and the school administration granted students considerable freedom. The Student Council held extremely high authority.

Therefore, if one could join the Student Council, it would be beneficial for their class in terms of obtaining information and various other resources.

As a student of Class A, he felt at ease.

"..." Katsuragi.

Katsuragi didn't speak, but watched Yahiko and Hashimoto interact.

The place they were currently in was the classroom, and Yahiko had openly announced his trip to submit an application to the Student Council.

His intention was likely to show off to other undecided students who hadn't yet joined Katsuragi's or Sakayanagi's factions.

To tell them that choosing the steady path was the correct one.

Although he wasn't particularly concerned with such utilitarian matters, Katsuragi also believed that while Sakayanagi was aggressive in many aspects, she was also quite intelligent.

It was too radical, though.

The class couldn't let her mess around as she pleased.

When they discussed their class's strategy privately, she actually suggested that it was fine even if Class A lost. The third year was long, and they could find another opportunity to rise later.

But this process could provide psychological training for the students of Class A.

It was valuable experience.

However.

What if they fell and couldn't climb back up even once, twice, or even three times?

That would be a significant blow.

So he wouldn't dare to do something so risky.

Moreover, based on the information he obtained and the experiences of his seniors, his steady approach of securing Class A's advantage and extending it until graduation was the best plan.

So he tacitly approved of Yahiko doing these things that were akin to winning people over.

"However, when we were heading to the Student Council, we found out that Hachiman Hikigaya from First-year Class D was also going to the Student Council," Yahiko Totsuka said.

Students in Class A would collect information on students from other classes to some extent.

As for First-year Class D, most of them didn't interact much with them.

But Sakayanagi had previously arranged for Masumi Kamuro to go to First-year Class D to ask out a boy.

And Arisu Sakayanagi herself had even eaten with him.

Chapter 050 Arisu Sakayanagi's Ideal Partner! (5th Update)

Arisu Sakayanagi was eating with a boy from First-year Class D.

They seemed to be on very good terms.

But this was just a rumor. However, during yesterday's lunch break in the cafeteria, more than one classmate noticed that Arisu Sakayanagi was indeed sitting opposite a boy.

And that boy was this Hachiman.

"But Hachiman isn't trying to join the Student Council like us. If anything, he doesn't even have that awareness."

"He's treating this school like a normal school."

"He went to inquire about what would happen if he accidentally messed with the school's cameras, like whether he'd be expelled, and about compensation."

Yahiko said. "In other words, Class D is hopeless after all."

"Yahiko." Katsuragi stopped Yahiko from spreading more rumors.

Although it was regrettable that a considerable portion of his classmates still believed Sakayanagi could lead them, Katsuragi could confirm Sakayanagi's authoritarianism and dangerousness.

Therefore, he couldn't risk the entire class.

It was just that what Yahiko was saying now was too much.

If he continued, people would start questioning Sakayanagi's judgment of people.

He just wanted his classmates to trust and believe in him, not to truly split the class.

So Katsuragi stopped him.

It seemed like he was just making a point.

But in reality, he wasn't.

Because Masayoshi Hashimoto, who had joined the Katsuragi faction yesterday.

He didn't join because he trusted Katsuragi; he was actually a member of the Sakayanagi faction, sent by Sakayanagi to infiltrate Katsuragi's group as a spy.

After these few days, the students in the class had begun to divide into three factions.

One was the steady faction that believed in Katsuragi, another was the faction that firmly believed in the intelligent Arisu Sakayanagi, and then there were a few scattered individuals who hadn't yet taken sides.

So, after obtaining information from the Katsuragi faction, Masayoshi immediately sent the information to Masumi Kamuro, who was by Sakayanagi's side...

Just like Yahiko Totsuka by Katsuragi's side, Kamuro, who was by Sakayanagi's side, had also gained the status of a representative subordinate.

Therefore, people in the Sakayanagi faction also showed considerable respect to her, who had always been by Sakayanagi's side.

It wasn't based on strength, but on her closeness to Sakayanagi.

So things like these were reported to her first.

Sakayanagi's statement was, "Kamuro, I value you highly, so you can handle tasks like contacting people and gathering information, right?"

And then she became the messenger.

However, Kamuro knew very well that this was simply Sakayanagi's way of showing indifference.

Because everyone in the class had paid the price of obtaining the school's rules and substance from Majima-sensei.

Each person had paid 50,000 points.

It seemed quite fair, but it also felt like it took credit that rightfully belonged to Arisu Sakayanagi.

After all, if Sakayanagi paid, then all the results would be hers.

Instead of the current situation, where it was divided into the Sakayanagi faction and the Katsuragi faction.

Masumi Kamuro hadn't actually joined Sakayanagi's faction on the day of her enrollment, but later heard about that day from students in the Sakayanagi faction.

Sakayanagi had taken 10 students and directly challenged the upperclassmen.

Using chess as a wager, she fleeced the upperclassmen and taught them a harsh lesson.

So, Sakayanagi was actually quite decisive and aggressive.

If I had to describe her, it would probably be... a Tyrannosaurus Rex.

Therefore, Masumi Kamuro believed that Sakayanagi didn't care at all about the current Sakayanagi faction and Katsuragi faction divisions.

That's why.

Information collected by the Sakayanagi faction was pushed onto her.

On one hand, not accepting it would be like rejecting her own people.

But she didn't want to be bothered herself.

And so.

"Masumi Kamuro, I'm entrusting this important task to you."

It turned out like this.

She became Sakayanagi's messenger.

To summarize, Sakayanagi, you don't seem to be that invested in class struggles or graduating from Class A.