Hachiman's Meritocracy Classroom Chapter 43

Those words, however, couldn't be said directly to the other person.

And now.

"Totsuka is talking about you and Hachiman again," Kamuro said. "He also mentioned that Katsuragi and the others went to submit their applications to the student council and ran into Hachiman. Hachiman was consulting the Student Council President about how students who damage cameras would be punished."

"Oh," Arisu Sakayanagi replied calmly. "It seems Hachiman is causing trouble."

"Wait a minute, was Hachiman asking about the punishment for damaging cameras?" Arisu Sakayanagi said.

"Hold on, let me confirm," Kamuro said, then used her phone to contact Hashimoto.

But soon.

"That's right, Katsuragi and Totsuka overheard it when they were leaving the student council," Kamuro reported.

However, Kamuro noticed that Arisu Sakayanagi began to smile, like a pampered Persian cat.

"As expected of Hachiman."

"It's truly heart-pounding to be on the same campus as him," Sakayanagi said.

"?"

Kamuro looked at her in surprise. "When you say heart-pounding, do you mean you're actually interested in him..."

?

Arisu Sakayanagi looked at her strangely.

"What are you talking about? My standards for a partner are very high," Sakayanagi said. "I don't like the type of person like Hachiman-kun, who is unambitious and wants to be taken care of."

"Besides, my frail body doesn't allow for any romantic feelings."

Oh.

Is that so? For now, I'll take her word for it.

Because Sakayanagi often goes back on her word.

Kamuro thought to herself.

Chapter 051: Damaging the Surveillance Cameras, First-year Class D Loses 50 Points! (Part 2) (Sixth Update)

Although Arisu Sakayanagi often goes back on her word, she is also genuinely useful.

Her mind is exceptionally sharp.

According to her, while she couldn't have a healthy body like ordinary people, God had closed one door but opened another for her.

Her intelligence and comprehension abilities far surpassed those of ordinary people.

She was, in essence, a legendary genius.

She could master anything she learned at an incredibly fast pace.

And when it came to using her brain, it was even simpler.

Kamuro understood this.

Having served her for the past few days, she had gained more information about Arisu Sakayanagi.

For instance, even though she was only in high school, she had already self-studied university-level courses.

It was excessive.

"However."

Having just touched upon the topic of romance, Arisu Sakayanagi gripped her cane and said, "Our lives might face challenges from now on."

"And your decision to bet on me, Kamuro-san, might be the most correct decision you make during your three years of high school," Sakayanagi said.

"..." Kamuro. "Are you bragging about yourself? Ah, yes, yes, yes, you're stronger than Katsuragi, alright?"

"That's not what I meant, Kamuro-san," Sakayanagi said. "I mean, the all-out class warfare is about to begin."

"And our Class A will be swept up in it."

"It's likely that Class A's plan to gain an advantage in the first month and maintain it will be terminated."

"Therefore, Katsuragi-san's so-called steady plan is bankrupt."

But.

Kamuro stared at her.

Her clear eyes were filled with confusion.

Sakayanagi had also assessed Kamuro's intelligence and knew that while Kamuro was physically strong, she wasn't the sharpest tool in the shed.

Even if Kamuro wasn't good at thinking, it was fine as long as she was.

Kamuro could just be the errand runner.

Rather, upon arriving at this school, she had felt a slight worry about whether her physical strength would allow her to adapt to the campus life.

Kamuro was truly the best tool heaven had bestowed upon her.

Because Kamuro was a tool to be used, Arisu Sakayanagi treated her with considerable patience.

"This school is based on meritocracy; it aims for students to grow through competition on a class-by-class basis. This is already common knowledge."

"And after the new students enrolled, for fairness, each class was given an equal starting point of 1,000 points in class evaluation."

"Then, as per standard procedure, the first month is a customary behavioral assessment to determine if students meet the standards for becoming students at Advanced Nurturing High School."

"And if there are any inappropriate actions, points will be deducted."

"This is all known information."

"However, what if something goes wrong during this process?"

"What if it forces the early announcement of this month's results, which should have been released on the first of next month?"

Sakayanagi continued, gripping her cane.

"Then, the class evaluation scores, which ordinary classes are unaware of, and the class versus class system will be exposed."

"So, it's equivalent to us paying 2 million points for an advantage and the exam questions, only to have the answers leaked."

With that, Sakayanagi tapped the ground with her cane and continued her explanation.

"This is a terrifying outcome, isn't it?"

"I imagine even the students in ordinary Class A would be flustered."

"That's why, during lunch, I said I accidentally unleashed a demon king. And it turns out this demon king is quite aggressive."

"Demon King... Hmm, let's call him Hachiman, the Demon King," Arisu Sakayanagi said.

She was in a relaxed mood, even able to give Hachiman a nickname.

However.

"That's impossible! It's customary for the first month to be a behavioral assessment, and the results are announced on the first of next month, right?" Kamuro quickly said. "Why would the school announce them early?"

"Because of unforeseen events, like damaged cameras. Once something like that happens, and the class is penalized with deductions in their class evaluation score, the student council, by duty, has to update the rankings."

"Our school administration is one system, and the student council is another. They are two different systems, but both have significant authority."

"Sometimes, the student council can even interfere with the monthly special exams."

"Especially since President Horikita is someone who upholds justice and enforces the law impartially. So, when she finds a situation where she needs to enforce the law, she will act. Therefore, it's only natural for the evaluation scores of all four classes to be announced promptly."

"So, this is the real reason why Hachiman went to consult with the student council."

"He intended to get the scores released by intentionally getting himself deducted points. That man is truly audacious."

"And yet, our classmate Katsuragi seems completely unfazed by it," Arisu Sakayanagi pouted.

It seemed she was beginning to doubt her teammate's capabilities.

Because if Katsuragi were truly steady and prudent, upon hearing that Hachiman was planning something so troublesome, he should have been more cautious.

Instead of letting things escalate into a passive situation for everyone.

But.

"Ah... So that's how it is... What do we do now..."

Kamuro finally seemed to grasp the situation and felt like she was about to explode.

After all, she was also a student of ordinary Class A.

"We'll just have to roll with it," Arisu Sakayanagi said. "It's too late to do anything else but accept it. Besides, our class won't lose. Even if the exam questions are revealed, won't some people still fail?"

"So, the ones we need to worry about are Class B."

"Their strength is the closest to ours."

Arisu Sakayanagi spoke as if she had found a solution.

But then she suddenly started laughing again.

"If it really comes to that, then I'm actually interested in this so-called class competition."

"Before, it was boring because the opponents were too weak, but now, I'm getting a little excited."

"Earlier during lunch, I was wondering what Hachiman meant by declaring war on us, but now I understand..."

"Hachiman, you have indeed brought surprises into my school life."

"But how will you handle the remaining 20-plus days of this month?"

"Because, as you said, even if your classmates are informed that it's an open-book exam, there will still be people who fail."

Thus.

The day after the conversation between Arisu Sakayanagi and Kamuro.

During lunch, the student council's announcement board displayed a new notice.

At the same time.

The first-year students were surprised to see student council members wearing armbands heading to their first-year academic building. They wrote some strange characters on the small, inconspicuous blank blackboard there.

Class A, First Year: 996 points

Class B, First Year: 834 points

Class C, First Year: 611 points

First-year Class D: 530 points

However, it was quickly amended. The 530 points for First-year Class D were crossed out and replaced with "-50 points."

Ultimately, First-year Class D was corrected to 480 points.

Meanwhile, the bulletin board also explained the 50-point deduction for First-year Class D under the name of the student council.

[Hachiman Hikigaya of First-year Class D, for destroying a school camera, the student council has penalized First-year Class D with a deduction of 50 class evaluation points.

We hope this serves as a warning and that such actions are not repeated.

Student Council]

Then.

First-year... exploded.

ps: Sixth update. I can't update anymore today. whimper

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