Ichika: The Threat Posed by Upperclassman Sakayanagi

Instead, it was this junior student who invited them.

"Don't you think you're missing something compared to asking for help?" Hachiman had just finished eating and didn't feel like moving around much, so this was a good way to kill some time.

"Huh?"

"Is the rice cracker waiting for me to thank it?"

"That's right."

"This morning, the Student Council posted on their bulletin board that I had been wrongly accused," Isshiki said. "It even got me a little excited; I thought I'd been forgotten."

As expected. She must have been somewhat dissatisfied because the Uninhabited Island Exam had ended almost a month ago, and Hachiman only just finished completing the solution Hachiman had given her on the Uninhabited Island.

Hachiman understood the meaning from the look in her eyes.

"We usually hold a class meeting on the 1st of each month, and then announce the rules for the Special Exam that month."

"By choosing this time to announce it, the content of the announcement will be directly brought to the class meeting by the teacher."

"So this means that the school, the Student Council, and your homeroom teacher will all speak up for you."

"And now you have been completely cleared up," Hachiman Hikigaya said.

I see.

Isshiki nodded slightly.

"Thank you Hachiman Hikigaya Senbei, for thinking of me."

"And then... wait a minute."

"Could it be that you're thinking so much for me because you've started to care about me? I can tell you're a good person, and I'm even a little bit tempted."

"But I don't think this kind of gentle attitude towards everyone is right."

As she said this, she bowed to Hachiman.

For the girl, this would be a polite way of saying no.

Hachiman felt he should have left earlier, because now was not the time to kill some time after a meal, but rather to be rejected for nothing.

"I have no other thoughts," Hachiman said. "Also, this school is special. The experience points gained here are much stronger than those outside. So I suggest that even though you are only a freshman, you should not waste your time on unreliable relationships, but instead focus on your studies and gain experience in dealing with society."

"Then, your class would be better off giving up on the idea that you're guaranteed to win," Hachiman Hikigaya said, drawing on his own experience.

"Huh? Why?" Isshiki blinked gently.

Because.

Currently, there are two classes that rank first to fourth in sales at the target Cultural Festival: the Ryuen class and the Sakayanagi Class.

In addition.

Although Isshiki is currently in Class First Year Class B, she climbed up from Class C, and there are very few outstanding students in the class.

And the reserves of funds are not very large.

So getting into the top four with only two spots left is practically a pipe dream.

Because.

When school ended in the afternoon, Hachiman arrived at the Student Council.

At the workplace, that unattainable beauty with straight black hair has already appeared.

This is Yukino Yukino.

Assist him with his work.

Moreover, she is very aloof and only does her own share.

But now, Yukinoshita, the secretary who was assisting him, said under the Yukino of official business, "Amasawa said that our class needs to get a 300-point reward for this year's Cultural Festival."

"So our class needs to secure one of the top four spots."

Is that so?

He knew it would be like this.

Chapter 83 Ichika: The Threat of Sakayanagi-senpai

This year's Cultural Festival is a joint exam for the entire grade.

Ichika Amasawa wants to get a class evaluation score of 300 points.

"So, what is your sure-fire winning strategy?" Hachiman Hikigaya asked.

Actually, it's very impolite to say that, because this is a standardized test. And your class's Sakagami Digital-sensei even said that his class's project needs to be kept secret, otherwise there will be problems if it is leaked and imitated.

"Regarding that." However, Yukino seemed completely unconcerned, or rather...

"Hachiman Hikigaya," Yukino Yukinoshita said. "You remember the promise you made on the ship, right?"

Um?

Is that a guarantee?

Hachiman suddenly remembered that he had heard Classmate Sakayanagi playing "Für Elise" on the ship. He also saw Classmate Sakayanagi's sparkling appearance.

It was this opportunity that sparked his idea to learn the piano.

However, Classmate Sakayanagi is in poor health and has no prior experience, so it would be very difficult for her to receive instruction from him.

In this way.

Hachiman chose Yukino Yukinoshita, who looked like she could play the piano and was actually quite good at it.

Yukino agreed back then, but on the condition that he would help her with any exams that required collaboration between students from different grades.

"You mean to say..." Hachiman paused for a moment.

"I will ask our class teacher," Yukino said. "If we can request outside help for this exam, and it's not someone from our own class who can come, I hope Vice President Hachiman will keep his promise."

He was just Hachiman Hikigaya a moment ago, but now he's changed his address to Vice President Hachiman.

This means that Hachiman is expected to keep his promises, even if they are made on a ship.

"So, what kind of assistance are you asking for?" Hachiman Hikigaya asked.

While promises are important, some things simply cannot be kept.

It's like he thinks Karuizawa is very obedient and can complete the orders given to her, but he certainly won't give her the answers. I'll ask you to solve this math problem because everything else might lie, but when it comes to studying, math doesn't lie.

If you say you won't, you won't.

"Don't worry," Yukino said. "Our class's Cultural Festival project is a performance."

"We will rent a stadium as a stall area and then perform."

I see.

This point during the Cultural Festival

Moreover, people definitely have to pay to come and see a performance. So they can charge admission fees, and even generate buzz to sell to scalpers or raise prices at the last minute.

It is indeed a good proposal for accumulating points.

Moreover, compared to other typical haunted houses that might be cafes, tea houses, or fried noodles, this is more upscale.

Hachiman asked Sakagami-sensei, and she said that there was no Cultural Festival last year, or even the year before.

In other words, this was a suggestion that came up suddenly by the school.

For students confined to the campus and staff who had been working in the Shopping Street, this Cultural Festival was a novel experience.

Therefore, most people are enthusiastic about participating, which means they have a high desire to consume.

So a concert or performance with a high barrier to entry can indeed be very lucrative.

At the same time, there is a performance program for visitors from outside the school, which can help them better understand the school.

So.

They have a strong desire to participate and a high impulse to spend money.

It's a project that's bound to succeed.

But.

"I'll make it clear beforehand," Hachiman Hikigaya quickly said. "I'm really bad at singing."

"We didn't ask you to sing," Yukino said. "We just arranged for you to be our accompanist on stage."

No.

Even if it's just as accompaniment on stage, if you want to hold a concert performance and collect tickets, then you can't just accompany one song.

Isn't this going too far for a beginner who has only been learning piano for less than 10 days?

" Under the Yukino ..." Hachiman said after thinking for a moment. "I think this request..."

"It was Amasawa's suggestion. She will guide you. Her abilities are superior to mine, and she can train you into a usable person much faster."

Oh.

It's Amaza coming over.

Hachiman nodded.

Since the little genius Amaza is the teacher, he can indeed learn faster.

But.

This doesn't seem right.

"You mean this was Ichika Amasawa's suggestion?" Hachiman asked.

"Actually, this proposal was put forward by Amasawa," Yukino said. "She often sees your location on the ship, then checks mine, and then finds out that I'm instructing you on piano practice. And she seems to be all-rounder, she can do it too."

Oh, I see.

But why does Ichika Amasawa, frequently check his location information?

In this way.

It's only the first day of August, Hachiman Hikigaya, this August is destined to be a terrible and arduous month.

Having finalized the training plan after the collaboration was settled, Hachiman remained silent.

Although Yukino still needs to ask the homeroom teacher if she can choose students from other classes or even older students to help her, Hachiman thinks the chances of being allowed are very high.

Because the rules of the Cultural Festival do not explicitly state that outside assistance is prohibited.

According to the school's practice, anything not written in the rules is permitted.

Therefore, Chairman Sakayanagi always carefully reviews the exam questions, unlike Tsukishiro who just thinks it's okay to do it this way and then does it that way.

But.

"That..."

"Hachiman Hikigaya, is the student council president here?"

Just as Hachiman and Yukino finished their conversation and began to handle their own duties, there was a knock on the Student Council door.

Then a girl with beautiful long orange hair walked in.

She wore the same school uniform as the other girls, with snow-white legs beneath her white pleated skirt.

But the vibe it gives off is that of an older female student or something similar.

And the other person was indeed a senior student.

She is Asahina from Third-year Class A.

"If it were President Sakayanagi, he probably wouldn't be here," Hachiman said.

Classmate Sakayanagi's health is not good. Although she has recently had Sakayanagi as a "Amaza tool," she doesn't come to the Student Council very often.