Chapter 44

And the other side.

It's also school time. There are only quite a few students of Class C still inside.

After all, a month has passed and there are now a total of 4 students  participating in the club.

It's a necessary price paid by Hirata to know the total number of senior students, but he is always looking very tired, and sweaty after the club time is over. (So, Hachiman thought that his ass was being drilled, but he didn't say his thoughts out loud)

Onodera was also pretty good at track and field but ended up joining the swimming club instead. Hachiman didn't know if something weird happened with her. 'Did you pay some kind of price too?'

"...." Onodera

Then, there is Akito Miyake who seems not very interested in other things, but is surprisingly good at poking small holes with his arrows.

And after Sudo explained the situation behind his heroic fight, he was able to regain the basketball club's regular position. Super strong.

But most people joined the go-home department.

The same goes for Hachiman and Horikita Suzune.

However, today some students in the class had already gone down to the first floor and saw the bulletin board.

"Hey!"

"Have you been invited by that cold-looking president to join the student council?!"

"Congratulations!"

"Karuizawa-san, this is too strong!" In the girl's group, you can see her friends surrounding the said person with excited looks on their faces.

Everyone has been in this school for a month and understands the value of being a member of the student council.

"No, no, it's just good luck... I was selected for no reason." Karuizawa said vaguely, but her hand was still rubbing her nose slightly. As if she's also feeling quite good by these remarks.

Although there are some confusing points, students in Class C don't think too much about it. But this means that her status as the big hottie is secure.

And now she gained the honorary halo of a student council member that was different from everyone else.

This is the solution. Karuizawa herself said that she came to this school to have a stable life and not be bullied anymore, so she acted as the type she hated the most, so let's follow her path.

Add a buff to her. Make the image of this hot girl even more positive, add some manure.

At the same time, since she joined the student council, Manabe's affairs can be completely handled.

After all. Are you going against members of the student council? Is your brain damaged?

And faced with this situation

"It seems that you have completed the wooing." Horikita Suzune passed an unnecessary comment like that. Very annoying.

She knew that Hachiman was wooing Karuizawa, and then wanted to make her a free partner for promotion.

And now that Karuizawa has accepted the position of the student council, it means that she is already being exploited.

"Hey!" But it was clear that he had accomplished something, so Hachiman wasn't rude but sighed softly.

"....Horikita, am I the kind of person who can solve all kinds of shitty problems of these mentally damaged people?" Hachiman couldn't help but ask this question.

From what we can see from the incident in Karuizawa, she hopes that Hirata will recommend a reliable partner.

And the said person, just pushed these problem children over his balcony.

While giving them obviously needed therapy, he also gained free sex partners.

But.' In this case, you are taking too much trouble, Hirata-san! Because these are all problems in the class.'

'These children need your help when they come to consult you! So, why are you throwing your tissues at me?!'

"..." Horikita Suzune. She seemed slightly stunned by Hachiman's words.

Because. 'Aren't you this kind of person?'

At least Horikita had personally watched him solve several mystery cases, and then gained his brother's approval.

Didi! At this time, Hachiman picked up his phone. He received a message.

[Inquiry into the news. ] by Kushida.

"Here it comes!" Hachiman became excited when he saw this information.

"Holy crap, we got a backup plan for this exam!"

"...." Suzune. She didn't look impressed by how happy he was about finding this new kind of cheating method.

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But, he and Horikita still went to the cafeteria to meet Kushida-san.

It's not that Suzune has to be involved in everything, but Kushida is still trying to gain her favor, so give the hard-working party some  encouragement so that she will work harder next time.

No, wonder Suzune thought that these people's bodies were going to be ruined.

See, Kushida is already in the cafeteria. Very efficient. And the three of them found an empty seat, away from the crowd.

Because it's a little too early to have dinner, that's why there aren't many people here in the cafeteria.

And they're also sitting in the corner.

Kushida gently held the cloth with the fingers of her left hand and said, "I've been trying very hard to contact the upperclassmen these past few days...."

Instead of saying the actual thing, she first wanted her superiors to know that Kushida was indeed very busy, and did her best.

She looked at their expressions, but they were just blank, so she decided to continue, "...And finally I integrated into a small circle." She can easily say things that others cannot do.

'So annoying, at least show some kind of reaction!'

"...Then I heard from a senior that the test papers for our exams have always been the same from the previous two years....Then this time, it can also be the same for us."

"Because it was like this in both theirs and the third year classes. So....everyone passed down the same test paper!" Kushida said with a big smile on her face. After saying this special news, she looked at Hachiman and Suzune with some expectations.

Of course, as Kushida's important goal, is to watch Horikita's reaction first..However, her blank expression still did not change.

But. In fact, there was an uproar inside.

'Is there such a ridiculous thing?! How can the school allow this kind of sexy operation?!'

"The school actually allows students to cheat directly?!" Suzune's a top student, she obviously hates this kind of thing where people can get high grades without doing shit.

So, she was very surprised that this Advanced school promotes cheating! It even feels unfair, 'Did you know I spend ten hours learning every single day? And even more so on weekdays?!'

"..." Hachiman.

"Ordinary exams are a test of learned knowledge. However....this school's special exam cannot be handled with common sense." Hachiman then decided to open his mouth, before his angry daughter started doing a riot.

"Perhaps it wants to hone us through these tests and train us for being able to meet the needs of society. People cannot always be upright like you..." He pointed his second finger at Suzune, as if accusing her, "there are always scary things going on without your knowledge.

So, the examination after the first month of admission may be to test whether we can discover the essence of this school.

And even if I don't destroy the camera and expose the class evaluation scores, the teachers wouldn't have told us a single thing about this school before the 1st of this month." After saying this, Hachiman looked at his two companions, to see if someone's brain started working or he still needed to add some oil inside their ears.

"So, they're guiding us not to be a Holy mother.... and start thinking about using black methods...." It wasn't Horikita who replied, but their class's cute little angel, Kushida-san, whose wings have now started to turn dark.

The test paper is based on the same exam that has been taken by the seniors, so you only need to memorize the answers to pass!

And is this the key to protect the scumbag of our class?! If you think about this, you can get the exam papers from the seniors. Just throw some points at the people with a low budget.

Only. "Let me ask," Hachiman ignored the black-haired girl's hateful looks and asked this cute person, "Kushida, what grade and class is the senior person you contacted from?"

"Third-grade class D, is there any problem?" She blinked her eyes slightly, not understanding why he asked her this question.

Um. Of course there is a problem.

"So did she make an offer to you?"

'It's the most important thing'

"...." Kushida

"Eh?.... How do you know? She said that if I wanted it, she would only charge 40,000 points." She was again left speechless by her boss. 'Is he an esper? Can Hikigaya-kun read minds?!'

40,000 points. In other words, it is to sell papers. This is very real.

Because the students in Class D in the third grade are very poor. They don't have much money, and can only eat

the unpalatable mountain vegetable set meal.

So, of course they want to make some extra money. But this means that things like buying and selling papers among students are also reasonable in this school.

But. "Then let's contact Ichinose first," So, Hachiman decided to extend an olive branch to his free helpers, "In order to prepare for this exam, their class also helped us a lot."

In other words, it's not a good thing to make people work like a horse for you, and then don't even give them a  treat?

So, you want to share information, right?

"Understood sir." So Kushida-san continued working, honestly. It's just she was about to take out her phone, but then decided to put it away immediately.

"...." Hachiman. She obviously understood what I said earlier? So, is this Kushida's rebellion phase?...Do you want some reward too?!

Only Honami Ichinose was also in the cafeteria.

"Ichinose-san!"

"....Kushida-chan" From a distance, she waved to a strawberry haired girl and greeted her with a look of joy on her face.

"What a coincidence." Kushida had a happy expression on her face, with a hint of rejoicing, "It's great that I met Ichinose-san here...." Last time she was cut off by the other party, so she decided to use another approach this time.

"Eh? What's the matter?" Ichinose was a little surprised, and asked softly. Does Kushida-chan want something?

"Well, that's it." She paused for a moment, as if she was sorting out her words, and then whispered, "I got a message from the senior that the content of our exam this time is actually what they have taken previously.....So, the second and third-year seniors still have the same test paper in their hands. I thought it might be helpful to you, Class B, so I rushed to tell you this good news."

This was Kushida's strategy, instead of letting Hachiman take over, she decided to reveal this information directly to Ichinose, and score some good girl points inside her heart!

"That's it." Ichinose nodded her head slightly, but her expression didn't change much.

"I also know about this matter. Or rather, I'm thinking of telling you about it...." After saying this, a sweet smile formed on her face, and she said softly, "So, there's no need for this but still thank you Kushida-chan"

'No need for this?' But the girl with short-blonde hair, only heard these words. "Eh? Is that so?" She looked surprised. 'How did Ichinose-san know? Who dared to ruin my plan?! She roared angrily inside her mind.

"....Well, a senior in the student council told me," When Ichinose looked at Kushida's blank expression, she hesitated, but still decided to whisper, "That senior wanted me to join the student council to help him. So, he told me this news. "

"I see," But Kushida just nodded her head and smiled sweetly in response.

Originally, the authenticity could not be confirmed, but now that Ichinose revealed, there are members of the student council who can guarantee this information.

Meaning, it is basically certain that cheating is allowed. 'Let's report it to the boss first'

It was just that, Hachiman was thinking wildly. Because the student council senior who would tell Ichinose such a thing may not have simple thoughts.

Since it was also a written test, Horikita-nii, who was an experienced person and relatively close to me, said nothing.

Therefore, this slut may have some ulterior motives.

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Ichinose didn't say clearly who the senior in the student council was, but Hachiman identified him as someone with bad intentions.

The reason for saying this can be analyzed.

Because, generally speaking, senior students will not take the initiative to tell their juniors this kind of news.

Although the school has tacitly agreed that papers can be sold, there will be restrictions.

Otherwise, if all the upper grades disclose this valuable information to us, then how's school going to inspect the flexible thinking of the lower grades.

So, Hachiman thinks there may be some restrictions. For example, they may be ordered that if the junior student does not take the initiative, then they cannot tell the other party either.

Therefore, if this kind of initiative to find junior students is reported, it will definitely be dealt with.

Meaning, upperclassmen also have areas where they need to be cautious.

So, now this senior from the student council who's obviously responsible for maintaining discipline, takes the initiative to find Ichinose, and then break the martial law?

It seems that the other party has a purpose. Maybe it's because Ichinose is cute and he wants to pursue her.

Of course. Hachiman also gave her a very high evaluation. She was probably a very gentle and tolerant girl.

Definitely would not lose to Horikita Suzune in terms of appearance. And it must be a pleasure to marry a girl like this.

After thinking about it for a moment, Hachiman feels that if he marries Sakayanagi, he might be restrained forever.

Therefore, Ichinose is a popular candidate for marriage. There is no boy who doesn't like her.

So, Hachiman thought that this senior must be trying to woo her, but what if that wasn't the case?

'Why would you say this to Ichinose, a first-year class B? That's the utilitarian question.'

Because, Ichinose is a student of Class B and also the Class representative, meaning by contacting her, he might be able to control first-year Class B.

"Can you give me a list of the student council members?" Hachiman then decided to talk directly about this issue from the person with the highest authority, Student council President.

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"..." Horikita Manabu may have been looking at his phone but he immediately decided to respond, and only typed about two letters.

"Of course I will pay the points." Another message arrived in an instant.

"..." So, Manabu had no choice but to start typing at a rapid face, he sent two points, but then also added a QR code payment code at the end.

So, Hachiman quickly scanned the code and entered the points.

Watching the numbers pay off.

1000 points. Speaking of which, this person is too fair, he even asked to pay this small number of points.

Then got the result. There are currently seven people in the student council.

Among them, only the secretary, Senior Tachibana Akane, is a girl.

Five of them are third-year students, but the two vice-presidents are both second-years.

One of them, Nagumo Miyabi, is the handsome guy with yellow hair who displays his slutty vice-president sign that Hachiman often encounters in the student council.

And The other one is called Kiriyama.

According to Ichinose, the other party wanted her to join the student council and work for him, meaning this guy must have the authority of the Vice President to appoint people like this.

"Can you give me more information about both the Vice President Nagumo and Kiriyama?" Hachiman continued to send messages.

[ 50,000 points ] A message was received in an instant. Even Hachiman felt that this person's typing speed has slightly increased than earlier.

But this time, Horikita did not give out the QR code for payment.

So, of course, Hachiman did not continue to pay because he received another email very quickly after that.

[I paid it for you. Vice President Nagumo's full name is Nagumo Miyabi. He used to be a student in Class B of the first grade and got successfully promoted to Class A, so I brought him to the Student council and gave the the position of Vice President. ]

　　[And Kiriyama was a student of the original Class A, (their leader), and had certain abilities, so after Nagumo, I roped him into the student council too. ]

The number of words used by Horikita Manabu is not much, but there is a lot of information.

He actually paid the points himself, again. First was, to teach his sister about the school's hidden secrets.

'And now, you are actually paying points for him too, but why?'

The only reason is that...the information Hachiman is asking about, may be related to Horikita-nii himself.

In other words, the other party wanted to invite him to the student council before, and Hachiman thought that he might be assigned to do some troublesome things, but it turned out that this melon was true.

Moreover, there is some information in Horikita Manabu's words. For example, he first invited Nagumo, who was successfully promoted, to join the office, and then invited (forced) Kiriyama, who fell into Class B.

Even though he fell, and the original Class A was disgraced, but Horikita Manabu could still give them a chance.

Interesting. And Hachiman still remembered that, when he and Kushida went to investigate the situation of other grades, they saw numbers written on the small blackboard downstairs where the second-year students were taught.

The numbers at that time were as follows.

　　Class A 2000

　　Class B 600

　　Class C 400

　　Class D 200

Now he understands that this refers to the class evaluation scores.

And even if you are successfully promoted to Class B, the gap in class evaluation scores will not be much.

Moreover, the scores are all in figures of one hundred, which is quite strange, as if it has been manipulated.

And if it's really some outside interference...then I'm afraid the entire second grade has gone astray.

Generally speaking, a school has a Student council president and vice president, then secretaries or accountants can be plural.

But in Advanced Nurturing High School, the student council of Horikita University has a total of two Vice-presidents, and they are also class leaders of their respective grades.

It feels more like a competition than merit-based opportunity.

As long as you compete in the class competition, why do you still have to play cat's cradle in the student council?

So, It can be confirmed that Horikita-nii wants to drag him into the student council, probably to prevent Vice President Nagumo from further increasing his power.

From this perspective, it is basically certain that the person who told Ichinose about this news was Nagumo.

It is not difficult to guess his purpose, probably to let Ichinose get the test papers and then sell favors to the students of Class B, in order to gain greater support and trust from them.

And then finally, control the inner workings of Class B.

In other words, not only the second graders, but you also want to intervene with the first graders?

'Is that guy's head too big?' Because, if it were not for this purpose, then there would be no need to point out his identity as the Vice president.

The purpose is very clear to the naked eyes, let the first-year students pay attention to him when they visit the Student council.

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