Hachiman’s Classroom of Strength’s Supremacy

Chapter 014: Kushida, You’re Too Naive—I’m Afraid You’ll Get Tricked!

Horikita Suzune, female, stunningly beautiful.

Excels in both academics and athletics.

However, she dislikes social interactions and even considers talking to others a waste of time.

That said, she is extremely dedicated to her studies, spending the majority of her day focused on academics.

This was the information Kushida had gathered.

But… isn’t that a little dangerous?

Because everything Kushida had shared was something that could be easily observed with just a bit of effort.

Yet, the truly crucial piece of information—whether she and Horikita had attended the same middle school—was something Kushida chose to remain silent about.

Hachiman decided to pretend he hadn’t noticed.

Class D was the worst-ranked class. And the more outstanding someone appeared on the surface, the more their placement here suggested that if they ever lost control, they could destroy everything around them.

They were like extremely dangerous bombs.

Hachiman hadn’t yet earned enough points from Chabashira-sensei, so he had no intention of triggering Kushida’s explosion here.

So, he acted as if he had noticed nothing at all.

That being said, Kushida was acting a little dangerous today.

Her seat was in the second row, center position—right beneath the teacher’s podium.

A very conspicuous spot.

But in the afternoon classes, she seemed quite distracted.

She kept glancing toward the back of the classroom.

And whenever Hachiman noticed and made eye contact with her, she responded with an incredibly sweet smile.

Her smile was truly adorable.

However, this was still a classroom, and there were many other distracted classmates.

So, a few male students immediately misunderstood, thinking that Kushida was smiling at them.

Most of the boys in class hadn’t been particularly outstanding in middle school, and attractive girls had largely ignored them.

So now, having Kushida—someone so pretty and friendly—actually talk to them felt like a blessing from an angel.

And so—

Kushida’s popularity kept rising.

…

Accidentally stepping on Kushida’s landmine was not a good thing.

And her level of vigilance was a bit too high.

Even though class was already in session, she still wanted to check whether he truly hadn’t paid attention to the possibility that she and Horikita had come from the same middle school.

And she even used her “cute attack” for this.

She’s way too skilled at using her own strengths!

And so—

The day continued, with most of the students zoning out during lessons. Some had even noticed that the teachers didn’t enforce classroom discipline, so a few were blatantly sleeping through class.

Finally, the school day came to an end.

“That’s all for today’s lesson.”

Chabashira-sensei, their afternoon history teacher, announced the end of class the moment the bell rang.

Today’s lecture had been about the dominance of various clans.

Like all the other teachers, she neither dragged out the lesson nor called on students to answer questions.

However, instead of leaving through the front door after picking up her lesson materials, she walked down from the podium.

Then, she deliberately took the aisle next to the window instead of the usual exit route.

She seemed to be heading toward the back door.

This immediately made some students feel uneasy.

If it were just a regular subject teacher, no one would have felt pressured.

But Chabashira was their homeroom teacher.

Would she suddenly criticize them for slacking off in class?

After all, their middle school homeroom teachers would have done so.

But—

“Click, click, click—”

Her high heels tapped rhythmically against the floor as she calmly walked down the aisle.

Then—

She stopped at the last row.

But she said nothing.

Instead, she continued walking between Hachiman and Horikita’s desks, her heels echoing loudly, and exited through the back door.

Nothing happened.

The students let out a sigh of relief.

“This school is amazing! No tuition fees, super lax discipline, and even no homework after school!”

“This place is like heaven.”

Hachiman, however, didn’t pay attention to their thoughts.

He knew that Chabashira-sensei had deliberately walked past him just now—probably to check if he had made any progress with Horikita.

But—

Hey, hey, hey, Chabashira-sensei! It’s only been one day!

How am I supposed to gather so much information on Horikita already?!

I haven’t even had a single conversation with her!

Meanwhile—

Hachiman noticed Kushida chatting with some girls.

Today was only the second day of school, yet she had already made friends with nearly everyone.

Everyone greeted her warmly.

She was exceptionally well-liked.

Though, of course, there were varying degrees of closeness.

For example, she seemed to have already formed a “best friends” relationship with one of her classmates.

That girl’s name was Wang Meiyu—petite in stature.

While acting as an “observer,” Hachiman had gathered a bit of information about her.

She was from China and had never scored below 100 in English.

Terrifying.

Right now, the two of them seemed to be planning a shopping trip to Keyaki Mall.

Well, of course.

Yesterday, most students were still adjusting and likely only bought basic necessities.

But today, after realizing that even the teachers didn’t care about their activities, they’d naturally want to go shopping, spend money, and splurge.

Which meant—

A rare breed like him, who was willing to save up his points and set some aside as allowance for his little sister, was probably one of a kind.

If Komachi found out, she would definitely rate Hachiman’s score super high.

And as he was thinking that—

“This school is really lenient toward students.”

“Ignoring all the small actions students make during class, giving them such a huge amount of points as living expenses… And when I went to the supermarket, I even noticed some relief supplies.”

“They seem to be specifically provided for students who run out of points.”

A cold female voice came from beside Hachiman.

??

Hachiman paused for several seconds.

Because—

Horikita Suzune was actively talking to him?

——

“Is there a problem?” His deskmate continued looking at him.

“You probably don’t understand anyway.” Horikita Suzune said. Then, as if sighing, she continued, “This class has quite a lot of idiots.”

Oh.

So you think you’re amazing, huh?

“Horikita-san, are your grades very high?” Hachiman asked.

“If you’re referring to test scores, I have always been at the top.” Horikita Suzune replied. “Or are you trying to mock me for spending all day studying? I don’t think there’s anything laughable about my efforts.”

Oh, no.

He definitely wasn’t thinking that.

“Then what about your athletic ability?” Hachiman continued.

“I’d say I’m among the top among girls.” Horikita Suzune responded. “My physical ability is quite good.”

And her looks were also exceptional.

If this were purely a beauty contest, the cool and elegant Horikita Suzune might very well take first place based on appearance alone.

But because of her cold and aloof personality, someone like Kushida—who could easily charm people—would probably win more votes.

That’s just how things were.

Horikita Suzune seemed to have solid fundamentals yet was still placed in Class D.

Did that mean she was also a “ticking time bomb” in some way?

Would it be necessary to be careful when interacting with her?

After all, Kushida had been on the verge of exploding all day.

So should he tread cautiously with Horikita Suzune too?

However—

Hachiman didn’t think so.

Because—

If he were the interviewer, he’d deduct a whole bunch of points from someone like Horikita, no matter how good her stats were.

“Do you dislike Kushida-san?” Hachiman asked.

“…” Horikita Suzune remained silent.

“What do you mean by ‘dislike’ or ‘not dislike’?”

“She talked to you this morning, didn’t she?”

“…” Another silence from Horikita Suzune.

Then, as if sighing, she said, “I really have no interest in class socializing. I came here to study. I don’t want any distractions.”

“Kushida is inviting people to join the class group chat, right? That’s her role. I understand that, so I don’t hate her.”

Oh.

So that’s how it was.

At the same time, Hachiman noticed that Kushida the Little Angel had happily left the classroom with her new best friend, Wang Meiyu.

It seemed she had just confirmed that Horikita didn’t dislike her.

Which put her in a good mood.

But Hachiman felt that her good mood actually had more to do with him.

During lunch break, Kushida’s slip-up had revealed that she and Horikita came from the same middle school.

She had been terrified that this information would leak.

So she had been keeping a close eye on him all afternoon.

Checking whether he had caught onto this crucial and dangerous fact.

And now—

Hachiman had even gone out of his way to probe Horikita’s opinion of her, which meant he clearly wasn’t overthinking things.

Which meant Kushida felt relieved.

But.

Was it really that easy to fool you, Kushida-san?

You’re way too easy to deceive.

Hachiman realized that many of his classmates were surprisingly naïve.

And as for Horikita Suzune…

Hachiman was still thinking it over.

If she was willing to talk, maybe he could gather information about her through conversation.

But when he snapped back to reality—

Her seat was already empty.

Horikita Suzune had packed her bag and left.

Well.

She was a lone wolf.

Emotionally distant.

So, of course, she wouldn’t stick around just to continue chatting.

And naturally, she didn’t feel the need to notify anyone when she left.

So in the end—

Chabashira-sensei, you’re overestimating me.

How could I possibly collect a full report on Horikita so quickly?

Then—

That night.

On the second night of living in Advanced Nurturing High School, at 9:00 PM—

Near the vending machines by the lake railing beside the dorms—

Hachiman completed Horikita Suzune’s profile.