Hachiman Hikigaya's Elite Game

Chapter 14: The Essence of This School: Meritocracy!



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Hachiman came before Sakayanagi Arisu, sitting on the bench in the shaded area where she had just been.

Sakayanagi Arisu was on his right side.

And Hachiman was 20 centimeters away from her, which was quite an unfamiliar distance.

However, even with such a distance, one could still smell a pleasant, faint fragrance.

Although she was a cute girl, she didn't miss using a light perfume.

Of course, it could also be her natural body scent.

Hachiman had no experience with girls.

His only contact was a handshake with Kushida, and at that time, he felt that girls were soft and fragrant.

So he almost thought all girls were fragrant.

And Hachiman turned his head to look at Sakayanagi Arisu, but Sakayanagi closed her eyes, as if resting with her eyes closed, appearing calm, though she might also have been spacing out.

Just as he was about to carry her out into the sun, she immediately begged for mercy.

Actually, Hachiman was already very merciful.

Because he had confiscated her arranged gatekeeper, then confiscated her communication tools, and even took away her mobility tools.

Then she was like a fish on a chopping board.

No matter what terrible things he did, she couldn't resist.

So, the real danger was this kind of thing.

But if he did that, he would also be expelled.

And Hachiman would certainly not do that.

He wasn't that kind of bad person.

He just hoped that she would have some caution in her interactions with people.

However, Sakayanagi was quite reliable.

She revealed some inside information she had known beforehand.

After enrolling, she looked at the promotional brochure and felt it was nonsense, because each student directly received 100,000 point, and their purchasing power was equivalent to 100,000 cash.

Was the school doing charity?

So she did some calculations and felt that the school was hiding something.

Then, she discovered the school forum on her phone and found that some clubs were offering point rewards for joining to gain achievements.

That's when she realized that the upperclassmen had money.

So she shared her hypothesis with some of her classmates.

Then they formed a group to target the upperclassmen.

They obtained a huge amount of point and immediately put it to use.

She paid 2 million point for Teacher Majima-sensei, the Teacher, to inform the students in the Class about the school's rules and the truth and methods for acquiring point.

But upon learning that she had paid such a huge amount of point, the students of Class A decided to share the cost.

Therefore, all students in Class A, except for Sakayanagi Arisu, currently have a maximum of 50,000 point remaining.

In other words, the students of Class A also made good use of the rule that the Teacher had mentioned: [You have point and you can buy anything in this school].

But saying that is actually quite terrifying.

Because not only did the students of Class A know the school's rules in advance, but it also demonstrated the cohesion of Class A.

Because.

Just think for a moment, if it also cost 2 million to buy information from the Teacher, what would happen if it were in Class D?

Probably the person who proposed paying 2 million would pay, and others would say, "Oh, I don't have money," or "I think point are so important that they should be used more carefully," and so on.

In other words, there would likely be evasion.

And this is also why Hachiman didn't go back to the Class to collect point after chasing after Teacher Chabashira and being told that he didn't have enough point.

Because he felt that if he opened his mouth, he would definitely end up in debt himself.

This kind of thing is very scary.

However.

Hachiman took out his phone, opened his notepad, and began to record and collect the information he had obtained from Sakayanagi Arisu.

Some of it coincided with his expectations, but there were also areas that were supplemented.

To sum it up, this is a truly meritocratic academy.

The school's claims of a 100% university admission rate and employment rate are all true.

Each year has four Class: A, B, C, and D.

However, when students in Class B, C, and D graduate in the Third Year, they are all abandoned and given diplomas from other high schools.

Only those who graduate from Third Year A Class can receive the promised benefits.

It's incredible.

At the same time, to cultivate talent, the School will continuously conduct examinations and use points as rewards.

There are two types of points.

Class Evaluation points and Private points.

Class Evaluation points, as the name suggests, are shared by the Class.

Private points can be used as money.

The School will deposit Class Evaluation points X 100 into students' accounts every month, and these points can be used as living expenses.

At the same time, new students entering the four Classes A, B, C, and D are initially assigned based on a specialized evaluation standard.

Therefore, there is a difference in ability from the start.

Class A consists of the most outstanding students.

And this School is indeed having students simulate survival in society.

To put it in layman's terms, it's probably like this…

Excellent students are concentrated in Class A, corporate drone level in Class B, social gathering types in Class C, and as for Class D, it's probably a garbage dump.

Heh heh…

Although I had already guessed it.

But it's indeed very cruel.

However, the School is still kind.

Even if the students' ability levels differ, all four Classes are initially given 1000 Class Evaluation points.

1000 Class Evaluation points X 100 is exactly the 100,000 Private points of living expenses each student receives upon enrollment.

It seems reasonable.

However, this is just a false kindness.

Because the students' qualities are different, it is likely that they will quickly fall behind due to the so-called exams.

So what about the students in Class D?

If they knew this was a hell from the beginning, would they still come?

So they probably wouldn't drop out at the start.

Therefore, the School first gave them some sugar.

It gave them the same starting point.

At the same time, the School also encourages students to save points, because here, as long as you have points, you can buy anything.

Including dropping out, and the cost of dropping out is 20 million points.

Basically impossible.

But it's always good to have an ambition.

This also shows that the penalty of dropping out in exams is very common.

What a terrifying School!

"At the same time, the first month's assessment actually began when the students enrolled," the girl's lovely voice rang out.

"It assesses students' behavior and norms, that is, whether they are qualified students."

Sakayanagi Arisu seemed to have recovered somewhat from her self-isolation.

She noticed the very malicious Hikigaya-kun was using a notepad to type in the important rule points one by one, occasionally frowning.

But when the bad guy Hikigaya-kun frowned, it seemed to relieve her mood.

Because.

"Hikigaya-kun, you are now in a hell," probably wanting to gloat, Sakayanagi's voice suddenly became adorable.

She even resumed using polite language.

"According to the School's initial Class division standards, your Class D is the worst, so how bad will your Class's exam results be after this month?"

"Let me think, a student's standard should be recorded from Class, after Class, during breaks, and even after-School rest periods."

"Our School has so many cameras, so there are many opportunities to capture things."

"This means you can't relax for a moment, and according to past practice, after a month, Class D will probably only have four or five hundred points left, so your living expenses will be directly halved."

Sakayanagi Arisu said.

Her tone was quite lighthearted.

"…" Hachiman.

Okay, you don't need to say more.

Today is the third day of enrollment.

And Hachiman confirmed.

His Class's students have probably already had 200 points deducted.

So Sakayanagi, you actually overestimated his Class.

As for having four or five hundred points left, Hachiman has no doubt that Class D can be deducted to 0 points.

Because if students' performances are truly captured entirely through cameras.

Like yesterday, Yamauchi and Ike were ranking beautiful girls in Class, and even added criteria like 'huge breasts'.

Then such vulgar things have probably already led to major point deductions.

Looking at it this way.

It's indeed very bad.

But what does this have to do with Hachiman?

He has other channels to obtain points.

But.

It's not entirely unrelated, after all, Chabashira-sensei, that bad woman, might have ambitions.

Ah.

My head hurts a bit.

"Then."

Hikigaya-kun checked the time on his phone; there were 30 minutes until lunch break.

It was still possible to go eat at the cafeteria.

Hikigaya looked at Sakayanagi Arisu.

"Do you want to go eat with me now?"

?

Sakayanagi Arisu's clear eyes blinked.

Because this bad guy was saying something strange… for example, was this an invitation to her?

Suddenly invited to have lunch together, Sakayanagi seemed a bit confused.

"?"

"You can't move around by yourself, can you?" Hachiman said.

"You yourself said you weren't feeling well, so you're using Kamuro as a crutch. And Kamuro has already been sent away by me."

"Oh… I see." Sakayanagi Arisu then looked over. "Is Hikigaya-kun wanting to be kept and used by me?"

"I'll pass on that," Hachiman said.

"Because your personality is terrible; so-called keeping is false, discarding at any time is true."

"And I might be treated excessively by you," Hachiman added.

He still knew that Sakayanagi was meticulous.

And this time, the information she gained from him at a loss of 2 million points was clearly noted in her little book.

Therefore.

Actively offering himself up, wouldn't that just be letting her punish him for free?

"Heh heh…" Arisu instantly showed a cute smile.

Indeed.

If the other party was truly willing to be her dog, of course, she would still give the points, but she would also [treat] the other party [well].

And once punished, there would naturally be no need to continue paying points.

So, Hikigaya is truly an annoying person.

How could he think of her so badly?

"Because I haven't had any previous School life experience, I hope to have a good experience of School life this time," Sakayanagi Arisu said.

Hachiman already knew this.

And he had also made her School life [not boring].

"However," Sakayanagi Arisu quickly added, "Hikigaya-kun also taught me a lesson."

"Although my intelligence and decision-making abilities are strong, I also need to consider the possibility of someone not playing fair."

"So, preparing a contingency plan in advance is best."

"In the future, I will arrange for more than just Kamuro to accompany me," Sakayanagi said. "I'll choose two more attendants."

Is that so?

But in that case, you'll seem very impressive.

Having people follow you wherever you go.

It's just that she's so delicate, she'd fall with a push, so being cautious is also excellent.

Hikigaya-kun is still gentle.

At the same time, he also increased his vigilance towards her.

Because what she just said was to choose two more attendants.

In other words, this hateful rich loli still treats people as tools.

So, the two of them went down from the Rooftop.

According to Sakayanagi, if Kamuro had come to pick her up, she would have prepared a sun umbrella.

The path from the School building to the cafeteria was outdoors, and she didn't want her fair skin to get tanned by the sun.

In other words, she had many demands.

"Do you need me to carry you downstairs?" Hachiman asked.

"That won't be necessary," Sakayanagi said.

"Although my body is delicate, it's not to that extent. Moving with a regular cane is allowed, and maintaining a certain amount of walking every day is also good for me."

"But it's a bit regrettable that my speed is too slow," Sakayanagi seemed to sigh.

Although she held her cane and moved downwards, her speed would be much slower than an average person's.

"That can't be helped, can it?" Hachiman said.

"Everyone has things they're good at and things they're not."

"There's still plenty of time, so let's take it slow."

Hachiman said, then walked forward.

"Oh."

And Sakayanagi Arisu nodded.

"?"

Hachiman felt her attitude was off.

"Nothing, I just think that the bad guy Hikigaya-kun actually has a good side," Sakayanagi Arisu said.

Her body had been frail since she was young.

She was always in a state of troubling others.

Therefore, she tried to do many things herself.

Of course, when it came to having Kamuro, she was unwilling to do things herself, as Kamuro was very useful.

So, anything Kamuro could quickly complete, she let Kamuro complete.

And that is called leveraging one's strengths and avoiding weaknesses, perhaps.

...

Although Hachiman was praised as a good person by the other party, he chose to remain silent.

He still felt a bit of shame towards Sakayanagi Arisu.

Although in that semi-enclosed environment, his actions could already be considered those of a good person.

He did not turn the public show into a private one.

However, what ultimately came out was that he refused to pay 2 million point and chose to bully a weak loli to extract information from her, saying such a thing would make him lose face.

So, with shame welling up, Hachiman did not respond to Sakayanagi's words.

The two quickly arrived on the fifth floor.

The sixth floor was First Year Class B's classroom.

The fifth floor was Grade 1 Class A's classroom.

The School's arrangement was strange.

Hachiman had already given up caring.

Sakayanagi came to her Class and retrieved her parasol.

After handing the umbrella to Hachiman, she suddenly smiled.

"If I were to suddenly report that my parasol was stolen right now, Hikigaya, what kind of situation do you think you would be in?"

What kind of situation?

This was being wrongly accused of being a thief.

Whether it was the timing or appearing in Class A's classroom, it would be difficult to defend himself.

Especially since his fingerprints were now on the parasol.

And even if he explained it clearly, he might still become gossip for others, carrying the reputation of a suspected thief for three years in School.

So, you are saying something terrifying.

Please don't!

So, probably feeling that too much time had been spent, the two continued to walk downstairs.

To prevent Sakayanagi from continuing to say terrifying things, Hachiman opened the parasol and held it over her.

"The weather today is really hot," Sakayanagi said.

"..." Hachiman did not respond to her.

Because Hachiman already felt that something was amiss.

At this time, some students had already eaten lunch and were coming out of the cafeteria.

So he quickly lowered the parasol a bit, hoping it would cover his face.

However, it should be fine, right?

After all, he was not some celebrity.

Thinking this, the two headed to the cafeteria, which had many windows and many people, but on the third floor, there were small private rooms available.

Of course, if you wanted a good environment, you would use point.

"You are truly a stingy person," Sakayanagi said.

Because whether it was ordering or counting money at the end, Hachiman chose to split the bill.

This guy was simply unbelievable.

He would probably be single in the future.

And even if he wasn't single, the person who liked him would probably be some unlucky woman with no eye for him.

"Speaking of which, what is your ideal?" Sakayanagi Arisu said.

"Ideal, huh?" Hachiman paused.

"Probably a househusband. To meet a rich woman willing to support me, I can take care of the housework, but now, if I perform well in this School, then I can also accumulate point here, so..."

"It seems that even if it's not a rich woman, it's fine," Hachiman said.

Hmm~ Sakayanagi Arisu nodded.

Good.

Sakayanagi Arisu thought to herself, if there was an opportunity in the future, she would definitely make his future wife force him to work every day.

...


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