A New Special Exam: A Lower-Ranked Class Overturns a Higher-Ranked One on a Written Test! First Update!

There were several brands of seasonings.

Ordinary students might have considered things like value for money.

But Hachiman did not lack money, so he chose brands with better quality and reputation, without paying much attention to the price.

It was a little wasteful, but compared to his current income, this expense was probably insignificant.

After buying the seasonings, Hachiman remembered that the dishcloth in Horikita's room had started pilling and sprouting loose fibers.

So he bought a new one while he was at it.

Perhaps because classes were officially starting tomorrow, quite a few students had come to stock up while today was still part of the break.

By the time Hachiman had put everything he intended to buy into his cart, lines had formed at all three registers.

And while waiting in line, Hachiman noticed someone he knew.

She was pushing a shopping cart as well, her eyes bright as though she were contemplating something.

"Chabashira-sensei." Hachiman greeted her.

He had rarely seen Chabashira-sensei during this break. More accurately, she seemed to have been avoiding him on instinct.

Once, Hachiman had seen her watering flowers and approached to greet her, but she had left before she even finished watering them.

"Eh?"

Hearing a student's voice all of a sudden, Chabashira seemed startled. After confirming that it was her former student, Hachiman Hikigaya, greeting her, she let out a sigh of relief.

No, that was not right.

She could not relax.

"Hachiman." After giving it some thought, Chabashira decided to remain calm first.

"..." Hachiman.

Chabashira-sensei seemed rather cold now. Her attitude felt somewhat distant, too.

But that could not be helped, could it? After all, she was no longer his homeroom teacher. To her, he was now a student from another class.

"Has your life goal still not changed?"