The number of students in the school is not large, but this is an academy that all junior high school students aspire to, with complete facilities.
And for subjects like Physics and Chemistry, sometimes theoretical knowledge is not enough, and practical experiments are also required. Besides the two floors between the students' Class A and Class B and Class C and Class D,
In addition, the school itself is very wealthy and directly approved a separate teaching building as a laboratory building.
And even so, this laboratory building has not been fully utilized.
Perhaps for this reason, no cameras were installed here.
Of course, few people know this.
Because ordinary students would not run to such a remote place, nor would they deliberately look for places without cameras, trying to exploit loopholes in the school's rules.
But some people would pay attention to places without cameras.
For example, Sakura Airi.
Before enrolling, she was a gravure idol and enjoyed taking pictures, as well as selfies.
It's just that due to her personality, she definitely wouldn't go to crowded, lively places.
So, quiet places like this, where few people come, and even without cameras, are the places where she feels most at ease.
From this perspective, Sakura is very excellent, Hachiman thought, there are many cameras in this school, and the places currently found without camera surveillance are probably the student dormitories, the railings of the lake, and the vending machines, and now, there is another place for discussion and private meetings.
It's just that...
"Um..."
Sakura was by Hachiman's side, seemingly a bit timid.
However, she was a girl after all, and carried a sweet scent.
Hachiman was already immune.
For this, he had to thank Kushida for some of their interactions, otherwise he would probably be flustered right now.
After all, he had seen Sakura's true face, that of a top-tier beautiful girl.
Hmm.
He couldn't calm down.
Rather, he had always found Sakura quite cute, so seeing her true face immediately felt very reasonable.
However.
"Hikigaya, are you really, really going to come here?" Sakura asked cautiously, or rather, lacking confidence.
Because Hikigaya was coming specifically to check things out since she said her sixth sense was very accurate and felt something might happen here.
But a sixth sense isn't 100% accurate.
Just like today, she didn't know she would come here with Hikigaya.
It was just that he solved the camera problem, and it was scary when they met the store clerk, so she was grateful to Hikigaya.
She also knew how to repay kindness.
So Sakura was still very well-behaved.
"Let's just take a look," Hachiman said. "I actually hope something happens."
His idea that Class A might launch an attack, which he told Ichinose and the others, was not groundless.
It was because the current time and opportunity were too good.
If missed, it would be a huge loss.
And the students of Class A had already used all their Class points to purchase the school's substance when they first enrolled.
Now that some time had passed, any consumption they made would make them seem more financially strained than students from other Classes.
At the same time.
The information they obtained by spending those points... was destroyed.
Admittedly, the students of Class A were formidable.
They only lost 4 points in 6 days.
However.
Hikigaya still understood that he had destroyed the advantage of Class A students.
Because if he hadn't revealed the Class evaluation points, students from other Classes wouldn't have been able to know the true nature of this school in advance.
Then, because this year's Class A students were well-prepared, they would be even better than previous Class A's, and could open up a relatively large gap with other Classes from the start.
And this was Class A's advantage.
Now, this advantage was gone.
The announced values showed that Class A and Class B only had a difference of just over a hundred points.
Class A was still leading, but this score was not safe.
So there was a high probability they would do something to maintain and consolidate their position.
It was just that Class D had not received any information from Class A yet.
So it was possible that Class A had gone to Class C's people. They could obtain information from the sociable Kushida. Some of Class C's students seemed to have been delinquents or thugs in middle school.
And now, Class C's representative, Ryuen Sho, was once a rather famous gang leader.
In fact, judging from the fact that Class C had a representative, Class C's students were actually quite capable.
Because they achieved something Class D hadn't... unity, instead of being a disorganized mess.
Hachiman had not met Ryuen, only seeing his name and face on the roster.
It was just that the methods these thugs or delinquents would use might not be acceptable to ordinary students.
It was just that Class A's target was probably Class B, but Hachiman didn't think his Class would be safe.
After all, they were all four Classes of Grade 1; if they could be dealt with together, then they would all be dealt with.
Of course.
Perhaps Class D would be underestimated as the easiest to deal with, and thus attacked first.
And thinking this.
"That guy isn't coming, is he?"
In the corridor, a somewhat impatient male voice suddenly rang out.
...
Hachiman and Sakura were at the corner of the stairs.
And that voice was not far from here.
Hachiman's body had already reacted.
He was very fast.
He rushed forward immediately, embraced Sakura, and covered the girl's cherry lips with his hand.
"Shh."
Hachiman made a silencing gesture, probably telling Sakura to be quiet first, as he wanted to eavesdrop.
It was just that.
Eh eh eh!?
She was hugged by a boy!
Sakura was completely caught off guard when she was embraced.
But facing Hikigaya's actions, she could only nod obediently.
And Hachiman's attention was forward.
He could already see the side profile of the boy who made the sound.
From the information obtained, this was a student from Class C, named Ishizaki Daichi.
In other words, although he paid 80,000 points and only got the roster, it was already coming in handy now.
What's more, because he sold the information to Sakayanagi, Hachiman actually didn't spend a single point.
"Lend me the camera for a moment," Hachiman whispered.
"Mmm... Okay," Sakura probably remembered Hachiman telling her to be quiet, so she nodded obediently.
Actually, she also wished Hachiman would let her go quickly now.
Because this contact felt so strange, her heart was racing.
And Hachiman, holding the camera, quietly walked to the corner. Because he was on his tiptoes, he didn't make a sound.
Then, he quietly turned on the camera's video mode.
He poked his head out and looked down the corridor.
In the corridor, three boys were leaning against the wall, smoking and complaining.
"Don't worry, he'll come."
A brown-haired delinquent threw his cigarette butt on the ground and stepped on it, saying disdainfully, "How could a fool who gets easily provoked by a casual remark possibly hold back after seeing the letter we wrote?"
"You're right."
The red-haired delinquent who spoke first also laughed, "If this guy wasn't so stupid, why would we even bother with him?"
"Hey, keep it down!"
Ishizaki Daichi, whom Hachiman recognized, scolded, "Sudo is coming soon, be careful not to let him hear. Otherwise, if Ryuen's plan is ruined, none of us will have a good time."
"Remember to let him beat us all up later."
"I got it."
Hearing Ryuen's name, the brown-haired delinquent trembled slightly and nodded.
"Bastards! Where are you? Come out!"
Just as the red-haired boy was about to speak, an enraged voice came from the staircase below.
"Lower your voice!"
Ishizaki Daichi cursed angrily, "Are you an idiot?"
They deliberately chose a place without cameras, wasn't it so they wouldn't be discovered?
This idiot's voice was so loud, was he afraid others wouldn't hear him?
"Quick, hold him!"
Ishizaki Daichi's face changed, then he rushed down the stairs, and the three of them together pulled another red-haired boy up.
And Hachiman, at this moment, also clearly saw the newcomer.
The red-haired boy who was surrounded was none other than Sudo Ken, from his Class.
His athletic ability was excellent, like a cheat.
He was also good at Basketball, and had already become a regular player after just joining the club.
Although he thought Class C might attack Class D first, the first target they chose was... Sudo.
...
"What exactly do you want!"
And Sudo's angry voice came through.
The three delinquents almost completely restrained him, two grabbing his arms, another tugging his collar, trying to lift him up.
To have endured until now without striking back, Sudo was already showing considerable restraint.
After all, everyone in the Class was currently restraining themselves, wanting to maintain the Class evaluation points, so he didn't want to lose points because of himself.
"Hit him!"
But the three delinquents exchanged glances, and then Ishizaki Daichi shouted first.
Then he swung his fist and smashed it towards Sudo Ken.
The other two also cooperated with a shout.
Sudo, surrounded in the middle, his pupils constricted, but Ishizaki's fist had already smashed over.
He endured it directly.
Then, almost instinctively, he broke free from the restraints, and then swung his fist, smashing it towards Ishizaki.
Ishizaki subconsciously adopted a blocking stance, but then suddenly lowered his hands, as if giving up resistance.
Thus.
"Bang—!"
Sudo Ken's fist was faster, hitting Ishizaki squarely in the face.
"Bastard! Do you want to fight? Come on!"
Sudo Ken cursed angrily, appearing extremely furious.
Because in his opinion, it was clearly the other party who made the first move now.
Even if it came out later, he would only be considered acting in self-defense.
At that time, he would definitely be exempted from most of the responsibility.
In that case, he wouldn't need to worry at all.
I have to say, it was truly difficult for Sudo to consider things to that extent.
However, unfortunately, he fell into their trap.
"Tho-those people did it on purpose."
Sakura's timid and surprised voice rang in Hachiman's ears. Perhaps because she saw people fighting, the girl's face was a little pale at that moment.
Sakura hadn't heard Ishizaki and the others' discussion beforehand, but she had seen the fight.
"Mm."
Hachiman nodded lightly.
Even Sakura could tell; Sudo was completely caught in the situation and couldn't see clearly.
Although he was fighting three people at once, if one observed carefully, they would find that the three people who were fighting Sudo were all holding back.
At the same time.
Although it seemed like Ishizaki Daichi made the first move, from an outsider's perspective, it was clear that even though he had two delinquents hold Sudo, the two delinquents didn't use their full strength when Sudo struggled.
In other words, they intentionally let Sudo break free and hit them!
This was not a real fight.
And now.
They were provoking Sudo, which meant they were intentionally taking punches.
"Ah~ It hurts so much!"
"Damn it, Sudo, stop!"
"Ah, you're finished, Sudo, you're finished!"
?
"Did I use that much force?" Sudo also looked bewildered. "And Komiyama, I haven't even touched you yet! Are you trying to stage an accident?!"
Komiyama, who also had red hair, was already lying on the ground.
"Wh-what should we do...?" Sakura had never seen such a situation.
"Sudo fell into their trap," Hachiman said. "This isn't an ordinary fight; the Class C students want to cause trouble."
"And what we can do is..."
The Class C students were using violent means, and if this was stopped here, everyone might be threatened.
Therefore.
Perhaps they had to seize this opportunity to fight back.
"And Sakura," Hachiman looked at Sakura. "Can you remain silent about this for now?"
"Eh? Uh... Mm."
Sakura nodded.
Given her introverted personality, if she had seen such a fight alone, she probably wouldn't even dare to show her face.
...
Thus.
The next day arrived.
When Hachiman arrived at the classroom, he wanted to check on Sudo, but he found that the students in the Class seemed very uneasy.
Because.
"It's all Sudo's fault, we're going to lose a lot of points now!"
"Everyone worked so hard to control themselves and maintain the Class evaluation points, but Sudo, that guy..."
"We don't even know how many points will be deducted!"
From afar, the noisy voices from Class D could be heard.
"I told you, there were three people on their side!"
"But..."
Sudo was trying hard to explain something to Kushida and Hirata, while Ike and Yamauchi were slumped over their desks, muttering, "It's all Sudo's fault..."
Something seemed to have happened.
When Hachiman arrived, he noticed that Sakura, whom he usually teased, was looking at him nervously.
Hachiman gave her a reassuring look.
"Hikigaya," and Kushida, like an Little Angel, ran from Sudo's side to Hachiman's.
This also caught the attention of Hachiman's next-door neighbor, Horikita Suzune. "Something big might happen."
Seeing Horikita also look over, she, being good at gathering information, immediately explained, "The Class C Basketball players filed a complaint against Sudo with the school. They said that after club activities ended, Sudo unilaterally assaulted them."
"And they hope the school makes the correct judgment. If necessary, they hope Sudo is expelled!"
...
Horikita didn't speak, or rather, she probably felt there were too many problems.
After all, she had never experienced a fight.
However, she looked at Hachiman.
Because if this matter wasn't handled properly, the Class evaluation points would be affected.
Soon, Chabashira also walked in for the daily morning meeting, but today's topic was undoubtedly Sudo's assault.
"I was acting in self-defense, self-defense!"
Sudo sat in his seat, banging on the table, trying hard to defend himself.
"I told you it's not like that, there were three people on their side!"
Sudo's face was filled with anger as he strenuously explained to his classmates, "They made the first move! I was defending myself! Self-defense!"
"But, they've already filed a complaint, you know."
Evidently, others didn't quite believe Sudo's explanation.
Because of Sudo's usual unruly behavior and his constant proactive provocations, it was hard to imagine him as someone who would only retaliate after others made a move.
Compared to that, they were more willing to believe the seemingly absurd report—
That Sudo Ken alone beat up three people from the other side.
"Chabashira," Hachiman asked. "Class C filed a complaint against Sudo?"
"Mm," Chabashira nodded, then looked at him. "The Student Council President has accepted it, and a hearing will be held next week. At that time, Sudo, I, and two defense attorneys will need to attend."
This was also the news she had just received.
And this news was also very critical.
Because once fighting was confirmed, there would be a large point deduction.
It would be especially scrutinized in the behavioral conduct assessment.
And if the circumstances were severe, even more absurd points would be deducted.
Therefore.
Class D now only had 480 points left, plus the one or two points deducted daily.
In other words, Hikigaya Hachiman's plan to accumulate Class evaluation points this month as a foundation... was it going to be bankrupt?
But only Hachiman knew that things were settled.
Class C was going to become Class D in this behavioral conduct assessment.
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