Hachiman’s Classroom of Strength’s Supremacy

Chapter 037: The D-Class Does Not Have the Ability to Rise in This School, Unless!

Chabashira-sensei had the capital, and Hikigaya Hachiman was willing to accept her employment.

There was no need to graduate from Class A. As long as they led the first-year D-Class to challenge Class A and succeeded—even if only once—Chabashira-sensei would pay Hikigaya Hachiman between 10 to 30 million yen in cash.

A deposit of 1 million points would be paid first.

Due to school restrictions, Chabashira couldn’t bring cash in easily.

So, the two of them were drafting an agreement they both agreed on.

Chabashira also took out her phone and used one of the 2 points cards that Hachiman had planned to return to her, transferring 1 million points into it.

Of course.

“You little brat, you’re being sly,” Chabashira immediately said.

Because there’s no such thing as paying money just for leading the first-year D-Class to challenge Class A and succeed.

The minimum payment should be 10 million yen in cash.

It was almost like being a sucker.

“I think you understand well enough. Being assigned to D-Class is a terrible situation,” Hachiman said in response.

“And,” Hachiman paused, “The first month is a behavioral evaluation, testing whether the new students are worthy of the school’s excellent student performance.”

Then.

“And now,”

“How many points do you think we have left?” Hachiman asked.

This was actually a little smokescreen.

The specific rules for the evaluation had been obtained from Sakayanagi Arisu, and the behavior test for the first month and the base score of 1000 points for the four classes was also something he knew from Sakayanagi.

Then.

On the blackboard on the first floor, there was nothing.

Unlike the second and third years, whose class evaluation scores were directly announced.

But.

As the class teacher, Chabashira, as a staff member, probably had higher privileges, like knowing her class’s point deductions.

However.

“…” Chabashira.

Chabashira-sensei actually fell silent.

Hey, hey, hey.

So this really is the case?

It’s only the fourth day of school today!

Has the deduction in points made you unable to speak?

So, they must’ve deducted a large amount of points.

But those were just his thoughts, now it was time to bargain with Chabashira-sensei.

Actually, when Chabashira-sensei had proposed to see and confirm whether D-Class had the potential to challenge Class A, Hachiman understood.

Chabashira was fundamentally mistaken.

Because.

Chabashira-sensei was obsessed with her class’s failure, which shattered the A-Class dreams of everyone.

However.

The reality was that this event had happened so many years ago, and she was still troubled by it—it was meaningless.

Chabashira-sensei.

Even if you bet on this year’s first-year D-Class now, it’s just a temporary fix, not solving the root of the problem.

Because what you regret is the past, not the present.

But some people only realize the truth when they hit the wall once, when they see it for themselves, then they’ll understand that this is reality.

And also.

Hachiman needed money.

And Chabashira-sensei had her own problems.

So, this could be considered you seeking medical help while I charge a consultation fee.

Hachiman still had a sense of conscience, so as long as he demanded 10 million yen in cash, that would be enough.

While thinking about this.

“That’s a bit strange,” Chabashira Sayaka said. “How do you know that the first month involves a behavioral evaluation?”

Chabashira realized that she had almost been misled by him.

“I got the information from the students in Class A,” Hachiman said. “I’m a student in D-Class, and they’re in Class A.”

“But, Chabashira-sensei, do you understand the difference between the two?”

“Because if D-Class wants to rise up and challenge Class A, the first thing they have to do is defeat Class A.”

“But, they got the essence of this school from the first day of enrollment. When I asked you about the school, their whole class shared the cost of that information, so they knew about the school’s evaluation earlier than anyone else,” Hachiman said.

“Is that so?”

It was indeed quite despairing.

Speaking of which, was this year’s Class A really that strong?

Chabashira had originally thought that this year’s D-Class had a few students who seemed to be “cheating” or performing at an exceptionally high level, but it turned out that Class A had received the same sort of boost.

“So you think it’s impossible to graduate as Class A?” Chabashira asked.

“Isn’t that a given?” Hachiman replied. “Not every student, especially those in the lower classes, can just rise up.”

“First of all, the school is government-funded, and the school needs to produce qualified students.”

“And do you really think the students of our D-Class can be trusted by the school to be sent out to the public for evaluation?”

“Students like Yamauchi and others are supposed to represent the school’s achievements when they face society.”

“What do you think will happen?”

What would happen?

It would probably be disastrous.

The next official funding might not come through.

“So, does this mean you’ve already thought that the school won’t give the D-Class students a chance?” Chabashira asked.

“That’s a possibility,” Hachiman responded.

“On one hand, the basic qualities of everyone when they were assigned to their classes were different. The lower classes’ abilities are weaker compared to the upper classes. So, as long as they face enough exams, they’ll still end up being weaker overall than the upper classes. And in the school building, our class and C-Class were separated from A and B.”

“Doesn’t it feel like they’re worried we might disturb A-Class and B-Class?” Hachiman said.

“Well… ah.”

Chabashira’s eyebrows twitched. Her expression showed uncertainty.

“True,” she murmured.

Chabashira realized she was wavering.

Because, when it came to their own D-Class, it had taken nearly three years for them to rise.

And in the crucial expulsion exam, her class had been deducted 200 points in the class evaluation score.

Then there was the final special exam before graduation.

Back then, the exam score was only… only 50 points.

Even if they had won, they couldn’t have caught up.

So, could it be understood that the exam scores were manipulated by the school, intentionally not giving them a chance to overtake, not allowing them to graduate as Class A representatives?

“…”

But she couldn’t think further on that.

Thinking more would only increase her negative emotions toward the school.

“And I don’t know how the previous D-Class students were, but I think the D-Class students in my class are quite dangerous,” Hachiman said. “There are a lot of bombs.”

“And aside from the bombs, there are probably students who are genuinely underperforming in every area.”

“Which just holds everyone back.”

“So even if they manage to get into Class A, they won’t be able to hold their ground.”

“Rather,” Hachiman said, “just having the ambition to rise up and challenge Class A is already difficult.”

“…” Chabashira.

Alright, stop talking now.

“So, is there no way to save this?” Chabashira asked.

“There’s none,” Hachiman replied.

Actually, that was a lie.

Because there was still one way for the school to acknowledge them.