Hachiman’s Classroom of Strength’s Supremacy

Chapter 18: You’re transferring money to me, are you trying to support me? Wait, you’re also a Chiba local!

A doubt rose in Hachiman’s heart.

Because…

As the student council president, he had the authority to view students’ files.

So, what about the homeroom teacher? Can’t she view the files of the students in her own class?

This seemed unbelievable.

Because…

The school certainly doesn’t do charity by arranging students’ admission, waiving their tuition, and providing living expenses—it’s not something available to just anyone.

So they must have some corresponding value. Things like student files and resumes would definitely be scrutinized.

As for the homeroom teachers, there was no need to increase their workload unnecessarily.

So, it was essential to provide the student files right from the start.

But thinking about it, there seemed to be a problem in this process.

According to Chabashira-sensei’s words, she needed his help to gather information on the students in the class to complete her responsibilities as the homeroom teacher.

This was the homeroom teacher’s duty.

So, having an assistant for the job was normal.

But if Chabashira-sensei already had all the files for the students in Class D from the beginning, there would be no need for her to collect any more information.

Yet, she still had him do it.

Either the paper records she had were inaccurate and needed to be verified, which seemed normal, or…

Perhaps… there were other intentions.

For instance… deliberately getting him to interact with certain students.

And why would she want him to interact with these specific students?

Like Kushida.

Kushida was a problematic student with a black history. If anything exploded, the consequences would be unimaginable.

And if he interacted with Horikita Suzune… While Horikita seemed excellent on paper, her actual situation was quite poor, and her inability to socialize might lead to negative consequences.

But what if he thought the other way around?

Kushida, while a ticking time bomb, had great affinity, and even though Hirata was also a bomb, he actively maintained class cohesion.

And Horikita Suzune was the sister of Student Council President Horikita Manabu.

Wait, wait… This combination… exposes ambition.

Hachiman felt a bit of pressure.

Which meant…

Even though Chabashira Sae looked pretty, loved to wear black stockings, high heels, and had a lot of money, she was a mature, rich older sister…

Could she actually be a sister with big ambitions?

So could he still get points from her?

Hachiman was weighing the pros and cons in his mind, while the Student Council President continued talking.

“However, I won’t use my student council president privileges for personal matters,” Horikita Manabu said.

“I have my own code of conduct.”

“So, don’t worry.”

In other words, even if he had just walked by, or even if he had really taken a picture of him about to hit his sister, he wouldn’t use his personal authority for revenge.

The Student Council President was a straightforward person.

But…

“Being as straightforward as you are must be hard, right?” Hachiman said. “After all, you just said that if a picture were taken, it could be used to threaten you. Knowing these methods, but still being so straightforward… don’t you think it’s tough?”

Of course it was tough.

But Horikita Manabu had things he wanted to stick to.

“You don’t need to worry about these things,” Horikita Manabu said.

He looked at his sister.

“Suzune, if you don’t understand anything, you won’t be able to stay in this school.”

“So, automatically withdrawing might be your best option.”

“This school, as I just said, is all about strength.”

“Students are evaluated according to a standard as soon as they enter, and based on their performance, they’re placed into classes A, B, C, or D.”

“And I think you’ve already figured it out. I’m in Class A, which means I’m excellent.”

“So.”

“Suzune, you were placed in Class D.”

“This means you are far from enough. You were evaluated as garbage,” Horikita Manabu said.

“Ugh…”

Horikita Suzune seemed to freeze for a moment but quickly said, “I think there must have been some mistake in the evaluation. My studies aren’t bad. Although I don’t get perfect scores in every subject, I study every day, for 10 hours a day, and my athletic ability is also stronger than the average girl’s.”

“Heh…”

Horikita Manabu chuckled. “You’re good in those aspects, but that’s all you are. There are many who are better than you.”

“For example, this guy, Hikigaya Hachiman.”

“Hachiman… is it?” Horikita Suzune’s gaze shifted to him.

Of all the girls Hachiman had interacted with, his relationship with Kushida was the closest, and being appraised like this by a girl… Suzune was the first.

And he was intentionally staying close, partly to see if he could gather more information about Horikita Suzune, and partly because this Student Council President was very rich.

Since he had already paid 1 million points to leak some school secrets, he was wondering if he could get some more information about the school for free.

But now the topic was turning to him?

Was he really better than Horikita Suzune in terms of his “hardware”?

No, that wasn’t the case. He only had slightly higher grades in Japanese, but everything else was average.

So, what was Horikita Manabu doing, casually boasting about him?

Just as Hachiman was thinking about how to respond to the current situation, he didn’t notice that Horikita Suzune was looking at him in surprise, as if she had just realized he was a super academic genius.

At that moment, Hachiman suddenly noticed his phone vibrating.

It seemed like he had received a message.

[Your private account has been credited with 100,000 points. Transfer sender: F3455646

Current private account balance: 183,400 points.]

It was a transfer notification.

And the sender was… an unknown number.

However…

There was a note attached to the transfer.

[Note: I’m giving Suzune a lesson, stay quiet.]

??

Suzune.

The only Suzune Hachiman knew was…

He looked at Horikita Manabu.

But Horikita Manabu maintained a cold, expressionless face.

It was impossible to read anything from his expression.

But Hachiman was 99.99% sure that this transfer came from Horikita Manabu.

In other words…

As he had initially suspected, Horikita Manabu had paid the huge sum of 1 million points to leak some school information to his sister, not to force her to withdraw.

But instead… to teach his sister.

To let his sister know that this school is cruel, that points are hard to earn but easily lost, and that without points, you can’t go anywhere.

So, what that means is…

Horikita Manabu’s initial suggestion for his sister to withdraw from school was a lie.

Rather, when he found out that his sister had been placed in Class D, and considering that her various hardware panels weren’t bad, it suggested that there were significant issues elsewhere.

She had been labeled a problem child and thrown into Class D.

So, worried about his sister’s situation, he was spending money and effort.

Wow.

What kind of level of a “brother complex” was this?

Just casually paying 1 million points?

Hachiman felt he could never do that. He had at most 1.1 million points, and he’d give 1 million to Komachi at most.

And now…

He had received money, and it was such easy money.

Hachiman glanced again at the account balance of 183,400 points.

The 100,000 points sent by Horikita President were already enough for two months of living expenses.

Hmm~

Hachiman chose to remain silent.

Then, he watched as Horikita Manabu continued his lesson.

“His Japanese grades are better than yours. His insight is sharp, and he’s very aware of the situation. If I were to rate him, I wouldn’t give him a low score,” Horikita Manabu said. “So, I don’t know why he was placed in Class D.”

“Therefore, to find his weaknesses, Suzune, you need to choose to stay here. This is my condition for you staying at this school.”

“…” ??

Hachiman remained quiet, but he noticed that Horikita Suzune was looking at him with a strange expression.

Perhaps she herself hadn’t understood why her brother would give such an order.

But Hachiman understood.

Because…

Horikita Suzune’s biggest flaw was her inability to socialize.

And Horikita Manabu had probably realized this.

So, did he want his younger sister to learn from him?

And the price for that was the 100,000 points he had just paid?

Hachiman felt like he wanted to return the 100,000 points right away.

He took back his earlier thoughts that Horikita Manabu was a great philanthropist.

Because…

Horikita Manabu was too stingy.