Hachiman Hikigaya's Elite Game

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However, being able to cook is also a plus.

Huh.

I feel like I'm becoming strange.

"...I've obtained some information about this School that I can share with you," Hachiman said, shaking his head to clear it.

"And this is information you wouldn't be able to get on your own."

"..." Horikita Suzune.

After being told that, Horikita seemed to bite her lip.

But she didn't refute it.

"If you don't object, then sit down first." Hachiman found an empty table and sat down.

"I don't want to attract attention by being with you."

His tone was actually quite harsh, but surprisingly, Horikita Suzune only paused for a few seconds before following him and sitting opposite him.

Then she placed her hands on the table and looked at him intently.

Although her aura was still so fierce.

She was indeed somewhat obedient.

Hachiman discovered a good quality in Horikita Suzune.

"Let's eat first," Hachiman said. "Go get me a meal."

"Do your own things yourself," Horikita immediately refused.

"Everyone has hands and feet. I don't think I need to do such things for you."

That's certainly true.

Horikita is very right.

"Is that so? Then the information I obtained probably doesn't need to be given away for free," Hachiman said shamelessly. "Because I put a lot of effort into getting it."

So, it means she can't get the information for free and needs to pay something?

"..." Horikita Suzune.

Horikita glared at him, but then she got up directly.

When he looked at her again, he found she was already queuing at the window to get her meal.

She got her first portion, then ordered another.

In the end, she took two portions.

Hachiman remained in his seat, watching her.

He felt it was quite bad.

Because during lunch break, he had seen Sakayanagi Arisu domesticate Kamuro, and Kamuro was like her little dog.

At that time, he thought Sakayanagi was truly a scumbag loli, how could she bully a Classmate.

And now.

He suddenly felt that domesticating Horikita might also be quite interesting.

It's all Sakayanagi's fault for infecting him with her hateful personality.

...

Meanwhile, on the other side.

A private room on the third floor.

Sakayanagi Arisu.

As a cute loli in white stockings, and not lacking money, she habitually came to the private room on the third floor to eat.

Of course, she wasn't alone.

Placing her fair little hands on her knees, Sakayanagi Arisu watched Kamuro rudely enter the private room.

Only.

"I've already joined the art club as you requested," her little dog, Kamuro Masumi, said stiffly.

"Well done," Sakayanagi said. "Joining the art club, besides potentially learning a skill that could help you earn a living in the future, also allows you to interact with students from other grades."

"So, it will be more convenient to gather information."

"Although the School has issued a gag order on some matters, there are always people who can't keep their mouths shut and will talk."

That is to say, they already knew that special exams would be held every month.

And their Class was Class A, which initially received the highest evaluation.

But it wasn't stable.

Because the School hoped that students could compete with each other and grow through competition.

At the same time.

Only students who graduated as Class A would receive the rewards advertised by the School, such as free admission to their desired universities without exams, and getting their desired jobs, etc.

Of course.

For Class A students who were already excellent, they could also take exams based on their academic ability.

However, if they could get free admission without exams and jobs for free, why go through such a long detour?

Moreover, there was no guarantee they could pass the exams.

So, this was a shortcut.

And this was something all Class A students knew.

However, everyone in the Class, despite initially having the best hand, wasn't stable, because they needed to endure three years and then ultimately maintain their Class A position.

So, this was also a source of anxiety.

Then Sakayanagi made arrangements.

She arranged for some students to join the School's clubs.

In order to obtain higher evaluations and to get information about past exams from the upperclassmen.

So, Sakayanagi Arisu was preparing for a rainy day.

Those who believed in her also obeyed.

For example, Kamuro was arranged to join the art club.

Only.

"Kamuro, your tone is terrible, but your behavior is quite loyal," Sakayanagi said.

"You seem to really dislike painting."

"Do you have some family background?" Sakayanagi asked.

"Don't try to trick me into talking," Kamuro's tone was stiff, refusing Sakayanagi sternly.

"Really?" Arisu continued, "You also know that if that thing is exposed, it will bring a devastating blow to our Class."

"So I'm training you, making you gradually forget that thing."

"This is protecting the Class and protecting you."

Sakayanagi Arisu said unhurriedly, "So, I'm thinking so much for you, yet you haven't noticed at all, which is a bit regrettable."

Do you call this regret?

Why did she only feel constantly threatened by the other party?

Kamuro continued to keep a straight face, "I don't need your kind of concern."

"And speaking of which," Kamuro Masumi found talking to Sakayanagi disgusting, always being at a disadvantage, so she changed the subject.

"You've already placed an informant in Class D, haven't you? It's that Hikigaya."

Actually, this showed that Kamuro was only excellent physically, but not smart enough.

Because.

If one was truly committed to Class battles, then they wouldn't choose to place an informant in Class D, but rather in Class B, which could potentially threaten Class A.

Class D was publicly recognized as a garbage dump.

There had never been a lower-Class uprising.

And it was said that historically, the strongest had only reached Class B at most.

So.

The idea of placing an informant in Class D was just a pretext Sakayanagi Arisu used to both domesticate Kamuro and to invite Hikigaya over.

It's a pity.

In this small intelligence test, Kamuro failed.

Sakayanagi remained calm in her heart.

"You have something you want to say, feel free to speak," Sakayanagi said.

"If it's just about having an informant, then there's no need to eat with him, is there?" Kamuro Masumi said.

"Someone noticed you had lunch with him."

"So, there's no need to go that far, then... are you interested in him?"

"Everyone says you have no taste," Kamuro said.

"Oh. Is that so?"

Sakayanagi's expression on her face slightly tightened, then her smile became even cuter, "Who thinks that?"

"..." Kamuro.

Although she had only been with Sakayanagi for a few days, she knew that this seemingly sickly girl was quite meticulous.

So, she was a bit annoyed now.

Then she could now say the name of the person she disliked, because Sakayanagi would definitely attack that person.

But if she did that, Sakayanagi would quickly see through her, wouldn't she?

So she had to honestly say the name of the person who spread that rumor.

"Katsuragi's follower, Totsuka Yahiko."

...

Totsuka's full name is Totsuka Yahiko, and he is a Class A student.

He had been a Class representative many times, and his academic and athletic abilities were good. He was a very excellent person.

However, after coming to this School and meeting Katsuragi, he was immediately impressed by him and became his subordinate.

Of course, 'subordinate' is just a saying.

It's actually a bet, isn't it?

A bet that Katsuragi could become the representative of Class A and lead the Class steadily forward.

And Katsuragi's full name is Katsuragi Kohei.

He had been a member of the Student Council in the past, and even the President of the Student Council in junior high.

He had excellent academic ability, decent physical fitness, was intelligent, and had a steady demeanor.

He was a completely different type from Sakayanagi Arisu.

Sakayanagi was decisive, brave, and aggressive.

While Katsuragi was steady, steady, and still steady.

"Then he truly has no taste," Sakayanagi Arisu said.

"I think Hikigaya is more suitable for Class A than Totsuka."

"..." Kamuro.

Kamuro tentatively listened as if it were true.

Because how could a Class D student be suitable for Class A, by jumping up?

But that would require 20 million, what kind of number is 20 million?

An ordinary family would need several years to accumulate that much.

And that's for a middle-Class family.

But Sakayanagi did not continue to bring up the topic.

"As for Totsuka, he probably just wanted to support Katsuragi," Sakayanagi Arisu said as if she had suddenly lost interest.

"Indeed, our Class is quite unique. There are those who support my radical approach, but there are also those who want to maintain the current advantage."

Sakayanagi held influence in Class A, with a strong base of supporters.

And after obtaining a huge amount of point, she used her financial power to invite Mashima-sensei.

Mashima-sensei told all the students in Class A the true nature of this school, as well as the school's expectations and evaluations of their Class A.

Although it was a competition between four Class, Class A had a huge advantage.

If they could maintain a steady pace until graduation, it would be excellent.

In other words, they were living off past achievements.

A portion of the Class wished to take this seemingly safe path.

But for Sakayanagi Arisu, such a thing was incredibly boring.

That's why she found school life uninteresting.

However, thinking about this, she also recalled almost being abandoned by Hikigaya Hachiman and being forced to give him information for free.

That despicable Hikigaya Hachiman!

...

Meanwhile.

The despicable Hikigaya Hachiman had already finished his meal.

Horikita ordered the relatively simple 400 point set meal.

Hers was exactly the same.

Two dishes and one soup.

Hachiman wasn't picky.

His mom told him not to be picky.

And, although the dishes were simple, thinking that the school's top beautiful girl was eating with him, it instantly felt like… it added a touch of color.

The two did not linger in the cafeteria.

They walked together towards the vicinity of the student dorms, first passing by the vending machine.

Hmm.

That place was a traumatic spot for Horikita Suzune.

It was there yesterday that she met her brother, and he demanded her expulsion.

Although she wasn't ultimately expelled, she was still deemed useless and given the task of finding weaknesses in the person next to her, named Hikigaya Hachiman.

However, Hachiman didn't bring up the topic, giving Horikita some face.

At this time, there was no one around.

Rather, this area was always sparsely populated.

"This is the information I obtained today," Hachiman said, sitting on a nearby bench.

He took out his phone, opened his notepad, "And the students of Class A have already obtained it. They paid a price of two million, which was split evenly among the entire Class."

"Two million!" Even Horikita Suzune was surprised.

She had already confirmed that the point in her student ID's private account could indeed be used as money, and there was no inflation.

Prices were almost consistent with the outside world.

That is to say,

"And your brother also said before that he had to pay one million to tell you that being assigned to Class D meant you were trash."

"So, if Class A students want more detailed information, they need to pay more point. Two million is a reasonable amount."

Horikita Suzune had nothing to say about this.

"Then am I still that useless sister?"

"Making my brother spend one million for me for nothing."

Perhaps realizing the importance of point, Horikita became a bit timid.

And this state was somewhat similar to her weak sisterly demeanor from last night.

"Perhaps so," Hachiman said.

"Uh…"

She was probably caught by her weak spot.

As soon as her brother was mentioned, Horikita was like a deflated balloon.

And she stared at the phone Hachiman had pulled out.

"Please let me see," she even became a bit more polite.

So she leaned closer.

Because Hachiman recorded the information in his phone's notepad, Horikita Suzune could only come close while he sat there.

Rather, after confirming that the obtained information was worth two million, Horikita Suzune became a bit timid.

So instead of taking the phone from Hachiman, she walked over and sat beside him.

Because she was so focused, Horikita Suzune didn't notice her straight hair brushing against Hachiman's hand.

Her hair was smooth and fragrant.

Perhaps due to the lighting, her left hand pressed against Hachiman's hand.

Her fingers were soft, slender, and slightly warm.

And Hachiman noticed that his arm, his arm seemed to touch, to have touched her.

Hey!

Horikita, do you know what you're doing?

However, this was Hachiman's first time being this close to a girl (Kushida doesn't count, his sister doesn't count), so saying he wanted to refuse directly would be a lie.

But Horikita probably wasn't thinking anything.

And it would be strange to pull his hand away now, so Hachiman could only wait for her to finish reading the information.

…

The school rules.

The school competes on a Class basis.

The so-called high university admission rate and employment rate are a hoax, because only students from Class A graduate representing the school.

Students from other Class will be assigned to other schools upon graduation.

At the same time, from the very beginning, all students were evaluated according to a standardized model called the S-System.

Then, they were divided into Class A, B, C, and D based on their excellence.

Among them, Class A represented excellence.

And Class D was the worst.

However, the school also gave students opportunities, because it was a competition, so everyone started from the same starting line, all with the same basic score of 1000 point.

And from the first day of enrollment, a special behavior assessment for new students, testing whether they met the qualities of excellent students required by Advanced Nurturing High School(ANHS), had already begun.

In other words, the content Horikita Manabu hadn't made clear yesterday was all supplemented today.

"So I really am useless?"

And even though she had said last night that she was no longer the useless person her brother knew, Horikita was now deeply struck.

Because it wasn't just that she was assigned to Class D.

It was also that she had caused her brother to lose one million private point for nothing.

According to the prices on the Shopping Street, that was enough to buy dozens of computers.

"That's not necessarily true," Hachiman said.

He didn't bring Horikita out to discourage her.

Instead, he wanted to use this to negotiate with Chabashira.

So.

He said.

"Have you heard of Gekokujō?"

"This school has never had a Class D surpass Class A to be promoted to Class A, nor has any student ever accumulated 20 million private point."

Hachiman said, "But if you achieve this, how will your brother see you?"

"Or, how will others see your brother then?"

"My sister, who was assigned to Class D, climbed up."

"And what does this represent?" Hachiman said.

"For your brother, this would be the icing on the cake. I think it would be enough for him to acknowledge you."

"Indeed…" Horikita Suzune began to ponder the possibility of this matter.

"Since you've come to this place and are enjoying its treatment, isn't it a good thing to flexibly use its rules to climb up?" Hachiman said.