Chapter 38

"So, could you lend me a shower just for today, the 5th day, and the day after tomorrow?"

"...."  Ichinose.

"...."  Kanzaki.

"Eh.... Hikigaya-kun, what did you do this time?" Ichinose said suspiciously.

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At the B-class base camp, I talked to the B-class leaders Ichinose and Kanzaki about what had happened earlier, and why I asked them to lend me a shower.

"Something like that happened. Hmm... How about Kanzaki-kun?"

"I personally don't mind lending it to you...but if everyone in the class objects, I'll have to refuse."

"I think I agree with you. I'll just ask everyone in the class for their opinions."

"I'm sure there are people who will object, but please tell them that you will be compensated at least a little.''

Ichinose nodded and headed towards the tent, leaving Kanzaki and me alone here.

"That was too bad. I suddenly jumped on board and asked you to do something like this."

"No, there's still time to prepare lunch, so it's not a problem. Anyway, you're having a lot of trouble."

"I won't deny it. Do you guys, B class, have no trouble?"

"Of course, it's not like there aren't any, but Ichinose is interceding right away, so it's not as big of a problem as D-class."

"I see...I wanted to be assigned to B class too..."

Looking at Class B, they are in good command. If this is the case, there will be no overwhelming victory in the exam, but there will also be no crushing defeat.

At the same time, some horrible thoughts came into my mind. For a moment, I really forgot that these people were brainwashed by Ichinose into becoming little angels.

Even I was deceived, Ichinose-san is a really scary person!

"I've been thinking about that for a while, but wouldn't you be able to pass even in A-class?"

Kanzaki brought me back, so I stopped thinking how scary Ichinose is.

Well, it may be true in terms of ability. Even idiots like Totsuka are in A class.

"Aside from my ability, I did a lot of things in middle school, so I don't think it can be helped if I'm assigned to class D. It's actually more strange that Ichinose is in class B."

I seriously don't understand why Ichinose is in class B. She has good grades and leadership skills, and unlike me, I don't think Ichinose caused any problems in middle school, so I have no complaints about her being in A class except for her being too kind.

...

Don't tell me she's just like Kushida?!

"No, no. I'm still a long way off."

I screamed out loud, startled by her voice, "What the hell?!"

When did Ichinose come back? She had a wry smile on her face.

Apparently I had been heard.

"I swear I didn't think anything bad about Ichinose-san!"

"Hehe....were you that scared by my voice, Hikigaya-kun?!" Ichinose decided to pout cutely.

I am really scared now!

"Eh... Hikigaya-kun, why are you looking so pale?" She made a worried face.

I broke out in a cold sweat.

"Besides, I heard what you said. So, thank you for praising me but I'm glad I was in Class B  and I want everyone to do their best and move up to Class A."

I feel a strong sense of determination from Ichinose.

I see, if there were people like her, they would naturally brainwash everyone.

I reevaluated Ichinose's level at this moment, she could be even more troublesome than Ryuen or Sakayanagi.

If this girl's also a green tea like Kushida.

No, not just like Kushida. I think this is an even advanced level of green tea.

Kushida-san was wearing a pretty heavy mask but Ichinose is natural so people are easily fooled by her.

I didn't want to have any contact with such a person!

When I was in middle school, there was a guy who was just a talkative guy who believed in "everyone getting along,'' but when he meant everyone, he only meant his own group.

On the other hand, Ichinose is seriously saying that everyone in Class B should do their best.

Considering that, I think it's disrespectful to Ichinose to compare her to that man.

She's so many levels above him. I don't even know what Ichinose's real views are about me inside her mind?

Or could it be?

She has a dual personality in a real sense? My whole body shuddered involuntarily in front of Ichinose.

"I see. Then try not to forget that feeling forever." I should try to make a good impression as much as possible.

Once you have made that decision, you should try not to waver.

Even though the policy of the service club I belonged to when I was in junior high school was to "teach people how to catch fish instead of giving them fish,'' when I did catch them, I didn't have any luck.

By the way, it was on the news the other day that the Yukinoshita family had suffered major damage in the political and architectural circles, but was it Arisu, or rather, the Sakayanagi family?

Well, it doesn't matter.

"Of course. And as for showering, 15 minutes after 11 p.m. is fine."

"Is it really okay, Ichinose?"

I couldn't help but ask again, I wanted to know her real opinion, not this superficial answer.

I was prepared to be refused outright.

"My class originally decided to take a shower by 11 o'clock.''

"I see. It's a shame."

"Come to think of it, were you able to prove Hikigaya-kun's innocence?"

"I passed the baggage inspection and body search, but it seems like the girls are still suspicious. Well, in my case, I have Hiyori and Arisu's underwear in my room, so it can't be helped if they get suspicious."

Since summer vacation has begun, not only Hiyori but also Arisu has come to live in my room, and the closet in my room contains their personal clothes and underwear.

"Ah, ahaha..."

"It seems like you're officially living together. But wouldn't it be too small for three people to share one room?"

As Kanzaki said, the dormitory room is sized for a single person, and if you think about it in general, it would be small.

"Fortunately, me, Hiyori, and Arisu don't have any material needs, so I think it's a little small, but not too cramped. If the situation arises, we'll just buy a bigger room."

Fortunately, I was able to obtain a source of money from the Katsuragi faction.

"Hey, I knew you could buy anything with points, but can you also buy a big room?"

"I asked Hoshinomiya-sensei before. So the price seems to be 2 million points for a room 1.5 times the size of the standard, 3 million points for a room twice the size, and 5 million points for a room 3 times the size."

"Is it that expensive? By the way, if you were to buy it, what would it be?"

"It's a 2 million or 3 million room. I want to move up to A class as soon as possible, but I don't plan on going in a straight line."

I plan to move forward without haste while improving my living environment.

Besides, Hiyori and Arisu will also be given points.

"Well, it would be boring if you just focused on saving points. But you'll work hard on the exams, which give you a chance to collect points."

"Well, by the way, aren't you guys occupying the spots?"

I occupy spots all over the island, and I know that A-class spots are occupied, but I haven't seen any spots occupied by B-class other than this base camp.

"Yeah. It's our policy not to cross dangerous bridges. We'll fight only by saving money."

After all, B class is full of pretty little angels brainwashed by Ichinose, so it's natural to not have any other opinions besides Ichinose herself.

The D-class is also a place where you can save money by buying only the bare essentials, but since there are no problems at all, the B-class is completely upwardly compatible with the D-class.

"On the other hand, A-class and D-class are occupying a lot of spots, aren't they? And they're on high alert."

"Do you know?"

"When I was looking for food the other day, I was surprised to see a group of six people with their faces hidden in jerseys occupying the spot. Is that what Hikigaya-kun thought of?"

Well, my strategy is hard to find out, but it can't be helped since it wouldn't be strange for a third party to see me as a suspicious person.

"It does look like it, but isn't it a good idea?"

"Yeah. It would be an act of violence if you tried to forcefully remove the jersey, so it would be extremely difficult to guess who is the leader."

"Well, if the leader is found out, it will be a big deal...Well, it's almost time for you guys to eat, so I'll excuse myself."

I noticed that some of the students were starting to prepare meals. Besides, I wanted to get out of here as soon as possible after concluding that Ichinose is also a green tea.

If a day when she decides to leave this type of thinking, and embrace her other self it would really be a big problem.

"Ah, yeah. Be careful when you go home."

"A-class people will approach you depending on the location."

"I know everything." Ichinose said while staring intensely into my eyes and smiled happily.

To be honest, I found it creepy and wiped my forehead. Apparently I was really sweating a lot.

"Hikigaya, do you need some water?"

"Yeah, You're sweating a lot. You should take some rest for a while." Ichinose said, still looking at me.

"...." Hikigaya.

I just wanna go home.

While giving them a shitty excuse, I leave the B-class base camp and almost sprinted to get away from this place, or rather Ichinose and reach the food supply.

Most of the girls in my class are arrogant, so there's a possibility that they'll leave the food we procured in their camp and tell the boys to go get it themselves.

Let's procure our own.

Seriously, this exam is so frustrating. I was seriously thinking about becoming the second Koenji?

After several hours...

A boy and a girl are eating dinner while glaring at each other across the border. Fortunately, thanks to Hirata, the food was evenly distributed, but if it weren't for Hirata, the girls would have had a monopoly.

At that time, Sudo was about to punch Shinohara and Hirata stopped him, but from my point of view, I just wanted him to punch her once.

Despite all this, I finished my meal with a sigh and was about to leave the base camp for a secret meeting with Hashimoto called a night walk.

"Um... Hikigaya-kun?"

My name was suddenly called, and when I turned around, a timid group of people like Inokashira and Mii-chan were calling me from a place on the edge of the border.

"What? If you want me to give you 10,000 points, I'll do it when the exam is over. I don't have a device right now."

When I say that,  Mii-chan standing in front shakes her head.

"That's not it...I just wanted to thank you for mentioning Karuizawa-san's case."

Is that so?

"You don't have to thank me. At that time, I was just saying it because I was irritated with the arrogant girls, and I wasn't thinking about you guys."

Basically, I'm acting for myself. At that time, I just acted in a way that made me think I was on her side.

"Still...we were too scared of Karuizawa-san to say anything..."

"I see. But is it okay to speak openly in a place like this?"

When I glanced behind me, Karuizawa looked embarrassed and was looking away, but Karuizawa's friends were glaring not only at me, but also at the timid girls like Mii-chan and Inokashira.

"Yeah. It's not good if you remain weak-minded forever."

"I see. Then I'll tell you one thing. Please understand that your existence in this school is worth a little more than Karuizawa and the others at the moment."

"Eh...I don't think so."

Timid girls have a negative attitude, but that's how I feel.

"There are many things that are important in this school, but some of them include getting good grades and increasing your achievements. When it comes to achievements, you're 50 or 100 steps ahead, but when it comes to grades, you're more important than the people staring at you. I didn't mean to say anything wrong because my grades are higher than them.''

In fact, Karuizawa, Shinohara, Matsushita, and Sato, who are hostile towards boys, were mentioned as candidates for red points at the end of the period and attended Hirata's study session.

"So, at this point, you guys are more valuable than Karuizawa and the others. If you don't believe me, just work hard and improve your results. If you do that, your attitude will change."

"Uh...yeah"

The timid girl nods slightly at my words. This will take time, but it will grow.

"Well, just try your best little by little."

After a final bit of encouragement, I leave the base camp. It's late, but when I'm awake, I spend more time outside the base camp than in the D-class base camp...

Additionally, except for today, I spend more time talking with students from other classes than with students in my own class.

Well, there's no problem. I'm doing the right thing. There's no reason for my actions to be restricted by someone who doesn't even work to collect food, so I guess I'll just do whatever I want for the remaining two days.