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

Chapter 148 Gymnasium Assembly

"Hey there, Horikita-kun, who's this?"

After greeting Horikita Suzune with newly learned internet slang, Ichinose looked at the exquisitely beautiful girl next to Horikita, who resembled a doll.

She originally intended to find Hachiman among the students in Class 1-B, but unexpectedly discovered a girl she had never seen before who was so cute it was unfair. The bow on her collar, just like Hachiman's, indicated that she was also a first-year student.

Since she's standing with Horikita, it means she must be a student in Class 1-B.

It's impossible for Bi E's class not to notice that there's such a pretty girl in Liu Qigu's class.

"I'm Yukino Yukinoshita from Class 1-B. I just transferred to this school today, Ichinose-san," Yukinoshita said before Horikita could answer.

Because Horikita had already introduced Yukinoshita to her when she came over, she was able to accurately address the cheerful and lively girl in front of her.

Honami Ichinose, the leader of Class 1-A, and Hikigaya's ex-girlfriend.

Who dumped whom?

Looking at the cute and cheerful girl in front of her, Yukinoshita couldn't help but think that she also had the gossipy heart of a girl.

The leaders of the two rival classes, Class A and Class B, are former boyfriend and girlfriend, just like in a comic book.

"Yukino Yukinoshita, a name as beautiful as her appearance."

“Ichinose-san is also very cute.” Yukinoshita replied somewhat flusteredly. She hadn’t expected Ichinose’s first words to her to be a compliment, and she felt a strong sense of goodwill from Ichinose’s words.

This was the first time she had met someone like this, and she felt a sense of goodwill towards her and wanted to be friends with her from the very first meeting.

"Thank you, Yukinoshita-san's skin is so fair."

With a smile, Ichinose took another step closer to Yukinoshita, while Ichinose tried to explore Yukinoshita's personality further, Hachiman returned to the Class 1-B camp.

"Ichinose, what are you doing here? Fujimaki-senpai, the leader of the Red Team, is already gathering the Red Team students." Hikigaya said immediately upon seeing Ichinose.

The leader of the Red Team was not the student council president, Horikita Manabu, but Fujimaki, a senior from Class 3-A, a burly man who had once helped Hachiman hold his own in the pool and locker room.

The white group is led by Ishikura from Class 3-B. Hikigaya estimates that the group leaders are chosen by the third-year classes themselves.

"Eh!? We've already gathered? I'll head back to Class A first, Hachiman." Ichinose said hastily, forgetting to switch back to her original form of address in her haste.

"No need to rush, Fujimaki-senpai is very kind."

Watching Ichinose hurriedly leave, Hikigaya called out, only turning back to look at Yukinoshita and Horikita after she disappeared from sight.

Yukino's expression towards him was quite subtle.

"Is there a flower on my face, Yukinoshita?"

"You seem to have a very good relationship with the leader of Class 1-A."

“Indeed, I think so too.” Horikita echoed Yukinoshita’s words, feeling that the atmosphere between Ichinose and Hikigaya was even more harmonious now than before they broke up.

"...After all, we are all class leaders, so we still need to pay attention to our image." Hachiman scratched his head and gave a less-than-satisfactory explanation.

Since he had become closer to Ichinose, he has indeed become more and more concerned about her.

Yukinoshita and Horikita's words gave him a warning, reminding him not to appear too close to Ichinose.

After standing still for a while, the white group also received the assembly instruction after the red group assembled.

After moving to their designated positions, Inugari and Ishikura from Class 3-B stood at the front of the crowd and gave speeches.

Empty platitudes and motivational platitudes about how working together will definitely lead to victory against the Red Team are being forcefully instilled into the ears of first and second-grade students.

"Do you even believe what you're saying, Ishikura-senpai?" Hachiman took a half-step forward and pretended to be annoyed as he picked at his ear.

It's been almost a week since he parted ways with Inori at the coffee shop, and Inori hasn't given him any further news. In order to confuse Nagumo, he had to pretend to be a little annoyed.

Although he already knew why there was no follow-up.

On the very day after they parted ways at the coffee shop, Inogari went to see Nagumo, and Yamamura clearly witnessed their meeting.

"Hachiman, don't disrupt the White Clan's unity here," Inogari said coldly.

"I'm just stating the facts. I know Horikita's strength all too well. The two of you can't defeat him." Hachiman spread his hands like a little bear. "Even with that troublemaker Nagumo, it won't be enough."

"You!" Ino-gari was at a loss for words.

She didn't expect that Hikigaya would put his conflict with Nagumo on the table without any restraint. What's the difference between this and declaring war on Nagumo?

A murmur had already broken out among the group of students from Class B and Class C in the second year.

"Nagum—no."

After reminding Inogari and Ishikura once again that only he could help Class 3-B advance to Class A, Hikigaya returned to his own class's camp. After understanding his words, Inogari and Ishikura didn't say anything more.

After being interrupted by Hachiman, the two felt embarrassed to continue their motivational speeches and quietly returned to their own groups.

Amidst constant whispers and noise, the White Team, with no leader to speak, received the order to disband.

Just when everyone thought the meet-and-greet at the stadium was over, two staff members came up to the stadium stage and worked together to move a podium onto it.

After the staff left, the student council president, hailed as the most outstanding student council president in recent years, slowly walked to the podium and looked down at all the students below.

Because of the previous club briefing meetings, the students who knew that Horikita Manabu would not speak unless the students quieted down all shut their mouths, and the gymnasium with more than 400 people, including teachers, became completely silent.

"I became the student council president at the end of my first year, and it's been more than two years now."

A deep, sharp voice echoed through the stadium.

"Taking advantage of the fact that all students are present at this sports festival, I hereby announce that the general election for student council members will be held on the Monday of the first week after the sports festival ends. Students who wish to run for election should submit their applications to the student council as soon as possible."

"There are currently two students running for the position of student council president. One is Nangumo Masaru, the student council vice president of Class 2-A, and the other is Hikigaya Hachiman, the student council secretary of Class 1-B."

After a pause, Horikita adjusted his glasses. "The student council president has the power to influence school rules. This election concerns the vital interests of all students, so please take it seriously. That's all."

After speaking, Horikita Manabu quietly retreated backstage, causing a huge uproar among the students in the audience.

They had never heard of a student council president being able to change the school's rules; the student council president's power was far too great.

For a time, the names of candidates Hachiman Hikigaya and Masaru Nagumo were constantly mentioned by everyone.

Chapter 149 We Will Win

"Next, we'll be competitors, Hachiman."

Surrounded by seven or eight students, Nagumo walked up to Hikigaya, that detestable junior, with a relaxed smile.

Because of Hachiman, his childhood friend had a huge fight with him and they haven't made up since.

This gave him the feeling that the two of them were drifting apart, and it was all caused by this dead-eyed bastard in front of him.

"You think you're worthy?" Hachiman laughed mockingly.

Because Nan Yun disgusted him so much, he couldn't even be bothered to pretend or put on an act.

Even a scoundrel like Kiyotaka Ayanokoji would never set up a scheme to threaten a girl into becoming his girlfriend, and Ryuen, a former thug, had been the tyrant of Class C for months without any rumors of him harassing girls.

"Who do you think you are, Hikigaya, to speak to Vice Chairman Nagumo like that?"

"And who do you think you are, Mizokawa? If it weren't for that blond-haired Nagumo praising you, would you even be able to get into the student council with your talent?"

Since they openly mocked Nagumo without giving him any face, Hachiman anticipated that his supporters would retaliate. However, he did not expect that the first to respond would be Mizowaki, whom he knew well.

During the student council's operations, Hikigaya discovered that this person's abilities were completely unworthy of the position, and that he only won the student council member election by flattering Nagumo.

"I was elected, what right do you, a mere secretary like Bikigaya, have to say I'm not good enough?" Mizowaki's face turned red, and his voice became even louder.

This action undoubtedly attracted many students who were about to leave the gymnasium to stop, and many students even walked over and gathered around to watch and whisper.

The two who were just announced as the next student council presidents clashed within minutes of each other, which is a rare big scandal at the school.

They were all curious to see who would have the upper hand in this argument.

"We've just become competitors, there's no need for Hachiman to be so hostile towards me."

Nagumo suppressed his anger and maintained his composure. This was in front of a crowd, and he couldn't be as rude as Hachiman and mind his image.

"I'll expel you first when I become student council president." After saying that to Mizowaki, Hikigaya looked at Nagumo, "I already said you're not worthy, are you trying to disgust me by bringing it up again? Have you forgotten how you lost six million personal points to me at the beginning of the semester?"

"I lost to Horikita-senpai; you were just betting that Horikita-senpai would win."

"I won because I saw through the difference in ability between you and Horikita-senpai. If it were Horikita-senpai, who became the student council president in his first year, he wouldn't be making excuses here."

With a calm smile, Shiina walked up to Hikigaya and said, "The successor to Horikita, who became the student council president in his first year, is also a first-year student. This might become a wonderful story."

"........."

Nagumo glanced at Shiina and then scanned his teammates; none of them could offer anything of value.

If he could recruit Kiryuin Kaede from Class 2-B, he would never be in this situation where he has no one to rely on.

Unfortunately, he couldn't do it.

"Well, since Hachiman is so hostile towards me, then we'll go ahead—"

"I'll give you a chance to win back." Hachiman interrupted Nagumo's attempt to slip away. "You lost to Horikita-senpai in the 200-meter race by six million points, and this time it's the same 200-meter race."

He wouldn't be polite if a sucker offered himself up. If Nan Yun backed down in front of everyone, he would lose face. If he agreed, he would be giving away six million personal points for free.

Hikigaya has already competed against Horikita in a place where no one can see him, and Hikigaya is the winner.

"I'll be the last runner in the 1200-meter relay, the final event of the sports festival, and so will President Horikita," Hikigaya added as Nagumo hesitated.

The entire grade participated in a 1200-meter relay, with all twelve classes running simultaneously. Each class recommended three boys and three girls to participate, with each student running 200 meters.

This is the only event where we can compete against students from other grades.

This is also the only chance for Nagumo Masayuki to compete against Horikita Gaku.

After a moment of silence, Nan Yun revealed a calm smile. "An interesting suggestion, I'll accept it."

As Hikigaya had anticipated, coupled with the heavy use of Horikita Manabu's name and the whispering glances of the students present, Nagumo had no choice but to accept his bet.

If it were a month ago, even without Horikita Manabu participating, Nagumo would have agreed without hesitation, because at that time Nagumo had tens of millions of personal points.

But things are different now; he has already spent 32 million personal points buying votes for Class A and Class C for a year.

Knowing about this and possessing the 'evidence that Hachiman is bound to lose,' Class 3-B must have received no less than ten million personal points from Nagumo.

Based on the information that Hikigaya bought from the senior student who became a second-year student in Class D, it is estimated that Nagumo currently has no more than ten million personal points.

If he were to scrape together another six million, it would be even easier for him to destroy Nagumo's dominance in the second year.

"Just wait to lose, Hachiman. Vice President Nagumo is the fastest runner among the second-year students, so don't cry."

After throwing out some low-class harsh words, Mizowaki Asahi agreed and then walked away towards the exit of the gymnasium, causing Shiina to cover her mouth and chuckle.

"He said you'd cry if you lost, Hachiman."

"Yes, yes, then I'll have to rely on the clever Hiyori to comfort me." Hikigaya ruffled the silver hair of the girl who had just chimed in with such a brilliant remark.

If Nagumo, a second-year student, heard that Horikita, who became the student council president in his first year, was also a first-year student, he would definitely want to punch someone.

"Can we win?" Horikita asked earnestly as he approached.

She originally wanted to ask Hachiman to apply to run the last leg of the 1200-foot relay race with her brother, but Hachiman's actions made her give up on that idea.

Now she's worried about whether Hikigaya can win; Mizowaki's statement that Nagumo is the fastest runner in the second year is probably not a lie.

Losing six million personal points isn't a huge loss, since it's just money from Hachiman, but losing would have a negative impact on the Hachiman student council president election.

Hachiman is not only her brother's chosen successor, but also the leader of their class, and she hopes Hachiman will win.

"We will win." Seeing Horikita's serious expression, Hikigaya didn't joke around either.

I can lose to anyone, but I can't lose to Nan San Si Lin Emu Si Ba Yun.

After receiving the assurance, Horikita nodded to indicate that she understood and returned to Yukinoshita's side to continue explaining the school to her.

"You've become even more handsome, Hachiman-kun." Kiryuin Fuuka, who had been watching the whole thing from the side, walked up to Hachiman.

Compared to when they first met, Hachiman Hikigaya is now undoubtedly more confident and domineering.

"It's all thanks to the excellent guidance of my seniors," Hachiman replied sincerely.

After entering this school, Horikita Manabu was the person who helped him the most, and the second was Kiryuin Fuka.

Chapter 150 Two People Three Legs

"Is Lingyin only similar to her senior in appearance?"