Hachiman’s Classroom of Strength’s Supremacy

Chapter 026: The True Nature of This School – Strength Above All!

Hachiman sat down on the shaded bench where Sakayanagi Arisu had just been sitting.

Sakayanagi Arisu was on his right.

There was a 20-centimeter gap between them—an unusually distant space.

Even with such a distance, he could still catch a faint, pleasant fragrance.

Although she was a delicate beauty, she hadn’t neglected to wear a light touch of perfume.

Of course, it was also possible that it was simply her natural scent.

Hachiman had no experience with girls. His only close interaction was shaking hands with Kushida, and at that time, he had already thought that girls were soft and had a nice fragrance.

So, he nearly believed that all girls naturally smelled good.

Hachiman turned to look at Sakayanagi Arisu, but she had her eyes closed, appearing calm as if she were resting—or perhaps just spacing out.

Earlier, when he had acted as if he were going to carry her over to the sunlit area, she had immediately chosen to plead for mercy.

In truth, Hachiman had already been quite merciful.

He had first removed the guard she had arranged.

Then, he had confiscated her means of communication.

And finally, he had taken away her mobility aid.

At that point, she was like a fish on the chopping board.

No matter what terrible thing he did, she wouldn’t have been able to resist.

That was the real danger.

But, of course, if he actually did anything to her, he would be expelled.

Hachiman had no intention of doing anything drastic—he wasn’t that kind of person.

He simply wanted her to develop a sense of caution when dealing with others.

Still, Sakayanagi proved to be quite reliable.

She revealed some inside information she had discovered in advance.

When she enrolled, she had looked at the school’s promotional brochure and immediately found it suspicious.

Every student was given 100,000 points upon entry, with purchasing power equivalent to 100,000 yen in cash.

Was the school running a charity?

After crunching some numbers, she realized that the school had to be hiding something.

Then, when she discovered the school forum on her phone and saw clubs offering point rewards in exchange for academic performance, she deduced that upperclassmen must have access to money.

With this in mind, she shared her theory with some of her classmates.

Then, they formed a group to “farm” upperclassmen for points.

They ended up acquiring an enormous number of points and immediately put them to use.

Sakayanagi personally spent 2 million points to have their homeroom teacher, Mashima-sensei, explain the school’s rules and the truth about how points were earned to the entire class.

But when the other students in Class A learned about this massive expenditure, they decided to split the cost.

As a result, aside from Sakayanagi Arisu, every student in Class A now had no more than 50,000 points left.

In other words, Class A students had taken full advantage of the rule their teacher had mentioned: “With points, you can buy anything at this school.”

However, this was actually quite terrifying.

Not only had Class A figured out the school’s system ahead of time, but they also demonstrated remarkable unity.

Because…

Just imagine—if someone in Class D had spent 2 million points to purchase this information for their class, what would have happened?

Most likely, the one who suggested paying 2 million would have had to cover it alone.

The others would have said:
“Ah, I don’t have that kind of money.”
“Points are really valuable; we should be more careful with them.”

In other words, they would have pushed the responsibility onto someone else.

This was precisely why, when Hachiman chased after Chabashira-sensei earlier and she hinted that he didn’t have enough points, he didn’t bother going back to his class to collect more.

Because if he asked, he would probably have to shoulder the debt himself.

That kind of situation… would be terrifying.

Still…

Hachiman took out his phone, opened his notepad, and began recording and compiling the information he had gathered from Sakayanagi Arisu.

Some of it aligned with his own speculations, but there were also details that filled in the gaps.

When put together, it all pointed to one conclusion:

This was a school where strength reigned supreme.

The school’s advertised 100% university acceptance rate and job placement rate were both true.

Every year, the students were divided into four classes—A, B, C, and D.

However…

By the time they graduated in third year, students from Classes B, C, and D would be discarded.

When they graduated, their diplomas would simply state they had finished high school—without any special recognition.

Only those who graduated as part of Class A would receive the benefits promised in the school’s advertisements.

This was absolutely insane.

At the same time, in order to cultivate talent, the school continuously conducts examinations and uses points as rewards.

There are two types of points:

• Class Evaluation Points
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• Private Points
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Class Evaluation Points, as the name suggests, belong to the entire class.

Private Points, on the other hand, can be used as money.

Each month, the school deposits Class Evaluation Points × 100 into the students’ accounts. These points serve as living expenses.

Additionally, when freshmen are assigned to one of the four classes—A, B, C, or D—it is based on a specialized evaluation system.

In other words, there is already a difference in ability from the very beginning.

Class A consists of the most outstanding students.

This school is truly designed to simulate real-world survival.

To put it in simpler terms:

• The best students are in Class A.
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• Those of average working-class potential are in Class B.
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• The socially inclined and street-smart students are in Class C.
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• As for Class D… well, it’s basically a garbage dump.
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Heh…

Even though he had already guessed it, the reality was still cruel.

That said, the school was at least somewhat “kind.”

Even though students had varying levels of ability, each class was initially given 1,000 Class Evaluation Points.

1,000 Class Evaluation Points × 100 happens to equal the 100,000 Private Points that every student receives upon admission.

On the surface, it seemed fair and reasonable.

However, this was nothing more than a deceptive kindness.

Because with differences in students’ abilities, it was inevitable that the so-called exams would soon create a huge gap.

Then what about the students in Class D?

If they knew from the start that this place was hell, would they have even enrolled?

They would probably quit on the spot.

So, the school gave them a bit of “sugar” at first, making it seem like everyone started on equal footing.

At the same time, the school encouraged students to save points, because here, as long as you have enough points, you can buy anything.

Including the right to drop out of school.

And the cost of dropping out? 20 million points.

Basically impossible.

But having a far-off dream isn’t necessarily a bad thing.

Still, this also confirmed one thing: exams frequently result in expulsion.

What a terrifying school!

“Moreover, the first month’s assessment actually begins the moment students enter the school.”

A girl’s sweet voice rang out.

“The assessment focuses on student behavior—essentially, whether they meet the standards of a ‘proper student’.”

Sakayanagi Arisu seemed to have recovered from her earlier daze.

She had noticed that devious Hikigaya was carefully typing down all the important rules in his notepad, occasionally frowning.

However, seeing the “villainous” Hikigaya frown actually put her in a better mood.

Because…

“Hikigaya-san, you are currently in hell.”

Perhaps enjoying his misfortune, Sakayanagi’s tone suddenly became playful.

She even switched back to polite speech.

“According to the school’s initial class placement criteria, your Class D is the worst. So, when this month ends, just how terrible will your class’s exam results be?”

“Let’s see… The school’s assessment criteria probably include classroom behavior, breaks between classes, and even students’ conduct after school.”

“With all the cameras around the school, there’s no shortage of opportunities to monitor student behavior.”

“There’s not a single moment where you can afford to relax. Based on past records, by the end of the first month, Class D typically drops to around 400 to 500 points.”

“Which means your living expenses will be cut in half.”

Sakayanagi Arisu spoke with an unusually cheerful tone.

“……” (Hachiman)

Alright, you can stop talking now.

Today was only the third day since enrollment.

And Hachiman was pretty sure that his class had already lost at least 200 points.

So, in reality, Sakayanagi was overestimating Class D.

What’s this about having 400 to 500 points left?

Hachiman had absolutely no doubt that Class D could go all the way down to zero.

Because if the school really monitored student behavior through surveillance cameras—

For example, yesterday, when Yamauchi and Ike were ranking female students in class based on appearance, even including a “big breasts” category—

Such crude behavior had surely resulted in a huge deduction of points.

Looking at it this way…

Yeah, things were pretty bad.

But what did this have to do with him?

He had other ways to earn points.

However…

It wasn’t completely irrelevant either.

Because that wicked woman, Chabashira-sensei, might have her own ambitions.

Ah.

What a headache.

“Well then.”

Hikigaya glanced at his phone—30 minutes left until lunch break.

There was still enough time to get a meal at the cafeteria.

Hikigaya turned to Sakayanagi Arisu.

“Do you want to go eat with me?”

…?

Sakayanagi Arisu’s clear eyes blinked in confusion.

Because—

What was this villain saying…?

Was he… inviting her?