Hachiman's Meritocracy Classroom

Mm.

Just as Suzune was about to speak, the situation suddenly reversed. Her brother was teaching her now.

So she hurriedly began listening seriously.

But very soon—

With a thud, someone sat down in the empty seat beside Suzune Horikita.

And that person was none other than the very subject Suzune and her brother had just been discussing.

"You came over from backstage?" Suzune Horikita asked the boy beside her.

"Yeah." Hachiman nodded, then said,

"Chabashira-sensei is performing next. Sales have been hotter than expected, so I was worried something might happen. That's why I came over to the audience seats."

Oh.

Was he worried that something might happen to Chabashira-sensei and that he would need to handle an emergency?

But—

Why would there be a problem?

Suzune Horikita found out soon enough.

"Chabashira, I love you!"

At Chabashira's performance venue, someone had rebelled.

Who Was Confessing Amid the Chaos Again?! 6k!

Hachiman sat in the row of four seats he had specifically arranged after noticing that Manabu Horikita might come.

Manabu Horikita and Akane Tachibana sat together, while Suzune Horikita sat at the outermost end.

That was rather strange.

Weren't they family? Why was there an empty seat between them?

Because the people around them had all paid for tickets—cash cows... no, benefactors. Hachiman and the others were seated fairly close to the front, and if they remained standing, they would obstruct the people behind them from enjoying the stage performance.

So Hachiman took the empty seat. Manabu Horikita was on his left, while Suzune Horikita was on his right.

Just as before, Classmate Horikita was not wearing perfume, but sitting beside her still felt faintly fragrant. It was probably the scent of her shampoo, and Karuizawa seemed to have started using the same shampoo recently.

That shampoo had