The Culture Festival-Isn't There a Way to Win? (Continued)

"Until the day of the Cultural Festival, it will not be announced which class will present what kind of performance, or where they will set up their stalls."

"So."

"Even if the school doesn't leak the information, we can't cover up the students' ears, so you need to be careful about that. If the information does leak out, other classes will take drastic measures without hesitation—it's better to think of it that way."

This refers to the concern that one's class might be targeted or even plagiarized.

However, Hachiman felt that this was something he didn't need to worry about.

Because this class is the most adept at using underhanded tactics.

"So."

At that moment Shiina raised her hand.

"Shiina, you say it." Sakagami was in a good mood.

This class is indeed thriving.

"If some of the items in the projects chosen by our class cannot be prepared on campus, can we apply to purchase them from outside the school?"

"That's permissible," said Sakagami-sensei. "In fact, I recommend that you do it!"

Um.

As expected of Sakagami-sensei.

And his opinion was correct.

In order to generate revenue, apart from forcing each student in the class to spend 100,000 points for the class, with the school ultimately taking half of the revenue, the only other way is to generate revenue from other faculty and staff as well as guests.

The faculty and staff, like everyone else, are confined to the school, so they can enjoy the same things available on campus.

At the same time,

Because students or faculty members exchange their own money, unlike off-campus guests who receive money for free, they can't help but treat the money as money.

Therefore, it's likely that only something new and from outside the school can motivate them to spend money.

The total number of students is over 400, and the number of faculty, staff, and Shopping Street workers is approximately 1,000-1,200.

This number of candidates is also worth trying to secure.

"Then the class meeting time is yours to take over." Sakagami-sensei had just kicked Ryuen off the podium before making the announcement, so now the podium was being returned to Ryuen.

"Then let me say a few words," Ryuen said.

He had just sat down and taken out a small notebook to jot down the key points of this Cultural Festival.

"My goal is definitely to finish between first and fourth place."

"Hachiman Hikigaya, have you come up with a solution?"

Is this what you meant by "saying a few words"?

Hachiman was called on, and after thinking for a moment, he stood up and walked over to the podium.

The four results of this exam have been simplified.

Top 4 in sales revenue, +300 points

Ranked 5th-8th in sales. +200 points

9th-10th place in sales, +100 points

Ranked 11th-12th in sales, -300 points.

"It's unlikely that I'll end up in the bottom two in this exam."

"However, our recommendation is to aim for a minimum score of 200 or above."

"The school has about 2,000 customers in total, and the final turnover would be 200 million yuan at most. But that's impossible. There will definitely be people who don't spend all their money. So, let's say we get 70%, which is 14 million yuan. Divide it equally, and let's make sure our class gets at least 10 million yuan in turnover first."

In other words, Ryuen's class chose to spend money.

The others looked at Ryuen after hearing what Hachiman said.

"Then let's do it this way for now."

"I will give each student points, which you can exchange for money to use on the day of the Cultural Festival. Don't think too much on the day, just throw money at our class."

The Ryuen's class currently has 38 students, which means they can initially achieve a turnover of 3.8 million.

"Then there's still a shortfall of 6.2 million." Ryuen paused, then looked at the students in the class.

Everyone understands.

Just like the previous Uninhabited Island Exam, you have to go and recruit people, right?

"And if we can get information about the guests in advance, you understand."

"If it's someone you know, you should go and build the relationship yourself," Ryuen said.

Understand.

As expected of Ryuen.

While not as naturally outgoing and approachable as Kushida and Ichinose in interpersonal relationships, she has a strong desire to understand and connect with others.

In this way.

The direction for the preparation plan for the Cultural Festival of Ryuen's class was confirmed.

Instead of confirming the projects to be held first, we should first generate revenue, and then see what projects other classes are using. If we think they are good, we can just take them for free.

Then, because I have some resources, I can do a better job than the other party.

As always, the Ryuen's class remains unchanged.

Lunch break time.

Today, Hachiman came to the third-floor cafeteria, to the private room that Classmate Sakayanagi had reserved since the first day of school.

"What a rare guest today."

"Hachiman."

When Hachiman arrived, he found that Sakayanagi was already there.

But her dog, Kamuro, wasn't there.

However, based on Hachiman's understanding of Kamuro, Kamuro is probably in line right now.

"Hello, Classmate Sakayanagi." Hachiman was unusually polite today.

Upon hearing the question mark, Sakayanagi immediately understood.

Hachiman isn't planning to discuss the Special Exam today.

Or perhaps, Hachiman Hikigaya's current Ryuen's class at Ryuen has already finalized their scoring scheme for the Cultural Festival.

"Speaking of which, Ryuen's class has already moved up from Class D, and I'm sure he'll get another 300 points on this exam."

"So the score is 1525."

"I'm actually really looking forward to playing against Hachiman," said Sakayanagi Arisu.

"But it's a pity."

"This time, my class will go all out."

Is that so?

In other words, his dissatisfaction with Sakayanagi during the last Unanimous Special Exam, was interpreted by Sakayanagi as a provocation, causing her to start taking it seriously as well?

So, Classmate Sakayanagi, you're such a cute guy.

"I brought the food back..." At that moment, Kamuro, with her long purple hair, walked in from the door of the private room.

Then I noticed a boy standing there.

His face instantly showed disgust.

She thought that Hachiman Hikigaya wouldn't be coming today either, so she wouldn't have to get him food.

But now, her workload has increased again.

Then she heard Hachiman's voice.

"I'll treat you this month," Hachiman said. "Consider it a sign of your class's good luck in this year's Cultural Festival."

"Oh?"

Is there really such a good thing?

Kamuro almost thought that Hachiman Hikigaya was going to break down.

Of Hachiman didn't break.

Now that Chairman Sakayanagi is back, some of the irregular operations can no longer be used, and there's also the problem of Class CD being unable to climb up.

However, if the class evaluation score of Sakayanagi Class continues to rise, then his score will also rise and will not be suppressed.

Therefore, regardless of his motives, Sakayanagi's ultimate victory was that he increased Class A's score.

In this way.

Having probably heard some good news, Hachiman felt that Classmate Sakayanagi's cuteness had increased by 20% today because she was wearing black socks, but he still thought Sakayanagi would look better in white stockings.

And even though I paid for the food myself, it tasted much better.

"So, what happened to Hachiman Hikigaya?"

Hachiman handed Kamuro a small amount of credit card as his meal money for the month, then ate and left.

However, Sakayanagi and his servant were still in the private room.

Kamuro raised his head and looked at Sakayanagi.

"I don't know," Sakayanagi said. "But I can confirm that he's in a good mood."

Is that so?

I think you're in a good mood because Hachiman Hikigaya will pay for this month's meals in advance, which means you'll probably be eating here most of the month.

Hachiman took the escalator from the third-floor cafeteria down to the first floor.

But as soon as he got to the first floor, he noticed that a girl sitting on the escalator going up seemed to be glancing in his direction.

She then quickly walked down the escalator and arrived at the ground floor.

"Oh, so much."

"Hachiman Hikigaya Senbei!"

The other person began to greet Hachiman.

"What you're doing is dangerous," Hachiman said.

The other person just walked down the escalator, which was fine, but could have caused them to fall if they weren't careful.

"Well, because they've run into trouble."

The girl gave a pitiful look, and then seemed to be haphazardly wiping non-existent tear stains from her face with both hands.

"I was asked by my Utsunomiya to come up with a winning strategy for the class."

"We must achieve a minimum of 200 points in the class evaluation score as a reward."

"But this is something I simply can't do!" the girl said pitifully.

She has short, coffee-colored hair, a lovely appearance, and big, watery eyes.

Even though I knew she was faking her tears, or even deliberately putting on this pitiful act.

But Hachiman felt he had lost out.

Because.

If he had met this guy earlier, he wouldn't have had to pay for lunch today.