On the 1st, there was no announcement about a special exam, but on the 6th, a Saturday, the Teacher notified all students to gather at the School Gate before 10 AM.
They were only allowed to bring their phones and a change of sportswear.
However,
The notice was rather pleasant.
[The School will be arranging a cruise trip for the students of this School. You can understand it as a typical School excursion. As it is a full-boarding system, all expenses on the ship will be covered by the School, including your meals. Students with objections, or those who do not wish to go, please send a message to your Teacher within 20 minutes to obtain a document from the Teacher, sign it, and remain at School.]
[Students who agree to participate in the trip need to prepare their personal toiletries and a change of clothes.]
Thus.
Students who wanted to rest well on the weekend immediately confirmed several times, until the broadcast also announced the same thing, and only then did all students react.
Then they began to pack their belongings.
As for not going, why wouldn't they go?
And Hachiman was the same.
The message stated it would be for one week, so basic changes of clothes also needed to be prepared.
However, after he finished packing, he found several messages on his phone, which he had placed aside.
One of them was from Sakayanagi.
But she didn't say anything, instead sending an image.
It was a form for staying at School.
Hmm.
Sakayanagi probably got this news and knew she couldn't come, becoming a student left behind, which made her unhappy.
It truly seems regrettable, Sakayanagi.
Hachiman sympathized with her for 2 seconds.
Then he felt truly lucky that Sakayanagi wasn't coming.
He hoped the point value of this special exam would be high, so he could directly defeat Katsuragi.
So he checked the other messages.
There were messages from Kushida, Horikita, Karuizawa, and Hirata.
The messages from Kushida and Horikita confirmed... that this month's special exam had begun.
The information he had previously arranged for Kushida to collect was now coming in handy.
As for Karuizawa.
[Is there anything you need me to do this time?]
Hmm.
Karuizawa was also becoming more and more on the ball.
Hachiman hadn't even spoken yet, and she was already proactively seeking orders.
Was she actually a somewhat masochistic type who needed someone to give her commands?
Then Hachiman looked at the message Sakura had sent while he was checking Karuizawa's message.
[Hi, Hikigaya, can I bring my camera with me?]
It should be said that she was indeed Sakura.
Still so introverted.
But you could just ask Chabashira about this kind of question. Or perhaps she didn't dare.
So Hachiman sent a message to Chabashira, and quickly received a reply that a camera was not against the rules.
This was certain, because the rules didn't prohibit bringing phones, and phones themselves could take pictures.
So a camera was indeed not a violation.
So Hachiman forwarded the reply he received to Sakura.
[Tha, thank you, Hikigaya!]
It was clear Sakura seemed very happy.
Hachiman had always thought Sakayanagi was a very excessive person for treating Kamuro like a dog, but now he also felt like he was raising a little hamster.
Finally, he got to Hirata.
[If we're assigned dorms on the ship, could I trouble you to be in a room with Yamauchi and Kouenji? They don't really fit in, and I'm worried others might ostracize them.] by Hirata Yo-suke.
Okay.
Hirata is the least sensitive here.
The special exam for this month hasn't started yet, so such a concentrated action by students from all grades must surely be suspected of being a special exam.
But what he was thinking about was whether his classmates would be ostracized.
In other words, in Hirata's heart, classmates were indeed more important than Class promotion.
As for Kouenji, Hachiman had also observed him.
He was the first in the Class for written tests, and also more intense than Sudo, that cheat, in sports.
But he seemed to be quite arrogant.
He had a feeling of 'I'm the best, I'm the most beautiful'.
So he seemed out of place with everyone.
However.
If such a person could be made to serve the Class, it would undoubtedly be a great asset to the Class.
So Hachiman had no major objections to being assigned to the same dorm as him.
After all, it's difficult to rely on the current foundation of the Class.
So, if they could dig into problematic students, it would be a good thing.
It's just Yamauchi.
Hachiman had also observed him, but unfortunately, Yamauchi's claim that he almost became a player for the prefectural ID competition in junior high was false.
And then there was the initial bust ranking that gave people a very bad impression of him.
Moreover.
He didn't know how the other party got his contact information.
For two consecutive nights, he asked him if he had lost his virginity.
There was a feeling of jealousy and not wanting others to do well.
"…"
Hachiman felt that if Vice President Nagumo became Student Council President and initiated an exam based on individual strength, then someone would definitely have to drop out, and the Class could prepare to drop Yamauchi.
However, even if Yamauchi dropped out, Hirata's mindset would probably explode.
After all, he had already taken everyone being present as his salvation. So, one less person was a challenge for him.
So, even though they were promoted from Class D, the Class was still full of bombs.
…
Thus, everyone arrived at the School Gate in Class order.
Here, the Teacher organized the students to line up by Class.
And Hachiman also noticed that besides the Teachers of the four Classes, members of the Student Council had also arrived.
It was the familiar Student Council President Horikita Manabu, but this time he was not accompanied by Secretary Tachibana.
Instead, it was the Student Council Vice President Nagumo Miyabi, who had blonde hair and looked cheerful and good at sports.
The two seemed to be conversing.
This reminded Hachiman of asking Horikita Manabu about the Student Council President's authority last night.
His reply was, if you want to know, then come to this position.
His attack power was also fierce.
It's just that Hikigaya didn't have such ambition.
He just wanted to make some money, then slack off, and have a rich woman to support him in the future. But once he aimed for Student Council President, he would definitely develop towards an elite direction.
He refused to do something that might require working in the future.
However.
"Don't push!"
There was some noise in the boys' line.
Hachiman and his classmates were Class C.
The school started letting students board the bus from Class A in Class order, so other students were still waiting in line.
And now the students of Class B were boarding the bus.
So, still here at the School Gate were Class C, where Hachiman was, and next to them… Class D, where Ryuen was.
Hachiman stood in the middle of the line and noticed that at the front of Class D was a tall, thin boy with red, middle-parted hair.
He was wearing a black shirt with his school uniform.
However, it was not against the rules.
Hachiman had seen girls in his Class wear orange shirts, and Karuizawa had also worn a blue shirt, the explanation being that these shirts were also part of the school uniform and could be changed by paying points.
And wearing them like this was a sign of individuality.
However.
The students of Ryuen Class seemed to be restless.
Just now, Sudo was jostled a few times.
And looking back, he found it was his old acquaintances from the fight, Komiyama, Yamamoto, and Ishizaki Daichi. And Sudo was glaring at them.
"What's happening?"
And the blonde senior who had just been talking to Horikita Manabu walked over.
"I am Nagumo, the Student Council Vice President," said the Student Council Vice President. "I am also your senior. If you join this school and act like delinquents from outside, it's quite embarrassing."
He looked very dignified.
And Hachiman also confirmed the reason he came here… probably to show his face.
He probably felt pressure because Sakayanagi had gained the candidacy for the next Student Council President and the 100 votes from the Third Year.
Nagumo was the representative of the Grade 2, so he could control the votes of the Grade 2.
Then what he needed to contend for were the votes of the Grade 1.
He tried to contact Class B, but Hachiman foiled him twice.
So now he seemed not to have given up and still wanted to take the votes of the Grade 1.
"And you, you were punished for fighting a month ago, weren't you?" Nagumo said to Ishizaki Daichi and his group. "With such a record, if you violate the rules again, it won't just be a simple one-week suspension."
Thus, Ishizaki Daichi and his group quieted down, then walked out of Class D's line and stood at the back.
They avoided Sudo.
And watching the dispute end directly, Nagumo returned to Horikita Manabu's side.
And at this moment, the students of Class B had already finished lining up and boarding the bus.
Under Teacher Chabashira's instructions, Hachiman and his classmates also began to line up to board the bus.
Everything seemed to be in order.
However.
"This year's Grade 1 is really noisy," Nagumo said. "And the quality of the current Class D, which is the recently fallen Class C, is truly terrible."
"I really don't know why the school chose them to come in," Nagumo said. "Directly expelling these low-quality students is the best solution."
"I think any student chosen by the school and assigned here has value," Horikita Manabu said.
"Then, Horikita, who do you think will stand out in this two-week, two-part special exam?" Nagumo asked.
Because the evaluation scores of the four Classes of the current First Year are very subtle.
Among them.
First Year Class A Sakayanagi Katsuragi Class 1188 points
First Year Class B Ichinose Class 951 points
First Year Class C Hikigaya Horikita Class 550 points
First Year Class D Ryuen Class 0 points
Aside from Class D, where Ryuen is, having 0 points, the score differences among the other three Classes are not that great. So anything is possible.
Of course.
The biggest possibility is Class B surpassing Class A.
And this is the most pleasant thing, as Class A is the Class where Sakayanagi is.
However, Nagumo was actually not too willing.
On one hand, he had also risen from Class B in the past, and his promotion speed was a first in this school.
So he received good evaluations.
But if this year's Class B climbed up, it would break his record.
"Nagumo." But at this moment, Horikita Manabu suddenly said. "You haven't interfered with this year's First Year special exam, have you?"
"How could I do such a thing?" Nagumo immediately denied it.
Actually, he was lying.
His deliberate lecturing of Ryuen Class just now was a facade; the true meaning was that he had already paid Ryuen 2 million private points and asked him to bring down Class B this time.
There were two benefits: first, establishing a relationship with Ryuen Class would make it easier to get their votes during the election.
Even if it meant buying them, he could.
And the other point was to teach the First Year Class B, who had rejected him, a lesson.
The students of Class B were not swayed by him, their direct senior, so if the students of Class B were promoted to become the new Class A, it would have nothing to do with him.
Then he would have no way to get their votes.
Therefore.
In this exam, his goal was for First Year Class B to fall.
Only when they were truly in a difficult situation would Ichinose know who was truly good to them, right?
Then he would extend a helping hand.
This way, he could directly harvest the votes of First Year Class B and Class D.
And most of the Third Year B Class students would also vote for him.
Plus the votes from the Grade 2.
He was already in an unbeatable position.
So to speak.
Sakayanagi, what if you got 100 votes from the Third Year? When it comes to campaigning, you have absolutely no experience yet.
…
So, the inexperienced Sakayanagi stayed alone in a private room on the third floor.
It was still a bit early for lunch at this time. But arriving there early was not a problem.
Moreover.
She no longer had Kamuro to get her food, but she had a new person to get it for her.
After all, holding a cane in her left hand and then having to pick up a tray with her right hand was a bit of a challenge for her.
So, concerned for her health, someone immediately took over for her.
The person had short silver-white hair and wore glasses.
He was impeccably dressed in a suit and looked like an elegant middle-aged man.
This is Sakayanagi, the Chairman of this school.
He is also Sakayanagi Arisu's father.
Her body is very weak, so she didn't go to school much in the past, and her being able to come here this time is also because her father works here and can provide some care.
And now.
"You seemed to be contacting someone just now."
"All your classmates have left school, so who else could you contact?" the other party said. "Is it a student from another year?"
"..." Arisu.
"How annoying, Father," Arisu said. "I also have some secrets."
"Arisu, what do you want to do?" But her father pushed up his glasses, not believing her.
"..."
Nothing.
She just wanted to earn some living expenses while staying at school. Although she had earned some money by challenging the Go club before.
And as the leader of the Sakayanagi Faction, the students who supported her would automatically hand over their points.
But Sakayanagi had also said that Hikigaya's savings plan was meaningless; what was important was to earn more points.
Earning more is better than saving.
So, acquiring more points was the correct approach.
She had seen the Class evaluation scores on the Third Year's blackboard.
It seemed that in the last special exam, only Third Year B Class had advanced, while the other three Classes had regressed.
The score changes were somewhat strange.
Which meant that perhaps someone had interfered with the Third Year's special exam.
Then couldn't she also interfere?
After all, she would be staying alone at school for two weeks, so wouldn't it be nice to earn some extra money to relieve boredom?
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