Kushida has a big problem.
This was a surprising conclusion.
But Chabashira was very clear.
What Hikigaya Hachiman said was correct.
She had checked the files of all D Class students.
As a Teacher, she was also responsible for periodically evaluating students.
So she could view students' past files.
And guide students to develop in a good direction.
And the file she received for Kushida Kikyo was very problematic.
The interviewer's statement was this: This student's academic ability and athletic ability can both reach B-level.
Although slightly lacking in intelligence and strategy, she possesses an extremely strong affinity, and her ability in coordination and organization can receive an A evaluation.
This type of person, skilled in interpersonal communication, is rarely encountered.
So we originally wanted to assign her to Class B.
But because of her past experiences, we had no choice but to abandon this move and place her in D Class.
The reason was the report from the principal of her junior high School: the Class Kushida Kikyo attended, from students to Teachers, the entire Class went on strike and collapsed, and the person who caused this phenomenon was her.
In other words, although Kushida Kikyo's basic hardware reached the level of a Class B student.
However, she was a bomb that could explode at any time.
So this kind of bomb definitely couldn't be placed in Class B, otherwise, if one person ruined a Class B, all the interviewers would be held accountable.
So Kushida was thrown into D Class.
And this was also why D Class was treated as garbage den.
Besides students who were inherently poor in various aspects, the others were to accommodate various strange problem children.
The purpose was to allow the excellent students in the higher-ranking Classes to adapt during Class competition.
To adapt to some difficult people they might encounter in future society.
However, these were materials Chabashira obtained using her Teacher's authority as a Teacher.
So she also knew that Kushida Kikyo was a bomb.
But.
Hikigaya Hachiman, how did you know?
Why did you confirm that the more excellent Kushida was, the more dangerous you felt she was?
So, facing Hachiman's remarks, Chabashira Sae maintained an adult demeanor, but her mind had already gone through several loops.
And she was also analyzing Hachiman's file.
Hikigaya, he was a special student recommended by Hiratsuka Shizuka.
However, the School had reviewed his file and felt that he could also be included in the School's student body.
So this was half back-door, but he was still assigned to D Class.
Because.
His file and past were also very subtle.
He didn't perform outstandingly, and even always seemed to be alone.
It's not that he hadn't tried, but he generally failed.
He seemed like just an introverted teenager.
And his only advantage was his excellent Kokugo (National Language) scores.
He seemed to have deep accomplishments in writing.
And this was the advantage given by the interviewer.
But now it seems it's not just that.
His insight is also very strong.
"You indeed gave an extraordinary evaluation," Chabashira Teacher said.
"Regarding Kushida, you are correct."
"She is a rather risky person."
"But, how did you come to that conclusion?" Chabashira asked.
"Something like deduction," Hachiman said.
"Because if my conclusion is correct, the School uses Class competition to allocate resources."
"And if it's competition, then how can one achieve better development?"
"Of course, by being evenly matched. Having opponents that need to be constantly overcome and strengthened, so one can also become stronger."
"So I initially assumed that all four Classes had quite excellent students who would then lead the Class in competition as a unit."
"But," Hachiman continued, "But from the situation of the seniors and juniors in the Grade 2 and Grade 3 D Classes, it seems that no matter which Grade, they are always in the poorest state."
"There are naturally successes and failures in Class competition. If it's just one failure, then it's fine."
"But."
"Looking at the values on the small blackboard in Third Year, Third Year A Class 2530, Third Year B Class 1300, Third-year C Class 300, Third-year D Class 20."
"The evaluations received by the four Classes are like falling off a cliff, with a chasm like a natural barrier."
"So I rejected the idea that A, B, C, and D were initially evenly matched."
"Rather, from the beginning, Class A students were more excellent and more likely to stand out."
"And D Class is the worst Class," Hachiman said.
"Because it's too bad, it's always at the bottom. So, if a very excellent student is thrown into D Class? Wouldn't that be a waste of resources? Therefore, I believe that once a student is assigned to D Class, the more excellent this student performs, the bigger their problem."
"The negative impact they might bring could overshadow all their advantages."
And this included Hirata.
Hachiman sighed in his heart.
He finally met a male angel, but he turned out to be a bomb no less dangerous than Kushida?
And Chabashira's eyes gently closed.
Is that so.
That's how you understand it.
I see.
She already understood.
She had still underestimated him.
Hikigaya Hachiman's insight and analytical skills exceeded her expectations.
"Have you played any deduction games in the past? Like, often deducing things with friends?" Chabashira wanted to know a little how he became like this.
"No," Hachiman said, "I can't find anyone to play deduction games with me, so I play several roles by myself."
"…" Chabashira.
Okay.
She understood a little how Hikigaya became so strong.
Because he was alone.
A person can feel lonely, but sometimes a person can also become stronger.
"Then here you go."
Chabashira put her left hand into the pocket of her women's suit and pulled out a black card, roughly 10x5cm.
The center of the card was printed with two QR codes.
One represented receiving payments, and one represented a payment code.
"This is a point card," Chabashira said.
"This is an anonymous point card. You can scan points from your student ID to the card, or scan points from the card."
"And the method of obtaining it is also very simple. You can go to the electronics store on the Shopping Street. They sell them there, and each card costs 100 points," Chabashira said.
"Using a point card can hide your real points. It's very convenient."
"So, the School encourages Class competition," Hachiman interjected.
"But allowing students to hoard points, does that mean they tacitly approve of situations where some students are bribed? And using some inexplicable methods?"
"Heh heh..." Hearing Hachiman's question, Chabashira chuckled.
She actually found it a bit tricky.
Because why did this guy's brain have to work so fast?
She almost had the illusion that it wasn't his first day of School, but three months into it.
"Check your points. I've scanned 200,000 points into it," Chabashira said.
"You can withdraw them little by little to your student ID, or you can save them for a single use later."
"Oh."
Hachiman nodded, but he didn't scan it immediately.
Directly verifying the goods implied distrust of Chabashira.
And Chabashira-sensei had a huge sum of money.
Hachiman still wanted to do a few money-making tasks to save up, so there was no need to sour their relationship now.
Moreover, she had obtained permission from the School to convert points into cash in advance.
This indicated that she had already paid a price, so she wouldn't easily breach the contract.
Especiallysince...Chabashira-sensei seemed very eager.
So, just based on this, she wouldn't breach the contract, at least not now.
"Speaking of which, do you have any future goals?"
Watching Hachiman smartly put away the point card, Chabashira continued to ask.
She felt that just reviewing Hachiman's file didn't give her all of his information.
"Me?"
When asked this question, an image flashed in Hachiman's mind: the silver-haired girl using a cane, surrounded by people, whom he had seen sitting on the sofa in Keyaki Mall.
But he didn't want that feeling of being surrounded.
If he were to express it in words...
Then it was probably... "I want to be a househusband," Hachiman said.
"I don't want to work hard every day and support a family. I prefer to stay at home and be a househusband."
"In other words, I don't want to work. Why do men have to go out and support the family?"
"I want to be supported!" Hachiman said.
"...?"
"Then you should work hard."
Although she thought this child had no ambition, Chabashira still said, "You will definitely gain something in this School."
"That is, there's no guarantee you'll meet a rich woman to support you in the future."
"But you can make yourself rich during your three years at this School," Chabashira said.
Oh?
Hachiman was a bit surprised.
Chabashira then said, "Go approach Horikita Suzune. She's just like you."
"Investigate her file, and the reward is the same: 200,000."
And so.
He had already received 200,000 for the investigation of Kushida.
So now there was another 200,000 beckoning him?
Horikita Suzune.
Female.
Class D of Grade 1.
Her appearance was quite striking, with long black hair reaching her waist, cascading down her back and shoulders.
On her right side, she had a small bow tied with a white ribbon and a long, thin braid.
Her waterfall-like black hair carried a faint lily scent, probably from her shampoo.
Her sitting posture was elegant and graceful.
Long eyelashes, orange, enchanting eyes like a fox's, and a delicate face.
However, the indifferent expression on the girl's face seemed to constantly radiate an aura of rejection.
Like a stern face beauty, while she could use this to reject many weak people, it instead made others more interested in her.
For example, Hachiman.
But for Hachiman, what he valued was not her appearance.
But the value Horikita Suzune represented... 200,000.
Opening his phone, he found that the information on his student ID had been updated.
[Name: Hikigaya Hachiman
Class: Class D of Grade 1
Student ID: 108510000
Private points: 89,100]
Compared to yesterday's full 100,000, there was already a deficit, which indicated consumption.
However, Hachiman's private points were not decreasing with use, but increasing.
After returning to his dormitory, he scanned the point card with his phone and indeed found that he could withdraw 200,000 points.
Chabashira-sensei hadn't lied.
So he was still interested in saving money.
And the 200,000 represented by Kushida was already in hand.
Actually, the evaluation regarding Kushida was a bit opportunistic, because if he really wanted to collect Kushida's information, what he had done was definitely not enough, and he might have to pay something.
Kushida had a strong ambition to conquer others.
So, obtaining her information would actually come at a high cost.
Therefore, he merely pointed out that Kushida, despite being so perfect, being placed in Class D was a bomb, and Chabashira-sensei accepted it.
Very fortunate.
It showed that Chabashira-sensei was a kind person willing to pay.
What about Horikita?
Hachiman was a little interested in Chabashira's comment about Horikita: [Go approach Horikita Suzune. She's just like you.]
Horikita was like him.
In what way was she like him?
...
"..." Horikita Suzune.
Sitting at her single desk, Horikita Suzune held up her Physics textbook, opened it, and seemed to be diligently studying.
Her fingers were long, her posture graceful, and from the side, her beauty was striking.
Her textbook was also newly acquired, yet it made one feel that she was a very serious student.
The reason for saying this was that some annotations appeared in her textbook.
Similar to [This part needs to be listened to in Class] [This knowledge point might be important, needs to be memorized] and so on.
And she had only entered the School yesterday and received her textbooks, so she must have started studying or even previewing last night.
And Hachiman certainly couldn't do that.
In fact, he hadn't even opened any of his books.
However.
"What do you want?" Horikita Suzune's clear, cold voice rang out.
And the target was...the person with short golden hair, like a Little Angel.
Kushida Kikyo.
It was Kushida who had approached Horikita Suzune, drawing near with a smile.
As someone who had been alone for years, Hachiman was very good at observing others secretly without being noticed.
Horikita Suzune was his seatmate.
However.
Currently, he had his elbows together, with his face resting on his arms, as if sleeping.
It looked like he was napping.
But that wasn't the case.
This posture allowed for a relatively wide field of vision from the corner of his eye.
And this angle, this act of lowering one's presence, Hachiman called it...the best camera.
And now, the best camera was active.
"You're Horikita, right? I'm Kushida Kikyo," Kushida said.
"Last night, I invited you to join the Class group chat. Why did you decline?"
So that's how it was.
A Class group chat, huh?
Indeed.
When Hachiman joined yesterday, there were 25 people in the Class group chat.
But both Yosuke and Kushida were popular normies.
Hirata was gentle with everyone and paid special attention to people like him who were alone, so he wouldn't want anyone to be left out.
Thus.
Since a Class group chat was created, it was naturally hoped that all students would join.
It was truly touching that such a 'male mom' existed in the Class.
However, the fact that such a perfect Hirata was thrown into Class D indicated that he was also a ticking time bomb.
Hachiman continued to act as an emotionless camera, only recording and not speaking.
Collecting information.
It seemed that Kushida had invited Horikita to the group, but Horikita Suzune had declined.
"Was it because you were studying too late last night, so you pressed the wrong button?" Kushida said.
"It's my fault too, looking for you at 11 PM."
Kushida was indeed a Little Angel, giving Horikita an out.
"Huh? Pressed the wrong button?" But Horikita Suzune said, "I didn't press the wrong button."
"Besides, a Class group chat, there's no need for such a thing."
In other words, she intentionally didn't join.
"But everyone can share information in the group and deepen their relationships," Kushida said.
"I'm not interested in such actions. Besides, it would disturb my study time."
But Horikita's reaction was...as cold as ice.
And another word to describe it would be...unsympathetic.
Because.
Even if you don't like the Class group chat, you could join and then mute it.
Instead, you directly said that in front of half the Class's students who were already in the classroom.
Have you considered the consequences of expressing yourself like that?
Didn't you see the students in the Class looking at you in shock?
I'm afraid that after today, Horikita Suzune will be labeled as difficult to get along with.
"Also, if there's nothing else, can you not stay here?" Horikita Suzune continued.
"I still need to read."
She continued reading.
This made Kushida feel a bit awkward.
Horikita Suzune continued to read calmly.
This appearance...how to put it, completely lacking in social graces.
This made Hachiman, acting as a camera, start to think.
He thought about why he chose the seat next to Horikita Suzune.
Actually, since yesterday, no one had sat next to Horikita Suzune.
She exuded an aura of rejection, and everyone seemed to intentionally avoid her.
And the facts proved that Horikita Suzune was indeed difficult to get along with.
Now that he thought about it, he probably sensed the aura of a lone individual walking by herself around Horikita Suzune at that time.
In other words, she had no friends.
Nor did she deliberately try to cater to others' wishes.
Like a lone wolf that doesn't fit into the pack.
So, would his choice to sit next to her be the mutual attraction of lonely souls?
But.
Hachiman closed his eyes.
If Horikita Suzune was a lone wolf.
Then he wanted to be a bear.
A proud soul doesn't need bonds.
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