NOVEL NEXT Chapter 41
Chapter 041: If It’s Hikigaya Hachiman Making the Decision!
Hikigaya Hachiman, a first-year student in Class D.
He’s not bad-looking, though his dead fish eyes slightly affect his appearance. However, if he were to wear glasses to cover them, his looks might improve quite a bit.
But it’s undeniable that this guy’s thinking is rather mature.
And his insight is remarkably sharp.
When she assigned one of the class’s lackeys to investigate someone, she discovered that his academic abilities were average, but in the subject of Japanese, he could almost score a perfect mark.
In other words, he had a subject he was good at.
So, actually, Sakayanagi Arisu held Hachiman in relatively high regard.
But these were just superficial things.
What really left an impression on her was the fact that this guy had no sense of morality and actually bullied a frail girl like her.
And now.
Hachiman seemed to be frowning.
This was why she walked over when she saw him.
And now.
“I didn’t expect to run into the representative of Class A here.”
That was what he said.
This meant he must be in some kind of trouble, and he probably wanted her to leave quickly and didn’t want to deal with her, right?
And such a good opportunity, why not sit down and listen carefully, let her mood improve a little?
…
Sakayanagi Arisu’s expression turned adorable.
Not to say she wasn’t always cute.
She had even earned the title of “Princess Sakayanagi” in class, a compliment to both her looks and abilities.
And now she was sitting across from Hachiman.
Kamuro-san stood behind her like an attendant.
Sakayanagi Arisu’s knees…
She was wearing white suspenders today.
Her outfit was also cute.
Although her legs were a little chubby, it’s said that these kinds of legs feel more comfortable to touch.
“…”
Hachiman.
??
Hachiman quickly stopped his wandering thoughts.
He must have been overthinking.
He had been contemplating a troublesome matter.
That is, how to make Class D “coincidentally” compete with Class A.
The students in Class D were uneven, and even though Chabashira-sensei might be willing to contribute some points, as a homeroom teacher, she couldn’t offer support beyond a certain limit.
Otherwise, that would be cheating.
She probably didn’t want to intervene too much because she had modeled this year’s Class D after her own class, and her previous class didn’t receive nearly as much help from the homeroom teacher.
So, she would only offer the minimum amount of assistance.
Which meant Hachiman couldn’t rely on Chabashira-sensei.
But now, the key question was how to utilize the behavior standard exam.
Indeed, because of the fundamental gap in abilities, the more exams there were, the greater the probability that Class D would remain at the bottom.
That would make it almost impossible to “coincidentally” compete with Class A.
But now, all four classes started from the same starting line, each with a base score of 1000 for class evaluation.
So, if he could manage to get a good hand right from the start, the chances would be significantly better.
And the 10 million yen cash he wanted was very tempting.
But as everyone had seen, Class D’s students were already leading in the point deduction category.
So, how could he extract points from them?
This was why, in Sakayanagi Arisu’s eyes, Hachiman looked so worried.
…
Just then.
Hachiman noticed that Sakayanagi Arisu wasn’t leaving. Instead, she was lingering, sitting across from him.
And she was wearing a cute, polite smile.
Clearly, she had come to gloat.
As expected, it was foolish to let her expression show so easily. Hachiman realized she must have noticed his expression and come over because of it.
Thinking this,
“Tch!” A first-year girl from Class D passed by, holding her tray.
She had long, beautiful golden hair.
The hair reached her waist and was tied up with a green hair tie.
With bright, delicate eyebrows and a lovely smile.
She was extremely cute.
However, compared to Sakayanagi Arisu, she was slightly less striking. The two were of different types—one was a young girl, the other was more of a loli.
But if Sakayanagi Arisu was the cutest girl in the school, this girl could easily take second place.
Moreover, she was wearing bubble socks, which was probably a bonus.
“…” Hachiman.
Hachiman decided to ignore the girls in his class for now.
This girl was also someone he had etched into his memory.
The last time Kamuro-san came to class, she had said that if a girl from another class confessed to someone, it should be the excellent Hirata-kun.
Later, Kushida also reported that someone noticed him eating with Sakayanagi Arisu, and the girls even suspected that he might be a loli lover.
It was clear that the girl who noticed him was probably this girl, Karuizawa Kei.
And now.
[So, you really are a loli lover?]
After a brief eye contact, she left.
But thisKaruizawa was really going too far. To be on Hachiman’s little notebook three times in a row, she was definitely unique in her own way.
…
“Is something bothering you, Hikigaya-kun?” Sakayanagi Arisu asked, breaking the silence. “Like, being thought of as a loli lover, perhaps?”
Alright, you can stop now.
She probably just wanted to bring him trouble, which was why she deliberately sat down.
“If you’re facing any trouble, why not tell me about it? It will make me happy,” Sakayanagi Arisu said. “School life is so dull.”
Fine.
So that’s how it is.
Well, you’re really just a trashy loli.
Taking joy from others’ troubles.
But even if she was a trashy loli, she was probably the smartest person Hachiman had met so far.
Hachiman decided to see if he could get any ideas from her.
So he said, “I think our class’s evaluation score is probably down to just over 500 points.”
“…” Sakayanagi Arisu.
“??” Kamuro.
Sakayanagi Arisu didn’t respond, but Kamuro looked at him in shock.
Wasn’t it only the fifth day since school started?
According to the school rules he heard from Mashima-sensei, every new class started with a base score of 1000 points for the class evaluation. But you guys in Class D… lost 500 points in just 5 days?