Chapter 83

Perhaps wanting to see what he had written, Suzune Horikita left her seat and came over to Hachiman's side.

Um.

It seemed as if he could feel the girl's smooth, long hair sliding across his face.

However, Hachiman focused his attention on writing.

He wrote down two sets of numbers.

610 points and 110 points.

"You remember these two scores, right?" Hachiman said. "These are the scores for Ryuen's class. At first, because I broke the camera, the scores were made public, and Ryuen's class had 610 points left. But a week later, after the Sudō incident, Ryuen's class's score was..."

"According to Horikita's deduction, Ryuen's class lost 400 points in the Sudō incident," Hachiman said.

"In other words," Suzune Horikita finally took it to heart.

"Yes."

"The Ryuen's class is indeed a terrifying class, "Hachiman said. "The students in Class A are very self-disciplined, but they can still lose a few points here and there."

"But Ryuen's classes were able to maintain a score of no deduction for a whole week."

Does that mean their students are more self-disciplined?

"I think it's probably not that, but rather Ryuen's control over the class," Hachiman said. "And that control is very strong."

"But they already have 0 points, don't they?" Suzune Horikita continued.

"A score of 0 is dangerous," Hachiman said. "Because we can't be sure if a score of 0 will turn into a negative score."

"So what's the purpose? What if it doesn't turn into a negative score?" Suzune Horikita asked immediately. She felt that Hachiman must be considering something she hadn't thought of.

"I was thinking, if I get 0 points, then I can continue to violate school rules without getting points deducted. And if I don't get points deducted, I can go and collect protection money from other classes. For example, I could start a fight to make it so that both classes have to be punished equally, or both classes' students have to be suspended for a week or two. This way, I can drag down other classes that want to study. And if the student fails the exam, not only will they be expelled, but the class will also have to bear the penalty of points deduction, which would be even better. Other classes definitely won't dare to go against them, so they will have no choice but to pay protection money."

"..."

That's absolutely shameless.

"So, the Ryuen's class did this for this purpose, controlling the previous week so that not a single point would be deducted, and now they've deducted all the points, all for this shameless purpose?" Suzune Horikita said.

But Hachiman shook his head.

"I don't think Ryuen thought that much about it," Hachiman said. "If he really had thought that much about it, then he wouldn't have caused the Sudō incident."

"So Ryuen's class got a score of 0 probably because it lost too many points. Then, with only about a hundred points left, it would be difficult to control the students, which might cause opposition. So it's better to just let it go."

From this perspective, Ryuen might be an honest person in his class.

"However, let's contact Ichinose from Class B this evening," Hachiman said.

"You mean..."

"Let's borrow the top students from them," Hachiman said. "Remember the agreement we made with the students in the class? If we have 400 points left in the class evaluation, then everyone will be happy."

"At the same time, because the class evaluation score exceeded 400 points, we need to protect the students who might be expelled in the next exam."

"And now we've got so many points, and the students in our class are the kind who take advantage of our kindness," Hachiman said.

"Are you thinking too badly of the students in the class... Hmm... Well then, let's go see Ichinose." Horikita wanted to deny it, but then she suddenly remembered the Sudō incident, where Yamauchi, as Sudō's friend, directly said that Sudō might actually hit someone.

Indeed.

Some students are untrustworthy.

But.

"I still don't understand," Suzune Horikita said. "It was just a simple test, and tests are a way to assess your learning. If you had been paying attention in class from the beginning, how could you possibly fail?"

OK

That's why Hachiman wanted to form an alliance with Class B.

I just feel that the top student in my class is unreliable.

It's just too Versailles.

In this way.

He took out his phone and contacted Kushida.

He didn't have Ichinose's contact information, so he needed Kushida.

Evening.

Coffee shop.

"Ding-dong—"

Two students from First Year Class B walked in.

One man and one woman.

The boy had slightly curly purple hair, while the girl was quite eye-catching, with beautiful long golden-pink hair.

These are Ryuji Kanzaki and Honami Ichinose, whom I've seen before.

In.

According to the information obtained by Kushida, Ichinose came in first place in the written exam before enrollment.

Certainly.

Having witnessed Sakayanagi Arisu's intelligence and genius.

Therefore, he felt that Classmate Sakayanagi was the one who should be number one.

Comparing an ordinary person to a genius is a cruel thing.

But.

"So that means 70% of the students in your class scored above 70?"

Suzune Horikita said.

"Ah... um. How are Horikita's grades?" Ichinose asked after sitting down.

"Usually, it's around 90 points," Suzune Horikita said.

"Oh." Ichinose nodded.

Horikita looked surprised just now, which made her think that the other person might be a poor student, but now that she is a top student, there is no problem.

Then Ichinose looked at Hachiman.

Ichinose has already discovered that, although it's Horikita, Kushida, and Hachiman together, the person in charge is...

Horikita seems to be following Hachiman's orders, while Kushida is less of an ally and more of a way for Hachiman Hikigaya to contact them.

Certainly.

Thinking that way is a little impolite.

"Actually, it's like this," Hachiman explained his purpose, "I hope to get help from your class for this written exam."

In other words, they hope that Ichinose will send some top students to tutor Class C.

"I see..."

Kanzaki and Ichinose seemed to consider the request briefly, but quickly agreed.

"We are in the same class, so of course we should help each other."

"Besides, helping with tutoring can also help them reinforce their own knowledge," Ichinose said. "I think the students in the class would be very willing."

After all, your classmates are all little angels.

Hachiman thought to himself.

This is the information provided by Kushida.

"And your class also had a hard time dealing with what happened at Ryuen before," Ichinose said, seemingly still shaken.

Her Kanzaki next to her nodded.

I initially thought that forming an alliance with Hachiman's class wouldn't be of much benefit to them.

As a result, Ryuen went straight into battle. Just imagine if they could take down Hachiman's class, then their Class B would be next.

Furthermore, there are some utilitarian thoughts involved.

Of the four classes' current evaluation scores, Ryuen's class has already reached 0.

While Hachiman Hikigaya's class still has 450 points, it's still a gap compared to Class B. Furthermore, the overall level of Hachiman's class is not high.

And now, we need to ask for help.

Therefore, it was difficult for Hachiman Hikigaya and his group to catch up, and then Ryuen's class, who was in danger for Class B, also went down.

It makes you feel at ease.

So this can be considered as defeating one class first, which is a pretty good result for them who want to get an A.

So, they can certainly manage to borrow some classmates for extra lessons or something.

Only.

When the borrowing was successful, Ichinose suddenly glanced at Hachiman.

"Hachiman, let's exchange phone numbers."

Huh?

Is this the first time in my life that a girl has given me her phone number?

It was a novel experience for Hachiman.

So, Komachi, isn't going to high school a great idea?

Hurry up and come too!

"Ichinose are really nice people, aren't they, Horikita?"

As Hachiman watched Ichinose leave, busy after school, Hachiman, standing beside him Kushida softly.

She wasn't very noticeable today.

However, an agreement has now been reached with Class B, and Class B has agreed to let the top student come over to tutor everyone.

The students in the class probably thought it was pretty good too.

It's only the 2nd now, and the exams are on the 24th and 25th. There are still 3 weeks left. If we work hard and study diligently, it's still possible for everyone to pass safely.

Meanwhile, Kushida is trying to make contact with Suzune Horikita.

"..." Horikita. "Oh."

But Horikita's attitude seemed somewhat indifferent.

Kushida simply maintained a polite smile; she was already used to it.

But.

Uninterested in Kushida's question Suzune Horikita looked towards Hachiman Hikigaya.

"What are your thoughts now?" Suzune Horikita asked.

"I'm thinking about something," Hachiman said. "Chabashira-sensei said that this Special Exam, which is the midterm written exam, will be held for the entire grade."

"It looks similar to the Behavioral Guidelines Exam last month, and it seems to be a standard assessment after freshmen enroll."

"So you think there's another solution?" Suzune Horikita understood.

If it's Behavioral Guidelines Exam, then knowing the content of the Behavioral Guidelines Exam allows you to reduce the number of points deducted through self-discipline.

Class A did this very well.

"But," Suzune Horikita shook her head again, "If it's a written exam, besides studying on your own, there's no other way to pass, right?"

Because behavioral norms can also help with self-discipline, restraint, and even pretending to be serious.

However, the written exam tests real knowledge and skills.

But Hachiman doesn't think so.