The Culture Festival Begins, Sakayanagi's Class Neglects Its Duties! 9k! (Continued)

Perhaps because she had been following the books that Sakayanagi-senpai would read during this period, hoping to understand her, it seemed that she had also been negatively influenced by Sakayanagi-senpai. Ichika quickly corrected her thoughts.

"Yes, I learned from Hachiman that you're going to be holding a performance at the gymnasium on the day of the Cultural Festival," Ichinose said. "And I was hoping to come and help out."

Is that so?

It was introduced to me by Hachiman Hikigaya.

Ichika's brow twitched slightly, and she immediately understood.

Hachiman Hikigaya probably brought Ichinose- senpai over by leveraging her popularity. Ichinose- senpai is very popular throughout the school, so by using her as a figurehead for promotion, they can get even students who don't have much money to spend to buy her services.

Yes.

At Ichika didn't really pay much attention to the students' spending power, because those who could afford to spend either contributed to their class's revenue with class funds or engaged in low-price sales to each other.

The biggest reason is that... the students don't have much money.

Even in Hachiman Hikigaya's class, the upperclassmen only received a monthly allowance of 50,000 yen.

Ichika and Yukino decided that the entrance ticket for the stadium performance would cost 40,000 points, so they would focus on the business of the employees, faculty, and 300 guests in the Shopping Street.

As for the faculty and staff, Yukino has already provided suggestions.

Popular single female teachers were invited to perform.

Indeed.

It's very attractive to the male teachers I work with every day.

So let's harvest some profits first.

Now that Ichinose -senpai has arrived, it's like icing on the cake; it seems like it can also dig out the hidden savings of these penniless upperclassmen.

So.

Even though Ichinose- senpai doesn't have much musical or acting talent, Ichika decided to take her on. It wouldn't matter if she just stood in a spot on stage without any lines or anything at all.

You are admiring the scenery from the bridge, but the people admiring the scenery are admiring you from below the bridge.

While Ichika was paying attention to Ichinose was also sizing up Ichika Amasawa.

As a member of the Student Council, and during the first Special Exam for new students—a cross-grade written test for partners —Ichinose used an exchange meeting to contact lower-grade students.

Afterwards, he maintained a very friendly relationship with the younger students.

Students from the original First Year Class B this year have consulted her several times, wanting to learn about class competition because their Class B has dropped in the rankings and they feel very anxious.

Therefore, I am seeking help from the senior students in Class B who are directly affiliated with me.

Although I sympathize with them, Ichinose and the Ichinose are also in a precarious situation themselves, so there's nothing I can do to intervene.

However, one thing is certain: this year's first-year students are also quite remarkable.

As Class representative of Class A, First Year, both Yukino Yukinoshita and Ichika Amasawa achieved full marks in the written exam.

And.

Ichika Amasawa was highly regarded by President Sakayanagi, who entrusted her with some important tasks and work.

These are all highly regarded performances.

And that's probably why the younger students in Class B are feeling down, because Class A is just too strong.

"Since you Ichinose- senpai, have volunteered to join us, what is it that you want?" Amaza asked.

"Me..."

"Um."

"I'm actually a little embarrassed, "Ichinose said. "I asked Vice President Hachiman for help."

"Of course I hope my class can do better."

"For this Special Exam, my class can probably only guarantee a class evaluation score of around 200 points as a reward."

That means achieving a sales volume ranking of 5th to 8th.

Their pursuits are not on the same level as Ichika's.

However, they would not underestimate Ichinose- senpai.

Because the other party continued.

"As for the class projects, everyone can do even better without me, so I'm wondering if there are other ways I can also help the class?"

"So I came."

"I don't want the points," Ichinose said. "However, I hope that when the total sales are calculated at the end, you can ensure that you win, and then our class can also get a share."

This condition is interesting.

Because the Cultural Festival's exam uses each class's sales figures as the evaluation criterion.

The first place has sales of 80 million, and the fifth place has sales of 20 million.

So as long as the sales volume is over 20 million, you don't need to be 80 million to get the first-tier reward you want.

So, if you can get the first-tier reward with 80 million, and you can also get the first-tier reward with 30 million, then there's no point in having such high sales volume.

Performances organized by Ichika and Yukino, while using a ticket system, may have some of their sales revenue taken away if other classes participate.

So.

Ichinose- senpai's goal should be... to ensure that Ichika and her classmates get first place, and then distribute some of the extra sales revenue to their class.

But there is still one problem.

"That's the sales revenue you allocated to our class. After the school takes half of it, we will return the rest to you," Ichinose added.

In other words...

Yukino and Ichika can not only guarantee their class's ranking and get the class evaluation score, but also ensure that the points they earn in sales will not decrease.

Then you can bring Ichinose- senpai over without paying any points, which also counts as doing her a favor.

If ticketed performances are a one-off deal, then there won't be any more next year.

But.

It's still meaningful to do a favor for Ichinose- senpai's class.

After all.

For Yukino and Ichika, Ichinose- senpai's class was one of the easiest to get along with among the second-year students.

The others were either the arrogant, control-obsessed Sakayanagi Class, or the hopeless Kushida-senpai class, and then... the class of Hachiman Hikigaya Ichika would stop at nothing to get points.

So, Ichika Amasawa and Yukino Yukinoshita immediately pulled Ichinose along.

To Ichika's surprise, this Ichinose- senpai was actually quite good at singing.

She has a great voice, and even when she collaborates with Yukino, there is an unexpectedly harmonious and cooperative aura.

Having learned that Ichinose had joined, Hachiman Hikigaya naturally could no longer slack off.

Because if it's just Amaza and Yukino, then it's probably just a show that looks impressive and attracts people, but it's just an ordinary performance to lure people in and then reap the rewards.

They collect the entrance fees and then leave it at that.

However, now that the teacher group has been added, and even Ichinose has joined, it's clear that the chances of slacking off are going to decrease.

Therefore...

Why did it turn out this way?

Hachiman sighed inwardly.

However, he still sat down with them to discuss the performances needed on the day of the Cultural Festival.

Initially, with the intention of profiting from others, Ichika and Yukino only planned to sing a song on stage themselves, as for Hachiman.

Hachiman seems to be quite popular in both the third and second years, and is also the Vice President of the Student Council.

So even if the other person is just a beginner pianist, it's passable.

Because we'll only be playing one piece of music to accompany the performance.

And now.

Begin to seriously consider the performance items needed for the day.

"When Chabashira-sensei suddenly arranged for her to participate in the performance, she seemed at a loss, but she still seemed to have some confidence in her singing."

"And Hoshinomiya-sensei will cooperate with her."

So, the Chabashira is back with the Hoshinomiya.

Hachiman Hikigaya had a subtle feeling in his heart.

Because the Chabashira and the Hoshinomiya gave him the feeling of a more mature version of Horikita and Kushida.

During the Uninhabited Island Exam, Hoshinomiya-sensei also violated the rules several times. The reason was always the Chabashira.

Through the unanimous Special Exam, Hachiman understood even more clearly that both the Chabashira and the Hoshinomiya were caught up in the past.

But now, Hoshinomiya-sensei and Chabashira-sensei have both moved on, but you haven't moved on yet?

But.

Although I think Hoshinomiya-sensei is a troublesome person, she is like a mature version of Kushida, very good at creating a lively atmosphere, and this kind of bitch... no, this kind of lively older sister should be very popular.

Therefore, it can also increase popularity.

Thinking about it that way.

Hachiman and his team were planning to make a killing, feeling that a turnover of over 30 million was already secure. Now, with various buffs boosting their business, it seemed that 40 million or even 50 million was within reach.

Because the points exceeded expectations, Hachiman Hikigaya points, finally stopped slacking off.

"Then let's arrange them in different batches."

Yukino said.

She seems to be quite good at assigning tasks and arranging people's work.

"The teachers' groups can perform separately," Yukino said. "After all, there's a difference in free time between teachers and students. So even if we wanted to train them all together, it would be difficult to do so completely."

"That's a good suggestion," Hachiman nodded. "But we need a grand finale to make it seem like we have a proper ending."

"So I suggest that even if the teachers are very busy, they should still do a joint performance with us. It doesn't matter if the teachers don't have time. For example, Chabashira-sensei can just take the bass, play it unplugged, and stand on the stage to fill in. Anyway, the people who come to see her are definitely not here to see her perform. As long as she stands on the stage, that's enough," said Hachiman Hikigaya.

"Wouldn't this seem a bit excessive? It's almost like deceiving the audience," Ichinose asked.

"It is indeed quite excessive. Although most of the students or teachers at this school are not in vocal music, there should still be some who know something about it." Yukino lowered her head slightly, resting her chin on her left hand. "However, time is tight, so it seems that this is the only way to make an emergency arrangement. But it is better to let the popular teachers give us a little introduction than to have no knowledge at all."

"Then it's the same last-minute cramming I did," Hachiman Hikigaya said.

"Indeed." Yukino smiled, a rare occurrence for her.

Because Hachiman Hikigaya had been slacking off for the past few days, but now he has no choice but to put in some effort.

Since the finale is a group performance, Hachiman Hikigaya must know at least three songs.

Now, his lunch break is also going to be gone.

"However, we're not completely out of time," Yukino continued. "Because we have two people on our side who are skilled in this area, one is me, and the other is..."

"Could I ask you for a favor, Amasawa?" Yukino looked at Amaza.

She had already gathered information from Chabashira-sensei and Hoshinomiya-sensei that neither of them knew any musical instruments. Therefore, to get them on stage for the final performance, she needed a genius to lead them and have them start from scratch.

"..." Amaza.

"..." Ichika!

"What's wrong, Ichika Amasawa?"

Honami Ichinose has always been a serious and good child.

Take out a small notebook to record and analyze the suggestions made by everyone.

She had just put down her pen when she noticed that her Ichika Amasawa, who usually took the lead, seemed to be spacing out. It took her a while to come back to her senses.

"..." Ichika.

"I understand, I will assist."