COTE:015

Chapter 15

　　"So, what do you want to say?"

　　"Although I don't think you're that great, and I don't know why the leaders of Class A and Class C think so highly of you."

　　'I don't know either...'

　　"However, I don't hate you, and what you are doing can indeed help the class to a certain extent. Since Chabashira-sensei has said so, then I still... still hope that you can stay in Class D."

　　The blush on the girl's face became more noticeable, and even her words trembled with embarrassment.

　　Only at this time could Hikigaya feel that there was indeed someone sitting next to him.

　　After all, before that, this guy seemed like a machine, constantly studying and listening to lectures, and no matter what happened in the class, he didn't react at all.

　　Hikigaya nodded slightly and said:

　　"Don't worry, I have no intention of going to other classes for the time being. Although I don't have any friends in Class D, I will probably be the same in other classes. In this case... I might as well spend three peaceful years in this class."

　　Hikigaya's words reassured the girl, but she also felt a little unhappy.

　　Obviously, every student comes to this school to be valued by the society. After all, they come here because of the 100% admission rate and employment rate. However... the boy does not have the slightest ambition.

　　"What is your ideal?"

　　Horikita Suzune was a little curious. If she wanted a peaceful life, what was the point of applying to this school? What were the so-called ideals and goals?

　　"Ideal? There's no such lofty thing. If I have to say, being able to be a househusband and lie at home and be taken care of by others for the rest of my life is already very happy. No... I'm super happy."

　　"Let me take it back, you bastard. I really don't like you at all... You are twisted and evil."

　　"Thank you. It seems like it's been a long time since I came here and I haven't heard anyone say that I'm twisted and bad. It really makes me miss it."

　　Hearing these words, Horikita Suzune opened her mouth even wider in disbelief, and even her eyes widened.

　　"You are so unpredictable..."

　　The boy did not continue to reply. Perhaps it was best for the two of them to end their conversation here.

　　After that, Hikigaya lived a peaceful life. Although he always attracted strange looks from his classmates after that incident, Hikigaya always turned a blind eye to it and his communication with Horikita Suzune was also very rare.

　　Fortunately, after the last incident, everyone no longer violated the rules in class. Although they still did not listen to the class carefully and were in a daze most of the time, this would not be counted as a violation and would result in points being deducted.

　　Not only that, after learning the rules of this school from the teacher and Ryuen, most of the items that the classmates had previously spent money on were returned. This can be considered a good start.

　　In the next two weeks, Kamuro still often followed him, even though he had nothing to hide, so following him had no harm at all. And after that time, Ryuuen and Sakayanagi never came to Class D to look for Hikigaya again.

　　On the contrary, Sudo, who was once one of the three losers in the class, now often invites Hikigaya to dinner. Although Hikigaya always refuses with various reasons, he sees the changes in Sudo.

　　At least this guy is really honest and not as arrogant as he was when he first started school.

　　In a way, he and Sudo have communicated the most.

　　Perhaps influenced by Hikigaya, Sudo's temper has changed drastically recently. He speaks in a harsh manner and no longer yells like a gorilla like before.

　　Although his appearance is still scary...but overall, it is a big growth.

　　Of course, this is limited to personal character, as for grades...

　　Still no improvement.

　　Time finally came to May 1st.

　　According to the school rules, today is the day to provide points. According to what the teacher said before, the S point mechanism will evaluate each student in real time, and the final points and class points will be determined and distributed at the end.

　　Class D had done so many disciplinary violations in the past two weeks. How many points did they have left now? To be honest, everyone in the class was extremely nervous.

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　　[Similarly, the students in Class D who are watching the video are also extremely nervous. ]

　　[Horikita Suzune: "Can we really change the past of 0 points like this?"]

　　[Ayanokouji: "Let me see what you are capable of..."]

　　[Karuizawa kei: "Even though this guy has done so much, it's hard to say whether the past will change... to be honest."]

　　[Sudo: "We have committed too many disciplinary violations before this, and we were also recorded as absent from class. What will be the result now? I am so anxious."]

　　keo said in a relaxed manner, "Look at you idiots. Even if our points are still 0 in the first month of school, it doesn't matter. Didn't we just get first place in the uninhabited island exam that just ended? Now that Hikigaya has joined us, maybe we can open up a bigger gap by the time of the uninhabited island exam!"

　　[Although what Ike said made sense and calmed most of the class, only Horikita Suzune knew very well that things would not go so smoothly.]

　　[If you ask why he was able to get first place in the uninhabited island exam, it was simply because of the existence of Ayanokouji Kiyotaka. In this video, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka has disappeared, and Hikigaya has completely replaced him. Although I don't know why, it looks like this video was created to erase Ayanokouji. ]

　　[She looked at the expressionless boy beside her. This guy would never overreact in any situation. Even her complete disappearance did not make him feel the slightest bit anxious.]

　　['What a scary guy...']

　　[The students in Class D each had their own thoughts in their minds, while at the same time, the students in Classes ABC also focused their attention on the video. ]

　　[Sakayanagi: "I never thought that I would have such a high opinion of such a young man."]

　　[Hashimoto: "Oh my, I never thought the princess would like this type of person."]

　　[Hashimoto put his hands on his head and looked casual.]

　　[Kito walked up to Hashimoto and stared at him straightly: "How dare you tease the princess?"]

　　[Kamiro also looked at Hashimoto with anger, thinking that this guy should change his carefree attitude...]

　　[However, Sakayanagi was not angry, she just waved her hand gently and continued to focus on the video. ]

　　[On the other side, Class C classroom. ]

　　[Ryuuen still had an amused expression, as if he was a little surprised by himself in the video: "I didn't expect that I would be so interested in and admire the people in Class D."]

　　[Ibuki: "I'm also curious, what kind of magic does this guy have that can fascinate you so much."]

　　[Ryuuen just smiled lightly, as if mocking Ibuki's stupidity, and said: "Every class except Class B is lucky to have Hikigaya Hachiman. Oh no, even Class B will greatly improve its class strength if they have Hikigaya."]

　　[Ibuki: "Why do you say that…"]

　　[Ryuuen put on an impatient expression, and his face gradually became cold.]

　　["You are so stupid that it is unbelievable."]

　　[After hearing what Ryuuen said, Ibuki was completely speechless. ]

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　　As the points were entered, everyone felt relieved.

　　However, the points entered are so few. There were 100,000 points last month, but this month... there are less than one-tenth left.

　　Although the amount is not large, it is much better than having nothing at all. The people who had already consumed points due to the large amount of money no longer have many points on hand, and this sum of points has saved their lives.

　　Hikigaya looked at the points entered on his phone and fell into deep thought.

　　I have tried every possible way, but there are still only these few points... It seems that this is the end of my life.

　　Hikigaya took a deep breath. Fortunately, he did not spend a lot of points. Except for the 10,000 points he spent on inquiring information from his senior, there was no extra expenditure. For Hikigaya, the points for food, drink and daily necessities did not cost much at all.

　　so....

　　These nearly ten thousand points are enough for Hikigaya to survive, but that may not be the case for the other students in the class.

　　Listening to their complaints, you can tell that they are not satisfied with the result.

　　"Da da da…"

　　The familiar sound of high heels instantly made it clear that it was Chabashira Sensei.

　　She was still wearing a black uniform and walked to the classroom corridor with extremely graceful steps. Although she was wearing a uniform, it still couldn't hide her plump figure and tall stature.

　　But students don't pay attention to these.

　　"Go back to your seats and sit down. Now let's have the morning class meeting."

　　Seeing the teacher coming, everyone sat down in their seats. Yamauchi was the first to pick up his phone and said:

　　"Teacher, why are our points input so low? Didn't we agree to have a 100,000-point base?"

　　"Hey, you're an idiot, aren't you? It's because you always play games and make a lot of noise in class that I'm lucky enough not to have all your points deducted. That's why I hate class activities."

　　Of course, after what happened last time, most people in the class had no objection to the distribution of points this time. After all, they themselves knew best what they had done.

　　Moreover, if it weren't for Hikigaya, perhaps they wouldn't even be recorded at all now.

　　At that time, people will really complain about the pain.

　　In response to Yamauchi's question, Chabashira Sensei slowly hugged his chest and said:

　　"Lateness, absences, 38 times, playing with mobile phones and other things during class, a total of 152 times, plus everything done outside the classroom, are all recorded."

　　"In this school, the grades and evaluations of your class will affect your monthly points. I've made this very clear, right? So the result is... you have gone from having 100,000 points at the beginning to having less than 10,000 points now."

　　Looking at the students' painful expressions, Chabashira continued:

　　"For ordinary high school students like you, the government doesn't set any rules and provides you with 100,000 points every month for free. You don't really think that such a good thing is possible, do you? Even a little common sense would tell you that it's impossible."

　　"Then why don't you solve the problem?"

　　Chabashira glanced at Hikigaya and gave a meaningful smile.

　　"It looks like this year's D class isn't too bad."

　　Feeling Chabashira's strong gaze, Hikigaya simply lowered his head slightly to avoid her gaze.

　　"This school judges students based on their ability, and you are just trash with only this many points."

　　Chabashira-sensei's words once again caused the class to fall into a huge silence.

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　　[Kikyou Kushida: "It seems that no matter how things change, Chabashira-sensei's opinion of our D class will not change. However... fortunately, it really changed this time. We are no longer zero."]

　　[Shinohara: "Chabashira-sensei has been teaching the students in Class D all this time. Even if there are a few left, they are only about the same as the students she taught before.]

　　[Sudo saw it very clearly and said, "After all, this result has nothing to do with the people in our class. Instead, it has something to do with that guy named Hikigaya. In other words, he changed the result by his own efforts, so it is normal for him to be said like this."]

　　[ike: "Speaking of which, Sudo, you have changed..."]

　　[Sudou: "Really? I just don't want to hold the class back. Seeing him sacrifice himself to protect the class, I just can't bear it."]

　　[Yamauchi: "Sudou, you are really... gentle, but this guy is just a fictional existence, you don't have to care so much."]

　　[Sudo nodded and said nothing more.]

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　　Ms. Chabashira picked up a pen and began to draw on the blackboard.

　　'Class A 940cp'

　　'Class B 650cp'

　　'Class C 490cp'

　　'D Class 97cp'

　　"These are the class points that each class currently holds. Each point will bring 100 private student points to the students in the class."

　　"At the time of enrollment, all classes received 1,000 class points, but you reduced the 1,000 class points to 97 points."

　　Hikigaya looked at everything on the blackboard and estimated the gap between Class A and Class D.

　　Whether it is personnel configuration or comprehensive strength, Class A is far ahead of Class D, and... there are monsters like Sakayanagi. It is simply impossible to be promoted to Class A.

　　Moreover, because class points are issued every month, the gap between the two classes will only get bigger and bigger. It will be a blessing not to fall behind further, let alone catch up.

　　Not to mention Class A, it is extremely difficult for Class D to reach Class C now. Fortunately, Hikigaya has never thought about being promoted to a higher class. As long as he maintains a certain level of class points and can live a peaceful life for three years, it is enough for Hikigaya.

　　only...

　　My deskmate Horikita Suzune doesn't seem to think so.

　　With the goal of catching up with her brother and getting into Class A, she will definitely do her best to catch up with the upper class.

　　However, Kushida Kikyo stood up first and asked Chabashira:

　　"Excuse me, is there any chance to increase your points?"

　　There is no doubt that she asked a question that most students were extremely concerned about. After all, no one wants to spend three years relying on free living supplies.

　　Faced with this question, Chabashira just smiled slightly.

　　"Of course. As long as you get a higher score than Class C, you will be promoted to Class C, and Class C will be demoted to Class D. The nearest opportunity is the upcoming midterm exam. Depending on your grades, you can get up to 100 class points."

　　While listening to Chabashira-sensei's words, Horikita Suzune seemed to be busy with the things in her hands. Hikigaya glanced at her out of the corner of her eye, and yes... this guy was still taking notes.

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