Sakayanagi's Offensive! She's Stepped Up! (Continued)

That's a real shame.

After being rejected by the boy, Asahina wondered if she had been given a "friend zone" card.

But.

Huh?

A performance? Is Hachiman Hikigaya going to have a performance that day?

Asahina felt he had grasped some key words.

Hachiman, meanwhile, was pondering Chairman Sakayanagi's reply.

The reason for not seizing this opportunity is that even if Horikita's brother doesn't have the authority to apply for external assistance, he might not be able to buy a spot at this Cultural Festival even if he wanted to pay points.

Because.

The other party changed their story from randomly selecting guests to selecting them fairly.

For this school, fairness means Meritocracy.

So.

It's likely that only family members of students from Class A or Class B were invited in.

There are about 200 students in Class A and Class B across the three grades in the school, so even if there are government-related or wealthy investors, the number is not large.

However, family members will be invited according to class ranking, so it won't be the turn of Class C or Class D.

But there's no need to feel sorry about it.

Hachiman didn't actually want Komachi to go to this school.

He has to perform on the day of the Cultural Festival, and it would be incredibly embarrassing if his sister saw him.

Moreover, Hachiman always felt that although his school life was very rich, it was still somewhat terrible.

For example.

He originally came in with the intention of making friends and avoiding isolation.

But now, it seems that Hirata is the only friend I have at 70%.

So the task was not completed at all.

Komachi felt a slight resistance to seeing herself like this.

After all, every older brother wants to show his perfect and outstanding side in front of his younger sister, even if he is a stay-at-home husband.

So.

Hachiman just asked the chairman, hoping to get confirmation on whether screening outsiders to enter the school includes students' families, and if so, whether students' parents would be admitted as guests based on Meritocracy.

That is, the ranking in the class competition.

And the current result is yes.

So.

As someone in Class C, I probably don't have a chance.

So.

It's possible that Ichinose's family members will be admitted to the school.

Hey!

Hachiman found himself surprisingly a little nervous.

On the other side...

President Sakayanagi arrived at the Student Council.

"I'm so sorry to have made you all work overtime again," said President Sakayanagi. "But it seems someone needs to talk to me."

"President."

Meanwhile, the honest Katsuragi was already in place, handling his share of work, especially considering that the Cultural Festival was coming up this month.

Although there is Sports Festival, the assessment for the Sports Festival is after the Cultural Festival.

Their class has already made preparations, voluntarily adding half an hour of physical training every day after school or early in the morning.

That's considered basic preparation for the Sports Festival.

Then we'll have to wait for the rules of the Sports Festival, which starts on the 20th, to be announced before making any plans.

Now we need to get busy with the Cultural Festival.

As a thoughtful Katsuragi confirmed with his homeroom teacher today that if an item is not available on campus, it is possible to apply to have it purchased from another school.

While the school would assist with this channel, the student Student Council needed to receive and submit feedback, which meant there was a lot of work to be done. Therefore, Katsuragi wanted to finish the routine work that needed to be done this month first.

So I'm planning to work overtime here tonight as well.

Although sometimes I feel like I have so much work, and some of it isn't even my share.

It was deliberately placed there by the Student Council President.

However, there's no way to criticize the other party, since many tasks aren't necessarily handled by the Student Council President, so the president's absence is permissible.

Moreover, Classmate Sakayanagi's health is not good.

The other person was so small, which always reminded Katsuragi of his own little sister.

So there's always a sense of loving the house because of its owner.

They don't mind being bullied a little.

"There is indeed something," Katsuragi said. "We just received news that two students from First-year Class D have come to report that Utsunomiya from First Year Class B is trying to bribe them to attack First Year Class C."

"Unfortunately, there was no recording. But there was a small transfer of 50,000 points."

"So, should we verify this matter?"

"Or should we hold a trial?" Katsuragi said.

"..." Sakayanagi.

"..." The Kamuro.

Sakayanagi maintained a polite expression, but Kamuro knew perfectly well that Sakayanagi probably came to catch them in the act.

They're not really here to handle anything.

Kamuro then looked toward the seat of Secretary Yukino, who was sitting next to the Vice President's desk.

"Has Vice President Hachiman?" she asked.

"The Vice President and third-year Asahina-senpai just went to see the chairman, apparently to ask him something," Katsuragi said before Yukino could answer. "Since the Vice President wasn't here, I was thinking of reporting to you, Katsuragi -President Sakayanagi."

"..." Sakayanagi.

Classmate Sakayanagi sometimes admires Katsuragi's hard work and dedication, and has even considered giving Katsuragi a chance if she were to take over her father's position as chairman of the board in the future.

We recruited them to work as teachers.

So this is a way to familiarize him with the school's operations so that he can be an experienced employee when he starts working.

But.

Katsuragi, you're being way too honest these days.

However, Sakayanagi is, after all, Little Princess Sakayanagi and the Student Council President; she is shrewd and calculating.

"Utsunomiya from First Year Class B?"

"I remember he came in third place during the Uninhabited Island Exam."

"Then they directly led Class C to Class B, and after the Special Exam last month, their class still held the position of Class B."

Classmate Sakayanagi then walked over to Yukino's side.

Just as Yukino was wondering what she was going to do, she noticed that President Sakayanagi ignored her and sat directly in Hachiman Hikigaya's chair.

Then President Sakayanagi placed his hands on the table, appearing selfless and impartial.

"..."

Is this a business matter, an attempt to resolve the issue immediately?

Indeed.

Although President Sakayanagi is notoriously lazy, when she does take charge, she handles things with remarkable speed and decisiveness.

These are things that Yukino sometimes can't do.

So, Yukino Yukinoshita sat up straight, ready to learn from President Sakayanagi's experience in handling affairs.

The class evaluation scores for first grade are as follows.

Katsuragi, who has no experience in love, is unaware of President Sakayanagi's current emotional fluctuations and, like Yukino Yukinoshita, thinks that the other party is handling this matter.

Therefore, I will report this immediately.

Class A, First Year (Amaza Class) 1234 points

First Year Class B (Utsunomiya Class): 1015 points

First Year Class C (Yagami Class) 940 points

First-year Class D (Hōsen Class): 30 points.

"Is that so? Well, that's quite excellent then," said President Sakayanagi. "However, for a lower-ranked class to climb up, simply bribing people so blatantly and then getting reported isn't the behavior expected of a student from Class A."

"So let's make this junior understand the rules of this school even more," President Sakayanagi said. "Therefore, Katsuragi, proceed to the trial stage, and you will be in charge of overseeing it."

"Okay!" Katsuragi had no objection.

But there's a sense that times have changed.

Because.

In fact, last year, Class A also tried to hire the Ryuen's class to attack the Horikita's class during their first month of school.

As a result, Ryuen's class itself got a score of 0.

Now, this junior from Utsunomiya is probably just ambitious, and after learning about the school's rules, he wants to climb up the ranks by any means necessary.

Climbing to the top can mean either your class is far ahead, or it can mean dragging other classes down with you.

Then, Utsunomiya chose to drag the other classes down with him.

However, in trying to ask for help, not only did he fail to convince the other party, but he even left behind a transfer record, which shows that his methods were indeed crude.

If you want to be promoted to Class A, you still need more awareness and action.

So Katsuragi immediately took charge of the matter and prepared to notify Utsunomiya and the two students from First-year Class D to conduct the trial.

After Katsuragi left, President Sakayanagi did not get up.

"What are your thoughts on the arrangements we just made?" Sakayanagi asked Yukino.

"Ask me..." Yukino was just about to reply.

"Actually, your Class A, First Year has already won over First-year Class D, right?" However, President Sakayanagi said as if it were nothing.

"The current evaluation score for First-year Class D is only 30 points. In theory, this 30 points can be considered as 0 points, which is not important. So it is better to just follow the orders of other classes to exchange for living expenses."

"So."

"Now they're so direct in rejecting Utsunomiya, even going so far as to report him." President Sakayanagi paused for a moment. "Your manipulation, or more accurately, Amasawa's manipulation techniques, have improved again."

"They actually used me for everything."

What do you mean?

Yukino changed her way of addressing President Sakayanagi from "you" to "you (formal)".

Unlike Sakayanagi's quirky humor, this is genuine respect for the other person.