On Monday, I finished getting ready for school as usual and went to school with Hiyori and Sakayanagi. I go to school with Kamuro, Hashimoto, and Ichinose two or three days a week, but I basically go to school with the two, who I met on the first day of school, every day.
“By the way, the council meeting is tomorrow, but is the atmosphere in your class okay?”
Sakayanagi asks such a question. The council is probably about the violent incident.
It seems that Sudo and the C class guys will have a discussion tomorrow.
"My class is full of confidence, so it's not that hard."
"Well, it's okay. Whether the atmosphere is heavy or not, it's still better than the hell I went through in middle school."
"Please don't casually talk about your heavy past... But since the B-class has joined the D-class, I think it's going to be quite interesting."
Sakayanagi says so and shows me the terminal. That is because she is calling for information on the school's online bulletin board.
It says that points will be given to powerful informants and witnesses, so more people will be interested in the case.
"I guess...it's not only posted on the internet bulletin board, but also on the school bulletin board."
If you look, you'll see a sign with similar conditions written on it, and there are quite a few people looking at it.
Then Ichinose, who was near the bulletin board, noticed us and waved.
"Good morning, you three are early."
"Good morning. By the way, it was Ichinose-san who posted on the online bulletin board, right? Did you get any interesting information?"
When Sakayanagi talks to Ichinose with interest, Ichinose smiles bitterly.
"Hmm, I'm sorry, but I can't tell you anything. If Sakayanagi-san finds out the information and takes action, it will probably be a big deal."
That's a wise decision. If I were in Ichinose's position, I wouldn't want to tell her anything either.
"I see. Then it can't be helped. Let's go."
After letting out a breath, Sakayanagi said that to us and started walking.
Hiyori and I bowed to Ichinose and followed Sakayanagi.
"That's unfortunate, Sakayanagi. Well, considering how sadistic you are, I guess it's only natural."
"That's rude. To say that to a weak girl."
No, no... In your case, it's true that you're physically weak, but when it comes to mental health, you're probably close to the top, not only from your grade level, but from the school as a whole.
"That's right, Hachiman-kun. Sakayanagi-san is so fragile that she gets upset just by having someone blow into her ear."
"...Shiina-san. Please stop talking about that."
Sakayanagi says this with a wry smile, but her voice is weaker than usual.
Hiyori, on the other hand, has a shocked expression on her face, but it seems that no matter how much Sakayanagi is, she can't beat Hiyori's natural statements.
"Why?"
However, the natural Hiyori still has a blank expression on her face. Sakayanagi's mouth twitched at this. I think Hiyori is the strongest first-year girl after all.
I headed towards my classroom, inwardly shuddering at Hiyori.
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After that, we took classes as usual, ate lunch as usual, and after Chabashira-sensei finished her HR duties, I was on the way home, it was after school.
There is more information regarding the class than when Sudo's incident was revealed, but the tension is increasing. Well, depending on tomorrow's results, the class points will be 0, so it's only natural.
With that in mind, I leave the classroom. I don't care what happens to Sudo, and even if our class points decrease, it won't have that much of a negative impact, so it's not a problem.
Or rather, nothing good will happen if you get involved with that idiot.
When I came to school the other day, my desk had been knocked over.
So, I leave the classroom without worrying about the tension in the class and head to Class C where Hiyori is.
It might be enemy territory for most of the D-class, but I don't really think of the C-class as an enemy, so it's not a problem.
Then the door at the back of Class C's classroom opens, Hiyori comes out, sees me, and runs towards me with a smile on her face.
Ah, it's so soothing...
"Hello, Hachiman-kun."
"Hello. Do you want to go to the library?"
"Yeah!" She's really excited about going to the library.
Hiyori nodded and was about to go to the library when the door in front of the C class classroom opened and Ryuen came out with his subordinates.
One of his subordinates is injured, but was he the one who was hit by Sudo?
At the same time, he noticed my presence and smiled.
"Yo Hikigaya. Tomorrow there is a possibility that class points for D class will be 0, but are you spending time with Hiyori as usual?"
“It doesn’t matter to me whether you have class points or not.”
It's well known that I earn points in ways other than class points, and Ryuen will believe me since he received 500,000 points from me.
"Well, I guess that's the case with you. By the way, who do you think will win tomorrow's council meeting?"
"I don't know. If I had to say anything, I'd say I'm praying that Sudo gets suspended from school."
"...Do you think it's okay for your class to lose?"
Then, a girl behind Ryuen starts talking to me...
"Ah. I don't know what will happen to Class D. But If I want to go to class A, I plan on going up individually."
That's what I reply. Unfortunately, there's no one in D-class that I think is important to me, so I have no intention of making a move.
Ryuuen seems to know that as well and laughs happily.
"It's no use, Ibuki. This guy is probably even more selfish than me."
"That's rude. I don't look down on all kinds of beings like you. Hiyori and Sakayanagi are more important to me than myself."
I think other than that, I'm selfish.
Ichinose, Kamuro, and Hashimoto are all good friends, but for me they are a lower priority than myself.
At the moment, the only people I have higher priority than myself are Hiyori and Sakayanagi.
"It's really embarrassing Hachiman-kun...hehe."
Then, Hiyori turns bright red and hugs me in her arms, pampering me all the time.
Hiyori is Hiyori and going her way...
Then, the subordinate behind Ryuen shows a disappointed expression, but don't look at me like that.
"I see. In that case, when I hit A-class, I might bump into you too."
"No, if it's just a clash between classes, I won't intervene... but if you hurt Sakayanagi's dignity, I'll destroy you."
I don't think Sakayanagi will be mentally crushed, but if Ryuen uses violence, she won't stand a chance.
I'm not going to let that happen. If Ryuen tries to use physical violence against Sakayanagi, I will use every possible method to crush Ryuen.
When I answered that, Ryūen's subordinates stood up, but Ryūen himself stopped them with a ferocious smile on his face.
"Ha, it's good to see what happened with Hiyori, there's a difference between when you're motivated and when you're not. You care a lot about Sakayanagi."
"Ah. Lately, I've come to realize that Sakayanagi is important."
I get passionate when it comes to Hiyori and Sakayanagi. Maybe it's because she knows about my past and still treats me the same way.
"That's interesting...I'll crush anyone who stands in front of me. Sakayanagi is the last main dish, but when that time comes, I'll eat you too."
Saying that he will eat me means that there is a high possibility of hurting Sakayanagi's dignity.
"...I won't let you. Before that, I'll crush you. Let's go, Hiyori."
With that said, I pulled Hiyori and left this place, but I was filled with the certainty that I would face Ryuen in the not-so-distant future.
"Kukkkkk so... that bastard Hikigaya. He's got a good killing intent, isn't he? I'm looking forward to the future."
After Hachiman pulls Hiyori away, Ryuen laughs with joy.
"But Ryuen-san... looking at his rotten-looking body, I don't think he's a threat..."
Ishizaki, who was behind Ryuen, muttered that, and Ryuen snorted.
"You don't understand. Just like Sakayanagi, his strength is not based on power. Generally speaking, if strength was determined by physical strength alone then, I wouldn't be the king of the class."
Ishizaki fell silent at those words.
Ryūen is the king of Class C, but not everyone followed him from the beginning.
Ishizaki and Albert Yamada, who are behind Ryūen, were against Ryūen.
However, both Ishizaki, who had outnumbered Ryuen in fights, and Alberto, who had surpassed Ryuen in physical strength, were defeated by Ryuen and began to follow Ryuen.
"So? If you say so, does that mean Hikigaya is strong?"
Mio Ibuki, who was standing behind Ryuen, asked that question.
"He's probably stronger. At least far more powerful than Katsuragi, Ichinose, or Hirata."
Ryuen immediately answers. Although the number of times they have faced each other, including this one, is limited, but he is sure that Hachiman has the ability.
What I am most wary of is his lack of hesitation when someone important to him is involved.
Ryuen himself clearly remembers the time when Hachiman paid Ryuen 500,000 points without showing any hesitation.
Because of his lack of hesitation, Ryuen was convinced that if he himself tried to harm Sakayanagi, Hachiman would come to crush him without hesitation.
but……
"But even so, it's not Hikigaya who wins. It's me."
As Ryuen laughs and walks down the hallway with his subordinates,
Arisu, who was near the stairs, feels the heat on her face as she watches Ryuen and the others leave, and when they are out of sight, she lets out a breath and starts walking.
I started heading towards the shoe rack, but my steps were slower than usual.
"...Even if Hikigaya-kun doesn't fight, there's no way I'll fall behind Ryūen-kun."
Arisu can't help but whisper to herself. There was some anger and embarrassment in her voice.
What I thought back to was the conversation between Hachiman and Ryuen earlier, and what Hachiman said.
Impolite. I don't look down on all kinds of beings like you do. Hiyori and Sakayanagi are more important to me than myself.
No, if it's just a clash between classes, I won't intervene...but if you hurt Sakayanagi's dignity, I'll destroy you.
Recently, I have come to realize that Sakayanagi is important.
Arisu's face grew even hotter as those words ruminated in her head.
"...Hmph. You have the nerve to humiliate me by saying something strange."
Arisu walks slowly to the shoe rack, changes her shoes, and starts walking.
When she exits the elevator, she spots Hachiman and Hiyori walking.
"Spend a peaceful day today with Shiina-san...However, starting tomorrow, I will repay you for humiliating me."
After saying that, I didn't go to the library, but headed towards the school gate.
Then I turned towards the library and saw Hachiman who was about to enter the library...
"See you tomorrow. You're important to me too... Hachiman-kun."
I said and left the school gate.
On Monday, I finished getting ready for school as usual and went to school with Hiyori and Sakayanagi. I go to school with Kamuro, Hashimoto, and Ichinose two or three days a week, but I basically go to school with the two, who I met on the first day of school, every day.
“By the way, the council meeting is tomorrow, but is the atmosphere in your class okay?”
Sakayanagi asks such a question. The council is probably about the violent incident.
It seems that Sudo and the C class guys will have a discussion tomorrow.
"My class is full of confidence, so it's not that hard."
"Well, it's okay. Whether the atmosphere is heavy or not, it's still better than the hell I went through in middle school."
"Please don't casually talk about your heavy past... But since the B-class has joined the D-class, I think it's going to be quite interesting."
Sakayanagi says so and shows me the terminal. That is because she is calling for information on the school's online bulletin board.
It says that points will be given to powerful informants and witnesses, so more people will be interested in the case.
"I guess...it's not only posted on the internet bulletin board, but also on the school bulletin board."
If you look, you'll see a sign with similar conditions written on it, and there are quite a few people looking at it.
Then Ichinose, who was near the bulletin board, noticed us and waved.
"Good morning, you three are early."
"Good morning. By the way, it was Ichinose-san who posted on the online bulletin board, right? Did you get any interesting information?"
When Sakayanagi talks to Ichinose with interest, Ichinose smiles bitterly.
"Hmm, I'm sorry, but I can't tell you anything. If Sakayanagi-san finds out the information and takes action, it will probably be a big deal."
That's a wise decision. If I were in Ichinose's position, I wouldn't want to tell her anything either.
"I see. Then it can't be helped. Let's go."
After letting out a breath, Sakayanagi said that to us and started walking.
Hiyori and I bowed to Ichinose and followed Sakayanagi.
"That's unfortunate, Sakayanagi. Well, considering how sadistic you are, I guess it's only natural."
"That's rude. To say that to a weak girl."
No, no... In your case, it's true that you're physically weak, but when it comes to mental health, you're probably close to the top, not only from your grade level, but from the school as a whole.
"That's right, Hachiman-kun. Sakayanagi-san is so fragile that she gets upset just by having someone blow into her ear."
"...Shiina-san. Please stop talking about that."
Sakayanagi says this with a wry smile, but her voice is weaker than usual.
Hiyori, on the other hand, has a shocked expression on her face, but it seems that no matter how much Sakayanagi is, she can't beat Hiyori's natural statements.
"Why?"
However, the natural Hiyori still has a blank expression on her face. Sakayanagi's mouth twitched at this. I think Hiyori is the strongest first-year girl after all.
I headed towards my classroom, inwardly shuddering at Hiyori.
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After that, we took classes as usual, ate lunch as usual, and after Chabashira-sensei finished her HR duties, I was on the way home, it was after school.
There is more information regarding the class than when Sudo's incident was revealed, but the tension is increasing. Well, depending on tomorrow's results, the class points will be 0, so it's only natural.
With that in mind, I leave the classroom. I don't care what happens to Sudo, and even if our class points decrease, it won't have that much of a negative impact, so it's not a problem.
Or rather, nothing good will happen if you get involved with that idiot.
When I came to school the other day, my desk had been knocked over.
So, I leave the classroom without worrying about the tension in the class and head to Class C where Hiyori is.
It might be enemy territory for most of the D-class, but I don't really think of the C-class as an enemy, so it's not a problem.
Then the door at the back of Class C's classroom opens, Hiyori comes out, sees me, and runs towards me with a smile on her face.
Ah, it's so soothing...
"Hello, Hachiman-kun."
"Hello. Do you want to go to the library?"
"Yeah!" She's really excited about going to the library.
Hiyori nodded and was about to go to the library when the door in front of the C class classroom opened and Ryuen came out with his subordinates.
One of his subordinates is injured, but was he the one who was hit by Sudo?
At the same time, he noticed my presence and smiled.
"Yo Hikigaya. Tomorrow there is a possibility that class points for D class will be 0, but are you spending time with Hiyori as usual?"
“It doesn’t matter to me whether you have class points or not.”
It's well known that I earn points in ways other than class points, and Ryuen will believe me since he received 500,000 points from me.
"Well, I guess that's the case with you. By the way, who do you think will win tomorrow's council meeting?"
"I don't know. If I had to say anything, I'd say I'm praying that Sudo gets suspended from school."
"...Do you think it's okay for your class to lose?"
Then, a girl behind Ryuen starts talking to me...
"Ah. I don't know what will happen to Class D. But If I want to go to class A, I plan on going up individually."
That's what I reply. Unfortunately, there's no one in D-class that I think is important to me, so I have no intention of making a move.
Ryuuen seems to know that as well and laughs happily.
"It's no use, Ibuki. This guy is probably even more selfish than me."
"That's rude. I don't look down on all kinds of beings like you. Hiyori and Sakayanagi are more important to me than myself."
I think other than that, I'm selfish.
Ichinose, Kamuro, and Hashimoto are all good friends, but for me they are a lower priority than myself.
At the moment, the only people I have higher priority than myself are Hiyori and Sakayanagi.
"It's really embarrassing Hachiman-kun...hehe."
Then, Hiyori turns bright red and hugs me in her arms, pampering me all the time.
Hiyori is Hiyori and going her way...
Then, the subordinate behind Ryuen shows a disappointed expression, but don't look at me like that.
"I see. In that case, when I hit A-class, I might bump into you too."
"No, if it's just a clash between classes, I won't intervene... but if you hurt Sakayanagi's dignity, I'll destroy you."
I don't think Sakayanagi will be mentally crushed, but if Ryuen uses violence, she won't stand a chance.
I'm not going to let that happen. If Ryuen tries to use physical violence against Sakayanagi, I will use every possible method to crush Ryuen.
When I answered that, Ryūen's subordinates stood up, but Ryūen himself stopped them with a ferocious smile on his face.
"Ha, it's good to see what happened with Hiyori, there's a difference between when you're motivated and when you're not. You care a lot about Sakayanagi."
"Ah. Lately, I've come to realize that Sakayanagi is important."
I get passionate when it comes to Hiyori and Sakayanagi. Maybe it's because she knows about my past and still treats me the same way.
"That's interesting...I'll crush anyone who stands in front of me. Sakayanagi is the last main dish, but when that time comes, I'll eat you too."
Saying that he will eat me means that there is a high possibility of hurting Sakayanagi's dignity.
"...I won't let you. Before that, I'll crush you. Let's go, Hiyori."
With that said, I pulled Hiyori and left this place, but I was filled with the certainty that I would face Ryuen in the not-so-distant future.
"Kukkkkk so... that bastard Hikigaya. He's got a good killing intent, isn't he? I'm looking forward to the future."
After Hachiman pulls Hiyori away, Ryuen laughs with joy.
"But Ryuen-san... looking at his rotten-looking body, I don't think he's a threat..."
Ishizaki, who was behind Ryuen, muttered that, and Ryuen snorted.
"You don't understand. Just like Sakayanagi, his strength is not based on power. Generally speaking, if strength was determined by physical strength alone then, I wouldn't be the king of the class."
Ishizaki fell silent at those words.
Ryūen is the king of Class C, but not everyone followed him from the beginning.
Ishizaki and Albert Yamada, who are behind Ryūen, were against Ryūen.
However, both Ishizaki, who had outnumbered Ryuen in fights, and Alberto, who had surpassed Ryuen in physical strength, were defeated by Ryuen and began to follow Ryuen.
"So? If you say so, does that mean Hikigaya is strong?"
Mio Ibuki, who was standing behind Ryuen, asked that question.
"He's probably stronger. At least far more powerful than Katsuragi, Ichinose, or Hirata."
Ryuen immediately answers. Although the number of times they have faced each other, including this one, is limited, but he is sure that Hachiman has the ability.
What I am most wary of is his lack of hesitation when someone important to him is involved.
Ryuen himself clearly remembers the time when Hachiman paid Ryuen 500,000 points without showing any hesitation.
Because of his lack of hesitation, Ryuen was convinced that if he himself tried to harm Sakayanagi, Hachiman would come to crush him without hesitation.
but……
"But even so, it's not Hikigaya who wins. It's me."
As Ryuen laughs and walks down the hallway with his subordinates,
Arisu, who was near the stairs, feels the heat on her face as she watches Ryuen and the others leave, and when they are out of sight, she lets out a breath and starts walking.
I started heading towards the shoe rack, but my steps were slower than usual.
"...Even if Hikigaya-kun doesn't fight, there's no way I'll fall behind Ryūen-kun."
Arisu can't help but whisper to herself. There was some anger and embarrassment in her voice.
What I thought back to was the conversation between Hachiman and Ryuen earlier, and what Hachiman said.
Impolite. I don't look down on all kinds of beings like you do. Hiyori and Sakayanagi are more important to me than myself.
No, if it's just a clash between classes, I won't intervene...but if you hurt Sakayanagi's dignity, I'll destroy you.
Recently, I have come to realize that Sakayanagi is important.
Arisu's face grew even hotter as those words ruminated in her head.
"...Hmph. You have the nerve to humiliate me by saying something strange."
Arisu walks slowly to the shoe rack, changes her shoes, and starts walking.
When she exits the elevator, she spots Hachiman and Hiyori walking.
"Spend a peaceful day today with Shiina-san...However, starting tomorrow, I will repay you for humiliating me."
After saying that, I didn't go to the library, but headed towards the school gate.
Then I turned towards the library and saw Hachiman who was about to enter the library...
"See you tomorrow. You're important to me too... Hachiman-kun."
I said and left the school gate.
