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

The feeling of being suppressed and weaker than Hikigaya caused Nagumo's anger to explode instantly.

In the past, Hikigaya was just a figure who challenged Horikita's pre-meal dessert, and he didn't take him seriously.

It was the conflict between Asahina and him that made him take Hikigaya, that troublemaker, a little more seriously.

But that's just a small part of what matters. Why should Hachiman be able to stand in front of him so imposingly and overshadow him now?

“I’m not only the leader of Class 2-A, but I also control the entire second year. I was the vice president appointed by the previous student council president. In what way can you compare to me?” Nan Yun waved his arms, his fingers trembling and his face excited.

"I'm not better than you?! I'm not better than you?!"

Faced with Nagumo's somewhat hysterical and unseemly outburst, Hikigaya and Horikita Manabu and the others behind him simply watched silently.

This stark contrast made the second-year students in the audience, who had initially thought Nagumo could salvage the situation, begin to reconsider whether they should continue to support him.

The image of Nagumo as a charming and shrewd strategist in their minds has been shattered.

"Kiriyama," Hikigaya called out calmly after Nagumo recovered from his hysterical state.

Once upon a time, a prominent figure like Nan Yun was someone he could never reach, but now, his hysterical state filled him with mixed emotions.

We still need to be careful with our words and actions and not underestimate others.

Hikigaya knew that the reason he could so easily set a trap for Nagumo must be because Nagumo underestimated him, since Nagumo was right.

Compared to the hand of the player, Nangumo is indeed much stronger, and with sufficient personal points, his contract to dominate the second year is also impeccable.

"Class 2-B supports Hikigaya becoming the student council president."

"Class 2-C supports Hikigaya becoming the student council president."

"Class 2-D supports Hikigaya becoming the student council president."

Following Kiriyama's lead, the three main leaders from each of the second-year classes all stood behind Hikigaya.

Judging from how smoothly they were persuaded, these three had undoubtedly already been convinced to join Hachiman's faction.

"What are you doing?! Didn't you all get tickets to Class A? Now that you've betrayed Nagumo-kun, do you three think you can still graduate from Class A?!"

"It's not too late to change your mind now, otherwise you won't be able to graduate from Class A, and you won't even be able to stay in this school!"

The sudden reversal from seven classes supporting Nagumo to seven classes supporting Hikigaya infuriated Mizowa and Tonokawa. They shouted in exasperation, "Aren't these guys afraid of Nagumo at all?"

"Tongshan, what's going on? We haven't heard anything about this!"

“Nanpi Jun, what exactly is going on? You didn’t discuss this with us.”

"I've already handed in nearly a million personal points! What am I going to do if I can't graduate from Class A?! Kiriyama!"

Kiriyama and his group's actions not only triggered a reaction from Mizowaki and Tonokawa, but also threw the students in the three second-year classes into chaos.

They hadn't agreed beforehand to support Hachiman, a junior they didn't know much about.

Furthermore, if they support Hachiman as the student council president now, they will lose all hope of graduating from Class A through the lottery, and all the personal points they invested in the previous year will be wasted.

"Buzzing—"

The piercing sound echoed throughout the conference room and drilled into the ears of the students speaking. The conference room, which had been as bustling as a market street, suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes were focused on the boy holding the microphone on the podium.

The boy's handsome face and cold, sharp eyes pierced everyone's hearts, his overwhelming aura just like that of Horikita Gakuen, who had reigned over the school for almost three years.

In contrast, the once elegant Nagumo was now completely out of sorts, staring dumbfounded at the three of them, unable to utter a word.

"With a year and a half left before graduation, the difference in class points between Class A of Grade 2 and Class B of Grade 2 is less than a thousand."

"Under my leadership, Class B of Grade 2 and Classes C and D of Grade 2 have reached a cooperation agreement. Classes C and D of Grade 2 will help Class B of Grade 2 move up to Class A almost unconditionally."

"The price paid by Class B in Year 2 is that 90% of the personal points distributed each month and the personal points obtained from the special exam are divided equally among Class C and Class D, and settled monthly."

After the meeting room quieted down, Hikigaya explained to the second-year students why Kiriyama and the others did what they did.

"Currently, Class B only has a little over a thousand class points. Even if we collect 90% of the points from each student, Classes C and D will only receive less than two million points per month. By graduation, even with the increase in class points, we can only give Classes C and D about two tickets at most."

"Our chances of getting promoted to A have been greatly reduced, and with the help of Class C and Class D, is Kiriyama definitely going to beat the current Class A?"

Unsurprisingly, students in the audience voiced their objections.

Chapter 166 A Sigh in My Heart

"If Class B still loses even with the full support of Class C and Class D, then I suggest that you all drop out of school."

Seeing Mikitani's dissatisfied face, Hikigaya replied unhurriedly, "The fate of Class 1-A is now before our eyes, and this is the result of the three classes not cooperating closely."

"It was I who led Class A of the first year to this end by working together with Class 3. Just one week later at the sports festival, your three classes working together will not only put Class A at the bottom, but also put the Red Team at a huge disadvantage."

"Now the Red Team is at a disadvantage. If nothing unexpected happens, Class A will lose 200 class points in this sports festival alone, while Class B will gain 50. There is still a year and a half before graduation."

Even with three classes competing against one, it wouldn't be enough for Class 2A to have three Nan Yuns.

Imagine a scenario where classes C and D unconditionally provide financial support to class B during the deserted island exam and the preferential treatment exam. After the two exams, class B would suddenly gain over a thousand class points.

After no one wanted to continue debating whether they could win, Hachiman continued to answer the question about the insufficient number of promotion tickets.

"Stop fantasizing that Nan Yun can provide more tickets. Class D already has zero class points, and Class C has less than two hundred. How many class points can you possibly give to Nan Yun? Will Class B have any objections?"

"This time, the total points for each grade and class will be reduced by 300. Which class will be reduced? Do you really think that after this incident, Nagumo will reduce the class points for Class A?"

"The fact that the leaders of your three classes simultaneously made the decision to betray Nan Yun shows that they also believed that this was the only way, and Nan Yun already has a history of embezzlement and is of questionable character."

As everyone in the meeting room pondered whether they should follow their class leader's footsteps, Nan Yun stepped forward with his phone in hand.

"I'm a bad person? How good is your own character?"

As he spoke, Nagumo turned the phone volume up to the maximum and played the recording of Inugami selling him a piece of audio where Hikigaya secretly betrayed Horikita Manabu, all while keeping a close eye on Horikita Manabu's expression.

However, the angry expression that Nagumo wanted to see did not appear on his respected senior.

Horikita Manabu even smiled unexpectedly.

"This incident, like the one where Hachiman raised the price of first-year votes, was a trap specifically designed to make you misappropriate the personal points raised through fundraising. I already knew about it on the day the recording was made."

"You've completely fallen into Hachiman's trap; your vision is far too narrow."

Horikita's words struck Nagumo like a heavy hammer blow.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

Knowing that he was completely outmaneuvered by Hachiman, Nagumo covered his head with his hands and screamed in despair. How could he possibly be completely defeated by Hachiman, this troublesome junior?

"This was all a scheme by my senior, right? Hachiman was just the executor you chose. I only lost to my senior because I didn't expect him to be hiding behind the scenes."

"That's too much, senior, letting a nobody like Hachiman make me underestimate him." Nangumo said with a sly smile.

“I have no reason to lie. You have completely lost to Hachiman.” Horikita Manabu had no intention of fulfilling Nagumo’s fantasies. “You can still leave now.”

"I can stop if it's the chairman's wish."

Hikigaya, who was back at the podium operating the computer, looked up at Horikita Manabu, who was advising Nagumo to leave. The two expelled students from Class C who framed Shibata had left something behind before they left school.

Although verbal evidence alone is insufficient to prosecute Nagumo, it is enough to ruin his reputation.

The role played by Ichinose was concealed by him, and the video recording that accused Nagumo only mentioned that the two of them followed Nagumo's orders to frame first-year student Shibata Hayate in an attempt to expel him from school.

"Fine, do as you please."

Seemingly unwilling to see Nagumo's disgraceful state, Horikita Manabu pushed up his glasses and walked towards the conference room door, while Nagumo remained there, muttering to himself in a daze.

After a moment's thought, Hachiman chose to turn on the video anyway.

The faces of Shinonome and Katsumata, two students who had already dropped out of school, appeared on the big screen, and the speakers in the conference room began to play their last words left at the school.

Nagumo is worse than a dog.

These are the exact words left by Shinonome when he spat at the end of the video.

At this point, none of the second-year students present had any intention of continuing to support Nagumo.

........

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"Let's go back to the dormitory."

After defeating Nagumo's rule in the second year, the three of them said goodbye to their familiar upperclassmen and left the meeting room together.

"Aren't you going to the training ground to watch the students train? Hachiman."

"I'm planning to rest for a day; I'm a bit tired." Hachiman shook his neck, his joints making a slightly cracking sound.

Today went smoothly and he achieved his goal without any unexpected incidents. Nagumo's ridiculous behavior also made him feel somewhat pleased.

He just felt a little depressed for some reason, perhaps because things had gone too smoothly?

Nan Yun underestimated him, resulting in him having no chance to retaliate, which made his victory seem less than satisfying.

Will he become a source of amusement?

"Then I won't go to the playground either. What about Ichinose-kun?" Shiina looked at Ichinose, who always gave off a cheerful vibe.

"Looks like I'll have to go to the playground alone."

At the fork in the road, Ichinose waved goodbye to Hikigaya and the other person.

Although she really wants to go back to the dorm with Hachiman, she can't right now. She is still the leader of Class A, and she has to wait until Hachiman becomes the student council president before she can step down from that position.

Once she steps down from her leadership position, she is determined to reconcile with Hachiman and prevent other philanderers from getting close.

She couldn't care less about the opinions of her classmates in Class A; she was free now that she had stepped down from her leadership position.

"I have a feeling that Ichinose-san also wants to go back to the dorm together," Shiina suddenly said, watching Ichinose's back.

When she stood behind Hachiman with Ichinose in the conference room, she noticed that Ichinose's gaze towards Hachiman was clearly strange; that intense, loving look was dazzling.

She strongly suspected that Ichinose hadn't given up on Hikigaya yet.

It's clear that if the two of them were together, they would face strong opposition from students in both classes.

"Perhaps he misses Hiyori's cooking." Hikigaya's large hand covered Shiina's head. "After all, Hiyori's cooking is so good."

"It's not as good as Hachiman says. You taught me how to cook."

Hearing Hikigaya praise Shiina, Shiina blushed slightly, and the question about Ichinose's gaze temporarily left her mind.

As Hikigaya gently stroked Shiina's soft silver hair, watching her blushing and adorable face, he could only sigh in his heart.

After the student council president election, Ichinose will return as his real girlfriend.

He couldn't lie to himself that Shiina had no feelings for him.

What will the relationship between the three of them be like then?

Chapter 167 I Was Wrong, Lord Horikita

Sunlight streamed into the room, and Hikigaya woke up as early as usual.

After washing up and having breakfast, he left the dormitory and strolled leisurely towards the school. The cool breeze blowing from the sea made him half-close his eyes comfortably.

"Good morning, Hachiman Hikigaya."

"Good morning."

Along the way, many upperclassmen took the initiative to greet Hachiman. At first, he would politely reply with "Good morning," but after a while, he simply followed the president's example and nodded to indicate that he had heard.

This did not cause any dissatisfaction on the faces of the senior students who took the initiative to greet them.

There were over a hundred people in the meeting room yesterday, and in just one night, Hachiman and Nagumo became internet sensations again on the campus forum. Anyone with eyes can see that Hachiman will be the next student council president.

This is why many senior students started to greet him proactively.

The closer he got to the school, the more students he encountered. By the time Hikigaya returned to his own class, he even felt a little tired.

"I'm so tired."

As he spoke, Hachiman leaned over his desk, which earned him an eye roll from Yukinoshita, who sat to his right.

"Complaining about being tired first thing in the morning is so unserious. He doesn't act like a future student council president at all."

"I'm really sorry if it doesn't look like it."

The class group chat was buzzing all night, and Yukinoshita's knowledge of this didn't surprise Hachiman.

Hikigaya leaned over the table, looking up at Yuki's delicate and adorable face. Two long strands of hair were tied up with thin red ribbons and hung down on either side of her body.

Her hairstyle is simple yet undeniably cute, perhaps because she herself is irresistibly adorable.