Hachiman’s Classroom of Strength’s Supremacy

Chapter 181: Ryuen’s Class! 0 Points!

Sakayanagi, sitting next to him, instantly showed an expression of displeasure.

Why did he say she could join his class if she had 20 million points?

There was a trap in that invitation.

Firstly, the class he’s currently in is Class B, which might soon become Class A, but its setup is terrible. Even if she were to join, she’d probably run back to her original class overnight.

So, it’s clear that the invitation wasn’t sincere.

Secondly, his words “join his class” are worth examining.

The phrase “his class” doesn’t refer to the current class, meaning it’s possible for him to change classes.

And after switching classes, she would be invited to join his class.

Hmm.

That’s not an invitation; it’s more like a similar idea to hers.

He probably thought that since 20 million could buy an opponent, why not buy her?

By buying her, he’d not only get rid of an enemy but also gain an ally.

It’s a profitable deal.

But.

Hikigaya must have said this because he saw her as dangerous, unwilling to fight her, and used this kind of soft tactic instead.

In other words, Hikigaya probably thought that if she took back her position as the representative of Class A, she’d cause trouble and launch an offensive, so he wanted to seal her off.

And she had already been sidelined by him for a long time since enrolling.

Now, was she supposed to continue being sidelined?

So.

Hikigaya really had no conscience.

“No interest.” Sakayanagi Arisu quickly rejected him.

At the same time, she confirmed that Hikigaya was an expert at playing dumb.

He set a bait, but she wasn’t taking it.

“I had some thoughts,” Hikigaya continued. “The most reassuring class in this school is Ichinose’s class.”

“If I could join there, I think with our cooperation, we can ensure that we graduate as members of Class A.”

“……” Sakayanagi.

So your goal is Ichinose’s class?

“Well, that’s truly unfortunate.”

Sakayanagi wasn’t going to pay any more attention to Hikigaya.

Because joining Ichinose’s class would be just like being in her current Class A—there would be no excitement.

Having strong configurations to fight in a dull battle didn’t fit the colorful campus life she wanted.

Probably in a bad mood, Sakayanagi Arisu grabbed her cane and stood up. Hikigaya was sitting in the corner, and there were two empty seats.

When she approached him earlier, she sat right next to him.

But now, holding her cane, she maintained a space between them.

It felt like they had suddenly put distance between each other.

She gently placed the cane aside, observing Hikigaya’s unchanged profile.

And Sakayanagi began thinking about why he would choose Ichinose’s class as the class he wanted.

Normally, if you had 20 million, then aiming for Class A when graduation came would be the safest bet.

And using it early meant he was really confident.

Because only graduating from Class A was useful, while graduating from other classes wouldn’t fulfill the promises made by the school.

So, does Hikigaya actually think that Class B is the only class that can end up graduating from Class A?

No.

Sakayanagi quickly dismissed this thought.

Because, if things progressed naturally, Class B might not even be able to beat Ryuen’s class.

Ryuen, though flashy and full of schemes, undeniably had ambition.

This was evident from the early exam where Ryuen refused to leak questions to her.

So, Sakayanagi rated Ryuen highly.

In that case.

Class A wasn’t weak, but Ryuen’s class also had ambition and methods.

So, how did Hikigaya think Ichinose’s class could win in the end?

Thus.

It really was because he went there and bought her over as well.

If they added the two of them.

Sakayanagi thought Ichinose’s class might have a chance of making it to the end.

But.

In that case, Hikigaya just had to spend his 20 million to jump to Ichinose’s class.

And to win, there was a high probability that Ichinose’s class would gather enough points to buy her.

In other words!

She was willing to spend real money—20 million—to buy Hikigaya, but Hikigaya wouldn’t spend a single cent.

What a despicable man.

Hmph!

Sakayanagi immediately saw through Hikigaya’s wolfish ambition.

She mentally noted to hold a grudge.

One day, she’d make Hikigaya regret refusing her today and realize how excessive his actions were.

Hikigaya probably hoped to become a qualified househusband in the future, rejecting the life of a corporate slave.

In other words, he hated seriously going to work.

Well then, let’s make him go to work seriously.

She really wanted to see him regret it in the future.

Perhaps thinking of something amusing, Sakayanagi’s mood lightened a little.

She refocused her attention on the competitors, who had finished the fifth leg and were starting the final leg of the race.

Her gaze returned to Hikigaya.

“I’m a little curious,” Sakayanagi Arisu said. “How did you manage to get Ayanokouji on your side? That man, who’s always kept a low profile, wouldn’t actively show himself.”

“Ayanokouji is someone who won’t act unless it threatens him,” Hikigaya said.

Though he didn’t know that Sakayanagi had been in a bad mood earlier, she was now actively talking to him.

But telling her about this was no trouble.

“So, I can drive him because he was threatened,” he continued.

Then, seeming to feel that Sakayanagi might not fully understand, he added, “A few days ago, his father came to school.”

Oh.

So that’s it.

Sakayanagi nodded.

Ayanokouji came from a special facility for manufacturing geniuses, and people like him shouldn’t be hiding in this school.

In other words.

He was probably someone who had defected.

And the current chairman of the school… also her father, wasn’t the type to fear powerful forces.

In other words, he must have strongly protected Ayanokouji.

But with her father’s abilities, it would be impossible for him to solve the situation.

At most, he could secure her status as a student of the school.

Therefore, Ayanokouji would definitely face other obstacles from his father’s methods, even being forcibly expelled. What Ayanokouji could do was prevent his own expulsion.

And being assigned to Hikigaya’s class was clearly a way to showcase his strength for safety.

I see now.

Sakayanagi Arisu understood.

However, it wasn’t that simple.

Rather, it was a matter of luck.

Hikigaya hadn’t initially planned to involve Ayanokouji, after all, obtaining information about a hidden powerhouse in his class from Chabashira-sensei was both a blessing and a curse.

Because the other party had never proactively shown his strength.

He had become somewhat ordinary and unremarkable.

So getting him to help the class was difficult.

Therefore, Ayanokouji had initially been outside of Hikigaya’s plans.

Until one day…

“Hikigaya, Ayanokouji’s father has arrived at the school. He is currently in the meeting room, and the chairman is meeting with him. His request is for Ayanokouji to be expelled.”

Chabashira-sensei suddenly sent him this message.

From the literal meaning, it was strange for a relative to come to the school and be received.

Ordinary families couldn’t manage that.

This meant that Ayanokouji’s father was a person of power.

And the final result was that Ayanokouji’s father came to the school but couldn’t take Ayanokouji away.

But the next day, in the restaurant on the third floor, Sakayanagi Shigemori, the chairman, could be seen looking slightly worried.

In other words.

Although Sakayanagi Shigemori had managed to protect Ayanokouji, his future path was not guaranteed.

Thus.

Hikigaya intercepted Ayanokouji, a person with a low profile.

“What do you mean?” Ayanokouji asked.

“My goal is for the class to be promoted to Class A, and that should be achieved soon,” Hikigaya said. “However, Ayanokouji, you’ll encounter a lot of problems moving forward.”

“For example, if the school can’t withstand the pressure and there’s some special expulsion exam, you’ll be in trouble,” Hikigaya continued. “After all, you’ve always been quite ordinary.”

“……” Ayanokouji.

So.

Probably to protect himself, Ayanokouji showed his true strength.

…

From the audience’s side, the sixth runner began to move.

“Next, it’s up to you!”

B Class’s fifth runner, Hirata, said to the sixth runner, Matsuhita Chiaki.

Matsuhita had been assigned to the sixth leg.

She also noticed that the sixth leg was filled with monsters.

The student council president, Horikita Manabu, the vice president, Minamiya Miyabi, the vice president, Kiriyama, as well as Shibata from Ichinose’s class, Kaito Hayashi from Class A, and Albert from Class D.

So, why had she been placed in such a team of monsters? Afterward, they would compete fiercely.

In a foul mood.

Matsuhita Chiaki didn’t respond to Hirata. She just gritted her teeth and silently took the baton.

Then, she started running desperately, using the 25-meter advantage her class had gained.

“Go for it!”

Although Sudo had already finished running, he went out of his way to cheer for her.

Sudo was cheering her on, but Matsuhita just wanted to curse.

She was about to cry!

This kind of thing had nothing to do with her—she had been hiding her strength all along.

So being outstanding would only affect her carefully crafted persona.

But now, there was no choice.

She was already caught in Hikigaya’s trap.

If she didn’t give it her all and got overtaken by a bunch of people, losing all her ranking… she would probably become the class’s sinner.

So now, Matsuhita Chiaki could only give it her all, even forced to perform beyond her usual limits.

So.

At this moment.

Matsuhita Chiaki stopped pretending.

“Matsuhita is running so fast!”

“Is Chiaki’s speed really that fast?”

The classmates watching were a bit surprised.

Even Karuizawa and the others were surprised.

Because Chiaki’s speed seemed to have far exceeded her usual state.

But.

Fortunately, this doubt didn’t last long.

It soon turned into:

“Wow, Vice President Miyabi’s speed is also really fast…”

“Wait a minute…”

“President Horikita, did he take something?”

“He’s a monster!”

Everyone’s eyes were focused on the race track, where after receiving the baton in the fifth leg, the final runners began their terrifying chase.

The most dazzling of them all was Horikita Manabu from Class 3-A.

In Class 3-A, although they had fallen behind slightly due to a fall in the fourth leg, when the baton was handed to Horikita Manabu for the final leg, he immediately surged forward like a gust of wind.

Thus.

“Bang!”

“First place arrives, second place arrives, third place arrives…”

Although Matsuhita had a 25-meter advantage, Horikita still managed to catch up.

Matsuhita kept second place, with Class 2-A taking third, Ichinose’s class fourth, and then…

The 1200-meter relay race came to an end.

However, no one left.

Because, in 10 minutes, the final results of this sports festival would be announced.

“That was really exciting,” Hoshinomiya Che, the teacher, said to Chabashira from another part of the audience.

“Indeed, the results are astonishing,” Chabashira replied.

As the student council president, Horikita Manabu stood on the podium, announcing the rankings for each grade and class. The students lined up below to listen, while the teachers became very relaxed.

In the red vs. white competition, the white team won by more than 300 points over the red team.

Hoshinomiya, leading Class C, was also on the white team.

So, together with Chabashira, they would earn a 200-point reward.

However, what everyone was paying attention to was the total score of the four classes in the sports festival.

Among them.

For the first-year rankings, it was first-year Class B in first place.

First-year Class A in second place.

First-year Class C in third place.

And first-year Class D in last place.

As the teacher of Class B, Chabashira not only earned the 200 points from the red vs. white competition but also got 200 points for first place.

This meant that Chabashira’s class not only moved up from Class B to Class A but also achieved excellent results in this sports festival.

And then, they revealed various terrifying trump cards.

Moreover.

What had just been announced were the class rankings in the sports festival.

But as former students of the school, the teachers had already easily calculated the class evaluation scores for each class.

Class A: 1108 points – 200 (lost red vs. white competition) – 0 (second place in grade) = 918 points.

Class B: 1091 points + 200 (won red vs. white competition) + 200 (first place in grade) = 1491 points.

Class C: 1071 points + 200 (won red vs. white competition) – 100 (third place in grade) = 1171 points.

Class D: 145 points – 200 (lost red vs. white competition) – 200 (last place in grade) = 0 points.

So, it wasn’t strange that Chabashira-sensei was so surprised.

Because this result was unbelievable.

Class A had dropped.

Class B had taken its place.

And then.

Class C had returned to Class B.

But it was that class.

The class that had worked incredibly hard in this sports festival.

Class D from the first year.

“Ryuuen, we got zero points.”

As the homeroom teacher of Class D, Sakagami Kazuma’s glasses were nearly shattered from the frustration.

Because, based on the scores, this was the worst class he had ever taught.