Hachiman Hikigaya's Elite Game

Stairwell.

Just as the dormitories are one entire building for Grade 1, the School building is also one entire building per grade.

Hachiman's School building has a total of seven Floors.

Among them.

The Floor is the Class C classroom, and the second Floor is the Class D of Grade 1 classroom where Hachiman and his classmates are.

But the third and fourth Floors are science laboratories.

Then the fifth and sixth Floors are the Class B and Class A classrooms of Grade 1.

The distribution seems a bit strange.

Four Classes in one grade, yet they are separated by science laboratories in the middle.

However, if one were to understand the School's incentive mechanism, then such an arrangement would seem normal.

Perhaps the School didn't want the Class A and Class B students to be disturbed.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Class D was treated as the bottom 40 students among the 160 new students admitted.

So, since they are boarding at this School and are supposed to compete as a Class, do they still have a chance?

The result was predictable.

If no heaven-sent strong man appeared, then no remedy could be made.

But these things had nothing to do with Hachiman.

Because he had other channels to obtain private points.

At least, he had already obtained the 200,000 point worth of Kushida, but he still couldn't touch the 200,000 point worth of Horikita.

And Kushida was a Little Angel with her friendly aura fully unleashed.

So perhaps he could get some information about Horikita from her.

Thus, the two walked together to the stairwell and then ascended one flight of stairs.

Kushida seemed to be gathering her emotions.

Then she said, "Hikigaya seems to like Horikita, just like the other boys in the Class."

"Eh?"

Hachiman was stunned.

Because what kind of statement was this?

"Hikigaya was also distracted and looking at Horikita during Class, wasn't he?"

Kushida continued. "I noticed during the second period; in 40 minutes, you looked at Horikita 5 times."

I see.

You saw me, huh?

Then there's no way to deny it… Just kidding!

Kushida, do you understand that in your statement, you are the truly terrifying one?

Because if you could notice his actions, doesn't that mean you were actually paying attention to Horikita's side all along, which is why you could notice him looking at Horikita, isn't it?

Kushida.

Was it because you tried to talk to Horikita this morning and she drove you away?

Are you holding a grudge because it was embarrassing?

At this moment, Hachiman neither denied nor affirmed that he looked at Horikita during Class.

He felt that Kushida wasn't concerned about that point.

Kushida should have something to say.

Indeed.

"Actually, I greeted Horikita yesterday,"

Kushida said as if confiding.

"I also ran into Horikita when I went to the Shopping Street, but Horikita seemed to ignore me."

"And today, I wonder if she dislikes me."

Kushida said, "And Hikigaya, you are Horikita's deskmate, it's easier for you to talk to her than me, right?"

In other words, Kushida hoped he could help sound out Horikita's feelings towards Kushida?

This was consistent with her self-introduction of wanting to be friends with everyone.

Because Horikita Suzune was a classmate.

Then she naturally belonged to the 'everyone' in Kushida's desire to be friends with everyone.

It's just that.

Kushida, I think it's best if you give up this [idea of wanting to be friends with everyone].

Because some people are terrible and not worth your attention.

It's just that Kushida was a bomb, and Hachiman didn't want to get involved and detonate her.

"What do you want me to do?" Hachiman then said.

"No need to beat around the bush."

"Mmm, ah… That's right, I hope… Eh…" However, Kushida nodded gently, but suddenly stopped herself forcefully, then raised her face and looked at him with pitiful eyes.

Then she took his left hand.

And held it up.

The girl's body temperature instantly transferred to him.

And Kushida continued to use her cute attack, "Hikigaya is really annoying, oh, his way of thinking is too mature. What beating around the bush, I'm not using you, oh."

But your words right now mean that even though he found out, you still want to use him, oh.

And you're not even hiding it anymore, you've directly taken action by touching him.

Although he was thinking that, Hachiman found he couldn't deny it.

Kushida was indeed very cute.

And he didn't know what type of shampoo she used, but there was a sweet scent.

Of course, it could also be perfume.

Girls are truly something else.

This made Hachiman couldn't help but recall the last time a girl held his hand like this… Hmm, the last time was also held by Kushida.

The boys in the Class were restless because of puberty, because so many beautiful girls appeared in the Class.

And now Hachiman found that he might also be a vulgar person.

He felt his heart rate quicken.

After all, some girls thrive on cuteness.

Just like the silver-haired, timid loli he saw at Keyaki Mall yesterday.

Delicate features, combined with a timid demeanor, yet embodying the aura of a superior being.

That kind of girl was quite cute.

Thus.

Even though his hand was held by Kushida Kikyo, the popular Little Angel of the Class, Hachiman found himself rudely thinking about someone else.

"So what do you know about Horikita Suzune?" Hachiman began to gather information.

He pulled his hand back.

And Kushida also took out her phone.

Hachiman honestly said, "My relationship with her is also very distant. Rather, we haven't even spoken. It's just a simple deskmate relationship."

"So." Hachiman said. "If you have any information, for example, if she came from the same junior high School as you, then that would be great…"

"Ah… Bang!"

However, at that moment.

The phone in Kushida's left hand clattered loudly as it fell to the Floor.

Kushida seemed to freeze for a moment, and then she quickly knelt down to pick it up.

"…" Hachiman.

As a man with keen observation skills, it was the first time he had seen Kushida so flustered.

Even when she had just directly revealed her intention to use him, Kushida hadn't been so flustered.

In other words.

Eh!?

It seems he accidentally stepped on Kushida's landmine.

Horikita Suzune, female, of exquisite beauty.

Good at academics and sports.

But dislikes socializing, even finding talking to others a waste of time.

However, she is very dedicated to her studies.

She spends most of her day studying.

This was the information Kushida had gathered.

But if that's the case… isn't it quite dangerous?

Because the information Kushida provided could be obtained with just a little observation.

But the truly important information, such as Horikita Suzune possibly being from the same junior high School as Kushida, Kushida remained silent about.

Hachiman pretended not to notice.

Class D was the worst Class, and the more excellent one appeared on the surface, yet was assigned here, it meant that once they exploded, they might destroy everything.

She was a very dangerous bomb.

Hachiman hadn't earned enough points from Chabashira yet, so of course, he wasn't willing to detonate Kushida here.

So he pretended not to notice anything.

It's just that Kushida was a bit dangerous today, oh.

Her seat was in the second row, center, below the teacher's desk.

A very conspicuous position.

However, she seemed very distracted during the afternoon Class.

She would occasionally look back towards his direction.

And when Hachiman noticed and caught her gaze, she would show a very sweet smile.

She smiled so sweetly.

It was just that this was a classroom, and many classmates were daydreaming.

So it immediately caused some boys to misunderstand and become distracted, thinking that Kushida was smiling at them.

After all, most of them were not outstanding in junior high School, and pretty girls usually ignored them, so Kushida's willingness to talk to them was like an angel.

Thus.

Kushida's popularity continued to rise.

...

Hachiman didn't think it was a good thing to accidentally step on Kushida's landmine.

Moreover, her vigilance was a bit too strong.

She still wanted to check if he really didn't care about her and Horikita possibly being from the same middle school, even though Class had already started.

And she even used such a cute attack.

She really knows how to use her weapons!

And so.

The Class time ended with most students distracted, and some even openly sleeping, having realized that the Teacher didn't care about their classroom discipline.

"Today's lesson ends here."

The Teacher of the second afternoon Class, Chabashira, announced the end of Class after the bell rang.

She taught history.

Today's topic was the dominance of clans.

And like the other Teachers, Chabashira didn't drag on the Class or ask students questions.

However, when she picked up her lesson plan to leave through the front door, she directly walked down from the podium.

Then she walked down the aisle by the window.

It seemed she was preparing to leave through the back door.

And this made some students feel uneasy.

If it were an ordinary Teacher, they wouldn't be able to pressure everyone.

But Chabashira was the Teacher.

So, would she criticize their slacking off?

Because the Teachers in their past middle school days always did that.

But.

"Click, click, click--"

Chabashira walked rhythmically in her high heels, calmly passing through the aisle.

Then.

She stopped at the last row.

But she didn't say anything.

Instead, she continued to make a thumping sound with her high heels, walking directly between Hachiman and Horikita's desks, and then arrived at the back door.

She left through the back door.

It seemed nothing happened.

The students breathed a sigh of relief.

It seemed this school was indeed amazing. It was tuition-free, had extremely lax discipline, and there was even no homework after school!

It was like paradise.

Hachiman didn't pay attention to these students' thoughts.

He knew that Teacher Chabashira had deliberately walked over just now, probably to confirm whether he had completed the task regarding Horikita.

But.

Hey, hey, hey, Teacher Chabashira, it hasn't even been a day yet. How could he collect so much information on Horikita Suzune?

He and Horikita Suzune hadn't even spoken a word, after all.

And in front.

Hachiman noticed that Kushida was talking to a girl.

Today was the second day of school, but she had already become friendly with many people.

Everyone greeted her.

She had excellent social skills.

However, there were also different levels of closeness.

For example, it seemed she had already formed a best friend relationship with a Classmate.

The other person's name was Wang Meiyu, who was petite.

When Hachiman was acting as a camera, he collected a bit of information about her.

She was from China, and her English scores had never been below 100 points, and so on.

How terrifying.

And now, the two seemed to be preparing to go shopping at Keyaki Mall together.

Yes. That's right.

Yesterday, the students were still as if in a dream, so they probably only bought essential daily necessities.

But now, having discovered that even the Teachers didn't control them, they would definitely want to go shopping, spend, and splurge.

So, a good older brother like him, who was willing to save money for his Komachi's pocket money, must be truly one of a kind, right?

If Komachi knew, then Hachiman's score would definitely be super high.

And while thinking this.

"This school is really lenient with students."

"Whether it's ignoring students' small movements during Class or giving such a huge amount of living points, and when I was shopping at the supermarket, I even found some relief daily necessities."

"It seems to be specifically for students who have run out of points."

A clear, cold female voice came from beside Hachiman.

??

Hachiman seemed to pause for several seconds.

Because this was Horikita Suzune actively striking up a conversation with him?

"Is there a problem?" His neighbor continued to look over.

"You probably don't understand, do you?"

But Horikita Suzune said.

Then, as if sighing. "The students in this Class seem to be quite idiotic."

Oh.

Then you're so great.

"Horikita, is your academic ability very high?" Hachiman then asked.

"You mean grades? I've always been at the top of the Class," Horikita Suzune said. "Or are you trying to mock me for studying all day, so my grades are excellent or not? I don't think there's anything to mock about my efforts."

Oh no.

He didn't have that thought.

"Then what about your physical fitness and sports?" Hachiman continued to ask.

"Probably among the top among girls," Horikita Suzune said.

"My physical fitness is quite good."

At the same time, her appearance was also outstanding.

If it were purely a beauty contest, then the aloof Horikita Suzune, purely based on her appearance, might be able to get first place.

But because of her aloof demeanor and not interacting much with people, someone like Kushida could get many votes.

So that's how it was.

Horikita Suzune's basic aspects all seemed good, but she was assigned to Class D.

So, was there also a risk of her being a bomb?

Therefore, did he need to approach her carefully and cautiously?

After all, Kushida had been close to exploding all day.

So, did he need to treat Horikita Suzune carefully?

Only.

Hachiman didn't think so.

Because.

If he were the interviewer, this Horikita with excellent stats would have a lot of points deducted by him.

"Do you dislike Kushida?" Hachiman then asked.

"..." Horikita Suzune. "What dislike or not dislike."

"Didn't she come to talk to you this morning?"

"..." Horikita Suzune.

Horikita Suzune sighed, "I'm truly not interested in Class groups. I came here to study. So I don't want to be distracted."

"Kushida is inviting others to the Class group, right? That's her job, and I know that, so I won't dislike her," Horikita Suzune said.

Oh.

I see.

And Hachiman also noticed that Kushida, the Little Angel, seemed to be leaving the classroom with her new best friend, Wang Meiyu, feeling satisfied.

It seemed she had learned that Horikita Suzune didn't dislike her.

So she was in a good mood.

But Hachiman felt that the greater source of her good mood was from him.

During lunch break, Kushida's flustered actions revealed that she and Horikita Suzune were from the same middle school.

She was very worried that this news would be leaked.

So she had been monitoring him all afternoon.

Watching if he had grasped this important news that was very risky for her.

And now, Hachiman could even help Kushida probe whether Horikita disliked her, which showed that he hadn't thought much about other things.

So Kushida felt relieved.

But.

You just act like this ordinarily, and you believe it, Kushida?

You're so easily fooled.

Hachiman found his Classmates a bit naive.

And Horikita Suzune...

Hachiman was also thinking.

Horikita Suzune would talk to people, so perhaps he could get information about her from the conversation.

But he came back to his senses and found that the seat next to him was already empty.

Horikita Suzune had finished packing her bag and left.

That's right.

She was still a lone wolf, lacking in human empathy, so naturally, there was no need for her to stay and continue talking to him.

She didn't need to inform anyone when she left either.

So.

Teacher Chabashira, you overestimated him. How could he collect Horikita's profile so quickly?

Then.

Night.

The second night of staying at Advanced Nurturing High School, at nine o'clock in the evening.

At the vending machine near the lake railing, beside the dorms.

Hachiman finished Horikita Suzune's profile.