The three remained in the Student Council office.
"Hikigaya, you're quite smart," Horikita Manabu said. "You understood my hint just now."
"Vice President Nagumo was promoted by me, but it's better not to tell him some things," Horikita Manabu said.
?
Tachibana Akane Secretary on the side seemed a bit confused.
She had already recognized that this Hikigaya junior was the junior she met on the first day of new student enrollment, who went with a classmate to scout the Third Year academic building.
She remembered that the President had a high opinion of this junior at that time.
However, she was confused now.
Because she hadn't noticed President Horikita giving any hints to this junior from Class D of Grade 1 just now.
Moreover, if some things couldn't be said, did that mean President Horikita and this junior from Class D of Grade 1 had some connection, or… did they have a secret they couldn't tell others?
Akane Tachibana was utterly bewildered on the side.
Of course, she didn't know that it was just Horikita brother protecting his sister's information.
In this school, strength is paramount, and the goal is very clear: graduating from Class A is everyone's ambition.
So, once competition arises, dirty tricks can also be used.
Therefore, if Horikita Suzune's sibling relationship with Horikita Manabu were exposed, it could very likely be exploited.
And Horikita Manabu would stop him from revealing related content, demanding his silence.
In other words, there was an existence in the Student Council that Horikita Manabu couldn't handle.
It seems that being President Horikita is not easy either; even reaching the position of Student Council President, he cannot have the final say.
In other words, are people who are too upright and maintain their integrity always fighting against various things?
Then that's truly tough, Hachiman thought to himself.
…
"Then what is the purpose of your visit today?" Horikita Manabu asked. "The camera thing just now was just a deliberate deception, a way to feign stupidity and make people lower their guard, wasn't it?"
"No," Hachiman said. "I really came to ask what the consequences would be if I broke a camera."
??
"You really did something so reckless, kid?"
Horikita Manabu almost stood up.
Because the other party was someone he had personally paid 100,000 point to silence, Horikita Manabu still highly recognized Hachiman's insight and keenness.
And he didn't believe the other party would do something so foolish.
"It's not reckless," Hachiman said. "It's an answer I arrived at after careful consideration."
"Because I want to climb up, or more accurately, I want to try to 'porcelain touch' Class A once, so I can't let my Class be completely defeated in this first month."
"And if I broke the camera, I would definitely be punished by the School, right?"
"Compensation is one thing, but what I want to know is whether doing so would implicate the Class. If it could implicate the Class, then I would do it," Hachiman said.
You would do it if it implicated the Class?
Do you have some grudge or resentment against your Class?
To actually drag everyone down.
And you already know your goal is Class A, yet you still want to deduct points from your own Class? Are you crazy?
Wait a moment.
Dragging the Class down... dragging down, but there has to be something to drag down.
"..." Horikita Manabu.
Horikita Manabu frowned, sitting in his chair, seemingly deep in thought.
He was pondering the reason why Hachiman wanted to rise to Class A yet intentionally caused his Class to lose points.
About a minute passed.
I see.
He pushed up his glasses.
He had misjudged slightly.
"You fellow," Horikita Manabu said, "I take back my previous assessment of you. Your ambition is truly great."
"Do you want to join the Student Council?" He extended an invitation to Hachiman, rather than asking him to submit an application.
"??"
Akane Tachibana, on the side, was somewhat bewildered.
Because why were the President and Hikigaya speaking in a way she couldn't understand again?
Earlier, she hadn't noticed them speaking in code, but now... she completely couldn't understand.
...
And just as the Student Council President extended his invitation...
Katsuragi, accompanied by Yahiko, had already returned to the Class.
Yahiko's full name is Totsuka Yahiko.
He himself was a proud and arrogant type, but upon arriving at this School and meeting Katsuragi, he was immediately convinced by him.
"Katsuragi, Totsuka, you're back."
As soon as the two returned to the Class, a student immediately came over to greet them.
And as Katsuragi's number one henchman, Totsuka also received respect.
The person greeting them was a male student named Hashimoto Masayoshi, who had joined the Katsuragi Faction yesterday.
He was tall and slender, good in all aspects, and handsome.
The students in the Class had already divided into the Katsuragi Faction and the Sakayanagi Faction, with a few still observing from the middle.
Hashimoto was a member of the Katsuragi Faction.
"Have you already submitted the application to join the Student Council?" Hashimoto inquired.
"The Student Council President said he would consider it," Totsuka Yahiko said.
"That's good news. If we can get into the Student Council, then our Class will have another advantage," Hashimoto said in good spirits.
This School values strength above all else. The School gives students sufficient freedom, and the Student Council has extremely high authority.
So, if one can join the Student Council, whether it's for acquiring information or various other things, it can benefit one's Class.
As a Class A student, he felt reassured.
...And Katsuragi.
Katsuragi didn't speak but watched Yahiko and Hashimoto interact.
The current location of the few people was the Class, and the fact that he went to the Student Council to submit an application was directly announced by Yahiko.
The goal was probably to show off to the other undecided people who hadn't joined the Katsuragi Faction or the Sakayanagi Faction yet.
To tell them that choosing the steady path was the correct one.
Although he wasn't very concerned with these utilitarian matters.
It's just that Katsuragi also believed that although Sakayanagi was very aggressive in all aspects and quite intelligent...
She was indeed too radical.
The Class couldn't let her mess around freely.
For example, when discussing Class countermeasures with her privately, she actually suggested that it was fine even if Class A lost, as the Third Year was long, and they could find another opportunity to climb back up.
But this process could give the Class A students psychological training.
It was a good asset.
However.
What if they fell and couldn't climb back up once, twice, or even three times?
That would be a huge blow.
So he dared not do such a risky thing.
Moreover, from the data obtained and the experiences of his seniors, it was still the best plan for a steady player like him to maintain Class A's advantage and extend it until graduation.
So he also tacitly allowed Yahiko to do these things similar to winning over people's hearts.
...
"However, when we were on our way to the Student Council, we found that Hikigaya Hachiman from Class D of Grade 1 also went to the Student Council," Totsuka Yahiko said.
Class A students would more or less collect information on students from other Classes.
As for Class D of Grade 1, most people didn't interact much with them.
But there was a previous incident where Sakayanagi arranged for Kamuro Masumi to go to Class D of Grade 1 to invite a male student.
Then Sakayanagi Arisu herself even ate with the other party.
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