Hachiman’s Classroom of Strength’s Supremacy

Chapter 107: Sakayanagi Arisu Wants to Make Money

There was no announcement about the special exam on the 1st, but on the 6th, Saturday, the homeroom teacher notified all students to gather at the school gate before 10 AM.

Students were only allowed to bring their phones and sportswear for changing.

However, the notice was quite pleasant.

[The school will arrange a boat trip for all students. You can think of it as a school trip. Since it’s a fully-boarding school, the costs of the boat, including meals, will be covered by the school. Students who have objections or do not wish to go should inform their homeroom teacher within 20 minutes and sign a form to stay at school.]

[Students who agree to participate should prepare their personal toiletries and extra clothing.]

Because some students had hoped to rest during the weekend, they confirmed the notice several times. Only when the announcement was made over the PA system did all students react.

Then they started packing their things.

As for those who didn’t want to go—well, why wouldn’t they want to go?

Hachiman was the same.

The notice said the trip would last for a week, so he had to prepare basic clothing.

However, after packing, he noticed a few messages on his phone.

One was from Sakayanagi.

But she didn’t say anything; instead, she sent an image.

It was a form to stay at school and sign.

Hmm.

Sakayanagi probably learned about this news and realized she couldn’t come, becoming one of the students staying behind, which made her upset.

It seemed truly unfortunate for Sakayanagi.

Hachiman sympathized with her for 2 seconds.

Then he felt lucky that Sakayanagi wasn’t coming.

He hoped that the score for this special exam would be high, so he could directly surpass Katsuragi’s class.

He then checked the other messages.

It was from Kushida, Horikita, Karuizawa, and Hirata.

Kushida and Horikita’s messages confirmed that… the special exam for this month had begun.

He had previously arranged for Kushida to collect information, and now this information was coming in handy.

As for Karuizawa…

[Is there anything you want me to do this time?]

Hmm.

Karuizawa had become increasingly in tune with things.

But before Hachiman could respond, she had already proactively asked for orders.

Was she perhaps someone who needed someone to give her commands?

Then Hachiman looked at the message from Sakura, who had sent him something as well.

[Can I bring my camera?]

As expected from Sakura.

She was still so shy.

But for this kind of question, she could have just asked Chabashira-sensei directly… though maybe she was too shy to do so.

Hachiman then messaged Chabashira to ask, and quickly received a reply confirming that bringing a camera wasn’t a violation.

This was certain, as the rules didn’t prohibit phones, and phones could take pictures.

So, bringing a camera wasn’t a violation.

Hachiman forwarded the reply to Sakura.

[Thank you, Hachiman-kun!]

It was clear that Sakura was very happy.

Hachiman had always thought that Sakayanagi treating Kamuro like a dog was excessive, but now, he kind of felt like he was taking care of a little hamster.

Finally, there was Hirata’s message.

[When we get on the ship, if we are assigned dorms, could you ask for a room for me, Yamauchi, and Koenji? He’s a bit of an outsider, and I’m worried others might exclude him.] – Hirata Yosuke.

Alright.

Hirata was the least sensitive in this situation.

The special exam for this month hadn’t started yet, so such concentrated actions from the entire grade made it obvious that people would suspect it had something to do with the special exam.

However, he was more concerned with whether his classmates would be excluded.

In other words, Hirata still prioritized his classmates over advancing to the next class.

As for Koenji, Hachiman had also observed him.

He was the top student in written exams and had more athletic abilities than Sudo, who was considered a prodigy in that department.

However, Koenji seemed to have an arrogant attitude.

He gave off the vibe of being the most amazing and beautiful.

This made him seem out of place with the rest of the group.

But…

If such a person could be made to serve the class, then it would undoubtedly be a great boost to the class.

Therefore, when the dormitory arrangements were made and Hachiman was assigned to stay with him, he didn’t have much objection.

After all, with the current state of the class, it would be difficult to rely solely on its foundation.

So if he could dig up some troublemakers, it would be a good thing.

However, Yamauchi…

Hachiman had also observed him, but unfortunately, Yamauchi’s claim that he almost became a contestant in the regional ID competition in middle school was false.

Then there was the matter of the initial ranking of the large-breasted students, which gave him a very bad impression.

Moreover…

It was unclear how Yamauchi had obtained his contact information.

For two consecutive nights, Yamauchi asked him whether he had lost his virginity yet.

There was a sense of jealousy and a desire to see others fail.

“…”

Hachiman thought that if Vice President Nagumo became the student council president and implemented a student-centric, merit-based exam, then someone would likely have to drop out, and his class might choose to have Yamauchi expelled.

However, even if Yamauchi was expelled, Hirata would likely have an explosive reaction.

After all, he had already regarded everyone as his own salvation. So, losing one person would be a challenge for him.

Even though the class had been promoted from D-class, the class was still filled with potential conflicts.

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With that, everyone arrived at the school gate in the order of their classes.

The homeroom teacher organized the students into lines according to their class.

Hachiman also noticed that, aside from the homeroom teachers of the four classes, the members of the student council had also arrived.

It was the familiar student council president, Horikita, but this time, he was not accompanied by Secretary Tachibana. Instead, the student council vice president, Nagumo Miyabi, with golden hair and a bright, sporty personality, was standing beside him.

The two seemed to be conversing.

This reminded Hachiman of the conversation he had the night before, when he had inquired about the student council president’s powers.

The answer was: “If you want to know, then you need to earn this position.”

Nagumo’s approach was quite aggressive.

However, Hachiman had no such ambitions.

He just wanted to make some money, slack off, and eventually find a rich woman to take care of him. But if the goal was to become student council president, that would surely mean pursuing a more elite path.

He wasn’t interested in doing things that might require him to work.

Just then…

“Don’t crowd in!”

There was some noise from the boys’ line.

Hachiman’s class was Class C.

The school had arranged for the students to board the bus in order, starting with Class A, so the other students were still waiting in line.

Currently, the students from Class B were boarding the buses.

At the school gate, Hachiman’s Class C was waiting, along with the students from the adjacent… Class D, where Ryuen was.

Hachiman, standing in the middle of the line, noticed that the student at the front of Class D’s line was a tall, thin boy with red, center-parted hair.

He wore a black shirt paired with the school uniform.

However, it was not a violation of the rules.

Hachiman had seen girls in his class wear orange shirts, and Karuizawa had worn a blue one. The explanation was that these shirts were also considered part of the school uniform, and students could switch to them by paying points.

Such clothing choices showed personality.

However…

It seemed that Ryuen’s class was not very disciplined.

Just a moment ago, Sudo had been pushed a few times.

When Hachiman looked back, he realized that it was familiar faces from Sudo’s past fights—Komiya, Yamawaki, and Ishizaki Daichi. Sudo glared at them in anger.

“What’s going on?”

The blond student who had been talking with Horikita walked over.

“I’m Nagumo, the vice president of the student council,” said the vice president. “I’m also your senior. Since you’ve joined this school, it seems like you’re acting like a little thug from the outside. That’s quite embarrassing.”

He looked very authoritative.

Hachiman also understood why he was here… probably just to show his face.

It seemed that Sakayanagi had challenged the student council and secured the candidate spot for the next student council president. Adding in the 100 votes from the third years, he must have felt pressured.

Nagumo was the representative of the second year, so he had control over the second-year votes.

What he needed to compete for were the first-year votes.

He had tried to approach the students in Class B but had been thwarted by Hachiman twice.

So it seemed that he hadn’t given up and was still trying to get the first-year votes.

“And you guys,” Nagumo said to Ishizaki Daichi and the others, “were punished a month ago for fighting, right?”

“With such a record, if you break the rules again, it won’t just be a one-week suspension. It will be more severe.”

With that, Ishizaki Daichi and his group quieted down and moved to the back of the line in Class D, avoiding Sudo.

Seeing that the conflict had ended, Nagumo returned to Horikita’s side.

At that moment, the students from Class B had already finished boarding the buses.

Under the direction of Teacher Chabashira, Hachiman and his class also began to line up to board.

It looked like everything was proceeding smoothly.

However…

“The first years this year are really a handful,” Nagumo said. “And now, the Class D that just fell from Class C has such terrible quality.”

“I really don’t know why the school even selected them,” Nagumo continued. “For students with such low quality, expulsion would be the best solution.”

“I think any student selected and assigned here by the school is valuable,” Horikita responded.

“So, Horikita-senpai, who do you think will stand out in this two-week special exam with two rounds?” Nagumo asked.

The evaluation scores of the four first-year classes were quite delicate at the moment.

Among them:

First-year Class A (Sakayanagi and Katsuragi’s class) – 1188 points

First-year Class B (Ichinose’s class) – 951 points

First-year Class C (Hachiman and Horikita’s class) – 550 points

First-year Class D (Ryuen’s class) – 0 points

Excluding Class D, which had 0 points, the difference in scores between the other three classes wasn’t that large. So, anything could happen.

Of course…

The most likely scenario was that Class B would surpass Class A.

And that would be the most enjoyable outcome. Class A was Sakayanagi’s class, after all.

But Nagumo wasn’t exactly thrilled about this.

On one hand, he had also come up from Class B, and his speed of promotion had set a record at this school.

So he had received quite a bit of praise.

But if this year’s Class B managed to rise, it would break his record.

“Nagumo,” Horikita suddenly said. “You didn’t interfere with the first-year special exam, did you?”

“How could I do something like that?” Nagumo immediately denied it.

In reality, he was lying.

His recent lecture to Ryuen’s class had been just a facade. The truth was, he had already paid Ryuen’s class 2 million private points and instructed them to bring down Class B this time.

There were two main benefits. First, by establishing a relationship with Ryuen’s class, he could easily secure their votes when the election came.

Even if it meant buying those votes.

The second reason was to teach the first-year Class B, who had rejected him, a lesson.

The students in Class B hadn’t been swayed by their direct senior, so if they were promoted to Class A, it wouldn’t have anything to do with him.

That would make it impossible for him to secure their votes.

So…

His goal in this exam was for Class B to fall.

Only when they found themselves in a difficult position would Ichinose and the others realize who was truly looking out for them.

At that point, he would extend a helping hand.

This would allow him to easily secure the votes from both Class B and Class D.

Plus, many students in Class B from the third year would likely vote for him as well.

Add to that the second-year votes…

He was already in an invincible position.

So…

Sakayanagi, you may have secured 100 votes from the third-year students, but when it comes to campaigning, you have no experience whatsoever.

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Meanwhile, the inexperienced Sakayanagi was alone in the private room on the third floor.

It was still a little early for lunch, but arriving early was no problem.

And…

Though she no longer had Kamuro to help with the food, she had found someone new to assist her.

After all, holding the cane with her left hand while needing to grab a food tray with her right was a bit of a challenge for her.

Worried about her health, someone stepped in to help.

The person had short silver hair and wore glasses.

He was dressed in a sharp suit, looking like a refined middle-aged man.

This is the school’s chairman, Sakayanagi.

He is also the father of Sakayanagi Arisu.

Her health is quite fragile, so she didn’t attend school much in the past. The reason she could come here this time is because her father works at this school, allowing her to receive some care.

And now…

“It seems you were just contacting someone.”

“Your classmates have all left the school; who else could you be contacting?” he asked. “Is it a student from another grade?”

“…” Arisu.

“How annoying, Father,” Arisu said. “I have some secrets too.”

“Arisu, what are you trying to do?” Her father pushed his glasses up, clearly not believing her.

“…”

She hadn’t done anything.

She just wanted to earn some pocket money during her time staying at school. Although she had earned a bit from challenging the Chess club before.

Then, as the leader of the Sakayanagi faction, the students who supported her would automatically hand over their points.

But Sakayanagi had also said that Hachiman’s frugality plan was meaningless—what mattered was earning more points.

Saving wasn’t as good as earning.

So, acquiring more points was the right way to go.

She had seen the class evaluation scores on the senior students’ blackboard.

It seemed that in the last special exam, only third-year Class B advanced, while the other three classes had fallen behind.

The changes in the scores were a bit strange.

That meant someone might have interfered with the third-year special exam.

So, couldn’t she interfere a little too?

After all, she would be alone at school for two weeks, so earning some extra money and passing the time wouldn’t be so bad, would it?