Hachiman’s Classroom of Strength’s Supremacy

Chapter 034: The Biggest Problem Child of Class D, Chabashira Sae!

Does Chabashira Sae have psychological problems?

Hachiman proposed a conclusion.

This deduction was based on the information provided by Horikita Manabu.

Chabashira Sae was not very old, and Hiratsuka-sensei was her peer, so they were probably around the same age, both nearing thirty.

And from a typical person’s life experience, it would take time after high school to graduate from university.

Since at an advanced nurturing school like this, they would never hire someone who hadn’t gone to university to be a teacher, especially one who would be a homeroom teacher.

So Chabashira must have attended university.

After graduating from university, she started her teaching career, and considering what she said on the first day of school—“For the next three years, I’ll be your homeroom teacher”—she must have already taught a previous cohort.

So…

Looking at the monthly salary information given by Horikita Manabu, Chabashira’s monthly salary was 200,000 yen.

That would be 2.4 million yen per year, and 7.2 million yen for three years.

Yet, her account showed a balance of 6.02 million yen.

Does this mean she’s been extremely frugal?

It wouldn’t be impossible elsewhere, but at an advanced nurturing school, it’s still possible, because the school provides aid for students who lose their points.

So, Chabashira could have been receiving some form of relief.

However…

Something just didn’t add up.

Because…

Someone who’s so stingy and frugal, yet when he arrived, gave a 200,000 yen reward just for investigating a student?

So generous.

It’s like a top-tier donor or a wealthy benefactor. Saving money, even taking out loans, just to reward others?

Does she like him?

Definitely not.

So…

All the clues pointed to one thing—since Chabashira-sensei was willing to pay such a price, there must be something that needed to be accomplished.

And the fact that she had been saving for three years indicated her determination to complete this task.

Thus, Hachiman came to a conclusion.

Class D had quite a few problem children, but as the homeroom teacher, Chabashira-sensei was the biggest problem child.

…

However.

Now, this black-haired teacher with a single ponytail was looking at the boy with dead fish eyes in front of her.

Her pupils were golden and quite beautiful, and her fingers were slender.

But her gaze was sharp, as though she were being hunted. Hachiman didn’t move.

Instead, Chabashira herself looked away first.

“An obsession, huh…”

“Why do you think that?”

Chabashira took a lady’s cigarette out of her suit pocket, lit it, but didn’t inhale.

“You should know that I’m an adult. If something’s wrong with my health, I’ll take care of it myself.”

In other words, this was the attitude of an adult—handling her own problems, right?

But…

“Some people just can’t let go.” Hachiman said.

“Heh…”

Chabashira seemed to smile, but now she looked troubled.

“If I say there’s nothing wrong, what will you do?” Chabashira asked.

“I’ll probably return the two point cards you gave me.” Hachiman replied. “Then our deal… might just end here.”

For Hachiman, this was a regrettable decision.

After all, being in Class D and losing the chance to get points from Chabashira was a significant loss.

However…

Knowing that the other person had a problem, and then taking the money that she had saved so hard for, Hachiman couldn’t do it.

At this point, maybe he’d have to go check out the school clubs or other places to see if there were any other ways to make money.

But the seniors had already been picked over by Sakayanagi, so now it seemed like he could only scrape together a little bit of soup to drink.

However, being supported by Sakayanagi or something like that… he’d rather pass on that.

Hachiman felt that such a manipulative, petty girl wasn’t worth the trouble. She’d say one thing but then do the opposite. For example, when they went out to eat together, she’d say she’d be his sugar mama, but when he suggested splitting the bill, she agreed right away. It was clear her words and actions didn’t match up.

Hachiman took that as a lesson.

…

“You little brat.” Chabashira said, extinguishing the cigarette. “Why did you suddenly cut off the deal?”

“Because you probably have the students’ files, right, Chabashira-sensei?” Hachiman said.

“…” Chabashira. “You’re quite interesting. Indeed, as the homeroom teacher, I have access to the files, but the information in the files might not be the same as the actual situation. So, isn’t it reasonable to ask you to help me?”

It was reasonable.

But…

“The cost you’re paying is too high, and your salary is only 200,000 yen.” Hachiman said.

“Only? … Are you worried that I don’t have money?”

“Indeed, yes.”

Chabashira Sae seemed to adjust her wording. “When I came to this school, my salary wasn’t very high. And as you speculated with your ‘meritocracy’ theory, our teachers are also merit-based.”

“As the homeroom teacher of Class D, my salary is only 200,000 yen.”

“But this is different from the outside world. When I was in university, I was the same age as your Hiratsuka-sensei, but I didn’t choose to work with her at a local high school for this reason.”

“Because this school offers all students the opportunity to rise. As your homeroom teacher, although my starting salary is low, if you’re able to move up to Class C, my salary will double, and if you make it to Class B, it will double again.”

“And this is something the outside world can’t offer.”

“So, this is my ambition. I want to earn a higher salary, and right now, I’m just making some initial investments. What’s wrong with that?” Chabashira said. “I admit, asking you for help is partly to complete the task of evaluating students.”

“At the same time, I also hope you can find the outstanding students, and we can rise together.”

“This is a win-win-win situation.”

She admitted that her deal with Hachiman was to get him to identify potential problem children in the class.

Although these problem children were like bombs, there was no denying that their basic capabilities were still noticeable.

So, there was potential for improvement.

Chabashira’s saving habits were also part of her investment plan.

She wanted to use points to encourage the students to rise.

It looked like both an inspirational and opportunistic strategy.

But…

“You’re lying.” Hachiman calmly and mercilessly judged.