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

As the student council president, he is undoubtedly number one in the school when it comes to social contributions.

The right to transfer classes can be ignored, but it's also acceptable to use one's personal points for personal gain.

"How domineering, Hachiman." Ichinose murmured to herself with a slight smile. She liked Hachiman's imposing manner.

Tomorrow is the day she's going to openly announce to all the students in Class A that Hachiman is hers.

Between the students in Class A and Hikigaya, she chose Hikigaya.

Unbeknownst to them, the two sides of the scale had already become unbalanced.

Chapter 176 The Darkening of Ichinose

"Ma Zi, have you watched the TV series starring Lord Tiandao? The first episode just came out last night, he's so handsome!" Xiao Qiaomeng excitedly grabbed Wang Cang's arm.

In the A-class classroom before morning classes, the failure of the sports festival did not bring them much disappointment, and within a few days, the original relaxed and cheerful class atmosphere was restored.

After all, even after deducting 150 class points, Class A still has 1,530 points, which is more than 200 points ahead of Class B, which has nearly 1,300 points.

Only two students in the classroom looked rather unwell: Kanzaki and Kushida.

One was genuinely in a bad mood, while the other was faking it.

"Ring ring ring—"

As the morning bell rang, the students returned to their seats. Hoshinomiya, who was outside the classroom, walked into the classroom with a long face, and the smell of alcohol hit the students in the front row.

Watanabe Norihito covered his nose in feigned disgust. "Has Chie-sensei broken up with someone again? How many times this month is this?"

Unlike the other three teachers in the first grade, Hoshinomiya is very close to the students in Class A, so many students often tease their beloved teacher, Chie.

“Ichinose.” Ignoring Watanabe Hoshinomiya’s mocking glance at her former favorite student.

"Yes, Hoshinomiya-sensei."

The classroom atmosphere instantly became incredibly oppressive. Ichinose sighed inwardly and resolutely walked up to the podium to face the students of Class A.

Normally, Hoshinomiya would still play along with her in front of the students, maintaining their usual intimate way of addressing each other, but now it seems that Hoshinomiya is no longer going to pretend.

"Because of my problem, Hoshinomiya-sensei is not in a good mood today, Watanabe-kun, please don't take it to heart."

"It's okay, it's okay, I won't take it to heart."

After Watanabe's awkward expression disappeared, Ichinose scanned the students in Class A.

Most of the students looked at her and Hoshinomiya-sensei with worried expressions, which made her feel very complicated and somewhat reluctant, but she had something she was unwilling to give in to.

That was the only outcome she absolutely could not accept.

"I'm sorry, everyone." Ichinose bowed deeply to the students below the stage. "I have decided to resign from my position as class representative and will no longer participate in the class's decision-making regarding the special exam tonight."

The classroom suddenly fell into an eerie silence, then erupted like boiling water, with several students involuntarily standing up.

"Why, Kofunami? If we lose the sports festival, nobody will care. After all, there aren't many students in our class who are good at sports."

"That's right, that's right. If I hear anyone talking about it, I'll be the first to make trouble for them."

"Everyone trusts Ichinose-san. If you have a conflict with Chie-sensei, just talk it out. I believe Chie-sensei will forgive you."

"I absolutely disagree with Xiao Fanbo's resignation." Wang Cang's face was flushed with excitement.

She believed that the other students in the class, like her, had absolutely no intention of making Ichinose resign from her leadership position; they only truly respected Ichinose as their leader.

Ichinose is their absolute backbone; she can't even imagine Class A without Ichinose.

"I will never forgive Ichinose." Hoshinomiya sneered, the coldness in his eyes frightening even the students in Class A.

They felt that Hoshinomiya-sensei was far more terrifying than Chabashira-sensei, the homeroom teacher of Class B, and her usual cute and mascot-like image had completely disappeared.

"I'm sorry, I can't meet everyone's expectations." Ichinose straightened up and looked at her panicked classmates with a somewhat somber expression.

"Because I love Hachiman Hikigaya, the leader of Class 1-B, I have absolutely no intention of being his enemy. As the leader of Class A, I am absolutely unqualified."

...Slippery Art? Qi Yi Er Ba C seems to be rampant...

Ichinose's words caused the classroom to fall into an eerie silence once again. They hadn't expected that the reason Ichinose didn't want to be the class leader was this.

This is so strange. They officially announced their breakup right after the special exam on the deserted island.

They were celebrating together that Ichinose had escaped the clutches of that scumbag Hikigaya. They thought Ichinose deserved better, at least half as much as Ichinose in terms of character.

"What's so great about Hachiman? He doesn't have a single male friend and is always surrounded by a bunch of cute girls. He's lewd and has even expelled several of his classmates, and some older students have also been expelled by him."

"He also hit Hirata-kun, that cheerful and helpful good-natured Hirata."

"Kushida was also forced to leave his class because he was dissatisfied with his reign of terror. Honami, can you wake up? Hachiman is not worth it."

As Ichinose's best friend, Amakura couldn't accept Ichinose's actions at all. Looking at her friend, whose guilt was palpable, her anger continued to rise.

“Hachiman is definitely not the villain you imagine.” Ichinose’s expression was serious. “I know Hachiman Hikigaya much better than you do, and I’m very fortunate to be with him.”

"I don't want anyone to go to Hachiman and harass him by saying that he and I are not suitable for each other or anything like that."

"Even I will be angry then."

Overwhelmed by Ichinose's imposing presence, Amakura's face turned somewhat pale.

She couldn't believe that her approachable friend, who seemed like she would never get angry, could say such a thing.

"Fanbo, you're not going to transfer to Class B, are you?" Shiranami's tone sounded like she was about to cry, while Ichinose was completely unyielding and protective of Hikigaya.

Like everyone else, she no longer dared to speak ill of Hikigaya, but now she was more worried than Hikigaya that Ichinose would transfer to Class B.

Hikigaya, who won six million personal points from Nagumo at the Sports Festival, definitely has the financial means to transfer Ichinose to another class.

"I won't be transferring to Class B, Chihiro." Seeing that no one was saying anything bad about Hikigaya anymore, Ichinose smiled a little again. "It's just that I'm really no longer suitable to be the leader of Class A."

"And you guys also make me somewhat dissatisfied. You were all slacking off during the sports festival training, weren't you? Do you really think you're capable enough to graduate from Class A?"

She felt she was gradually understanding why Hachiman implemented a reign of terror in Class B, because there were some things that good people couldn't do, only bad people could easily accomplish.

Now, will she be able to understand Hachiman's heart?

"Why did you say such a thing, Kofunami?" Kohashi Yume's usually cheerful eyes dimmed.

Today should have been a happy day because her idol has a new drama airing, but her friend Ichinose has made her mood plummet.

“I agree with Ichinose on this point. What gives you the right to be complacent? What gives you the right to be complacent?” Hoshinomiya’s eyes revealed a frighteningly fierce look.

Although Class A is currently more than 200 class points ahead of Class B, Hoshinomiya has already seen the future where Class B will rise to Class A by stepping on her head.

Class A must never again play these childish games with their friends.

"........."

In just one morning class, Class A lost two people they could trust wholeheartedly.

Chapter 177 Shiina's Sharp Aura

Meanwhile, during the morning class in Class B, there were more than just the class teacher, Chazhu, standing on the podium.

"That's roughly how the OAA software works, and the rewards and punishments have been determined." Hachiman put down the chalk in his hand and turned to look at the students below the stage, whose expressions varied.

He just introduced the existence of the OAA software and that it will be put into use at the beginning of the second year.

"Shinohara, Sato, Inogashira, Sotomura... Airi."

"I estimate that your OAA rating is among the lowest in the grade. You have more than six months to improve your OAA rating."

"I don't think you'll end up in the bottom three and cause your class to lose points. I've already listed out the detailed evaluation criteria."

Academic ability is mainly calculated from the scores of exams held throughout the year.

Physical ability is calculated from evaluations of physical education classes, special exams, and other assessments.

Flexible thinking ability allows one to calculate their social adaptability based on the number of friends they have and their communication skills.

Social contribution is calculated based on various factors such as attitude towards school and contributions to the school due to affiliation with the student council.

The problems with Shinohara and Sato lie in their academic abilities and social contributions, while the problems with Tomomura, Inokashira, and Sakura lie in their flexible thinking and physical abilities.

"I'll take charge of improving Airi's OAA rating." As he spoke, Hachiman looked at Matsushita, which gave Matsushita a helpless smile.

"Satsuki and Maya are my friends, so I'll take care of them."

"I'll take care of Sotomura and Inokashira."

After Matsushita, who had already revealed some of his strength, spoke up, Hirata, with a cheerful smile, accepted the two hot potatoes: Sotomura and Inokashira.

"Besides the five who were named, the others should not let their guard down either."

Hachiman glanced at the students below the stage, who showed few signs of panic even though they knew about the OAA, and calmly returned to his seat.

Now that Class B has made progress with a series of small or big victories, their morale is high.

"Hachiman."

As soon as get out of class ended, Sakura stood timidly in front of Hikigaya like a little hamster. Hikigaya held one of her pigtails, which was tied up with a blue ribbon, in his hand and stroked it gently. Her icy blue eyes were filled with both unease and anticipation.

At first, being ranked as one of the worst students in the class by Hachiman Hikigaya made her uneasy, but when Hachiman Hikigaya said he would help her personally, her unease turned into surprise.

After the summer vacation ended, Hikigaya's personal matters led to a sharp decrease in communication between the two, which had already made her feel uneasy.

"You've come at the right time. Airi, please call Haruka and Megumi over as well."

Hikigaya smiled at Sakura, stood up, and patted her head. The idol-like, beautiful girl's timid appearance was truly endearing.

Physical training is necessary anyway, so whether you train one person or several, it doesn't matter.

Classroom of Class A.

"Sorry, Asako, I'm planning to have dinner with Hachiman today." Ichinose said, her hands clasped together, a slight smile playing on her lips.

She walked past her friend, whose expression was somewhat somber, and was the first to leave the incredibly dull classroom.

Even after she left, no one in Class A, whose get out of class had ended and it was lunchtime, wanted to leave the classroom.

Even though several hours had passed and a new leader had been appointed, they were still upset about Ichinose's resignation.

In Class B classroom, after the bell rang, Hachiman stretched his stiff neck, which had been stiff from studying all day, and stood up to go to the cafeteria to treat his somewhat hungry stomach.

At almost the same time, Karuizawa, Sakura, and Shiina also stood up as they watched him.

Shiina naturally took the right-hand position with Hikigaya, while Karuizawa, who had taken the lead, took the left-hand position. Hasebe and Sakura could only purse their lips and follow behind the three of them.

Ichinose, who arrived late, looked at Hikigaya surrounded by several cute girls outside the corridor and couldn't help but feel glad that she had made that decision today.

She squeezed through the gap between Sakura and Hasebe, grabbed Hikigaya's left hand, and pulled him to a position parallel to herself.

"What are you doing, Ichinose?" Karuizawa was furious; this was a spot she had specifically fought for.

"It's nothing, I just plan to have dinner with my boyfriend Jun today."

Openly and honestly, Ichinose wrapped his left arm around Hikigaya's and leaned intimately against his shoulder.

Anyone could tell from their appearance that they were a couple.

When Hikigaya looked helplessly at Ichinose who had suddenly attacked, Shiina frowned, Sakura's delicate pink lips parted in shock, and Karuizawa's face turned as black as charcoal.

"I'll explain to you tonight." After a long silence, Hikigaya looked at Shiina, who was gripping his right wrist tightly with her left hand, and said solemnly.

The bulging blue veins on the back of his white hand were so glaring.

..........

..........

During the first year, when the reconciliation between Ichinose and Hikigaya and Ichinose's resignation as leader of Class A were causing a great stir, Hikigaya, who had finished his work in the student council, took Ichinose back to the dormitory.

As he pushed open the door, the rich aroma of meat broth wafted into Hachiman's nostrils, instantly putting him at ease. It was good that Shiina was there.

"I'm back, Hiyori."

"Welcome back, Hachiman."

Wearing a light blue apron and with her hair tied in a single ponytail, Shiina walked out of the room with a peaceful smile on her face.

Ichinose, who was holding Hikigaya's left hand, simply nodded slightly as a greeting.

Hunting geese all day long, only to be pecked by geese.

Shiina never expected that what she would receive was not Hachiman's confession, but Ichinose's declaration of sovereignty, which she had already ruled out.

After noon, she pondered for a long time but couldn't figure out why Ichinose could suddenly win over Hikigaya.