Hachiman’s Classroom of Strength’s Supremacy

Chapter 153: Kamuro: You asked me, Sakayanagi said that Katsuragi definitely won’t be able to hold the line! Down!

At the restaurant.

After the students in Class C submitted their phones, they were given free time, and would later participate in group meetings according to the rules.

So now they could choose to go eat or return to the dormitory.

However, most of the students were in a good mood.

Because they got the spare phones, they were saved from the suffering of not being able to use their phones for the past three days.

At the same time.

Since they didn’t know whether they were selected as privileged students, they didn’t have to worry about their acting being poor.

So, they could ensure that the class points would be maintained.

Additionally.

If they were lucky, they might be selected as privileged students. And since they didn’t even know if they were privileged, how could students from other classes possibly guess their identities as privileged students? So, looking at it this way, if they became privileged students, they could receive money from the school.

Thus.

After the phones were collected, the students in Class C weren’t dissatisfied. Instead, they hoped to be selected as privileged students.

They even hoped all 12 privileged students would be from their class, because if that were the case, their chances of being selected as privileged and receiving the 500,000 points reward would be around 35%.

That was truly a wonderful thing.

Meanwhile, Hachiman and the others had left the restaurant.

The current time was 7:57.

In three minutes, the school would send out the privileged student information.

And they had important things to do.

So, Hachiman, Horikita Suzune, and Kushida entered a dorm room.

Inside, a girl with pink hair was already standing there.

She let out a sigh of relief when she saw them approach.

This was Sakura Airi.

Not all the classmates had gone to the restaurant. She had been entrusted by Hachiman to stay in the dorm and provide assistance.

“Thank you for your hard work, Sakura,” Hachiman said.

Then he asked her to continue standing by the door.

Because what they were about to do couldn’t be known by the other students.

What they had to do was check if the students’ phones had received the privileged student information.

They needed to get the list of privileged students from the class, then analyze the pattern of how they were selected.

In fact, everything in this exam was based on the premise that there was a shortcut.

If the number of privileged students in the class wasn’t three, but another number, then this exam could be concluded right then and there.

Horikita and Kushida knew this well, so they didn’t waste time with pleasantries and immediately entered the room.

So.

One person was responsible for 13 phones.

They began waiting.

Waiting for the moment when all the phones would receive information at 8 o’clock.

The students’ phones weren’t in shutdown mode, but some had set lock screens. However, once they received the information, even with the lock screen, there would be a nearly one-minute pop-up notification.

So.

It required quick eyes and swift hands.

And soon.

“7:59, 58 seconds!”

“Everyone, pay attention!”

At the exact moment of 8:00, they started checking the phone information.

…

On the other side.

8:00 time had passed.

In Class 1-A.

Katsuragi didn’t force the students to gather in a fixed room or place and check their phones’ information one by one.

However, he made an arrangement: students selected as privileged had to report the information to him.

Now.

[Sorry, you were not selected as a privileged student, but please continue to work hard in the exam.]

Kamuro read the information sent by the school, and she wasn’t selected as a privileged student.

She wasn’t the type who was good at thinking, but she understood what it meant to be selected as a privileged student. If selected, as long as the information wasn’t leaked, there was a high chance of receiving a 500,000 or 1,000,000 private points reward.

And Sakayanagi Arisu gave her 200,000 yen every month.

Although this was also a considerable amount, it was nothing compared to the luck-based 500,000 points reward. Taking that reward would be no problem at all.

But.

Her luck wasn’t good.

“Looks like I wasn’t selected.”

She thought to herself when a tall, handsome guy with short golden hair walked over.

This was Hashimoto from the Sakayanagi faction.

He was a core member of the Sakayanagi faction and was very skilled at gathering information.

Now, Hashimoto walked up to Kamuro with his phone.

He showed her that he, too, had not been selected as a privileged student.

It seemed like he was showing loyalty.

After all, Kamuro was Sakayanagi’s right-hand person.

Looking at him as he walked over.

“This deserted island exam,” Kamuro Masumi said. “Don’t you think Katsuragi’s class lost quite a lot of points?”

“It might be due to some mistakes on Katsuragi’s part,” Hashimoto said. “That’s why the class score ended up at 70 points.”

Although he said this, Hashimoto seemed a little guilty.

Then, he cursed Ryuen in his mind.

Because.

Initially, Katsuragi’s predicted score was 336 points, and he had received 1,000,000 from Ryuen, so he betrayed his own class. According to his calculations, he would deduct the 18 points from the stronghold, then be caught by Ryuen for knowing the leader’s identity.

That would result in a maximum loss of 68 points.

However.

The current result was… 336 had turned into 70 points.

And the biggest reason… was that other classes had also guessed the leader’s identity.

So, he sacrificed 168 points for the class to gain 1,000,000 points.

This kind of thing… once discovered, he would definitely be finished.

He himself was a student in Class A, and although collecting 20 million points would be the safest, he didn’t think his class would easily fall behind.

But the result was so dangerous!

His mindset was also starting to explode.

“So, did Sakayanagi give any instructions for this privileged student exam?” Hashimoto said. “Like, should we go collect information about the privileged students in our own class?”

“She didn’t give any instructions,” Kamuro said. “It’s still the same as before, we just follow Katsuragi’s instructions.”

“…” Hashimoto.

Indeed.

Sakayanagi didn’t even participate in the exam, so how could there be any instructions?

He then prepared to leave.

Kamuro also stood up, ready to leave, as she had to attend the meeting at 9:00. She was in the Monkey group, and she had looked at the list for that group, and Koenji Rokusuke from Class C was also on it.

Koenji was an anomaly, and she was a little worried that if she were a privileged student, he might guess her identity.

But now, it seemed she didn’t have to worry.

“Ding ding!”

However.

Just as Kamuro was about to stand up, she noticed she had received a message.

“…” Kamuro.

After checking, she looked at Hashimoto, who had already walked about ten meters away.

“Let’s go ahead and collect the privileged student information for our class,” Kamuro said. “Katsuragi lost a lot, and if we fully cooperate with him this time and still can’t maintain Class A’s advantage—”

“Then, Sakayanagi can take the stage and do so with justification.”

“And at such a critical moment, we shouldn’t act recklessly. Otherwise, we’ll be blamed for Katsuragi’s failure.” Kamuro Masumi said.

Hmm.

This time, Hashimoto chose not to betray his class.

After all…

Class A was now on the verge of collapse.

Perhaps after the privileged student exam, they would fall, and if they were held responsible, he would be finished too.

So, Hashimoto began working hard.

After a few minutes, the list of three privileged students from Class A was gathered in Kamuro’s hands.

Once Kamuro confirmed the list, she took it to Katsuragi for confirmation.

Class A was being very cautious this time.

…

On the other side.

The teachers’ meeting.

The homeroom teachers of the four classes had gathered and were having breakfast.

However, for the next three days, the students would hold their own meetings twice a day to gather information on the privileged students and decide on the exam method.

These didn’t require the teachers’ intervention.

So, only three of the four homeroom teachers showed up.

Among them, Hoshinomiya Chie from Class B had drunk too much alcohol yesterday and didn’t come to meet the other teachers.

Meanwhile, Sakagami from Class D noticed that Mashima’s condition seemed off.

“By the way, early this morning, I heard the sound of a helicopter. Could it be the school’s helicopter arriving?”

“Yeah,” Mashima nodded. “Class C students applied to use the spare phones, because there were no preparations on the ship. The student council president, Horikita Manabu, came by helicopter to bring the supplies, and he will leave this evening.”

“The student council president came personally to deliver the supplies? Seems like a bit of a waste,” Sakagami said in surprise.

“Maybe he’s interested in this exam,” Mashima said.

“Class C applied for spare phones. Could it be that they’ll use spare phones for the next three days?” Sakagami said.

“That’s the case,” Teacher Chabashira replied. “They applied for a large number. They’ll distribute them before 8 o’clock today.”

At 8 o’clock, the school would send out the privileged student information.

But Class C had already prepared the spare phones in advance.

Which meant.

Class C’s representatives might have initially decided not to let their students know if they were selected as privileged students. Class C had come from Class D, and their students were the worst quality, most easily deceived. So, if they knew they were privileged students, they would likely leak the information immediately.

And that would be a treat for other classes.

Like Sakagami, Ryuen wanted to rise in this exam.

But now, Class C’s actions effectively bypassed this exam.

“Damn it—”

Sakagami immediately realized that, once again, Class C had gained an advantage in this exam.

They would secure the high points from the deserted island.

“And Mashima, what preparations has your class made?” Sakagami turned to look at Teacher Mashima. “If your class doesn’t put in some effort this time, Class B will catch up to you.”

Currently, Class A had 1258 points.

And Class B had 1121 points.

As long as Class B could guess 2 of Class A’s privileged students, Class A would fall.

Sakagami’s Class D was the one that saw Class C drop, which was a huge disgrace. So now, if Mashima’s class also dropped, he might still save some face.

It wouldn’t be just his class that was failing.

“Don’t worry about it,” Mashima said at this moment. “It’s not necessarily that Class A will drop. In fact, I think Class A will not drop in this exam.”

“Hmm?”

“You’re confident about this?” Sakagami said, a bit curious.

And Teacher Chabashira from Class C also looked over.

You have to know, Class A was on the brink of collapse in this exam.

So how could Mashima still have this confidence?

Meanwhile, on the other side.

The homeroom teacher of the class closest to Class A was enjoying herself.

She was getting a massage.

But soon.

There was a knock on the door.

“Ah, Ichinose, you’re here.” The homeroom teacher of Class B let the person in. “I’ve been waiting for you.”

“Teacher, is this okay?” The person who entered was Ichinose Honami, the tallest girl in Class B with long pink-golden hair.

However, there was some concern in her eyes because her homeroom teacher drank every day, and yesterday, she had drunk particularly much.

“It’s just a little bit of alcohol,” Hoshinomiya Chie said. “I’m very good at handling it.”

“Also, Ichinose, you have some doubts in your heart, don’t you?” Hoshinomiya Chie continued. “Why are you in the Rabbit group?”

“You should have received some of the group members’ lists.”

Hoshinomiya Chie said, “It seems that the Dragon group gathered the class representatives, but I didn’t put you there.”

“About that,” Ichinose modestly said. “It must be because the teacher had her own considerations. I’m not that outstanding.”

“No, it’s not,” Hoshinomiya Chie shook her head. “You can still take on the representative role in our class. I put you in the Rabbit group because Chabashira put Hikigaya in the Rabbit group.”

“So, I arranged for you to go there.”

“What do you mean?” Ichinose tilted her head.

“Hikigaya is quite capable, and he’s Chabashira’s proud student. So, if he goes to the Rabbit group, it wouldn’t be fair to the other members. That’s why I hope you can find the privileged student in the Rabbit group,” Hoshinomiya Chie said. “And then—”

“Defeat Hikigaya Hachiman.”

“Right now, we’re only Class B, and we still have a chance to rise, but I think it’s more important to kick Class C down.” She said.

Hoshinomiya Chie and Chabashira Sae were close friends and contemporaries, and they were even once classmates.

Their class originally started as Class D.

And from Class D, they climbed all the way up to Class B.

Now, they were just a step away from Class A.

Everyone was aiming for a bright future, but… in the crucial exam, Chabashira ruined it, and everyone lost the chance to climb higher.

Including her close friend.

And because they were close friends, she noticed that Chabashira was trying to climb higher this time and doing so very quickly.

So, it would be unforgivable to not set up some challenges for her friend.

Therefore, when Hoshinomiya found out that Chabashira didn’t put Hikigaya in the Dragon group, she also arranged for Ichinose to be in the Rabbit group.

However.

Defeating Hikigaya.

Ichinose glanced at the message she had received yesterday.

[You have two days to give me the list of privileged students in your class. If you don’t, the alliance between Classes B and C will be over.]

“…”

The current problem wasn’t about defeating the other side, but if Class B broke ties with them, there would be risks.