Hachiman Hikigaya, who returned from his studies after completing his training.

In Hikigaya's memory, Class D's homeroom teacher, Sae Chahashi, once said that she had graduated from this school, and Hoshinomiya was her best friend and classmate. This suggests that Hoshinomiya also came from this school.

"I don't know where you heard that from," Hoshinomiya said, moving closer to Ichinose, who looked somewhat dejected, and pulling her into his arms, his large chest encircling Ichinose's shoulders.

"I don't care too much about whether students graduate from Class A. Ichinose can just do what she wants."

A teacher's value is linked to the performance of the students in the class. If the class moves up to Class A, Hoshino will also get a promotion and a raise. Hikigaya thought she would support him, but although she didn't say it, Hoshino's implication was that she didn't have high expectations for Ichinose and the others to move up to Class A.

Since Hoshinomiya's help couldn't be secured, Hikigaya had no choice but to present Ichinose with an even harsher reality.

"Based on my judgment, there are two students in Class D who are more capable than me, and three who are slightly less capable than me."

Hikigaya is self-aware; he currently only has the advantage of being a prophet. The strength of Rokusuke Koenji and Kiyotaka Ayanokoji in Class D is not something he can compete with right now.

Hirata Yosuke, Kushida Kikyo, and Horikita Suzune each have their own problems, but they are all equally capable.

"Sakayanagi Arisu and Katsuragi Kohei from Class A need no further explanation."

“Class C is the only class you can beat in terms of raw strength, but their leader, Long Yuanxiang, is someone who will do anything to win, making him a natural counter to your class.”

"There are so many students in Class D who are stronger than you? You must be joking, right, Hikigaya-kun?"

Although Hoshinomiya was still smiling, Hikigaya couldn't read any smile in her eyes.

"I consider myself far inferior to them in terms of physical strength and academic ability. The only area where I think I might be able to compare with them is in terms of judgment, but that's only a possibility."

"So, there's a possibility that someone from Class D could be promoted to Class A?"

"I'm sure that as long as Class D goes all out, Class A will be ours for the taking."

Even when Class D went all out, Hachiman didn't know how he could lose. Class D's high-end combat strength was undoubtedly the strongest. Although each of them had their own personality issues, in terms of pure strength, they crushed the other three classes.

In the special exams led by Nagumo Masayuki, the importance of individual ability was magnified to an extreme. Just like a game, this version was not suitable for Class B at all, but Class D could be said to be the chosen ones.

"hehe."

Hoshinomiya's sweet smile had vanished, and she sat down next to Hikigaya amidst the surprised expressions of Kanzaki and Ichinose.

"I'm Hachiman's partner now."

Hoshinomiya's behavior made Hachiman think that there must be some irreconcilable conflict between her and Chabashira Sae.

“Even if the teacher agrees, I still disagree,” Kanzaki insisted, as he didn’t trust Hachiman.

"There's no need to make a decision now. Just tell me your answer after the midterm exams. I don't want to force you to join Class B." Hachiman didn't have the idea of ​​stubbornly sticking to Class B. "If you have that idea, you can save up some personal points first."

Hachiman took out his phone and opened his personal terminal. A long string of Arabic numerals showed that his personal points had reached as many as 14 million, which was undoubtedly proof of his strength.

"I'm sorry, Hachiman, I will get back to you as soon as possible."

Ichinose, losing her usual energetic demeanor, forced a smile before leaving with Kanzaki.

She was saddened by her homeroom teacher's lack of approval, and the strength of other classes added to her pressure. She is now beginning to doubt whether she can live up to her classmates' expectations.

Only the Hoshinomiya and Hachiman boxes remained.

"Hachiman has some bad intentions."

Hoshinomiya ordered a dozen bottles of alcohol for himself via the internal phone and began chugging them down without any regard for his image.

She would have given up if all I had done was tell Ichinose not to eliminate the possibility of other students graduating from Class A, but now I have to make her be the bad guy.

Even though it violates school rules and even damages her professional ethics, she will still do it.

She was determined to stop her best friend, Chabashira Sae, from being promoted to Class A, and she would stop at nothing to do so. Her life was stuck on that special exam she took with Chabashira Sae, which might have been their chance to get into Class A, even though it was Chabashira who ruined their chance.

She could not allow Chabashira Sae to be saved alone.

Chapter Eleven: Snow Beneath the Memory

Ichinose's reply was delayed, and Hikigaya's school life was very stable. From Monday to Friday, he went to school, which was a three-point line between the classroom, student council and dormitory. On Saturdays and Sundays, he went between the library and dormitory.

Kushida quickly took care of the task of setting up a study group, and the library became the place where Hikigaya taught Haruka Hasebe, Megumi Karuizawa, and Airi Sakura to study.

Just like how reincarnation in light novels always comes with a cheat code, Hachiman clearly remembers all the knowledge he learned in the past, and his memory is much stronger than before. Teaching a few students who are struggling to pass the exam is no problem at all, and his physical strength has also improved a lot.

It's already mid-to-late May, and there are less than two weeks until the midterm exams. Because all the classes bought his information a few days after school started, the difference in points between the classes announced on May 1st wasn't too significant.

Class A, 980

Class B, 940

Class C, 810

Class D, 750

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"Sudo got into an argument with three students from Class C in a place without surveillance cameras. Both sides started fighting, but Sudo was not injured at all, while the three students from Class C ended up in the infirmary."

The peaceful days will not last forever. The more aggressive Class C, led by Ryu Yuanxiang, launched an attack on Class D.

"Class C has now reported to the school that Sudo attacked them first and used violence against them, and they did not fight back. But Sudo claims that the other party attacked first." Hirata sat cross-legged on the floor of the Hikigaya dormitory. "Because only the other party was injured, the school has given Sudo a week to prove that the other party attacked first, otherwise he will lose class points and be suspended from school."

In just a few words, Hirata explained the incident caused by Sudo, and Hikigaya and Horikita Kushida both understood that Sudo's actions were part of Class C's scheme.

Ken Sudo's physical abilities rank among the top five in the entire class. With his red hair and buzz cut, he has a learning ability and an easily angered personality that matches his delinquent appearance. However, unlike his friends Kanji Ike and Haruki Yamauchi, he has social values ​​and would not intentionally hurt others.

If it were Ike Kanji and Yamauchi Haruki who needed Hachiman's help, he would only say "good riddance," but Sudo has the value of being saved. In the future, he even changed his bad habits of being easily angered and losing his mind, and even studied hard every day, turning his grades from the bottom of the class to the top ten.

"To prove that Sudo didn't strike first, we need to find eyewitnesses. However, even if there are eyewitnesses, Sudo cannot completely prove that he didn't strike first."

Horikita sat on the only chair in the room, her long legs encased in black pantyhose crossed and her back pressed against the chair back. Her sculpted, beautiful profile was partially obscured by her black hair tied in small braids, and she held a small notebook in her hand, looking at it.

After learning from Hikigaya that her brother, Horikita Manabu, hoped she could grow, Horikita Suzune also resolved to lead Class D to Class A to prove herself.

"Hachiman, why don't you share your thoughts?"

A round little foot wearing white stockings stepped on Hachiman's thigh as he was peeping at someone and silently pressed down.

Hikigaya, sitting cross-legged on the ground with his back against the bed, was within attack range of Kushida, who was sitting on the bed.

Don't make such small, easily misunderstood gestures. Hachiman wanted to remove his hand, but that seemed a bit too reckless, so he could only pretend that nothing had happened.

It's impossible that Kushida is jealous because he's secretly watching Horikita; she's just unhappy that Horikita attracts more attention from boys than she does.

"The best way to solve this problem is to make it disappear. Unless someone happens to record a video showing that Class C hit someone first, there is no solution to this problem. Sudo has already admitted that he did hit someone. The only way to prevent the class from losing points is to get Class C to drop the lawsuit. There are many ways to get Class C to drop the lawsuit. You can also learn from Ryuen Sho's method of framing someone."

If Sudo doesn't admit to hitting him, Hikigaya will directly make him deny hitting anyone. When faced with accusations from others, he will say that it was just three students in Class C who had a crush on the tall Sudo Ken and therefore got into a fight, and that it had nothing to do with Sudo.

Places without surveillance are like Schrödinger's cat—anything can happen.

"Wow, that's amazing. As expected of Hikigaya-kun," Kushida said with a sweet smile.

Don't think I can't tell you're mocking me.

"Snapped."

He slapped away Kushida's small feet that were still resting on his lap, and the feel of her legs wrapped in white stockings made him nostalgic.

Yukinoshita Haruno.

My encounter with her happened after I left the school. That day, she was dressed as her younger sister. Her slightly small black Soubu High School blazer accentuated her proud and upright figure, and her white pleated skirt revealed her beautifully curved calves.

The silky smooth feel left a deep impression on him.

"nausea."

As if sensing danger, Kushida sat down on the bed in a different spot away from Hikigaya.

Hirata smiled slightly as he watched the two bickering.

"It shouldn't be too easy to frame someone. Long Yuan is an expert in this area. I can't think of a good way right now."

Hirata simply couldn't come up with a solution, not that he didn't want to.

His heart is too small; taking care of the students in his own class is already exhausting enough for him, and he can't take care of the students in other classes now.

"There are still six days until the school's deadline. You and Horikita will have to figure out a solution for the first three days. If you can't manage it, call Sudo and his friends to my dorm on the third night and see if we can implement my method."

"Can't we listen to it first?"

"You'll find out when Sudo and the others agree."

Because the method was a bit disgusting, Hikigaya didn't know if he could persuade Sudo and the others to do it, but he wouldn't be so persistent about it if Sudo himself didn't try to save himself.

Although he didn't have high hopes that Horikita Hirata could solve the problem, Hikigaya also didn't really want to use the method he had in mind.

After seeing Horikita Hirata off, only Hikigaya and Kushida, who had been sitting in the chair Horikita had been sitting in, remained in the room.

Kushida, wearing white stockings, crossed her voluptuous long legs, just like Horikita had before, and held in her hands the book that Shiina Hiyori had recently borrowed from her.

"You're so annoying." As soon as Hikigaya finished speaking, he was instantly defeated by Kushida's gesture of raising his book and his murderous gaze, and he raised his hands in defeat.

"I'm sorry, Lord Kushida, I was wrong. Please forgive me, and I will make amends."

"What's going on with Class B? Still no answer?" Kushida slammed down his book in annoyance.

"Don't worry about it. If Class B doesn't agree, there's Class A as an alternative, but we can't be 100% sure we'll get the leadership."

Class B is the best, Class A is also fine, because the students in Classes A and B are rational and obedient. Classes C and D are not good, because Hikigaya doesn't have the patience to coax them like Hirata does, nor does he want to use violence to rule the class like Ryuen does.

Chapter Twelve: Sakura Airi's Troubles

"You won't betray me, will you?"

“I swear to Komachi, I will not betray you.” Hachiman raised his right hand.

Who is Komachi?

"I am the cutest motif in the world."

"Wow, siscon is disgusting." Kushida opened the door with a disgusted expression. "I can't hold back any longer, as usual."

Maintaining an angelic persona usually increases Kushida's negative emotions. Once these emotions accumulate to a certain point, she has to release them, otherwise she will self-harm.

Her way of venting stress is by verbally abusing the people who anger her and kicking and punching things. Both of these methods of venting are quite noisy, and Hachiman is now her lookout.

Because the school is located by the sea and the surrounding commercial area is quite large, and there aren't many staff and students, if you look carefully, you can still find a few places without cameras and where there are basically no students around. Today, Kushida chose a beach with railings, and she wasn't afraid of kicking the sturdy railings to break them.

"With that cold face and arrogant attitude, why doesn't that bitch Horikita just die already!"

"Can't you get the hell away from me, you noisy fly, Chi Kuanzhi? If you can't speak properly, sew your mouth shut, you idiot."

"He should just drop out of school. That hot-tempered redhead deserves to be framed like a baboon, he deserves it!"

“Sakura Airi.…”

The iron fence was kicked and banged loudly, and the sound of the wind mixed with Kushida's faint voice reached the ears of Hachiman, who was standing on guard at a distance. There was one name that Hachiman paid some attention to.

Sakura Airi's well-behaved personality shouldn't offend Kushida.

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The student council secretary's work wasn't much. After school the next day, after about half an hour of playful banter with Secretary Tachibana Akane, Hikigaya ran off to the library.

Sakura Hasebe, Karuizawa Megumi, and two others were studying in the library's study area with long faces. They knew that failing the upcoming midterm exams would lead to expulsion, but they did not refuse Hikigaya's extra practice sessions after class.

"Hachiman, here, here."

Hikigaya, who was looking for someone, heard Karuizawa Megumi's voice. Following the direction of the sound, he saw a blonde girl with a single ponytail waving at him happily.

"You finished your work in the student council so quickly? No wonder you became the secretary as soon as you joined the student council."

Hikigaya was led to sit next to Megumi Karuizawa, who was dressed in a slightly glamorous style, after she grabbed his arm. Across the table were Airi Sakura and Haruka Hasebe, who were sitting close together.

Shortly after the study group was formed, Sakura and Hasebe became friends, while Karuizawa Megumi isolated Sakura, and the two of them usually only communicated with Hikigaya.

"Since it's not time for big events like the sports festival yet, the student council's workload won't be too heavy."

After dealing with Karuizawa Kei, Hikigaya greeted Sakura and Hasebe with four salutations before picking up the test paper Karuizawa Kei had finished to check and grade it.

"How's it going? Any progress?"

As the chair swayed, Hikigaya's shoulder was draped with a delicate hand adorned with a pale blue wrist corsage, and Karuizawa Megumi's lightly made-up face came close to his.

"You've made a lot of progress, so you shouldn't have to worry about the midterm exams." Hachiman glanced at the papers and knew that there weren't many mistakes.

The "sea of ​​questions" approach works, and Karuizawa Kei has indeed improved significantly since her last quiz. He's gotten used to her affectionate gestures and basically understands why she does them.

Hirata Yosuke is undoubtedly the leader of Class D, but Hirata Yosuke is a big fan of his own, and coupled with his position as student council secretary, Hikigaya's status in Class D is also extremely high.

Not only would Karuizawa Kei act friendly in the library, but she would also often sit on his desk in class to talk to him and act as if they had a good relationship.

Even a lowly official in front of the prime minister's gate is no match for a powerful figure like Karuizawa Kei, who, by taking advantage of his status as a close friend of Hikigaya, used his assertive attitude to win over several girls in Class D and become the leader of the group.