Chapter 31

"Well, I made a lot of money from the first day of my trip, so I'm off to a good start."

"And from now until graduation, you'll earn 160,000 points every month, right? I'm so jealous of you. And it's so disgusting that you're collecting this month's worth as well."

I nodded at Hashimoto's words and looked at the device with excitement...

Hikigaya Hachiman

4559635 ppt

Combined with the 2.56 million points I received from the Katsuragi faction earlier and the points I originally had,

I now have over 4 million private points. I need 20 million to move up to A class, so I have achieved 20% of my goal.

"In addition, you'll get close to 5 million until graduation, so you'll actually have 10 million left, right? Are you going to ask Sakayanagi for a loan?"

"No...it's an attractive proposal, but I'm refraining from it. Receiving a loan from her means becoming her pawn."

That may be a smart way to live, but it's a pain to be told what to do.

"Well, I'm sure you'll be fine without Sakayanagi's loan. More importantly, I'm happy that Sakayanagi and Kamuro are your maids. I'll go out with you after the trip is over."

"I don't mind, but don't be too clumsy and get blown away by Kamuro, okay?"

"I know. Kamuro is unfriendly in the classroom, but isn't she cute when she's wearing a maid uniform?"

Hashimoto keeps saying things like that, but what is this guy saying?

"No, no. Kamuro is cute even when she's not wearing a maid outfit, right?"

"Huh. What's your heart?"

"Because when she's eating something sweet, her cheeks are cutely slack, and if I blow into her ear, she'll gasp cutely. And I won't deny that she's unfriendly, but her behavior is like that of a normal girl, so it's nice to have that gap, right?"

Well, unlike Arisu, if you blow into her ear, she'll blow you away, so I rarely do it.

"I see. I understand that, but I don't think you should say it in front of her."

"Huh?"

When Hashimoto suddenly said something like that, I couldn't help but make a stupid sound. On the other hand, Hashimoto is grinning and pointing to his right, so if you look...

「...」

Kamuro, who had been mentioned earlier, was looking down. Well, it's the worst...even though the person in question is actually there...!

"Well, wait Kamuro. This is a misunderstanding. I do think you're cute, and what I said is true..."

"Hikigaya. I don't know if it's because you're in a hurry, but your true feelings are leaking too much."

Oops. In her impatience, she spoke her true feelings.

"...Idiot"

As I was inwardly nervous, Kamuro turned her bright red face towards me, glanced at me, and then ran off.

What? I was definitely prepared for the slap.

"I'm glad I didn't get slapped for the time being."

"I don't know if you're a big deal or an idiot sometimes..."

Hashimoto is stunned by something, but what is this guy saying?

It was a time when I had question marks on my face.

"I would like to inform all students. If you have time, please come to the deck. The island will soon come into view. You will be able to see a very meaningful view for a while,'' an announcement goes.

Hashimoto and I look at the strangely connotative announcement.

"...Hikigaya, what do you think?"

"Maybe seeing the scenery will be a positive thing in the future."

It's about this school. They probably won't tell you something that doesn't make sense, but I don't think they'll explain it honestly.

Should I prioritize seeing the scenery for now?

Having made that decision, we quickly headed towards the edge of the deck, but...

"What are you doing!"

I heard Sudo's screams. If you look, the A class students are pushing the D class students away.

"This is a meritocratic school. Class D has no human rights. Defective products should behave like they are defective. This is Class A."

When I looked, Totsuka, who had gotten into an argument with me earlier, was saying such things while mocking and angering him.

The anger on his face is probably because he lost a lot of points to me.

"Hey, Hashimoto. Do you think they'll get involved if I provoke them and reveal the compensation I mentioned earlier?"

"There's a chance Katsuragi will stop you, but isn't it worth a try?"

So shall we do it? This time, I'll completely wipe out any remaining private points.

If I do that, Arisu might give me even more compensation.

I grinned inwardly and headed towards the tip of the deck.

"Hey, those scum named honor students who paid a lot of points to defective products. They're a nuisance, so get rid of them."

Immediately after our encounter, I incited them to the ground, and the members of the Katsuragi faction, led by Totsuka, lost their taunts toward D-class and turned on me and Hashimoto all at once.

"Hikigaya and Hashimoto. Because of you guys, our points are...!"

"No, no. I haven't done anything bad in the eyes of the world, have I? Even though I'm a classmate, I can't overlook someone doing something bad."

Hashimoto says this with a dry laugh, but for the Katsuragi faction, Hashimoto's words are like adding fuel to the fire.

"I guess you were the one who started the fight in the first place. Katsuragi, you've been through so much that you're not trying to stop it. Isn't that why you're going to fail the student council exam?"

So I provoked Katsuragi, who had been pretending not to see Totsuka and the others' ridicule towards D-Class.

Totsuka is infatuated with Katsuragi, so if you make fun of Katsuragi, he'll get on board.

As expected, Totsuka turned bright red and tried to approach me.

"Hikigaya! Not once, but twice!"

Okay, I'm here. Just keep hitting me,

"Stop Yahiko!'' Tsk, as expected, his reaction is quick the second time.

Several members of the Katsuragi faction stopped Totsuka.

"Don't listen to that man's provocations, or we'll lose everything."

"It's not a provocation. It's a fact... If Totsuka had hit me here, I would have had a chance to increase my monthly points from 10,000 points to around 30,000 points a month and get 500,000 points into my pocket every month."

"Oh, you're so greedy. If that happens, I'll definitely make you treat me."

Hashimoto seems to be having fun saying this, but it might not be a bad idea for me to point out the Katsuragi faction's points to the Sakayanagi faction as a way of harassing the Katsuragi faction.

"Don't worry. If I get a chance this summer vacation, I'll steal from the Katsuragi faction again, and when I get back from my trip, we'll have a pajama party... (with Kamuro being a waiter dressed as a maid)."

"Pup!"

At the last whisper, Hashimoto bursts into laughter, and the Katsuragi faction becomes even more hostile.

Meanwhile, Katsuragi comes forward.

"Aren't you getting carried away because you got a lot of points once? If that's the case, then that's arrogance. I don't intend to make the same mistake again."

"Huh. That scum tried to repeat his mistake. Your aide is an idiot, but you seem to be quite talented, so I'll put you under Arisu. That way, it will be easier for me to spend time with her when I move up to A-class."

To be honest, I don't want to be in Class A, where two factions are clashing. If I am going to enter, at least Katsuragi should follow Arisu's position.

"Get out of the way. I came here to see the scenery."

"We came first, though?"

"Did you forget that Totsuka pushed away the D-class student who was in front of you? That's a very convenient excuse... Peh."

"bastard!"

I spit in Totsuka's face as he is released, and he becomes enraged again and started his way to punch me.

Good, this time the Katsuragi faction won't be able to make it in time, so this is their chance.

Hashimoto also holds a camera.

I was getting ready to get punched and blown away, "Stop it!"...Oh?

"Violence is not good! Hikigaya-kun, please don't provoke him either."

As I was preparing to blow away, the class leader, Hirata, was pinning Totsuka in a hug.

Totsuka becomes violent, but calms down when Katsuragi helps Hirata.

Hey Hirata... don't do unnecessary things!

I could have taken even more points away from the Katsuragi faction if you hadn't stopped me here.

"Thank you. If you hadn't stopped us, we would have lost a large amount of private points to Hikigaya again."

"It's not good to get into trouble. Y'd rather not do it again..."

"Ah. Some of us A-class students fell into Hikigaya's scheme and had nearly 2.5 million private points stolen from us."

Katsuragi's words create an uproar among those who are unaware of the situation. The D-class members look at me in disbelief, but I don't care.

"Don't say such bad things about other people. It's Totsuka's fault for being violent, and I don't think it's my fault at all."

"Are you saying it's not bad at all to say bad things that deny people's dignity?"

"A bad word? Isn't that an American joke... Hey, we can see the island, now!"

I look away from Katsuragi and look at the approaching island.

At that time, I felt more than hostility from the Katsuragi faction, but murderous intent, but I ignored it.

It's more meaningful to see the island than to get involved with these guys, and if they get pissed off because you've killed them, you have a better chance of getting points.

As I look at the island with this in mind, for some reason I pass through the pier and begin to circle around the island...

"...It's too fast."

The ship moves forward without slowing down at all. It's impossible to say something like "meaningful scenery" and not take your time.

Then there is only one answer. The conspicuous location of the uninhabited island will likely be the key to success in the exam that will be held in the future.

Having made that decision, I carefully looked around the island. At that time, there are caves, huts, and towers, but are they checkpoints or something?

As I was observing the island with doubts in my eyes, I heard an announcement as I circled around the island.

"From now on, we will land on an isolated island owned by our school. After 30 minutes, all students should change into their jerseys, check their designated bags and belongings, and gather on the deck without forgetting their cell phones. There's a possibility that I won't be able to go to Ship again for a while, so please make sure you get everything done properly.''

As such an announcement is made, I turn my back on the island and start walking.

At the same time, I spoke to Hashimoto, who was being approached by the Katsuragi faction.

"Hashimoto, let's go change."

There are many things I want to talk about.

"Well then, I'll leave these guys here."

Hashimoto says that and returns to the ship with me.

"It looks like I won't be able to wash my hands for a while, so I'll go before it gets crowded."

"Ah. Judging from the announcement, there's no way you can play for a whole week, right?"

I nod at Hashimoto's words. I expected some trouble, but I didn't expect it to happen from day one.

"For the time being, since Sakayanagi is not there, the leader will be Katsuragi. Depending on the situation, according to Sakayanagi's orders, I will pass on information that is advantageous to Class D and disadvantageous to Class A."

"Yeah. If there's a test where I can attack Class A, I'll go attack it too."

Even if you criticize the current A-class, the person who will take responsibility is Katsuragi and Arisu is not responsible, so feel free to criticize him.

I'm going to do everything in my power to attack the Katsuragi faction that Totsuka belongs to, who insulted Hiyori and commits the crime of having a similar name to Archangel, so look forward to it.