Hachiman’s Classroom of Strength’s Supremacy

Chapter 167: Sakayanagi Arisu Might Be a Lucky Star

There weren’t many student council members standing on the podium. Among them was Horikita Manabu, who carried an aura of dominance, exuding pressure even without speaking, and then there was Kiriyama, the vice president from 2-B, who most of the first-year students didn’t recognize. There was also Nagumo Miyabi, another vice president.

“…”

In the moment when Fujimaki announced Sakayanagi Arisu’s identity, Nagumo Miyabi felt a sense of loss. Sakayanagi’s entrance was quite impressive.

She had originally just secured the position of the next student council president and a hundred votes from the third years through a deal with Horikita Manabu.

However, in reality, there could be many candidates in the actual election.

But the way Sakayanagi appeared made it seem as though she had already become the legitimate heir.

This gave all the students in the school a good first impression, making it easy for her to gather the votes of confused students.

At the same time, Nagumo noticed that the second-year students in his class were casting bewildered looks in his direction.

Yes.

Because the second-year students believed that Nagumo Miyabi himself was the next student council president.

This was also the reason he had such a strong hold over the second-year students.

On one hand, it was due to mutual interests, and on the other, it was about his future development.

But at this point, was this future development going to be suppressed?

Moreover, Horikita, the president, hadn’t refused either.

Which meant…

Horikita might actually be supporting Sakayanagi Arisu in his heart.

Nagumo knew his stance was opposed to Horikita’s, but he didn’t think Sakayanagi Arisu was a harmless figure. She was definitely more extreme than him.

So…

Even knowing this, understanding the risk of Sakayanagi Arisu, Horikita-senpai, are you still choosing Sakayanagi over me?

Nagumo Miyabi had a solemn expression on the podium.

Below them,

In Class 1-A, cheers erupted.

There was already a large faction in favor of Sakayanagi.

It should be noted that the arrangement of the A class was not divided by boys and girls, but mixed, with two rows, one with 14 people and the other with 25.

The distribution of students seemed odd.

But the ones cheering were from the row of 25.

Clearly,

That row was filled with Sakayanagi’s supporters.

Because in the uninhabited island exam, Katsuragi failed to turn the situation around and even caused everyone to incur a debt of 30,000 points per month.

Now, the position of Class A only had a slight advantage of 17 points over the class that had climbed up from Class D, which was Hachiman’s class. Any exam where Class A didn’t perform well could easily see them surpassed.

So Katsuragi had already lost most of his support, and even some of his own faction had defected.

And now,

This sense of decline suddenly shifted when Sakayanagi Arisu was announced as a candidate.

When Katsuragi turned around, he realized that only eight students remained in his row.

“These people are too much!” Katsuragi stood at the front, with his underling, Totsuka Yahiko, second in line, and naturally, they noticed the change in their group.

Someone had defected right under their noses.

“Stay quiet.” Katsuragi said.

The uninhabited island exam had been his failure, and he wouldn’t deny it. So he didn’t try to stop the changes in his group.

“Shh—” However, students from Sakayanagi’s faction nearby hushed him.

It seemed Class A was deeply divided.

This was what Hachiman thought.

And then,

Hachiman observed the expression on Nagumo Miyabi, the vice president, as he looked at the podium.

At first, Hachiman thought that since their class had moved up to Class B, they would have to be part of the White Group.

So, in the large group competition, the chances of losing would be 99%.

But now, seeing things as they were, the odds of losing for the Red and White groups had dropped from 99% to at least 70%.

After introducing Sakayanagi Arisu’s identity, Fujimaki slowly began to speak.

“First, I would like to give the first-year students some advice. Although some may think it’s repetitive, I hope you understand that the sports festival is a very important exam.

The experience you accumulate during the sports festival will definitely be useful in the future. Many of the exams ahead may seem like games at first glance, but behind them is the crucial battle for survival in this school.”

“Of course, right now, you may not feel any real sense of urgency or motivation. But since you’re participating, then you should have the determination to win!”

“Finally, although this sports festival is divided into Red and White teams, the only event that involves all grades is the final 1200-meter relay race. Other than that, the events will be separate by grade.”

“So now, I encourage each grade to gather and discuss freely.”

Fujimaki, a third-year student from Class A, gave a long, vague speech that seemed to lack much substance.

However…

“What do you think?”

Horikita turned her gaze to Hachiman. Although Horikita Suzune had grown, she hadn’t yet developed the ambition to spy or intervene on the next student council president’s election.

Moreover,

She knew that Hachiman had been eating with Sakayanagi Arisu from Class A regularly.

So, she had already formed the impression that anyone who could dine with Hachiman must have exceptional qualities.

Thus, it wasn’t surprising for Sakayanagi Arisu to now hold the position of candidate for the next student council president.

She then focused her attention back on Fujimaki, who was speaking in place of her brother.

And it seemed she was somewhat skeptical.

Because,

“Fujimaki’s words are all nonsense.”

Hachiman said bluntly, “Your brother’s speech during the entrance ceremony was concise, but now, all this rambling. I think it’s something that had to be said for the occasion, and since your brother didn’t want to say it, he had Fujimaki do it.”

Alright.

Suzune actually had her own thoughts.

Because what Fujimaki said had no real meaning.

But soon,

She heard Hachiman’s voice again, “A person like him can enter Class A? Seems like your brother’s job is tough. Just like us, huh?”

“…”

But Horikita held a different view.

Because her brother was still very capable. Was it that hard to find a reliable classmate?

…

Thus,

The discussion between the large groups began.

Class A and Class D were one group, and Class B and Class C were the other.

On the surface, this arrangement seemed a bit unfair.

Because Class A was above Class B, and Class C was above Class D.

Although it was the strongest Class A combined with the weakest Class D, the strength of the other grades’ B and C classes was uncertain. For the first-year BC classes, the pressure was a bit heavy.

Because Class C was originally Class B, ensuring a certain level, but Class B, where Hachiman’s class was now, had climbed up from Class D, and their initial resources hadn’t changed.

So, with the two classes forming teams, compared to the Red Team made up of Classes A and D, they were actually at a disadvantage.

However, it seemed that the students in the class hadn’t thought that much about it.

Instead, some of the boys became a bit restless.

“It’s Ichinose.”

“She greeted me earlier and even remembered my name—”

Hmm.

Hachiman realized that the students in his class had some advantages.

At least when it came to their behavior around cute girls, there was no change compared to the uninhabited island exam.

“Hachiman-kun, Horikita-san.”

A clear voice came from behind them, and it was Ichinose Honami, one of the class representatives from the original Class B, now part of Class C. She had already attracted the attention of everyone.

With her beautiful and smooth long hair, a perfect and quite eye-catching figure, and a likable charm that surpassed even Kushida’s.

Ichinose was quite popular among the first-year students.

It seemed she had a lot of popularity across all the classes.

This was something Kushida had let slip when venting her inner frustration.

“Ichinose-san.”

At this moment, even Horikita Suzune, who usually acted stiff, seemed a bit more flexible.

Because this time, their class was teamed up with Ichinose’s, but Horikita knew the strength of her own class, so she probably expected they would need help from Ichinose and her classmates, just like in the previous written exam.

“Hachiman-kun looks a bit serious. Is there something difficult to handle?” Ichinose asked.

She noticed Hachiman’s expression.

“Tomorrow after school, my class plans to conduct a physical fitness survey for all the students.”

“Although it hasn’t started yet, there are quite a few students in my class who aren’t good at sports and have low academic performance,” Hachiman said. “And Ichinose, this time, our class has been assigned to the same group.”

“So for the compulsory events that all students must participate in, could you and your class allow those students to ease up a bit? Maybe help them get some points, so they don’t end up in the bottom ten?” Hachiman said. “Because the students who end up in the bottom ten will have their scores in each subject of the next written exam reduced by ten points. If that happens, the students in my class definitely won’t be able to bear it.”

“Oh.” Ichinose nodded.

She seemed to understand his request.

However, Kanzaki, who was with her, felt like they had been at a disadvantage.

Since they had just met, they had already lost the initiative.

If they had known, they should have waited for Hachiman to come to them, rather than taking the lead.

Neither Ichinose nor Kanzaki had any major objections to their class being dropped to Class C.

Because all the classes had similar evaluation scores.

Class A: 1108 points

Class B: 1091 points

Class C: 1071 points

It meant that one exam could directly change the rankings of all three classes.

Class A’s score had also been lowered, so for Ichinose and the others, it was actually a good opportunity.

So, Class C was quite motivated for the upcoming sports festival.

Of course, having motivation was one thing, but after reviewing the rules, they realized that in addition to the class rankings, there were also large group competitions where classes from different years formed teams.

They were in the White Group, but other year’s Red Groups included Class A, which was a bit worrying, especially since the student council president, Horikita Manabu, was in Class A of the third year.

So, facing the student council president, the chances of winning for the White Group weren’t very high.

And the reason for this unease with the student council president was that Ichinose had already had two applications to join the student council rejected.

The reason given was always the same.

Not qualified enough.

So even without explicitly saying it, both Ichinose and Kanzaki felt that the White Group would likely lose.

So, the White Group would directly lose 200 points.

That was why they came to Hachiman, hoping to form an alliance.

But Hachiman wanted them to ease up.

This was quite baffling.

“Of course, I’m not asking you to let them off without any conditions.” Hachiman said. “Because in this exam, we in the White Group still might not lose.”

“Oh?”

What did that mean?

As Ichinose furrowed her brows.

“Since it’s a free discussion, I suppose it’s fine if we don’t participate?”

Just then, a loud argument suddenly broke out in the Red Group.

Ryuen’s arrogant voice echoed throughout the entire gymnasium, instantly silencing the previously noisy atmosphere.

“Ryuen.”

It was in the direction of Class A, and the composed Katsuragi spoke, “Are you sure you don’t want to stay for a discussion? And this responsibility, as well as the consequences if the two classes cannot cooperate, can you bear it?”

In response to Katsuragi’s question, Ryuen didn’t care at all. He shoved his hands into his pockets and nonchalantly said,

“Because talking with you is pointless; it will only waste everyone’s time.”

“What attitude is that, Ryuen! If your Class D doesn’t want to participate, don’t drag us down!” Ryuen’s attitude immediately infuriated Katsuragi’s lackey, Totsuka.

It was already frustrating enough that students from Katsuragi’s faction had betrayed him right under his nose.

Now, Ryuen, who had fallen to Class D, was unwilling to cooperate.

Was Ryuen looking down on them in Class A too?

At this moment, Katsuragi gently raised his left hand, signaling Totsuka to stop talking.

He then looked over to the leadership platform.

“If other classes refuse to cooperate in the discussion, will my class lose points?” Katsuragi asked.

His gaze then turned to the senior student in charge of the sports festival, Fujimaki.

“This responsibility…”

It was obvious that Fujimaki, who had been pushed forward by Horikita, never expected such a situation.

For a moment, he became flustered.

He gripped the microphone with his left hand and cast a helpless look towards Horikita.

“Refusing to participate in the discussion will not result in point deductions,” Horikita walked over, took the microphone, and said in a calm tone.

Although it was Ryuen who stirred up the commotion, everyone calmed down under the Student Council President’s composed and serious words.

“However, can you, representing your class, bear the consequences of breaking away from the discussion or being a loner?” Horikita directed his gaze toward Ryuen.

But Ryuen maintained a slight smile.

“Hmph, you don’t need to worry about that, Student Council President. Since there are no point deductions, then Class D’s students, let’s go!”

With Ryuen’s words, a surprising scene unfolded.

Class D’s two rows of students actually turned their heads at the same time, and as Ryuen tossed his hair, he turned and walked out of the stadium.

And the students from Class D, seeing this, didn’t question him at all.

Instead, they willingly followed Ryuen and left.

It wasn’t until all of Class D had left the stadium that some were still immersed in the scene just now, feeling it was hard to believe.

Meanwhile, the senior students were still a bit confused.

Because just a moment ago, there had been a grand appearance by the first-year’s Sakayanagi Arisu, and now, another first-year student was leading a class to act independently.

This year’s first-year students were truly extraordinary.